In the autumn season, the heat is unbearable, and although the heavy rain sends away the heat, it also makes the situation of the students who are participating in the township examination difficult.

The number of the Gongyuan examination is divided into four classes, the "old number" is close to the Mingyuan Building, which was originally built, tall and spacious, and is the best. The "new number" is stamped, cutting corners, cramped, and the most uncomfortable. The "smelly number" is close to the latrine, which is the most smelly, but in rainy weather, the tattered "rain number" is naturally the worst.

Once the roll is contaminated with rain, it will be invalid, which means that three years of waiting will be wasted.

The candidate was killed in the Gongyuan, such a major case, Wen Qiran naturally did not dare to conceal it, wrote a good chapter, and ordered someone to play it.

Just like the heavy rain, the sudden holy order caught Wen Qiran a little off guard, but he was not too surprised.

The township examination is the second step of the national talent ceremony, "Liyuan case", "inn case", "Gongyuan case", three consecutive murder cases, the deceased are all candidates, and they can also be involved in the township examination, as the chief examiner, his responsibility is unshirkable.

Yu Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites commanded the craftsmen, and took advantage of the end of the daytime exams to repair the number house overnight.

He has temporarily taken over the township examination and served as the chief examiner, but he is pitiful for the people who are close to the sixtieth year, and he has to brave the rain to direct the project. The saint was furious because of the murder, and if the student's exam was affected by the heavy rain again, he would inevitably be severely punished, so he could only hate Wen Qiran.

"Murder in the examination room, provoking national law! It is natural for the saint to be angry, Wen Qiran is not effective in invigilation, this time I am afraid that he will fall, originally after the township exam, he wanted to make up for the lack of waiter, but he didn't expect that God would not let him live in peace. But that's it. There is also hope for the decay to rise one step further. Yu Langzhong was a little excited when he thought about it, and his hatred was also reduced a little.

The candidates have fallen asleep. Because the news is tightly sealed, no one knows that no one has died around him. Otherwise, the night will not be stable.

……

Zou Ming, Fang Wenbin, Su Zi'an, the three bodies are all stored in the ice storage of Dali Temple, and the officials of the Criminal Department and Shuntian Mansion related to the case are now settled in Dali Temple and investigated the case all night.

Cao Tai Cao Governor of Shuntian Mansion is an old fox, and he feels that the case is tricky, so he didn't want to interfere, but he was summoned by the saint today and scolded him. is honestly checking the case file, but he has a specialization in the art industry, and he is not the material for investigating the case at all.

Because of Ji Changge's identity as a little grandfather, he didn't receive too much reproach from the saint, which made Lao Cao a little angry.

The Criminal Department urgently joined the case, and the six doors of the famous arrest and case were handled quickly, and many suspicious people were arrested at once, and they were all sent to prison without asking questions. This couldn't help but make Ji Changge frown, this method of handling the case was too simple and crude.

There are many people, and the criminal department has a high status and an arrogant attitude. If you don't follow the rules, you will be ruthless, and your progress will be slow. He pushed open the case file and didn't take anyone with him. drove the carriage in the rain and rushed towards the Wen Mansion.

Cao Tai sighed and said, "Go on like this." I'm afraid I won't be able to solve the case. ”

The Criminal Department sent Zhao Shenghua, the left waiter, to see Zhao Shilang shake his head and said: "Not necessarily, I just carefully studied the confession records of the people involved in the case, and that Wang Jue's servant Sixi is a major suspect, as long as he uses a little trick, he will definitely be recruited truthfully." ”

Cao Tai was serious, and he said worriedly: "The little grandfather is not here, let's interrogate the suspect he caught in private, I'm afraid it's not appropriate." ”

Zhao Shenghua snorted coldly and said, "What's wrong?" The various characteristics of these four joys are all consistent with the murderer, such a major suspect, but Ji Changge does not investigate it carefully, it is not so much a detainment as protection, his heart is unpredictable! ”

"Lord Zhao, what you said is reasonable, reasonable." Cao Tai was shocked into a cold sweat, he rationally chose to shut up, these words clearly implied that Ji Changge was suspected of being a prisoner, and Zhao Shenghua was too ruthless!

……

"Seventh lady, there has been a change in the Tribute Courtyard, and Ling Zun has been placed on file for investigation."

