Ten years after the Jizhou Rebellion subsided, Luoyang City's splendid atmosphere has gradually recovered. One of the characteristics is the continuous increase in the number of bad guards in Wuhou Pu in the city.
Zhang Songyue, the Marquis of Wu, initially also managed the two Wuhou Shops in Luxinfang and Jingxingfang. Due to his sophisticated people and skill in handling cases, his rank and salary increased year by year.
However, Henan Yin successively added Wuhoupu in Luobinfang, Ningrenfang, Daohuafang, Daozhengfang and other cities to expand the number of bad guards to further consolidate the internal defense. This directly caused Zhang Songyue to no longer stand out, and there were many
There are several outstanding colleagues who can discuss cases alongside him without falling behind.
At the end of autumn last year, the largest Wuhou Shop in Luoyang was quietly settled in a confiscated official house in Zeshanfang. Zhang Songyue was naturally transferred here, and the number of bad guards under his command increased to more than 100.
Zhang Wuhou, who had been promoted and demoted in secret, was isolated in the middle of Luoyang City. Except for occasionally going to Nanshi to catch some libertines fighting, he had hardly encountered any major cases in the past six months.
However, that night, an inexplicable corpse dumping case accidentally or intentionally involved him in a huge whirlpool. Thinking about it years later, he still broke out in a cold sweat.
Zhang Wuhou, with more than a dozen unscrupulous guards, and a female corpse, walked back quickly from the upper east gate. His brows were furrowed, but what he thought about was not the case, but why Mr. Chen Shaoyin ordered a general today, but he was hit instead.
?
This shouldn't be a promotion that wants to be promoted first, but rather seems to have received a hot potato and is eager to change hands.
It's a test in name, but in reality it's a scapegoat.
However, he has long been accustomed to this normality because he has been living in public affairs for many years because of his wealth and worries about his affairs.
Zhang Wuhou returned to the main hall of Wuhou Pu in Zeshanfang. Looking at the inscription "Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones", he couldn't help rubbing his temples: "Qin Wuzuo, you have to work hard.
Follow the two bad guards to place the body of the deceased first. After daybreak, find Po Wen and conduct a new autopsy."
After saying that, he looked at the other bad guards and said, "Tang Liu, go to Xiuwenfang and call Old Taoist Yuchi to draw some magic talismans and sing some spells to prevent corpse transformation. Chang Si, Lu Da, you each order three people.
Follow me to Linji Temple and ask about the deceased's current situation. Besides, the deceased's body is swollen and her face is distorted. If you want a portrait, you must first ask someone who is familiar with her."
"Here -!" Everyone responded and started to take action.
At this time, lead clouds covered the moon, the stars and rivers were dim, and the night in Luoyang City was filled with strangeness and gloominess that had never been seen before. A few crow noises suddenly sounded, and it was the watchman outside the city who was doing the watch.
I was shocked and had goosebumps all over my body.
In a corner of the city, outside a desolate house, a man in a green robe with a goatee was holding his hands toward the dark house and said: "Immortal! I have sent people to throw the body into Luoshui as you said. It's just that
I don’t understand why I deliberately left the beginning and the end this time?”
In the dark house, Jie Jie's laughter sounded, like a broken gong and a broken hammer, extremely harsh: "The treasure that the palace envoy is looking for, another force has already reached out. It just so happens that the woman I have just finished picking up,
He is a disciple of the Taoist sect, so he wants to turn waste into treasure and kill people with a borrowed sword. So that he can ask the Taoist sect and the public sect to root out that force, and it is best to fight so that both sides will lose! Isn't it beautiful?"
The man in green robe also smiled and said: "Immortals are good at calculating! You are worthy of being a guest of the royal envoy. But before that, Henan Yin had sent a message to Wuhoupu in the city to find the real culprit of the missing woman in the city. Although it was not settled, but
If the immortal acts again, he must be careful not to disturb some people in the city who are profound in Buddhism and practice, so as not to cause trouble..."
