Huo Lianjue's cold has not healed, and his appetite has become extremely poor. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info the sumptuous lunch sent by his mother-in-law, and he didn't even have the interest in taking a look, so he asked Ye Zhutou to bring out the food box together.

In a drowsy state, someone sounded the drum at the entrance of the yamen, and the dull and loud drum sound spread throughout the county ya. Huo Lianjue, who was helpless, had to fight his spirit, changed into a dark green official uniform and prepared to be promoted.

"Bring the drummer up. Huo Lianjue sat on top of the public court, his handsome face was gloomy like water, and he had a momentum of not being angry and arrogant.

The two rows of officers on duty holding water and fire sticks in the lower rows all looked strange and no one moved.

Huo Lianjue couldn't help but move in his heart when he saw this, and suddenly had a bad premonition. Sure enough, it didn't take long for Ye Zhutou to wear a soap suit, holding the saber at his waist, and walked in majestically. Behind him were the eyebrows of Hua Liyue and Dashuang.

Seeing these two familiar figures, the corners of Huo Lianjue's eyes twitched, and his tense nerves were strangely relaxed. He rubbed his swollen temples with exhaustion, and asked with a wry smile, "Aren't you leaving? ”

Hua Lianyue wanted to cry without tears, and her expression was obviously a little embarrassed. She didn't want to do this, who wanted to leave in a chic way, only to run back the next day. It's too embarrassing, there is wood?

Afraid that Huo Lianjue and the people in the yamen would have unnecessary misunderstandings, she hurriedly hugged her fists and said loudly: "My lord, half an hour ago, the little girl's maid Xiaoshuang caught a corpse in the river in front of Xujia Village outside the county seat......

With a "whoosh", Huo Lianjue stood up with a solemn face, and the entire yamen was in an uproar. You must know that the appearance of a corpse means that there is a big case, and it seems that this cold winter day will be unpeaceful again.

The wet corpse maintained the appearance of being fished up, face down on the sampan of the painting boat, and Xiaoshuang stood by with a black line on his face. Fortunately, because of the cold weather, the smell of the corpse was not too strong.

The unfortunate owner and his fellows sat in the cabin with a sad sigh. Business people pay attention to smooth sailing, and when they encounter such an unfortunate thing, they must not be in a happy mood. So countless eyes full of resentment stabbed at the back of the culprit Xiaoshuang.

Xiao Shuangxiu's eyebrows were frowning, and his pretty face was almost wrinkled into a bitter gourd shape: People want to catch big fish, not whether they want to fish and drift!

Hua Lianyue led Huo Lianjue, Ye Zhutou, Lao Zuo and the people of the Yamen to Xujia Village, where the painting boat was temporarily stopped, it was already nearly two hours later.

When he got to the painting boat, Huo Lianjue immediately asked Xiaoshuang, the owner of the boat and the men about the discovery of the corpse. It turned out that Xiaoshuang threw down the rod with great interest, and with the help of the painting boat, the fish hook happened to hook the corpse's scattered bun.

Everyone thought she was lucky, and a big fish was hooked before she got off the hook. So he happily threw a net down, but fished out such a thing.

The corpse had a stone tied to its waist and eye, so it remained half-sunk and half-floating in the middle of the river. If it weren't for Xiaoshuang's hook, I don't know when I would see the light of day.

Here, Huo Lianjue is inquiring about the case in detail, and the old man over there has already taken his apprentices to start examining the corpse.

The icy water ran down the corpse's messy hair, and the clothes dripped onto the sampan, quickly gathering into a human-shaped water mark. It can be clearly seen that there is a huge wound on the back of the corpse's head.

The wound was deep and the bones were visible, and the entire back of the corpse's head was almost half collapsed, which showed the ferocity of the murderer's hand. As the river crashed, the boat was a little shaky and bumpy. As a result, there was murky river water from time to time at the wound, mixed with blood and brains.

