Zhou Gui didn't expect that Jiang Yuelan would ask such a question.

He had a bad heart, and replied stumblingly: "Yes, it is the day when the small people turn over, turn over the yellow calendar, and choose." ”

"Na Huang has always been." Jiang Yuelan commanded her entourage.

Before the entourage moved, Zhou Gui hurriedly said: "It's the day when the Xuanmen Daoist of Xiaomin Xun watched it." ”

Jiang Yuelan looked at him coldly, "In this way, the 'auspicious day of the zodiac' you chose is not really an auspicious day that must be taken on the yellow calendar, yes or no?" ”

"Yes...... Yes......" Zhou Gui didn't know what she wanted, he was already a little weak-hearted, and his voice trembled, "Although it is not on the yellow calendar, that real person said that it was the best day for our caravan. ”

"So, even if the weather is very bad that day, you still have to insist on going on the road, just to meet this 'good' day, yes or no?" Jiang Yuelan asked again.

Zhou Gui became more and more weak, and hurriedly explained: "When we left Yunbian City, the sky was fine, but when we walked to the Dragon Slaying Slope, it suddenly changed to the sky, it should be that the yin qi here is too heavy......

"Still quibbling!" Jiang Yuelan said in a deep voice: "The roof of the carriage is covered with an oilcloth, if you didn't know in advance that it would rain that day, how could the Fu family cover this kind of thing on the roof when they went out?" Apparently they knew it was going to rain that day from the start. ”

As she spoke, she raised her eyes to look at the onlookers, and said loudly: "Fellow villagers, this official has come to your place for the first time, and there is something unclear, so please solve your doubts." ”

After the argument between Jiang Yuelan and Zhou Gui, everyone with a discerning eye can see that Zhou Gui has a problem.

Everyone's hostility towards Jiang Yuelan suddenly decreased, and they replied in a gossipy manner:

"Envoy, excuse me."

"We will know everything, and we will say everything!"

"It's definitely more reliable than this week's Fugui'er."

The crowd burst into laughter.

"Wei ...... Military......! The officials sang in unison.

When the scene calmed down again, Jiang Yuelan asked, "May I ask you, is the Dragon Cutting Slope the highest place nearby?" ”

Isn't that clear? Standing on the dragon slope, you can also overlook Yunbian City in the distance, which is naturally the highest place.

Although everyone didn't know why she knowingly asked such a simple question, they all replied: "It's the highest." ”

Jiang Yuelan: "At this time in Yunjiang in previous years, did there ever be a lot of thunderstorms like a few days ago?" ”

Now that it is not yet busy with farming, the people who come to see the excitement are all croppers, and they are naturally familiar with the climate of Yunjiang.

"It's every year, it's a spring thunder, especially at the beginning of the month."

"Yes, yes, our spring in Yunjiang came early, although it was warm after the Spring Festival, it was an illusion, and it had to be cold for a few days when it was stung, and it would be really warm when the thunderstorm passed."

"Yes, yes, we are going to spring plough in the next few days."

The people in the crowd, every time they replied, Zhou Gui's face became a little paler, and his crying became weaker.

Jiang Yuelan's voice in the crowd was almost over, and she walked up to Zhou Gui with her hands in her hands and looked at him, "Zhou Gui, tell me, is the person who looks at the Yellow Calendar for you a Xuanmen Daoist or someone who is familiar with the terrain and climate here?" ”

Zhou Gui's pupils suddenly constricted.

Jiang Yuelan asked in a deep voice: "Why didn't you say that when the five members of the Fu family died, not only the wind was fierce, but also the lightning and thunder?" The five of them died almost at the same time, the corpses were very close to each other, and there were burning seal lines on their bodies, although there were no obvious scars on the appearance of the corpses, but the purple-red seal lines were the traces caused by lightning strikes. ”

"That'...... It must have been the devil who summoned the heavenly thunder to kill the five members of the Fu family. Zhou Gui stiffened his neck and continued to quibble.

Jiang Yuelan: "So you admit that the five members of the Fu family were indeed killed by lightning?" ”

Only then did Zhou Gui realize that he had been put on the spot by Jiang Yuelan again.

He flatly denied: "Xiaomin doesn't know, Xiaomin just followed the words of the envoy, Xiaomin is a native of Beijing, and there are few thunderstorms in the capital, how can the villain know that being struck by lightning will be like this......"

"It is precisely because you are from the capital and a trading house that sells spices and herbs that you know what it is like to be struck by lightning."

