Peach Blossom Dyeing Jinge

Lu Zhengqiu also leaned forward, took a close look, and said, "The lock on this box is a Tibetan lock, which is made up of five turntables, and there are traces of seal carving on each turntable. Look It is not by the key, but by the ciphertext."

"Indeed," Mrs. Ni finally stood firm, wiping the sweat off her head with a handkerchief, and replied, "This is what Yan'er's father left behind. To prevent thieves from stealing it, he locked it with a Tibetan lock. The lock has a built-in mechanism, and it can only be opened by turning the five dials to the appropriate position. But I don't know that there are other mechanisms in the lock, and there are hidden weapons hidden..."

Lu Zhengqiu looked intently and saw a few small black holes beside the lock, it seemed that the poisonous needle was shot from it.

Madam Ni's face was pale, she lowered her head and said, "I... I only know so much..."

Lu Zhengqiu followed up and asked: "Since Master Ni left it behind, why doesn't Yan'er know the ciphertext?"

Madam Ni just shook her head: "His father left suddenly, and this box was only found later when he was packing up. We didn't even know he still had this thing..."

Lu Zhengqiu asked again: "You don't know what's inside?"

Mrs. Ni hesitated for a moment, then said: "I think it's a set of gold and silver jewelry that he and I bought when we had a wedding banquet. He has always cherished old things these years. Since he didn't find them at home, they must be locked in a box."

"So that's how it is..." Lu Zhengqiu pondered.

Seeing that he stopped talking, Mrs. Ni hurriedly argued: "I really didn't know there was such a dangerous mechanism on the box, otherwise I would never have left it at home, and would have thrown it far away...I didn't Thinking of Yan'er, he will...he will..."

Her voice became weaker and weaker, until Jing Sanlang patted her on the shoulder, pulled her into his arms, and said: "It's not your fault, I was wrong too, I should have taken good care of Yan'er..."

Chen Butou carefully scrutinized the expressions of the two, and did not see any flaws. It seemed that they were just a pair of poor panic-stricken couples.

He turned to ask: "How did you two find out what happened to Ni Yan?"

Jing Sanlang said: "We were not at home at the time, it was Grandma who first found out and then went to inform us."

"It's me, it's me..." Grandma followed his words.She is a servant of the Ni family and has served Ni and his wife for many years. She is old, with stooped shoulders and gray hair, and she stumbles when speaking: "About half an hour ago, I was sweeping the yard and heard There was a commotion, I saw the young master's body suddenly fall from the window, I quickly opened the door and came in, and saw that he had fallen to the ground."

Chen Butou waited patiently for her to finish, and then asked, "You were the only one who saw it?"

"Yes, I was the only one in the yard at that time," Grandma affirmed first, then suddenly showed a flustered expression: "My lord, what I said is the truth, and I never meant to harm the young master. Mrs. Ni has been kind to me. This old bone will never do such an outrageous thing."

Madam Ni on the side couldn't help echoing: "Yes, Grandma will never..."

Chen Butou sighed, it seems that this mother-in-law is the only servant left in the Ni family's yard, if not for loyalty, she really shouldn't stay in this impoverished home.

He temporarily put away the doubts in his heart, and comforted her: "Don't worry, we didn't question your words, please continue."

Grandma Mao coughed a few times, and said: "Later, I called Master and Madam back, and the neighbors were also alarmed. When we arrived at this room, we saw the young master's face turned blue, and no one dared to move rashly, so we called Go report to the police."

"only these?"

"only these……"

Chen Butou pondered for a while, but did not find any contradictions in the three people's words. Perhaps the truth was indeed as they said. Ni Yan's death was an accident. The poison set by the late father for outsiders.

At this time, the young man beside him suddenly raised his voice: "I'm afraid the truth is more than that?"

Chen Butou showed surprise: "What does Doctor Lu mean?"

With a stern face, Lu Dongqing turned to the three yamen guards behind Chen Butou: "The three of you still know what's going on, so let's confess everything up to this point."

The three of them were stunned, the leader shook his head and said, "We don't know what's inside."

"I don't know?" Lu Dongqing sneered and said, "Those three are talking about how Yan'er got her injuries."

After witnessing the tragic death of his friend, the young man no longer had the kindness of the past, his anger was beyond words, and his gaze towards the three of them was like a sharp sword.

"Injured?" Chen Butou was even more surprised.

"That's right," Lu Dongqing nodded and said, "Before Ni Yan returned home today, she just went to my pharmacy. In order to treat the whip wounds on my body, Catcher Chen might as well take a look."

Chen Butou frowned, squatted down beside the deceased, and opened the skirt to the sides, and soon found fresh scars covered under the clothes, distributed from the shoulders to the chest, and there were many on the legs.

Lu Dongqing stared at the three yamen servants, and said in a deep voice, "You all know the reason for this whip wound."

Chen Butou froze, turned to his subordinates, and asked, "What's going on?"

Several yamen servants looked at each other, and finally one stood up: "He stole our money, so we will teach him a lesson, anyway, this is not the first time he has committed the problem of stealing."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Lu Dongqing yelled angrily, "You said Yan'er stole something, but you have evidence! If there is no evidence, how can you just talk nonsense!"

The clerk was frightened by Lu Dongqing's aura, took half a step back, stumbled and said: "He... the silver in his pocket is the newly issued silver ingot yesterday, and the silver ingot is still stamped with the official seal, it is absolutely true. "

Lu Dongqing said: "Based on this alone, it cannot be concluded that he stole it."

"It wasn't stolen. Could it be that we gave it to him? We don't owe him any money, Mr. Chen, you see, there is no such reason..."

Butou Chen has already found the silver ingot bearing the official seal from the dead man's purse, he weighs it in his hand and thinks about it at the same time.

Both sides were silent, Lu Zhengqiu said from the side: "Why doesn't it make sense, I think the reason is very simple, you want to give him money, of course it is because you have done business with him."

Everyone's eyes focused on him, and the Yacha argued, "What business do we have with him?"

"I'm afraid it's a dishonorable business," Lu Zhengqiu asked calmly, "The three really want me to talk about it?"

The faces of the three yamen servants suddenly changed, and before they could argue, Catcher Chen turned to him and said earnestly: "It's about human life, sir, please tell me clearly."

Lu Zhengqiu put away his contemptuous expression just now, and said seriously: "Today Ni Yan was treating his wounds in my pharmacy, and left his old clothes. When I washed his clothes, I saw traces of women's makeup on his clothes. If you look carefully, there are women's long hair sticking to it, the number is unusually large."

Yachai said: "It's not surprising, maybe he left it when he went to the place of Fengyue to have fun."

"That's what I thought at first, until I found this brand in his pocket."

Lu Zhengqiu held a wooden plaque in his hand. The plaque was half a palm long, made of pear wood planing, with intricate patterns carved on the surface, and a few words written in gold ink - Yichun Building, Chunyan.

Lu Dongqing was shocked: "Yichunlou, that's..."

That was the name of the largest brothel in Zhangping Town.

Lu Zhengqiu said: "As far as I know, this brand is not for customers. What does Chunyan mean? I think as long as I ask the owner of Yichunlou, the truth will be revealed."

The truth is not yet clear, the faces of the three yamen are already pale.

Lu Zhengqiu said word by word: "In order to avoid setbacks, I think it's better for the three of you to talk about it yourself."