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Chapter 11 One Inch of Gold 11

"This gold-sprayed paper was found in the inkstone in the corner. It was not burned elsewhere, but was burned in the inkstone, which means that Master Zheng San was very anxious. He had not noticed it before the paper was burned, which also shows that the burned part of the ashes were very complete, which means that he had never taken care of it after putting the inkstone in the corner."

After Bo Ruoyou said that, "It was initially concluded that Master Zheng San died of excessive blood loss due to the insertion of the demon-subduing pestle into the back of the heart, piercing the heart meridian. Judging from the folding marks of his robe on his arms, neck, waist and abdomen, he was in a coma first and lay on the table. After the murderer inserted the demon-subduing pestle into his back of the heart without any effort."

Huo Weilou frowned, "I'm in a coma?"

Bo Ruoyou nodded and picked up a white scarf from the table. There was a small black stain on the scarf. "This was found in Zheng Sanye's nasal cavity, and it was still a mandala."

"Zheng Sanye's body has not yet appeared zombies, and the corpse spots have not begun to settle. After death, the fastest thing is the relaxation of the meridians of the skin. Zheng Sanye is like this at this moment, and his body is still warm, which means that his death should be within half an hour. In other words, he went to the study and burned the gold-spreading paper. Not long after that, the murderer arrived."

As Bo Ruoyou said, Huo Weilou went to the rear window to check. Soon, in the crack of the window against the wall in the north, he found a trace of smoke and fire. This place was not far from Zheng Wenyan's desk, but it was slanted behind Zheng Wenyan's desk. Even if there was obvious smoke, Zheng Wenyan might not be able to detect it for a while.

Huo Weilou did not say much, and personally brought his embroidered clothes outside the rear window.

From the eaves to the back wall, less than ten steps away, they were covered with snow at this moment. It was too late. The embroidered clothesmen looked at the torches. As soon as they approached, Huo Weilou saw the chaotic footprints on the ground.

Huo Weilou raised his hand, pointed to the ground and the back wall, and immediately embroidered clothes came forward to check.

Soon, the embroidered clothes came back and said, "Mr. Marquis, there are footprints coming and going, there are only one person's footprints, and the snow on the back wall also has traces of being crushed. The person who came should be climbing into the wall."

Because it is the cabinet courtyard of the government, the wall is not high. It is placed in Huo Wei Tower and a group of embroidered clothes to make the eyes look like nothing. Huo Wei Tower said: "Go out along this trace and continue searching."

In the study, Bo Ruoyouben was still checking the body, but suddenly heard the sound of the backyard. Although the rear windows were closed tightly, the sound of Huo Weilou was still very obvious.

Bo Ruoyou felt a little strange. She raised her eyes and then raised them again. Suddenly, she saw a place above the rear window above the beam of the house. There was a place that looked like a breath window. She felt a move in her heart.

When Huo Weilou came in again, he saw Bo Ruoyou standing on a chair.

At this moment, the embroidered clothes and the Yamashi were sent out. He Cheng was outside to investigate the fifth and second wife who had just arrived. Eunuch Fu was talking to Zheng Xiao. There was only Bo Ruoyou in the room. Bo Ruoyou was not short, but even if she stood on the chair, she could not reach the beam anyway. So she could only raise her neck high and look hard at the ventilation window.

But even so, I still couldn't see whether the air window was open or closed, so Bo Ruoyou held the wall with one hand, leaned back, and then looked back, and was about to see it. But at this moment, the chair under her feet moved, and Bo Ruoyou couldn't stabilize her body in an instant, and she was about to fall from the chair, and suddenly, she held one hand on her waist.

This danger was different from the last time he helped her. Huo Weilou just held her back waist. His big palm was as hard as iron stone, and his ten fingers were even longer and powerful. At this moment, he found that his waist was thin and could be covered by his palm. His fingertips slightly closed, and even seemed to be able to hold his waist.

For the first time, Huo Weilou learned that a woman's waist could be so thin and weak.

The waist is like flowing silk, and the waist is like boneless.

Huo Weilou's arms numb and suddenly recalled the touch of his slender waist when he was wrapped around his arms.

