strange village

The next morning, at the dinner table.

"You said why the murderer suddenly stopped moving. Could it be that his goal has been achieved?"

Zhu Yao put down the porridge bowl, was silent for a moment, and said, "You mean that the murderer just killed two people, and then annihilated all the evidence, so that the Chu family can't catch any clues. If this matter is left alone, the murderer can get away with it." gone?"

Dongyue nodded and said, "But what I don't understand is what happened to the warehouse."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple. It seems that the Chu family will never give up until the murderer is caught. After a long time, some people will not be able to bear it. If there is only one murderer, maybe they can hide it. It's big."

"Do you think there is more than one murderer?"

"There's that possibility."

"Let's go see Mo Tan and the others later, this day has passed, why is there no news at all?"

Zhu Yao put a chopstick dish into his bowl, and promised, "Okay."

When she saw Mo Tan, she had a pair of big dark circles on her face, and she looked extremely haggard.

"What's the matter? Did you stay up late last night?"

"Don't mention it. In order to remove Ah Qing's suspicion, Dr. Chong and I went out to Zhang Ji to check the situation yesterday afternoon."

"Oh? There is a result? How is it?"

"Don't mention it, only the clerk on duty that day was there, and the shopkeeper was gone. The clerk said that the Chu family did come to the store to buy things that day, because he recognized the family crest on the cuff, but he didn't know who it was. .”

"What did you buy?"

"Metha monk is actually processed lead and then ground into powder. If this stuff is used together with Wolf's Poison, it will strengthen the toxicity."

"So ruthless? Isn't Wolfsbane sure to kill you? Why add this thing? Is it necessary?"

"You're right, this thing is not only used for this, but also kills insects, detoxifies, and preserves. It may have nothing to do with this matter at all, but the problem is that it is impossible to find out who is from the Chu family who went to Zhang Ji that day. , which is very strange.”

"Chu Qing didn't go?"

"Did not go."

"Isn't he the person Ah Xi saw on the street that day?"

"No, my idiot brother admitted the wrong person."

"But Ah Qing's appearance is very conspicuous, especially his hair, there should be no mistake."

"It's because it's too conspicuous, so for the sake of convenience, Ah Qing often wraps her hair with a scarf or wears a hood unless there is a formal occasion to show her face. The people Ah Xi saw that day also had their hair covered."

"Then why does Ah Xi think that person belongs to Ah Qing?"

"He just said the clothes look like that."

Dongyue smiled and said, "Then it's just a misunderstanding, it's common to recognize the wrong person just by looking at the clothes and figure, so is Chu Qing okay?"

"Yes." Mo Tan smiled with relief, looking tired and relieved.

"Are you staying up all night over this matter? Actually, it's not strange. Maybe someone went to that store and bought a Mitu monk for other purposes, but now something happened, and I'm afraid to speak up and take responsibility, so I dare not stand up and admit it. .”

"That's right. Who would dare to admit how troublesome it is to talk about a human life lawsuit."

"But you said that Zhang Ji's boss is missing, so what's going on?"

"That's not a big deal. Zhang Ji, the shopkeeper, has become a drunkard since his son disappeared, and the store is not well managed. He can't find anyone for two or three days. Maybe he fell asleep somewhere drunk again."

"So that's how it is," Dongyue was a little concerned, but she couldn't tell why, so she had to give up, and then said: "Why don't you catch up on sleep first, and we won't bother you, go find Xiao Yiran."

"Okay, I'll see you this afternoon."

After leaving Mo Tan's courtyard, the two walked towards Xiao Yiran's residence.

As she walked, Dongyue noticed something unusual, and she couldn't laugh or cry.

"Why are you so far away from me? Do I smell something?" He said, pulling up his sleeve and smelling it.

No, I didn't eat anything strong in the morning.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Yao slowly leaned over, a suspicious blush appeared on his face.

Dongyue was shocked, and thought: "Brother, why are you blushing?"

