Chapter Forty-Four: A Strange Affair in Qujiang (Part II)

Under the plaque of "Mirror Hanging" sits an old man about 50 years old, who is a little blessed. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info this person is the Wang County Order who ordered the people, behind him is Master Song, and above the public hall, in addition to the two rows of straight officials, there is also a row of soldiers standing upright, but what surprised the three of them was that there was actually a group of people surrounded by the yatang.

When Mo Zhongqing saw this, his heart sank, if he guessed correctly, if this county order was not an enlightened lord, he would pretend to have a public trial and arbitrarily set charges to appease the people.

And Wang Xian Ling was also squinting at the three of them at this moment, when he saw Bai Suyiguo with a strand of white hair hidden in his forehead, he was shocked at the moment, and couldn't wait to shout: "Demon girl, what is your surname, where does your family live, where was you at two o'clock last night!"

This Wang Xian Ling emphasized that he wanted to be as majestic as possible, but the wine color and the qi in his body for many years were gone, so this tone sounded sad.

And Fang Cai was already annoyed at the inn, and at this time he heard this Wang County order indiscriminately slandering his sister in plain clothes, and he was so angry that he bit his silver teeth at the moment, and suddenly let go of the one hand holding Su Yi and rushed to the front of the two, his eyes glared, and he said indignantly: "The demon girl's surname is Wang!

This learned scolding skill is a little immature in the mouth of a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, and the crisp and slightly witty tone of Ding Dong makes the officials and soldiers present happy.

The reason why they haven't laughed out loud is because of Wang Xianling's face, but the group of people outside the yatang have no such scruples, and the laughter made Wang Xian angry, and he couldn't help but blow his beard and stare at him: "Wow! You little demon girl, you dare to insult this official, and to insult this official is to despise the law! Come on, give this little demon girl a little color for the official first." Just, let's hit the fifty big board again!"

These fifty boards are a heavy punishment, if they are really beaten, they must not be said to be petite and weak, even a strong man will be beaten to death.

When the stick bearers heard this, they were stunned and looked at each other, thinking that they had obeyed the order, and they all looked at Ding Dong, and no one could bear to start first.

But this jingle still didn't know the height of the sky, but instead stepped forward, stepped on the silver bell chain on his feet with a chaotic sound, pointed to the royal county order, and said with a smile: "Yo, you dare to fight when you keep saying that I am a little demon girl? Believe it or not, the little demon girl demolished your broken temple in anger and let you be the king of the shellless bastard?"

The Wang County Commander was already secretly annoyed when he saw that the official was unwilling to do it, and at this time he heard that the little girl had a fearless demeanor and was even more angry, so angry that he stood up and stretched out his hand to take the token in front of the hall, but the master surnamed Song on the side stopped him and whispered in his ear: "The master is angry, the little girl is not guilty of fighting with her, fifty boards are heavy punishments, this case is different from the small cases of the past, there can be a group of people outside to hear the trial, don't have a side incident, the recent patrol is the Lord is investigating the disaster along the river." ”

When Wang Xianling heard this, he held back his anger and sat back.

Seeing this, Master Song said solemnly to the three of them: "The adults understand that this little girl is ignorant and ignorant, so I will not pursue it, but the matter is only three, and please discipline the two of you." ”

This Master Song said it lightly, and gave the two sides a step, how could Mo Zhongqing not be interested, and hurriedly pulled Ding Dong behind him, and said "offended". This jingle flag is victorious, and when he sees it, he stands next to Bai Suyi with a proud face.

Bai Suyi took a step forward and saluted: "The people's daughter's surname is Bai, Jiangnan people's family, I rested in the inn's No. C room last night and has not been anywhere else, please also ask the adults to be clear." ”

Wang Xianling didn't believe it, and shouted: "Do you have any evidence to prove that you haven't been anywhere else last night!"

Bai Suyi was puzzled: "The folk girl and the jingle next to her are already asleep late at night, how can you get a witness?

Wang Xianling was stunned for a moment, and said angrily: "The small one is so delicate and unreasonable, and the big one is full of sophistry, but even if you have a lotus tongue, you can still say that the white hair on your forehead is gone!"

When Bai Suyi heard this, he was a little angry and said, "Could it be that my lord concluded that I was a demon girl just by a strand of white hair on my forehead?"

Wang Xian Ling laughed and said, "Why can't it, how many people have such visions in this world, and how many people are in Qujiang County?"

"You!"

This Bai Suyi has never been good at arguing with others, Mo Zhongqing knew it, and when he saw this, he took a step forward and defended it loudly: "My lord, the grass people's surname is Mo, and they are from Jiangling." And this disciple who is the master of Taisu Fang Zhuo is by no means a demon girl. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to Taisufang and ask. ”

When the people outside this hall heard this, they all looked forward, wanting to take a closer look at this "demon girl",

It turned out that the people gathered outside the hall came to see what this woman looked like and whether it was really the legendary monster with a copper head and an iron arm after learning that the government had caught a white-haired woman related to the victims of last night's disappearance.

However, at a glance, he couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but now he said that this person was related to the Taisufang who moved in all directions, and one by one he pricked up his ears to hear things more realistically.

Master Song looked stunned, he naturally knew that the magpie was famous in Taisufang, and his heart was scheming, and then whispered in Wang Xianling's ear, and saw Wang Xianling said impatiently: "Okay!

But after a while, I saw a person with sunken eyes and atrophy, and was helped into the public court by the officials. When he saw Bai Suyi, his body immediately shook, and his legs swayed, as if he was already frightened.

