The first work of the imperial prison

In broad daylight, the universe is bright, and there are two figures in the north wind, one is tall and stalwart, the other is slender and handsome. You help me tighten my clothes, and I help you straighten my collar. The picture is very ambiguous.

However, Ye Baiting didn't notice it.

Because all the details of the information needed to be brainstormed just now, his thinking has not stopped, and because Qiu Xunqing's language density is different from the past, he speaks very quickly.

"One thing is very obvious—" Qiu Yiqing said in a sullen voice, "Rong Ningyu is either lying to cover up Zheng Baiwei, or the actual relationship with the little girl is not that close. She really doesn't know."

Ye Baiting thought about it, but didn't understand the meaning: "Why?"

Why is it so obvious?Why didn't he see it?

Qiu Xunqing looked around, jumped, broke off a branch from a tall tree, and handed it to Ye Baiting: "Take it."

Ye Baiting looked at the man opposite, then lowered his head to look at the branch in his hand: "Huh?"

Qiu Yiqing: "If you suddenly encounter an assassin at this time, the situation is critical, and you need to use it to prevent attacks, how will you hold it?"

Of course, Ye Baiting immediately lowered his head to observe, which branch of this branch is thicker and thinner, where it is easy to break, where it looks more resilient, what angle will not rebound and hurt himself...

He quickly selected a position and held it: "That's it."

"Wrong." Qiu Yiqing put his big hand on the back of his hand, and made a simple example adjustment, "There is a knot here, which doesn't seem to affect it at first glance, but if you hold it for a long time, the palm of your hand will hurt, it will bleed, and it will affect you. The speed and timing of swinging the sword... Only by holding here can you save more effort."

Swing a sword?

Ye Baiting frowned, forget it, the leader's lecture is just an example, it doesn't have to be so serious, but after careful observation...it seems to be the case?

He suddenly realized: "The commander is really professional."

When it comes to fighting, he is really not proficient in various weapons.

Qiu Yiqing slowly pulled the branch out of the young man's hand: "Different weapons have different comfortable grips and different attacking postures. Zheng Baiwei is very skilled in holding the whip. It is definitely not the first time, or unfamiliar, and he uses it occasionally."

Ye Baiting was thoughtful: "But she's a little girl..."

What must have been experienced before to practice this offensive weapon, and still not let people know?

The gong sounded in front of the courtyard, knocking out a unique frequency, and Qiu Yiqing listened to it: "After noon, the host's house is entertaining guests for dinner."

The palace hangs a white paper to inform relatives and friends of the funeral, but because the case has not been solved, the mourning hall only has memorial tablets, no dead son's body, and the coffins are all empty. Before the funeral, others also choose their time to come, either in the morning or in the afternoon, and have dinner in the middle Generally speaking, there are no new customers.

As for the meal, people came and expressed their condolences. After passing the gift list, it doesn’t matter whether they eat or not. Many guests have already left. Doing their own business, Sheng Long and Zhu Yue were basically near the mourning hall, arranging and handling the affairs of the mansion and various emergencies, answering gifts and guests, probably not much fun to watch.

Ye Baiting thought for a while: "Shall we go too?"

Qiu Yiqing nodded: "Someone will continue to watch here and report back later. Let's go first."

Ye Baiting understands that there are many guests in Prince Lu's mansion, people come and go, it's not a big problem to ask a question, and it's okay to be heard, but it's not good to discuss the case, once any inappropriate details are leaked, it may bring trouble to the detection. Come more trouble.

Qiu Yiqing issued an order to leave the palace with Ye Baiting. Not long after leaving the house, he met Shen Jiang who had received the order.

"eat first."

The three of them didn't go far, they found a restaurant on the street that seemed expensive but must be quiet and safe, and went in.

Sure enough, the consumption was not ordinary, and the service was also different. They were quickly invited to the upstairs window box. The tea and snacks were delivered quickly, and the food was served very quickly after ordering. If you have something to do, you just call, and then retreat.

Seeing that the commander moved the chopsticks, Ye Baiting also picked up the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables, and asked Shen Jiang by the way: "What did you discover today?"

