Changxingfang, located east of Zhuque Avenue on the central axis of Chang'an and northwest of Dongshi, died three people last night.

A child of a family, who had just written half a poem that didn't make sense, ushered in a round of applause, and just when the scenery was infinite, he suddenly bled in his chest and fell to the ground.

Subsequently, three Chang'an guards rushed to the scene of the investigation and were also unfortunately assassinated, two of whom were killed on the spot and one fled.

No one could see how the three men were injured, how the Assassins were killed, and even the murder weapon was seen.

Xiu Yan Lan was already Shen Shi when he arrived at Beizhen Anling, and how to prepare for the next assassination was more important than investigating the three people who had died, so he returned to Zhen'an after arranging complete Chang'an preparations.

The post-mortem was an old man who had followed his master for nearly 50 years, and he had long been accustomed to being discriminated against, and he had to be lonely and widowed to enter this profession, and his appearance was ugly, which made it even more annoying. So, after the autopsy was completed, he laid out the situation and withdrew from the resting place where the corpse was to be found, and stood in the shadow of the eaves to wait for the summons.

Xiu Yanlian did not enter the resting place, and the autopsy results submitted by his subordinates were only held in his hands and not looked at them.

He skillfully found the old man under the eaves behind the door and pulled him out of the shadows.

His face was wrapped in a veil, and he was so stabbed by the afternoon sun that he couldn't open his eyes, so he could only take out his right hand in his arms to block the sun, and said to Xiu Yan: "It's not in accordance with the rules." ”

Xiu Yan said: "It's not in accordance with any rules, the rules of Da Zhou are still the rules of Shennong." ”

The old man said: "It doesn't conform to the rules of the work." ”

Xiu Yan said: "The old rules of pretending are not in line with the rules of this world. ”

The old man said: "The rules handed down since ancient times are the rules of this world. ”

Xiu Yan said with a smile: "Then it is not in accordance with the rules." People always have to walk under the sun, hiding in the dark all day long, the yin qi is too heavy, you are not afraid of a hundred ghosts, I am also afraid of some mysterious ghosts in my town security order. ”

The old man said: "If there is really a ghost, the little old man will accept it for the general." ”

Xiu Yan said: "You still have this ability." ”

The old man said: "In this life, I only have the ability to deal with the dead." ”

Xiu Yan said: "Then what story did the dead man tell you this time?" ”

The old man bowed down and said: "General Hui, these three people died at the same time, in the same way, they all died by piercing their hearts with sharp weapons last night. ”

Xiu Yan said: "If you don't say this, I know, if there is anything I can't see." ”

The old man said: "The corpse will only tell Xiao Lao'er the cause and time of death, and the rest is what you Chang'anwei needs to investigate." However, the little old man dared to ask more, and the general could find the murder weapon at the scene. ”

Xiu Yan said: "I didn't find it, at that time, there were witnesses who reported that the three people suddenly had blood gushing out of their chests, and then fell to the ground. ”

The old man said, "This is strange. According to the wounds of the deceased, the perpetrator stabbed the deceased with a sharp knife in the back, pierced through the chest, and split the whole heart in two, so that the deceased fell to the ground and died before he could say a word. Moreover, the wound is smooth, unlike the general knife wound muscle valgus. From this point of view, the murder weapon should be a slender thing, that is, a few times thinner than a hair, so sharp. Moreover, the perpetrator's method must have been very swift, and although it was pierced in the back of the chest, the wounds on the front and back of the chest were formed almost at the same time. This action will inevitably have a rise and a close. But Chang'anwei's informant said that he didn't see anyone make a move, which is really strange. ”

He started with a strange beginning and ended with a strange ending, indicating that this case was indeed something he had never seen in his 50 years in the industry.

Xiu Yan said: "What if it is the mechanism used? Lurking in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to move, is the consistent style of Jinna assassins. ”

The old man said: "The little old man of the Jinna assassin has never heard of it, let alone understood that if it is fired from a distance, if it is fired from a distance, it will inevitably cause such an injury, and the sound will be huge and earth-shattering. ”

Xiu Yan thought for a moment and asked his subordinates: "Was there fireworks in Changxingfang yesterday?"

