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Chapter 40 The Murderer
Seeing Chen Sijing coming, Jiang Nuan hurriedly clapped her hands and got up, obediently stood beside Xu Chunjun, followed Xu Chunjun to salute Chen Sijing.

Chen Sijing, who was not wearing an official uniform, looked more gentle and modest, and said back to Xu and Jiang: "The two girls are very elegant."

Xu Chunjun also smiled slightly: "It's rare that Mr. Chen is not busy today."

Chen Sijing said: "I planned to visit the two residences after the rest, but I happened to meet today, so let's talk about it here."

Jiang Nuan and Xu Chunjun hurriedly asked what was the matter.

Chen Sijing said: "The murderer of Liu'er has been arrested and brought to justice."

When the people on the boat heard this, they couldn't help being delighted after being surprised, and asked, "When did it happen? Who did it?"

"The man was arrested the day before yesterday," Chen Sijing said, "To be honest, I would like to thank Ms. Xu for her guidance, otherwise it would not have been possible to capture that man so quickly. He is indeed an actor, the one who played the female role in the Zhong family troupe. Her stage name is Xiao Xi Shi."

"Master Chen, please don't say that. Of course you are the one who made the first contribution, followed by Ling Dang." Xu Chunjun pushed Ling Dang forward and said, "If it wasn't for her unusual sense of smell, we wouldn't be able to catch this one at all." clue."

Before Chen Sijing could speak, the youngest boy next to him said: "Ms. Lingdang is of course credited, and Ms. Xu is even more credited! But the hardest and most dangerous one has to be my young master. That murderer is always on guard, There was a knife tucked into his body. If my young master hadn't been able to hide quickly that day, I'm afraid he would have been seriously injured. Even if my young master is a master of martial arts, he still stabbed his hand..."

"Shut up! How can you speak here?! You are so impolite, you have offended the two ladies, and you still don't back down!" Chen Sijing scolded his youngest son.

Xu Chunjun had noticed that Chen Sijing's left hand was always behind his back. Hearing what his entourage said, he knew that his left hand must be injured.

"Master Chen is not seriously injured, right?" Jiang Nuan asked, "That murderer is really daring!"

"A little injury, it's already healed." Chen Sijing said lightly.

Although this was a reply to Jiang Nuan, his eyes were on Xu Chunjun.

"Master Chen, why did that little Xi Shi kill Liu'er? Did he explain it?" Jiang Nuan was impatient and wanted to know the details soon.

"We are the ones who arrest people, but the prisoner will be interrogated by the criminal department." Chen Sijing said, "I have inquired with the people from the criminal department. He did go to Xiangai teahouse that day. And he went there disguised as a woman. So no one noticed. As for who he went to see, it is not convenient to say now. It is just that he has admitted to the murder. Liu Er bumped into him that day, and he strangled Liu Er and hid it under the tea table. In Dilong."

When Xu Chunjun heard this, he unconsciously said, "Earth Dragon?"

"That's right, we always felt that this matter was strange before, and we still couldn't figure out where he hid Liu'er's body." Chen Sijing said, "Teahouses and restaurants in the capital rely on charcoal pots and stoves for heating, and incense The teahouse used to be like this. It’s just that when it was renovated and rebuilt this spring, an earth dragon was installed. The earth dragon has never been used. Only the people in the teahouse know about it. I don’t know how this actor knows. The mat under the table was lifted, and the partition was pried open, and the corpse was hidden in. Although someone came in to clean it, it was impossible to clean it so thoroughly. At night, he sneaked back to the teahouse and took Liu'er's body Take it out, get it down from the north window, and throw it into the river."

"His method is almost the same as what he inferred before." Xu Chunjun said, "The shopkeeper of the teahouse is also his murderous hand?"

"It's also him." Chen Sijing said, "I have to say, this person's mind is really cunning. He wanted to let the shopkeeper of the teahouse be his scapegoat, and followed him secretly. Deliberately pouring him a lot of alcohol, making him drunk, and then pretending to hang himself."

"This actor has a lot of eyes. If it weren't for Mr. Chen, you have been chasing him, you might have been fooled by him!" Jiang Nuan couldn't help being speechless, "Let such a murderer get away with it, I'm afraid he will kill him sooner or later." Man, thank God, finally caught him!"

"Once the case is fully resolved, it will naturally be revealed to the world." Chen Sijing smiled slightly and said, "I'm bothering the two girls, the message has been delivered, and I will take my leave."

"Thank you, Master Chen."

"Master Chen, go slowly."

Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan watched Chen Sijing's figure disappear behind Liu Yin before returning to the boat again.

"Sister Xu, what do you think Liu'er broke through to be killed?" Jiang Nuan was startled and puzzled.

"Master Chen didn't say anything, so we can't speculate too much," Xu Chunjun said.

Although she said so to Jiang Nuan, she had some calculations in her heart.Liu'er has no grudges with this actor, and he can be allowed to kill people, either because of money or love.

The guests in the teahouse are all officials and noble ladies, so it must be one of them that the actor went to meet.

Maybe this actor is the middleman of some business, and Liu Er overheard the two parties discussing the business, and this business must be a dark one.

But this possibility is very small, because if it really involves the money account, why does the master have to do it himself?
It is enough to send a housekeeper or a personal maid, and there is no need to risk your life.

Xu Chunjun knew that many families in the capital, especially the family members, would often take out their private money for profit.

But most people will have a special housekeeper in charge of this matter, release the money through a reliable middleman, and then collect interest and principal at that time.

If it's not because of money, then it's because of love, which must be adultery.

That actor is good at playing women, and it is not easy to be discovered when he goes in and out of such occasions.

If someone takes advantage of this convenience to have an affair with him, it is more secretive than having an affair with ordinary men.

It's just that these two people didn't expect that they would be smashed by Liu Er when they had a private meeting in a teahouse.

This kind of thing should not be known to outsiders no matter what, so Liu'er must die.

Of course, Xu Chunjun felt that Chen Sijing must know more than he told them, but there are some things that are really hard to say.

Because it is not difficult to find someone to meet this actor, the tea room where Liu Er hid his body was the place where they met that day.What's more, although the shopkeeper in the teahouse is dead, the maids are still there, someone must have seen him that day.

"I'm afraid no one will go to this teahouse again." Jiang Nuan shook his head and sighed, "Anyway, I will never go there again."

"Don't think about such unsatisfactory things." Xu Chunjun patted the back of her hand and said, "Let's go ashore to enjoy the flowers!"

(End of this chapter)