At this time, the internal guards who had been searching the neighborhood also returned, and said that there was no abnormality in the surroundings.

Han Changwan originally didn't have much hope for this search, and Qianniuwai searched back and forth here three times, not to mention turning it over, at least he carefully sifted through every stone.

If the murderer did take advantage of Qianniuwei's change of guard, then obviously they are also very familiar with Qianniuwei's style of acting, and naturally know how to avoid Qianniuwei's search.

In the vicinity of this dense forest, I don't think there will be much to gain.

Han Changwan glanced at Yao Qi.

Yao Qi hurriedly said: "Lord Envoy, let's start here." ”

Han Changwan didn't have any extra words, just nodded heavily: "I'll bring you with you." ”

Yao Ji turned over and waved his hand with a big grin: "It doesn't matter if you don't bring it, if you don't go to the old one, the new one won't come." ”

Han Changdui looked at the one person and one horse who were drifting away, "fluttered", and laughed.

Meng Sui sighed in a low voice and asked Han Changdui, "My lord, what should I do with these two corpses?" ”

Han Changdui glanced at the ground: "Bury it on the spot first, tell Qianniuwei, be sure to guard this dense forest, and when the holy car arrives at Yuhua Mountain, I will come and take the body away." ”

Meng Sui claimed to be.

During the day, the whole Chang'an City fell into crowding and carnival, the hustle and bustle dispersed, the Suzaku Street was depressed, and the streets and alleys that the convoy walked through left clear rut marks.

Xiupingfang is very far away from Suzaku Street, but there are many people who crowd over to see the excitement.

Ramie Lane is extremely quiet during the day, most of the houses are closed, and it is only at night that the place really starts to live.

Tonight's Ramie Alley seems to be a little unusual, and the faint smell of blood dispelled the smell of fat powder, and it smells a little strange.

The ground seemed to be wetter than ever.

Under the cover of the night, seven or eight figures dressed in black narrow short brown flashed past the mouth of the alley of Ramie Lane, and the fish rushed in, quietly opening the closed doors one by one.

After a moment's effort, the faint bloody aura became even thicker, and the night wind swept wildly, and the bloody aura not only did not dissipate at all, but became more and more disgusting.

The door was wide open, and viscous blood snaked on the ground, spilling over the low threshold, along the muddy ravine, and slowly flowing down the alley.

In each room there were one or two corpses, lying in pools of blood.

There was a long, thin streak of blood on the neck of the corpse, and blood gushed from the wound.

Seven or eight black-clothed men cautiously searched Ramie Alley again, and when they saw that nothing was missing, they glanced at each other before they dispersed and left this narrow alley that had been unrecognizable.

They are very familiar with the route that the husband walks, and every time they hear the crisp sound of the watch, they can avoid it in time.

The group walked to a low workshop wall in Xiupingfang, and in groups of twos and twos, covering each other, crossed the workshop wall, and ran quickly into the night.

I don't know how long it took, and Ramie Lane fell into a dead silence.

A blood-stained hand landed on the low threshold, and with horror and difficulty, it pulled out, and a pair of eyes poked out of the doorway, and looked at it for a long time in the night.

The empty ramie alley was already stained with blood, and there was not a single human voice in the alley.

The eyes retracted again, and the hands were withdrawn, crawling through the pool of blood with difficulty, and knocking on the kang hole with all his strength: "Mu Mu, save, save Mu Mu." ”

There was a squirming sound from the kang cave, which was rapid and sharp, and the people inside seemed to have suffered great fright.

A moment later, a white hand stretched out from the kang hole.

The people in the kang cave grabbed the edge of the kang cave and struggled to climb out.

After the man climbed out, he pulled out a seven or eight-year-old girl from the kang hole, and the little girl was already frightened and stupid, looking at the person in front of her, her eyes were dull, and she couldn't even cry.

Zhao Niangzi raised her bloodstained hand, grabbed the little girl's hand, stuffed it into the man's hand, and said with all her strength: "Mu, Mu Mu, save, save Mu Mu." ”

The man was stunned for a moment, and suddenly sneered: "Your own daughter, save it yourself, I, Tong Lanying, don't deserve to be this wronged boss." She tore off the shabby bedding, covered Zhao Niangzi's neck, and her eyes turned red in an instant: "You are alive, take care of your daughter by yourself, I don't care." ”

Zhao Niangzi smiled and cried: "You, you, are good people." ”

As soon as the words fell, the blood on the neck suddenly gushed out, staining the bedding in an instant.

