Since I met you, people are dying every day

"What's so strange?" Ye Sirui went to his hand to read the autopsy report.Ye Sirui was always dealing with corpses these days, and over time, he could see some clues when he saw the autopsy sheet.The list is unmistakable and marked by witnesses. The time and place when the deceased was found, the posture and expression of the deceased, the symptoms and conclusions of the autopsy are all clearly written, and it can be seen that it was written by a seasoned and responsible author.

"Can you tell if he hanged himself?" Seeing him looking down, Xia Shu pointed to the list and explained: "The place where the rope is tied goes behind the left and right ears, dark purple, eyes closed, lips parted, hands held, teeth exposed, hanged. Under the throat, the tongue sticks out, there is saliva dripping on the chest, and there is feces coming out from the rear of the buttocks, this is a very common shape of suicide.”

Ye Sirui nodded repeatedly when he heard him talking.

"It's just a little strange..." Xia Shu said that he was also very confused, "His clothes are too neat."

"What?" Ye Sirui thought he had heard wrong.

"His clothes and house are too tidy." Xia Shu repeated. "Anyone who hangs himself by stepping on things to climb up, and then suffocated to death, should be very uncomfortable. He struggled as hard as he could, but his clothes were neat and uncluttered."

Ye Sirui thought about his words, "Could it be that Wan Chengtiao decided to die, so he was very calm?"

"I don't think so." Xia Shu shook his head repeatedly, "According to what you said, he almost got into a fight just because of Xie Qing's sarcasm. Later, rumors of cheating in the rural examination spread, and he was too scared to go out all day. , would such a person be the one who wants to die with peace of mind?"

Ye Sirui didn't think so, but he didn't know what Xia Shu meant.

Xia Shu closed the door, dragged him to sit down and said: "Besides, this room is too tidy. Wan Chengtiao has closed the door for many days, how can the room be so clean and tidy? He is a young master who never touches the spring water." !"

"But he should have a personal servant..." Ye Sirui only felt that the last sentence sounded very harsh, and couldn't help arguing with him.

"Think about it carefully." Xia Shuyue said more energetically, holding Ye Sirui's arm with his right hand, "The waiter in the shop only found out that Wan Cheng was dead when delivering lunch. If the boy was in the room all the time, why didn't he stop him?" Him? In this way, the servant has been sent away by him long ago. Even if the servant would make the bed with him and clean it every morning, after he left, Wan Chengtiao stayed in the room all morning, so could it be possible that he did nothing? " He held up the autopsy sheet again. "Look at this and remember that even the tableware used for breakfast is neatly put away. How can he be so particular? If it was put by the boy, why not just give it away?"

He subconsciously exerted force with his five fingers, and Ye Sirui gritted his teeth to hold back the pain, and said slowly: "You... what do you want to say?"

"When Wan Chengtiao died, someone was in his room." Xia Shu said decisively.

Ye Sirui gasped, but it was no longer because of his sore arm.After Xia Shu said this, he quickly turned around, "You mean, this person helped Wan Chengtiao tidy up his clothes after his death, and also - tidy up his room?" This is too ridiculous, At the first blurt, Ye Sirui couldn't believe it, but Xia Shu's analysis just now was reasonable.

"There is also a possibility that Wan Chengtiao did not do anything after the boy tidied up the house. But that is also very strange." Wan Chengtiao was locked in the room for a whole morning without doing anything, and then he calmed down. to die.What was he thinking?

Ye Sirui suddenly thought of a question, "You mean, is he locked in the house for these days... Could it be just to meet this person?" Just avoiding rumors, it's okay to stay behind closed doors, not even a room. It's too strange to take a step forward and have to be delivered by the waiter for three meals, shut in the room and do nothing.

"Right now, these are all speculations, so I can't say for sure." Xia Shu calmly concluded, "But I think it's very possible, at least more likely than Wan Chengtiao cleaning up the table by himself."

Ye Sirui was still thinking, he imitated the scene of Wan Chengtiao hanging himself, tied the rope, wrapped it around his neck, and kicked the chair away.The other person watched all this happen silently, and then stepped forward to help him tidy up his clothes, and tidy up his room... "Wait, that's all for tidying up the clothes, why do you want to help Wan Chengtiao tidy up the room? It's not for nothing Is it suspicious?"

If the boy tidied it up before, would the room be tidy already?Why is that person tidying up the room? "Find something." Xia Shu blurted out. "He turned the house upside down to find something, and in order not to be noticed, he had to clean it up again."

There was no light in the room, and it was already dark.The two looked at each other, and Ye Sirui felt inexplicably horrified.

Xia Shu finally let go of his hand, "Let's go out first." Ye Sirui felt that his arm was already sore and numb.

They went back to the lobby to have dinner, and then went back to the house. They didn't say a word all the way except for the necessary dialogue with the waiter. Both of them were thinking about the case in silence.Before going to bed, tea made hot water for the two masters to soak their feet.Xia Shu suddenly said, "Forget what I said before."

