Suspect in Jinling

It seemed cloudy in the morning, but now it was sunny.

The building called Buddha is five stories high, and it is the main body of the brown-red floor. There are bright red wooden bridges with thick beams on both sides, connected by plank roads. When Kuang Jian and Xiao Qi came out, they saw someone calling for food. He yelled loudly: "Xu's family cooks cakes—give it to Mother Sanquhua!" The voice was round and clear, echoing for a long time on the banks of the Qinhuai River.

This area looks colorful at night, but it is quite dilapidated during the day. The river houses and pavilions on both sides have a history of at least a hundred years. The corners that have not been repaired in time, the cement is peeling off, and the corners are crumbling. Infiltrated by the prosperity for a long time, the taste of old history is still inevitable. Xiaoqi stepped on the grasshopper boat, carrying Kuang Jian, and headed eastward with the river water.

This little flag has a baby face and a small mole at the corner of his eye. He followed Kuang Jian all the way without any complaints. At this time, he looked at Kuang Jian standing on the bow of the boat without arrogance or impetuosity, thinking that he was already confident, so he couldn't help but speak. Asked: "Catcher, can we really find clues in this passage?"

After passing the plaque on the [-]th floor, the river began to narrow. The Qinhuai River revealed its crumpled refraction, moss grew like oil, and the brick walls of the river houses on both banks were covered with green fluff. The land washes against the waterline of the river bank, and when it descends, it reveals the crumpled shells of beetles that have rotted and stuck to the bluestone.

Kuang Jian: "The murderer must have landed on the river with Liulier. Since no trace has been found at the pier, it must be on a low-water step somewhere."

Xiao Qi: "But the Qinhuai River has been rectified. Except for the docks on the river bank, people are not allowed to dig river steps near their homes, and sampans and awnings are not allowed to gather."

Kuang Jian thought the same thing last night, but he got nothing because he changed his mind today: "Didn't Rong Hua say that, there are often students who gather to call Folou, have you ever thought that the Gongyuan has no dock, this group of young and energetic How does the young man usually get to the sixteenth floor?"

The sixteenth floor is so close to the Gongyuan, and the beauty Xiange is world-famous, and this group of brats just stay at the door, how could they not try to steal something?

"You suspect that the murderer is Gong Sheng?"

Kuang Jian did not answer this time, although he did have such thoughts.

Sha Xiangyue is willing to spend a lot of time to develop the internal response, which must be related to the high-ranking officials, but not necessarily the officials themselves. After all, most of these adult men have considerable financial resources and would not take risks just for a prostitute. He guessed that the murderer was very It may be a young official's son, whose father is in a prominent position and has spare money, but not enough to be accompanied by Liu Lier from time to time.If this is the case, he probably went to school in the Gongyuan area, and he knows the waterways and trails here very well. Then his escape route last night was probably at the low platform near the water near the Gongyuan. among the records.

"There!" Xiaoqi suddenly screamed, and he really saw an inconspicuous low platform near the water!

He swiped across with force, and Kuang Jian stepped up the steps first, shook the corner of his clothes, and saw a book shop with a magnificent plaque: Fuchun Hall.

"Brother, we can't make it through the front! Keep it sealed!"

The book store was so crowded that a fat man sitting behind the counter suddenly yelled at him angrily. Kuang Jian saw that the storefront spanned three rooms. A huge foliage potted plant, growing very prosperously, had just covered the fat man in the shadow, so Kuang Jian couldn't see it clearly in advance.

"Try quickly, but the store is still open?" Kuang Jian asked.

That person seemed to be the owner of the shop, guarding the counter, his face was full of red light: "My house is different from other houses, even if it is a government examination, there is still no shortage of people to patronize!"

Kuang Jian: "Why, your house doesn't close the stalls at night?"

Shopkeeper: "Of course not! In Xushi, that's when the Qinhuai River is bustling. What kind of stalls are there?"

Kuang Jian: "Did the shopkeeper see any suspicious people last night?"

The shopkeeper suddenly became alert, "Who are you? You're not here to buy books!"

At this time, the small flag was tied up and the ship came ashore. Although Kuang Jian had a different temperament, he was dressed in ordinary clothes, but the small flag was dressed in a brocade sweater. Stand up, "Officer...Officer, yo, the little one has eyes but doesn't know Taishan, and his surname is Tang. He is the owner of this shop. Are you here to investigate the case?"

Kuang Jian nodded, the question was still the same, "Did you see any suspicious people last night?"

Boss Tang scratched the back of his head, "You mean a suspicious person?... My road is full of students who go to the sixteenth floor. Any bastard is suspicious!"

