After the crown princess was reborn, she was overwhelmed with farming!

Chapter 77 Investigating the case (third shift)
Rong Xuan looked at the iron shelf to the side again.

Wu Dongjia explained from the side: "The big knife is placed on it, and it has not been moved for many years."

Rong Xuan stared at the iron shelf, and saw an oily gleam on the shelf through the light.

He looked at the steel under the iron frame again. The big knife was heavy, and the steel fell on the ground in a circular shape. It looked solid on the surface. There was no way the big knife could kill anyone. He stretched out his hand and touched the steel, but it was a little uneven.

Nalanjing also noticed his abnormal reaction, so he squatted down and touched the place. It was not uneven, but flat, or someone had stepped on it.

Seems like nothing out of the ordinary.

But Rong Xuan stood up, and stepped on the sloping flat place.

Nothing happened.

He exerted a little more force, but there was no movement.

Wu Dongjia didn't know what he wanted to do, his face was full of confusion.

Rong Xuan didn't let go of his stepping strength, his toes turned gently, slowly but forcefully.

When Wu Dong's family didn't know what was going on, they heard a crisp "pop" and quickly regained their composure.

Wu Dong's family thought that the steel was broken by him, so they looked away.

Nalanjing's voice suddenly sounded: "Is there a mechanism inside?"

Wu Dongjia suddenly raised his head and looked at Rong Xuan. The man's tough face remained unmoved, his deep eyes narrowed slightly, and he nodded slightly.

Wu Dong's family thought in a daze that although Miss Rong's husband was dumb, it was the first time he had seen such an aura...

Nalan Jing waved at Wu Dong's family, who was distracted, and signaled him to come back to his senses: "Master, go to the government office and invite someone to come over."

She gave Wu Dong's family 50 taels of silver, and asked him to exchange it into broken silver to handle those official errands.

The business of the iron shop is very good, but the branch shop has just opened recently, and there is a lot of goods in stock, and there is no extra money in the account.

Wu Dong's family held the 50 taels in his hand, and his chest was sore. When he was young, he was also high-spirited, wanted to make the iron shop bigger, and made friends with many merchants.

Those people ate wine and meat, called him brothers and sisters, let it go afterward, occasionally asked him if he had spare money for turnover, and no one had ever given him sincerity.

He was in his early forties, long past the age of dreaming, and never thought that he could meet a business partner, contribute money and effort, and do his best to start a business with him.

Wu Dong's family quickly brought the officials from the government office over.

When the officials heard that the steel frame had a mechanism, Rong Xuan took an iron rod and put it on the frame, letting the others step aside. He stepped on the steel underneath and rolled it lightly.

"Crack!" The iron rod bounced and smashed out.

One of the officials scolded a bad word, covered his head and said, "Damn, this is going to hit you on your body, so you won't get your head blown."

The faces of the others were a little dignified. It seemed that it was an accident to kill someone with a big knife, but it turned out that there was a mechanism hidden on the steel frame.

Seeing that the matter was complicated, the official messenger hurried back to the government office to invite the county magistrate.

The county magistrate is in his 30s, with an ordinary appearance and short stature, but his eyes are gentle and approachable.

The magistrate of the county touched his cuffs and boldly guessed: "The business of Wu's iron shop is very good. When customers come in, they have to pick out ironware, and those who are waiting need to stay at the door. It happened that the person was buying farm tools and accidentally stepped on the steel underneath. Touched the mechanism and was smashed to death by a big knife?"

The officers and servants all nodded, the adults are wise and powerful.

Rong Xuan didn't respond.

But Nalanjing shook his head: "The mechanism is secret, it's not easy to step on it, not to mention, if someone steps on it unintentionally, it's someone else who hits it."

Standing next to the steel frame, it is impossible to be hit by the big knife that pops up.

The county magistrate: "You mean, someone deliberately stepped on the mechanism and smashed the person to death?"

"But I have interrogated several people who were present at the time, and they were all far away from the iron frame. No one saw anyone touching the iron frame."

This is the most incredible.

The confessions of several people were consistent, and two of them were apprentices of the iron shop, and they would not lie.

The magistrate continued: "However, there is still a clue. The iron frame must be tampered with by people from your Wu's iron shop."

It only takes a moment to step on the mechanism, but the production of the mechanism cannot be done in a short time.

The face of Wu Dong's family turned pale instantly. They killed someone with a big knife. They only need to pay money, but the iron frame hides the organs. This is a murder case.

Narankin glanced at him, signaling him not to panic.

Wu Dong's family understood what she meant, and immediately said: "Then, according to your lord's wishes, start with our iron shop."

The magistrate of the county nodded and asked the people below to follow Wu Dong's house to interrogate him.

There are dozens of people in the iron shop, including master craftsmen, blacksmiths, apprentices, and recently recruited long-term and short-term workers. It is not so easy to interrogate.

Nalanjing and Wu Dong's family, a group of officials, went to six families, but found no problems.

When they arrived at the seventh household, a man of nearly 40 years old, with a medium build, plump cheeks and kind eyes, let them in for a glass of water.

Nalanjing and Rong Xuan walked in first, Wu Dong's family and the officials were behind. As usual, the officials interrogated and left without any questions.

In the house, two five or six-year-old children ran in from the back door, and ran in again, making a lot of noise.

The man cursed angrily, and they disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Just when Nalanjing was about to look back, he saw a woman coming in from the back door. It seemed that he didn't expect so many people to come to the house suddenly, and he was so shocked that the medicine bag in his hand fell to the ground.

Nalanjing picked it up quickly, and was about to return it to her, but the woman snatched the medicine bag in a panic, and hid aside in fear.

The man glanced at the medicine bag in the woman's hand, his eyes immediately understood, and he laughed dryly: "This is my mother-in-law, she has a cowardly personality, and you are laughing at me."

Nalanjing smiled and said, "My sister-in-law is taking a medicine bag, but she's not feeling well?"

The woman nodded in fear.

Nalanjing: "I'm a doctor, I can help my sister-in-law take a look."

The woman wanted to refuse, but the man didn't want to cause trouble, so he asked her to show it to Nalanjing.

Nalanjing took her pulse first, and then looked at her lips and tongue again: "Sister-in-law's pulse is stringy and strong, red tongue with thin fur, red face, red ears, it is a symptom of excessive liver fire, is it often accompanied by hot head, headache, upset and irritable, Uneasy sleep at night, pain in the chest?"

The woman looked at Nalanjing in a daze, and all the symptoms she said were correct.

The man frowned and said: "It's so serious, the medicine is back, go fry it and drink it."

The woman quickly nodded in response, as if she was very afraid of the man, which showed that the man was not as kind as he appeared at home.

Nalan Jing motioned to Rong Xuan, and Rong Xuan sat back.

The official was planning to leave, but seeing that Rong Xuan would not leave, he had to ask a few more questions.

It's not that they don't want to urge Rong Xuan, but his aura is too strong, he glanced around the room, they all felt that there was someone hiding in the room, if he stayed a little longer, they would have suspicions, and they always felt that the murderer was about to appear.

The woman went to decoct the medicine. Nalanjing made an excuse to go to the toilet. When he came out, he passed the kitchen and greeted the woman.

(End of this chapter)