As night fell, the city gates were closed, and the patrol guards stationed in the state city began to conduct a strict investigation. Recently, due to the murder case of the Five Elements Evil Ghost, the people in the city are panicked, not to mention ordinary people, even the Qinlou Chu Pavilion has closed its doors early.

And in the official yamen of the county government of Yunzhou City, it is still brightly lit.

The prefect of Yunzhou and the county magistrate of the county where the deceased of the extremely murderous case were located held the file and stood tremblingly above the hall.

However, in the past two months, there have been murder cases in Yunzhou one after another, and each one is more tragic than the other, and he should have asked the case as a state official but had no clue. If this continues, if the evil ghost really succeeds, won't Yunzhou be in chaos in the future?

Xiao Qinglang didn't say a word in the upper seat, only the flickering candle flame in front of him, showing his deep contours and heroic features. However, the atmosphere in the room was too serious at this time, and no one admired his good looks. At this time, Xiao Qinglang was frowning tightly, and he could see that he was not in a good mood.

"I have always done autopsies, and the state officials asked about the case, is it possible that the court is raising you just to let your corpses be vegetarian?"

The so-called non-anger and self-authority are probably like this, and now Zhizhou does not dare to breathe, until he saw that King Jing'an was angry, he hurriedly said: "The prince is angry, the lower officials asked to see the prince this time, and they also came for the murder of the five elements." ”

As he spoke, he squinted and secretly glanced at King Jing'an, and saw that the prince did not open his mouth to interrupt, so he continued: "Because of the importance of the matter, the lower officials did not dare to perfunctory, but after the inspection in the house, they did not find much, and they failed to find any clues, so the lower officials were really clueless. At present, rumors of evil ghosts asking for their lives are spreading in the city, and if the case cannot be solved again, I am afraid that people's hearts will be unstable. ”

In the Five Elements Murder Case, according to the gold, wood, water, fire and earth, four people have died, and I am afraid that there will be a fifth one in the next half a month. Therefore, recently, not to mention the merchants from other places dare not enter the city, even some wealthy merchants and official families in the city have begun to leave the city one after another. If you continue to do it, the ghost has not been caught, and Yunzhou City will become an empty city.

"Put down the file, this case will be taken over by the king, and you will step back for the time being." Xiao Qinglang turned his head to look at Wei Guang in the shadows, and ordered, "Send someone to invite Xu Chu to come...... As for the reward ...... silver," he pondered for a moment, and continued, "Reward her with a hundred taels of silver, and tell her that if the case is solved, she can ask the imperial doctor to see Xu Cheng in the name of this king in the future." ”

In the end, he was outside the capital, and there were not many people who could use it, and Xu Chuqi was the most reliable person among the people he knew. Moreover, he also has selfish intentions, as for Xu Chu's refusal that day, let's go and see.

When the magistrate and the county magistrate saw Xiao Qinglang speak, they couldn't help but feel as if they had escaped death, sighed in their hearts, and then nodded again and again. As for who Xu Chu was in the mouth of the prince, they didn't dare to ask more.

For several days in a row, from the restaurant teahouse to the tea shop and noodle stall, they were all talking about the murder case of the five elements of the evil ghost in Yunzhou City. All of a sudden, everyone was terrified, large and small temples, Taoist temples, and some dilapidated temples began to flourish. It is really that the world is too convinced of the ghosts and gods, for fear that they will be killed because of their disrespect for ghosts and gods, and even more so, the number of charlatans in the market who use this to defraud money has also begun to increase.

If we don't curb the direction of this wind, I'm afraid that this crooked wind will blow to the capital sooner or later.

The morning light was faint, and the fog in the mountains had not yet dissipated, but Xu Chu was hurriedly invited to get into the carriage and go straight to Yunzhou City. Because the matter was urgent, Wei Guang did not dare to delay, and finally arrived in Yunzhou before noon on the second day.

In the city of Yunzhou, it should be lively and prosperous, and the wine is heavy, although it is not as good as the crown of the capital, but it is also a dazzling array of goods, and the style is prosperous. However, at this time, it should be a busy hour, but the street seems deserted, and even some pedestrians are in a hurry.

Xu Chu looked out through the brocade curtain, the dazzling wine shop flag, Feige Liudan did not arouse her interest at all, on the contrary, the dizzying yellow and red spells on it made her can't help but take a closer look.

It seems that the murder case of the Five Elements Evil Ghost really scared the people a lot, and now along the way, she has rarely seen a shop without a charm.

The car drove by, passed through the market, and went to the Yunzhou Governor's Mansion. At this time, Wei Guangcai arched his hand and said, "Miss Xu, please get out of the car, the prince is waiting in the mansion." ”

Wei Guang's words have never been much, but it does not prevent Xu Chu from having a good impression of him. doesn't climb relationships, a cold and paralyzed face, but it makes people feel extraordinarily reliable.

Xu Chu followed Wei Guang into the mansion, bypassed the yamen in front of him, and entered the back garden. It is said that it is the back garden, and it looks quite elegant, and the pavilions and pavilions are scattered. The carved beams and painted buildings, the eaves are staggered, and the ends are orderly. Look, it is indeed more luxurious than the mansion of the Qian family in Cangyan County.

After copying the verandah and walking zigzag, Wei Guangcai led her to the main courtyard. Seeing that she was curious, and remembered the importance that the prince valued her, he explained: "The royal nobles will build palaces and settle down when they travel, and the prince thinks it is too extravagant, so after asking the emperor, he promised a few state cities to be slightly renovated in the backyard of the yamen for the royal family's travel and settlement." ”

Xu Chu nodded, she really didn't know this. But thinking about the fact that the emperor's palace has always had to be built in a big way, the transformation in front of him is really not extravagant.

