仵作daily [traveling]

After Du Si went back that day, he happened to run into Song Wei and Mao Yi who had also returned. The two laughed happily, so happy that Song Wei's deep laughter could be heard from far away.

"The real cause of Fan Jishi's death is unknown, and the whereabouts of his head is unknown. Li Yi did not commit suicide, and the murderer has not yet been identified..." Du Si sat in front of the case, thinking hard, whether the two cases were committed by the same person?Many clues were cut off in the middle of the search, and after going around for a long time, they couldn't judge the accurate information.

Du Si thought of the master Zhizhou who didn't cooperate, so he was so angry that he ate a few mouthfuls of food and then quietly slipped out of the mansion and went to the street.

At this time, night fell, although the weather was hot, there were still many people wandering in the streets. Tonight the clouds were thick and the air was very stuffy, and it seemed that it was going to rain, but this did not affect the mood of everyone in Lin'an to have fun. The troupe was performing, and people flocked to it, blocking the road. Du Si didn't want to watch the excitement, so he turned around and went straight to Fan's mansion.

Compared with the bustling atmosphere across the street, Fan's mansion is very desolate with the faint whiteness revealed. Occasionally, a few people walked out, with wet tears on their faces. Now the head of the family, Fan Jishi, has passed away, and only one Mrs. Li is suffering at home. Struggle to support, Du thinks of the Lin family who suffered from the disaster, and can't help but feel a little emotional. Before long, I believe that the Fan family will also enter the same situation, being eaten away one by one by those big families in Lin'an. What a picture again.

Du Si walked around Fan's mansion, and began to think about Li Yi's death yesterday. According to the on-site investigation, Li Yi died of homicide. There were two cups of tea on the table. Li Yi and the murderer must have known each other. Hearing any movement, it shows that the murderer's strength is different from ordinary people, and there is no doubt that he is a man.

The murderer who killed Fan Jishi kept delaying the time. Compared with Li Yi's death, Du Si was more puzzled by this point. He changed Fan Jishi's clothes and cut off his head in order not to let others recognize the identity of the corpse. Why did he do this? ?

Du Si began to consider the possibility of the same murderer in the two cases. If he had a grudge with Fan Jishi, it should be Li who died yesterday. Why was it a steward?And when Mrs. Li saw the missing corner of the eaves of the bed, why did she show that expression?

Du Si paused, raised his head to look at the sky, and there was a bright moon in the sky, shining like jade.

But Du Si's intuition told him that Fan Jishi's piece of jade was not as simple as just getting it. Li Shi's panicked expression intertwined with the steward's grim face was even more troublesome than examining those horrible corpses.

It's hard to tell the truth from what people say, only dead things can't tell lies. Du Si sighed and continued on his way.

The back door of Fan Mansion was pitch black, and few pedestrians passed by. When Du Si walked through a small path, there were a few soft sobs from the nearby forest. Du Si walked over quietly and found a woman dressed as a maid sitting on the ground in the forest. I buried my face and cried.

Du Si took a closer look, but this woman was not a stranger, but a maid, Xiao Cui, whom she had just met in Fan's Mansion yesterday.

Xiaocui turned her head when she heard the footsteps, her eyes were swollen like two big walnuts.

"Who are you? Why are you here?" Xiao Cui asked sharply.

"We met yesterday." Du Si smiled, and took a few steps forward, "Don't you remember me?"

"You...you are from the government." Xiaocui was stunned for a while, seeing Du Sisheng's handsome face, she couldn't help but move her body to make room for him.

Du Si sat across from Xiao Cui, and after comforting her, she asked straight to the point, "Why are you crying? Is it because of your master?"

Xiaocui nodded, and said, "And my wife, I have been with her since I was a child, and I have served her for five years. Now that something like this has happened, how can my wife live?"

She sniffled and was about to cry, but Du Si didn't stop her, and the two of them didn't start another round of conversation until after Xiaocui burst into tears.

"The separation between heaven and man, the pain that is very human, it is inevitable for your wife to be so sad." Du Si persuaded, "I hope Mrs. Li can cheer up soon."

"Hmm..." Xiao Cui looked up at Du Si, and hesitated in her heart when she came to her mouth.

