Capture the Jade:

Teng Yuyi's heart jumped into her throat, if she hadn't been able to move rashly, she would have rushed to Juesheng to find out.

Lin Chengyou stared at Juesheng closely: "Who is it talking about"

Juesheng was very anxious, Tian Yunde lost his hands, and the range of such a gesture with a severed wrist is too big.

He stamped a certain name in a hurry: "Boss Tian, ​​are you talking about this person?"

Tian Yunde shook his head desperately, and tremblingly sent his severed wrist forward. At this moment, Qi's ghost image suddenly shook violently like a piece of paper. Regardless of the red rope tied around his waist, he screamed and wanted to jump out. array to go.

Lin Chengyou was not wary of Qi's sudden attack, he stabilized the red rope with his right hand, and flew out a talisman with the other hand, but before he could restrain Qi, all seven oil lamps went out with a bang.

The small Buddhist hall was suddenly pitch black, Lin Chengyou knew something was wrong, Fei Fu lit the candles on the incense table behind him, the flames trembled, and his eyes opened up again.

The rope lay quietly on the ground, and the ghosts of the Tian couple had already escaped.

Lin Chengyou tore off the red rope on his finger, got up and went out: "Who did Tian Yunde just say?"

Juesheng drew a circle on the roster: "The broken wrist is about this area."

Lin Chengyou took a closer look and saw that there were six names in the circle, Woji, Eji, Gejin, He Mingsheng, Baozhu, and Juanerli.

Obviously only one step away from knowing who it is. Lin Chengyou snorted coldly: "It's okay, it's a big deal to do it again."

He turned around to start the formation again, and all the Taoists rushed over to stop him: "Ah, I can't help it, this is a sorcery, my son, be careful if your cultivation is damaged."

Lin Chengyou squatted down and lit the oil lamp: "There are still many things that I don't understand. Now that I know that the murderer has something to do with the Tians, I can figure it out at once."

Jiantian shook his head: "You and I practice the righteous way, so we shouldn't be infected with evil arts. It's fine to do it once for the investigation of the case. There is absolutely no reason to start the battle again and again."

When Lin Chengyou heard the word "contaminated", he was suddenly shocked, what happened to him? Knowing that there will be great harm, but insisting on launching the battle, just now his mind is full of how to find out the murderer's name, and no one else can stop him. If he is so obsessed, isn't he just infected with evil nature without knowing it? Master Wei Dao said that "every technique that goes against the sky and reason is hidden in danger", he was already prepared enough, but he almost fell for it.

Lin Chengyou regained his composure, blew out the candle in his hand and got up, and smiled: "Senior reminded you right, I was the one who was confused just now."

Juesheng and Qizhi breathed a sigh of relief. Teng Yuyi didn't understand why they couldn't start the battle again. Seeing that the Taoists were so nervous, it must have something to do with the taboos in the Taoism. She looked down at the names on the roster and pondered. Said: "Twelve paintings - there is only one person whose surname is Twelve paintings."

Qizhi excitedly said: "Let me take a look."

Suddenly dumbfounded: "Hey, Mrs. E?"

Juesheng couldn't believe it: "How could it be her?"

Jianxi sighed: "I really can't tell, this Eji is always smooth and lovable, but she is so ruthless behind the scenes. Looking at her daily behavior, I really can't tell that she has special skills."

Jian Le took him on the shoulder and pushed his head: "Xixi, what you said is not right. The more powerful a person is, the better he knows how to hide it. I just wonder why she has made a feud with the Tians and his wife. Why did you kill the sisters Yao and Huang?"

"Don't forget that Eji is a qualified private prostitute in Pingkangfang. She lived here when Caibohang was still there." , Eji not only knew the Tian couple, but also Caifenglou's false mother, and the two deceased couples had something to do with her!"

Teng Yuyi coughed twice: "But as far as I know, prostitutes often use aliases, and fake mothers are probably no exception."

Lin Chengyou was studying the broken red rope. After hearing this and thinking about it, Teng Yuyi knew a lot. He has grown up so much that he has hardly stepped into the square of Pingkangfang except for investigating cases and catching monsters. Men, she was lucky, since she came here, she was generous with Juanerli and Baozhu, she seemed to know quite a lot about the twists and turns of prostitutes.

But what she said is correct, E Ji may not necessarily have the surname E, and what her real name is depends on her personal deed.

He picked up the silver nails scattered on the ground. Although the formation was defeated halfway, the harvest was not small.

Juesheng and Qizhi: "Brother, do you want to go back to the front building?"

"I'm going to find out what immoral things the Tians have done before they were alive. You two put away everything on the ground, and don't let me lose my bamboo stick."

Although the two yamen servants hadn't turned their heads before, they were quite frightened. Lin Chengyou walked up to the two of them, took out the Anshen Pill from his bosom, and gave them the Anshen Pill. Take a good rest."

The yamen servant was shocked, nodded and left.

Teng Yuyi was all about "practicing swords". It took more than half an hour to set up the formation. If it were practice swords, it would be enough for her to learn one and a half moves. Venerable Master, let's practice a few tricks while the wine and food are still in the future."

All the Taoists wanted to take a break, but seeing Teng Yuyi's bright eyes, they knew that there was no way to rest, so they pouted dissatisfiedly, and walked slowly to the table.

Teng Yuyi was shocked, she could bear an old Taoist pouting, but five old Taoist pouting together was simply a spectacle.

Fortunately, she can turn around under the guise of practicing the sword, so she doesn't have to be forced to watch the scene.

As soon as Lin Chengyou walked to the door, a yamen servant came to meet him: "My lord, there is a prostitute who wants to see you."

"Who?"

"A lady named Baozhu."

She? Lin Chengyou nodded: "Bring her here."

After a while, Baozhu entered the Buddhist hall under the guidance of the yamen servants. She seemed to have deliberately dressed up tonight, with a little rouge on her cheeks, and her lips were fresher than in the daytime. She looked down at herself The corner of the skirt, every step is full of coquettish, came in and suddenly found that the room was full of people, stopped in fright, and when he saw Teng Yuyi, his expression became more uncomfortable.

She panicked and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness."

Teng Yuyi glanced at Baozhu strangely, she probably thought that Lin Chengyou was here alone.

"What do you want to report?"

Baozhu bit her lips and let go, her lips instantly became rosy and plump.

Lin Chengyou frowned impatiently: "Is there something wrong or nothing?"

Baozhu flinched, but still didn't speak.

"Looks like it's all right." Lin Chengyou nodded with a smile, and said with a sinking face, "Come here, send this actor to Dali Temple to disturb the officials handling the case without reason. According to the law, you can fight twenty battles first. She has twenty boards, and she will be punished separately if she is dishonest."

Baozhu turned pale with shock, and knelt on the ground with her knees low: "My family, my family do have something important to report, I haven't thought about how to say it, and I definitely didn't intend to tease the prince, please Your Highness please forgive me."

While she was talking, she kept kowtowing, obviously frightened, Wu Dao couldn't bear to hear the sound of "dong dong dong", this little beauty specially dressed up, probably with other thoughts, But so what, it's so stunning, it doesn't hurt to use some crooked brains, Lin Chengyou has a good skin, and he doesn't know how to pity and cherish jade at all.

Lin Chengyou lowered his eyes and looked at Baozhu: "You'd better be acquainted, if you dare to talk nonsense again."

"I dare not speak nonsense." Baozhu was dizzy and weakly pressed his forehead to the ground. The servant behind the house remembered a very strange thing, the son asked Xiaofotang and the Xiaoyao Sanren today, in fact Juanerli had met Xiaoyao Sanren last month, I wonder if Juanerli mentioned this to the Shizi. "

Lin Chengyou's eyes were rippling, last month? Xiaoyao Sanren didn't show up again half a year ago, so it turned out that he returned to Chang'an on the way.

"Where did she meet Xiaoyao Sanren?"

Baozhu didn't dare to look up, so he said everything.

That day was the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Eji Te allowed Baozhu and Juanerli to go to the Bodhi Temple to offer incense. Unfortunately, Baozhu was not feeling well, so Juanerli had to go out with other young ladies. When she came back, she hugged each other quietly. Zhu said: "The master's family sends people to Luoyang to arrest Xiaoyao Sanren every day, but who knows that Taoist is hiding in Chang'an."

Baozhu hurriedly asked what's wrong.

Juanerli said: "Sisters came out from the temple after burning incense, and stopped by the wine shop to buy green ant wine. I went to the opposite shop to buy preserved peaches for you. When I came out, I saw a Taoist priest walking past in a hurry. , I thought to myself, isn’t this the Happy Loose Man.”

Bao Zhu was taken aback when she heard that, she had seen Xiaoyao Sanren when he came to Caifeng Tower, he was red-faced and bearded, with a long sword hanging from his waist, unlike ordinary Taoist priests, he was a bit of a knight-errant. The appearance is so unusual, no wonder Juan Erli can recognize it at a glance.

"Isn't this man a liar, what is he doing?"

Juan Erli said: "He seemed to be following someone, but unfortunately the street was crowded with people, so he passed by in a flash."

Baozhu hurriedly said: "Didn't the master hate this Taoist priest to death, please tell the master about it."

Juan'erli hesitated and said: "This Taoist priest doesn't look like a bad person. Maybe he's just wandering around and doesn't intend to cheat people out of money. If he is really caught by the master, he will inevitably be imprisoned. Alright."

The two were discussing, Qingzhi happily passed by the door, many actors went out to hang out today, Qingzhi was no exception, she was holding a big bag of food in her arms, it seemed that she had gained a lot. She seemed to have heard the conversation between Baozhu and Juanerli, but she didn't come in to ask.

As soon as Qingzhi left, Eji came in. Juanerli whispered to Baozhu, "I wonder if they heard what we said."

Baozhu said: "If Madam E heard this, she would definitely ask us face to face. Qingzhi might not be, we were not quiet just now, I guess she heard a few words, this girl's mouth is very broken, she will definitely tell us The master took the credit.

As a result, after several days, there was no movement from He Mingsheng's side. Baozhu and Juan'erli guessed that either Qingzhi didn't pay attention to what they were talking about that day, or Qingzhi hadn't had time to tell the master. "

After Baozhu finished speaking, he looked up at Lin Chengyou timidly.

Lin Chengyou frowned and thought, this clue is very important, why Juan Erli never mentioned it.

Baozhu seems to have guessed what Lin Chengyou was thinking, and said with trepidation: "To tell you the truth, since Juan'erli was kidnapped by that male monster once, her mental state has deteriorated a lot. I've always been in a daze lately. My family sometimes chatted with her, and she often couldn't even remember our affairs. My family guessed that she didn't hide it intentionally, but really forgot. Don't blame her."

Teng Yuyi heard it from the other end, and couldn't help being startled, strange that Juan'erli has always been in a daze recently, so it turned out that he was frightened by the young man in gold clothes, which is not surprising, whoever encounters such a big monster is not afraid, if you change it If you are timid, you may be scared crazy on the spot.

Qizhi was soft-hearted, and couldn't help interjecting: "Young lady, don't worry, Juan'erli's soul has been disturbed, and secondly, she has strayed into an illusion. This is called losing recuperation, and we will give her some talisman soup to soothe the nerves and nourish the spirit later, and it will be fine for a few more days."

Bao Zhu is very grateful: "Thank you, Xiao Daoist."

Lin Chengyou looked at Baozhu: "Did anyone mention this to you after that day?"

