surrogate wife

When Xue Yi returned home, he told Wen Yumu about this matter. He took his hand and felt apologetic, "I know I should have discussed it with you first, but the situation was already tense at that time, and I entered the palace. There are not many opportunities, and it is impossible for senior brother to take me in..."

He was rambling, holding his hand tightly, and a little cold sweat broke out in his palm.

After Wen Yumu listened patiently, he smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, it's just investigation."

Xue Yi said: "Actually, I wasn't nervous at first. I thought it would be a big deal to resign, but then I thought that my brother's life and death might be on my shoulders. I inevitably became nervous again."

Wen Yumu: "Don't worry, you are so smart, you will definitely find out the truth. I have some rough skills in operations and investigation, and I can help you too."

Xue Yi showed a very cute smile, and said shyly, "I just knew you would know this."

So I am very confident.

Perhaps he is smart enough, but professionally, how dare he say that he is better than the people in Dali Temple?It's not because of confidence in Mu Mu.

Wen Yu mu said: "Speaking of which, senior brother has also been in the prison of Dali Temple for more than ten days. Fortunately, the emperor gave you the privilege, so we can just go in and visit."

"Yes."

They transferred to the Dali Temple Prison, where Wen Changning was alone in a large cell with tables and chairs, neatly furnished, although crude, but already a very high standard.

Wearing plain casual clothes, Wen Changning still manages himself decently in a limited environment, but it's hard to hide the haggard look in his eyes.

"Junior Brother, why are you here?" He sat up straight and asked.

Xue Yidao: "Brother, I asked the emperor for a special permission to take over the investigation of your case, so I was able to come and see you."

"The emperor promoted me to be the Young Minister of Shiba Shi, with full authority to handle your case, and ordered the people from Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice to cooperate fully. I will go to fetch the file in a while, so I will come and see you first. I am relieved to see that you are fine."

Wen Changning sighed: "Unexpectedly, even you were involved."

Wen Yu murmured: "Brother, it is useless to say these things. How can we sit idly by when something happens to you? The most urgent thing is to tell us the details of this case."

Although he is a flower seal for marriage, Wen Changning will not look down on him because of this, but before that he always thought he was gentle and gentle, and he was a little uncomfortable when he suddenly heard his calm and slightly forceful question. adapt.

He froze for a moment, Xue Yi nodded in agreement, "Yes, brother, tell us about the case first, and we will tell the teacher and them about your situation after we go out."

Wen Changning came back to his senses, smiled wryly and said, "Okay."

"Actually, I have been thinking over and over again in prison. On that day, Mr. Ren suddenly invited me mysteriously, saying that he had something important to discuss with me, and told me to attend the appointment."

"At the time, I didn't pay much attention to it. Later, when I thought about it carefully, I remembered that he looked anxious that day, and there were some hidden deep fears. It seemed that something serious was bothering him."

"I didn't think about this at the time, because I have a good relationship with the emperor, and many officials would come to me to say good things to me when they made mistakes, and let me intercede for them."

"I thought Master Ren secretly invited me for such a reason. I would normally not participate in this kind of thing, but what Master Ren said is sincere, and he is the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, a second-rank official, how could I I have to sell some face, so I just think about going there, I just listen to the left and right, and I can’t guarantee anything else.”

"Thinking about it now, the thing that troubled him may be really serious."

Xue Yi nodded, "Actually, I have been thinking about why it was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry who died, not the Minister of the Ministry of Households, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites and so on."

"In this incident, both Senior Brother and Master Ren are actually victims. It is only because Master Ren is dead, and Senior Brother, you are still alive, and your status is so precious and special, so it attracts everyone's attention."

"Brother, have you told the case handling officer of Dali Temple about your guess?" he asked.

Wen Changning nodded, "I've said it before, but Mr. Tang seems to think that Mr. Ren is dead, and it doesn't matter what happened before his death. Finding out the real culprit is more important."

"As you said, he has been focusing on me, and the investigations he has done are all around me."

"At first he wanted to prove my innocence, but later, he seemed to have given up, thinking that I was the murderer, and instead wanted to find out what personal grievances I had with Mr. Ren, and nail me to death."

Xue Yidao: "At the beginning, he must have been afraid that the emperor would be angry, but later he found that the emperor gradually could not suppress the heated discussions in court and among the people, so he came up with such thoughts."

It's useless to worry about what he thinks, Wen Changning said: "That's all I know."

Wen Yumu said at this time: "Brother, let's talk about the day when the case happened."

Wen Changning nodded, and continued: "That day, I went out to attend an appointment. In order not to attract attention, I changed into simple clothes. The guest room was reserved by Mr. Ren. He said it was safe there, and the owner of the shop was his boss. We got acquainted."

"He also organized the banquet. By the way, he also said that it was the tears of beauty in your shop. I drank a few glasses of wine, and before I talked about the business, I suddenly felt dizzy, and then fell unconscious."

"When I woke up, Master Ren had already been strangled to death, and on my hand, there were exactly the same strangle marks on his neck, which were the silk threads on my jade pendant."