Jiang Yuelan interrupted his words, and said in a sharp tone, "In the spring of the second year of Tiande, there was a medicine picker in the east mountain of the capital, who died mysteriously in the mountains, and his body was covered with seal inscription burn marks. ”

"This case is too weird, for half a year, no medicine picker in the capital dared to go up the mountain, until the autumn of the second year of Tiande, another person died on the mountain. The death was exactly the same as the previous deceased, and Mu Shaoqing of Dali Temple found eyewitnesses to confirm that the deceased was killed by lightning, and the case was solved. It is precisely because of this that the world knows that not all the people who were struck by lightning were scorched black, and there were also abnormalities in which their clothes were not torn and their skin and flesh were not scorched. ”

"Since your 'Qianjin Shop' is the largest spice and herb store in the capital in recent years, and there must be a branch for collecting herbs at the foot of Dongshan, how can you, as the owner of Qianjin Bank, not know about this case?"

Zhou Gui opened his mouth.

Jiang Yuelan didn't give him a chance to argue, and said categorically: "Others may not know, but you will never know." The herb picker has not gone into the mountain to collect medicine for half a year, and the price of the herbs that are special to Dongshan has risen by more than 30%, even if you don't care about the case, you will also care about your business. ”

This time, even the dullest person can taste the meaning of this case.

Someone in the crowd mustered up the courage to ask: "These five people are the same as the two cases in the capital, and they were all killed by lightning?" ”

"But if it is killed by thunder, it is considered a natural disaster, how can Zhou Gui not predict the prophet and calculate to such an extent!"

"Why do you need to calculate, it rains every day at the beginning of the month, and the spring thunder has not stopped, as long as you bring people up, it will be easy to be struck by lightning."

"Ah, I remember, when I was a child, the old people used to say, 'thunder and rain don't go uphill, and there is a dragon on the slope of slaying the dragon', if the thunder goes uphill, you will never come back if you are captured by the dragon. It's just that over the years, there have been fewer and fewer people who have gone to the Dragon Slope, and gradually no one has said this. Thunder Tian'er, our locals, will definitely not come up, that is, their outsiders from Da Zhou, dare to do this. ”

Most people are keen to share what they know well.

The people present were all local people, who watched the sky and worked all day long, and naturally talked endlessly about the local climate and celestial phenomena.

More and more people in the crowd are describing the thunderstorm weather in Cholongpo, and many people remember that there were those incidents of being killed by lightning in the early years of Cholongpo.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuelan finally let go of the heart that had been hanging.

Although it is important for her to conduct an autopsy and conclude the case, it is also very important to eliminate the influence of "evil ghosts" among the people.

Otherwise, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no wicked people who will recklessly do evil in the name of ghosts.

Now she intends to guide the onlookers to discuss the case in public, and she has achieved the first step of her goal on this trip, first explaining the "evil ghost" rhetoric in public, so that ordinary people can understand what is going on.

Zhou Gui listened to everyone's discussion, and his face changed again and again.

At this point, he still wanted to die and struggle again, and he said in a loud voice: "My lord, if you want to add sin, there is no excuse! Even if Xiaomin wants to harm his family, he will not take his own life, when the five of them died, Xiaomin and these guys were next to him, how could Xiaomin be able to drive Tianlei to split whoever he wanted? My lord, the people are wronged! Their deaths really have nothing to do with the small people! ”

His words were also a question from the bottom of many people's hearts present, on the dragon slaying slope that day, there were not only five people from the dead, but also more than 100 people in the caravan, how could they just split the five members of the Fu family?

"You really can't drive lightning to strike anyone, but you have a way to keep the damned people out of the way." Jiang Yuelan sneered, turned her head and ordered: "Come on, remove this canopy." ”

The entourage who came from the capital with her were all nimble, but with a cup of tea, the simple morgue was completely dismantled.

So, everyone saw where the five dead were.

"The slope is close to the Gobi Desert, with a lot of sand and gravel, and it is the easiest to attract thunder and lightning, and this is the highest place in this place. In a thunderstorm, the higher you stand, the most likely to be struck by lightning. ”

"As for the second ......"

She turned to Mu Huai'an who was present and saluted solemnly, and said to the crowd: "This is the person who handled the two murders in the capital, Mu Shaoqing." At the beginning of the two lightning murder cases in the capital, when the trial was over, Mu Shaoqing specially ordered someone to post a notice in Dongshan. ”

"The notice told the Dongshan medicine pickers that it is taboo to enter and exit Dongshan during thunderstorms. First, try not to go to the highest place during thunderstorms. 2. Once the hair stands on end and the hair skin stings, if the position is at the highest place and the ground is dry, lie flat on the spot. Do not gather in one place, and do not walk until the hair no longer stands on end......"

