Su Xiaolou saw that there was a pond, which was neither deep nor shallow, which was very suitable for paddling, so he asked the person who could paddle in the dog's legs to teach him paddling.

After discussing the crime scene for a while, Director Cui and Director Liu decided to go to the place where the first student hanged himself. Then he asked, "What about Master Su?" ”

A servant pointed not far away and said, "Lord Su! Paddle in the pond over there. ”

"Do you want to call Master Su back?"

"No, let him go paddling, he won't be able to help much."

Director Cui led everyone away, and Su Xiaolou, who was unconscious, was still lying on the water and kicking his legs in pants, and several people supported Su Xiaolou to maintain his balance, and as soon as he let go, Su Xiaolou began to sink, otherwise he would just spin in place, and the water would not be less.

A day passed unconsciously, after the clues left at the scene and the closed living environment of the students of the academy, Director Cui and Director Liu agreed that the murderer was an acquaintance, and there was no accomplice, as for the motive of the crime, it is not yet clear.

Although Donglin Academy recruits students from all over the world, the tuition fee is not low, and most of the students here come from the wealthy Jiangnan.

One of the two deceased was from Hangzhou, the other was from Nanjing, and there were about 1,000 students in Donglin Academy, counting hundreds of masters, guards, and miscellaneous servants.

The most important thing now is to narrow down the scope, the murderer is likely to be the person who got along with the deceased every day, and they decided to use this as a breakthrough to secretly ask.

Su Xiaolou remembered the hatred of stepping on the flat, and said: "Master Cui, these students are very stubborn, and they will definitely not be honest if they don't use some means, so it's better to teach them a lesson." ”

Master Cui has been an official for decades, and he has long been soaked in the sophistication of officialdom, offending these students who are not rich or noble, I am afraid that the case is not investigated, and his main business will be over, besides, this is still the Donglin Academy where the world's sages and Confucians are gathered, the holy land in the hearts of the literati, the mouth of the literati is a bloodless knife, and the murderous Lord Cui does not want to be criticized by the mouth.

Master Cui asked Su Xiaolou with concern: "Master Su, how is paddling?" Learned? ”

Su Xiaolou didn't understand what this had to do with what he just said? Do you want to throw those brutal students into the water? He replied, "I have learned, I have learned to swim on the shore." ”

"Excellent! A brocade guard who can't paddle is not a good brocade guard, Master Su, you continue to learn! ”

……

In the evening, Su Xiaolou bought a few appetizers in the restaurant and invited the dogs to drink in his newly renovated house.

They set up a table in the courtyard and ate directly, and the evening wind blew as if it could take away the fatigue of the day

Yusheng directly chopped the big crab that was still crawling in half that was not eaten yesterday, sprinkled with wine, salt, orange peel, pepper, ginger and other ingredients, put it into a large basin and served on the table, which retained the freshness of the crab to the greatest extent, this is the raw pickling of that era, also called "crab sheng", which has been available as early as the Song Dynasty.

"Boss, you've had a good day! This house is really well repaired, and this dish is also good. ”

"Boss, you lack something in this courtyard, something very important!"

Su Xiaolou looked east and west, there was even a dog in this courtyard, and he asked with a puzzled face: "What is missing?" ”

"There is still a lack of a beautiful girl!"

"Hahaha......"

“……”

"Come on, come on, have a drink, and I wish the boss to find a beautiful lady early."

After a few taels of drinking, everyone was also dizzy, and the banquet lasted until late at night, if it wasn't for the next day to investigate the case, they were afraid that they would not be drunk and would not return.

……

In an abandoned temple in the mountains on the outskirts, a black-robed man stood on the podium, unable to see his appearance and gender, and several Dharma protectors below were also black-robed, and the dilapidated courtyard was full of people, ragged, mostly young and middle-aged, about 100 people.

A rattle rang, and a black-robed man walked up to the high platform and chanted, "Bow down!" The Lord of Shadows will lead you out of your afflictions, devout believers! You will get everything you want. ”

Everyone knelt in the yard, and they didn't know why they knel, and many people wouldn't even know why they were here, some people were deceived by relatives and friends, and some people were knocked unconscious and carried over.

Someone whispered, "What is this doing?" ”

"Why do you ask so much? Just kneel. ”

"This can't be a Demon Cult, right? I heard that they will eat people, and I don't want to die yet, my old cow is about to give birth, and I have to go back to deliver it. ”

"I have to go to the morning market tomorrow to sell meat, and I have to go back to killing sheep."

"This is the Shadow Moon Sect, not the Demon Sect, killing is a great sin, and after death, you will go to hell and be burned by cannons."

"What should I do? I can't count the pigs I've killed, save me! I don't want to go to hell, I'm afraid of pain. ”

"Believe in our great Lord of Shadows, who will help you wash away the sins of this life and seek the glory and wealth of the next life."

"Great! That's great! I don't have to go to hell. ”

Many of them are ordinary people who make a living on their own or rely on a skill, who have not studied for a few years, and who have lived in small towns for generations, and are easily bewitched by others.

There are many sects in the Western Regions, and secret organizations have also sprung up in the Central Plains from time to time, and all cults in the imperial court have been called demon cults, resulting in the people only knowing the notoriety of demon cults, and not knowing that demon cults are the collective name of the seven largest sects outside the region.

This Shadow Moon Cult is one of the seven major sects.

"The Atonement Charm has been issued! Come and grab it! ”

"What is an atonement?"

"The apothean blessed by the Lord of the Moon can help you reduce the karma on your body, don't buy it quickly, it'll be gone when it's too late."

"It's too expensive, isn't it?"

"Do you think Lang Zhong will think that medicine is expensive?"

“……”

Everyone was grabbing indulgences, and an inconspicuous man in Tsing Yi looked around against the wall, saw that there was someone guarding the door, and took advantage of the darkness to tiptoe towards a tree in the corner of the wall.

"What are you doing?"

"Small urgency. I can't hold it back. ”

"Urgent?" The black-robed man looked at the man in green and shouted to the others, "Take it!" ”

A group of men in black gathered around.

The man in Tsing Yi shook his hand, and the overwhelming darts flew, and the man in black hurriedly dodged, and many people were shot.

"Don't chase it, he won't be able to run away if he's poisoned by me."

……