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"Good to die!"

The young master surnamed Meng uttered these three words in a very hateful tone as soon as he arrived, and everyone in the room was very curious.

County magistrate Huang immediately asked, "Mr. Meng knew the five deceased?"

"I don't know," Mr. Meng's voice seemed to squeeze through his teeth, "I don't know and it won't delay me. I hate them!"

"Now that five people are dead, the situation is unknown. Please, Mr. Meng, describe in detail how you interacted with these five people. If you have not interacted with these five people, please think about it carefully. Is there any suspicious things worth noting, especially last night? Seeing strange noises, seeing strangers?"

When County Magistrate Huang reminded Mr. Meng to recall his direction, Shen Wansha tugged at Lu Li's sleeve and whispered to him who this Mr. Meng was.

Shanyang County is slightly richer than Guan County, and its jurisdiction area is also larger. The big families in the county are relatively rich, and this Meng family is one of the leaders. Not only is it rich, but the family also has a fourth-rank official. It's nothing in Beijing, but in this small frontier county, it has a lot of face, and no one dares to provoke it easily.

This Mr. Meng is the grandson of the Meng family. He is 17 years old now. He should be a high-spirited character, but the fact is a bit regrettable.

The old man of the Meng family is a planner. Seeing that the youngest son is incompetent, he chose a good wife for him. Not only can the in-laws be supported by a small and powerful family, but the mistress is also very virtuous. In less than half a year, she became pregnant, conceived in October and gave birth to the eldest son, this is Meng Qian.

But Meng Qian's father is not only incompetent, but also has bad eyesight. He thinks that after marrying a daughter-in-law and having a son according to his father's wishes, he can follow his own wishes in the future.I don't know where to find a distant cousin who is out of reach, and she said that she is a childhood sweetheart, and they are in love with each other, and they insist on living with her.

The woman was poor, and she often went to the streets to sell flowers or embroidery, her posture was upright, she said that things from her childhood should not be true, so that you can have a wife, she doesn't want to be a concubine, and she doesn't want to destroy other people's happiness. See Meng Qian's father and hide.

These few people were involved, and there was a wonderful story of their own. In short, the final result was that Meng Qian grew up smoothly, and the woman gave birth to several children.Meng Qian's mother had been in poor health and died more than a month ago. Before the hundredth day had passed, Meng Qian's father made a fuss about marrying that cousin.

It is normal for Meng Qian to be agitated and angry when he came to the temple to do Qiqi rituals for his mother.

Shen Wansha spoke lightly and quickly, and the karma in the past was clear, Lu Li tilted his head and blinked, covering his lips with his hand, "You bought it with money again?"

"Wow," Shen Wansha raised his eyebrows triumphantly with a look of 'I really look down on your young master', "This matter is being spread throughout Shanyang County, just listen to it and you will know, there is no need to spend money!"

I don't know... Lu Li gave Shen Wansha a thumbs up, "Young master is really capable, let's continue!"

He felt that Shen Wansha was really talented!

Zhao Zhu heard every word they said, he didn't say anything, he just stretched out his hand and squeezed Lu Li's wrist, signaling him to listen to others.

Meng Qian was frowning as he recalled, "I came to the temple to do Qiqi for my mother. I came six days ago. These five people came out of nowhere and lived next door to me. I don't mind people living next door. But I don't mind living next door to Sanlan! These people don't do business all day long, they just stay in the room during the day, don't know where to find wine and meat, and they don't avoid people when they eat and drink. They don’t listen either; those who have entered the night spirit are like night owls, jumping back and forth, wanting to catch nighthawks and wolves, or something, they seem to be busy.”

"If it's just these things, I can still bear it, but they shouldn't be rude to my maid! Those five are lustful disciples, with vulgar words, and wanting to use hands and feet. To be honest, I can hardly bear it anymore , if they dare to provoke them again, if others don’t kill them, I will kill them too!”

County magistrate Huang asked, "Did you hear any unusual movements last night?"

"Qiqi dojo is about to be finished. Yesterday was the most critical day. I stayed in the main hall all night and didn't go back. We don't know what happened next door, let alone heard the sound."

After Meng Qian finished speaking, Lu Li understood that the five people who died were uninvited guests to the temple, and to the neighbors, they were people with bad personalities who didn't want to be with them, and they were people that cats disliked dogs.

In this way, it seems that everyone can have a motive, but the accumulation of dissatisfaction reaches the level of killing, and one kill is five...

He was thinking silently, his eyes fell outside the door unexpectedly, and he saw Meng Qian's long follower.