"If you have anything you want to say, it's okay to tell me." Du Si raised a smile, still brilliant in the dim light, "I won't tell others."

Xiao Cui's face turned red unconsciously, she wiped her face with her sleeve, and said quickly, "Today, Madam cried very sadly at the jade she found from Steward Li."

"Jade?"

"Madam also said that this is all..." Xiao Cui's eyes turned red again, "This is all retribution."

Du Si got up solemnly, and then asked, "Could it be that your master and wife have done something wrong?"

"I've never heard of it." Xiao Cui shook her head blankly.

"Do you know who Master Fan usually makes friends with?"

"They are all big families in Lin'an..." Xiaocui tried hard to recall, "There is also Mr. Zhizhou, I often see Mr. Zhizhou having a drink with the master, but these days, the adults will come to visit his wife, and on the day of the master's funeral, I only saw Mr. Zhizhou's ceremony. .”

Du Si thought for a moment, then remembered the news that the owner of Yupu had revealed before, and his mind was in chaos.

"My lord, do you know why my wife is sad?"

Xiaocui raised her face and asked innocently.

"..." Du Si opened his mouth, wanting to express his conjecture, but when the words came to his lips, he said, "I don't know."

Xiao Cui lowered her head, her face was full of sadness, Du Si left with an excuse, Xiao Cui looked at his figure, and returned to Fan Mansion, she brought a pot of hot water and went outside Li's room, just about to knock on the door and enter Unexpectedly, the door opened by itself, Xiao Cui did not know what it was, but dodged and hid behind a pillar beside her, when the sound of footsteps came, Xiao Cui sneaked out half of her head to look, only to see a very tall woman coming out of the room. Walking out of the courtyard, she walked into the courtyard, suddenly raised her face, a few lines of tears brushed her face, Xiaocui opened her eyes wide, this person was none other than the mute girl adopted by the wife.

She raised her hand, holding a piece of translucent and smooth beautiful jade in the palm of her hand. Under the faint moonlight, the beautiful jade was covered with a layer of warm light, and the complicated patterns became more dazzling. Xiao Cui covered her mouth and waited for the dumb girl to go out. , she let go of her hand. At this time, she was sweating a lot and her feet were weak. Xiao Cui's body slid down the pillar. For some reason, she hugged her leg again and cried for a long time.

After Xiaocui calmed down, she knocked on the door of Mrs. Li's room.

"Ma'am, this servant is here to pour tea for you." Xiao Cui poured hot water into it, picked up the teapot and said.

I saw Li Shi sitting straight on the bed with an empty expression, holding the jade left by Fan Jishi in her hand, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"Ma'am? What's wrong with you?" Xiao Cui couldn't control her tone, and she was about to cry again.

At this moment, Mrs. Li spoke.

"I'm fine." She looked calm, but she couldn't hold anyone in her eyes anymore.

"... Ma'am?" Xiaocui's hand holding the teapot was trembling, and her wanton tears hit the table.

"Put the teapot there, and I'll pour it myself later." Li Shi's tone was as gentle as usual, but there was no expression on his face, "You go."

"I'm not leaving!" Xiao Cui knelt down with a plop, and crawled up to Mrs. Li in an extremely humble manner, "Madam, what's wrong with you? If you feel unhappy in your heart, you can tell Xiao Cui!"

Li Shi didn't respond, and the hands holding Yu tightened up.

"Xiao Cui has been with you and serving Madam for five years since she was a child!" Xiao Cui grabbed Li Shi's trouser legs and cried, "Madam has never treated me harshly and treated me like her own daughter. Let Xiao Cui share some of the misfortune for you!"

Mrs. Li closed her eyes and said softly, "You don't understand, let's go."

"lady!"

"Go, go!" Li Shi suddenly shouted, his expression suddenly became ferocious.

Xiao Cui had never seen Li Shi like this before, so she didn't know how to react for a while.

"I told you to go! Did you hear that?!" Li Shi pushed Xiaocui away and threw all the pillows on the bed to the ground, "Go! Go away!"

Xiao Cui was stunned for a few seconds, and ran out crying. Shi Li stepped forward to close the door and window, went to the table, took a piece of paper, and wrote down half a piece of paper with tears in her eyes.

