In the study, it was very quiet. The doors and windows are all closed, and the only thing that is breathable is the gap between the doors and windows. The wind seeped into the room through the cracks, and the paper, which had not been compacted by the paperweight, shivered slightly when the breeze blew.

Zhuo Yucheng looked around, this study room was not big, just put down a table, a chair and a lamp, and the bookshelves full of books behind the table were particularly conspicuous. The faint fragrance of ink lingers in the room, adding to the elegance. This is indeed in line with Yang Ming's taste, simple and elegant.

After looking at it for a while, he withdrew his gaze, and finally fixed on Yang Ming: "Lord Yang, why is it so mysterious that even the window can't be closed?" Looking at Yang Ming like this, this case is really a bit mysterious. This aroused Zhuo Yucheng's curiosity.

I saw Yang Ming slowly pacing to the table, took a small green spar from the paperweight, came to Zhuo Yucheng, put it in the palm of his hand, and within a moment, it emitted a shining light, and the starry light slowly dispersed, surrounding Zhuo Yucheng and others slightly floating, and suddenly, the consciousness was clear, and the spiritual platform was clear!

"What is this?" Zhuo Yucheng had never seen such a magical thing, this small spar could actually clear people's divine consciousness and clear people's will! A look of surprise appeared in his eyes, and Zhuo Yucheng looked up at Yang Ming with a puzzled face.

I saw Yang Ming shaking his head slightly, his eyebrows frowning: "Yang doesn't know what this thing is, it has such a magical effect." ”

Jasper. In Xin Yao's mind, Yin Man's voice reappeared. I saw Xin Yao shaking her head slightly, her expression stunned, and only after a moment did she react to Fang Cai's voice, which was talking about the spar in Yang Ming's hand.

"Jasper. Xin Yao stepped forward, staring at the turquoise hedron and saying the name of the thing. The other three were all shocked and looked at Xin Yao one after another.

"What did Miss Xinyao say?" Yang Ming opened his mouth and asked Xiang Xinyao. This thing, he checked all the anecdotes and miscellaneous things and couldn't find its origin, how could Xin Yao blurt out such two words when he saw it?

"I said, "This thing's name is Jasper." Xin Yao raised her eyes and looked at Yang Ming, pointed to the spar in his hand, and cut the railroad to the point.

Yang Ming was surprised in his heart, Xin Yao actually knew the name of this thing, and a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes, Yang Ming opened his mouth again and asked Xin Yao: "Miss Xin Yao, do you know where this thing came from?"

I saw Xin Yao take a step back, shook her head lightly and replied, "I only know that this thing is called Jasper, as for what it is and where it comes from, I don't know." ”

"Yes. The look of excitement in Fang Cai's eyes immediately dissipated. He also thought that he finally had a clue, but after a moment of joy, hope was gone. His face couldn't hide his disappointment, and his five fingers slowly retracted, wanting to take away the spar.

At this time, Zhuo Yucheng suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed Yang Ming's wrist, and said excitedly: "Lord Yang, can you let Yucheng bring back this jasper?" Bu Nianqing once said that jasper is one of the treasures of the resurrected master, hidden in the world, and few people have seen it. He had also sent a lot of people to look for it, but there was no news. Unexpectedly, it was found in Yang Ming's mansion today, how could Zhuo Yucheng let it go!

It was rare to see Zhuo Yucheng showing such a look, and Yang Ming and Fu Qingqing were both very surprised. Since they met Zhuo Yucheng, he has always greeted people with a smile, and even when he was in danger, he never revealed his inner emotions. Today is amazing, Zhuo Yucheng, who has always been unremarkable, did not hide his emotions, like a hunter who caught his prey, his eyes bloomed with excitement.

"I'm sorry, Shenwu Jun, Yang can't agree to your request. "No matter how much Zhuo Yucheng longs for this piece of jasper, it is a crucial thing in the whole case after all, and Yang Ming can't let anyone take it away until the case is solved.