Zhao Niangzi's head was crooked, her eyes were wide open, and she stared at Zhao Mumu with endless concern and reluctance.

Zhao Mumu suddenly opened her mouth wide, and cried hoarsely: "Mother! Mother! ”

Tong Lanying was so frightened that she covered Zhao Mumu's mouth all of a sudden: "Don't cry, don't cry, don't make a sound!" ”

Although Zhao Mumu is young, she has been displaced by Zhao Niangzi for many years, and she has already seen all the sufferings in the world, and the huge sorrow and horror attacked, and her mind collapsed, but when she heard Tong Lanying's words, she was able to bite her lower lip to death, and she burst into tears but did not make a sound, and she bit her lip out of blood.

Tong Lanying glanced at Zhao Mumu, sighed lamentingly, picked up the half-worn Mulan green cloak in the corner, wrapped Zhao Mumu on her back, and walked out of the door.

In the middle of the night, it was already empty outside.

Tong Lanying carried Zhao Mumu on her back and walked through the miserable houses full of pools of blood, and the neighbors who were still gagging during the day were now lying in pools of blood and had no life.

Her heart was beating more and more, her face was pale and bloodless, and she was wheezing with great pain, carrying Zhao Mumu all the way.

His feet kept running through the winding alleys, leaving a string of bloody footprints.

She didn't feel tired at all, and ran to the door of Fangzheng Qiao Yanda's house in one breath, slammed the door vigorously, and shouted with trembling lips: "Open the door, Qiao Fangzheng, open the door quickly, open the door quickly!" ”

Qiao Yanda had already fallen asleep, but he was so frightened by the tragic sound of slamming the door that he fell off the kang, and went to open the door in a sleepy mood: "Who, don't smash it, smash the door, will you pay for it?" He opened the door, the huge bloody breath made him breathe, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Tong Lanying, who was pale and frightened, and frowned slightly: "Tong Lanying, what's wrong with you, what did you provoke." ”

Tong Lanying's lips were dry, cracked small bloody wounds, and she gasped: "Dead, dead, dead." ”

Qiao Yanda was taken aback: "Who, which one died, who died?" ”

Tong Lanying gasped and said, "Ramie, ramie, ramie lane, ramie lane, all, all dead, all dead." ”

"All are dead, everyone is dead, all are dead!" Qiao Yanda seemed to have been struck by lightning, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, grabbed Tong Lanying's shoulder, and shook it back and forth heavily: "You make it clear, who is dead, don't scare me!" ”

"Don't shake, don't shake, the child has fallen!" Tong Lanying hurriedly held Zhao Mumu on her back and glared at Qiao Yanda.

Qiao Yanda found out that Tong Lanying was still carrying a person on her back, and hurriedly took it and sent it to the house: "This, Mu Mu, why is Mu Mu here with you?" Mu Mu, Mu Mu, what's wrong with you, look at me, quick, look at me. ”

Tong Lanying's legs were already weak and she couldn't walk, so she sat down on the ground when she stepped into the threshold, and said in shock: "Qiao, Qiao Fangzheng, hurry, go to Jingzhao Mansion to report the case, Mu Mu, Mu Mu is scared stupid." ”

Qiao Yanda finally calmed down from the huge blow: "Yes, yes, go to Jingzhao Mansion, Jingzhao Mansion." He picked up the gong in the corner of the wall, went out with an arrow, and shouted along the alley, "Young man, come out, quickly, quickly, come out." ”

Xiupingfang is a small workshop, originally there were not too many people to live, but the land price here is cheap, the price of renting a house is lower, many people who have just entered Beijing to make a living are also mostly renting houses here, and the number of people in the workshop is gradually increasing.

After nightfall on weekdays, Xiupingfang is extremely quiet, only Ramie Lane is more lively, but after all, it is still not as staggered as Pingkangfang.

Qiao Yanda suddenly struck the gong like this, and the loud gong sound spread all over several winding alleys in an instant, and every household walked out with their clothes on, asking each other what was going on, but no one could say what was going on.

