The sunset has faded and is no longer visible. The stars peek out of the night. The waning moon hung on the willow tops.

Inside the yamen of the Hanging Sword Division, Du Lengqiu stood with his hands in his hands. Not far from him, several people in black official uniforms hung their heads and stared at their toes, as if the ant kingdom fighting on the ground was infinitely exciting.

After a while, a man hurried through the door, followed by a large group of followers, men and women, officials and servants. A group of people swept in, like sharks smelling blood.

"Qin is in charge. Du Lengqiu turned around and clenched his fists, but his expression was faint, and he didn't see the excitement of his colleagues at all.

"Looking forward to the stars, looking forward to the moon, I finally looked forward to the master of the capital. Du patrolled and arrested, Qin was ashamed!" Qin Zhuo, the director of the Liangzhou Hanging Sword Division, almost burst into tears.

Qin Zhuo, at the age of twenty-five or sixteen, has a white face and beard, much older than Du Lengqiu. Under the moonlight, Qin Zhuo was dressed in a purple robe, with a sword hanging on his left and a jade pendant on his right, looking as if he was a son of a turbidity in the capital, not a contemptible husband in this northwest border city.

His face was full of bitterness at this time, holding Du Lengqiu's hands, the cold snake-like touch made Du Lengqiu tired for a while.

"Chief Qin, I'm here to see the file on the case of the woman's disappearance. Du Lengqiu pulled out his hand and made a request straight to the point.

"Okay, Du Patrol is resolute, he is really a model for my generation. However, Du Patrol is traveling thousands of miles, he should be a little tired, I will arrange some programs to help the fun, take a break for one night, and see how about tomorrow?" Qin Zhuo was full of sincere expression, trying his best to dedicate a red heart of his own.

"No need. The case in Linzhou is not yet closed. I don't have much time to waste here. ”

"Okay, okay! I'll arrange for another Zhao patrol, who is familiar with the case, to come over and facilitate Master Du's inquiry. Qin Zhuo hurriedly ordered one person to leave with Du Lengqiu. Looking at Du Lengqiu's back, Qin Zhuo fell into deep thought, and after a long time, a person behind him asked softly: "Lord Qin, this person is so rude, do you want to cancel tonight's arrangement?"

Qin Zhuo smiled and said: "The official document clearly said that there were two patrols, but only one came. Interesting, interesting. After a pause, he said, "Tonight's arrangement is as usual." ”

The Hanging Sword Division is not a bloated yamen, and there are not too many miscellaneous servants except for the necessary swordsmen who maintain the suppression of force. Walking in front of Du Lengqiu was a drooping girl in green clothes, fourteen or fifteen years old, she carried a lantern, her steps were brisk, and she obviously had a certain foundation in martial arts, which made Du Lengqiu a little curious.

"Master Du, this is where the dossier is. The girl in Tsing Yi pushed open the wooden door, stepped over the threshold, and skillfully lit the candle, but the light was very dim.

I can't blame the candle for not being bright enough, it's that the room is too big. The interior is twenty zhang long and three zhang wide, and countless camphor wood cabinets are arranged in rows.

At first glance, there are about 60 rows of eight-meter-long wooden cabinets in the entire file room. To prevent insect damage, these cabinets are made of camphor wood, resulting in a faint eerie scent in the house.

Du Lengqiu casually opened the drawer and opened it to see that it was a case about a fox demon collecting yang qi that killed seven men. The dossier used a sketch to draw a portrait of the fox demon, Chu Chu was touching and charming, and a few strokes of the fox demon showed the seductive appearance of the fox demon vividly.

"This painter is a talent. Du Lengqiu exclaimed, heavy footsteps came from the door, and then a hoarse voice came in, "My lord, Zhao Jin asks to see you." ”

"Come in. ”

Zhao Jin strode closer to the house, Du Lengqiu turned around and stared, and saw that the person who came was in his forties, his eyes were red, his expression was haggard, and his beard had not been taken care of for some days, growing like a weed. He didn't find any weapons on his body, but he was holding a stack of papers in his arms.