This long follower accompanied Meng Qian. He was tall and had a serious expression. He didn't come in after sending Meng Qian to the door. Instead, he stood outside the door seemingly relaxed, but actually observed the surroundings vigilantly.

At first he didn't pay attention, but after Lu Li looked carefully, he found that there seemed to be something around his waist...

He gently tugged on Zhao Zhu's sleeve, "Is that man's waist... a soft sword?"

Zhao Zhu took a look, and his eyes stopped on Bai Shengsheng's hand that was pulling his sleeve, "Yes."

"Then he knows martial arts..." Lu Li withdrew his hand and stroked his chin thinking.

Zhao Zhu saw the smooth, white and well-shaped chin along that hand, "It should be."

Lu Li felt that it was necessary to ask a question, but before he could open his mouth, Wang Dexing, who was sitting on the right back of the county magistrate Huang, said, "I see that Mr. Meng is going to attend the martial arts meeting. My lord, why don't you invite him in to answer?"

Magistrate Huang was surprised, "Oh?"

Wang Dexing shook his head slightly, "The five deceased all had martial arts. Even if they were poisoned, subdued, beaten, and killed one by one, the murderer must have enough physical strength and force to match. Now that there are limited clues, in order to avoid wronging the innocent , but if you have any doubts, you should ask the previous question."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Lu Li with a slightly smug look in his eyes.

Unlike Lu Li who focused all his attention on solving the case, his attention was all on Lu Li.As a peer, he doesn't like being suppressed by a brat, since they are investigating the case together, he will do everything he can to suppress the kid.

He thought that the case was insufficient, so he kept paying attention to Lu Li, and seeing Lu Li paying attention to Chang Sui, he also looked over, and soon saw the soft sword in Chang Sui's waist, so he raised it first, so that the boy would have no chance to show up.

Lu Li didn't care, the case was solved, not fought, as long as the clues were moving forward, he didn't care about Wang Dexing's intentional or unintentional provocations, and besides, this old man is over 50, so it doesn't matter to give people some face.

Meng Qian's long follower is called Yu Shi, and indeed he possesses martial arts. Since he followed Meng Qian, he has been inseparable from Meng Qian, and what he sees and hears is also consistent with Meng Qian. Even last night, he was with Meng Qian The main hall could not provide any more clues about the deaths of the five people.

Wang Dexing was upset, "You are the only one around here who knows martial arts, and your young master has a rift with the five of them. Maybe it was you who got angry and killed him!"

Yu Shi took a step forward in dissatisfaction, his lowered brows and eyes were full of gloom.

Meng Qian stretched out his hand to block him, and looked at Wang Dexing coldly, "There must be evidence for what you say, and there is no evidence for empty words. If you come up and point out that I kill people, I am a king, and malicious accusations are also crimes!"

Wang Dexing was taken aback, his eyes fell on Lu Li unexpectedly, this guy was playing tricks with Shen Wansha, laughing into a ball...

For a while, sweat climbed up the forehead, and I was fooled!He fell for it!This kid deliberately recruited him like this!

He was staring at Lu Li viciously, and Zhao Zhu who was beside him cast a cold look over him, and his body softened immediately from fright.

County magistrate Huang sighed, and made amends for him, "Mr. Meng, don't be angry. When encountering such a big case, the people in the yamen are under a lot of pressure. It is inevitable to say the wrong thing in a moment of excitement. Please, Mr. Meng, ignore the fault of the villain." Afterwards, I may ask you to help me with something, especially the maids in the house, and I will also ask you questions... I ask you to cooperate with the investigation regardless of past suspicions, Mr. Meng."

Meng Qian flicked his sleeves, "My lord speaks seriously. A homicide case happened here. If I can help, I will do my best. It's just that this random filthy thing can't happen."

"Exactly, my lord, please..."

After Meng Qian left, County Magistrate Huang smiled and pointed at Wang Dexing, "You, you, the older you get, the more unbearable you are, and it's just that people are suspected, and it's hard to point it out without evidence!"

Old Wang Dexing blushed, "The little old man is not talented, and he caused trouble for the adults."

"Just pay attention." County magistrate Huang got up and called Lu Li, "The rest are female relatives, and it's inconvenient to move around because of a murder case in the temple. Let's just make up for it and go there in person."

Lu Li had no objection, "Okay."

A group of people walked to the incense courtyard in a mighty manner.

Because of the murder case, firstly, to protect the scene, and secondly, people will always feel uncomfortable. Both Meng Qian and Mrs. Huang County Magistrate changed yards, which are some distance away from the murder scene.

The group followed magistrate Huang to his wife's place.Because she sent someone to pass the message, Mrs. Huang sat in the main hall and waited early. When she saw them arriving, she stood up and saluted.

