"When we asked the fourth son of Hong's family before, we learned that he seemed to think that the relationship between Mrs. Liang and Master Hong was not simple." Liu Xiaoran's tone was calm and indifferent, not as if he was asking another person involved, but more likeIs repeating a fact, "Do you know this?"

Wu Qing stood aside with his hands down, looking at his nose and heart, feeling silently in his heart.

This Liu Shaoqing was really merciless when he asked questions, and he just asked a question like this when he came up.

After hearing this, Hong Siqi's complexion instantly became ugly, and a bit of pain and disgust suddenly appeared on his face as dark as stagnant water. These two emotions were evenly colored, so that his expression was a little distorted.

"Master Liu, the grass people don't know." He gritted his teeth and said every word, but the words were already stained with hatred that cannot be ignored.

Liu Xiaoran knew it in her heart, so she looked into Hong Siqi's eyes without saying a word, the other's eyes were mixed with too many complicated emotions, so deep that she could not see the bottom.

He then nodded slightly, and turned to Li Zhishan: "Then what about Mr. Li, do you know about this?"

Li Zhishan trembled suddenly when he was asked, his eyes drifted uncontrollably to Hong Siqi who was aside, he tried his best to suppress the trembling of his voice and said: "My lord, the grass people don't know."

Hearing Li Zhishan's denial, Hong Siqi's eyes flashed a hint of sternness, completely different from his appearance a few days ago, coupled with his red eyes, he felt like a Shura.

Wu Qing carefully looked at the strange atmosphere here, and felt that Liu Xiaoran was really clever, and it was obvious that he hit the snake to seven inches, hitting the opponent's vital point.

Liu Xiaoran was really just trying, although they tended to doubt the two, there was still no solid evidence to support it, but what he didn't expect was that Hong Siqi's reaction when he heard it was so strong that he couldn't help but care about itup.

"Then do you know that Mrs. Liang and Master Hong didn't commit suicide, but were murdered and then pretended to commit suicide to cover their eyes?"

Now Li Zhishan couldn't hold back anymore, he subconsciously looked at Hong Siqi, and moved away two steps, his expression could not conceal the panic.

Hong Siqi, who noticed the movement of the person beside him, sneered, this time he even omitted the title: "I don't know."

This tone can be said to be unkind, Wu Qing's eyebrows jumped when he heard it, and he looked at Liu Xiaoran.

He had also dealt with this second head of the Hong Mansion before, although he was not a close friend, but he also knew that he was a gentle and easy-to-talk character, and he shouldn't have the gloomy eyes and cold tone now.

But Liu Xiaoran's expression didn't change at all, she didn't seem to feel any discomfort because of Hong Siqi's attitude.His bony fingers tapped lightly on the table: "Mrs. Liang's cause of death is unknown, you are her husband, why don't you care at all?"

Hong Siqi was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and after a moment of reaction, he still replied coldly: "Your Excellency said that Madam was murdered, but what evidence is there? The county government has returned Madam's body, doesn't it mean that the cause of Madam's death is clear?The villain just believes in the judgment of County Magistrate Wu, so why don't you care about it?"

These words were ingenious, Wu Qing was inexplicably labeled again, just about to refute, when Liu Xiaoran glanced at him.

He obediently closed his mouth, the young minister of Dali Temple didn't want him to speak now.

"Do you trust Magistrate Wu very much?"

"The magistrate of County Wu is a parental official of a city. If the grassroots don't believe him, who else can they trust?" Hong Siqi sneered again, "I heard that Master Liu is a high-ranking official from Capital City.If you are so respectful in front of Master Liu, then Master Liu must mean what you say."

"Bold!" Wu Qing couldn't hold back anymore, it's fine for this person to seek death, but don't drag himself into the water, "How dare you speak to Master Liu like that!"

Liu Xiaoran understood that the other party wanted to exchange more information about Nan Ji by aggressive methods, and after a moment of contemplation, she said: "Of course the evidence is on the corpses of Mrs. Liang and Master Hong, otherwise I wouldn't draw such a conclusion. BecauseThe person who started the murder might be in the house, we didn't want to startle the enemy, so we sent the body back, now—" He stared at Hong Siqi and continued, "There is no need to hide it."

Hong Siqi's expression loosened for a moment, but even if he took it back, Li Zhishan looked a little flustered in comparison, and asked cautiously: "But does this murderer have clues?"

"yes."

After answering, Liu Xiaoran stood up, turned her head and told Wu Qing: "Ask clearly what they were doing those few days, and then let them go back."

Li Zhishan wanted to ask the second half of the sentence, but he could only get stuck in his throat.

Now Wu Qing was a little unable to make any sense of the matter. He thought that Liu Xiaoran brought the two of them to the county government, probably because he had already determined that the two were the murderers, but he didn't want to just talk about it.Liu Xiaoran actually stopped, and asked herself to put the two back.

What is this master Liu up to?

On the other side, after checking the bedroom, Su Mu had just walked out of the door. When he took off the latch inside the door, a thought suddenly crossed his mind, and then he pulled Lu Lingjue to walk in another direction.

