with words in mind

Chapter 368 The Meteorite Case 3
The night wind is blowing, and the wintersweet is trembling slightly in the courtyard.

Yan Ming and the two tiptoed past Xiangu's room and came to Aunt Mei Hua's door.

In the house, except for the slight sound of breathing, there was silence.

Just when Yan Ming and his two were about to enter the house to catch the thief, they suddenly heard
"Oh, I hate it, why did you come here?!"

With a coquettish groan, the vigilance of Yan Ming and the two of them vanished in an instant!

It turned out to be the mistress
"This fairy, how long are you going to serve? With her here, I have to climb over the wall and come in every night."

"It's just climbing over the wall. Look, I've wronged you~" Mei Hua said in a soft voice, hooking up, "With Fairy here, everyone dare not look down on me anymore. Look, new bedding, new fabrics, chicken, duck and fish in the kitchen, But it was all sent by them on their own initiative~ not to mention the trouble-solving money for asking fairy aunts to do things, if you take this big Buddha away, where can I get the money to fill the gap in your business?"

"Of course Aunt Xiangu can't leave!" The man immediately argued, "You can ask someone else to serve her. It's not a problem for us to guard her secretly like this."

"Xiangu is very skilled in martial arts, not everyone can keep her!" Plum Blossom scolded, "Let others serve her? Are you afraid that she will run away with others?! When the time comes, I will tell you to complain to someone~ today , the neighbor's Haitang is here again, and she wants to trick the fairy away! Haitang's beauty may not be as good as yours~"

"Hey, I was wrong! I was wrong! You are right, fairy girls can't be snatched away by others, hehe~" the man said, and he couldn't wait to undress, "I am willing to climb over the wall for you every day ~Oh, I can't wait! Let me be happy, hehehe, come on~"

With the intermittent intimate and laughing voices in the room, Yan Mo had no intention of listening. After turning around, she found that Qi Ming was still in place, looking back at herself with a smile!
She moved her eyes: still not leaving?
Qi Ming also moved his eyes: Listen again?
Yan Mo stared fiercely in disbelief: Are you still addicted? !
Qi Ming deepened his smile, his eyes brightened slightly: You might as well listen to it again~
Just when Yan Mo was about to pull the other party away, the two people in the room started talking softly while making out.
"Hey Dajin, are you ready for what I said last time?"

"It's all good, don't worry! Let Grandpa kiss first~"

"What's the hurry~ You found that thing too?"

"I found it, isn't it ten."

"Hush! You will bring your things with you tomorrow!"

"What? You want to do it on the day of the pilgrimage?"

"At first I wanted to procrastinate, but I didn't expect Xiangu to have friends. Since you have found all the things, it's as you wish~ There are so many people, it's easy to hide, and we will do it tomorrow!"

"Does this thing work?"

"Shoot harder! Even a cow will be brought down!"

"Okay! I've wanted to do it for a long time, you little poisonous woman, let's see how I deal with you tonight~"

"Hehe~ I hate~"

After listening to this passage, it was Yan Mo's turn to stay where he was and refused to leave. She wanted to see what the two of them would say, but what came out of the room was nothing but panting.
Under Qi Ming's tugging, Yan Mo reluctantly leaves the place of fish and water.

On the way, she took a special look at Xiangu and saw that she was sleeping soundly, so she followed Qi Ming back to the room.

Qi Ming had his usual smile on his face, but his tone was cold: "Fortunately, you and I are in the same room, otherwise, that mistress would definitely not survive tonight."

"Tomorrow's pilgrimage, they want to hurt Xiangu." Yan Mo is completely different from Qi Ming, "These two people have bad intentions. Could it be that Xiangu can't talk, is it their fault? No! I want to take Xiangu away!"

