Because Ayu didn't believe that there was only one good account book in the secret compartment, he put his hand in again. The secret compartment in the cabinet was not big to begin with, but when he reached in, he found a gap in the corner of the secret compartment due to age.
A-Lan listened to A-Yu's words and walked over. A-Yu stepped aside and let A-Lan go in to test. A-Lan reached out and touched it and said: "This is caused by years of disrepair. The shopkeeper should not have thought of putting things down there. Besides, put it down
How do you take it out after you get inside?"
Ayubai was very happy and thought it was some important discovery. He said disappointedly: "I thought I found useful clues, but I didn't expect that it would be in vain again."
A Lan said: "It's not like I didn't find anything. The wall behind the cabinet is a little damp, otherwise the cabinet wouldn't be rotten. I think it's better to move the cabinet away under the moonlight and take a look, just in case I find anything.
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Ayu became more energetic after listening to Alan's words, so the two of them worked together to move the cabinet aside. Now that the time is still there, he can stay in the shop until dawn. He can't see clearly now, and he will clean it before the shopkeeper comes tomorrow morning.
Just be clean.
After the cabinet was moved, before A-Lan and A-Yu had time to look at the cabinet, they heard a crash and part of the wall collapsed.
Ayu just wanted to say something, but found that what was exposed on the wall was a skull. Because he was not mentally prepared, he took a few steps back.
He pointed at the wall and said: "Skull, skull."
It was not clear to see clearly just by the moonlight. There was no way. A Lan lit the candle and took a closer look. There was actually a skeleton inside. This person had been buried inside for a long time, at least ten years. But, this
Who is he and how could he be buried here?
"What should we do?" Ayu asked.
If you find a skeleton, you must report it to the official. But if you report it to the official at this time, the shopkeeper will know about their investigation of Jin Yuzhai. But they can't just leave the skeleton in the wall, so what should they do?
Alan thought for a moment and said, "Let's dig out these bones first."
Ayu nodded, went out and brought two tools back, and the two men quickly dug out the bones.
After they put the cabinet back in place, Alan found another piece of clothing and wrapped the skeleton, and then said: "You stay here first, I will go back when I go. If it gets dark and I haven't come back, you can clean the house while it's light."
clean."
Ayu nodded, and Alan left Jinyu Zhai with her clothes in her arms. Ayu blew out the candlelight and cleaned briefly, planning to wait until dawn before cleaning carefully.
A-Lan, on the other hand, took the skeleton into a house, opened the door, put the skeleton on the table, and then woke up a young man who was sleeping.
"Wake up quickly and do me a favor." Alan said.
"Why did you come here to me if you didn't sleep in the middle of the night?" the young man said, rubbing his eyes and frowning slightly.
"I found a skeleton in Jinyu Zhai and sent it over," A Lan said.
When the young man heard this, he sat up suddenly and said, "The bones? Where are they?"
"On your table." Alan said.
The young man said: "What evil did I do in my previous life to meet you?"
A Lan didn't say anything and walked to the table. The young man lit the candle and walked to the table, opened the clothes wrapping the bones, and examined them carefully.
The young man said while inspecting: "There are no obvious injuries on the head. The skeleton is complete but black, indicating that he was poisoned before his death."
"Death by poisoning?" A Lan asked.
"Yes, it's an adult man, about thirty years old. Where did you find it?" the young man said.
"It was found in the wall of Jin Yuzhai's counting house. This person was buried in the wall." A Lan said.
"I said it's just that your Leng family has been having troubles recently. Skeletons were also found in Jinyu Zhai."
"Nan Qing, please stop making sarcastic remarks. Ayu and I originally wanted to investigate the shopkeeper, but unexpectedly found him behind the cabinet," A-Lan said.
"How are you going to deal with it?" Nan Qing asked.
"He helped me bury him first. Although I don't know who it was, he did die in Jinyu Zhai." A Lan said.
"It's almost dawn, you go back first, I'll leave this place to you," Nan Qing said.
After A-Lan handed the skeleton to Nan Qing, he left the yard with peace of mind. Nan Qing wrapped himself in clothes again and flew to a temple.
When A Lan returned to Jin Yu Zhai, it was just dawn. When he entered the study, A Yu was cleaning up. After the two people quickly cleaned up, they left Jin Yu Zhai. After returning to the side courtyard, the two of them entered the house without saying anything.
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As soon as Ayu sat down, she thought of the skeleton and said, "What did Nan Qing say?"
Just before returning, A-Lan told A-Yu that the bones were sent to Nan Qing. No, A-Yu thought about it as soon as he sat down.
A Lan took a sip of tea and said: "He died of poisoning. He was about thirty years old. We still haven't figured out the identity of this person."
"Did the shopkeeper kill this person?" Ayu asked doubtfully.
"We still don't know exactly what happened in Jinyuzhai back then. If we ask the shopkeeper at this time, we will only alert the enemy." A Lan said.
"I didn't expect to investigate Jin Yuzhai's accounting problems and discover a murder case. What should we do? Do we plan to investigate?" Ayu asked.
