“...... Ah~ Oh no, Zhao Tiehan's family is dead. ”

"How...... What's going on, who's dead?"

"East ...... Ping...... Dongping Lane, Zhao Tiehan's newly married daughter-in-law...... Daughter-in-law ......"

"Ah, Tiehan's daughter-in-law, what are you waiting for? Go and report to the official!"

"Wait...... Wait a minute, let me ...... Take a breath ......""Ha~Huh...... Ha~Huh......"

"Oh, you baby, you're not as energetic as an old man like me. Forget it, you show me some stalls here, and I'll report to the police......"

......

Beisheng Dynasty, Jinxi County, the young acting magistrate Fang Ming sat in the back office and played against the master. The six or seven officials around were divided into two groups and watched in a circle.

At this time, they have not received reports of murders, so their lives are still a little leisurely.

Zhixian Fang Ming held a scroll in his left hand, and the four characters "Zhongyong Poetry Collection" were written on the scroll; With his right hand in his hand, a white chess piece fell, and the master on the opposite side scratched his cheeks in a hurry.

"Look, look! Seven drops! Seven drops. Seeing a drop of sweat dripping from the master's cheek, Zheng Qi, the youngest of the seven officials, said with a smile.

The older Zhao Da, Qian Er, Sun San, and Li Si were suddenly displeased when they heard this.

Zhao Da took the lead in retorting: "It's only seven drops, what are you excited about?"

Qian Er, Sun San, and Li Si echoed one after another: "Yes, yes!" "It's only seven drops!"

"Seven drops, what's the excitement? Zheng Qi shouted at the top of his voice: "Seven drops are singular, and a few singular brothers have to pay us silver." ”

Friday, Wu Liu also followed Zheng Qi's words and shouted: "Yes, yes, yes! Even numbers mean that you win the silver, and the odd number means that we win the silver." "Isn't it pleasant to drink wine and eat meat?"

Qian Er retorted again: "Go......! You see that the master's brain is sweating, all in pairs, and it is also our double number of pleasure to be happy. ”

"Yes! ”

Zheng Qi thought for a moment, then laughed and said, "Haha! Are you stupid! Add these seven drops in pairs, that is also a singular number, and we still win!"

Friday, Wu Liu heard Zheng Qi's rebuttal, covered his stomach with a smile, and couldn't lean over to pick up his hat when it fell to the ground.

Master Zhu Li listened to the fiery noise of the seven officials, and couldn't help but glance at it, and motioned for them to be quieter when they watched the excitement. And there were a few more beads of sweat on the door of the head.

Seeing that they had caused trouble to Master Zhu, who was not smiling in the past, the officials laughed even more happily. It's just that excitement is excitement, and this face still has to be given.

"Shhhhhh Zheng Qi stopped.

The rest of the people laughed: "Haha...... Yes, yes, yes, the brothers are quiet, don't disturb Ming Ye and Liye's Yaxing. ”

Zheng Qi tilted his head sideways and gestured to silence them. "No, you listen ......"

Hearing Zheng Qi's reminder, everyone stopped laughing......

"Boom... Boom... ......"As everyone quieted down, a burst of drums came leisurely, and everyone was shocked.

“...... It's the drum of grievances in front of the house, and it's ready to be promoted to the court to ask the case. Zheng Qi shouted.

Zheng Qi was young, thin, and smart, and he ran out after shouting in the crowd, and the other six people reacted after a while, and they also followed.

Master Zhu Li looked at the backs of several people who disappeared one by one, glanced at Go helplessly, and said reluctantly: "This chess ......"

Fang Ming smiled knowingly. "Uncle Zhu, don't worry, let's go see who is beating the drum first, and come back to accompany you. ”

"Hey, that's it. Zhu Li was overjoyed when he heard this. "Haha, Fang Ming's nephew~ How to ...... my third son when I go back"

"Uh...... This is easy to say!" Fang Ming said, pushing Zhu Li towards the front office.

......

When they came to the front office, the seven people had already sorted out their clothes and lined up to greet them.

In addition, there are also Wang Ba, Feng Jiu, and Chen Shi, who are already in the front office.