Seeing this scene coldly, Hua Lianyue only felt a churning in her stomach. She looked away with a pale face, and after taking a few deep breaths in a row, her churning stomach and intestines calmed down slightly.

The old man put on special sheepskin gloves and carefully untied the stones tied to the corpse. Carefully inspect the wound on the back of the head, then turn the body over.

The deceased was a tall man whose body had become swollen, sticky and pale from long soaking. His cloudy eyes were so swollen that they almost popped out, his cheeks were tattered from being eaten by fish, and even some of his bones were exposed, which looked creepy.

There is an old scar at the base of the nose of the corpse, like a long maggot lying on its stomach, which is particularly eye-catching. Seeing this scar, Ye Zhutou on the side couldn't help frowning, and said solemnly: "This scar, this location, how can I look a little familiar, it seems that I have seen it somewhere." ”

He pondered for a moment but had no clue, so he turned his head and beckoned to the officials behind him: "You all come to recognize it!"

Hearing what Ye Zhutou said, all the officials also stepped forward, covered their noses, and endured nausea to identify them carefully.

"The face is almost rotten, just such a scar, how can you recognize it!"

"This head, this figure is a little familiar!"

"Come on, you think he's a girl from the Drunken Red Mansion! It's all soaked in this ghost virtue, and you can still see your figure. ”

"Roll ......"

Ignoring the whispered comments of the congregation's officials, Hua Lianyue also endured her nausea, and once again carefully observed this almost inhuman-like terrifying corpse. Because of the scar on the corpse's face, it also made her feel a little familiar. It's a pity that she racked her brains, and she couldn't remember to see it again.

At this moment, he had already checked the limbs of the corpse, so he said indifferently to his apprentice: "Remember, the little finger of the corpse's left hand is missing half a ......."

Before the old man could finish speaking, Ye Zhutou had already opened his mouth like an initiation, and he slapped his legs and shouted: "I know who he is, isn't this kid the rotten ghost Zhou Tianhe!"

I remember last spring, he was unable to repay his gambling debts, and his little finger was chopped off by the guys at the Fortune Casino. At that time, the old man of the Zhou family still came to beat the drum and voice his grievances, but this kid didn't dare to admit it, and only said that he was injured by cutting wood, which caused our Yamen brothers to suffer a lot of anger from Boss Xu. ”

After Ye Zhutou reminded him of this, the officials who had dealt with Zhou Tianhe also discussed: "It turned out to be this kid, no wonder he looks so familiar......

"It is said that this kid is addicted to gambling and will die at the gambling table in the end. Unexpectedly, in the end, he died in the river, and even the bones almost made a fish belly. ”

A black line appeared on Hua Lianyue's forehead, and she silently took a few steps back. No wonder she thought the corpse looked familiar. It should be a gambler who has played in the Jucai Gambling House, but unfortunately because there is no direct contact, she can't remember it for a long time.

Although the identity of the deceased still needs to be determined by the family in the end, it is already eight or nine inseparable. Huo Lianjue didn't feel relaxed at all.

Such a rotten ghost had countless grievances during his lifetime. I'm afraid that the person who wants him to die can't count ten fingers, and if you want to find the real murderer from it, I'm afraid it's not easy.

Lao Zuozuo had already roughly examined the corpse, and asked the apprentice to fill in the corpse grid and hand it over to Huo Lianjue.

"It's hard work!"

Huo Lianjue was quite polite to the old man.

"Don't dare, it's just a matter of duty. The old man hurriedly returned the salute. Then he instructed the apprentices to wrap the body in a shroud and carry it off the painting boat.

Huo Lianjue also took the Yamen people to get off the painting boat, and before leaving, he did not forget to tell the boatman: Before there is no obvious progress in the case, he cannot leave Meiling County for the time being, and he must ensure that he is on call.

The unlucky owner of the ship had to pinch his nose and agree with a sad face.

None of the shipowners could leave, let alone the first person to find and recover the body. The three of Hua Lianyue's master and servant had to carry the suits that they had not yet had time to open, and honestly followed Huo Lianjue back to the county office.