"I ...... I don't know. ”

Xie Lingxu shook his head, looked down at the ground, and thought: The relationship between people and people is like the root system of a big tree, there is no connection on the surface, in fact, there is some connection, sometimes these relationships are not known, but they are seen by people with a heart and bitten hard.

And the key to the current case is to find out this deep hidden connection, this connection, linked to eighteen people, pulling their lives on a fuse, the murderer is personally detonating it, destroying all information.

For the time being, the possibility of random murder by a serial killer is ruled out, because if it is really a random crime, then the murderer probably uses the entire imperial city as his slaughterhouse, and there is little correlation between the cases, which requires the case to be discussed, or wait for the next case to happen, and then explore the clues left by the murderer.

Xie Lingxu rubbed his temples, feeling that his thinking was a little messy, he shouldn't put too many assumptions in his mind, and in the end he couldn't think of any of them clearly, so he had to go in one direction step by step first, and when it really didn't work, he would change his thinking.

Now the most likely thing is that the deceased actually has a connection or something in common, so that they will be targeted by the murderer, and the murderer should kill people for a purpose, not just for fun, but the key is the connection, the common ground, the purpose, which is not something that will be thought of for a while. Moreover, this is a big case related to eighteen lives, and the focus should be magnified, and we can't stick to a small pattern and focus on personal grievances and grievances.

Xiao Qixin...... What about the eighteen? I mean, what is the identity of each of the eighteen people? ”

Xiao Qixin told Lingxu what she wanted to know, and she had the right to sort out the information points for herself.

"Seven days ago, first the body of a man who asked for food was found, and then—"

"Wait? Where did you find the one who asked for food? ”

"At his house, in a broken grass house built by himself on the side of the mountain, a passer-by was in a hurry to urinate, thinking it was a thatched house, and when he looked at it, he found that the corpses were smelly."

"Well, and then what?"

"A dancing girl."

"Female?"

"That's right, then a woodcutter, then a meat seller, a rice seller, a shrew, a little patrolman......"

Xie Lingxu listened to Xiao Qixin say more than a dozen titles of various professions in one breath, and felt that his memory was really good. These people's identities and occupations are basically different, and some of them have the same position, and they are all distributed in various cities, and it looks like the murderer happened to kill people of the same profession. These dead people really don't seem to have anything to do with each other, or if they do, they are probably all people at the bottom of society, with narrow circles and poor connections, so they can't make a lot of money or do big things.

The pawnshop owner who died today has a higher identity than the previous person, but what can it mean? Could it be that the murderer has escalated his fight against monsters, and he plans to advance to kill people with higher status, and then slowly, along the official rank. Xie Lingxu felt that his idea was ridiculous, and it was not a game, how could the murderer have such a strange idea.

Xie Lingxu saw that Xiao Qixin seemed to be tired, twisted his wrist to move his muscles and bones, and asked him again

"Is the next step to bring all the people involved in the deceased for interrogation?"

"The guy from the Liujin pawnshop is now recording a confession at Jiudumen, it is estimated that he will come over later, don't be in a hurry now, let's go find Wu Lao Si first."

"Who?"

A group of people walked out of the Liujin pawnshop, and the king behind him had a calm and breezy face, as if he had been staying out of the matter, and he didn't take the case to heart at all. Xie Lingxu saw Xiao Qixin walking towards a small shop with an umbrella on the side of the street, and under the big black cloth umbrella with holes and holes, a middle-aged man with a dark face was leaning back on a chair with his eyes closed.

Xiao Qixin sat on a wooden chair, knocked on his table, and said very kindly

"Fourth Wu Laosi, wake up and ask you something."

Wu Laosi opened his eyes unfazed, yawned, and lived like a black-faced Bodhisattva. He sat up straight and leaned on the wooden table that looked quite old.

"What's the matter, Young Master Xiao, what kind of wind is blowing you here again?"

"The murder of eighteen people, you won't know about it, right?"

Xie Lingxu turned his face and asked Chu Xiu on the side, "Who is this?" ”

Chu Xiu leaned into her ear, "I don't know what he does, it may be a fortune teller, but it seems that on the rivers and lakes, the big and small in the court, he knows what he should know and doesn't know, you ask, he answers, in exchange for money, depending on the value of your question." Lao Xiao is very familiar with him, and when he encounters an unsolvable mystery, he will come to him to find clues. ”

"yes, I just have a question I want to ask." In fact, Xie Lingxu wanted to know about Yuzhu very much, but he felt that this time was not appropriate, and he was afraid that if he asked so openly, he would be overheard, and he would bring disaster to himself, so he thought about putting this matter aside for a while.

The king on the side looked at the two people who were almost next to each other with their heads bowed and whispered, and inexplicably felt that it was indecent, so he walked to Xiao Qixin's side and listened to the conversation between him and Wu Laosi.

"Have there been any strange people walking around the neighborhood lately?"

"Aside from you, I'd like to think about it...... Tsk, can't think of it. ”

"Don't be in a hurry to answer me, think about it again."

"Young Master Xiao, there really isn't, except for the occasional death, there are no strange people, and there are no unusual things."