A hurried knock on the door interrupted Wen Jing's unstable dream, and the maidservant Aoyagi was faster, quickly holding the lamp, and opened the door.

Ji Changge, who was drenched through, squeezed into the door, with a gust of cold wind. The old housekeeper stood outside the door, looking a little hesitant, this big night to run to the boudoir of his daughter's house, what kind of system, is it possible, the little grandfather has taken a fancy to the seventh lady of our family?

After thinking about it, the old housekeeper drove this ridiculous thought out of his mind, what a noble figure the little grandfather is, even if he likes it, he will not run over suddenly in the middle of the night, there must be something urgent.

Wen Jing couldn't take care of the men and women, put on his clothes, and hurriedly asked. "What's the matter, is there anything wrong with my dad?"

Ji Changge briefly talked about the case and the current situation.

Wen Jing's heart was a little settled, but it was difficult to hide the anxious look at his eyebrows, his father was in prison, if he let the family know about it, but it was going to turn the sky upside down, he thought about it for a while, and resolutely said: "Master Ji, let's go." ”

"Where are you going?" Ji Changge was stunned.

"Investigate the case." Wen Jing's answer was very succinct.

It's night now, and it's quite inconvenient to investigate the case, but Wen Qiniang, a weak woman, has said it, and Ji Changge naturally won't refuse, he came this time just for the sake of the case.

The weather is so bad that the umbrella can't shelter from the wind and rain, and the two of them each put on a coat, which is a little inconsistent with the identity of the two, so it looks a little funny.

"Lady, why don't you take me with you." Aoyagi hurriedly chased after him.

Wen Jing motioned for her to go back to the house: "I'm not going to do an autopsy, so I don't have to." ”

When the old housekeeper heard that his master had been arrested, he knew the priorities of the road, so he didn't stop him, but just pleaded: "Little grandfather, I'm bothering you to take good care of my family's seven ladies." ”

Ji Changge agreed: "This is natural, as long as I am here, the Seventh Lady will have a hair...... There will be no hair loss either! ”

Wen Jing's face hidden under the robe froze, and there seemed to be a string in his heart that touched it lightly, but it was only so gently, he didn't say anything, only urged two sentences: "Let's go, I'll wait for that group of old mothers with broken mouths to know the truth, maybe I want to say some gossip." ”

The two left the Wen Mansion and got into the carriage.

Ji Changge suddenly remembered something, and said in some surprise: "By the way, you didn't go for an autopsy?" ”

"It's the same as the Liyuan case and the Tongfu Inn case. None of the bodies were found to be flawed. So, it's time for a different way of thinking. ”

"You go on." Ji Changge nodded in agreement.

"One. The murderer committed a series of crimes, and he can leave no trace. This indicates that it is well prepared and even answered. Second, although the murderer was bold and committed the crime in the Gongyuan House, he also had a strategy. Because the candidates in the dormitory can't be disturbed, even if they are hidden, they will not be suspected, which is his cleverness......"

"You mean, the murderer is hiding among the candidates?" Ji Changge said thoughtfully. A face involuntarily appeared in his mind, Wang Jue! Could it be him?

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Wen Jing's cold voice coming over, breaking his illusion: "It won't be Wang Jue." ”

"The three deceased are all characters who have a chance to seize the champion, and the murderer killed them, eighty percent of them wanted to get rid of their fierce rivals. Wang Jue has a leg disease, even if the article is written in a dazzling and bright way, it is impossible to be the champion. Outside the Donghua Gate, the champion will be called by the champion, and there will be no his name. ”

Ji Chang sang; He had no motive to say that. And the murderer, perhaps, wanted to blame him. ”

Wen Jing nodded: "Continue talking about the murderer...... Third, I carefully recalled the location of the crime. Liyuan and Tongfu Inn didn't come up with a clue. But the Gongyuan sent another news of the murder. Instead, I felt something weird. ”

Wen Jing took out the fire fold and illuminated the carriage.

Ji Changge found out. Wen Jing actually brought a map out, only to see her click on the map three times.

Ji Changge is also a thoughtful character, at this point, he found that the three locations where the crime occurred roughly formed a triangular shape, and he couldn't help frowning: "Seven Ladies, any three points can form a triangular shape, what you found seems to be nothing special." ”

"Master Ji, don't forget, if the murderer is not found out for a day, the serial murder case will not end for a day, and it is still unknown what shape it will form in the end."

