8. Old servants have night terrors, and people's hearts are different

Yu Nuohai first introduced a young man standing on the side, saying that he was Xu Rulin, the son of General Xu.

It is said that the tiger father has no dogs, Xu Qiuchi is burly and tall, and his beard is even more powerful and brave, and he is also quite brave in the army.

It's just that this Xu Gongzi was born with a mediocre appearance, and even if he was wearing a gorgeous costume, he couldn't see any style. It was Guo Yu and Xian Yuyan who came, but they didn't recognize him as the young master of the general's mansion, and they didn't even come forward to pay their respects.

When Yu Nuohai was introduced to everyone, this Xu Gongzi was also submissive. "Fast as the wind, Xu Rulin" is the key to governing the army in Sun Tzu's Art of War, but this Xu Gongzi Xu Rulin is more than cowardly at a glance, and he is not steady.

Therefore, the murder case in the Xu Mansion was naturally presided over by the people in the Prosecutor's Office, after all, the deceased was a person from the Prosecutor's Hall.

Yu Nuohai is really straightforward, straight to the point: "Everyone must be surprised, why did the people in my inspection hall die in General Xu's mansion." In fact, we received a tip a few days ago that there would be bad people who wanted to be unfavorable to General Xu, so people from my inspection hall have been secretly guarding the Xu Mansion overnight to find out. Moreover, we are very suspicious that the person who wants to do evil to General Xu is the same group of people who murdered Tian Mosang and Yu Wenlei the day before yesterday.

Here, I can assure you that it is not my prosecutor's office that is going to be unfavorable to General Xu. It was someone else, and ours died at the hands of that group. As for what I said, I can ask Xu Tai, the young son and housekeeper of the Xu Mansion, to make a confirmation for everyone. ”

Xu Rulin heard Yu Nuohai say this, and hurriedly said to the old housekeeper Xu Tai.

The old housekeeper Xu Tai took a step forward, looked around at everyone, arched his hand, and said, "Last night, the general situation was like this, when I entered the child, most of the people in the Xu Mansion fell asleep. The room I slept in was not far from the master's room, and since I was old, I have been sleeping very lightly, and I can easily wake up at the slightest noise at night.

Not long after I fell asleep, I heard the sound of Suo Suo coming from the old man's courtyard, and the movement of people whispering in whispers. I opened the back window a little bit and looked that way.

At first, I looked stupid at a glance, and there was clearly a group of demons and monsters in the courtyard, black and white, all with green faces and fangs. I took a closer look at them, and saw their movements, and thought that they might be dressed as people, about five or six people, and the lord and the lady knelt in the midst of the group of strange people, and I was frightened, and quickly covered my mouth, so that I didn't cry out.

I could see that the situation of the lord and the lady was not quite right, they were both kneeling there in a demented state, as if they had not woken up, and with the lord's usual temper and skills, it was definitely not like this.

Later, I saw two people dressed as little ghosts bring out the two maids in the old man's room, pull them to the side of the lady, and let them kneel there. ”

Hearing the old housekeeper say this, Guo Yu and Xian Yuyan couldn't help but glance at each other and nodded, this is really the same as the case of Tian Mosang and Yuwen Lei's family.

Yu Nuohai also took the opportunity to look at everyone, with a hint of a smile on his face. At least half of his previous statements have been proven to be true.

"I was terrified. I didn't even close the window, so I left the window gently, as if I would be noticed by the gang if I made a little movement. I crept out of my room, I wanted to call the housekeeper.

There are twelve people in the night patrol, each in a group of four, leaving one group to guard the gatehouse, and the other two groups to patrol the mansion alternately. On my way to the porter, I did not see the night watchman, and I felt a little uneasy, and when I got to the porter, I saw that the twelve people were all asleep there, and they smelled of wine. Usually they are on duty to patrol the night, and it is inevitable that they will also drink some wine to pass the time, but this time they somehow fell asleep.

