fast and ferocious

Chapter 176 Murder at the Inn ([-]) One More

"The murderer is a tall and mighty man. He looks to be in his 30s, and his figure is slightly different from the over [-]s described in the road guide. Am I right?"

"Yes!"

"Do you have an accent?"

"Can't hear it."

"He lived in the inn for seventeen days, what does he do on weekdays?"

"He occasionally goes out for a stroll, but most of the time he sits in the hall and orders a jug of wine and two dishes. He sits for an entire afternoon."

"Have you ever chatted with him?"

"He doesn't seem to be very good at talking. Several of us have said in private that he always has a cold face and doesn't know how he does his business."

"The dishes he orders every day are recommended by you. They are unique to Jinling, and the inn's specialty dishes?"

Several guys thought about it seriously, and then answered one by one;
"He seems to order only meat dishes."

"He especially likes to eat sauced elbow."

"There is also smoked chicken and braised pork trotters!"

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After Qin Wubing listened carefully, he asked again: "What kind of wine does he drink?"

"He only drinks Wuzhou Laojiao. I told him several times about our Jinling Zui, but he doesn't want it."

"Has anyone come to the inn to look for him?"

Several people shook their heads.

"A few days ago, did you feel that he had changed?"

Several people lowered their heads and thought for a while, then shook their heads.

"Has he ever approached you and offered to help Yin Zi?"

A few people didn't even think about it, they shook their heads quickly.

Qin Wubing nodded and said to let them go down first, and then look for them if there is something to do, and asked to call the young man who helped open and lock the door.

Zheng Tuo didn't say a word, he seemed to hear some questions from Qin Wubing's question, but he didn't seem to, so he simply continued to listen.

The young man was basically dragged up, no one had tortured him, Qin Wubing had him guarded, during this time he was sitting on the ground, the more he thought about it, the more frightened he was, and he was really told to stand up and take two steps At that time, I was so scared that I lost this ability.

Qin Wubing looked at the young man lying on the ground, snorted coldly and asked:

"What is your name?"

"Zhao, Zhao Da."

"Now you know you're afraid? What did you think when you were cashing out?"

"My lord, there are many siblings in my family, and my parents are sick in bed. I, I can't do anything!" Zhao cried loudly.

"It's useless for you to cry now. Let me ask, and you answer truthfully. If you can help us catch the murderer, it will be considered meritorious service. I will intercede for you at that time, and maybe the sentence can be reduced."

Zhao Da quickly knelt down and kowtowed a few times, and when he raised his head again, his forehead was bruised.

"Does that person know that you are the new guy?" Qin Wubing asked with a sigh.

Zhao Da nodded and said:
"One day when I was serving food to him, I accidentally spilled the vegetable juice on him, so he asked, 'New here?'.

"Did he just live in that day?"

Zhao Da thought for a while and said, "It was almost the two days when I first moved in."

"Since that day, he will talk to you a few words every day, and he knows the situation in your family within a few days, but he doesn't mention himself at all. Am I right?"

Zhao Da hurriedly said: "My lord seems to be seeing it with my own eyes!"

"Don't forget to flatter me at this time!" The old monk shouted and asked again: "How many siblings do you have in your family?"

"Seven."

"They all survived?"

"Three died, and there are seven left."

Qin Wubing turned his head and looked at the old monk, who immediately covered his mouth with his hand.

"He talks to you the most, think about it now, what makes him different from others?" Qin Wubing asked again.

Zhao Da knelt there and thought carefully.

Qin Wubing didn't bother, and waited quietly.

"Does the scar on his left arm count?" Zhao Daqi looked up at Qin Wubing.

"Oh? How did you see it?" Qin Wubing leaned forward.

"That's right, that night he asked me to open the courtyard door for him. After I opened the courtyard door, I met him. He asked me to come over an hour later to clean up the three courtyards, and then locked the courtyard door. I remember the sleeves of his arms It was pulled up to the elbow, and even though it was dark, you could still see a long scar on the left arm."

"How do you know it's Scar?"

"I also have it on my leg. It was cut with a sickle, and it looks like that."

"Do you still remember what he was carrying in his hand?"

Zhao Da thought for a while and said: "He is not carrying it, yes, he is holding it, and he can't see clearly. He is holding a bag in his right hand. It is dark and he can't see clearly. His left hand is empty. I can see the scar because he carried it. The left hand gave me a few taels of silver."

"How many times did he give you silver in total?"

"Twice, once when he told me about the key theft, oh, by the way, he told me that if I didn't help him, the whole family might die. Helping him not only has money, but also will be fine."

"When he told you this, did his eyes look fierce? Are you really scared?"

Zhao Da nodded fiercely.

"How did he tell you what he was going to do?"

"No, I asked, and he said that if he found out, he would die. He only asked me to do what he asked me to do well. He also said that if I told others about it, no one would be able to find him then. I carry the blame myself."

"That night, did you see anyone else, even their backs?"

Zhao Da shook his head and said: "After I opened the gate of the courtyard, he asked me to go back, not to come out, and come out after an hour."

"When you cleaned up the yard, what did you find?"

"It was late at night, and I didn't dare to light a lamp. It was so dark, I just swept the dirt on the bluestone road and gathered it to the flower garden. In fact, I couldn't see anything clearly, and I was very scared, so I hurriedly locked the door. When I went back to the hall through the courtyard gate, when I was cleaning the stairs, I saw blood, and I started to get scared."

"How often do you go back home?"

"Go back and live for one day a month."

"Didn't the clerk who lived in the same room with you that night notice you going out?"

"I was on duty at the locker that night."

Qin Wubing's eyes flashed brightly, and he hurriedly asked: "How often is it your turn to be on the night shift? No, it's your turn to be on the night shift?"

"Seven days."

Qin Wubing stood up abruptly and said: "Check out the guests who stayed in the middle of his two shifts and didn't settle the bill before the prince arrived today!"

The hall fell silent all of a sudden, everyone looked at the excited Qin Wubing and didn't know what he was excited about.

Qin Wubing explained: "The murderer can only do it on the night when Zhao Da is on duty. The last time Zhao Da was on duty, the murderer stayed at the inn..."

"But the dead haven't arrived yet!" Zheng Tuo said excitedly.

Qin Wubing nodded:
"The murderer has been waiting for the deceased. The deceased caught up with Zhao Da on duty after staying in the inn. The murderer will definitely attack. Since he has a grudge, how can he let him live another day when he is ready! Find out who stayed in the inn for a few days How many residents there are, and then exclude them one by one, no matter if it is the murderer or the deceased, whoever is identified can be determined."

Zheng Tuo motioned for several government officials to check the register immediately.

(End of this chapter)