The beauty was not distracted when she was in her arms in the morning. Instead, at this moment, he realized it and felt a little confused. At this moment, he heard Bo Ruoyou snorting, "The ventilation window is open!"

After Bo Ruoyou said this, Huo Weilou lightened his palm. Bo Ruoyou grabbed the back of the chair and stood up straight, then turned around and jumped off the chair lightly. Seeing this, Huo Weilou subconsciously wanted to help him, but Bo Ruoyou was obviously not a delicate person. He stood firm and was excited when he turned around, "Marquis, the window is open, please send someone to check."

Bo Ruoyou's eyes were bright, with enthusiasm and persistence for discovering clues. Obviously, the touch that was like a dragonfly was just now had no ripple in her heart. Huo Weilou was even more suspicious. Bo Ruoyou didn't realize that he had helped her just now.

He looked at her deeply, and stood on the chair by himself with his robe.

Bo Ruoyou's body was only as big as Huo Weilou's shoulders. He didn't realize that there was a big gap in his daily life. At this moment, Huo Weilou stood on the chair. Even when Bo Ruoyou looked at Huo Weilou, he had to raise his neck high, and the top of Huo Weilou had touched the beam.

There are many books in the study. On weekdays, the windows are open to ventilate at noon, and it depends on the weather. Therefore, only the air windows on the beams are open all year round. Huo Weilou quickly got off the chair, "The air windows are indeed open."

Bo Ruoyou's eyes lit up, "The doors and windows are locked, will the murderer come in from here?"

Huo Weilou looked over the transverse window, "The transverse window is very high. If you want to enter from here, the murderer must have some skills. In addition, although the transverse window is open, the diameter is only about ten inches. Unless you are a child under ten years old, it is impossible to enter from here."

Bo Ruoyou's bright eyes darkened, "How did the murderer come in and escape? The embroidered clothes envoy was guarding the outside of the courtyard. The murderer must not dare to be careless. Moreover, when the second young master came, he saw the murderer. After he was scared, the embroidered clothes envoy immediately came from the courtyard gate. In just a few feet of distance, how could the murderer disappear out of thin air?"

After Bo Ruoyou finished speaking, he seemed to be really immersed in this question, with his beautiful eyebrows and looked up at the direction of the ventilation window.

Huo Weilou put great effort into the tolerance, but never wrote anxiety on his face. Everything was like a slight slight on him, but thin but different, she would not hide her emotions.

At this moment, He Cheng walked in from outside, "Marty, the two ladies have asked, but there is no doubt that today, except for the second wife and the eldest son, the third wife and the fifth wife all went to the old lady's mourning hall to do rituals. Later, everyone left, and they were all in peace. The second wife was unwell and wearing the second wife's filial piety, so she did not go. She was in the yard during this period and had many witnesses."

At this point, He Cheng's expression was slightly dark, "In addition, he came to report to the front yard just now and said that he had already investigated all the servants in the mansion. No one in the entire Marquis' Mansion except Yu Ma Ma has worked in the Marquis' Mansion for more than fifteen years."

Huo Weilou frowned, "There are no more than fifteen years left by the butlers?"

Among the servants of the marquis family, many people have had children. Not to mention fifteen years, many people may have been servants in the same marquis’ mansion for several generations. But He Chengdao: "No, the oldest of the stewards came thirteen years ago, and the other servants have come and gone without a certain amount. As for the family in the mansion, there are children, but most of them are the affairs of the stewards and there are no ones who have been serving in the mansion."

He Cheng frowned and said, "Give me the feeling of being a minister. More than ten years ago, the Marquis' Mansion seemed to have had a major cleanup, and all the attendants were replaced."

It is impossible to replace all the servants for no reason.

The phoenix eyes were slightly narrow, and Huo Weilou glanced at the inkstone in the corner and ordered: "Go and invite a Taoist with a better reputation in Qingzhou City."

He Cheng hurriedly said, "Why is the Marquis trying to check the Yin year and Yin time?"

Huo Weilou nodded, "The only four words on paper are unusual. As for the theory of paying for life, I understand the meaning of Yin Year and Yin Time, I am afraid that it will be not far from the truth."

