Lu Sixian kowtowed and said: "Your Excellency, it is clear that Cao Min went up to the second floor by himself, and saw the door of Tianzi No. 6 room was open. Boss Zhu and Miss Ju were lying on the ground with blood all over their bodies. I was shocked and hurried over. After sniffing, Boss Zhu had passed away, and Miss Ju was unconscious with a dagger in her hand. I subconsciously took the dagger to check, and sniffed her again. She was still breathing. I was about to call someone. The two came over. Before I could react, they shouted, so everyone took me as a suspect and brought me here."
When Long Er heard the word "ju girl", his heart skipped a beat—couldn't it be the girl he knew
Qiu Ruoming asked: "You mean, the dagger was originally in that girl's hand?"
"Yes." Lu Sixian said, "I know Miss Keju, she is weak, she doesn't know martial arts, her eyes can't see, she can't kill people. I have never heard that she met Boss Zhu."
When Long Er heard this, he was sure that the person lying unconscious in the pool of blood with a dagger in his hand must be Ju Mu'er.
That, Ju Muer who always likes to annoy him and make him angry.
Over there, Lu Sixian continued: "Because the two people are recognized by the grass people, and the fact that Ju girl is holding a dagger is strange, the grass people subconsciously took the dagger to check. But the grass people never killed people, and never injured Ju girl. .”
Qiu Ruoming stared at him for a while, then asked the servant: "Did the woman who was injured and fainted wake up? If there is nothing wrong, call her to the court."
The yamen servant led the order to go out. Taking advantage of this time, Qiu Ruoming asked Xiaoer Shanzi of Fuyunlai Inn again: "What happened when Zhu Fu lived in the inn, and were there any visitors?"
Shanzi replied: "Boss Zhu walked past the door of the inn, and it was the business of a small business. Boss Zhu seemed in a bad mood, but he didn't say anything. When he entered the shop, he just kept drinking. He drank too much. , it was the little one who helped him into the guest room and waited for him to fall asleep. After that, there was no movement, and no visitor was seen looking for him."
Qiu Ruoming nodded after hearing this, and then asked Ah Fu and Jiang Ying, Zhu Fu's subordinates, whether the boss had any grudges with others on weekdays. Both of them said that Zhu Fu is an honest man, he has no grievances or enmities with others, and he has a deep relationship with his wife Zhu Chenshi, and they have never seen them argue. During these days, Zhu Fu was only worried about whether or not the tea shop would be sold, but he hadn't heard about other things.
Zhu Chenshi was wiping away tears, crying about how her family's husband is a loyal person, the tea shop is the lifeblood of his family, and the husband must not want to sell it, so he had a dispute with Lu Sixian and was murdered by him. She cried and shouted, then knelt down and begged Qiu Ruoming to make decisions for her.
Just as they were making noise, a yamen servant came in with the help of Ju Mu'er.
The thick cloth clothes on Ju Muer's body were stained with blood, her head was wounded, and the bandage was also soaked in blood. Long Er couldn't help but look at her carefully, she was pale and sickly, seemed to be getting thinner
Seeing her like this, Long Er actually felt very uncomfortable.
Qiu Ruoming asked loudly, "Is the person here Ju Muer?"
"My lord, it's the daughter of the people." Her voice was soft and soft, sounding weak. Long Er was a little dazed, thinking that it seemed like he hadn't heard her speak for a long time, and her voice was still good when she was in high spirits.
"Ju Muer, this is above the yamen hall. This officer is trying the case of Zhu Fu's murder at the Fuyunlai Inn tonight. Tell me why you were at the scene of the murder?"
Ju Muer nodded, and told her about asking her for help in the piano shop. She couldn't go home because she couldn't finish the work, so she booked a hotel and planned to stay there for one night.
After hearing this, Qiu Ruoming summoned the yamen servant and asked him to go to Chuanxianyin piano shop to ask if what Ju Muer said was true.
The yamen servant took the order and left. Qiu Ruoming asked Ju Muer again if he knew Zhu Fu, but Ju Muer answered no. He asked her again if she recognized Lu Sixian, this time Ju Muer nodded and said yes.
Qiu Ruoming pondered for a while, then asked again: "Ju Muer, Lu Sixian was the first person to find you after the incident. He said you were holding a dagger in your hand and fainted beside Zhu Fu. Tell me, if you don't know Zhu Fu Fu, why did you enter his room? The dagger you are holding is the weapon that killed Zhu Fu, how should you explain it?"
Ju Muer opened her mouth wide in surprise: "I'm holding a dagger?"
"exactly."
Ju Muer shook her head, frowned and bit her lip, thinking. She didn't speak, causing Qiu Ruoming to slap the gavel, and shouted: "Ju Muer, answer my question!"