"No." Baozhu shook his head, "If the prince hadn't asked Xiaoyao Sanren in the afternoon, the slave family might not have remembered it, thinking that it might be related to catching the murderer, but worried that Juan'erli would forget, so he boldly came to report. "

Lin Chengyou pondered for a moment, and then asked: "Apart from Juanerli, has anyone else seen that Xiaoyao Sanren in Chang'an?"

"No." Baozhu added, "At least the two of us haven't heard of it."

***

After Baozhu left, Lin Chengyou also went to the front building.

Teng Yuyi learned a few tricks, and gradually felt that the gown on her body was greasy and heavy, and she was sweating too much, so she had to go back to her room to change clothes, so she asked Wu Dao for leave, and planned to take Cheng Bo and Huo Qiu with her Go back to Yicuixuan.

Juesheng and Qizhi chased after him: "Prince Wang, we will walk with you."

Knowing that they were worried about the evil corpses breaking in, Teng Yuyi walked forward and said with a smile: "I still have some snacks, just for you to eat."

The two nodded cheerfully, and Juesheng counted with his fingers: "Qizhi, did the prince learn a total of twelve moves?"

"Thirteen strokes." Qi Zhi let out a calm breath, "There are twenty-three strokes left to practice."

Teng Yuyi glanced at them with a smile. She didn't expect them to be very interested in her learning martial arts. According to her current progress, she is expected to finish practicing before dark tomorrow. I just hope that there will be no mistakes in the middle, otherwise she will suffer in vain. up.

Soon to arrive at Yi Cui Xuan, the surroundings are quiet, there are two yamen guards patrolling the corridor, courtesans and false mothers are trapped in their respective rooms.

Cheng Bo went to the next room to wait, while Teng Yuyi went straight back to the room to change clothes. She washed up briefly, found a few packets of vegetarian dishes that Juesheng and Qizhi loved to eat, and thought that Wudao was still in the small Buddhist hall , By the way, put fish vinegar and other meat dishes on the tray.

After tidying up, I looked around and found that there was still a plate of candied cherries on the table. Teng Yuyi was stunned. somehow forgot.

She walked through the room and opened the door, but she always felt that something was wrong. When Cheng Bo and others heard the movement, Teng Yu said to Huo Qiu absent-mindedly: "Take these food to the small Buddhist hall." /

Juesheng and Qizhi rushed into the room first: "Don't bother Brother Huo, let's come."

Huo Qiu has a straightforward personality, he smiled and was about to speak when he accidentally saw Teng Yuyi's expression, and asked in surprise, "My lord, what's wrong with you?"

Teng Yuyi paused, turned her head and walked to the other side of the corridor: "I have to go to the front building."

Cheng Bo and the others looked at each other and followed quickly in surprise.

As soon as Teng Yuyi arrived at the front building, he looked around: "Where is Lin Chengyou?"

The yamen servant didn't know Teng Yuyi's identity, but felt that this young gentleman was a little weird.

"Lin Pingshi is on the second floor, what's the matter with this young master?"

"My surname is Wang, please pass on a message for me, just say that Wang has something important to tell him."

The yamen servants hesitated a little. After Shizi and Yan Sizhi brought back a few files from Dali Temple, they ordered them to wait downstairs for Wannian County Facao to join the army, while he himself stayed on the second floor to check things. They kindly bought the pancakes I went up with hot soup, but I was turned away.

"Lin Pingshi may not be willing to see you." The yamen servant said, "You wait here, I will go up and ask."

***

Lin Chengyou stood with his back against the moon hole window, but his eyes were on the portrait in his hand. Although He Mingsheng came from a merchant background, he was not bad at painting. , thick eyebrows and curly beard, black clothes, and straw shoes, at first glance it seems a bit narrow-minded.

He Mingsheng drew a total of four paintings, one of which is currently in the hands of Jin Wuwei and Shi Qi, and the other two are sent to two city gates. Within an hour, a net will be laid inside and outside the city. Taoist priests will be arrested immediately if they show up.

"I don't know if I don't check." Yan Sizhi smiled wryly at the desk under the lamp, "It turns out that three of the six people's surnames are 'Twelve Paintings', Juan'erli's real name is Qiongqinwa, and Eji's real name His surname is Qin, and Gejin’s real name is Dong.”

Lin Chengyou took over the conversation: "There is also Baozhu. She was an orphan when someone picked her up, and she never had a name before she was bought."

Yan Sizhi added Baozhu's name seriously, and then crossed out He Mingsheng's name: "It seems that this matter has nothing to do with Boss He."

But Lin Chengyou said: "Slow."

Yan Sizhi was surprised: "What's wrong? Could it be that He Mingsheng also used a pseudonym?"

Lin Chengyou frowned: "Earlier, I sent people to Luoyang to check his details. His grandfather is a wealthy businessman in Luoyang, and his identity and background are no problem. But he is the owner of this building after all. The formation method is to hide the evidence after killing, and it is much more convenient for him to do things than other people in the building."

Yan Sizhi clicked on Gejin's name: "Gejin always recuperates in the room after his disfigurement, and there is no possibility of killing people."

Lin Chengyou thought about this: "But she has a motive to kill."

"Motive?" Yan Sizhi asked in surprise, "She doesn't even know that she was harmed by Qingzhi and Yaohuang, so how—"

Suddenly I was startled secretly, this was just Ge Jin's one-sided remarks, maybe she knew who hurt her, but she deliberately performed such a scene in public that night, it is not impossible, after all, Caifeng No one in Lou hates Sister Yao Huang more than her.

Yan Sizhi was puzzled: "Then... it seems that only Juanerli and Baozhu are the least suspicious."

But Lin Chengyou said again: "Don't you think Juan'erli is a bit too demented?"

"Do you suspect that she is pretending?" Yan Sizhi glanced at the portrait of Xiaoyao Sanren, "That's right, what you said about Baozhu tonight also proved that Juerli has been concealing important clues, but she is a barbarian, how can she Will it be related to Taozhi Embroidery Workshop in Yuezhou?"

Lin Chengyou thought about it back and forth, went to the low couch and lay down on his back. He didn't close his eyes for two nights, and he was really tired and panicked: "Don't think about it now. Anyway, Hong Canjun hasn't come yet, so I'll squint for a while."

As soon as I closed my eyes, someone knocked on the door outside.

Lin Chengyou didn't open his eyes: "What's the matter?"

"Someone asked to see Lin Juan, saying that he had something important to report."

When Lin Chengyou thought of Baozhu, he felt a little tired, what's the matter? How can there be so many important things.

"No, let her go."

"The man said his surname is Wang, and he seems to be in a hurry."

Lin Chengyou turned over and stayed on the bed: "Bring her up."

The yamen servant went to take orders, and returned after a while: "Lin Pingshi, the man is here."

Lin Chengyou opened the door and went out, and saw Teng Yuyi waiting in the corridor. She was wearing a new robe, and she was still wearing a shawl on her head. Her forehead was covered with crystal beads of sweat, and her strange smell was very fragrant. clean.

He didn't smell what fragrance it was, so he squinted at her: "What do you want from me?"

Teng Yuyi decided to make a long story short: "I don't think holding beads is right."

"Oh? Something's wrong."

"On the day of Qingzhi's accident, I asked her and Juan'erli to sing in my room. I was curious about the cause of Qingzhi's death, so I asked them about Qingzhi. At that time, there was a plate of preserved cherries in my room. Zhu Ben said well, but when she saw the preserved cherry, her expression suddenly changed. I asked her what was wrong, and she said that she remembered something when she saw the preserved cherry. hide jewelry.

"This is reasonable, so I didn't get suspicious. After Baozhu left, Juesheng Qizhi and I went to the small Buddha hall to find Wudao, and when we caught up with the son, Wudao asked you about the case. What Zhu said is an important clue, so I deliberately mentioned it in front of you. The prince didn't seem to be surprised at all. It can be seen that you have known about it for a long time. Dare to ask His Royal Highness, when did Baozhu mention this in front of you? ?”

Lin Chengyou vaguely guessed what Teng Yuyi was wondering about. As soon as he found out that something was wrong with Qingzhi's body that day, he and Yan Sizhi called everyone in the building to interrogate them one by one. Preserved things.

He said: "She told me the morning Qingzhi's body was found."

Teng Yuyi said: "That's what I'm surprised about. She told you about it in the morning, why did she lose her composure when she saw that plate of candied cherries in the afternoon?"

It's interesting. Lin Chengyou pondered for a while: "Not only did she tell me this morning, but she also described it in great detail. Logically, she wouldn't be surprised when she saw a plate of candied cherries again, unless..."

"Unless it was something else that caused her to lose her composure." Teng Yu understood clearly, "She deliberately used preserved cherries and green mushrooms as a cover to cover up the real reason for her gaffe."

Lin Chengyou became interested: "So what was Baozhu doing in your room at that time? Was there someone else in the room?"

"Besides me, there are only two Taoists. When the candied cherries were presented, the conversation was almost finished. I asked Juanerli and Baozhu to play me a song "Plucking Lotus", but Juaner Li just got up, Baozhu was like seeing a ghost, and it was only after I questioned her again and again that I came up with the following words. To be honest, these words were seamless, if it wasn’t for a coincidence that she had said it in detail before I don't have any suspicions about Qingzhi."

"Lotus Picking Song"... Lin Chengyou pondered.

"Outside the corridor?" He asked again, "Is there anyone passing by, or talking loudly?"

Teng Yuyi shook her head: "I don't remember clearly. The two Taoist priests were there at the time, why don't I go back and ask them again?

After finishing speaking, he fell silent.

Lin Chengyou waited for a while, seeing that Teng Yu didn't want to continue, he said, "It's gone?"

Teng Yuyi smiled and said, "It's gone."

But she didn't intend to leave, Lin Chengyou smiled secretly, knowing that Teng Yuyi would not go to the Three Treasures Hall if he had nothing to do.

He pretended not to know, turned around and opened the door: "Okay, I know about this, Mr. Wang, please go back."

As soon as his hand touched the door frame, Teng Yuyi smiled and said: "My son, please stay."

Lin Chengyou pretended to be surprised and turned around: "What else can you do, Mr. Wang?"

"Your Majesty has seen it too." Teng Yuyi said with a pleasant expression, "I have dealt with a lot of fake mothers and prostitutes in the building, and they may not be willing to tell you some things, but they will tell me frankly. Take Juan Erli and To put it bluntly, I know exactly how many scars they have on their bodies. Sometimes a word they say inadvertently is often an important clue."

Lin Chengyou pretended to listen carefully: "Go ahead."

"I've lived here these days, and I've listened to a lot of gossip, but for some reason, some words are clearly in front of my eyes, but I just can't remember them. Logically, my memory is not so bad. After thinking about it, I can only say Because of drinking the Huoyu Linggen Decoction, the true energy in the body is running wildly, and the brain is also in a mess."

"It makes sense." Lin Chengyou nodded solemnly, "What is the prince planning to do?"

"If the prince has a prescription for restraint, please tell me quickly."

He didn't want to tell her that he was going to enter the palace to get Yuyan Pill, so he deliberately said: "Prescription? What prescription?"

Teng Yuyi said strangely: "Naturally, it is the prescription of Kehua Huoyu Linggen Decoction. I have dealt with the people who are the most suspected at present. If I Kehua Huoyu Linggen Decoction earlier, I would also Can recall important clues earlier."

Lin Chengyou said with a low smile: "Teng Yuyi, I really have you, it's hard for you to go around such a big detour, so it's for this."

Teng Yuyi smiled brightly: "It's good for you and me. The murderer is extremely cunning, and the prostitutes have their own ghosts. The prince has checked for many days and still has no clue. If an outsider thinks of some key clues at this moment , maybe the truth will come to the surface. I just remembered that something wrong with holding beads is one of the examples."

