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." ”

He Denglou was overjoyed, took the rest of the servants, flew on his horse, and galloped away.

On the way, he said to Sun Ying: "The house burned very badly, and no one ran out, they were all burned to death, the fire has not been cleared out, and the body was left at the scene." ”

"Has the body been examined?" Sun Ying asked.

"Not yet." He Denglou said.

Sun Ying's face was slightly gloomy: "I haven't examined the autopsy, how can I judge that these people were burned to death, it's too arbitrary, right?" ”

He Denglou looked embarrassed, and said hesitantly: "That, Huang Chengzuo, took a leave." ”

Hearing this, Sun Ying's mind flashed a slightly treacherous face, and he sneered: "I get sick once in three or five years, and I am really old and frail." ”

He Denglou laughed dryly.

He couldn't stand this person's superficial Huang Cheng for a long time, but what could he do if he couldn't stand it, he didn't count what he said, or rather, he didn't have the ability to be a servant, and he didn't find a better ability to do it.

Sun Ying also knew that telling He Denglou about this was embarrassing him, and asked, "What about Zhang Youli?" Didn't you clamor for my autopsy last time? ”

He Denglou suddenly realized, grabbed the official next to him, and said urgently: "Quick, go and call Zhang Youli, let him hurry up to Yongchongfang Ningji coffin shop to see Sun Cheng do an autopsy." ”

The official was overjoyed and urged the horse away.

This time, He Denglou has been to the Ning Ji coffin shop for the third time, and the first time he came back, all kinds of longevity materials in the Ning Ji coffin shop were neatly arranged.

The second time he came back, Ning Ji's coffin shop was engulfed in a sea of fire.

When he came back for the third time, Ning Ji's coffin shop had been reduced to a piece of ruins, and the night wind blew, bringing up countless ashes and drifting into the distance, and the air was filled with a heavy smell of burning.

Several officials and pawns stood at the edge of the ruins, and the night was dark, and they couldn't find much in the dark, so these people did not look into the depths of the ruins, but only stayed outside, and did not let anyone touch them and destroyed the scene.

Zhang Youli arrived panting, and when he saw Sun Ying, his excitement was beyond words, so he just knelt down and kowtowed to his teacher: "I've seen it, Sun Yanzuo." ”

Sun Ying glanced at Zhang Youli scrutinically.

He had seen Zhang Youli once before, and he only remembered that he was a young and timid child, timidity is a taboo for doing tricks, this goodbye, he found that this child's courage seemed to be practiced, and the previous kind of cringe could not be seen very much, his heart moved, and he looked at Zhang Youli a few more times.

He said lightly: "I'm missing a note, let's go, I'll tell you, you can remember." ”

Zhang Youli rubbed his hands excitedly.

Sun Ying, this is a well-known figure in the industry, the Internal Security Division looks like a family heirloom, and it is difficult to see each other on weekdays.

If you can follow him to examine the corpse, even if you die, it's worth it.

No, he can't die, he hasn't apprenticed yet.

Zhang Youli shyly said "eh", held the pen and paper, and chased after him.

Ning Ji's coffin shop was indeed burned miserably, the ground was full of broken bricks and tiles, and everywhere as far as the eye could see, there were black traces after the smoke and fire, and the beams of the house were burned into several pieces, and together with the roof, a deep pit was smashed into the ground.

Although it was burned beyond recognition, the appearance of Ning Ji's coffin shop can still be vaguely seen.

The three houses facing the street were opened, and the plaque hanging under the eaves fell, and most of them were reduced by fire, and only the word "Ning Ji" at the front was faintly visible.

These three rooms are the Ning Ji coffin shop, the fire was in the middle of the night, the coffin shop had already closed on the door panel, although the shop burned badly, most of the longevity materials were turned to ashes, but there were no dead people.

Passing through the coffin shop, there is the mansion where Ning Shunxiang's family lives, which is a two-entry courtyard.

Bypassing the two blackened osmanthus trees, two people sat down under the trees.

Sun Ying hurriedly walked over, turned her head and saw Zhang Youli holding a pen and paper, not leaving an inch, and couldn't help nodding secretly.

