Who knew that Liu Zhutou did not respond, but replied: "My lord, these many murders happened overnight, and the murderer is probably not a person, it is likely to be a gang." The subordinates advised to seal off the city gate immediately to prevent the murderer from escaping, and then investigate the case in detail. ”

Lord Zhizhou pondered for a moment and replied: "The blockade of the city gate is a big matter, let this official think about it." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a servant break into the lobby and report: "My lord, there is another homigre." ”

Lord Zhizhou suddenly got up, grabbed the order sign, and said in a deep voice: "Quickly go to Lord Tongju, let him coordinate the blockade of the whole city, and no one is allowed to enter or leave!" ”

Liu Zhutou stepped forward to take the order and said yes.

"You bring your work, go to the scene first, confirm the cause of death, and the official will be there later." Lord Zhizhou then said to the informant: "You first take Liu Zhutou back to investigate the case, and when the case is clarified, this official will definitely seek justice for you!" ”

"Thank you, sir!"

"Thank you, sir!"

"The old body depends on the adult!"

........

The reporters walked out of the lobby with tears in their eyes, and the hall was empty and quiet, and Lord Zhizhou suddenly felt that his breathing was smooth.

But after a few breaths, the headache came again.

"My lord, the four members of He Laosan's family in the west of the city were all killed, and they didn't even let go of the old and weak women and children, it's really miserable!" A man entered the lobby, and after telling the facts of the case, he shook his head again and again.

"Who are you? How did you find out that He Laosan's family was killed? Before Lord Zhizhou had time to rest for a while, he immediately began to question the informant again.

"The villain is He Laosan's neighbor, usually has a good relationship with his family, this morning I got up early and saw that the door of his house was wide open, the villain said hello when he passed by, but did not hear the echo, the villain felt strange, approached the door to see, and saw two people lying in the courtyard, it was He Laosan and his mother, the blood on the ground turned black, and the door of a room was also open, the villain had the courage to go in and see, his three or four-year-old son died on the ground, his wife died in bed, and a family of four died. The villain didn't dare to delay, and immediately came to the yamen to report the case. The man's answer was clear.

"What does this third man do for a living, and how does he make a living?" There were four more people, and more than a dozen people had died early in the morning, and Lord Zhizhou had not recovered yet, and there was another boulder in his heart.

"He has been working in Renhe Pharmacy, and his life is okay." The man replied.

"Sure enough, it's still Renhe Pharmacy."

"My lord, there is another murder."

A servant hurriedly walked into the lobby and reported again.

"Bring it on." Hearing the word murder again, Lord Zhizhou will no longer panic and sweat. He was numb, and there were murders one after another early in the morning, and he couldn't guess if there were still ones behind.

At the gate of the yamen, Liu Zhutou walked out of the gate with his servants and dozens of fast officials, and saw that there were more and more onlookers, and immediately said loudly: "Don't gather at the yamen, it's all scattered!" ”

Seeing how the lively people could be dispersed so easily, the hundreds of onlookers at the gate of the yamen did not move a step, and some even approached him and asked him about the case.

At this extraordinary moment, how can I have time to talk to them in detail.

I had to shout again: "There were many murders in the city last night, if you don't want to have anything, go home and stay well, close the doors and windows and don't go out casually!" Hurry up and disperse! Delay errands, one person and ten boards! ”

With a threat, although everyone was reluctant, they still dispersed, after all, if it was okay, no one wanted to enter the gate of the yamen.

"Little Liuzi, you take the order to find the general judge, and say that there were nine murders in the city, and the Lord Zhizhou asked him to coordinate the immediate blockade of all city gates, and no one was allowed to enter or leave!" After speaking, he gave the money in his hand to a catcher.

The catcher said yes, took the order and left quickly.

Subsequently, Liu Zhutou said: "I took the first few people to Renhe Pharmacy first, and the others worked in pairs to go back with the victim's family to protect the scene of the murder, and no one was allowed to destroy it, waiting for me to inspect them one by one." Do you understand? ”

"Understood!" The crowd quickly dispersed and followed the grief-stricken informant back to protect the scene.

And Liu Zhutou took four catchers and quickly rushed to Renhe Pharmacy.

In less than half an hour, Liu Zhutou took the catcher to a pharmacy on the street.

I saw that the plaque in front of the pharmacy was written with four big characters "Renhe Pharmacy", and there was a couplet on the pillar next to the door, which read: I hope that people in the world are free of disease, and would rather have the Chinese medicine in the store dusty, and the horizontal criticism said: The world is safe.

This is the largest pharmacy in the city, Renhe Pharmacy, but at this time, the door is closed and it is not open for business.

"Call the door!"

As soon as Liu Zhutou gave the order, some catchers stepped forward and slammed the door, shouting: "Open the door!" Is anyone there? Hurry up and open the door! ”

It seemed like a long time before I heard someone inside the door respond impatiently: "What's it called, what time is it!" I didn't let people rest, and I came back in the middle of the day. ”

"We are the yamen of the state capital, come to handle the case, you hurry up and open the door, otherwise you will bear the consequences!" The knocking officer responded immediately.

As soon as he heard this, the door was silent for an instant, and after a few breaths, the door opened, and a group of men leaned on the door and asked a little nervously: "How many messengers are here?" ”

"There have been many homicides in the city, and the victims are all related to Renhe Pharmacy. Where is your shopkeeper, in the store, let him come out quickly, and if he is not in the store, take us to find him. Liu Zhu took a few steps forward to explain his intentions.

