Su Ning stopped a villager who was in a hurry, took out a piece of silver and asked, "Old farmer, can I ask you a few things about Yulin Town?"

When the villagers saw Yinzi's happy face and wrinkles stretched out on his withered face, they immediately took the silver and said, "What do you want to ask, young master? I have lived in Yulin Town for decades, so I know everything."

Suning pointed to the dilapidated and dark house and said, "Is this Yu Qianhe's home?"

The old farmer nodded quickly.

Su Ning continued: "After the house burned down last year, did anyone come here and move anything?"

The old farmer waved his hand again with certainty: "This is the house of the dead, or the three people who were burned to death alive. How could anyone dare to come. Yu Qian and the old man have no relatives. After the death of this family, the land will be Put it on hold for now, and wait for the government to issue a notice in the future."

Suning nodded as he listened. If no one came, there might still be clues left.Continue to ask: "I heard that Zhang Shiyuan killed this family. How is the Zhang family now?"

The old farmer clicked his tongue and said: "What else can I do? If I kill someone, how can my family stay in Yulin Town? It's just that Zhang Shiyuan was hanged in the prison at that time? Zhang Shiyuan's mother also threw herself into the lake. Zhang Shiyuan My father has been talking to us about suing the imperial court, saying that Zhang Shiyuan was not the murderer, but that Dali Temple misjudged his family, causing their family to be separated. After that, Zhang Shiyuan’s father left Yulin Town, and he still doesn’t know where he is. Everyone I think that person died outside."

"Why do you say that Zhang Shiyuan is not a murderer? What is the relationship between Zhang Shiyuan and Yu Linxi? Let's hear it specifically."

After hearing this, the old farmer said in a low voice: "Actually, to tell you the truth, young master, I didn't think that the child of this family was a murderer at the beginning. Even if this child was kicked out of school, he just dared to quarrel with the old man of the Yu family." , Don't even dare to use a fist, how dare this kind of person kill people.

Moreover, no one knows the relationship between him and the girl from the Yu family. They are sticky all day long, but this girl from the Yu family is also a disorderly person, and she is so sticky with the outsider every day.Once I went to the mountain to cut firewood, and I saw those two people sitting together saying this, not knowing what to do.But I'm not talking about it, after all, it's about the innocence of the girl from the Yu family, I just said a few words about the little girl.As a result, the Yu family girl doesn't want to see me anymore, she really doesn't know what to do.

Later, I didn’t expect that the old man of the Yu family would betroth the girl of the Yu family to the Wu family in the capital. We all thought that the marriage between Zhang Shiyuan and the girl of the Yu family was a firm matter. Who knew that the old man of the Yu family just disagreed with Zhang Shiyuan and looked down on him Zhang Shiyuan's family background.But I heard that this Wu family is related to the Wu family above, and the old man of the Yu family may have taken a fancy to his power.

It's just that the girl of Yu's family didn't want this marriage, she cried, made trouble and hanged herself every day.Zhang Shiyuan also ran to Yu's house, but was beaten several times by the old man of Yu's house.After that, the girl from the Yu family rested her mind and quietly waited at home to get married.Unexpectedly, the night before they got married, there was a fire, and all three members of the family were burned to death.

It was Mr. Yan who caught Zhang Shiyuan at that time, and found the kerosene tank in the backyard where he had been wandering, and Zhang Shiyuan was carrying a bag with a lot of money in it, probably because he wanted to abscond after the murder, Lu Yin. Take them all with you.Then we heard that Zhang Shiyuan committed suicide in prison in fear of crime, and the matter was over. "

Su Ning: "Then who discovered and sued the officials at that time? The corpse was only taken away by the government. Has anyone else seen the corpse?"

Old farmer: "It was Li Zheng who sued the officials. The fire at Yu's house burned in the middle of the night, how dare we go in, we can only keep pouring water to put out the fire. When the fire is extinguished, the people inside cannot be saved, so we wait for the government Come in and collect the corpse."

Su Ning: "Thank you, old farmer, where is the tomb of the Yu family? And where are Zhang Shiyuan and Zhang Shiyuan's mother buried after death?"

Pointing to a mountain in the distance, the old farmer said: "All the tombs are on a small hillside at the back of this mountain, where people are buried. After Zhang Shiyuan committed suicide in prison, it was Zhang Shiyuan's father who brought the body back and buried it in the In the Zhang family’s ancestral grave. Zhang Shiyuan’s mother is also buried in the Zhang family’s ancestral grave. Yu’s family is under the control of the government and is also buried on the mountain.”

"Thank you, old farmer, here is the money for you, don't tell anyone else about it." Suning handed over another piece of money.

The old farmer nodded quickly, took the money and said with a smile: "Don't worry, young master, I will never tell anyone about this. The old farmer's mouth is the strictest."

Suning smiled, took out the badge of Dali Temple and said, "You must remember that this matter is under investigation by the government. If the news is leaked, it will be very dangerous."

The old farmer was taken aback for a moment, and his hand holding the money paused, and he quickly took out the money and said in a panic, "The old farmer will never say that the money should be returned to the officials."