"Why is that?" Ye Sirui was awakened from his contemplation.

"Do you still remember what Lord Tang said?" Xia Shu asked suddenly.

Lao Tang had talked to him a lot, most of which was emphasizing evidence and rules over and over again.Ye Sirui understood what he meant. "Evidence is important, but just looking for evidence according to the rules may not necessarily solve the case. Didn't Mr. Tang also praise me in the end for my quick wit and my ability to help others?" He subconsciously quoted Tang Lianggong's memorial if.

"I want to say, don't forget how he died." Xia Shu said.Ye Sirui felt that his internal organs were hit hard by a big hammer. "The reason why the courtier questioned that case was because it was not in compliance with the rules." The current case involves a lot of things, once caught, it is hard to guarantee that Tang Lianggong's mistakes will not be repeated.Xia Shu's concern was hidden in the silence in the second half of the sentence, it was still difficult for him to say such words.

It was hard for him to say it, but Ye Sirui understood it. "Don't worry, it's enough for me to make a mistake like Kong Taiping once." Thinking of people like Kong Taiping and Li Xiang, Ye Sirui couldn't control his sneer. "I will handle this case to the core, and no one will try to criticize me." He will put the prisoner's confession on the case with his own hands.

Xia Shu wiped his feet dry with a towel, and lay down on the bed, "Go to bed early."

But Ye Sirui tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. For a while, he saw the hell-like situation of the victims in Bing County, for a while, it was Tang Lianggong's actions in the legacy, and for a while, he saw the familiar picture under the light of Pu County's mourning hall, which made him hate it. Face.Finally, he turned over again, opened his eyes and stared at Xia Shu's silhouette in the darkness. "Brother Tianshu, are you asleep?" He whispered in fear of disturbing Chaming who was sleeping on the ground.

"No." Xia Shu slept very alertly, and woke up at the slightest disturbance.Seeing that he was still awake, Ye Sirui got out of bed barefoot and sat down next to Xia Shu.Xia Shu's voice was low, "Why did you come down barefoot? It's cold on the ground, aren't you afraid of getting sick?" Ye Sirui just smirked when he heard his mother-in-law babbling.Xia Shu dragged him into the quilt and wrapped him up. "Sleep honestly."

Seeing him acquiescing to sharing the bed with him, Ye Sirui smirked again for a long time. "Brother Tian Shu." Ye Sirui turned over, wrapped in a warm quilt, staring at Xia Shu's side face.

"Huh?" Xia Shu opened his eyes and made a nasal sound.

"I can't sleep." Ye Sirui said simply: "Tell me about your past, I'm curious."

"There is nothing to talk about."

"Tell me about your previous life." Ye Sirui remembered his indifference when he said he was a killer, and turned the topic to a more relaxed direction, "Tell me about your master?...Forget it, that girl you admired?" Ye Sirui He secretly regretted his slip of the tongue, why did all the people Xia Shu knew in the past died.But he still couldn't help being curious. He poked his hands out of the quilt, hugged the quilt, leaned over and asked him, "What kind of person is she?"

Xia Shu held him with both hands and stuffed them back into the quilt together. "Her name is Axiang. She is a straightforward girl. She speaks out when she has something to say. She is straightforward, but she is very kind. She is a widow, and it is not easy to live alone. She is often harassed by rascals. I taught her a few tricks. She There is a noodle stall, the noodles served are delicious..."

Xia Shu obviously lacked storytelling skills, and every sentence was bland.But when he spoke slowly in such a low voice, Ye Sirui listened fascinated.

"You never taught me martial arts." Ye Sirui couldn't help complaining when he heard him pointing out Ah Xiang, and it was only when he said the words that he realized that he was a little angry.Xia Shu really looked at him with a smile, "You are old and your body has grown, it will be very difficult to learn from scratch."

"Who's getting old?" Ye Sirui muttered softly, "Besides, I'm not afraid of hard work..." Seeing that Xia Shu was still smiling, he swallowed his complaint consciously. "Go on."

After Xia Shu finished talking about some trivial things in life, he fell silent.Ye Sirui stretched out his hand from under the quilt again, groped for his shoulder, swallowed, and asked softly, "How did she die?"

Xia Shu suddenly threw away his hand as if he had been possessed by an evil spirit.After a while, he said: "... you go to sleep."

After Ye Sirui was thrown like this, his hands were stiff in mid-air, his throat seemed to be choking on a foreign object, and sour bubbles came out from the bottom of his heart, all the way to his throat, nose, face, and his whole body.He opened and closed his eyes, closed and opened them again, trying to get rid of the soreness in his nose and eye sockets.

Xia Tian sighed and moved closer, gently hugged Ye Sirui into his arms, and patted him on the back, "I'm sorry, Ziqi."

Ye Sirui fell into this warm embrace, and all the sourness and grievance just now evaporated.Xia Shu's voice tickled into his ears: "It's all over, it's over, go to sleep first... I will tell you one day."