The immortal's voice was furious: "Hong Taizhu! You humans are really cautious when doing things! You just enjoy a few women. If there are any who can't stand it, just come over! The minions under my command are enough for them to drink from a pot!"
As he spoke, a black energy emerged from the room, transforming into a big man with golden eyes, standing in front of Hong Taizhu like a hill. And many gray ghosts, like long snakes, were vying to wrap around him, and screamed sharply.
Together with the noise of laughter, it makes one's scalp numb.
The big man with golden eyes didn't mind. He picked up a ghost and stuffed it into his huge mouth. He didn't chew it and swallowed it directly.
Hong Taizhu's hair stood up, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably: "Immortal, please don't get angry... I have no intention of colliding with you..."
The big man with golden eyes smiled solemnly and patted Hong Taizhu on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Hong Taizhu! This Immortal only wants women, not men. After this collection, I will make great progress, and the treasures I promised to help the palace envoys find will be easily accessible!"
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Hong Taizhu looked at the horrifying scene in front of him and echoed in a trembling voice: "The immortal Taoism is so profound that ordinary people like us can't catch it... From now on, if there is any mission, I must do my best... If nothing happens today, I will go back..."
The golden-eyed man's voice was like thunder: "Wait a minute! These things belong to that woman. They can be used as evidence to reward the public servants who work conscientiously on their errands. Jie Jie Jie!"
After hearing this, Hong Taizhu took the things tremblingly, bowed his hands, and ran away. The big man with golden eyes showed his teeth and said disdainfully: "A coward like a mouse can hardly achieve great things..."
And the ghosts that had just been swallowed resurfaced at this moment. They reluctantly gathered together into a female body, carrying a group of ghosts, rubbing the shoulders and back of the golden-eyed man. This situation was indescribably weird.
The golden-eyed man casually pulled out a ghost and sneered: "Newcomer! Let me tell you the rules. You must hook five women for me. If you want to complete your body, I will let you go to reincarnation. Jie Jie!"
The ghost just lowered its head and trembled, but made no sound. The big man with golden eyes stretched out his index finger and lifted the chin of the ghost. He saw that the features were beautiful and the eyes were dull. It was Luo Rou, who had just died!
The morning light suddenly appeared the next day, and a golden-red color spread over the world. It was as if the crime witnessed last night was just an unforgettable dream.
After returning from Linji Temple with several unscrupulous guards, Zhang Wuhou worked all night long without closing his eyes. He had already traced many copies of the portrait of the deceased. He also described the hairstyle of the deceased on that day, the hairpins he wore, and the style of clothes and shoes he wore.
Colors, personal weapons, etc. are listed one by one and attached to the portrait so that the bad guys can search for clues.
After a while, the bad guards who were on duty during the day came one after another and almost filled the empty space in front of the main hall. As bad guards, Gao Mazi and Fatty Tian were in high spirits, standing in front of a square formation of more than seventy people.
, showing the identity of his right-hand man.
Zhang Wuhou cleared his throat, but he was still hoarse when he spoke: "Last night, a murder occurred. A female body was fished out of Luoshui outside Dongcheng. It was initially diagnosed as drowned. Today, you will take the portrait and use Luoshui as the axis. First, in Luoshui,
The 17 cities and towns on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have been carefully searched. If you find any clues, report them immediately! If there are no clues, expand the search scope to the north and south."
After hearing this, more than seventy bad guards all said in unison: "Here!" Under the leadership of two bad guards, Gao Mazi and Tian Fatty, they divided into two groups and began to get busy along both sides of the Luoshui River.
After seeing off all the bad guards, Zhang Wuhou was about to go back to his bedroom to catch up on his sleep. However, he saw a thin, white-haired old man walking out of the backyard with his wife, followed by two bad guards, looking exhausted.
The old Taoist was still telling her repeatedly: "...Those who die suddenly are most likely to transform into corpses. It has been more than twelve hours since the girl died. It is best to keep two people in a shift and take turns to guard her. Don't be disturbed by cats, dogs and other spiritual creatures.
