The Shen family's house in a cool summer

It was two days before Sun Ke returned to the Qu County Yamen.

"My lord, I have waited for a day in Xishan, and finally I have waited for Prince Liang." He came in from outside the door in a hurry, and it was only a day, but he felt that he was a lot more reliable.

Xu Mo looked up at him, waiting for his report.

According to Sun Ke, this gold bracelet was indeed originally owned by Prince Liang's Mansion, but it was sent away with a dart more than 20 years ago, obviously it was some business transaction.

"Then did you ask where the escorts are going?" Xu Mo asked.

Sun Ke replied: "The villain asked. But Liang Wang said that this is not the point, because the dart never reached the destination at all."

Hearing this, Xu Mo narrowed his eyes and pricked up his ears, waiting for Sun Ke to continue.

It turned out that the escort was intercepted by bandits on the way to escort, and none of the escort team survived, and the escorted objects were also missing.

"My lord, this thing was discovered in the Shen family. Does it mean that the Shen family also participated in the robbery?" After the report was over, Sun Ke boldly expressed his analysis.

Xu Mo said unhurriedly: "I don't rule out this possibility. But why would Chou Xi want to get this thing?"

Suddenly, Sun Ke's eyes lit up, and he raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "My lord, my villain asked, which bodyguard agency escorted this bodyguard back then." He slowed down, and when Xu Mo cast his gaze on him, He pursed his lips again, and continued, "Prince Liang said that it was one of the best enemy bodyguards in the country at that time."

Enemies?Xu Mo slowly searched his memory. After 20 years, the business of bodyguard agencies has been turned around several times. There are not many bodyguard agencies that were all-powerful 20 years ago and are still on the front line.And the Escort Bureau, which is like a flash in the pan, like Qiu Jia, has been forgotten in the corner of history.If it wasn't for the fact that the restaurant of Xue's family in Quxian county was so popular now, Xu Mo might not have remembered that their family used to be in the business of escorting.

Wait... The Xue family, the dart guards, the Qiu family, counting among the best...

Xu Mo seems to have caught some key clues. What if the Xue family planned this robbery in order to fight for status?Of course, they can't let their own family members fight in person. They are basically familiar with each other in this line of work, so they have to find some outsiders to fight.At that time, the Shen family silk and satin house was on the verge of closing down, and they were short of money. If they were lured with this kind of profit, Mr. Shen would definitely fall for it. In fact, the Shen family did suddenly become rich, and single-handedly made the originally crumbling silk and satin village the number one in Qu County. rich.

But according to this line of thinking, it should be Qiu Xi who has the deepest hatred.But the reality is that Qiu Xi is the dead.According to Young Master Shen's testimony, he was indeed planning revenge.However, an accident happened, and he lost his life first.Could it be that he was discovered by others and acted first?Then what happened to the figure that Young Master Shen saw?After investigation, no suspicious person was found in the Shen family.

At this time, a commotion was heard at the gate of the yamen.Xu Mo and Sun Ke looked out the door, and saw a big man carrying big and small bags, greeting everyone he saw loudly, and walking into the yamen.

"Brother Zhao, are you back?" Sun Ke greeted him with a smile.

The big man grinned, put the pile of bundles on the ground, and let out a sigh of relief: "I'm so exhausted. Well, I brought back some melons I grew from my hometown, and I'll ask my brothers to cut them together later." Divided. It's a hot day for me."

"Hey, no problem!" After speaking, Sun Ke wanted to pick up the bag full of melons, but when he heard a cough behind him, he realized that the conversation with Xu Mo was not over yet.He panicked and threw the burden he had just lifted on the ground.Zhao Gan burst into laughter.

Xu Mo didn't say anything, but turned his gaze to Zhao Gan, and smiled slightly: "You're back?"

"My lord, is it safe and sound in the Yamen these few days?" Zhao Qian stepped forward two steps, saluted respectfully, put away his playful tone, and asked seriously.

Xu Mo was also not polite at all: "It's just right to be back. The Shen family has a case and is short of manpower." After a long time no see, Xu Mo's eyes first walked around Zhao Gan. In this hot day, he was dressed in commoner clothes, showing two dark arms, the front was completely open, the two pectoral muscles and the eight-pack abdominal muscles were clearly grained, and they were all sweaty and shiny.Xu Mo frowned, observing the man's body was not his interest, but...

"What's that?" He pointed to the inside of Zhao Gan's skirt, where there was a dazzling light shining slightly.

