Qin Zhutou is very depressed these days, very, very depressed, he has gone from a small official to the current head catcher in Dongzi County, he has worked hard for more than ten years, and now he is about to be robbed of his job.

The seemingly inconspicuous night pot girl, I can't imagine that her kung fu is not weak, and she is not good at selling night pots, and she thinks about solving the case all day long. What worries him the most is that he didn't expect that this night, the pot girl actually entered the eyes of the county magistrate.

When I think of my career of catching fast for more than ten years, serving the county master for three terms, it is very likely that I will be robbed of my job by a night pot girl in the end, and I feel unhappy in my heart when I think about it.

When he was angry, he felt hungry, and when he was hungry, he wanted to eat, Qin Zhutou suddenly wanted to eat something, and he unconsciously walked to a street at the west entrance of the town. This street is usually rarely frequented, and there is a tofu shop at the very bottom of the street, and the tofu brain in the shop is the most delicious.

Qin Zhutou was already patrolling this area, and he happened to be hungry, so he simply walked to the tofu shop to eat a bowl of tofu flowers.

"Old Yantou, let's have a bowl of tofu flowers." Qin Zhutou walked to the table and sat down, untied his saber and put it on the table.

The old Yan Tou, who was full of gray hair and a little rickety on his back, said with a smile on his face: "Qin Zhutou, I haven't been to my store for some days." What's the matter, I'm hungry for the tofu flowers in this store? Want to eat something salty or sweet? ”

"Salty. Your store is open in the wrong way, and if I hadn't happened to patrol here, I wouldn't have come out of here. ”

"But what tricky case did you run into?" Lao Yantou opened a large wooden barrel in the store, and in the bucket was white tofu brain.

"Don't mention it, there were murders for two days in a row. The day before yesterday it was the town's Zhang butcher who died, and yesterday he died a teacher in the private school, what kind of evil did you say in this town, Lao Tzu has been a fast catcher for more than ten years, and he has never encountered such a thing! ”

Lao Yantou was holding the wooden spoon and was about to scoop the tofu flowers, when he heard Qin Zhutou's words, his hand sank slightly, "Has the murderer been caught?" ”

"Catch the murderer? Which is so easy? These two cases are said to have been committed by one person, and the madman who ran out of the country actually killed people with a night pot, which is really sick! ”

"Alas, in these days, there are everyone! Qin Zhutou is tired, and when he encounters this kind of thing, he is still the most tired of your errands. Lao Yan turned his back to Qin Zhutou, busy adding chives, dried radishes and chili peppers to the tofu brain.

Qin Zhutou listened to what Lao Yan said, and felt a little like he had met a confidant, "The county magistrate listens to the villain's words, and he has to say that the murderer is hiding in a remote place in the town, and tells us to find it carefully." But this Dongzi town is so big, and there are so many people coming and going, where to find it! ”

Qin Zhutou complained a few words, and in the blink of an eye, Lao Yantou had already brought a bowl of white tofu flowers to the table.

I saw that there was a tofu brain like clotted fat in the bowl, with emerald green chives, bright red chili peppers, yellow dried radish, and a little sesame oil on it, which made people appetize.

When Qin Zhutou saw it, he felt even hungrier, so he picked up the spoon and ate it in a big gulp.

After a while, a bowl of tofu flowers was eaten by him.

Qin Zhutou dropped two copper coins and wiped his mouth with satisfaction, "Old Yantou, your tofu flower is getting better and better." ”

He had just lifted his leg to step out of the door, when he suddenly felt dizzy and dizzy, and his vision became a little blurred.

With a "plop", Qin Zhutou fell to the ground, unconscious.

Lao Yantou walked up to Qin Zhutou, his usually seemingly kind face had a touch of anger, his rickety back became straight, and he tied Qin Zhutou with his hands and feet.

"Qin Zhutou, I'm sorry. You want to catch the murderer, and the old man also wants to borrow your life first! ”

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When she came back from Yichun Courtyard last night, Shui Qingxiang thought about it all night, and always felt that there were some important clues that she had overlooked.

This morning, as if she had a flash of inspiration, she suddenly thought of a connection.

As soon as the county government opened the door, Shui Qingxiang rushed inside.

"I want to see Lord Liu, I have an important case to tell my lord!"

If a few days ago, the night pot girl from the grocery store appeared at the gate of the county government and swore that she wanted to see the adult, she would definitely be driven away by the officials.

Today, however, the situation is slightly different.

Almost everyone knows that this night pot girl has entered the eyes of the county magistrate, and they like to call this girl who sells night pots in the house to discuss the case, just yesterday many people saw the county magistrate go to Yichun Courtyard in civilian clothes, and the accompanying person was not Qin Zhutou, but the night pot girl dressed as a man.