"Our shopkeeper doesn't live in the store, and his house is in the east of the city." As soon as the guy heard about the murder, he suddenly became even more nervous, and he was about to close the door after speaking.

Yizhu quickly stepped forward, pushed the door open, and said angrily: "Didn't you hear what our boss said, take us to find him if he is not in the store!" ”

The guy hurriedly said: "Poor master, the little one is a newcomer, where do you know where the shopkeeper lives, and the little one can't find it." ”

"Then go and call out the person who knows where the shopkeeper is, do you understand?" Liu Zhutou said in a deep voice.

"Yes, the little ones are going to call them." After the guy finished speaking, he didn't bother to close the door, and ran quickly towards the backyard.

After a while, I saw people around the age of fifteen, who looked like Mr. Bookkeeper, being brought by the fellow. I only heard the guy say: "Mr. Lu, it's they who are looking for the shopkeeper." ”

"Liu Zhutou, what did you come to our Renhe Pharmacy to investigate, our store does not steal, second, does not rob, third, and does not abduct, where did you provoke the yamen?" Mr. Lu was dressed neatly and went out to ask.

Liu Zhutou said: "There were several homicides in the city last night, and they were all working in Renhe Pharmacy before their deaths. ”

Mr. Lu was shocked when he heard this: "How is it possible, the pharmacy usually has no quarrel with people, how could this happen?" ”

"There is a man named Song Cheng in Renhe Pharmacy, and he came to Yamen to report the case yesterday, can Mr. Lu know him?" Liu Zhutou asked.

"Yes, there is a person named Song Cheng in the store, but he is not in the store most of the time, and he often purchases and transports medicinal materials in other places, so he doesn't have much contact with him, so he doesn't know much, did he get into trouble with the enemy in other places?" Mr. Lui asked, who didn't seem to know much about the situation in the store.

"Mr. Lu still took us to your shopkeeper and asked him to go to the yamen for questioning and assist in the investigation of the case. Please. Liu Zhutou didn't have so much time to delay, he still had to go to investigate the scene of the murder.

Mr. Lu saw that Liu Zhutou didn't want to say more, so he said: "Okay, I'll take Liu Zhutou to find the shopkeeper, but I don't know if the shopkeeper is not there." "After that, take the first step and lead the way.

"If you can't find anyone, don't open the pharmacy." A quick return.

The group did not delay any longer, and soon came to an alley in the east of the city, turned a few corners, and came to a delicate courtyard gate, which was still closed.

Mr. Lu stepped forward and pulled up the knocker and knocked a few times, and then shouted: "Is the shopkeeper there?" I'm Lao Lu. ”

When I was young, someone in the courtyard asked, "Is it Uncle Lu?" ”

"It's me, your father?" Mr. Lu glanced at Liu Zhutou and then asked.

The courtyard door soon opened, and a young man in his twenties and thirties appeared at the door, and as soon as he saw the catcher outside the door, he hurriedly asked, "Uncle Lu, what's going on, what are they doing?" ”

Mr. Lu replied: "Something happened to the pharmacy, and Lord Zhizhou asked the shopkeeper to go to the yamen to help handle the case." ”

"What can happen to the pharmacy? Uncle Lu, come in and sit down for a while. The young man asked.

Mr. Lu said: "No, the messenger is still waiting, you hurry up and call the shopkeeper, don't make a mistake." ”

"You wait." The young man turned around and entered the courtyard, and then shouted loudly: "Dad, the Zhizhou Yamen is looking for you." ”

As soon as the words fell, a voice of reprimand came from inside the house: "Shouting and screaming, what kind of system!" Where have you read all the books of the sages? ”

"Dad, the official is looking for you, not me." The young man then turned around and disappeared into the courtyard.

After a while, one person came out of the hospital, about fifty years old, full of red light, and in good spirits.

As soon as he saw Mr. Lu, he asked, "Old Lu, I just heard you say that something happened to the pharmacy?" What's wrong? Gone water? ”

Liu Zhutou didn't wait for Mr. Lu to speak, and said hurriedly: "Is Renhe Pharmacy the shopkeeper?" I am Zhizhou Yamen Liu Zhutou, there were many murders in the city last night, and the victims were all related to Renhe Pharmacy, to put it bluntly, the victims were all working in Renhe Pharmacy. This matter is not trivial, and Lord Zhizhou asked the shopkeeper to go to the yamen to assist in handling the case. ”

"Murder? How can it be? We are in the business of medicinal herbs, what kind of murder can happen? The shopkeeper was originally a little displeased, but when he heard this, he was immediately shocked.

"There have been murders, at least nine. As for why, it is precisely the reason why the shopkeeper was asked to assist in the case. Let's go, Lord Zhizhou should be in a hurry. Liu Zhutou was very anxious, there were so many murders, he didn't have time to go to the scene to inspect them one by one, and he didn't know how the scene was, and whether he could find the clues left by the murderer.

"Nine murders?" The shopkeeper's eyes widened.

He really couldn't believe that Renhe Pharmacy was dedicated to doing business and didn't offend anyone, so who would kill their people?

"Yes, nine." Liu Zhutou replied patiently.