"Where is the silk thread now?" Wen Yumu asked, the murder weapon is also a very important point, unexpectedly it seems that people don't take it seriously.

Wen Changning said: "I think it should be in the evidence department of Dali Temple."

"They compared the traces repeatedly and confirmed that it was me..."

"Why?" Wen Yumu frowned, "Aren't the ropes used to tie the jade pendant all the same? How can you be sure that it must be the rope on your jade pendant?"

"It's because my rope is hand-woven with colorful silk threads, and the knots are woven into scales, like a spirit snake. The little girl who sold it to me said that this is the weaving method her mother figured out by herself. It's very special, you can't find it anywhere else."

"The strangulation marks made by the rope are also like the scales of a snake, so I am sure that my jade rope is the murder weapon."

He spread out his hands, the palms were clean, and there were some thin calluses, "I can't see it now, but I did have that kind of strangle mark on my hand at that time, and the people in Dali Temple also made detailed records. You can go to check the file."

"The little girl who sold it to you?" Xue Yi grasped a somewhat special point, "Did you buy this rope yourself?"

"Yeah, just about five days before the accident, I saw a pair of grandchildren selling colorful ropes on the street. I looked at them pitifully, so I bought a few and took care of their business."

"They insisted that I use it. I saw that the rope was beautifully woven, so I changed it in front of them."

Xue Yi and Wen Yumu looked at each other, "Just five days before the accident?"

This is also too coincidental.

Wen Changning also felt something was wrong, these days he had been thinking about what Ren Mengshan was going to say before he died, and he had never doubted this to the ordinary mother-in-law and grandson.

Xue Yidao: "Senior brother, there must be something wrong here. The pattern of the rope weaving is special, so it became conclusive evidence, and you just happened to get it five days before the accident. All of this seems to be logical and well arranged. generally."

Wen Changning murmured: "That's right...why didn't I expect that people are unpredictable, such a small child...such a poor family..."

The girl's thin body and big eyes came to his mind, as well as the old woman's withered hands and bent back.

For a long time, this colorful rope has not been noticed by people. It is just a murder weapon. After it is confirmed that it seems to have completed its mission, everyone is thinking about the relationship behind Wen Changning and Ren Mengshan - secrets, grievances, Benefits, etc., have been guessed all over.

And that rope was quietly forgotten like that.

Xue Yi said to Wen Changning: "Brother, don't mention today's matter to anyone in the future, you can only trust us now."

This is a well-planned game, and no one knows how closely those eyes in the dark are watching.

Wen Changning said: "Don't worry, I know the pros and cons."

After leaving the prison of Dali Temple, Xue Yi and Wen Yumu went to the evidence office to collect all the evidence of the case, including the colored rope used for the murder, the broken wine jar, and the wine jug used on the table.

All the files on the case were also taken away by them.

When they got home, the two of them looked at the files together, and found that there was really nothing to report. The only thing that had something to say was Wen Changning's confession, and the rest were all nonsense investigations.

Even the residents on the street have opinions. How can this thing help solve the case?Crowdfunding to solve the case?

I just don't know what to say.

The owner of the restaurant, the waiter who was the first to discover the murder scene, the butler of Ren's mansion, Mr. Ren's personal servant, and his wife, these people's confessions are very important, but they only asked some questions. Plain, routine questions, not mentioning anything esoteric at all.

Xue Yi slapped the table angrily, "Just making up a bunch of pretentious things to prove that senior brother is guilty, but Mr. Ren refuses to investigate the strange things about him. I think they are just fooling around!"

"Maybe it's really impossible to find out." Wen Yumu comforted: "Look at these confessions, although the questions are shallow, but these people have said one thing, that is, Ren Mengshan is a very cautious person, he will not Tell those around him about his privacy."

"If even the people around him don't know any clues, then the people in Dali Temple really have no way to find out."

Xue Yi said incredulously, "Don't you even know his wife?"

Wen Yu smiled, "It's not that every couple talks about everything, most of them share the same bed and have different dreams, respecting each other like guests."

Xue Yi said, "All right."

"At least, we now have two directions. One is to find out what happened to Ren Mengshan during his lifetime, and the other is the grandson who sells colorful ropes."

Wen Yumu nodded, "So, which direction should we start from?"

Xue Yi thought for a while, and said: "Let's investigate Mr. Ren first, I always feel that the cause of his death is the key to this case."

"It's still the same sentence, why didn't other adults die, but him?"

"Our own people know our own affairs, and the senior brother has absolutely no conflict with him, and he will definitely not be killed by the senior brother."

"Then who is it, and what is it for, who wants to kill him so deliberately here?"

Wen Yumu also said: "This is indeed very puzzling. Moreover, Lord Ren's house is there, at least there are traces to follow, and the couple of grandchildren, it has been half a month, and I am afraid they have disappeared. , it’s hard to find.”

Xue Yi sighed: "It really is a problem."

"It's not difficult and it won't take so long." Wen Yumu patted him, "I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep peacefully tonight, let's go, I'll take you to explore Ren's mansion at night."

Xue Yi stood up, full of fighting spirit, "Let's go!"