Lin Chengyou's forehead jumped.

Checked a lot of days? Still clueless?

What does Teng Yuyi mean by this? Did he write "contempt" on his face?

Just kidding, why should she underestimate him?

"I've told you the method of restraint a long time ago." He snorted, "Believe it or not. Instead of using your brains a little bit, Mrs. Teng should calculate how much time is left. It doesn't matter if you practice or not. It's not good to have heat sores."

Speaking of this, he turned around and opened the door, then turned his head to look at her and said, "Prince Wang is still leaving?"

Teng Yuyi's teeth became sore for a while, she turned around and went down the stairs.

In the past few days, everyone has been eager to find the murderer, and she also participated in it. She originally wanted to move him with emotion and reason, but Lin Chengyou was stubborn.

Actually, she didn't want to take a shortcut, but she was worried that the second monster would break in at any time. She always suspected that Lin Chengyou had a better way to suppress it, so she asked this question. If there is a medicinal soup, there is no need to worry about not being able to practice.

This time I completely gave up, it seems that I can only practice hard without sleep.

She smiled coldly in her heart: It is not a gentleman not to take revenge, Lin Chengyou, let's wait and see.

As soon as Lin Chengyou returned to the room, he went straight to the desk, opened a certain file, and flipped through it.

Yan Sizhi said softly: "Chengyou, didn't you just say you want to take a break?"

"Don't stop." Lin Chengyou looked focused, and picked up the next volume after turning through one volume.

Yan Sizhi was a little puzzled, why did he suddenly refuse to rest?

He looked at the door curiously: "Why did Prince Wang come to you just now?"

Lin Chengyou wanted to speak up as if nothing had happened, but the yamen servant outside rushed up and knocked on the door: "Lin Pingshi, I have caught those Hu merchants who sell rotten grass."

Lin Chengyou froze, dropped his things and went to open the door: "Have you brought it?"

"They are all being detained in Dali Temple for the time being." The yamen servant wiped off his sweat, "These people have other cases on their bodies. The minister of the temple said that he was afraid that there would be troubles on the road, so he would not allow them to be escorted to the Caifeng Tower, but the minister of the temple has already represented them. Lin Pingshi has interrogated several Hu merchants, and just half a month ago, someone in Caifeng Tower did buy Rotten Heart Grass from Hu merchants, but at that time, Hu merchants did not have enough medicine powder, and finally failed to make a deal."

Lin Chengyou frowned: "Who?"

The yamen servant said: "Miss Gejin."

Yan Sizhi was taken aback: "It's really her?"

"Gejin's lady was already disfigured at that time, she didn't show up, she just asked a poppi named Tuo Tuo'er from Pingkangfang to help lead the thread, Tuo Tuo'er didn't buy the medicine powder, and asked someone to give Gejin The lady passed on the message, and the Gejin lady only said that she knew about it, but she didn’t say that she would buy it again.”

Yan Sizhi was stunned for a long time, nodded slowly and said: "Okay, we were all played by this Gejin. Chengyou, as you said, no one wants to kill sister Yao Huang more than Gejin, she deliberately The scene where Wei Zi was misunderstood was done in order to remove her suspicions in public. Now that we have found out that she bought rot heart grass on purpose, can we arrest her?"

Lin Chengyou took two steps thoughtfully. It is true to say so, but with the murderer's city, would he buy rot heart grass with great fanfare? Moreover, even if Ge Jin had the motive to kill the Yao Huang sisters, what happened to the Tians and his wife?

Compared to the Yao and Huang sisters, the Tian couple is the beginning of the murderer's evil. Only by understanding the relationship between the murderer and the Tian couple can we explain the extremely evil Qimang guiding road seal.

He rubbed his chin, thinking about opening his mouth, another yamen servant came up from downstairs: "Hong Canjun is here."

Lin Chengyou's eyes lit up: "Please come up quickly."

Hong Canjun is Wannian County's law officer in charge of prisons and trials (Note 1). All cases in the county must first go through his hands, and any cases that cannot be resolved by the county will be handled by him. level up. Although the official position is not high, he is quite famous in the market.

Hong Canjun was born with big arms and a round waist, and he walked vigorously. The beard on his face was like an upturned iron hook, but his teeth were white and shiny.

After he entered the room, he smiled and saluted: "The cases of the Tians and the Rongs were both investigated and handled by humble officials. This is the record at that time. One is for the Rongs and the other is for the Tians. Lin commented Which one would you like to hear first?"

Lin Chengyou asked him to sit down: "Let's start with Rong."

Hong Canjun sat down with his robe lifted: "Mr. Rong died on the night of the second day of October last year. No one reported the crime that night. Only the next morning did Mr. Qi send someone to notify Li Zheng. I have long heard that Mrs. Qi often beat Mrs. Rong." , suspected that Rong's death was related to her, but after investigation, the staff and neighbors all said that they did not hear Rong's call for help that night, and after the autopsy, it was also found that the cause of Rong's death was drowning. In addition, some people testified , said that in the days before Rong's death, he always cried alone, as if he had long wished to die.

"The humble official can't judge whether the Rong family committed suicide or was murdered, so they have to report the matter to Dong Mingfu. Relatives, it is meaningless to investigate further. I have no choice but to close the case."

Yan Sizhi was surprised and said: "Tian Yunde didn't pursue it? The concubine disappeared suddenly, did this person not even have the slightest reaction? Where was Rong when he died?"

Hong Canjun said: "Tian Yunde went to Yuezhou. When he came back, he heard the news of Rong's death. He fell ill that night. Maybe he was too sick. He never pursued Rong's death. Later, Qi took it." Some money, and ordered the staff to bring back Rong's body and bury it."

"Yuezhou—" Lin Chengyou and Yan Sizhi were startled.

Hong Canjun was stunned: "What's wrong?"

Lin Chengyou held his breath and asked, "What did Tian Yunde go to Yuezhou for?"

"I went to buy Ling Ling. I heard that his family was poor in his early years, and he started his business by selling silk. Although the business has grown bigger and bigger in recent years, he still goes to Yuezhou to choose fabrics every year."

It turns out that Tian Yunde has been in contact with Yuezhou all along!

"Tian Yunde always had a headache. After he fell ill, the medical workers said it was caused by excessive sadness, and some medical workers said that he was scared of the illness. In short, when he got sick, he came on violently." Hong Canjun recalled slowly, "I don't know Tian Yunde What are you afraid of? I have nightmares day and night. According to the clerk in the store, Tian Yunde was ill and confused once, and suddenly opened his eyes and said that there was a ghost wandering in the yard. When everyone heard it, it was the Rong family. Word spread."

Lin Chengyou's expression changed slightly: "Wait a minute, did the rumor about the haunting come out after Tian Yunde fell ill?"

"Yeah, just because Tian Yunde always said that there were ghosts in the yard when he was ill, Qi went to the well and scolded him several times, saying that he was a vicious person who harmed people when he was alive, and dared to make trouble after death". Even the Qi family became frightened, and one day went to the nearby Qingguo Temple to ask for a talisman to stick in the yard."

Lin Chengyou seemed to be in a nightmare, and looked at the case on the table without moving. He thought that the ghost came first, and Tian Yunde fell ill later, but it seemed that everything was reversed.

Since the rumors of the haunting spread only after Tian Yunde came back, then everything has to be sorted out from the beginning.

First, Tian Yunde went to Yuezhou, and after he came back, he fell ill. Just in time for his concubine to have an accident, everyone thought he was too sad. His burial was ignored.

Could they all be wrong, Tian Yunde's serious illness has nothing to do with Rong, but with that trip to Yuezhou.

"How long did Tian Yunde stay in Yuezhou before he came back?"

Hong Canjun was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect Lin Chengyou to ask this question. He hurriedly flipped through the records with his stubby fingers, luckily he had verified Tian Yunde's whereabouts.

"Oh, he left on August 27th and returned on the seventh day of October."

Lin Chengyou lowered his eyes and said: "It's only been forty days. From Chang'an to Yuezhou, the road will take at least 20 days. Since Tian Yunde wants to buy Ling Ling, how can he return as soon as he arrives in Yuezhou? He used to go to Yuezhou How long will it take for the state, has Hong Canjun checked it?"

"This..." There was a hint of embarrassment on Hong Canjun's Fangkuo face, "I'm a fool with a humble job, and I didn't ask Tian Yunde about his trips to Yuezhou in previous years."

"However..." He thought for a while, "When I went to the store to question, I heard a clerk in the store say, 'Mr. Rong just died in the backyard like this. It's really frightening to death. I came back early, otherwise I don’t know how to do business in the store.’ From this, it can be seen that Tian Yunde came back earlier than in previous years.”

Lin Chengyou casually knocked on the table, Rong died on the second day of junior high school, and Tian Yunde came back on the seventh day of junior high school, the news of his death could not have reached Tian Yunde's ears so quickly, he could only return early for other reasons.

Could it be that something happened to Tian Yunde in Yuezhou, or someone? This accident not only made him stop his plan to buy fabrics, but also made him fall ill after returning to Chang'an.

To make a mature man frightened to such an extent, that thing/that person must be very important.

Hong Canjun said again: "Tian Yunde died after two months of illness. Later, it was also said that the cause of Tian Yunde's death was not suspicious."

"Where is the Qi family?"

"She hanged herself on the night of the third day after Tian Yunde's death." Hong Canjun looked slightly different, "Before hanging herself, she wrote a strange letter."

"Where is the letter?"

Hong Canjun hurriedly took out a piece of paper from underneath.

Yan Si moved the candle closer, and felt the hair on the back of his neck stand up at a glance. The paper was densely packed with words, and each line was the same sentence: I am a dog, not worthy of living; I am a dog, not worthy of living... ...

Lin Chengyou stared at the words on the letter: "Have you checked the handwriting?"

"After checking, it is indeed Qi's handwriting."

Lin Chengyou turned over to look at the back of the letter again. Given Qi's personality, trying to make her wake up and write such a letter would be more difficult than ascending to heaven.

But if a person knows magic, that's another matter.

Lin Chengyou raised his eyes: "Hong Canjun kept this letter so well, did he also suspect the cause of Qi's death?"

"Yes." Hong Canjun said sternly, "Qi's temperament is domineering, even if he wants to die, he will not compare himself to a 'dog'. She had thought of suicide for a long time, and just a few days before she hanged herself, she divided her jewelry into several parts and donated them to several Buddhist temples. , the Qi family is considered helpless, and the idea of ​​seeking death is born overnight, and even a big change in temperament may occur."

Lin Chengyou said: "But this can't rule out the possibility of vendetta. The tone of the last letter is too weird, which clearly means punishment, and judging from Qi's attitude towards Rong, how could she be A person who voluntarily repents? In addition to counting the property, Hong Canjun can check who the Tians and his wife have had feuds with?"

Hong Canjun was sweating quietly on his back. To be honest, he originally looked down on Lin Chengyou, a noble boy like Lin Chengyou. The dude didn't even touch the fur.

Of course, he only murmured these words in his heart, without revealing them on the surface, and in order not to be criticized, he had made sufficient preparations before coming tonight. I can't stand it anymore.

He hurriedly braced himself to deal with it: "I've checked. Tian Yunde is a smooth person. Most of the people who deal with him on weekdays are rich and wealthy. He heard that he gets along well with others and never has any ill relations with others. Even if the Qi family conflicts with others, it is nothing more than It’s a small gain or loss in the business. However, during the investigation, Beizhi found a very strange thing: the Tians don’t even have any relatives around them, and they have never entertained relatives from other places.”

