Hanging on a big tree outside the city were two disheveled corpses.
Their hands were tied behind their backs, their necks were wrapped in burlap, their heads were hanging down, their bodies were straight, and their clothes were slightly torn. However, there were no other injuries on the appearance of the bodies.
"It looks like someone is committing murder!" Mu Yuan looked forward and guessed.
Li Huaiyun nodded, "In broad daylight, someone actually dares to do such a thing at the feet of the Emperor. It is really bold."
"Are you going to go up and have a look?"
"Of course, judging from the clothes of the deceased, it seems that they lived a relatively simple life. What crime did such people commit that warranted hanging them so cruelly?
If someone is plotting to kill them for selfish reasons, if they don't find out, where is the justice? "
Li Huaiyun squeezed into the crowd and came to the tree.
He raised his head and looked at the two corpses hanging above. Suddenly, several dark crows flew out of the woods above, and the flapping of their wings and cries echoed here.
He walked back and forth on the ground beneath the body, then crouched down to examine the marks on the ground.
Mu Yuan also walked out of the crowd and came to Li Huaiyun. She usually only focused on agency-related things and had no interest in investigating cases. But after spending time with him, she found that she was a little interested in investigating cases. .
"what's the situation?"
"There are many and mixed footprints here. There should be many people who have been here."
Li Huaiyun raised his head and looked not far away. On the ground not far away, there were traces of people lying on their backs and kneeling on their knees.
"Has anyone reported it to the police?" he shouted to the onlookers.
Someone responded, "Report it! People from the government are coming here!"
Li Huaiyun raised his hand and motioned for the crowd to step back, "Everyone, step back and don't come forward, otherwise you will lose the clues!"
The crowd again recalled the discussion, "Could it be suicide?"
"Suicide? Absolutely impossible. How could they commit suicide together?"
Li Huaiyun turned his head, glanced at the hanging body, and frowned. If it was suicide, the only possibility is that the two of them were controlled at the same time!
Thinking of this, he suddenly recalled that when he was investigating monsters, he met the dead man on the street with a talisman attached to his heart and appeared as a living person.
Mu Yuan also stared at the two corpses with curiosity. Normally, she was accustomed to such corpses, so she did not feel scared.
"It's still a man and a woman who died!"
When Li Huaiyun heard Mu Yuan's words, he turned around and walked up, looking upward again. Only then did he realize that there was a corpse among them, which did have slightly female characteristics.
Looking at the clothes of the two corpses and the features of their hands, I felt that the two people who were hanged looked familiar.
Mu Yuan said, "I wonder what the relationship between the two is? If you figure out this relationship, you might be able to get an idea of the general case."
"I didn't expect Mu Yuan that you also have a good mind for investigating cases!" Li Huaiyun praised, "Why didn't Sikyong let you come to the previous case?"
"I'm not interested in this, so I'm just talking casually!"
Li Huaiyun came under the corpse and found that the clothes on the lower body of the female corpse were a little untidy, and there were faint signs of tearing. The shoes under her feet were also worn casually, and there were white spots on her calves.
There was even a bruise under the neck of the male corpse, and it was obvious that someone had locked his neck.
These clues showed that the two deceased people had suffered varying degrees of abuse during their lifetimes. Thinking of this, inexplicable anger ignited in his heart.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! The police are investigating the case!" A roar came from behind the crowd, "Get out of the way!"
As soon as Li Huaiyun heard the rough voice, he knew it was Capt. Liu whom he had met in prison before.
A path opened up in the crowd, and Captain Liu was walking through the crowd with five or six of his men, "Everyone, stay one foot away from the scene! Don't destroy the clues left at the scene."
He shouted as he walked. He saw a familiar face at the scene of the crime ahead. He walked up with a saber in hand, clasped his fists and said, "Brother Li! You are here too!"
"I'll follow the helm... This girl Mu Yuan came here to see off a friend. When she went back, she saw a group of people gathered here, so she came to find out."
"I hope the government will arrest the murderer!"
Liu Captou asked, "Brother Li, you are so sure that someone must have committed the murder?"
"Yes! You will know the specific situation after you put down the two corpses."
Capt. Liu stepped forward. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived, someone would clarify the basic situation of the case. He had seen Li Huaiyun's ability and believed in his words.
"Come on, come up and put these two corpses down." The detectives took a while to get the corpses to the ground, and then pushed the hair of the corpses away, revealing their true appearance.
After Li Huaiyun saw the true appearance of the two corpses, he unconsciously took a step back. He frowned, clenched his hands into fists, and felt a little out of breath.
The two people who were hanged were the father and daughter who he had helped open the food stall before.
The man had bruises all over his body, and he had obviously been beaten before his death, and his daughter was even more unbearable to look at.
Li Huaiyun clenched his fist tightly. This poor girl must have been persecuted by a group of people before she died. Although the clothes were put on, they were obviously put on casually, and there were a lot of hickeys on the shoulders and chest. , the arm was also broken.