Long Er frowned, looking at Ju Muer's confused and panicked face, he was very dissatisfied with Qiu Ruoming's tone. Isn't it just a little late to answer you, as for the yelling, I don't have any patience at all, so what is the trial
Ju Muer was taken aback by Qiu Ruoming's drink, she opened her mouth and was about to speak, but Qiu Ruoming was the first to drink again: "You must be blind and mistook the door and entered Zhu Fu's room by mistake, Zhu Fu was drunk and couldn't tell who was coming , behaved flirtatiously, you panicked and fought with him, you stabbed him seriously with a dagger, and he used the teapot on the table to stun you with his last breath."
Ju Muer shook her head vigorously in shock, which one is this made up
But Zhu Chenshi on the side had already listened to Qiu Ruoming's conjecture. Ju Muer just said loudly, "My lord, the murderer is someone else..." Before she finished speaking, Zhu Chen rushed over excitedly, pushed Ju Muer to the ground and started fighting: "It must be you bitch, It turned out that you killed my husband."
Ju Muer had no strength to fight back at all, and was punched several times in a blink of an eye.
Long Er was furious, pointed his hand, Li Ke jumped over like an arrow, and lifted Zhu Chenshi up. Long Er yelled: "Splash whatever you want, and don't even look at the place!"
Qiu Ruoming glanced at him angrily, isn't that what he should say as a Fuyin lord
Long Er looked back at Qiu Ruoming very bluntly. He knew that Qiu Ruoming wanted to test it out, to see if Ju Muer was really powerless. But it's good to try it out, what's the reason why he didn't let the yamen guard pull that shrew away for a long time? How dare he, a parent and official, bully a blind and weak woman like this
At this time, the yamen servant had helped Ju Mu'er up. Ju Mu'er said: "My lord, the murderer is someone else. The girl originally wanted to go to the front hall to find the second brother to ask for some hot water. Passing by the No. 6 room at Tianzi, she heard the door opening and a man screaming. She only yelled the word 'save' and was dragged in with her mouth covered. Minnv subconsciously turned her head that way, and the murderer thought that Minnv saw something, so she took Minnv in too. I begged for his life, Daoming was blind and couldn't recognize him, and then he knocked Minnv unconscious. Minnv really didn't know what happened afterwards."
Qiu Ruoming nodded, and raised his eyebrows in deep thought. In fact, he didn't think the murderer was Ju Mu'er. Although the two sides were fighting, one of them was stabbed twice and then knocked down the other desperately. It is not impossible that he lost too much blood and died in the end, but Zhu Fu was tall and muscular. Strong, it is impossible for Ju Muer to stab twice in a row, the knife piercing the bone.
"Lu Sixian." Qiu Ruoming shouted.
"The grass people are here."
"Did you see just now that Ju Mu'er didn't have the power to kill Zhu Fu?"
"My lord, Caomin doesn't think Miss Ju is the murderer. Caomin said just now that Boss Zhu and Miss Ju are both recognized. It was because they felt something was wrong, so they took a dagger to investigate. Unexpectedly, Caomin was seen by others. would be mistaken for a murderer."
Qiu Ruoming snorted, "Then did you hear clearly just now that Zhu Fu's buddies and family members all said that you wanted to buy Zhu Fu's tea shop for the owner, but Zhu Fu has been unwilling to sell it. You asked him today to discuss Isn't this a deal?"
"indeed."
"You have been in business many times, but the business cannot be negotiated, so you have a lot of resentment in your heart. I found Zhu Fu that night, and remembered that the business negotiations did not go well during the day. He was drunk and out of control, and had a bad conversation with you. You killed him in a fit of rage, and happened to pass by Mu'er, so you didn't stop doing anything, knocked her out, and tried to frame her. If you convict her, you can get away. She didn't do the murder, and she couldn't tell why. You arranged everything and wanted to pretend to be the first person to discover the scene, but someone suddenly appeared and witnessed everything. You fell short and were arrested on the spot. is not it?"
While Qiu Ruoming said this, he quietly looked at the expressions of everyone. Zhu Fu's two clerks looked sad and angry, Mrs. Zhu and Chen had been covering their faces and weeping, and the resident Liang Ping and the waiter of the inn looked as usual. But Second Master Long, who was sitting upright, only looked at the expressions of the crowd seriously, without embarrassment on his face.
Qiu Ruoming's words made Lu Sixian kowtow again and again: "My lord, that's not the case. Boss Zhu has already agreed to sell the shop to Longfu during the day, and we split up after negotiating the terms of the sale."
As soon as Lu Sixian said this, Zhu Fu's two assistants and Zhu Chen's family turned pale with fright, and repeatedly shouted that this was impossible.
