Hexi

Chapter 94 The door is locked!
Li Chang is an old man with a gray beard.

Two hours later, Su Wei saw him in the private room of the teahouse in the town.

Wu Sheng did his business well, and found several teahouses, only to ask about this room at the end of Erlou. Come out of this room.I opened the lock on purpose, let Wu Sheng see it, and then cleaned it up briefly.

To get here from the stairs, you need to go through a long corridor.It was quiet enough indeed.

Afterwards, Wu Sheng invited Qin Ye over.He came over to be Su Luo's megaphone.But Wu Sheng and the others did not show up.

So when everyone arrived, Qin Ye sat on the side of the screen and asked the first question Su Luo wanted to ask: "Before the flood happened three years ago, what kind of people did the people with the badges look like?" Clothes? What does it look like? What kind of horse is it riding? Where did it come from, and where did it go?"

The village chief took ten taels of silver and answered fluently: "They are wearing silk shirts, not common clothes. There are four of them in total, all of them are strong. The horses they ride are also tall and big. The old man didn't see where they came from, but they walked. Time to go to town."

"Didn't they meet anyone in the village?"

"No. I just circled around twice, then stopped at the entrance of the culvert for a while, exchanged a few words with each other, and then left." The village chief stopped here, and continued: "Originally, the old man didn't take them at ease. It was only after the water receded that the stone gate of the culvert was opened, and I remembered that the stone gate would not open for no reason, and under the impact of the flood, there is only a reason to close it, not to open it instead.”

There was a pause behind the screen.

Su Luo frowned, and looked at Qin Ye.According to this description, those few people are very similar to the followers of the powerful, such as the guards around Qin Ye, who are also dressed in the same way.

Qin Ye continued to ask: "What kind of person is the person who wants to buy the land in the village? Why do you want to buy the land here?"

"He is a foreigner, he should be a businessman. He claimed to have been in business for decades and wanted to settle here. The price was quite high. He was willing to pay 2 taels of silver for [-] mu of land. At that time, several farmers were tempted, but I stopped them."

"Why stop it?"

"Because they rely on tens of acres of land to support a large family, and those lands are good farmland in the village. It's a pity to sell them."

Su Luo was silent for a while, and then signaled Qin Ye to speak again: "Which piece of land does he want to buy?"

"Just to the east of the village, there is a large field under the Su family's ancestor's grave!"

Under the grave of the ancestors of the Su family? !

Su Luo was speechless for a moment.

Qin Ye asked in a low voice, "What's so special about that place?"

Su Luo shook her head.She knew that place. When she lived in the village, she often went to see her mother's grave. The field was very fertile, and it was indeed an excellent land. Every time she passed by there, the crops in the field grew exceptionally well. It's normal for someone to want to buy it, but once the word "Su's" is added, it becomes unusual.

At this time, Qin Ye took the initiative to ask: "When the flood flooded into the village, was the land flooded?"

"It's flooded, but the water is not deep. Because the terrain is relatively high, the crops are not affected much. Otherwise, that land is also a blessed land?"

Qin Ye looked at Su Luo.

Su Luo had no words.

Qin Ye continued to ask: "It is said that after you rejected the buyer, the crops in the village were always destroyed from time to time. Is this still the case?"

"That's not the case anymore," said the chief in thought, "it seems like it hasn't been like this for a year or two."

There was silence behind the screen again.

Qin Ye motioned to Su Luo, Su Luo thought for a while, then suddenly changed her accent, and asked, "Do you know that uncle Zhen from the Su family who caressed him?"

Qin Ye glanced at her suddenly.

The head of the village straightened up, and replied: "I know! A few years ago, the Su family lived in the village to keep their filial piety, and Uncle Zhen often went out."

"Then is he familiar with the locals?"

"There must be a few acquaintances. There are also many children in the village."

"Have you ever seen him have contact with people outside the village?"

"...I haven't seen this old man before. Young master, young lady, I have to go back to eat, how long do you have to ask?" The head of the village held the money, and he was already a bit out of the case.

Su Yu spoke silently.

After a while, he waved his hand and asked Qin Ye to let him out.

After the door closed, the room was silent.

Qin Ye couldn't help being surprised: "You suspect Su Zhen?"

"He is an adopted son, not an heir who can inherit the family business. From a motive point of view, there is nothing impossible for him. And no matter what, he is now the uncle of the Su family. With his status there, he wants to make friends with some outsiders. It can still be done." Su Wei came here and glanced at him, "I'm not saying it must be him, but Su Qi's account shows that there are also problems within the Su family. Maybe it was just unintentional, but at least half of it may be intentional. Besides, didn’t you hear what the head of the village said? The person who bought the land wanted to buy the land under the Su family’s ancestral grave, the mountain next to the Su family He Tianzhuang, who knows if he and outsiders plan to eat away at the Su family's property?"

Qin Ye looked at her for a long time, and said, "I think you're a little crazy."

Su Luo shrugged indifferently: "Anyway, I didn't hurt others because of it."

Qin Ye was helpless: "Then you plan to go back and investigate Su Zhen?"

Su Wei took a sip of tea and said, "Han Mo will investigate the flood, so I can naturally focus on the interior of the Su family."

Qin Ye squinted: "Are you so confident in that little Hades?"

"What's so strange about that? It's enough to show that he's a stubborn guy. The flood case is better than him mediating disputes between the three aunts and six wives all day long, right? It's no wonder he doesn't care."

Qin Ye couldn't but admit that what she said made sense.

"So, we can go back to the city?"

Su Luo subconsciously looked for the window to see the sky, but found that it was a warehouse with no windows, and the small ventilation holes were set under the roof beams.She said: "It's time to go back. My father found out that Su Qi cheated on the exam. What's going on at home now? We have to go back and deal with the aftermath."

As she spoke, she put down her glass and walked towards the door.

He stretched out his hand to pull the door, but only pulled out a string of chains! ...

"what happened?"

Qin Ye, who heard something wrong, came over.

"The door is locked!"

Su Luo turned her head to look at him with a serious expression on her face.

"How could this be?"

Qin Ye rushed in front of her and pulled the door hard.But when he tried hard to open the door, he could only open it by the width of three fingers, and he could just see a brass lock with an iron chain hanging on it.

"Who did this? Come on, open the door!"

Qin Ye slammed on the door vigorously.

(End of this chapter)