Liu Zhutou and the county commander looked at each other, revealing a skeptical smile.

Liu Zhutou asked, "If this person was killed, then how was he murdered?" ”

"Poisoned." Xiao Yu'er said simply, "As for the blood letter on the wall, it is just a trap, implying that someone did it, trying to lead the police into the way." And he's done a little bit of a trick. This is nothing more than a ruse to lead the investigation astray. ”

"So what do we do now?" Liu Zhutou asked.

Xiao Yu'er said, "We should go to the watchman." The county magistrate felt that what Xiao Yu'er said made sense, so he called a carriage and drove to Beicheng.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Ma Xiaoling had arrived at Mong Kok Alley, which was the dirtiest and most desolate alley. She walked through a narrow alley and came to a house with some dirty and simple houses on all sides. There were groups of children in dirty clothes, playing.

Ma Xiaoling found the old man Li who was on the shift last night after being led by the children, and he was a little unhappy because Ma Xiaoling disturbed his good dreams. He said, "I've already reported it to your lordship. ”

Ma Xiaoling took out a tael of silver from her pocket and played with it thoughtfully in her hand. She asked, "I want you to say it again from beginning to end." ”

The old man looked at the ingot and replied, "I would be glad to tell you what I know." ”

"Then let me hear what happened. You can say whatever you want. ”

Old man Li sat down on the bench, and he frowned. It seems that he has made up his mind not to make any omissions in his narrative, and then sues Ma Xiaoling.

"This one or two pieces of silver will be given to you," Ma Xiaoling said and stood up and put on her hat, "If someone comes to ask you later, what they ask you, what do you answer." Do you understand? With that, he left.

And Zhao Qingxia and Li Gongzi, who were hiding on the side, immediately walked over after seeing Ma Xiaoling leave. Called open the door.

The old man Li who played the watch was very angry, really, he wanted to sleep today. Damn it. How to come up with another one.

After opening the door, I saw a pair of young people, and said angrily, "Who are you doing?" ”

Zhao Qingxia Road; "What did the person in front of you ask you just now?"

Old man Li clasped his ears with his little thumb, looking like he didn't care. Zhao Qingxia was a little angry. What a damn old man. If I hadn't seen you old. I've been hitting you all over the ground looking for teeth. Li Gongzi knew that the dead man knew, so he took out five taels of silver and said, "Say what you just said, these five taels of silver are yours?" ”

The old man looked at the ingot and replied, "I would be glad to tell you what I know." Haha~~~" So he asked about Ma Xiaoling. 1510 said it. After Zhao Qingxia found out, she carried Li Gongzi to chase Ma Xiaoling in front.

Old man Li shouted: "Silver, my silver." ”

Li Gongzi threw it away, and Old Man Li hurriedly caught it, with a happy look, he earned six taels of silver without going out today, it was really worth it. It would be nice to have a few more.

……

"Bangbang" There was a knock on the door, and Old Man Li raised his eyebrows with joy, and muttered: "It seems that someone has sent money again." ”

After opening the door, it was also a little couple, and Old Man Li was even happier, was it ten taels or how much this time? Anyway, if it's less than ten taels, I won't mention a word. It seems that this news is worth a lot of money. Ha ha~~~

"Did you also ask about last night?"

It was none other than Xiao Yu'er and Qiao'er, and he asked, "Could you please elaborate on what happened last night?" ”

I saw the greedy old man Li stretch out his hands and show him a stinky fart, without saying a word.

Xiao Yu'er frowned, his face was displeased, he quickly understood that the previous two groups of people had spent a lot of money when they asked, but Xiao Yu'er didn't want to give it to him, the reason was that he was insatiable. Pretending not to understand, he said, "What do you mean?" ”

"What do you mean?" Old man Li said: "Don't pretend to be confused with me, sue you, don't give me 10 taels of silver, I won't say a word?" ”

"Huh?" Qiao'er was surprised when she heard this: "Uncle, you are too greedy." ”

Old man Li said with a stinky face: "Hmph, only I know best here, you don't want to give out money, I won't say a word." As long as you give the money, I will tell you that there is no deception. ”

"So you know the whole process?" Xiao Yu'er asked sinisterly.

Old man Li raised his head and looked up at the sky at a 45° angle, and said with a stinky face: "Of course." ”

Xiao Yu'er beckoned, "Hey, you all heard that, right?" ”

"Yes." A majestic voice came.