Listening to Yang Ming's reply, Zhuo Yucheng was disappointed for a while, but he quickly adjusted. carefully took care of his emotions, and gradually returned to his usual look on his face, his eyebrows were clear, the corners of his eyes were bent, and he looked smiling again.

"It's Yucheng who is rude. Please don't take it to heart. As he spoke, he arched his hand to Yang Ming and bowed.

Seeing Zhuo Yucheng like this, Yang Ming knew that he had adjusted himself, took the jasper in his hand, and turned around and placed it next to Fang Cai's paperweight. Then he explained softly to Zhuo Yucheng: "Shenwujun, it's not that Yang is unwilling to give you the jasper, it's just that this jasper is the most critical thing in the whole case, so Yang can't hand it over to anyone before the case is concluded." ”

When Zhuo Yucheng heard this, he immediately nodded and replied, "Yucheng knows Lord Yang's difficulties, and it is indeed Yucheng who is abrupt. But can Lord Yang promise Yucheng to let Yucheng help you end the case, and after that, Yucheng will take this jasper away, what do you think?"

Yang Ming thought for a while, if Zhuo Yucheng was willing to help, the case might be able to make further progress. Then he nodded and responded: "Okay, Yang promised you, as long as the case is over, Jasper, you can take it." ”

"Okay, then now, please ask Lord Yang to tell Yu Chengdao the details of the case. The two sides reached a consensus, and Zhuo Yucheng immediately entered the state of investigation.

Fu Qingqing and Xin Yao stood aside, glanced at each other, and waited silently to listen to Yang Ming tell the case one by one.

It turned out that not long ago, Shen Wei had come to Yang's mansion with the intention of having tea and chatting with Yang Ming, but halfway through the chat, the two talked about some strange things that had happened recently. Shen Wei immediately told Yang Ming about a strange incident he had discovered now.

In a village not far from the capital, poultry have recently been lost or died for no apparent reason. Even if the lost poultry were found, only the cold carcasses remained. At that time, Yang Ming thought that it was the beasts in the suburbs, but Shen Wei shook his head and denied it, because the dead poultry did not have the slightest scars on their bodies, not even a drop of blood. This caught Shen Wei's attention.

Later, the number of poultry in the village gradually decreased, and gradually, there were no more cases of missing or dying of poultry. I thought it was all over, until one day, the villagers found a cold corpse by the river.

The corpse had been a beggar in the village for a long time. A few days ago, people found that he was not in that fixed place, but he said that he had changed places, so they did not pay much attention to it, until a woman went to the river to do laundry, and found a man lying on the riverbank, with his head still soaked in water, that she dared to go forward to check it. When I looked at it, I realized that the man had lost his breath, and one hand was clenched tightly, as if he was grasping something. The woman was so bold that she was not frightened, but she tried to break his hand to see what he was holding, but she did not lift a finger with all her might, and then she gave up. I hurriedly returned to the village and informed the villagers to report to the official.

After reporting to the official, someone from the yamen immediately came and brought the body back. The officials also tried their best to break the beggar's hand, but they could not do anything. Since they couldn't break it, forget it, and they didn't make much of an attempt before they tossed the corpse aside. The old man saw that the deceased was just a beggar, and no one cared about it, so he didn't take it as a serious matter, and left it aside at will, and didn't ask anymore.

But something strange happened that night. The beggar's corpse staggered to its feet in the middle of the night! This frightened the guards and shovels, and threw them at the beggar! On the ground, the severed hand was still clenched with five fingers, but between its fingers, there was a faint glow of green light.

It was also on that night that another poultry was killed and lost in the village, this time three times as many as before! This caused panic among the villagers, and the atmosphere of fear was in the village.

This whole thing was so weird that the yamen felt that they couldn't handle it, so they reported the case to the Criminal Department together with the severed hand that fell from the beggar's corpse, and Shen Wei took over the handling. Since Shen Wei took over this case, he has sent people to visit the village where the accident occurred and the yamen to visit and verify it, but he has never been able to get any useful clues. Shen Wei was also at a loss for this, so he came to Yang Ming's house when he was sad, chatted with this friend to relieve the nerves that had been tense recently, and mentioned a few words to Yang Ming while chatting, which attracted Yang Ming's attention.