Such cruel methods make people's blood surge. The father and daughter opened a food stall, and they didn't offend anyone at all. If they were robbers or lawless people, they wouldn't put their clothes on afterward. The purpose of doing this should be Don't want to cause a big fuss.
The only people who had conflicts with the father and daughter recently were the guards who had been taught a lesson by him and were subordinate to King Lin.
Detective Liu squatted next to the body and inspected it carefully. He also noticed the condition of the body and clicked his tongue a few times, "I'm sure someone committed the crime!"
He said to the other detectives, "Have someone call for a bullock cart to bring the body to the Yamen for careful examination."
He stood up and pulled Li Huaiyun aside, "Brother Li, didn't you do autopsies yourself before? When will you find time to examine these two corpses?"
"Captain Liu, isn't there something wrong?"
"Yes, but without my brother, you are meticulous in observing things and can make many reliable explanations based on clues. Therefore, I am more willing to believe your inferences."
"These two people died innocently. I believe you, brother, hope that the perpetrators will be caught and brought to justice."
Li Huaiyun no longer shirks Inspector Liu's righteous words, nor does he hope that the perpetrators will go unpunished.
"Captain Liu is so lucky!" He clasped his fists and saluted, "I will definitely find time to go to the Yamen for an autopsy in the next two days! However, before that, I already have someone to suspect!"
"Oh! Do you already know who the murderer is?"
Li Huaiyun briefly talked about his previous conflict with King Lin's guards because of his father and daughter at the food stall.
Capt. Liu clenched the handle of the knife. Hearing Li Huaiyun's words made him feel a little complicated. "I will definitely investigate the case!"
He was actually not sure. After all, the other party was the bodyguard of King Lin. King Lin was very powerful in the Great Zhou Dynasty. With the birth of a military general, even the emperor would have to give him some respect.
Li Huaiyun also knew that the possibility of arresting those guards was very small. "Do your best to investigate! Those guards will definitely not be able to move based on your government!"
Liu Captou just nodded indifferently, this was obvious.
He cupped his fists and saluted Liu Captou, "Since there's nothing going on here, I'll leave first!
"Okay! Thank you, Brother Li!"
"Um!"
Li Huaiyun and Mu Yuan walked into the city gate and walked towards the Demon Slayer Division, "What did you say to the policeman? I seem to have heard you, don't tell me who the murderer is anymore!"
"That's just a guess. However, considering the clothes and injuries on the two corpses, this conclusion should be close to ten."
Mu Yuan curled her lips, "Ah! Are there other injuries on the body? Who is the murderer?"
Li Huaiyun told Mu Yuan his conclusion. This woman with a sense of justice burst out with strong dissatisfaction, and she shook her hand vigorously.
Mu Yuan asked angrily, "Is that really just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl? And she has suffered that kind of thing?"
"Really, I'll guarantee it with my head on my neck!"
Mu Yuan was so angry that she stamped her feet, "Those people are really bastards, and the other party is just a girl. If we don't arrest them and execute them in Ling Chi, how can we calm the anger in people's hearts."
"Catch? Don't think about it! The other party is from King Lin."
"Hmph! It's remarkable that a person like King Lin is still alive after committing such a crime, which is a blasphemy against the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
"Do you think the government dares to go to King Lin to arrest people?"
"They didn't dare, so they asked me to tell Hunjun that they didn't believe that Hunjun was so stupid."
Li Huaiyun shook his head slightly and said, "Don't think about it. We are brothers. The current emperor does not dare to do this to Prince Lin."
"I do not believe!"
When Li Huaiyun and Mu Yuan returned to the Demon Slayer Division, before they stepped through the gate, they saw Qin Gang walking towards the gate with a serious face, followed by a group of people, with complicated expressions on their faces.
Qin Gang walked up and asked calmly, "The fox demon in the prison is missing! Did you do it?"
Li Huaiyun stood in front of Mu Yuan, bowed and admitted generously, "I did it, Sikyong! It has nothing to do with the helmsman Mu Yuan."
"Why did you let that monster go?"
"My subordinate promised the fox demon that if the case is solved, he will fulfill his promise and let him go."
Qin Gang said softly with a sullen look, "I didn't agree to your request at all, why did you make the decision without permission!"
"Sikyong, listen to my explanation. I let it go just to find the person behind this plan!"
"It's too late to give such an explanation now! Do you know that you have violated the laws of the Demon Slayer Division?"
Li Huaiyun clasped his fists, bowed and said, "My subordinates know."
"Since you have violated the law, then go to jail and take him with you!"
Mu Yuan walked up and said, "Old man! You don't have to be so strict. Besides, this guy has a purpose!"
"Shut up!" Qin Gang said expressionlessly. Normally, he would be indifferent to the rudeness of this female disciple, but now, facing all the people of the Demon Slayer Division, he must ensure this majesty.
Mu Yuan rarely saw Qin Gang treat him like this, so she gently patted Li Huaiyun on the shoulder and whispered, "As promised before, you can handle this matter yourself, I can't help you!"
"Okay!" Li Huaiyun said confidently.
