Chapter 55: The Scales Are Not Dead
Since all the guests invited today are men, women are not allowed to attend. Wang Zhen was disappointed, he came to meet his future wife, but he couldn't ask for it. There was also a nasty Wang Huizhi sitting opposite. But he can't go, it's a faux pas to leave in the middle of the banquet, Xie An is half of his father-in-law, he doesn't dare to offend.
Qing Tan is to explore those philosophical questions about life and death, existence and non-existence, and does not solve practical problems at all, and Wang Zhen has no interest in this. He took advantage of the fact that the guests wrote a debate with pen and ink, called Yahuan, who was holding the four treasures of the study, asked Yahuan for paper and pen, and wrote: "When I arrived at the house, I couldn't see you, I was very annoyed!" The wedding date has been set, and in the next few days, I will come to Zhang's house to thank you and see if there is anything that needs to be done. Don't read it! ”
He folded the letter and handed it to Yahuan, and whispered, "Girl, please help me transfer it to Miss Xie." After saying that, he reached into his bosom and took out the silver.
Yahuan smiled: "Prince Wang, don't use silver!" I'm Miss's personal maid, and Miss is also waiting for news from her son. ”
Wang Zhen understood, it turned out that Xie Daoyun sent a personal maid to check the situation, and then said with a smile: "Then there is Miss Lao, when we get married, I will wrap a big red envelope for the girl." Xiao Ling nodded with a smile and walked out of the main hall.
The next day, Wang Zhen suddenly remembered the reverse scale when he was flipping through the unfinished old case file. Because of his high kung fu against scales, Wang Zhen had to design to kill him in a private house outside the Wudou Mijiao Manor. The corpse had been placed in the courtyard of that house and could not be disposed of, and Wang Zhen always felt that this was a hidden danger. It's been almost a month now, and I don't know what happened to the body?
Wang Zhen thought to himself: Maybe the owner of the house has already reported the case, maybe he can learn about the situation in the new case.
So, Wang Zhen found Zhou Yixuan, the yacheng who was in charge of the case in Jianwei Mansion. Although Zhou Yixuan was born in a famous family, he was not a gentleman, he was serious and organized, and he took care of the case in an orderly manner, which reassured Liu Yi.
Wang asked, "Brother Yixuan, can I borrow the new case file?" ”
Zhou Yixuan said: "Of course you can, Brother Wang." But you can only see it here, you can't borrow it. ”
Wang thanked Zhou Yixuan and began to look through the new case file. However, Wang Zhen spent a whole morning digging through all the new case files, but he couldn't find the homicide that happened near the Wudou Mijiao Manor. Wang Zhen was puzzled, his lease period had already passed, and it was impossible for the owner to have not found the body of the reverse scale, so why didn't the owner report the crime?
Wang asked Zhou Yixuan: "Brother Yixuan, are all the cases that have happened recently here?" ”
Zhou Yixuan said: "Yes, as long as the case file is here." Even if the military officials need to use it to handle the case, I will do it with registration. Brother Wang, what are you looking for? I'll help you keep an eye out! ”
Wang Zhen smiled: "Brother Yixuan has a heart. Lord Liu told me to familiarize myself with criminal affairs first, and I just flipped through it casually. Then I won't bother Brother Yixuan! ”
After eating at noon, Wang Zhen practiced flying knives in the playground while thinking about various possibilities. Lu Jinfu walked over and said to Wang Qian: "Your Excellency's flying knife skills are admirable!" ”
Wang Zhen came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Brother Lu has won the award, but it's just some juggling." ”
Lu Jinfu asked: "The posture of adults with knives is very different from others, flying knives are hidden weapons, pay attention to surprise, and the smaller the action, the better." Why do adults do the opposite, with such a large range of movements? ”
Wang Zhen smiled: "This flying knife was taught to me by my father, and it was not intended to be used against the enemy. My father was a hunter, and when he ran out of arrows or when his prey suddenly rushed towards him and posed a threat to the hunter, he would use this throwing knife to try to kill the prey with one blow. Otherwise, the prey is likely to be wounded, take the knife away, or provoke the prey, causing serious consequences. ”
Lu Jinfu nodded and said, "I see!" I was taught under it. ”
Wang asked, "Brother Lu, what is the current situation of the Five Doumi Sect?" ”
Lu Jinfu said: "According to reliable information, Sun En has fled to the seaside. Unfortunately, before the local military officials pursued him, someone saw with their own eyes that Sun En and his accomplices had snatched the boat and went to sea, and their whereabouts are currently unknown. The emperor decreed the banning of the Wudou Rice Sect and arrested those who claimed to be the Five Dou Mi Sect. However, few people were caught. The fire in the Wudou Mijiao Manor, several people died, and they were killed, but the murderer could not be found, and Lord Liu dealt with it as a fire case. All the gold and silver on the estate have been returned to the treasury. ”
Wang asked, "Is there anything unusual happening in the houses near the Wudou Mi Sect Manor?" ”
Lu Jinfu said: "We knew that Sun En had escaped from Jiankang City overnight, so we did not search the nearby houses door-to-door. Why do adults think that something unusual will happen to the nearby houses? ”
Wang Zhen said: "I just think that the actions of the Five Dou Mi Sect are too abnormal, maybe there are some unusual things near its base camp. Brother Lu, do you have time in the afternoon? Can you go with me and check it out? ”
Lu Jinfu arched his hand and said: "I am very idle in the afternoon, and I am willing to serve the adults and horses." ”
Wang Qiandao: "Brother Lu is an old military official with rich experience in handling cases, so you can just ask for advice." ”
Lu Jinfu asked: "Do you want to investigate openly or secretly?" ”
Wang Qiandao: "Let's make an unannounced visit, I'm just going to take a look." ”
So, the two of them each changed into civilian clothes and rode to the Wudou Mijiao Manor. The manor was in ruins, with only a few broken ruins remaining. Children in the neighborhood often hunt for treasures on the ruins of the manor, and occasionally they can dig out one or two gold and silver objects.
Wang Zhen and Lu Jinfu walked around the manor, from near to far, and unconsciously came to the house that Wang Zhen had rented before.
Lu Jinfu suddenly said: "My lord, there is a smell of corpses!" ”
Wang Zhen sniffed hard, and there was indeed a faint smell. Lu Jinfu turned over and dismounted, sniffed his nose, and followed the smell to push open the gate of the yard. The door was unlocked and opened as soon as it was pushed. Wang Zhen dismounted after him, looked inside, and was taken aback! There was a man lying in front of the door of the inner house, and when Wang Zhen approached, he saw that this person was the owner of the house. Lu Jinfu crouched down to examine the body.
Wang Zhen hurriedly turned his head to check the place where the reverse scale was originally lying, the reverse scale was no longer there, and there were only some arrows and blood stains left in that place. There were also two bloody arrows in the middle of the courtyard. Wang Zhen was completely shocked, and his brain was spinning rapidly: How is this possible? How is it possible that the Reverse Scale is still alive? On the night of the burning of the manor, Wang Zhen slept here for one night, and the reverse scale was still lying there at that time!
Has someone come to collect the body? Wang Zhen went over to check the footprints. There are traces of the iron nails and straw in the place where the body was lying and the place in front of it have been cleaned, but there are only footprints that come out, not footprints that go in, and it is the people inside who opened a passage and walked out. Wang Zhen's heart was beating extremely fiercely, although he didn't want to admit it, but the truth was in front of him: Reverse Scale didn't know whether it was a soul or a corpse, he was resurrected!