Chapter 131: The Phantom in the Woods
The mechanism is exhausted, and I don't know where people have returned. Qian Jin fled with guilt, walked day and night, and was in a state of confusion, so he missed the investment store. He was hungry and discouraged, and he walked forward in a daze. There were thick clouds in the sky covering the moon, and the mournful chirping of the owl was heard from time to time in the forest not far away, and Qian Jin was terrified when he heard it.
The path in the forest became strange and deep under the hidden stars and moon, and Qian Jin had no choice but to burrow into the forest for temporary refuge. He touched his bag, and forgot to bring dry food in a hurry, as the cool breeze penetrated through his bones, which made him even more depressed. People are in a bad place, drinking cold water and stuffing their teeth, Qian Jin smiled bitterly for a while, leaning against a big locust tree and closing his eyes to recuperate. Unconsciously, Qian Jin had a dream of Huang Liang, and the fugue was too imaginary.
He was in a misty place, surrounded by darkness. When he was hesitating, he only heard the faint whimpering sound behind him, Qian Jin was in a cold sweat, turned around and looked around with frightened eyes. It was still dark and dark, and there was no movement. He soothed his pounding heart and wiped the large drops of sweat rolling down his forehead.
At this time, someone patted him on the shoulder, Qian Jin's eyes widened, his teeth chattered, he looked back again, and countless wandering ghosts and lonely ghosts with unspeakable resentment floated towards him. They held barnyard grains mixed with sand in their hands and said to Qian Jin: "Qian Jin, this is the grain you distributed to the people when you gave relief in Chenzhou, and we will return all of it to you now." With that, the dust flew in an instant, and the money was swallowed in it. He was so shocked that his body suddenly sank and fell into the bottomless abyss.
When he woke up, he found that he was drenched all over, the moon was still hazy, and there was only his shelter in the empty forest, and the silky drizzle was falling non-stop. I usually don't do bad things, I don't feel shocked when I knock on the door in the middle of the night, the money is evil, and the melancholy silk rain is the cry of the wandering ghost.
Qian Jin's soul flew into the sky, and he crawled deeper into the forest and escaped. At this time, there was a faint fire in front of him, Qian Jin thought it was a ghost asking for his life, and he screamed and died.
Then the three of them came to Qian Jin step by step. One of the people dressed in white took out a booklet from his arms and threw it on Qian Jin's body, he sneered a few times, and said to the two people behind him: "How did Qian Jin die? ”
The two people behind him echoed casually: "Gongzi Gaojian, with this account book, even if Qian Jin dies, he will not be able to live in peace, and no one will avenge this corrupt and corrupt official." After a few heart-wrenching laughter came from the silent forest, three ghostly black shadows suddenly disappeared again.
When the morning sun rises and returns to the forest, a woodcutter finds Qian Jin's body. Cunyi strategized and plotted a clever situation, and used the strategy of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger to make Qian Jin's true form exposed, but he didn't want Pan Ruzhen's wine bags and rice bags to not monitor Qian Jin, so that the success fell short. When Yufeng was angry that Qian Jin was not handling the case well, the woodcutter panicked and broke into the mansion to report the case.
Pan Ruzhen ordered the three classes of officials to arrest quickly, and Cunyi and Yufeng followed the team and marched towards the Black Wind Forest, where the crime occurred. When everyone arrived in the forest, Pan Ruzhen immediately ordered him to examine the body. After some inspection, it was found that there were no scars on Qian Jin's body, his face was as bloody as ever, and there was no sign of poisoning.
As soon as he heard the report, Pan Ruzhen pulled his mustache and fell into deep thought. How did a good man, who was not injured or poisoned, die? He pointed to the grass, "My lord, there is a booklet in the grass. ”
Pan Ruzhen immediately asked people to present the booklet to him, and he looked through it carefully, and it was the evidence that Qian Jin had filled his pockets in Chenzhou and poisoned the local people. He closed the account book and glanced at Qian Jin, who was staring at him with wide eyes and a dead eye. Pan Ruzhen immediately concluded that Qian Jin was wronged because he did too much because of his lack of morality, and the case was understood, and the truth will soon be made public.
He immediately issued an autopsy report according to Pan Ruzhen's idea, and the account books of Qian Jin's embezzlement were kept as evidence in the government for filing. Cunyi glanced at Qian Jin, who was lying down next to the tree, and looked like a miserable person who was at a loss and in a hurry. He shook his head and said, "Tianli Zhaozhang, retribution is not happy. A wicked man is his own hell. ”
Qinglin's old case has been closed, Pan Ruzhen's arrest of thieves and murderers can naturally be added to the ranks, his face is shrouded in joy, and the toad's big mouth is so happy that he can't close it. Cunyi felt that the aftermath of this matter was still unsettled, and there seemed to be something missing. Even if Qian Jin is innocent of death, and the unjust soul asking for his life is too bizarre, he will not be stupid enough to leave the account book that records his crime by his side, isn't this a self-confession?
Pan Ruzhen saw that Cunyi was deep in thought, he didn't dare to disturb, and walked to Yufeng's side and said with a hippie smile: "Feng Woman, this time the old case of Qinglin has been solved, and it is all thanks to the help of the woman, and the government once again expresses its gratitude." ”
Yufeng hated his pretentious face, she waved at Pan Ruzhen, and before he left, she told Pan Ruzhen again that he would take care of Liu Ping's orphan mother. Pan Ruzhen nodded in agreement and led a group of men to leave the Black Wind Forest.
