Abduct a shadow guard to investigate the case

Shen Yao left Xuan Qi's place and returned to the residence he had been arranged in the medicine hall.

Before entering the door, I saw the door was open, and a woman in a blue shirt was cleaning the tables and chairs in the room.

Shen Yao walked into the house, and when the woman saw him coming in, she put down the rag in her hand, and called out hesitantly, "Young Master Shen?"

Shen Yao nodded and said, "It's right here, Miss, are you helping me clean the house?"

The woman bowed to him and said, "Yes, I have seen Mr. Shen. The whole house has been cleaned. You can move in with confidence."

The woman is tall and slender, with light sweeping eyebrows and slightly raised almond eyes, she looks like a beauty.Shen Yao nodded to her and said, "Thank you, girl in blue."

Lan Yi smiled and said, "Young master speaks seriously, can you see if there is anything else you need?"

Shen Yao raised his head and swept around the room. The room was neat and tidy, and his package was placed on the table in the inner room. He nodded in satisfaction, and turned his head to find that Lan Yi was looking down at the water basin on the table. , looking at the reflection in the water and arranging her hair.

Shen Yao touched his nose, and thought to himself, a beauty is one who loves beauty.

At this time, I heard someone coming from outside the house.

Lan Yi hurriedly looked up and turned around, and the two looked outside the house together.

"Director Dong?" Lan Yi called out to the visitor.

I saw a tall man in his 30s walking in. He wore a blue outer robe over a white inner shirt.This person is Dong Qiqiu, who is in charge of the internal affairs of the medicine hall. When Dan Muda took Shen Yao to settle down, he had first contact with him.

"Well," he glanced at Lan Yi, and said to Shen Yao, "Mr. Shen, are you satisfied with this place?"

Shen Yao said, "It's extremely comfortable, and the girl in blue also cleaned it very cleanly. The chief labor officer has taken care of it."

Director Dong said, "Where is it, you are Brother Shi's nephew, and you should be treated well. What's more... I am very sad and regretful about Brother Shi. I have worked with him in the villa for a long time, and we are very good friends. Really I didn't expect..." Supervisor Dong shook his head with a look of grief on his face.

"Is Supervisor Dong familiar with my cousin?" Shen Yao asked.

"Boss Director Dong and Deputy Hall Master Shi often play chess and drink together on weekdays, and they are privately called 'Double Heroes of the Medicine Hall' by our village." Lan Yi interjected from the side.

"Hey, talkative." Director Dong glared at her.

"'Two Heroes of Medicine Hall'?" Shen Yao wondered.

"Heh, your cousin is obsessed with researching medicines, and he doesn't hear anything out of the window. He is a 'master' in refining medicines. As for me, I manage the internal affairs of the medicine hall, and I am fortunate to be recognized by everyone." Dong Xi said. Qiu flicked the ends of his hair on his shoulders.

Shen Yao raised his eyebrows and thought, I'm afraid you are called another hero because of your appearance.He didn't point it out, just nodded slightly.

Director Dong said again, "My nephew's previous reasoning to reverse the case has spread throughout the villa. With my nephew's intelligence, I believe he will be able to find out the real culprit. If you need anything, you can always find me, Dong will definitely help."

"That's very good," Shen Yao said, "Tomorrow, I would like to ask everyone in the medicine hall to find out whether Director Dong can help arrange their alibi when my cousin was killed."

"Of course," Dong Qiqiu said, "In fact, Hall Master Jun has already ordered everyone to cooperate with you in investigating the case. I don't need to arrange it. You just need to explain the reason and then you can ask everyone."

"It's so good." Shen Yao said.

Supervisor Dong took the blue coat and left.

Shen Yao opened the package and placed the items.

He took out a jade flute, played it over and over again, and thought about the case over and over again.

At night in the villa, the wind and rain rose again, and the raindrops disturbed the flowers and plants everywhere.