Kuang Jian really guessed correctly, this waterway is indeed the place where the students of the Gongyuan Academy sneaked to the sixteenth floor.

Kuang Jian: "Then was there any girl who came up last night?"

"Girl?" Boss Tang said categorically, "No, even the cats in the Gongyuan area are male, so there are no girls!"

Kuang Jian took off the iron plate on his body, turned around and asked the little flag to go to the horse refusal office in front to ask for the record of the carriages and horses traveling in the Gongyuan last night. Only a thin little boy was helping the helper carry the books. The helper was not tall, unkempt, wearing a stained and crumpled white linen shirt, and the hem of the trousers was unstuck, stacking piles of books. He carried the books out and was so tired that he hunchbacked.

"It's just you and him?" Kuang Jian asked.

Boss Tang didn't know what Kuang Jian meant, so he said nervously: "He is from my country to help my nephew. The government examination has not been so busy these few days, and the guys have all gone home. Hey, a country boy with rough hands and feet, Officer, you are laughing!" After saying that, he wanted to lead him to the back hall, "The officer is here to investigate the case, how about going to the tea room in the back hall to have a sip of tea before leaving?"

Kuang Jian: "Is there a waiter behind your bookstore?"

It stands to reason that the location here is a bit out of the way. It is a bit abnormal for Linhe's book shop to spend such a large amount of stalls with such a complete set of supporting facilities.

But Boss Tang didn't think there was anything wrong: "Students are familiar with me. They often use this place to hold gatherings and poetry gatherings. The back hall is open and bright, so there is naturally a tea room. May the official go and have a look?"

"Assembly..."

Kuang Jian rubbed his chin, and suddenly asked: "Then have you ever held a Taiping Sect meeting?"

Boss Tang was startled immediately, and he spoke five minutes faster: "How is this possible! Although the students are absurd and like to sneak to the trick hall, they are all scholars! They worshiped Confucius Master Zhu, and the Taiping Scholar It’s something foolish people and women in the west of the city believe in, and the east of the city won’t have anything to do with it!”

Kuang Jian thinks about it, too, the student assembly likes to talk a lot, if there is a stronghold of the Taiping Sect here, it must have spread early.Kuang Jian got thirsty from chatting, so she asked the shopkeeper to pour him a pot of tea. Boss Tang went to the back hall in doubt, leaving only the little helper and Kuang Jian. Kuang Jian asked the little helper if there was anything suspicious last night. people wait?Can you see the girl coming up?The answers I got were mediocre and nothing worth noting.

Kuang Jian opened his eyes and looked at the bookstore. Apart from the tome of classics and history, there are unofficial histories, anecdotes, notes, and novels. Ask the little helper, "Your uncle's book shop is more prosperous than others, but because he has any books, others don't?"

I don't know if it was because of Kuang Jian's sudden smile or what, the little helper immediately blushed, lowered his head shyly, and pointed to the top row of books on the bookshelf.

The book didn't have a name on the outside, and the outer shell was specially made old and yellow. Kuang Jian was curious, so she took the book and opened it. It didn't matter this time, it turned out to be a book of erotic stories, not a male and female erotic story, but a erotic story of two girls , which is overprinted in color and engraved with engraving, each page is vividly posed and twisted so lifelike.

Maybe it's because Kuang Jian likes to be different from ordinary people. After being shocked by this kind of script, he accepts it calmly. After thinking about it again, he thinks that Boss Tang is really good at making money, and he doesn't know where he got it. Waiting for a small book, not to mention catering to the students' out-of-the-ordinary heart, can also evade taxes.

Just at this time, Xiaoqi, who was instructed by him, ran quickly and said to Kuang Jian: "Kuangtou, I got it! There were not many carriages entering and leaving the Gongyuan last night. There were only five of them. They were all students who were taking exams this year. Those who familiarize themselves with the examination room in advance include Cui's Mansion of the Ministry of Officials, Silou's Mansion of Pedestrians, and Yu's Mansion of Xunyuan..."

"Wait! Yufu...?"

Kuang Jian raised her hand to interrupt, put down the book, and suddenly remembered the conversation with Fourth Master this morning:

"Huai'an Mansion is not considered a great city connected to Hong Kong, and there are no great places of interest. Why did Sha Xiangyue bypass Huai'an Mansion and do such a thing on purpose?"

"Huai'an mansion, Mr. Yusinianyu, who is inspecting the courtyard, you know, he happens to be the official there, and he spends half of the year in Huai'an."

Kuang Jian suddenly thought of something, took the record, and said without a word: "Come, follow me to Yufu."

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Double update tomorrow.