Ran Feize's smile was warm, Su Xiaopei looked at it and couldn't help bending the corners of his mouth with him.
After laughing, I am heartfelt.
"Strong man."
"Do what?"
"I... Fortunately, I met a strong man. Otherwise, I don't know where I am now."
Ran Feize grinned: "I'm very relieved that the girl knows how to be grateful."
Su Xiaopei froze immediately. This stinky fart is too damaging to the atmosphere.
The two sat opposite each other, looking at each other speechless, and finally couldn't help laughing again.
"The strong man met the arresters tonight, what's the fun?" Su Xiaopei spoke carefully, she made too many oolongs, she really had to review it.
"There are interesting things, but the girl should not listen to it." Ran Feize said: "There are serious things, but you can tell the girl."
Su Xiaopei's black line, that funny story that shouldn't be heard, could it be that the men in this world will also tell dirty jokes when they get together
"Okay, let's hear the serious business."
"Later today, Miss Sima's second sister's sisters left the Sima's house and returned to the teacher's door."
Su Xiaopei was a little surprised: "So soon? Didn't we just see them go shopping together today."
"Second Miss Sima is afraid that she took the opportunity to go out with her senior sisters to the Changfu, and took the seniors and sisters for a walk, and it is also common for guests to leave the house because of the family funeral. However, the girl just said that the second missi delayed returning to the mansion for a day. , what is the delay, you can check it."
"Check this?" Su Xiaopei thought about it, "Then talk to Master Qin tomorrow, and we'll go to the Sima Mansion to take a look."
"It's okay to go tomorrow, but I think there is a better way." Ran Feize said: "It's also a good thing that the senior sisters of Second Miss Sima left the Sima Mansion. They walked for a long time, and they couldn't get too far. I'll take a while. Go to Lao Liu and let him catch up quickly. Those girls and Second Miss came back together. They must know what happened on the way. They sneaked back from the team on the way, and returned to the team after the crime, and reunited with the sisters. Going home, the whereabouts of this schedule can be hidden."
"The strong man suspects Second Miss?"
"Don't be suspicious. It's just that we haven't figured it out yet, so it's good to investigate and understand." Ran Feize said, "Today, Qin Zhaotou and his troopers went to several houses that were close to the Sima Mansion, including the Chang Mansion. The Changfu has made a lot of preparations for this marriage. The ceremony book has been issued, the dowry has passed, and they are waiting for the chapel in a few days. I just thought that the day of the chapel will become the first seven of Miss Sima. Everyone in the Changfu is in the university. Miss was at home the night she was victimized, and I never thought of anyone suspicious. I inquired with the sixth son, and the relationship between Young Master Chang and Miss Sima was harmonious. As soon as the family negotiated, it was settled, and the marriage certificate was soon changed to Geng Tie."
"Why do you have to wait for the eldest young lady to be in her 19th or 20's before proposing marriage? Isn't it a childhood sweetheart? Are there any twists and turns in the middle? Did the eldest young lady and Chang Gongzi have anything to do with others before they got married?"
Ran Feize smiled, he also asked the same question, so he knew. "The marriage was three and a half years ago. At that time, the eldest young lady was sixteen, the age of marriage, but after the marriage was decided, Chang Gongzi changed his attitude, saying that the husband is the most important thing, and then wait. Although the parents have made some slight remarks, but the marriage has been decided, I feel at ease, so they half urged and half responded, and this matter has been delayed until now."
"Strong man, can Young Master Chang know martial arts?" Su Xiaopei suddenly asked.
"Yes. This is the largest martial arts hall in Ning'an City, where the Chang family's brother-in-law Luo Kui lives. Mr. Chang has been practicing martial arts with his uncle since he was a child. The two young ladies of the Sima family were also taught martial arts by the masters of the Luo family's martial arts hall, and the second two Miss left home and went to the Mingxiu School."
After Ran Feize finished speaking, he waited and saw that Su Xiaopei didn't speak, and asked, "The girl suspects Young Master Chang?"
"I don't doubt it, but I want to see him. I took the initiative to ask for a marriage, but the marriage was delayed for more than a few years. According to a strong man, it is a strange thing?"
"It's a little weird. But I heard that this young master Chang is a talented person, polite and righteous, and everyone who knows him will praise him. In recent years, he has been diligent and hard-working, and he has managed several shops in the family. , and he took the initiative to mention it."
