"If there is one who has been displaced to the people, it must come from Rong Wuren." Daoist Mingchen said with certainty.

In the end, Daoist Mingchen asked Song Jing not to publicize this matter, otherwise, his old life would be difficult to protect, and Song Jing agreed.

Song Jing immediately bid farewell to Daoist Mingchen and went to find Rong Wuren with Li Tao.

Song Jing first revealed his identity to Rong Wuren, and then revealed the elixir. As soon as Rong Wuren saw the pill, his face immediately changed greatly, but then he returned to normal.

"What does it mean for Song County to show me this pill? Could it be that the adult is still Lang Zhong who sells pills? Rong Wuren asked coldly.

"Don't pretend to be confused with me. What I'm going to tell you is that this pill was found from a deceased man, and it was a young deceased, probably in his twenties. Song Jing replied tepidly.

"What? Decedent? Rong Wuren said in astonishment.

"Yes."

"So it seems that if something has happened to them." Rong Wuren muttered with a sad face: "I was still thinking about them just now, but I didn't expect to be killed halfway." ”

After that, Rong Wuren couldn't help crying bitterly, and the old tears were rampant.

Song Jing lost no time in saying: "I also ask Rong Yuanwai to tell the truth about the pill, so that we can solve the case as soon as possible, catch the murderer, and bring him to justice, so that Zhang Ruoyu and them can be buried in peace." Rest assured, I will never spread the word about it. ”

Rong Wuren hesitated for a moment, and then told Song Jing the ins and outs of the elixir.

It turned out that Rong Wuren had an adopted son named Zhang Ruoyu. Zhang Ruoyu is an orphan whose parents died when he was a child. But very smart, studious, and very aggressive. In the spring of last year, he was admitted to the Gongshi. So. Rong Wuren likes this adopted son very much.

Last summer, Zhang Ruoyu went to Zhongnan Mountain to play and stumbled upon a group of strangers who were moving on the mountain. So he quietly followed. From their mouths, they learned that Chong Xuguan on the mountain specially refined the elixir for His Majesty today. These people had already entered Chong Xuguan, controlled the alchemy room, and added some kind of addictive drug to the pill refined for the emperor, so that the emperor became addicted after taking the pill. for control.

Zhang Ruoyu was shocked, and when he came back, he told Rong Wuren about it. Because it is related to the safety of the emperor and the stability of the society, the responsibility is heavy. Together, the two prepared to report the matter to the imperial court. However, considering that there is no very conclusive evidence to prove that there is indeed a conspiracy in Chong Xuguan, not only can he not expose this conspiracy, but he has suffered greatly. After weighing the pros and cons. Zhang Ruoyu decided to find out what the addiction drugs these people added to the pill were first. Think again.

"Did he figure it out?" Song Jing asked nervously.

Rong Wuren shook his head and said, "No, there are many ingredients in the pill, and it is not easy to figure them out one by one." It's like looking for a needle in a haystack. And Ruoyu still has to prepare for the exam in Beijing, and he doesn't have much time to do this work. ”

"When did Zhang Ruoyu enter Beijing?"

"About five days ago, Li Zhun from the west of the city went with him."

Song Jing nodded. "That Zhang Ruoyu is gone. How many pills were taken away? Song Jing continued to ask.

"Just one. Because His Majesty strictly forbade this kind of elixir to go to the people, he didn't dare to bring more. Bring one with you. The main thing is that if you are tired when you are in a hurry, you can use pills to refresh yourself. Rong Wuren choked up.

"Then did Zhang Ruoyu and Li Huai usually have a grudge against anyone?"

"No, absolutely not." Rong Wuren said categorically: "The two children are good people, where will they go to make enemies with others." Usually, both of them are warm-hearted, and if the neighbors have any big or small affairs, they ask them for help, they are all on call, and rarely refuse. So, they have a good reputation with us. Who, you say, will make enmity against them? ”

Song Jing thought for a moment, then comforted Rong Wuren a few words, and then left the Rong family.

At this point, Song Jing finally figured out the identities of the two deceased. They were sure that it was Zhang Ruoyu and Li Huai. But the cause of their death is still a mystery. Originally, Song Jing also suspected that the two might die in a vendetta. Otherwise, the murderer's modus operandi would not have been so cruel and vicious. But now it seems that this possibility has largely been ruled out. So who killed them? Why are the methods so cruel? Song Jing was puzzled.

As soon as he returned to the county office, Song Jing saw several officials carrying buckets and basins, coming out of the backyard, everyone was gray and black, embarrassed.

Song Jing was shocked and asked sharply, "What happened?" ”

"Back to my lord, there was a sudden fire in the morgue last night, and we saved the night before we put out the fire." A servant replied timidly.

"Where's the corpse inside?" Song Jing asked anxiously.

"It's all burned."

Song Jing was immediately furious, and wanted to have a seizure, but when he thought of something, he pressed it.

"Okay, you've worked hard, go back and rest." Song Jing said angrily, waved his hand, and motioned for the officials to go down.

He immediately called the chief bookkeeper and the county lieutenant, scolded them bitterly, and reprimanded them for negligence and passivity, so that the wall was set on fire, the headless body was burned, and the clues to solve the case were completely ruined.

The main book and the county lieutenant did not dare to come out, but they were only submissive.

Although Song Jing found out the identities of the two deceased, he didn't know where to start investigating the cause of their deaths. There used to be two corpses, but now there is nothing. It is like a person who is in a dark and misty wilderness, he does not know where the road is, how to get out of this foggy wilderness.

Seeing Song Jing's worried appearance, Li Tao smiled and comforted: "Song County Order, don't worry, this case is not a matter of one or two days." I think it'......."

At this moment, Pei Yue hurriedly came in and whispered something in Li Tao's ear.

After Li Tao heard this, Huo Di got up, and surprise flashed on his face. He paced two steps, stopped and said to Song Jing: "Song County Order, I have an urgent matter to rush back to Chang'an, you can't relax in this case, once there is progress, tell me quickly, don't be polite if you need my help." ”

Song Jing nodded.

"Then I'll take my leave!"

Looking at Li Tao's figure in a hurry, Song Jing's face became more and more heavy......

……

As soon as he returned to the palace, Li Tao hurriedly summoned Li Shen.

"Where did you find it?" Li Tao looked eager.

Li Shenyu reported: "Outside the Anhua Gate of Chang'an, when our people found her, she only said 'I'm looking for Atao' and fainted. ”

Li Tao was shocked: "What's wrong with her?" ”

"It's okay, little master, she's hungry and faint, and she'll be fine after a few days of recuperation!"

"Where is she now?"

"It's settled in Hualangzhong!"

Li Tao nodded: "Let's go, we'll go to Hualangzhong now!" (To be continued......)