"Master!! Master!!"
As soon as Di Jin walked out of the room, he saw a young man dressed as a book boy rushing out from the best room on the second floor, shouting in a thick Sichuan accent.
It seemed that he was too excited and ran too fast. He shouted twice, staggered, and fell forward.
Just as he was about to grab the ground with his head, a strong hand came over and caught it.
Di Jin helped the book boy up and found that his limbs were limp and weak. He was not pretending to fall down. He said in a deep voice: "What happened?"
The Chen family's scholar said intermittently: "Save my young master... he was captured by an evil spirit... by an evil spirit!"
"Don't panic, speak slowly!"
Di Jin tried his best to comfort him, and the Chen family scholar calmed down before explaining the general situation.
The Chen family's son, named Chen Zhijian, was the youngest son of Chen Yaosou, the eldest of the three Chens. He also came to the capital to take the imperial examination.
We were supposed to arrive years ago, but we caught wind and cold and had to stop and go all the way. The inn was crowded and there were many people talking. The son of the former prime minister was a low-key person, so he chose such an inn to stay for a few days. , just in time to avoid the wind and snow, recuperate the body, and then enter the capital.
As a result, when I woke up this morning, I found that the window of the room was open. The book boy and the maid were almost awakened by the cold wind. When I looked at the bed, Chen Zhijian was inexplicably missing...
"I touched the quilt just now, and it was still warm... Madam Wu slept outside, and she was not disturbed. Young Master... Young Master would never jump out of the window! Guard Wu said that there was an official who was... killed by an evil spirit. Could it be that you are also the young master..."
When the Chen family's scholar said this, his eyes were full of horror.
Di Jin frowned slightly: "Kidnapped? Did your bodyguard go after him?"
"Guard Wu jumped out of the window and chased her... Mrs. Wu was guarding by the window... Ugh! My head hurts!"
Seeing the Chen family's scholar covering his head, Di Jin touched his forehead and found that it was hot and he obviously had a fever.
According to what they said, if the windows had not been wide open and the cold wind blew into the house, they would not have woken up and found that their young master was missing. This was in line with the characteristics of catching a cold.
Di Jin didn't completely believe what the scholar said, so he put the other party down, came to Chen's house, and looked inside.
He saw a maid in her thirties standing by the window, shivering, with a look of fear and worry on her face. She must be Mrs. Wu.
Apart from being very cold, there was nothing unusual in the room, and there was no blood.
Di Jin withdrew his gaze, listened attentively, and vaguely heard a quarrel coming from the direction of the backyard, and headed there.
When I came to the backyard, I found that it was the guard Wu Jing who had a conflict with the official.
"Let me out quickly! The thief will not be able to get far with my young master!"
"Boss Xue ordered that people in the inn are not allowed to leave..."
"Boss Xue, what a joke! Is he the county magistrate of Fengqiu? Why should he give orders? People from Hedong still dare to act arrogantly in the capital. If my young master has any shortcomings, you will be escorted by others!"
Since Xue Chao took back Mr. Dong yesterday, he has arranged for officials to guard the front and back doors and not allow anyone in the inn to leave.
These officials were usually slacking off, but now that their heads were dead, they also strictly adhered to their posts. At this time, Wu Jing was not allowed to go to the snow in the backyard for fear that he would just walk away.
"Step aside!!"
Wu Jing was obviously very angry. He pressed his hand on the waist knife, and a fierce aura emerged, which made Di Jin's eyes become solemn.
This person's martial arts skills are quite impressive.
Seeing that the tense situation was about to take action, Xue Chao, who was alarmed, hurried over. After learning about the situation, he waved his hand: "Let him go! If this person runs away, he will actually be the one who killed Dong Boss." Suspect!"
The two officials had originally intended to retreat. After hearing this, they hurriedly retreated to the left and right. Wu Jing opened the door and rushed out immediately.
But soon, he stopped.
Because there is still a piece of snow outside, flat and smooth.
The footprints that Xue Chao stepped on yesterday have long since disappeared. If the thieves kidnapped Chen Zhijian, they would not be able to leave without leaving a trace on the snow...
"I've searched before and after the inn...how come there is no trace at all...is there really something in the world..."
Wu Jing's face was ugly, he murmured in his mouth, looked around for a moment, and suddenly pointed to a raised ground: "Where is that place?"
Xue Chao said: "Boss Dong's head was placed in the snowdrift yesterday! I took it back and collected his body..."
Wu Jing was silent for a moment, then threw himself in the direction of the snowdrift. When he got in front of him, he pulled out his sword and started digging out the snow.
The officers looked at each other and felt that the guard had lost his master, and he was afraid that he was so angry that he was half crazy.
How can anyone search for it in the snowdrift? Could it be that your young master was just lost and buried in the snow?
Xue Chao followed and sneered: "It seems that you really believe in the evil ghost's words of harming people? I don't believe it. Someone is coming from the Yamen soon. The murderer can't escape..."
Halfway through the words, the voice stopped abruptly.
Because Wu Jing dug a few times, a striking black section was exposed.
That's...hair?
"dig!"
Xue Chao screamed, and several officials rushed over and even started to pick up the snow with their hands.
Soon, a human head was completely exposed.
His eyes were wide-eyed, showing fear and astonishment, his skin was blue and purple, and his hair was filled with snowflakes.
It's just that between the eyebrows, you can still vaguely see the air of handsomeness. He is obviously a wealthy man from a wealthy family...
The second victim appears.
Chen Zhijian, the youngest son of the former prime minister Chen Yaosou and now the nephew of Chen Yaozi who had power in Kaifeng Mansion, died here.
Looking at this head, everyone felt their scalps numb, their mouths opened, and they couldn't make any sound.
"Young Master——Young Master——!!"
It wasn't until Wu Jing's shrill and angry voice sounded that everyone woke up from a dream. The officials hurriedly backed away for fear of being burned. Xue Chao's face turned pale: "Young Master Chen... Mr. Chen... how could this happen..."
Thanks to the official release, Di Jin also followed and witnessed the whole scene, frowning slightly and falling into deep thought.
According to the book boy, after being woken up by the cold wind blowing in through the wide open window, the servant discovered that the young master was missing. When he touched the opened quilt, there was still warmth.
So from a time perspective, it was only about a quarter of an hour before Chen Zhijian left the bed.
If it was a simple murder, it would take just a few dozen breaths to break into the room and behead him with a single blow.
But this is no simple murder.
Because there was no blood, no body, and no murder weapon in Chen Zhijian's room.
The murderer had to take Chen Zhijian away first, and cut off his head to a place far away from the inn, so that the blood would not splash around.
Then he had to hide the body and the murder weapon, then carry the head to the snowdrift in the backyard, dig out the snowdrift, and bury the head.
Since the direction of the inn was guarded by officials, the murderer had to take a detour to do these things without leaving any footprints in the snow just like yesterday.
Finally, like an outsider, he returned to the inn quietly...
"Can you do so many things in just a quarter of an hour?"
"Absolutely too late!"
Di Jin slowly shook his head.
Compared with the death of Dong Ba on the first night, the death of Chen Zhijian on the second night was an impossible crime.
Since it cannot be explained by human behavior, it is completely predictable how people in this era will react.
Not to mention Wu Jing who screamed sadly, Xue Chao, who had just scorned the evil ghost's words, screamed loudly: "Evil ghost! This is evil ghost killing people!!"
