The person who reported the case was an old man, in his fifties, who claimed to be Xin Wei, dressed decently, and looked like he had a good family. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The county magistrate suddenly had a head illness, so he couldn't go to the court to ask about the case, so Zhang Zhen directly took the old man to the conference hall behind the lobby and showed him a seat.

The old man always looked trembling and palpitating, and kept muttering something in his mouth.

When Old Man Xin sat down and the people gradually calmed down a little, Zhang Zhen spoke: "What is the old man beating the drum?" ”

Old man Xin's body shook uneasily on the chair, his eyes were full of horror and looked around, and he said incoherently: "Ghost! Ghost! There's a ghost, the dog god is alive, it, it's out to hurt people! I see it! My son, he ...... My poor child—"

As he spoke, he covered his face, his shoulders shook and he cried, his voice whimpering, sounding very miserable.

Zhang Zhen and Yang Bantou glanced at each other, Yang Bantou was obviously an honest and kind person, he was a little timid when he heard the ghost at first glance, but Zhang Zhen was more suspicious. He had never seen ghosts and gods, and he never believed in them, but the old man's appearance was obviously not lying, as if he had really seen something unbelievable.

Zhang Zhen said with relief: "Old man, don't be afraid, even if there are ghosts and gods in broad daylight, they don't dare to show up easily." What the hell is going on, don't worry, talk slowly. ”

Old man Xin cried again for a while before he raised his head. Zhang Zhen asked someone to bring a cup of tea, and the old man Xin drank it in a big gulp, and explained the truth of the matter intermittently: about a month ago, his son died inexplicably in a col outside Beixinzhuang, with many scratches and bites on his body, and his death was terrible. He buried his son, and in his grief, he paid the nearby hunters to search the mountains to catch the beast that killed his son, but found nothing. Soon after, however, rumors spread about hauntings in the mountains, and many said that they had seen a strange beast on the mountain, like a dog, but it was huge, pitch-black, and its eyes were glowing red. Moreover, the inhabitants of the foot of the hill often heard a strange howl that had never been heard before, sometimes like a dog, sometimes like a wolf, sometimes like a wild boar, and sometimes like a goat stuck in the throat of the owner, which sounded creepy at night.

Because there is a temple on the mountain, the people in the village said that because the world is unfair, the traitorous ministers have power and troubled the dynasty, and God will send down the sin and let the pang's spirit come out to bring disaster to the world.

As Old Man Xin was talking, Yang Bantou on the side couldn't help but ask, "Have you seen that ...... Dogs? ”

Old man Xin looked at Yang Bantou, and said with great fear: "I have seen it, just yesterday evening in that mountain col, there was the size of a calf, like a dog and not like a dog, with a long neck and bright eyes. Other old children didn't dare to look at it more, they ran down the mountain all the way, and drove into the county early this morning, wanting the old men in the yamen to think of a way to eliminate the disaster. ”

Yang Bantou looked at Zhang Zhen and said suspiciously: "The calf is so big, the neck is very long, and the eyes are shining...... What's that? ”

Zhang Zhen shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it." ”

Yang Bantou said with some horror: "It can't really be the manifestation of the pang, right?" ”

Zhang Zhen smiled and said disapprerovingly: "Pan Gu is just a legend, and it can't be taken seriously." ”

When Old Man Xin heard Zhang Zhen say this, he hurriedly said with a little dissatisfaction: "This tolerance master, the old boy is definitely true to what he has seen with his own eyes." The old boy traveled north and south, and the beasts in the mountains had seen a lot, but he had never encountered such a monster. Besides, the mountain in our North Xinzhuang is a small hill, not to mention jackals, tigers and leopards, and even a weasel and hare can't see a few, how could such a thing suddenly appear, it must be the manifestation of the old man. ”

Yang Bantou was a little embarrassed and said: "Zhang Zhutou, look at this matter......"