Lin Chengyou said "Hey": "Interesting, the Tians were originally from Zhangqiu, and they moved to Chang'an in Dongyue ten years ago. Zhangqiu is not too far away from Chang'an, so it is not reasonable to have any news about their relatives in their hometown. Block."

"Humble job also thinks so." Hong Canjun said suspiciously, "The Tians and his wife have huge wealth, even if they don't want to pay attention to the poor relatives in the past, they can't stop the poor relatives from coming to join them. Humble job didn't believe this at first , but the staff in the store and the neighbors on both sides can testify, and after Qi's death, no relatives came to arrange the funeral. At that time, I thought, it's no wonder that Qi donated precious jewelry to the temple before his death. It's gone."

Lin Chengyou asked logically: "So Hong Canjun has checked what happened to the Tians and his wife in Zhangqiu ten years ago?"

Hong Canjun's face was burning hot, and the investigation was not deep at all, let alone more than a year later.

Fortunately, his complexion is dark, and his blush is not obvious. He said shyly: "The humble official wrote a letter to Sihu Canjun in Zhangqiu Mansion, asking them about the relatives, friends and old friends of the Tian family in Zhangqiu. But there is no After the letter arrived, another case appeared in the county. The lowly official has no skills, and after thinking about the investigation these days, the death of the Tians and his wife is not suspicious. In addition, Dong Mingfu urged to investigate another case, the lowly official... The humble job will be thrown away."

Lin Chengyou rushed to join the army and spread his palms: "Where is the letter?"

Hong Canjun coughed in embarrassment, because his voice was so loud that it made people's eardrums buzz.

Lin Chengyou's smile remained the same, but his tone was a little bit colder: "Since it is an official letter, there is no reason why Zhangqiu Mansion should not reply."

Hong Canjun's face was blue and red, and he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Lin Chengyou: "I brought the letter. I'm afraid that Lin Pingshi will laugh at his humble and careless post, so I don't have the nerve to take it out."

Lin Chengyou shook the dust on the envelope. It seems that this letter has been left in a corner for more than a year. Fortunately, Hong Canjun was not so confused that he threw the letter away. Zhangqiu sent a letter, and it would take at least ten days to get a reply.

Si Hu of Zhangqiu Mansion was very careful, and listed all the three relatives and six family members of the Tian family and the Qi family on the paper, with Tian Yunde on the left and Qi's family on the right. The context is clear and clear at a glance.

Tian Yunde's parents have already passed away, and there is only one younger brother, because Tian's father is the only son, Tian Yunde has no uncles, brothers and nephews, and after Tian Yunde's younger brother died of illness eleven years ago, only Tian is left in the entire Tian family Yunde is married.

Qi's relatives are not too many. Qi is the youngest daughter and has two older sisters. There has been no news from other places for many years.

As for whether the Tians and his wife had feuded with others in Zhangqiu, the other party wrote in a letter: According to the household registration records, the Tians and his wife left Zhangqiu in July of the year of Dingmao. They became extinct, and the neighbors in the village don't even remember what happened more than ten years ago. Not many people even know about these two couples.

After Yan Sizhi read the letter, his expression was a little strange: "I thought this couple was trying to avoid their enemies, but it turns out that there are really no relatives in their hometown."

Lin Chengyou suddenly said: "No."

Yan Sizhi and Hong Canjun were surprised: "What's wrong?"

"The day is not right." Lin Chengyou clicked on a certain place in the letter, "The letter said that the Tian couple left Zhangqiu in July, but according to the household registration records in Wannian County, the Tian couple They arrived in Chang'an in July. From July to November, where did they go for four full months?"

The needles could be heard in the room immediately, four months could be long or short, the two living people needed a place to live besides eating and drinking.

"Furthermore, the Tians kept saying that they made their fortunes because Qi sold the dowry back then, but according to the letter, Qi came from a poor family, so how could there be such a large dowry for her to sell? Even if there is some surplus in the family After experiencing a famine, they were all exchanged for food."

Hong Canjun was determined to make up for his mistakes, and wished he could find out all the clues he knew: "But according to the investigation of the humble office, when the Tian couple first arrived in Chang'an ten years ago, they rented a shop in Dongshi to sell expensive fabrics. .”

Lin Chengyou glanced at him: "Don't you think it's strange? It's not easy to rent a shop in Dongshi, and it takes a lot of money to sell expensive cloth such as silk. If the dowry is fake, where will the money come from?" of?"

Yan Sizhi said suspiciously: "You mean—"

Lin Chengyou saw the ghosts of the Tian couple before his eyes, and said with a sneer, "I'm thinking about what happened in those four months. If I can figure out what the Tian couple did back then, maybe I can know the murderer's motive. Already."

Hong Canjun was both surprised and regretful: "So the Tians were really murdered?"

Lin Chengyou turned around and pointed to Qi's last letter: "The murderer can deceive others but not us. This letter is exactly the same as Qimang's method of leading Luyin. They all use the method of pulling the soul out of the victim. He manipulated it like a puppet, and then made him write letters and hang himself. I think that if the coffin is opened for an autopsy, there should be some needle holes left on the outside of Qi’s clothes.”

Hong Canjun's face was miserable. Qi's death has been more than a year, and the body has long been corrupted. It is not easy to open the coffin to find clues. I only hate that he closed the case too hastily. If the murderer was found out at that time, maybe there would be no Those things behind.

Lin Chengyou suddenly said again: "Yan Sizhi, Hong Canjun, if you flee with your family, where will you be the first to consider?"

Yan Sizhi came back to his senses: "When you are in an unlucky year and you are hungry, maybe you can count on your relatives to take you in."

"But the Tian family has no relatives to go to." Lin Chengyou took two steps slowly in front of the table, "The Qi family has two older sisters. For the Tian family at that time, there was no better place to go. It's a pity that the letter didn't say where they got married, otherwise maybe we could know where the Tians lived for the past four months."

As he spoke, he was thinking in his mind, fleeing from Zhangqiu to a certain place, and then from a certain place to Chang'an, when the Tians and his wife reappeared, they already had a lot of money for business.

The circumstances of these four months changed the fate of the Tian couple.

Four months...

Four months...

Lin Chengyou's eyelids twitched.

Couldn’t that place be——

He stood dumbfounded in the room, only feeling that the numerous clues were gradually pointing to a certain place.

Yuezhou, sisters Yao and Huang, the sachet from Taozhi Embroidery Workshop, the four months when Tian and his wife disappeared for no reason...

He raised his head sharply: "Yan Sizhi, send a letter to Yuezhou Prefecture in the name of Dali Temple as soon as possible. After you write it, you will have someone gallop to deliver the letter overnight."

Yan Sizhi was taken aback, and quickly grabbed his sleeve and picked up his pen: "What do you want to ask?"

"I want to know if there was any unsolved case in Yuezhou between August and October ten years ago. The location may be near Taozhi Ferry. The murderer has not been caught yet." Lin Chengyou turned around and hurried out, "Hong Join the army, you go out with me."

Hong Canjun stood up in surprise: "Where are you going?"

"Try your luck. There are just a few officials from Jiangnan East Road reporting their duties in Beijing. If you are lucky, some people may remember what happened in Yuezhou ten years ago. If no one remembers, there are still a few Yuezhou people in the city Open a hostel, find someone to ask carefully.”

Lin Chengyou went downstairs while talking, but there was no one in the hall, and there was silence all around.

He walked to the front of the court and looked around for a while. Suddenly, he made a ring with his fingers and blew a whistle.

Hong Canjun followed closely behind Lin Chengyou, and stopped suspiciously when he saw this, only to hear the night wind passing through the hall, and the light creaking of lantern hooks under the eaves.

After the whistle, the sound of the wind seemed to stop for a moment. Hong Canjun was secretly feeling weird when he heard a faint sound coming from the roof, as if a giant was sneaking quietly on the roof.

The hair on Hong Canjun's back stood up. He has practiced martial arts for many years, and he knew that the thing on the top of the building was definitely not good.

However, before he could draw the knife, Lin Chengyou held down the handle of his knife.

Lin Chengyou turned his head to look at Hong Canjun, and said with a half-smile, "Let's go."

Hong Canjun was full of doubts, seeing that Lin Chengyou had turned around and walked towards the gate, he had no choice but to swallow his words.

Come out and get on the horse, he was still wondering what was on the roof, but Lin Chengyou handed him a piece of paper: "Hong Canjun look at this, during the time when the Tians and his wife passed away, you can see it Who has been in and out of Caibo Xing?"

Hong Canjun took the paper and saw the names of Wo Ji and six other people on it. They were all old residents of Pingkangfang, and he had some impression of the names.

Knowing that this was probably a list of suspects, he thought carefully and said, "In the days when the Tians and his wife died, there were many people who came to watch the excitement. A glance, as for others... I really can't remember."

Woji and Eji? Lin Chengyou took the reins: "Did they do anything unusual at that time?"

Hong Canjun shook his head: "I just remember that they were huddled in the crowd to watch the excitement, and they dispersed after being driven away by us. By the way, this He Mingsheng came to Pingkangfang to open a shop half a year later. He should not be there at that time. Chang'an."

Lin Chengyou held the reins in his hand and made the horse turn twice. He didn't expect Hong Canjun to remember what happened more than a year ago. How can a person with such a strong personality show his flaws easily in front of others.

So I stuffed the note paper into my arms again: "You and I will go separately, I will go to Jinzuoyuan first, and you will wait for me at Chongrenfang. There are many hostels opened by foreign traders in Chongrenfang, and there are family homesickness among them. Rugui Inn was opened by merchants from Yuezhou, and the merchants should know a lot of local anecdotes, so Hong Canjun asked them carefully about the unsolved cases in Yuezhou ten years ago."

Hong Canjun held the horsewhip and cupped his hands: "Don't worry about Lin Pingshi, I know it well."

Lin Chengyou nodded, flicked the rein and galloped away.

Hong Canjun patted his horse to keep up, but he was a little puzzled. As soon as Yan Sizhi's letter was sent, Yuezhou would reply soon. Whether the Tian couple had been to Yuezhou back then, the truth would come out in half a month.

But looking at Lin Chengyou's posture, it seems that he can't wait for dawn. In fact, he also has the experience of investigating cases day and night, but there are always times when he is tired. If it is not for the imminent case, there is no need to run around at night.

But Lin Chengyou seems to have to find the murderer immediately tonight——

Hong Canjun waved his horsewhip in thought, and ran into the night in an instant.

***

Yan Sizhi waited and waited, but Lin Chengyou and Hong Canjun returned for a long time.

He dozed off with his forehead propped up, and accidentally fell asleep. After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, he heard loud noises in a daze. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were filled with golden sunlight. Yan Sizhi straightened his back, This sleep actually fell asleep.

He hurriedly raised his hands and straightened his head, ran to the door and opened it, only to see a yamen servant running up and saying: "Lin Pingshi is back, and he told Yan Sizhi to bring paper, pen and ink, and hurry to the Hu next door." The bakery is looking for him."

Yan Sizhi quickly found the pastry shop, and saw Lin Chengyou and Hong Canjun sitting in the shop, and there were several men who looked like traders sitting beside them, all looking a little nervous.

Although the merchants were wrapped in silk, there was a lot of dust on their robes, as if they had been rolled on the ground.

Lin Chengyou cleaned his hands and face, looked around with a pleasant smile: "Hey, why don't you talk, do I look like a bad guy?"

The merchants trembled and said: "Just now, the villain didn't recognize His Royal Highness in the hotel, so he did something offensive. I beg the prince to see it for the sake of the villain's stupidity, and don't bother with the villain."

