Chapter 6: Misunderstanding

Several people have died in Qingfeng Town in the past few days, and the death is so weird, this murder has made people panic. The most troublesome person about this murder is the town's parent official, Lord Tang. Lord Tang has always been honest and honest, and loves the people like a son. Under his rule, everyone lived a comfortable life, and he was also supported by many people in Qingfeng Town.

Since the murder in Qingfeng Town, Lord Tang can't eat all day and can't sleep at night. In order to solve this case as soon as possible, it can be said that it is painstaking and racking brains, but at present, I have not found a trace of the slightest clue These few murders, it is an unsolved one! The common people have a lot to say about the government.

As long as Mr. Tang patrolled the streets, the common people would gather around him and ask about the investigation of the case. Regarding the people's inquiry, Mr. Tang currently uses the sentence "This case is under investigation and trial, please wait with peace of mind." Words to prevaricate them. At the beginning, as long as Lord Tang said this, everyone immediately dispersed. But as he said this more often, the people began to talk about it, and some even cursed and cursed, and the scene was extremely chaotic. Whenever this happens, Lord Tang's face is red and white, and he is so embarrassed that he wants to make a hole and get into it. Over time, he didn't dare to step out of the palace at will.

Due to the impact of this case, most people are hiding in their own houses and are afraid to go out for half a step. Many shops open late and close early; The once bustling street market has become empty. Jia's Inn was also affected, and the inn's business was not as good as before, sometimes you could see several tables of guests a day, and sometimes you couldn't see a single person. Boss Jia sighed every day and knocked on the plan, repeatedly calculating his losses, Xiao Ze had nothing to do in the store, either sleeping or looking at the pedestrians on the road in a daze. Seeing this scene, Boss Jia understood that as long as this strange case was not solved for a day, there would be no business in the inn, and it was better to temporarily close down than to lose money like this. When the case is solved, they will be recruited back. Then he paid Xiao Ze and the others their wages and let them go home early.

"Huh? Why did you come back so early today? The inn closes so early? Jiong Yan looked at Xiao Ze suspiciously.

"Alas! This is all due to the murder case, this case has put everyone in danger, who dares to open the door to do business. Xiao Ze's face was helpless, and he was in a very depressed mood, "snapped" and slapped the table vigorously, and said angrily: "This murderer, blocking my wealth, I must find you out!" ”

Jiong Yan asked slowly while playing with the jade flute, "What?" Do you want to investigate the matter? ”

Xiao Ze was about to answer, but Jiong Yan stood up suddenly, stared out the window with a serious expression, and whispered, "There is a demonic spirit." Xiao Ze also sensed it, and as soon as he bounced up from the bench, he was about to chase out.

"You're at home, I'll go." Jiong Yan stretched out his jade flute to stop Xiao Ze, turned around and disappeared.

Jiong Yan chased the demonic qi all the way to the river, and when he reached the river, the demonic qi disappeared. "Ahh What the hell ......! ”

He was looking around when he suddenly heard a scream right in front of him. He hurriedly rushed over and saw that a man in a gray robe was strangling a man's neck with his left hand, and was gulping the man's blood.

"It turns out that you are the real murderer of these murders!" Jiong Yan gently patted his left hand with the jade flute, and slowly walked towards the "gray robe" step by step. The "gray robe" was startled, and immediately dropped the man, turning into a wisp of gray smoke and disappearing.

"Heh, that's fast." Jiong Yan chuckled, then walked over to the man who fell to the ground. The man's blood had been sucked clean, and he had gradually become a dried corpse. Jiong Yan squatted down and was about to take a closer look. Suddenly he felt a golden light coming towards him in front of him, and he quickly got up and dodged.

"Bold and wicked! How dare you hurt people here, see if I don't accept you today! Jiong Yan heard the people shouting to subdue him. Just as he was about to explain, a cold light flew in, he jumped sideways to avoid the cold light, Jiong Yan didn't want to entangle with the comer, and after spitting out the word "misunderstanding" at the comer, he waved his sleeve and disappeared into a red light.

