Chapter 80: The Cave Skeleton (4)

It takes most of the day to go to Gushan, so Su Yunkai went to the horse farm to borrow two horses, one for Baishui and one for himself. Seeing that he hadn't prepared his own, Mingyue asked, "What about mine?" ”

Su Yunkai said, "It's a long way to go to Gushan, and I want to get there as much as possible, but your injury hasn't healed yet, and I'm afraid that the wound will tear again after a bumpy half-day." I have entrusted you to Master Li Kang, who has many daughters and Mrs. Li is also very kind, you stay with him for the time being, and I will be back soon. ”

Mingyue touched her backhand near the wound on her back, and pressed it gently, it really hurt a lot, so she didn't do it, "But Shuishui, your injury is not good." ”

Bai Shui said silently, "No matter how painful it is, I'm going to go, you know." ”

Mingyue was silent, yes, the pain in the body can't be compared to the pain in the heart. forcibly stopping her, she will think more and hurt harder, "Shuishui, you have to be careful." Brother Su, you take care of Shuishui. ”

Su Yunkai nodded, and after a while, Li Kang came in a hurry, and now he hasn't released the ya, he is still wearing his regular clothes, and when he saw Su Yunkai, he couldn't help but say, "Brother, let the boss find out that I slipped out early, but I will be punished." ”

"If you are punished, I will compensate you, and add another meal."

Li Kang smiled, "Listen to what you say later." "The case of the sinking of the body of the pond girl last time, fortunately, Su Yunkai helped to solve the problem of the Criminal Department, although it was a crooked beating, but without him, if he was someone else, he might not have realized anything.

Su Yunkai said, "I have something to go outside, you help me take care of her, the fastest one day, the slowest two days." ”

Li Kang saw that he actually left the beautiful woman next to him, but went out with the white catcher, and intuitively felt that there was a case happening, and said with a smile, "Are you going to handle any case?" Don't...... Something to do with the cave skeleton? ”

Su Yunkai said, "You can help me take care of people." ”

The more he covered it up like this, the more it showed that there was really a case, and when he thought of what he met in the morgue last time, there was a chance that it would be true. He also wanted to ask carefully, Su Yunkai had already turned over and got on the horse, and he didn't look at himself, he bent over and said to Mingyue, "I'm leaving, I'll be back soon." ”

The bright moon responded, and the two rode away. Li Kang thought for a while and asked, "Miss Ming, what kind of case are they going to handle?" ”

Mingyue rolled her eyes and said, "Master Li guessed correctly, it is indeed related to the skeleton in the cave. ”

"Then what's not to say?"

"Because in the morgue that day, Lord Li drove us away with a straight face, of course we didn't dare to say it. But I don't dare to say it now, otherwise Lord Su will curse. ”

Li Kang heard the dissatisfaction in his words, and said with a smile, "Presumably you can also see that the corpse is wearing the clothes of the government to catch the head, although it is not an official of the imperial court, but it is also registered in the official department, and it is considered half an official." Other cases are easy to say, but when it comes to officials, it is inconvenient for outsiders to stay, and Brother Su should be able to understand. ”

"Of course Master Su understands, so no, I went to go by myself. It's just that there are too few clues, and Lord Su has always dealt with prisons, as the first person to discover this case, Lord Li can't blame him for being itchy, right? ”

Li Kang smiled, "I know, you want to get something out of my mouth." It's just that this case is extraordinary, you are his favorite girl, and he should listen to what you say. As an old colleague, persuade him for me, this case cannot be touched, otherwise, people may die. ”

Mingyue paused slightly, "What do you mean, my lord?" ”

Li Kang was silent for a moment before he said, "Among the five houses that were burned down in the south of the city today, there is your house, right?" ”

Mingyue said unexpectedly, "You know? ”

Li Kang chuckled, "Although the Jingshi is big, it is also at the feet of the Son of Heaven, the Criminal Department is already investigating this case, and you are the first person to discover this case. When will it not be burned, but at this time, Miss Ming can't figure it out? ”

Mingyue figured it out, otherwise Su Yunkai wouldn't be in a hurry to go to the summer resort, let alone entrust her to Li Kang, instead of letting her find an inn to live in, "Since Lord Li also knows that this is at the feet of the Son of Heaven, do you have to let others do whatever they want?" ”

"Alas, what an ignorant little girl, like Su Yunkai, she is unappreciative, straight-hearted, and hard-tempered." Li Kang said, "If I can think of this, why do I still come to pick you up now?" Yes, some cases are investigated with greater resistance, but there is a saying that 'if you want to take it, you must first deal with it', if you want the other party to let down your guard, you must first make the other party feel that you are not a threat. ”

Mingyue can be regarded as understanding, "To put it bluntly, is it the sleek technique of officialdom?" ”

Li Kang sighed, "Otherwise, why do you think the people of the Su family have been officials for generations and are loyal, but no one has ever been a first-class minister?" If you don't know how to make a detour in officialdom, you will only make too many enemies. ”

Mingyue raised her eyes to look at him, "But I still prefer Brother Su's temper." ”

Li Kang laughed, "Yes, I also admire and like it, but I don't dare." ”

This is a contradiction, but the meaning is not contradictory at all.

