After the rebirth of the queen princess, her farming is also overwhelmed!

Chapter 77 Investigation (third update)

Rong Xuan looked at the iron shelf on the side again.

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

Rong Xuan stared at the iron shelf and saw a flash of oil on the shelf through the light.

He looked at the steel under the iron frame again. The broadsword was very heavy. The steel fell to the ground in a round shape. On the surface, it looked very stable. There was no way the broadsword could kill anyone. He stretched out his hand and touched the steel, and found that it was somewhat uneven.

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

Nothing seems out of the ordinary.

Rong Xuan stood up and stepped on the flat area.

Nothing happened.

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

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

Rong Xuan's step did not loosen, and he turned his toes gently, slowly and forcefully.

When Wu Dong's family was even more confused, they heard a crisp "pop" sound and quickly regained their composure.

Wu Dongjia thought that the steel had been broken by him and 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 was unwavering, his deep eyes narrowed slightly, and he nodded lightly.

Wu Dongjia thought in a daze that although Miss Rong's husband was mute, he still had this aura that he had seen for the first time...

Nalanjing waved to Wu Dongjia, who was distracted, to signal him to come back to his senses: "Dongjia, go to the government office and ask someone to come over."

She gave Wu Dong's family fifty taels of silver and asked him to exchange it into broken silver for the officials.

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

Wu Dongjia held the fifty taels in his hand and felt a sense of soreness in his chest. When he was young, he was also very ambitious and wanted to make his iron shop bigger, and he made friends with many merchants.

Those people drank meat and wine, called him brothers, and then let it go. They occasionally asked him if he had spare money, but no one ever showed sincerity to him.

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

Wu Dong's family came quickly with officials from the government office.

When the officer heard that the steel frame had a mechanism and was confused, Rong Xuan took an iron rod and placed it on the frame, asking others to step aside. He stepped on the steel underneath and rolled it gently.

"Bang!" The iron rod bounced up and smashed out.

One of the officers swore a curse word, covered his head and said, "Damn it, I'm going to hit you on my body, and my forehead won't be damaged."

The expressions on the other people's faces were a little solemn, and they killed people with large swords. It seemed like an accident, but it turned out to be a mechanism hidden in the steel frame.

Seeing that the matter was complicated, the official quickly went back to the government office to ask for help from the county magistrate.

The county elder is in his thirties, with an ordinary appearance and short stature, but his eyes are gentle and approachable.

The county magistrate touched his sleeves and made a bold guess: "The business of Wu's iron shop is very good. When the customers come in, they have to pick up iron tools, and the waiting people need to stay at the door. It happened that the person buying farm tools accidentally stepped on the steel underneath.

He violated the mechanism and was killed by a machete?"

The officials all nodded, Your Excellency is wise and powerful.

Rong Xuan had no reaction.

Nalan Jing shook his head: "The mechanism is secret and cannot be stepped on casually. What's more, if someone does step on it unintentionally, it will be someone else who gets hit."

Standing next to the steel frame, it is impossible to be hit by the popping knife.

County Lord: "You mean, someone deliberately stepped on the mechanism and killed the person?"

"But I have interrogated several people who were present at the time. 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 in the iron shop. They would not lie.

The county magistrate continued: "However, there is a clue. This iron frame must have been tampered with by people from your Wu's Iron Shop."

It only takes a moment to step on the mechanism, but making the mechanism does not take a while.

Wu Dong's family turned pale instantly. They killed someone with a machete. They only needed to pay for it, but the iron frame hid a mechanism. This was a murder case.

Nalanjing glanced at him and signaled him not to panic.

Wu Dongjia understood what she meant and immediately said: "Then let's follow your wishes and start investigating from our iron shop."

The county master nodded and asked the people below to follow Wu Dong's family for questioning.

The iron shop has a factory, and there are dozens of people including old masters, blacksmiths, apprentices, and recently recruited long-term and short-term workers. It is not that easy to interrogate them.

Nalanjing, Wu Dong's family, and a group of officials visited six houses and found no problems.

When we arrived at the seventh house, there was a man of nearly forty years old, with a medium build, plump cheeks, and kind eyes, who asked them to go in and have a glass of water.

Nalanjing and Rong Xuan walked in first, followed by Wu Dongjia and the officials. As usual, the officials would interrogate them and leave if there were no questions.

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

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

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

Nalanjing picked it up with quick eyes and hands, and was about to return it to her, but the woman grabbed the medicine bag in a panic and hid aside in fear.

The man glanced at the medicine bag in the woman's hand, understood immediately, and laughed dryly: "This is my mother-in-law. She has a cowardly personality and makes you laugh."

But Nalanjing smiled and said: "Sister-in-law took the medicine bag, but she doesn't feel well?"

The woman nodded repeatedly in fear.

Nalanjing: "I am 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 and asked her to show it to Nalanjing.

Nalanjing first took her pulse and then checked her lips and tongue: "My sister-in-law has a stringy and strong pulse, a red tongue with thin coating, a red face, and red ears. This is a symptom of strong liver fire. Is it often accompanied by hot head, headache, irritability and irritability?"

Are you having restless sleep at night, pain in your flanks, and sore throat?"

The woman looked at Nalanjing blankly, and the symptoms she mentioned were all correct.

The man frowned and said, "It's so serious. I got the medicine back, so I went to fry it and drink it."

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

Nalanjing signaled to Rong Xuan, and Rong Xuan sat back.

The official planned to leave, but when Rong Xuan refused to leave, he had to ask a few more questions.

It's not that they didn't want to rush Rong Xuan, but his aura was too strong. He glanced around the room, and they all felt that there was someone hiding in the room. If he stayed for a moment longer, they would become more suspicious, and they always felt that the murderer was about to appear.

The woman went to cook some medicine. Nalanjing excused himself to go to the toilet. When he came out, he passed by the kitchen and said hello to the woman.

(End of chapter)