Song Que returned to the house and began to analyze all the clues he got today. Ji Xiao also followed his example and took a piece of paper to analyze the relationship between the characters.
Third Yiniang was not very old, but she spoke in a decent manner, and she did not panic when she mentioned the rumored lover.
Song recalled her expression when she spoke. When she concluded that the rumored lover was an old friend, there wasn't even a trace of anger in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, as if she was explaining a common rumor. Song asked her the name of the person, and she mentioned it openly.
After Song Que and his party came out of the Chen Mansion, they split into two groups. Chen Chaoyi took Ji Xiao to find out about Aunt Bai's sister, while he took Xiao Bing to find out about Third Aunt's old friend Zhao Rong.
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Zhao Rong's home is not difficult to find, but Zhao Rong is not at home. Song Que and Xiao Bing asked Zhao Rong's neighbors about many things about Zhao Rong.
Zhao Rong has not always lived on Qingshi Road. He is a new mover. According to calculations, the time is exactly when San Yiniang entered the Chen Mansion. The courtyard building of the Chen Mansion is much taller than the small courtyard next to it, but Song stood at Zhao Rong's house and looked northwestward, as if he could see some shadow of the Chen Mansion.
Zhao Rong's parents died, and he didn't ask for a mother-in-law. He lived alone in this courtyard, deserted, and made a living by catching snakes on weekdays. There is only one mountain in the county, and snakes are not common in the mountain. Zhao Rong goes out early and comes back late all day long. He stays in the mountain all day long and puts the basket containing snakes in his room when he comes back. He was handsome and had a young lady who was in love with him, but because of those hissing snakes, no one dared to really get close to him. Zhao Rong didn't care either. He kept to himself and didn't like talking to others.
According to neighbors, Zhao Rong went out yesterday and never came back. Although this situation is rare, it has happened in the past. According to Zhao Rong himself, it is because some snakes only appear at night, and if you want to catch them, you have to go in the mountains. Keep watch all night.
Song waited at the door of Zhao Rong's house until sunset, but did not wait for Zhao Rong to come back. He asked Xiao Bing and Chen, who came later, to take turns to guard the door of Zhao Rong's house to see if there was any movement. If Zhao Rong comes back, he will take it down immediately. The order was given like this, but Song thought that they would not be able to wait for Zhao Rong tonight.
"Master, would you like to have something to eat before continuing?"
Cheng Bi spoke cautiously, interrupting Song Que's train of thought. Song Que put down his pen and invited Ji Xiao to come over and have some snacks together.
Cheng Bi pursed her lips and smiled, put down the food plate, poured a cup of tea for each of them, and took out the dessert plates.
The pastry was in the form of a light green paste, mixed with glutinous rice flour. It was fragrant and sticky, and looked somewhat similar to the plate of pastries Huan'er was holding during the day.
Cheng Bi said: "Master, you should use it quickly. This thing cannot be stored. It is best when it is freshly baked. If it is left for a while, it will become hard and it will not taste good."
Song Que asked: "Can't this pastry only be made fresh?"
Cheng Bi nodded.
Song Que looked at the pastry in his hand. Ji Xiao quickly swallowed the mouthful and asked, "Sir, is there something wrong?"
Song Que said: "Do you remember the little girl next to Aunt Bai? She was holding this snack. Although this guess is a bit arbitrary, it seems that Aunt Bai deliberately kept this little girl away. Go check her sister. , did you find anything?"
Ji Xiao took the piece of paper he was writing on, nodded and said, "I asked as the teacher said. Aunt Bai's sister married a man named Dongsheng. This Dongsheng was in his late twenties, and he will pass the county examination." , is still studying at home, and the family's income depends entirely on Bai's small food business. She lives a very poor life, and often has to be supported by Aunt Bai. Because she can't live on, Bai did go to Chen's house a few days ago. I went to the house to ask for help from Aunt Bai, but because I was not a serious relative, I walked out of the small door and only met Aunt Bai alone. When I came out, I met Mr. Chen and left the house without saying anything."
At this point, Ji Xiao paused for a moment, as if he was a little embarrassed to continue.
But Song looked amused and said, "What's wrong? How can a grown man behave like this?"
Ji Xiao was a little shy and said, "Aunt Bai's sister's appearance is indeed very outstanding."
He has also reached the age where he knows how to be beautiful, and he always feels like a slut when he comments on a woman's appearance.
Song Qi nodded, pushed the plate with pastries in front of him, and stared at the two pieces of paper, lost in thought again.
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Early the next morning, Song Que went to Zhao Rong's house. Officer Chen and Xiao Bing took turns guarding for half the night, but Zhao Rong did not come back. At this moment, both of them were a little sleepy.
Song Que was not surprised, or he had expected this result, just in case.
"Thank you for your hard work, you two. Go back to the county office and find a place to rest first."
Officer Chen said: "This..."
Song Qing patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Do I still want you to stay and protect me?"
Officer Chen who asked this question also laughed and stopped evading.
However, Song Dynasty asked Ji Xiao to go to the Chen Mansion, and only gave him one task, which was to ensure that no one escaped. At this moment, he was the only one standing outside Zhao Rong's courtyard wall, so he didn't have to worry about his image. With luck, he climbed over the wall.
With his current level of skill, it was too much to say that he could climb over the wall and climb over the wall. Fortunately, no one saw him.
Song Que patted the dust and jumped off the wall.
