"Master Li is planning to stand here and talk to us?" Lu Lingjue couldn't care less about his meal at this time, "Why don't you go back to the county government with us?"

"This..." Li Zhishan became uncomfortable. Now all his suspicions about Hong Siqi are just his own thoughts. At this time, stopping the two people outside and telling them can still provide some directions and clues. If he really returns to the county government,In the future, if it is found out that the real culprit is not Hong Siqi, then he will be charged with false accusation instead, which is not worth the loss.

Lu Lingjue was used to dealing with this kind of things, so he naturally understood that the person in front of him was just used to weighing the pros and cons when doing business, and he didn't bother to accommodate him, so he immediately waved his hand and said, "Since Mr. Li still has concerns, that's all."

After speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave, but now Li Zhishan was forced to have no other choice, so he had to agree.

In this way, the three returned to the county government.

As soon as the few people opened the door, they saw Liu Xiaoran who seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and was sitting upright drinking tea, while Wu Qing was sitting at the side with his hands tied, with a sad face.

"Master Lu is back!" Seeing the saviors, Wu Qing was a little overjoyed. This Master Liu has been sitting here in silence for an hour. Every time he wanted to ask something, he would be greeted by Liu Xiaoran.The aura of not being close to strangers was blocked back, he didn't leave, he didn't ask, he could only sit here for half an hour.He stood up now, feeling that half of his body was numb.

"Mr. Li? Why are you back?" Wu Qing, who had just received an amnesty, saw Li Zhishan who was timidly following behind Lu Lingjue and Su Mu in a blink of an eye.Did you leave?"

At this time, Liu Xiaoran opened the account book in front of her, spread it out on the table and said, "How? Are you willing to talk now?"

Li Zhishan took a few steps forward with his body bowed, and after seeing the contents of the account book, he knelt down with a plop.

Lu Lingjue followed curiously, and Su Mu also took a few steps forward. Both of them looked at the account books in puzzlement.

"Did Liu Shaoqing know that he would come back?" Su Mu knew that the contents on those pages were all the problematic money that Liu Xiaoran pointed out to him the day before, but he couldn't figure out whether it had anything to do with LiWhat does the mountain have to do with it.

"The stores that provide grain and rice are all recorded in the account books. I sent people to inquire today, and they said that although these transactions were handled by them, in fact, there were other parties involved in the transaction. It is not difficult to find out who is behind the transaction." Liu XiaoranThe tone was so normal that it seemed that he was just greeting the weather, and he didn't feel how difficult this matter was at all, "You and Hong Chengyu moved away the property that Hong Siqi should have received, right?"

"My lord! When did you check this, why don't I know?" Lu Lingjue picked up the account book, and only after seeing the numbers on it did she understand what Liu Xiaoran was referring to.

"It was only confirmed this morning that it was him."

Su Mu was even more surprised. Although he knew that Liu Xiaoran had discovered the problem with the account books, he didn't know when he had finished investigating these, and how he followed the clues to find Li Zhishan.There are other people here, so don't mention it.

"Yes... Master Hong and I negotiated to transfer all the family property first." Li Zhishan couldn't deny it at this moment, "Originally after the death of Old Master Hong, the Hong family should divide the family property.Furthermore, on the grounds that they are still young and not as weak as the weak crown and the third lady is not yet married, they withhold all the family property, saying that it will not be too late to divide it after everyone settles down."

"I only got into business with Si Qi two years ago, and I didn't think much about it until the end of last year, when I went home with Xi Zhi, and Si Qi went to rest early because he was overwhelmed with alcohol.At this time, Master Hong suddenly pulled me and said, do you want to do some business together."

"I didn't think about it at first, I just thought it was an ordinary business. I didn't know it was until he told me the whole plan. I didn't want to agree to it..."

Su Mu silently added the last sentence in his heart: "But he gave too much."

"Later, after I started doing this, Master Hong and I shared the extra money. After I tasted the sweetness, I was even more reluctant to let go. Before I knew it, half of the Hong family's wealth came to me."

"Since we already have so much money, why did Hong Chengyu still owe so much debt?" Liu Xiaoran frowned, and he looked through the account books. Apart from these abnormal money expenditures, there was not necessarily any large expenditures..

"This... this is because..." Li Zhishan paused, seemingly hesitant, but in the end he confessed, "We originally wanted to use this money to make a big deal.It is precious and the market price is quite high, so we invested all the money in the purchase and wanted to ship it to Capital City, where merchants gather, and sell it at a high price, but we didn’t want to encounter a storm while traveling by water.The profits from the business can be used to subsidize the family, and Master Hong..."

"No wonder, the money came in a dishonorable way, so this transaction has not been recorded in the account books." Lu Lingjue suddenly realized, "It is true that family property is important, but this can actually make Hong Siqi kill you all, can't it?"

Wu Qing rubbed his hands aside and said, "It's not impossible for people to die for money and birds for food... right?"