"That's quite a lot," Shen Jiang said, looking at Kung Fu while filling himself with food, "I've been staring at Zhu Yue and Zheng Baiwei, the two girls are very smart and sensitive, and they have a very good relationship. The prince is new. , the younger brother has not yet grown up, and the status and situation of Lu Wangfu in the eyes of outsiders may change. Zhu Yue brought his younger brother in front of the spirit, and his emotions were very tense and easily irritated. Zheng Baiwei will pay attention to her. In Zhu Yue When the expression is wrong, the words are uncomfortable, and may cause people to misunderstand, help her cover..."

Ye Baiting thought of it: "For example, because of the funeral arrangements, people criticized Zhu Yue, the glass of warm water that Zheng Baiwei handed over?"

"Well," Shen Jiang quickly pawed at the meal without falling behind, "There are many similar small actions, and Zheng Baiwei will help take care of her younger brother when Zhu Yue can't take care of her."

"Zhu Yue is not bad either. No matter how tense her mood is, she hasn't forgotten her friends. She has arranged people early to ensure Zheng Baiwei's safety in the Palace. No matter where Zheng Baiwei goes, someone will secretly watch out for protection. Everything in the Palace is open to Zheng Baiwei. , no matter what she needs, she can take it—that whip, the young master should have seen it too?"

Ye Baiting nodded: "Zheng Baiwei is very familiar with the palace, and knows where the whip is placed."

Shen Jiang: "It is said that because Zhu Yue liked to play with whips since he was a child, and the palace is big, he often loses his temper when he disappears after playing. After that, almost every distance in the palace has a whip, and Zheng Baiwei has all these places. Know."

"Apart from looking for Rong Ningyu to chat with Zhu Yue, and hearing people say that his parents quarreled and rushed over with a whip, Zheng Baiwei basically stayed by Zhu Yue's side. There are not always guests in the mourning hall. Occasionally, I can hear them. The two are talking small things, Zhu Yue will ask about Zheng Baiwei's mother, and ask her how she is now, and Zheng Baiwei will comfort Zhu Yue and reassure her, saying that her aunt Sheng Long will be fine..."

Shen Jiang has a feeling: "They seem to know each other's secrets, they will share them together, consciously protect each other, there is no conflict, and they will not betray."

Ye Baiting was thoughtful: "They all know the whip, they all know each other's encounters and secrets, and they will share and protect... The experience of Shizi Concubine and Sheng Long, Zhu Yue's troubles, Zheng Baiwei will understand and sympathize, if Zheng Baiwei and Rong Ningyu have a relationship Closely, will you know about Rong Ningyu's experience, and then understand Yan Rouman, and the people Rong Ningyu helped?"

Zheng Baiwei and Zhu Yue are indistinguishable from each other in life, if all the information can be shared, Zhu Yue will know more, besides Zheng Baiwei's parents are at odds and sympathize with Zheng Baiwei, for people like Rong Ningyu and Li Yao, there will also be A certain emotional bias.

Shen Jiang: "Will the two little girls be suspected?"

Ye Baiting paused: "It's hard to say."

The room was suddenly quiet.

Qiu Yiqing brought the plate of fresh river fish to the young man, and gave him a piece of meat from the back of the fish: "Eat slowly, don't worry."

Ye Baiting ate the fish obediently, drank two more sips of soup, and then said: "You are fifteen or sixteen years old, you are not too young, and you are not too old, maybe the two little girls are well protected by adults." , have never suffered those injuries, maybe they have experienced unspeakable pain in places that others cannot see, they are smart, sensible, empathetic, compassionate to others, and hate those injuries that come from the dark, and they will also have this The unique impulse of age...and they are not afraid of getting into trouble, and have a certain ability to act."

In a sense, they are sometimes dangerous.

Shen Jiang was stunned, and the food in his hand suddenly tasted bad: "So I came to check today, and I didn't determine who the murderer was, but the range of suspects increased instead?"

"Isn't the case information just a process of starting from scratch, from many to detailed, and finally finding the truth?"

Ye Baiting is not that worried. Many cases will go through a certain stage of difficulties during the investigation process. It seems that there are many things, but they can't find a clue. They are stuck in a thick fog and can't get out for a long time. If you observe and analyze carefully, you will always find a new way.

"The two deceased in this case, analyzed from the motive point of view, Li Yao's change is very strange, from a weak hearted victim who tends to commit suicide to a tough and strong brave man who is not afraid of the road ahead, there must be an opportunity. Whether she dares to do something like her husband is uncertain, but her change is most likely due to her desire to protect, who helped her? The person who helped her back then, or the person who helped her kill her husband now?"

"The person who helped her back then?" Shen Jiang didn't understand.

