Chapter 4 Chapter Four

Di Gong quickly returned to Mei Yu's room on the third floor.He put the long light on the table, quickly opened the folding door, and walked to the terrace.Now he completely believes that it was not Mei Yu's soul that showed up when he was playing the piano, but Mei Yu's real body.He found from the second floor It is impossible to climb onto the terrace or climb down from the eaves.Mei Yu once watched him play the piano from the side of the folding door, but when he chased him out, there was no one there.Looks like the problem is still on the patio. He carefully observed every corner of the terrace, looked at the row of ceilings extending from the lintel of the folding door to the edge of the eaves, and walked into the room to see that the ceiling was as high as the ceiling in the room.He concluded that between the ceiling and the roof there must be a

attic.The attic is only two or three feet high at the lintel of the folding door, but it gets higher as it gets closer to the back of the house.He wondered if there would be an entrance to the attic on the terrace, and he went to the terrace to look at the three-tiered flower stand, which could easily be used by a person as a ladder to reach the height of the ceiling. Di Gong tried the first layer of the flower stand with his foot, and the flower stand was wobbly, as if it couldn't bear the weight of his body, but it seemed that it was more than enough to bear a young woman.Duke Dee went back to the room and moved the ebony wood stool to the side of the flower stand. He stepped on it and touched the ceiling with both hands effortlessly.

He pushed the ceiling lightly, and found that it could move, so he pushed up hard, and a piece of the ceiling opened—the pale moonlight was shining on a pale face! With a sound of "ah", a woman shrank in the darkness and stared at Di Gong who climbed up with wide eyes in horror. "Miss Min, come down!" Di Gong said coldly, "You don't need to be afraid, I am a guest of your father, Mr. Min, and I will sleep in the room tonight. Come, let me help you." Without the help of Mr. Di, the woman stepped on the top floor of the flower stand and climbed down the attic easily. She patted the blue crepe skirt covered with dust, and quickly glanced at the hillside outside the terrace. , where the Flying Tigers are burning a bonfire.She walked into the room without a word.

Di Gong signaled the woman to sit on an armchair next to the piano, and he himself brought back the ebony stool from the balcony, brushed it and sat down.He stroked his beard lightly while staring at the woman's long pale face.It seems that Meiyu's appearance hasn't changed much in the past three years. Mr. Di couldn't help admiring the painter's superb brushwork.The parts above Mei Yu's waist were originally slightly bowed, and her forehead was originally large, but they were cleverly concealed by the artist. Di Gong smiled slightly: "Miss Min, I heard that you died of a heart attack. Everyone in this manor is mourning for you. If it wasn't for the trouble of the Flying Tigers, they would have buried you But in fact the dead person lying in the coffin is Aster, her poor maid was undoubtedly murdered!"

Di Gong paused and looked at Mei Yu.Mei Yu remained silent.Then he went on to say: "My surname is Di, and I am a governor from another state. Passing by here, since someone was killed here, as an official of the imperial court, I have the responsibility to investigate the reason for the death." Mei Yu raised her head, her big eyes showed a melancholy expression.She opened her mouth: "Master Inspector didn't see the bright red dawn in the sky. We will all be killed by the Flying Tigers at dawn." Di Gong said indifferently: "Nevertheless, I'm still waiting for your explanation."

Mei Yu smiled mysteriously, shrugged her sharp shoulders, and said in a deliberately protracted and cultivated voice: "Before dinner last night, I went upstairs to wash up and stood on the terrace for a long time. Looking at the beautiful mountain scenery at dusk, I also thought of the terrible scene of the Flying Tigers entering the manor. It was getting dark, and I thought it was time for Aster to help me change my clothes. When I returned to the room, I found Aster lying on her side On my bed, I suddenly got angry and wanted to go up and scold her. When I got closer, I found that she was already dead, stabbed to death with a dagger. I was about to shout loudly when I suddenly thought of this Strange. Aster never sleeps on my bed. The murderer tried to kill me and killed Aster by mistake. If the murderer knew that he had killed someone by mistake, he would not be hiding far away at this moment. Thinking of this, I suddenly trembled, I was sweating profusely, and my heart was pounding. At this moment, there were footsteps outside the door. After a while, the footsteps stopped, and the murderer began to knock on my door. I was so frightened that I ran into the balcony in a hurry, and climbed from the flower stand to the secret place. Hidden in the attic."

Mei Yu paused for a while, glanced at Di Gong for a while, and reservedly brushed her long hair hanging down to her temples with her fine, clean and smooth fingers, and then continued calmly: "When I first heard Fei When the news of the tiger group came, I secretly laid sheets in this attic, stored a lot of food and a jar of water. I thought that once the robbers broke into the manor, I would hide my elderly parents in this attic until the robbers left Come down again, the food stored there can last at least three to five days. After I climbed up to the attic, I didn’t hear anything for a long time. I was just about to go down to the attic when I heard a knock on the door sound, then the door opened, and I heard my uncle crying that I was dead, he must have mistook Aster for me, he hadn’t seen me this time when he came back this time. Of course he wouldn’t know Aster either, we Pretty much the same. I wanted to run down to the attic to tell my uncle what was going on, but I was afraid that the murderer would be watching from below, so I simply hid in the attic for a few days. You can carefully observe their movements and the murderer's intentions."