Zhao Qian took out a handkerchief from the front of his shirt, his dark face seemed a little flushed, he touched his head: "It was given by my wife, she insisted on wiping her sweat with it in the hot weather."

"What fabric?" Xu Mo ignored Zhao Qian's embarrassment and continued to ask.

Zhao Gan smiled a little embarrassedly: "I don't know either. Women's things... I heard from her that they seem to be very popular now, and women's families just like this kind of shiny things."

"Hmm..." Xu Mo stroked his chin, and moved closer to Zhao Gan, as if he wanted to stare at the handkerchief for a hole.

Zhao Qian was a little embarrassed by the sight, and he extended his big hand forward: "If your lord likes it, you can take it."

Xu Mo took the handkerchief along, walked outside the door, raised the handkerchief above his head, and looked at the blue sky again.

Zhao Gan was puzzled, and asked Sun Ke beside him, "What's the matter, my lord?"

Sun Ke shook his head: "My lord's thoughts, you should never guess."

Zhao Gan smiled disapprovingly, this kid, his tone has changed in just a few days.

After another while, Xu Mo returned to the house, put the handkerchief into Zhao Gan's hand, and said, "Go and check, is there any fabric that can shine at night?"

"Yes!" This response was completely a conditioned reflex, and Zhao Gan immediately asked, "What are you looking for, my lord?"

Only then did Xu Mo explain the ins and outs of the Shen family's case to Zhao Gan.

As soon as this was said to the end, another yamen servant rushed in from outside and reported in a panic: "My lord, the Shen family has died again!"

The three people in the room were stunned for a moment, and everyone's expressions darkened.

"Who is the deceased?"

"Young master of the Shen family."

Sun Ke whispered: "Could it be that he was murdered?"

Xu Mo frowned, "Let's go!" At the command, Sun Ke and Zhao Gan followed him out the door.

It was still the Shen family's house, and it was still under the peach blossom tree.Xu Mo immediately had a strange feeling in his heart.The peach blossom tree in front of him didn't move at all under the bright sun, its thick branches and leaves covered a large area, including the corpse lying horizontally under it, and the pool of blood that had turned black under the corpse.That piece of land is like another world, blocked by it in the hot summer, leaving only a shady, gloomy and cool heart.

Young Master Shen was lying on the ground with his back to the sky, a pool of blood on his chest had dried up, and a deep gash could be seen in his heart, this might be the cause of death.His eyes were wide open, staring wide open, as if he had seen a ghost.Apart from the wound on the heart, there were no other scars on the whole body, the clothes were in good condition, and there were no traces of fighting. It should be committed by an acquaintance.And the murder weapon was inserted into the chest from the front. It can be seen that the young master and the murderer were face to face at that time. This acquaintance had to be very familiar so that he was not even a little bit off guard.

After observing the corpse, Xu Mo wiped his hands, stood up, and looked at everyone in the Shen family.

The expressions on the faces of everyone in the Shen family were wonderful.

The eldest lady cried, the eldest young master looked complicated, Madam Xue bowed her head and remained silent, but the second young master Shen was not among them.

As soon as Xu Mo turned his head, he saw Shen Yi standing behind him, with a serious expression instead of his usual soft expression.

"Excuse me, what were you all doing during the period between the third watch and the fifth watch yesterday?"

The eldest lady was already speechless, sobbing.

Shen Yue first replied: "I couldn't sleep well, so I asked someone to bring some snacks to the kitchen for me, and then I kept reading in the room." His eyes were bloodshot, and his whole face was a little haggard. Come out without a good rest. "You can ask Uncle Zhang."

One of the servants took a step forward and said: "That's true, the villain has been guarding outside the young master's door, and the young master has not gone out all night."

"The young master is not with his wife?"

Both Shen Yue and Mrs. Xue were a little embarrassed at the same time, Shen Yue said: "Because I don't want to disturb my wife's rest, so I went to the study."

Xu Mo nodded, and turned his gaze to Mrs. Xue.

Mrs. Xue still lowered her head, and said softly: "My family went to bed very early, woke up once in the middle of the night, and saw that the official hadn't come back yet, thinking that it was cold at night, I sent someone to give the official a coat. "

Zhang San on the side said again: "Indeed, around the third watch, someone sent a piece of clothing to the young master."

Xu Mo then asked: "Since then, Madam has been in the room?"

"Yes."

"Is there any evidence?"

"Seeing that the officials hadn't come back, and my family didn't feel like going to sleep, I called Xiao Cui, and I've been doing needlework with my family. Xiao Cui."

