"I see that those files are written in such detail, it turns out that Qi Qian is at the first scene, so what I saw is more detailed than the one who came over later." Shen Nian relieved the confusion in his heart, "Could it be that these eleven corpses were all identified at the scene?" ”

"Seven of them were identified at the scene, although the corpses were burned to the surface, but there were also more obvious characteristics, and almost all of them were recognized at that time, so they were wrapped in white cloth and carried outside." It is most appropriate to describe it in terms of wrapping, those bones are almost put together, and in a large piece of white cloth, there are charred bones scattered around, which is simply miserable, and from time to time there are officials who hide to the side and vomit.

Qi He has been watching the dead for decades, and the weird smell of burnt food in the air still makes him uncomfortable, saying whether it is fragrant or not, whether it smells or not, Hu Zhixian came over in horror and asked, what kind of smell is this? He said in a deep voice, it was the smell of burnt human flesh, a lot of human flesh was burned, burned into charcoal, Hu Zhixian didn't hold back anymore, leaning against the wall and spitting bitter water violently, and couldn't straighten his waist for a long time.

"The smell of burnt meat spread in Ling County for three days and three nights, and it was not until a strong wind blew away." Qi He smiled bitterly, "Fortunately, Hu Zhixian has done a good job of secrecy, so as not to cause panic among the people." But he knew that in the entire Zhixian Yamen, from top to bottom, he hadn't eaten for three days, and he drank some water when he was very hungry, and he had seen the thrilling scene of purgatory in the world, and no one would have an appetite anymore.

"I can't help but kill or set an example for the monkeys." Shen Nianyi's voice was very low.

Qi He almost jumped up on the spot: "Lord Shen, what are you talking about!" ”

Shen Nian's eyes were dumb: "If you just want to kill someone, then you can leave after killing, if it's just to cover up the evidence, then it is reasonable to set fire to extinguish the traces, but this fire is too big, too dazzling, it seems that the perpetrator not only does not want to hide what he has done, but also has a kind of audacity to tell the world." ”

If it was just He Yushi's annihilation, the emperor would never say such a thing in front of him when he was angry, the first thing he was called back was to enter the palace to face the saint, the emperor's face turned pale, Shen Nian had seen the emperor's various demeanors, and it was the first time that he had lost his heart.

He didn't speak, he was not reinstated to his original position at that time, in front of the emperor, but he was a commoner, and he didn't have the right to speak without authorization, the emperor threw the dossier that Qi He said, Hu Zhixian hurried to the palace and threw it in front of him, let him read it first, Shen Nianyi opened it, and he had already seen the shocking words.

"What is Shen Aiqing thinking?" The emperor asked very calmly, and there was a slight tremor in his calm voice.

"The grass people want to take the file back and read it carefully." Shen Nianyi didn't make a judgment immediately, this is not a murder, this is fifty lives, and he is not allowed to make a mistake at all.

The emperor laughed, his smile was not happy, but showed a sad taste: "Shen Aiqing, the matter of your dismissal last time has been wiped out, this case has been handed over from Lingxian County in three days, everyone just thinks it is a hot potato and dare not go next, do you know what you think of in this dossier?" ”

"The old minister retired and died so miserably, if the murderer can't be brought to justice, I'm afraid that there will be rumors that the bird is hiding the bow, and the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooking." The emperor said a word, and re-promoted Shen Nianyi to the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, after this time, he spoke more and more simply, and there was no need to look at the emperor's face to hide it.

The emperor was not angry, and after about half a pillar of incense, he sighed and said: "Shen Aiqing, you go to investigate for the government, find out the truth, and let the government feel at ease, and also let the officials of the court and the central government feel at ease." ”

When Shen Nianyi walked out of the palace gate, his legs were like lead blocks, and he almost couldn't step out, the emperor did not let him issue a military order, nor did he order any time limit, only one sentence, the case must be solved, no matter how big the black hand behind this case is, and whether it is He Qihu offended people when he was an official and attracted the murder of the door, in short, the murderer must be caught.

One of the emperor's hands pressed Shen Nianyi's shoulder from behind, the weight was not heavy, but he felt like a mountain, pressing him breathlessly, until he had left the palace gate far away, Shen Nianyi stood up straight, and exhaled softly, fifty lives, from the emperor's hands, to his hands.

He didn't ask, why didn't Zhengqing be recalled for such a critical case, the emperor's arrangement for everyone in the court was like playing chess, taking one step, counting ten moves, which was often unexpected.

Shen Nianyi even had an illusion that the emperor already knew who the real murderer was, but some people and some things couldn't be revealed from the emperor's mouth, what the emperor wanted was for someone to find out the truth.