Wang Ba and seven men stood together with sticks in their hands, and lined up in front of the hall on the left and right. Feng Jiu and Chen Shi guarded the gate with knives around their waists.

Several people are not handsome, but they are even more fierce when they are set off by this strength.

But those who are familiar with it know that it is such a group of black men who invisibly take on the heavy responsibility of protecting the entire town.

It is this group of men who constitute one of the few military forces in the entire Jinxi County.

Is the iron of the bandit plating?

By the time Master and Fang Ming sat down, Chen Shi had already run over from outside the door.

"Brother Chen, who is beating the drum?"

"There was a murder in Dongping Lane, the deceased was Zhao Tiehan's daughter-in-law who just married this year, and the scene of the murder was at Zhao Tiehan's home in Dongping Lane. ”

"What! Another homicide. Fang Ming frowned, got up and walked off the desk. "Who's reporting the crime? But it's still outside?"

"The informant is Mr. He from the corner of Dongping Alley, and he is now outside the door. But according to him, he also did not see the scene of the crime with his own eyes. ”

"The first witness was...... Forget it, said on the way. Fang Ming said, looked around and ordered: "Please also ask the four eldest brothers, Zhao, Qian, Sun, and Li, to stay in the county office, and the rest will go to Dongping Lane with me." ”

"Obey!" Zhao Da, Qian Er, Sun San, and Li Siyi shouted in unison.

In this way, Fang Ming and his entourage, under the leadership of the informant He Laozhang, went towards Dongping Lane with great momentum.

......

"What's going on? Why are there so many officials?"

"It's definitely going to be a big case. See, the one leading the way in front is Old Man He from Dongping Street. ”

"Is that Old Man He who sells breakfast on Dongping Street? Who is the young man in the lead? Is it Old Man He's grandson?"

"What is the grandson of Old Man He, that is our acting magistrate, and it is said that he was invited by the imperial court from the sacred mountain. ”

"Yes, yes, the eldest disciple of Shenshan, it seems that his surname is Fang, I heard that he is still from our county. ”

Fang ...... Isn't it Old Lady Fang's grandson?"

“...... Is it the old lady Fang who is the reincarnation of the poet immortal - Fang Zhongyong?"

"I'm afraid that in addition, the Fang clan in Jinxi County will no longer dare to call the old lady. ”

......

In Dongping Lane, the flow of people on top of each other blocked most of the entire street. They all flocked outside the door, whispering and watching. And the arrival of Fang Ming and his entourage made this alley, which was not very spacious, even more crowded.

"Fangzhi County arrives~" Seeing the crowd on Friday, he shouted from afar.

Hearing the words "Fangzhi County", the crowd instantly became noisy.

"Hey~ Fangzhi County is here......"

"Ahh......hhhh

"Come, big guy, make way for the adults......"

......

Slowly, a path was carved out of the crowd, and although the road was not wide, it was enough for everyone to pass.

Uncle He stepped forward and pointed to the colorful mansion in the crowd and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is Zhao Tiehan's home." ”

"I'm sorry for the trouble. The younger generation remembers that Uncle He said that he was not the first person to discover the scene of the crime, and he bothered Uncle He to take a look, the first person to discover the scene of the crime was here. Fang Ming asked with a respectful expression.

"Yan Xiaoliu! That's right! What about Yan Xiaoliu? This kid said okay to show me the stall...... He ...... this old man first looked at his stall in a panic, and then glanced back and forth in the crowd, and frowned after looking for no result: "My lord, that Yan Xiaoliu is probably lazy and ran home, and he is not here." He lives next door to Zhao Tiehan's house, you see, the house with the door open. ”

Fang Ming looked in the direction of Old Man He's finger, and sure enough, there was really a family next door to Zhao Tiehan's house. It's just that the door is not open as Uncle He said, but the door is closed.

Fang Ming thought to himself, "Xu is Uncle He is not tall enough, and he was blocked by this crowd and didn't see it clearly." "So I didn't care.

But Zheng Qi was not so easy to dismiss, he shouted jokingly: "Old man He, why do you open your eyes and tell nonsense, that door is closed more tightly than the gate of the county government, where is it open?"

Just when Fang Ming was about to enter Zhao Tiehan's house, Uncle He's casual muttering attracted his attention.