Heck, there's something really delicate about it.

The official went inside to report and let Shui Qingxiang in.

Bypassing the winding corridor, passing through the courtyard with a crooked-necked willow tree, is Liu Yingyi's study.

Liu Yingyi just got up not long ago, and after washing and combing, he was wearing an official robe, and before he had time to put on his hat, he asked Shui Qingxiang eagerly: "What clues do you have?" ”

"My lord, I once said that Butcher Zhang and Master Qian were both in Dongzi County in the same year, they may know each other, and Xiaomin guessed that something big might have happened this year, so they both went to Dongzi County to settle down. My lord, I would like to look through the prefectural records. ”

The county chronicles of Dongzi County are equivalent to local history books, which record the big and small things that happened in Dongzi County. If you have a modern computer, you can find out what's going on by looking it up, but it's a pity that it's not modern.

Liu Yingyi looked at the county chronicles of Dongzi County over the years with Shui Qingxiang, but what made them strange was that nothing strange had happened in the past few decades recorded in the county annals.

There was some disappointment between the two men.

Suddenly, Shui Qingxiang remembered something, picked up the county chronicle and looked through it carefully, and then said to Liu Yingyi: "My lord, look here!" ”

Liu Yingyi looked at the place she pointed to, and there was a line of small words on the county chronicle: In September of Ding Yi, Yichun Courtyard in Dongzi County opened.

"In other words, Yichun Courtyard was also opened seven years ago, and it was in Dongzi County in the same year as Butcher Zhang and Master Qian."

Liu Yingyi frowned slightly, when she tested the old bustard yesterday, she felt that she had hidden a lot of words and didn't say anything, but she didn't expect that it was really related to the two deceased.

"Someone, call the old bustard of Yichun Courtyard over."

"Yes." The official received the order to leave.

Liu Yingyi wanted to visit secretly, but he didn't expect the old bustard to be so vigilant, not only did he not tell the truth, but he also deceived himself, it seems that it will not work if he does not use a little official authority.

Shui Qingxiang continued to look at the county chronicles, and soon made a new discovery: "My lord, there was a big incident seven years ago. The tribute paid to the palace by the county next door disappeared, the county commander lost his official position, and the whole family of the craftsman who made the tribute was wiped out, and the matter caused a stir that year. ”

"How do you know this?" Liu Yingyi knew that this kind of thing would not be written in the county annals at all.

"The little one found that the deceased came to Dongzi County in Ding Yinian, so he looked at everything that happened in Ding Yinian and found that this matter was the most suspicious." Shui Qingxiang looked at Liu Yingyi with a pair of ink-like eyes, and slowly told him her guess, "If these dead people are all related to the loss of tribute back then, then it is very likely that they are living in seclusion here, because Dongzi County is not far from the county seat where the tribute was lost. ”

"Do you suspect that they were the thieves who stole the tribute?" Yesterday, Liu Yingyi saw Shui Qingxiang's male appearance, but found that Shui Qingxiang, who redressed as a daughter today, is better-looking, with a melon seed's face, a small nose and mouth, and a delicate, clever and cute appearance.

"If that's the case, why didn't they choose to fly away back then, but to gather together in Dongzi County?" Liu Yingyi felt that Shui Qingxiang's speculation was a little unreasonable.

"Maybe they had no choice but to stay, the theft of the tribute had never been solved, the thieves were at large, and there were very few people who knew the truth back then. My lord, do you have a file for this case back then? As long as there is a case to investigate, Shui Qingxiang has a special spirit, and her two eyes seem to be shining with excitement.

"This ...... I'm afraid I can't find out until I go to a neighboring county. ”

Shui Qingxiang was a little regretful, and at this time, she suddenly heard the official who had just run out and hurriedly ran back: "Big ...... My lord, it's not good, the old ...... of Yichun Temple Old Bustard...... Run! ”

"Ran away?" Yoo Young-il stood up.

"Yes, the people of Yichun Courtyard said that the old bustard left Yichun Courtyard with a man last night and never appeared again."

I didn't expect to startle the snake, I wanted to find some clues from the old bustard's mouth, but I didn't expect this old treacherous woman to run so fast.

Shui Qingxiang originally wanted to ask who the man who walked with the old bustard was, but she heard another official report who was also angry: "My lord, another female corpse was found in the suburbs of Dongzi County, it seems to be the old bustard of Yichun Courtyard." ”

Liu Yingyi suddenly felt a stagnation in his chest, the previous two murders have not been solved, and there is a third deceased, it seems that Dongzi County is destined to be not peaceful this year.

"Qin Zhutou, take me to the scene." Liu Yingyi wanted to take Shui Qingxiang to the murder scene to see.

But I heard the official stammer: "Qin ...... Qin Zhutou, he hasn't shown up for a day today! ”