As Zhou Gui said in his own words, the caravan reached the top of the slope and the wind was blowing. He urged the caravan men to hurry away. And at this time, the Fu family's horse had a problem......"

"Is it so coincidental that the horse has a problem at this time? Of course not. If the official is Zhou Gui, and first send all the irrelevant people of the caravan to the low-lying places on the grounds of 'hurrying', he is the proprietor of the herbal medicine shop, and he is naturally familiar with the herbs, at this time, he only needs to let the horses smell some special herbs, which can make them restless, and he can use this to make the Fu family of five stop at the top of the mountain. ”

Then, he instigated the Fu family of five to get out of the car. The son of the Fu family is a drooping child, and if he is struck by lightning, his hair will stand up before the lightning strikes. At this time, he only had to tell the rest of the people that such a vision was probably haunted by ghosts, and let them be next to each other. ”

"Before the lightning strike, those five people ran at the highest place, and gathered together, the notice that Mu Shaoqing posted in Dongshan to stay away from the lightning strike has become his way of killing, and when the lightning strikes down, it is a five-person killing game!"

Jiang Yuelan's voice was unhurried and sonorous, telling the process of inference in a clear and coherent manner.

The words fell, and the scene was silent.

Zhou Gui didn't expect that Jiang Yuelan could even deduce such details, her face finally turned gray, and the whole person collapsed on the ground.

Jiang Yuelan glanced at him, walked up to those guys, lowered her eyes to look at them, and said in a majestic tone: "This official will give you a chance one last time, whether you want to tell the truth or not, it is up to you to weigh it yourself." ”

At this point, seeing that Zhou Gui had already gone to the general trend, those guys naturally didn't dare to hide it anymore in order to save their lives.

They scrambled to tell the story in public:

"At the end of the year, the proprietor heard that Empress Shen'an was going to open a mutual market in Yunjiang at the beginning of the year, and heard from the Hu people of Barbarian Fang that the Western Huns liked the tea, herbs and tea of the Great Zhou Dynasty the most, and were willing to exchange these things with good horses. The proprietor took a fancy to this business, so he found Hu people to teach us how to ride horses, and also accepted a few tea shops. ”

"The Fu family's tea shop, although the time they have been in the capital for a short time, their special tea has won the love of those Hu people in the barbarian fang, and the business is also very prosperous."

"The owner has repeatedly wanted to buy their tea shop and recipes, but the head of the Fu family has politely refused. The owner scolded them every day without knowing what to do. Later, as soon as the news of Empress Shen'an's opening of the mutual market came out, the owner strongly invited the Fu family to come to Yunjiang together. ”

"The Fu family often deals with the Hu people of the Barbarian Fang, and they know the preferences of the Western Huns best, and their tea leaves are also the favorite of the Western Huns, so they all take the horses and exchange tea with his family, but the East brings the spices and herbs of Yunjiang, but the Western Huns who come to the market this time do not know much, and there are not many people who want to ......."

As soon as the owner came to Yunjiang, he asked the villain to find the old man around to inquire about the matter of slaying Longpo, and he also heard a lot about the case of the dead man of Longpo in the early years. On the day of returning to Beijing, the Fu family originally felt that the weather was bad and did not want to leave so early, but the owner said that he was willing to borrow a few guys to drive the horse for the Fu family, and the Fu family agreed to leave together that day. ”

"There are a few villains, they were sent by the owner to drive the horses to the Fu family. Before leaving the house, the owner gave us a packet of lemongrass powder. He also told us that before the thunder, he pressed his steps up the mountain, and when he heard the thunder, he fed the horses with medicinal powder and dragged the Fu family to the top of the mountain. ”

What happened next was exactly what the adults expected. The driver of the carriage was the person who was bought by the owner, and when the horse reached the top of the mountain, he was restless, and the five members of the Fu family naturally got out of the car. ”

"Then, before the thunder came, the owner told us all to hide under the rocks, and shouted to the Fu family to quickly surround the little baby, so as not to be caught by ghosts, and a thunderbolt struck down, and they died."

"The proprietor waited until the rain stopped, and then took us back, he went to the carriage to get the deed paper of the tea shop, and the tea recipe, and let us smash the carriage, and then sent someone to report to the official, after returning to Beijing, the matter spread, he was afraid of causing trouble, so we let us spread the word that it was 'a terrible ghost', and then later, it was something that everyone knew......"

At this point, everyone present has figured out the ins and outs of the matter.

There are two murders in the capital in front of them, and there are the testimony of these guys, and no one at the scene doubts that this case is a "man-made disaster" that kills people for money, not a "ghost".

