Chapter 125 Denial of crime

But the tension only lasted for a moment. When he walked out of the house, shopkeeper Zhang had a friendly and harmless smile on his face.

"What kind of wind has brought you two here? Please sit inside." Shopkeeper Zhang said, then turned around and led Pei Mo and Yan Jingtian inside, showing great enthusiasm.

Yan Jingtian and Pei Mo observed Shopkeeper Zhang's performance. Not only did they look at each other, they also secretly had concerns in their hearts.

"It seems that this shopkeeper Zhang is indeed not an ordinary person. He was able to act so close under such circumstances. In the end, he managed to laugh."

Yan Jingtian secretly whispered in Pei Mo's ear, and when he saw Pei Mo walking in with a gloomy face, he followed him.

The two sat down in the room, and shopkeeper Zhang turned around to make noise to the servants.

"Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and serve tea, the best tea!"

The servants hurriedly left, leaving only Pei Mo and three others in the room.

"Oh, shopkeeper Zhang is so polite," Yu Jingtian smiled with a smile on his face, still smiling as usual, "We have dealt with each other once before, so there is no need to be so outspoken. We are here today just to ask you a few questions.

talk."

Yan Jingtian deliberately talked about this matter in a nonchalant manner, in order to make shopkeeper Zhang relax his vigilance, so that he could get his words out.

Pei Mo has been silent since he entered the room, but his eyes have been fixed on shopkeeper Zhang's face, carefully observing his every expression and not missing any of his movements.

After listening to Yan Jingtian's words, shopkeeper Zhang was obviously stunned for a moment, and Pei Mo saw it all.

"Oh, I don't know what you want to ask?"

Shopkeeper Zhang's face returned to its usual look, as if it had nothing to do with this matter.

Pei Mo raised his eyebrows slightly, and he was even more impressed by Shopkeeper Zhang.

This person is a master of emotional management. Even if he has thousands of thoughts in his heart, it will not be too obvious on his face.

"It seems that today's questioning will not go particularly well." Pei Mo secretly speculated in his heart.

Yan Jingtian saw that Pei Mo was sitting next to him without saying anything, so he knew that he was thinking about something, so he asked shopkeeper Zhang the questions he had prepared.

"Does Shopkeeper Zhang know Xiao Mu?"

Upon hearing Xiao Mu's name, the veins on Shopkeeper Zhang's forehead visibly twitched, as if he couldn't control it at all.

Pei Mo also saw his reaction in his eyes, and his eyes gradually darkened.

"If this matter has nothing to do with him, why is he so nervous and so sensitive to the name Xiaomu?"

Secretly speculating in his mind, he realized that Shopkeeper Zhang's behavior must be very complicated and must be related to this matter.

Maybe shopkeeper Zhang was the murderer who planned to burn Murong Qing to death in a fire.

When he thought of this, Pei Mo felt like a fire was burning in his heart, and anger and hatred filled his chest.

"Damn this! Even if there is a little evidence, I will never let him off lightly!" Pei Mo was filled with anger, his fists were clenched tightly, and veins popped out on his arms.

Shopkeeper Zhang tried his best to calm down his emotions, and then he pretended to be calm and replied: "Xiao Mu, you mean the guy begging for food on the street? Of course I know. This guy usually idles around and comes to my shop when he has nothing to do.

Begging for food, of course I am very familiar with him."

When Yan Jingtian asked the question just now, he was already thinking through it quickly in his mind.

Since they already knew the trail, they must have had some clues to find him.

If he denied it rashly, it would probably deepen the two people's suspicion of him, so he admitted it openly.

However, shopkeeper Zhang's reaction surprised Yan Jingtian, and he was slightly surprised.

He didn't expect Shopkeeper Zhang to admit the matter so readily and hastily, so he couldn't help but turn his head and look at Pei Mo.

"But we heard that Xiao Mu is dead, and according to the information we received, he had been in close contact with you in the past few days."

Seeing that Pei Mo had no intention of asking questions, Yan Jingtian had no choice but to interrogate him himself.

It was already obvious at this point. Even if Shopkeeper Zhang was a fool, he could tell that it was Pei Mo and the others who had begun to doubt him.

However, Shopkeeper Zhang is very scheming and must not admit his crime until this moment, otherwise he will be dead.

Shopkeeper Zhang rolled his eyes and thought in his mind: "Since they are here to trap me, it means there must be no evidence. Otherwise, there is no need to go to such trouble and they can just arrest me."

After understanding this, Shopkeeper Zhang breathed a deep sigh of relief, and the expression on his face suddenly became relaxed.

Pei Mo's eyes flashed, and when he saw the subtle change in shopkeeper Zhang's affection, he became a little more certain about his guess.

"From what you two adults say, do you suspect that Xiao Mu's death is related to me?"

Shopkeeper Zhang instead defeated Yan Jingtian's army, which made Yan Jingtian stunned for a moment.

"Yes, I did meet Xiao Mu two days ago, but when he came to beg for food, I said a few words to him as usual, gave him a few coins, and sent him away."

Shopkeeper Zhang found this excuse to be perfect and uninhibited, and felt very proud of himself.

The implication is that Xiao Mu's death has absolutely nothing to do with him.

Yan Jingtian couldn't help but frowned tightly, secretly thinking that this person was difficult to handle, but on the surface he remained calm and continued to press questions.

"The last person he saw before he died was you. Don't you still admit that you killed Xiao Mu?"

The servants who came to deliver tea had just walked to the door when they heard them talking about Xiao Mu's death. They were startled. Remembering what shopkeeper Zhang had told them before, they quickly turned around and walked back.

As soon as Yan Jingtian finished speaking, Shopkeeper Zhang's expression changed instantly.

"Your Excellency, you have really wronged this villain. This villain has nothing to do with this matter at all, and I really don't know how Xiao Mu died. Please look into it!"

Shopkeeper Zhang stood up quickly as he spoke, knelt down on the ground with a plop, and started kowtowing to Pei Mo and Yan Jingtian, shouting injustice and bullying.

"My lord is wise. I have no knowledge of this matter. Please be aware of it and don't wrongly accuse this villain."

Pei Mo snorted coldly from his nose, and his eyes were full of contempt.

"Humph, what a sharp-toothed mouth!"

At this time, he was convinced that even if Shopkeeper Zhang didn't kill Xiao Mu, he was definitely related to this matter.

Just because he has been acting with them for such a long time, we can conclude that he is definitely not a kind person.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with you!" Pei Mo's voice was like a bell, his eyes fixed on shopkeeper Zhang's face.
Chapter completed!