i must be in hell

[She is weeping over a red rose. 】

Snapped.

The wind knocked down a flower that was about to wither and fell to the ground.

Ning Xiao picked it up and took a look, "There are also roses in this season?"

"This is the Four Seasons Rose, which blooms three or four times a year." Xu Shangyu glanced at it and said, "Now it's officially the flowering period in early summer."

Ning Xiao was surprised, "You even know this?"

An old man actually knows about flowers and plants, which really can't help but make him look sideways.

"I studied it when I was reading a book before." Xu Shangyu said again: "But even the Four Seasons Rose hardly blooms in winter. Do you know why?"

Ning Xiao shook his head honestly. "have no idea."

"because--"

Xu Shangyu pretended to speak seriously, and Ning Xiao listened attentively when he saw this.Unexpectedly, the next burst of aria almost deafened his ears!

"Look! The severe winter has frozen my veins, the frost has gnawed at my sprouts, and the storm has broken my branches. In such a cold season, I can no longer bloom." Xu Shangyu opened his hands, embracing the blue sky. "What a cold winter day, how can roses bloom!"

A mouthful of old blood choked in Ning Xiao's heart.

After the chanting, the poet turned his head proudly, saw Ning Xiao's expression as if he had seen a ghost, and said helplessly, "Hey, I'm just reciting a poem, so you don't have to be so disgusted."

"No." Ning Xiao tried hard to calm his mind. "I'm surprised that I just discovered a new species, a detective who can chant love poems on the main road." He stared at Xu Shangyu, "Why didn't I discover your traits before?"

"What trait? Erudite?"

"No, Mensao."

"To protest against discrimination, criminal police also have the right to like to read love poems."

"Then please watch quietly, and don't pollute my ears with arias."

"I hope you appreciate it."

"Ha ha."

The two bickered all the way, and unknowingly arrived at the destination of this trip.

"Okay, here we are, come in with me." Xu Shangyu stopped to retort, looked up at the small signboard, opened the door curtain and went in.

"Sister, I'm coming to eat."

Ning Xiao was surprised at how this guy was so rude, when he saw a woman in a headscarf coming out from the back room, she was surprised when she saw Xu Shangyu.

"Xiao Xu, you came early."

"Come and taste your craft, sister, how could you not come early?" Xu Shangyu greeted her with a smile, and then pulled Ning Xiao over. "Sister, this is my colleague, come over for dinner today."

"Okay, okay! I'll make two bowls of the most authentic beef noodles, just wait! Have some dim sum first!"

Wrapped in a black turban, the woman who looked like a minority brought two plates of snacks, turned around and went into the kitchen to get busy again, not treating these two as outsiders at all.

Ning Xiao was dumbfounded watching the whole process.

"Your sister?"

"How could it be?" Xu Shangyu peeled a melon seed and threw it into his mouth. "The eldest sister who runs a ramen shop I just met outside the guild hall. After chatting for a long time, I said I was hungry, so she called me to come over for lunch later. The eldest sister is very enthusiastic, so don't be restrained."

From his simple description, Ning Xiao could imagine how Xu Shangyu, who had mixed in with the people, got along with them, stood outside the hall pointing and gossiping, and by the way, met a lady from an ethnic minority. Rubbing noodles to eat.

After the eldest sister entered the back room, Ning Xiao pulled Xu Shangyu past him, and said in a low voice, "In this case, why did you bring me here!"

"Didn't you say you want to know the situation?" Xu Shangyu said: "I think it is necessary to listen to the opinions of the people nearby before asking the people in the guild hall. And the eldest sister is a minority, don't you I feel that from her standpoint, I can comment more objectively on what happened here."

Believe in you, there are ghosts!Picking up his sleeves, Ning Xiao was about to give this guy a good lesson, even the one who sang poems just now.

"Hey, face is here!"

At this moment, the elder sister brought two bowls of noodles and placed them in front of the two of them, enthusiastically said: "Noodles that are strong enough, freshly cut beef, secret sauce! Try it!"

grunt.

Ning Xiao glanced at the steaming beef noodles dripping with spicy oil in front of him, and swallowed the words he was about to say along with his saliva.

Xu Shangyu smiled and handed him a pair of chopsticks. "Eat, let's talk after we have something to say."

Ning Xiao resolutely resisted for three seconds, and finally fell under the temptation of delicious food.But speaking of it, this beef noodle tastes really good, the meat is fragrant and the noodle is strong, and it has a special texture in the mouth.Just as he was busy eating noodles, he suddenly noticed that the person beside him put down his chopsticks at some point.

"You..." Why don't you eat?

Ning Xiao also raised his head, only then did he notice that the noodle restaurant that was empty just now was already full of people.

"Old Li, let me tell you, have you seen the police cars? They are so majestic, and several of them drove up at once."

"Isn't it? Such a big thing happened, and now that kid Chen Qiong can't cover it up."

