The wife of the power minister's family

Yao Shaoyin, who had just finished searching a room and came out, looked stunned when he saw this, "Jiang Erlang, what are you doing?!"

At this time, Jiang Yu had climbed to the top of the persimmon tree. He supported the trunk with one hand and looked at the roof facing the persimmon tree with a pair of dark fox eyes. He took a breath and said in a deep voice: " There are footprints on the roof."

Everyone was startled.

Although the snow in Master Xuanyin's yard was cleared cleanly, the snow on the roof was not.

Unless the snow is very thick, few people will go up to the roof to clear the snow. After all, the snow on the roof is generally invisible to people and does not affect people's daily activities.

Yao Shaoyin quickly called a government servant next to him and asked him to go up and take a look. The government servant quickly climbed up the tree and said loudly: "Yao Shaoyin, it's true, there is a string of footprints on the roof! That string of footprints goes all the way... all the way to this house. Went to the other side!”

Yao Shaoyin immediately turned to Miao Lian and Jing Lian, who were also stunned beside him, and said sternly: "What is the place opposite this house!"

Miao Lian trembled and stammered: "Then, there is the kitchen..."

Hearing this, Yao Shaoyin loudly said to the government servant on the tree: "You follow the footprints and walk over. We will go around to the opposite side now. Look where the footprints finally stop!"

After saying that, he couldn't wait to walk out.

Xu Jing also followed closely.

The left side of Master Xuanyin's courtyard was indeed the kitchen, but Xu Jing and the others passed through the kitchen and walked to a small open space behind the kitchen before they heard the servant's voice above them, "Yao Shaoyin, Mrs. Xu !”

The two looked up and saw the government official standing on the roof nearby. Looking around, they saw a tree next to the open space that was now bare.

He climbed down easily along the tree and said: "The person walking on the roof finally came here. She must have come down along this tree! Moreover, if she came here like this, she could also Observe in advance whether there is anyone here. If there is someone, you can wait until he leaves before coming down.

Most people would never think that someone would come here from the roof! "

And who else can walk on the roof besides Master Xuanyin!

Xu Jing said: "From the case of Sister-in-law Wu, we can know that the murderer must have certain skills, otherwise it would be difficult for her to climb up the pleasant sycamore tree with a person on her back, go to the roof, and then get down from the roof so smoothly. .

Here, there must be a place where the criminal used to hide things. It is probably a dark room. Let's look for it separately! "

But they saw that this place was a small, square open space. Apart from the lawns and trees planted around it, there was only a well in the middle.

It should be the place where the kitchen is used to get water.

The snow here has basically been cleared away.

Because it is behind the kitchen, most people rarely come here. Even those who work in the kitchen usually come here to get water and then leave.

It can be said that it is the most suitable place to hide a darkroom!

When all the government officials saw the progress of the case, they suddenly became energetic and spread out to look for the dark room.

Yao Shaoyin took advantage of this moment to call a servant and ask him to bring Master Xuanyin here.

Suddenly, a government official shouted loudly: "Yao Shaoyin, Madam Xu, come and take a look, there is a very weird-looking stone here!"

Xu Jing and Yao Shaoyin quickly walked over and saw that on the flat ground in the upper left corner of the open space, there was indeed a stone that looked like it had weathered the weather. The stone was not small enough that a five or six-year-old child could lie flat on it. .

It is indeed strange that such a stone appears suddenly in this place.

When they came over, because they passed by the kitchen, many little nuns who were preparing dinner in the kitchen also came over. Seeing this, one of the little nuns said quickly: "That stone can't be moved! Legend has it that Jingyuan Temple has just been built." At that time, wild beasts often came in and wreaked havoc in the surrounding woods. The first host personally placed a stone that she had polished here, and after that, no wild beasts came in again..."

Xu Jing couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. The more this happens, the more suspicious this stone becomes.

She glanced at the little nun and said quietly to the officials around her: "Move this stone away immediately!"

Little nun: "!!!"

Why are these people so unreasonable! The more I told them not to move, the more they moved!

However, several government officials tried to move the stone away, but they could not move it at all.

Xu Jing's eyes darkened slightly, and that's right. Although ordinary disciples would not touch this stone without permission because of the legend, there was no guarantee that one of these disciples would not be rebellious.

If there is indeed the entrance to the darkroom under this stone, and others can find the darkroom by just moving the stone, then this darkroom is too insecure.

She immediately looked around at the environment around the stone. Yao Shaoyin on the side couldn't help but said: "If we really can't move this stone, what should we do?"

Xu Jing didn't even look at him and said, "Then let's just dig under it."

Yao Shaoyin: "..."

Indeed, his brain is really rusty today, and he can't even think of such a simple question.

If there is really a dark room hidden under here, they don't need to go in through the entrance, they can just dig out the dark room!

However, if they do this, their workload will be greatly increased, and things in the darkroom may also be damaged.

Of course it would be best if you can enter through the entrance.

Before Yao Shaoyin finished thinking, he heard Xu Jing chuckle and said: "However, it seems that we don't have to spend so much effort."

Yao Shaoyin was slightly stunned when he saw Xu Jing looking up at the wall next to the stone, pointing to a certain place and saying: "Look, there is a piece of wall there that is darker than the other walls." .”

This wall is gray. The color of the area Xu Jing pointed to is not very different from other places. However, if you identify it carefully, you can still see a slight difference.

only……

Yao Shaoyin was a little startled, "That place is too high. It's almost reaching the roof. Who would have the height to touch it?"

"So, it is safe to set the opening in that place."

Xu Jing said softly: "Don't forget, the murderer probably has a rope with a hook in his hand. It couldn't be easier to get on such a wall."

Yao Shaoyin was stunned, and immediately called two tall yamen servants, and asked one of them to stand on the shoulders of the other, and then finally touched the wall.

Under everyone's attention, he stretched out his hand and pressed it, but nothing happened.

Xu Jing's eyes darkened slightly, and she suddenly raised her voice: "Stronger!"

The officer was startled and pressed hard...

The eyes of the people who were looking up suddenly widened.

That wall is dented!

Before everyone could recover from the shock, there was suddenly a subtle sound of a wheel turning nearby. Yao Shaoyin subconsciously turned his head and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

He saw the stone next to him that could not be moved just now, slowly being lifted up as if being supported by something.