The first work of the imperial prison

The night is quiet and silent, and the sound of tea being poured into the cup is particularly crisp and ding-dong, like spring water hitting a stone platform, like pearls falling lightly on a jade plate, not so short, nor so long, time and energy It's all just right, as if it can hit your heart.

The teapot touched the table lightly, and the teacup was pushed in front of the person's fingers, Ye Baiting heard the sound of the corner of the other party's clothes brushing against the table, very softly.

He raised his head and met Qiu Yiqing's eyes.

This person is the same as before, his eyes are as deep as the starry sky, and only one or two eyes show a cold light, which makes you have nowhere to spy.

He is whole in front of you, sincere and frank, there is nothing that cannot be revealed, nothing is a secret that must be hidden behind, and cannot be known to others, he is very frank, as long as you are willing to understand.

The eyes of the two collided, and there was a long silence.

The atmosphere in the room was suddenly strangely quiet. Shen Jiang looked at the young master, then at the commander, and the two looked at each other... What was he talking about that he didn't understand?Shouldn't he be here?Should he say goodbye and leave?

But the case is not over yet...

Shen Jiang bit the bullet and tried to mobilize his little sensitivity in emotion. After careful observation, he found that although the two were looking at each other, they didn't seem to be ambiguous?Unlike the moment before, although there was no physical contact, but just looking at each other, it was so sweet that it seemed to be able to pull out silk...

He doesn't understand what they are communicating, but it doesn't matter, as long as it is not that kind of ambiguous, he is not disturbing here.

Shen Baihu raised his fist to his lips and coughed twice: "Then what, anyway, whether they find General An or not, it has nothing to do with this matter? Shall we continue to look at the murder case first?"

"of course."

Ye Baiting quickly withdrew his gaze, and turned his attention back to the case: "The first deceased, Lu Ming, was Zhong Xingyan's master, but he colluded with Bi Zhenghe in private. I don't know if the commander can find out what happened to the money?"

Hatred and Suspicious Green Jaws: "I sent someone to check Bi Zheng's accounts before, until today, I have no definite evidence. Although he did it in a concealed manner and his name and property were scattered, it is true that a large amount of money flowed in during a fixed period of time. The origin is unknown. Every time these times are met secretly with Lu Ming, it is very likely that these are given by Lu Ming. These unknown money will not be kept in his account for a long time, and will be transferred immediately. Unknown and hard to track down."

It is because the process went very quickly, and the money did not reflect on Bi Zhenghe. For example, his basic necessities of life have been the same for many years. He has never suddenly become rich and bought something with a lot of money. No one noticed him, nor did he suspect him, and Jin Yiwei couldn't lock or find him in a short time.

Ye Baiting took a sip of tea: "Where is Zhong Xingyan, have you noticed this?"

"I know this!" Shen Jiang opened the small notebook in his hand, "When the commander checked Bi Zhenghe earlier, he asked me to trace Zhong Xingyan's past whereabouts. I was lucky and happened to find some evidence, and found that Zhong Xingyan had checked Bi Zhenghe. The two of them have different political views, so it's normal to check each other, but I found that Zhong Xingyan checked Lu Ming incidentally. He probably suspected the relationship between the two, but during that time, the number of times he met Lu Ming changed. Little, did not do other things, and then everything returned to normal..."

"I feel that Zhong Xingyan should have checked and suspected it, but in the end he handled it lightly."

"But there are doubts about this kind of thing. One has two, and it wears down mutual trust the most." Shen Jiang put the small book on the table and pushed it to the young master, "Look, although the two parties are still in the relationship of master and subordinate, Lu Ming is still Zhong Xingyan's master. , but after that, Lu Ming was only in charge of business matters, or helping him find a woman, and rarely involved in politics, has Zhong Xingyan started to be wary?"

Ye Baiting looked at it carefully, then nodded slightly: "It cannot be ruled out that Zhong Xingyan has murderous intentions towards Lu Ming."

But if Lu Ming was killed by him, and Bi Zhenghe was also his man, the former because of betrayal, and the latter because of political differences and couldn't get along, then what about Yu Linglong, and why?

According to Zhong Xingyan's taste, he likes women from good families, and Yu Linglong is obviously not in his range, so why would he suffer?From this aspect alone, some explanations do not make sense.

Shen Jiang couldn't figure it out either, and rubbed his chin: "Could it be that the secret that Yu Linglong knows is that Lu Ming and Bi Zhenghe colluded to get his money?"