Seeing that so many people were awakened, Qiao Yanda's heart was not so flustered in an instant, he closed the door, stood at the door, and reluctantly calmed down: "There are gangsters in our workshop tonight." ”

"What, into the villain!"

When they heard this, the people panicked.

They are all poor people living in the flat shop, and they can't compare to those tall houses with high courtyard walls, iron thorns on them, and the house is even more robust and strong.

Qiao Yanda hurriedly said again: "What's the panic, a few small people, there are so many of us, what's so scary?" ”

The crowd fell silent and looked at each other a few times.

Qiao Yanda dismantled the remaining firecrackers from the New Year, stuffed them into everyone's hands, and said in an orderly and deep voice: "The old and weak, women and children are all gathered together, and twenty young and middle-aged people are divided into four teams, and they guard the four square gates together with the fangding," he ordered three young people to come out: "You three are fast, take my brand, and go to Jingzhao Mansion to report the case!" He lowered his voice and leaned into the ear of one of the young men and said, "Just say, there is a murder case!" ”

The young man's face changed suddenly, and he looked at Qiao Yanda in horror.

Qiao Yanda nodded slightly.

The young man didn't dare to hesitate for a moment, took Qiao Yanda's sign, called the other two people, gathered a breath and ran out.

Immediately after, Qiao Yanda ordered six more young people: "The four of you go to guard the entrance of the alley of Ramie Lane, and no one can enter except me with you." He paused, and added, "You can't go in either!" ”

After arranging these things, he was secretly relieved to see that everyone was busy with their own work.

Although it is a bit troublesome to live with many people, it is not without benefits!

The people of Jingzhao Mansion sent the holy car out of Beijing during the day, and they were busy for a few days, thinking that the holy car left Beijing, and they could finally take a good breath tonight, but who expected that Yongchongfang took water again and burned a house.

Together with Wuhou and the officials of Wannian County, it took them half a night of hard work to extinguish the fire.

He Denglou took many grizzled officials, and as soon as he sat down to breathe a sigh of relief, the officials at the door rushed in and reported breathlessly: "Head catch, head catcher, something happened, something happened!" ”

"What's wrong!" He Denglou was startled, and his face changed instantly.

God, how can he be the master of the house, and he will keep having accidents, this God is going to play him to death!

The official said in a trembling voice: "The people of Xiupingfang are outside, saying, saying, saying that there is a tragedy in the workshop!" ”

He Denglou suddenly collapsed in the bed, and his face was almost as ugly as a dead man.

This is God going to kill him!

The official looked at He Denglou's face was not good, and asked tremblingly: "Head catcher, look, the people in Xiupingfang are still waiting outside." ”

He Denglou barely stood up, with a dark face, and walked out with vague steps.

This night, there is no stop!

The three young people in Xiupingfang were anxious, and when they saw He Denglou leading someone out, their restless hearts instantly calmed down, and they all saluted.

One of them walked out and whispered a few words in He Denglou's ear.

He Denglou heard that it was Ramie Lane that had a murder case, and his face changed greatly.

Tonight's walking water in Yongchongfang is Ning Shunxiang's coffin shop, a fire, the entire coffin shop turned into ashes, and the family has no life.

Walking in the water may be said to be an accident, but the destruction of Ramie Lane, with the word "accident", it can't be said anyway.

He Denglou thought of the strange bloody case in the deserted house in front of Ramie Lane a few days ago, and his heart chuckled, his waist was no longer sore, his legs were not weak, and his brain was even more sober, and he told the officials fiercely: "Go and lead the horses, and lead three more horses." He paused slightly, thinking of the unreliable work in Jingzhao Mansion, and added: "Go to someone, go to the Internal Security Division and ask Sun Yanzuo to Xiupingfang Ramie Lane." ”

The officer hurried away.

The group galloped on horseback, and when they saw Wuhou patrolling the night, they flashed the sign and let them go, and rushed to Xiupingfang almost without respite.

As soon as Sun Ying heard that there was a bloody case, she didn't have the slightest intention of shirking, let alone rushing from the Internal Security Division without the slightest delay, and rushed to Xiupingfang almost at the same time as He Denglou.