." The old Taoist babbled and took out another yellow talisman from his arms, "If there is any change, be sure to confirm whether the yellow talisman on the girl's forehead has fallen off. If it has fallen off, put a new one on it. Never
Use the old talisman again..."
One of the bad guards took the yellow talisman, scratched his head and said, "Taoist Priest! Why do we need two people in a class?"
The old Taoist said with a smile: "Because if you are guarding it alone, you will be more scared."
After hearing this, the bad guard shivered and stopped paying attention to this mysterious old man. Instead, he picked up his clothes and went out to find Po Wen.
Seeing this, Marquis Zhang Wu braced himself up and went up to him: "Master Yuchi! I'd like to trouble you again. I will come to the gate in person someday to offer incense and kowtow to Taoist Sanqing!"
Yuchi Yuan sighed: "The younger generation of the Taoist sect has suffered such a disaster, and the old Taoist is also very sad! I don't know who can carry out such a vicious attack! Such a murderer! The old Taoist will lose some of his life, and he will not have a good death."
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Zhang Wuhou cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your hard work! I will send someone to take you back to see and rest."
Yuchi Yuan raised his brows slightly: "Don't worry. Regarding this girl's body, I have something to explain to Marquis Zhang Wu. If the guards find anything strange, they must inform me immediately!"
Zhang Wuhou once again handed over his hand: "Master, please speak!"
Yuchiyuan took a deep breath and then said slowly: "Humans have three souls and seven souls. If the physical body dies, the seven souls will disappear. Only three souls remain, reluctant to leave, lingering by the side. The three souls are the light of the fetus and the refreshing spirit.
The ghost spirit is also called the sky soul, the earth soul, and the life soul. But when I look at this girl's body, the fetal light and the refreshing spirit are all there, but the ghost spirit life soul is nowhere to be found. One of the three souls has been lost, so
It is difficult to be reincarnated as a human being. If time goes by, I am afraid that I will turn into a resentful ghost."
Zhang Wuhou was startled: "I know that a person who died a sudden death should not be kept for a long time. But now that we have to solve the case, the body will inevitably have to be kept for a longer time. We have to rely on the real person to apply more Taoist methods to prevent any changes in the process!"
Yuchi Yuan nodded and said: "The people in the Taoist sect just want to drive out evil and correct the evil, and I will do my best. However, if I can take away this girl's soul, the murderer may not be an ordinary person, and the Taoist skills are still above the old Taoism. If
If you find the traces of the murderer, you must not act recklessly, otherwise your life may be in danger!"
Zhang Wuhou pondered for a moment and then said: "If this is really the case, I should report it to Master Shaoyin and ask him to issue an official ultimatum and summon the Zen masters and Taoists with profound Taoism in the city to help me arrest the murderer. But whether Master Shaoyin can
Agreed, it’s hard to predict..."
Yu Chiyuan nodded: "If this can be done, it would be great. If Master Shaoyin does not allow it, I will also privately invite some Taoist friends to do their best for this case."
After the two of them finished speaking, they said goodbye to each other. Zhang Wuhou went back to his bedroom to catch up on his sleep. Less than an hour after falling asleep, he was startled by the quarrel outside Wuhou's shop. He had to hold back his irritability, put on his black-toed boots, and strode forward.
Out of the shop door.
However, he saw two female Taoist priests with their arms akimbo, trying to force their way in. However, they were stopped by six bad guards holding spears.
Zhang Wuhou had not slept all night, and he had just received a murder case. When he was so anxious, how could he still have the patience to deal with these trivial matters? He opened his mouth and shouted: "Where did the Taoist nun come from? How dare you break into Wuhou's shop! Arrest them all!"
After receiving the order, the bad guards rushed forward to arrest them. Only a few muffled sounds of "bang, bang" were heard, and the six bad guards opened like petals and lay on the ground. It was really beautiful.
Zhang Wuhou was furious and yelled: "You thief, how dare you resist arrest!" Then he jumped out and started fighting with the two female Taoist priests.
People in the street were pointing fingers and talking about it——
"A grown man actually makes love to a woman? How did his wife train her?"
