Uncle said: "I naturally have no grievances with others, although Wu Song fought in Yanggu County are ruffians, outrages, bullies, and liars, but there is no blood debt." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Besides, it costs a lot of money to invite a master of the rivers and lakes like the three brothers of the Hu family, so who will it be?"

Now it seems that the one who paid to buy the murderer must be Ximen Qing, he must be annoyed that Wu Song has become the protector of the people of Yanggu County, cut off his way to collect money, and affected his official path as an official, and he must put Wu Song to death as soon as possible. ”

Pan Jinlian interjected and said, "What you said, Ximenqing himself said it. That day, he broke into Wu Song's room and brought the brocade robe I gave Wu Song to try on, and found that this brocade robe was worn by Wu Song, he was so angry that he cut the brocade robe with scissors, and then said that Wu Song had ruined his good deeds and cut off his financial route. ”

"He just wants to take revenge on Wu Song, he wants to seduce his sister-in-law, make his eldest brother cuckold, and lose his face, and then Wu Song will kill his sister-in-law, and then become a murderer, if not beheaded by the government, at least he will be exiled. At that time, I thought that his occupation of me and poisoning Wu Dalang was just a ploy and means for him to eliminate Wu Song and fight Wu Song, and it was just a move. But even if I told Wu Song these words, he might not believe them, so I asked him to check them himself and listen to others. ”

Uncle said: "Wu Song is an extremely shrewd person, if the evidence he collected was finally concentrated on Ximenqing, what kind of conclusion do you think he would have come to? At that time, although Wu Song and I suspected that Ximenqing was the eldest brother of the underworld forces in Yanggu County, the evidence was insufficient, so we had to wait until we came back, so we didn't get home until night that day. ”

"But when I arrived in Yanggu County, I was safe, this Ximenqing is a very cunning and sinister person, he understands the truth that rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest, so he won't touch us yet. Wu Song's investigation was also carried out in secret. It is said that Ximenqing has returned to Yanggu County, and he doesn't know how much Wu Song knows about him?

Pan Jinlian said: "When you were not in Yanggu County, Wang Po was ordered by Ximenqing to strictly watch my every move, but when she saw you coming back, Ximenqing was not there, and she didn't dare to provoke Wu Song, so naturally she didn't dare to come to the door." When I was most sad and helpless, my sister-in-law helped me invite Master Huixin to teach me the "Great Compassion Mantra", which allowed me to see through many things in the world. ”

Uncle said: "That Huixin Master is a well-known Gaoni in Yanggu County, and her understanding of Buddhist scriptures and Buddhist principles is not even as good as ours. I heard that she is extremely arrogant, and she is an idle person, she doesn't look at it, with the identity of her sister-in-law, how can she be moved to give you a lecture, that is your blessing. ”

So Pan Jinlian told her uncle about the friendship between Sister-in-law Sun and Mrs. Huixin, how Sister-in-law Sun came forward, how Brother Yun drove the boxcar to pick up Mrs. Huixin, Mrs. lived in his room, and how he evaluated his calligraphy and paintings, and the uncle nodded when he heard it.

In the end, Pan Jinlian said to her uncle with a little sadness: "Uncle, life is impermanent, the world is changeable, people are not as good as heaven, although you and Wu Song have made careful arrangements, but I don't know what the result will be, of course, the best result is that I can go to Huixin Shitai's Cuiping Nunnery to become a nun, which is very close to my mother's grave, and I can often go to talk to my mother." ”

"If in the end, I still can't escape this fate, uncle, you must remember to bury me next to my mother's grave. With my mother's company, she will not be lonely, and you can also do what you like with Wu Song, and your promise should have a result. ”

Uncle comforted Jin Lian and said: "Don't think about things so pessimistically, you said that your neighbors can testify for you, and you will definitely be able to return your innocence in the end, you just wait patiently for a few more days, things are almost clear, only the final showdown is left." ”

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Leaving Jin Lian's house, Wu Song thought alone for a long time, then he returned to the dormitory in the county magistrate's office, he unlocked the lock, went to the room to change into plain white clothes, and asked the soldiers to tie a hemp rope around his waist; he hid a wrist knife with a long sharp handle and a thin knife on his back, and took some silver taels with him; he asked a soldier to lock the door, and he went to the county to buy some incense, candles, and paper.

Wu Song burned the paper to worship the sky: "Big brother, your ghost is not gone, you had a weak personality when you were alive, and now you are dead, but you don't see the cause of your death." If you die unjustly and are killed, give me your dreams, and my brother will naturally avenge you. ”

Wu Song poured the wine on the ground, burned the paper money used in the underworld, and cried loudly, crying so that all the soldiers next to him felt sad. After Wu Song finished crying, he ate the soup and wine and food with the soldiers beside him, and gave the mats to the soldiers to sleep next to the gate.

Almost at the time of the third watch, Wu Song tossed and turned and couldn't sleep; Wu Song got up and saw that the glass lamp in front of the bed was half bright and half off; he heard the sound of the watch, and it was playing the third watch and three o'clock. Wu Song sighed, sat on the mat and muttered to himself, and said, "My eldest brother was cowardly when he was born, but after he died, he was very clear. ”

Before Wu Song finished speaking, he saw a gust of cold wind rolling up from under the bed, and in an instant, the whole room was dark, all the lights were extinguished, and the paper money on the wall flew around. The cold wind forced Wu Song's hair to shudder, he opened his eyes to look, only to see a person coming out from under the bed, shouting: "Brother, I died so bitterly!"

