"What's wrong?" Sai Yu followed my line of sight, and Wei also helped Juzang's mother-in-law to leave. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"It's fine." I went back to the corpse in the room. "You said that this corpse has been dead for more than ten days, but it reminds me of something."

Saiyu looked up and waited for me to continue.

"When Mrs. Yi Jiang was buried the day before yesterday, it had been seven days since she was killed, if this is calculated, this person and Mrs. Yi Jiang's death are some coincidences. Ju Zang's mother-in-law was so hungry that she thought that no one had been in and out of the place these days, that is, that person had already left, and she would come here at noon today to see if that person had left anything to eat. I said, "But what Granny Juzang doesn't know is that there is a man here who has been dead for more than ten days. ”

Sai Yu nodded, "Even if it's not certain whether what these people saw was the deceased today." However, the clue provided by the mother-in-law is very useful, if the person who lived here in the first place is a person with excellent martial arts skills and wears a long sword. But looking at it now, first of all, we didn't find the long sword that Juzang's mother-in-law said at the scene. ”

"But there was nothing else left at the scene, didn't that Ju Zang also say that that person lived here for several days? He would go out to get food every night, but now here, there is nothing left, so I think it cannot be ruled out that after this person died, before he was discovered by Ju Zang's mother-in-law, someone had already sneaked into this place, and after finding out that the person was dead, not only did they not report to the official, but they also secretly stole all his things. Such reasoning is also in line with the current situation.

Sacrifice Yu acquiesces.

"So what we have to do now is to confirm the identity of this deceased, and we can verify the signs of his poisoning and the whereabouts of that sword, as well as the people of that village who had clashed with the people who lived here." I think it's safer that way.

"Okay." Sacrifice Yu Dao. "Then let's go to the village further north. Find those people first to confirm whether the body is the person they fought with that day, at least to determine the identity of this person, and then it is easier to confirm whether he is the murderer or the victim. ”

"Hmm." I thought so too.

......

Coming out of the deserted house, I walked a long way north. We were already approaching the foot of the city wall, and suddenly we were greeted by a scene that was even more desolate than the group of abandoned buildings just now.

There are more than 20 families scattered here, all of which are made of a few pieces of rotten wood, and there are huge gaps in the roofs and walls, some of them are more fortunate and covered with some heavy rags, and some of them are just covered with some weeds, like tents in a refugee camp......

There was a disgusting smell everywhere.

The environmental conditions here are poor, almost unimaginably worse.

Sai Yu and I rode in a carriage and followed Lord Lu Yan and his entourage into the village. The men, women and children of the village were all at the door of their homes, with a pair of helpless eyes, looking at these "invading" people. I remembered that when Lord Lu Yan took people to Xiao's village, I came out of the underground palace, and then saw the old and young people in the village guarding the door of their own house with a worried look.

Through the cracks in the windows of the carriages, you can really feel their fear of these "intruders".

The carriage stopped, and Lord Lu Yan was in front of the carriage and dismounted from the horse. I was about to get up and go to see it, but I just raised my hand to stop me.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Leave it to Wandering Yan to do it, it may be more troublesome for us to come forward, and when Wandering Yan finds the person we are looking for in the village, it will not be too late for us to come forward." Sacrifice Yu Dao.

I hesitated, thinking that he might have a point, so I sat down.

In the carriage, you can clearly hear the movement outside, there is noise, there is scolding, there is crying...... But it wasn't as I feared that there was no large-scale looting of the people in the village, and it wasn't the dramatic scene I had thought of at the beginning, like a devil entering the village.

"Luo Yan is a close minister by his father's side, he has followed his father for many years, dealing with these people, and it is not difficult to find those attackers. He has his own measure, don't worry. "Sai Yu seems to see that I am nervous, and the old and young in the village.

I nodded, "That's good." ”

"Miss Huo Xi, in fact, you are very kind, but why ......" Sai Yu was a little uncertain.

"What?" I don't know what he wanted to say after praising me for my kindness, but when I came back to my senses and saw his reaction, the hesitation between my eyebrows, I understood. "Gongzi Yu wants to ask me, obviously you think I am very kind, but why can you examine the corpse without changing your face and solve the case, right?"

Sai Yu chuckled.

