Not far west of the city is a barren mountain, after the rebellion of the King of Wei, most of the thieves who were killed by the imperial court were buried here.

Standing at the foot of the station, you can feel the chill of the forest.

Yacha stepped forward and said, "My lord, according to the paperwork, it is about here, but ...... This place is too big, do we really want to dig it? ”

Huang Qinghe nodded firmly: "Dig." ”

Yacha was a little worried, the adults didn't investigate the case to dig up the corpse of the thief, and I didn't know if someone would catch the handle and ask him, and there were so many dead people here, how could he finish digging up.

"Just dig the graves of more than a dozen people buried together, and the bodies that have been burned by the fire are also easy to identify," Huang Qinghe said and looked at the old man beside him, "Thank you for your hard work." ”

The old man was very indifferent: "It's our duty to do these things," he said and looked at Chang Niangzi next to him, "What's more, I still have a helper." ”

"Okay," Huang Qinghe added a little more confidence, "Let's take advantage of the dawn to do it quickly." ”

Not far away, Xu Qingan stood there with his sister.

Xu Qingan said: "Lord Huang is really a rare good official, the Zhang family coerced him like that yesterday, and he also brought someone to investigate the case, which is really unusual." ”

The more Xu Qingan looked at Huang Qinghe, the more pleasing he became: "Next time I look for an opportunity, I will invite him to eat fried fish." ”

Xu Qinghuan couldn't help but wonder, he didn't expect that it was just a meal, and his brother understood Huang Qinghe's taste so well: "My brother doesn't think Lord Huang is good, but he is afraid that he will cause trouble in the future and go to Shuntian Mansion, Lord Huang is upright, distinguishes between public and private, and refuses to care about the slightest personal relationship......"

Xu Qingan smiled awkwardly and flattered: "Sister, are you thirsty?" Brother will get you some water, I'll just keep an eye on it here, what do you have to run here for? How hard it is. ”

Before Xu Qinghuan could speak, the fat bird on her shoulder suddenly became smart, all the hairs on her body stood up, and she looked at Xu Qing'an with a pair of eyes, and then opened her beak with a disgusting look.

"Brother, how many corpses do you think you can find?"

It's getting late.

Huang Qinghe led people to dig up a lot of bones, but none of the corpses looked like they had been burned by the fire.

Yacha said in a low voice: "Will it rot after many years?" ”

"No," he shook his head, "If it is like what Lord Huang said, there are more than a dozen corpses, it is impossible not to leave any traces." ”

"What could be the reason, the place where the body was buried was recorded in Yizhuang." Huang Qinghe looked around and couldn't help frowning, where did he make a mistake.

"There is a straw mat here that has not yet rotted away," Chang Niangzi carefully took the straw mat out of the pit, "and the other corpses that have been dug up also have such straw mats." ”

Huang Qinghe walked over to check, and sure enough, this was the case: "Yizhuang mostly uses this kind of straw mat to wrap the body, but there are no bones left here, why?" Could it be that Yizhuang remembered it wrongly. ”

The identity of the thief burned to death in the Taoist temple is unknown, and no one came to collect it, where is the body of the thief.

Huang Qinghe sat there thinking about it, and the yacha continued to check if there were still righteous mounds around.

"No need to look for it." Huang Qinghe stood up.

The yacha breathed a sigh of relief, and the adults finally thought about it, and we could call it a day and go home.

"Go to the place where the bones of the Langzhong family are buried," Huang Qinghe said, "I can't find them here, and those may have clues." ”

He didn't want to disturb the deceased, especially the innocent Langzhong family back then, so he started with those anti-thieves who were burned to death, but now he can't find the body of the anti-thief, which also proves that his guess may be right, the case many years ago is really strange.

"Still going...... Digging a grave? Yacha shouted.

Huang Qinghe said: "Dig, dig again." "Maybe I'll give him an answer this time.

Chang Niangzi cleaned her hands and let Meng Lingyun lead her to Xu Qinghuan: "I didn't find the body, but ...... I don't think there's anything wrong with the place where Lord Huang is looking for people. ”

Xu Qinghuan nodded: "Yizhuang will be recorded every time it is buried, and if it can correspond to the documents in the yamen, it will prove that those bones have indeed been pulled here."

As for why it is gone, maybe the grave of Langzhong's family can give a clear answer, and it may be very likely that this is the situation in front of them. ”

Chang Niangzi's eyes lit up: "What does the eldest lady mean that there are no corpses in the grave of the Langzhong family?" ”

It turns out that Xu Qinghuan's guess was correct.

The coffin of the Langzhong family when they were buried is still there, but there is no trace of the body.

The officials were all stunned, could it be that someone stole the corpse.