"Wait a minute." Qi Ming pulled the other party back and said, "Everyone knows that Aunt Mei Hua is responsible for taking care of the fairy girl. Now that we take the fairy girl away, we will not only be unable to argue, but will also confirm the truth." Seeing that the other party still looks worried, he then smiled Said, "If you want to avoid future troubles forever, you should let the foxes show their tails, and let them have nowhere to hide in full view of the public!"

Yan Mo: "What do you mean?"

"Just count."

The next day, the weather was still cold, and the snow on the top of Qishan Mountain rustled and fluttered with the wind, turning into crystal clear
Preparations for the pilgrimage temple fair began at the morning hour. The vicinity of the Shenshi Temple was gradually filled with stalls of various colors. Bright red lanterns, large and small, were in clusters, either hanging from the branches, or covering the sky above the stalls.

The juggling troupe, dragon and lion dance troupe, and ghost and hero performers arrived one after another and began to arrange costumes and props.

Shitou Xiangu could only drink water since she woke up in the morning, Yan Mo got up in advance and practiced sword in the courtyard all the time, so as to protect Xiangu's safety.

Aunt Mei Hua thought she had woken up early enough, but she didn't expect that there were already people standing in the yard, so she could only coyly pretend to be busy, and while Yan Mo was washing up, she secretly sent Da Jin out of the gate of the yard.

Qi Ming saw this scene in his eyes, and turned his head to give Yan Mo a look.

After Yan Mo deliberately gave this gap, he went straight to Xiangu's room.In order not to startle the enemy, she just stayed by the target's side without saying much, and she also secretly changed the water for Xiangu.

Aunt Plum Blossom came in with Xiangu's taoist robe, seeing that the girl was full of momentum and had two swords straddling her body, she only dared to smile apologetically, and dressed up Xiangu according to the etiquette.

As the winter sun climbed and shone, the vicinity of the Shenshi Temple was already bustling. The men and women who came to the pilgrimage wore masks and wandered around the temple fair.
Yan Ming and his wife followed Xiangu and Aunt Plum Blossom to the vicinity of the Shenshi Temple, preparing to go to the temporary "side hall" to wait for the auspicious time.

"Begonia from my family has seen a fairy girl~" Begonia shook her graceful waist slightly and blessed her body~
She has already "ambushed" on the way, and she is going to get close to Xiangu every chance she gets!

"You dare to stop the fairy driver of the fairy girl?!" Meihua stopped the other party immediately before waiting for others to react. In front of several people, she taunted her sharply, "Shameless thing! What a day today, you can't help it!" This uneducated troublemaker! Stay away from Xiangu!!"

When Haitang heard this, she didn't want to!

"I greet people with salutes, am I still uneducated?!"

"Today you stop the fairy driver, I say you are uneducated, you are uneducated! You are a thief who is ridden by thousands of people and crushed by thousands of people!!"

"You?!" Haitang immediately flushed red from anger, and went into a rage on the spot, "You bastard with a rotten tongue! How dare you call me?! You and Da Jin's crotch matter, do you think Don't others know?!"

"You! You bastard! See if I don't tear your mouth out!!"

Seeing that these two people were about to tear each other apart, Yan Mo put on a cold face, and immediately pointed his sword across! !

"!!!" Seeing the situation, Meihua and Haitang stopped their mouths in fear and reluctance!
"Hmph!" Seeing that she was no match, Haitang could only swallow her anger in her stomach!After giving Mei Hua a sinister look, she turned and left coldly and arrogantly!

Yan Mo looked at Haitang's leaving back, always paying more attention
"Mmmm!"

After being reminded by Xiangu, Yan Mo came back to his senses and continued to walk towards the "side hall".

The "side hall" is located in the right front of the meteorite and the right rear of the archway. Before the auspicious time comes, pilgrims can only act outside the archway. Inside the archway are all related people who arrange temple fairs and participate in performances.

After some decorations near the meteorite, colored silk has been erected.

One end of these wide colored silks is placed on the meteorite, and the other end is buried in the snow-covered ground.

