Just remember

"Where is Brother Mingjun now, can you still... okay?" The little sister died tragically, and any brother would not feel well. As a friend, Chun Jinran was naturally concerned.

"Don't worry, he has returned to Hang's house," Hang Minghao said, "Dad and I are here, he is taking care of all the family affairs."

Chun Jinran breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

If before this, Chun Jinran was still worried about being wronged, then after seeing the Hang family father and son—Hang Mingzhe is not counted—this doubt completely disappeared.The reason why the Hang family can become a martial arts family is not unreasonable. One aspect is the deep foundation, but at the same time, the person in charge is not incompetent.

The cold stove was filled with the firewood that Hang Mingzhe picked up from the ruins, and soon it was burning, emitting bursts of warmth.

Chun Jinran stood there not daring to move, so he kept moving his fingers, hoping that his cold fingertips would warm up quickly.

Qi Wanguan, Guo Pan, and Pei Xiaoyi stood aside, compared to Chun Jinran, the "flower picker", bounty owner, justice judge, and friends, he looked less suspicious.

All the doubts were asked about the same. Hang Minghao looked at his father, as if he was conveying some kind of judgment after interrogation.The latter had a majestic expression, without any looseness, and only nodded slightly.Hang Minghao understood, and turned to Chun Jinran again: "It seems that Chun Shaoxia is indeed innocent. I'm sorry for causing you to suffer for many days."

Happiness came so suddenly, Chun Jinran was flattered. He thought that even if the Hang family father and son were wise, he would have to spend a lot of talking to prove his innocence. How could he think...

"However," Hang Mingzhe changed the subject, "After all, Young Man Chun is a person who witnessed it first-hand. Can you tell me everything you saw and heard on the night of my little sister's accident?"

Chun Jinran: "Is there any detail?"

Hang Mingzhe: "I'm sorry."

Chun Jinran: "...Then can I sit down and talk?"

Before Hang Minghao could answer the question, Chun Jinran had already sat down on the floor.What he has seen and heard all night, his small body, which has been tortured by wind, snow, cold, hunger, sweetness and Lu Youdao for days, is likely to be on the verge of falling in the middle of the talk, and before the end, he will fall to the ground and die!

"The thing is like this," Chun Jinran crossed his legs, slightly raised his head and stared at the beams of the room, as if there were endless memories hidden there, "that night I made an appointment with brother Ming Jun in the evening, but I waited in the lobby of the inn for a long time. I waited for two hours until late at night, but no one was there. It was raining outside all the time, and there were no other abnormal events or noises. All the guests in the hotel had rested. Only me and the waiter were in the lobby. After that, Shaoxia Pei Then he slammed on the door of the store, dripping wet. He looked travel-stained, as if he had been on a long journey before, but he didn't bring a bag or a coir raincoat. I think it was raining at night on the way. Said he wanted to stay in the shop, the waiter led him upstairs, I saw that he had a pretty face, forget it, let’s be honest, when I saw his stunning beauty, I felt bad thoughts... Ah no, I yearned for him, so it didn’t take long. Unable to hold back, he went upstairs and knocked on his door. He opened the door and said a few words to me, then thanked the guest coldly. I was unwilling to do so, so I sneaked in through the window. Afterwards, I had a good conversation with him, and we danced when we heard the whip , until the fallen Hang girl passed by our window. Before that, I didn’t hear any quarrels, shouts or fights. The Bi people were laughing and flirting. After Miss Hang fell, I went out to check for the first time. At that time, Miss Hang was covered in blood, there was a fatal sword mark on her neck, and... her clothes were disheveled. I picked her up and found out She was already out of breath, at this time Pei Xiaoyi also came to me, of course I didn't have time to pay attention to him, I directly hugged Miss Hang to the eaves, after all, it was raining too much, it was not appropriate to stay outside. Which Chengxiang store waiter jumped out at this time Seeing that I was hugging Miss Hang, I insisted that I was the murderer. Brother Pei was sitting together, so I had no choice but to put Miss Hang down temporarily and run away with Brother Pei. In the next three days, Brother Pei and I ran, Brother Guo chased, Brother Pei and I continued to run, Brother Guo continued to chase, until we The three of us were exhausted, and we prayed that the master would come down from the sky and reap the benefits of the fisherman. After that, things would be clear at a glance. We were escorted here by the master, and we wanted to join your Hang family. Unfortunately, it was snowing heavily, and a crazy Lu Youdao was added. , the past few days have been up and down to this day."