He Denglou was extremely grateful and gave a deep salute: "It's really embarrassing to disturb Sun Yanzuo late at night." ”

Sun Ying waved her hand disappreciatively, carried the inspection box, and said eagerly: "Don't say polite words, where is the scene?" ”

Qiao Yanda hurriedly greeted him and said in a low voice: "In Ramie Lane," he waved his hand and called a young man who had just gone to Jingzhao Mansion to deliver a letter: "Take Master Zuo to Ramie Lane." ”

He Denglou also ordered a few officials to follow Sun Ying together.

Qiao Yanda led He Denglou into the door of the workshop, and he was still in a trance, unable to believe that kind of tragedy happened in Xiupingfang, and said in a trembling voice: "He Zhutou, there are forty-three households in Ramie Lane, a total of sixty-one people, only," he gasped: "Only two people survived." ”

As soon as He Denglou's footsteps were closed, he couldn't hide his frightened head, and his voice was sharp and sharp: "What? Du," the words came to his lips, and he suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly changed his question: "There are only two survivors?" ”

Qiao Yanda lamented: "Yes." ”

He Denglou froze: "Who is it?" ”

"It's Tong Lanying and Zhao Mumu." Qiao Yanda said: "Just after the child, Tong Lanying came to smash the villain's door with Zhao Mumu behind her back, and the villain knew that something had happened." He paused slightly, and added: "The villain was afraid that something would happen, so he let the two of them stay in the villain's house, and left the fangding to guard it outside." ”

He Denglou was particularly surprised by Qiao Yanda's thoughtfulness, looked at him deeply, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go ask first." ”

Qiao's house is good in Xiupingfang, and when you enter the courtyard, you can open two rows of vegetable fields in the courtyard of the door, dig a well, and build a chicken coop in the corner.

The whole night of movement frightened the chickens into crowing, and it is estimated that they will not lay eggs for a few days.

Qiao Yanda passed the year of establishment, but he was not married, when he was eighteen or nineteen years old, he also had a family affair, but the girl died of illness, and soon after his father and mother also passed away, it was slowly rumored in the workshop that Qiao Yanda had a hard life, and there were fewer and fewer people who gave him relatives, and he grew older, so he gave up the idea of starting a family.

Such a small courtyard is enough for him to live in a bachelor.

The main room was brightly lit, and Tong Lanying sat on the edge of the kang and gently patted Zhao Mumu on the earthen kang.

Zhao Mumu didn't sleep very peacefully, her little brows were furrowed, her immature face was full of horror, her eyes were sometimes closed, sometimes opened, she grabbed Tong Lanying's hand, and shouted "Aunt Tong" with a crying voice.

"Mu Mu is obedient, Aunt Tong is not leaving, Aunt Tong is here." Tong Lanying hurriedly agreed, stretched out her hand and patted her gently.

Zhao Mumu closed her eyes again.

Tong Lanying heard the footsteps, turned her head and saw Qiao Yanda and He Denglou walking into the main room, and hurriedly wanted to stand up and salute, but her hand was grabbed by Zhao Mumu, and she couldn't bear to break free.

He Denglou said softly: "It's okay, don't be polite, sit down and say." ”

Tong Lanying looked at Qiao Yanda in shock.

Qiao Yanda hurriedly said: "This is He Zhutou of the Jingzhao Mansion Bureau. He took pity: "Don't be afraid, if you have anything to say, you can tell He Zhutou." ”

Tong Lanying was relieved at this time, slowly sat back, thinking of what happened in the night, she felt shuddered, and almost cried: "At the end of the hour, the guests in Zhao Niangzi's room left, she invited the slave to go over for a drink, the slave didn't want to go, but Zhao Niangzi said that it was for Ning Shunxiang's matter that night and the slave was not compensated, the slave thought about it, and went, just drank two cups, and heard someone screaming outside, Zhao Niangzi opened the door and took a look, saying that someone was killing people everywhere. Her face was pale, trembling all over, and she took a deep breath before she calmed down: "At that time, the people were almost at the door, and we couldn't run out, so Zhao Niangzi stuffed Mu Mu into the kang hole first, and let the slave also get in." She wiped a handful of tears: "The slave let her go in too, but she refused, she said that those people came at her, and when they saw that she was not in the house, those people would definitely search everywhere, and if they found the kang cave, everyone would not survive." ”

He Denglou heard the strangeness in Tong Lanying's words, frowned and asked, "Why did those people come to Zhao Niangzi, how did she know what she meant by that?" ”