The bronze utensils and candlesticks used in the pilgrimage are all in charge of Dajin. Right now, he is already busy with the layout of the home court.

In the side hall, Aunt Plum Blossom arranged for the fairy girl. Seeing Xiao Wen guarding her all the time, she always felt that the situation was not good, and she was about to find Da Jin. Who knew that when she raised her head, she saw a scene from a distance that made her burst into anger!
Before anyone else noticed, she concealed her emotions and turned towards them, before leaving the side hall.

Along the way, Xiangu already felt that the girl was protecting her, so she pointed to their stomachs and asked while Meihua was not around.

"Hmm?"

Yan Mo looked at the sky outside, it was already noon.

"Are you starving?"

"Yeah——" Xiangu shook her head vigorously, and pointed at the other person's belly again.

"Me? You don't have to worry, I'm hungry." In fact, Yan Mo is not very hungry, but it is really unreasonable for her to eat in front of a girl who can't eat all day, "It's nothing to me After saying that, she raised her eyes to see that Xiangu's eyes were red, her expression was a little moved, but also a little distressed. She was about to comfort her, but when she saw the other party suddenly turned away and secretly wiped her tears, she fell silent.
Qi Ming, who was standing silently by the side, was always paying attention to his surroundings, and he was also always paying attention to that strange fairy girl. He knew Yan'er so well!

Yan Mo has always been straightforward. Sometimes this kind of directness can cut through the mess quickly, but sometimes it is easy to be used by others.

If all this is the sum of Xiangu and Aunt Mei Hua, then Yan Mo has already entered the game at this moment!

As the noon draws to a close, pilgrims who have finished their fasting meal gather in front of the archway one after another. Once the ceremony begins, they can not only see the true face of the fairy, but also look carefully around the meteorite. Finally, they can make a wish to solve the problem when they return to the fairy .

However, the three of Yan Mo didn't see Aunt Plum Blossom's return for a long time.

Just when the boy shouted that the auspicious time had come, he suddenly heard screams coming from a distance! ! !

"Ahhhhhhh - dead, dead!!"

In the uproar, the crowd looked around one after another. Someone took off his mask and stretched his neck to look around. He saw a guard running out from behind the meteorite, shouting that someone was dead!

The pilgrimage was forced to be interrupted, and the timid people in the crowd retreated one after another, not daring to go forward, and some even wanted to leave quickly!

"No one can leave!" Yan Mo saw the surging heads from a distance, flew onto the archway, and shouted with his internal strength!
The guards in charge of the perimeter heard this and stopped all those who wanted to leave!

"Notify the government quickly!" Yan Mo signaled the servant to report the crime!
"Why stop us?!"

"That's right! We have always been outside the archway. People who die after the meteorite can only be done by people inside the archway!"

"Let us go! You have no right to detain us!"

"Exactly! Who knows if the murderer will continue to kill! We can't stay here!!"

"It's really bad luck! What Goddess Shishi, I think she is probably the murderer!!"

"That's right! Xiangu jumped out of the meteorite, she must have killed people with demon magic!!"

"Arrest her and hand her over to the government! This kind of temptress must not be let go!!"

"Catch it! Catch her!!"

The pilgrims chattered one after another, without caring about the truth, and started rushing towards the side hall!
Yan Mo didn't expect this, she retreated, and together with Qi Ming, they pulled Xiangu Fei onto the meteorite!

Looking down, she realized that it was Aunt Plum Blossom who died behind the meteorite!

"Quick! Get them—"

Seeing that the crowd changed direction like a swarm of bees, Xiangu immediately jumped up and pulled up the underground iron chain to attack everyone!
The lotus lanterns on the snow fell over and splashed indiscriminately!The colored silk couldn't stand the pull of the wind, and they tore apart one after another!

Seeing this, the crowd let out a wave of panic! ! !

"Stop!!" Yan Mo hit the iron chain with his sword!With the loud noise, a burst of power surged like a wave, blasting the dozen or so people in the front several feet away! !

