Cheng Jiao was afraid of seeing the corpse and was responsible for looking out for the wind, while Li Tao and Li Bai wielded shovels and pickaxes and worked hard to dig graves. "This is the last time, from now on, Lao Tzu will never do this kind of immoral thing again, lest he get the underworld, these unjust souls and wild ghosts will settle accounts with me."

The new grave was easy to excavate, and as he spoke, the coffin was exposed, and he pried open the lid and looked inside, unable to help but be stunned.

"Hell!" Li Tao scolded and looked at Li Bai, as if asking him if he was mistaken.

Li Bai looked at the empty coffin and was speechless for a long time. The coffin is used to hold the dead, even if you find the wrong place, there should be bones inside, who would bury an empty coffin in the ground?

Cheng Jiao stood a little farther away and couldn't see the situation inside the coffin, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Tao replied with a wry smile: "Our opponent has great powers, and once again rushed ahead of us and moved the corpse. ”

"But Lao He is dead, how did our actions leak out? Could it be that there are spies in Zuichun Mansion who eavesdropped on my conversation with my husband? A trace of confusion flashed in Cheng Jiao's eyes, if this is the case, it would be terrible, the drunken spring building created by his father has become a den of thieves?

Li Tao comforted her and said: "This just shows that the jailer's death is very important, don't be discouraged, I will try to visit other people's graves." ”

Cheng Jiao smiled: "Then don't you have to do something lacking in virtue again?" ”

Li Tao said: "I have to ask you, burn me more paper money after I die, and I will take it to honor the king of Hades." ”

Cheng Jiao's expression changed, and she said angrily: "Don't say such things!" ”

Li Tao refilled the tomb, and the three of them returned to the city. Turning into a street, I happened to pass by Jingzhao Yin's Mansion, and saw an old woman in a sixtieth birthday crying.

Li Tao stepped forward and asked, "Grandma." Why are you doing that? ”

The old woman wiped away her tears and said, "My son is dead, but now he can't go into the ground." ”

"Your son?"

"His name is Zhang Shun, and he is the official of Jingzhao Yin Mansion? A few days ago, he died in vain because of the unjust ghost case. ”

"Huh? Zhang Shun? It's him? Li Tao exclaimed.

Li Tao didn't expect that among the four officials killed by Pei Feng, there was also Zhang Shun. At that time, he released two thieves, Wang Qi had just died, but he didn't expect Zhang Shun to change his evil and return to Huangquan.

The old woman asked, "Xiao Langjun recognizes my family Shun'er?" ”

Cheng Jiao was in front of him, and Li Tao hurriedly shook his head: "I don't recognize it!" ”

Let's talk about it. Li Tao picked up the old woman and said, "Grandma, let's send you home, I'll handle the matter of your son's burial." ”

The old woman looked at him gratefully. Tearfully nodded.

Li Tao helped the old woman to take the lead, while Li Bai and Cheng Jiao followed.

All the way through the streets and alleys, I came to a simple courtyard. There is only one adobe house in the courtyard, which is low and dilapidated. The roof is covered with sparse thatch. It looks like it's barely sheltering from the wind and rain.

The old woman said, "If the three of you don't dislike it, come in and sit down and drink water." ”

Cheng Jiao said: "Grandma said something, please first." ”

As soon as they entered the hospital, they smelled a rancid smell, and the three of them looked at each other, thinking, "It must be caused by the decomposition of that Zhang Shun's corpse!" This is called the mountains and rivers and the doubts, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village. ”

Entered the hall. But the old woman did not give in anymore, and moved three benches. He wiped it with his sleeve and said, "Sit down, three, and I'll pour water for you." ”

The purpose of the three of them was to conduct an autopsy for Shun, and they were thinking about how to speak, when they overheard the cry of a baby coming from the West House. The old woman hurriedly put down the kettle and ran in. The three of them followed, and when they looked inside the house, they were all surprised.

A middle-aged woman was lying on the kang, unkempt and sallow, looking like a dying person. Two children, the eldest of about ten years old and the youngest of five or six years old, stood by her side, both staring at the three strange guests with wide eyes. In addition, in the arms of the old woman, she was holding a baby less than one year old.

While coaxing the baby, the old woman said: "Let the three of you laugh, that's my daughter-in-law, her body and bones are not good, and as soon as Shun'er died, she fell ill." ”

Li Tao said to Li Bai: "Hurry up and invite Hua Langzhong to come here!" ”

Li Tao and Cheng Jiaoju's eyes were red, and their hearts seemed to be pressed by an invisible boulder, so heavy that they couldn't breathe. Especially Cheng Jiao, she has been pampered since she was a child, and what she saw in Zuichun Lou was only bright and drunk, if she hadn't walked into this family by chance, she would never have known that there were many kinds of misfortunes in the world.

When Hua Lang came, he did not speak, but walked over and leaned down, and put his finger on the woman's wrist. Mr. Nan Guo took the pulse and said: "It is caused by a sudden fire, it is not a big problem, just give her some medicine to nourish the body." ”

The old woman wept and said: "Shun'er's aftermath has not been taken care of, how can I still have money to buy medicine." ”

Li Tao sighed and took the opportunity to say: "We are secretly investigating the murder of Mrs. Yongyihou, and now we know that drawing a talisman to take the life is purely false, so we want to conduct an autopsy for Zhang Shun to find out the hidden secret." ”

"Isn't Imperial Doctor Zhang already experienced?" The old woman didn't seem to understand.

Li Tao said: "Zhang Song concealed the truth, and he was killed by the real murderer a few days ago. Zhang Shun was killed by a traitor and died an unknown death, you won't be willing to be a mother, right? Now only bringing the real culprit to justice is the best consolation for the deceased. ”

The old woman was surprised and said, "Shun'er was really killed?" ”

Li Tao said: "Not only him, but also Mrs. Yongyihou, Xiao Cheng, the head of the Hou Mansion's guards, and the other three jailers. ”

The old woman cried, "If this is the case, I hope that I can catch the murderer and avenge my son." He pointed to the other door, "The body is in the east room, go and examine it." ”

When Mr. Nan Guo and Li Tao entered the east house, they saw a corpse on the kang, which had been parked for half a month and was slightly decomposed.

Hua Langzhong plugged his nostrils, put on gloves, and examined it carefully, and found a dry piece of feces in the anus of the corpse, which was a sign of poisoning. He took out a silver needle, stabbed the corpse in the stomach, and when he pulled it out, the silver needle gradually turned black.

"It's poisoning." Hua Lang asserted.

Li Tao's heart suddenly brightened, and he said with a smile: "I have been suspicious about this for a long time, Xiao became the victim of a secret weapon, but how could the four jailers line up in front of the cell door, waiting for the murderers to shoot them one by one in the nostrils?" Now that this problem has finally been solved, I think there must be accomplices of the murderers within the Hou Mansion. Linked to my previous analysis, the mastermind is in a high position and is very familiar with the internal structure of Xianling, and this person is very likely to be Cui Wenli! ”

Li Tao stuffed all the money on his body to the old woman and said: "Tomorrow, I will arrange for someone to send some more money, and I will handle all the funeral affairs of Zhang Shun, Grandma can rest assured." ”

The old woman thanked them and sent the three out of the door.

Li Tao and Cheng Jiao said goodbye to Hua Langzhong and Li Bai and went to Zuichun Tower.

Cheng Jiao was worried all the way, always like she was worried about something, and she didn't want to speak. (To be continued......)