Leng Yi's heart moved. It seemed that the relationship between Magistrate Liao and the leader of the Tu Gang was unusual. Being able to have dinner and drink with the magistrate on the first day of the Lunar New Year was definitely not an ordinary relationship. No wonder Magistrate Liao would speak for the Tu Gang leader before.

He pondered in his mind, his expression did not change at all, and he listened intently to Gang Leader Tu's words...

The Tu Gang leader said: "When I came back after dinner, it was already dark. I was drunk and felt very sleepy, so I lay down to sleep. About two o'clock in the morning, I was woken up. I couldn't tell, but my wife

He was killed in my brother's small courtyard. I was so frightened that I woke up from drinking. I quickly ran to check. I saw my wife lying on her back in the main hall of the small courtyard, with her eyes slightly open, as if

It was as if he was not closing his eyes. There were obvious pinch marks on his neck. I was so angry and anxious that I almost went crazy. I grabbed my brother and asked him what was going on? He said he didn’t know, he had been studying in the room, or something.

The servants found out and called him, and he came over.

Leng Yi said: "On the night of the first day of the Lunar New Year, he was still reviewing his homework. He is really studying hard."

"Yes, my brother has always worked hard." Tu Gang Leader's words were filled with pride.

Leng Yi said: "When the Tu Gang leader entered the small courtyard, who was in the courtyard?"

The leader of the Tu Gang thought for a while and said: "My brother, the maid Xiaoping, the concierge of the small courtyard, the doctor of the house, Xiaoshun, Tuwa, Ma Lian came to call me, come back with me. How many of my children are there?

A concubine also came and was crying at the door. I didn't let them into the yard. No one else was allowed in."

Leng Yi walked to the entrance of the main hall of the small courtyard where the crime occurred and said, "What did the body look like when it was found?"

"That's how you lie on your back on the ground." Tu Gang Leader said while gesturing, "right here."

The butcher gang leader pointed out the specific location of the body in detail, with its feet facing the door and its head facing the inside of the lobby.

Leng Yi glanced at the study room next to him and said, "Is your brother studying here at that time?"

"yes!"

"There is only one wall between us. Someone is killing people here. Doesn't he know about it over there?"

"Hmm..., he said he was fascinated by the book."

Leng Yi glanced at the hall, which was a bit messy. He then walked to the next bedroom, which was also in a mess, and asked, "Did you dig it up or did the murderer dig it up?"

"It's the murderer. We haven't touched him."

Next to him, Magistrate Liao said: "I have already checked this. The dozen or so taels of gold that the Tu gang leader's brother kept in the bedroom are missing, as well as some valuable jewelry."

"A dozen taels of gold?" Leng Yi asked, "Why are you putting so much gold in the bedroom? Why not put it in the treasury?"

The leader of Tu Gang snorted coldly and said: "Why not put it in the vault? You don't need to ask more about this. You just need to help me find the murderer!"

Leng Yi said calmly: "All the questions asked by this county are questions that must be known. Of course, if it involves the murder of the leader of the Tu Gang, there is no need to answer it."

"Tu has nothing to do with it. Tu has thousands of gangs and hundreds of cargo ships under his command. Countless gold and silver are passed through every day. A dozen taels of gold is nothing! Do you need to put it in the treasury?

?”

"If this is your residence, this is understandable. But this is your brother's residence. Is your brother also a member of the Boat Gang?"

The leader of the Tu Gang said: "So what?"

Leng Yi said: "Master Tu, if you really want to solve this case, then please answer my questions truthfully. I will not randomly ask questions that have nothing to do with the case. If you have this attitude, it will be really difficult to solve this case."

Even if you are the head catcher of Liumen, you won’t be able to solve this case if you don’t cooperate. - Am I right, Captain Yin?”

Yin Jiu hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Exactly."

The leader of the Tu Gang said bitterly: "Well, I will cooperate with you. - Yes, my brother works in the gang. He helps me manage the accounts and money. Are you satisfied?"

"Didn't you say that he studies hard? Helping you manage your money and accounts will use up a lot of energy. How can he study hard?"

"My brother is so smart that he can do two things at once. Can't he?"

Leng Yi said: "Excuse me, what is your main business?"

"Running freight."

"Oh," Leng Yi did not ask them any more about the boat gang and said instead, "Please call the first person who found the body. This county wants to ask him some questions."

"Trouble!" Tu Gang Leader muttered, and turned back to the housekeeper: "Go and call Pamian, Xiaoshun and Tuwa."

The housekeeper agreed and hurried out. Soon, he brought three male servants in. They knelt down and kowtowed.

Leng Yi said: "Were you three the first to discover your wife's body?"

"Yes!" the three of them said together.

"What are your three names?"

An older male servant introduced: "The little man's surname is Ma. Because he has pockmarks on his face, he is nicknamed Pockmarked Face." He pointed to a thin man and said, "His name is Xiao Shun." He pointed to a short fat man and said, "

His name is Tuwa. Tuwa serves the wife, and Xiaoshun and I serve the second master."

Leng Yi glanced at Gang Leader Tu. Gang Leader Tu said: "The second master is my younger brother, the second oldest. My brother and I are the only ones in our family."

