Wang Yun lived in a government office not far away.

After Feng Xiang's case was sent to the Criminal Department with a quick whip, Wang Yun guessed that the emperor would summon him to Beijing.

Do the math, the paperwork should be delivered to him soon.

Su Huai was acquitted, and naturally he would return to Fengxiang to reinstate himself, he didn't know where he was going to be sent, no matter where he went, it was a new beginning.

Wang Yun put down the case file in his hand.

"My lord," the steward took off his boots for Wang Yun, "others will take advantage of the opportunity of the transfer to have a tour of the mountains and rivers, but you always rush to the official office non-stop, now it's okay, Madame and Miss have not yet arrived in Fengxiang, and they will have to turn back the same way." ”

Wang Yun smiled slightly, and let the steward keep nagging.

"Your Excellency...... Something went wrong. The guard came up and knocked on the door.

The steward was startled and accidentally pinched the old wound on Wang Yun's foot.

Wang Yun frowned in pain, and the steward hurriedly apologized: "My lord, I'm sorry, I was careless." ”

Wang Yun's instep was full of uneven scars, and his ten toes were strangely twisted, which at first glance looked terrifying, all of which had been tortured when he was imprisoned in Dogansi, and now that the wound had healed, he still felt pain when he touched it, especially after running around every day, it was like stepping on a blade.

"It's okay, don't take it personally." Wang Yun comforted the steward very leniently.

The guards entered the door and announced: "Someone entered the inn to assassinate Lord Song." ”

Wang Yun was stunned: "Did the assassin catch it?" So saying, he took his socks and put them on, and the steward busied him to put on his boots.

The guard said: "The identity of the caught is also confirmed, that is, the beggars in the city, who help in the market on weekdays, will also go up the mountain to chop firewood to sell, and borrow it in the Taoist temple outside the city at night." ”

Wang Yun couldn't help frowning: "Why did a beggar assassinate Song Chengxuan?" ”

The guard didn't know much about the inside story: "The beggar only said that his brother was killed by Song Chengxuan, and now his brother's body is in the forest not far from the inn." ”

"Take the work, let's go check on the corpse first."

……

Under the light of torches.

A corpse knelt beside the rock, its head hanging limply on its chest, and its movements looked very strange.

The boy couldn't hold back his sadness, tears kept falling, and the violent twitching caused the wound on his neck to crack open again, and the blood soaked the cloth outside.

The body had been carefully examined: "The cause of death was that the head was cut off with a sharp knife. ”

Everyone looked at several guards of the Song family, all of whom were carrying sabers without exception.

The boy nodded: "My brother's head was sewn by me, I can't let him go like this." ”

Sun Chong said: "Where was the first place where the body was found?" ”

The young man struggled to support his weak body: "I...... I'll take you there. ”

The forest was very quiet, and the mountain wind was a chill to the bone, and I didn't know what was hiding in the darkness.

Xu Qingan walked up to his sister and said in a low voice: "There are not many people in the yamen, let's go slower, if there is something, it will be easy to deal with it." ”

Song Chengxuan's guards all had a murderous aura on their bodies, which made people feel uneasy.

"Lord Wang Yun is the prefect, my brother is the prince of the Marquis of Anyi, and there is also the second master of the Marquis of Guangping next to him, unless Song Chengxuan is going to rebel, he will not kill us all here."

Although there is some truth in her sister's words, Xu Qingan still feels uneasy in her heart.

"It's always good for you to walk behind me." Xu Qingan didn't understand when the girl who was locked up in the inner house on weekdays was so bold, not only could she see the corpse, but she could also be so indifferent.

Xu Qinghuan pondered for a moment, and then looked around: "I forgot one thing, we do have a fear for our lives, if that person is ruthless, maybe he will kill us all." ”

Xu Qingan almost pulled out the saber at his waist, but Xu Qinghuan held down his arm.

"This kind of thing won't happen today, brother rest assured."