"Hey, what's the matter?" Lu Lingjue was staggered, "What did you suddenly think of?"

"If, I mean, if the murderer is really Hong Erye, then I can probably guess why the house was considered a secret room before Master Hong died."

"Ah? How did you do it?" Lu Lingjue asked blankly.

"Do you still remember, whether it's Ding Ziping or the servants, they all said that the door was locked and couldn't be opened at first, and Hong Siqi forcibly opened it." Su Mu said quickly, "I want to make a room a secret room., as long as others think that this is a secret room."

Lu Lingjue was dizzy by the following sentence, still puzzled: "What does it mean to let others think that this is a secret room? How can this thing make others think?"

"It's very simple, as long as the first person to open the door says that the door is closed."

While talking, the two had already reached the door of the study. After pushing the door, Su Mu walked around to the door, and as expected, he saw the bolt that had been broken in two on the door.

"The door bolt is broken, doesn't that mean it was really knocked open?" Lu Lingjue asked suspiciously, "But I can't tell that the thin and tall Master Hong Er has this kind of ability."

Su Mu smiled, put the two bolts together, and asked, "Do you think it's really all right?"

Lu Lingjue was at a loss, and Su Mu didn't play charades, and explained it softly in his ear. After listening, he suddenly realized something.

"This is too bold. If anyone passes by here, wouldn't they be discovered soon?"

Su Mu clicked on a row of rooms directly opposite the study, where many bedrooms were distributed.

"I discovered before that Hong Siqi's bedroom is directly opposite to the study. As long as this person pays attention to the movement in front of the door all night, it is not difficult to make sure no one notices."

"What's more, in order to cover up Hong Nianan's criminal evidence, Mrs. Ding woke up almost early in the morning. At that time, even many servants had just got up, let alone someone who would come to open the door here in advance."

After listening to these words, Lu Lingjue felt a little shivers down her spine. It was a bit embarrassing that such a meticulous plan was used on the family members who should be closest.

When the two wanted to go back home, it was already sunset, and they saw Hong Siqi and Li Zhishan coming back just as they went out.After Hong Siqi walked out, he suddenly turned around and stopped Su Mu and Lu Lingjue.

"Master Li, what's the matter?" Lu Lingjue was in a hurry to go back to eat, so Su Mu had no choice but to ask.

"Dare to ask... dare to ask this..."

"Su, Su Mu." Su Mu replied very understandingly.

"Ah, Master Su, dare to ask Madam Liang and Master Hong's case, but what's the matter..."

Asking about the progress of the case, Su Mu decisively brought Lu Lingjue over: "Young Master Li misunderstood, I was just helping Mr. Lu with his work, and I am not considered an adult. As for the details of the case, we still have to..."

Lu Lingjue was so hungry that he was about to starve, he waved his hands and put on an official tone: "It's not yet settled, don't ask casually!"

Li Zhishan was stunned for a moment, so Su Mu took the opportunity to drag Lu Lingjue out of the house, and said, "I'm sorry Mr. Li, Master Lu has already said so, so you should stop asking. You careWhether it is long or short, we will definitely let you know when the truth comes out."

Seeing that the two of them were about to leave the door, Li Zhishan had no choice but to go all out.

He lowered his voice and said, "My lords, stay behind!"

Lu Lingjue, who was hindered from eating again, was a little annoyed. She just wanted to go back and say something again, but was soothed by Su Mu's eyes.

"He must know something." Su Mu whispered in Lu Lingjue's ear, "It's not a loss for us to find out the reason."

As soon as the words fell, Li Zhishan walked in front of the two of them.

He arched his hands, and even a little cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"My lords, Cao Min has something to say, but——please save my life, my lords."

This is too serious, Su Mu also frowned: "Mr. Li, why did you say that, who is going to kill you?"

Li Zhishan didn't answer but instead asked: "My lord, is the murderer you think is the second master of the Hong family, Hong Siqi?"

Lu Lingjue and Su Mu looked at each other and could feel the other party's hesitation, so they didn't answer. Seeing the reaction of the two, Li Zhishan naturally knew that they still didn't trust him.

He continued: "If I think anyone has the heart to kill them, it's only him."

"This is not something you can say nonsense, Mr. Li, you should be careful."

"Yes, I know." Li Zhishan raised his head, his eyes full of fear, "I didn't suspect Mrs. Liang fell into the water that day, but when I heard the news of Master Hong's death on the way back, I felt quiteThere is something strange, I think it can be such a coincidence. Master Liu questioned us today and told us that there are culprits behind the two cases, which confirmed what I thought in my heart."

"Since you have something to say, why didn't you just tell Mr. Liu directly, but stop us now?"

Li Zhishan flinched for a moment, and then explained: "Just now in the county government office, Si Qi was right next to me, so I don't have a chance to speak. I planned to write a book and send it to the county government office after I came back, but I didn't want to be here.I met the two adults, so I decided to tell all I know, and only ask the two adults to save my life."

"If it's really Si Qi, then I must be the next person he wants to get rid of."

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What exactly was found in the room will be mentioned later at the end!This dungeon is basically coming to an end, and the next chapter will start to explain the foreshadowing and motivation!