"Yes, people died for money." Just when everyone fell into silence, Liu Xiaoran stood up, condescendingly looked down at Li Zhishan who was kneeling on the ground, "It's just that the person who died for money may not be Hong Siqi."

The words were astonishing, Su Mu reacted for a moment, and suddenly understood what Liu Xiaoran meant.

Could it be that the money that Hong Chengyu is about to get is his real reminder?

Li Zhishan was even more startled when he heard the words, but then he lowered his head and said tremblingly: "No...no...I didn't."

"The wealth that Hong Siqi has accumulated outside is even worse than the family property that can be distributed. How can he kill people and cut himself off for this little property? You can find things that can be found in half a day. Seriously."Do you think Hong Siqi won't be able to find out what's wrong with it? If it's for this reason, he could have killed you early in the morning, so why wait until today!" Liu Xiaoran's tone suddenly became severe, "Think about it carefully, Hong Chengyu's pen is about toDoes the money you get have anything to do with you?"

Agitated by this tone, Li Zhishan, who was already shaking like a sieve, was instantly discouraged and collapsed on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Su Mu knew that the truth was probably the case. Hong Chengyu and Li Zhishan's perverted thoughts had hit Hong Siqi.Wealth accumulated over the years.

It's really a bit greedy and insufficient.

"Yes...we had such an idea, but we haven't done it yet." Now that he couldn't hide it anymore, Li Zhishan simply confessed, "In the Lingnan area, I once asked the local people there to buy the accessory.I wanted to mix it into the wine when I was on the waterway with Si Qi next time...then..."

Then throw the body in the river and sea, no one can find it.

Su Mu really felt that although the ancient people's modus operandi was simple and crude, it was quite sufficient in that era.

And who can find out that the cause of death of this person is related to himself?

"Since you haven't done anything yet, why do you think it was Hong Erye who killed Master Hong?" Lu Lingjue asked puzzled, "You are so sure because you think Hong Siqi already knows about the plan of the two of you. Why?"

Li Zhishan also raised his head at this time, and several people could feel from his confused eyes that he didn't know: "I, I don't know how Siqi knew about it, but...but between me and XiThe night before Zhiqian went to Lingquan County, Siqi offered me a glass at the dinner table and said it was a practice, but after I drank it, he suddenly said something."

Li Zhishan swallowed nervously, and repeated the words that made him shudder at the time: "Zhishan is really defenseless against me, if I poison it."

It is not known whether the speaker has intentions, but those who have ghosts in their hearts naturally believe that there is a reason for Hong Siqi's words.

Looking at Li Zhishan who was lying on the ground and dared not get up straight, several people were speechless.

Liu Xiaoran's expression was also very complicated, although most of these things were expected, but after hearing it, he didn't know what to feel, and after a long while he ordered lightly: "Magistrate Wu, take him down."

When the rest of the people had retreated, there were only three people left in the room.

Su Mu and Lu Lingjue sang together, handed over all the things they found in the Hong Mansion to Liu Xiaoran, and explained some new discoveries in detail by the way.

Liu Xiaoran listened carefully the whole time, occasionally nodding her head slightly to indicate that she already knew, and the rest of the time she didn't say a word.

When the words were finished, the room fell into silence again.

What Su Mu couldn't figure out was, since this matter was only related to these three people from the beginning to the end, why Liang Xuanxuan was involved in it, her death was too close to Hong Chengyu's death, it didn't seem to be unrelatedlook.

Lu Lingjue looked at Liu Xiaoran who was sitting back in her seat with her head lowered, and then looked at Su Mu who was leaning against the pillar who was also in deep thought, rubbed her stomach, and asked in a very spineless whisper.

"My lord, should we have a meal first? If it's later, there will be nothing to eat!"

Liu Xiaoran sat without moving, but Su Mu felt a little hungry. Although there are still doubts to be solved, he knows that the body is the capital of the revolution, and only after eating and drinking can he have the strength to continue investigating the case.

"Go ahead, I still need to deal with some things."

"But it's all..." Just as Su Mu wanted to persuade him, Lu Lingjue ran over, grabbed his shoulders and walked out.

"Don't worry, our adults are like that, there must be something else he hasn't told us, look at him like that, don't worry." Lu Lingjue whispered into Su Mu's ear, "Since he thinks he doesn't need usHelp, then we don’t have to worry about him, we can just eat by ourselves.”

The author has something to say:

Regarding the distribution of property in ancient times: all sons share equally.

"All those who should divide the land and house, as well as property, brothers."

In fact, there is no rule that you must be a weak crown to divide the family property. The youngest son who has not married a wife should just get an extra dowry.(The plot needs the plot, and Hong Chengyu himself is actually talking about it.) It can be seen that daughters have no right to inherit property at this time. After hundreds of years of development in the Song Dynasty, the status of women began to rise. "Parents are dead, children are divided, a woman is half as much as a man."Still unequal, but progress is being made!But even though there is no property, dowry still needs to be prepared~