In the side hall, Wang Congrong spread out a blank piece of paper, according to the record of the dossier, and combined with the paper he had recorded before, on the top of the left side of the white paper wrote the words "the north gate of the academy, the dagger pierces the heart, the gold of the five elements" and other words, the bottom wrote "Nanshan Yama, buried in the ground, the soil of the five elements" and other words, on the left side wrote "Xishan Heavenly King, holding a wooden sword, the wood of the five elements" and other words, and on the right side wrote "the east of the moat, the bamboo cage, the water of the five elements" and other words. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info It turns out that Wang Congrong is matched with the Five Elements Theory according to the fatal cause.

Wang Congrong thought to himself: If you kill people according to the method of subduing demons in the Five Elements, there will be only fire left now. Among the five elements, fire is hot, and the students are all in the academy, so do you want to burn people alive at the south gate of the academy? Or do you want to burn it again? But if it is really burned and smoked to death, then there is only soil left. With the soil in the center, will the murderer's next crime scene be the location of the lecture hall? Before the thought was decided, Wang Congrong first drew a circle of "buried in the ground".

Wang Congrong wrote "North Gate of the Academy, Kan Position" on the top of the right side of this piece of paper, "Nanshan Yama, leave the position" on the bottom, "Xishan Heavenly King, exchange the position" on the left side, and "East of the moat, earthquake position" on the right side. Wang Congrong paired the eight trigrams with the eight trigrams at the place of death, and then filled in the vacant four trigrams.

At this time, Wang Congrong thought to himself: Judging from the method of gossip and demon suppression, now the four positive directions have been aligned, leaving the Qian, Gen, Xun and Kun positions. The dead are all children of rich families, if according to the four poor and four rich, then Bi Sheng, Yin Ming, Hao Hao and Yu Youdi are the first to bear the brunt, and the place where they are attacked is likely to be the four corners of the academy. Now, all the students are protected by officials in the county government, and it is not so easy for the murderer to get started. That's better than patience, the murderer will definitely be anxious, and if he is impatient, he is prone to make mistakes, and then the opportunity comes. At present, we have to wait for the results of Yuan Zhehao's autopsy.

After finishing his thoughts, Wang Congrong breathed a sigh of relief, sat down, and took a sip of Du Kang wine, but his mood was still heavy.

Not long after, Wu Qidi came, and only said that he was grateful to Wang Congrong for arranging a good place for Ai Xiaoxuan.

Wang Congrong smiled and said, "This is the academy, and it is definitely not a long-term solution. Although you are reunited, you still have to find a stable place. ”

Wu Qidi nodded yes, and knew that there was something in this, and understood that Wang Congrong wanted to go to the thatched hut village to see his master as soon as possible, but saw the words that Wang Congrong had just written on the table, and said, "It seems that Mr. Wang has started to do his homework again." ”

Wang Congrong deliberately said: "My brain is not good, I am afraid that I will not be able to remember." You have to be fast, it's always right to write it down, otherwise you won't have anything to eat by your big brother's side! ”

Wu Qidi understood that Wang Congrong said the word "big brother" very seriously, so he said: "Who is the big brother in Mr. Wang's mouth?" ”

Wang Congrong said: "Oh, it's my own brother. Isn't he dismissed from office, naturally he has to rely on his brother. Wu Qidi was willing to believe it, and asked again and again, but Wang Congrong just prevaricated and didn't say a word.

Wu Qidi couldn't, so he talked about the case and asked: "Yesterday, Mr. wrote a summary of the case according to the line, why did he write it in a circle today, it looks like the five elements and gossip." ”

Wang Congrong said that it was based on the file sent by Yuan Zhehao, and then said: "This is also a way of solving the case, and more methods will definitely be beneficial to solving the case." Mr. Wu is good at this, please give me some advice. ”

Wu Qidi only said that he did not dare to take it seriously, and then said: "Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, collectively known as the five elements, are the basic composition of all things, and they are mutually reinforcing and mutually reinforcing, corresponding to the five directions of the east, south, west, north, and middle and the five seasons of the subdivision, and matching each other with the heavenly and earthly branches, and also related to the twelve hours. If Mr. only forcibly put it on the five elements with a deadly murder weapon, I'm afraid it is a bit insufficient. ”

The king calmly clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "How can you see it? ”

Wu Qidi said: "According to Yuan Zhehao, the time of death of the four deceased is now known. An Xiqing, who died in Youshi, the five elements belong to gold; Often when Xiao dies in Yin, the five elements belong to wood; When the earth dies at midnight, the five elements belong to water; As for Bian Wangtian, if he dies while setting off firecrackers in the academy, it will also be water. ”

As he spoke, Wang Congrong had already written the gist of the idea below the original five-element diagram, looked at it, and then said: "If this is the case, then there are two people at the water level, isn't this incorrect?" ”

Wu Qidi said: "This is not necessarily, didn't Mr. draw a circle of 'buried in the ground'." Before, Lord Yuan Zhehao said that Shi Rutu was burned to death, and the time of death was midnight. According to Mr., then the time of death is not necessarily midnight, and it is not necessarily the water of the five elements. ”

