We have all the space treasury in hand, so mere exile is nothing.

"Can't remember? How could you not remember such an important thing?" Ye Qingran frowned and sounded a little serious.

Dong Liao disagreed: "I only remember that day that an assassin who didn't know where he came from suddenly came out to assassinate the magistrate. I was close, so in desperation, I stretched out my hand to block the magistrate. After that, I was in unbearable pain and went to Then I didn’t notice anything anymore.”

He raised his eyebrows, "That's a big blow. I'm no stronger than those government servants. I'm just a handyman. If it weren't for the shortage of manpower this time, I was transferred to patrol together, and I might never see this scene in my life."

He spoke so candidly that no one could detect any flaw in his words.

In contrast, Han Shu's expression was even more suspicious, but no evidence could be found for a while.

"You two were there that day, so did you see anything strange? Or was there someone missing somewhere?"

After hearing her question, Han Shu shook his head: "I didn't notice."

Dong Liao hesitated and said, "It really does."

"Tell me."

"On weekdays, I work as a handyman in the county government. I go to help wherever there is a shortage of people. Before joining the patrol team, I was always helping out in the backyard. The most diligent person on weekdays was the little tiger just now, but the prefect was assassinated. That day, I wanted to ask him to join the patrol team and get a lot of money, but I didn't see him."

Dong Liao's tone rose, "You know that Xiaohu is usually very diligent and never misses work, but I couldn't find anyone that day. I feel very strange."

After hearing what he said, Han Shu raised his head slightly and said, "Yes, I didn't see Xiaohu either. I didn't see him when we were eating in the morning. In the past, he would eat with us."

"So that's it. It's indeed a bit strange." Ye Qingran thought for a while, "Bring Xiao Hu in too."

When Xiaohu was brought in, his expression no longer looked so scared, but instead showed a hint of impatience.

He sat between Han Shu and Dong Liao, and without waiting for Ye Qingran to ask, he said, "If you have anything to say, ask quickly. The backyard is still busy! Those people know to leave their work to me all day long, if not In order to help them add firewood, my arms will not be burned. Now I can't do heavy work and I have lost a lot of money."

"Then the day you were burned, did you hear about the assassination of the prefect?" Ye Qingran asked him.

Unexpectedly, Xiaohu's answer was not what she thought. He said: "I don't know. I only found out about it after listening to what the two of them said today. I am usually in the backyard, and it was the same that day." , I rarely ask about the previous things, and no one will tell me specifically."

"You don't know?" Ye Qingran frowned.

It was hard not to know about such a big thing as the assassination of the prefect, even in the backyard. After all, there must have been a lot of noise in the fight ahead. Unless he fell asleep to death, there was no way he was completely unaware of it.

She continued, "So were you in the backyard all day that day?"

Xiaohu looked a little surprised, as if he didn't know why she asked: "Of course not! My arm was burned, and I went to the hospital to see the doctor, but the doctor said that applying and changing the dressing would cost a lot of money. I couldn't bear it, so I just did it that day. I took medicine once and never went back.”

Ye Qingran lowered his eyes.

This makes sense. Maybe the prefect met the assassin just after he got burned and went out, so it makes sense that he didn't know about it.

But could this be too much of a coincidence?

"Okay, I don't have anything to ask for now. You go ahead and do your work. Don't leave the county office. I will ask you for questions if necessary."

After Ye Qingran finished speaking, he took Chu Qingyun out.

They found the prefect and the county magistrate and said, "Sir, we need to go back to the inn to find some clues, and we need to set up a trap so that the real murderer can show up."

I originally thought that I would have to explain more to get the prefect to agree, but I didn't expect that he didn't ask any more questions and just nodded in agreement.

Ye Qingran didn't have time to think about the magistrate's thoughts. Since he got his approval, he didn't waste any time and went directly to the county government office.

After they left, the county magistrate leaned into the ear of the magistrate and asked, "Sir, do you really think this Ye Qingran can find the murderer? I don't think she is just pretending and has not made any progress."

The prefect picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, and then replied: "Since she wants to investigate, let her investigate. I think she is quite capable. At least it can save us all some trouble, right?"

"But this case has caused so much panic. If she is allowed to continue investigating like this, wouldn't it be a delay if she doesn't find out the case by then? If the people get into trouble, it won't end well."

The prefect smiled and said: "You are worrying too much. Can you find out if you send someone to check? It is better to put hope in her. At least she still has some purpose."

His eyes were profound, "If she can really find the murderer, it means that she does have this ability. If not..."

"What will happen if she can't? Should I arrest her and hold her accountable?"

"If not, then she is the murderer."

After the Lord Magistrate finished speaking, he put down his tea cup and stood up, "You have to know that some things can't just be seen in front of you. Okay, go about your business. As long as she needs help, you just try your best to help her."

After he finished speaking, he left, leaving the county magistrate alone, bowing his head and thinking about the meaning of his words.

On the way to the inn, Chu Qingyun asked: "Those three have finished asking questions. Who do you think is more suspicious?"

Ye Qingran shook his head: "I'm not sure yet, but I think Xiaohu can be ruled out for the time being."

"why?"

"There is no problem with the timeline of what he said, and his expressions and movements when he spoke were very natural, not like pretending. It is difficult for ordinary people to be natural when lying, and the injuries on his arms are also similar to He said the same thing, he had been on medication, but he didn’t continue to change the medication.”

"Is he excluded just because of these?" Chu Qingyun was puzzled, "He originally worked in the kitchen. According to his wishes, he has to do some chores in the kitchen. What if something happens? He can also get the deodorant that is left behind to remove the smell, and among the three of them, he is the only one who can get involved with the deodorant."

According to him, the deodorizing medicine in the inn started in the kitchen, maybe it was the ingredients, or maybe it was something else, but it was all related to the kitchen. Among the three people, only Xiaohu had something to do with the kitchen, and the other two were all related to the kitchen. The kitchen is okay.

Ye Qingran explained: "There is no necessary connection between the deodorant and the kitchen. The murderer put the deodorant in the kitchen just to attract more people. Moreover, I trust my intuition more."