"Lord Du, lowly Zhao Jin, is currently a bronze medal patrolman. ”

In the Great Zhou, the Hanging Sword Division of each state has a certain number of bronze medal patrols, most of these people have practiced innate qi, and there are magic weapons given by the Great Zhou Dynasty, which constitute the main force of slaying demons and demons in various places. Depending on the size and population of each state capital, the number of bronze patrols varies greatly.

Du Lengqiu nodded, "Are you in charge of this case?"

"Not bad. I'll take the file and show it to the adults. Zhao Jin placed the Huai Chinese book on the long square table, then quickly approached the wooden cabinet and took out a thicker stack of documents from it.

He stacked the documents in two places, and then said, "My lord, this is the case file of the white ape stealing the woman in the past twenty years, and this is the case file of the woman's disappearance in the last six months. ”

Du Lengqiu's heart moved when he heard this, he didn't go to look at the paperwork first, stared at Zhao Jin's bloodshot eyes, and asked, "Why do you want to say it separately? Do you think these are two different cases?"

Zhao Jin didn't dare to look directly at Du Lengqiu's gaze, lowered his head, and said in a hoarse and pathetic tone: "My lord, I started investigating the case of the White Ape Female Thief twenty years ago. This demon is very regular, and he has to shoot every seven or eight months, and he is extremely picky, and he doesn't steal from non-beauties. ”

After speaking, he pointed to another stack of files, "This is a case in the last six months, or even more than half a year." This demon can be described as hungry, regardless of whether the woman is beautiful or not, and regardless of age, it is completely randomly selected, and the interval is not consistent. To date, forty-eight people have suffered. ”

"There have been more than 40 crimes, who is the most suspicious guy, and are there any clues?"

Zhao Jin still didn't dare to raise his head, and said in a sad tone: "My lord, I am extremely incompetent, and the case has been reported more than forty times in a row, but I can't find the slightest clue." Now when I walk out into the street, I don't dare to look up. ”

Du Lengqiu glanced at Zhao Jin and felt very strange. If the police can't solve the case, they will feel ashamed? This is a strange thing in the world.

However, this guy is wonderful, and he can't find the slightest clue. Hehe, either Zhao Jin is too incompetent in this regard, or he is fundamentally looking in the wrong direction.

Du Lengqiu picked up the first file and opened it. The dossier is old, the paper is yellowed and a little rough to rub. The text of the dossier is neatly written, arranged naturally from top to bottom, from right to left.

"On the seventh day of the ninth month of the tenth year, the bride of the Zhuge clan returned to her mother's home, Wuwei Liu's awakening family, and disappeared that night. Yang Shaowei, the chief catcher of Wuwei County, investigated the scene and had no clues. After inquiring about the confession, he learned from the night watchman that a white shadow flashed from the Liu mansion that night, and then disappeared. ”

"On June 11 of the 11th year of Zheng, the three daughters of the Meng family in Taohua Mansion of Wuwei County disappeared that night, and Yang Shaowei, the chief arrester of Wuwei County, investigated the scene and had no clues. After inquiring about the confession, seven soldiers from the west side of the city tower confessed that a white shadow swept out of the city and disappeared into the depths of the western snow-capped mountains. ”

"In the first month of the twelfth year, during the Lantern Festival in Liangzhou City, the daughter of the Li family in Duozi Lane disappeared, and the girl who was playing at the same time confessed that a white shadow flashed, and the daughter of the Li family had disappeared without a trace. ”

Zhao Jin said in a low voice: "My lord, these are the first three cases. It is impossible to verify whether it was really the White Ape Thief, but the fourth case is conclusive. ”

Du Lengqiu didn't look at the file either, and asked directly, "What's going on with the fourth case?"