Qiu Ruoming confirmed with them whether Zhu Fu said he was willing to sell the shop, and the three of them shook their heads and said that Zhu Fu did not want to sell. Qiu Ruoming asked Long Er if he had heard from Lu Sixian today that the purchase of the store had been negotiated. Long Er shook his head, saying that this is not a small business, and the shopkeeper Lu would not report to him until all the details were finalized, otherwise he would be punished by him. If you fail to ask in a few words, it is the incompetence of shopkeeper Lu.
At this time, Lu Sixian hurriedly said: "It is true that there is still something undecided. Boss Zhu only said that there are still two guys who have been with him all the time in the shop. He sold the shop, so he has to tell them to see if they are willing to follow." The Long family is working, and they are still willing to use money to make a living. He said that he would give me news tomorrow, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen at night."
Qiu Ruoming asked: "Is there a third person who knows about this?"
Lu Sixian was taken aback, he was waiting for news, so he didn't mention it to others. As for Boss Zhu, judging from the current situation in the classroom, it seems that no one knows about it. Lu Sixian knew in his heart that no matter the witnesses or material evidences, it was not good for him. His face was ashen, so he had no choice but to kowtow and said: "Your Excellency has clearly seen that the younger one did not kill anyone."
Qiu Ruoming pondered, although this case can be speculated in this way, there are still doubts. He couldn't grasp the clues, the relevant people in the hall, except Lu Sixian, all seemed innocent, had no motive, no suspicion, and they all had relevant witnesses to prove it.
Only Lu Sixian is seriously suspected!
But what is wrong
"My lord." Long Er said at this time, "Long only said one thing."
Qiu Ruoming looked at him, Long Er looked directly at him, and continued: "When it comes to motivation, the money that shopkeeper Lv makes from helping Long Mou to buy tea houses under his name every year can buy more than twenty Xiangfu tea houses. Yu Longmou of the tea house was just a blitz, and Longmou did not reprimand the shopkeeper Lu for asking him to make it happen. In this way, it is rare for a small tea shop to be in charge of the shopkeeper who is in charge of the most profitable tea shops in the whole capital. When it comes to killing people in a fit of anger, Long thinks that's strange."
Qiu Ruoming knew that what he said was reasonable, and was thinking hard, when a policeman ran in outside and whispered something urgently in his ear. It turned out that the policemen went out to investigate the whereabouts they mentioned just now. Those in the piano shop, inn, restaurant, and everyone's family were all questioned. The police quickly collected everyone's news and reported it to Qiu Ruoming when they came back.
What those people in the hall said is true.
Only Lu Sixian's words, no one can prove it.
No one can prove that he is not the murderer!
At this time, Ju Muer suddenly said: "My lord, can the girl have a few words with Shopkeeper Lu?"
Qiu Ruoming didn't know what she meant, but he agreed anyway. Ju Muer stretched out her arms, and walked towards Lu Sixian gropingly. The yamen servant hastily supported her and led her way.
Ju Muer walked over and shouted, "Master Lu."
Lu Sixian hurriedly got up, stretched out his hand to support her: "Miss Ju."
Ju Muer held his arm and stood still.
Everyone stared at them, wondering what Ju Muer wanted to say. But she said: "I just want to thank Shopkeeper Lu. If you hadn't discovered it in time, I might have been seriously injured and died. I believe that Shopkeeper Lu is not the murderer. My lord will definitely see clearly. Don't worry, Shopkeeper Lu."
Lu Sixian had a bitter face, the situation is so unfavorable for him in a serious case of human life, how can he rest assured? Zhu Fu's buddy and widow behind him yelled and cursed loudly, which made him feel even more sad.
Qiu Ruoming's complexion is also not good-looking, how can this blind girl be as virtuous as Long Erye, no matter what happens, she should put a big hat on it first. He is a good official, so how can they handle the case properly
But right now, the case is full of doubts, and it is really tricky. It seems that we need to study it carefully before we can be sure.
At this time, Ju Muer said again: "My lord, Minnv's head was injured, and I can't remember some things at the time of the case, but Minnv vaguely felt that it was a very important clue. Girl, think about it carefully before reporting to your lord."
Qiu Ruoming frowned, what important clues could a blind woman "see"? Of course he didn't count on her. But there was no progress in the retrial at this time, so he confessed a few words, first put Lu Sixian in prison, and the rest of them went home, waiting for the government to investigate and study again.
Long Er didn't have a good idea at this time, he and Lu Sixian would settle him down at home so that he wouldn't panic, they would definitely find evidence to prove his innocence.
