Chapter 30: Case within a Case
"Aunt Zhu, are you feeling better?" Aunt Zhu's house, Jing Xinyao asked with concern. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"Well, it's better, listening to what my son said, it was you who saved the wife's life, I'm really grateful. Aunt Zhu said to Jing Xinyao and the others.
"You're welcome, Aunt Zhu, we came today to see if you can tell us in detail about the night of the fire at Wang Orion's house?" Qin Hexuan said.
"Yes, I still remember that night vividly, it was really incredible, terrible. Aunt Zhu said.
Then, Aunt Zhu recounted in detail how she went to the field to harvest celery that night, how she saw the fire starting, and described in detail the monsters and ghosts she saw.
"That's it, when that monster jumped in front of me from the sky, I was stunned. I don't remember anything after that, except for a vague nightmare of seeing a pair of claws tear my chest and bite my heart. I heard my son and daughter-in-law say that I was in a trance every day during that time, but I can't remember what happened. Aunt Zhu said.
"Alright, you can get some rest. Sorry to bother. After Qin Hexuan finished speaking, he left the Zhu family with Jing Xinyao and Xia Qingcang.
"How is it?, do you get any clues from Aunt Zhu's description?" asked Xia Qingcang.
"Do you say that in the dark night, Aunt Zhu herself subjectively imagined the other party as a monster, but in fact, it may be just an ordinary animal. Jing Xinyao said.
"This is very likely, after all, human beings are born with a fear of darkness, and the shadows of the trees can evolve into monsters, and it is not impossible for Aunt Zhu to add some of her own imagination in a hurry that night. Qin Hexuan said.
"I also think so, how can there be ghosts in this world? Ghosts and monsters all come from people's hearts. Xia Qingcang nodded.
"But now that this clue is broken, what should I do next?" Jing Xinyao asked.
At this moment, Xiao Zhu, who had taken the three of them to Wang Orion's house before, hurriedly ran over and shouted: "Three detectives, He Zhutou asked me to take you to Puting outside the city, something big has happened." ”
"Oh, what's the big deal?" Xia Qingcang asked.
"Let's go, we'll talk about it on the way. Qin Hexuan said.
There was already a group of catchers on the edge of Puting, and He Zhutou and Ouyang Jincheng were also in the crowd. Qin Hexuan and the three of them squeezed into the crowd and saw three charred corpses scattered on the ground, and their dead appearance was exactly the same as the previous four.
"What's the situation?" Jing Xinyao asked.
"In the morning, someone came to Yamen to report that a body had been found in Puting, so He Zhutou brought us over. A catcher said.
Looking around, Qin Hexuan's eyes fell on a large barbed wire fence in the distance, and when he walked in to take a closer look, he found that there were some animal hair and unknown blood stains on the middle wire.
"Hey, three more corpses, when will this case be done?" He Zhutou sighed.
"I think we need to ask a mage to do a ritual to exorcise evil spirits, or I don't know when this monster will stop. A catcher said.
"Ouyang Shenzhuo, it seems that we have to trouble you to come out in person and end this case quickly, otherwise we don't know how many people will die in Xuzhou. He Zhutou said towards Ouyang Jincheng.
"Do you believe me?" said Ouyang Jincheng as he took a sip of wine.
"Of course you can trust it, Ouyang Shenzhu is a well-known case in Zhongzhou. He Zhutou smiled.
"If you can trust me, then give the three of them a few more days, it should be almost clear. Ouyang Jincheng said with a smile.
"No, Ouyang Shenzhu, I have to be responsible for our people in Xuzhou, give them another three days, if you can't solve the case in three days, you must come out in person." He Zhutou said solemnly.
"Three days is three days. Suddenly, Qin Hexuan came to He Zhutou's side and said.
Ouyang Jincheng smiled: "He Zhutou, let's go, drink with me, and leave it to them here." ”
As soon as he heard that he could get a little closer to Ouyang Jincheng, He Zhutou hurriedly nodded in agreement, and left with a smile, thinking in his heart: This case is bizarre and weird, I have no clue, just a few of you little hairy children can solve the case in three days?
"Xin Yao, Qing Cang, take a closer look at this wire. Qin Hexuan turned around and said to Jing Xinyao and Xia Qingcang.
Jing and Xia followed Qin Hexuan's gaze, and also noticed the large barbed wire fence on the ground, only to see that the wire hooks on the net were sharp and staggered, each of which was relatively the same size, and it seemed that it should be from the same person.
"Let's go to the local blacksmith shop and ask around. Jing Xinyao said.
The three of them came to the largest blacksmith shop in Xuzhou City, "Blacksmith Lin, may I ask if this was built by you recently?" Qin Hexuan took out the wire he had taken from the barbed wire and asked.
"Yes, I did it, what's wrong?" asked Blacksmith Lin.
"Can you tell us who entrusted us?" Jing Xinyao asked.
"We still know the rules when we do business, and we can't disclose the employer's information casually. Blacksmith Lin shook his head.
Qin Hexuan took out the official card of the Xuzhou Yamen: "We are the officials of the Yamen, and we are here to investigate the case, I hope you can cooperate." ”
"Okay, okay, this is what Xu Fu sent me to build overnight the night before, and I don't know why it's so urgent, but they give a lot of money, so I worked hard all night to help them rush out. Blacksmith Lin hurriedly said.
