"Bring Zhou Cheng here." Daddy said.

"Zhou Cheng, do you know this person?" Daddy pointed to Zhang Hua's corpse and asked him.

"I know, he used to work as a handyman in my shop for a few years." Zhou Cheng wiped the sweat from his face, turned his face away and stopped looking at Zhang Hua's corpse, and said, "I don't know why the county magistrate asked me what I was doing, his death has nothing to do with me." ”

"I'll just ask, what are you nervous about?" Daddy looked at him suspiciously, and slowly spoke, "Aren't you a thief?" ”

"Nothing!" Zhou Cheng's face was sweating more, "I'm just timid by nature, I can't see the corpse, I'm easy to be afraid of sweating, let alone killing, even if I kill a chicken, I'm terrified." ”

"Okay, then let me ask you, how is this Zhang Hua person?"

"At the beginning, I just saw his ability to recognize Baoyu to recruit him, he was a very honest young man at first, but then he became addicted to gambling, I fired him, to be honest, I still feel sorry for him in my heart, a good young man has to gamble. Later, I heard from others that Zhang Hua began to do some petty theft and fool around, but apart from these, I had no contact with Zhang Hua at all. ”

"Why did Zhang Hua steal your jewelry first? Didn't you form a bond with you? ”

Zhou Cheng shook his head helplessly, "I didn't provoke him, and it was excusable to dismiss him, probably because he had worked in my jewelry store for a few years and was most familiar with my store." He suddenly seemed to realize something, and asked, "Are you saying that Zhang Hua did this theft case of multiple households in Zhuo County?" How skilled is he stealing? ”

"It's hard to say if he stole it, but all the lost jewels were found at his house." Daddy waved his hand and said, "I'm done asking all the questions, you can go." ”

Zhou Cheng hurriedly left.

"How many casinos are there in Zhuojun?" Dad asked.

"There are more than 20 large and small casinos, among which Zhu Lao Wu is the largest and most powerful, and his nickname is 'One-Eyed Dragon'." Xiao Sun replied.

"Quickly go to various casinos to collect any information about Zhang Hua, especially Zhu Lao Wu's."

"Yes!"

In the afternoon, there was another murder incident in Zhuo County, and the person who died was Wang Erma, who was over half a hundred years old, who was honest and honest, and had never had a dispute with anyone in his life, and vendetta was basically impossible. He was a wood carver, and he didn't have much money, so naturally it was impossible to kill him because of money. Love killing? Wang Erma's pockmarked face, who will like him? It's even more impossible. So why? The key is that Wang Erma also has a collar around his neck, but he has a child and mother ring around his neck, and the big ring is covered with a small ring, which is different from the collar on Zhang Hua's neck.

"How's the casino going?" Daddy asked, frowning at this point. Zhuojun is very uneasy now, and there have been several waves in a row, and my father, as the county magistrate of Zhuojun, naturally feels a lot of pressure.

"Zhang Hua owes money in every casino, more or less, and the strange thing is that Zhang Hua owes the least to Zhu Laowu's family." Xiao Sun replied.

"Zhu Lao Wu is powerful, maybe Zhang Hua is also afraid of this, so he doesn't dare to owe him money."

"Any other information?"

"I heard them say that Zhang Hua and Zhu Lao Wu are quite close, I don't know what Zhu Lao Wu likes about Zhang Hua."

"Are the autopsy results of Wang Erma out?" Daddy's face was full of tiredness, he hadn't had a good night's sleep since the theft in Zhuojun.

Xiao Sun replied: "The pestle is still being checked, but the preliminary information knows that Wang Erma's death is similar to Zhang Hua's, first hit the back of the head with a heavy object to death, and then stabbed him several times with a sword, and left a hunter woodcut at the scene, all kinds of signs match, it cannot be ruled out that the same person committed the crime." ”

"Why do they both have a collar around their necks?" Daddy was puzzled.

"My subordinates don't know."

Xin'er and I haven't been out for several days, every morning after reading, stay at home in the afternoon to pass the time, Chen Lin came to see us a few times, but we are still limited to playing in the county office, my mind is on these cases.

Zhang Hua stole jewelry and was killed, and Wang Erma, a wood carver, was also killed, is there any connection between the two? Zhang Hua is a good gambler, gamblers will inevitably provoke some indiscriminate people, and it is not worth mentioning being killed, but who can Wang Erma, a wood carver, provoke and kill? What's even more strange is that they both wore collars after they died, so what does this mean?

"Brother Xiao Sheng, why are you absent-minded these days? Are you thinking about something? Xin'er asked me.

"No, it's nothing, I was wondering what the connection was with these things, and it suddenly piqued my curiosity."

"Gee, don't think about it that much."