The other party came closer again, his slightly curly black hair was a little longer, hanging down along the sideburns and neck, a lock of hair slightly covered his eyes, his face remained calm, but the fingers hanging by his side gently hooked Twice his hand.

Dongyue's heart skipped a beat, this guy is really... surprising.

Dongyue shook his hand back, separated after a while, and continued to walk forward. This time the other party followed him well, and he secretly made up his mind that the two of them must lean on each other when they go back. Watch a movie together.

The two walked side by side for a while, and finally arrived at the gate of Xiao Yiran's courtyard, which was closed tightly. Just as Dongyue was about to reach out to open the gate, the door was suddenly opened from the inside, and then a person jumped out from the door, bringing out A nice smell.

Dongyue was knocked back a step by this sudden person, the blow was neither light nor heavy, it just made him lean against Zhu Yao behind her firmly, Zhu Yao helped his waist, and he was able to stand up stand firm.

Dongyue looked up, and the person who came out turned out to be Shuangye.

"I'm sorry! I bumped into you, it doesn't matter where I hit you?"

Dongyue groaned inwardly, she was really the one who got bumped, but the girls who bumped into him were all beautiful girls, so she was considered lucky among misfortunes.Shuang Ye rushed out, unscathed, standing aside, looking at him anxiously, and glanced at the door behind him, could it be that something happened just now?

At this time, Zhu Yao who was behind him pulled him back half a step, pulling away the too close distance between him and Shuangye.

"Is Miss Shuangye okay?" Dongyue asked.

Shuang Ye hurriedly shook her head, nodded again and apologized, looked at the two of them quickly, turned around and left quickly, Dongyue called out from behind, but didn't stop her.

Absolutely quirky!

Dongyue pulled Zhu Yao into the room, and saw Xiao Yiran sitting on the sofa, still wearing the ridiculous love pajamas she had seen last time, her cheeks were flushed, as if she had just been poured with boiling water, and she was very happy. Something is wrong.

Dongyue hurriedly stepped forward and touched his face, it was hot!

"what happened again?"

Something is too wrong today, one or two are playing blush, what do they mean?

Xiao Yiran didn't answer, the circles of his eyes gradually turned red, his expression was very aggrieved, Dongyue was really worried that he would cry, but he didn't, the circles of his eyes were red, but he blinked, but didn't squeeze out a single tear.

"What are you doing? Really sick?"

"I'm not sick!"

"Okay, if you say you're not sick, you're not sick, so why are you blushing now? Are you arguing with Miss Shuangye?"

Xiao Yiran stared at him without answering.

"That's right, what can you two quarrel with? I think Miss Shuangye is very kind to you. Why are you so angry that you ran away?" Dongyue opened the unopened food box beside her, and it was full. Serving all kinds of delicious snacks and pastries.

Dongyue saw that he didn't speak, and then said: "We came to ask you if you have discovered anything in the past two days. You have stayed in the house for the past two days, and you haven't done anything?"

Only then did Xiao Yiran regain his senses, no longer in a daze, and replied: "Of course not, the eyeliner I arranged found a suspicious person.

"Who?"

"Second wife."

"she?"

"Yes, she sneaked into the cellar last night."

"What are you going to do?"

"How do I know that, I went in by myself, came out by myself, and didn't take anything."

"Is the body still there?"

"It's definitely there, can this still cheat the corpse and run away?"

"Then what is she going to do?"

"I don't know, it can't be to mourn."

Zhu Yao suddenly said, "Where is Chong Shizhao?"

Xiao Yiran was a little puzzled, and said: "Doctor Chong? He didn't come here, and I'm not really sick. It's been two days now and I'm fine, and he won't come here."

"Why are you looking for Dr. Chong? Are you uncomfortable?" Dongyue asked worriedly

"No."

