Dayan north of Lizhou Fencheng.

At dawn, the residents of the city got up and washed up and left home to start the day's work.

"Uncle, I'll help you work, don't get paid, just give one meal."

There is a breakfast stall at the intersection of Osmanthus Lane and Chunfeng Lane in the city, and the stall owner is copying the bamboo fence to pick up the cooked noodles in the pot, when he hears a crisp children's voice sounding beside him.

The stall owner turned his head to see that he was a little beggar who was no taller than his waist, unkempt, tattered, and smelling of rancidity.

On the back of the little beggar lay another little beggar, also ragged and foul-smelling, and the two arms hanging in front of him were wrapped in dirty strips of rags, and the gaps in the strips of cloth showed black-brown blood scabs, and three or two flies were buzzing around.

The stall owner frowned, covered his nose and drove away.

"Little beggar out of nowhere, don't make trouble here, get out of here!"

"My name is Rong Fei, not a beggar. It is not in vain that I want you to eat, but I will exchange it for workmanship. Without food, my sister will starve to death. ”

The little beggar named Rong Fei had no fear on his dirty face, and shouted loudly with his head held high.

"It stinks like it was dug out of a manure pit, and you have to smoke the guests away with your workmanship. Count Lao Tzu unlucky, take two steamed buns and roll away quickly, don't delay Lao Tzu's business. ”

The stall owner said as he threw two overnight steamed buns at the feet of the little beggar, scolding with disgust.

"I said, I'm not a beggar, I don't want your charity, I just have to work in exchange."

Grunt, grunt.

Smelling the aroma of food, Rong Fei, who was already dizzy with hunger, had a gurgling sound in his stomach at the right time, but he still stubbornly raised his head to state his position, and he didn't look at the steamed bun at his feet.

"Oh, you stinky beggar is still picky, don't believe it or not, Lao Tzu will break your dog's leg."

The stall owner grabbed the flat pole next to him and frightened.

"Hey, hey, it's a big guy who competes with a child."

At this time, a man sitting at the table next to him with a beard, wearing a cyan soap coat, and a long knife hanging from his waist was a little unbearable, and scolded the stall owner angrily, and then beckoned to Rong Fei.

"The little brother has a backbone, I like it. It just so happens that I don't have much appetite this morning, and it's a waste if I don't eat something. This bowl of noodles is good for me to ask my little brother for a favor. Say it in advance, this is not a handout, it is asking for your help. If you are willing to help with this, I still owe you a favor to my little brother. ”

Rong Fei walked over, looked at the broth noodles on the table with a poached egg and steaming, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then stared at the bearded eyes.

"I'm not a child, don't bluff me, you also treat me as a beggar, so you give me a different way, right? But you're different from the stall owner, and I can tell you really want to help me. So, I will eat this bowl of noodles, but I can't eat it for nothing. I can do one thing for you, so it's a fair deal, and no one owes anyone. ”

"Hey, I'm curious, what can the little brother do for me?"

The bearded catcher was about to be amused, and asked with interest.

"Solve the case!"

Rong Fei raised his face and spit out two words in a sonorous tone.

"A stinky boy who hasn't even grown up, do you know what it means to solve a case? Have you ever smelled blood, have you ever seen a dead person, do you want to laugh at Lao Tzu early in the morning, hahaha. ”

The two servants at the same table as the bearded catcher were amused by the laughter.

But Rong Fei's next sentence directly scolded them speechless.

"Our brother and sister fled from Danzhou, and walked 840 miles in 12 days, and we have seen countless corpses along the way, which must be more than the living people that the two poor masters have seen."

The two officials glanced at each other, their smiles frozen, but their expressions were half-convinced.

Hearing this, the bearded beard was taken aback and asked.

"Half a month ago, the disaster star descended on the world, but I know about the catastrophe in Dunzhou, but all the victims of the disaster in Dunzhou went to Bozhou, where there are official roads, why did your brother and sister choose to come to Fenzhou, where the road is more difficult."

The bearded beard caught as fast as he could not have imagined that the little beggar standing in front of him was actually the culprit who caused the disaster in Danzhou, where tens of thousands of people starved to death and hundreds of thousands of people were displaced, and the disaster star that fell from the sky.

Hearing the word disaster star, Rong Fei's mind flashed bizarre pictures one after another.

A flaming spaceship that crashes like a comet...

Mysterious translucent spherical celestial bodies and the boxy, chessboard-like continents floating in them...

Illusory images suspended in the four corners of the continent, a rusty ancient sword, a brush that emits light, a bloodstained war knife, and a whisk of dust as white as snow.

And the desolate old sound that seems to whisper in the ears... Help me...

Rong Fei knew that the crashed and burning spaceship was not a disaster star, and his soul was reborn was not a disaster star, but he couldn't tell it, let alone distinguish it.

Otherwise, they will only be treated as crazy or beaten to death by angry victims.

Rong Fei just shook his head a little and realized that now was not the time to think about these messy things, so he replied.

"Hundreds of thousands of disaster victims have poured in, and the cities of Bozhou will be in turmoil for disaster prevention, and the city gates will be closed to prevent the victims from entering the city. If you go, you will die of starvation outside the city, so it is better to come here to fight for a way out. ”

Rong Fei replied without hesitation.

"Yes, that's right. Let me ask you again, how did your brother and sister enter the city when they must have no way to guide them at such an age? ”

The beard looked Rong Fei up and down carefully for a few moments and then asked again.

