Early the next morning, Xu Zun got out from under the bed.

Feel the warm sunshine, feel the spirit, and sweep away the haze.

However, he knew in his heart that the fog that shrouded You Dalang's murder of his wife had not dissipated with the sun.

Just in case, he didn't sleep in the bed last night, but made the bedding into a human form, and then hid it under the bed.

To do this, he not only fell asleep with a sword, but also carried two sharp daggers.

Fortunately, the night was safe and nothing unusual happened.

Looking at the light passing through the window lattice, Xu Zun felt more real.

He was convinced that he had not been insane last night and that someone was indeed following or spying on him.

So...... Why would someone stalk or spy on themselves?

Isn't it that someone doesn't want to investigate You Dalang's case again?

The more this happened, the more Xu Zun's curiosity grew, and the more he felt that the truth hidden behind this case was not simple.

After getting up, the maid Xiao Qi had already prepared toiletries for Xu Zun.

Xiao Qi is a young man less than 20 years old, originally called Xiao Qi, but was later called Xiao Qi by Xu Zun.

Although he is a servant, the affairs of the Xu Mansion are all taken care of by this young man, as if he is the future housekeeper.

"Great official," Xiao Qi said while preparing face wash for Xu Zun, "I see that your face is not very good, the meal prepared for you last night was useless, is something wrong?" ”

Since Xiao Qi has been busy at home, he still doesn't know what Xu Zun experienced yesterday.

"Oh, it's nothing," Xu Zun washed his face and replied casually, "It's just that someone knocked me with a stick, and I was almost framed as a murderer!" ”

"Huh?" Xiao Qi was shocked when he heard this, "Don't be kidding!" You are the county lieutenant, who would dare to frame you? ”

Yes, Xu Zun pondered in his heart, as a county lieutenant, You Dalang actually dared to frame himself, how could he have such courage?

Could it be that he was instructed by someone?

Dangdangdang......

Dangdangdang......

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door of the courtyard.

"Who's this? How can you be so rude early in the morning? Xiao Qi frowned, chattering, and ran quickly to the door.

From this hurried knock on the door, Xu Zun could hear that the person knocking on the door must be very anxious.

Could it be, something big has happened?

The gate opened, but seeing that Zhao Yu, the head catcher, quickly entered the courtyard with a few catchers, he shouted at Xu Zun with a panicked expression:

"Lord Xu, Lord Xu! Something is wrong! Something is wrong!! ”

I click......

Xu Zun was speechless, he didn't expect to be really said by his crow's mouth.

He remembered that he ordered Zhao Yu and others to go to Huaxianglou to investigate the situation yesterday, could it be ...... Is there something wrong with Huaxianglou?

However, Zhao Yu's next words made Xu Zun confused.

"Your Excellency!" Zhao Yu came to the front, clasped his fists eagerly and said, "Something is wrong, Tie ...... The iron coffin has reappeared! ”

"Iron coffin?"

Xu Zun frowned, searching for memories, but no relevant information popped up.

What is the situation?

"Yes, sir!" Zhao Yu said, "Our former county lieutenant was exiled because he was implicated in the iron coffin case!" ”

I'll go!

Xu Zun's eyes widened, and he searched for his memories again, and only then did he find some relevant information.

The former county lieutenant of Akiba Prefecture was indeed dismissed and investigated because of the unfavorable investigation of the case, and finally ended up in exile at the border and died in a foreign land.

However, he didn't know what the specific reason for the case was.

"My lord, it's still on the bridge in the back mountain!" Zhao Yu said, "The location is not bad at all! The prefectural magistrate has passed, so why don't you hurry up and take a look......"

……

Akiba Prefecture is a county town backed by a large mountain, and the mountain behind it has no name, so the locals simply call it the back mountain.

Although the back mountain is not high, the terrain is steep, and there is only one road into the mountain, and Zhangqiao is an ordinary stone bridge on this road.

One day two years ago, on this stone bridge, there was an unbelievable murder.

On the broken Zhang Bridge, an iron coffin as black as ink inexplicably appeared!

Next to the iron coffin, there were 37 corpses scattered horizontally, and 37 people died in a tragic and terrifying manner!

It is said that it was the early winter season, and the stream under the bridge was stained red with blood, which was shocking and made people who saw it change color.

The case was serious, and it soon alarmed the Tangzhou assassination history.

Lord Thorn Shi asked the Xinye County Ya to quickly investigate the case. But this case is very strange, and in the end, let alone the origin of the iron coffin, and even the deceased have not been found out.

In the end, the assassin Shi was furious, and the county order and the county lieutenant were dismissed and investigated, and the county lieutenant was exiled to the border and finally died in a foreign land.

I really can't imagine that two years later, the day after Xu Zun came to this world, the iron coffin actually appeared again!

It's really breathless!

Xu Zun was depressed, the case of You Dalang's murder of his wife over there has not yet been investigated, but there is a shocking case here, and this crossing is enough to cheat his father.

Searching his memories carefully, he found that when the iron coffin case happened, he was indeed already in Akiba County.

It's just that he was not a county lieutenant at that time, and the government blocked the information of the iron coffin case in order not to cause panic, so Xu Zun didn't know much about this case.

But now it's different, as the current county lieutenant, he has undoubtedly become the person with the most pressure.

If he still can't solve this case this time, he may repeat the mistakes of the previous county lieutenant.

Qiu County Ling is a protégé of the Son of Heaven of the new imperial examination, if the case is not handled effectively, I am afraid that this pot will have to be borne by himself.

"Old Zhao," Xu Zun asked Zhao Yu, "This time, how many people died?" ”

"The subordinates don't know very well!" Zhao Yu replied truthfully, "I haven't been to the scene yet, but I heard from the person who reported the case, it seems that no body was found." ”

"Oh," Xu Zun felt a little comforted, and asked again, "So, in the last iron coffin case, what was in the iron coffin?" ”

"Well...... Zhao Yu replied, "The subordinates don't know either!" ”

"Don't make a fuss!" Xu Zun said, "You have been a fast catcher for more than ten years, since you asked Akiba County to investigate this case at that time, how could you not know?" ”

"My lord," Zhao Yu first looked at the sides, and then replied in a low voice, "Back then, the humble position had not yet been promoted, and he was just an ordinary catcher, and he couldn't touch the core of the case at all.

"I only remember that before the iron coffin could be opened, the people from the County Guard Mansion and the Assassin's Mansion had already arrived!" Zhao Yu said, "They cordoned off the scene and removed the iron coffin and the corpse, but they wanted our Akiba County to thoroughly investigate the case, alas, ......"

emmm……

Xu Zun muttered to himself, only feeling that one head was two big.

What kind of logic is this?

Since you let the case be investigated, but all the evidence is gone, what is the reason?

"My lord," Zhao Yu said uneasily, "Back then, I saw that iron coffin with my own eyes, and it was so scary!" ”

"In that case," Xu Zun said, "we have to learn our lesson and open the coffin as soon as possible!" ”