"Xu Mansion, can you point the way down their mansion?" Jing Xinyao said.
After a while, the three of them came to the Xu Mansion, the door of the Xu Mansion was closed, and no matter how the three of them knocked on the door, no one answered.
"Has the family run away from this Xu Mansion recently?Why is no one at home during the day?" Xia Qingcang asked a passerby.
Passers-by shook their heads in disagreement. The three of them had no choice but to give up.
At night, the door of the Xu Mansion was still closed, but there were sporadic lights flickering in the mansion, and there was a commotion from time to time.
The road in the backyard of Xufu was empty, and suddenly a figure flashed, a jump, and was drowned in the trees in the courtyard of Xufu.
"Dad, mother, hurry up, if you don't hurry up, I'm afraid our whole family will die. Xu Yun shouted.
"It's all you, I didn't think you would do such a thing that destroys humanity, and now people are coming to take revenge, I really should... It's really 。。。。。 As he spoke, the old man of the Xu family was already panting.
"Master, Yun'er also made this mistake because of ignorance, and besides, the incident at that time was committed by four people, and Yun'er was not the only one who was guilty, so you should dissipate your anger first, and now it is important to save Yun'er's life. Mrs. Xu said.
"Hey, the son doesn't teach, the father's fault, Yun'er, you and your mother hurry up and pack up and leave while the night is dark, I stay, I hope the other party can spare your life in front of me." Master Xu sighed.
"Dad, people are evil ghosts, they don't blink an eye when they kill people, and he won't let your old man go. Xu Yun shouted.
"Yes, sir, let's go together. Mrs. Xu exclaimed.
"No, sir, ma'am. At this moment, a housekeeper outside hurriedly ran in and shouted.
"What's all the fuss, don't you see we're busy. Master Xu immediately avoided the topic and asked.
"Master, I was just packing up in the front yard, and suddenly I heard a slight knock at the door, and when I looked through the crack in the door, I couldn't see any figure, and when I looked down, I saw a letter between the cracks in the door, which said that the young master wanted to open it himself, so I hurried to show it to you. Jia Ding said.
Master Xu grabbed the envelope, opened it, and sighed: "You can't leave this time if you want to." ”
I saw that the envelope contained a crimson morning glory with a piece of paper attached, which read: "The evil son of the Xu family, slaughter my whole family, this hatred is monstrous, hell will not tolerate it, if you dare to escape, burn your door." ”
Outside the house, a dark shadow was hidden in the shadow of the tree, and the whole process was seen in his eyes, when he suddenly heard a breeze blowing behind him, and the black shadow was shocked: Is I not the only one in the dark? In an instant, a sharp sword had already struck him, and the black shadow dodged sideways to dodge the attack, but what he didn't expect was that at the moment of dodging, another short sword attacked on his own trajectory, the son and mother sword, and the black shadow shouted in his heart.
"Xin Yao!" the black shadow shouted softly as his heart cleared.
Hearing the voice, the other party hurriedly stopped the short sword, "Hexuan?"
It turned out that the two black shadows were Qin Hexuan and Jing Xinyao. At the same time, they thought of the plan to visit Xu's mansion at night.
"Let's go, this is not the place to talk, let's go back and talk. Qin Hexuan said.
Back at the residence, Qin Hexuan and Jing Xinyao analyzed the case.
"You should have heard it all, right? This man named Xu Yun must have committed a big crime before, and now the creditor has come to the door. Qin Hexuan said.
"Well, it looks like there's a case. The key to this case is the morning glory, and I came before you, so I'll hear more about it. I heard Xu Yun say that several deceased people had received the same crimson morning glory before they died. We can start with this morning glory. Jing Xinyao said.
"Yes, it's true that scarlet petunias are rare, and we'll go and inquire tomorrow morning. Since the other party scared the Xu family to prevent them from escaping, it is expected that they will not do it tonight, but it is estimated that in the near future, if the case is not solved as soon as possible, it may add several lives. Qin Hexuan sighed.
"You can send someone to protect you secretly. Jing Xinyao said.
"Oh, aren't you afraid that it's really a ghost who will act as a protector?" Qin Hexuan asked with a smile.
"Oh, you amuse others as much as you want, you must know very well in your own heart, how can there be ghosts and gods in this world. Jing Xinyao said with a smile.
"Hehe, you should have found it in the morning, there are animal hair and blood stains stuck to the barbed wire, can the evil ghosts from hell also bleed?" Qin Hexuan said with a smile.
"Unfortunately, I wanted to trace the bloodstains, but I couldn't think of any trace except for the barbed wire. Jing Xinyao said.
"The other party is very thoughtful, and we have to be careful in the next few days. Qin Hexuan said.
"Alright, it's late at night, I'll go back to the house first. After speaking, Jing Xinyao left.
Looking at the back of Jing Xinyao's departure, Qin Hexuan thought to himself: I didn't find it in the academy before, but this time I went down the mountain and realized that Jing Xinyao had indeed changed a lot, compared to the cold appearance of Mount Tai collapsed in front of her and did not move, now she looks like a woman.