Capture the Jade:
One month later, Tonghua Square in Chang'an.
In a remote alley, rustling footsteps suddenly sounded.
Juesheng and Qizhi looked around while walking, New Year's Eve and Yuan Festival came one after another, but the weather did not improve. The old snow has not disappeared, and new snow is added every day. No matter where they walk in Chang'an City, they can always see a refreshing white.
It snowed last night, and when I woke up this morning, the world seemed to be frozen. However, the two of them didn't feel cold at all. A few years ago, the teacher added several sets of new clothes to them, including felt hats, felt boots, and thick padded cotton robes. Not afraid of the cold. It's just that they look fatter because of this, and when they walk in the street, they are always teased, "Is the food in Qingyun Temple particularly good? Look, those two little Taoist priests are round like two little meat balls."
It's getting late, they are here to find the senior brother.
Today is not a festival day, but there will be a family banquet in the palace tonight. Princess Cheng's elder brother Qu Ziyu has returned from Yizhou, and Princess Cheng's sister-in-law and mother-in-law are also returning to Chang'an with him. The letter originally said that they would arrive the day after tomorrow, but the Qu family's chariots and horses entered Chunming Gate at noon today.
The prince and concubine were overjoyed and rushed to Chunming gate to welcome them. The master was also overjoyed. The queen said that it is rare for a family to be so complete, why not hold a family banquet in the palace tonight.
Speaking of which, the palace has not been this happy for a long time since senior brother became blind. It's a pity that the brother went to Dali Temple at that time, and happened to miss this lively scene.
After asking Kuan Nu, I found out that there was a very evil case in Tonghuafang. The officials of Dali Temple were afraid that the murderer would escape, so they took the case case to Prince Cheng's mansion to find Lin Chengyou.
After hearing the case, Lin Chengyou left without saying a word. Kuannu wanted to follow him, but Lin Chengyou refused. Dali Temple officials had never brought servants with them when they went out to handle cases. Although he could not see them, his five senses and internal strength were not damaged. get lost.
However, in order to reassure his parents, Lin Chengyou took the little leopard Junnu away before going out.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Lin Chengyou hadn't returned yet.
Kuan Nu and Jue Sheng Qi Zhi split up to search, one went to Dali Temple, and the other went to Magpie Lane where the murder happened.
Xique Lane is extremely poor, and the residents are not too small, but at a glance, you can still feel the festive atmosphere left over from the New Year. Newly replaced with bright peach charms (Note).
Unfortunately, just a few days ago, a 70-year-old man was killed here.
This old man, surnamed Liu, was widowed 5 years ago. He had a daughter under his knees. He married someone ten years ago. Unfortunately, the daughter died of illness not long after getting married. The old man was left to live alone. As the days grew longer, Liu Weng became more and more strapped for money. In order to make ends meet, he had to drag his sick body out to sell charcoal.
When Liu Weng died, his head was in a different place, and all the valuables in his home were gone. A while ago, there were several theft cases in Tonghuafang. And bring it back to the case, as long as the case is completed, the case will be considered solved.
Just at this time, the Chang'an county government started a haunted scene.
At night, there was a headless wild ghost wandering around the gate of the county yamen holding his head. The officials in the yamen recognized it as Liu Weng. It is clear that there are grievances that cannot be resolved.
The county government reported to Dali Temple overnight, and the officials of Dali Temple heard the news and rushed to the scene to investigate. They only hated that the clues in Liu Weng's house had been almost destroyed, and the case involved evil spirits, so they had to ask for help. Lin Chengyou.
Juesheng and Qizhi walked in following the guidance of their neighbors. The shabby house of Liu Weng during his lifetime.
The two were discussing whether to light the fire, when there was a sudden movement ahead, Juesheng and Qizhi were overjoyed, and rushed forward: "Senior brother."
Lighting a lantern, I saw two figures, one tall and one short, sitting on the threshold of a dilapidated house.
They just sat there silently in the darkness, as if they were in a daze, as if they were waiting for something.
It is Lin Chengyou and Jun Nu.
Qizhi's mind is more delicate than Juesheng's, and he can tell at a glance that there is something wrong with the senior brother's expression. The senior brother lowered his eyes and "looked" at his feet. It seemed that he had been sitting here for a long time. He raised the lamp and looked behind the senior brother Take a look: "Brother, is the case over?"
Before he finished speaking, two lights and shadows approached the house, and two government servants came out of the house with lanterns.
"Lin Pingshi." A yamen servant wiped his sweat and said, "I searched again, but I really didn't find any suspicious clues."
Another yamen servant said embarrassingly: "I don't want to be lazy. It's just that if you search in vain like this, you may not get much if you search until dawn. You can't be careless in such a big case, or you can go to Dali Temple immediately and ask the temple minister for another Send an officer to help? The lowly officials are too rough, and they can't do without the guidance of the officer when searching for evidence. I will judge your eyes..."
The implication is that Lin Chengyou didn't help everyone this afternoon.
Juesheng and Qizhi secretly looked at Lin Chengyou.
Lin Chengyou was very calm: "Go back to Dali Temple first, and I will wait for you here. As for whether to hand over the case to Chen Sizhi, it will be decided by Siqing Zhang tomorrow."
