At this moment, it is nearly two watches, and there are no stars and moons in the night sky. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The occasional drop of stagnant water under the eaves of the houses on both sides of the info slaps on the bluestone floor, making a slight "ticking" sound, but it can't disturb the sound of waves crashing on the shore in the distant night.

Xie Yixiang followed the direction where the sound of the water waves came, raised her eyes and looked into the distance, and thought to herself: "There is the Dongting Lake of 'Haohao Soup, Boundless'." ”

This is the most prosperous street in Yueyang City, wide enough to allow twenty horses to walk side by side at the same time; the pavilions on both sides of the street still have remnants of the joy of the New Year, and the slightly yellowed red paper of happiness and happiness is blown up by the night breeze and gently beats on the wall; a few miles west of the street is a high platform built along the shore of Dongting Lake, about a foot high above the ground. A three-storey pavilion can be faintly seen on the high platform, and the vague outline is outlined in the night, which is one of the "three floors in the south of the Yangtze River" and the world-famous Yueyang Tower.

Now Xie Yixiang and the other four people in the torture room are sitting on the ground in this street, and the five of them form a circle, and in the middle is a lantern with a flickering fire, which is sometimes blown by the night wind, as if it is about to be extinguished.

This is Zhuang Haoming's decision.

"The so-called dragon girl curse, killing people with broken palms, naturally can't be real, in the final analysis, it's just a series of premeditated murders, and the murderers behind the cases are just mortals after all. This time, the murderer only very skillfully covered up his murderous methods, faked them as a strange force and chaos, and then spread rumors everywhere in a vain attempt to deceive the foolish people, so as to make people feel a kind of awe and fear. ”

"But when people in the world encounter ghosts asking for their lives, they always think that the more people around them, the safer they are, just like the example of the old lady Zhong said by the second child of Fang Caidian, in fact, this is very wrong. As I said, no matter how bizarre the case may be, the murderer is still a mortal. How can we best hide a drop of water? Naturally, this drop of water melts into the ocean. In this case of ghost killing humans, as a mortal murderer, he often pretends to be a character who is easily overlooked, inadvertently sneaking into the victim's side, waiting for an opportunity to assassinate the killer. However, because there were so many people present at the time, it made it difficult for people to find the murderer. ”

"So now according to the style of the dragon maiden, they must also be doing it to us at the third watch. So for us, the fewer people we have around, the better, especially not to have outsiders around. I will come with five people, and five of them will stand guard on this street tonight, and come to wait for the rabbit. I'm going to see how they can do it to us. ”

The reason why Zhuang Haoming was able to become the chief arrester of the criminal arrest room was not because of personal connections, but because he started from the bottom and climbed to this position step by step. Although his reputation in the capital has never been very good, and he is classified as a sycophant by the world, but now everyone can't help but secretly admire his remarks.

Cheng Chengtian was originally a little dissatisfied with Zhuang Haoming's disregard for Jia Mengchao's safety outside the inn, and he was reaching out to play with the horse lantern on the ground at this moment. However, after waiting like this for a long time, it is really boring. I only heard him speak: "In a situation like tonight, staying away from crowded places is indeed the best choice." However, it can't be too remote, so that the other party has a chance to take advantage of it and kill him in secret. The street we are on now is surrounded by restaurants and shops, but there are no pedestrians wandering outside at night, it is relatively quiet, and at the same time, this is the center of Yueyang City, I believe that the other party will not dare to be too presumptuous, and make a big move at us. In this way, the master's arrangement is not leaky. ”

After he said this, Zhuang Haoming also opened his mouth to chat with him for a few words. Xie Yixiang didn't say a word, just sat quietly on the ground, letting the bone-chilling cold air come from the bluestone paved ground and slowly flow into his heart.

She knew very well that tonight's events were by no means simple, thinking back to the girl in white, who looked like she was only a teenager, how could she have practiced such a profound internal kung fu as the "Secret Art of Sound Transmission"? And her dull eyes seemed to hide some kind of soul-stirring magic. If you insist on saying that the girl in white is performing martial arts, Xie Yixiang is willing to believe that she is really the resentful spirit of the dragon girl.

As for the old man who came with the girl, he broke Zhuang Haoming's "sun and moon in his sleeve" that he had been practicing hard for many years in just one move, forcing him to show off his famous silver gun. Xie Yixiang and Zhuang Haoming have known each other for more than ten years, and they don't know him well, if it weren't for the fact that they were too powerful, they had reached the point where they couldn't fight at all, Zhuang Haoming would never ignore Jia Mengchao no matter what.