……

"Today we study the "National Style, Qi Feng, Lu Ling" of the Book of Songs, which is to praise the hunter's kindness, bravery, and ability, and now follow me to read it again - Lu Lingling, whose person is beautiful and benevolent. Lu Chonghuan, his person is beautiful and frivolous. Lu Chonglu, his person is beautiful and beautiful. ”

"Lu Lingling, his person is beautiful and benevolent. Lu Chonghuan, his person is beautiful and frivolous. Lu Chonglu, his person is beautiful and beautiful. Xin'er and I read it along.

Mr. Wang continued: "The meaning of this poem is that the bell on the black hound's neck rings non-stop, and the hunter has a good image and good conduct. The black hound's ring bell rang non-stop, and the hunter was so brave and so brave. The two ringbells of the black hound rang non-stop, and the hunter had a good image and good skills. ”

I abruptly left my seat and ran towards my father's official business, where he was.

"Why did you come to me without studying?" Daddy asked tiredly.

"The 'hunter' is going to kill again, and this time he's going to put a heavy stab around the neck of the person he wants to kill." I gasped as I breathed.

"What do you say? Carry your book, don't get involved in this matter! "Daddy didn't even pay attention to what I said.

"Dad, listen to me, there is a poem in the Book of Songs called "Lu Ling" - Lu Lingling, who is beautiful and benevolent. Lu Chonghuan, his person is beautiful and frivolous. Lu Chonglu, his person is beautiful and beautiful. This is the only clue at the moment, and the most important one. ”

"Hunters, collars, rings, weights." "It seems to make some sense, so the 'hunter' will kill a man and put a heavy grip on him, but how can we stop him from taking the next step?" ”

"Dad, the 'hunter' may still be in Zhuo County, you might as well ask all the people who sell collars in Zhuo County, and ask them who has bought three collars recently, heavy rings and heavy rings." I spoke my mind.

"Little Sun!" Daddy shouted.

"What do you command?" He quickly ran over.

"Investigate all the shops that sell collars in Zhuojun to see who has bought them, especially those who have bought three collars at once."

"Which three?" Xiao Sun asked.

"Ordinary collars and heavy rings, heavy rings."

There are really a lot of shops selling collars in Zhuo County, and Xiao Sun investigated for seven or eight hours before coming back to report: "Tell my lord, I have investigated all the shops that sell collars in Zhuo County, but there are no qualified people." ”

"What? So many stores, after seven or eight hours of investigation, not a single person who meets the requirements? Daddy looked shocked.

"There are a lot of people hunting recently, so there are a lot of people who buy collars, but there is no one of three at one time, and there are no three collars."

"What about those who buy heavy rings and heavy rings?" Daddy continued.

"There are quite a few of them, and it won't be easy to arrest these people one by one and review them." Xiao Sun said.

A few more days have passed, and there is still no progress at all, so many things have happened in Zhuojun one after another, and Emperor Yang of Sui has heard about it in the capital, especially when he learned that this may be another action of the "hunter", and he sent a messenger to urge his father to solve the case, and also sent a lot of people to help his father solve the case. But as cautious as a "hunter", there is no flaw in every action he makes.

Another person died in Zhuojun - the former squire Song Yiren. This can set off a lot of storms, the entire Zhuo County is shrouded in a layer of oppressive atmosphere, the entire Zhuo County people are in a tense atmosphere, and people are panicked. Emperor Yang of Sui conveyed a holy decree to his father this time: Wangli County must bring the murderer to justice!

But how easy is that?

The "hunter" really killed people according to "Lu Ling", the dead man had three different collars on his neck in turn, and the former waiter Song Yiren had a heavy hammer on his neck, and the way of death was the same, first killed directly with a heavy object, and then stabbed a few times, but Song Yiren's death was more cruel - his heart was completely gouged out.

Gambler Zhang Hua, wood carver Wang Erma, and former waiter Song Yiren, except for the fact that these three people are all from Zhuojun, the others don't seem to have any connection, why did the "hunter" kill these three people? And it is obvious that he hates Song Yiren even more, and he only gouges out his heart.

"Song Shilang used to serve in Luoyang." The person sent by Emperor Yang of Sui said, "Later, for some reason, he suddenly begged Emperor Yang of Sui to return to his hometown, saying that he wanted to support his father and mother, which is really confusing, and what a good opportunity to cherish." ”

"When did he ask to leave?" Daddy asked.

"If I'm not mistaken, that's when the 'Hunters' were in Luoyang and the city was full of storms."

"Is Song Shilang afraid or offended the 'hunter' or something? Or does the 'Hunter' have his handle in his hands? If this is the case, it is reasonable for Song Shilang to be killed. Daddy said.

"I don't know, now Song Shilang is dead, all the reasons are only to catch the 'hunter' and wait for him to explain."

"May I ask who is the prefectural order?" A middle-aged man walked over and looked at everyone and asked.

"I am." Daddy said, "Is there anything wrong with you?" ”

"The lord said that if he dies, let me give this to you." As he spoke, he took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to his father.

Daddy took the letter, looked at this person and asked solemnly, "Who are you?" ”

"I'm a housekeeper." He said, "My lord said it might help you catch the murderer." ”