Tong Lanying cried and shook her head: "The slave doesn't know, as soon as Zhao Niangzi finished saying this, those people rushed in, and Zhao Niangzi was slashed and fell to the ground. Hearing that there was no movement outside, Zhao Niangzi climbed out with her last breath and took a look, and before she died, she entrusted Mu Mu to the slave. She cried hoarsely, obviously frightened: "Slave, slave didn't dare to stay in Ramie Lane, for fear that those people would turn back again, so they carried Mu Mu to find Fangzheng." ”

Qiao Yanda nodded and said, "When Tong Lanying and the two of them came over, it was just two moments after the first two of the time, and the two of them were covered in blood at that time. ”

He Denglou pondered for a moment and asked Tong Lanying: "Have you seen the looks of those people?" ”

Tong Lanying shook her head with tears on her face: "No, Zhao Niangzi was afraid that those people would find the slave and Mu Mu, so she kept being in front of the kang cave, and the slave couldn't see the outside, until the slave crawled out, and then I saw where Zhao Niangzi was injured." ”

Qiao Yanda was heartbroken when she heard this, if Zhao Niangzi also climbed into the kang cave, it would be either three people living together or three people dying together, but she didn't, she stayed outside to confuse those brutal people, and exchanged her own death for the lives of Tong Lanying and Zhao Mumu.

He sighed: "He catches the head, do you think there is anything else to ask?" ”

He Denglou thought for a while: "Tong Lanying, have you heard how many of them are, and which way did they run in the end?" ”

Tong Lanying shook her head blankly: "At that time, the footsteps were very chaotic, and the slave was too scared, no, I heard it." ”

He Denglou saw that Tong Lanying couldn't ask anything here, nodded, and asked Qiao Yanda: "Let's go to Ramie Lane." ”

Qiao Yanda nodded, led He Denglou out, and walked out of the door before whispering: "He Zhutou, the villain asked people to check in the workshop, and found footprints and discarded bloody clothes and shoes on the wall of the west square, and there were broken black tiles and half of the bloody handprints on the wall. ”

He Denglou was shocked when he heard it: "Where is it, let's go to the Xifang wall first." ”

Qiao Yanda replied yes, and hurriedly led He Denglou and a few officials to the west.

The west side is said to be a square wall, but it is actually shorter than the normal square wall, which is a low earth rammed wall, and the wall is covered with a thin layer of black tiles.

The black tiles appeared to be freshly laid, and a few of them had been trampled and fell to the ground.

The bloody handprints were printed on the dark yellow earthen wall, the blood was already dry, and the color was bright red and dazzling.

A few blood-stained black short brown pieces were thrown under the wall, and the garment was soaked with blood and was still wet.

Several pairs of blood-stained shoes were wrapped in clothes, these shoes were common styles and fabrics in the world, and the workmanship was extremely crude, and at first glance they were extremely cheap goods, and the soles and uppers were stained with blood.

He Denglou searched carefully in this pile of clothes and shoes for a long time, and found no useful clues, he ordered the officials behind him to wrap up these clothes and shoes, and rubbed the bloody handprints on the rammed wall, and then rushed to Ramie Lane.

As soon as he walked to the mouth of the alley, a thick bloody breath made people breathe.

The four young people guarding the entrance of the alley saw Qiao Yanda and a few people, and hurriedly saluted: "Qiao Fangzheng." ”

Qiao Yanda said: "This is He Zhutou of Jingzhao Mansion, what does he ask, you have to reply carefully." ”

Four people should claim to be.

He Denglou's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Except for Sun Yanzuo, has anyone else been here?" ”

The four of them glanced at each other, and shook their heads in unison: "No, after Qiao Fangzheng gave the order, the four of us have been staying here, except for the master and the four officials, no one else has ever entered." ”

"You haven't been in there yet?" He Denglou asked.

The four humanitarians: "No, Qiao Fang is confessing, and we are not allowed to go in to see." ”

He Denglou's expression was solemn, the bloody atmosphere around him was extremely thick, his heart was heavy, such a heavy bloody atmosphere, how tragic the situation in the alley should be.

He whispered, "Keep here and keep an eye on what is going on around you." ”

The four of them were shocked and hurriedly said yes.

