Meng Ming and Zhang Miaoniang were just about to leave, when they heard a person walk in outside, it was a middle-aged man dressed in a seven-grade official mansion, with a thin face, triangular eyes, a rat-tail beard, and a gloomy complexion.

When he saw Li Zhaoxin, he asked: "Li Zhutou, I just happened to report that the son of the Fang family was kidnapped, and now I am reporting the case to the government office, so I came to inspect it." ”

He suddenly saw Fang Liuyi, and rushed to him, only to see Fang Liuyi, who was stiff, speechless, with an anxious look.

The middle-aged man shouted, "Li Zhutou, what's going on?" How could Fang Gongzi's body be stiff and slurred in speech, who was assassinated? ”

Li Zhaoxin arched his hand forward, and hurriedly said: "Lord Geng, this case is not an incident in which Fang Gongzi was kidnapped, these two people are the bitter masters?" ”

Li Zhaoxin pointed to Meng Ming and Zhang Miaoniang as he spoke, explaining the ins and outs of the matter to the middle-aged man.

That Master Geng was angry at this time: "Li Zhaoxin, do you know what you are talking about? What kind of character is Fang Gongzi in Sizhou?! It's impossible to do such a dirty thing, you don't want to spew blood and turn black and white upside down. ”

He pointed to a person in the arrest and said, "Liu Changshan, what do you think of this case, you have to explain it truthfully." ”

I heard Liu Changshan pointing at Meng Ming and said: "These two people clearly know that the young master of the other party has done something wrong, look at this scene, it is clear that Fang Gongzi's side is the victim, and the restaurant shopkeeper also confirmed that the two of them were drunk and made trouble, so Fang Gongzi came forward to stop it, he belongs to the righteous and brave side." ”

After hearing this, Master Geng gave him a satisfied look, and then nodded his head in good faith.

At this time, he reprimanded Li Zhaoxin: "Li Zhaoxin, the handling of such a case has shown that you are unconscious, so don't deal with this case, go back and reflect on it." ”

He turned his head to Liu Changshan again and said, "Liu Changshan, you will take over the baton to deal with this case, and if you handle it well, the official will ask for credit for you and let you be promoted." ”

When Liu Changshan heard this, he smiled for a while, and then nodded to Lord Geng to show his loyalty and determination.

At this time, he also "hummed" to Li Zhaoxin provocatively, with a villainous face, which made the other catchers secretly dissatisfied.

He looked at Meng Ming and Zhang Miaoniang, and then shouted in a pretending manner: "Brothers, take these two down for me and take them to the palace for interrogation, so as to seek justice for Gongzi Fang." ”

Meng Ming calmed down at this time, he looked at the ugly faces of Master Geng and Liu Changshan with a mocking face, and then laughed.

I only heard Meng Ming laugh and scold: "It's true:" The official character is born with two mouths, and the tongue is boneless. "I don't know how much benefit you have received from this Fang Gongzi, you don't investigate tonight's matter, just listen to one-sided words, you will reverse black and white, and charge the two of us with chaos; If this official yamen is really opened for the Fang family, you are all lackeys in front of the Fang family, it is simply unreasonable. ”

As soon as Master Geng heard Meng Ming's scolding, he immediately became furious, and instructed the crowd to take down the two of them quickly.

Although Meng Ming was armed with a sharp weapon, he hesitated, and felt that he couldn't hurt these catchers quickly, so as not to fall into the mouths of others.

At this time, Zhang Miaoniang leaned over to him and said in a secret voice: "You go quickly, I'll delay." ”

After she finished speaking, she took out a black ball-shaped thing from her backpack and threw it on the ground, and then it exploded with a "bang", and then immediately burned on its own, constantly producing billowing smoke.

Seeing that the house was filled with smoke, Meng Ming felt tears streaming down his eyes at this time, and he couldn't see anything clearly in front of him.

At this time, a jade hand reached out, grabbed his hand, and pulled him to run wildly.

At this time, the house was in chaos, and there were screams and coughs of people everywhere.

Meng Ming's eyes were blurred, and under the guidance of Zhang Miaoniang, he walked through the streets and alleys, I don't know how long he ran, and at this time Meng Ming's eyes also regained their clarity, but they were a little painful and sour.

I saw Zhang Miaoniang stop in front of a dark house, and then jumped over the wall to check it out, and finally found that there was no one inside, so she opened the door from the inside and let Meng Ming in.

After Meng Ming entered, she went out and plugged in the door bolt, and the two of them walked towards the courtyard, which was not very big at that time, about an acre of land square.

The house to the north stood in the night with a slight moon, when a strong wind suddenly blew, and it blew up the dead leaves on the ground to make a rustling sound, and then burrowed into the window and made a "whining" sound, as if someone was whimpering.

I also saw that there were many white fluttering things hanging on the wooden poles in the courtyard, swaying in the strong wind, and one piece was blown down and floated on Zhang Miaoniang's body, and she looked at it as a long white cloth, as if it was a white flag.