I tried to wake them up, but they were so sleepy that I was afraid of alarming the strange people in the backyard, so I did not dare to make a loud noise, so I crept to the wing room on the side of the gatehouse, where the servants and generals who did not have to watch at night slept. I called a few people who knew a lot of kung fu and went to the backyard together.

Before we reached the backyard, we heard the sound of clanging and cumping, like swords colliding together.

We walked a few steps briskly, and hid in the porch leading to the backyard, and we saw the group of demons and monsters, surrounding the three men in black, they were entangled together, fighting quietly, and neither side seemed to want to make much noise. Only occasionally there was the sound of swords clashing and cutting flesh.

The kung fu of the three men in black was indeed good, and they were surrounded by five or six people, and they were not defeated. Listening to the sound, both groups were injured.

Seeing that the old lady and the two maids were still kneeling there in a daze, unharmed, we were relieved to hide in the dark and watch them. Because we don't know what the origin of those three black-clothed people is, we don't dare to rush up to help!" After speaking, Xu Tai looked at the three corpses on the ground with a guilty face, and then glanced at Yu Nuohai.

Just when the two groups of people were deadlocked, suddenly another figure appeared from the shadows, and I didn't see what weapon the person was using, but three cold lights flashed, and I saw the three men in black fall to the ground.

The man in black didn't negotiate with the group of demons, and jumped away from him. Some of the demons seemed to be injured a lot, and they jumped onto the beams of the house and fled with each other's arms, leaving behind three corpses, as well as the old lady and two maids kneeling there in a daze.

We helped the old lady and the two maids into the room and lay down, and they fell into a deep sleep. When they woke up in the morning, they didn't remember what had happened. When he saw the three corpses, the old man was shocked. Hurriedly instructed the family to report to the yamen of each department. That's about it. ”

The old housekeeper Xu Tai finished telling what he saw last night in one breath, and bursts of sweat sprouted on his face, and he looked very scared.

"Since the informant in your prosecutor's office can detect that someone is plotting to kill General Xu, you must have a deep understanding of this gang of thieves, right?" Xian Yuyan asked Xiang Nuohai directly.

Yu Nuohai pursed his lips and did not answer Xian Yuyan, but gave the arrogant little eunuch a look.

When the little eunuch saw that the opportunity had come, he shook his head, glanced at Xian Yuyan, looked around at everyone, and then said: "For the safety of the emperor, but also for the stability of the Tang Dynasty, our family Li Dacai created this prosecutor's office, and his eyeliner is widely spread in the capital and the state capital. If you can hear these news, it is naturally not a problem. However, after all, we are standing to protect the safety of the royal family, how can we have the heart to investigate the origin of this group of thieves so much, as long as it does not endanger the emperor. ”

Guo Hua saw that Yu Nuohai avoided Xian Yuyan's question, and thought to himself, you don't have three hundred taels of silver here, it seems that the prosecutor's office must have some understanding of this group of people, even very deeply.

Looking at Dugu Huan again, he didn't seem to care about this matter at all, he only thought that a few eunuchs had died, and he didn't care about it at all.

Xue Shanggong heard Yu Nuohai say that the cowardly son was Xu Qiuchi's son, but he glanced at it from time to time, but there was a trace of resentment in his eyes, and he couldn't help but be suspicious. It seems that the involvement of Xue Yiliu and this case must be very deep.

Yu Nuohai didn't wait for everyone to answer, and asked the maids of Xufu a few words, the two maids last night, said that they were half asleep after falling asleep, and they were shouted a few words, and they went out in a trance, and they didn't remember anything later. A few of the servants didn't ask anything new.

Seeing this, Yu Nuohai beckoned Duguhuan and Xian Yuyan to do an autopsy on the spot. Dali Temple and Jin Wuwei each have their own works. Because the cause of death is clear, it doesn't take too much effort to verify it on the spot, and the families can make plans as soon as possible.

The two of them got started together and tested each other.

The three corpses on the ground were all dressed in nocturnal black clothes. The arrogant little eunuch first took out their waist cards in the hidden pockets on the waists of the three people, and verified that they were indeed from the prosecutor's office.