After everyone left, Yufeng said to Cunyi: "Brother Cunyi, Qian Jin will eventually repay himself for being cocooned, let's not look at this thief here." ”
Cunyi told Yufeng the doubts in her heart, and Yufeng suddenly realized at this time, she also felt that the cause of Qian Jin's death was too mysterious. With the theory of Yin Si Karma, Qian Jin is a person who is easy to change and his nature is difficult to change, will he die with an account book that counts the evidence of his crimes during his lifetime?
The two of them split up to look for clues in the forest, and there were three rows of clear footprints when it was muddy, Cunyi called Yufeng to his side and said: "Feng'er, the ghost is light and fluttering, how can it leave human footprints, presumably someone knew Qian Jin's escape route in advance, and waited here for the rabbit, just waiting for Qian Jin to rest, deliberately pretending to be a ghost to scare him to death." Afterwards, he pretended to borrow the account book and fabricated a false story of unjust ghosts asking for their lives. ”
Yufeng listened to Cunyi's explanation, and at this time, there was one person who was the most suspicious, and Cunyi knew that the person she was referring to was Pan Ruzhen. However, after some simple reasoning, Cunyi denied Yufeng's suspicions.
Pan Ruzhen would never be stupid enough to point all the fingers at himself in order to kill Qian Jin, so the person who killed Qian Jin must be someone else.
Cunyi found a flaw from the scene, but there was no clue to continue, and he was secretly sad. Yufeng's heart was as delicate as a hair, and she found a trace of gold thread at Qian Jin's feet. Yufeng summoned Cunyi, who was at a loss, and after Cunyi saw the golden thread, his face immediately appeared with joy to see the clouds.
Yufeng was puzzled by this, she pointed to the golden thread in Cunyi's hand and asked, "Brother Cunyi, a golden thread will make you feel like a treasure, is there a secret of the murderer hidden in it?"
Cunyi nodded, and he told Yufeng that this was the Nine Dragons Silk Wrap, which could only be used by the royal family. From this point of view, the identity of the murderer is extremely special. One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the small Huangshi prefect case actually involved the royal family, and Yufeng felt that the matter was becoming more and more confusing. She told Cunyi that it would be dangerous to continue the investigation, because the two of them were facing the royal emperor. However, there is no fear in his heart. Yufeng looked at Cunyi with beautiful eyes like water, and felt that he had the upright and unyielding legacy of his father Yang Lian.
Yufeng gently told Cunyi that it was a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, and she would also accompany Cunyi to break through. Cunyi stretched out his arms and took her into his arms, his heart was full of honey and tenderness.
After some deliberation, Cunyi decided to go to Pan Ruzhen again, and he wanted to find the old files from Qian Jin's government archives, hoping to find some clues from them. Knowing that Cunyi and Yufeng had gone and returned, Pan Ruzhen was so frightened that he fell off the back of his chair. He said to the servant, "If you go outside to block it, you will say that I have a head disease and cannot see any guest." ”
When the official arrived outside the palace gate, he said to Cunyi: "Our lord told me that he has a head disease and cannot see guests. Yufeng pursed her lips and smiled when she heard this, pushing him aside, and Jiaoli Sheng Chuntao's face chuckled. She said to the servant, "You are a sincere person, and you will tell the truth as it is. Your lord is sick, and we, as deceased people, should come to visit. ”
Pan Ruzhen was restless like burning his buttocks, he didn't expect his subordinates to be so clumsy, seeing Cunyi and Yufeng breaking in, Pan Ruzhen pretended to welcome the two into the mansion. He bared a mouthful of uneven teeth, and said to Cunyi with a smile: "Yang Shaoxia, Feng Nuxia, what wind blew the two of you here?"
Yufeng raised her eyebrows, her face was angry, and she said to Pan Ruzhen: "Master Pan, you really crossed the river and demolished the bridge, and you were full and scolded the cook." Why did you turn your face and deny people in less than an hour?"
Pan Ruzhen said with a hippie smile: "Feng Woman, you are serious. Isn't this mansion busy with business?" When Yufeng was annoyed, she even burst into foul language, and she said to Pan Ruzhen with a cold expression: "Busy fart, if you are really busy, why don't you try the public case in front?"
Pan Ruzhen was speechless when she said one sentence, and Cunyi glanced at her, and also sneered. After Yufeng finished speaking, she felt out of order. The apricot powder on the face is pressed with spring peaches, adding more charm and charm. After a while, Yufeng coughed lightly and told Pan Ruzhen that the two of them came this time because they had something very important to discuss with him.
Seeing that the two of them looked solemn, Pan Ruzhen closed the door of the inner hall and asked them in detail what had happened? Cunyi asked Pan Ruzhen if he had ever obtained money to enter other incriminating evidence? Pan Ruzhen's expression wandered, and he did not answer what he asked. This annoyed Yufeng, and she told Pan Ruzhen that it was useless to ask for trouble if she continued to flicker.
Cunyi was also next to persuade Pan Ruzhen to tell the truth, otherwise he would get into trouble in the future, and no one would help him. Pan Ruzhen smiled, still looking at him. Yufeng slapped the case and took out the Nine Dragons Silk Wrap.
When Pan Ruzhen saw the golden thread, his face changed greatly. He slumped in his chair, his soul flying out of the sky in horror.