But it seems that there is no need to be on that night...

Ye Baiting thought in his eyes, and also mentioned someone: "Daha may not have no murderous intentions in this matter."

"Ah?" Shen Jiang was very surprised, "Didn't the young master say that he won't lift..."

Ye Baiting shook his head: "Before I was still in a misunderstanding. All his unreasonable troubles and exaggerations were for the benefit of the mission. He is stirring up trouble and making our emperor lose face. Let's get rid of him first, yes. Because of his bodily functions, he seems to be unable to commit violence against Yu Linglong. I thought about it carefully today. I met Daha for the first time. I found out from his physical condition, walking posture, and the smell of medicine on his body. There are obstacles in the matter, but it's just difficult to lift, it's not that he can't lift it, otherwise he wouldn't need to bring a concubine with him. I think his physical condition should be that if he wants to do this, he needs certain motivating conditions... he It may not be impossible to bully Yu Linglong."

"It's just that if this is the case, his murderous intentions will be more casual. It may be to surround the people around him, and he will move whoever is convenient."

"Mu Ya, the deputy head of the mission, also cannot get rid of the suspicion."

Qiu Xunqing's analysis: "On the night of the banquet, he did create a perfect alibi for himself, and he didn't have time to kill people, but he didn't need to do such trivial things as arranging drinks, as long as someone kicked him and passed on errands, can do it."

"As for the Su family..."

Now that the motive was mentioned, Ye Baiting put everyone together: "If Su Tu and Du Kang are the murderers, their murderous intention lies in knowing that Su Jiujiu is missed, and every time their timeline and action traces are somewhat ambiguous, Always around the crime scene."

Shen Jiang: "So, what about Su Jiujiu? Although she looks very quiet, she is not a girl to be bullied. Knowing that others are coveting her, is she disgusting? Will she want to do something for herself?"

But among these motives, there are two people who can't explain what happened to Yu Linglong. For example, Mu Ya, he can arrange drinks, fake wine can kill people, but he himself has no time to commit atrocities against Yu Linglong, Su Jiujiu is even more impossible , she is a girl, what can she do to another girl?

Unless the murderer in this case is not the same as the person who did it.

"Let's not forget that in this case, there is also the word wine."

Ye Baiting's eyes were piercing, clear and innocent: "The accident happened at a banquet. Suji Winery makes wine. Lu Ming wants to start a fake wine business. Yu Linglong has a special taste and hobby for wine. The men present like to participate in this kind of wine. He loves to see other people being forced to drink. Su Jiujiu is very resistant to this "hidden rule" and dares to pour wine on a man's face... This case seems to have been Surrounded by alcohol, will there be other special signals related to alcohol in places we don't notice?"

Shen Jiang hissed: "Hidden evidence... Then this one is a bit hard to find."

"There is also the wound on the body of the deceased Lu Ming." Ye Baiting thought for a while, and said, "The wound on the second toe of his right foot coincides with the time of the wound on his abdomen. It should have been left two days before his death. According to Du Kang, when the two had a dispute, the time was right, but Du Kang said that he only punched him in the abdomen and did not touch other places, so where did this injury come from?"

"There is no other direction at present, and I am not sure whether the result of this scar will affect our judgment on the case. However, to solve the case, we must pay attention to every detail and explain every detail. We still need to pay attention to this point."

Shen Jiang raised his hand: "Then I'll look around again? By the way, I'll go to Suji Distillery and check inside and out to see if there's anything I've missed."

Next, I will continue to go over the details, the daily behavior of the people involved in the case, the timeline before and after the case, what has been violated recently, and the possible direction...

I stroked them all, and the night deepened.

Ye Baiting's eyes flickered slightly: "...Just follow these directions and focus on investigating, and there will be gains!"

Shen Jiang patted the table, eyes sparkling: "That's right!"

Qiu Yiqing opened the teapot: "It's getting late, let's rest first."

"Then my subordinate will take my leave first!" Shen Jiang was quite understanding this time, and immediately got up and left. Before turning around, he winked with the young master, teasingly.

Ye Baiting didn't care, quietly tidied up the quilt, quietly took off his clothes, quietly lifted one corner of the quilt, and looked at Qiu Yiqing: "Commander, rest for a while?"

As soon as Qiu Yiqing finished clearing the table, his throat rolled when he looked at Xiao Wuzuo's eyes like clear springs and bright moons. He couldn't hold back his footsteps when he was supposed to rush out, so he pressed the button of the front button slowly with his big hands: "Okay."