Ye Baiting told Shen Jiang about what he and Qiu Xingqing had learned today, including what he saw, what he heard, and the performance of all the people involved in the case.

Shen Jiang let out a breath of cold air: "Rong Ningyu? I helped her back then, and met again in the capital. I also pitied her for her poor health, and it was hard to carry things. I sent her all the way. Then this time, will I be overwhelmed again?" Eye, help kill her husband?"

Ye Baiting: "Don't forget one more thing, Li Yao's husband, Lou Kai, is the man in the brothel in the south of the Yangtze River who paid a lot of money to enjoy the 'special pleasure' service. He saved Li Yao's woman and took the burden on her behalf. This pain."

Shen Jiang slapped his thigh: "That's even more suspicious! If Rong Ningyu was used too much by Lou Kai, wouldn't she have held grudges against him long ago, and met him again in the capital. This man is still so vile, so there is no motive for that." Already!"

Qiu Yiqing added: "This information was given by Yan Rouman. She brought Rong Ningyu in because the two of them had a long-cherished wish, and the authenticity needs to be verified."

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes: "Yes, the premise of all this is that the information given by Yan Rouman is correct, and Rong Ningyu was that person back then, but Yan Rouman must know something."

Or, to hide something.

"There's no way to fake this, right?" Shen Jiang pondered, "What Rong Ningyu said to you can be seen as half-truth and half-false at first glance. According to past experience in handling cases, such things are definitely problematic!"

"There is also the death of the son," Ye Baiting said, "Sheng Long is still very suspicious. She specifically mentioned that she had a bad relationship with Li Yao, saying that the son had harassed Li Yao, and they even avoided each other in public. This conflict is a bit strange and deliberate..."

"Before, I guessed whether Li Yao and Sheng Long had an agreement to kill each other's fiancé and husband with the same method of killing, so as to confuse the motive and time of the crime so that it would not be easy to be discovered. There are taboos, and this idea has not been completely ruled out so far, if it is for the purpose of protection, Sheng Long's motives are completely reasonable."

"Young master is amazing!" Shen Jiang's eyes widened, "There is such a reliable direction, why didn't you say it?"

Ye Baiting shook his head: "It's because they are not so reliable. The appearance of Yan Rouman and Rong Ningyu, and the performance of the two little girls, have made the case more complicated and confusing, and they cannot be confirmed with certainty."

Shen Jiang thought for a while, and said: "That's true. I have observed it today. Zhu Yue and Zheng Baiwei have a good relationship, and their liking for my aunt is not fake. She is very attached to Sheng Long and listens to Sheng Long. A Such a savage, unforgiving little girl is not absolutely trustworthy, it is impossible, anyway, I think, since she knows what happened to her mother and her father's temper, she will never agree to such a marriage with my aunt."

Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes: "If you agree, there must be something inside, maybe you know something, or, if you're ready, what to do."

Shen Jiang: "Because her daughter and Zhu Yue are on good terms, Ma Xianglan's mentality towards Zhu Yue's love of the house and Wu, before she took her daughter to leave the palace, she left some clothes for Zhu Yue, saying that she made it herself, and she should be sympathetic to Zhu Yue's experience. But this sympathy should not lead to murder... Ma Xianglan has limited contact with the two victims, and there is nothing else but the house at the scene of the death, so the suspicion should be ruled out? Then our suspects should be confirmed?"

"And Yan Rouman."

Ye Baiting mentioned the name: "People can lie... Have you noticed that only Yan Rouman answered in the affirmative, she can take this kind of business, and she is very good at it, she has done business with two dead people, I clearly know the special hobbies of the two..."

As early as the initial analysis, they had a consensus that this case must be related to a woman, and if they found out who the woman who picked up the guest was, they would have a direction.

Shen Jiang: "But Yan Rouman said that the night of the two dead people was not her business... Who is this person, I can't find out until now!"

Ye Baiting smiled: "Then look for it from Yan Rouman. Since she is a member of the circle, her information channels, intelligence sources, competitors...isn't she sensitive? Take a good look and see if there is anything we want people."

"Understood!" Shen Jiang's eyes lit up, gearing up, "I want to see who will play this!"

Ye Baiting: "A person who can play this kind of game is hard to see on the surface. The process of searching must be careful. There are two little girls who still need to pay attention. They are not deep in the world, no matter how smart and thoughtful they can hide. There are limited things, and investigating their timelines and experiences before and after the incident may be rewarding."