Although it is the place where Xiao Qinglang, the king of Jing'an, stays, in fact, there are not many people, and there are only four or five full of people. The rest are a few guards and Wei Guang, which shows that Xiao Qinglang is not a person who is used to enjoyment.

The two of them came to the wing room, and Wei Guang reported and brought Xu Chu inside. After many days, when Xu Chu saw Xiao Qinglang again, he saw Xiao Qinglang holding a file to check, and there were many unannotated case files stacked on top of the bookcase in front of him. Obviously, he didn't take it for a while.

There was silence in the room, only the breathing of a few people, and the sound of Xu Chu's salutation.

"Since Miss Xu is here, she probably has the intention to solve the case." Xiao Qinglang saw someone come in and chuckled, "Do you want to rest for a while?" ”

Xu Chu saw that he was smiling warmly, and his eyes were not as sharp as the day he first saw him, so he couldn't help but laugh and said: "The people's daughter thanks the prince for his compassion, it's just that many lives are at stake, and the people's daughter wants to read the file earlier." ”

Xiao Qinglang didn't say anything more when he heard this, reached out and took a few pages of the file that had already been completed from the side of the case, and then got up and walked towards Xu Chu.

The hosta hair was tied, and the robe with silver dark lines on a moon-white background was shining, which actually made Xu Chu a little sluggish. Obviously, her expression was too revealing, which made Xiao Qinglang's face cough uncomfortably, and then handed over the file in his hand and said, "This is the file of four cases, as well as the information of the deceased." The family members of these people, this king has let people know, and they will not leave Yunzhou without permission in the near future, if you need to go and inquire. ”

Xu Chu took over the case, and he was not pretentious, so he immediately opened it and looked at it carefully.

"The government actually has the intention to locate the case as a ghost and a god to commit murder?" Seeing the conclusion of the official mansion above the case file, Xu Chu unconsciously raised his voice slightly, and looked at Xiao Qinglang in surprise.

"Don't you think so?" Xiao Qinglang's face was undeserved, and he let Xu Chu stare at it and then asked rhetorically, "The cause of death of the deceased in the four cases is unknown, and the traces at the scene show that it was not done by man, do you think there is something strange in it?" ”

"The so-called ghosts and gods are just pretending to be gods." Xu Chu frowned, shook his head disapprovingly, and said, "Zi Bu is silent, strange and confused, I never believe that ghosts and gods can kill people." It's just that with only a few pages of the dossier at the moment, I don't see anything strange about it. ”

I don't know if Xu Chu's words pleased Xiao Qinglang, or because her too serious expression made Xiao Qinglang satisfied, and now Xiao Qinglang actually laughed out loud.

"Now, according to the murderer's habits, there will be no days left before the next person dies in the ground." Xiao Qinglang pondered for a moment and took off the jade pendant from his waist, "With this jade pendant, no matter what you want to look at, you can have no scruples." After a pause, as if thinking of the murderer's cruelty, he admonished again, "Wei Guang will walk with you, if there is danger, it is important to save your life." ”

With the case file in hand, and after many days, Xu Chu couldn't help but be a little anxious about the autopsy. However, thinking of the taboo of the world about the autopsy, she still hesitated and asked: "Lord, I don't know if there is a way to offend the corpse when the autopsy is performed......"

Xiao Qinglang saw Xu Chu's cautiousness, and knew that she was afraid that she was still worried, so he said: "This case has reached the heavens, and the emperor has ordered that all means should be used to find out the reason, as long as you can solve the case, you just have to investigate." ”

The mortuary place is gloomy, because it has been two months since the first case, so at the moment, the prefect Sun can only temporarily put the body in the freezer.

"Miss Xu, please come here." Lord Sun brought a few servants from the Yamen to come, although they were surprised and puzzled to see that Xu Chu was a woman, but because of the orders of King Jing'an, they did not dare to slack off and despise it.

Several people held their breath, but they did not dare to approach the corpse without permission. However, looking at Xu Chu, he stepped forward to check with an indifferent face.

"These four bodies were sent directly after the crime? Is there any contact with others? ”

"The prince has explained, and after checking that it is correct, he directly sent it to the freezer for preservation." Lord Sun glanced at Xu Chu, who was approaching the corpse without any abnormality, and unconsciously felt a little admiration, and secretly said that he was indeed the person that King Jing'an fancied, and he was so bold as a woman.

Xu Chuke didn't care about his thoughts, and after asking how many corpses were examined at the time, he examined them himself.

Zhang Da, male, 53 years old, the owner of Zhang Ji Restaurant, died at the West City Gate on the seventh day of August. The cause of death was death due to a sharp weapon cutting the neck.

Liu Chan, male, 31 years old, craftsman in the east of the city, died at the east gate on August 17. The cause of death was death from a wooden stick piercing the chest.

Li Jin, male, 45 years old, a tea merchant in Yunzhou City, died at the East City Gate on the seventh day of the ninth month. The cause of death, fell into the moat and died.

Wu Song, male, 46 years old, shopkeeper of a pawnshop in Yunzhou, died at the South City Gate on September 17. The cause of death, death from burns.

In a few breaths, Xu Chu had already taken the soap tablets and ginger tablets, hesitated for a moment, she turned her head and asked how many people behind her could check together. After getting a negative answer, she said to a servant brought by Master Sun: "I am bothered to help me record the autopsy list." ”