Qi He tore open the curtain with one hand, and the north wind swept in, blowing his hair into a mess: "Lord Shen's words simply woke up the dreamer." ”

In other words, Qi He had already admitted Shen Nianyi's statement.

"My lord, there is a man behind him who is galloping in front of us, and it seems that he is coming to stop us." Huo Yongyang was deaf and clear-sighted, and asked, "The person on horseback should have just met in that small courtyard." ”

"Shi Laosan!" How could Shen Nianyi let go of such a clue, "Ah Yang, you continue to take the car to the scene, and I'll get out of the car to see what is going on." ”

"My lord, did you meet in front of the He family's old mansion?" Huo Yongyang asked carefully.

"Yes, if it gets dark and I don't show up, then I will return to the Zhixian Yamen the same way." Shen Nian lifted the curtain, a swallow with three points of water, and his body was like a charm, and he had already sent it out.

Shi Laosan saw Shen Nianyi leave, and the black-faced man behind him still asked him to hold back, he brushed his palm away hatefully, and walked towards the courtyard with his breath, and the black-faced man said behind him: "Boss, we didn't kill people and set fires, but we came to make some business and help people run errands, if you get too close to the people in the government, it is easy to cause trouble." ”

"I know!" Shi Laosan replied angrily, from the time he saw Shen Nianyi, the past of the year was vivid, and even the details were in his mind, when Shen Nianyi took him out of the cage where he thought he would never get out of this life, he forgot what to say in a daze, but Shen Nianyi unceremoniously let him swear a poisonous oath on the spot and drove him away.

When he walked up the mountain, tears couldn't help but leave his face, he only hated Feng Yue's husband's family in his heart, thinking carefully in the prison, Yue'e's death, half of the sin still came from him, if he hadn't taken him captive on the mountain that day, if it wasn't for the fact that he was in front of the letters, his mother-in-law and mother should be interrupted, if he didn't really have that kind of heart for Yue'e, Yue'e should live well, and she wouldn't be sick and ruined by her husband's family.

His life should be returned to Feng Yue, but Shen Shaoqing saved him, so he still owes Shen Shaoqing a life, so how can he watch his life-saving benefactor in danger, no! Absolutely not!

Shi Lao Sanzhong pushed the black-faced man away, snatched the horse, and galloped in the direction where Shen Nianyi went, and heard someone calling the boss twice behind him, he pretended not to hear anything, even if he could do something sorry for his brother, he would definitely not be able to do anything sorry for Shen Shaoqing, let alone something sorry for Feng Yue.

As soon as Shen Nian saw the horse rushing over, his palm slapped lightly on the horse's head, and the whole person floated back a few feet, the horse stopped steadily, but Shi Laosan gasped desperately: "Shen Shaoqing, I have something I want to say to you." ”

"Dismount." Shen Nian seemed to have calculated that he would come, there was no surprise on his face, Shi Laosan had always respected him, obediently parked the horse by the tree next to him, and walked over with his hands down, "Long story short." ”

"I came to Lingxian with a few brothers to make a sale."

"What does it have to do with who?"

Shi Laosan quickly raised his eyes and looked at Shen Nianyi: "When we arrived, the He family had already had an accident. However, he did not deny Shen Nianyi's questioning.

"Are you late?" Shen Nianyi was a little strange, Shi Laosan had always been neat and tidy in front of him, now that he had caught up and was ready to poke out the hole cards, how could he vomit instead.

"Actually, we didn't come late, but half a day early." Shi Laosan's eyes were also a little puzzled, "But when I arrived in Lingxian, such a big fire, no one knew about it, and I knew that something was wrong." ”

Although, Shi Laosan swore a poisonous oath and dismissed the thieves, but a mouth always has to make a living, and he has always been a person who is used to being lavish, and soon the money in the blanket will be spent, fortunately, a few friends in the rivers and lakes are looking for him to join the gang, saying that he wants to do some business that can see the light, and because he is older, he is respected as the boss.

Although it is not a big business that can be put on the table, but it also relies on his own ability to make some hard-earned money, Shi Laosan's first deal this time is to have a middleman to pull the strings, let them come to Ling County, saying that there is an urgent matter to negotiate, and people in the rivers and lakes need to support the field, and several of them are also considered to be strong and healthy, and they look very suitable.

For this kind of unclear work, Shi Laosan originally refused to accept it, firstly, the middleman was very reliable, and secondly, he had promised to give a generous bounty before he did anything, and several of them had been quite tight recently, and there was no reason not to take the job, the middleman said it clearly, when he arrived at the place, he looked for the He family again, and even wrote his name to him, which was the three words He Qihu.

When entering the county seat, in front of the city gate, there were actually more than a dozen officials interrogating passers-by, Shi Laosan and the black-faced man Lao Guo exchanged glances, they all carried swords, and they couldn't eat the number of roads, for fear of causing trouble.