The prince determined the location of the copper mine? Xu Chu looked at Xiao Qinglang in surprise. In just a short period of time, he actually saw the location of the copper mine only based on the inference of his own autopsy?

You must know that there are mountains behind the village, and there are dozens of valleys and peaks between the square circles. She had also thought about following the horse's footprints to look for it before, but the night before a rain and snow, all the traces that could be washed and frozen.

Seeing that Xu Chu had some questions, Xiao Qinglang said in a low voice: "That day, Wei Yan found the back mountain and lost someone, so I suspect that the murderer must have a secret way to hide in addition to being familiar with the terrain." ”

Xu Chu also agreed with his speculation. After all, the mining of copper ore is not a small project, and even if it is transported or smelted on site, it is extremely difficult to avoid people's eyes and ears. In particular, if a vehicle passes by, it will definitely alarm the people in the vicinity.

But up and down Hejia Village, there have never been unfamiliar vehicles and people.

The biggest possibility is that the copper mine has built a hidden tunnel for transportation. And that secret passage, in addition to being able to enter and exit the village, should also be able to lead directly to the official road, and then facilitate those people to act secretly.

The two of them were studying the map when they heard a guard at the door asking to see them.

The two of them looked solemn and serious, and only after listening to the guard's return did they breathe a sigh of relief. Sure enough, she pretended to say that Li Da was suffering from cholera today, which made those people unable to hold their breath.

"Let people follow closely, but anyone who finds that the joint is secretly delivering medicine, will be arrested on the spot, regardless of life or death." Xiao Qinglang's eyes were like eagles, sharp and resolute, and his words were quite indifferent.

Now that the people on the copper mine have appeared, it will be more convenient for them to do things. And why not directly arrest the person who reported the news, naturally in order to cast a long line to catch a big fish and lure out the people behind the scenes.

It seems that both he and Xu Chu know in their hearts that the person who really controls the copper mine will never stay in the deep mountains and old forests day and night. He will only plan and arrange everything in secret, whether it is rebellion or rebellion, it is definitely not something that a copper mine can do.

They didn't expect to destroy a conspiracy in one fell swoop, but whether it was Yunzhou's case or Furong Baigu's case, it was also good to reduce the strength and wealth that the person had secretly cultivated after each was defeated.

As for the man behind the scenes......

Xiao Qinglang glanced at Xu Chu, who was carefully looking at the map, and frowned thoughtfully. If he hadn't guessed wrong, that man would have been in the capital, and his power would have been huge.

So whether to pull Xu Chu into the whirlpool of power in the capital, he hasn't made up his mind yet.

If it was earlier, he would naturally not hesitate, after all, there are really very few people like Xu Chu who have a clean family background and have no entanglements with the powerful forces of the family. But now, not to mention that this case may break the sky, but only to say that he originally wanted her to help investigate the secret matter of Jing'an Palace, he was a little hesitant.

As the night snow fell, Wei Guang also sent some simple food, but Xiao Qinglang and Xu Chu were concerned about the case and had no intention of filling it. That is, Xiao Qinglang was worried that Xu Chu would be dizzy again, so he forcibly watched her drink a bowl of mushroom soup and ate some dishes that could be easily digested.

Halfway through the night, I only heard a noise in the village, and half an hour later, I saw Wei Yan with a black face and a few secret guards pressing the embarrassed-looking man.

"Lizheng, who might you recognize this person is?"

As early as when there was a noise in the village, Xiao Qinglang sent someone to call Huang Xianling and Li Zheng together.

"Iron bolts? How could it be you! Li Zheng took two steps forward, and when he saw the person being escorted by the light in his hand, he exclaimed and retreated again and again.

Compared with Li Zheng's panic and surprise, the man kneeling on the ground was much calmer, he was honest and honest, he suddenly became fierce and fierce, his eyes glared at Xu Chu like bull's eyes, and the sound of "Titicaca" kept coming out of his mouth. It's not terrifying.

Everyone present was frightened by his expression, and a chill unconsciously rose in their backs.

Only Xu Chu didn't care, but squatted down to look at him directly, and said coldly: "A year ago, you were deceived into bringing a group of people to find the copper mine cave and got gold. Am I right? ”

"Later, in order to be filial to your old and frail father, you built a new house, and said that you had a daughter-in-law from other places. But your daughter-in-law has low eyes, and she looks down on your five big and three rough and incapable appearance, and even makes your father angry to death...... Then, you smashed her head with an axe and other heavy objects to kill her......" Xu Chu was silent for a moment, and saw He Tiezhuo's face change before continuing, "From then on, you began to be bloodthirsty, I think you should have killed a lot of prey by hiding in the mountains over the years...... And what the people in the village saw before said that there were a group of ghosts in the mountains who drank human blood and ate human flesh, probably using the game you hunted! ”

And those wild meats, although Xu Chu didn't see them, he must have died very badly when he heard Lizheng's description, and he couldn't even see the original appearance. It is precisely because of this that Li Zheng and the others can't see that the flesh and blood are not human......