"So he took the initiative to propose marriage, then postponed the wedding, and now he has decided to marry, and then before the marriage, his fiancee died?" Su Xiaopei tilted his head, "I want to see him even more."
"Then I'll talk to Master Qin."
"Well, it would be better if you don't have to go to the Changfu to meet you. Find a quiet place where you can talk and talk alone." Su Xiaopei was satisfied that he successfully used the word "narration".
"girl."
"Um?"
"A man and a woman are alone, and it's a matter of others."
"Ah." Su Xiaopei was stunned. "You mean that Master Qin will not make arrangements, will look down on me and think I am shameless?"
"Master Qin knows what the girl is doing, but it's not bad. Only that Mr. Chang, I'm afraid he won't go to the appointment. Any man who is careful will naturally avoid these people. I heard that Mr. Chang is very polite, so I have this guess. "
"Oh." Su Xiaopei looked at Ran Feize.
Ran Feize smiled: "I'm a rough man in all corners of the world. If I'm too particular about it, I can't get over it."
Su Xiaopei nodded vigorously: "Don't be too particular about strong men, otherwise I won't be able to pass."
The two smiled at each other again. Su Xiaopei said: "The strong man can tell Lord Qin to ask Lord Qin to ask Mr. Chang, and I will accompany him."
Ran Feize nodded.
Su Xiaopei added: "Make an appointment with Second Miss Sima as well. Don't tell them at different times. I told Miss Sima that I asked her to talk about the murder. I want to see, when Miss Sima met Young Master Chang. , what will happen."
Ran Feize thought about it and nodded again.
"Strong man, if I were to guess that Young Master Chang might like the second young lady, but I don't know why the betrothed became the eldest young lady. The second young lady was affectionate and sad, so she left home to avoid this matter. Is this considered rude?"
"Naturally." Ran Feize nodded, "Brother-in-law and sister-in-law are emotional, risqué, and they are bereaved families, and the relationship is delicate. If there is no evidence, it is disrespectful to talk nonsense. The girl is quick-witted, but she needs to be cautious in her words. ."
Su Xiaopei looked at Ran Feize, the strong man clearly guessed like her, but he did speak more cautiously than her. She sighed to herself, in modern times, these people would have been invited to the bureau to drink tea to assist in the investigation, and all the sharp and rude questions would have been asked long ago.
But as the locals do, she is better to learn to adapt early. She should also be more careful. In modern times, it may be a guilty conscience to get angry and react to such issues, but here she may be too outrageous and rude to cause real anger. She also has to secretly calculate these differences in her heart.
Su Xiaopei nodded, thanking Ran Feize for reminding them, and the two discussed the details to be done. Ran Feize said that he was going out to find Master Qin and Bai Yulang to talk about these things, and asked Su Xiaopei to close the doors and windows. He said that he would instruct the store owner and would not let people ignore her again.
He ordered and warned, and checked what was missing in her house. Before leaving, he looked at her door and asked her to lock it in front of him before he left.
Su Xiaopei added the diary, packed up and went to bed. In the dead of night, she was grateful again, fortunately she met Ran Zhuangshi. It is her great fortune in her unfortunate journey through the journey.
Early the next morning, Su Xiaopei and Ran Feize had breakfast and walked to the yamen. Qin Dezheng has been working for a long time, and now he is in the yard to warn a few arresters. Seeing Su Xiaopei coming, he hurriedly greeted: "Miss Su, this is Gu Zhaotou. Ma Zhengyuan's reward notice has been ordered to be withdrawn, and Gu Zhaotou is leaving today. , go to Jicheng to guard the Ma House and Ma Yao, who is a monk. In the nearby areas, we will also step up monitoring."
Then Gu Zhaotou clasped his fists at Su Xiaopei and Ran Feize and saluted, Su Xiaopei was busy imitating Ran Feize's appearance, and also clasped his fists and saluted.
No one disliked her clenched fists this time. Gu Zhaotou also said that she was lucky to hear that Miss Su had expected things to be as good as she was today. Su Xiaopei smiled. . Qin Dezheng had a few more conversations with Gu Zoutou, and then Gu Zoutou shouted to his subordinates to set off. Qin De was turning to Su Xiaopei and asked, "What else do you need to tell Miss Su?"
Su Xiaopei nodded, she almost missed it, but luckily I ran into it today. She rushed to Gu Zhaotou and said, "Master Gu, please explain that Ma Yao girl and Ma Mansion. If you see Ma Zhengyuan, don't show panic and panic."
"Why is this?"
"Don't be afraid of him, you can save your life."
