The Plow

"The poor servant girl was born, and she died for Qing in the morning and evening."

"This is what the third letter is about."

"I remember. At that time, you were worried about implicating the servants around you, so you gave her a leave of absence and asked her to go back to the countryside to visit relatives."

"But something happened to her."

He Youan showed a wry smile.

When Ling Shu and the others heard the content of the third letter, they guessed whether the murderer's target was someone close to He Youan.

He Youan herself was more direct, she thought of the maid who had been by her side all the time.

This maid has been with He Youan for the longest time, and she is also the one who suits her best. She is very clear about He Youan's work and rest habits and many details. Simply use the master-servant and employment relationship to measure.

After receiving the threatening letter, He Youan gave the maid a three-month long vacation for the first time, asked her to go back to the countryside to visit relatives, and gave her a large sum of money to go to the department store to buy things. It's a homecoming.

Although the maid has seen the world after working with He Youan, she has no family members. She also knows that if she buys something casually in Shanghai, it will be enough for her relatives in the countryside to marvel at her.

Since He You'an often went to Xinxin Department Store, the maid also identified Xinxin Department Store. With the money given to her by the hostess, she bought a lot of bags in it, but when she came out, something happened.

The maid was carrying too many things in her hands, and she didn't pay attention when she was going down the steps. She stepped on the air and fell directly. The back of her head hit the steps hard, and blood flowed everywhere on the spot.

"Miss Qian fell into a severe coma on the way to the doctor, and she died shortly after she was sent to the hospital. We are also very sorry. This incident did not happen in a department store, and we should not be responsible for it logically, but in the spirit of humanitarianism, we I will still do my best for Ms. Qian's funeral, and please Ms. He's condolences."

The speaker was the manager of a department store, and it had been an exhausting day for him.

The news of the woman falling to her death outside the department store has already been published in the newspapers, and the bloodstains on the floor are enough to scare away many customers who come in and out. After all, it is hard to say that this incident has no impact on the department store. Competitors such as Shi Department Store took the opportunity to smear, saying that Xinxin Department Store's feng shui is problematic, and its business will definitely drop in the future.

If it weren't for the fact that the hostess of the deceased was the well-known He You'an, it would be absolutely impossible for the manager of the department store to make the trip in person, to come to apologize, and to offer compensation and pension.

Ling Shu: "It snowed two days ago, if it made the steps too slippery and caused the dead to fall, then the department store must have something to do with it."

When the manager of the department store heard this, his face turned half dark, and he had to explain.

"Mr. Ling, you are wronging us by saying this! It snows, but there are so many customers in and out of the department store every day, we must have people sweep the snow away from the door every two hours, that is. The weather is cold and the road is slippery, and I have never heard of such a tragedy for any guest other than Ms. Qian."

The implication is that the maid, Qian Shi, was unlucky, and only in bad luck would she fall and die.

He Youan sighed: "Although Mrs. Qian and I are masters and servants, we are no different from our relatives. I feel very uncomfortable about this accident, so I won't greet you for the time being. You can talk to Boss Teng when you get the pension. He doesn't want any money, and he will hand it over to Qian's family."

The manager of the department store was eager to leave as soon as possible, and immediately said: "Miss He is righteous, we will publicly publish an obituary for Miss Qian, explain the reason, and ask customers to be more careful in the future, and we will also praise Miss He's benevolence to the maids. "

He Youan shook his head: "Don't mention me, you can post it as you like, but don't deliberately discredit Qian, the deceased is dead, please let her rest in peace."

"That's nature! That's nature!" the manager of the department store said repeatedly.

The third letter was fulfilled again.

Of the three accidents so far, only the second one is considered an attempt.

If the dead cat was just a joke to scare, then now, it really killed someone.

With the third time, will there be a fourth, fifth time?

What is the other party's purpose?

Maybe he didn't want He You'an to die so happily, so he started attacking the people around her again and again, just like a cat catching a mouse but not eating it, playing with it in the palm of his hand again and again, maybe, the last time the movie theater was assassinated, the other party Most likely there was no intention of taking her life.

He Youan's complexion was very bad.

Not just depression and sadness, but also frustration.

This time she thought she had noticed it in time and took precautions, but who would have thought that it would still be unavoidable.

If you don't believe that the maid fell to her death, there are so many witnesses in broad daylight;

If it is believed that her death was accidental, then how to explain the letter with obvious prophecy?

Ling Shu felt that it was inappropriate to mention Liang Ye again under such circumstances, but he still had some doubts in his heart.

"Miss He, I take the liberty to ask, do you know Liang Ye?"

He Youan raised his head.

"Have you found him?"

Ling Shu nodded: "I shouldn't bring it up at this time, but in order to solve the case as soon as possible, I can only ask clearly."

He Youan said calmly, "You can ask."

Ling Shu: "Is Liang Ye really your brother-in-law?"

He Youan: "Indeed."

Ling Shu: "Since you paid the tuition for him, why did you hide it?"

He You'an: "You should have met him? Then you know that his attitude towards me is worse than that of strangers. To him, I am the murderer who indirectly murdered his brother and ruined his family. No matter what I do What, he is not happy to see me, if I let him know that the tuition comes from me, I am afraid he will not accept it."

