Jingmo listened to Xiaoman's analysis and listened attentively, but Xiaoman suddenly said that he wanted to explain the case, and he felt incomprehensible for a while, so he said strangely: "What? You want me to explain the contradictions? ”

Nie Xiaoman nodded, but his body was motionless, and he even closed his eyes.

Jing Mo sighed: "This kind of unusually chaotic maze, if even you can't explain it, how can I ...... it?"

The corner of Nie Xiaoman's mouth smiled slightly, and said, "Jingmo, I believe you can, why should you be polite?" ”

"It's not a matter of politeness."

"Haha! Your demeanor and attitude have already told me that someone volunteered to investigate yesterday, and now you have the key to this mysterious case, so why be too humble? ”

Jing Mo couldn't help but smile and said: "Sure enough, you still saw it, Nie Xiaoman, your eyesight is really amazing, I thought I could hide it from you, it seems that I can't do it, but what I know is limited, I can't say 'holding the key' or explaining the contradictions, I can only add some information." ”

Nie Xiaoman opened his eyes at this time, leaned back again, and smiled lightly at Jing Mo.

Xiao Man said: "So, what do you have to add?" After Xiao Man finished speaking, he leaned back again, as if he had entered a state of concentration.

Jing Mo replied: "'I already know that the man surnamed Tang who followed the funeral is Shang Jinchuan's lover, and the little maid Chunlan did not walk away until he went out with the coffin on the morning of the 23rd. These two points may give you a supplement. ”

Then Jing Mo rummaged through his pocket, took out the record he made yesterday, checked out the paper with the four-point information summarized, checked it out and handed it to Nie Xiaoman, and said: "This is the result of the little maid named Liu Qing who I isolated from the Shang family yesterday, you can see for yourself." ”

Nie Xiaoman took the summary paper and looked at it carefully. Then, in contemplation, he gazed at the tips of his black satin shoes, his face very calm. Jing Mo felt that Xiaoman's thinking could prove that his actions yesterday were "worthwhile".

After a while, Nie Xiaoman nodded to Jing Mo and said slowly, "Jing Mo, your investigation yesterday is indeed commendable. You've pointed me out a few clues that I can draw from this mess. ”

It was rare to be praised so much by Xiaoman, Jing Mo couldn't help but feel a little fluttery, and it seemed that even his body was lighter. Jing Mo said: "I think the most important of these clues is the man surnamed Tang. ”

Nie Xiaoman's eyes flickered and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

"He is Jin Chuan's lover, but his dealings with Jin Chuan are opposed by the deceased's wife, Qin, and this time he openly came out to participate in the funeral of the deceased, so it is conceivable that his position in this mysterious case is important."

"You say that this surnamed Tang is suspected of being the mastermind?"

"I do see it this way, because when a person is in love, the normal mind tends to drop below zero, and it is not a powerful motive to remove obstacles in the path of love and commit murder."

Nie Xiaoman lowered his head again, and silently calculated and estimated in his heart.

He nodded in agreement, "This man is indeed an important character. However, in terms of the steps in front of him, there were two more people whose whereabouts were more urgent than he needed to find out. ”

"Those two people?"

"One is the little maid Chunlan, and the other is the eldest son Chongming. Because the primary problem at present is to find out whether the Qin family was murdered and died, and if so, how was it killed, what was the motive and who was the mastermind, or the second step. ”

"So, do you think that if we find out this little maid or Chongming, your first problem can be achieved?"

"I think it should be possible, I guess that the disappearance of the little maid Chunlan must have been deliberately branched out by them using some method. Why did they break her up? It must be because Chunlan had participated in or spied on their conspiracy. They prevented the child from confiding her true feelings, so they sent her away to eliminate the hidden danger. “

Jing Mo thought for a while, nodded and responded: "So this girl is indeed the key to the whole case, but her whereabouts may still be found out." So Jing Mo also told Nie Xiaoman about the matter that belonged to Tuo Liuqing.

Nie Xiaoman smiled lightly and responded: "Jingmo, you really can't bear to be a Jinyi guard from the Zhenfu Division, your espionage methods are really clever, but you can't help but be a little anxious when you agree to go to her again to get the news, maybe you have to change your impatient temperament and be patient for a while." And according to my guess, in the next few days, Chunlan will never return to the Shang family. ”

Jing Mo said: "Then, if we can find that Chongming, wouldn't we also be able to uncover this suspicion?" Do you think we can find this man? Is there anything I need to do? ”

Nie Xiaoman said with a smile: "This kind of murder case is not a big case, and you don't need the means of the Suppression Division." I have already asked the people in the yamen to make special arrangements, and specially asked Zhao Dutou, who had seen this Wang Chongming, to explain Chongming's appearance to Feng Zizhou, and maybe he would be able to find his whereabouts soon. I guess this man won't go far, hey, yes, slowly. ”

Xiao Man unfolded Jing Mo's conclusion paper again, looked at it, and said.

"When the monks were pretending to be buried, this man was still there, so when he left, the monks who turned around in these situations may know a thing or two. But I don't think it's easy to get these monks to tell the truth. ”

Jing Mo thought about it for a while, and responded: "Yes, I also think we should go to Jiming Temple to investigate." For example: Is there anything wrong with Qin's corpse after all? Was the man surnamed Tang present at the time, and was there anyone else besides the man surnamed Tang? And when did the deceased end up in the coffin? Who was the husband when he was in the coffin? ……”

Nie Xiaoman's face showed a very disdainful look, and he shook his hand again and again, Xiaoman's hand-shaking action seemed to be not enough, and his head also shook continuously.

"Jingmo, your hope must be at least a nine fold, most of these monks in the city are pure and only love yellow and white things, but I am afraid that I may not be able to ask much news. The Diamond Sutra says: Everything has a way, like a dream bubble. How can the Buddha forgive those who sing poems for the dead to collect wealth? Moreover, Shang Yuanji told us that the Lai family was their benefactor again. If you ask them this very relevant question, they can answer you lightly: 'Amitabha, we monks don't know anything other than to earn some money from our benefactors.' Then you're helpless. ”

Jing Mo listened to it and laughed dumbly, thinking that there was an elder Jinchi in "Journey to the West", who was the old abbot of Guanyin Zen Temple, who was two hundred and seventy years old. It's just a pity that today's people still have such a cheek, no matter how shameless they are, they still live with a clear conscience, and the world is really declining.

At this time, Nie Xiaoman stood up, put his hands behind his back, and began to pace in the room again.