Yipin Chef

They all said that they only saw Ye Chengfeng leave the bamboo house, but no one went in.

Detective Deng quickly conducted a personnel investigation. At the time of the incident, all the cooks and handymen, including Jia Le, were working in the back kitchen. No one went out, and all their companions testified. The waiter served food in the front hall and private room, and some guests also testified.In this way, the possibility of the people working in the restaurant committing the crime was ruled out.

Then the suspect is on the guests who are eating.

After further investigation, Mrs. Xiao, who had dinner with the victim Feng Yan, went to the clean room to rest, and was served by several maids, who were not there at the time. Ye Chengfeng went to the front hall to deal with the dispute. Many people saw it. He went back to the bamboo room through the inner verandah. Many guests in the private room saw him, but he didn't go in at all. When he got to the door, he found the dead man and yelled.

The guests in the other private rooms were all eating in the room at that time, and all their companions testified, but Li Shengrong was alone in the room, because Wang Sheng, who was dining with him, went out to buy something.

"What did you go shopping?" Detective Deng stared at him sternly.

"Mr. Li wants to eat the sour plum cake from the pastry shop diagonally opposite the restaurant, and said that it tastes sweeter when paired with ham and winter bamboo shoot soup."

"Why don't you ask Xiaoer to go out and buy?"

"The restaurant's business is very good. After serving the food, Xiao Er went to another room to serve. Brother Li said that only I know which kind of sour plum cake it is. I'm afraid that Xiao Er may not like what he bought."

Detective Deng quickly ordered someone to go to the pastry shop opposite to inquire. The boss proved that Wang Sheng had indeed bought sour plum cakes from him, but the first batch of cakes made today was bought up by a rich man, so Wang Sheng had to buy them in the pastry shop. Waiting for the second batch of cakes to come out of the pan, I never left.

Detective Deng quickly turned to Li Shengrong who was alone in the room: "You said you didn't go out in the room, do you have evidence?"

Li Shengrong said: "After Wang Sheng went to buy cakes, I stayed in the room. Because I was tired from drinking, I got up and walked a few steps to loosen my muscles. The guests in the next room can testify."

The next door to the Chrysanthemum House is the Lan House, and the two rooms are adjacent to each other. You can hear the movement next door. The Hong family's family of five are eating in the Lan House. We heard him dragging his shoes back and forth from the next door, and the golden bell on his waist was also tinkling."

The little grandson of the Hong family also said loudly: "Yes, my mother and I heard it."

Officer Deng quickly finished asking, and found that there was one person who hadn't asked, and that was Xiao Bai who came to dinner with Mrs. Xiao and Feng Yan.

Hearing that a murder case happened here, Xiao Bai hurried over, his expression was flustered, his face was reddish and he was slightly panting. Detective Deng quickly saw him like this, and first became suspicious.

"Mr. Feng is eating with you, where did you go?"

Xiao Bai faltered and couldn't come up with an answer, and Captain Deng became even more skeptical, and asked again: "You and Feng Yan used to be classmates, but then they didn't communicate, why?"

"There was some unhappiness because of some things."

"what's up?"

"My lord, why bother to ask more about personal matters." Xiao Bai didn't want to say more.

Li Shengrong beside him interjected: "Brother Xiao, don't be angry, there is a murder case right now, so you should honestly tell what happened two years ago."

"It's not a big deal, there's nothing to say." Xiao Bai still didn't want to mention the past.

"What's going on?" Inspector Deng quickly looked at Li Shengrong again.

Li Shengrong said for him: "Young Master Xiao and Feng Yan used to be classmates and friends, and they were taught by the famous Confucian Pei Yan at the same time, but Mr. Pei said that he was too old to take two disciples and could only keep one by his side. Come to think of it, this is not only a matter of academics, but also a matter of life. They both like one of the teacher's daughters. Whoever stays with the teacher means that they can marry the younger sister. I don't know what trick Feng Yan used to stay with her. Teacher Pei is by her side, and she even married her junior sister."

"Oh," Detective Deng suddenly realized, and looked at Xiao Bai sternly, "So two years later, when you met again, you aroused old hatred, and you took the opportunity to kill him, didn't you?"

"No." Xiao Bai blushed, "It's his luck that he got the teacher's blue eyes. What's wrong with me, this time Young Master Ye invited my mother and me to Luming Tower for dinner, and he also called him by the way, just to In order to reconcile for us, for Mr. Ye's sake, I had a drink with him and became friends again."

"Yes, yes." Ye Chengfeng on the side nodded hastily, "I have persuaded them to make up, and the two of them are indeed reconciled. Mrs. Xiao can also testify."

"Maybe he pretended to reconcile and let the other party relax their vigilance, so it's unknown to take the opportunity to attack." Police officer Deng was still suspicious, and asked Xiao Bai, "Where did you go when the incident happened?"

Xiao Bai looked a little unnatural, and said: "I feel a little tired, so I went to sleep in the inner room in the backyard."

"It's broad daylight, why are you so tired as a young guy?" Police Officer Deng was even more suspicious, "Do you have any witnesses?"

