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Su Jinshi and Nian Su returned to the inn. Su Jinshi didn't tell Tang Mingze and the others about this immediately, but went back to the room. Nian Su took Xiaodouzi back to the room, looked at Su Jinshi and sighed, didn't say anything, and went back to the room .

There was no light in the room, and the moonlight outside the house poured into the house through the window, casting a ray of silver on the ground. Su Jinshi sat on the stool, thinking about what happened today, and sighed.

The murderer this time was even more difficult than the previous ones. He didn't seem to have any special purpose. He randomly found people to kill in the crowd. Such a murderer was hard to find.

Su Jinshi walked to the window and pushed it open. She saw the moon outside as bright as a disc, and the stars dimmed. Her mood suddenly calmed down. She thought: Now that you have reached this point, let’s live with the situation. .

**

During breakfast the next day, Su Jinshi told Tang Mingze about this matter. Tang Mingze didn't expect her to get the news so soon, and said with a smile, "Why are you so diligent, it's fine if you take your time."

"Yesterday we took Xiaodouzi out for a stroll and overheard it." Su Jinshi laughed.

Tang Mingze didn't say anything more about this, but instead looked at Tang Yaxin and Lu Ning, raised his eyebrows, "How are you two? Is Lu Ning going with me or Yaxin?"

Lu Ning's expression froze, and she looked away, but Tang Yaxin's face was a little rosy. Seeing that Lu Ning hadn't spoken, she snorted softly, and continued to eat her own food without saying a word.

Lu Ning had no choice but to say: "I'll go with Yaxin, Yaxin's side is over, I'll go with you again."

Tang Mingze sighed heavily on purpose, "Oh! I'm so tired from this job, and I have to go alone. It's really inhumane. Yaxin just went to ask her boss, and she wants you to accompany her. It's really ungrateful. Friends!"

When Tang Mingze said this, Tang Yaxin blushed even more, and she said coquettishly, "Brother!"

Tang Mingze smiled, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore, let's act today, gather in my room at night, and talk about the progress of the day, and let's try to be careful not to let the murderer notice us."

Everyone nodded, but they all knew it well. I'm afraid they were known by the murderer long ago.

After breakfast, Su Jinshi and Nian Su went out, they wandered casually in the street, Nian Su was a little nervous and had a wrong expression, while Su Jinshi looked relaxed.

Su Jinshi held Nian Su's hand and could feel her nervousness, so he comforted her: "Don't be nervous, we're just out for a stroll, if there's anything wrong, we can just write it down silently."

Nian Su nodded, but did not relax at all. Su Jinshi had no choice but to pull her into a corner. Nian Su was a little panicked. She looked around and asked, "What's wrong? Have we been discovered?"

Su Jinshi smiled "puchi", stretched out his hand to touch her head, and said with a smile, "No, I just want to make you less nervous."

Nian Su was stunned for a moment, and relaxed a little. She looked at Su Jinshi with some complaints, "This is a matter of life and death. You forgot that you almost... and the second time I..."

Nian Su's worry was not unreasonable, and the smile on Su Jinshi's face faded, she hugged Nian Su into her arms, and whispered: "These two times are all my fault, if I am not so arrogant, you will You won't be in danger, you can't leave me in the future, not even one step..."

Su Jinshi's voice was very low, almost whispering, Nian Su's stiff body gradually softened, she stretched out her arms to hug Su Jinshi, "I see, I will never leave you in the future, at worst we will be arrested together."

Su Jinshi couldn't laugh, she said in a low voice but firmly: "I will definitely not let you have trouble in the future."

Nian Su knew that what Su Jinshi said could not guarantee anything. They were involved in this case. If the case was not completely over, they would not be able to get out. And none of them could guarantee the safety of the other. What they could do Only try to keep two people together to ensure the safety of each other.

But she was still very happy when she heard this, "Okay, let's go."

Su Jinshi reluctantly let go of Nian Su, she nodded, took Nian Su's hand again, and the two walked out together.

Nian Su's mood is still a little nervous, but it's better than before, at least it's not so obvious on the expression.

The streets in the morning were a bit deserted, there were not many street vendors, and there were not many pedestrians, they all seemed to be in a hurry. Su Jinshi also found a few teahouses, and found that there were not many people in the teahouses, so they continued to walk on the street wandering.

After walking for nearly half an hour, both of them were a little tired, so they stopped on the stone steps by the roadside to rest for a while. At this time, a beggar in ragged clothes came over, holding a broken bowl in his hand The eyes are shining.

"It's okay, I haven't eaten for a few days, have pity on me!" The beggar only had one or two copper plates in his broken bowl. Begging to passers-by while walking.