"My lord, why is that?" Yacha said, "Could it be that they are not buried?" ”

Lao Qizuo denied this statement: "There are still some black things left in the coffin, as if they fell from the corpse, which shows that the coffin did contain bones." ”

Huang Qinghe said: "It is impossible for the person who presides over the funeral to bury a few empty coffins. ”

"There are corpses here." Yacha shouted, and everyone walked over to look.

There was indeed a black skeleton in the coffin, and although the corpse was curled up after being burned by the fire, it could still be seen that this person was tall in front of him, and it should be a man.

Yacha said: "This is the grave of Langzhong's apprentice. ”

"Strange," Huang Qinghe frowned, "why is this corpse still here." "What the hell is going on?

"The graves of the people who will be burned to death are also dug up to see if the bodies are still there."

Yacha looked at the already dark sky, recited a few words of "Amitabha", and turned to look for the tomb.

Huang Qinghe simply sat on the mountain rock, frowning and thinking about it.

Chang Niangzi and Lao Zuo examined the body of Langzhong's apprentice, and confirmed that this person was burned to death, and the body was burned and buried for many years, although there were still many wounds on the bones, but it was impossible to determine for a moment whether the injury was left by the deceased before his death or formed after death.

Yacha dug up another corpse, which was a descendant of Langzhong's family.

Huang Qinghe ordered the bones to be transported to Yizhuang, and tomorrow morning he and Chang Niangzi will be examined again.

Although the whole case is still confusing, Huang Qinghe feels that he has checked the right direction and solved the mystery in front of him, and he may be able to find out the case of Second Master Sun.

Huang Qing and Xia Ya returned home, but soon he was uneasy, the case was not clear, his heart was burning, he closed his eyes, and his mind was full of charred bones and the old woman's meaningful expression.

Could it be an unjust case more than ten years ago?

Huang Qinghe seemed to think of something, and hurriedly put on his robe and went out to Yizhuang.

……

In Yizhuang, Chang Niangzi is still sorting out the paperwork, but this time there is one more person by her side.

Xu Qinghuan disguised herself and followed Chang Niangzi to check on the two corpses, and after seeing them, the two of them were about to leave, but they didn't want Meng Lingyun's voice to come from the door.

"The little one is here to pick up the lady and go back."

Huang Qinghe nodded, pushed open the door, and sure enough, he saw that Chang Niangzi had already packed up the equipment for the autopsy.

"Why are you here at this time?" Chang Niangzi looks as calm and indifferent as usual.

Huang Qinghe sighed: "I can't sleep anyway, let's take a look again, it's not early, let's go back!" ”

Chang Niangzi answered and left with the little girl beside her.

Chang Niangzi walked out of Yizhuang, Huang Qinghe suddenly frowned, Chang Niangzi has always been alone, she has never seen anyone come to pick her up, and she is followed by a petite little guy.

Thinking of this, Huang Qinghe strode out.

"Wait a minute," Huang Qinghe called Chang Niangzi, "dare to ask who is the person next to the lady?" ”

Chang Niangzi, who was about to get into the carriage, stopped.

Huang Qinghe ran a few steps to the carriage.

"My lord," Chang Niangzi simply got out of the car, blocking Huang Qinghe's view of the carriage, "Do you think it's strange, why did you only find two corpses?" ”

These words undoubtedly attracted Huang Qinghe's attention, and Huang Qinghe had a question on his face: "Why?" ”

Chang Niangzi said: "Maybe it's because these two corpses are useless." ”

Huang Qinghe frowned.

Chang Niangzi continued: "The corpses will not disappear, they were obviously dug up and taken away, and the reason why these two corpses were left is because they don't want these two corpses."

The two corpses appeared to be tall and relatively thick, and they looked like men.

Among the lost corpses were Lang Zhong, Lang Zhong's wife and two children, and a serving mother-in-law, so it is inferred that the bones taken away should be relatively petite, and they looked like women or children. ”

Huang Qinghe said: "However, Lang Zhong is also a man. ”

Chang Niangzi said: "So adults should let people inquire about it and see how the figure of the man is, if the man is not tall, ordinary people will naturally not be able to tell whether this corpse is a man or a woman."

If all of what I've just said is true, then I have revealed a few useful clues.

First, the bones of the dead are probably all mixed together, and it is difficult to distinguish their identities.

Second, among those who died, there were people who knew them well, or relatives and friends, or people who cared about them, and when the events of the year had passed, they exhumed their bones and buried them again.

Third, if someone leads the adult to discover these clues, it means that the matter is related to the case that the adult is investigating.

What I said is just speculation, and whether it is the truth or not depends on the results of the adult's inquiry. ”

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