As he spoke, he took out something wrapped in a handkerchief from his arms. When he unfolded it, it was indeed as he said, a silver hairpin.
Su Yizhao glanced at Li Lan's clothes, including his long turban and long robe, and from what he called himself, he knew he was a scholar.
The muslin outer clothes are not new, and the family looks ordinary.
After knowing it in his mind, Su Yizhao focused his eyes on the face of the person next to him.
"Common man Luo Sheng, Shopkeeper Zhou said before that he was short of manpower, and the common man wanted to do his part, so he patrolled with the thugs. Mr. Liu had been patrolling before he was killed, and the thugs who patrolled with him can testify."
Luo Sheng was the man who had an argument with Mr. Liu in the main hall before. Su Yizhao looked at the man's stature, which happened to be about the same as the murderer she had guessed before.
Luo Sheng is two inches shorter than Mr. Liu, but his figure is very stocky and slightly narrower than the chubby Mr. Liu.
"Then you were always with your companions when you were patrolling?"
As Master Yang spoke, he looked at Luo Sheng, suddenly thought of something, and then glanced at Su Yizhao.
"Yes! But I went to the toilet on the way and went back to meet my companions for a while!" Luo Sheng thought for a while and said.
Mr. Yang ordered Shopkeeper Zhou to call the companion who was patrolling with him at that time. He was a thug named Afa.
Afa confirmed what Luo Sheng said. The two of them met two other companions during their inspection. After the four of them said hello, they left.
The last person was the guard sent by the Su family to guard the door. The guard didn't hear anything.
Su Yizhao remembered the topography of Mr. Liu's cabin. That cabin was indeed not far from Mr. Du's, but it was just around the corner.
There is a large window on the stern side of the ship. If someone enters through that window, the guards will naturally not be able to see it.
And the cabin was arranged so that both sides could see the river view, and the seat directly opposite the window was the bed.
After taking a look at the heights of several people, except for the taller guards, the rest of them were not much different from Luo Sheng, and Afa was about the same height as Mr. Liu.
"Li Lan, you said you were going back to get the hairpin, but you went alone and there was no one to testify for you along the way."
Mr. Yang was in trouble again, "Zhang San and Wu Zhong, you two testified against each other, it is not true! The murderer has not determined that there is only one person, and they can also commit the crime together. You two cannot clear your own suspicions."
Zhang San and Wuzhong suddenly panicked, and Wuzhong was very puzzled, "But the two of us did go to the toilet."
"But you went to the toilet for a long time!"
As soon as these words came out, Su Yizhao was very surprised. She looked over and found that it was the scholar just now, that is, Li Lan.
"Sir! After the students came back, they saw the two of them leaving in a hurry. If they went to the toilet, it would have been too long, about a quarter of an hour."
Wu Zhong was immediately dissatisfied when he heard this, "What do you mean by this? We both had to go to the toilet, and Zhang San also had diarrhea, so it was delayed for a while."
"But there was a full quarter of an hour in between! Who knows what you did? Did you really have diarrhea?"
Li Lan said and cupped his hands towards Mr. Yang, "Sir! The students only tell the truth so as not to let the real murderer go. As for the students, there is indeed no witness at the moment, but the students can't wait for half a cup of tea."
"Are you trying to slander us? According to me, half a cup of tea is enough time to commit the crime."
Wu Zhong had a bad temper and couldn't help but quarreled with Li Lan.
Zhang San quickly grabbed him and took out a porcelain bottle from his arms.
"The common people consulted a doctor before boarding the ship, because common people suffer from seasickness when traveling on ships, and dizziness and diarrhea are common occurrences, so this pill is a common medicine. As long as there are symptoms of discomfort, they will take the pill."
"At that time, I felt sick in my stomach. After going to the toilet, I returned to the main hall and took the pills immediately."
"It's impossible to tell! We don't know whether this pill is symptomatic or whether it was planned in advance!" Luo Sheng suddenly said at this time.
"What do you mean by this? Why are we killing Mr. Liu? If you don't believe it, go search our luggage and see if you can find any stolen goods."
Zhang San was run against by Luo Sheng, and he immediately became displeased.
"It may not be hidden in the luggage. The space on the ship is so big. It is possible to hide it and pick it up later." Li Lan thought for a moment and said.
"Do you think we are the murderers? Why do I think you are guilty? It seems that the murderer is among us!"
Zhang San glanced at several people and said with a clear meaning.
Luo Sheng snorted coldly, "Who knows who is guilty!"
"Oh! I forgot, you had a dispute with Mr. Liu just now. Could it be that you were jealous of Mr. Liu's wealth and fell in love with his money and concubines, so you killed him?" Wuzhong suddenly said road.
"Don't think I don't know. You saw Mr. Liu's concubine in the main hall before, and your eyes were almost glued to her. I think you are just looking for sex and making money!" Wu Zhong then revealed something even more shocking. Come on if you are surprised.
"Master Liu's concubine is beautiful, didn't you notice? When I saw you, I was staring at you, what? I didn't dare to say anything?" Luo Sheng shot back.
He paused and then said: "Everyone has a love for beauty. Look what happened to the beauty. Some scholars are even more shameless than us roughnecks!"
Everyone's eyes immediately turned to the only scholar among them, Li Lan.
Li Lan's face suddenly turned red, "Don't spit on others with blood in your eyes. I am a scholar and I know not to look at anything inappropriate. How can I spy on someone's concubine?"
Luo Sheng was immediately surprised and said: "Oh! Mr. Li, I didn't talk about you either! Don't get excited. It's not good to bring this on yourself."
"Okay! Tell me everything you know, don't waste time." Mr. Yang slapped the table and shouted coldly.
Luo Sheng immediately said flatteringly: "Sir! Li Lan looks like a gentleman on the surface, but in fact he is just a villain. That concubine is beautiful, and Li Lan was so attentive at that time that she insisted on helping her carry boxes and cages!"
Li Lan hurriedly explained: "Sir! Don't listen to his nonsense. At that time, the woman was having a hard time moving the box and cage. How could the student turn a blind eye and step forward to help, but the student had no dirty intentions."
Su Wenqing immediately rolled his eyes. These people have never seen a woman as beautiful as a flower, right?
That concubine does have some beauty, and she also has a temperament that I feel pity for, but compared with the girl Yiran who lives in Yue, she is completely different!
"Not to mention the girl Yi Yi, even Liu Niang from Tofu House, that concubine can't compare!" Su Wenqing muttered.
Su Wenqing was very disdainful that someone with such a bit of beauty could make them argue.