"What?"

Halfway through the words, it directly raised everyone's curiosity.

The man glanced at the longing of the crowd, the corners of his mouth rose uncontrollably, his voice lengthened, and he continued:

"But the people of Jingzhao Mansion checked the inside and outside of the workshop for a whole day, and they didn't find anything. And the people who live next door to their house say they didn't hear anything last night. What kind of people and methods should this be, you say, to kill with one blow? ”

"Shhhh

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but inhale, trembling all over their bodies and imagining the killer's methods, which made people numb when they heard it.

But this matter is a talking point for most people, and they shuddered, and couldn't help but express their own speculations.

"It is estimated that it is the problem of their mutton cakes, and those who can eat mutton are not simple characters, maybe they are too unpalatable and deceive customers, so they attract thieves."

"Who would kill someone for a bowl of mutton cakes? According to a certain theory, it should be the fault of their family's morality, or the hands of their neighbors, so that they can give false witness. ”

"Alas, alas! You all guessed wrong, listen to the third aunt of a certain brother-in-law......"

……

Zheng Wan has no interest in what everyone continues to talk about, obviously the family died tragically, and everyone was rich, but it became the victim's fault.

The expression on his face couldn't help but be cold, and he lowered his head and walked all the way forward.

Zhao Qingmiao in front was packing up his things, and he suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in the afterglow, and hurriedly stopped him:

"Mrs. Zheng!"

The sudden shout brought Zheng Wan back to her senses quickly, and she turned her head to look at the place where the sound came from.

found that Zhao Qingmiao was full of happy smiles, showed her the empty bamboo basket, and signaled that all the newly made bread at noon today was all sold.

Then he asked with some doubts: "Lady, where are you going?" It won't be long before the curfew arrives. ”

Hearing this, the corners of Zheng Wan's mouth rose and fell slightly, stared at Zhao Qingmiao and said:

"I saw that you didn't come home, so I came to look for you."

"Hey, hey, hey! Thank you, lady. There is a bit of bread prepared today, and there are a few people who buy things after Shen Shi, so this is delayed until now, let's go back. ”

While speaking, Zhao Qingmiao had already put away all the things in the stall, put them in a bamboo basket, and waited for Zheng Wan to go back together.

What she didn't say was that Zheng Wan said that she was looking for her, but she didn't notice her stall at all just now, and even almost walked by.

If she really missed it, and she didn't pay attention, there was no need to say much about the next thing.

Therefore, when Zhao Qingmiao and Zheng Wan were walking on the way back, they couldn't help but ask:

"Is there anything on the lady's mind? It doesn't look like he's happy at all. ”

Zheng Wan also knew that his state was not quite right, so he took a long breath and explained:

"When I was looking for you, I heard someone say next to me that a mutton cake stall not far from you died tragically at home, and blood flowed like a river. I used to eat that mutton cake, it tasted very good, and the owner was also a very good person.

But even so, not long after their family passed away, others speculated about the boss's family with the greatest malice, speculating wildly, which made people shudder to hear. ”

Zhao Qingmiao imagined such a scene, and he was also numb, secretly glanced up at Zheng Wan, and quickly lowered his head.

In his weakest voice, he replied, "As long as someone understands." ”

"That's all there is to it."

Zheng Wan also understands that these people's mouths can't be controlled, but their mood is inevitably affected by this.

The two were in a bad mood, and after returning home, they simply made a little dinner and fell asleep.

Originally, I thought that this matter would simply circulate in the mouths of the people, and then quickly disappeared into the crowd, but the case was too great for Jingzhao Mansion to handle, and the case was transferred to Dali Temple for investigation the next day.

When the case was sent, Cui Zhiyun happened to be discussing the progress of the current case with Su Xingzhang.

Suddenly, when I heard Shaoqing of Dali Temple mention this heinous case, something seemed to flash in my mind.

He hurriedly raised his hand to signal Su Xingzhang to stop talking, shifted his gaze to Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and asked:

"Where did the murder you just talk about take place? What is the suspicion? ”

The moment he spoke, the eyes of Su Xingzhang and Shaoqing of Dali Temple instantly locked on him, and he didn't understand why Cui Zhiyun was involved in this case, which sounded like it had nothing to do with the private salt case.

Moreover, the meaning of Cui Zhiyun's questioning faintly had a feeling of overstepping his bounds, which made Su Xingzhang, who had always admired him, feel very surprised.

Shaoqing of Dali Temple shifted his attention to Su Xingzhang and asked his superiors if he wanted to say it?

Su Xingzhang thought briefly for a while, and said with a smile:

"Since Cui Jiancheng asked, you can just talk about this case and communicate about it, if Cui Jiancheng has any good ideas, maybe he can solve the case as soon as possible, and he can also calm people's hearts."

Seeing that his superiors did not stop him, Shaoqing of Dali Temple put the file in his hand on the low table between the two of them, and introduced:

"This case was originally in charge of Jingzhao Mansion, but after a whole day of investigation, they found that the case was full of suspicions, and they could not deal with it in time with their ability, so they transferred it to Dali Temple.

The case took place in Anye Fang in the south, where all seven members of the family were killed with a single knife, including the three-year-old child.

The main suspicions are: 1. The case occurred in the workshop after the curfew, and it escaped the inspection of the forbidden army and the blockade of the gate of the workshop and entered the interior smoothly.

2. All of them had their throats cut with a knife and died of bleeding in bed. This kind of knife technique is not something that everyone can have, and they are not for money or lust, and they will leave when they kill someone. The neighbors around didn't notice any noise, and they knocked on the door the next day and found that there was no response.

