Chapter 5: Midnight Terror

When Xu Wenbin heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, "What is the master's good plan?" Come on. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Master Shang looked at Xin Liu and the others, worried that there were ghosts in the catch, so he swallowed back the words when they came to his mouth.

Xu Wenbin didn't know what Master Shang wanted to say, and was puzzled.

Master Shang came to Xu Wenbin's side, whispered in his ear: "My lord, the five elements gossip and the twelve phases, Xin Liu and the others may be the twelve phases, for the sake of prudence, we might as well put a long line to catch a big fish." Tonight, it is better to send Xin Liu, Bingwu, Jia Chen, and Gengshen to stay here quickly, protect the scene, and by the way, check whether they are participants. ”

Xu Wenbin listened to it and felt that it made sense, so he nodded in agreement.

"Xin Liu, Bingwu, Gengshen, and Jiachen, you are the four experienced catchers in the county government, you have worked hard tonight to wait here for the rabbit, once you find a suspicious person, don't alarm it first, see what they want to do." If they are leaving, bring them to me. Xu Wenbin instructed.

"Don't worry, my lord, in order to solve the case as soon as possible, it's nothing for us to suffer a little." Xin Liu said.

"Master, let's go back to the yamen, and we have important matters to discuss in the evening." Xu Wenbin said.

"My lord, what am I going to do?" Xu Fu asked.

"You can stay here too! I'll just go back with my master. Xu Wenbin said.

"My lord, it's not safe for you and Master to go back, so it's better for me and Jia Chen to protect you. Just leave the three of them here. Xin Liu said.

"Forget it, I have my own arrangements in the yamen, you guys will stay here and be smart at night." Xu Wenbin said.

Xin Liu no longer spoke, but he was still a little uneasy, after Master Xu and Master Shang left, he arranged for Bingwu and Gengshen to go back to protect them secretly.

"Xu Fu, you are an adult's follower, you should go back too! Here, the two of us will be fine. Xin Liu said.

Xu Fu was suspicious of Xin Liu's arrangement, but he didn't dare to bring it up in person, he was afraid that Xin Liu had ulterior motives, so he had to go back to the yamen with Bingwu and Gengshen.

Besides, when Xu Wenbin and Master Shang returned to the yamen, Xu Wenbin took out the white cloth, and the two of them carefully pondered the pattern on the white cloth.

Xu Wenbin saw that it was a little strange to see those wearing flower feathers, among which there was a picture of a wicked man holding a murder weapon, wearing a Jianghu costume, holding a piece of paper in his hand, and another official wearing a top of the product gave him an official hat.

"Master, you have eyebrows." Xu Wenbin exclaimed in surprise.

"My lord, did you find a clue to the murderer?" Master Shang wondered.

"Not bad! It's in this painting. You see, this guy with the murder weapon is dressed up, he must be from the rivers and lakes.

He must have a knife in his hand to block the road and rob.

If the guess is correct, Bai Cangshan has already been killed on the way to office, and the Bai County Order that came to Meizhou must be fake.

This person is a Jiangyang thief, and he has colluded with a certain first-class official of the imperial court.

This first-rank official gave him an official hat, which was the seven-rank county order, and the piece of paper he was holding in his hand must be a letter of appointment.

Why did this first-class official send him to Meizhou?

It is because a large number of official banks in the southern counties will be shipped to Meizhou.

It can be seen that this big official has a lot of power, and he knows everything about the affairs of the imperial court. Xu Wenbin said.

"My lord, according to what you say, this Bai County Commander of Laimei Prefecture is not dead? Burning down the study is just a plan for the impostor golden cicada to get out of the shell? Master Shang asked suspiciously.

"It's possible. The secret passage in the study is the most powerful evidence, the counterfeit goods guard and steal, in order to cover up the truth, he directed and acted out this trick of destroying the corpse. Xu Wenbin said.

"If that's the case, then the arson case in the western suburbs was done by the same group. This group of people may have been personally commanded by this fake Bai County Commander. Master Shang thought about it carefully, and also felt that Lord Xu's speculation was a bit logical.

"My lord, there is still something unclear, not long after Bai Xianling's wife and children came to the Yamen, this arson case occurred, do you think the mother and son are still alive?" Master Shang asked.

"Surely death. Bai Xianling's wife must know her husband's living habits, even if the fake Bai Xianling is the famous Variety Book Zodiac Zhenbei on the rivers and lakes, it will reveal flaws.

Madame Bai must have seen through the identity of the fake person, so she was killed and destroyed. Xu Wenbin said.

"My lord really has a genius for solving cases, either Di Gong is reincarnated, or Bao Gong is reborn, and his subordinates are beyond his reach." Master Shang listened to Master Xu's analysis and sighed sincerely.

"Of course, this is just my personal speculation, and the truth remains to be verified.

Master, whether this Baixian order is true or not, it must be involved in the theft of official silver. As for whether he is dead or alive, it remains to be verified.

You are a local and familiar with the terrain of Meizhou, think about it, if Bai Xianling hadn't died, where might he be hiding?

Are there any bandits near Meizhou? Are there any Jiangyang thieves? Have there been any major bloodbaths in Meizhou in the past? Xu Wenbin asked.