Xu Qing'an's eyes widened, it won't happen today, and his sister's words really test his strong heart.

There was a layer of leaves on the ground in the woods, and at night, the light of the torches was not as light as the sun, and it was impossible to find a complete footprint, which shows that these people acted very cautiously.

Killing a person will still leave some clues.

Especially the person who was hunted down, he was afraid and panicked, although he knew that the chance of being able to escape was very slim, but he still didn't want to give up, he thought he was not afraid of death, but when death came, he regretted it so much.

In an elongated hunt, the prey will always fall first.

Finally, he couldn't run, and the people behind him chased after him without hurrying.

He wanted to ask for mercy but it didn't make any sense, all he saw were a pair of cold eyes, he was too familiar with this kind of gaze, so he barely struggled, he obeyed their wishes and knelt on the ground, and then his head was pressed.

With a knife down, blood gushed out, and a head fell to the ground.

Beheading.

In the end, they buried him in a shallow pit.

After these people left, his brother who was concerned about him searched for this place, and he found a dagger that his brother usually used, very small, hidden in a crack in the stone not far away, which was a clue he left for his brother.

"After a person dies, it takes half an hour for the corpse to slowly stiffen," Chang Niangzi said, "that is, in order to put him in a kneeling position, the murderer must stay here for about an hour." ”

Sun Chong frowned: "After killing someone, the murderer will bury the body as soon as possible and escape, why do you want to risk staying here?" ”

Everyone fell silent.

"Because we must set an example." Xu Qinghuan's voice broke the silence.

Set an example.

Wang Yun seemed to be a little clear.

Without waiting for others to speak, Xu Qinghuan looked at Song Chengxuan: "Lord Song has been in the army for many years, so he should know why military law is stricter than law, right?" ”

Song Chengxuan turned his head to meet the girl's clear eyes, at this moment, it seemed that she didn't seem to know him, with an aggressive tone, wanting to ask the secret hidden in his heart.

At this moment, she completely took him for a suspect.

It was as if he had forgotten what he had said in the woods that day: "It's better to investigate this case together." "Those words.

Song Chengxuan narrowed his eyes slightly: "If the military law is lax, it is difficult to establish authority, let alone control and command the army." ”

Xu Qinghuan said: "So the strict military law is precisely to deter other people, so that they will not make the same mistake again, and the same is true for this corpse, kneeling on the ground, cutting off the head to show the public, not only to kill him, but also to warn others." ”

Sun Chong seemed to think of something: "The eldest lady means that the person who killed him is his companion." ”

Xu Qinghuan bowed: "Adults can compare this person with the spies we caught before to see if they have anything in common." ”

"What spy?" When the young man heard this, his voice became sharp, "My brother is not a spy, he is not...... He just wanted a better life for us and sold himself. ”

A pair of hands pressed on the boy's shoulders.

Li Xu said: "If you want to catch the murderer of your brother, you have to tell Lord Wang Yun and that Miss Xu what you know, they helped solve an unsolved case before and affirmed the grievances of the deceased, don't you want to catch the murderer of your brother?" ”

"Yes," the young man looked at Song Chengxuan angrily, "My brother has already told me who the murderer is, it is him, Lord Song, my brother was deceived by them back then, and when my brother left, he said that as long as he followed them, he would fight for a good future." ”

"I've always wondered, just with Xu San and Mrs. Guangping Hou, where can they raise such dead soldiers and spies, and they are only about twenty years old, where did these people come from," Xu Qinghuan looked at Song Chengxuan, "When I was in Fengxiang, I met a child named Junsheng, and on the day Xu San was arrested, Junsheng left Fengxiang with a few beggars, and also said that he wanted to beg for a living, which coincided with what this young man said." ”

Her gaze collided with his, and she shone brightly under the light of the torch: "Lord Wang, I think that as long as you order someone to find Junsheng, and with a little inquiry, you can know where they are going, and who they want to go to, if it is the same as what this young man said, then we should have caught the murderer's tail." ”

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