"Early this morning, I secretly went downstairs to get some pastries, and suddenly I heard Yan Yuan and Liao Long talking about me in the corridor, saying that I died of a sudden heart attack. This must be a very cruel and rigorous conspiracy. In the evening I heard Yan Yuan talking with a stranger in the room, and at night I heard someone playing one of my favorite pieces of music in my room. I was so surprised that I couldn’t bear it. I couldn’t help sneaking down and saw that it was a bearded beard. I was startled and fled into the attic again. At first I suspected that the bearded beard was the murderer who wanted to kill me, but it turned out to be you—my father My friend Di Cishi."

Di Gong nodded slowly, he found that Mei Yu was a very flexible woman.He poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, Mei Yu gulped it down, and Di Gong asked: "Miss Min, who do you think might want to kill you?" Mei Yu shook her head, and then said: "Lord Inspector, I really can't think of anyone who has enmity with me. Because of this, I feel even more scared. I feel that I will be killed by the murderer at any time. The murderer seems to be hiding in this room I have lived in a deep boudoir for a long time, and I rarely meet strangers. I don’t care about finances, and I don’t treat slaves harshly. Since I was hired by the Liang family, I dare not show my face. Also play the piano and write some words and sentences."

Dee said: "I heard that you are the only heir to this manor, and your father still has a lot of money in various places in the state capital. Do you know who will inherit your father's estate if you die?" A fortune?" "My uncle." "That's it. I heard that although your uncle is very rich, he is very sexually greedy." "Ah! No, my uncle will never covet my property, and he will never think of harming me. After all, he and my father are brothers and sisters, love of flesh and blood." Mei Yu blinked, thought for a while, and hesitated After a while, he continued, "Could it be Liao Long? He is the manager of my family. I know he loves me very much, although he never dares to say it. He understands his humble status and dare not expect to marry me. .After I was hired by the Liang family, he has been sullen and complained, and I have noticed this. Although he looks very modest, he is a fake gentleman."

Di Gong was slightly startled, lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and said, "Miss Min, I don't think Cui Ju was murdered by mistake. I examined her body and she was four months pregnant. You know it's possible. Who did it?" A look of contempt appeared on Mei Yu's face, and she said contemptuously, "Aster is a lewd woman who has always been restless. She has hooked up with many men here. The demonic energy is really disgusting. My father two hundred taels It is very likely that she and her adulterer stole the gold. What Master Di said is true, she was not killed by mistake, it was her adulterer who killed people to silence the gold for himself." Di Gong said casually: "I heard that Aster is very simple and stable, and she is meticulous in serving your father." Mei Yu's face was flushed with anger, and she said in a sharp voice: "That whore is the most cunning, she looks coquettish in front of my father, flattering her in every possible way. My father gave her the key to the hidden money when he was fascinated. Mother kicked her out of my father's room several times..." Mr. Di nodded slightly: "Miss is right, I also believe that Aster was killed by her adulterer. But it seems that the adulterer is not a long-term laborer or a servant, it may be that this manor comes in and out without interrogation The murderer killed Cui Ju and put your white silk dress on her, presumably to warn you that if you speak nonsense knowingly, he will kill you. Miss Min, who else knows that you are hiding in In this attic?" "No one knows that there is such an attic, and the whole manor thinks I'm dead." Di Gong said bluntly: "I think there are only two suspects, one is the Liao Long you mentioned, and the other is Yan Yuan. Both of them are people who come in and out of this manor without interrogation, and they have the same relationship with you and Cui, Miss. Chrysanthemum is very familiar..." Mei Yu said hastily: "Boss Yan is a gentle, refined and cultured gentleman, and he is related to my family. He will never fool around with that whore Cui Ju." "I heard that he had committed several affairs in the city, and his father decided to send him to the country." "You slander a good person!" Mei Yu shouted angrily, "Boss Yan fell seriously ill, and his parents sent him to the countryside to let him recuperate and eat fresh fruits and vegetables." "Okay, before you go to see your father, let's go to the garrison building. I want Mr. Yan Yuan to prove his innocence in front of you. Then we will get back the two hundred taels of gold!" Di Gong took Mei Yu's hand, went out of the room and went down to the garrison building.At this moment, the alarm gong on the garrison building rang, and the refugees in the courtyard ran around in fright.Di Gong helped Mei Yu climb up the garrison tower.Di Gong looked down and saw dozens of Flying Tigers fighting with open flames, horses and knives coming from the other side of the hill, a tall cloud cart came rumbling from their left, and A dozen or so Flying Tigers were carrying a giant log - it was used to break open the gate of the manor.Duke Dee also saw the three young fishermen swiftly climbing up the garrison tower, where a large fishing net had been set up. Director Yan was about to go down to the garrison building to report to Min, when he met Mei Yu face to face.He was taken aback: "You...Miss is you..." Mei Yu said coldly: "It's me, Director Yan, I'm still alive. It was the governor Di who brought me here to meet you. It's not surprising that you didn't see my body. The one lying in the coffin was Cui chrysanthemum."