The satin cloth was unfolded, and the contents were exposed to candlelight.

Above it is a broken jade plaque.

The jade with a pure texture has been carefully carved and turned into a portable ornament, even if it is now full of cracks, it does not affect its beauty in the slightest.

However, Wu Zhi saw the crux of the problem at a glance.

He noticed the notch on the back of the jade plaque.

These traces on it are not any kind of known text, a bit like ghost drawings, but anyone with a discerning eye can see the regularity in them.

It's like some kind of self-created text.

"General Wu, what do you say this jade plaque represents?"

Hu Sanniang was puzzled and asked.

Wu Zhi didn't answer her question directly, but looked at the jade plate over and over again, and finally sighed helplessly.

"I don't know the handwriting on it, I guess it represents a slogan, and as for the skulls of those people in the pit, I may have a definitive conclusion."

"Please also ask General Wu to elaborate! I'm stupid! ”

"It may be some kind of sacrificial ritual that wants to use this method to kill innocent people in exchange for their own life."

Just a few sentences, but a lot of information.

Hu Sanniang and the others were all dumbfounded when they heard each other looking at each other.

In fact, it's not that they didn't think about this outcome, but they didn't expect it when they suddenly said it, not to mention that it meant that the truth was extremely cruel......

"Well, there's no need to be scared about this, and the responsibility is not on us."

"If we can't find the murderer in the end, then the one who should be punished is the guy who killed the murderer in the first place, and we have tried our best to do our best."

"Now that we've found out, it's better to find a Taoist priest nearby to spend it, and that's the last thing we can do."

Wu Zhi made a suggestion.

The others, of course, had nothing to object to, and nodded their heads in agreement.

When the discussion was almost over, everyone said goodnight to each other and went back to their rooms to rest.

At the same time, somewhere in Bianjing City.

A study with the lights on.

"Lord Cai, the little one has already brought your letter over, but General Nawu seems to have his own opinions, and he didn't follow him in the end, and said that he would consider it later."

At this time, Lord Wu was kneeling on the ground with his hands clenched into fists, looking cautious.

He had already greeted the eighteenth generation of Wuzhi's ancestors in his heart, but he still didn't dare to say bad things in front of Cai Jing.

After all, if you really say it, what if it is known by the main owner......

That must be worse than death!

There's no need for that.

And just when Lord Wu was frightened, Cai Jing stopped the brush in his hand, frowned and spoke.

"What else did that Wu Zhi say?"

"It's gone."

"Go down."

Cai Jing didn't get the information he wanted, and waved his hand impatiently.

So, of course, Lord Wu didn't dare to stay too long, turned around and left in a hurry, and closed the door with his hand.

Cai Jing was the only one left in the huge study.

He looked out the window at the pitch black night, and his voice was soft, as if he was muttering to himself.

"Wu Dalang, what are you doing? No matter what, even if you toss the heavens by yourself and can really set off the storm by yourself, you can only obey my orders. ”

"If you dare to have ulterior motives, I will definitely not spare you."

"If you don't believe me, wait and see!"

……

Next.

Wu Zhi took Wu Song and the others to the mountain where the bones were found yesterday, and carefully inspected the pit here, trying to find new clues.

But it failed in the end.

There was nothing but dirt and some debris from the decay of the old skull.

Nothing else.

It was only at this time that Wu Zhi finally gave up the idea of continuing to search the pit, and was about to ask someone to fill in the place, when he saw a carriage coming quickly not far away.

If you look closely, it's from the government's side.

"Let's go, at this point in time, Shang Yuning sent someone over, it is estimated that there are any new clues or progress."

After Wu Zhi finished speaking, he took the lead and walked forward.

Several others followed.

When they arrived at the place, the people in the carriage jumped down, and to everyone's surprise, it was Shang Yuning himself who came this time!

In an instant, Wu Zhi suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter.

He looked around and observed the environment, and after making sure that no one else was eavesdropping, he asked in a deep voice: "Tell me, what secret have you found about this deep pit where the skull is buried, so that you want to come and tell it in person?" ”

When the words fell, Shang Yuning didn't want to continue talking nonsense, and took out a dossier from his wide sleeve.

It's just that because the years are too long, the corners have begun to yellow.

"I stayed up all night last night, looking through the past files with the people of the Yamen, and finally found the clue, which is about the disappearance of a large number of villagers in a nearby village 30 years ago."

"At that time, there was a lot of uproar about this matter, but because no one was found, it became an unsolved case."

"After a long time, no one cares."

"Coincidentally, the number of people missing, just the same number of skulls, says it all."

No matter which sentence is suffocating.

The look in Wu Zhi's eyes sank instantly, and after taking the file, he hurriedly looked at the details of the year, and quickly swept through it at a glance, sighing helplessly.

"I guessed right, there are indeed some people who want to exchange the lives of these villagers for their own immortality."

"And judging by the situation, that person was very old when he did this, and now it is not certain whether he still exists in the world."

"We can't find any clues other than the jade plate, so this case can only be left unattended."

"What do you say?"

Wu Zhi threw out questions.

After a moment of silence, Shang Yuning finally chose to nod in agreement.

As the county magistrate of this place, of course he wants to do his best to help the people, but sometimes he is powerless, so he can only ignore the matter.

"Let's do it, and make an announcement."

"Hmm."

Wu Zhi also nodded in agreement.

And after Shang Yuning decided, he was not in the mood to continue to stay, so he left with the catcher around him and went back to the yamen.

Watching the carriage drift away, Wu Zhi also felt some sympathy for the county magistrate, but he was also helpless, so he chose not to say even words of comfort.

Otherwise, it will look like a gesture.

Suddenly, a slightly hesitant voice came from my ears.

"General Wu, there is one thing I don't know whether to talk about or not, now the situation is grim, and the people all know that there is a big pit on the mountain where the skull is buried, so it is not suitable to continue to be used as cultivated land, right?"

"There are no absolutes."

Wu Zhi smiled, "Since you have decided to do something, the unjust souls who have died in vain will directly turn it into a mausoleum to bury the homeless, otherwise it is too easy for mass graves to cause accidents." ”

"Do you think that's the case?"