Late at night in early summer, the heat of the day receded, and it was a bit cooler. This room was in the innermost part of Fusi, Beizhen, with thick and high walls, so it was cool during the day, and it was even worse at night, so it needed to be covered with a thin quilt.

The breaths of the lovers blend together, and the air is instantly ambiguous. Someone's hand is about to move, and the thin quilt is lifted up.

"do not move."

Qiu Xunqing pressed Xiao Wuzuo's dishonest hand, and lightly kissed him on the side of his temple, and said in a low voice, "... Be good, huh?"

Ye Baiting's hand was held, and he didn't stop, his fingertips lingered lightly on the man's mouth: "The commander's flesh is a little rough... How did you grind these cocoons?"

The hot breath of hatred and suspicion fell on his ears: "Don't you know everything? The first work?"

Ye Baiting's eyes flickered slightly, and she leaned closer and kissed his lips, her voice was very soft, as if she had a small hook, blooming charm in this dark night, fascinating: "I want to hear what you say."

Chou Yiqing's hands tightened slightly, and he couldn't help approaching, asking for more: "What do you want...to hear?"

But Ye Baiting stretched out a finger and pressed against his lips, the moonlight was shining in his eyes, and his lips curled up cunningly: "The Commander knows."

……

The next morning, when Ye Baiting woke up, she felt that her voice was a little hoarse. After drinking a whole pot of water, it got better, but she was still uncomfortable, so she could only reduce her talking and raise her voice.

Dog man is so bad!Said that he had coaxed out a lot of words, it was unfair, and he wanted to listen to something nice, so he tossed him over and over with his hands and mouth, causing him to hum softly but couldn't hold it back, and finally begging for mercy was useless ...

Are you not a gentleman!Shouldn't you be elegant and upright, and be ceremonious!

Ye Baiting closed his eyes, found two fat seas from the pharmacy, and soaked them in today's teapot.

He didn't know when Qiu Yiqing left, he touched the place next to him before he opened his eyes, it was already cold, the dog man might not have slept for long at all.But these days he has improved a lot. Although he is still busy day and night, his feet are constantly busy, the black and blue eyes are getting lighter and lighter, and his physical condition should be better. His sleep threshold may be different from others, no It takes too long, as long as the quality is enough.

There is nothing to say next, I am still busy, the general direction is already in place, but the details need to be confirmed one by one to ensure that there are no mistakes and no omissions, someone is running outside, he has to continue to focus on cooking, the contents of the deceased's stomach... he Be sure to know what it is!

It was another busy day, and Shen Baihu was exhausted from running. He took two sips of lunch and didn't care much about drinking water. In the evening, he finally settled on something. He was relieved, but he couldn't move. Yes, I saw a big bluestone on the side of the road, it was flat and nice, and it looked very comfortable to sit on... He was going to rest his feet, heaved a sigh of relief, and then returned to Fusi, Beizhen.

As soon as he sat down and took a long breath, he felt something was wrong, his nose wrinkled, and he smelled it from left to right, it seemed to be the smell of alcohol?Turning his head and looking back, hey, it was a coincidence that he rested outside the gate of Suji Winery?

Thinking of what the young master said before, he couldn't sit still anymore, and was about to look around, but before his butt left the big bluestone, he realized that there was something wrong with the corner of the wall next to him.

This is not the front door of Suji Distillery, this is the back door. The top of the wall is a bit high. When the outer wall was built to be strong, rice milk may have been used, and the rest was pasted with the wall skin. It's easy to peel off, but it's harmless, but where the natural peeling off... Suddenly there is a section?

Look around, this place is not conspicuous, and there is only this section, not too big. Shen Jiang has been working on cases for a long time, and has a lot of experience in judging traces. There can be no second explanation for this trace, could it be... Lu Ming had a dispute with Du Kang before he was alive, and he ran out after being punched. He was upset and kicked the wall. The other wall was fine, but because of his force, his own toe was injured?

In this case, Du Kang did not lie, he really only hit Lu Ming in the abdomen, and the time of the scar on Lu Ming's right toe was similar to the scar on his abdomen, so there is an explanation...

"Shen Baihu?"

Shen Jiang was going through the details of the case in his mind, but he didn't notice that the door opened, and a girl came out, with pear face, exquisite body, white and soft fingertips, and a cool demeanor, very familiar: "Su Jiujiu?"