Talking too much in one breath made Chun Jinran's mouth dry. Fortunately, the pot of snow that had just been placed on the stove had not completely melted, so Chun Jinran quickly scooped up a handful and ate happily.

Taking advantage of Chun Jinran drinking snow water to catch his breath, Hang Minghao turned to Guo Pan and Pei Xiaoyi: "Is there any difference between what he said and your experience?"

Pei Xiaoyi shook his head, rarely from the bottom of his heart: "He remembers everything I don't remember."

Guo Pan added with emotion: "It's not just about the details, it's like yesterday!"

Hang Minghao nodded: "Then it's your turn."

Guo Juan responded calmly: "Young Master, you can ask whatever you want."

Hang Minghao: "Why did Guo Shaoxia appear at the inn that night?"

Guo Juan: "Looking for Jiangyang thief Ling Tiehai, there are rumors that he has been haunting there recently."

Hang Minghao: "Have you seen Ling Tiehai?"

Guo Juan: "No."

Hang Minghao: "Why did Pei Shaoxia appear at the inn that night?"

Pei Xiaoyi: "It's raining on the road at night, so I have no choice but to stay overnight."

Hang Minghao: "You said you were going out to do business for Mrs. Jin, can you tell me what's going on?"

Pei Xiaoyi: "Jin Liyun ran away from home, Madam Jin sent me out to look for it."

Hang Minghao: "Did you find it?"

Pei Xiaoyi: "No."

Hang Minghao: "Has Young Hero Chun rested?"

Chun Jinran: "Huh?"

Hang Minghao: "If the rest is over, let's continue."

Chun Jinran: "...you've finished asking them?! The two of them haven't said more than three sentences in total!"

Hang Minghao: "You have thought carefully and observed meticulously, and the clues you provided are more detailed and important."

Chun Jinran: "That's right, I'm not boasting, I... It's useless for you to praise me, I've said everything I need to say!"

It wasn't that Chun Jinran was playing tricks, but that he really told the truth about everything he knew.Besides, they are all suspects, why should he be tried alone!What is the law of heaven!There is no morality!

I don't know if he heard the inner accusation of the "suspect", the old man who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke, with a majesty that cannot be ignored in his low voice: "Can you tell me more about the appearance of the little girl at that time?"

Chun Jinran understood that the rain was so heavy at that time, and many traces had been washed away, and with the onlookers and troublemakers joining in the fun, when the Hang family arrived at the inn, the scene would be a mess, not to mention that there were few valuable clues. Many clues may not be the original appearance, so Mr. Hang asked him, the first person who arrived at the scene.

The responsibility is heavy, Chun Jin did not dare to be hasty, he closed his eyes and let the scenes of that night pass through his mind.At this time, they are no longer in coherent movement, but are frozen pictures one after another, with the sound of wind, rain and human voice.

The room was extremely quiet, no one made a sound, only the firewood in the stove occasionally crackled a few times as it was burning, which made the night even more silent.

Finally, Chun Jinran opened his eyes, and without waiting for anyone to ask, he spoke slowly, as if talking a little later would confuse the clear memories that had been hard to put together: "When Miss Hang fell, she passed the window of Room No. When I arrived in the yard, I jumped out of the window to check at the first time, so I could guarantee that no one had touched the scene between the fall of Miss Hang and the time I picked her up. At that time, Miss Hang's clothes were open, and there was no scar on her chest, but there were fingerprints; The wound on the neck runs from left to right, from deep to shallow, it should be a sword wound; There is mud, but there is basically no mud on the soles of the feet; in the end, Miss Hang has calluses left by years of sword practice, but I didn't find any weapons around."

Chun Jinran finished speaking.

But Hang Bandit still looked at him fixedly.

That gaze was like the abyss under the cliff, pitch black, gloomy, bottomless, and unpredictable.

Chun Jinran was a little out of breath. For the first time, he discovered that the gaze can also make people feel stressed, almost suffocating.