"Can you save your life without fear of him?" Everyone was suspicious.
Su Xiaopei didn't want to explain too much, so he said that this is a long story and it's hard to explain, but it really works, so Gu Chutou must bring the words to him.
Gu Zhutou looked at Qin Dezheng, saw that Qin Dezheng had no objection, nodded straight, and agreed. He got on his horse, took a few men with him, took the warrant, and set off.
Qin De was watching them leave, so he invited Su Xiaopei into the house. Several people talked again and again, first of all, Bai Yulang took someone to chase after the few Mingxiu school sisters and asked about Sima Wanru last night. Then there was the matter of inviting Young Master Chang and Sima Wanru to question him. Qin De was just about to confirm the details with Su Xiaopei. Su Xiaopei had already thought about the matter last night, so he elaborated like this, and the head of Qin nodded in agreement. Send someone to make arrangements.
On this day, the investigation that should be carried out on the yamen side was in full swing. In the afternoon, Su Xiaopei still pretended to be a yamen servant and sat in the teahouse with Ran Feize and Qin Dezheng, waiting for Chang Jun. Su Xiaopei suggested not to choose Changfu or Yamen, and finally Qin Dezheng settled on this place. The private room on the corner upstairs has a good environment. It is quiet and peaceful. From the outside window across the street, you can see the street view of the gate of the tea house. From the panes of the private room, you can also see the movement of the stairs. Su Xiaopei thinks the location is really quite good.
After a short wait, Chang Jun brought a servant up. Su Xiaopei looked out from the pane and noticed that the servant was holding a sword in his hand. She glanced at Ran Feize inquiringly, and Ran Feize whispered to her: "That's the boy who serves the sword. The martial artist carries a sword with him as a symbol of his status. Needless to say, the sons of high-ranking families also like to carry swords. It is the use of ornately decorated swords to show dignity, and the second is to carry a sword to show that you are capable of martial arts."
Su Xiaopei pouted, thinking to herself that when Sima Wanru came with a sword last night, she still misunderstood her intentions
Chang Jun entered the private room, called on Qin Dezheng, met with Ran Feize and Su Xiaopei, and then led the servant to wait outside the door, and sat down by himself. The whole process is decent, dignified and calm, and his appearance is decent, it really is the posture of a handsome young man.
Qin De asked Chang Jun a few questions as he discussed with Su Xiaopei. Including whether he heard anything annoying from Sima Wanqing, whether she found out that she had a grudge with others, how the marriage was going, where was he on the night of the crime, whether he heard any suspicious news, etc.
In fact, Qin De had already asked these questions when he was in the Chang residence, and Su Xiaopei knew it, but when Qin De was asking again, Chang Jun didn't show any impatience at all. He lowered his eyes slightly, spoke slowly, and answered seriously.
Today, Ran Feize specially taught Su Xiaopei this gesture of drooping his eyes. He said that it is not polite to stare directly at others when he speaks. The rough people in the rivers and lakes or in the countryside are not very particular and generally don't care, but in high-profile households, officials and eunuchs At home, if you are courteous or respectful to someone you don't know each other, you will drop your eyes and answer. Neither lowering his identity nor staring straight at others abruptly. At that time, Su Xiaopei thought that she was always staring at others, it turned out that she was a rude person and was always abusive to others.
In other words, she knew this "polite" behavior, so she can't observe Chang Jun's eyes now, and she can't judge that Chang Jun is avoiding cover up. He speaks smoothly and smoothly, but it is also thoughtful and prepared. Su Xiaopei still wasn't sure whether he was too particular about etiquette or if he had a ghost in his heart to write down the answers to all the questions.
Finally, these routine questions were finished. Qin Dezheng suddenly asked Chang Jun about the Sima sisters, such as the situation of getting along with each other when they were young, getting married, and whether his sister was weak and practiced martial arts. Will he worry that she can't stand it? Whether the sister left home or not, did the sister nagging and miss him, did the two sisters have anything special since they were young, special friends, etc.
This was specially requested by Su Xiaopei, and Qin Dezheng had also communicated with Qin Dezheng about the question and content. Chang Jun's answer finally changed. He is no longer eloquent in answering questions. He spent some time thinking about the two sisters, and he also cares about Qin Dezheng's intentions. For some serious questions, Qin Dezheng explained that this was to learn more about the situation of the Sima sisters and see if he could find clues. When it comes to personal matters, he just acts haha and muddles up, as if he asks casually and doesn't care. Su Xiaopei felt that Qin Dezheng was indeed a veteran of interrogation and was quite experienced.
