The man was dead, and it seemed that he had been dead for at least a day.
That was to say, it was very likely that someone came to kill the old winemaker after they left yesterday.
The two of them carefully searched for clues in the yard.
But the strange thing was that the large sum of deposit they brought yesterday was still on the table, and it was not stolen.
From the looks of it now, it might not have been a simple burglary.
Lin Mengya frowned and said, "But he was an old man living alone. Who would he have a grudge with?"
"Maybe it was his competitor?" Qinghu was just guessing.
But after thinking about it, she shook her head. "Logically speaking, the owner of the winery we met before should have a certain competitive relationship with this old man, but he took the initiative to recommend this old man to us. This shows that this old man is quite popular."
If it was not robbery or revenge killing, then what could it be?
The two of them were puzzled.
She took a careful look at the old man's body.
She found that the old man's cheeks seemed to have been hit before he died.
And the sword seemed to be beyond the old man's expectation.
That was to say, the old man did not expect that the murderer would attack him.
According to the neighbors, there were many merchants who ordered wine from the old man.
So the most likely person to appear here was the customer who bought wine from the old man.
But they did not have to kill him!
In order to confirm her guess, she and Qinghu went to the old man's wine cellar.
As expected, when she opened the door, she saw that it was empty.
Although she had ordered most of the wine, there were still some left in the cellar.
But now they were all gone.
"It seems that they dressed up as the customer who bought wine." She said angrily.
Qinghu suddenly frowned.
"I remember that we met a few strange people on our way back.
Judging from their clothes, they should be foreigners. But some of them wrapped themselves up tightly in broad daylight. They didn't look like good people. "
Hearing this, Lin Mengya hurriedly asked.
"Do you still remember their physical characteristics?"
Qinghu shook his head and said with some regret, "I only cared about you at that time, so I didn't see what they looked like."
She was a little disappointed.
However, on second thought, if the other party really wanted to kill people for the wine, then wouldn't the wine they bought be targeted as well?
"Have our men transported the wine back to the Sanctum?"
Qinghu thought about it carefully and said, "According to the time, it should not have been sent back yet."
Lin Mengya nodded. "Tell them to be more careful and leave a few jars for us."
"Alright."
Qinghu roughly understood what she was thinking and immediately ordered his men to do it.
When she thought of the amiable old man who had been chatting and laughing with her yesterday had turned into a cold corpse today, she felt a little sad.
But no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't understand why those people would kill people over a few jars of wine.
She went into the house and helped the old man clean up the body.
Unexpectedly, a small bottle slipped out of the old man's arms.
What is this?
She curiously picked it up, shook it, and found that there was some liquid inside.
Could it be that the wine was also brewed by the old man?
She opened the bottle, but it smelled.
However, the smell made her feel refreshed all of a sudden.
Yes, this was the smell, the reason why she couldn't stop drinking it!
But the liquid in the small bottle smelled much stronger than the wine.
She resisted the temptation and plugged the lid.
The smell disappeared in an instant, and she became much more clear-headed.
What on earth was this? Why did it challenge her self-control so frequently?
Qinghu quickly returned to the house and saw her staring at the small bottle in a daze. He couldn't help but ask.
"What is this?"
"I don't know. I found it on the old man's body, but it seems to be the reason why the wine was so attractive to me."
She shook the bottle in her hand, which made Qinghu frown.
"Is this good or bad?"
Qinghu couldn't help but worry when he thought of the girl's greedy look yesterday.
Although his little girl was immune to all kinds of poisons, who could guarantee that these strange things would not work on her?
"I don't know. I always feel that I need this very much, but I can't tell what it is."
This feeling was a little strange.
Like a person who was extremely thirsty and needed to drink water, her body seemed to have some other desire for this liquid.
In the system, Xiaoyao also couldn't tell why.
But since she was fine after drinking the wine yesterday, this thing should not be harmful to her body, right?
They packed up and left the old man's winery.
They hid in the corner of the street, and after a while, they saw the neighbor walk in.
Then there was a cry of alarm.
"Dead people! Dead people! Someone come quickly! "
The people around ran in.
"Let's go, we'd better leave first!"
Qinghu patted her on the shoulder.
"Okay."