"It depends on what kind of kindness Childe calls kind. I think that the kindness that Childe understands is only similar to the bodhisattva heart of those boudoir girls, weak, simple, and pampering living beings, and even ants dare not step on it, right? "I think it's good to have some topics to talk about at this time, at least it's more comfortable than the two of us staying alone in this carriage, facing the sacrifice Yu, it always makes me think of Xiao Jue unconsciously.

It's painful.

I feel that my heart is beginning to struggle, not because of the struggle, whether he is the reincarnation of Xiao Jue, but struggling, I think he may be the reincarnation of Xiao Jue, probably...... But when I faced him, I just regarded him as Xiao Jue. But thinking of Xiao Jue, I couldn't immediately accept that Xiao Jue had become another person.

For me, Xiao Jue is dead.

I had just accepted the fact that he was dead, and I had just accepted the fact that the person I loved was dead.

No matter how much the person in front of me looks like him now, I can imagine that this may be his reincarnation, but I can't try to think of the person in front of me as Xiao Jue, whom I once loved.

So he is also like Xiao Jue, which will only arouse my nostalgia for Xiao Jue.

I said, "There are many kinds of kindness, and weakness may be one, but it is not the most suitable way for ordinary people." The way I chose was to be strong, to face the unknown, and the only way to do it was to maintain a balance in my heart. Even if it is not like kindness, it has a clear conscience. ”

Sai Yu was in a trance.

"Childe, I've found them." And in this short period of effort, Wandering Yan has already found the person who co-planned to rob that person that night.

Sai Yu got up and stepped out of the carriage first. I didn't know what was the reason for his trance, so I hesitated, but I quickly came to my senses and got out of the car after him.

In front of us, five people were tied.

"We needed a quiet, unwatched place." I reminded him.

Sai Yu asked Wanderer, "Find a quiet place." ”

The five men were placed outside, and we went inside...... There was a smell of damp decay everywhere, even in the best part of the poor village.

Wandering Yan brought one person in first, and the other four were guarded outside by house slaves. When he looked up at me, he was still uncomfortable. "Childe, he's the one who planned the attack that night."

We looked at the person brought in by Luo Yan, he was not very old, and he was still tied to his body, and when he heard Luo Yan's words, he knew that Xi Yu was more noble than Luo Yan's identity, and he fell to his knees with a thud. "Adult, adult, the little one is wrong, the little one knows the wrong ......"

"How many times did you plan a crowd robbery?" Sai Yu asked.

He was so frightened that he didn't know how to answer, Xi Yu's words were interesting, in fact, I am afraid that everyone present could see that this person was by no means the first time to plan this kind of thing, he was very discerning, and when he entered this room, he knew that he was looking for the most noble plea, and before he was tried, he knew that he was wrong, and the newcomer may be hard-mouthed, but if he repeatedly commits crimes, he will know how to make himself less punished.

He knelt on the ground, rolled his eyes, and turned his head to look at me, "Madame, Madame, please save the little ......"

This man took me as the wife of the priest.

"What nonsense!" Lu Yan stepped forward and kicked him in the heel.

"I just wanted to praise you for your eyes, but I didn't expect to be smart so quickly, so I lifted a stone and shot myself in the foot." I've always been against violence, but I feel very satisfied with this kick.

"Miss Huo Xi is the one who is responsible for investigating this case, and I am just accompanying and assisting." In one sentence, the relationship between us was clearly explained.

"Girl, girl...... The little one offended you, the little one didn't mean to, you believe the little one, the little one......" His upper body was tied, and he was kicked and rolled a few times, turned over, struggled to get up, rubbed a pair of knees and rubbed to me to plead.

"What?" I deliberately waited for him to continue, but I didn't stop him, knowing that he couldn't go on. "You make me believe what you are."

"Small, small......" he couldn't answer.

I turned my head, "Priest Yu Gongzi, I don't think he heard the question you asked him just now, so why don't you ask Gongzi to ask it again?" ”

Sai Yu nodded slightly, "Okay." Then he asked the man who was kneeling on the ground, "How many times did you plan to rob a crowd?" ”

"Little ......," he continued.

"Say!" Lord Yan scolded him, making him weak in fright.

He looked at it tremblingly and said, "No, I don't remember......

"Oh, I don't remember." I sighed deliberately, "There's an abandoned house to the south, you know?" ”

He was silent.

"There was a dead man in the house, and we were told that you had taken people there to rob them. But when you robbed, he resisted, so you killed him?! I lowered my face and asked sharply.