Chapter 80: Express

However, the waiter only thought about these words in his mind and would not ask them out loud, as they, as waiters, cannot be tactful.

For some things, it's enough to just know a little and be able to tell people a thing or two. Things that are too profound are not something that these low-level people like them can understand.

Jiang Miaokong took the painting back and sat down next to Shen Shixu and the others. The dishes they ordered had already arrived, and the three of them talked while eating.

Jiang Miaokong first ate two mouthfuls of rice to fill his stomach before saying, "I asked the waiter, and indeed someone who looked very similar to Song Zhuoyang came back a while ago. But the two people also have some differences, except for the eyes, the person who came back did not have the small mole under his lip."

Shen Shixu picked up the fish meat that Xiao Jinyi had removed the bones for him and put it into his mouth. The fish meat was chewy, fresh and spicy, very good.

He picked up a spoon and scooped two spoonfuls of fish soup from the plate of fish, poured it on the rice and mixed it. The rice absorbed the soup and tasted delicious.

Seeing that he thought it tasted quite good, Xiao Jinyi followed his example and added two spoonfuls of fish soup to his rice. It tasted much better than plain rice.

"Since we are sure there is such a person, we have to find a way to find him. By the way, I will write a confession later, you can take it to the waiter to put your fingerprints on it.

In this way, even if there is a witness, we can take it back and release Song Zhuoyang. ”

Jiang Miaokong was very happy to hear that Song Zhuoyang could be released. If he wasn't still eating, he would have been eager for Shen Shixu to write a confession right now and let the waiter put his fingerprints on it.

Xiao Jinyi rarely spoke, "As long as Song Zhuoyang comes out, there is no need to worry about the person behind him not coming out. Everyone in the Song Mansion was killed, not even a single maid or servant was left alive. Even the big dog that was kept as a guard, and even the parrot that the second son of the Song family kept, were killed.

The person behind the scenes will never let Song Zhuoyang go. Even if he doesn't take action now, he will find an opportunity to kill Song Zhuoyang later and throw dirty water on him, making him be cursed even after his death.

What we need to do is to stimulate the person behind the scenes and make him take action immediately, so that we can take him down in one fell swoop. ”

Shen Shixu was very surprised to see him say so much in one breath, and his surprise was mixed with curiosity.

"Jin Yi, you seem to be in a hurry to catch the person behind this. What's the matter? Did that person offend you in some way?"

When Xiao Jinyi heard Shen Shixu's question, he knew that he might have forgotten about that matter, so he reminded him, "We don't have much time left. It will be my grandmother's birthday in more than half a month. She specifically asked you to attend it before.

Of course you have to prepare gifts to attend a birthday party. Although I asked my brother to prepare them for both of us before I came, it would still be better to prepare them myself if possible. ”

After being reminded by him, Shen Shixu remembered that there was still more than half a month before the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, and it was time to speed up and resolve the matter in Qucheng as soon as possible.

It would take them seven or eight days to go back, and then they would have to rest and prepare gifts, so they would only have four or five days at most.

Time was so tight, Shen Shixu quickened his eating speed. Xiao Jinyi saw him eating so quickly and blamed himself for what he had done just now.

"Eat slowly, that's not how you save time."

Xiao Jinyi was afraid that Shen Shixu would choke if he ate too quickly, so he poured a glass of water in front of him. Shen Shixu took a big sip of the water, put the last mouthful of rice in the bowl into his mouth, and went to the counter to pay the bill. He also wrote down his confession and asked the waiter to press his fingerprints.

He finished his meal and Jiang Miaokong had finished his meal. The three of them did not stay and took Fang Keru, who was gnawing on a chicken leg, back to Qucheng.

They entered the city at daybreak, and regardless of their fatigue from a night of sleep, they called Xu Guangyi and Wu Dazhi over.

Shen Shixu yawned and talked about their investigation. Xu Guangyi and Wu Dazhi didn't expect the progress to be so fast. The suspect was found in less than two days. They were all very surprised.

At the same time, they admired Shen Shixu very much. Shen Shixu did not take credit for it and said to them: “This is not my own credit, but also your previous painstaking investigation and Lord Xu’s bold guess that allowed us to lock in the suspect so quickly.

But all these are just our thoughts. We still need to find physical evidence and his motives.

However, this does not prevent us from finding the person who looks very similar to Song Zhuoyang first.

Oh, there is one more thing. We have to ask again the person who said before that he saw Song Zhuoyang coming out of the Song family with a bloody sword, and ask him whether he saw the small mole under Song Zhuoyang's lips.

And what exactly happened to the scars on the Song family members that were caused by the Zhengyang Sword?

These all need to be checked bit by bit, but at least we see hope now, and the rest is up to everyone to work hard slowly. ”

Xu Guangyi and Wu Dazhi felt embarrassed when they heard what Shen Shixu said. They had been struggling with the case for such a long time, but others had investigated so much in just two days, which really made them feel ashamed.

But what Shen Shixu said were all his real thoughts. It is true that he has made some contributions to finding out so much, but it is not all his credit.

Xu Guangyi's guess gave him inspiration, and Wu Dazhi's careful autopsy also made them realize that the murderer hated the Song family.

"We only helped a little, not as much as Lord Shen did. Lord Shen doesn't have to save face for us. No means no. We know our own abilities."

Wu Dazhi agreed, "Yes, Master Xu is right, that's what I think."

Shen Shixu disagreed with what Xu Guangyi said, "My two lords, please don't argue with me. You have indeed done your best and did not make an unjust judgment for the sake of pressure.

It has indeed helped a lot. I never like to tell lies. You really deserve yourselves and the people of Qucheng. ”

Hearing Shen Shixu's evaluation of them, Xu Guangyi and Wu Dazhi couldn't help but feel tears in their eyes. They have been officials for so many years and have been working diligently and not daring to be careless in the slightest, just for the sake of being worthy of the people and themselves.

Xu Guangyi and Wu Dazhi were both very moved. They covered their faces with their sleeves, and then they patted Shen Shixu's shoulders together.

"It's worth it for us to hear you say this. We can't help you with your future, but we still want to tell you something from the bottom of our hearts.

A person’s life is neither long nor short. Wealth and glory cannot be brought with us when we are born and cannot be taken with us when we die. What we live for is conscience. Especially for those of us who are officials, we should never forget our original intention and work for the welfare of the people.

Don't lose the most important things in your life for things that you can't take with you.

The people are insignificant in the eyes of many people, but they are the foundation of everything. Don't let them down! ”