When Brother Shen Wei told Yang, Yang felt very familiar. Back then, when Yang's deceased wife was still alive, the same thing happened in the village where Yang was located. Yang Ming recalled the scene of that year, and said to Zhuo Yucheng carefully: "Back then, in Duling Village, every household was the same, every night there would be a family of poultry stolen, nowhere to be found. The poultry in Yang's house was also stolen. At that time, everyone thought that it was a wild beast at night, and they did not pay attention to it, and this continued for many years. It wasn't until Yang entered Beijing to take the high school entrance examination that he took his wife to the capital, and he was no longer raising poultry in the house. Soon after, I heard people in the neighborhood say that there are often people who have disappeared recently, but they are all beggars and hooligans. These people have no permanent home, they are adrift, and they are gone, and people say that no one cares anymore. Until late one night, a husband was walking alone on the street, and was on the watch, only to hear a sound in front of him, and he was curious, so he ran up to take a look, and saw that in the dark alley, there was a black shadow dragging a person's body inside. When the husband looked at the person who was being dragged away, he was so frightened that he couldn't even speak, his legs trembled constantly, and he covered his mouth for fear of making a little noise. Yang Ming said this, paused, picked up the tea on the side and took a sip to moisten his throat. Seeing Zhuo Yucheng and the three of them staring at him together, waiting for him to tell the rest of the story, he cleared his throat, Yang Ming continued: "Listen to the husband, that person's eyes were wide open, the corners of his eyes were cracked, and he seemed to have seen something terrifying, and he was scared to death. "But it turned out that the husband was just trying to exaggerate the atmosphere. When the corpse was found in the dark alley, according to the officer, the corpse's face was serene, and it was not as horrified as the husband described.

"What's next?" Zhuo Yucheng asked, he vaguely felt that there must be something hidden in the whole thing. Sure enough, what Yang Ming said next verified Zhuo Yucheng's idea.

Next, the people of the yamen quickly found out the identity of the deceased, who was a competitor who was in the Qing Officials Division with Yang back then. At that time, Yang was competing with him for the position of Wailang, and because of his sudden death, Yang directly won the position of Wailang. Subsequently, more and more deceased people appeared, and the attention of the case gradually increased, and finally it was taken over by the Criminal Department. After the trial by the Criminal Department, the result was unacceptable to Yang. "Recalling that at the beginning, after the criminal department told him the so-called truth, he couldn't believe it even if he was killed.

The Criminal Department concluded that the murderer was Yang's wife at the time. The reason is that the deceased were all competitors related to Yang. This is really the funniest joke Yang has ever heard! Yang's wife is an elegant and demure woman, unarmed, how can she do those murderous deeds! Yang wrote a letter at that time, asking the criminal department to retry the case, but it was rejected. They explained to Yang that Yang's wife was a demon and needed to suck raw blood to maintain her human form, so they eliminated Yang's competitors one by one. After that, they sent a large group of people to take advantage of Yang's errand to get people from Yang's mansion. However, Yang's wife was one step ahead of them and committed suicide. When Yang went back, it was already a cold corpse, and the ground was full of his wife's blood. Speaking of this, Yang Ming couldn't help but choke up a little, and the story ended here.

"It turned out that Lord Yang wanted to find out because this case was similar to that year. Zhuo Yucheng said what Yang Mingzhi thought: "Yucheng understands that Lord Yang wants to investigate this case, and he respects Mrs. Yang with an innocent heart, but Lord Yang, Yucheng wants to confirm one thing to you." ”

When Yang Ming heard this, he looked up at Zhuo Yucheng and said, "What does Shenwu Jun want to confirm?"

"If after the facts of this case are clarified, it cannot prove the innocence of Mrs. Zun back then, or rather, it is more confirmed that Mrs. Zun was the murderer back then, how should Lord Yang deal with himself?"