"Mo Tan is back. Didn't Dr. Chong go out with her? They should have returned after investigating Zhang Ji's matter. Do you want to look for him?" Dongyue said, sitting next to Xiao Yiran on the sofa After sitting up, he said again: "So you have this smell, and it still smells so good."

Xiao Yiran moved back in embarrassment, and said, "What's wrong with this smell?"

"It's nothing, it smells good. Shuangye went out and bumped into me just now, and she also smells pretty good. I thought it was the smell from your room."

Xiao Yiran's cheeks that had just faded from the blush suddenly showed signs of discoloration again, his brows frowned slightly, then his expression became more gloomy, and he said:

"No."

Dongyue noticed the change in his mood and said, "You two, don't you..."

Xiao Yiran became anxious: "What is it? No!"

Dongyue was so choked that she couldn't speak, but after doing this, she knew what was going on in her heart. This person was uncertain, angry from embarrassment, no matter how he looked at it, he seemed to be rejected.

"Okay, then you rest, let's go."

Xiao Yiran waved at him angrily with a distraught expression on his face.

Dongyue asked again: "Then do you still want this dim sum? If you don't want it, just take it away for me." Then she walked to the table to get it.

But Xiao Yiran grabbed his arm and pulled it back, "Wait a minute, it's not like you don't have food, why did you take mine, it was given to me by Shuang Ye, if you want to eat it, go find her for it .”

"I don't think you don't like it."

"Who said I don't like it?"

"Oh, so you really like the snacks Shuangye gave you."

"you!"

"What's the matter, do you want to tell me?" Dongyue leaned back again and whispered.

"There's nothing to say about it. I confessed my love and was rejected. Don't you see it all? What are you asking?"

After hearing this, Dongyue knew that she had guessed right, but she said, "I didn't see it, because I thought you liked Chu Xuan at all, so why would you confess to Shuangye?"

Xiao Yiran was shocked, opened his beautiful willow eyes, and said, "Why do you think like this? He is Ah Qing's younger sister, and of course my younger sister."

"Wait a minute, I don't quite understand your logic."

"Anyway, it's not what you think. Ah Qing and I are friends, good brothers, and his sister, I treat him like my own sister, that's how it is."

"Then if Chu Xuan really chooses you, what will you do?"

"Isn't that all acting? Besides, she didn't choose me, she chose you, so I don't have to worry about it."

Dongyue was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "Since this is the case, it's okay, then she just rejected it for you? There is no room at all?"

Xiao Yiran sighed, and said: "Don't pierce my heart, she said that her heart is not in these things now, so she can't agree to me, in fact, she doesn't like me."

"Why do you think so?"

"She's right. From the time I knew her, I didn't find that she cared about other things except this job and Qing. Sometimes I really envy Qing. What does he do? He didn't do anything, but so many people dote on him and care about him. If it were me, it would be useless to ask for it."

"It's not necessarily because of Ah Qing. Don't think about it. Now that there are so many things happening in this place, it's not unreasonable for her to be unable to care about other things. Wait until the matter is resolved, and then take it slowly , this kind of thing can't be rushed."

Although Dongyue persuaded her like this, she knew in her heart that these words were easier said than done.No response, no hope, just waiting for someone to turn around and look at you, it's too painful.

After hearing this, Xiao Yiran adjusted his expression, sat up straight, looked at him again and said: "You don't need to coax me, I'm fine, I'll make an appointment to discuss things with Ah Qing later, I'm not a person who doesn't care about the importance .”

"Okay, then you are busy with your work. Let's go to Dr. Chong and take a look at that child Chongmu. After this matter is over, he should be happier."

After the two left Xiao Yiran's place, they arrived at Chong Shizhao's residence a few minutes later. The courtyard where he was located was in the center of the Chu family's mansion, so it was convenient for anyone who had a problem to find him.As soon as he entered the gate of the courtyard, he saw Chongmu squatting in the courtyard alone, holding a small stick in his hand, writing something in an open space.