"Speaking of offending, you did delay me a lot." Lin Chengyou raised his eyebrows, "But I'm the most magnanimous person, and today's situation is a bit special. You can give it to me because you are willing to make up for it. You have a chance."

Several businessmen hastily swore to the sky: "As long as His Royal Highness raises his hand, everything will be arranged by His Royal Highness."

Lin Chengyou played with the wine cup in his hand: "Actually, it's just a trivial matter. It's rare that you all live in Taozhi Ferry, and you all remember the unsolved case in August ten years ago. I came here because I wanted to Please identify someone."

The vendors showed fear on their faces, but they were obviously more afraid of Lin Chengyou. They looked at each other and nodded quickly.

Lin Chengyou said kindly: "I know what you are afraid of, don't worry, although that person may be a murderer, as long as you identify him today, I guarantee that this person will have no chance to retaliate against you in the future."

Just as he was talking, Hong Canjun suddenly said: "Yan Sizhi, please sit down."

Lin Chengyou nodded at Yan Sizhi, and then said: "Don't talk like that just now, send someone who speaks the most clearly. If there are any omissions, the rest will help to make up."

Yan Sizhi was surprised and delighted, and after sitting down, he asked Hong Canjun in a low voice: "Is there really an unsolved case?"

Hong Canjun nodded: "It's not a sensation, but there are quite a few people who know about it. These Yuezhou merchants lived at Taozhi Ferry back then. This time they came to Chang'an to sell goods, and they happened to rest in the hotel. As soon as you ask about the matter, you will be right."

The merchants murmured and discussed, and openly elected the man in blue as a representative. The man cleared his throat and slowly spoke: "This incident has been over ten years ago. Luckily, someone still remembers it. Back then we There lived a family near the ferry. The head of the household was a scholar named Peng.

"Peng Shusheng is not from Yuezhou. I heard that he went to Chang'an to participate in the scientific examination in his early years. After failing, he went back to his hometown with shame. He simply took his wife to travel around. Later, for some reason, the family traveled to Yuezhou. Not only did they live here, but they also opened a private school near Taozhi Ferry.

"The little man went to play at the ferry when he was young, and often saw Peng Shusheng. After Peng Shusheng opened a private school, although he accepted very few Shuxiu, he didn't receive many students because he didn't have any fame. In order to make ends meet, he sells calligraphy and paintings in Fangshi in his free time, and sometimes he brings along the needlework made by his wife, but Mrs. Peng is from Guanzhong, and her embroidery work is far inferior to that of the local embroiderers in Yuezhou—"

Lin Chengyou said abruptly: "What is Peng Shusheng's wife's last name?"

The man in the blue robe shouldered his companion: "Who of you still remember?"

"The surname is probably Yin or Qi." Someone whispered, "The elder brother of the villain once went to Peng Shusheng's private school, and said that the teacher's wife was very kind, but unfortunately the teacher's wife always speaks. With a Guanzhong accent, I can’t quite understand some words. Oh, by the way, Peng Shusheng has a pair of children under his knees. Dalang is about the same age as a villain. If he lives to this day, he will be about twenty-six or seven years old this year. Now, he should be fifteen or sixteen years old.

Lin Chengyou's eyes moved slightly, and he waited patiently for a while, seeing that no one would add any more, he could only say, "Go on."

The man in the blue robe said: "Every year in Fula, the neighbors often ask Peng Shusheng to help with calligraphy and painting. They asked for money. Later, the family became more and more poor, and the neighbors often sent some food to help them.

"I remember that Peng Shusheng had a sour temper and his family was in such a difficult situation. He didn't forget to teach his children to read and write. The villain often saw the eldest son of the Peng family squatting at the ferry to read a book. His handwriting was so beautiful. The youngest daughter of the Peng family was born fair and beautiful at a young age, and the neighbors sometimes boasted a few words, and the Pengs were also full of glory.

"Several years have passed like this. Peng Shusheng is old, seeing that there is no hope of fame, he stopped planning to go to Chang'an to take the exam, but he couldn't bear the face, so he had to secretly learn to fish with the people at the ferry. When Peng Shusheng was fishing at night, he accidentally rescued a man. It was a coincidence that this man was a local wealthy businessman who accidentally fell into the river because of drunkenness. The wealthy businessman was grateful to Peng Shusheng for his life-saving grace. , specially hosted a banquet for their family, we all guess..."

The man in the blue robe turned his head and looked to the left and right, as if to confirm whether his statement was correct. After meeting his companion's affirming eyes, he spoke again.

"We all guessed that the wealthy businessman paid Peng Shusheng a large sum of money, because after that, Peng Shusheng seldom went to the ferry to fish. Not long after, he bought a good pen and ink for Mr. Peng’s family, saying that with his talent, he only needs to study hard for two more years, and then he can go to Chang’an for scientific research in the next year. After a while, Shusheng Peng I sold that humble house, took my children to a village on the mountainside, bought two boats, hired people to catch fish and sold them.

"On the day they moved, the villain and his mother-in-law also went to join in the fun. The neighbors knew why the Peng family became rich, but everyone saw how happy the Peng family was, and no one made fun of them.

"After the Peng family moved, they didn't go down the mountain very often, and the old neighbors met much less often. Everyone said that the Pengs and his wife had come to the end of their hardships. As long as the Peng family's eldest doctor passed the imperial examination next year, maybe the family will move to Going to Chang'an, unexpectedly..."

Speaking of this, the man in the blue robe showed a look of unbearable expression on his face, and sighed several times: "Unexpectedly, the good times didn't last long, and something happened to the Peng family soon. It happened to be August at that time, and there was a famine in the north. Few refugees flocked to the Southland one after another. Strangers often landed at the Taozhi Ferry, and there were many thieves and thieves among them. There was no shortage of troubles in the mess. Everyone tried not to go to the ferry in order to escape, but the Peng family didn’t know what happened. He was evil, but he crossed the ferry at this time. Unfortunately, he encountered robbers, and the whole family suffered. When they were discovered, the boat was cut through, and the family of four disappeared. The neighbors rushed to the government to report the case and salvaged It took several days to salvage the bodies of Peng Shusheng and his wife, the weather was extremely hot in August, and they had been soaked in the water for so long, the couple lost their shapes.”

Someone sighed faintly, as if recalling the tragedy of that day.

The blue-robed man was silent for a while, and said sadly: "The government searched for a few more days, but they failed to find the bodies of the Peng family brothers and sisters, but they did find the clothes of the brothers and sisters. I hope, besides, if they are still alive, the brothers and sisters should have gone ashore. People from the government also said that Peng Shusheng and his wife had injuries on their heads, and they should have been thrown into the river after being injured by someone. , there is nothing of value in the house, and you can tell that the money has been robbed by the wicked.

"The government asked us again if we had seen strangers come to see the Pengs, but we hadn't seen each other for a long time. In addition, the refugees were running around, and all the houses were closed. The neighbors don't know what's new in the Pengs recently. It happened that the fisherman hired by Peng’s family was also missing at that time, so the government suspected that the fisherman was the murderer. It didn’t take long before they found the fisherman’s floating corpse, which was said to be injured. Since then, the government has been If the murderer cannot be found, the case will be closed."

The room fell silent, and everyone had different expressions. Anyone who heard such a kind family lost their lives overnight would feel sad.

Yan Sizhi sighed while writing, Hong Canjun frowned and thought about something, the merchants looked at their noses and noses and their hearts, and looked up at Lin Chengyou from time to time.

Lin Chengyou rubbed the wine cup in his hand, but didn't speak for a long time.

Peng Shusheng's wife's surname is Yin or Qi. If the surname is Qi, it is very likely that she is a sister of the Qi family.

Based on this calculation, where Tian Yunde and his wife stayed in those four months ten years ago seems to have the answer.

The couple escaped from the famine in Zhangqiu in July and headed straight to their sister in Yuezhou.

It was August that the Peng family members were murdered.

The strange thing is that when the Tians return to Chang'an, they will have more business capital in their hands. They used the money to open a shop in Dongshi and start a cloth business.

Ten years later, the four members of the Peng family turned into a pile of dead bones, but the Tians and his wife became rich households in Chang'an. The experiences of those four months did not leave a trace in their lives.

Can it be erased? Lin Chengyou thought coldly, that would be four lives, and the endless hatred would crawl out of the ground like a poisonous weed.

That's why there is a sinful letter of "I'm a dog, I don't deserve to live", and that's why I have the shocking seven-pointed guide seal.

So it was not enough for the man to take the lives of the Tians and his wife, but also to arrest their souls and torture them.

Moreover, the ghosts of the Tian couple once said that the murderer's surname was Twelve Paintings.

The surname "Peng" is exactly the twelve paintings.

Maybe someone survived the catastrophe that year.

Lin Chengyou's face was calm, but his heart was full of turmoil. Several unsolved cases spanned the entire ten years. If he hadn't lived in the Caifeng Tower by accident, he might never have known what happened ten years ago. A headless case.

The case has become more and more clear, but for some reason, the closer to the truth, the more complicated the feeling in my heart. The opposite of yin is yang, and the other side of wrong is right. Can't be measured by wrong or right.

He calmed down and said, "Have the bodies of Peng Shusheng's son and daughter not been found?"

"No." The blue-robed rich man shook his head, "People drown at our ferry every year, and if the bodies don't float up, they basically rush downstream."

"Over the years, have you ever seen anyone similar in appearance to this pair of brothers and sisters in Yuezhou?"

Several businessmen were silent for a moment, then shook their heads one after another: "If I saw it, I would probably be frightened to death. And the little lady of the Peng family was only six or seven years old when she died. Even if she survived by luck, her appearance has changed. Peng Jia Dalang was sixteen or seventeen years old, but after all, it has been more than ten years..."

Lin Chengyou squinted at them: "No matter how changed their appearance is, there should be some shadows in the outline. Later, I will take you to recognize a few people. If you think they are similar, please tell me. Also, do you still remember Peng Dalang and Peng Dalang?" Miss Peng's name?"

Businessmen shook their heads: "I remember that Peng Shusheng always called his son 'Da Lang, Da Lang', but the little lady doesn't know."

Lin Chengyou thought about it for a while, and now he has a general idea of ​​why the murderer murdered the Tian family, but why sister Yao Huang was killed is still a mystery.

Recalling what happened to sisters Yao and Huang in their early years, he asked: "In Yuezhou Prefecture, there was a couple of musicians who were good at ventriloquism. Their surname was Nie, and they had a pair of daughters. Music workers were implicated in Li Changmao's treason case, and their daughter was sold, have you heard of this?"

The merchants answered quickly: "I've heard of it, why haven't I heard of it, there are no villains who don't know about these strange people in Yuezhou City. It was noisy for a while, but they had been living in Lefang in the city before the accident, which was far away from the ferry.”

Don't you live at Taozhi Ferry? Lin Chengyou was secretly surprised. He thought that sister Yao Huang was killed because she recognized the murderer, but it seems that she guessed wrong. Since they are not neighbors, the chances of knowing each other are slim. What's more, Yao Huang was only eight years old ten years ago, and Qing Zhi was only five years old. They are too young, so they would not have any impression of the Peng family's case.

Then why were they killed?

He casually poured tea for himself. After Caifenglou opened, sisters Yao and Huang lived under the same roof as the murderer. Qingzhi likes to steal things. Perhaps one day, he accidentally discovered the evidence that the murderer killed Tian's couple.

No, the murderer is so cautious, how could a little girl catch him.

But if there is no clue, why was the murderer blackmailed by Qingzhi?

What did you miss... Lin Chengyou frowned, and suddenly thought of Rong.

"Have you ever heard of a embroiderer named Rong?"