Some people gave him a few coins, but more people left in disgust. Seeing this scene, Nian Su wanted to stand up and give the beggar some money, but Su Jinshi held him down.

"Wait a while." Su Jinshi said in a low voice.

The beggar's face was filthy from somewhere, his face was black, there were a few straws in his hair, and his eyes were black with a hint of light. These eyes reminded Su Jinshi of her. When she was in prison, Mo Feng was in the cell next to her.

He also has such eyes.

After a while, the beggar walked up to Su Jinshi and Nian Su, and continued to shake the broken bowl up and down, with a very clear voice. He lowered his eyes and said, "Please have pity on me, I haven't eaten enough for a long time. It's time for dinner."

Nian Su made a gesture to pay for the money, Su Jinshi pressed her hand without a trace, she asked with a smile: "Why did you become a beggar? Seeing that you are not very old, you can find a good job, safe and sound live a stable life.”

The beggar was stunned for a moment, but he didn't speak. He continued to shake the broken bowl up and down. For a moment, the only sound of copper coins colliding with the bowl was left on the cold street.

The smile on Su Jinshi's face faded, she stared at the beggar, but saw that he kept lowering his eyes, she whispered: "I have something to ask you, if you tell me the truth, I will definitely not treat you badly." you."

The beggar stopped as expected, but he didn't speak either. His eyes were no longer downcast, and he looked at Su Jin coldly. After a long time, he said: "I'm afraid I don't know what the girl wants to know. I'm here. The time in the city is not long, if the girl wants to give alms, she can give some, if the girl is reluctant, I have no choice but to leave."

Su Jinshi raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, she took out a penny from her bosom and put it into the beggar's broken bowl, without saying a word.

The beggar didn't leave either, staring at the silver in his broken bowl in a daze. After a while, when he took out the silver and returned it to Su Jin, he said, "Young lady gave too much."

Su Jinshi looked at him in surprise, and couldn't help laughing, "You're a beggar, and it's your blessing that I give you a lot, and you think it's too much?"

The beggar shook his head, and said seriously: "The girl has something to ask me or something to do, so I give me so much. I also have the right to refuse you."

Su Jinshi sighed, feeling that the beggar was too cautious, "It seems that you know what I want to ask?"

The beggar didn't leave either, he sat down next to Su Jinshi and said, "I don't know, but even though I am a beggar, I also know a truth, there is no such thing as pie in the sky, and seeing a girl doesn't mean her life is rich. But still gave me so much money, there must be something for me to do, or something to ask me."

"Then why did you refuse? If you have this money, at least you can have a better meal." Su Jinshi asked.

The beggar looked at the passing crowd and said, "It's not necessarily a good thing for a girl to ask for something. Why should I be in this muddy water?"

Su Jinshi smiled, and said directly: "You guessed it, we are investigating a murder case in Lancheng. We wanted to wander around to see if we could find anything, but we didn't expect to meet such an interesting person as you."

The beggar was silent for a while, then he stood up and said: "I have nothing to say about this matter, I advise the girl not to meddle in her own business."

After finishing speaking, the beggar left without looking back, Su Jinshi's face darkened, the beggar really knew something, but now he refuses to say anything, what should he do?

"Jin Shi, this beggar seems to know something, should we follow him?" Nian Su asked.

Su Jinshi shook his head, "No need, this beggar's eyes are bright, he looks smart, if he doesn't want us to know, he will not leave any clues, let's listen to Tang Mingze first, go to the nearest restaurant or Let’s take a look at the teahouse.”

Nian Su nodded.

After the incident of the beggar, the time was approaching noon, there were more and more people on the street, and the sun was getting hotter. It happened that Su Jinshi and Nian Su were a little hungry, so they found an inn on the side of the street and prepared to have a casual meal. ate something.

Probably it was not time for dinner, and there was not much business in the inn. There were only a few tables of people, and the waiter was not busy. When Su Jinshi and Niansu were having dinner, the waiter came over and chatted, "You two The guest officer doesn't look like a local."

Su Jinshi swallowed a mouthful of food, and said with a smile: "Yes, we came to Lancheng only to have a look at that Lanshan. I heard that the temple on the mountain is very effective, so I want to come and worship."

The waiter smiled, bowed his waist and said: "Do the two guest officers have a place to stay? Our inn not only has good conditions but also the price is not high. If the two girls have no place to stay, they can come to our inn to stay. "

Su Jinshi didn't answer immediately, but said: "Oh, I just heard that Lancheng is not peaceful recently, we two girls' family, I'm afraid something bad will happen to us!"