Ling Shu: "That's not necessarily the case. I think his heart is like a mirror, but he just doesn't want to admit it. He takes benefits from you and at the same time looks down on you. Is such a person worthy of your support?"

He You'an: "My kindness to him is actually just fulfilling my promise to Liang Zhou. When I was in the most difficult time, Liang Zhou extended a helping hand to me, even though he offered marriage in exchange. But I don't hate him, and I have thought about it. The stable life of washing hands and making soup, unfortunately, the sky is not what people want, not long after marriage, he became addicted to smoking, and then ruined the family property. Even if I work day and night, I can't pay off the debt. I have nothing on me. The only property is this face."

She touched her smooth cheek, and asked Ling Shu with a touch of sadness.

"Mr. Ling, how do you think a woman can survive in troubled times? If I had the family background of Ms. Zhen and the others, I might happily study abroad in the West and return to China to become a woman of the new era. It's a pity that I don't have one, I only have this face. I hate it, but I can't destroy it."

With Ling Shu's kind words, he couldn't think of a suitable answer to He Youan's question for a while.

Fortunately, He Youan didn't need his answer either.

"My marriage is not a secret. It's just that Boss Teng doesn't want too many people to know, because it will affect the success of the movie. Mr. Ling, do you doubt Liang Ye? As far as I know, although he hates me, he should This kind of thing can't be done, because he doesn't even dare to kill a chicken, not to mention killing people. Take ten thousand steps back and say, if I die, his tuition and living expenses will be gone. Since he guessed that I sent the money Yes, he should know that this is not good for him."

What He Youan said made sense, and Ling Shu also removed Liang Ye's suspicion early in the morning.

"Be careful with your actions recently. If there is a fourth letter, or if you find any suspicious people around you, please let me know." He could only say this to He You'an.

When he said this, he didn't expect that the fourth letter would come so soon.

Just as Ling Shu left He You'an's residence and walked to the intersection, a newspaper boy came to meet him.

"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers! Sir, let's get a newspaper, the new newspaper, the headlines on the front page, the League of Nations does not recognize Manchukuo, and Germany has elected a new chancellor!"

"no need……"

Ling Shu was concentrating on He You'an's case, so he was not in the mood to read the newspaper, but just as he opened his mouth to say three words, the newspaper boy couldn't help but stuffed a copy into his arms.

The other party didn't even pull Ling Shu to ask for money, and was about to run away after rubbing oil on the soles of his feet. How could Ling Shu let him slip away, and immediately stepped forward and dragged him back.

"You don't need money to sell newspapers?"

"I don't want any money. Someone gave it to me before. He bought this newspaper and asked me to give it to you!"

"Who asked you to bring it to me?" Ling Shu asked.

The newsboy pointed.

Ling Shu then looked up.

There were people coming and going on the street, and there were still people standing still waiting for their identification.

"Why did he buy me a newspaper?"

"I don't know, he seems to have stuffed a letter into the newspaper and asked me to hand it to you together with the newspaper. I don't know anything!"

Ling Shu weighed the newspaper, and it really looked like he was holding something.

"What does the other party look like?"

"I, I don't remember."

"If you don't tell me, let's go to the police station."

"I really don't remember. He was wearing a hat, a scarf that covered half of his face, and his body was tightly wrapped. He was only wearing a black coat. He was quite thin, but he must be a man!"

Seeing that his expression did not seem to be fake, Ling Shu reached out and took out the letter from the newspaper.

The envelope was very thin and contained only one photo.

In the photo, a woman hanged herself from a white silk.

Ling Shu recognized at a glance that the woman in the photo was He Youan.

This is a classic scene in one of He Youan's movies. The desperate heroine finally hangs herself. This still photo was once published in major newspapers and small periodicals, and it is widely known.

Flipping the back of the photo, there is also a line of small characters written in pencil——

The beauty in front of the pond, the fragrant bones behind the bridge, the dry tombs in the town, winter is approaching, spring is coming, blood and tears inside and out.

An inexplicable sentence, not even a doggerel, but it has a creepy atmosphere.

Ling Shu knew in his heart that this was probably the fourth letter directed at He Youan.

But why was it sent to him?

The murderer has been spying on his every move secretly, do you know that he will definitely hand over the letter to He Youan?

Ling Shu frowned, feeling that he was caught in a net woven by others.

The greater the movement, the stronger the backlash of this net.

The people who weaved the net hid in the dark and laughed, but they didn't even notice the murderer.

And does this photo indicate that what will happen to He Youan next time will be even more dangerous?

Suddenly someone tapped on the shoulder.

Ling Shu turned around abruptly!

It is Yue Dingtang.

Seeing that he was overreacting, the other party asked strangely, "What happened?"

Ling Shu breathed a sigh of relief.

Even he didn't know why he felt relieved when he saw Yue Dingtang.

The author has something to say:

A small theater that has nothing to do with the main text:

Yue Dingtang: Why do you breathe a sigh of relief when you see me?

Ling Shu: Maybe it's because I'm such a handsome man, I'm often afraid of being molested by beautiful beauties.

He thought Yue Dingtang would call him shameless, but no, Yue Dingtang raised his eyebrows playfully instead.

Yue Dingtang: Then why do you think that men must be safe?What if I want to tease you too?

Ling Shu:? ?