Chapter 457 The fire flashed in the middle of the night.

When they returned to the state office, everyone was very tired, but Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce had already returned.

Everyone sat down in the living room, and the subordinates in the state government served tea, and Bao Zheng said: "We have investigated the guests, and they all said that it was impossible to poison Su Quan, because Su Quan's wine glass has always been in his hand, and every time he adds wine, he pours it himself, he seems to be very happy that day, so most of the wine of other guests is poured by him, and everyone is a scholar, so they do not go back and forth like the guests at other tables, and they do not persuade wine excessively." ”

They also know the things on the wine table, who hasn't drunk yet, if the wine table is persuaded to drink, sometimes the degree of madness is smacking, of course, people who are more elegant will carry out the wine order, but on occasions like Tang Wanli's marriage, it is too lively, and the wine order is too elegant.

If things are as Bao Zheng investigated, it is a little unlikely that it is possible to secretly change the wine glass on the wine table, if so, who will poison Su Quan, what is the motive, what secret does Su Quan have of the murderer, maybe after finding that secret, he will be able to know who the murderer is.

So Hua Lang asked Bao Zheng to send more people tomorrow to find a shop that sold red cloth.

After lunch, everyone went back to rest.

The murderer seemed to be about to come out, but Hua Lang didn't understand what the murderer's motive was, so he couldn't sleep when he lay down on the bed, and the wind was blowing outside the window again.

The next day it was cold, the water was frozen, if it was so cold, I don't know if it would snow in Duanzhou this year.

Hua Lang got up and washed up, and then went to the state office, but after coming to the state office, he found that Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce were not in the state office, and Wang Dynasty Ma Han was not there.

Hua Lang left the state government with a sigh, they were going to find the shop that sold Su Quan's red cloth by themselves, but not long after they walked out of the state office, they saw Ma Han running in a hurry, and after he saw Hua Lang, he hurriedly said: "Brother Hua, I found it." ”

Hua Lang frowned slightly, and asked, "What did you find, didn't you accompany Master Bao to check the fire scene?" ”

Mahan may have run too long, so at this time there was hot air on his head, and a little out of breath, he took a few breaths and exhaled, only then a little calmer, said: "That's the case, this morning I received a report from someone, saying that there was a fire in a street, it seems to be very serious, yesterday the people there put out the fire and saved the night, Bao Zheng saw that it was related to the safety of the people's property, so he hurried to go, but after going, he found that it was a cloth shop that was burned, after inquiry, I learned that Su Quan bought the red cloth in that store. ”

After listening to Mahan's words, everyone was shocked, and they could vaguely guess what was going on.

Although the winter is dry, the chance of a fire is still very small, let alone a place like a cloth shop, it is even more unlikely that there will be a fire, but now that there is a fire, it means that the murderer may have noticed something, so he thought about destroying the clues left by Su Quan, so that no matter how smart Hua Lang is, it is impossible to find out the secret of Su Quan's knowledge.

There was no time to think about it and say more, Hua Lang and Yin Wuxian hurriedly ran towards the place of the fire, when they went, they could faintly see the smoke left behind after the shop burned, a group of people stood aside, holding a wooden basin in their hands, and their bodies were draped in clothes, probably when the fire broke out last night, they only cared about fighting the fire, so they forgot to wear thick clothes, and now that the fire is out, they let the family find a piece of clothing to put on.

At this time, they looked tired and discouraged, but they were very glad that they had discovered the fire in time and extinguished it, otherwise the wind howled last night, and I don't know how many homes would have been burned.

The firefighters were somewhat lucky, but in front of the shop that had been burned to ashes, a middle-aged man in his forties was lying on the ground crying very much, and his mouth kept saying that it was all over.

Zhang Long and Zhao Hu were evacuating the crowd, and Bao Zheng saw Hua Lang coming, so he hurriedly greeted him and said, "I have already asked the shopkeeper, and he said that Su Quan did buy red cloth from him." ”

Hua Lang already knew this point, and he wanted to know more about Lu Dao now, so he came to the crying middle-aged man and said, "If you believe us, we will help you find the person who set the fire and ask him to compensate you for your losses, but now you have to answer us a few questions." ”

When the middle-aged man heard that he could find the person who set the fire, his heart suddenly lit up with hope, and said, "I answer, I will answer everything." ”

Hua Lang bowed slightly, and then asked, "Then what did Su Quan say to you after buying the red cloth in your shop?" ”

The middle-aged man thought for a while, shook his head and said, "That down-and-out scholar bought a few hundred pieces of cloth, then took it and left, he only asked me the price, and then paid the money and left, but the rest of the words were not said." ”

After listening to the middle-aged man's words, Hua Lang's brows suddenly furrowed, if Su Quan didn't tell this middle-aged man anything, then what did he do with such a special gift to Tang Wanli, wasn't it a hint, but if it wasn't a hint, how could the murderer brave the cold night and danger to come here and set fire to this shop?

Hua Lang frowned slightly, he really didn't understand what Su Quan meant, but he felt that his speculation was not wrong, it was impossible for Su Quan not to leave a trick for himself.

At this time, Hua Lang asked again: "Since Su Quan once came to you to buy red cloth, why didn't you report it after seeing the notice from the state government?" ”

The middle-aged man looked a little nervous and stammered, "I'...... I'm a businessman, and I think that if no one reports this matter, the state government will definitely add a little more to the bounty, and I'm waiting for you to add money. ”

After hearing this reason, Bao Zheng and Hua Lang were angry, but seeing that this person's belongings were all burned, they couldn't lose any temper or blame this person.

What can they do, Su Quan didn't give this person any hints.

But just as they were about to leave, things suddenly took a turn for the better, for a beggar came up to them.