Wu Song didn't listen carefully, and when he wanted to see it more clearly, the cold wind disappeared, and he couldn't see the human figure; Wu Song rolled down from the bed and sat on the ground, thinking that this dream was like a dream, it was so realistic, as if the ghost of injustice appeared vividly in front of his eyes.

He turned around and saw that Tubing was sleeping soundly, and Wu Song thought to himself: "There must be grievances in the death of the eldest brother, and his grievances are about to be reported to me, but his soul is dispersed by my righteousness." ”

As soon as the morning dawned, Wu Song got up and took the soldiers, walked to the alley of Zishi Street, and asked the soldiers, "Do you recognize Uncle He Jiu, the head of the regiment?"

The soldier said, "Wudutou, have you forgotten? Uncle He Jiu once came to celebrate Wudutou before, and his family lives in the alley of Lion Street. ”

Wu Song said, "You take me there." ”

The soldier led Wu Song to the door of Uncle He Jiu's house, and Wu Song said, "You leave first." ”

After the soldiers left, Wu Song pushed open the door and shouted, "Is Uncle He Jiu at home?"

At this time, Uncle He Jiu got up, he heard that Wu Song was back, the whole person was so frightened that he was in a hurry, and he didn't put on his headscarf properly, so he hurriedly took the silver and two bones and hid them beside him, and then came out to greet Wu Song and said, "Wudutou, when will you come back?"

Wu Song said: "I came back a few days ago, and I came here today because I have something to say to Uncle Nine, please ask Uncle Nine to move your chauffeur to go with me." ”

Uncle He Jiu said: "Even if the villain goes with you at this time, Wudu Tou, he will still come into my house to drink a sip of tea and rest." ”

Wu Song said: "No need, Uncle Nine doesn't have to be so troublesome." ”

The two of them walked out together and sat down in the hotel at the entrance of the alley, and asked the wine measurer to beat the two corners of wine. Uncle He Jiu got up and asked, "The villain has never been in contact with Wudutou, I don't know why Wudutou is looking for a villain?"

Wu Song said, "Uncle Nine, please take a seat." ”

Uncle He Jiu had already guessed eight or nine points in his heart, and while the wine measuring person was helping them sift the wine, Wu Song didn't speak, just caring about eating and drinking. Uncle He Jiu saw that he was silent, but cold sweat kept flowing, and he said something to probe Wu Song's tone, but Wu Song didn't speak.

Wu Song had already drunk a few glasses of wine, but he saw Wu Song take off his clothes, pull out a sharp knife and stick it on the table, the wine measuring man was startled, and retreated several steps in a row. I saw that Uncle He Jiu's face turned yellow, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe. Wu Song rolled up his sleeves, held a sharp knife in his hand, pointed at Uncle He Jiu and said: "Uncle Jiu, my personality is careless, but I also know that there is a debtor who is wronged, Uncle Jiu, don't be afraid, you just need to tell the truth." As long as you explain to me the cause of my eldest brother Wu Dalang's death one by one, I will definitely not interfere with you. ”

"If I hurt you, I will not be a hero, and if your words are half a sentence, my sharp knife will definitely teach you to add three or four hundred transparent holes to your body. Don't talk nonsense, just tell me what my eldest brother's dead body looks like?"

After Wu Song finished speaking, he pressed his hands on his arms and knees, and looked at Uncle He Jiu with his eyes wide open. Uncle He Jiu took out a bag from his sleeve, put it on the table and said, "Wudu Tou, please calm your anger, this bag is a big evidence." ”

Wu Song opened it with his hand, and saw that inside the bag, there were two crisp black bones, and an ingot of ten taels of silver, so he asked, "How is this a big evidence?"

Uncle He Jiu said: "The villain didn't know the cause and effect, and suddenly on the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, I was at home, and I saw the princess of the teahouse come to call the villain to inspect Wu Dalang's body. When I walked to the alley of Zishi Street, I saw Ximenqing, who opened a medicine shop in front of the county, stopped the villain and asked the villain to go to the hotel to drink a bottle of wine together. ”

Ximenqing took out the ten taels of silver and handed it to the villain, and instructed: You must inspect Wu Dalang's corpse and cover it up. The villain knew that Ximenqing was a gangster, and he didn't allow the villain not to accept the money. So the villain ate the wine and food, received the silver, and the villain went to Wu Dalang's house, lifted the Qianqiu flag, and saw that there was blood stasis in the seven orifices, and there were tooth marks on the lips, which was the body of poisoning before death. ”

The villain originally wanted to make a statement, but there was no bitter master, and his wife said that Wu Dalang was distressed and died. Therefore, the villain didn't dare to make a noise, bit the tip of his tongue, pretended to faint, and was helped home, but the Huo family went to bury the corpse by himself, and I never accepted it. On the third day, Wu Dalang's body was carried out and burned, and the villain secretly picked up the two bones and wrapped them in the cloth. The bones were black, a sign of poison and death. ”

Uncle He Jiu continued: "The villain once heard that there was a brother Yun who sold pears, and that little guy once went to the teahouse with Wu Dalang to catch monkeys. On this street, there is no one who does not know, Wudutou wants to know the details, you can ask Brother Yun. ”

Wu Song said: "Okay, since there is this person, let's go together." ”