There was some movement outside the window. It seemed that the theater troupe had started to perform. I don’t know which play it was, but the applause spread all the way to Fan’s house. Shih Li put down her pen. She was thirsty and wanted to pour some tea, but Shih Li She couldn't hold the teapot steadily, and the scalding water splashed onto the back of her hand. Shi Li hurriedly let go of her hand, and the teapot fell to the ground, spilling water all over the floor.

At this time, Du Si came to the yamen, and the guard at the gate of the yamen recognized him. Du Si explained his purpose and let him in.

Du Si groped for a long time, and finally found the room where Yan Shizhi lived. The light inside was still on. He knocked on the door, only to hear Yan Shizhi's lazy voice.

"Well, come in."

Du Si quietly walked into the room and closed the door one after another. The room was full of mist. It turned out that Yan Shizhi was taking a bath. He was soaking in a big wooden bucket with his back exposed, lying on the side of the bucket.

"Xiaohong, I brought things so quickly, I have to praise you." Yan Shizhi's tone was much softer, "Come and rub my back quickly, and use less force."

Du Si stepped forward and came behind Yan Shizhi.

"If you rub your back with your white and tender hands, I will be happier." Yan Shizhi's tone was turbulent, without showing the seriousness of Bai Ri, "Xiao Hong, you..."

"I have met Master Zhizhou." Du Si saluted.

"Huh?" Yan Shizhi felt that his voice was wrong, he turned his head quickly, but saw Du Si who was well-dressed.

"Why are you? Where is Xiaohong!" Yan Shizhi wanted to pick up the clothes beside him, but found that the clothes were not too close to him.

Du Si walked over and took Yan Shizhi's clothes easily. Yan Shizhi looked at him eagerly, and quickly sank his body into the water, only his head was exposed.

"Master Zhizhou, please don't worry, the villain is not interested in the jade body of adults." Du Si said solemnly, Yan Shizhi's face immediately turned half black, "The villain is here on this trip, I just want to ask Mr. Zhizhou something."

"What nonsense are you kidding!" Yan Shizhi was in a hurry, but he didn't call anyone, instead he said patiently, "What's the matter, you and I will go out and discuss it, you see it's inconvenient for me right now..."

Du Si shook his head and asked directly, "My lord has a very good friendship with the dead Fan Jishi."

Yan Shizhi choked up, his eyes rolled in their sockets, and he was about to deny it but was interrupted, "The servants of Fan's mansion have seen my lord and his lord have many drinking conversations."

"This...haha, it has something to do with it." Yan Shizhi said awkwardly.

"The Lord Zhizhou must have known what Fan Jishi did before." Du Si said expressionlessly.

"What do you know?" Yan Shizhi was shocked and couldn't help standing up from the tub.

"No more, no less," Du thought for a while and said, "I heard that Fan Jishi had stayed at the Lin family before."

"You!" Yan Shizhi's face was flushed red, and he was about to say something, but he suddenly calmed down. He looked up at Du Si's expression that didn't seem to be bluffing, and said carefully, "The case of Lin's extermination has nothing to do with me, but Afterwards, Fan Jishi begged me for many days, and I thought he was sincere, so I didn't pursue it."

After finishing speaking, Yan Shizhi raised his head, stood with his hands behind his back, and said, "That incident may involve many big households in Lin'an. You are young and vigorous, and you may not know the cause and effect. You should think clearly before acting."

At this moment, Du Si couldn't listen to anything Yan Shizhi said. He finally understood why Li Shi saw that piece of jade as if facing an enemy, the missing corner of the bed eaves and the reason why Fan Jishi was killed.

"Du Si?" Yan Shizhi called several times, but Du Si didn't respond, "Du Si!"

Du Si raised his head, but his face was panicked.

Yan Shizhi thought that his threat had worked, and said to him with a smile, "It's good that you understand, as an official..."

"My lord, hurry to Fan Mansion!" Du Si lost his voice.

"What are you talking about?" Yan Shizhi frowned.

"Ms. Li is in danger tonight!"

Yan Shizhi stood stiffly in the bathtub, a lot of water vapor diffused out of the window, the air was hotter and hotter, the clouds gathered together covered the bright moon, there were several thunderclaps in the sky, the summer rain was approaching, the rainy season in Lin'an ,coming.

The author has something to say: the word count may be a bit too much tomorrow