That night, Xuan Qi slept in the house, and was awakened by pain from time to time. The rain outside the window seemed to be played gently by the sound of a flute. It was leisurely and open, and he was in a peaceful state of mind. Listening to the sound of the flute, Xuan Qi felt relaxed and fell asleep.

In the early morning of the second day, the sky cleared, water dripped from the green leaves and branches, and the birds were chirping non-stop.

Shen Yao got Shi Bozhong's personal letter from Jun Moye, and it is said that he dropped it at the scene of the murder.There were a lot of blood stains on the letter, and the places that could be seen clearly were all the records of prescriptions, test schedules, and reactions of the medicine practitioners. Shen Yao couldn't see anything special.

It's just that he suddenly discovered that Shi Bozhong seems to have a habit of treating books, that is, the corners of the pages.

He went to look around Shi Bozhong's room again, and came to the conclusion that this cousin really had a boring life.There are no unnecessary decorations in the room, the most are medical books.Judging from the traces of the books in the house, Shi Bozhong's habit of folding the corners of the pages cannot be lost. Many pages have folded or flattened places with creases.

Next, Shen Yao began to ask the relevant personnel of the pharmacy one by one for their alibi.

Unfortunately, when my cousin was murdered, it happened to be dinner time, and most of the people were off work, eating, bathing, and resting scatteredly, and there was no strict alibi for a bunch of people.

However, Lord Jun happened to call three people, including Dong Qiqiu, to have dinner together in the hall at Youshi, and discuss the inventory of medicinal materials at the end of the month.

But it's also unfortunate that just after Youshi arrived, the Xingtang sent someone to ask Jun Moyan about the new batch of Xingtang's medicine. Time, during this period, among the three people summoned to the hall, one went to the hut, and the other went outside the hall to smoke snuff for a while. Dong Qiqiu said that they stayed in the hall without moving, but the three of them had something that they could not prove to each other. blank time.

It took Shen Yao a whole day to ask one by one.

At noon on the second day, the sun was fine and the birds were still chirping outside.

After Shen Yao asked the last person he could think of, he made notes in a small notebook, biting the tail of his brush and fell into deep thought.

Everyone's comments on Shi Bozhong are basically consistent with the information they got before. He is obsessed with research and doesn't care much about the affairs of the church. Everyone has nothing to hate about him. If you understand it, you must do it.

However, there are too many people without alibi, and it is really impossible to investigate one by one in a short period of time.

He felt a little confused, looked out at the sun, and decided to change his mind.

Shen Yao came to the yard where the medicine man lived with a snack box, and before he even got close to the gate, he heard whispers of men and women coming from the inside of the gate.

"Hongling, you seem to be more and more beautiful recently." The man's lowered voice was teasing, and Shen Yao felt that his voice was very familiar. On second thought, it was the guard Li in the yard.

"En." Hong Ling reluctantly responded.

I heard the man say again, "Hey, don't go, let my brother see how beautiful it is, hey, I think it's breasts, isn't it, have your breasts gotten bigger recently?"

"Brother Li...don't be joking, Hong Ling has to go back to the medicine hut to work, so let's go first." The woman's voice was weak and timid.

"Don't go, why are you ashamed, let my brother see if it's right." The man's voice became more and more obscene.

"!!!" Shen Yao raised his leg and rushed into the courtyard, just in time to see the guard surnamed Li pulling the girl named Hongling.

He raised the food box in his hand and wanted to smash it at the guard. Unexpectedly, an object flew faster than him, and hit the guard's salty pig's hand. Then it spun around and landed firmly on the lid of the food basket that Hong Ling was carrying.

Shen Yao saw that it was an empty plate filled with vegetables.

At this time, the door of the room where Xuan Qi lived in the courtyard opened, and Xuan Qi came out. Seeing Shen Yao, he was slightly startled, then walked up to Hong Ling, and said, "Miss Hong Ling, I have finished my lunch, please excuse me." Go in and clear the dishes, girl."

"Oh, good, good." Hong Ling looked at Xuan Qi, looking like she was about to cry.