He first glanced at the two corpses, as if he was deliberately questioning Zhang Youli, but his tone was extraordinarily casual: "Zhang Youli, what are the characteristics of the people who were burned to death?" ”

Zhang Youli pondered for a moment and said cautiously: "The deceased's eyes were closed, the outer eyelashes were burned, the inner eyelashes were retained, and soot and charcoal dust remained in the mouth and nose. ”

Sun Ying hummed noncommittally, pointed to the two corpses under the osmanthus tree and said, "Most of the clothes and hair of these two people have been burned, and the skin and flesh on their bodies have also been seriously burned. He opened the inspection box, took out the cloth ball from it and handed it to Zhang Youli: "You go and see their mouths and noses." ”

Zhang Youli took the cloth ball, pinched it with bamboo tweezers, and carefully wiped it on the mouths and noses of the two corpses, which were stained with black soot and charcoal dust.

He cautiously asked Sun Ying: "Sun Yanzuo, it seems that these two people were burned to death, right?" ”

Sun Ying shook her head slightly: "It's too arbitrary, if you want to judge whether a person is burned to death, it is not accurate to rely on the soot and charcoal dust on the mouth and nose and the burning of the eyelashes, but also to check whether there are wounds on the body, whether there are fatal injuries, when necessary, it is best to conduct an autopsy." ”

"Autopsy!" Zhang Youli exclaimed: "This, how can the family of the deceased agree?" If you are angry with your pretenses, you are afraid that you will," he wanted to say and stopped, and he himself felt that what he said was a little inappropriate.

"It is our duty to restore the real cause of death of the deceased and avenge the deceased." Sun Ying's face was pale: "I'm afraid of being blamed, how can I be a good person!" ”

Zhang Youli was distracted, and hurriedly responded: "Villain, I have been taught." ”

Sun Ying pursed her lips and carefully examined the heads, faces, and chests of the two corpses, which were prone to death, and found nothing wrong.

He Denglou said beside him: "After the fire was extinguished, I had already found Fang Zheng of Yongchongfang to come and identify them, and he recognized these two people as two little apprentices of Ning Shunxiang, the eldest one is called Wang Jin, eighteen years old, and the younger one is Song Sheng, twelve years old. I live there on weekdays," he said, reaching out to the west, and next to the coffin shop were two half-collapsed wings: "That's the coffin shop's workshop, and they usually live there." ”

Sun Ying nodded, turned to Zhang Youli and said, "Write it down, and then record the situation on the corpses," he paused slightly: "There are no wounds on the two corpses." ”

Zhang Youli hurriedly wrote the book.

The group continued to walk inside.

The two courtyards are not big, and they can only be regarded as one and a half, the front half is used as a coffin shop and workshop, and the innermost one lives Ning Shunxiang's wife and concubines.

The worst burning part of the whole mansion is this one in the courtyard.

The walls of the courtyard and the houses inside had been burned down, and although the fire had been extinguished, the smoke still swirled over the ruins.

The thick smoke made people breathe.

Inside the collapsed second gate, there were three ragged people huddled in the rubble, and one of them had already extended his arm to the threshold of the second gate.

The clothes and hair of the three people were burned out, their bodies were black, there was no good skin and flesh, and the eyebrows, eyes, mouths and noses on their faces were all pasted together, and they couldn't distinguish their appearances at all.

Zhang Youli was startled by the hideous appearance of the corpse, and hesitated for a long time before he endured the horror and stepped forward.

Sun Ying said solemnly: "If you do a job, what kind of corpse, what kind of case will be encountered, if you are afraid, don't do it!" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Youli couldn't help but straighten his back.

Sun Ying said slowly: "Such a burned corpse beyond recognition, can only judge the age from his teeth and bones. ”

Zhang Youli listened to Sun Ying's words and recorded them carefully.

Because all the clothes on the corpses were burned, it would be easier to inspect them, after Sun Ying carefully examined the three corpses, she said lightly: "The three deceased are all men, the one who is about to climb out of the second gate is about twenty-six to twenty-eight years old, the one leaning against the wall is about eighteen to twenty-two years old, and the innermost one is about twenty-three to twenty-five years old. ”

As she spoke, Sun Ying looked at He Denglou.

Last night, the coffin was paved with water, and all the old and young of the Ning family were spared, such a serious situation, after the fire was extinguished, He Denglou should have made a detailed inquiry, and knew the situation of everyone in the Ning family well.

He Denglou hurriedly took out the booklet and pointed to a few people above: "Ning Shunxiang's second son, the coachman in the family, are all twenty-six years old, the little guy next to Ning Shunxiang's eldest son is nineteen years old, the little guy next to the youngest son is seventeen years old, and there is a nephew who lives at home, who is twenty-two years old, and the other ages are not very matchable." ”

Sun Ying knew that purely according to age, this kind of unrecognizable corpse could not be identified, and some other means were needed, but now was not the time.