"Everyone stop!! Rioting will only create opportunities for the murderer to escape! Everyone, look at the people around you, if anyone is missing, then this person is the biggest suspect! Xiangu has been accompanied by me since this morning, and has been Never out of my sight! She has no time to commit crimes!!"

"She's a fairy girl, she can kill people with magic and fairy arts! Don't you think she is?!"

"Ah! Look! It's the plum blossom that died! The plum blossom that took care of Xiangu!!"

Someone walked around the main field, caught a glimpse of the face of the deceased, and immediately shouted!
"It's plum blossom, I recognize her!"

"Xiangu actually killed plum blossoms! How ungrateful!!"

"Don't listen to that girl! Hurry up and tie up Xiangu and send it to the government!!"

Just as the crowd was commotioning again, someone suddenly shouted!

"Plum Blossom died? Ahhhhhh! The murderer is him! The murderer is him!! Help me!!"

A man stormed away from the group, pointed at the man in front of him and complained!

"It's him! It must be Meihua who killed him! I saw him and Meihua walking behind the meteorite together!"

When the people heard this, they turned their heads in unison, and saw Da Jin staring at the man who accused him with an angry expression on his face!
Seeing that everyone finally calmed down a bit, Yan Mo seized the opportunity and asked, "Tell everyone what you saw."

"During lunch, I saw. I saw Da Jin and Mei Hua whispering to each other. They arrived behind the meteorite. Then... I only saw Da Jin walking out, but I didn't see Mei Hua."

"I didn't know that it was plum blossoms! I didn't kill people!" Da Jin saw that everyone was avoiding him like a god of plague, so he hurriedly explained!

Yan Mo: "When you met Mei Hua, what did you say and what did you do?"

"Meihua and I are just." Da Jin hesitated, "Oh! It's just cheating! There is no one after the meteorite, so it's just suitable for cheating."

"You lied! You had a fight with Meihua! I saw you pushed her out!!"

Yan Mo: "At that time, where were you standing?"

"I stood there. Although the colored silk blocked part of the meteorite, I saw the corner of the plum blossom's skirt, which was pushed out! Later, I saw Da Jin coming out from behind, and I never saw the plum blossom walking out of that place again." a rock."

"If you don't know, don't talk nonsense!" The big golden dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, screaming and rushing forward to catch the man!
"!" Xiangu raised her hand and threatened with a flowing iron chain!

Da Jin was so frightened that he hurriedly retreated, and said angrily, "I didn't kill anyone!"

For a while, the venue was quiet, and no one dared to approach Daikin!

Taking advantage of this moment, Yan Mo came to the meteorite and inspected Meihua's body. She found that Meihua's fatal wound was on her abdomen, pierced front and back. The front wound was about an inch wide, while the back wound was very small. Preliminary judgment, the murder weapon is probably a short and medium-sized dagger.

Next to the body was a candlestick with a broken wick, and four scattered copper plates. There was a puddle of water seeping into the soil under the copper plates.

Yan Mo asked the guards to help separate all the people inside and outside the archway, and asked one by one if there were any witnesses.

Finally, she found that there was only one witness, that man.

The man's name was Wang Qiu, and he was Da Jin's subordinate, mainly responsible for carrying things.

With the help of the guards, Yan Mo confiscated the blades carried by the people in the archway, but none of them matched.

The guards not only searched up and down the big gold, but also turned the entire temple fair venue upside down, but still did not find a suitable murder weapon.

There is no way to get the murder weapon, so Yan Mo can only interrogate them one by one.

Plum Blossom died around noon. In addition to the juggling troupe, dragon and lion dance troupe, and ghost hero performers, the staff in the archway included Da Jin and his subordinates, as well as servants, guards, and cooks.

To Yan Mo's surprise, Hai Tang looked particularly eye-catching among the cooks.

(End of this chapter)