The injuries to the three were similar, with sharp blade scratches and puncture wounds on their arms, chest, back, and thighs, but none of them were fatal.

This shows that the number of martial arts and the blades used by the demons should be the same. Judging by the wound, it should have been an extremely thin and narrow sword or dagger. Moreover, the martial arts of that group of people should not be too high, and they fought against three people with five or six people, and they had no chance to use a fatal killing move.

fatal wounds, in the larynx. The throats of the three of them were cut off by sharp blades, blood splattered out, and there were blood stains on their masks and chests. Two of them had their wounds cut open from left to right, and the other from right to left. It seems that the man in black later should be a master with a knife in his left hand.

I heard about the fatal knife wound and the killer was probably a left-handed knifeman. Yu Nuohai's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but take a few steps forward and personally inspect the knife edges of the three people. Raising his head and greeting everyone with a kind face, I hope that all divisions can work together to find the killer who is used to using left-handed knives in the capital.

Although it was found that this powerful killer was a left-handed swordsman, after all, in Chang'an City, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack, and everyone had never met this kind of character on weekdays. Guo Yu and Xian Yuyan said a few vague words, and then they were just it.

Yu Nuohai looked at Dugu Huan, only to see him holding his hands on his chest, with a cold face, and immediately squeezed out a smiling face and asked if he had ever seen a master with a knife in his left hand.

Dugu Huan replied routinely that he hadn't seen it, and asked rhetorically: "Manager Yu, it seems that he is more interested in this left-handed swordsman." Why didn't you come to find out, who were waiting for an opportunity to murder my Tang Dynasty official?" This was the longest sentence Duguhuan said at that time.

Yu Nuohai smiled, and didn't care about Dugu Huan, came over and respectfully hugged Xian Yuyan's fist, asked him to continue to investigate the scene, and contacted the right street envoy to thoroughly investigate several cases and arrest the murderer as soon as possible. He also instructed the arrogant little eunuch a few words, asking him to cooperate with a few adults, and Yu Nuohai himself said goodbye and left.

Xian Yuyan patted her round belly and grinned at Guo Yu. The two of them checked inside and out, trying not to miss anything.

When it was almost noon, the two of them felt that the inspection was almost done. Converged in one place and decided to leave. I saw that Dugu Huan had been standing in the courtyard, occasionally looking around, but he didn't check anything carefully. Xue Yiliu naturally accompanied him all the time.

The two of them wondered in their hearts, this Dugu Huan was really, he didn't ask, he didn't look, and he stood at the end. Xian Yuyan saw that the old housekeeper was still there, so she asked casually: "Your master, didn't you have any holidays with anyone, right?"

Because it was determined that it was a serial case, and several bitter masters were all officials of the imperial court, I thought that it should be aimed at the imperial court, rather than seeking personal enmity against them. Xian Yuyan asked this, and it was purely because he had been on an errand for many years, and he habitually followed.

"Five or six years after my lord returned to Chang'an, he has been serving in the Qianniuwei Mansion, and General Zhonglang has always been a general, and he has always done things to protect the royal court, and he has never had a grudge against anyone. The old butler muttered back as he pondered.

Xian Yuyan asked casually, and didn't expect any reply, he wanted to say goodbye and leave, but he didn't expect Xue Yiliu, who had never spoken out, to shake a sentence with a coquettish face: "He has no enemies in Chang'an, so he followed Gao Xianzhi to burn and loot in the Western Regions, will people forget?"

Hearing him say this, not only Guo Hua and Xian Yuyan were shocked, but even Dugu Huan frowned, and glanced at Xue Yiliu, although it was only a brief glance. The two of them saw that the emotions in their eyes were very complicated, so complicated that they couldn't see what kind of emotions they were. Is it love, is it hate, is it ashamed, is it helpless?

Xue Yiliu slashed his head and covered his face, and Dugu Huan glanced at it inexplicably. It's even more intriguing than this case.

The old housekeeper was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to take the next word, seeing that Xian Yuyan was about to leave, he hurriedly took a step and sent him out of the Xu Mansion.