He Denglou walked into the alley and stepped into it, the bluestone road was wet and sticky, and the lights shone brightly, and the blood was particularly infiltrating.

Sun Ying had already taken a rough look at all the rooms, and concentrated all the corpses in the few rooms in front of them, and the rest of the rooms had a picture of the corpses falling to the ground on the ground.

The officials searched from house to house.

Sun Ying lowered her head and conducted autopsies one by one.

There were so many corpses that there were not so many white cloths to cover, so the servants found some shabby clothes and barely covered the face of the deceased.

In front of Sun Ying, He Denglou didn't dare to hold it up, so he sued first, and asked politely: "Sun Yanzuo, how is it?" ”

Sun Ying had already taken a cursory look at several of the deceased, had a rough judgment of the cause of death, and sighed: "The wounds are all concentrated in the neck and heart, all of them are killed by a knife, there is no trace of resistance, there are some traces of struggle, but," he shook his head: "It's all in vain." ”

He Denglou squinted: "Then, can it be judged that although the murderer is not a person, these people are all kung fu." ”

"Yes," Sun Ying nodded, "Not only that, but these people are also ruthless and merciless. ”

He Denglou asked again: "Sun Chengzuo, are there sixty-one people in the dead?" ”

Sun Ying was stunned for a moment and shook her head: "No, there are seventy people in total." ”

"Seventy?" Qiao Yanda exclaimed: "This, what's this, there are forty-three households and sixty-three people in Ramie Lane, Tong Lanying and Mu Mu ran out, then there are sixty-one people left, villain, you won't be mistaken." ”

He Denglou gave Qiao Yanda a slightly calm expression and asked, "Sun Yanzuo, are these seventy people all women?" ”

Sun Ying said: "No, sixty-one people are women, and the remaining nine are men. ”

Qiao Yanda suddenly realized, and the horror on his face was even worse: "This, it must be, staying overnight in Ramie Lane, how good is this, this, the people in the other workshops died, this, how to explain." ”

He Denglou also sighed, this matter is complicated, and the involvement is also big, and it is not something that he can handle with a small head catcher. He beckoned, called a servant over, and instructed: "Send someone, hurry up and chase after Lord Shaoyin, tell him what happened in Xiupingfang, and ask him to have an idea." ”

The official should claim that it was, took the sign handed over by He Denglou, and hurried back to Jingzhao Mansion.

He Denglou looked at Qiao Yanda, who applied for panic, and said in a deep voice: "Qiao Fangzheng, now is not the time to panic and be afraid, you are familiar with people in Xiupingfang, and you have to carefully identify who these nine people are." ”

Qiao Yanda replied with difficulty, and his legs moved heavily to the nine corpses as if they were filled with lead.

Sun Ying unveiled the white cloth.

When Qiao Yanda glanced at it, he was so frightened that he refused to take a second look.

He Denglou was a little impatient and said: "Qiao Fangzheng, you can't recognize you like this." ”

Qiao Yanda was so frightened that his legs trembled, and he shouted grievances in his heart.

A few days ago, there was such a strange murder case, the scene was tragic and he still remembers it vividly, and now so many people died at once, what's wrong with this year, the year is not good.

Or maybe it's that the yin in this ramie alley is too heavy, and it caused something unclean, so it suffered.

He didn't have the heart to identify the corpse at all, so he thought about inviting a few immortal masters to come back, do a few rituals, give these people a time, and go to the evil spirit.

He trembled and said, "He, what a head, villain, villain is afraid." ”

He Denglou was stunned for a moment: "What are you afraid of?" ”

Qiao Yanda glanced at the undulating white cloth: "Death, death is too ugly." ”

He Denglou glanced at the corpses a few more times, and frowned slightly: "This is called ugly?" You've never seen anything ugly. ”

He is already very impatient, such a big case, so many people have died, it will make people panic, if he reaches the saint, let alone his head catcher, even Lord Fu Yin, he will be reprimanded.

This Qiao Yanda is still pretentious and afraid.

He Denglou grabbed Qiao Yanda's clothes, dragged him to the corpse, pressed the back of his head to look at it, and looked like a bandit: "Hurry up, if you delay solving the case, you won't be able to eat and walk around." ”

The thick bloody breath made people's breath stagnate, Qiao Yanda closed his eyes, barely opened his eyes to look at the face of the corpse, stared at it for a moment, and shouted in horror: "This is, this is the son-in-law of the Wang family on Cross West Street!" ”

He Denglou hurriedly asked carefully.

