Suspect in Jinling

The strong cowhide band was pulled out of the white mark, and then quickly rebounded with a "snap".

With his hands tied behind his back, Zhu Shi slammed into a chair and struggled unremittingly, moaning and begging for mercy, "Catcher, this is too tight, catcher..." This is Sha Xiangyue's residence, The calming cypress fragrance wafted around, and Sha Xiangyue took the initiative to avoid it. Kuang Jian requisitioned paper and pens in his room, and then sat down in front of Zhu Shi——

"You made the vase lock in Pangfu's study, right?"

He has a majestic voice, and his face is especially cold when he is serious.

Zhu Shi rolled his eyes and nodded with embarrassment.

Kuang Jian: "Let me tell you first, I'm here to investigate the case of Mr. Si Pang of the town government. He was killed in the study last night. The lock you made is the key to the case. The question I'm waiting for is very important. I advise you to tell the truth and don't try to hide it."

Zhu Shixi was frightened when he heard that he was involved in a life lawsuit, and nodded his head like garlic, "Oh!"

"Then start asking now." Kuang Jian unfolded the rice paper and dipped it in ink, "Where is your home?"

"what?"

Zhu Shi was stunned: Isn't it a murder case?How to ask him this question?

He confusedly turned towards the west of the city, "It's...in Nail Lane."

"Then why are you running in this direction?"

"……Forehead."

Zhu Shi stopped again. When people flee, they always run to places they are familiar with. If he said that he came to find Master Killer... wouldn't it be inappropriate...

Fortunately, Kuang Jian didn't want to hear his real answer, so he asked another question, "How did you know Sha Xiangyue?"

Obviously, this question is much easier to answer, Zhu Shi immediately cooperated and said everything: "It was last year, I met by chance...In the west of the city, everyone is in this line of work, I must have heard of it, oh, no no No, I've heard of him, but he hasn't heard of me. When I first met him, I always skipped work and went to the casino to gamble and drink. The business in Dafu, I didn’t have much money at the time. He is such a powerful person, so I will work hard. I practiced hard for more than half a year, and I just made locks, and I picked the hardest and densest wood to practice. Hey, catcher, you Do you know how hard the wood is? It’s so hard that the bones are about to rot. It’s really impossible for an ordinary carpenter to do it. I do it every day and chisel it every day. It takes half a year to chisel it. The job, I just finished it not long ago, but fortunately they settled the money quickly, and half a year of hard work was worth it."

Kuang Jian ignored his playful smile, and said coldly, "So you've made a lot of money now, and you're starting to go on errands again?"

Kuang Jian can still vividly remember the way Zhu Shi shook his arms in the morning. The serious carpenters in the whole workshop have already started work, and he is the only one who is still meddling in his own business and eating melon seeds.

Zhu Shi seemed to want to touch his neck, but because his hands were tied, he could only rub it with his shoulders, "Master Catcher, don't look at me like this, my craftsmanship is fine, otherwise I wouldn't let Master Kill take notice of me, right?" The old masters who took me said, I, I am spiritual, I am born to do this, but I am too young and my temper is not stable, hehe."

Kuang Jian: "Is it because Sha Xiangyue came to you directly to work in Pang Mansion?"

Zhu Shi: "Look for it in private? That's impossible! What's the matter? He recommended it to the Pang Mansion, and the head of the Pang Mansion came to see me."

Kuang Jian looked at him, "So he was the one who drew the picture first and sent it to Pangfu, who then sent it to you."

Zhu Shi: "Yes."

Kuang Jian: "Then Pangfu will send you the materials, and you will work according to the drawings."

Zhu Shi: "Yes."

Kuang Jian: "Then his drawing is wrong, do you know that?"

Zhu Shi's mouth snapped shut, looking like a squirrel stuffed with pine cones in horror.

Kuang Jian had a clue in his mind: there was indeed a problem with the artwork.

He repeated it flatly, "You know he drew the wrong picture."

Zhu Shi's eyeballs twitched, thinking of the death of a high-ranking official, he immediately said: "No, the drawing is not wrong, it's because there are always errors in the manuscript..."

"Don't make excuses!"

Kuang Jian interrupted him sternly, "I've read the manuscript, how could it be half wrong?! You know that he made a mistake in the drawing, but you followed the wrong drawing and made the mistake without responding to anyone!"