"This man's death may have something to do with the shopkeeper. We must investigate further," A Lan said.
"Do you think this person's death is related to the shopkeeper?" Ayu said.
"To be able to hide a corpse in Jinyu Zhai, and to hide it for so many years, if you say it has nothing to do with him, I don't believe it." A Lan said.
"Did the shopkeeper do it?" Ayu asked.
"It's almost like ten." A Lan said.
Ah Lan didn’t know why the shopkeeper wanted to kill someone, and he actually buried the person in the wall of Jinyu Zhai. Who is this person? Over the years, I haven’t heard any news about anyone missing in Nanzhao Kingdom. Who is this person?
who?
"If this person is around thirty-four years old, he is probably around forty years old now. So he is about the same age as the shopkeeper?" Ayu said.
More than ten years ago, A-Lan was only ten years old. The patriarch was in charge of the business, but the business of each store was still maintained by the shopkeeper. What happened in Jinyu Zhai, and why was there a person hidden in the wall?
"Tonight, we will go to the shopkeeper's home. In the afternoon, I will go to Nanqing's place." A Lan said.
"I'll go with you later." Ayu said.
"Let's have something to eat and rest for a while. We'll go there after lunch," Alan said.
So after the two of them had something to eat, they went back to their rooms to rest.
After lunch, the two of them went out together and got into the carriage.
"I thought the elders would withdraw the people at the door, but they are still guarding outside," Ayu said.
"If they are willing to follow, just follow. Anyway, we are going to the Yamen now, so we can go back and report to the elders where we are going in a while." A Lan shrugged and said.
The two of them closed their eyes and rested their minds. A quarter of an hour later, the carriage stopped at the gate of the government office. They walked up to the guard guarding the gate and let them in.
When the people who followed them saw the two of them entering the Yamen, they were so frightened that they hurried to the Grand Elder's Mansion to report the news.
"Why did you come here?" Nan Qing asked with a slight frown.
"I was in such a hurry last night that I didn't figure out some things. Don't you plan to figure them out today? Where are the skeletons?" A Lan asked.
"Of course it wouldn't work if he were left at home. I didn't think he could be buried casually, so I placed him in a temple on the outskirts of the city." Nan Qing said.
"Thank you. It's just the right time to go back." A Lan said.
"Is there anything else you want to ask?" Nan Qing asked.
"Actually, I'm a little confused. No one in the Leng family is missing. Who is this person?" A Lan said.
"I can't answer this question for you, but I can confirm that he was poisoned and died. Hiding the body is usually to conceal his life experience. This person should be someone he knows, at least everyone in the Leng family knows him." Nan Qing said.
"After so many years, the clothes have long been in tatters. Where can I find clues?" A Lan said.
"What you said is wrong. He didn't have any clothes on him. He should have taken off his clothes and buried them in the wall." Nan Qing said.
"Without any clothes?" Alan asked.
"That's right. I think this thing was probably done by your shopkeeper. Who could bury the body in Jinyu Zhai without anyone noticing? Although Jinyu Zhai is not a big shop, at least it has a backyard, right? The backyard is as big as him
No, I hid it in the accounting room. What do you think?" Nan Qing said.
Nan Qing is right. Jin Yuzhai's study is the accounting room. The accounting room has a door lock, and only the shopkeeper has the key. Who can enter the accounting room casually, only Jin Yuzhai's shopkeeper has it. The murderer is most likely him, but he
Why kill people?
"But why did he want to kill someone, and why did this person offend him? It seems that only he himself can tell clearly." Ayu said.
"That's all I know. Judging from the looks of it, you don't plan on reporting for office, right?" Nan Qing said.
"We can't report to the official for the time being. We still have to investigate Jin Yuzhai's matter. Now the official will alert the enemy." A Lan said.
"I think if it was the shopkeeper who did it, he would definitely feel guilty if you brought it up. It's better to test him, at least you'll have some confidence in your heart." Nan Qing said.
"I understand, is there a case today?" Alan asked.
"There is no case today, do you have anything else to do?" Nan Qing asked.
"It's okay. Since we are all here, why not sit down together." A Lan said.
Nan Qing smiled and said, "If you have anything else, just tell me."
Nan Qing knew that A-Lan always came to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so since he came here, he must have something to ask for.
"I just want to ask you a few questions." Alan said.
"Tell me about it." Nan Qing said.
A-Lan asked him for advice on how to apply makeup to look like a dead person. After hearing this, Nan Qing knew what A-Lan was planning to do. So, he took out some bottles and jars for him. He told A-Lan how to use them, but he was afraid of A-Lan.
I couldn't remember, so I said, "You want to scare the shopkeeper? Let me know in advance when you plan to put on makeup, and I can help you put it on. You know, it's too late for you to learn now."
"That's great. You are right. I want to see if there is something wrong in the shopkeeper's heart. I want to test it." A Lan said.
"I asked you to question him from the side, not to scare him by pretending to be a ghost." Nan Qing rolled his eyes and said.