A servant next to him was holding a pen and paper and recording quickly.

Recognize the first, get off to a good start, and the rest will be easy.

Qiao Yanda recognized them one by one.

These nine people are all frequent visitors in Ramie Lane, and they often come and go, although five of them are from other lanes, but Qiao Yanda still recognized them at a glance.

These people have not been dead for long, their bodies have not changed, and they are easy to identify.

After Qiao Yanda finished identifying, Sun Ying also examined the body.

The cause of death of these people is clear at a glance, and there is no need for an autopsy, let alone an inquest for poisons and other things, and even their age does not need to be examined.

Sun Ying washed her hands and said in a deep voice: "He Zhutou, all the tests have been completed, and everyone is killed with a knife." ”

He Denglou nodded with a heavy heart, this time, maybe they are facing a group of extremely vicious people, their kung fu may not be very high, but they are ruthless enough to attack ordinary people, which is more than enough.

It's just that such a group of people, why should they kill these people in Ramie Alley, they want to kill all the people here, and not one of them will be left.

What kind of grudge is this?

He stood in the room where Mrs. Zhao lived, and through the window, he could just see the back window of the deserted house where the strange murder occurred.

A flash of inspiration flashed through his mind.

It is to extinguish the mouth, to kill the mouth.

These people must have suspected that the people in Ramie Alley saw the situation on the night of the crime, and they were afraid that they would leak it out, so they would kill people.

He suddenly thought of the coffin shop that walked in the water tonight, and couldn't help but cry coldly: "Qiao Fangzheng, do you know Ning Shunxiang from Yongchongfang?" ”

Qiao Yanda was stunned for a moment: "I recognize, he is also a frequent visitor to this Ramie Lane, and he used to be Tong Lanying's friend." ”

"Once upon a time?" He Denglou wondered: "Why was it before?" ”

Qiao Yanda said blankly: "On the night when someone died in the deserted house in front of me, Ning Shunxiang came to Lamy Lane to find Zhao Niangzi, Tong Lanying hated it very much, and said that she would never let Ning Shunxiang enter her house in the future." ”

He Denglou asked sharply: "You are not mistaken, is it really that day?" ”

Qiao Yanda was even more dazed, and nodded: "Yes, the events of that day were too scary, and the villain remembers it really." ”

He Denglou's face changed suddenly.

How could it be so coincidental, how could there be such a coincidence in this world.

All the people in Ramie Alley were wiped out.

Ning Shunxiang's coffin was paved with water, and no one of the old and young was spared.

He Denglou can be sure that this is the extermination of the mouth, the killing of the mouth.

In order to cover up the strange murder in the deserted house.

It must have been Zhao Niangzi and Ning Shunxiang who saw the situation in the deserted mansion that night, but they didn't know what they saw, why they refused to tell the truth when they were questioned by Jingzhao Mansion and the Internal Security Division.

The killers apparently didn't know who had seen the night, or they weren't sure if the people in Ramie Alley had seen anything, they were just suspicious.

With the idea that it is better to kill by mistake than to let go, he will kill all the people in Ramie Alley.

Thinking of this, He Denglou felt a chill, and only felt shuddering.

Seeing He Denglou's bad face, Qiao Yanda cautiously asked, "He Zhutou, what's wrong, what's wrong with Ning Shunxiang?" ”

He Denglou glanced at Qiao Yanda lightly: "Tonight, Yongchongfang walked through the water, and it was Ning Shunxiang's coffin shop that was burned. ”

"What!" Qiao Yanda was shocked.

He Denglou nodded: "Exactly, none of the old and young in that shop escaped." ”

Qiao Yanda's body softened, leaned against the wall, his face was like a withered tree, and he muttered: "This, this is impossible, they, what did they see, why don't they tell the truth!" ”

Qiao Yanda obviously also figured out why these people suddenly suffered a catastrophe, it was all caused by the murder of the deserted house!

He Denglou said lightly: "Since Qiao Fangzheng knows how serious the matter is, let's recall it well, what is the abnormal situation in Xiupingfang during the day today, what faces have gone in Ramie Lane, and Mrs. Zhao, have you said anything strange." ”

Qiao Yanda closed his eyes, and his mind was in chaos.