The two yamen servants breathed a sigh of relief: "That's fine, the humble post will report back to the minister of the temple immediately."
Looking at the junior brother in front of Lin Chengyou, the two left in peace.
After the yamen servant left, Lin Chengyou sat on the spot.
Juesheng and Qizhi's chests were tight. In the past, when the senior brother investigated the case, he was as alert as a god, but when was he regarded as a burden.
"Brother." Juesheng said sullenly, "He and Qizhi's eyes are sure to be better than those two big brothers. Let's help you search for evidence."
Lin Chengyou remained silent.
Perhaps it was to comfort the younger brother, or because he felt that the case was full of fog, he relaxed his brows for a moment and regained his energy: "Alright, let's try it."
As he spoke, he tied Jun Nu to the door and followed Jue Sheng and Qi Zhi inside.
In order to take care of Lin Chengyou, Juesheng and Qizhi walked extremely slowly. Every few steps, Lin Chengyou would stop and listen.
"Look under the grass and flower branches."
"Don't miss the stone cracks and corners."
"Can there be strange marks on the wall of the water tank?"
It took more than half an hour to find it inch by inch before reaching the outhouse.
Liu Weng was murdered in the back room, the walls of the room were covered with blood at the time of the crime, the three of them were careful enough when they entered the room, but Qi Zhi suddenly exclaimed: "Sage, be careful. "
Juesheng was so frightened that he didn’t dare to move, so he took a light with a lantern. It turned out that his sleeve almost brushed against the door frame, and there was a **** handprint on the door frame. Fortunately, he withdrew his hand, and when he turned around, he almost yelled, and saw Lin Chengyou stepped on a strange mark. The mark was only a shallow remnant, which could not be seen without careful inspection with a lantern. Gu De reminded Lin Chengyou.
The two held their breaths, the senior brother didn't realize it, and still stood there quietly waiting for their next guidance. They are the eyes of the senior brother now, and the senior brother trusts them completely, but no matter how cautious and careful they are, there will still be dangers. out of reach.
Before, I was dissatisfied with those two big yamen servants, but now I finally understand why they would rather offend their seniors than go back to Dali Temple to hire someone. A blind man, if he is not careful, he will destroy the scene.
"What's wrong?" Lin Chengyou noticed something different.
Juesheng Qizhi felt choked and uncomfortable: "Senior brother...you have a mark on your feet."
Lin Chengyou hesitated.
After a while, he reluctantly opened his mouth: "Extend the shape of the mark, let's go."
When I came out, there was a suffocating depression in the air.
It happened that the two yamen servants came with Chen Sizhi, and Chen Sizhi's little brother approached cautiously: "I'm going to judge Lin, it's getting late, and it's inconvenient for Lin to handle the case, so I'll leave this place to you for the time being." Let's go. Zhang Siqing is anxiously waiting for Chen to write the case. If Chen finds out, he will definitely go to Chengwang's mansion to ask his son for advice."
Lin Chengyou groped and bent down, took Jun Nu's collar without saying a word, and smiled when he got up: "It's okay, if you find anything, come back to me."
As he spoke, he gathered several people and walked out of the alley.
Juesheng Qizhi looked at the back of his senior brother, it was in an extremely lonely state, and it made people feel sad even just a short distance away.
After what happened tonight, they realized how embarrassing it is to be blind. Without eyes, the senior brother is like a goshawk whose wings have been broken...
At this time, Lin Chengyou accidentally tripped because he was walking too fast.
Juesheng Qizhi was very sad, and hurried forward to help, suddenly felt a ghost in the alley, Lin Chengyou blocked Juesheng's hand with his arm, and listened carefully.
Abandoned wisdom and hurriedly pinched the burning talisman: "Like a wronged soul."
"Looks like there's more than one victim." After a long silence, Lin Chengyou said, "The murderer is extremely brutal. Liu Weng's head has not been found so far. They are all here. Let's take a look around."
Juesheng Qizhi's eyes turned red, he didn't dare to go back and destroy the evidence, but he still couldn't let go of the case.
When the three of them were about to move forward, they suddenly heard a strange sound of jingling bells coming from a dark corner.
Juesheng Qizhi was stunned, why does this voice sound like——
No, this is absolutely impossible, Xuanyinling can only be worn by living people, when Lady Teng returned to "death", Xuanyinling fell off her wrist.
But Lin Chengyou seemed to hear a thunder, and his face changed suddenly.
There is a figure in the corner ahead. That ring tone came from that person.
She was holding a lantern, and she should have stood there for a while, and she must have had a panoramic view of the scene just now. It was so cold that the man was trembling slightly, as if crying.
"Miss Teng!"
Teng Yuyi was wearing snow-white fur, as if she had traveled thousands of miles, her nose was red from the cold, and her makeup and hair were a little messy.
Teng Yuyi's nose fluttered, and she looked at the scarlet cloth on Lin Chengyou's eyes with tears in her eyes. Looking at it, she couldn't help walking towards Lin Chengyou under her feet. Get up and continue running. Run faster and faster, run faster and faster.
Lin Chengyou froze on the spot, motionless, desperately listening to the movement in front of him.