Leng Yi asked Xiao Shun and Tu Wa to wait outside the small courtyard and ask questions one by one. He first asked Ma Mian, "Please tell me in detail how you found the body."

The pockmarked man said: "The night before yesterday was the New Year's Eve. The whole government was busy and didn't sleep all night. Yesterday, we arranged a shift. The three of us rested in the morning. After a good sleep, we got up in the afternoon to take over. In the evening

At that time, my wife came, didn’t say anything, walked around for a while, and then left..."

"Wait a minute!" Leng Yi said, "Where were you at that time? What were you doing? What is the purpose of your visit? Tell me clearly."

"Oh," said the pockmarked man: "We were sitting and chatting with Tuwa and Li Laosan in the front hall..."

"Chat? Didn't you take over? Chatting is also your class?"

The pock-marked man was very embarrassed and said: "It's like this. The first night was the New Year's Eve. After watching the New Year's Eve, everyone was very sleepy, so the next day the uncle and the second uncle were all sleeping..."

"Are you all sleeping?" Leng Yi turned around and glanced at Gang Leader Tu, "Didn't you say that your brother is studying hard in the study?"

The leader of the Tu Gang said sarcastically: "I, I fell asleep at the time. I asked him later and this is what he said."

The pockmarked man hurriedly changed his words: "Yes, I made a mistake. The uncle is sleeping and the second master is studying. Because Xiaoshun and I serve the second master. When the second master is studying, no one should disturb him.

So we went to the front hall to chat with Li Laosan and the others. At this time, the wife came in. We quickly got up to greet her. But the wife only glanced at us and left without even saying a word."

"Is she alone?"

"Take your personal maid Xiaoping with you."

"She came to your front hall and didn't say a word?"

"I really didn't say anything. We were also quite puzzled."

"Then go on."

"Yes." said the pockmarked man. "After the wife left, we continued to chat. After chatting for a while, Tuwa suddenly said, the wife came to see if we were lazy. Our chat here is also a report.

Master, I don’t have to break my legs. We dispersed separately and went back to wait. So we dispersed separately. Xiaoshun and I were going to come back here. Tuwa was serving the wife, so she asked her at the door.

Where were you going? The maid at the door said that the wife was here, so Tuwa followed us to the small courtyard to find the wife. After entering the courtyard, we felt something was wrong..."

"What's wrong?" Leng Yi asked.

"The door is open. The concierge, Mrs. Liu, has gone somewhere and is not in the room."

"Is this small courtyard usually closed?"

"Yes. Because the second master wants to study quietly, most people are not allowed to come here. The doors are closed."

Leng Yi said: "It's already dark, what is the gang leader's wife doing in my brother-in-law's yard?"

"This..." Magistrate Liao looked at the Tu Gang Leader.

The leader of Tu Gang said: "My wife is very caring about my brother, and she often greets him. It is also common for him to come and visit."

"That's it." Leng Yi said to the pockmarked face, "Go on."

"Yes." Pockmarked said, "After the three of us came in, we didn't hear any movement, and we didn't see the madam. We walked all the way to the door of the hall, and then we were shocked and saw the madam lying on the floor of the hall.

It didn't move. Xiao Shun hurried up and called out twice, but there was no response. He pushed with his hands again, but there was no movement. He sniffed and found that he was no longer breathing. He was so frightened that he cried and said, "No! Madam is dead."

! Hurry! Go and call the master!' I ran out to call the master. I woke up the master and told him about this. The master hurried over and I followed. At this time, the second master and the housekeeper were all

She has already arrived and is talking in the yard. After I checked, I found that the lady was indeed dead. I asked her to report her to the official. That was it."

Leng Yi thought for a while and said: "How popular is Madam? Do you have any enemies? Especially the people in the house, do you have any grudges?"

The leader of Tu Gang snorted coldly: "What do you mean? My wife is a good person that everyone praises, how can she have enemies? What you say is really incomprehensible!"

Leng Yi said: "When I ask questions, please don't interrupt casually!"

"you……!"

"Okay, okay!" Magistrate Liao hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "When the government investigates a case, it needs to ask a lot of questions, including whether there are any enemies, etc., and all possibilities must be considered. The Tu Gang leader does not need to worry too much. Leng Zhixian has no other

the meaning of."

The butcher gang leader snorted, then turned his face away and stopped talking.

The pockmarked man replied hurriedly: "Our wife is really a good person, kind-hearted, and treats our servants very well. She never scolds people with a straight face. We all say that she is the reincarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva! How can there be such a person as my wife?

Where are the enemies? Everyone respects her."

Leng Yi said to Magistrate Liao: "Where was the gang leader's younger brother, the second master of the mansion, at that time, and whether he was really in the study. I wonder if Master Liao has asked about this?"

"I asked. He said that he was indeed in the house at the time, but because he stayed up with everyone on New Year's Eve the first night, he didn't close his eyes all night. He was too sleepy, so he fell asleep on the table while reading a book.

Later, I was woken up by Tuwa and learned that my sister-in-law had been strangled to death next door. I was so scared that I collapsed on the ground."
Chapter completed!