Bright red blood sprayed in front of his eyes, and all he had left was fear, how could he think of anything abnormal.

He Denglou also knew that he couldn't ask anything if he blindly asked, so he slowed down his tone and said: "Qiao Fangzheng doesn't have to worry, just do his best." He paused slightly: "Tong Lanying and Zhao Mumu, I want to bring them back to the Jingzhao Mansion Office." ”

"Ah, oh, bring, bring," Qiao Yanda came back to his senses, if the killer knew that there were still two fish that slipped through the net in Ramie Lane, he would definitely not let them go easily, Tong Lanying and Zhao Mumu should indeed go to Jingzhao Mansion, he alone would not be able to protect them, he asked worriedly: "He Zhutou, those people, will they, will they come to kill them again?" ”

He Denglou shook his head: "This, I can't say for sure, but Qiao Fangzheng didn't tell anyone else that Tong Lanying and Zhao Mumu were still alive, right?" ”

"No, the villain didn't say it, the villain knows the severity." Qiao Yanda said eagerly.

He Denglou thought about it, lowered his voice and said to Qiao Yanda: "After dawn, the destruction of Ramie Lane will definitely not be hidden, and then you will release the news, saying that Tong Lanying and Zhao Mumu are still alive, but they are seriously injured and have been taken to the Jingzhao Mansion for treatment." ”

Qiao Yanda let out an "ah" and looked at each other blankly.

He Denglou nodded and said: "That's right, just like that, you don't have to worry about the rest of the things, the Jingzhao Mansion Office will protect the safety of the two of them." ”

Qiao Yanda is also a smart person, and in an instant, he thought of He Denglou's intention to do this, and nodded heavily: "Don't worry, the villain knows what to say, and he will not startle the snake, but also convince them." ”

He Denglou breathed a sigh of relief, his mind that had been tense all night relaxed, and he turned his head and asked Sun Ying: "Sun Yanzuo, do these corpses still need to be carefully examined again?" ”

Sun Ying shook her head: "No need." ”

He Denglou ordered a few officials to come out, and ordered in a deep voice: "A few of you go to find a car and send these corpses to Yizhuang for temporary storage." ”

Several officials showed bitterness on their faces, so many corpses, they were afraid that they would be busy until dawn, and they might not be able to finish it.

He Denglou thought about it again and asked Qiao Yanda: "In addition to the nine men, the other people in Ramie Lane have relatives?" ”

Qiao Yanda knew what He Denglou meant by asking this, and he was embarrassed: "Some have, some don't, but, He Zhutou, since these people live in Ramie Lane, they are not allowed to enter the family tree when they die, and they can't enter the ancestral grave if they die, and they are afraid that their relatives will not come to collect the funeral." ”

He Denglou sighed heavily: "After dawn, you first go and inform their relatives and tell them that the body will be suspended in Yizhuang for three days, and if it is unclaimed, the Jingzhao Mansion will incinerate it and bury it in a unified manner." ”

Qiao Yanda was stunned for a moment, not knowing if the word incineration would touch those people a little, and then went to Yizhuang to pick up the bodies of his relatives for burial, so as to leave a whole corpse.

He Denglou flipped through the roster that had just been recorded, and handed it to one of the officials: "After dawn, you take someone to notify the families of the other nine men according to the roster, and let them go to Yizhuang to identify the bodies." ”

The official answered without hesitation.

After taking care of the matter of Ramie Lane, He Denglou thought of the matter between Ning Shunxiang and Zhao Niangzi, and felt more and more that tonight's water walking was not an ordinary water walking, he walked to Sun Ying's side, and said: "Sun Yanzuo, there is one more thing, I think, please do me a favor." ”

Sun Ying finished writing down the inspection booklet, looked up and said, "What's the matter?" ”

He Denglou spread the coffin and took away the water, and Ning Shunxiang may have seen what happened in the deserted house that day, and said briefly: "I think the water should be thought of, but there is no evidence, and I don't dare to make a decision, I want to ask Sun Yanzuo to take a trip to see if I can find clues, and I can also send a letter to Lord Shaoyin." ”

Sun Ying responded with the word "good" very neatly, packed up the inspection box, and walked out: "Then let's go." ”