He Zhike turned around and ordered that when the Yin year and Yin were Yin, it was related to Taoist good and bad fortune.

Bo Ruoyou said: "The old lady died in the Buddhist temple, but Zheng Er and Zheng San both left their yard first and then died of untimely death. Does the Marquis think that the murderer used these four words to lead them away?"

Huo Weilou nodded, "Especially, Zheng Erye's behavior is the most strange."

Zheng Erye refused to go to the first seven rituals of his mother, but went to the remote Yaoyue Pavilion. If the murderer had not deliberately lured him, he would have explained without hesitation. Huo Weilou said again: "If Zheng Wenchen saw those four words, if they were just ordinary and mysterious, he would have to ask someone to verify it, but he swallowed it into his stomach. Zheng Wenyan chose to burn the note, and he didn't want others to see it."

Huo Weilou said confidently: "These four words may involve the old affairs of the Marquis' Mansion. These two brothers knew about this. After seeing this, they wanted to cover up the Marquis' Mansion, but they were killed by the murderer."

Speaking of this, Huo Weilou said loudly: "It is said that Zheng Wen'an has entered."

Zheng Wen'an came in quickly, Huo Weilou looked at him and said, "Does the mansion believe in the theory of gods and ghosts?"

Zheng Wen'an was stunned and shook his head, "It's not, it's just that my mother believes in Buddhism."

Huo Weilou glanced at him with a nice look, "Your two brothers saw a note of gold sprinkled paper before they died, with a few words written on it, one said, "I will pay my life for you in the Yin year and Yin time." After reading this, they went to Yaoyue Pavilion, and the other left the residence to the study, and then they both planned to murder the murderer. Do you know what this said mean?"

Zheng Wen'an's eyes quickly dropped, but he quickly raised his eyes, "Marty, the day my mother left, that is, the first day of the Lunar New Year, is a bad day. After my mother died, he invited several masters to come for the rituals. The day of burial was calculated. The masters once said that the first day of the lunar calendar was a dark day, and there were no good days recently. It would be better to stop the spirit for my mother for 49 days, and then there would be a few good days afterwards. Therefore, the third brother decided to stop the spirit for 49 days at that time."

Zheng Wen'an's eyes moved a few times, and his expression became frightened, "Marty, can it be really my mother's ghost that harms people?"

Huo Weilou looked at Zheng Wen'an with a cold look, "Your second and third brothers died one after another. You guess, if the murderer is not caught in another seven days, who will be the next person who dies?"

Zheng Wen'an's face turned pale and he pulled the corners of his lips stiffly, "No...No, I'm not there, my mother and young children, I've always been filial, I'll never..."

Huo Weilou also bent his lips and said in a low voice, "This is the best, let's get back."

Zheng Wen'an bowed and bowed his hands. When he pushed it out, he walked heavy and even his back was hunched for two minutes.

Huo Weilou's smile instantly dissipated, and his eyes were horrifying. "I'm a good show, so I'll send someone to stare at it. I guess he's going to look for that Yu Mama tonight."

He Cheng responded quickly. Huo Weilou was imposing and his subordinates were unable to guess what he thought of. He Cheng was nervous and began to sweat again.

Bo Ruoyou stepped forward and said, "Mr. Marquis, Master Zheng's body needs to be carefully examined."

Huo Weilou ordered the embroiderer at the door to "send the body to the West Courtyard and Zheng Wenyan's body to be parked."

The embroidered clothes responded and entered the door to carry the corpse. As soon as the body was carried out, the third lady hugged Zheng Hao and rushed up to cry. Seeing this, Huo Weilou did not stop him, so she took Bo Ruoyou first to walk to the west courtyard.

Just as he was about to walk out of the yard, a woman with disheveled hair rushed in. The woman didn't look at the road and hit Huo Weilou so hard. Huo Weilou stamped her feet, and the woman fell to the ground instead. In an instant, everyone breathed and hurriedly looked at Huo Weilou, for fear that he would get angry because of this.

But Huo Weilou just looked at the woman on the ground calmly.
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