Xuan Qi said, "Go, go back to the medicine house as soon as you finish collecting."

Hong Ling turned and ran away.

Xuan Qi turned to Shen Yao and said, "Did the young master come to see me?"

"That's right." Shen Yao blinked, feeling that Xuan Qi's expressionless face under the sun seemed to be drawn into a halo.

"Go to your room and talk." Shen Yao said.

Hong Ling came out of Xuan Qi's room at this time, nodded at the two of them with the food basket in hand, and trotted out of the yard.

Shen Yao and Xuan Qi walked into the house and left the guard aside.

"Young Master, why are you looking for Xuan Qi?" Xuan Qi wanted to stand aside, but Shen Yao couldn't resist, so he sat down with him.

"I can't find you if I have nothing to do?" Shen Yao opened his mouth and said.

Seeing Xuan Qi startled, the corner of his mouth curled up and said, "I want to discuss the case with you. Also, there are roast duck burritos for lunch today. I thought you might not have any, so I brought some here." As he spoke, he opened the Take the food box in your hand.

A smell of burnt, fragrant, crispy and tender diffused in the room. Seeing Xuan Qi sitting still, Shen Yao decided to do it himself. The thin pancakes were rolled with slices of roasted duck meat, and green cucumber strips, red Yellow carrot sticks, and tender white scallions, then dipped in sweet noodle sauce, a small cake is rolled.

"Try it, I think it's delicious." Shen Yao directly handed the burrito to Xuan Qi.

"..." Xuan Qi looked away from Shen Yao's hand, tilted his head slightly, took a bite of the burrito.

"Is it delicious?" Shen Yao asked.

"Delicious, thank you son." Xuan Qi looked at Shen Yao and replied seriously.

"No thanks, I just think it's delicious, so I want you to try it too." Shen Yao smiled.

He suddenly saw the corner of Xuan Qi's mouth twitch slightly, and hurriedly said, "Did you just smile?"

"No." Xuan Qi started.

"Mingming smiled, so you are not a wooden face. When you saved that red bell just now, I thought, you are quite good at pity and tenderness." Shen Yao chased him, then turned his eyes and said, " By the way, before Hong Ling said that seeing you hurt was a bit sad, do you two like each other?"

"...Young master is joking again. I have only been in the medicine hall for a few days, and I have only met red bells to deliver meals two or three times. You must not ruin the innocence of the girl's family." Xuan Qi's face seemed a little red.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to be quite pedantic." Shen Yao didn't continue talking, but just teased him.

"..." Xuan Qi turned his head away from Shen Yao.

Shen Yao couldn't help touching his nose, and suddenly heard Xuan Qi ask, "What case did you say you want to discuss?"

"Hey," Shen Yao sighed softly, and said, "We've reached a stalemate for the time being. My cousin's popularity in the village is not good or bad. It seems unlikely that love and vendetta murders are possible, and financial murders are a bit unrealistic."

While speaking, Shen Yao helped Xuan Qi roll another duck cake and handed it to him. Seeing Xuan Qi was a little flattered, he smiled, "If you don't eat it, I won't reveal the case to you."

Xuan Qi lowered his head to take it, and Shen Yao looked at his hands holding the burrito. It was a pair of hands that had practiced martial arts for a long time, with slender and strong fingers and well-defined joints.Xuan Qi opened his mouth to bite off the burrito, and began to chew rhythmically. Shen Yao looked at it, and suddenly didn't want to move his eyes away.

Xuan Qi ate a few mouthfuls, and found that Shen Yao hadn't spoken, so he stopped and looked up at him.

"I've asked all the relevant people I can think of, and there are too many people without alibi, so it's hard to investigate one by one." Shen Yao signaled him to continue eating.

"What is the son's plan next?"

Shen Yao blinked his eyelashes twice quickly, but just said, "I haven't thought about it yet."

"..."

At this moment, the door of the wooden house was suddenly pushed open vigorously.