Dusk has passed, and night has fallen.

At the door of a two-entry courtyard half a mile away from the county Yadong Street, Li Xuan turned over from his horse, and a group of people behind him stopped at the same time.

In front of him was an ordinary-looking courtyard, which was Hao Yuan's residence in Dongyang.

The gray quaint walls are a few years old, and there are a few small pink flowers lying on the tattered walls, swaying gently in the wind.

On the two-meter-high courtyard gate, there is a plaque of "Good Habitat".

"Good dwelling!" Li Xuan turned his head sideways, looked at Gu Tan on the side, Kang Yao and Li Dingyi, and said with a smile: "This king now finally understands why Huang Senjun closed the case so hastily in the matter of Hao's joining the army."

The name of Good Habitat alone has already filled the ridicule, does this mean that he is the only good person in the entire Dongyang officialdom.

It's no wonder that other people feel better.

"Hao joins the army and is upright and rigorous." After a pause, Gu Tan bowed his hand slightly, and said in a sincere voice: "This case is indeed Huang Senjun's negligence, this responsibility is irrefutable, and I ask Shangguan to see that he has been working hard for the people for many years, and he will be more considerate."

Li Xuan nodded slightly, but her eyes drooped and her expression was faint.

"The county is wrong." County Lieutenant Kang Yao couldn't help but stand up, glanced at Gu Tan, his eyes fell on the good man in front of him, and said with an indignant face: "No matter who makes a mistake in a major human life case, it can't be easily forgiven, not to mention, it is still a Sihu who joined the army...... If it is so sloppy, what will be the use of the law for the rulers of the world."

Kang Yao's fierce tone made Gu Tan sound very uncomfortable, turned his head sideways, and looked at Kang Yao with gloomy eyes, but he didn't let it go at all.

"Two, two." Li Dingyi hurriedly came out to play the round, he grabbed the arms of the two, and said in a sincere tone: "The most important thing now is to find out the truth of the case, the sooner you find out the truth, the sooner you can give Hao Senjun an explanation, and the sooner you can calm people's hearts, so that Huang Senjun's responsibility can be the least."

Although Gu Tan and Kang Yao were still a little temperamental, the fierce color on their faces suddenly became much less.

Li Xuan looked at the performance of the three people lightly, and suddenly spoke: "Hao Senjun was killed by the method of using a golden needle through the brain, this is not an ordinary killing method, after the golden needle penetrates the human brain, the person can live for another two hours, and it is impossible to detect, as long as the time is skillfully mastered, it will cause the illusion of sleeping and dying...... Three, you don't want to encounter such a thing yourself one day, do you?"

The three people who were still entangled there suddenly stopped, and their faces were slightly frightened, and they slowly let go of each other.

Li Xuan sneered.

This kind of ability to kill people silently and strangely, and after killing, it is easy to be recognized as a means of dying of illness, which is very terrible for everyone.

If you don't find out the person who is secretly doing it, no one will be able to sleep peacefully.

The feeling of having to think about whether a golden needle has been inserted into the back of your head at any time makes your scalp tingle just to think about it.

Suddenly, Li Xuan raised his head and looked at the end of the street on the east side and the west side.

A sound of horses' hooves came from a distance, and everyone looked up and saw that the soldiers and soldiers were joining the army, and Xi Ying rode quickly from a distance.

Nowadays, the entire Dongyang is blocked by a curfew inside and out, and there are not many people who can travel fast now.

Li Xuan turned his head and looked at the few catchers standing aside: "Hu Zhutou, open the door."

"Whoa!" Hu Ji, who was a little lean in stature but was very capable, immediately stepped forward and tore the seal on the door with his own hands.

"Lord Wang!" Xi Ying jumped off his horse and bowed his hand to Li Xuan: "Everything has been arranged."

"Address Shangguan!" Li Xuan waved his hand, turned around and walked towards the courtyard.

The rest of Gu Tan, Kang Yao and Li Dingyi looked at each other in a solemn mood.

Since entering Dongyang, Li Xuan has let people call him Shangguan, and he has always claimed to be his own official.

is deliberately to separate from the identity of the king of Nanchang County, so that the officials of Dongyang can accept him.

Although Li Xuan's doing this seemed a bit deliberate, the effect was very good

Good.

And in this way, let others understand his intentions even more, and he is here to do things seriously.

Several people followed Li Xuan into the good residence, a straight stone road leading straight ahead, both sides were empty, and there was no other debris.

In the entire courtyard, there are only three houses in a row on the front, which looks very simple.

Li Xuan walked directly to the small door on the west side, then pushed the door open and walked in, this is the backyard.

In the backyard, a large Sydney pear is planted on the ground, and a dozen thumb-sized green fruits are hung on it.

Under the pear tree, a stone table, two stone benches, which were now covered with dust.

Li Xuan stood in front of the door, and Hu Ji on the side had already torn off the seal.

Pushing open the door, a dull air came to the room.

Li Xuan was just about to go in, when he suddenly paused, looked at Hu Ji, frowned and asked, "Hao joined the army in Dongyang, has he always lived alone, what about his family, is there anyone to take care of his daily life?"

Hu Ji subconsciously turned his head to look at Gu Tan in the county, and when he saw Gu Tan nodding, he hurriedly said to Li Xuan: "Hao is from Fenzhou, and in August last year, he was transferred from Huzhou to Dongyang.

Fenzhou is far away, and it is not bad to be transferred from Fenzhou to Huzhou as an official, but it is a bit of a loss to be transferred from Huzhou to Dongyang.

Li Xuan didn't know what was behind Hao joining the army, he just asked lightly: "Since there is a scholar by his side, then what about that scholar boy, it will not be that Hao joined the army and was murdered for a few days, and his scholar was driven out by you."