The rumors on the village often have the ingredient of adding oil and vinegar, but listening to the old man Xin's sworn tone, it really doesn't look like an ordinary wild thing, Zhang Zhen also came to be interested, and said: "Beixinzhuang, right?" Since there is a case, we have to investigate it and see what is going on. ”

Old man Xin was also relieved when he saw that Zhang Zhen agreed to investigate, and said: "Little Lao'er's carriage is still outside the yamen, if a few old men don't dislike it, you can take Xiao Lao'er's car to Beixinzhuang together." ”

Zhang Zhen thought about it secretly, this case sounded a little suspenseful, and besides, he hadn't investigated the case, so it would take him a long time to figure out what was going on. Beixinzhuang is not too close to Tongyu City, so he has to stay in the village for a few days, Xue Qi lives in his house alone, he is very uneasy, after all, the people of the Black Tiger Gang even dare to start with Wu Xiaoran, a county commander.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Zhen said: "Yang Bantou, you will accompany the old man here first, the county commander is infected with the cold, I will go to visit." Besides, if you want to go out to investigate the case, you have to make it clear to the county magistrate first. ”

After that, Zhang Zhen quickly stepped into the back house.

When I walked to the door of Wu Xianling's bedroom, a servant reported: "Master, someone has come to see you." ”

Zhang Zhen was anxious, and walked into the door without waiting for the servant to finish reporting, and saw Wu Xianling throw away the tea cup in his hand, kick off his shoes and rush to the bed, pull the brocade quilt to cover most of his body, and then closed his eyes and hummed.

Zhang Zhen almost laughed out loud when he saw it, and walked to the side of the bed gently.

Wu Xian Ling closed his eyes and listened to the footsteps approaching, and his humming voice immediately increased a lot. Zhang Zhen pulled over a round stool and sat down, looked at Wu Zhixian's painful face, coughed, and said, "Lord Wu, it's me." ”

Wu Xianling opened one eye, looked at Zhang Zhen, and then looked behind Zhang Zhen, and saw that there was no one else, so he lifted the quilt and sat up quickly, and said, "You are alone, what about the one who reported the case?" What is the case? ”

"A vicious dog hurts a person, the case is a little strange, I'm going to take a look." Zhang Zhen didn't mention the manifestation of the pang, he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and only said that it was a vicious dog that hurt people.

The magistrate of Wu County breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand and said: "You are the new head catcher, this is just an opportunity to show your fame, you go and investigate the case." ”

Zhang Zhen said: "My ...... My fiancée still lives in the southwest slum, and I want to go to Beixinzhuang to investigate the case, for fear that it will not be safe for her to stay alone in the county seat. Of course, Xue Qi is not his fiancée, Zhang Zhen said this, he just wanted Wu Xianling to pay more attention, and on the other hand, Zhang Zhen has gradually regarded Xue Qi as the woman he wants to marry in the future.

"The one who was a handmaid for my daughter?" Wu County ordered that Zhang Zhen had mentioned it to him on the day he wanted to run away, and he had a good memory.

"Yes."

Wu County ordered: "Then let her move into the county government again, or live in my daughter's courtyard." ”

Zhang Zhen arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Lord Wu." Master Wu, I have one more thing I want to ask. ”

"Say."

Zhang Zhen said: "Who is the county lieutenant Kong?" Why is it so arrogant? It doesn't seem to take you seriously. In fact, Zhang Zhen already had a faint answer to this question in his heart, and he just wanted to confirm it.

Sure enough, hearing the name "Kong County Lieutenant", Wu County's attitude immediately became vigilant, he looked left and right, made sure that there were no bystanders nearby, and then came to Zhang Zhen's side and lowered his voice: "Kong Junqing is a member of the Black Tiger Gang, you have to be more careful with him in the future." I'm still the same sentence, I've given you the opportunity, what you can toss into depends on your ability, I won't interfere, but don't expect me to help. ”