Chen Liang and others were quite efficient in their work. They found out the relevant information in the evening - the shop owner was named Qi Xuanwen, who is now living in an inn in the east of Cheng.

Sun Tu did not delay the report, so he took a few people and looked for it directly. Sure enough, he found Qi Xuanwen who was already drunk in the inn. Seeing these officials who came to the door suddenly, Boss Qi was nervous and his drunkenness quickly turned into cold sweats and ran out: "You are here to find someone, but I don't know what's going on?"

Sun Tu waved his hand and asked the others to guard the door, and he sat in front of the other side. After looking up and down, he asked, "Does Boss Qi still remember me? I met you and I this morning."

"You are..." Qi Xuanwen carefully identified it and then suddenly said: "It turns out that the official is the one who went to Maojia Lane to investigate the case in the morning. Thank you for your previous comfort..."

Sun Tu waved his hand, not wanting to say too much nonsense to greet him, and went straight to the point: "It seems that Boss Qi has suffered a lot this time."

When talking about this, Qi Xuanwen's face became even more dim and he lowered his head and said, "The officials don't know. This time I owed a lot of money to buy a large amount of Shu brocade from Shu. In addition, a piece of white tiger skin I bought by chance before, I wanted to make a good profit, but..." After that, I was even more sad and almost started to cry again.

Sun Tu nodded: "Then do you think this incident is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster? Have you offended anyone during this period?"

"What does the official mean?" Although he was in a low mood, Qi Xuanwen's mind was still clear. He immediately noticed something in his words: "Did you say that the shop you are under was deliberately burned down?"

"This is not yet finalized, but it is suspicious." Sun Tu glanced at him: "That's why I want to ask Boss Qi, have you offended anyone on weekdays?"

Qi Xuanwen was silent for a moment before saying, "We and the merchants have always paid attention to being kind and making money. They dare not offend people at will on weekdays. Even if there is competition among colleagues, it is inevitable that they will not make too deep hatred, let alone such arson matter that concerns human life..." After pausing, he thought of another point: "But if you really want to say something, there is really something."

"But what is it?"

"Just a few days ago, someone took a fancy to the tiger skin in my store and wanted to buy it for a large price. But just two days ago, I had already negotiated a business with other customers. Our merchants were the first, and even if the other party offered a higher price later, they were not willing to sell the tiger skin to him. At that time, the customer seemed quite annoyed, and his companion threatened to make me regret it... But I thought that they would not do such a small matter." Qi Wenxuan said with some uncertainty: "And that fire also caused the death of two friends in my store, which was not only a loss of wealth."

"Hmm? You said your shop's guy died because of this fire?" Sun Tu's expression changed and he asked anxiously.

"No...not bad. I rushed to Changxingfang after the incident, but I learned from the street officials that the two friends in my shop could not escape. In the end, their bodies were found to be sank in the ruins." Qi Xuanwen showed even sadness as he spoke.

Sun Tuze raised his eyebrows. This matter was indeed very strange. It was already confirmed that someone set fire outside the silk shop at the same time. Because according to the disaster after the streets, many residents of Maojia Lane escaped after the fire broke out, so there were only more than 30 people who died, otherwise there would be no less than a hundred residents in one alley alone.

But under such circumstances, how could the shopkeepers outside the alley be burned to death? Unless they were plotted against, or they were simply controlled or murdered before the fire broke out!

Sun Tu made such a reason because once a fire broke out nearby, a huge disturbance would inevitably occur. How could the guy who stayed in the store be taken advantage of by others and not even interfered with the fire outside? You should know that the purpose of their stay in the store is just in case.

After thinking through this, Sun Tu became more and more convinced of his previous judgment. Now he wanted to prove his thoughts, there was only one way: "Where are the bodies of your two guys?"

"They... are still guarded by the street manager, and they will only wait until the matter is found out before returning to me. Poor my nephew, he is only eighteen years old, and he lost his life because of this." Qi Xuanwen cried sadly again, which gave Sun Tu a headache. He could only comfort him for a while before saying goodbye and leaving.

When they left the inn, it was completely dark. Sun Tu had not rested for two days and one night, but he did not intend to go home. Instead, he said to Shen Liang and the others: "Do you want to go to the street office with me again and find out the last clue?"

Shen Liang and others naturally knew his situation, and couldn't help but look at the young man with some admiration, and then said, "I am willing to go there and find out the truth of the matter as soon as possible."

"Okay." Sun Tu nodded, then used the excuse to go to a corner where no one was, entered the ringside, took a pair of masks and rubber gloves from the infirmary, and then took them straight to the street yamen.

At this time, the street yamen was still brightly lit, and many officials could be seen busy in it. The incident only took place for a day, and as the direct takeover of the arson case, the people here naturally had too many chores to do.

After Sun Tu and his friends revealed their identities, they were welcomed into the door and saw Zhong Yu, who was already tired in the hall of the Second Hall. Like Sun Tu, Zhong Sizheng did not rest for the day and night, and his whole spirit was already a little depressed.

But after seeing Sun Tu, he cheered up and asked with a smile: "Is there anything I have to discuss with Sun Duzhu?"

"I have met Zhong Sizheng, and Xiaguan came here for an important matter, which is related to the truth of the fire." Sun Tu had no intention of hiding it, and immediately replied: "But before this, Xiaguan hopes to take a look at two of the bodies first, and Sizheng can allow it."

"Oh? You can still have a autopsy?" Zhong Yu asked in surprise, then nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I will go with you." This matter has a lot to do with him, so he naturally has to see it clearly.

Sun Tu did not refuse, and reported the name of Qi Xuanwen's silk shop and asked him to take him to examine the two corpses found there. At that moment, led by two servants, the few people came to a remote hall in the yamen, where thirty-four corpses that were hit by the disaster were placed.

Because it was filled with corpses, it always gave people a gloomy feeling. Even though several candles had been lit, it still made people feel uneasy. Several street officers staggered and didn't dare to enter the door.

Zhong Yu was naturally a little unhappy about this and hummed softly before they could follow in and illuminate it. However, Sun Tu didn't have much concern, so he held up a candlestick and walked into the slightly deep hall.

"Sun...Sun Du Head, the body of the Qijia silk shop is placed on the second and third door panels on the left hand..." A servant pointed at the corpse in the corner with some fighting teeth.

Sun Tu nodded, stepped over several corpses, and came to one of the targets. He squatted down and put the candle in front of the corpse to look at it. This made Chen Liang, who was following him, shudder, because the corpse was too terrifying, it was completely burned by fire, and his face was even more distorted and deformed, which was more like an evil ghost than the legendary evil ghost. Moreover, the corpse exuded a nauseating smell of burnt smell, which made people not want to get too close.

Chen Liang thought he was bold enough, but he was still feeling irritated by the many corpses. Compared to this, Sun Dutou was much more courageous than himself, which made him feel a little more respect for Sun Tu.

Sun Tu also frowned after smelling the burnt smell, then put the mask prepared in the morning directly on his face, and then put on gloves. Then he reached out to fumble on the corpse. He first pinched the cheeks of the corpse, and waited for it to open and check the mouth and nostrils.

Because as far as he knows, there is a clear difference between whether a person is burned to death or after death. Just look at the mouth and nose and see if there is ash in his mouth and nose. After only a few glances, Sun Tu frowned. There was a lot of ash powder in his mouth and nose. Could it be that they were indeed burned to death?
Chapter completed!