"Well, I see!"

Shen Jiang talked while eating. He talked a lot, and he ate very quickly. He basically ate whatever dish he picked up with his chopsticks. he ate up...

He's not picky about food, his wife doesn't allow it, but if there are leftovers, he is responsible for cleaning up. But there are so many dishes on the table, and such a big plate of fish, he seems to only eat one bite?

Looking again, I found that the plate of fish was rightly placed in front of Young Master Jiao. Young Master Jiao was really charming today, so he insisted that he not move his chopsticks, and asked the commander to pick out the fish meat for him, remove the bone spurs, and dip it in the soup juice, put it in his bowl, and he took a sip with the rice...

Are you out of hands!Can't you move yourself?

No wonder the commander didn't say much today, it turned out they were all picking fishbone!

While in shock, the commander looked over indifferently: "Why did you stop, why don't you eat more?"

He obviously seems to care about his subordinates, but in fact he has a threatening face—why don’t you eat?What's wrong with holding back?

Shen Jiang quickly looked away, and added half a bowl of rice: "Today's food is really delicious, how can it be done with just this little rice, come on, young master, eat more!"

Ye Baiting was struggling with the fish, so he didn't eat so fast: "Well, it's a bit delicious."

Shen Jiang: ...

Hey, who is the young master Jiao? He has a good face, a good job, and great skills. It's normal for him to be delicate.

One moment he was slandering, and the next moment Shen Baihu was so warm, because such a delicate young master Jiao even made him a bowl of soup!

In fact, Ye Baiting just saw that Shen Jiang was eating too fast, and he happened to be serving the soup, so he put a bowl for him, so that he would not accidentally choke to death, but he handed it over, and the other party didn't answer it for a long time, so he just Frowning: "Huh?"

Shen Jiang was so moved, he was about to stage a large-scale flattering scene, and saw that the conductor's expression was wrong, and his joy immediately turned into fear: "This...isn't appropriate?"

His eyes frantically signaled to Young Master Jiao, quickly look to the side, look quickly!Is it inappropriate for you to serve soup only for me and forget the commander?

Ye Baiting didn't see the eye contact between Shen Jiang and Qiu Yiqing before, as long as he saw it, he would understand it, so he turned to look at Qiu Yiqing: "Do you want the commander?"

Qiu Yiqing was solemn and reserved: "I'm not that thirsty."

"Then let's have a bowl too." Ye Baiting had already taken a bowl, scooped up the soup, and handed it over, "Thank you Commander for protecting me today, I have been busy all morning, Commander has worked hard."

The young man has fair skin on his wrist, and wears the little golden bell engraved with the word 'Ting' in his own handwriting. His knuckles are slender, and his fingertips are moistened with powder. I wonder if the soup is a little hot...

Qiu Yiqing took the bowl with a big hand: "It's not a big deal, if you have difficulties, just tell me about it."

Shen Jiang slowly picked up the rice, suddenly feeling a little bit full.

You go on without seeing me, really!

Men are really fickle. It was obvious that the conversation with Young Master Jiao before was all yours, and it was rare for someone to put on airs, and others would just 'do what they want'. I have never seen you be so particular about it before!

Maybe today's day is really good, especially suitable for watching the excitement, Lu Wang's mansion was not enough to see a lot, and when I went out after dinner, I met another one who was not very particular.

Shen Jiang understands the general workplace rules very well. He must let Shangfeng go first when he goes out. He is behind, and now there is Young Master Jiao, uh... Anyway, the two of them can walk however they want, and he still has to stay behind. It is best Help keep an eye around, in case any accident happens.

After staring, he suddenly noticed a young flower seller coming in front of him.

This is not uncommon, there are flower girls and boys, grandmothers and grandfathers, and it is not uncommon to see the streets of the capital, but today this boy is a little bit wrong, as if there is something on his mind, he didn't pay attention to the road at all, when he passed by here, he didn't know why As soon as his ankle sprained, he fell obliquely into Qiu Yiqing's arms.

He probably didn't know that the commander made this person indifferent, didn't know what Lianxiang Xiyu was, so he frowned on the spot and took a step back.

Qiu Yiqing not only retreated by himself, but also pulled Young Master Jiao together, retreating simply, fearing that a piece of clothes would be stained, not only pulled Young Master Jiao back together, but also pulled Shen Jiang casually, one by one, and brought him to the front...