Several merchants shook their heads blankly.

Lin Chengyou took out the murderer's sachet from his arms: "Here, take a look at this, do you have any impression?"

Everyone said "Hey": "This is like the work of Taozhi Embroidery Workshop."

"Do you know this embroidery workshop?"

"Naturally, this embroidery workshop is famous, and it is near the ferry. The word 'Taozhi' is based on the name of the ferry."

Lin Chengyou rubbed his chin: "Since we are so close, you may have heard that a embroidered lady married her daughter to a rich man in Chang'an as a concubine."

The man in the blue robe was about to shake his head, but a merchant behind him poked his head forward: "Yes, there is such a thing, the villain's aunt often goes to Taozhi Embroidery Workshop to buy work, and she is pretty close to the people in the embroidery workshop." Familiar. At that time, the villain wanted to take a concubine, so A Niang took care of the villain. About a year or two ago, the villain’s A Niang came home and suddenly said that she had taken a fancy to the daughter of an old embroidered lady. Knowing that before she had time to say something, the lady was spotted by a wealthy businessman from Chang'an, who promised the old lady a lot of money and took the little lady to Chang'an."

Yan Sizhi and Hong Canjun were surprised: "Isn't this the Rong family?"

That's right, Rong's aunt is a Yuezhou embroiderer, and the age is also suitable.

Lin Chengyou's expression was a bit strange: "According to this, the Rong family also lived in Taozhi Ferry back then? Could she also know about the Peng family's case..."

He stopped speaking abruptly and stood up suddenly.

He finally knew why Qingzhi openly said that he and the Rong family were from the same village!

People only regarded Qingzhi as a sensationalist, because the Rong family had been dead for more than a year at that time, and Caifenglou was often haunted by ghosts.

But it turned out that Qingzhi wasn't talking crazy, she said this on purpose for the murderer to hear.

She is blackmailing the murderer in this way, she knows his/her secret.

As for how she knew, it was naturally related to Rong.

As early as when Rong was still alive, Qingzhi went to Caiboxing with Wo Ji. At that time, Qingzhi was focused on finding her lost sister, and hearing Rong's Yuezhou accent, she must find a way to talk to Rong.

Once they get acquainted, there will be more things to talk about. Maybe Rong said something about the Peng family unintentionally, and Qingzhi remembered it in his heart.

One year later, the Caifeng Building opened, and Qingzhi also entered the building with Wo Ji. She met the murderer every day, and maybe at a certain moment, Qingzhi got a glimpse of the murderer's secret.

Qingzhi looks silly on the surface, but in fact has a deep scheming heart. After knowing the secret, she took the opportunity to blackmail the murderer. She succeeded, and that's why she got the pile of precious jewelry hidden under the candied cherries.

In the process of dealing with Qingzhi, the murderer accidentally learned that Qingzhi and Yao Huang were sisters. Fearing that his secret would be revealed, after killing Qingzhi, he attacked Yao Huang again.

No wonder the murderer clearly hated Tian and his wife, but killed sister Yao and Huang.

Lin Chengyou stared fixedly at the door. After the morning drum, the shop gradually became lively. There was a lot of traffic and horses outside, but his ears were full of lightning and thunder. Several cases were closely connected, and the murderer hardly showed his flaws. If it hadn't been for a coincidence to find this group of Yuezhou businessmen, it might take ten days to figure out the truth.

It's been a long time since he met such a scheming opponent, he was scratching his head, thinking of this person's flawless performance on weekdays, he couldn't wait to see the moment when he revealed the true face of that person.

He lowered his eyes and finished the soup in the teacup unhurriedly, the more anxious he was, the more unhurried he was on his face, he straightened his face, he stood up, looked around, and said with a smile: "Let's go. Go to the Caifeng Tower to recognize someone, and when you get there, don't make a fuss, and let me arrange everything."

***

Teng Yuyi practiced sword alone in the garden.

It rained all night last night, and it didn't clear up until the morning. The sun fell on the blue glazed tiles, bursting out thousands of bright white lights. Such a good weather is used to practice swords with twice the result with half the effort. "Swordsmanship" became more and more difficult to practice at the end. After learning the first twenty moves, Teng Yuyi's speed suddenly slowed down. Originally, it only took half an hour to practice one move, but now it takes more than an hour to complete.

It would be a lie to say that she was not in a hurry, but when the weather cleared up, she practiced very hard regardless of the fact that the ground was full of mud spots.

Suddenly a yamen servant led a group of people over and said, "Young Master Wang, please take a break. The garden has to be free to handle the case, so we can't keep anyone here for the time being."

Why come again? Teng Yuyi turned around to look at the person who came, she knew Yan Sizhi, and the rest were all strangers. Lin Chengyou will not find a bunch of strangers for no reason, it must be related to the case.

The merchants are also looking at Teng Yuyi. They sell goods in two places all the year round, and they have cultivated their vicious eyesight. The large beard covered half of his face.

Teng Yuyi looked away calmly. It seems that if the murderer is not arrested as soon as possible, she will not be able to practice thirty-six moves in one go. Deliberately said in a thick voice: "Abbe, let's go."

After saying that, he turned around and went to the small Buddhist hall, the servants hesitated for a moment, Lin Pingshi only said that no one could be kept in the garden, but he didn't say what the small Buddhist hall was like, besides, this prince seems to have a lot of background, why bother to provoke him for nothing People hate.

Juesheng and Qizhi were sitting at the base of the wall and taking a nap, Wudao was busy dividing up a few pieces of mustache, when he looked up and saw Teng Yuyi coming in, he was about to ask her why she didn't practice anymore, when the yamen servant led a group of richly dressed strangers in up.

"This is?"

Before the yamen servant opened his mouth, he heard Lin Chengyou's voice.

Juesheng and Qizhi woke up startled, rubbed their eyes and said, "Senior brother."

Not long after, Lin Chengyou came in and said to several merchants: "Later, you will recognize people in the small Buddhist hall, and even if you recognize them, don't say anything."

A few people nodded nervously.

Teng Yuyi originally planned to invite Wu Dao to practice swords elsewhere, but when he saw this, his curiosity was aroused. Lin Chengyou worked hard all night, and seemed to find a lot of things.

Should we stay and watch the excitement, or go back to the room to practice swords?

Lin Chengyou turned around and wanted to arrange some Taoist priests, but when he saw Teng Yuyi, he rubbed his chin and thought, didn't she say last night that he had no clue, today just opened her eyes.

"Yo." He said with a smile, "unfortunately, I interrupted the prince's learning. We have to use this small Buddhist hall for business, and we won't be able to practice swords for a while. The prince is no better than others, and he learns things too slowly. , it is better to move to another place as soon as possible, so as not to delay your sword learning."

Teng Yuyi suddenly felt deceitful. These words were sarcasm on the surface, but there was also a hint of "provoking generals". Logically, Lin Chengyou wished that they would go far away and "provoke" her well to stay for what?

Knowing that Lin Chengyou has bad intentions, she still couldn't resist the temptation to "identify the murderer". I would like us to stay and watch the excitement, but I will be disrespectful."

Lin Chengyou had a thick skin, and he didn't change his smile when he was punctured, but he said in his heart, this is what you want to keep, so just watch it later.

He turned his head to say something to Wu Dao, someone came from the garden.

Wu Dao looked at the group of merchants, and couldn't help asking: "My lord, do they recognize the murderer?"

"Shh, don't talk." Lin Chengyou looked out through the pane, "Let them try."

Juesheng and Qizhi originally wanted to go straight to the senior brother, but seeing the serious expression on the senior brother's face, they realized that the atmosphere was not right, so they tiptoed to Teng Yuyi's side and looked out together with Teng Yuyi.

The first one to come was Gejin. The yamen servant led her to stand in front of a nearby peony bush, and didn't know what to say. Ge Jin hesitated for a moment, and raised her hand to take off the veil, so her whole face was exposed to the sun.

The merchants seemed to be surprised by the scar on the beautiful woman's face, and even their breathing became a little heavy. Fortunately, Lin Chengyou seemed to have greeted them in advance, so that they would not cry out.

Teng Yuyi looked carefully at Ge Jin, and it was not easy to identify people. The murderer was especially cunning. He could neither scare the enemy, but also ensure that he could see the opponent's face clearly. In this way, hiding in the small Buddhist hall is a good way to identify people. As long as you lead people to stand under the sun, the people inside can see clearly what their noses and eyes look like.

As the yamen servant questioned, he led the Gejin around several times calmly.

Lin Chengyou looked at the businessmen for a moment, but after a while, they all shook their heads together.

Although Lin Chengyou looked weird, he didn't think he was very surprised, but Yan Sizhi ate a lot, grabbed the sleeve of the man in blue robe, and motioned them to look carefully. do not know.

The second person who came was He Mingsheng. He was already much fatter than others, and after these few days of confinement, he seemed to have gotten a little fatter.

Catching up with the sunny and warm weather today, but after a short distance, his face was covered with greasy sweat. He looked around blankly in front of the flowers, then smiled, and leaned over to ask the yamen servant.

The merchants shook their heads in unison when they saw He Mingsheng's fat and broad face.

Woji, Eji, and Juanerli are next in order.

The merchants denied Wo Ji and E Ji in turn because of the wrong age.

But when it was Juan'erli's turn, the man in the blue robe showed doubts. Lin Chengyou stared at the rich man and signaled him to take a good look with his eyes.

The wealthy households exchanged glances with each other, and finally shook their heads.

The last one came was Baozhu. This time, the expressions of all the wealthy families changed. As soon as the yamen servant took Baozhu away, they all said, "She looks a bit like the little lady of the Peng family."

Lin Chengyou didn't say a word, but Yan Sizhi and Hong Canjun asked in surprise, "Are you sure you read it right?"

"It's a bit similar. In fact, the little lady of the Peng family was only five or six years old when she died. I have seen her several times, and I remember her fair skin, pointed chin, and the appearance of that little lady just now, she is a bit like Peng Shusheng's wife."

Others also agreed: "That's right, among the six people, she is the one who resembles the Peng family the most."

Teng Yuyi thought to herself, could it be that she is really holding a pearl? Did she come to talk about Juanerli last night to clear her suspicions? The murderer is a man of deep prestige, if it is really Baozhu, what is the purpose of suddenly mentioning that Xiaoyao Sanren last night.

Hong Canjun couldn't hold back and said, "My lord, shall we arrest people now?"

Everyone turned their attention to Lin Chengyou. Lin Chengyou looked suspiciously at the back of Baozhu going away. He didn't answer for a long time. Something else."

***

After Lin Chengyou left, Teng Yuyi practiced for another hour. There are a lot of Taoist mentality behind the swordsmanship, which becomes more and more difficult at the end. After all, she has no foundation. up.

Judging from this progress, it is impossible to finish training before dark. She gritted her teeth and looked at the emerald sword in her hand, what should I do, just let myself get hot sores? Hmph, don't even think about it. But even if she refuses to admit defeat, things like martial arts cannot be stolen. As a person who has never learned Kung Fu, she has already sacrificed half her life to practice to this level in one go.

Could it be impossible to overcome this strange soup? She paced anxiously, not talking about the heat sore first, but focusing on the great benefits after the cure, and she was not willing to let it go.

It was getting late, and it was not her style to sit and wait. She had to find a way as soon as possible.

Teng Yuyi was racking his brains to think of ideas, and Wu Dao was not idle.

