An old man with tears and red and swollen eyes was soon brought in by the officials.

As soon as the old man entered the lobby, he poofed, knelt down on his knees, and cried: "My lord, my son died unjustly, you must be the master of my son!" ”

As soon as he heard the cry, Lord Zhizhou's mood instantly became irritable, but it was not easy to show it in the lobby, so he could only try to comfort and guide: "This official will definitely make decisions for you." But you have to let the official know how you were wronged and what happened? ”

The old man raised his sleeve to wipe away his tears, raised his head and replied: "Little Lao'er's surname is Song, my son's surname is Song Mingcheng, he only came back from Jianning Mansion yesterday, and he was killed at home less than a day. My son has a gentle temperament, he has no quarrel with people on weekdays, and he has no enemies, and now he has been killed at home for no reason, and the adults must make decisions for my son, catch the murderer, and pay for my son's life! The more he talked, the more excited he became, and he kowtowed to the ground again.

"Song Cheng?" Lord Zhizhou's eyelids jumped, and he blurted out, and a very bad premonition instantly came to his heart.

After stabilizing his mind a little, he calmly asked, "How old are you?" Why did you go to Jianning Mansion? ”

The old man was teary-eyed, raised his head and replied: "My son works in the Renhe Pharmacy in the city, and this time I went to Jianning Mansion to transport a batch of medicinal materials back, but poor my son just came back, and he was poisoned by thieves!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Lord Zhizhou's face was instantly gloomy, and the deceased was indeed the person who came to report the case yesterday.

But before he could ask anything more, he heard the drum of grievances outside the yamen "dong dong" sound.

When he was young, a servant came in and reported: "My lord, there is another homicide." ”

"Bring it on!" Lord Zhizhou's face became more and more gloomy.

A woman's tears rained down, and as soon as she entered the lobby, she knelt down and kowtowed, crying: "For the injustice of her husband's death, your lord must be the master of the people's wife!" ”

"If you have any grievances, get up and explain it." Lord Zhizhou's forehead was sweating, and there were two murders in a row, which made him how good, and one of the victims was also the reporter and witness of the robbery.

"My lord, my husband slept well last night, and it seems that he didn't come back after getting up in the middle of the night, and this morning the woman got up to find that her husband died tragically in the courtyard, and he was killed with a knife, and his blood flowed all over the ground. Now that my husband has died tragically at home, leaving us orphans and widows, how can I live! Ask the adults to be the masters of the people's women! The woman said as she cried, and the tears flowed endlessly.

"How does your husband make a living, but he has an enemy?" Lord Zhizhou could only put Song Cheng's case aside first and ask the woman in front of him.

The woman replied: "Although the husband often has quarrels with others, his temper is not explosive, and he has never touched anyone. ”

"What does your husband do and how does he make a living?" The woman did not finish answering the question, and Lord Zhizhou had to ask again patiently.

The woman replied with tears: "For my husband to help in the city Renhe pharmacy, I often go to the field with people to buy medicinal materials, this time I went out for more than half a month, and I only came back yesterday, but I didn't expect that it was not a day, and the people were gone." ”

It's "Renhe Pharmacy" again, what does the two dead have to do with each other?

As soon as I thought of this, I was about to ask, when I heard the sound of drumming and shouting grievances outside.

"My lord, it's another homicide!" The official who came in to report had a strange face, as if he couldn't believe it.

As soon as he heard this, Lord Zhizhou was dizzy, and he only felt that his head was instantly bigger.

"Bring it on." He let out a quiet breath and tried his best to calm himself down.

"Please make the decision for my brother!" A young man, with tears on his face, knelt down and shouted as he entered the hall.

"Wake up and talk back, what the hell happened?" Lord Zhizhou looked at the family members of the three victims in front of him, his back was sweating, and his head was as big as a fight.

The young man replied with great sorrow: "My brother only returned home yesterday from other places, and he said that he was very tired, and that he had slept as soon as it was dark after eating last night, and this morning I saw the door of his room open, and I shouted twice but no one was seen, and when I went into the house to look for him, I saw that he had been killed on the bed, and his neck had been cut off. ”

"Your brother works at Renhe Pharmacy?" In the confusion of the Zhizhou adults, a flash of inspiration occurred in their minds, three dead people in a row, could it be that there is a relationship between them? So he immediately asked for verification.

The young man was startled, and then replied, "Exactly, how did the adults know?" ”

Lord Zhizhou was about to answer, when he suddenly heard the sound of drums outside again, and his head "buzzed", and he couldn't hold back in an instant, and immediately commanded in a loud voice: "Go and find the county and the master book immediately!" ”

A servant responded and quickly ran out of the lobby.

"My lord, wronged, my son wronged!" As soon as the old woman came to the court, she fell to her knees, crying out for injustice, hoarseness, and crying.

"If you have any grievances, explain them to the official, and the official will make the decision for you." Lord Zhizhou was no longer patient, and he couldn't care about his dignity as a parent, so he moved his body irritably.

