Early the next morning, Xu Zun got out from under the bed.
Feel the warm sunshine, feel refreshed and clear away the gloom.
However, he knew in his heart that the fog shrouding the case of You Dalang's murder of his wife had not dissipated with the sunshine.
Just in case, he didn't sleep on the bed last night. Instead, he made the bedding into a human shape and hid it under the bed.
For this reason, he not only slept with a sword in his arms, but also carried two sharp daggers.
Fortunately, it was a peaceful night and nothing unusual happened.
Looking at the light coming through the window lattice, Xu Zun felt more real.
He was convinced that he was not insane last night and that someone was indeed following or monitoring him.
So…why would someone stalk or spy on themselves?
Is it possible that some people don’t want to investigate You Dalang’s case again?
The more this happened, the more Xu Zun's curiosity grew, and the more he felt that the truth behind this case was not simple.
After getting up, the servant Xiao Qi had already prepared toiletries for Xu Zun.
Xiao Qi is a young man under 20 years old. His original name was Xiao Qi. Later, Xu Zun took the initiative and called him Xiao Qi.
Although he is a servant, all the affairs of the Xu residence are taken care of by this young man, who is like the future butler.
"Master," Xiao Qi said while preparing Xu Zun's face wash, "you don't look very good. You didn't use the food I prepared for you last night. Did something happen?
"
Since Xiao Qi has been busy at home, she still doesn’t know what Xu Zun experienced yesterday.
"Oh, it's nothing," Xu Zun washed his face and replied casually, "It's just that I got a slap in the face and was almost framed as a murderer!"
"Ah?" Xiao Qi was shocked when he heard this, "Don't be joking! You are the county captain, who dares to frame you?"
Yes, Xu Zun thought in his heart, as a county captain, You Dalang dared to frame him, how could he have such courage?
Is it possible that he was instigated by someone else?
Dangdangdang...
Dangdangdang...
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Who is this? How can you be so rude so early in the morning?" Xiaoqi frowned, babbled, and quickly ran to the door.
From this rapid knock on the door, Xu Zun could tell that the person knocking on the door must be very anxious.
Could it be that something big happened again?
The door opened, and the head catcher Zhao Yu quickly entered the courtyard with several policemen. He shouted to Xu Zun in a panic:
"Master Xu, Master Xu! Something big has happened! Something big has happened!!"
I click...
Xu Zun was speechless, he didn't expect that he, the crow's mouth, really hit the mark.
He remembered that he ordered Zhao Yu and others to go to Huaxiang Tower to investigate the situation yesterday. Could it be that... something happened to Huaxiang Tower?
However, what Zhao Yu said next left Xu Zun confused.
"Sir!" Zhao Yu came closer and said eagerly, clasping his fists, "Something big has happened, the iron...the iron coffin has appeared again!"
"Iron coffin?"
Xu Zun frowned and searched his memory, but no relevant information popped up.
What situation is this?
"Yes, sir!" Zhao Yu said, "Our former county captain was exiled because he was implicated in the Iron Coffin Case!"
I go!
Xu Zun widened his eyes and searched his memory again, and then he vaguely found some relevant information.
The former county lieutenant of Akiye County was indeed dismissed from his post due to unfavorable investigation of the case, and finally ended up being exiled to the border and died in a foreign land.
However, he did not know the specific case.
"Sir, it's still on the Zhang Bridge in the back mountain!" Zhao Yu said, "The location is exactly the same! The county magistrate has already passed by, you should hurry up and take a look..."
…
Akiye County is a county with a mountain on its back. The mountain behind it has no name, so the locals simply call it the back mountain.
Although the back mountain is not high, the terrain is steep. There is only one way into the mountain, and Zhang Bridge is an ordinary stone bridge on this road.
One day two years ago, an incredible and major murder occurred on this stone bridge.
On top of the broken Zhang Bridge, an iron coffin as black as ink appeared inexplicably!
Next to the iron coffin, 37 corpses were scattered in various directions. The 37 people died in a tragic and horrific manner!
It is said that it was the early winter at that time, and the creek under the bridge was dyed red with blood, which was shocking and made everyone who saw it change their minds.
The case was so serious that it quickly alerted the governor of Tangzhou.
The governor asked the Xinye County Government to quickly investigate and handle the case. However, the case was very strange. At the end of the investigation, not only the origin of the iron coffin, but also the identity of the deceased were not found out.
In the end, the governor was furious and dismissed the county magistrate and the county captain for investigation. The county captain was even exiled to the border and eventually died in a foreign country.
I really can’t believe that today, two years later, on the second day after Xu Zun came to this world, the iron coffin actually appeared again!
It really doesn’t let anyone take a breath!
Xu Zun felt depressed. The case of You Dalang's murder of his wife had not yet been uncovered over there, but a shocking case broke out here. This time travel was quite deceiving.
Searching his memory carefully, he found that he was indeed in Akiye County when the iron coffin case occurred.
However, he was not a county captain at that time, and the government blocked information about the Iron Coffin case in order to avoid causing panic, so Xu Zun did not know much about the case.
But things are different now. As the current county captain, he is undoubtedly the one who is under the greatest pressure.
If I still can't solve the case this time, I might make the same mistake as the previous county captain.
Magistrate Qiu is a protégé of the new emperor, so if he fails to handle the case well, he may have to bear the blame himself.
"Old Zhao," Xu Zun asked Zhao Yu, "how many people died this time?"
"My subordinates don't know for sure!" Zhao Yu answered truthfully, "I haven't gone to the scene yet, but I heard from the person who reported the case that no body seems to have been found."
"Oh," Xu Zun felt a little comforted and asked again, "So, what was in the iron coffin from the last iron coffin case?"
"Well..." Zhao Yu replied, "My subordinates don't know either!"
"Don't make trouble!" Xu Zun said, "You have been a policeman for more than ten years. Since Qiuye County was asked to investigate the case, how could you not know?"
"Sir," Zhao Yu first looked at both sides, and then replied in a low voice, "Back then, I had not yet been promoted from a humble position. I was just an ordinary police officer and had no access to the core of the case.
"I only remember that before the iron coffin could be opened, people from the county governor's office and the governor's office had already arrived!" Zhao Yuyan said, "They sealed off the scene and removed the iron coffin and the body, but they asked us Qiu
Ye County will investigate the case thoroughly, alas..."
emmm…
Xu Zun murmured to himself, only feeling one head and two big.
What kind of logic is this?
Since the case was investigated, but all the evidence was taken away, what's the point?
"Sir," Zhao Yu said uneasily, "Back then, I saw that iron coffin with my own eyes, and it was so scary!"
"In this case," Xu Zun said, "we must learn from experience and lessons and open the coffin as soon as possible!"