They have always been rascals, and teaching martial arts is not an easy job. Seeing that Teng Yuyi will be unable to practice for a while, they plan to put down the pick: "Ms. Teng, it's not that we don't teach you well, but the old man also wants to understand. You shouldn't do it against the sky, you are a delicate little lady, you should learn slowly, it's better to forget it, it's nothing more than a few hot sores, you are young, and it will fade after a few months. I won't talk about it, outside The sky is getting worse and worse, and the old man has to go to the garden to protect the formation."

Juesheng and Qizhi stomped their feet angrily: "Senior, how could you do this?"

But Wu Dao went straight to the door, Teng Yuyi winked at Uncle Cheng, Cheng Bo quickly stopped in front of Wu Dao, smiled lightly and said: "Masters, listen to me, what will happen if the Huoyu Linggen Tang breaks out?" How long it will take, there is no definite number right now, if you continue to learn it, you will be able to pass it, but if you don't teach it, it will be completely hopeless, please be more patient, my wife is very intelligent, maybe you will pass it soon."

Wu Dao yelled: "It's not that the old Taoist doesn't want to teach, but right now, don't you think it's important—"

Teng Yuyi walked over slowly: "In ancient times, there was the letter of Wei Sheng, and recently there was Jibu Yinuo. It can be seen that in the eyes of the world, the word 'xinnuo' is worth a thousand pieces of gold, and Taoists must praise it on weekdays. It seems a little inappropriate to make more promises than ordinary people, and to go back on the moment."

Five murmurs: "No——"

Teng Yuyi came to the door and paused: "When I was drinking at the Zuidie Pavilion the day before yesterday, the Taoist priest himself promised to finish teaching this set of swordsmanship. Now that you have promised, when to stop and how to stop, it is not up to you to decide. It's over."

Jiantian and others choked, "You—"

Teng Yuyi turned her head and smiled: "I know, the priests didn't sincerely want to break their promises. They didn't sleep all night last night, so they would get confused when they were tired. Take a good rest in the small Buddhist hall, and I'll get it done." Bring some wine, and after drinking the wine to nourish your energy, you can teach me swordsmanship."

As soon as he spoke, Cheng Bo had already calmly blocked the door. Wu Dao knew that he was very good at martial arts, and if he insisted on breaking out, a fight would be inevitable. Besides, they were already at a loss, and it seemed that they won't count as winning Majestic, so he said angrily: "Ms. Teng, what do you mean? We didn't say that we would not teach, why did you put us here?"

Teng Yuyi turned a deaf ear and led Huoqiu down the steps. After taking two steps, he turned around and waved at Jueshen and Qizhi.

Juesheng Qizhi drilled out and said anxiously: "Miss Teng, don't worry, the second monster may not come when, there are still a few hours before dark, as long as you hurry up and practice, there is still hope to master it." of."

But when they said this, their expressions and tone of voice were a little hesitant, and it was obvious that they felt hopeless.

Teng Yuyi whispered: "The peach blossom swordsmanship you talked about last time, it is said that you can learn it in half an hour? Is this sword manual in your Qingyun Temple?"

"Yes." Juesheng was stunned, "Miss Teng, don't you want to go to Guanli to get this sword manual now? If it doesn't work, even if we find it, we won't."

"Get the sword manual... It's really too late." Teng Yuyi looked at the sky, and suddenly changed the subject, "Isn't Lin Chengyou good at this sword technique?"

Qizhi opened his eyes slightly, did Madam Teng figure out a way to get her senior to teach her?

"Brother will, but—"

Teng Yuyi pondered, as long as he is sure that Lin Chengyou knows this sword technique, everything will be easy.

She nodded with a smile: "Go back and have a good rest first, I'll go get some delicious food."

Soon to arrive at Yicuixuan, Teng Yuyi looked around, the doors of all the rooms were closed, and the government servants had not withdrawn. Lin Chengyou just said that he would arrest people, but he didn't see any action. According to her, either he hadn't figured out what to do Catch, or still waiting for some news...

With more confidence in her mind, she took Huo Qiu to the front building again, and saw Lin Chengyou coming down the stairs head-on.

"It's been more than an hour, still no news?" Lin Chengyou said.

Yan Sizhi said: "The bad people are taking the portraits of the free and easy people to the hostel to inquire, but there are too many hostels in the city, so if you ask them one by one, I'm afraid—"

Lin Chengyou was about to answer when he raised his eyes and saw Teng Yuyi: "Prince Wang?"

He went straight to the table and sat down with his robe lifted: "Young Master Wang is not practicing sword in the back, what are you doing here?"

Teng Yuyi bowed his hands solemnly: "Wang came here to help catch the murderer."

"Catch the murderer?" Lin Chengyou put the teacup to his mouth, smiled and put it down again, "I didn't know that the prince is so warm-hearted, but you saw it just now, we already know who the murderer is, so hurry up Let's go, it will be good if you don't make trouble."

Teng Yuyi pretended to be puzzled: "Since your Excellency has confirmed who the murderer is, why did you take so long to catch him?"

Lin Chengyou's smile faltered slightly, and he immediately said, "According to Mr. Wang, why is this?"

But Teng Yuyi refused to continue, and only pointed to Huo Qiu behind him with a smile: "My guard has something important to report to the crown prince, please take a moment to speak."

Lin Chengyou caught a glimpse of the slightly surprised look in Huo Qiu's eyes, and knew that Teng Yuyi was probably talking nonsense again. He didn't want to pay attention to it at first, but his curiosity had been aroused by her previous sentence. He knew what Teng Yuyi was looking for him, but he still didn't care Reluctant to get up.

Following Teng Yuyi straight to a flower bush in the vestibule, he folded his arms lazily: "If you have anything to say, just say it here."

Teng Yuyi ordered Huo Qiu to step aside, and then he said unhurriedly: "Actually, I don't know who the murderer is, but I have seen the murderer's ability in the past few days in the building. This person is not only Shen Yi Resolute, and quite skilled in sorcery, so the prince already knew who the murderer was, but he didn't dare to act rashly, because the prince also knew that with the murderer's heart, he would never plead guilty unless the evidence was solid. You insist on waiting for the mysterious The news about Xiaoyao Sanren is because of this, right?"

Lin Chengyou listened very carefully, and when Teng Yuyi finished speaking, he said with interest: "Go on."

Teng Yuyi smiled: "It is estimated that the prince also thinks that instead of counting on the murderer to take the initiative to plead guilty, it is better to set up a trick to lure the murderer into the bait. As for how to do it, we have to start with the sachet. So far, the sachet has been exposed by the murderer." The only flaw, the reason, is because he/she still has someone to kill, but the prince interrupted the plan, and finally failed. Since the murderer's wish has not been fulfilled, all he needs to do is to make the murderer think that he can do it. Already."

Teng Yuyi's words reached Lin Chengyou's heart. Regardless of whether the murderer pleaded guilty or not, since this person killed people twice under his nose, it is not just as simple as searching for evidence. The way of rehabilitating the person's body, tore off the murderer's true face in an unexpected way. As for how to set up a trap, he had already thought of two strategies this afternoon. Due to the cunning of the murderer, there were a few details that he could not decide for the time being.

"I brought Huo Qiu here, just to help the prince make arrangements." Teng Yuyi said, "I have a brilliant idea now, I can guarantee that the murderer will be fooled, but—"

"Just want to negotiate terms with me?" Lin Chengyou said, "My lord, not to mention that I have already thought through this in advance, and I know what to do. Just talking about the familiarity with the case, you are far inferior to me , do you think I will be very interested in your so-called brilliant idea?"

The ink in his eyes seemed to melt away with a smile, he raised his head and smiled to leave.

Teng Yuyi smiled and looked at Lin Chengyou's back: "So what if you are familiar with the case? The murderer will naturally be wary when he sees you. The progress of the case has nothing to do with me. In the same situation, if you do it, the murderer may not be fooled. But if an outsider like me does it, the murderer's vigilance will be dispelled. "

Lin Chengyou paused.

Teng Yuyi went around in front of Lin Chengyou: "Your Majesty is hesitant because there are not many people available for deployment. The murderer knows that Juesheng and Qizhi are your juniors, and Yan Sizhi and Facao are from the government. Five The way is unreliable, and temporarily transferring people from outside will only scare the snake. If the person is not selected, the game will be difficult, because once the murderer becomes suspicious, the game will definitely fail. At present, it seems that there is no one other than me A suitable candidate for the layout."

"Furthermore." She pointed to Huo Qiu who was not far away, "Huo Qiu also told the crown prince that he bumped into her outside the night before Qingzhi died, Qingzhi died in the middle of the night, Huo Qiu When Qiu saw her, there must be something wrong with her, this is a good introduction, the murderer is very smart, and smart people are often suspicious, if Huo Qiu is added to the layout, it will be easier to lure the murderer into being fooled."

Needless to say the rest, Huo Qiu is hers, and if he wants Huo Qiu to cooperate obediently, he must get her permission.

She looked sincere: "I sincerely want to help with the layout. The murderer is extremely vicious. I will take the initiative to jump out as an introduction, and I will take a lot of risks."

Speaking of which, she knew almost everything. Lin Chengyou is conceited, but he is an extremely smart person. Compared with fighting against her, it is much more important to investigate the murderer, and this person is naughty, flexible, When it's time to lower your posture, you won't insist on putting on airs.

"Time is running out." Teng Yuyi turned around and left with a smile, "If your son changes his mind, please send someone to find me in the Small Buddha Hall."

As she walked, she counted silently in her heart. When she counted to five, Lin Chengyou spoke behind her: "Wait a minute."

The corners of Teng Yuyi's mouth curled up.

Lin Chengyou smiled and walked up to her with his hands behind his back: "Tell me, what do you want."

***

When it was getting dark, Lin Chengyou ordered the servants to go down and spread the word that the calf cart of Dayin Temple was coming soon, and asked the prostitutes to pack it up.

The courtesans had heard that today they had to move to Dayin Temple to avoid disaster, so they packed up their clothes, shoes and socks.

Following the yamen servants to the front building, I heard a woman screaming from a long distance: "No, it's not me!"

Everyone was terrified, and they subconsciously quickened their pace. When they arrived at the hall, they saw that there were quite a few people inside, besides Lin Chengyou and others, there were also several unfamiliar Hu merchants.

Lin Chengyou was wearing a jade crown and a dark green flat gold bamboo pattern shirt. He leaned crookedly in front of the table, looking a little sleepy, as if he hadn't slept for several nights, and yawned continuously.

Ge Jin knelt on the ground, trembling unceasingly.

Yan Si pointed to a certain Hu businessman beside him: "These people can testify that you once bought rot heart grass on purpose. Now that the evidence is solid, you still want to deny it."

Gejin's complexion was as pale as paper: "My family has inquired about Rotten Heart Grass, but Tuo Tuo'er replied that the powder was insufficient, so my family stopped thinking about it. Afterwards, my family never asked about Rotten Heart Grass. Tuo Tuo'er can testify to this .”

Yan Sizhi raised his voice: "Tuo Tuo'er can only prove that you didn't buy it that time. You know in your heart whether you found another channel afterwards. Corrosion Heart Grass is different from ordinary poison-medicine. You paid a lot of money to buy this poison. How dare you buy it?" Said that he didn't have any evil intentions? It just so happens that Yao Huang died of a rotten heart, how can there be such a coincidence in the world?"

"No, no, no!" Ge Jin shook his head apprehensively, "I bought this medicine to kill myself, not to harm anyone."

Lin Chengyou rubbed the center of his eyebrows: "Make it up, keep making it up. I hope you can be so stubborn when you get to Dali Temple later."