"no!"

"That is, you and the master murderer conspired together to open the door for the murderer."

"Not to mention! Wronged! Wronged! That's just a little bit of fault, a little bit..."

Kuang Jian said indifferently: "You admit that there is something wrong with the manuscript."

Zhu Shi became anxious, his face flushed red with anxiety, and he finally choked out three words: "No... no... he's sick!"

Kuang Jian frowned.

The chair made a loud noise, and because of his anxiety, Zhu Shi wished he could stick to Kuang Jian and explain: "At that time, he was sick, Master Sha was sick! When I received the picture, it was winter, and he was sick. I found something wrong. But it’s not a big problem. It’s just that the lock cylinder is easy to slide down. Can you understand? Sometimes it may slide down by itself. It’s definitely not obvious in the short term, but after a long time, five or seven years, it’s just a problem. Accidentally locking the door by itself, but it’s not a big problem, it’s not a problem of killing people... I guess killing the master must be a mistake in drawing a picture while sick!"

"So you're going to be wrong?"

"No! How is that possible! I can't cause trouble to my benefactor by smashing my own signboard, can I? I want to change it back secretly. After all, it is something inside the lock cylinder. Anyway, outsiders can't see it. I want to change it!"

"but?"

"But there's something wrong with that wood!"

"what is the problem?"

"Wake up wood! It doesn't wake up wood! 'Wake up wood first, then boast'! This is the rule!"

Kuang Jian frowned tightly, completely clueless.

Zhu Shi became anxious, his hands and feet were bound but he wished he could dance, "Ah, how can I tell you this, that is, wood has its own temper, and it will be unstable when it is off the ground. Soak in the wood storage pond for a few months before sawing it off. Yes, yes, there is one in Master Kill’s yard. You came in and saw that small pond. There was a piece of wood floating in it. The one that climbed the little turtle was soaked like that. It, the more expensive the wood, the more complicated this procedure is, otherwise, the wood will split when you saw the blade. Our workshop usually gets goods from the logging village. The goods are not big, and the wood merchants are fixed, and the wood will be delivered in advance. Xingmu, the carpenter doesn’t need to worry about it, but this time it’s different, the angelica head was shipped from overseas, and only one piece was delivered to me. Who would have thought that foreign things would not wake up wood! I saw the blade, If it is cracked, the materials will be short. I also asked Mr. Qiu if there is any wood left. After asking, I found out that the rest were sent to the Suzhou government to make furniture. One radish and one hole, there is no extra for me! "

Kuang Jian: "Boss Qiu also knows that there is something wrong with this lock?"

Zhu Shichang shouted: "Hey, my catcher, he is the master, and he wants to pay me, how dare I tell him!"

After all, it was still the same thing. Kuang Jian wrote the reasons before and after on the pleading paper like flying, and said in his mouth: "So you finally sent out a defective product. Anyway, it's something inside the lock cylinder. , and outsiders can't see it', you just don't have this matter and hand in the job directly."

"...This," Zhu Shi wanted to scratch his head, "you can't say that..."

Kuang Jian snorted softly: "It's not all the same thing, what's the point of sophistry." Then she turned around behind him and pressed his fingerprints for him.

Zhu Shi could only be manipulated by the catcher in front of him, and he was almost pissed off.

"Don't worry, I'll take him back now, he won't be able to escape."

Cheng Dabin's body was like an iron tower, and his voice was like a bell. He took the handprinted form with one hand, and grabbed Zhu Shi's arm with the other. Zhu Shi was like a squirrel, with the expression that someone had stolen his winter food, Bored and completely depressed.

When Ying Tianfu went out to handle cases, there was always a shortage of manpower. Usually, in such a situation, the guards who were not in a hurry would arrest two children on the street and ask them to report the news. A few copper coins for the child. If the guards can’t find the child, they will find a nearby military shop and ask Kuaishou to deliver the message urgently with a fish tube. The first few names were sent back with the mechanism bird in Qian Jin's pocket.

Ying Tianfu was extremely efficient, within half a cup of tea, Kuang Jian's case came out, and Cheng Dabin's support also arrived, without any delay.Kuang Jian asked Qian Jin to go back first with Brother Cheng, took out a clove, chewed it twice quickly, and spat it out, saying that he had other things to ask, Qian Jin did not doubt that he was there, and walked away up.