Su Ning pushed the silver, and said with a deterrent smile: "No, this silver is a reward. If I have more questions later, I will trouble you. Of course, if this matter gets out, I can only find you." .”

The old farmer nodded repeatedly and said, "Don't dare, the official can ask whatever he wants in the future, and I will definitely answer well. If I don't have to say anything, I will keep my mouth shut."

Suning sent the old farmer away and put the token back into his arms.

Seeing the old farmer leave in a panic, Han Zimo asked in confusion, "Ningning, why don't you just show him the token at first, why are you still using money?"

Tao Hongyi explained: "At the beginning, the token was used as a deterrent. I am afraid that the old farmer will not express his own opinions. He is afraid that he will be involved, so he will only be vague. Using money to lure him is the best way, otherwise the old farmer will not be able to express his opinion. He will say that he saw what happened between Yu Linxi and Zhang Shiyuan. Afterwards, he will use the token to prevent the farmer from breaking his mouth."

"I see." Han Zimo nodded in thought.

When he came back to his senses, he saw Suning and Tao Hongyi walking to the dilapidated house.

"Hey! Wait for me." Han Zimo trotted after him.

There are three rooms in the Yu family. The largest room in the other courtyard is the primary school, and there are two in the inner courtyard, which are Yu Linxi's boudoir and Yu's main room.The whole house was burnt clean, only the main frame of the house was still standing here, and you could see the sky when you looked up.

Suning made a box for Han Zimo to hold, and he and Tao Hongyi moved the waste wood piled up in the room.

Gradually, the bed in Linxi could be seen clearly, and the unburnt quilt in the center of the bed was particularly conspicuous in the dark ashes around it.Su Ning reached out and touched the unburned part of the bed. It had been soaked in rain and snow for a year, and it had turned yellow, but it was not a sign of being burned.

Tao Hongyi asked, "Ningning, what's wrong with this bed?"

"What do you think this shape looks like?" Su Ning pushed away the waste wood next to him, showing the original appearance of the bed.

This shape made Tao Hongyi frown.

"Human form." Han Zimo yelled.

Su Ning nodded, "If a person was burned to death, even after falling asleep, he would feel pain and roll, but Yu Linxi lay motionless on the bed, so there was a little humanoid cloth left on the bed. was burned."

Tao Hongyi asked: "So you mean that Yu Linxi died before being burned to death?"

Su Ning said: "Severe coma or death coexist. Go to the main room of Yu's family to have a look."

Because the corpse had been moved by the government, there was not a lot of waste wood piled up on it.Suning bent over to enter the abandoned house, the empty beams of the house saw the sky.The ground of the main house was burnt black, and there was no ash left after being washed by the rain.

The bed and other items in the main house were burnt clean. Su Ning squatted down and looked around the bed, and reached out to touch the ground. The surface was blackened by the high temperature, but the dull color in some places was indeed different.

"What's wrong with the ground?"

"I don't know if I can still check it out. Let's try first. Zimo handed me the box."

Suning opened the box, and poured a full bottle of rice vinegar and wine on the dark place.If it is blood that is darker than other places, in this ancient place where technology is backward, you can only try it with rice vinegar and wine.

The vinegar reacted with the proteins in the blood, which were then leached out with alcohol as a solvent.However, this method is not perfect. It cannot distinguish between human blood and animal blood, and there is a possibility of falsification; if it is strangled or poisoned, there is no bleeding, and it cannot be defined. It also contains more blood components.

In fact, it is impossible to put these shortcomings in the main house. The corpses are carried out after being burned, so there is no possibility of corruption, and there will be no animal blood in the main house. It's just that the time interval is one year. Can listen to fate.

With the time of a stick of incense, bright red blood stains appeared on the dark place.

"Ning Ning!" Tao Hongyi and Han Zimo exclaimed.

"Wine and strong vinegar can show bloodstains. There were bloodstains at the scene. It wasn't simply being burned to death." Suning put away the box made by him, stood up and stomped his feet and said, "Go to the hillside first to see the grave."

"Okay, so Zhang Shiyuan is really not the murderer?"

"Not sure. But it's definitely not as simple as burning to death."

On the gentle hillside of Yulin Town, there are dense small graves, which are divided into different areas according to each family name. They also pay attention to Feng Shui, and they live with water on their backs.Rich people can tell when they look at the cemetery, it is close to the stream next to it.

"Look for the tombs of the Zhang family and the Yu family."

The tomb of the Zhang family is easy to find, because they are merchants who sell goods, and they are guilty of crimes, so the chosen place will not be very good.Zhang Shiyuan's tomb is at the bottom. There is only a small mound as a tomb with a pine tree planted on it.Mrs. Zhang's tomb is next to Zhang Shiyuan, which is even more cold and shabby.

Yu's family was in a group of small graves. All three members of the family were buried together and were not separated. It was probably for convenience when the government restrained them.

"Let's go." Suning took a good look at the location, and said to the two people next to him, "Go to eat."

Han Zimo asked, "Don't you want to watch it?"

Carrying the small box, Su Ning turned her head and said with a calm smile, "Isn't digging graves in broad daylight open for people to see? Come here at night."

Tao Hongyi and Han Zimo: "Digging graves???"

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