Li Lao'er heard the voice, how did this voice sound a little familiar, turned his head to look, and saw a team of people coming, who was the leader if it was not the county commander? Hurriedly lay down and kowtowed, and shouted: "Little Lao'er doesn't know that the county order has lost the distance when the adult has arrived, and there is a loss of welcome." ”

The county magistrate didn't give him face at all and said, "I heard that you hid something last night?" Do you know that the murder is not reported, but it has to be filled with thousands of miles? ”

That Li Lao'er's body trembled, and he couldn't stop shivering, and cold sweat burst out from his forehead. Hurriedly kowtowed: "The little one should be damned, the little one should be damned." ”

The county magistrate snorted: "Then you still don't say it one by one?" ”

The old man Li, who was on the watch, admitted: "Yes, it's an adult, and the little old man must know that he is speechless." ”

He said, "I'll start at the beginning." I was on duty from midnight to midnight. In the early days, there were fights in the streets, but other than that, the areas I patrolled were calm. In the middle of the night, it started to rain. That's when I met Chen Zhutou, a patrol officer. The two of us were standing just around the corner of the street and talking. Soon, about a little past the ugly hour, I thought it was time to take a turn and see if the road was uneventful. The road is muddy and remote. There wasn't even a figure along the way, only a carriage passing me. I staggered slowly, wondering how nice it would be to have a cup of hot wine. Then. Suddenly, the window of the house shimmered with light. I knew that the house was empty, and that the last tenant of one of them had died of typhoid fever, but the landlord was still reluctant to fix the gutter. So as soon as I saw the light in that window, I was startled and wondered if something was wrong. When I get to the door—"

"You stopped, turned and walked back to the door of the little garden," the little fish interjected suddenly, "why did you do that?" ”

Old man Li jumped up in fright, his face was full of surprise, and he stared at Xiao Yu'er with a pair of big eyes. Someone has asked it before.

"How?" Xiao Yu'er asked.

Old man Li replied, "I have also been asked before. ”

Xiao Yu'er smiled. It seems that Ma Xiaoling is still not stupid, so she asked, "You continue." ”

"Oh my God, that's true," he said, "but how do you know?" God knows! You see. When I got to the door. I felt so lonely and lonely that I thought it would be better to find someone to go in with me. I'm not afraid of anything in the world. It occurred to me that perhaps this was the man who had died of typhoid fever, examining the gutter that had killed him. Thinking like this, I was so frightened that I turned around and left, and went back to the gate to see if I could see Chen Zhukuai's lantern; But he couldn't even see his shadow, and he didn't see anyone else. ”

"Is there no one on the street?"

"There wasn't a single figure, not even a dog. I mustered up the courage to go back and push the door open. It was quiet, so I went into the lighted room. I saw a candle lit on the candlestick, or a red candle, and the candlelight swayed, and under the candlelight, I could only see—"

"Well, I know what you've seen. You walked around the house a few times, knelt down next to the dead body, and then walked over and pushed the kitchen door, and then—"

When the old man Li heard this, he suddenly jumped up, his face was full of horror, and there was a suspicious look in his eyes. He said loudly: "Where were you hiding at that time, and you could see it so clearly? I think you shouldn't know these things. ”

Xiao Yu'er said: "Don't arrest me as a murderer, I was invited by the county magistrate." Please move on. What did you do afterwards? ”

The old man Li, who was on the watch, sat down again, but the suspicious look on his face had not been eliminated, and he said, "Then I will report to the official." ”

"Was there nothing on the street at that time?"

"Yes, everyone who is serious has already gone home."

"What does that mean?"

Old man Li smiled and said, "I've seen a lot of drunks in my life, but I've never seen someone as drunk as that guy." When I came out, he was standing in the doorway, leaning against the railing, letting go of his voice, babbling and singing a little song loudly. He couldn't even stand on his feet, he couldn't help it. ”——

"What kind of person is he?" Xiao Yu'er asked. Old man Li, who was on the watch, seemed to be a little unhappy. But for the sake of money, he said, "He's a rare drunk." If we hadn't been so busy, he would have been sent to the yamen. ”

"His face, his clothes, did you notice?" Ma Xiaoling couldn't help but interject and asked again.

"I think I did notice it at the time, because Chen and I were also supporting him. He was a tall, red-faced, and—"

"That's enough." Xiao Yu'er said loudly, "What happened to him later?" ”

"We were busy enough to take care of him." "I bet he knows the way home," he said, dissatisfied. ”

"What is he wearing?"

"A brown coat."

"Do you have a horsewhip in your hand?"

"Horsewhip? No. ”

"He must have left it behind," muttered the little fish, "and then did you see or hear a carriage passing by?" ”

"Nope."

After Xiao Yu'er listened, he looked at the county order and shook his head, and Liu Zhutou asked, "What is the matter?" ”

"Your men could have caught the murderer last night. It was the person in Chen Zhukuai's hands last night who was the clue to this mysterious case, and now we are looking for him. There's no point in arguing about it now. I sue you, that's exactly what happened. (To be continued......)