"You brat, you're tired of living! You're talking nonsense! Fortunately, we have a large number of Xiangzhus, otherwise you think you can still live and go home to reunite with each other?" Lin Sheng smiled coldly: "I have never met Xiangzhu.
His true face, you still want to know who he is? It’s just a daydream.”
"I..." I admitted that I was losing, and I felt a little awkward when I spoke: "I... didn't think about anything, I just thought... his martial arts skills are really high!"
"That's right. Otherwise, Mu You wouldn't have discovered it earlier?" Lin Sheng became proud: "Mu You may have suspected my identity a long time ago, but he didn't dare to pierce the window paper to me. I'm afraid it's
I haven’t figured out who the person above me is yet, so I’m afraid I might be disconnected! Hahaha!
Li Jianghu, don’t expect to find out our identities and ask for credit from Mu You. We have been in Xiangzhou City for more than a year or two. Some people like to be double-dealing. In the end, who is not digging his own grave?"
Lin Sheng's eyes were suddenly as cold as ice. He smiled slightly and continued: "You went to the county government to help with the autopsy, and you are familiar with Zhang Xiaoquan. Go and ask him when you have time. In the past ten years, he has done the autopsy.
There are so many corpses, can he guarantee that he didn't encounter any weird ones? It was just that our people were careless and didn't pay attention to the details."
Autopsy? Didn’t pay attention to details?
Could it be...
I suddenly thought of those cases caused by Baiyun Fairy. The deceased died accidentally, but the real cause of death was that they were killed.
Lin Sheng means that they have secretly killed many people who did not abide by their rules in the past ten years, and then used other means to cover it up?
I looked at Lin Sheng in surprise and saw him smiling slightly: "It doesn't matter if you don't believe me. We're celebrating the New Year. We'll give you a big gift tomorrow to let you know our sincerity!"
"What kind of gift?" I blurted out, and a bad thought flashed through my mind. What is this guy planning?
"Tomorrow's gift, let's talk about it tomorrow! I wish you a happy New Year in advance! Hahahaha!" Lin Sheng laughed and left, extremely arrogant.
I swallowed deeply, and the little joy I had had had long been wiped out. I thought I could still dominate and find out the "Master Xiang" sooner or later, but I didn't expect him to be a dragon and disappear without a trace.
The tail guy.
…
Unable to sleep alone, I stood up and looked at the empty courtyard. It was pitch black. I wonder what secrets there are in this silent night...
"Left, a little higher. That's it!"
Wang Jiajia's excited voice sounded at the door. I quickly put on my clothes and took a look, and it turned out that they were hanging lanterns and peach charms.
"Brother Jianghu, are you up? Go over and eat two pastries to cushion your meal, and prepare for a big meal at noon." Wang Jiajia shouted.
"Aniang...master...morning."
"Hey." Fatty Wang smiled at me and unfolded the couplet given to me by Li Dongsheng: "Jianghu, are you sure you want to post this?"
"Wealth is like spring, you are proud of it, good luck comes like sea at the right time, your family is happy and harmonious. Well, this is the one, of course I have to post it."
"Haha, Aye...Aye said that no one likes to post this, for fear of others laughing." Wang Jiajia explained and handed the lantern to Fatty Wang.
"It's just a few auspicious words. Isn't it just like peach charms, praying for peace and wealth? What's so funny? Maybe others will see how festive we are and will be happy to post couplets in the future."
"Li Jianghu, hurry up, something happened!"
Before the couplet could be pasted, an official came hurriedly and shouted, "I recognized him as someone from the county government. He was the one who made Xiao Mu jealous in the lobby yesterday. Later, Xu County Magistrate ordered people to carry Shen away."
When Zhong's body was found, it seemed that he was called Gao...
Alas, my memory can't recall it for a moment.
What happened?
So, I quickly said hello: "Captain Gao, I don't know why you are here?"
"Don't be polite. Hey, the Chinese New Year is really unlucky. For some reason, the Lu's Flour Shop in the city suddenly ran out of water, burning one person to death, and even shopkeeper Lu was injured."
"What? How did this...how did things suddenly break out?"
Inspector Gao quickly waved his hand: "I don't know about that. Magistrate Xu is investigating. I've asked you to help with the autopsy. Let's go."
"Autopsy? Now?" I was greatly surprised.
"No, no, no, this can't be done. How can this person who is celebrating the New Year...he is not from the county government? Doesn't the county government have a co-worker?" Aniang refused directly.
"Magistrate Xu said, don't let Brother Li go in vain, ha ha, one hundred pence of hard work."
"This is not a question of money..." Auntie was still not happy.
I suddenly thought of the big gift Lin Sheng said he was going to give. I didn’t know if it was this. So I comforted my mother, “It’s okay, I’ll go take a look and I’ll be back soon.”
"Brother Jianghu," Wang Jiajia chased into the house: "I saw that you didn't look very well last night. Did something happen?"
I dug out the box and took out the black triangular handkerchief Mrs. Mu gave me for autopsy. I smiled lightly and said, "It's okay, I can handle it."
"How about going to Xiao Mu directly and asking him to arrest Lin Sheng?"
I waved my hand: "Now is not the time."
"That……"
"Li Jianghu, hurry up!" Captain Gao urged.
"Okay, let's go!" I ran out and quickly followed him to the scene.