This place is located on Huifu Street in the west of the city. The small courtyard faces south. In the early morning, the lighting is particularly good. Wisteria, late cherry blossoms, and February orchids that pass through the walls are shining in faintly and brightly.

Kuang Jian turned back to look at Sha Xiangyue. The four walls of the small courtyard were painted chalky white, and the arrangement was a little crowded. In the center was a huge cypress table, which was low furniture in the style of the Tang Dynasty, and the corners were turned over by the owner. It is a ginger-brown color with a certain age, and there are all kinds of small items on it, such as planes with different blades, knives, hammers, hammers, and a pair of wooden carved fat birds. Sha Xiangyue is standing behind the table In the northeast corner, leaning against the stone fence, feeding his fish and turtles.

"Is that the wood storage pool?" Kuang Jian walked over.

Zhu Shi's voice was so loud just now, Kuang Jian was sure that Sha Xiangyue must have heard it, but he still remained unmoved, the wisteria cut fine flower shadows on his body, and his illuminated finger joints were slender And clearly, fish food and sunlight rustled down from his fingertips.

"It's not a log storage pond, it's just raising logs for your own play."

It was a small pool with a square of two steps, a pool of stagnant water, the water level was very deep, Kuang Jian leaned over to look, and the part of the logs above the water was already covered with weeds, there was a turtle lying on it, and you could see it in the water. Crucian carp reproduces and tadpoles float.

"You drew the wrong manuscript." Kuang Jian said suddenly.

"I didn't make a mistake in the drawing." Without raising her head, Sha Xiangyue picked up another handful of fish food in the food box: "The manuscript was replaced by someone, and someone took advantage of me."

Kuang Jian grabbed a handful of fish food in his hand like a model, and sprinkled it down: "But this matter was found out, and no one can prove that your painting was correct."

Only then did Sha Xiangyue look up at him: "But even so, they will punish me for negligence of responsibility at most, and they can't prove that Mr. Pang's death is related to me."

In fact, Sha Xiangyue realized that there was a problem with the lock when Kuang Jian opened the wooden lock to play with it. When he saw that the original manuscript was changed at the same time, he knew that he was being used by others, but he still admitted that the drawing was wrong. Because it was the most favorable choice he could have made at the time compared to confusing explanations.

"You are deceiving yourself and others." Kuang Jian said, "It's not difficult to find out the flaws in your part. If the town government secretary can't catch the main culprit, they will regard you as an accomplice."

Suddenly, Sha Xiangyue's wrist holding the food box tensed up, and because of her thinness, two clear blue veins appeared on the inside of her wrist.Sha Xiangyue glanced at Kuang Jian, and really wanted to say that if it wasn't for you, the people in the town government department probably wouldn't be able to find her, but this was just an air of anger. What do you want me to do?"

Kuang Jian: "You know how the murderer got locked up from the outside, I want you to be a witness."

"I don't know." Barely thinking about it, Sha Xiangyue pursed her lips and refused directly, her cheek profile turned a bit stiff: "Master Catcher, you don't know the situation of people like me: the rules of doing things for the big mansion, Don't listen, don't look, don't know, I'm just a craftsman, I can't stand out casually."

Kuang Jian folded her arms and looked at Sha Xiangyue for a long time. She was a beauty, and she was also a smart and prudent beauty: "What do you want?"

Sha Xiangyue turned her head to look at him, her sun-dappled eyes were like a dream.

Kuang Jian folded her arms: "If you are only worried about safety, Ying Tianfu can provide protection."

Sha Xiangyue's eyes moved slightly, and she said softly: "I don't know anyone from Ying Tianfu, I only know you."

Kuang Jian's eyes were full of spring, she pursed her lips, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, Kuang promises you, until the dust of this case is settled, I will take care of your safety."

The wind pulled the branches of the evening cherry and trembled slightly, the tortoise climbed to the edge of the log, and fell into the water with a "plop", as if thanking him for his promise, Sha Xiangyue suddenly smiled a little: "There is one more question. "

"You said."

"How did the catcher guess that I know how the lock is locked outside?"

Kuang Jian suddenly pursed her lips and smiled.He doesn't smile very often, but this smile is very touching. He replied: "There is nothing to guess. You built half of Pang Mansion, so you don't know anything."