He nodded slightly, and instructed Zhang Youli to record: "The three of them have soot and charcoal dust on their mouths and noses, their eyelashes are incomplete, and there are no external injuries on their bodies, and other conditions need to be investigated." ”

A few people walked all the way to the depths of the mansion, walked through the ruins, and roughly examined all the corpses, and everyone was in a heavy mood.

There were more than 20 people in the Ning family, ranging from the elderly in their sixties to the children of two or three years old, all of whom fell on this ruin.

It is said that fire and water are ruthless, and everywhere they go, they are full of sorrow.

But if they are destroyed at every turn, and not even a single relative is left, who will weep and weep for their deaths.

In just one night, nearly 100 people died in Xiupingfang and Yongchongfang.

Such a desperate method is simply not something that ordinary murderers can do.

He Denglou can be sure that these murderers are just to kill the mouth and cover up the murder in the deserted house.

His face was gloomy, and his voice was difficult: "Sun Yanzuo, these deceased people still need to be carefully examined before they can be identified, right?" ”

Sun Ying nodded: "Yes, so we have to catch the head of Lao He and find a few people to help send these corpses to the Internal Security Division." ”

He Denglou naturally has nothing to do.

Sun Ying said again: "The results of the autopsy, I can sort them out tomorrow." ”

He Denglou's face was full of gloom, and he sighed long: "Such a tragic case, so many people died at once, I am a small head catcher, it is really difficult to make a decision, and I have already ordered someone to write to Lord Shaoyin." ”

Sun Ying also sighed with him, as soon as Lord Yin and Shaoyin of Jingzhao Mansion left, such a big thing happened in Beijing, and it was difficult enough to go upstairs.

Sun Ying said again: "After dawn, does He Zhutou have to search this ruins again?" ”

He Denglou nodded: "Naturally, I want it." ”

Sun Ying said: "In this case, He Zhutou has searched, and if he finds anything that is not easy to identify, he can come to the Internal Security Department to find me." ”

He Denglou was overjoyed, and hurriedly saluted and thanked: "So, thank you Sun Cheng for doing it." ”

Sun Ying waved her hand heavily: "He Zhutou doesn't have to be polite, it's all for errands." ”

In this way, several officials pulled the cart, dragged the corpse, and followed Sun Ying out of the ruins and rushed to the Internal Guard.

As soon as Sun Ying turned his head and saw Zhang Youli standing on the edge of the ruins, he pursed his lips and shouted expressionlessly: "Zhang Youli, if you don't leave, who will give me a booklet for inspection?" ”

Zhang Youli was about to jump up happily, so he answered and hurriedly chased after him.

He Denglou shook his head with a smile, this time Zhang Youli could be regarded as getting what he wanted.

He thought of the two thorny cases in front of him again, and his heart suddenly became heavy.

He didn't do anything unreasonable, why did God torture him like this.

It seems that he is going to burn incense and worship the Buddha.

The sky was very dark, and the rolling mountains and forests became silhouettes, passing by quickly.

Yao Qi galloped non-stop, and finally arrived at Yuhua Mountain before dawn.

The Beiya Forbidden Army, who was stationed at the foot of the mountain, saw that someone was coming on horseback, and Ban Jian Modao was horizontal in front of him, and shouted: "What person! ”

The voice was extremely fierce and crude, and it was cold and awe-inspiring in the night.

Yao Qi hurriedly flew off his horse and handed the waist card of the Internal Guard Division and Han Changdu's handwriting to the forbidden army.

The forbidden army glanced down, exchanged the two things to Yao Qi as if it was hot, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be the brother of the Internal Security Division, hurry, please come in." ”

The forbidden army next to him stabbed him and said with a smile: "What brother, it's obviously a girl, you're blind." ”

The previous forbidden army glanced at Yao Qi more, suddenly realized, and hurriedly confessed: "Clumsy eyes, don't blame the girl." ”

Yao Qi grinned and said, "It's okay," she turned over on her horse, and after walking through the forbidden army, she took off her pouch and threw it over, and said with a smile: "Brothers have worked hard, give you a tea money." ”

Seeing Yao Qi walking away, the forbidden army who had mistaken Yao Qi for a man nodded a little bit of weight, and said with a smile: "This internal guard is not as scary as the legend, it's quite generous." ”

The forbidden army next to him hurriedly made a silent action: "You didn't see her killing, it's scary." ”

The previous forbidden army raised his eyebrows: "Have you seen it?" ”

The forbidden soldier next to him shook his head: "I haven't seen it." ”

"Then how do you know that her murderous appearance is terrifying?"