The little girl smiled indifferently, and said in a low voice: "You two girls, don't be afraid, it's just groundless rumors, and if the two girls come to our inn, you don't have to worry about your safety, so many men can protect you! "

Su Jinshi smiled, did not speak, and continued to eat. The second child thought that Su Jinshi was a little tempted, so he continued to say: "Girl, don't be afraid, the two girls are so beautiful, the murderer will definitely not do it like this." !"

Nian Su sighed, looked at Xiao Er, and said, "The murderer was very cruel. We heard the rumors and were all very scared. We wanted to worship Buddha right away and go home."

As soon as the little girl couldn't hear well, he rolled his eyes a few times, leaned close to Su Jinshi's ear and whispered a few words, Su Jinshi's expression changed, and he immediately asked, "Is what you said true?"

The little girl nodded proudly, "Of course it's true. There are so many people coming and going in this inn every day, so I naturally know something, so the two girls don't have to worry."

Su Jinshi and Nian Su looked at each other, and then she said with a smile: "Thank you, little brother, for telling us these things. We will go back and discuss with my brother later. If my brother agrees, we will come and stay here."

As soon as the waiter heard that the business came, she smiled like a flower, and nodded quickly, "Please, sir! Our room is spacious and bright, it must be fine!"

Su Jinshi smiled, and didn't speak any more, and Nian Su didn't speak anymore either. Seeing that the two of them were not interested in continuing the conversation, the waiter went to greet other guests.

Su Jinshi and Niansu finished their meal with normal expressions, settled the bill, and left the inn under the warm hospitality of the mistress.

"Jin Shi, what did the little girl tell you just now?" Nian Su asked.

Su Jinshi held Nian Su's hand without saying a word, the two of them walked casually in the street, Su Jinshi took her to a stone bridge, and when there was no one around, she said: "Just now that Xiao Er said that he knew the murderer who is it."

Nian Su exclaimed and stood up. Su Jinshi pulled Nian Su to sit down. She frowned and said, "I reckon that mistress is fooling me. He's just a shop mistress. How can he know the murderer? If he knew who the murderer was, why didn't he report to the government? The reward is much more than what he earns in a month, and he said that he would only tell me who the murderer was when we stayed in that inn."

After hearing what Su Jinshi said, Nian Su nodded in agreement, "You're right, that Xiaoer may have fooled us, but what if he really knows?"

Su Jinshi smiled, "If he really knows who the murderer is and doesn't dare to tell the government, it means that he may have been threatened by the murderer, or that he and Ben are accomplices. If you think this way, that inn is not clean, and we definitely can't live in it .”

After hearing this, Nian Su also felt a little scared, but still had some doubts, "This case is not simple, if we found the murderer so soon, how could it be possible?"

Su Jinshi nodded, Nian Su sighed, "It seems that Xiao Er must have fooled you."

Seeing the disappointed look on Nian Su's face, Su Jinshi couldn't help but kissed her, "Don't worry, we will definitely find the murderer, it's just a matter of time."

Nian Su was kissed suddenly, her face turned red, she looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw no one was there.

Su Jinshi pursed his lips on purpose, pretending to be unhappy, and said, "Is it because if there are people around, you won't let me kiss? We two are frank, what are we afraid of?"

Nian Su pursed her lips, she heard Su Jinshi's reluctance, she said seriously: "Jinshi, I'm not...but, I'm a little embarrassed for you, since I've decided to come out with you, I won't Concerned about other things."

Su Jinshi didn't expect Nian Su to answer her so seriously, she couldn't help being moved, she raised her hand to touch Nian Su's head, and said, "Little Douzi doesn't know about us yet, should we tell him?"

Nian Su's eyes drooped, "I don't know... Xiaodouzi is very stubborn, I don't know what he will do if he finds out."

Su Jinshi also sighed. She had been with Xiaodouzi for so long, so she naturally understood what kind of child Xiaodouzi was. She also felt that the biggest obstacle between her and Nian Su might be Xiaodouzi.

Su Jinshi smiled, and said softly: "It's okay, if you are not ready, you can keep Xiaodouzi from knowing, I don't mind."

Nian Su raised her eyes to look at Su Jinshi, but she didn't speak. She rested her head on Su Jinshi's shoulder, with complicated thoughts in her mind.

**

In the afternoon, the two went to teahouses and taverns again, but they didn't get any useful news, so they went back to the inn. When they returned to the inn, it was already dark. It happened that Tang Mingze and others were eating, so the two of them also sat down. Tang Mingze ordered more dishes.

After dinner, several people went back to their rooms, and they gathered in Tang Mingze's room not long after.

Su Jinshi told everyone present the news he had received in detail, and afterward, Tang Mingze also shared the news he had received.

"I only asked three people today, and all three of them found the corpse. The first hunter who found the corpse was already a little delirious. Although I asked, I don't know if it's true." Tang Mingze from A piece of paper was brought over from the desk.