Su Jiujiu handed over a bowl of water: "When I heard movement outside the door, I came out to have a look."

Shen Jiang was not too polite, took it and drank it. The well water was clear and sweet, just to quench his thirst. I don’t know if it’s because of the wine shop, but even the water smelled like wine, and it was quite delicious: “Do you know someone came?”

Su Jiujiu took the empty bowl, and his willow eyebrows drooped slightly: "The back door of my house is a little far away from the entrance of the alley, and there is a big bluestone. Passers-by often rest and beg for a bowl of water. Sometimes we hear the movement, and we don't see people. It’s a shame that I will also take the initiative to speak and invite people to drink.”

No wonder I brought a bowl of water as soon as I came out.

Shen Jiang looked at Su Jiujiu: "Your family is really warm-hearted."

"It was put by my father," Su Jiujiu held the bowl in his hand. In the dark night, his skin and white porcelain corresponded, and he couldn't tell which was whiter. "He has a cold face and a hot heart. He never left the border, but his heart never came back. He always said that he should not embarrass General An. He always kept in mind what he could see and help, saying that the alley was so long that it was fine for young people to walk around. Children, you will always be tired in the middle and need to rest your feet. I don’t know where I moved this big bluestone. Occasionally, when I see people passing by, I invite them to enter the courtyard for a drink. After a long time, my junior brother and I have gotten used to it.”

General An again...

It was hard for Shen Jiang not to think of what the young master said last night. Something seemed to be floating in front of his eyes, and he couldn't catch it for a while, so he could only go back secretly, and thanked Su Jiujiu: "Thank you, the sky is getting dark, you alone It's inconvenient for the girl's house, please close the door and lock it."

"Shen Baihu, please go." Su Jiujiu saluted, then entered the yard, and the door was really closed and locked.

……

In the dark night, Qiu Yiqing was also busy.

Time passed by, and the night was getting thicker and thicker. His figure was jumping and moving in the corner of the high wall and the house.

He entered the courtyard where the Oirat Mission temporarily lived.

The courtyard is very quiet. I don't know if the Wala people have no guards or the guards are in the dark. It feels very empty inside and out.

First, the east side, the candles in the wing room were extinguished, it was deeper, and it was the best and most dignified place in the whole courtyard, where the leader Daha lived.

After three breaths, the lights in the west wing were also turned off. This location is opposite to Daha, and it is the next best place. Of course, the deputy leader Muya lives there.

Qiu Yiqing was hidden in the dark, counting a few times silently in his heart, and saw two figures jumping out one after another, one with big arms and round waist, and the other slightly thin. It was Daha and Muya.

The two obviously didn't come out from the same direction, they happened to bump into each other, and they should have recognized each other instantly, and they didn't call for someone, but passed by.

Daha snorted, and with just one tone, he conveyed his dissatisfaction.

Muya didn't speak, didn't show any expression, and of course she wasn't frightened, she turned and walked back.

"You'd better die outside, so I don't have to worry about it."

"You are the one, it's better not to die here, there are many things to do."

The atmosphere between the two, from a certain level, is also very tacit.

Their figures were wrong, and they quickly left in different directions. No one knew where they were going or what they were doing, but Qiu Yiqing knew.He didn't stop it, and he didn't follow it, nothing, because he had enough people under his command, and someone would monitor and follow them. He came here tonight with his own purpose.

Like Ye Baiting, he always felt that he missed something, something was right in front of him, but he didn't realize... what was it?

Qiu Xunqing was going to search the whole yard again, just after walking around the perimeter, when he arrived at the main hall of the banquet at that time, his footsteps suddenly stopped, and he found a figure that was different and shouldn't be here.

He is of medium stature, has a decent back, and is good at lightness, landing silently, but his slightly limp right foot makes this posture not very good, and his forward movement is a bit slow.

It was Su Tu.

What is he doing here?

Qiu Yiqing didn't speak, and watched the other party quietly approaching the banquet hall, then went out, east, towards the grass and bushes, and then in the direction of a certain room, which was quite similar to Yu Linglong's traveling route that night...

Suddenly there was movement in the side yard, and the Oirats moved. They seemed to have sensed the intrusion of foreigners. They took the scimitar, and the faint cold light was murderous in the dark night, dazzling.

Su Tu was a little surprised. He tightened his grip on the weapon in his hand, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. He seemed to have recognized it. He was about to fight. Just as he was about to move, he heard the soft sound of stones beside him, falling on his toes to the west, a foot away. The place.