"I guess."

"You're amazing, how did you guess? Teach me. ”

"Didn't you see the knife on her waist? The smell of blood is heavy. ”

"Does she have a knife on her? Why didn't I see it. ”

“......”

The people of the Internal Security Division were stationed halfway up the mountainside, Yao Ji hurried over, and saw a dark figure standing in the night, she turned over and dismounted, twisted the reins to the man, and said, "Quick, get me some water to drink, I am dying of thirst." ”

Gu Chen tied the horse, shook his head helplessly and smiled: "Call me as soon as you come." ”

Yao Qi stopped and rolled his eyes: "I have no conscience, I'm here to help you, I almost fell off my horse when I ran, and I still have injuries on my body." ”

Gu Chen sneered: "Don't be funny, your little injury, is it a hurt to you, others don't know you, I don't know you yet?" ”

Yao Ji smiled noncommittally.

There was already an internal guard in the house who heard the movement, hurriedly poured a cup of tea, cooled it and handed it to Yao Qi.

Yao Qi thanked him and asked Gu Chen in a low voice: "How is it, have you received the Feinu summons, do you have a clue?" ”

Gu Chen pondered and said: "There are not many cooks on Yuhua Mountain now, Your Majesty has his own imperial kitchen, and the concubines and princesses also brought cooks, and other noble families are estimated to have brought useful cooks up the mountain, and those who can use cooks are nothing more than the forbidden army and the internal security department, as well as the palace attendants and palace maids." The cooks were already on the mountain, and there were twenty-four of them. ”

"That's not much!" Yao Qi snorted, squirted a sip of tea, and a pair of apricot eyes were round and bright, and his face was full of anger: "It's not much, what is it called too much!" ”

Gu Chen dodged: "Don't be excited, what's the matter, you want to eat people!" ”

Yao Qi raised his hand: "I'm going to beat someone again!" ”

Gu Chen hurriedly pressed Yao Qi's hand: "Okay, good, you are amazing, there are still six hours before the saint drives to Yuhua Mountain, these twenty-four people say too much, and say too little, how to screen the fastest?" ”

Yao Qi squinted his eyes and asked, "Where are they now?" ”

Gu Chen said: "I got them all into the big kitchen at the back, and there are internal guards guarding outside." ”

Yao Qi said: "Old Gu, do you know that the cocoon on your hand can also be faked? ”

“...... What do you mean? Gu Chen said blankly.

Yao Qi sighed helplessly: "It means that it is not accurate to judge whether they are real chefs or fake cooks from the calluses on their hands, and it still depends on their cooking skills." She pondered for a moment: "I'm hungry, can you ask one of them to make me a supper?" ”

Gu Chen glared and said, "One person, you are not afraid of dying!" ”

Yao Qi smiled indifferently: "All the meat and vegetables on this mountain have been delivered, right?" ”

Gu Chen nodded: "I sent it over at night, it's still fresh, what do you want to eat?" ”

Yao Ji folded his fingers and pondered for a moment, and smiled slyly: "Do you have a pen and paper?" ”

The internal guard quickly took the pen and paper, sharpened the ink, and placed it on the bookcase.

Yao Qiyang sprinkled, wrote twelve dishes on the paper, even the requirements were written in great detail, slowly dried the ink, and handed it to Gu Chen: "Aren't they twenty-four people, you let people make two lots for each of these twelve dishes, remember to write the requirements clearly, and then let them draw lots, cook according to the above requirements, remember to arrange for the internal guards to watch them, and tell them that the sage wants to choose a few cooks to come out, whether they can be favored by the sage, it depends on this dish." ”

Gu Chen instantly understood Yao Ji's intentions, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "If you are greedy, just say it directly, you are calling it a false holy decree, and you are going to lose your head." ”

Yao Qi smiled indifferently, she had done a lot of things to lose her head, and she didn't care about this one more, she smiled and said, "I'm afraid of losing my head, don't eat it for a while." ”

Gu Chen sighed: "If I don't eat it, I will lose my head with you, wouldn't it be a great loss for me." ”

Gu Chen did not fake this matter, but personally made twenty-four lots, took them to the backyard, stared at the twenty-four cooks and grabbed lots, and lined them up in front of the stove.