"Zhou Gui, what else do you have to say?" Jiang Yuelan looked at Zhou Gui and asked in a deep voice.

Zhou Gui knew that he had no chance of turning over this time, so he gritted his teeth, got up with a roll, and ran towards the cliff not far away.

"Catch him! Don't let him die! Jiang Yuelan ordered urgently.

Before the entourage and the officials could react, they saw a figure in silver armor, with light steps, flew in front of Zhou Gui, flew up, and kicked him back.

"If you want to die, it depends on whether General Ben agrees." Mu Huai'an said coldly.

Zhou Gui was already obese, and he was kicked by Mu Huai'an and fainted.

"Good kick!"

In the crowd, I don't know who cheered, and the people clapped their hands and praised without hesitation.

Some people praise Jiang Yuelan as being the hand-picked protégé of Queen Shen'an, and she really has the demeanor of Queen Shen'an.

Some people also praise Huai'an for his ability to investigate cases and lead troops, and he is really a god who is both civil and military.

Jiang Yuelan saluted the crowd, and gently and humbly said "pass the award" and "don't dare", which attracted the people to be closer to her as a special envoy.

By the time Jiang Yuelan came back to her senses, Mu Huai'an was gone.

It wasn't until Jiang Yuelan returned to Beijing that she saw Mu Huai'an again.

She thanked Mu Huai'an again.

"Don't thank me." Mu Huaian said lightly: "Back then, Dongshan's case was solved by her, and I just stood in front of people for her." ”

The person he said in his mouth naturally referred to Shen Lingxi, the queen of Shen'an.

It wasn't until this moment that Jiang Yuelan knew that Mu Huai'an and Empress Shen'an had known each other so early.

She hesitated for a few breaths, and plucked up the courage to say: "I have always regarded Shaoqing as an example, Dali Temple, I also miss Shaoqing very much, Empress Shen'an said, if Shaoqing is willing, you can return to Dali Temple, Shaoqing's dream has always been to travel all over the world and solve strange cases." Next...... I am also willing to follow Shaoqing and learn from Shaoqing. ”

Mu Huaian looked at her lightly, with a cynical smile on his face.

"No need."

He replied: "When I go back, I will tell her that the sky is high and the birds can fly, and the sea is wide and the fish can leap, and I already know what I want to do." Please cherish herself, work hard to add food, and if there is a fate in this life, I look forward to seeing her again. ”

After that, Mu Huaian turned over and rode away.

In the spring of the second year of Tiande, Mu Huaian and Shen Lingxi met in the case of Dongshan.

At that time, he did not know what was waiting for them.

It wasn't until he was twenty years old that Mu Huaian knew for the first time that some people missed it, just missed it.

If he did it all over again, he would know from the beginning that what he really wanted was not to go to all corners of the world with Shen Lingxi to solve the case, but to be with Shen Lingxi, and firmly seize every opportunity that could make her happy.

Could it have ended differently?

Mu Huai'an was at the border, facing the lonely moon in the night sky, and he had seriously thought about this possibility countless times.

But the answer is, it will still be the same way.

From the moment my grandmother and father accepted Urda's proposal......

No, it was earlier, my grandfather tried his best to get my aunt to marry King Huan, and after my aunt had a miscarriage, my grandmother persuaded my aunt to be patient.

The past, like yesterday.

Destiny is also fate.

After the passage of time, Mu Huaian finally removed all the shackles.

A similar case from many years ago made him realize that it was time to be himself again......

*

In the winter of the first year of the Shuangsheng, Mu Huai'an entrusted the Mu family army to Yun Yu and Xu Huan, resigned from the official position, and left with the seal.

In the spring of the following year, an unknown chivalrous man appeared among the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, with a handsome appearance and strong martial arts, who specialized in assisting the government and solving unsolved cases.

Mu Huai'an's story of traveling all over the world and solving strange cases has just begun.

There are many thunderstorms in the desert Gobi.

Thunderstorms, hair standing on end, skin tingling, are the precursors of being struck by lightning.

If you are in a standing position, immediately squat down and touch the ground with your hands. In this way, once an electric shock is received, the charge will pass through the shortest route of the arm, directly to the ground, and will not hit the torso. Saves people from heart failure and suffocation.

If you are in a high place and cannot leave for a while, lying flat on the dry ground on the spot can minimize the damage.

Stay away from telephone poles and cable-stayed wires, trees near wires, lightning rods, etc., if you accidentally approach, you can use frog jumps to leave, remember not to gather, walk briskly, so as not to cause stride voltage.

(End of chapter)