"The day before yesterday, I heard the chatter of past merchants, and there was a Begonia Lane in Fencheng. I deceived the military master who was guarding the door, saying that he was coming to the family of my maternal uncle Niu Erbao, the third household in the east of Haitang Lane, and my sister was seriously injured and dying, so the military master took pity on us and let us in. ”

"Even if the victims haven't eaten for a few days, why don't they eat the steamed buns they have in hand?"

The bearded beard quickly asked.

"Daddy often said that starvation is a small matter, and a loss of festival is a big thing, and a gentleman does not eat the food that comes from it."

Rong Fei said nonsense.

"Hehe, the boy who hasn't grown up is a gentleman, but his integrity is commendable. Let me ask you again, why do you dare to keep saying that you will help me solve the case? ”

"When I was in my hometown, I liked to watch the officials and masters try cases outside the county office, and I usually like to read the idle books of God arresting and punishing the wicked, and I think I also have some talent, since I can't be a beggar, I want to rely on this ability to make a living.

So after entering the city, I stood guard outside the county office, observing every messenger, and found that you were the only one who was in a different state from the others, and frowning should be anxious about a difficult case. After you walked out of the county office, I followed behind, trying to find an opportunity to talk to you. ”

Rong Fei's expression was calm, and he calmly answered the question of the beard, and by the way, he also explained his plan clearly.

Of course, studying and adjudicating cases outside the yamen is also a matter of course.

The real reason is that Rong Fei was originally a well-known suspense writer on the planet.

The beard and the two officials were dumbfounded.

If what he said is true, isn't this kid just a living demon, how old is he to have such a careful and detailed planning ability.

The body is thin and thin, and the face is sallow and haggard, but the eyebrows exude a convincing momentum.

looked Rong Fei up and down a few times, just with this extraordinary bearing, he already believed a little bit in his heart.

In addition, I don't know if this kid was lucky, or if he really saw that he did have a tricky case at hand, and today is the last day deadline set by the county lord.

Why don't you just... Dead horses as live horse doctors?

After thinking for a moment, the bearded beard suddenly stood up and pulled Rong Fei towards a medical hall across the street that had not yet opened.

Knock knock knock.

The beard catches the big fist of the sand pot and pounds the door panel.

"Open the door, open the door, you're going to die!"

"Don't knock, don't knock, if you knock again, you will be shocked to death first."

The old man, who was over the age of six, put down the door panel with sleepy eyes, stared at the beard and said dissatisfied.

"I'll leave it to you, if you don't save it, Lao Tzu will pull out your beard and tear down your signboard."

The bearded beard quickly stuffed the so-called sister Rong Fei was carrying into the arms of the old man, and threatened.

The old man rolled his eyes and was about to say a few words back, but he felt the strangeness of the little girl's body, and hurriedly reached out to probe the little girl's head, and lost his voice.

"Why is it burning so badly!"

The doctor's benevolence immediately attacked, and he hurriedly carried the little girl back into the hospital.

Rong Fei stepped forward and wanted to keep up, but was quickly grabbed by the beard.

"You can't help when you go, but you add to the chaos. Don't worry, Lao Qitou's medical skills are reasonable, and your sister will be fine. ”

After that, he pulled Rong Fei back to the breakfast stall across the street and pushed the still steaming noodle soup in front of Rong Fei.

"Eat while it's hot, and when you're full, you have the strength to help Lao Tzu solve the case."

"Liu Tou, you won't really let this kid help solve the case, right?"

A servant was surprised.

"If you don't have ambition in height, don't count on him, do you still count on the two of you. After eating, hurry up and patrol the streets after eating. ”

drove away the two officials, and the bearded beard was quick to catch Rong Fei for fear that he would not be full, so he asked the stall owner to come up with two boiled eggs.

The beard is so righteous and refreshing, which makes Rong Fei a little moved. He was no longer polite, rubbed his sour nose, picked up his chopsticks and pulled noodles into his mouth.

"Hurry up, tell me about the case, I won't delay here."

Rong Fei chewed the noodles and said inarticulately.

"What's bad or not, my name is Liu Yong, just call me Brother Liu when I don't see it. This case... Alas, a brother of mine was killed three days ago. ”

Tears appeared in the corners of Liu Yong's eyes, and he sighed and told the story of the case.

There is a large forest in the southeast corner of Fencheng, and since half a month ago, people have died in it every few days. The corpses were all unharmed, with a strange smile on their faces, and the viewers were all creepy. Rumors of spirit-sucking monsters in the woods soon spread throughout the city, causing panic in the hearts of the people.

The deceased's bitter lord ran to the county yamen to cry and report the case, and the county lord was forced to appoint another fast arrester, Qin Zhi, who had a very good relationship with Liu Yong, to be responsible for the investigation.

At midnight three days ago, Liu Yong didn't see Qin Zhi, so he asked the two officials who followed Qin Zhi.

The two officials replied that there had been no progress in the case of the spirit monster murder, the deceased was diligent, and the county lord was urging him tightly, Qin Zhi was under pressure, and he went to the woods in the southeast corner last night to squat and guard.

After hearing this, Liu Yong faintly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly led people to rush there, and found Qin Zhi's body in the woods.

Like the previous deceased, he was unharmed and had a strange smile on his face.