"When I think about it, I have a big headache. Let's go to the inn first, the candidate named Fang Wenbin was killed by him, maybe he will leave clues. ”

Wen Jing said: "That's what I mean! ”

At this time, it was night, there were a lot of road bans along the way, Ji Changge showed the sign of Dali Temple, but it was also unimpeded, and when the two of them arrived at the Tongfu Inn, they found that the lights were bright here, but there was no human atmosphere.

As soon as he knocked twice at the door of the inn, he heard an exclamation, and then someone shouted, "What man! ”

"It's me." Ji Changge lit the lantern, and in order to prevent someone from destroying the crime scene, two guards had been sent to guard there.

"It's Master Ji of our Dali Temple, the money shopkeeper, don't be afraid." The guard comforted him, hurriedly went downstairs to open the door, and welcomed the two in.

Ji Changge glanced at the inn and said in a deep voice: "What's the matter, why do you light candles when no one lives?" ”

The money shopkeeper also went downstairs, and when he heard this, he suddenly frowned. "My lord, the shop, it's haunted!"

Wen Jing saw his tired face, and roughly knew what was going on: "Sit down and talk slowly." ”

It turned out that because of Fang Wenbin's bizarre death, some rumors were bred by the way.

A candidate died in a room with a locked door, without any wounds on his body, and died suddenly, it is rumored that he was hooked by a female ghost, and it is also said that he was killed by a demon who originally died in this room, various versions appear in turn, it is said that someone once heard something walking around in the house late at night, because of the nose and eyes, within a few days, the inn was full of birds, and there was almost no entry.

In the past few days, the shopkeeper has been so worried that he can't sleep at night.

The sky was getting brighter, and Ji Changge was ready to check it out.

"Who kicked this door?" Ji Changge asked the shopkeeper.

"He kicked it." The shopkeeper pointed to the shopkeeper on the side.

"It was me, the shopkeeper was worried about the guest officer, so he asked me to kick the door open." Dian Xiaoer explained.

Ji Changge checked the appearance of the broken door latch, and then looked at the traces of friction on the door, what Xiao Er said in this shop should be true.

Everything in the room is not abnormal, the deceased is lying on the table, the nail in the back of the head, the murderer should be standing behind him and inserting it, but the door is inserted backwards, how did the murderer kill someone and then close the door?

Or did the killer never enter the room?

"My lord, it can't really be a demon asking for your life, right?" A guard said.

Ji Changge glanced at the guard: "The evil ghost asks for his life? Do you believe in that kind of charlatan's trick to deceive people? If the demons were going to ask for their lives, the prisoners you caught would have already come and asked for your life hundreds of times! ”

The guard shrank his head, wiped the saliva on his face, and said in his heart, My lord has been worrying about solving the case for the past two days, didn't he hit the knife edge.

Wen Jing looked up at the roof, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his heart, if he slipped in through the roof, then it would explain why the door was locked from the inside.

"Master Ji, do you think it's possible that the murderer came in from the roof?" Wen Jing sang to Ji Chang.

Roof? Ji Changge looked up at the roof, it was not impossible.

"You're here, I'll go up and have a look."

Ascending to the roof, Ji Changge carefully looked at all the tiles, and finally found that there were two or three tiles that seemed to have been turned over, and there were a few broken tiles around, which should have been broken by someone, he tried to lift the tiles with his hands, opened them, and found that this position happened to be on the table in the room, and tried to throw it with a small pebble, which happened to be smashed on the table and chair, proving that this angle can be aimed at the deceased.

Wen Jing saw Ji Changge coming down from the roof, with a happy look on his face, so he asked, "Have you found anything?" ”

"The murderer committed the murder on the roof, and the roof tiles were trampled on a few pieces, and I found that from that hole, the iron nail can be shot out, but the hole is not enough for an adult to drill down, unless it is a child, the murderer has no need to go down by himself, as long as the technique is good enough, he can be hit with one blow." Ji Chang sang.

Wen Jing nodded, there were many strange people in ancient times, there was no shortage of martial arts masters, as well as various weapons and hidden weapons, etc., but what kind of weapon did the murderer use to shoot the red-hot iron nail into the deceased's skull, and when the murderer was caught, you can know the way, this is not the point, the point is who the murderer is?

Who can't get along with these candidates? What good is the death of these candidates for the murderer? This is something that both are considering. (To be continued......)