The yamen servant wanted to pull Gejin up from the ground, but Gejin's face was as pale as a sheet of paper: "His Royal Highness, please listen to me, after the disfigurement of my family, all thoughts were lost. I have to suffer a lot before, I remembered that I heard a few young masters say a poison called Corrosion Heart Grass. It is said that after taking this poison, it will kill you if it is not painful or itchy. , so I don’t have to stay in this world to suffer. When I bought the medicine, I had the determination to die, but I didn’t know that Tuo Tuo’er didn’t buy it. I thought, maybe this is God’s will, after all, the person who harmed me has not been punished , I can’t just die without knowing it, and I figured it out afterwards, I’m still young, I have hands and feet, it’s better to live than to seek death, so after that, I never asked about Rotten Heart Grass.”

"If I remember correctly." Lin Chengyou said, "After Yao Huang's death, I asked many times if someone bought poison. language?”

Ge Jin was tongue-tied: "Because, because I was afraid that what I said would attract suspicion, after all——"

"After all, it was Yao Huang who disfigured you." Lin Chengyou sneered, "Okay, if you have something to say to Dali Temple, take her away."

Ge Jin's voice sounded like a piercing piercing voice: "His Royal Highness, the slave family is wronged! The slave family has never harmed anyone!"

The yamen servants dragged Gejin out from left to right, until he was out of the gate, Gejin's cries continued.

Yan Sizhi shook his head: "If she was really innocent, how could she have such an idea? While murdering Yao Huang and Qingzhi, she pretended to be in the dark and went to Wei Zi's room to assassinate that night, almost deceiving everyone. It's over."

Perhaps this matter was too shocking. No one spoke in the hall for a long time, and Lin Chengyou yawned again: "Okay, the truth finally came to light. Just blame it, hey, it’s getting late, why hasn’t the monk from Dayin Temple come?”

Hong Canjun hurriedly said: "Oh, just now Lin Pingshi was busy interrogating prisoners, and his humble position didn't bother to report back. One of the calf carts in Dayin Temple broke down halfway, and it is not enough now. A monk came to ask, Should I hire a car temporarily, or wait for them to send a car from Dayin Temple."

"Where are they? I'll go and see."

Suddenly thought of something again, and walked in a flash: "By the way, Boss He, bring the account book. If you can subdue the two monsters tonight, I will leave tomorrow. How much money we spent on drinks these days? This is an opportunity to do the math.”

He Mingsheng said in astonishment: "The villain hasn't thanked the prince for finding the murderer yet, how dare he ask for the money for the wine. His Royal Highness and the priests should be honored by Caifenglou."

Lin Chengyou smiled and said: "Bring it, I don't have the habit of owing people money for drinks."

He Mingsheng couldn't hide the smile all over his face, he took the account book halfway, Lin Chengyou opened it, smiled and said: "Got it."

He took a gold dime from his sleeve and handed it to He Mingsheng: "The extra money will be used for drinking later in the day."

As soon as he left, the prostitutes slowly regained their strength, and complex emotions quietly permeated the hall, causing tiny ripples in circles.

At first, it was just a few sporadic conversations, and gradually the voices became chaotic.

Wo Ji wanted to cry but had no tears: "What evil did I do! Ge Jin is the beauty I bought after all kinds of choices. Not to mention her appearance was ruined by that **** Yao Huang, even she herself... ——"

Eji said in a very regretful tone, "Alas... Gejin, why can't he think about it so much."

Some people said: "We can't blame Ge Jin for this, the beautiful appearance has been ruined like this, no one would be reconciled to it."

For a while, some were sad and some were aggrieved, but without exception, with the arrest of the murderer, everyone's expressions relaxed a bit.

Eji wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, then turned her head and glanced at Baozhu and Juerli beside her. Touching the ground, it seems unaware. Eji poked Juan'erli vigorously: "I'll see how stupid you are going to be!"

He Mingsheng ran to Yan Sizhi and asked a few words with a smile. After getting permission, he asked his servants to go to the chef to get some tea and fruits.

Sitting in the corner, Teng Yuyi couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Fortunately, we found out who it is. I can't sleep well at night when I think that the murderer is in the building."

After speaking, she realized that Huo Qiu's expression was not right, she asked strangely: "Huo Qiu, what's wrong with you?"

Huo Qiu lowered his voice and said, "I think something is wrong."

Teng Yuyi frowned: "What's wrong?"

"The night Qingzhi had an accident, I saw that person." Huo Qiu glanced at Juan'erli not far away.

"Juerli?" Teng Yuyi looked forward in surprise, "Where did you see her? The night when Qingzhi had an accident?"

The voice was not small, and it immediately attracted the attention of the people around.

Huo Qiu hurriedly looked around: "Miss, keep your voice down."

"What are you afraid of? Anyway, the murderer has been caught." Teng Yuyi asked curiously, "Tell me what you saw?"

Huo Qiu said in a low voice: "Actually, it's nothing, but after Qingzhi left, Juan'erli also wandered in the corridor for a while, the villain thought she was passing by, so he didn't think much about it afterwards."

Teng Yuyi looked at Juan Erli thoughtfully: "No wonder she seems to be a different person recently. It must be because she saw something that night and was frightened."

Cheng Bo's eyes flickered: "Lady, do you want to tell Prince Cheng about this?"

"Don't worry too much, the murderer has been found anyway—no, no, in case there are other twists and turns, let him know."

Huo Qiu nodded vigorously.

As I spoke, the sky was getting darker and darker, the orange-red sunset was replaced by a faint blue, the flowers and trees in front of the court were slowly shrouded in shadow, the hall was getting darker and darker, and everyone's faces became blurred. He Mingsheng tried to get people to light the lamps, only to hear a thud, and a black shadow quickly passed by the flowers in front of the court.

Baozhu screamed: "There is a ghost! There is a ghost!"

He Mingsheng has always been as timid as a mouse, his voice trembling: "Don't, don't talk nonsense."

Just as he was in doubt, a woman's cold laughter suddenly came from outside. The voice was weird and high-pitched, like a broken huqin. Teng Yuyi jingled a bell on her wrist, and she lifted it up in amazement, and saw that it was the string of Xuanyin bells that Lin Chengyou gave her.

The crowd couldn't bear it anymore, and they ran around in fright: "Run, ghost, ghost."

Juesheng and Qizhi drew their swords and said, "Not good. The corpse is here."

This sentence is like a thunderbolt, which makes people even more frightened. These days, everyone has heard a lot of rumors about corpse evil.

Wudao said anxiously in the dark: "Don't panic! With us here, it can't hurt you.

Juesheng and Qizhi yelled outside: "Let's lead it away, five Taoist priests, take people to the back quickly."

"Okay." All five of them drew their swords together, "Anyway, your senior brothers will be back soon, we will go to the back garden to protect the formation first, everyone quickly follow us."

In the chaos, Teng Yuyi hurriedly called out: "Juanerli! Juanerli!"

Juanerli replied vaguely.

"The target of the corpse is the three of us. Now Lady Gejin has been sent to Dali Temple. There are only you and me. You go to Lady Gejin's room. The prince has set up a formation outside her room." , as long as you hide in it, you'll be fine."

Jiantian heard the words and hurriedly said: "Jianle, you send the prince. Jianxi, you send the juaner pear. After they are settled, hurry to the back garden to protect the formation, the corpses are here, Mr. Jinyi It must be on the left and right. Listen to the rest of the people, everyone go to the small Buddhist hall! The target of the corpse evil is not you, the farther away from the two of them, the better."

Yan Sizhi and Hong Canjun said loudly in the dark: "Hurry up and follow the five priests."

Jian Xi Xunsheng found Juanerli and said loudly, "Follow the old way."

Jian Le also found Teng Yuyi, and everyone barely recognized the direction, and ran towards the back in disorder.

Teng Yuyi ran to Yicuixuan in fear, opened the door and drilled in after finding the location.

The room was dark and dark, but she couldn't find a candle for a while, so she panted and sat in front of the window, looking at the Xuanyin bell on her wrist by the moonlight, maybe she was far away from the evil spirit, and the bell finally stopped ringing.

Footsteps are still messy in the corridor, only heard Xi said: "Juan'erli, the talisman on this door was drawn by the prince, it is enough to resist corpse evil for a while, you stay in the room, no matter what you hear, don't open the door .”

Teng Yuyi's heart beat like a drum, and she listened intently to the movement outside. I don't know how long it took, the surroundings became quiet. It seemed that everyone had gone to the small Buddhist hall, and there was a loud noise coming from the direction of the garden.

Teng Yuyi has been sitting in the dark for a long time, and her five senses have become extremely sharp. Unexpectedly, there is a rustling sound in the corridor. At first, it sounds like the sound of wind blowing fallen leaves, but after careful identification, it is the footsteps of a person ,

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The man had been lying in the corner before, only after confirming that there was no one around, he came out quietly, looked at the direction, and walked forward cautiously. The lingering taste,

When he arrived outside Gejin's room, the person looked around again, then pushed the door open with all his internal strength, and stepped into the room.

I thought that if the people in the room screamed, I told her that I broke in by mistake out of fear, but I didn't know that the girl in front of the window didn't move, she just sat down on the low couch by herself.

This is very good, so as not to waste any more words, everyone in the building ran to the garden, now is a good time to make a move. It is said that corpses like to dig out their hearts, so I can do the same, and when Lin Chengyou and the others find her dead body, they will just treat her as being killed by corpses.

Actually, I really don't want to kill any more, besides, she has no enmity with him, but who told her to see him following Qingzhi in the busy city, that is one of the evidences that she murdered Qingzhi. She has not recovered her sanity now. If she recovers from her illness, she might tell Lin Chengyou about this.

The palm has already used enough power, just aim at the back, and it can pass through the chest with a thrust forward, but for some reason, a strong sense of guilt rises in my heart.

This is conscience at work, just like when I killed Qingzhi and Yao Huang, I suffered so much.

It is said that sorcery cannot be practiced often, because sooner or later it will break the heart, and now I finally realized it. I know it is wrong, but the things that are harmful to nature are getting easier and easier. I want to turn around, but I can’t turn back. ...No, when I think of my parents, my chest hurts so badly that I can't breathe. If there is justice in the world, how could my parents end up like that? He has been a good man all his life, but in the end his body sank to the bottom of the river.

Thinking of this way, the hostility in the chest soared, it was too late to think about it, and it would be suspicious if it was too late. I was grounded a few days ago, and I haven't found a chance to do it. Leaning over, he grabbed the girl's back suddenly, but the girl still didn't move, but she called out a name.

Three words, like a heavy hammer, slammed towards the door with a bang. In a flash, a silver chain flew out of the window like a shooting star, and it was even wrapped around the neck.

At the same time, someone flew in from the window, the person grabbed the silver chain tightly with his left hand, and kicked himself in the heart with the other kick.

The chest seemed to be crushed. All this happened in a short moment. I could have avoided it with my own skill, but at this moment, I had no time to react because of those three words. It was a very familiar name in my memory. Accompanied by the sound of the boat's stern swaying at the ferry, it was yelled out from the mouths of the closest relatives again and again.

How come? impossible! Why would she know!

The girl jumped up and hid behind the tall slender boy, only showing a pair of sly eyes: "It really is you!"

Prince Wang!

How could it be her? What about curly pears?

Lin Chengyou? He had been hiding out the window.

Okay, this is all a trap! He was obviously careful enough, but in the end it fell into their hands.

A lot of people came out of the door, Yan Sizhi and the yamen servants held lamps in their hands, and suddenly illuminated the room, someone exclaimed: "It's you!"

Being strangled heavily on the neck, I don't want to think about it at all. Lin Chengyou raised his hand and pulled him up from the ground, and said with a sneer, "We have spent so much effort, you finally showed your true colors."