The courtyard seemed to be filled with an infiltrating and terrifying aura, as if it could smell the smell of blood, and a chill penetrated the body and pierced into the bones, as if an inexplicable bone-chilling chill was suddenly released, making Meng Ming feel creepy, and the cold air was rising.

At this time, the door of the north room suddenly squeaked, but no one opened it by itself, and the black hole in the house could not see anything clearly, like a devouring black hole.

When Meng Ming saw a black shadow flashing inside, Zhang Miaoniang seemed to notice it, she was a master of art and bold, so she wanted to find out, Meng Ming hurriedly grabbed her.

Meng Ming said: "Lady, let's quit, I feel too gloomy here, it makes people feel creepy, and I feel very uncomfortable." ”

Zhang Miaoniang laughed at him when she heard this: "The dignified seven-foot man is so timid, you are afraid." ”

Meng Ming didn't bother to argue with her, so he turned around and walked towards the courtyard gate, and as soon as he arrived at the courtyard gate, he heard the chaotic footsteps outside the courtyard, and the voices of people were boiling, as if a large number of people were rushing here.

I heard someone shouting outside: "All the officials and head catchers have listened, not long ago, two murderers who hurt Fang Gongzi and Lord Geng escaped, and the Shangguan asked us to carefully investigate from house to house, and anyone who finds it will be rewarded." ”

These officials and catchers all agreed in unison, and finally formed their own teams, and scattered to investigate after receiving the order.

After Meng Ming heard the movement, he retreated again, and then stood beside Zhang Miaoniang.

Zhang Miaoniang was staring into the house at this time, as if she had found something, only to see her draw her long sword, and then tiptoe towards the north room.

Meng Ming followed closely, and at this time, the wind was tight, blowing sand and dust, which made people confused.

At this time, a foreign object scraped on his face, and when he picked it up, he saw that it was a piece of paper money, and he said "bad luck".

Outside the courtyard, a small group of catchers came to the courtyard quickly, and the leader stepped back several times as soon as he saw the courtyard.

He said to his subordinates: "Brothers, this is the Ni family, since the murder occurred, this has become a murderous house, I heard that the evil spirit is overflowing, the soul of injustice is not gone, his neighbors often hear someone crying at night, so they are scared to move." ”

He added, "Who is willing to go and investigate?" ”

None of the people below said a word, and at last they decided to go together, with the leader leading the way with torches.

Everyone took torches to illuminate the courtyard, only to see white flags fluttering in the courtyard, and dust and dead leaves rising with the wind.

There is a stone road from the courtyard gate to the main house of the north house, and after walking a few steps, I saw a large area of blood stains on the road, which had been blackened and solidified, and everyone bypassed the blood road and continued to move forward.

When I arrived at the door of the north house, I saw that there were also long irregular blood stains on the wall of the north house.

The house is also stained with blood, the mourning hall is still located there and has not been removed, and there is also a Buddhist dojo placed there.

Buddhists believe that if they die in vain, or die miserably, due to their incomprehensible grievances, even if they have been reborn into ghosts, they will still wander in the world, which is usually rumored to be "haunted".

In such a situation, it is necessary to chant sutras beyond (to speak to them so that they know where to go), and the Buddha can recommend the good path of rebirth.

Buddhism usually calls ghost beings "hungry beings" or "hungry ghosts", so it is often blessed with the mantra of Tantra, and the mouth and mountain of food are changed, which has a particularly significant effect on the haunting of ghosts and ghosts.

Although there were many of them, they still sensed the cold air coming, and they felt creepy, so they quickly evacuated, and when they were about to reach the door, there was a sudden awakening sound.

The leader shouted repeatedly: "Who is it, don't hide the head and tail of the rat, hurry out, otherwise we are welcome." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden burst of cat meows, and the terrible screams were heard in the night sky, which was very terrifying!

As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately put their hanging hearts into their stomachs, swept away the tense atmosphere, and finally they left easily.

Zhang Miaoniang and Meng Ming appeared in the house at this time, and Zhang Miaoniang remembered the Ni family murder case that she heard in the restaurant tonight, and she told Meng Ming about it.

Meng Ming felt that this case was extremely tragic, the motive for the crime was extremely despicable, the means were extremely cruel, the consequences were particularly serious, the social harm was extremely great, the local panic would definitely be caused, and the crime was extremely serious, so the murderer must be severely punished.

Zhang Miaoniang said: "Xianggong, I heard that the murderer is Ni Xiucai's classmate Deng Changhao, I heard that he was designated as a bandit leader by the government, but he is known as a virtuous person among the people, so I think there must be something strange at this time." ”

Zhang Miaoniang decided to observe in the house, she and Meng Ming came to Ni Xiucai's study, she opened the fire fold, and saw that there were four treasures of the study on the bookcase.

The pen seems to have been dipped in ink at that time, and there are dried ink marks underneath, and there are also dry ink stains on the inkstone, which seems to indicate that the owner may have written something.

Meng Ming found a paper basket of waste paper under the bookcase, most of which were scrapped manuscripts written by Ni Xiucai;

He looked through the waste paper inside, and a stained manuscript caught his attention.