Make a shield.

Shen Jiang: ...

Seeing the accuracy, Shen Baihu threw the young man into his arms, and quickly pulled him away: "Are your feet useless, you can't walk well!"

Just kidding, his wife is a tigress, her nose is comparable to the mysterious wind in Si Li, every time she comes home, if she smells something wrong, she will be jealous no matter if she is a man or a woman!He was tired enough after working for a long time, he didn't want to be beaten again!

Unexpectedly, the young man ignored him at all, and apologized to Qiu Yiqing with reddish eyes: "I'm sorry, it's cold today and there are few people, and the flowers can't be sold, so I was distracted just now, and that's why I sprained my ankle..."

Shen Jiang could see that something was wrong.Just this boy, fifteen or sixteen years old, undersized, thin and thin, with a special sense of youthfulness, his expression is also a little shy, with hazy brows and eyes, which is the unique simplicity and cleanliness of a boy, holding a few branches in his hand. Plum blossoms, the nose is a little red from the cold, looks a little pitiful, and the eyes are moist, which makes people feel excited.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the sound was even more like spring rain, moist and crispy, not intentionally provocative, but entangled, tickling you.

What's more special, he is wearing a lavender robe, which is not ugly at all. He is white and thin enough, and he doesn't look bloated in winter. It's the way the clothes are cut, from the shoulders to the waist The lines fit very well, from the waist down, the cut is a bit wide, it looks like a small skirt...

A young man with fair skin, a slender waist and soft hands, clear eyebrows and clean eyes, and a little purple skirt, isn't this the standard equipment of Young Master Jiao?

It's just that the face doesn't look alike, the young man is indeed delicate, compared to Master Jiao, he is not enough to look at, his eyes are not as bright as Master Jiao, his speech is not as clear and decisive as Master Jiao, and his facial features are not good enough. When Master Jiao smiles, you can see The peach blossoms in spring and the blazing sun in summer, you don’t need to pretend to be pitiful, as long as you get sick, you can’t bear the pain even if you look at it. No matter how you look at it, the young man in front of you is a bit deliberate, acting a little too much.

I go--

Shen Jiang's eyes widened. I'm afraid this person is trying to seduce the commander!

He secretly looked at Qiu Yiqing, and said to the commander, you must hold on!

Qiu Xunqing looked at the boy with a look of 'what does it have to do with me': "I look like a doctor?"

The young man was holding plum blossoms, his face was more delicate and delicate than plum blossoms, his eyes were a little dazed, and he didn't seem to be able to respond: "Huh?"

Qiu Yiqing's eyes were even more ruthless: "You don't need your brain, you can give it to those who need it."

juvenile:……

Seeing how pitiful the ignorant young man was, Ye Baiting pointed to the opposite corner of the street: "There is a medical clinic there - if you are sick, you need to take medicine, don't hide your illness from the doctor."

The boy finally understood, looked at his feet in shock, with a complicated expression, his words were just an excuse, his feet didn't really look good!

However, Qiu Yiqing had already pulled Ye Baiting and passed him.

Shen Jiang also strode past, and when he passed the boy's shoulder, he raised his fist and shook him threateningly.

When he was far away, he asked Young Master Jiao: "Aren't you angry?"

Ye Baiting asked back, "Who do you think he is?"

Shen Jiang thought about it seriously: "It looks like a flower seller, but the real flower seller is young, his skin is delicate, and he works all year round. It is impossible for him to have no injuries on his hands. Just now, the hands of that person were very clean. , very tender, obviously it is carefully maintained daily, it must be a disguise! And the clothes on him, the style of the material, are definitely not affordable by ordinary people. How could he be so rich? Why would he buy flowers when he is so rich? There is absolutely something wrong with this man, he has been well-dressed from beginning to end, and the time and place of his appearance may not be a coincidence. He saw us coming out of the palace and knew that we were there Eat in a restaurant, and wait outside on purpose!"

Ye Baiting had a satisfied face of 'a child can be taught': "Look, you can see it, why am I angry?"

Shen Jiang: "But... aren't you jealous?"

He asked this question very carefully, and subconsciously glanced at the commander, who was as serious as ever, without any special expression.

Ye Baiting squinted his eyes: "Hmph, with this little ability, how could I win the position of my first job!"

Shen Jiang: ...

Master, wake up!What people want to grab is not the position of the commander, but the position next to the commander!