In the early morning, the sky is silent, the night is about to disappear, and the dawn of the morning slowly awakens the sleeping creatures. The air is cold, rowing a leaf flat boat, the morning is refreshing and tranquil, the clouds are light and the wind is clear. A soft mist rose from the river, and the mountains were painted with a soft milky white, and the white mist rendered everything hazy and psychedelic.

The group waited for the wind and dust, and the cattle pulling the cart were covered with smoke and soil, and finally came to the border of Bingzhou.

An elderly man unconsciously slowed down his horse's speed, not only sighed: "After ten years of farewell to my hometown, I don't want to come back to work today, life is changing!" "

However, the fog descended ahead, and they could not see the opposite side, so the group had to rest in place and wait for the fog to dissipate before they could walk......

The elder instructed to go down and eat on the spot and everyone enjoyed themselves.

One of them, a teenager who was no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, was lively, constantly going back and forth, busy with his work. The scene suddenly came alive, and the aroma of food wafted away in the wind.

A bowl of rice, the chirping sound in the distance is amazing, and a group of mountain monkeys emerge out of nowhere, probably attracted by the food, and people are several feet away from it.

The boy was very interested, and picked a piece of pastry and threw it far away to the monkeys.

Unexpectedly, the monkeys just stared at the food and didn't dare to move half a step. Suddenly, a golden light flashed, and a fat monkey flashed in front of the monkey group, with golden retrievers and red eyes, which surpassed the other monkeys.

The boy concluded that this was the monkey king, and sure enough, the fat monkey reached out and snatched the pastry from the ground, and ate it in a big gulp, looking around as he looked, and pretending to be old and serious.

And the group of monkeys let out a chaotic low roar, probably indicating that they were panicked with hunger, and kept jumping up and down and crawling around.

The boy beckoned, and the people brought a plate of fruits and vegetables, and then threw them into the group of monkeys, and the group of monkeys instantly became restless, competing with each other for food.

The young man squatted down and dragged his cheeks to admire happily. Suddenly, his gaze fell on the monkey king's paws. What was that, how the monkey king's paws were shining, and although it emitted mist, it could still be seen clearly.

The boy took out another piece of cooked meat and pretended to approach the Monkey King, who had already relaxed his guard and reached out to grab the cooked meat.

The young man saw it clearly this time, and it turned out that a jade ring was bound to one of the fingers of the Monkey King, which was crystal clear and shining.

The young man suddenly wondered, where did an ordinary mountain monkey get this jade ring, does it have an owner?

Puzzled for a moment, the young man summoned a few subordinates and ordered them to search around, whether there would be any accidents.

Sure enough, someone in the distance let out an exclamation, and the young man ran along with the sound. One person died under an old tree in front of him, and it seemed that he had died here for not a day.

The young man walked in and looked around the corpse, it was a male corpse, dressed in white, with a disheveled head, and a pale face, which was not particularly terrifying.

The boy ordered the male corpse to be laid flat, and stepped forward to grab the corpse's hands, the right hand normally had traces of a ring, and the other four fingers of the left hand were cut off except for the thumb, and the stubble was exposed.

The body did not appear to be decomposed, but to the boy's suspicion, the male corpse had no obvious injuries on his body, at most they were scratched by thorns on tree branches. He looked up at the tree

"Hmm...... This may not be the scene of the crime! The boy muttered to himself.

"Di'er, what are you doing?"

At this time, the elder appeared behind everyone and whispered to the young man.

When the young man saw that it was his father, he told what he had just encountered, but there was no trace of the four fingers of the deceased.

The elderly man was shocked, but he had just returned to his hometown and encountered a homicide case.

"Father, from the child's point of view, since we have encountered this strange case, we should take care of it to the end. In front of it, it is to merge with the state to manage Fucheng County, it is better to live in the county for a few days, and when the child solves this strange case, we will rush to the state and the state again! "

While the elder nodded, a warm current surged in his heart, his children have grown up, and his thinking is more keen, and the blue is better than the blue!

Fucheng County is not big, the people are no more than 1,000 households, and their livelihoods are rich. When the Fucheng County Commander learned that such a strange case had occurred under his rule, he felt ashamed in the face of the new arrival and the assassination of the state.

After an autopsy in this county, it was learned that the deceased was the first scholar in Fucheng County, named Zhang Rui, with no family, no relatives, and a single person.

The county order is not only regrettable, but who will such a literati scholar offend? Shouldn't die, shouldn't die!

Regarding Lord Assassin's proposal to solve the case by the juvenile, although the county magistrate had doubts about the juvenile, the new Lord Thorn Shi did not dare not copy it, and expressed his willingness to fully cooperate.

The next day, the boy began to visit the city with only one retinue, perhaps in a simple way to reap the rewards.

The man's home was the starting point of their visit, and the shops on both sides of the street were bustling with traders, and the boy kept looking around to see if he could find a clue in it.