Lu Li came in and saw someone he knew!

Turning his head to look at Shen Wansha, Shen Wansha also winked at him, apparently still remembering.

The acquaintance remembered them even more, the room was quiet, and before County Magistrate Huang had time to speak, she spoke first, "It's you!"

Shen Wansha smiled and cupped his hands in salute, "Isn't this Miss Qin? Why are you interested in coming to the temple to play? What do you want to buy this time?"

Lu Li smiled secretly.

That's right, the girl who spoke was exactly Qin Lurou who had met once in Guan County.

The last time we met, Qin Lurou and Liu Wenli were together, and Liu Wenli threatened to slap Lu Li and Shen Wansha in the face, and arrogantly wanted to pack the things from the stall, but instead, they were slapped in the face by local tycoon Shen Wansha, who bought them directly. Opened a jewelry store!

I heard that the Qin family is very powerful in Guan County, and because her sister is the wife of a neighboring county, Qin Lurou is very shy in the circle. Looking at the posture in front of her, and thinking about the words of Huang County Magistrate, could it be Qin Lurou's sister? Is it the magistrate Huang's wife?Qin Lurou came to accompany her sister to offer incense?

Lu Li turned his gaze to the woman who spoke before.

The woman looked very young, probably not yet 30 years old, with a slim figure, gorgeous clothes, almond eyes and peach cheeks, very beautiful, there was a hint of sadness between her brows, and her temperament was even more lovable.

Even the voice was soft, "Lu Rou, don't be rude."

Shen Wansha quietly wrote on Lu Li's hand: This is the continuation.

Lu Li thinks it is very possible, the age difference between the two is too large.

Qin Lurou's mouth was slightly flattened, and her eyes were wet, "Sister..."

"My husband's business is important." Mrs. Huang glanced softly at the magistrate Huang, and blessed the stranger behind him, "I'm being polite."

Everyone sideways avoided.

County magistrate Huang supported her arm and told her to sit, "You are too strict, Lurou is still young, you just have to teach me as a sister."

Mrs. Huang smiled slightly, with a dimple on the corner of her lips, "I know."

She glanced at Qin Lurou, motioned her not to make trouble, and pulled her to sit next to her, "My husband brought someone here, but he wants to formally write a confession? The concubine and my sister are ready, and I will repay you with the truth."

County Magistrate Huang looked at Lu Li, Lu Li nodded, and he signaled his subordinates to prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstone for records, "Let's begin."

Mrs. Huang's expression was quiet, and she spoke slowly, "A few days ago, my sister and I went to the Ciguang Temple to offer incense and worship Buddha. We live in the second incense courtyard in the northeast corner. I often come to this temple, and I don't think there is anything unusual. The five dead... I haven't seen it before, but occasionally the next door is noisy, but it's just a little noisy. When I copied the scriptures and picked up fomi, I was the most calm and didn't pay much attention. Last night, my sister and I went to bed very early. I didn't hear any unusual movement." Mrs. Huang finished slowly, pointing at Qin Lurou, "My sister, my concubine, met those five people once, and she was wronged... Lurou, tell everyone Speak."

"Just the day before yesterday, when I came back from evening class with my sister, I suddenly remembered that there was a handkerchief left outside. I didn't want to trouble my sister, so I asked the maid to follow to get it. If I didn't want to, I met those five apprentices. They spoke rudely. Very rude, I was so angry, I scolded them a few words, they were tall and big, it was scary to surround them together, I just... I ran away... After that, I was too scared to go out, and then I didn't see them either..."

"What about last night? Did you hear anything?"

Qin Lurou was a little uneasy, she glanced at her sister, Madam Huang nodded slightly, and patted his hand, "Don't be afraid, your brother-in-law is here."

Qin Lurou bit her lip, "Last night I drank an extra bowl of soup, and my sister and I slept very early, so I woke up... once. I didn't turn on the light for fear of disturbing my sister. I looked outside through the crack of the door. Someone is passing by."

"What time, what kind of person?" Lu Li asked.

"I don't remember the time... I didn't look at it, and the figure was very vague. I only saw shoes, which were monk shoes."

Wang Dexing immediately stood up, "I see, the murderer is Hongran!"

He looked excited, "Many times, the murderer is the one who finds the body for the first time. Hongran must have killed the person! He is a monk, wearing monk shoes, killing people in the courtyard, closing the courtyard door, and it is quiet inside. It was quiet and no one was paying attention, he had a lot of time to deal with it slowly, but the corpses in the wild must be done as soon as possible, otherwise there is a danger of being discovered, so he rushed there early in the morning!"