Xu Wenbin asked several questions in a row, and Master Shang didn't know where to start.

He thought for a while and said: "The vicinity of Meizhou has always been very peaceful, and there has been no robbery, murder and overhauling.

The former county magistrate governed Meizhou, although there were no political achievements, and the people lived and worked happily.

Since Bai Xianling took office, there have been occasional robbers and robberies in Meizhou, but compared with the Meizhou bloodbath, they are insignificant. ”

Xu Wenbin listened to it and had a further understanding of the Meizhou bloody case, and he thought that this Baixian order was very suspicious. In order to find out the truth, we must uncover the mystery of Bai Xianling's death.

"Master, I want to recruit a group of new catchers from Meizhou City, you first find out the bottom and see if there is a suitable person.

Remember, the recruiter must be an honest young man with no criminal record.

As for the issue of Yulu, I can implement a reward and punishment system according to their performance, and the bottom line of Yulu will not be lower than the original catch speed.

If you know how to do kung fu better, as long as you make meritorious contributions in solving cases, I can reward you for your meritorious deeds.

In addition, write a bounty announcement, no matter who it is, as long as it provides favorable clues, the reward is fifty taels of silver, and it will be cashed on the spot. Xu Wenbin said.

Master Shang thought it was a good idea when he heard it, so he discussed the specific plan with Xu Xianling, and he didn't leave until Hai Shi.

Xu Wenbin sent Master Shang away and returned to the study, where he began to conceive of his own investigation steps.

When he targeted the "Death of Bai County Order", suddenly five masked men broke through the door and approached Xu Wenbin with a bright big knife in their hands.

"Who are you? Why - three watches in the middle of the night - broke in? What are you trying to do? Xu Wenbin asked in shock.

"Lord Xu, I'm sorry, who told you to meddle? Our brothers are here to see you off in the western heavens. We are also acting on orders, and you don't blame us. One of them said.

Xu Wenbin listened to the man's voice and felt a little familiar.

So he asked, "You're the one who killed me in the woods, aren't you?"

Whose orders have you been given to you?

If you are willing to surrender, the judge can pardon your crimes, and if you are willing to make amends, the judge can reward you. What do you think?

Can we sit down and talk? ”

"Dream on! Our brother just accepts money from others, and it's not up to you to decide whether you're guilty or not.

Lord Xu, it's useless to talk too much, let's die! The leader approached Xu Wenbin with a big knife in hand.

Xu Wenbin knew that he would not escape, but he still refused to let go of a glimmer of hope.

He wanted to prove his guess, so he said: "Don't do it first, this brother, I have already become your bag, and I am not in a hurry for a moment."

It's just that I had a small wish before I died, and I hope you can fulfill it. ”

"What wish? But it doesn't hurt to say, as long as it's not too much, we'll be satisfied. The leader said.

"Let me see the true face of your Lushan before I die, and I can have an explanation when I get there." Xu Wenbin said.

"Humph! Want to know who we are? There are no doors.

Xu Wenbin, don't be whimsical, to tell you the truth, our brother kills people and sets fires is his strength, believe it or not, we can burn you to ashes with a fire? The leader said.

"I am already a dying man, are you afraid that I will sue you from Hades?" Xu Wenbin deliberately provoked them with words.

"Boss, let him see enough if he wants to, now that he has one foot in the gates of hell, why bother with him?" Another said.

"Fourth, don't say more, you must know that trouble comes from the mouth." The boss hurriedly stopped it.

Xu Wenbin had no choice but to close his eyes and wait for death

Just as the boss swung his knife and slashed at Xu Wenbin, suddenly a dart came over and stuck to the boss's right wrist impartially.

The boss let out an 'oops' cry in pain, and the big knife fell to the ground.

"My lord, I'll do it too!" The sound is coming. Xu Wenbin opened his eyes and saw that he was a young man in white, and he was overjoyed.

The young man in white drew his sword and engaged several masked men, his light skills were excellent, and he jumped and moved calmly.

His swordsmanship is superb, and his moves are fast, accurate, and sharp. Five masked men fought against him, and the two sides fought for twenty or thirty rounds without a win.

Xu Fu heard the sound of a fight coming from the adult's study, so he came to protect the adult with Bingwu and Gengshen.

Seeing that Xu Wenbin had a few more helpers, the five masked men knew that they were incapable of the enemy, so they ordered to "withdraw" a few people out of the window and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.

The young man in white didn't chase after him, he arched his hand to Xu Wenbin and said, "The grass people are one step late, and the adults are frightened." ”

Xu Wenbin came back to his senses and said: "Shaoxia, the official has found some clues, but there is a lack of talents like Shaoxia around him, please stay and help the official." ”

"I promised the adult that the thing would be done, these days, I have been secretly following the adult, and seeing that the adult is a good official, I admire it from the bottom of my heart.

From this moment on, I will officially join the command to serve, but we people in the rivers and lakes do not like to be constrained by the etiquette of officialdom, so I implore my lord to give me a little freedom. Huang Ying said.

Xu Wenbin was overjoyed when he heard this, and agreed to Huang Ying's request.

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