Hearing the reply of the adults in the hall, the old woman raised her head and cried: "My son went to bed early last night, and I went to call him up this morning, and as soon as I entered the house, I saw blood flowing all over the ground, and my son fell to the ground, and his body was hard." My lord, I am just this one son, he died, leaving me alone, but how can I live! My son died unjustly, I beg the adults to seek justice for my son! ”

"Does your son work at Renhe Pharmacy?" Lord Zhizhou's groggy head, and a trace of lucidity, the first three deceased were all related to Renhe Pharmacy, and this deceased should be no exception.

"Exactly, my son is working in the Renhe Pharmacy in the city, and he just came back from Jianning Mansion yesterday, and he is no longer there today. Could it be that my son was killed by the people of Renhe Pharmacy? The old woman was astonished.

"Whether your son's death is related to Renhe Pharmacy, the yamen will naturally find out. The officer has already learned about the case, you all get up, and the officer will immediately arrange for people to investigate the scene. "The four murders, the huge pressure made Lord Zhizhou feel that his chest was tight and short, and his breathing was a little difficult, but fortunately, these cases were related to Renhe Pharmacy, and he should be able to find clues to solve the case from the pharmacy.

As soon as the four informants got up and stood up, a servant hurriedly ran into the lobby to report: "My lord, there are two more informants outside the yamen. ”

"Didn't you see that the officer was trying a homicide case? Let them wait. "Lord Zhizhou is bored.

Who knew that the official did not retreat, but looked strange, and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.

"What, what's the matter?" Lord Zhizhou was already irritable, and when he saw that the official who came to pass the ceremony was standing still, his eyes widened, and he was about to start training.

"My lord, the two reporters outside are also going to report the homicide." When the official said this, he seemed to feel a lot better.

"What? Another homicide? As soon as he heard this, Lord Zhizhou instantly slumped in his chair, so many homicides, this year's assessment is all over.

"My lord, do you want to bring it in?" Seeing that the adult's expression was wrong, the official asked carefully.

"Bring it in." After speaking, he asked: "Liu Zhutou, hurry up and find it for me, as well as the county secretary and the master book, you must find it within a quarter of an hour." Also, please bring the general judgment here. "Lord Zhizhou's mind is still a little sober, so many homicides are all rushed together, this case must be unusual, this pressure cannot be carried by him alone, he can't bear it, and he needs to find all the people involved.

"I've already gone looking for it, and it should be here in a moment." Immediately a servant replied.

"My lord, my son died unjustly!"

"My lord, I am unjust for my husband!"

As soon as an old woman and a woman entered the lobby, they both knelt on the ground, scrambling and shouting grievances.

"Get up, one by one." Lord Zhizhou's back was soaked with sweat, and his clothes were attached to his body. After decades as an official, he has never been so nervous and embarrassed as he is today.

One big case after another, he was dizzy, the state capital originally had a backlog of many unsolved cases, and now there are so many homicides, plus the previous robbery, he doesn't have to do anything in the next half a year, and these cases alone are enough for him to be busy.

Liu Zhutou couldn't stay at the yamen, and when the officials found his house and told him that there was a murder in the city, he didn't even have time to wash his face, so he took his saber and hurried to the state office.

As soon as I arrived at the yamen, I saw a lot of people outside the yamen, and I didn't know what they were watching.

As soon as he entered the door, he heard the official guarding the door of the yamen whisper: "Boss, you are here, something is not good, there were eight homicides early in the morning, and the old man was anxious and looking for you everywhere." ”

"Eight?" Liu Zhutou was startled, and the knife in his hand almost fell to the ground.

"How so?" With so many homicides, he really couldn't believe it, although the people of Nanjianzhou were relatively brave, it would not be eight homicides overnight, which was too incredible.

"God knows how this happened, the old man is asking the case in the court." The official said helplessly.

As soon as Liu Zhutou was about to leave, he heard someone behind him shouting: "Killed!" Killed! He Laosan's family was all killed! ”

As soon as he heard this, his face changed color, plus this case, there were nine cases overnight, and it was not excluded that there would be more in the future, as soon as he thought of this, he didn't care about turning around to ask about the case, and walked quickly towards the hall.

As soon as I approached the lobby, I heard a man crying: "My father and mother died early, my brother was raised by me, and now he died tragically at home with three knives, but he didn't even marry his mother-in-law, and the adults must catch the murderer and seek justice for my brother!" ”

"Your brother also works at Renhe Pharmacy?" Lord Zhizhou was already a little numb with anxiety, so many people had died, and they were inseparable from this pharmacy, but he wanted to know where this pharmacy came from.

"Yes, my lord, my brother does work at Renhe Pharmacy." The man replied, with a hint of confusion in his eyes, how could an adult know?

"Liu Zhutou, the deceased in these many homicides are all related to the Renhe pharmacy in the city, you go and bring the pharmacy shopkeeper for questioning."

As soon as Lord Zhizhou saw Liu Zhutou come in, his heart was a little relaxed, and he immediately ordered him to find the key people in these cases and ask him what was going on.