Xiao Bai hesitated, and replied: "No."

Detective Deng quickly saw his eyes flickering, he was clearly hiding something, he became more and more convinced that he was the murderer, and ordered: "Come here, bring the suspect Xiao Bai back to the county government for interrogation."

At this moment, Mrs. Xiao was so anxious that she grabbed Xiao Bai and asked: "When I went to the clean room for a short break, didn't you drink with Mr. Feng? Why did you leave? Where did you go and who were you with?" Let's talk together?"

Xiao Bai has always been filial, but this time he is like a gourd whose mouth has been sawn and just keeps silent.He insisted that he was alone in the small room in the backyard when the crime happened.

Mrs. Xiao was so angry that she thumped him, and could only watch him being taken away by the guards.

"Wait a minute." Suddenly, a crisp voice came from the crowd. Everyone saw that she was a beautiful woman in her twenties, with delicate features and pleasant demeanor.

"Who are you, dare to interfere with the official affairs of the yamen, get out of the way quickly." Deng Deng quickly scolded her.

"The little girl's surname is He, she is the second daughter of the He family." Jia Li stepped forward and said neither humble nor overbearing, "I have evidence to prove that Mr. Xiao did not kill anyone."

Everyone looked at her in surprise.

"You said."

"After Mr. Xiao sent the old lady to the clean room, he stayed with me in the inner room of the backyard. He didn't go out until after the incident." Jia Li bravely said it in full view.

Detective Deng quickly couldn't believe his ears, so he looked her over carefully, and saw that she was obviously dressed as a girl, and she looked dignified and quiet, how could she be alone in a room with a young man?Angrily scolded her:

"Don't talk nonsense. It's shameless for a girl to say such things."

Jia Li blushed, but still said bravely: "This is the truth. Didn't your lord want Mr. Xiao's absence to prove it?"

Police Officer Deng was very angry: "Then what are you guys and widows doing alone in a room?"

Jiali's face became even redder, her eyes were full of mist, and she was about to cry, she hesitated for a moment, and said, "My lord, this is too much to ask, since you are a lonely man and a widow, what else can you do if you are alone in a room."

Everyone was even more surprised when they heard this, and they discussed in low voices, and looked at Xiao Bai and Jia Li with ambiguous eyes, some envious, some ridiculed, some shocked.Some even directly said: "Tsk tsk, Mr. Xiao is very lucky."

And that mean person said: "It's really shameless."

Xiao Bai looked at Jiali movedly, his lips trembling: "Why are you doing this...why are you ruining your reputation for me?"

Jiali ignored him, staring straight at Captain Deng with her bright eyes, and said fearlessly: お*萫閄苐 "The little girl is not shameless, and she also knows that a woman's reputation is as important as her life, but you can't let Mr. Xiao suffer because of this." Injustice, in order to protect my reputation, he refused to tell the truth, so that he was suspected, how can I watch him bear the notoriety of a murderer for my own selfishness?

The little girl testified with her own life, how can the adults not believe it? "

Now that there was witness evidence that Xiao Bai was not present, Detective Deng felt a little embarrassed, so he had to order someone to invite the county magistrate to come and settle the case.

Jia Le bit her lip anxiously and kept walking around the scene of the crime.

"What did you discover?" Ye Chengfeng watched him return to the murder scene, and followed him secretly.

"There is a little bit." Jiale observed carefully, and found that there were traces of hooks on the windows, and the white ash plastered on the outer walls showed signs of being rubbed. Chin pondered, and said, "I know how he sneaked into the room and killed someone, but how did he make an alibi?"

Ye Chengfeng also inspected every inch of the land carefully: "We need to carefully examine what is abnormal. Do you think there is anything abnormal in this place today?"

Jia Le thought about it carefully, and said: "If it's different from usual, Mr. Li brought a big fat cat with him when he came to eat. Ah...why is there an extra pair of shoes?"

Jiale's eyes lit up, and he caught the fat cat for a closer look, and sniffed its tail.

Ye Chengfeng also propped his chin in thought: "It's not too unusual for a guest to bring a cat or dog or something when they come to dinner."

"But it's not right to bring an extra pair of shoes." Jia Le frowned and thought for a long time, and then quietly called the little grandson of the Hong family who was eating in the orchid room next to the Ju room.

"Hey, uncle asks you a question, tell me honestly and I'll give you candied haws."

The kid from the Hong family bit his finger and looked at him: "What do you want to ask?"

"Your family is having dinner in the orchid room, but can you hear any unusual noises from the chrysanthemum room next door?"

"Well, I heard two uncles eating and drinking, and then saw an uncle go out."

"and then?"

"There is only one uncle who keeps walking around the room dragging his shoes, and there is the sound of the golden bell."

"Yeah." Jia Le thought about it carefully, and then asked: "You didn't see that Uncle Li next door walking up and down, but you heard him walking up and down, did you?"

"Yes."

"You heard him dragging his shoes, didn't you?" Jia Le's eyes brightened.

The children of the Hong family supported their cheeks with their small hands, thinking