"At that time, it was September of the thirteenth year of Zhizheng, and when the white ape was stealing the girl, it happened that a monk from the Wind and Snow Sect was passing by. After a great battle, the white ape was injured, and the prototype appeared on the spot and left the girl to escape, but the trace was missed, and there was a portrait of the white ape on this file. ”

Du Lengqiu opened it and saw two ink portraits, one was a teenager, who looked very handsome, and the other was an ape with a concave nose, very ugly.

Next, Du Lengqiu quickly went through all the files, and then his head grew big. In the past six months, most of the people who have been stolen are girls or young girls, and there is no pattern in the crime, and the victims are hundreds of miles away from each other, and there is no contact at all. No wonder this Zhao Jin is in a hurry to vomit blood.

Then, he closed his eyes and thought, "This case investigation is not my strong point." Although I have seen Uncle Fu of England, a detective in England, and I have also seen a student who will never grow up, and Uncle Song Ci, who is famous in history, but those are all literary works that cannot be taken seriously. Where did this case begin?"

After thinking for a while, he looked at Zhao Jin, who was nervous, "Zhao Patrol will go home and rest first." I'll hear it again tomorrow. Rest assured, no matter what nest this bastard is hiding in that bird's nest, Lao Tzu will crush his eggs. "Dealing with these rude patrols, Du Lengqiu naturally follows the customs, and this Zhao Jin may still be able to use it, so he naturally has to take care of it.

Zhao Jin smiled bitterly and went in response.

Du Lengqiu walked around the file room, and he didn't know where to start for a while. Then, he stopped his steps and said secretly: "Okay, let's go to the nearest crime scene tomorrow to check it out." Just looking at the dossier is always too one-sided. ”

Thinking of this, he said to the drooping girl who had brought him over, "Is there a place for me to rest?"

The girl opened her mouth crisply, "Lord Qin has already ordered, please follow the slave!" As she spoke, the girl did not turn off the lights, walked straight out of the door, and led Du Lengqiu straight away.

In the dark night, I walked for a quarter of an hour through the endless rows of houses before I came to a guest room. The girl put the lantern on the pillar at the door, and said in a low voice, "This is the place where the adults rest, and the little slave will go first." ”

Du Lengqiu estimated that it was past twelve o'clock at this time, so he nodded, and let the girl leave, he pushed the door and entered. Although there is no candle flame in the dark room, Du Lengqiu's eyesight has become extremely strong since he has cultivated, and with a little starlight from the door, the furnishings in this room can be said to be delicate in his eyes.

He walked a few steps, slightly closer to the center of the room, and suddenly found that the futon on his bed was spread out, and it seemed that someone was hiding in the middle. With enough ear strength, there was immediately a sound of intermittent breathing coming from the futon.

Du Lengqiu was startled and suddenly lifted his breath, his innate true qi was sneaking all over his body, and the newly obtained long sword and seven bundles of firewood were already in his hands. He looked at the bed quietly and thought, "Could it be that this Qin Zhuo can't wait to plot against me? But killing me won't do him any good, and besides, the means of assassination are too low-level. ”

He stretched out his palm and roared, grabbed the dragon and controlled the crane, and the futon was suddenly pulled away from the bed with a strong force, and a delicate call came. Under the futon, there was a naked girl. Although it was dark inside the house, the snow-white body with undulating mountains and rivers was given to him in full view.

In the past ten years, poor Du Lengqiu has been so miserable that he has never even watched a love action movie, and he was attacked by such a fragrant attack all of a sudden. Really, it almost gave her a nosebleed. Du Lengqiu waved his hand in embarrassment, and the futon covered the girl again.

"Who are you, why are you here?" Although it was a blink of an eye, the wonderful image of this girl was deeply imprinted in his mind.

The girl bit her lip lightly, but did not speak.

Du Lengqiu immediately understood that this must be Qin Zhuo's birdman's "kindness". He shook his head slightly, and didn't say much. Jumped onto the table, sat cross-legged and rested for a moment, and began to weave baskets again.

"There was a beautiful woman lying next to her. But I'm weaving baskets. Yard list, Megumi Yanagishita doesn't have the strength of me!"