As he spoke, Li Xuan's expression had cooled down.

This good habitat has obviously been locked down for many days, but it can be seen that there are not many things taken away from it.

The reason for this is that it is the consistent method of government servants.

The family of the deceased was rushed out in a hurry, so naturally they couldn't take much with them.

After a long time, the family of the deceased either left or died, and there was no news, so the property sealed in the courtyard naturally belonged to the servants.

This bad habit can be found everywhere.

Hu Ji smiled wryly, and Gu Tan, the county Cheng behind Li Xuan, immediately said angrily: "If you don't send someone to find it quickly, if you can't find it, you won't come back!"

"Just send someone to go, you still have to use Hu to catch the head here." Li Xuan's faint voice came from the front.

Among this group of people in Dongyang, they are all good at intrigue and power grabbing, but when it comes to the specific facts of the case, they still have to rely on Hu Zhutou.

Hu Zhutou quickly arranged for someone to go to find someone, and at this time, Li Xuan had already pushed open the door and walked in.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw a yellow rosewood table, scattered with various books, and an inkstone, with a cyan pen holder inserted with three or five brushes.

On the stool against the wall is a large white vase, and there are several scrolls in the vase, and I don't know if it is a word or a painting.

There is a large imitation of Yu Shinan's calligraphy and painting on the wall, and a couplet is hung on the left and right: the clear stream is not stained with vulgar dust, and the bones are clean without turbidity.

Li Xuan looked back at Gu Tan in surprise, and Gu Tan gave up his hand helplessly: "Hao joins the army and is a scholar, and he doesn't know the hardships of the world."

Kang Yao and Li Dingyi's faces were also a little unsightly, and Li Xuan sneered in his heart.

Behind the curtain on the east side, there is a couch, on which the bedding is messy, and there is a stain on the mattress underneath, which is slightly dented.

Hu Zhutou stood on one side and introduced to Li Xuan: "After the humble post came in that day, I saw Hao Senjun lying on the bed on his side like this, and on a June day, the whole room was inexplicably gloomy, and the lower officials didn't even have to walk over to know that Hao had joined the army ......."

"Was there anything else noteworthy in the room at the time?" Li Xuan's gaze quickly swept over the entire room.

"Yes." Hu Ji immediately pointed to the table on the side and said, "According to Hao Senjun's little scholar, Hao Senjun likes to be quiet and tidy on weekdays, so no matter what time it is, the books on his desk will not be too messy, and it looks obvious

Somebody's looking for something here."

Li Xuan nodded and said, "Hao joined the army because Hu Cao joined the army, and it is difficult to say that what the murderer is looking for is not a document related to Hu Cao...... It's all like this, why is it characterized as a death?"

"It's the little old man's past!" An old man with a beard, thinning hair, and a gray stained patch robe, carrying a wooden box on his back, walked out from behind, and then said with some curtle, "It's because the little old man drank too much wine on the eve of the incident, and that's why he was mistaken." Z.br>

Li Xuan turned his head expressionlessly, then looked at the county Cheng Gu Tan and the chief bookkeeper Li Dingyi, and said coldly: "Although this official is not an expert, he also knows that people in your line of work can drink a little wine on weekdays without harm, and even wake up when they encounter a case, and even be refreshed...... Drinking too much, drinking too much is never a reason to make a mistake."

The old man's face was scornful, his eyes flickered, and Li Xuan continued expressionlessly: "This official doesn't want to know the dirt behind this, this official just wants to know what your initial judgment is, you can just play it according to the truth, otherwise, don't think that you are old and frail, this official can still let you taste the taste of eighty rods and three thousand miles."

"Don't dare, don't dare." Before Li Xuan's words were finished, the old man was already scared enough.

With his age, not to mention that the rod is eighty streams and three thousand miles, even the rod is ten streams and three hundred miles, and he can't stand it.

Taking a deep breath, the old man's face began to be solemn, he looked at Li Xuan, as if he had changed a person, and said in a deep voice: "The deceased did not see any external injuries on his body, and there was no sign of fighting with people, and his pupils were full of bloodshots, suspected to be a heart attack and brain disease, but in order to prevent some omission, Xiao Lao'er wanted to bring back the corpse of the army for a detailed investigation, but was prevented."

"It was Huang Shenjun who stopped it." Li Dingyi glanced at Gu Tan with a complicated expression, and then said with some gloom, "I could have checked it out."

Li Xuan nodded, and then asked, "Then who sent the corpse to the state city?"

"It's Xiaguan!" Gu Tan took a step forward and arched his hand, his face calm.

"I guessed it!" Li Xuan glanced at Gu Tan, and then walked forward to the couch.

In the entire Dongyang, if it weren't for Gu Tan to cover it up, someone would be able to quietly send the corpse of a county to the state capital for re-examination.

Perhaps from the very beginning, Gu Tan had already sensed the strangeness behind Hao Yuan's death.

Gu Tan put down his hand, and the corner of his eye swept over Li Dingyi and Kang Yao.

Kang Yao's face was a little surprised, but Li Dingyi was calm and terrifying.

At this moment, Li Xuan had already carefully inspected the bed, and he didn't gain much.

But also, at the beginning, Fa Cao joined the army Huang Ziming had already thoroughly investigated, and what could be found and what could not be found is not here now.

Li Xuan raised his head and said coldly, "Xi joined the army, and after I go back, remember to send more people to keep an eye on Dianhuang to join the army."

"Whoa!" Xi should give up his promise.

Hu Ji on the side, as well as Gu Tan, Kang Yao and Li Dingyi, looked heavy at the same time.

At present, although all this is not enough to convict Huang Ziming of any crime, his suspicion is getting heavier and heavier.

At that moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.

A catcher stood at the door and reported in a deep voice: "Qi Qi officials, the scholar has been found."