Who are those old and young people, is it really because of the little girl who died under the horse's hooves unexpectedly outside the city, and they want to put Jia Mengchao to death? According to the shopkeeper's words, this so-called 'dragon girl' has been wandering around Yueyang City, punishing people who commit adultery and criminals everywhere with the severed palm of that "snatching hand", so the corpse and severed palm that everyone saw on the official road in the morning are naturally also her masterpieces. Thinking back to the conclusion that everyone came to at the time, the scene on the official road was deliberately seen by the other party to let his own pedestrians, and it was also a warning to everyone who came to Huguang. Then it is not difficult to come to a conclusion, that is, all of this is clearly a game set up for your own group.

With this in mind, Xie Yixiang's heart is already bright. She connected the whole thing, and the more she thought about it, the more terrifying it felt. She immediately took a breath of cool air and asked lightly, "Brother Jia, do you remember the girl who died under your horse's hooves on the outskirts of the city today?"

As soon as these words came out, although Zhuang Haoming looked calm, Cheng Chengtian and Jia Mengchao were shocked, and they immediately understood what Xie Yixiang meant. Xue Zhiyan on the side didn't know why, and asked: "The girl who was trampled to death by a horse?" I only remember that she seemed to be in her teens, covered in blood......

As soon as the words came out, he also reacted, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes, it happened suddenly, and the situation was too chaotic. Coupled with the fact that there was blood all over the ground, we were sure that the girl would definitely die, so we could no longer bear to look at her corpse...... Now that I think about it, looking at the length of her figure, it seems that the girl is the 'dragon girl' who came to us just now. ”

Xie Yixiang nodded solemnly and said, "It must be so." I never think that there are any coincidences or accidents in this world, all of this is simply a game set up in the morning. ”

Xue Zhiyan's face turned cold with fright, and he said, "Could it be ...... Could it be that the girl's soul did not disappear after her death, so she turned into a 'dragon girl' to find Brother Jia to ask for her life?"

Hearing him say this, everyone frowned. , Xue Zhiyan, as a veteran autopsy in the torture room, is the most unbelieving person in the world, but how can he suddenly talk nonsense? Xie Yixiang glanced at Zhuang Haoming secretly, but saw that Zhuang Haoming also happened to meet his gaze, and then nodded slowly.

Cheng Shaotian on the side couldn't help but snort, and said indignantly: "What kind of grievances are not gone, it is clear that she is not dead at all." I said, Old Xue, what's wrong with you? The corpses that you have cut open are enough to make an army of thousands of people, how can you talk about these nonsense?"

Xue Zhiyan just shook his head vigorously and said, "Because of that broken palm...... It was by no means a mortal hand. ”

Jia Mengchao had a trace of guilt in his heart since he stepped on the little girl, but at this time, he was broken by Xie Yixiang, and his heart suddenly knotted, and he couldn't help but sneer: "It doesn't matter if he is a mortal or a ghost, since the other party has already begun to calculate us, then the one who should come must always come." But it's strange to say that the five of us are veterans of investigating the case, and there is also the famous 'peeling off the cocoon', and we were actually deceived by the girl's fake death at that time. ”

When he said this, he was obviously suspicious of Xue Zhiyan. Although Cheng Shaotian also had some doubts in his heart, after all, everyone had worked together for many years, and at this time, there was no need to be estranged because of this, so he hurriedly joked: "In this way, you don't suffer a loss with a yin and yang face." The dozens of peasants present at that time were all veterans of killing pigs and sheep, and among them were the famous third princess of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, who was actually deceived by your fake death at that time. ”

Xie Yixiang had no intention of joking, and her bright eyes became a little unfathomable in the flickering firelight of the horse lantern. She looked at Zhuang Haoming and said slowly: "'The light is burned and all are pure, and Changle is silent and does not move'. Uncle can you remember what the 'dragon girl' once said?"

Hearing Xie Yixiang's question, Zhuang Haoming, who originally looked calm, couldn't help but gasp. He slowly closed his eyes, but when he saw the light of the lantern on the ground reflected on his face, he shook endlessly, only to hear him say lightly: "It seems that I can't hide it from you at last." I thought you were nervous enough, so I didn't talk about it. Now that you've guessed it, I don't have to hide it anymore. ”

At that moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, looked around at everyone present, and his face became solemn, and he said word by word: "Not bad." The old and the young, most of them are members of the Divine Fire Sect. ”