Because many people knew that they went to the old man's yard to buy wine yesterday.
So in order to avoid trouble, they quickly packed up all their luggage and left first.
Sure enough, not long after they left, someone with the guards in the yard went to catch them.
But they didn't catch them.
These guards used their fastest speed to spread the news to the other towns, but unfortunately, they did not find anything.
Because on the way, Lin Mengya and Qinghu disguised themselves a little.
They disguised themselves as a pair of brother and sister who sold wine. When their subordinates mixed some of the old man's wine with other wine and sent it to them.
The two of them also began to sell wine on the street.
They walked all the way back from the town where the old man lived.
Along the way, they saw that the guards had increased their vigilance.
This was not good news for the rebels who wanted to sneak in.
So Lin Mengya didn't reveal her identity to Qinghu in time. Instead, she acquiesced to this matter getting worse.
Soon, the two of them reached the city.
There were many small peddlers like them, so the two of them didn't attract any special attention from the guards.
But when they saw the portraits of the two of them on the city wall, they couldn't help but feel a little funny.
Not to mention the fact that the portraits didn't look like them at all, they were quite modern abstract art. They didn't look like humans at all.
Lin Mengya didn't feel anything, but it made Qinghu very angry.
"Am I so ugly in their eyes?"
Qinghu pointed at the portrait and said angrily.
Lin Mengya looked at him speechlessly.
"Can you lower your voice? If someone were to come over, our plan would be ruined! "
Even though Lin Mengya rolled her eyes at him, he didn't want to be outdone.
He complained to her with a face full of grievance, "Is it easy for me to be so beautiful? They're not respecting my beauty! "
"Pfft —"
She spat out all the water she drank.
"Do you know that narcissism is a disease? It has to be cured! "
But Qinghu didn't seem to care.
"I'm beautiful. You're jealous of me!"
"I'm jealous of you?" She laughed coldly and exposed him without hesitation.
"You're an old cucumber, pretending to be young! Do you know? Why don't you take a look at how old you are? What's the use of looking good! "
Qinghu, who had been ruthlessly exposed, didn't feel angry at all.
Instead, he flipped his hair coquettishly.
"What's wrong with pretending to be young? At least I have the capital to pretend to be young! "
Lin Mengya looked at the shameless guy in front of her and gritted her teeth.
Was it too late to bite him to death now?
They had been talking in a low voice. Besides, they were leaning against the corner of the street and there was no one around.
Otherwise, based on their previous behavior and conversation, they would definitely be reported.
Just when Lin Mengya was trying to threaten him with force to make him shut up, someone suddenly came to their wine stall.
"How much is this wine?"
It was a stranger, and he seemed to be a foreigner judging from his clothes.
Qinghu immediately changed his expression and said, "Sir, what kind do you want?"
The man pointed to a jar of ordinary liquor in the cart.
Qinghu took a look and immediately said, "We have a jar of one copper coin and a jar of three copper coins. We have whatever you like."
The man picked the wine in their cart and finally chose an ordinary one, which was made by the old man.
The old man's wine was actually very popular, so they didn't think there was anything unusual about it.
Just when Qinghu took out a bamboo tube and was about to fill the wine for him, the man said, "No need. I'll take these two jars of wine."
The wine jars in their cart were at least half a man's height.
Ordinary people couldn't drink so much wine.
If they wanted to hold a banquet or a hotel, they would bargain with them because they had more goods.
But the man in front of them didn't bargain with them at all.
They looked at each other vaguely. Qinghu agreed with a smile and tried to get some information out of the man.
"Oh, I don't know which family in the town you are from. Since you want so much wine, I and my sister will personally send it to you. Is that okay? "
The man immediately refused.
"Yes, but our house is far from here." Qinghu answered.
The man rolled his eyes and asked, "How far?"
"Oh, if you leave now, it will take you at least a day and a night to get to our house."
Qinghu saw the disappointment in the man's eyes.
At this time, Lin Mengya answered.
"Sir, do you still want this kind of wine?"
"Don't you only have this jar?" The man asked in reply.
"It's true that we only have this jar in the cart, but the supplier should have a lot in stock. If you still need it, the two of us can make a trip for you right now. When the time comes, you can give us a few more tips on account of our hard work. "
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