Startled, the pebbles came again, this time to the west, but only three feet away, and waited, another pebble came over, this time six feet away...

Someone is showing him the way!

Su Tu turned around, and soon saw Qiu Yiqing coming out of the shadows, and the other party quickly gestured to him——

He understood what it meant.

Just as he hesitated, he saw Qiu Yiqing's slightly raised eyebrows, which seemed a little displeased. He sighed slightly, stood upright, saluted Qiu Yiqing, and jumped in the direction indicated by the small stone. leave.

Qiu Yiqing turned to the opposite direction, deliberately making some noises to attract the Wala people.

With his skill, it's no problem to lure this group of people away. He moved east and west at one time, mobilizing almost everyone to chase and intercept him, but no one touched his clothes, or even saw his face. , Searching everywhere, after finding nothing, still wondering if it was just an illusion, did someone really sneak in?

Chou Xunqing responded very easily, while mobilizing the position of the opponent's unit, he could also check the places he wanted to see, such as the room where Yu Linglong suffered atrocities.

Still nothing.The evidence clues for this record have been collected and sorted out long ago, and there is nothing new on Beizhen Fusi's desk.

novel……

Qiu Yiqing suddenly paused, Yu Linglong took this route, how could Su Tu know?He was drinking with others at that time, so it was impossible to see it, so why was he able to find it so accurately?

He simply started all over again, walked Yu Linglong's route again, twice... Then he found that Yu Linglong didn't have to go to this room to be humiliated. There is a fork in the middle of the route, she can turn to the other side, take advantage of the geographical advantage, and many bonsai blocks, and finally walk to a safe place.

Others may not be able to do this, but Yu Linglong is different. She is a dancer sent by the Jiaofang Division. She has been entertaining missions in recent days and has her own room in this courtyard. She should be familiar with the environment. She is a smart girl who knows how to be alive, why didn't she choose another path, but chose this one, which is obviously more dangerous?

What is she covering up?Still showing something?Or protection?

Qiu Yiqing suddenly remembered what Ye Baiting said when analyzing the case last night, saying that this case is a bit clever, no matter the person, event, or problem, it seems to be related to alcohol. Is this word full of other places, waiting for their interpretation?

liquor……

Qiu Yiqing's heart suddenly moved, instead of staying in this room, he walked out, thought and identified several directions, and turned to the warehouse where Yu Linglong's body was dumped.

This warehouse was used by the Wala people for private use, and all the things they brought over were stored. The quantity was large and miscellaneous. Qiu Xunqing knew about it all the time, but he never checked it himself. This work was assigned to the bottom, and the bottom was not no problems found.

There are 'visitors' in the yard, and the Wala people are heavily guarded. Since people come, they will always leave, right?If you can't find anyone now, it doesn't mean you won't be able to block it for a while!

The commotion outside is getting louder and louder. However, the location of this warehouse is very special. It is built underground, and it is the deepest in the yard. At the intersection far away, Qiu Suqing didn't have to worry about it at all. He blew on the fire and stood in front of the shelf, looking at the same thing carefully...

An hour later, I really saw something different.

Qiu Yi Qingtong's eyes were startled, she closed her eyes, reached out to get the thing, blew out the flame, turned and left.

When we returned to Beizhen Fusi, it was almost dawn.

Ye Baiting didn't sleep at all that night, staring at his experiment records. At this time, he slightly bent his lips, a smile stained the bottom of his eyes, and was about to talk to a soldier, when he turned around, he saw Qiu Yiqing.

The man's clothes were slightly wrinkled and his shoes were stained with dust, but he couldn't hide his upright aura. He was as upright as before, with no expression on his face, but Ye Baiting saw the brilliance in his eyes.

"Have you gained anything?"

"Well," Chou Yiqing nodded, strode over, restrained his waist from the angle that others could see, "You seem to be very happy too, have you gained something?"

Ye Baiting nodded vigorously, with a bright smile: "Yes!"

Now it's time for Shin Kang...

Qiu Yiqing lowered his eyes: "I just received his letter, and I will be back at noon at the most. This case is about to be solved."

"The commander must be watched carefully, and don't tell the murderer to run away."

"rest assured."

The commander held Xiao Zuo's hand and pulled him to the room: "Sleep with me for a while."

When I turned around, the corner of my clothes slid past the door. In the early summer morning, the light was shimmering and the wind was gentle.