After marrying wrongly, I became the general's white moonlight

Chapter 125 Denying Crime
But the tension only lasted for a moment. When the person walked out of the room, the shopkeeper Zhang had already put on a harmless and kind smile on his face.

"What kind of wind brought the two of you here, please sit inside." Shopkeeper Zhang said, then turned and walked into the room, leading Pei Mo and Yan Jingtian inside, showing great enthusiasm.

Yan Jingtian and Pei Mo observed shopkeeper Zhang's performance, not only looking at each other, but also secretly calculating in their hearts.

"It seems that this shopkeeper Zhang is indeed not an ordinary person. Under such circumstances, he can still behave so close. Fortunately, he can still laugh in the end."

Yan Jingtian secretly whispered in Pei Mo's ear, and when he saw Pei Mo walking in with a gloomy face, he also followed.

The two sat down in the room, and shopkeeper Zhang turned around to quarrel with the servants.

"What are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up and serve tea, the best tea!"

The servants hurriedly retreated, leaving only Pei Mo and the other three in the room.

"Oh, shopkeeper Zhang is really polite," Yu Jingtian smiled, still as playful as usual, "We have dealt with each other once before, so don't be so rude, we are here today, just to ask you a few words talk."

Yan Jingtian deliberately said this matter lightly, the purpose is to let shopkeeper Zhang relax his vigilance, so that he can get his words out.

Pei Mo has not spoken since entering the room, but his eyes have been fixed on the shopkeeper Zhang's face, carefully observing his every expression, not letting go of any of his movements.

After hearing Yan Jingtian's words, shopkeeper Zhang was obviously stunned for a moment, and Pei Mo saw everything in his eyes.

"Oh, I don't know what you want to ask?"

Shopkeeper Zhang's face returned to its usual look, as if it had nothing to do with this matter.

Pei Mo's brows raised slightly, and he was even more impressed by this shopkeeper in his heart.

This person is a master of emotional management, even if there are thousands of thoughts in his heart, he will not express them too clearly on his face.

"It seems that today's interview will not go very well." Pei Mo secretly speculated in his heart.

Yan Jingtian saw that Pei Mo had been sitting beside him without speaking, so he knew what he was thinking about, so he asked the shopkeeper Zhang the question he had prepared.

"Does Shopkeeper Zhang know about Xiao Mu?"

Upon hearing Xiao Mu's name, the veins on Shopkeeper Zhang's forehead visibly twitched, as if he couldn't control it at all.

Pei Mo also saw his reaction in his eyes, and his eyes gradually darkened.

"If this matter has nothing to do with him, why is he so nervous and so sensitive to the name Xiaomu?"

After secretly speculating in his heart, he realized that what happened to shopkeeper Zhang must be very complicated, and it must be related to this matter.

Maybe shopkeeper Zhang is the murderer who planned to burn Murong Qing to death behind the scenes.

Thinking of this, Pei Mo felt as if a flame was burning in his heart, and anger and hatred had already filled his entire chest.

"Damn it! Even if there is a little evidence, I will never let him go lightly!" Filled with resentment, Pei Mo clenched his fists tightly, and the veins on his arms burst out.

Shopkeeper Zhang tried his best to calm down his emotions, and then he pretended to be very calm and replied: "Xiao Mu, you mean the one who begs on the street? Of course I know, this guy is usually idle, and he comes to my shop whenever he has something to do. Begging for food, of course I am very familiar with him."

When Yan Jingtian asked the question just now, he had already made a quick calculation in his mind.

Since they already knew Xiaolu, they must have grasped some clues to find him here.

If he denied it rashly, it would probably deepen the suspicion of the two of them, so he admitted it openly.

But shopkeeper Zhang's reaction surprised Yan Jingtian, and he was slightly surprised.

He didn't expect shopkeeper Zhang to admit it so generously and hastily, so he couldn't help but turned his head and glanced at Pei Mo.

"But we heard that Xiaomu is dead, and according to the information we got, he had close contact with you a few days ago."

Seeing that Pei Mo had no intention of questioning, Yan Jingtian had no choice but to continue the interrogation by himself.

Having said that, it's already obvious that shopkeeper Zhang, even a fool, can tell that it's Pei Mo and the others who have begun to suspect him.

But shopkeeper Zhang is very scheming, and he must not admit his crime until this time, otherwise he will die.

Shopkeeper Zhang rolled his eyes, thinking about it in his heart: "Since they came to trick me, it means that there must be no evidence, otherwise there is no need to go to such trouble, just arrest me in."

After thinking about this, shopkeeper Zhang also heaved a sigh of relief, and the expression on his face suddenly became relaxed.

With a flash in Pei Mo's eyes, seeing the slight change in shopkeeper Zhang's affection, he became a little more certain about his guess in his heart.

"According to the meaning of the two adults, do you suspect that Xiaomu's death is related to me?"

Shopkeeper Zhang instead took Yan Jingtian into his army, which made Yan Jingtian stunned for a moment.

"That's right, I did meet Xiao Mu two days ago, but at that time he came to beg for food with me, I said a few words to him as usual, gave him a few copper coins, and then sent him away."

Shopkeeper Zhang found this excuse to be perfect and uninhibited, and he was very complacent.

The implication is that Xiao Mu's death has absolutely nothing to do with him.

Yan Jingtian couldn't help but frowned tightly, thinking in his heart that this person was difficult to handle, but on the surface he remained calm and continued to press questions.

"The last person he saw before he died was you, don't you admit that you killed Xiaomu?"

The servants who came to deliver the tea had just walked to the door when they heard them talking about Xiao Mu's death. They were startled. Remembering what shopkeeper Zhang had told them before, they turned around and walked back.

As soon as Yan Jingtian finished speaking, shopkeeper Zhang's expression changed instantly.

"My lord really wronged the villain. The villain has nothing to do with this matter, and I really don't know how Xiaomu died. Please look into it!"

Shopkeeper Zhang quickly got up as he spoke, knelt on the ground with a plop, and kowtowed to Pei Mo and Yan Jingtian, shouting grievances and bullying constantly.

"My lord is wise, I don't know anything about this matter, please be careful, your lord, you can't wrong the villain because of this matter."

Pei Mo let out a cold snort, and his eyes were even more contemptuous.

"Hmph, what a mouth with sharp teeth!"

At this moment, he was sure that even if shopkeeper Zhang didn't kill Xiao Mu, he definitely had something to do with this matter.

Just because he has been acting with them for so long, it can be concluded that he is definitely not a kind person.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with you!" Pei Mo's voice was like a bell, and his eyes were fixed on the face of shopkeeper Zhang.

(End of this chapter)