Mingyue thinks that he is not a bad person, but sometimes he is too sleek and difficult to see, so he naturally doesn't dare to make deep friends. But now that I think about it, Su Yunkai entrusted her to Li Kang, in fact, he also saw his personality clearly.

Li Kang led Mingyue home, and told her on the way that she must report to her home first after entering the door, especially the words "Su Yunkai friends" should be explained loudly. Mingyue asked curiously, "Why?" ”

Li Kang replied, "I'm afraid that my tigress will tear you apart." ”

Mingyue smiled, "Did you tear me or you?" ”

Li Kanglang laughed loudly, and walked to the lively area for a while, with people coming and going, and the river was endless. He said, "The dead catcher is called Bai Ying, he was a member of the government before his death, and the Ministry of Officials decided to promote him to the Criminal Department at the beginning of spring." ”

He said it in a low voice, without warning, mingling with the noise of the crowd, Mingyue almost didn't hear it. She looked up and asked, "Do you know what case he was investigating before his death?" ”

"He is the head of the government office, and what case to investigate was instructed by the constitution over there. After finding out his identity, I asked someone to ask him, but they also said they didn't know. So I think maybe he offended someone. ”

Mingyue couldn't help but say, "Even people like me who don't understand the case think it's impossible, and adults can convince themselves to believe it?" ”

Li Kang coughed lightly, his face was a little unbearable, "I don't believe ......"

Mingyue said, "What I know is that when Brother Bai's case was transferred to the Criminal Department, the Criminal Department hastily closed the case. ”

"I wasn't in office at the time, so I didn't know about it." Li Kang suddenly noticed something, stared at her and said, "You know Bai Ying. ”

This is a statement rather than a question, and Mingyue only reacted that it was the title just now that revealed her acquaintance with Bai Ying, so she didn't deny it, "Hmm." ”

"Don't let anyone else know."

Mingyue vaguely guessed from these words that Li Kang didn't know Bai Shui's identity, and he might even think that the house that caught fire first was hers, and then it affected the Bai family next door.

Although this was a misunderstanding, Mingyue thought for a moment and still didn't explain. Bai Shui's identity is known by too many people, and it is not good after all, I hope they can come back from the summer resort soon, and it is best to bring it back with the truth.

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Two fast horses stir up dust, and the sound of horses' hooves runs evenly and loudly through the mountain road. After climbing over a mountain, you can already see the drum mountain.

Bai Shui suddenly shouted "My Excellency", then grabbed the reins and stared at the top of Nagu Mountain, his eyes full of anger.

Su Yunkai stopped the horse quickly, and before he could completely stop his gaze, he followed her line of sight, and when he saw the drum mountain, there was smoke billowing out there, and large black clouds rushed straight into the sky, dyeing the mountains like dark clouds, and the rainstorm was coming.

Two fires broke out in succession, and Rao is white water with a intestine knows that it is not a coincidence. Judging by the fire, the killer may have been on the way down the mountain. Even if he is not a murderer, he is just a person who ignites the fire, and if he catches it, he may ask about the whereabouts of the real murderer.

After thinking about it, without waiting for Su Yunkai to speak, he raised his whip and whipped angrily. The horse neighed and galloped forward. Su Yunkai was about to talk to her, but he saw the horse galloping and flashing towards him. He shouted, "White water! ”

"The murderer is on it!" White Water has already filled his heart with anger and does not wait for him at all. The cheers were angry, and only the back was left in an instant.

Su Yunkai could only raise his whip to follow, he had a very bad premonition in his heart, the place where the fire was on fire was the location of the villa, that is, the murderer might have expected them to come here, so after passing the guò suspension bridge, he might not go from the main road. It is pointless for Bai Shui to intercept the murderer, since the murderer cares so much about the villa, the top priority is to go to the villa to see if there are any remaining clues.

Even...... At this point, the drawbridge may have been destroyed again.

When Su Yun drove his horse to chase after him, he sometimes looked at the top of the Drum Mountain, but his thoughts became clearer and clearer.

The murderer is one step ahead of them every time, that is, the murderer is still in Kyoto, even close to them. can assign people to burn the Bai family and the villa at the same time, that is to say, it is either rich or expensive, otherwise you can't afford to raise a master to do this kind of illegal thing.

Galloping all the way, Su Yunkai finally caught up with Bai Shui, but he saw her standing there clenched in fists at the suspension bridge, motionless.

The drawbridge was indeed destroyed, and it was cut from the location of the Whitewater station, apparently cut with a sharp blade.

Su Yun opened his eyes and paused slightly, stepped forward and dragged her back from the edge of the cliff, "Drum Mountain is so big, since the murderer expected us to come, he won't take the right path." The murderer is afraid that we will go to the villa, so we should go to the villa. ”

Bai Shui was stunned for a long time before he said, "But...... I'm afraid that when the fire in the villa stops, it will all burn to ashes, and there will be nothing left. ”

"If you have a clue, you can't miss it."

Bai Shui suddenly came back to his senses, "There is still a place to go up the mountain, my lord." ”

Su Yunkai also remembered that it was the road pointed out by the old woodcutter at the beginning, a dangerous road that only petite people can pass, and it is also a passage that few people know.