The comer watched the "murderer" flee and stomped his feet in anger. Thinking of the corpse, he went to take a closer look, and just as he squatted down, he heard a voice in the distance. When I looked up, I saw a few people holding torches and going straight here. When the group approached, he took a closer look, and the people holding the torches were the officials who were patrolling outside, and they also followed the screams to find the river.

"Boss, look, dead corpse!" A small official reported in horror. Everyone took a closer look through the torches, and tsk...... The condition of this corpse is exactly the same as that of the previous corpses. When I looked at the corpse, there was a man standing next to the body. The head of the official looked at this person from the beginning, this person was dressed as a ranger, holding a short sword, his face was cold, and he looked very calm when he saw the strange corpse.

The more he looked at this person, the more suspicious he felt. In an official tone, he said: "We suspect that you killed this person, come with us to the yamen!" "The tone is unusually tough.

When the man heard this, he felt that something was wrong, these poor men regarded themselves as murderers, and immediately explained: "Ladies and gentlemen, this person was not killed by me, it was ...... just now."

"Yes or no, it's not you and me who have the final say, we have to let our adults decide." Not allowing the man to justify, the officials tied him up and put him in the official prison.

Now is an extraordinary time, and the officials have one mind: to solve this case and catch the real culprit. Keep the town peaceful! Therefore, it is better to catch the wrong one than to let it go. No matter how the man complains about grievances, he will be escorted into the yamen for interrogation and at the disposal of the adults.

Lord Tang couldn't eat well and couldn't sleep because of this case, and he was upset all day long. I finally felt a little sleepy tonight, and when I was about to rest, someone suddenly came to report, saying that I had caught the "suspect" in the case. When Lord Tang heard this, his eyes lit up, and he didn't feel sleepy, and after wrapping his clothes around his body indiscriminately, he went straight to the prison to interrogate the prisoner overnight. When he came to the cell, Lord Tang looked at the kneeling "suspect" and asked eagerly: "There was a recent murder, but what did you do?" ”

"My lord, the villain has been wronged!" The "suspect" kneeling on the ground lowered his head and shook his head again and again, shouting that he was wronged.

Although Lord Tang is eager to solve this case, he also knows that he cannot bend into a trick and let innocent people suffer injustice. Since the "suspect" shouted that he was wronged, he should be given a chance to defend himself.

A small official brought a wooden stool for Lord Tang at this time, and Lord Tang sat down, stroked his beard and thought for a long time, and then whispered to the "suspected murderer": "Since you shouted that you were wronged, why did you appear by the river so late?" What is your explanation for the corpse by the river? You look up and speak slowly. ”

The "suspected murderer" slowly raised his head, and Lord Tang stood up with a "bang", his eyes were wide open, and he shouted in surprise at the "suspected murderer": Tang Yi! The "suspect" was stunned, stared at Lord Tang, and shouted at the same time: "Uncle! ”

Lord Tang immediately helped his nephew up, and the two relatives were reunited after a long absence, crying with joy. The officials looked at the scene of their relatives recognizing each other in front of them, and they were confused. Although the situation has not yet been clarified, it is certain that this "suspected murderer" is not the culprit of these murders! It's a loved one of the adults! They all patted their asses and hugged their fists to congratulate. The buddies who caught the "suspected murderer" were all so frightened that their faces turned pale, they knelt on the ground, kept kowtowing and admitting their mistakes, and begged Lord Tang and Tang Yi to spare their lives. The head of the official who ordered the arrest was even more frightened and lost his three souls, his whole body was weak, and he collapsed to the ground. Lord Tang ordered someone to quickly help the head of the official up, and said comfortingly: "This is all a misunderstanding, it is all a misunderstanding." The arresting officials breathed a sigh of relief.