They walked for most of the day and found nothing. The young man is also bottomless in his heart, after all, this is the first time to solve the case alone, and he has also made a lot of gains with his father before, but it was all completed with the help of his father, and he can't help but feel upset and upset.

After inquiry, I came to Zhang Rui's house, the door was locked, and there were people around who were pointing fingers at Zhang's family, and the words were in my ears, presumably Zhang Rui's death had alarmed the entire county.

The young man thought about it, and talked to an old woman in a kind way.

"This aunt, I see you talking about two or three in front of this house, is there something wrong with this family?"

"Look at the little brother's eyes, he must not be from Fucheng County!"

"Indeed, the younger generation passed by Guixian and passed by, just curious!"

"Hey! It is said that good people don't live long, what an honest person this Zhang Xiucai is, he died when he said he died, and he died so miserably, I heard that he died after being cut off four fingers! People haven't started a family yet, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's a pity, it's ......a pity."

The young man echoed, and his words changed: "By asking Auntie, what does Zhang Xiucai do for a living on weekdays?" "

"He, his ancestors have left an inheritance enough for him to enjoy half his life. In addition, write pleadings for people, couplets or something. "

"Then this showman has offended a certain enemy and was killed!"

The aunt looked at the young man with strange eyes, meaning, what are you doing!

The boy felt that he had too much to talk about, and he left without lingering.

In the afternoon, when it was drizzling, the young man and his entourage hid in a small tea house and sat down, and ordered a pot of bamboo leaf tea to warm up.

The owner of the shop is a young woman, who is over thirty years old.

"The two guest officers seem to be blind, they must be visiting relatives and friends or passing by this county, I don't have good tea here, please forgive me objectively!"

The young man saw that the store manager's cabinet was quite a river, and he said with an idea: "Sister-in-law, we are here to visit relatives, it's a pity!" The unfortunate death of relatives and friends makes me really sad! "

The hostess was stunned: "A murder occurred in Fucheng County yesterday, and Zhang Xiucai's body was found in Caishikou Hutong, could it be that the little brother came to visit him?" "

"Exactly, Zhang Xiucai is my cousin, who came to visit on the order of his parents, but unfortunately he met his cousin's corpse. But I don't know sister-in-law, who killed my cousin? "

The hostess smiled: "How do you know this, Zhang Xiucai is humble and cautious, and he has always been easy-going." ”

The boy asked, "So who has my cousin been with lately, or where has he frequented?" ”

"This ····· Recently, I have always seen him coming and going to Chunyi Garden, and I heard that he had a hot fight with a famous courtesan named Yizhihua. "

When the boy learned the unexpected news, he secretly shouted joy, and he wanted such a clue.

It was drizzling outside, and the raindrops rustled on the streets. The hostess was busy greeting the other guests, and did not talk to their master and servant.

The boy lowered his head to taste tea, and suddenly heard the sound of "click, click, click" from the opposite side of the tea house.

"What sound?" The boy looked up.

The sound came from a pharmacy diagonally opposite, an old man of a few years old, using a guillotine knife to smash herbs, and the two collided with the sound of a click.

The young man stared at the guillotine that fell together, and thought to his heart: "Such a fast knife, cutting grass and trees is so sharp, if it is a finger, it will not be cut off in an instant!" ”

The young man thought about it, he laughed out loud, why did he start thinking nonsense!

At this time, a detail once again caught the boy's eye.

The old man left after finishing his work, but a few flies fell on the guillotine, up and down.

Strange, it is not unusual for flies to survive in the late autumn season, but the guillotine knife itself contains a variety of insect repellent herbal residues, but why do flies land on it? Unless it's bloody.

After an hour, the rain passed and the sky cleared. The young man took his entourage to visit Chunyi Garden.

At this moment, Chunyi Garden is upright and busy, only to see an attic hanging red cloak, a flat on the frieze, and three gold characters in Chunyi Garden are written on it. Two enchanting women in front of the door were greeting the guests with trembling flowers. This is the most famous Fengyue place in Fucheng County!

The young man mustered up the courage to walk in the door, and only heard the sound of warblers and swallows in his ears, and the sound of pushing cups and changing lamps.

When the old bustard saw the living person coming, he hurriedly greeted: "Son, please, our girl here is absolutely first-class, with charming appearance, you are satisfied." ”

The young man pretended to be obscene and said: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, I heard that the famous flower in your building is unique in both appearances, I don't know if it's convenient today?" ”

"Oooh! Convenient, convenient, Childe please wait in the spring and summer private room on the second floor! "

The old bustard turned around and disappeared into the crowd, while the young man waited downstairs and went up to the spring and summer private room on the second floor.

After a while, a burst of aroma came, which was refreshing. As soon as the door opened, the old bustard smiled and said, "Son, who do you think I brought?" "

The young man shook his face and saw a woman walking slowly. The young man's heart was shocked, the woman could be said to be first-class beauty in the world, with a slender figure, light steps, and a ringing of clothes, wearing a white low-cut long skirt, covered with a silk white light gauze, a white belt tied around her waist, and her black hair hanging down, making people look charming and boneless.