Lu Sixian was taken down. Long Er asked Li Ke to find someone to go to the prison to deal with it, and don't let the shopkeeper Lu suffer in it. Li Ke took the order and went.
Long Er and Qiu Ruoming exchanged some polite words, and Qiu Ruoming felt that the case was still suspicious, but he didn't have anything specific to say, so Long Er left.
After leaving the government office, I saw a middle-aged man and woman picking up Ju Mu'er into the carriage. The man said repeatedly: "Alas, alas, what is so unlucky. Fortunately, you are fine, otherwise you stayed in the inn for work in my piano shop. If there is any trouble, how can I explain to your father? ?”
With a tired face, Ju Muer replied softly, then got into their carriage and left.
Long Er turned around and called a guard beside him to follow the car, to see where the two of them took Ju Muer, and if there was anything to do, come back and report to him. The guard agreed and rode up to follow.
Long Er had arranged things and returned to the mansion after midnight. He didn't want to sleep now, so he went to the study building again and sat quietly by himself, thinking about various matters of the case. In any case, he must rescue shopkeeper Lu.
Long Er sat down until dawn. In the middle, Li Ke came in and reported the situation of shopkeeper Lu's imprisonment and Ju Mu'er's placement at Cheng Yin's house, the owner of the piano shop, and made arrangements for the spies from the Dragon Mansion to inquire about the case of shopkeeper Lu. .
Long Er nodded, he believed that these spies were useful, and there must be some clues they could dig out.
At dawn, a servant suddenly came to report that at the gate outside the mansion, Miss Ju Muer asked to see her.
Long Er was surprised, the girl rested restlessly with the injury on her head, why was she running around? He frowned, and asked the servant to lead her to the front hall.
When Long Er passed by, he found that Ju Muer was sitting beside Ju Muer. After a few polite words were exchanged on both sides, Ju Muer suddenly said: "I suddenly wanted to take a look at the good piano that the second master told me last time, so I came to bother you while passing by this time."
Long Er was taken aback, when did he tell her that he had a good piano? But in a blink of an eye, he saw the annoyed expression on Ju's father's face, and he understood. It must be that she wants to talk to him in private, but she doesn't want her father to know.
Long Er suddenly had a kind of joy that her little handle fell into his hands. He smiled: "The piano is in the library, if the girl wants to see it, please move."
Hearing his cooperation, Ju Muer breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said, "Daddy, wait for me here for a while. I'll touch the piano and I'll be right back."
Seeing that he was in someone else's house, Ju Laodi couldn't say anything, he just muttered a little displeased. If the daughter is injured, why not go home to see the doctor take care of her, and come to see what kind of piano, if I knew he should not have agreed to her.
Long Er ordered the servant to prepare tea and breakfast for Father Ju, and greeted him well, and then he led Ju Muer away.
The Dragon Mansion is very large, with stone paths in the promenade and garden. Ju Muer struggled to follow Long Er. Long Er saw that she had changed into clean clothes, and the cloth towel wrapped around her head was also newly tied, but she looked weaker than last night.
Long Er felt angry for no reason, so he simply found a nearby room and sat down with her. He called his servant to prepare hot tea for breakfast, and then began to talk.
"Did you sleep last night, why are you running around with a face like a ghost?"
Ju Muer had no intention of arguing with him at all at the moment, and only explained: "My father came as soon as the city gate opened today. He knew what happened last night and wanted to take me back to recuperate. If I don't find an excuse to see you Second master, I'm afraid it won't be easy in the next few days."
"What do you want to tell me?"
The servant brought tea and poured it for both of them. Long Er looked at Ju Muer's pale hands, so he tapped on the table and said, "Here is the tea, it's hot."
Ju Muer thanked her, touched the cup and held it, but said nothing. Long Er asked again: "Why are you looking for me?"
Ju Muer took a deep breath, embarrassment and a little embarrassment appeared on her face. Long Er couldn't help raising his eyebrows, what did she want to say
"Second Master." Ju Muer finally said, "I have a way to prove that Shopkeeper Lu is not the murderer, and I can also find the real murderer."
"Oh?" Long Er was very interested in this matter, and he waited for Ju Muer to continue.
"But..." Ju Muer changed the subject, "I want to discuss a condition with the second master."
Do this trick again
Long Er's heart was pounding, and he was excited to meet his opponent and have fun. He took a sip of hot tea from the cup, stabilized his mind, and asked, "What terms do you want to talk about?"
Ju Muer bit her lip and didn't speak for a long time. Long Er waited patiently, and took another sip of hot tea.
"I want Second Master to marry me."
"Pfft—" Long Er turned his head sharply, and sprayed a mouthful of tea onto the ground.
Damn it, did he just hear someone propose to him