3. After investigation, it was found that the family was kind to others and had never heard of any personal enmity. And the family also runs a mutton cake stall on Skylark Street in Buzheng Fang, which has received good reviews from diners. ”

When he said this, Shaoqing of Dali Temple's eyes involuntarily drifted to Cui Zhiyun's body.

Because Skylark Street is not far from the Dushui Prison, it can even be said that it is on a street behind the Dushui Prison, and the distance is only thirty or forty zhang.

Even if there is no covering, it is impossible to see the stalls directly from the back door of the water superintendent.

At this moment of pause, Cui Zhiyun's mind quickly flashed the situation at the back door of the Dushui Prison, when did he seem to have seen this stall, and there was another person in it......

Thinking of this, his heart seemed to be clenched tightly and it was difficult to breathe.

In order to verify his guess, his tone of voice became stern, he looked at Su Xingzhang, who was sitting opposite, and said:

"Su Siqing, I suspect that this murder case is related to the case of illicit salt, otherwise it is impossible to explain the problem of killing with a knife and the Praetorian Guard."

Hearing this, Su Xingzhang's casual expression instantly converged, and he asked in disbelief:

"Cui Jiancheng, we all understand the thought you spent on the case of private salt, but not all cases can be linked, there are many such homicide cases on the ground, and the only difference this time is that it happened in Luoyang City."

Cui Zhiyun also knew that it was unreasonable for him to say such a thing, but this strong subconscious made him unable to ignore it.

If you guess wrong, this is a false alarm, but if this incident is true, then Zheng Wan's life is in danger.

He didn't dare to risk the lives of Zheng Wan and other people.

Therefore, in the face of Su Xingzhang's strong search's gaze, he had a firm gaze and must settle this matter.

Su Xingzhang looked at Cui Zhiyun's serious expression, and his heart began to gradually calm down, thinking about the connection, but he couldn't think of it anyway.

But he also knows that Cui Zhiyun is not a person who talks about it.

If the connection between the two is really found, it will bring them a greater possibility to solve the case.

Therefore, he immediately made a decision in his heart, "Since Cui Jiancheng said so, what do you have in mind, just say it, it is more convenient for us to do it with the manpower here in Dali Temple." ”

Cui Zhiyun also knew that Su Xingzhang's words were reasonable, so he thought briefly for a while and said:

"I also ask Wen Shaoqing to find out the unsolved cases in and around Luoyang City recently, especially since April, as well as the Cao Canal, Yong'an Canal, and Bashui to the north coast."

"This ......"

Wen Shaoqing was a little puzzled, if all these files had to be found, it would not be a simple matter, and even finding the connections between the various files would be very troublesome later.

In his opinion, such a thing is not necessary at all, anyway, the case of illegal salt that they investigated has come to an end, and these things are insignificant at all and will not affect the overall situation.

With just one glance, Su Xingzhang saw the thoughts of his subordinate, snorted coldly, and shouted:

"Just do what Cui Jiancheng wants."

Hearing this, Wen Shaoqing glanced at the expressions of the two and bowed and retreated.

Because of the huge number of files, it was not until noon that the officials of Dali Temple found out the files that Cui Zhiyun was looking for.

Then, according to the key points said by Cui Zhiyun, he found out the files that may be related.

At this time, everyone found out, they didn't know if they didn't see it, they were shocked when they saw it, and in just three months, so many cases of destruction had occurred around Luoyang City and its three water systems.

Some families got on the boat to catch fish and fell into the water and died; Some families were bitten to death by wild beasts that broke into the mountains; Some are the same as the Zhang family at the mutton cake stall, and it seems that they have been killed by revenge.

And what they have in common is that no one found it when they died, and when they saw the corpse, they knew that the whole family was dead, whether it was more than half a hundred years old or a newborn child, none of them were spared.

When everyone saw the summarized content, they couldn't help but gasp.

These cases seem to be unrelated on the surface, but if they are really related to the case of illegal salt, as Cui Jiancheng said, then ......

Everyone didn't dare to imagine this result at all, and they all looked at Cui Zhiyun, who was holding the summary manuscript in his hand.

Cui Zhiyun also realized that something was wrong, and immediately said to everyone:

"Now send half of the people who can be sent out in Dali Temple, and half of us will be sent by the water supervisor, and all of them will go to investigate these people who have been destroyed, have they all fished special things from the river before? Or have you ever seen these things fished out? ”

Su Xingzhang followed up and ordered: "Just act according to Cui Jiancheng's orders." ”

"Whoa."

After Cui Zhiyun found out the contact, he immediately said to Su Xingzhang: "I want to go back to the capital water supervisor to instruct the investigation, and I will talk to you in detail tomorrow." ”

"Go ahead."

Su Xingzhang also knew that this matter could not be delayed, and watched Cui Zhiyun's back gradually disappear in front of him.

In his heart, he couldn't help but admire the other party's keenness, he could even associate the truth with such a trivial matter, if he won this battle, he would definitely let the saint arrange this kind of good hand under his own hands.

Cui Zhiyun, who hurried back to the capital water prison, immediately called the team leader of the capital water supervisor - Lu Mingzhang.

"You personally watch this matter, no one in the capital water supervisor will come to make trouble for the time being, but if it is an ordinary person, it is difficult to face such a bloody storm, do you understand?"

"Xia Guan understands."

"Then you can take someone with you now."

"Whoa."

After Lu Mingzhang left, Cui Zhiyun didn't dare to delay time, and in Yun Wu's surprised eyes, someone drove to the door of Zheng's house.

Yun Wu looked at the full moon half-hanging in the sky, thinking that it was about to be curfew, and he didn't understand why the master wanted to come to Zheng Wan at this time.

"Knock knock!"