The open fire in the flour shop had been extinguished, and black smoke was still slightly rising from a few bags. A yamen servant added another bucket of water, and in an instant the ground was covered with white flowers.
"How can one live like this?" Shopkeeper Lu sat on the ground in disgrace and wailed, letting Du Xiuzhen wrap his right arm around him.
"I told you to close yesterday, but you didn't listen and still had to do business for half a day. This is great, but it's all over!" A woman next to me was crying and complaining. She was the boss's wife.
"Li Jianghu, please come inside!" Detective Gao quickly reached out toward the inner courtyard.
I followed him over and saw dozens of government officials surrounding him. There were corpses lying on the ground in the middle, covered with white cloths.
Five steps away from the corpse, Magistrate Xu was leaning sideways to listen to Zhang Xiaoquan's report on the autopsy, while Lin Sheng took notes carefully.
"Mingfu, Li Jianghu brought it."
I quickly greeted him and said, "Li pays his respects to the Ming Dynasty."
Magistrate Xu looked tired and pointed at the corpse: "Check it!"
"yes."
I answered and saw Lin Sheng giving me a faint smile. He leaned close to my ear and whispered softly: "Li Jianghu, you have to investigate carefully. The Ming Dynasty suspects that this person was murdered."
murder!
I was shocked, is this Lin Sheng's gift?
I opened the cover and looked at the blackened corpse. I thought of what Fatty Wang had taught me. The most direct way to judge whether a person was smoked to death by fire, burned to death or murdered first was to see if there were any traces of blood in his respiratory tract.
Soot.
I opened his mouth and looked at his nasal cavity. It was obvious that there was soot. However, although the clothes on his body were dirty, they were intact and there were no traces of fire. So, this man should have been killed by the smoke.
"May I ask Mingfu where the body was found?" I asked.
"You, tell him again."
Magistrate Xu waved to the side, and a man who looked like a young boy took two steps forward and pointed towards a room: "That room is right next to the warehouse. For some reason, the warehouse suddenly caught fire. The shopkeeper ordered us to carry water to help."
I finally suppressed the flames, but I found that Feng Liulang was missing. After looking around, I found him lying on the ground in the next room, unresponsive, so I quickly reported it to the police."
I cupped my fist at Magistrate Xu and said, "There is soot in the mouth and nose of the deceased. He must have been smoked to death."
"Yeah." Magistrate Xu pursed his lips: "Is Shopkeeper Lu okay?"
The boy looked towards the front room and said: "The shopkeeper saw that the warehouse was on fire. He was anxious and rushed to put out the fire. He was hit in the arm by a fallen tile. Doctor Du has bandaged it, so it should be okay."
"That's good. The weather is dry and things are dry, so be careful with fire, especially flour like you, which is flammable." Magistrate Xu walked out: "Shopkeeper Lu, although you were not directly responsible for Feng Liulang's death,
You also have an unshirkable responsibility. Bury him well, provide for his family, and accept the punishment imposed by the county government. Your flour shop must also be renovated, and it can only be opened again after the county government inspection passes."
"Yes, what Mingfu taught you is that Lu knew he was wrong!"
"Li Jianghu, go to the county government office to look for me." Magistrate Xu said nothing, got on the sedan and left.
"Li Jianghu!" Du Xiuzhen slapped me on the shoulder.
I thought that receiving the reward was not an important matter, so I stopped and said, "Doctor Du."
"Xiao Hu, you go back first. Tell me Aye, and I'll go back right away." Du Xiuzhen pushed aside the man who was carrying the medicine box and looked around warily: "Is anyone watching you?"
"have no idea."
"They are starting to lose their patience, so be careful."
I pulled her to the corner: "What did you say?"
"It's not me, it's Brother Mu who said that those agents lurking in Xiangzhou City are about to start taking action."
"Xiao Mu? Have you seen him recently?" I looked nervously towards the street: "I didn't even have a chance to talk to him at the county government yesterday."
"It's okay, Brother Mu will definitely find a way to find you if there is an emergency."
I saw her expression happy when she mentioned Xiao Mu, and I couldn't help but laugh: "How are you doing now? Are you reconciled?"
"Reconciliation? Brother Mu and I didn't quarrel."
"Then...last time I remember someone came back from Xiao Mu, heartbroken...I wonder what the situation was?"
"That's because I don't know about it yet, so I'm sad." Du Xiuzhen frowned: "Now, I think about it, actually...Brother Mu...how should I put it? He doesn't actually hate me, it's just...Hey,
forget it. I'm done here."
I was anxious: "Is there anyone else who talks like this? Are you half-said and off-putting?"
"I...I was also feeling uncomfortable, and wanted to find someone to talk to, but...I didn't want to reveal his secret." Du Xiuzhen's face was full of embarrassment, and she was so anxious that she almost jumped up.
"Forget it then, I still have to go to the county government office to collect my wages, so I'll leave first."
"Hey, wait." Du Xiuzhen grabbed me and said, "You are also a friend of Brother Mu, so I will tell you, but you have to swear to keep it secret!"
"explain."
"You swear first!"
"I swear I will never reveal secrets." I raised three fingers to the sky.
"You keep what you say! Actually...hey!"
I didn’t want to hear it anymore, so I turned around and said, “Forget it, I’m leaving!”
"Hey, hey," Du Xiuzhen stopped me again: "Actually...Brother Mu...it's not that he just doesn't like me...it's that he doesn't have that feeling for all women..."