"This is my achievement today. This is a simple map of Lanshan. The mark on it is the place where the body was dumped. Because one is unconscious, the other two are a bit shy about this matter, so I have no way to explain it in detail. ask."

Su Jinshi looked at the three points on Lanshan, but found nothing, but Lu Ning beside him frowned, "This Lanshan is famous for its temples, have you marked all those temples?"

Tang Mingze was taken aback, and he shook his head, "Not really, but I heard that there are many temples on Lanshan Mountain, and there are temples at the foot of the mountain, the middle of the mountain, and the top of the mountain."

"It's best to mark the temple as well. There must be other famous temples out of this Lanshan Mountain. There must be a reason why the murderer chose Lanshan as the place to throw his body." Lu Ning said solemnly.

Tang Mingze nodded, and put away the picture, "What about you? Do you have any clues?"

When Tang Mingze asked, Tang Yaxin's face turned pale, and he remembered that Tang Yaxin didn't seem to eat much or talk much during the meal, so he frowned and asked, "Yaxin, what's wrong with you? "

It's okay if you don't ask, but Tang Yaxin covered her mouth as if she was going to spit it out when she asked. Lu Ning helped her smooth it out and explained: "Today, I went to see the dead bodies at the workshop. Yaxin was disgusted by those corpses."

Tang Mingze's complexion was a little bad. He poured some water for Tang Yaxin, pushed it in front of Tang Yaxin, and said in a gentle voice: "Drink some water first. If you feel uncomfortable, go back to your room to rest."

Tang Yaxin took a sip of water and finally felt better. She shook her head and said weakly, "No, I'm fine."

Tang Mingze looked at Lu Ning, and while helping Tang Yaxin, Lu Ning said, "The murderer's method of cutting the corpse was very skillful, the cut was very smooth, and it was almost finished with one knife. In addition, when the murderer dismembered the corpse, every section It's almost the same place."

As soon as Lu Ning said this, Tang Mingze and Su Jinshi immediately frowned, and Tang Yaxin couldn't help but retched again.

"It seems that this murderer is a habitual offender. He must have done it more than once. It's just that there are so many murders so far. How did he become so proficient?" Su Jinshi said, "If you count the missing ones, it's not so accurate. Bar."

"Maybe...the murderer used to be a butcher." Nian Su said slowly.

As soon as these words came out, Su Jinshi suddenly realized, "If the murderer is a butcher, then in this way, the scope will be much smaller."

Lu Ning frowned and shook his head, "The author told us that the government also suspected that the butchers were responsible. Although Lancheng is big, there are only a few butchers. They investigated them one by one and found that the butchers It's almost impossible to commit a crime."

"How could it be? It may be that the murderer was too cunning and escaped the government's pursuit." Su Jinshi said.

"No, Wu Zuo said that even a butcher may not be able to divide the corpses so neatly. The government has already gone to the butcher's house to compare. No butcher can do that. Besides, these butchers are basically married. There are old and young in the family. Small, it is even more difficult to commit crimes without telling them." Lu Ning continued.

Su Jinshi fell silent. Although she knew that this case would not be so simple, she still had a glimmer of hope.

Tang Yaxin felt better, and said, "We have some clues now, if we continue to investigate, there will be results."

Su Jinshi looked at Tang Yaxin and saw that she was pale but still had a faint smile. He felt that it was not easy, so he poured some water for her, "You should have a good rest."

Tang Mingze looked at Lu Ning with some complaints, and said, "Go and investigate by yourself tomorrow, and let Yaxin take a good rest."

Lu Ning nodded, picked up the cup and took a sip of water.

It's just that Tang Yaxin seemed to have drunk this cup just now. Seeing Lu Ning's actions, Tang Yaxin's pale face suddenly turned red.

"Okay, everyone is tired today, so let's go back and have a good rest." Tang Mingze coughed and said.

Su Jinshi held back the smile at the corner of his mouth, and pulled Nian Su away. The two came to Nian Su's room, and as soon as they entered, they saw Xiaodouzi seriously practicing writing at the desk.

Su Jinshi walked over and saw the words on the paper, crooked and out of shape, she couldn't help laughing, she stretched out her hand to cover Xiaodouzi's little hand, and taught him to write a few words.

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Xiaodouzi finished writing seriously, then turned around and said, "Mother, are you back?"

Xiaodouzi didn't have the expected smile on her face, instead she was a little unhappy. When Nian Su saw her, she said softly, "What's wrong? Why are you unhappy?"

Xiaodouzi looked at Nian Su, then at Su Jinshi, and said aggrievedly, "I heard the little girl outside said... Mother and Aunt Jin Shi have an improper relationship."