"Her orchid sword was thrown on the roof of the inn, on top of Room No. [-] of the Son of Heaven." Hang Bandit finally said in a low voice.

Chun Jinran clearly felt that the huge oppressive force disappeared, and he was finally able to raise his head slightly, and heaved a sigh of relief: "It must be that Miss Hang fell from there."

"Actually, you have already made this judgment, right?"

Chun Jinran was stunned, and then realized that because the oppressive feeling disappeared, she relaxed for a while, and she slipped her mouth.

But even if he didn't say anything, Chun Jinran looked at the determination and calmness on Hang Bandit's face, and thought, his own thoughts, I'm afraid there is nowhere to hide.In front of such an old Jianghu who has been around for decades, he is as immature as a three-year-old child.

"I have some ideas, but I'm not sure they are right. I'm afraid that if I say something wrong, it will affect you." Now that the matter has come to an end, Chun Jinran tells the truth.

"It's okay, let's talk about it all," Hang Bandit pondered for a moment, then added, "Including hair buns."

Chun Jinran tried her best to keep a calm face, but her heart was already in turmoil.When he talked about buns just now, he did leave the second half of the sentence, but how did the bandit hear it? !This is no longer what the old Jianghu can explain, but a more terrifying insight into the human heart.

"From the circumstances of Miss Hang's fall, I guessed that the place where she fell was on the roof; although I didn't hear any fighting sounds before the fall, I was talking and frolicking with Pei Shaoxia at that time, and I might have ignored the sound; Miss Hang's hair bun was slightly Scattering is more like the effect of constant friction between the head and the bed when lying flat and taking a nap, because the scattered part is more serious at the back of the head than at the top of the head; Miss Hang has no shoes on her feet, so there are only two possibilities. One, her shoes fell off during the fall; Two, she was not wearing shoes when she fell. But the former is less likely, unless you find her shoes at the scene. But if it is the latter, it will be windy and rainy at night, and the soles of her feet will be full of mud when running barefoot. But Miss Hang's soles were relatively clean, only the side of her feet was a little stained when she fell to the ground, so there is only one explanation. From the time Miss Hang took off her shoes or was taken off until she fell, she was not barefoot. Tread the ground outside."

Chun Jinran said [-]% of what he could think of in one breath.The remaining [-]% was left unsaid, and one could deduce it without even using one's brain—what kind of situation would cause a girl with a disheveled bun to fall barefoot and have fingerprints on her chest?He didn't say anything, but he didn't want to sprinkle salt on the wounds of the hang family.

Hang Mingzhe over there has already clenched his fists. Hang Minghao is not as exposed as his younger brother, but his slightly narrowed eyes also show killing intent.

Only Mr. Hang was still calm, and he was even able to have a chat with Chun Jinran: "We also thought about the fact that the bare feet were not stained with dirt. It should be that the little girl was restrained by the gangster, and the latter used some method to put She went straight to the roof."

Chun Jinran didn't respond, and after pondering for a moment, he raised his head to meet Mr. Shanghang's gaze: "It's also possible that Miss Hang escaped directly to the roof from a place where she wouldn't step on the dirt."

Bandit Hang narrowed his eyes: "You mean..."

Chun Jinran nodded: "A certain room in the inn."

The fire was still crackling, the Bandit bowed his head and remained silent, and Chun Jinran stopped talking.

So far, everything that can be said has been said, and the situation that can be speculated has also been speculated. For the rest, we can see whether the thief is cunning or the Hang family has more means.

I don't know how long it took, Hang Bandit raised his head, and suddenly asked, "Your name is... Chun Jinran?"

Chun Jinran didn't know why, so he could only respond blankly: "Uh, yes."

The hang bandit pondered for a moment, as if remembering, but finally gave up and shook his head: "I don't seem to have heard your name in the world."

Chun Jinran hurriedly said: "Mmmm, I don't really travel in the rivers and lakes, I, I am just a commoner!"

Guo Juan on the side couldn't listen anymore, and shot a contemptuous look.

Chun Jinran raised her chin, insisting on having a clear conscience.

But Hang Bandit suddenly smiled, and there was a hint of kindness in the smile: "In the future, you can practice more in the rivers and lakes, and I believe you will make a difference."

Chun Jinran blinked blankly, he didn't know if Mr. Hang praised him sincerely, or if there was something in his words, if it was sincere praise, it would be flattering enough.