It took a lot of time to talk, but Su Xiaopei already had some ideas in his mind. At this time, Ran Feize poured tea and accidentally knocked the teapot into the cup. This was the secret code that was negotiated before, and Sima Wanru came.
So Qin De was starting to end the conversation, expressing his gratitude to Mr. Chang for his help and so on. Chang Jun was polite, got up and prepared to leave. At this time, he finally stopped being polite and slightly lowered his eyes, but looked directly into Qin Dezheng's eyes, earnestly and earnestly: "Sir, Miss Sima died unjustly, if the real murderer is not punished, how can her soul be safe? Catch it, so that Miss Sima can rest in peace under Jiuquan."
Qin De was clenching his fists and seriously responded. At this time, Chang Jun's servant outside the elegant room called out in surprise, "Second miss."
Chang Jun was slightly shocked and his expression changed. At this time, Sima Wanru, who was outside the door, also saw the servant at the door and the scene inside the house, and her face suddenly became mixed. When the eyes of the two met, Sima Wanru quickly lowered her head, and Chang Jun also bowed slightly, bowed, and called out, "Sister Wanru."
The two saluted and passed by by mistake. Chang Jun looked back at Sima Wanru, but Sima Wanru stiffened and did not look back.
Chang Jun took the servant away, and Sima Wanru sat upright, looking at Su Xiaopei and the three of them. She still had a cold face, she didn't bring anyone, and she still had the sword on her body.
Qin Dezheng still used that trick, and chatted with Sima Wanru about some questions he had already asked. Sima Wanru clearly showed impatience, and expressed dissatisfaction that the government had made no progress in pursuing the murderer in the past few days. Su Xiaopei saw that she was nervous, alert and irritable just like that night.
Ran Feize looked at Sima Wanru's sword and suddenly said, "Miss Sima should change her sword."
Su Xiaopei took a serious look and saw that this sword really looked too simple. She didn't know anything about it, but compared to the sword of Changjun just now, it didn't look like it was used by wealthy people.
Sima Wanru was stunned. Ran Feize said: "This sword is short and narrow, although I can't weigh its weight, but at first glance I can see that this is for teenagers in the 14th or 15th year. The girl is older now, and her palm width and strength have changed. , it is no longer suitable, I see that the girl is holding it, it is not suitable, the girl does not want to change it?"
Sima Wanru said with a dark face, "Speaking of the proposal, it's about serious business, but now it's all about it. Is this the way the government handles cases? Does the adults have nothing to do?"
Qin De was busy picking up the conversation. Su Xiaopei and Ran Feize exchanged glances, look, she is here again, asking aggressively.
Sima Wanru's conversation ended quickly, because she was not in the mood to deal with Qin Dezheng, and was not as cooperative as Chang Jun. After she left with a cold face, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Su Xiaopei said, "If I say that there is love between the two of them at this time, I wouldn't be rude and suspicious." That look at each other was too obvious.
Qin Dezheng glanced at Ran Feize: "I will send someone to check that sword quietly."
Ran Feize nodded: "The sword should be an old thing for her. It's unreasonable for a martial artist to hold a weapon that doesn't fit your hand. The sword is an old sword, but the scabbard has traces of new repairs. Your lord can let people inquire secretly. Ask." The two discussed a few words, then turned to Su Xiaopei together.
Su Xiaopei held his chin: "Young Master Chang said that Miss Sima was unjustly killed, but to call the second Miss Wanqing, although there are differences in the object and meaning of the narrative, the differences are still contrasted. When he talked about the two sisters, he used the Some vague words, they are sisters, everyone, not Wanqing and her sister, in his heart, he does not put his fiancée ahead of his sister-in-law. He also doesn't use the possessive, my fiancée, etc. ." She paused when she said this, well, this world pays attention to etiquette, and her words just now seemed to be messing with vocabulary again. She simply asked: "He's dealing with too much rules, doesn't he like dealing with the death questioning of his beloved woman?"
Qin Dezheng and Ran Feize both frowned. Qin Dezheng said: "Young Master Chang responded with courtesy, which is reasonable, but when the woman he loved died, his reaction was indeed too polite." I didn't think so when I asked people in Changfu before, and now I am alone. It should be talked about, but I feel that Chang Jun is too restrained.
"Second Miss Sima's resentment towards him is obvious. What the two of them said must be concealed."