According to Li Zheng, there is not much game in the mountains, but generally speaking, even if there are no wild beasts such as jackals, tigers and leopards in the mountains, there are many hares and pheasants. If there is nothing, it is a strange thing.

The only possibility is that there are hunters who keep hunting, even the young cubs.

Thinking that the murderer has not appeared again since the murder a year ago, until recently, how did he control the tyrannical emotions in his heart during this time? In addition to slaughtering prey, Xu Chu didn't think about it.

"You are good at hunting, and you are naturally proficient in setting traps, so after making sure that the man who broke into the mountains the day before was strong, you led him and his horse into a trap and finally smashed him to death with a square piece of iron or a stone. Then, you follow the same method you used to vent after killing your wife that day, and destroy the person's body. ”

"Once the killing starts, it's hard to control, not to mention that you know that I actually had a disembowelment autopsy, which makes it even more wary and provocative. One is to warn us that this group of outsiders should not meddle in this case, and they also want to use the hands of the villagers to drive us away. It is not only to conceal the fact that you killed your wife, but also to avoid the copper mine incident. The second is to show off your unique killing methods and satisfy your psychological needs. ”

The first point is easy to understand, and the second point is Xu Chu's idea after hearing about He Tiezhuo's introduction. He has almost always lived in depression for the first half of his life, has a withdrawn personality, lives in poverty, and dislikes himself every day after marrying a daughter-in-law, so he wants to show that he is not a waste.

Xu Chu took a deep breath, "Why do you bother? When you were angry and killed your wife, although you were guilty, but there was a reason for it, the Great Zhou Dynasty has always ruled the world with filial piety, but anyone who kills his parents can take revenge in person, and the crime will not lead to death. If you surrender on the same day, you will not be sentenced to death. ”

"You know what! My father died unjustly, if it weren't for her, how could my father have died in vain! He Tiezhuan looked pained, and his tone was still crazy, but he obviously listened to Xu Chu's words.

"Huh...... You know what! That woman should be damned, damned! He Tiezhuo's eyes were red, and he said angrily, "Officials and officials protect each other, those who are officials are not a good person, how can they care why I killed people?" ”

"That's why you're being controlled by the copper miners? In order to protect your old mother, you left your family and business and moved out of the village in a hurry, but do you know who your old mother should rely on once the crime is discovered? Xu Chu said word by word, "Do you know that if those people and children who have been deceived and disappeared by you have an accident, how will the people under the anger poke your father's backbone?" Even, your father's tomb will be implicated, and your old mother will not be able to enter the village after she is lonely, let alone enter the earth! ”

Seeing that he showed a stunned expression, Xu Chu didn't care about telling the case in detail, but directly stepped forward and stared at his eyes, grabbed his arm with both hands, and said coldly: "He Tiezhuo, don't talk about the people who disappeared in the village, and don't mention why you killed Li Da." Just talk about those children who are powerless and call you Uncle Tie with their mouths closed, can you ignore their life and death? ”

She questioned and reprimanded with anger, but she stunned He Tiezhuo.

"The previous generations of Hejia Village are all of the same clan and clan, how ruthless you are! It's just an outsider's ridicule and sin, how can you bear to implicate those children? Could it be that for the sake of your own selfish desires, you really ignore the principles of heaven? ”

"If you still have a little conscience, tell me everything you know."

The last sound fell, and Xu Chu's nails had already penetrated deep into the muscles on his arms, making people shiver when they looked at it.

However, He Tiezhuan sneered and ho-ho twice, gasping and saying fiercely: "Conscience? When my father was bullied by that wicked woman, who of them helped out? Aren't they all behind the scenes, waiting to see my jokes? ”

Seeing that He Tiezhuo did not enter the oil and salt, and his eyes were vicious, Xu Chu no longer talked nonsense, but got up and said coldly: "Since this is the case, then it is no wonder that we invited your old lady in the west of the county town to return to the village, and when the time comes, whether the people in the village will kill or chop, dig the grave or spit on it, it is up to you to decide......

After that, he didn't give him time to react, and looked directly at Huang Xian Lingdao, "My lord, this person is stubborn, extremely vicious, murderous and cruel to the extreme, should be divided by capital punishment." Before that, the adults should have someone pass the news that his lonely old mother had come, and the two confronted each other to determine whether his mother was guilty or not! ”

Xu Chu said that the head was the Tao, but it made Huang Xianling a little stunned, when did the law of the Great Zhou have this provision? It's just that seeing what she said, and she didn't bring her master here on this trip, she was really a little confused, so I just went to do it first.

He just wanted to give a few words of command, but before he could ask Xu Chu where he was going to the west of the city to arrest him, he saw that He Tiezhuan struggled again.