Mu Jingzhu is the youngest son of the prefect of Xiangling Town, and he is also the arrester of the Yamen, responsible for the investigation of large and small cases in the entire Xiangling Town.

It is also the best choice for the husband in the hearts of countless girls in the town, and his popularity is quite high.

If the news of his disappearance spreads, it will surely cause unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, Qu Youying, Bai Qiu and Xie Xiaoer discussed it together and decided to conceal the matter.

only said to the outside world that Mu Jingzhu had investigated clues about the white bones, and returned after going out to handle the case for a few days.

The same reply was given to the lieutenant.

Because there have been times before when I went out for a few days in search of clues and didn't return, everyone didn't have any doubts about it.

Baiqiu still goes back and forth between the yamen and the abandoned house.

Xie Xiaoer followed Qu Youying all day long, occasionally separated, just to go out to find Mujing Candle.

But for days, there was no news from them, and a strange thing happened.

The town of Xiangling is haunted.

At first, the husband who was on the night guard was on patrol when he found a human skeleton with a green light walking on the street, and he was frightened and insane.

At first, everyone didn't believe it, but the next night, the same thing happened again.

I met a young man, who was more bold, told what had happened, and then it was passed on.

More daring people deliberately squatted after dark, and after discovering the skeleton, they began to follow the skeleton.

After following until he reached the vicinity of Fengling Street, the skeleton disappeared out of thin air.

At this time, once it spread, it caused a great uproar.

For a while, the streets and alleys were talking about the news of the skeleton walking on the street with a glowing green light.

But on the third day, the first husband to find the skeleton was found dead at home.

He lay on the bed, his whole body intact, except for a pair of arms that had been stripped of flesh up to the shoulder bone.

What's even more bizarre is that he is smiling all the time, as if he doesn't feel pain.

This was discovered by the residents, so it quickly spread.

Qu Youying went to the autopsy and found that his death was exactly the same as Zhang Dahu's.

Because the body was clean, she couldn't find any more clues.

I just suspect that all this may have something to do with what happened to the homeless man and Zhang Dahu in the abandoned house.

But before a clue could be found, the young man was found dead in the house the next day.

But the place where he was stripped of his flesh was his legs.

After the incident, people were panicked, and everyone did not dare to go out at night.

And those who lived in Fengling Street gradually moved out of that place.

For a time, Fengling Street became a terrifying place in everyone's eyes, and no one dared to approach.

Due to the seriousness of the situation, the lieutenant ordered a strict investigation, and gathered all the people and lectured.

He ordered the abandoned house on Fengling Street to be heavily guarded, and asked them to solve the case within five days!

"Solve the case in five days? How is this possible? It's clear that it's hard to be strong! ”

Xie Xiaoer was very unconvinced after hearing this, they had not found any clues until now, and the corpse was not abnormal, it would be difficult to solve the case.

"But if it is not broken, Taiwei will be furious, and it will not only be us who will be implicated at that time, but also adults, and even the entire Xiangling Town. So no matter what, we're going to solve the case within the deadline! ”

Although Bai Qiu said this, there was no progress in the situation, and it was difficult to investigate.

Xie Xiaoer sighed heavily, raised his head and locked his gaze on Qu Youying's body.

"Xiaoying, do you have any ideas?"

"Nope."

Qu Youying shook her head truthfully, she didn't have Mu Jingzhu's mind, and she couldn't think of more clues.

The only thing she could do was to start with the corpses, but those corpses were all examined and re-examined by her, and the cause of death was the same, and there was nothing abnormal.

"The murderer was very clever and did not leave any anomalies at the scene. Several witnesses died, and the only way to find out what was going on with the glowing green skeletons was to see them for themselves. ”

It was the only thing she could think of.

Only by seeing it with your own eyes can you accurately confirm it.

"This is a good solution, I'll go with you."

Xie Xiaoer has always supported Qu Youying's methods, he used to mess around with her, but now he wants to protect her when Mu Jingzhu is away.

Because only he knew how heavy Qu Youying's weight was in Mu Jingzhu's heart.

Bai Qiu looked at Qu Youying, then at Xie Xiaoer, and said, "This is too dangerous, I'll go." After all, I'm a catcher—"

"Big Brother Bai, I want you to stay."

Qu Youying interrupted him, and Bai Qiu wondered, "Why?" ”

"Don't forget that the Captain's men are still following us, and if there is any abnormality on our side, the Captain will know about it. So you have to stay, that's one of them. ”

Qu Youying raised two fingers and continued, "Second, Jing Zhu disappeared for no reason, I don't know if it was aimed at him or the government, Uncle Mu doesn't know martial arts, and Brother Mu is not at home, so only you can protect the safety of Uncle Mu's family." ”

When Bai Qiu heard this, he hugged his fists and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely protect the adult's family." ”

"Hmm." Qu Youying smiled and nodded, "Then now we will divide our troops into two ways." Xiao Er and I will go to squat and guard the skeleton, and you will lead people to protect the safety of Mufu. But please don't look for the candles. ”

"Why?"