There are not many things in Zhao Rong's yard, and they are arranged casually. Some of them are dusty, and it seems that they are not used often.
Zhao Rong's room was small, but Song opened a door at random. It looked like his bedroom. There were several tightly covered baskets on the ground. Thinking of the neighbor's words, Song probably guessed that these baskets were Used to hold something.
He checked them one by one, and there was a distinct snake smell in the basket, which was consistent with Zhao Rong's occupation. When Song picked up the last basket, he clearly felt that the weight was wrong, and his heart skipped a beat.
"system."
Song rarely took the initiative to call the system. The system, which was always quiet as if it was dormant, immediately jumped out: "Serve the host!"
Song Que said: "Baby, I'm a little afraid of snakes."
system:"… "
The babies came out. It seemed that the host was really a little scared. Just when the system wanted to comfort him, Song opened the lid of the basket, something flew out suddenly, and the system screamed.
Song Que quickly grasped the snake's seven inches with quick eyes and hands, and a cold and sticky touch came from his fingertips.
System: "You, you..."
Song Que: "You want to ask me how I did it? Oh, this snake must have been hungry for two days and lacked explosive power. In addition, I have quick eyesight and quick hands, so I succeeded in one fell swoop."
The system didn't want to talk, but Song still boasted about his skills. It didn't seem to be afraid at all. Instead, it was frightened by the scene just now.
Song saw that the system was ignoring him and was enjoying himself by grabbing the snake. He is really not afraid of snakes, at most he doesn't like them. He just hasn't talked to the system for a long time and misses them a little, so he teases them.
Zhao Rong apparently decided to run away temporarily. After the snake was caught, it was left here before it was sold. Judging from the testimony of neighbors, Zhao Rong left on the day Mr. Chen’s body was found, and never came back after going out.
Obviously, Zhao Rong did not decide to run away on his own. During the days when Mr. Chen's accident happened, he was still catching snakes to sell. Someone should have told him to run away, so he ran away. As for whether the person who told him to run away was afraid that he would be caught, or wanted to put the blame on him, it's hard to say.
Song Que searched around Zhao Rong's house again and found the wooden box where he saved his money. There was a double character engraved in the box, and there were some scattered coins in it. Got up a lot.
Run away without money
Song Que searched again and found that most of the box containing thick clothes was empty, with signs of hasty use.
It was early autumn, the days were fine, but the nights in the mountains were very cold.
Song was not in a hurry to go to the mountains to find someone. He took the snake basket to the Chen Mansion.
Chen Hong looked at the basket and couldn't help but be curious, and asked: "Master Song, what is this?"
Song Que smiled and said nothing. Chen Hong didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, but seeing that he had no intention of explaining, he didn't ask any more questions.
Ji Xiao had followed him when he entered the house. Knowing what was in the basket, he was very stiff and carefully avoided the snake basket and stood on the other side. He looked at Chen Hong with admiration for being able to talk and laugh even though he was kept in the dark.
Chen Hong led people to find the third aunt, but Song has not pointed out who is the most suspect, but the people he interrogated are obviously suspects, but Chen Hong still treats these aunts equally, which is a bit arrogant. Like Mrs. Chen.
As soon as San Yiniang saw the snake basket in Song Que's hand, her expression froze, and it took a long time before she came back to her senses.
"Master Song, but I still have anything else to ask."
Song Que smiled and said, "I want you to help me find out what this is?"
After that, Song opened the basket, and Ji Xiao had already gone away without any ambition. Song Que had just pinched the snake's seven inches and put a very inhumane restraint on the little guy. At this moment, he was not afraid of hurting anyone and directly lifted the little thing out.
The maids next to him were frightened. Even Chen Hong was frightened by this sudden attack and couldn't help but take a step back. In the whole room, Song Que and San Yiniang were the only two people who were not frightened by the snake.
The third aunt looked at the snake, her expression changed several times, she suddenly knelt down hard, pulled Song Que's clothes and said: "Sir, please let him go, I killed him. I got the poisonous snake from him , and killed the master. He was just a snake seller, and he usually caught non-venomous snakes. He had no enmity with the master, so how could he harm others?"
Song Que said calmly: "Did you ask him to hide in the mountains?"
Third Yi Niang lowered her head and said nothing.
Song Que said: "You asked me to believe him, why don't you believe him yourself?"
Third Yiniang heard something was wrong. She looked up at Song Que and asked, "...what do you mean, sir?"
Song Que said: "If I say that the murderer is not Zhao Rong, will you still admit to this crime?"
The third aunt was surprised: "Then who killed the master?"
Chen Hong was confused at the side and said: "Master Song, what does this mean? Is Third Yiniang the real culprit who killed my father?"
Song Que said: "Mr. Chen, don't be anxious. The truth will soon surface. Please stay with me from now on."
Song Que's request came out of nowhere, and Chen Hong just asked: "Can the case be solved in this way?"
Song Que nodded, and Chen Hong did not refuse.
Song turned to Third Yiniang and said, "Please Third Yiniang come with us for a walk."
The third aunt tightened her handkerchief. She couldn't see the situation clearly now, but she also knew that Song Que's words were not something she could refuse. She pursed her lips and nodded.
Song Que took Ji Xiao, San Yiniang and Chen Hong up the mountain in order to find Zhao Rong. Obviously, San Yiniang is the person who knows Zhao Rong best. It is impossible for laymen like Song Que to find Zhao Rong in such a large mountain forest.
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