This courtyard is a public chef who cooks for the Beiya Forbidden Army, and a large stove room occupies most of the courtyard, and there are more than 30 stoves in it, which is enough for these people to show their strength.

The sound of washing vegetables and chopping vegetables resounded halfway up the mountain for a while, and the stove room was in full swing, the pale white smoke rose into the air, and the steaming heat spread in the yard.

He Zhenfu opened the curtain and walked in, and saw Yao Qi sitting and drinking tea, he laughed: "I saw smoke in the yard from a distance, and I thought who had set the house on fire, it turned out that you were here." ”

Yao Qi smiled "fluttering": "I said this, I came here to order a house." ”

He Zhenfu smiled heartily: "Say, what kind of tricks have you made again." ”

Yao Ji sighed: "I made some supper for the big guy, and I will serve it in a while, don't eat it if you have the ability." ”

He Zhenfu's face was about to burst into laughter: "I know that you have a lot of losses, and I am still worried about Gu Zongqi, you will have a way as soon as you come." ”

Yao Ji didn't have a relieved look on his face, and shook his head: "Not necessarily, since they have the courage to Li Dai Taozhuang, they must have made complete preparations, and the people sent here are only afraid that they are also people with advanced cooking skills, and this method may not work." ”

He Zhenfu was very optimistic, patted his thigh, and smiled easily: "It's okay, if you can eat a good meal, you can also earn it." He took a sip of tea and said: "You don't know, yesterday I rushed to Yuhua Mountain in one go, and I didn't even bother to eat, so I started to work. ”

Since leaving Beijing, Yao Qi's heart has always been a little unstable, and he always feels like something is going to happen, so he can't help but say: "I don't know what happened in Beijing." ”

He Zhenfu said: "Jingli, what can happen in Beijing, it's okay." Nothing is bigger now than the things on Yuhua Mountain. ”

The two of them looked at each other in unison, cheered up and said, "Let's go, go and see how those people are doing with their supper." ”

The stove room was filled with a large white expanse of heat, rolling like a sea of clouds, escaping out of the door.

Some people are fast and have already put the vegetables in the pot, while some people are slow and are still struggling to cut the vegetables.

Yao Qi and He Zhenfu slowly walked behind everyone, stopping from time to time to take a look, smell the smell, and admire.

The two men looked relaxed, but they didn't actually let go of any clues.

"Zila", the fresh meat was put into the pot, splashed a little oily, and fell on the back of one of the people's hands, the person's face did not change, as if he didn't know, the action did not even stop, the fresh meat was turned upside down, and it fell into the pot without a trace, and the mellow aroma overflowed.

He Zhenfu glanced at it a few more times, and then walked forward.

Yuhua Mountain is much cooler than in the capital, but the stove room is extremely stuffy, ordinary people stand in it for a while, it is so hot that they are covered in sweat, not to mention that these people have to close to the stove, scorched by the raging flames, and the sweat has already soaked their clothes.

The smell of food, the smell of oil, and the smell of sweat are mixed, and the smell in this stove room is really not so good.

Yao Ji carefully examined everyone's expressions.

Most of them frowned and seemed extraordinarily nervous.

A few people looked relaxed and seemed to be confident.

There were also a few people who were a little far away from the stove, not knowing whether they were disgusted by the smell or afraid of the splashing of oily hot hands.

Yao Qi took a few extra glances at these people and made a note of their appearances.

Walking out of the stove room, Gu Chen greeted him and asked, "How is it, what do you see?" ”

Yao Qi said to those people: "What are those people called?" ”

Gu Chen and He Zhenfu flipped through the roster and circled on it.

Gu Chen said: "I have just instructed, prepare the dishes, and paste your name on the plate for screening." ”

Now it seemed that there was nothing to do, and the three of them went back to the front yard together and talked about the things on Yuhua Mountain.

He Zhenfu had just made a round trip on Yuhua Mountain, and said in a deep voice: "This mountain is too big, and the forbidden army can't deploy defenses in all places, so it can only be tightly guarded around the palace, and there will inevitably be loopholes in the deep mountains." Hunting is a common thing during the summer vacation, and if the saint wants to hunt in person this time, he is afraid, "He is not finished, but the meaning of the unfinished is well known to everyone."

Yao Qi and Gu Chen glanced at each other.

It's not the first time for the two of them to go to Yuhua Mountain, they are quite familiar with the situation here, and they also know that He Zhenfu is telling the truth.

Gu Chen condensed and said: "It can only be the day of the saint's hunting, and he will follow more forbidden troops." ”