Wang calmly nodded and said, "According to what I saw in the Nanshan Yama Palace, that pit is far bigger and deeper than Shi Rutu's body, and it is very likely that it was buried alive to death, and the fire and smoke are just the murderer's attempt to destroy the evidence, or it was deliberate." ”

Wu Qidi said: "It's hard to say, like Bian Wangtian, you have to wait for the results of Lord Yuan's autopsy." ”

Wang calmly nodded yes, then drew a circle between the two of them, and then said: "According to the method of subduing demons in the five elements, now that one of the five elements is missing, the murderer will have to kill at least one more person." ”

Wu Qidi shook his head and said, "If Shi Rutu and Bian Wangtian were both the water of the five elements, the murderer would kill more than one person. ”

Wang calmly nodded and said, "Then please ask Mr. Wu to take a look at the gossip next to him." ”

Wu Qidi looked at it and said: "This gossip is different from the five elements, it has five elements, but it is greater than the five elements. ”

Wang Congrong said: "Please give me more advice." ”

Wu Qidi said: "There are single trigrams and double trigrams. In the single hexagram, the Qianqian hexagram and the exchange hexagram are the gold of the five elements, the Kun hexagram and the Gen hexagram are the earth of the five elements, the Zhen hexagram and the Xun hexagram are the wood of the five elements, the Kan hexagram is the water of the five elements, and the separation hexagram is the fire of the five elements. In addition to being used for divination and feng shui, gossip also includes medicine, martial arts, music, mathematics, and military strategy. In particular, military strategy is endless. ”

Wu Qidi looked very proud when he talked about military strategy. Wang Congrong knew that Wu Qidi must have something to do with what Di Fan said about Che Wanzhi, but now he needed to solve the case as soon as possible, so he said: "Then in this case, I don't know what Mr. Wu can teach me?" ”

Wu Qidi said: "This is related to Feng Shui in the Bagua, and it should be the direction. ”

Wang Congrong said: "Please explain in detail Mr. Wu." ”

Wu Qidi said: "An Xiqing, whose home is in the west of the county government, died in Xishan, in the gossip, it should be due west for the gold of the five elements; Often in the sky, home in the east of the county ya, and died in the east of the moat, it should be the east earthquake position, for wood; When it is like soil, its home is at the south gate, and it dies in Nanshan, it should be the south and leave the position, and it is fire; Bian Wangtian died in the ice cellar at the north gate of the academy, which belonged to the northern position and was water. ”

Wang Congrong also recorded them one by one under the gossip diagram that he had written on the right side of the paper, looked at it again, and then said: "According to the four yin and four yang of the gossip and demon suppression method, the dead are all rich children now, so the murderer will do something to the four poor disciples next." ”

Wu Qidi shook his head again and said, "The method of gossip and demon suppression can not only be four yin and four yang, but also eight yin or eight yang, and the power will be even stronger." The killer may also continue to kill the children of rich families. In the roster for Mr., between ten and twenty, there are still several children of rich families, such as He Gu Hong, Mu Hengyun, Xiao Xuyan and Yin Jineng. ”

Later generations have sung praises of the five elements:

The water is liquid and can be moistened;

Fire is hot, so hot that it is hot;

Gold is gold, so it is strong;

Wood behavior is planted, and it can be known that it is straight;

The earth walks on the earth and can accommodate all things.

Men and women, birds and beasts, flesh and mortals, are among them;

Time comes to run, the five elements guide the way, what is the ability.

The five elements look at the sky, only know the sky, and create the calendar;

The five elements enter the doctor, the viscera is self-sufficient, and the meridians are smooth;

The five elements of martial arts practice are divine fists, which are natural.

Reincarnation is born, although there is confusion, the Tao is natural;

The sage is accustomed to it, tirelessly, and the blessings are inexhaustible;

The wicked will get it, and the heavens and the earth will be darkened, and woe will be born to the people.

Therefore, it is said: All the sons of a hundred schools must teach their careers.

Wang Congrong said: "Then it is likely that it has nothing to do with the upcoming examination." ”

Wu Qidi said: "There is such a possibility. If this is the case, then the motive for the killing is unknown. ”

Wang calmly nodded and said, "We don't know what the murderer killed for, but now it's just our speculation." ”

Wu Qidi said: "However, judging from the current situation, whether it is from the fact that the resentment of the murderer mentioned by Mr. before has not been reduced, or from the perspective of the five elements or gossip, the murderer will inevitably continue to commit crimes." ”

Wang Congrong said: "Yes, so not only can we not relax now, but we must also be vigilant, and it is best to find more valuable clues before the murderer is killed, and solve the case as soon as possible." Wu Qidi nodded yes, and discussed with Wang Congrong while drinking.

At this time, Mu Yingchun came and said, "If you want to solve the case as soon as possible, I'm afraid you two will have to drink less and do more." ”

Wang Congrong and Wu Qidi said that they couldn't help Mu Yingchun, and they were a little ashamed of themselves, so they put down the wine jug, but the two still looked reluctant.

Mu Yingchun said again: "There is nothing special in the canteen, and it is quite quiet. After all, it is safer in the academy to be protected by officials, and it is estimated that those students will not go back with their families. ”

Wang calmly felt much more relieved, so he discussed the case with the two again. It didn't take long for Wu Qidi to go upstairs under the pretext of an excuse.