"Then you, have you seen any special people going in and out of the Liujin pawnshop and socializing with the boss of the city?"

"There are more people coming and going in the pawnshop, besides, everyone knows that this golden pawnshop has to take over the work on the road, stealing chickens and touching dogs at night, and we ordinary people dare not know who he is doing business with. But...... I'll be able to give you a clue, the Dragonbrake Gang in the underworld, I've heard of it! ”

Wu Laosi picked up the tea on the side and took a sip of tea, meaning that this question could not be asked in depth.

Xiao Qixin took out a handful of silver from his arms and put it on the table, and Wu Laosi took half of it very obediently.

"And what do you know about this pawnshop owner?"

"I only care about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, these private matters, you should ask other people, after all, these questions are not worth much."

Xie Lingxu saw that Wu Laosi was about to fall asleep again, so he hurriedly leaned over and slapped one hand on the wooden table

"Can you ask something?"

Wu Laosi half-closed his eyes and saw a rather agile little girl standing in front of him, he couldn't help but raise his eyelids, and felt that this girl's eyebrows revealed a murderous aura, adding three points to her handsome facial features.

"Yo, in the Underworld Army, there are still girls, little girls are not simple!"

It's really not simple, Wu Laosi took a closer look and felt that this person's aura was different from ordinary people, and it was also very different from Xiao Qixin on the side, her secret internal force was very deep, so deep that it was almost a little turbid, but her internal force was not pure, and there was a faint evil spirit.

"What does the little girl want to ask?"

"Do you know the information about a man in black on the rivers and lakes?"

Hearing this, Xiao Qixin's eyes were about to pop out: "What! Isn't it time to ask about the case? ”

Wu Laosi smiled: "Little girl, people in black, aren't you all here?" ”

Xie Lingxu knew that what he said was too vague, but he hadn't figured out how to ask just now

"Yes...... A man dressed in black and wearing a mask...... It should be a man, by the way, he has a dazzling silver chain hanging from his waist, and his martial arts are very strong. ”

Chu Xiu leaned over and asked Xie Lingxu with a face: "Who is he?" ”

"How do I know! Isn't that asking? ”

Wu Lao Si stroked his beard with his hand, although there were only a few hairs on his chin.

"This man, I know."

Listen to him continue: "Xuanyi silver ornaments, ghosts and ghosts; Weird and grotesque, desperate dead. ”

Xie Lingxu couldn't see that others had anything to do to play dumb riddles, and resisted the urge to flip his table, word by word

"What do you mean?"

"In my opinion, there is one person in this world who fits your description: the Yin Ghost."

"Oh? Does he have no name, or is he just surnamed Yin? Xie Lingxu asked with a wooden face.

"His name is Mu Yun, he is the youngest son of the Mu family, he left home to apprentice in the early years, but he learned some side ways, and after completing his studies, he did not enter the right path, and did the work of running errands for others."

"What are you doing?"

"Anything, as long as you have money, he will do anything."

Anything...... It seems that someone gave money for the Yin Ghost to steal his jade beads, so who is this person?

"Mu Yun is vigorous and resolute, his methods are vicious, and he always does it at night, his whereabouts are difficult to find, like a ghost that haunts him, and people on the road call him a ghost. No one will live to see him for what he really is, and it is rumored that anyone who meets him in person will die! ”

Fart, aren't labor and management living well!

But maybe it's because he still has value, so he wasn't killed directly, but what is the value? Who the can you ask this question?

Chu Xiu looked at Xie Lingxu with a frightened expression, "Lingxu, the person who hurt you last time was a yin ghost!" ”

"Yes, but it's not his injury, he pushed me, and I fell on my own."

I thought that if he didn't come up and stab me, he would be kind-hearted.

Xiao Qixin suddenly looked at Xie Lingxu with a very concerned expression

"I didn't expect Xiao Xie to have a face-to-face with the Yin Ghost, tsk...... I still remember that when I was investigating the case before, I met the yin ghost, when he was in front and I was behind, I thought at the time, my life must be over like this, fortunately, the yin ghost did not look back, and left directly, but until now the shadow in my heart has not dispersed. ”

Xie Lingxu gave him a smile from a fellow practitioner. I thought that this yin ghost should have nothing to do with the murder, and with his strength, he would not do such an unskilled thing.

It seems that we can only hope for a little interrogation of the shop guys.

Wu Laosi raised his glass and finished another cup of tea, and said to Xie Lingxu

"I think the little girl is very pleasing to the eye, and you won't be charged for your problem."

When Xiao Qixin heard this, he became anxious, and stood up from the chair, "Eh, the fourth witch, you are doing black-hearted business, why do I want money, she doesn't want money!" ”

Xie Lingxu turned his face and patted Xiao Qixin's shoulder, which was about to catch fire

"What, I don't have any money, if he collects my money, you still have to give it."

Xiao Qixin immediately frowned when he heard this, and smiled brightly

"I said that the fourth child, you are really kind-hearted, amiable, approachable, and golden."

Xie Lingxu couldn't stand it, turned around with a smile, and unexpectedly raised his eyes to meet the gaze that King Shangyou threw at him, lowered his head indifferently, and turned his body back again......