Jiang Xie was majestic, and his gaze revealed firmness and determination.

On the contrary, the King of Kyushu had a hint of contempt and confidence in his eyes. He was tall, like a beast of prey, exuding a dangerous aura.

The furnishings in the room are simple and luxurious, and the textures on the bluestone floor seem to silently tell the grievances between the two.

The tall windows are ajar, letting in a hint of night breeze, making the candles in the room flicker, and the light and shadow jump on the faces of the two, creating a tense atmosphere.

Jiang Xie opened his mouth first, his voice carried a calm determination, and he said: "King of Kyushu, the robbers that happened at the docks in Kyushu are very important, but the strange things that happened in Kyushu City, aren't they worthy of your attention?" ”

King Kyushu sneered, he said disdainfully: "Jiang Xie, you are too naïve, I know your ability, but many things are not something you can do if you want to, since the status quo has been maintained now, isn't it very important to be able to settle down, why pursue the details." ”

"Is this a minutiae? This is a big case involving the lives of people in Kyushu City, how did it become such an understatement on your lips. ”

The quarrel between the two became more and more intense, and they blamed each other and tried to find flaws in each other

Huo Yijun stood next to him and was a little stunned.

What is the identity of this king of Kyushu, he is just a local county king, and his fief is in Kyushu County, how can he have such a dispute with the Beijing official?

This made her involuntarily want to know the relationship between the King of Kyushu and Jiang Xie.

If they can't pry open the mouth of the King of Kyushu, then they can't continue to track down the human skin scarecrow case that happened in Kyushu City in Dali Temple.

When the saber was rattling, Huo Yijun opened his mouth indifferently, and pointed the spearhead at the king of Kyushu: "The king of the county is worried, Jiang Sizheng and I can't investigate that case impartially, right?" ”

"But the prince of the county must know that the Qingzheng Division is different from the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, and among the cases handled from the beginning of the year to the present, which one is not more weird and outstanding than the human skin scarecrow case in Kyushu City, and it is more involved?"

After her prompt, the King of Kyushu's face suddenly changed, perhaps because he didn't expect it to be something he tried so hard to hide.

The King of Kyushu asked in shock, "You already know?" ”

Jiang Xie and Huo Yijun nodded together.

Jiang Xie continued: "So the King of Kyushu doesn't need to hide it and say it directly, even if Qingzheng Division is not as powerful as you imagined, then at least there is His Royal Highness King An behind him, what is there here that he can't solve?" ”

Under the stalemate, the prince of Kyushu stepped forward.

"Father, they are right, even if we hide it, we can't hide it for long, since the imperial court sent someone here, then there must be something to know about this case, not to mention that the person who came this time is still Qing Zhengsi, and he will definitely find out about this case!"

The King of Kyushu's expression softened, but he still didn't spit out.

"Father, paper can't hold the fire, we have nothing to do with that incident, why are we afraid of others coming to investigate, it is very unfavorable for us to delay like this, do you really want our Sun family to bear the notoriety of doing that thing?"

Father and son looked at each other nervously.

After a long time, the king of Kyushu stopped insisting, sighed, and turned to sit down.

The prince of Kyushu immediately arranged for Jiang Xie and Huo Yijun to sit down.

"The two of you are very sorry, my father has no way to insist on this, we have tried our best to stabilize the situation, if it weren't for the people of Dali Temple passing through here, the court would never find out about such a thing, we ......"

Jiang Xie looked at Shizi angrily: "If the officials of Dali Temple don't pass by here, do you plan to continue to hide it?" ”

"It's true, I do have such thoughts."

Huo Yijun waved his hand: "Shizi, since our Qingzheng Division is here, we are here to solve the problem, and please tell the matter as it is, so that we can help Kyushu solve this matter." ”

The prince of Kyushu glanced at the king of Kyushu, and after receiving permission, his expression became a little serious, and he said solemnly: "Before talking about this case, I will tell you about a legend that has been circulated in the local area. ”

"The legend of the scarecrow in human skin?"

"Yes."

Huo Yijun leaned back on the back of the chair: "We heard the legend of the scarecrow before we entered Kyushu City, isn't it different from this?" ”

"No, what you've heard before is just the tip of the iceberg."

"Then you can tell me more about it."

The prince of Kyushu stood at the door, his back solemn.

"We in Kyushu Castle have been growing rice for a living for generations, and each farmer has his own rice field. However, during an ordinary farming trip, a farmer accidentally discovers a scarecrow in the skin, and this is the beginning of the whole legend.

The scarecrow is skillfully wrapped in human skin, filled with straw, and is elaborately dressed as a bride.

Since then, there have been more cases of missing brides in the city, and we have searched all the places without finding any traces of the crime, and this kind of thing has lasted for half a year, because the murderer is a phase, and there will be a certain time pattern of crime, so we have taken measures, and this situation can be controlled.

However, just a month ago, the bride disappeared again, and when people found her shortly after, her head and human skin had been made into a scarecrow, standing gloomily on the winding path of the Kyushu mountains, and there were now eight straw brides in human skin. ”

After hearing about this case, Huo Yijun and Jiang Xie were very surprised.

Jiang Xie asked suspiciously: "So what you want to hide is this matter, so how can it have anything to do with the Kyushu Palace?" ”

"It's not a secret, the Kyushu Royal Mansion once secretly wanted to investigate this case, you may not know that although my father and I have a title here, and the fief is also here, but the economy and livelihood of Kyushu County are not good, we once blamed ourselves and felt guilty, and we naturally want to find out the truth when such a thing happens."

"But when I was looking for a missing bride, because I arrived at the missing place early and found the straw bride in advance, I was regarded as the murderer by the people in the city who came later, and since then I have been called the straw bridegroom, and if I can't find the murderer for a day, they will think that the Kyushu palace has something to do with this case."

The investigation of the inaction of the Kyushu county guard made them feel that this was the protection of officials and officials, and there must be a lot of articles behind this, but what these people didn't know was that the Kyushu county guard couldn't help it, the murderer came and went without a trace, and no one saw him at all, as if he was a ghost."

Huo Yijun couldn't sit still, got up and paced.

Jiang Xie sat on his side with a complicated expression: "This murderer is very obsessed with being a scarecrow, will there be any significance for a scarecrow here?" ”

"It's not interesting, the scarecrow is built by farmers to drive away birds and beasts, but there is also a saying that the scarecrow absorbs the power of the yin, which can help it be reborn, and it is a way to refine the puppet."

Huo Yijun looked back and said firmly: "So, there are evil wizards here?" ”