In the public house, Chen Tang was playing with the official seal.

After getting the seal, he sent Huang Daozhi and others away, and when he returned, he did some research on the official seal. It was found that there was a wisp of official qi deposited in it, but there were not many of them.

It is not easy to brew official morale, and it is even more linked to official rank. As a seven-grade county, the county order belongs to the inferior level in the entire class, and it is not a big official.

When encountering the official spirit, I am happy to see the hunt. However, for the official spirit of this seal, it is not easy to absorb, for fear that it will damage the seal, then it will be troublesome.

In normal times, you can only play one or two, and a little official atmosphere can also be beneficial.

At this moment, Wang Mo ran over with an anxious expression, and shouted: "My lord, my lord is not good!"

Chen Tang put down the official seal and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"

"Murder! There was a murder in the western suburbs, a family of six, died overnight, and blood flowed out of the house. ”

Wang Mo said in a panic.

Chen Tang Huoran got up, his eyes flashing.

When people are in different positions, they will have different positions and attitudes towards the same thing. In the past, when he heard that there was a murder, Chen Tang didn't think too much about it, and at the first time, he would think of evil or demons. But now that he is a county magistrate, something happens in the territory under his jurisdiction, and his thoughts suddenly become complicated.

He immediately asked, "Where is County Lieutenant Du?"

The county lieutenant is equivalent to the director of the public security bureau, responsible for the public security and criminal investigation of the county, and most of the murder cases are handled by him.

Wang Mo was determined: "County Lieutenant Du has already led the arresting officials to rush over." ”

Chen Tang asked again: "Is it the case that the villagers came to report?"

Wang Mo nodded: "Yes." ”

Chen Tang sat back again: In a village, an accident occurred in a family, and a tragedy occurred, such a thing is rare. After all, the villagers are very simple, and the people in the same village basically belong to the clan and have blood relations, so they can't do it when they are idle.

If it weren't for the contradictions and murders in the township, what would it be? Bandits looted, killed people and sold goods?

Chen Tang's eyes flashed.

Counting up, today is the fifth day that he and Huang Daozhi have completed the handover. This time, neither long nor short, is quite delicate.

Before going to the banquet that day, Chen Tang thought of an old saying: There is no good feast, there will be no good feast, and he is still preparing for something to happen. However, after arriving, the wind and waves were calm, that is, eating, drinking a little wine, and the content of the conversation between each other, three sentences did not leave the official business.

But for Huang Daozhi's suspicion and vigilance, Chen Tang never let go. Now that such a murder suddenly broke out, he immediately wondered if there would be some kind of relationship between the two.

Before the handover, this Nanfu County was still under the jurisdiction of Huang Daozhi. If something happens, he has to be responsible, but after the handover, this responsibility falls on Chen Tang's head.

If the speculation is accurate, this Lord Huang is really deep in the city. Before leaving, he pressed the scene steadily, and it seemed to be calm and light, but once he withdrew and left, he took off his responsibilities, and immediately had an accident. This kind of skill is the true character of an official?

It is said that officialdom is pickled, is this a lesson for Chen Tang?

"My lord, what should I do?"

Wang Mo asked, it was the first time for him to be a staff master, and he could do the work of clerical files, but when he really encountered something, he lacked experience, so he would inevitably panic.

Chen Tang said: "If there is a murder case, let the county lieutenant Du investigate the case and arrest the murderer, these are standard procedures." ”

When Wang Mo heard this, he suddenly said "oh". In fact, if only one person had died, he would not have been so alarmed. The key is that the catastrophe is appalling and unacceptable.

Chen Tang was also a little uneasy, if his guess was correct, this case, with Du Wangyun's ability, could not be investigated at all.

After thinking about it, he got up and strode out.

"My lord, where are you going?"

Wang Mo caught up and asked.

Chen Tang didn't reply: "I'll go to the scene of the crime to have a look." ”

"You have to bring someone with you......"

Wang Mo hurriedly said.

"No need. ”

And he went to the stable, and led the rouge horse out, and prepared the saddle, and turned over and rode up, and got the land, and ran out.

"Wait for me, sir. ”

Wang Mo shouted, he can also ride horses, but his riding skills are sloppy, and the horses in the stables are all old and weak, and when he goes out of the yamen, he can't see Chen Tang anymore.

There are not many pedestrians on the streets of the city, but it is not good to ride the horse, and the speed cannot be too fast. When passing by the city gate, several soldiers guarding the gate were standing there listlessly, recognizing the rouge horse, and hurriedly greeted.

Chen Tang nodded slightly, and when he arrived outside the city, he immediately whipped his horse and galloped.

"What are you going to do when you ride out of the city by yourself?"

One of the soldiers asked.

"It is said that there was a tragedy in the western suburbs, and the adults should have gone there. ”

Another soldier replied.

"Ah, such a big deal, it looks like it's going to be a storm in the city soon......"

......

A village, more than a dozen families, scattered on a sloping land.

There are many such mountain villages on the outskirts of Nanfu County. The villagers work at sunrise and rest at sunset, and the days are cold and calm.

It is said that Jiangnan is rich, but it is just a general statement, and for the people at the grassroots level, it is very satisfying to be able to eat a full stomach.

However, today, a tragic incident has shattered the peace of the entire village.

In the morning, some villagers found that Xin Laowu's family of six had all died at home. The death was horrible, and blood was pouring all over the ground. When the village chief heard the news, he immediately sent someone into the city to report the case. When the county magistrate Du Wangyun heard the news, he didn't have time to eat breakfast. Immediately rushed out of the city with several arresters and came to the village to investigate the situation.

Chen Tangma was fast, and when he arrived, he was only more than two quarters of an hour later than Du Wangyun and them. After entering the village, I saw that there were many people inside, and there were fast catchers to maintain order. When they saw Chen Tanglai, they saluted one after another.

Chen Tang turned over and dismounted, and walked towards the house.

Seeing that it was an ordinary earthen house with a small courtyard outside, Du Wangyun was standing there, his face was so gloomy that he was about to drip water. There was a big case in the jurisdiction, and as a county lieutenant, he could not escape the blame. If you want to be held accountable, the first is to cut him.

"Your Excellency, you're here. ”

Chen Tang didn't greet him, and asked directly, "How is the situation?"

Du Wangyun lowered his voice: "My lord, I have seen the corpses, all of them, regardless of age or age, have been disemboweled, and all internal organs have been hollowed out. Such a death is not an ordinary homicide case. I feel ...... humiliation"

Speaking of this, his face turned a little pale: "I think that there are probably demons at work." ”

mentioned demons, and suddenly thought of the first time Chen Tang came to Yamen that day, he carried two demon corpses in the car.

Hearing this, Chen Tang raised his eyebrows.

This family is just ordinary people, why did the other party choose them to attack? Is it just a passing hand? Is it a provocation or a demonstration?

He asked, "What did you say about the autopsy?"

Du Wangyun replied: "That is to say, it is not human-like, like a beast." My lord, how should this matter be decided?"

Chen Tang didn't answer, looking left and right. Whether the perpetrator is a human or a demon, he should leave some clues when he enters the house to do evil.

Suddenly, his eyes shrank, as if he had discovered something......