Not only Bai Qiu, but even Xie Xiaoer was a little puzzled, "Do you think Taiwei is suspicious?" ”

"I don't think so, I already think."

Qu Youying said with great certainty, "Today he asked us for questioning, do you remember that he didn't mention a sentence of Jing Zhu from beginning to end?" Even if you know that he has not returned from going out, in this case, won't you and me be ordered to find ways to contact him and come back to handle the case? ”

Xie Xiaoer touched his chin and thought carefully.

"It seems to be so."

Bai Qiu frowned, looking nervous, "Then he is suspicious, what are we going to do?" ”

The corners of Qu Youying's lips were slightly hooked, and there was a hint of weirdness in her smile.

"Then I'll have to leave it to fate."

Bai Qiu and Xie Xiaoer looked at each other, not knowing what she meant.

Qu Youying didn't explain, just asked Xie Xiaoer to get ready, and then went back to Qu Mansion.

Yun Shu saw Qu Youying coming back from afar, and hurriedly greeted him, "Miss, why did you come back so early today?" ”

"I'm going out at night and come back for a rest." She walked over to the basin, washed her hands, and asked, "Did you get any news from the little book?" ”

Since the day after Mu Jingzhu's disappearance, she asked Xiaoshu to go out to find out the news.

Originally, Xiaoshu could find a lot of news back every time, but this time, he didn't find anything.

"Not today."

Yun Shu poured her a glass of water, and looked at Qu Youying, who was getting thinner, and became more and more worried in her heart.

"Miss, the slave maid is waiting for you to rest!"

"Okay."

Qu Youying yawned, took off her clothes and went to bed, and when she lay down, she saw Yun Shu fiddling with the incense burner.

"What are you doing?"

Yun Shu added incense, then covered the lid, and said, "Mr. Su heard that Miss has been going out early and returning late these days, and he is afraid that you will not sleep well, so he sent this incense, which is said to be able to concentrate carefully and want you to have a good rest." You're all skinny. ”

"Su Tong?" Speaking of him, Qu Youying remembered that since he met in the abandoned mansion that day, he hadn't appeared for several days. "He's been to Fuchu?"

"No, it was sent by someone."

"And have you seen him in the past few days?"

Yun Shu shook his head, "No, it seems that since Taiwei came to Xiangling Town, he has never been seen in the mansion, and even the things that are occasionally sent to the young lady are quietly sent by someone." Like this spice. ”

"Quietly?" Qu Youying was slightly puzzled, "How quietly?" ”

"That is, every time I wrapped a note in a stone and threw it into the yard, and when the slave saw what was written on it, she went to the back door at that hour. There would be a little servant there, who would hand things to the slaves. ”

"That little guy is Mu Yu?"

"Not really." Yun Shu shook his head again.

"He was very swaggering before, why didn't he even dare to come to Qufu openly now? Do you want to give me something? ”

She has always believed that there must be a demon when things go wrong, so she thought for a long time and stopped Yun Shu, who was about to get up and leave.

"Are you still having the notes he ordered someone to throw in?"

"It seems to be there, the slave and maid are looking for it."

Yun Shu got up with the hem of her skirt and left quickly to look for it.

Qu Youying sat on the bed in her underwear, her face was gloomy, and she was full of worries.

"Miss, I found it."

It didn't take long for Yun Shu to run in with a few notes.

Qu Youying stretched out her hand to take it, and the note was crumpled, but it did not affect the content on it.

"These are the times he wrote down these days and the gifts he gave to Miss, and there is nothing out of the ordinary?"

Yun Shu tilted her head, she remembered everything on it, nothing strange.

But Qu Youying's expression was very wrong.

She put the note away and immediately got out of bed, "Change my clothes, I'm going out." ”

"Now?" Yun Shu glanced at the sky outside, and the sun was about to set, "It's almost dark, where are you going, Miss?" ”

"With Su Tong's temperament, I don't need to be so sneaky, which is not in line with his style. So I have to go and see, what the hell is he going to do? ”

While speaking, she was already dressed neatly, and casually asked Yun Shu to pull her hair in a bun and was about to go out.

"Yun Shu, you stay at home, if there is anything strange, write it down, if Xiaoshu comes back, let him stop going out, everything will wait for me to come back."

Before Yun Shu could answer, she ran out in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, just out of the gate of Qufu, she saw Qianxi's exclusive carriage parked in front of the door.

Qianxi sat in the car, lifted the curtain, and beckoned to her, "Xiaoying, come up." ”

Qu Youying looked at her and was slightly stunned.

"Why are you here?"

"I just happened to come back when I heard that you and Bian were going to squat on the skeleton tonight, and I made a few things that I wanted to bring for you, just in case. Come up, and I'll take you to get it. ”

In the past, if Qianxi wanted to give her such a thing, she would definitely send someone to send it directly, or she would send it herself.

I didn't come to pick her up once.

Qu Youying was suspicious in her heart, her eyes rolled, and she inadvertently saw the driver who was driving the car.

The coachman smiled at her, and she understood.

At that moment, she strode forward, "Anyway, I'm going to look for you, so I won't have to run by myself." ”

Qianxi smiled and lowered the curtain.

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