An Anwei arched his hand and said: "Returning to the general, there are no fireworks." ”

Xiu Yan said: "I have heard other abnormal noises. ”

The Chang'an Wei said: "Yesterday, it was freezing after the snow, and none of the artists in the market went out on the street, and there was only a group of scholars talking about it in Changxingfang, only human voices, and no other sounds. ”

Xiu Yan said: "What about the scholar's confession?"

Chang'an Wei said: "There is no abnormality. ”

Xiu Yan said: "It was so cold yesterday, why did these people march late at night. ”

Chang'an Wei said: "It was said that the deceased invited them to enjoy the wonders of the snowfall in July." ”

Xiu Yan said: "No, retrial." ”

Chang Anwei bowed his hand and retreated: "No." ”

Xiu Yan looked at the old man: "If it's an assassin who kills people personally?"

The old man said: "That is the method of the immortals, and the little old man does not dare to speculate." ”

Xiu Yan contemplated and was silent for a long time.

At this moment, a servant of Chang'an Wei Fengchen pushed the door and bowed to the courtyard Xiu Yan Lian: "Report!

Immediately after that, another person came, with the same equipment as the predecessor, carrying the command flag, bowing down and saying: "Report! There is a butcher assassinated in Dongshi!"

Xiu Yan said: "How is the state of death?" ”

Xian Dao Chang'an Wei replied: "Bleeding from the chest, details to be determined." ”

Another person also said: "Bleeding from the chest, details to be determined." ”

Xiu Yan closed his eyes tightly, and deconstructed the one hundred and eight squares of Chang'an, the eleventh street in the north and south, and the fourteenth road in the east and west in his mind over and over again.

Chang'anfang City is dotted with dots, the streets run through the vertical and horizontal, and the three points at the scene of the crime are connected and combined into a line, and a familiar chessboard appears in Xiu Yanzhuan's mind.

"Return to the Dragon Expedition!" He suddenly remembered the picture of Nangong and Fu Yu fighting each other the night before in the intelligence, and the black and white twins on the golden chessboard beside Nangong were intertwined with the trend of the Huilong Expedition, which was exactly the same as the layout of the three crime locations in Chang'an City now.

He opened his eyes and said to Chang'an Wei, who was waiting beside him: "Inform General Nangong and leave Xingqing Palace immediately." This is where the Jinner Assassins' next target is. ”

Chang Anwei nodded and said "No", and rushed out of the Zhen'an Order. Xiu Yan is neatly armed, and the royal horse is galloping.

At the same time, the Daozheng Square to the east of Chang'an East City.

A young woman dressed in white, walking and stopping, wandering around.

The bridge of her nose is high, and she doesn't seem to be here, but she speaks standard and fluent Chang'an Mandarin, and bargains with the shopkeeper of a porcelain shop a few times.

Until finally pulled out a price that was satisfactory to both parties, the shopkeeper pretended to sigh helplessly: "The girl is sharp and has done a good deal, and the little old man sincerely admires it." This purple sand teapot, according to the price given by the girl, make a friend, and make a familiar face. ”

The woman smiled happily: "The shopkeeper will be a man, and this girl will come to you next time to buy good things." ”

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly and said: "Little Lao'er is not sensitive, the girl is so good at doing business, if she comes a few more times, Xiao Lao'er's shop will be emptied by the girl." I only forgot that the girl was honest in the small shop, and introduced more sons and close friends to take care of them. ”

The words seem to be sarcastic, but in fact they are implying that the little girl has taken advantage of it today. This mental trick, the old shopkeeper is handy with virtue.

The woman clapped her hands and said, "Okay, since it's so difficult for you, then don't buy it." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and left.

The shopkeeper didn't expect that there would be such a woman who couldn't understand his extraneous voice, and just left, only hating the sinister world, and accidentally falling into the pit he dug. At this moment, he couldn't wait to slap himself twice, and what kind of caution he played was self-defeating, so that the deal he got slipped away.

"Girl, stay, stay. ”

As he spoke, the shopkeeper chased him out of the store, and then stood on the spot.

I saw that the woman in white, who was still alive just now, was standing on Dongshi Street at the moment, her eyes were dull and motionless.

Only the chest, slowly overflowing red, soaked in white, like plum blossoms blooming in the heavy snow of the cold winter moon.