"You said you heard a man and a woman making fun of each other," Mr. Hang suddenly said as if remembering something, "Can you describe their voices?"

Chun Jinran pursed her lips, tried to recall, and after a long while, said: "I'm sorry, because my attention was on Brother Pei at the time, so I didn't pay special attention to it. I only vaguely felt that it should be a young couple, but Whether it is 24 or [-], I really can't do anything."

The Bandit Hang seemed to have expected the answer, and his expression was calm and calm: "You have helped the Hang family a lot."

Hearing the current Hang Mingzhe since he entered the room, he finally figured out the situation, walked over quietly and tugged on the elder brother's sleeve, and asked in a low voice: "So they are not murderers?"

"They have no motive to harm Yueyao, and what Caichun said just now is basically consistent with what we found at the inn." Hang Minghao suddenly stopped when he said this, looking at Hang Mingzhe's eyes Become meaningful, "I thought, you don't need me to explain so much."

Hang Mingzhe lowered his eyes and stopped talking.

Hang Minghao sighed softly, barely audible.

Among the five children of the Hang family, he, his second younger sister Hang Yuerong, and his fourth younger brother Hang Mingjun are like his father, both in appearance and manner, while the third younger brother Hang Mingzhe and younger sister Hang Yueyao are very much like their mother in appearance and temperament. More like.Because of this, the third brother and younger sister are especially favored.The Hang family has practiced swords for generations. When each child was six years old, his father would give him a unique saber specially made for him. He was not very clever when he was young, so the sword made by the Hang bandits for him was named "Deadwood Sword". The intention is to remind him at all times that being diligent and studious must not become a rotten wood that cannot be carved, and Hang Mingzhe, who is naturally intelligent, received his own "cloud pattern sword" one year in advance, that is, when he was five years old.At that time, no one would have thought that it was him, a rotten tree, who was valued by his father in the end. The clever Hang Mingzhe had become an unworthy son.But Hang Minghao knows better than anyone else that his third brother is still the clever ghost he was when he was a child, even if he never wants to take responsibility, even if he always says "this matter has nothing to do with me", even if he almost puts his own The name has become a life creed such as "being wise and protecting one's life".

Therefore, Hang Minghao knows that it's not that his third brother can't judge the innocence of Chun Jinran and others, but that he is unwilling to accept the fact that "the murderer is still at large".

The two brothers on this side were silent, but the bandit on the other side suddenly called Qi Wanguan's name after asking: "Qi Lord."

"Yes," Qi Wanguan said with a sad face, as if he couldn't live anymore, "I know that none of them are the real culprits, but they have provided some clues anyway, see if you can give me some, after all, when you offered a reward, you said that as long as you It can be related to this matter, I have no credit or suffering..."

Hang bandit: "I'll give you 5000 taels."

Qi Wanguan: "Actually, I still have some credit, eh!"

Everyone was happy tonight.

The Hang family father and son got more clues, Qi Wanguan got a lot of money, Chun Jinran and Pei Xiaoyi cleared up their innocence, and Guo Juan re-corrected the direction of arresting the murderer in the future.Only the third youngest of the Hang family, no suspects in a few words, the house collapsed and crushed pastries, the stern father praised others, and the bones of his beloved sister were not cold.Who can be worse than him!

Perhaps the third young master of the Hang family's gloomy mood was so strong that Chun Jinran was sent to see him by accident. Of course, the third young master didn't notice it, and was squatting in the corner complaining about himself.

To be honest, Chun Jinran has no sympathy for this young master at all, especially under the comparison of Hang Minghao, he understands Master Hang's hatred of these three young masters.But then again, from the time they met the bandit Hang Minghao and his son to now, they have asked a lot about that night, but they have never asked Hang Mingzhe's question - was it painful for Hang Yueyao to leave?

It's not that Hang bandits and Hang Minghao don't care about Hang Yueyao, Chun believes that all the people in the Hang family have the same desire to avenge Hang Yueyao, it's just that their personality determines that everyone pays attention to different things.Some people are destined to be successful and famous, but they are unavoidably resolute and ruthless in their killing and decisiveness; some people may not achieve anything, but in their indecision, there is always delicate warmth.