"The fact that you were defeated even though you started it shows that you are strong on the outside but strong on the inside. I am afraid that you will be unable to recover after a fall..."
"Wu Houpu has always been arrogant, bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, but today he encountered a tough idea. It can be seen that evil people will have their own troubles."
"I recognize him. He is the leader of the bad guards. I'm afraid he will be disgraced today... It's so satisfying!"
"The two heroines are so heroic! Once they take action, they will eliminate the evil and bring peace..."
Zhang Wuhou's face turned dark when he heard this, and he suddenly stepped back a foot. His rationality gradually returned: "What do you two want to do when you come here?"
When the two female Taoist priests saw him retreating, they also stopped. One of them said in a clear voice: "I am Linji Guanhua Xizi Cui Wan, come here to take a look at the body of our senior sister... These bad guards are deliberately making things difficult, and they also say
... He also said that after touching him, he would be called in."
After Cui Wan finished speaking, his almond-shaped eyes widened, his cheeks were slightly red, and his anger was still lingering.
Another female Taoist priest also said: "I am Yue Xizi Tan Qing. You people in the public sect are really unreasonable and full of chaos!"
Zhang Wuhou felt slightly embarrassed and gave the six people lying on the ground a hard look. He coughed twice and then said: "It's the brothers below who are being rude... Two female Taoist priests, please speak inside!"
When Cui Wan and Qin Qing saw Zhang Wuhou surrendering, they both rolled their eyes and entered Wuhou's shop side by side. Their eyes seemed to say: If you talk to me earlier, nothing will happen. You are being polite, why don't you come over here?
Noisy.
Zhang Wuhou turned his head and shouted to the unscrupulous guards on the ground: "It's embarrassing, why don't you get up!" After saying that, he turned around and entered the shop door, "Two female Taoist priests, I will take you over, in the backyard..."
After a while, several people came to a firewood shed in the backyard. The firewood had been brought out and piled aside. The wooden door was ajar. Qin Wuzuo was covered in cold sweat and kept encouraging an old woman next to him.
Although it was not the first time that the old woman cooperated with the men for an autopsy, she was so frightened that she trembled when she saw the hideous appearance of the deceased.
Suddenly I heard the wooden door creaking, and I was shocked! I sat down on the ground with a "thud" and trembled in my mouth as I chanted: "The soul returns to the soul, the soil returns to the soil, the injustice has its head, and the debt has its owner..."
Cui Wan and Qin Qing saw this and quickly helped the old woman up. Qin Wu turned around and bowed to Zhang Wuhou and others: "Master Wuhou, I humbly confirmed that the deceased was drowned. There were many bruises on his body, both sides
The bones of his arms and legs were broken, and his tendons were broken. He must have been... humiliated during his lifetime.
In addition, some gray and white residue was combed out from the deceased's hair, which does not look like the sand in Luoshui. I won't talk about the rest of the humble duties. This is Aunt Wen Po Ma, so she will report it."
Zhang Wuhou yawned continuously, but his sleepiness had been dispersed by these things that happened one after another. He looked at the gray-white dregs brought by Qin Wuzuo again, and then said: "This is hydrated lime, used for building houses, put it away first." After finishing speaking.
Then he waved his hand and said, "Ma Wenpo, tell me what you found out, tell the truth!"
Aunt Ma had just recovered from the shock. She took out a handkerchief with trembling hands and wiped the cold sweat and tears on her face. Then she screamed: "You have committed evil——! This, this girl is not only broken... down there... down below
There is nothing good about him... He is a murderer from heaven! He should be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts! Woo, woo, woo..."
Cui Wan and Tan Qing covered their mouths and slowly walked to the familiar and cold body.
Cui Wan gently opened the cover and looked at Luo Rou, whose black beads were protruding, her mouth was open, and her dress was torn. She froze. There was severe pain on the back of her hand. Tears swept away her eyes, but she gritted her teeth and endured the sorrow.
At that time, he bit the back of the hand covering his mouth.
Tan Qing cried out sadly: "Senior Sister Luo——" Then his body went limp and he fainted.