At the same time, a little girl of fifteen or sixteen came out, and said shyly: "It's like this. The servant has been doing needlework with the madam, and only left at dawn."

"Did Madam ever go out?" Xu Mo asked, staring at the girl's face.

The girl was obviously shy from being looked at, she lowered her eyes, and kept circling her two slender hands in front of her: "...No."

Xu Mo's eyes deepened, and he stared at her for a while, then shifted his target to the eldest lady.

"I've been sleeping in the house, you can ask the old man." The lady finally calmed down a little, "My lord, you must catch that murderer. What did my child do wrong? Young I just suffered such misfortune, my old lady, I don’t want to live anymore!” She glared at Shen Yue who was beside her, and started to sob again, “My child is gifted and intelligent, everyone loves her, if you are jealous, Boss, Why do you have to be so ruthless, just kick my mother and daughter out of the house... let me send a white-haired person to a black-haired person, how can I survive... what's the point of me staying here!"

"Ma'am," Madam Xue supported the madam who was staggering from crying, and comforted her, "My lord will definitely find out the truth and give the young master justice."

Unexpectedly, the eldest lady pushed Mrs. Xue away fiercely, "You want to be fake? You and the boss have the same nostrils! Your glory and wealth can be preserved, but my child will never come back. How do you know how you feel?"

Just as he was talking, there was a delicate "Mother—" first, and then he saw a six-year-old child running towards this side.The bouncing of the two short legs was extremely disgusting in the eyes of the eldest lady.

The eldest lady was upset, so she picked up a small stone from the ground and threw it at the child's feet.

The child whose rhythm was disrupted fell to the ground with a thud. The position happened to be not far from the corpse, and the blood stains all over the ground had not had time to clean up.The child cried out with a "wow".

Mrs. Xue ran over nervously, squatted down and picked up the child, checking up and down for any injuries.

"Mother, my feet hurt." The child still opened his mouth and cried, with a pair of small hands tightly wrapped around Mrs. Xue's neck.Mrs. Xue lifted up the child's trousers, and there was a long bloody gash, which was still bleeding.She took a deep breath in distress, looked up at Xu Mo, and said in a begging tone: "My lord, can I bandage the child first?"

Xu Mo frowned and acquiesced to her.

In fact, the question was almost the same, only Second Young Master Shen was left.

He turned his head to look at Shen Yi, but Shen Yi looked at the place where the child fell down just now.

Xu Mo felt strange, took a few steps closer, squatted down, and began to look at it.

A miraculous scene came into Xu Mo's eyes.The fresh blood on the ground melted into the original bloodstains bit by bit, and was instantly sucked clean and merged into one.

He raised his head and glanced at Shen Yi again, but Shen Yi's expression was still tense and he didn't say a word.

Xu Mo got up, walked to him, and said softly, "I have an idea."

Shen Yi glanced at him, nodded to him with an expression of "I understand".

Xu Mo ordered Sun Ke and Zhao Gan to ask the other members of the Shen family for their statements, and he chased in the direction Mrs. Xue left.

Mrs. Xue is bandaging the wound on the child's foot in the room.Xu Mo hesitated, but still knocked on the door.

Opening the door, seeing Xu Mo, Mrs. Xue showed a surprised expression, and asked, "What else is there for, my lord?"

"Ma'am, can we stay in the room?" Xu Mo said with some difficulty, a man and a woman living in the same room, no matter what the reason, is always against the rules of etiquette.But now is not the time to worry about these things.

As soon as he entered the room, Xu Mo began to ask: "Madam has been married to the Shen family for nine years, right?"

Madam Xue nodded.

"I heard that you and the young master have two sons and a daughter?"

Madam Xue frowned, "Yes, my lord."

"How old is this young man?"

Despite feeling suspicious, Mrs. Xue still replied: "Five years old." A concise answer, her voice was full of defense.

"Forgive me for taking the liberty, what is the friendship between Madam and the deceased Young Master Shen?"

There was a flash of panic on Mrs. Xue's face, but she immediately put on a smile and said: "I have no personal relationship with the young master, but the relationship between uncle and sister-in-law."

Xu Mo stared into Mrs. Xue's eyes, and found that she didn't dare to look directly at him, but subconsciously looked to the lower right.A thought suddenly popped up in his mind, and he could use a formula: "I heard people say that you and the young master are sneaking around in the backyard in the middle of the night. Is there such a thing?"

