Jing Mo was looking around, and Nie Xiaoman had already bent down, bent one leg and half-knelt, and leaned on the ground to examine it carefully. His face was very solemn, and his eyes were full of curiosity, which seemed to suggest that it was really intriguing to come across this case.

The dead man's face was pale and blue, and his pupils were dilated, hideous and terrifying. The blue-black lips curled upwards, revealing a row of miserable white teeth with two gold threads embedded in the teeth. This shape is seen in the daytime, and it is enough to make people's hair stand on end, let alone if it is quiet in the middle of the night.

Nie Xiaoman raised his head and shouted, "Lord Tong, Governor Jiang, please take a look." Isn't this scar very rare? ”

When Jing Mo leaned down to look, he saw that the scar was on the left side of his chest, and there was a small pile of blood stains on his white middle coat, but the blood was very light.

Tong Nanxiao replied: "It's really strange. We only took a cursory look at it just now, and we haven't examined it carefully. Master Nie, do you have any opinions? ”

Nie Xiaoman pointed to the wound and said, "Look. The scar was indeed from a sharp knife, but the wound was flat, and there were no more blood stains around it. In this way, I don't think this knife can be said to be a fatal wound. ”

The short and fat Governor Jiang opened his eyes wide, frowned again, and clasped his hands together, as if this was his surprise.

Tong Nanxiao also asked suspiciously, "Does Lord Nie mean that there are other fatal injuries?" ”

Nie Xiaoman first pointed to the lips and nostrils of the deceased, and then pointed to the muscles around the wound, and said, "There are special colors here, have you seen them?" ”

"Everything I've seen is blue-black. Master Nie, do you mean he ......?"

Nie Xiaoman didn't wait for Tong Nanxiao to continue, and then said: "Exactly, Lord Tong, this may be a sign of poisoning. Have you ever asked Lang Zhong to come and see it? ”

Tong Nanxiao replied: "We have already sent someone to call Jiang Langzhong before, judging from the time, it will probably come in a while." ”

Governor Jiang's smug demeanor had already gone beyond the clouds. He was dumbfounded and said, "This is really strange! He was actually poisoned? If so, wouldn't it be double murder? ”

Jing Mo didn't feel a shudder. If it is really a double murder, wouldn't it be even more difficult to get started with the mystery and complexity of the case?

Nie Xiaoman squinted at Jing Mo, and said as if he was not answering: "I expected this to be an unusual and mysterious case, but now it has unfortunately become a fact!" He turned back to Tong Nanxiao and asked, "Lord Tong, what was the button on the deceased's half arm?" Is it open, or is it buckled? ”

Tong Nanxiao replied: "The buttons were originally buttoned one by one. But at that time, the knife marks on the half arm were so thin that they were almost impossible to see from a rough look. After we found out, we unbuttoned the button to check it. ”

"And when you unhooked the knob, what blood stains did you have on your fingers?"

"Nope. My fingers are clean. ”

"Well, you see. There were also some faint traces of blood on the two buttons. But the blood was not directly stained, but indirectly from the fingers. However, the marks are small and must be seen with a magnifying glass. ”

Nie Xiaoman stood up, as if he was giving up the viewing position to Tong Nanxiao. Tong Nanxiao walked over and also leaned down to observe, so after a while, he leaned up and nodded.

Tong Nanxiao said: "Sure enough. It can be seen that after the murderer committed the murder, he once touched the buttons of the deceased's clothes. ”

Nie Xiaoman groaned for a moment and responded, "Not bad." You can touch it in your half-arm bag, but there's something else. I think the reason why the man had to unbutton his clothes was probably to search for something on the deceased. ”

Tong Nanxiao unbuttoned half of his arm, reached into the bag and fumbled, so after a while, he found a small snuffbox and a key. He touched into the bag of his robe again, but there was only a white scarf and a sachet embroidered by Suzhou.

Nie Xiaoman took the snuff bottle, opened it and sniffed it gently, and said, "Well, it should be just ordinary snuff." …… Where is this key? His gaze kept searching around the room.

Governor Jiang said, "Well, isn't there an iron box at the window over there?" Could it be that this key is on the iron box? As he spoke, he gestured to a window.

Nie Xiaoman was also walking towards the iron box, and as he walked, he responded, "Maybe yes." Let's give it a try. So he poked the key into the lock hole of the iron box, and it matched. He unscrewed the door open, looked into the box for a moment, and then looked disappointed again.

"The tin box is empty." Xiao Man lowered his head and thought about it again, and then said, "Although it is empty, this situation can also give us a revelation. ”

Tong Nanxiao asked, "What revelation?" Could it be that Lord Nie thinks that the murderer's purpose is to make money? ”

Nie Xiaoman said: "We don't have to say that the murderer's purpose is to make money, but at least there have always been thefts." ”

Governor Jiang seemed to be impatient again, and said anxiously: "If property is not the main purpose of the murderer, then what is the purpose of that person to commit the murder?" ”

Nie Xiaoman didn't seem to hear it, but just returned to the iron box to observe. Tong Nanxiao stood next to him, winked at Governor Jiang, and was silent. Governor Najiang is just a clerk, so naturally he can't afford to offend the two adults, so he has to think that he is not interesting.

Jing Mo took the opportunity to observe the four things in the room. This study is the same size and location as the hall just now, but the hall is to the west of the living room, and the study is to the east of the living room. On the south-facing side of the flower bed, there are two windows. Between the first window and one of the doors of the guest room was the place where the corpses were scattered. The iron box was placed between the first and second windows in the wall.

One step further east from the iron box is the window of the second window. There was a mahogany table by the window, the curtains hung down, and the glass window was tightly closed. The east-facing window is also closed. Jing Mo was looking around, and suddenly heard Nie Xiaoman exclaim, and couldn't help but turn his head to take a look.

Nie Xiaoman said: "Lord Tong, I think there must have been some property in this iron box, but someone took the opportunity to steal it." ”

"Really? Master Nie, how did you come up with this layer? ”

Nie Xiaoman pointed to the lid of the iron box and said, "Lord Tong, look, isn't this a trace that someone wiped on the door with something?" ”

Tong Nanxiao nodded and said, "Not bad." Presumably, the murderer deliberately wiped it to eliminate the handprint. Do you see that? ”

"Exactly. I was trying to find some handprints, but the man was a veteran and wiped them off in advance. ”

"So, the murderer is an experienced bandit!"

Nie Xiaoman responded: "Yes, he is a delicate and witty person. We must not take it lightly. Xiao Man pointed to the inside of the iron box and said, "Lord Tong, look at the traces on this box, it seems that what the deceased stored is not cash silver, but silver tickets. You see, there's a thin layer of dust on the board, and aren't there a few fingertip scratches? ”

Governor Jiang interjected again: "Then what is the approximate number of thefts?" ”

Nie Xiaoman shook his head. "I can't answer this question yet, and I'll ask the deceased's mother after a while."

Xiao Man closed the lid of the iron box with his hand, and said to Tong Nanxiao: "I look at this trace, it seems that the thief stabbed Wei Yi'an, and then unbuttoned his clothes, took out the key, opened the iron box, took out all the silver tickets in the box, and then still locked the iron box, and put the key in the pocket, and finally buttoned it again." This kind of technique can be imagined that the man is not hurried. After the fact, the man was able to wipe the handprints on the door of the box, which showed that the person's immediacy and thoughtfulness of the arrangement"