Mo Zhongqing frowned and listened to Wang County's order: "Wang Chuanfu, don't be afraid, repeat last night's incident as it is, and the official will cure the sin of this demon girl!"

That Wang Chuanfu slowly moved back, swallowed his saliva at a distance that he thought was safe, and then reluctantly said: "Back to my lord, the villain was the pawn who was on duty at the arrow tower in the county seat last night, and below the arrow tower is the temporary residence of the disaster victims. The first half of the night was calm and calm as usual, but when Zhang Fu walked three times, he suddenly heard an exclamation, and the villain didn't know what was going on and hurriedly looked down, but at this moment, a gust of river wind blew on his face, and the brazier in the temporary residence was all extinguished at once! The villain just wanted to make a move, but he would have thought that there was a sound of rustling in the dark night, and in an instant, the screams came one after another, but less than half a cup of tea disappeared again!

Speaking of this, I saw Wang Chuanfu's body trembling obviously, and he secretly glanced at Bai Suyi and said: "The villain is a nest! In the darkness, he didn't dare to go down and take a look, he just wanted to find a few people to go over with him to strengthen his courage later, but who would have thought that suddenly a woman would float in the dark night outside the wooden fence of the arrow tower. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Chuanfu's pupils dilated again, as if he saw the unbelievable scene again: "My lord, you must know that the villain climbs up and down every day and is very familiar with the height of the arrow tower, and a woman actually floats in the air without the help of external force, which is simply incredible, and what is even more terrifying is that she actually smiled at me... Then, and then the villain fainted. ”

Mo Zhongqing was also confused when he heard this, but Wang Xian Ling ignored it and said, "You take a closer look at whether it was the demon girl in front of you last night!"

Wang Chuanfu trembled when he heard this, but he was stumbling in front of Bai Suyi, fortunately Mo Zhongqing helped him from the side and did not fall, Wang Chuanfu smiled gratefully, and then plucked up the courage to look up and down, and said: "Back to the adult, the villain can't be sure, but what is certain is that the fairy-like beauty is five or six points similar to the girl in front of him, and the white hair on this girl's forehead should be the best proof." ”

Wang Xianling nodded with satisfaction, pointed at Mo Zhongqing's white plain clothes, and deliberately pulled his throat so that the people outside the hall could hear the truth: "It is not uncommon for women to be old and have white hair on their temples, and young women are beautiful and have white hair between their foreheads, but they are afraid that there are few in the world!

Of course, Mo Zhongqing has nothing to say, because a discerning person can know that this case is full of suspicions, and even if Bai Suyi is suspicious, it is at most a case to be investigated, and look at the posture of this Wang County Order, it is clear that he wants to ignore people's lives and close the case quickly with people's guilt!

Mo Zhongqing couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart when he thought about it like this, thought about it again, stepped forward and shook it to the end, and said, "My lord, I don't know if I can ask this Wang Chuanfu a few questions." ”

Wang Xianling waved his hand and said impatiently: "Ask quickly!"

Mo Zhongqing turned around, looked at Wang Chuanfu carefully for a while, and then said warmly: "This eldest brother, you said that there was a gust of river wind in your face last night, why can you conclude that it is Jiang Feng?"

Wang Chuanfu said: "People who live by the river all the year round naturally know that the river breeze carries a unique dampness, so it is not difficult to judge. ”

Mo Zhongqing nodded, and said, "How far is this county town from the river?"

Wang Chuanfu replied truthfully: "There are more three-mile roads, and you can see the river embankment from the arrow tower on a sunny day." ”

Mo Zhongqing said strangely: "Then there may be such a violent river wind when standing on the arrow tower?"

Wang Chuanfu thought for a while and replied: "It depends on the season and the direction of the wind, it is generally in summer or winter, oh yes, there was a smell of moss in the river breeze last night." ”

Mo Zhongqing nodded and said, "Last question, the woman smiled at you last night so you could see the white hair on her forehead, right?"

Wang Chuanfu was stunned for a moment, and said, "Yes, yes, what?"

Mo Zhongqing bowed his head and smiled with relief, turned to Wang Xianling, and said loudly: "My lord, I know who that woman is, please give me a few days of grace, I will find out the whereabouts of the victims, and return my friend's innocence and give my adult a satisfactory reply!"

Wang Xianling, who had not been sitting in the hall for a long time, was already impatient, and when he heard him say this, he was stunned at first, and then looked disdainful, and wanted to open his mouth to close the case quickly, but was stopped by Master Song again, and said in his ear: "My lord, this case is full of doubts, so hasty decision, I am afraid that there will be trouble, why not give this young man some time, if you can find the whereabouts of the victims, wouldn't it be a great achievement? Maybe you can make up for it and get a reputation for good governance?"

Wang Xianling's heart was happy, and he looked at Mo Shaoying and his face was a little kinder: "Okay, this official will follow Master Song's words, and limit you to solve the case within three days, if there is no news at that time, hum, then don't blame the official, the official is also difficult to do!"

Mo Zhongqing naturally knew the meaning of these words, and after smiling, he also had a good impression of Master Song, who was silent on the side, and said in his heart that if he hadn't stopped him several times, I am afraid that things would have been worse.

And now what he wants to do is to say goodbye to his sweetheart, which is more or less undesirable for everyone, but Mo Zhongqing knows that he can't delay any longer, he just glanced at Bai Suyi quickly, then turned to Jingdong and said, "Are you obediently accompanying Sister Suyi here?"

Jingle nodded, patting his chest in response.