"Who said that? Absolutely not!" Mrs. Xue amplified her voice and called out.The little boy at the side was startled, and gently tugged at the corner of his mother's clothes, and said in a childish voice: "Mother... what's wrong? Did this uncle bully you? I will avenge you!" As he spoke, he He jumped off the chair, staggered because of the injury on his foot, and fell to the ground again. His big eyes were filled with tears in an instant. The resentful eyes that looked at Xu Mo looked a little wronged now.

Mrs. Xue was still in a panic. Seeing that her son had fallen, she hurriedly picked up the child, and said coldly to Xu Mo: "Master Xu, I have nothing to do with the young master, please don't speculate."

Xu Mo narrowed his eyes, and raised his voice slightly: "Does Madam Xue know the saying 'Blood recognition'? The blood of a biological father and son can be fused together."

As soon as the words fell, Mrs. Xue turned around and stared at Xu Mo's face with wide eyes. She didn't look like a good wife and mother at all. She said hoarsely: "What do you want to do?"

"Mother, why are you crying?" The little boy pulled the corner of Madam Laxue's clothes again, and stood in front of Madam Xue with a small body, staring at Xu Mo with big eyes, "You are a bad person! I'm going to tell the little boy Uncle! Let him avenge mother!"

"Jing'er, shut up." Mrs. Xue pulled the young master and put him behind her.

Xu Mo bent down, looked at the young master, and asked softly, "Young uncle can't beat me."

"Liar! Little uncle is amazing! He taught Jing'er boxing, he also taught Jing'er how to play chess, and even led Jing'er to catch crickets. Little uncle can do everything, and he is very good to Jing'er!"

"But little uncle never takes your brother to play, does he?" This is another trick of Xu Mo's. He doesn't know the truth, but if he asks this, the child will tell him the truth.

"Little uncle... doesn't like my brother. He said that my brother is dirty. But Jing'er thinks that my brother loves being clean the most, just like Daddy."

Mrs. Xue panicked and called out: "Jing'er, stop talking."

Xu Mo stood up and lowered his eyes, "It's better for Mrs. Xue to tell the truth. You don't want the young master to suffer any more, do you?"

Mrs. Xue looked at Xu Mo, and after a long while, she sighed heavily, and slowly told what happened back then.

Madam Xue married into Shen's family nine years ago, and she quickly understood that Shen Yue had no feelings for her, and was very perfunctory about the couple's affairs.Although not all of them, but for a young and beautiful woman, she couldn't get satisfaction from Shen Yue at all.At this time, she hooked up with Young Master Shen.Young Master Shen was still young at that time, so he naturally couldn't resist the temptation of a beautiful woman, not to mention that this woman is still his sister-in-law, and the pleasure of stealing a woman from his eldest brother made him want to stop.

When the eldest son was born, the young master had doubted whether the child was his own.But the older the elder son, the more he resembled the elder master, no matter in appearance or character, this made the younger master very upset.After a few years, the little boy was born.The young master was very happy. He quietly asked Mrs. Xue, whose child was the young master? He is the son of the young master.

"So, the young master knows about you and the young master?" Xu Mo asked.

"Hmph, he knows that I have other men, and he never cares about me. As for whether he knows that the man is Shen Lu, I have no way of knowing. We have always been just a superficial couple. When we were together, he She never said a word to me." Madam Xue's eyes were full of contempt, as if she had changed herself, and if those outside who envied them knew it, they would probably be embarrassed.

"Then Madam thinks, who will kill the young master?"

Madam Xue sneered again, "Shen Lu is heartless, he has offended many people. I don't think it's strange to say who killed him."

"Oh? Judging from Madam's tone, it seems that you don't like this young master very much?"

"I have nothing to do with him for a long time." Mrs. Xue said indifferently, "He always calls and drinks to his servants at home and treats them like dogs. He eats, drinks, prostitutes and gambles outside. Let me now If I have anything to do with him, I will feel sick to the point of vomiting."

"I see. I understand, thank you Madam for your cooperation." Xu Mo nodded slightly, and before leaving, he suddenly turned around and asked, "Speaking of which, Madam, do you remember what you did five nights ago?"

Five days ago was the day when Chou Xi's body was found.That night, Xu Mo was dragged by Shen Yi to Shen's house to search for clues, and that's when the gold bracelet was discovered.Shen Yi noticed that there seemed to be traces of someone staying in the grass on the side before that.Reminiscent of what the eldest lady said about being haunted the next day, a possibility inevitably appeared in his mind.That could be the truth about haunting.

Mrs. Xue panicked and dropped the small things on the cabinet.

Xu Mo didn't ask any more questions and stepped out of the room.

There, Shen Yi was already waiting for him.