"Two people died in a week, tsk tsk, this is haunted."

"I heard that those two women were jealous before. The first one died, and the latter hooked up with the gold master immediately. This is the jealousy of a dead ghost. Come back for revenge."

There were endless chattering voices, Ning Xiao heard it at first glance, and seven out of ten tables in the room were discussing the murder in the guild hall, and by looking at their faces, he could tell that there were many people in the room who were just now. People gathered in front of the guild hall to watch the excitement.

He turned to look at Xu Shangyu, only to see this guy sitting back and eating noodles again.

"Ah, I'm so hungry after watching the excitement." Xu Shangyu muttered while sucking on the noodles. "The noodles here are still delicious."

He must have already figured it out!Ning Xiao gritted his teeth.

This ramen shop must be a place where nearby people often gather. Just after the meal, the crowd who finished watching will naturally choose to eat here.Ning Xiao realized it instantly, and felt ashamed of being teased.He endured it, thinking that if he erupted at this time, he had been fooled, so he didn't find out what he had done, and continued to eat noodles quietly.

When eating, people seem to be the most defenseless, chatting with the companions at the same table without any scruples about the people around them.After this meal, these two people listened to everything they should know and not know.Xu Shangyu drank the last drop of soup in the bowl, bid farewell to the enthusiastic elder sister of the minority, and the two left after collecting a lot of information.

After this trip, they had a preliminary understanding of the homicide in the guild hall in the eyes of outsiders.The jealous hostesses died one after another, which was rumored to be the revenge of the dead.Ning Xiao always felt that there seemed to be something hidden under this rumor.

"I have to ask the staff in the guild hall. I want to know the cause of the death of the previous deceased and how her body disappeared." After Ning Xiao finished speaking, he felt strange eyes from the people around him.

He turned around and saw Xu Shangyu staring at him.

"I'm curious, why are you so concerned about this case?" Xu Shangyu asked: "At this time, shouldn't you be concerned about Heye's next move?"

Ning Xiao snorted. "Didn't I tell you?"

"what?"

"This is Heye's so-called next move."

Xu Shangyu paused, then his face changed abruptly, and he asked like a cannonball: "When did you find out? Reasoning, speculation, or the case is similar to your novel? Do you know who the murderer is?"

"None." After he finished asking, Ning Xiao calmly took out his phone and showed it to him. "I just took the time to log in to the page and found that there is a new message under the directory."

【Case [-] has been sent】

Straightforward enough, concise enough, enough to name the center of gravity.And judging from the time of the message, it happened to be the moment when Ning Xiao arrived at the guild hall, so the accuracy was terrifying.

Ning Xiao took back the phone. "So I think what we need to do now is not only to find the murderer, but also to find the clues that He Ye hid in the case."

Xu Shangyu groaned. "What are you going to do?"

"The first step is to collect more intelligence."

After the two returned to the hall, they handed over the work of guarding the scene to Zhao Yun and Lu Fei, and began to ask the staff here one by one.

First place: Chen Qiong, general manager.

"The identities of the two dead people? The first one is Su Li, and the second one is Yang Yun. Both are contract workers here."

"Disputes? Impossible. My employees are in harmony with each other. There can be no major disputes."

"There is no big benefactor. The customer is God, and we are dedicated to providing the best service for every customer."

"Yes, Su Li's body is gone, but it's definitely not a fake corpse. There are no ghosts and gods in this world!"

"I deeply regret the unexpected deaths of both men and I will notify their families."

Second place: Ma Ru, bartender.

"I know them, I talk to them a lot, and they're both nice girls."

"Su Li is a college student. Even though we are... a place like this, many people admire highly educated people. Everyone admires her, she knows a lot."

"Yang Yun? Fortunately, I haven't seen the two of them quarreling."

"The corpse is gone, who knows? Maybe people really have souls."

"They're all poor girls."

Third place: Zheng Yingying, female publicist.

"I'm not very familiar with them, and I don't know much."

"However, there is one thing. Yang Yun admires Su Li a lot. She is so arrogant that she only listens to Su Li."

"What's wrong? A few days before Su Li's death, the two had a big fight, which seemed to be quite serious. Fighting for money? Is there such a thing? Maybe."

"Where did Su Li's body go? How could someone like me know?"

"The cause of death? Who knows, Su Li died out of nowhere, and now Yang Yun has followed. Who will be next? Heh, maybe it's me."

……

After asking several people repeatedly, Ning Xiao and Xu Shangyu found a quiet place in the guild hall.

There are many seats separated by high boards in the hall on the first floor. Two people sit in it. Even if someone looks down from the second floor, they cannot be seen without paying attention.

Ning Xiao sat down on the thick sofa cushions, loosened his collar, and felt a breath of air.

"The collection is complete."

He said, snapping his fingers.

"Now, start building the evidence chain!"