15 Jiahe Mysterious Case (4)
Seeing that Yunzhi really didn't dislike her, Ayu quietly stuck out his tongue and continued to tell the ancient legend of Yan Kingdom——
"Most of our people in the Yan Kingdom are descendants of the ancient Xilou tribe. A long time ago, well... probably more than three hundred years ago, it was said that the Xilou ancestors once met the gods by chance, and were favored by the gods, granting them immortality. One of the secret methods is to borrow life to continue. According to legend, as long as five people's souls are gathered within a specific time according to the Five Elements technique, these souls are placed in a jade cong to be refined for seven days and seven nights, and then the necessary materials are introduced. After the souls of the person who continues to live are fused, this person can live forever."
After listening, everyone had different expressions.
Xiao Yi sneered: "Are you sure your ancestors met gods, not the king of hell?"
Yun Zhi looked at Xiao Yi with great approval and nodded sharply.
Pei Shun seemed not surprised by this, and had no expression on his face, while Lu Shenjun looked serious and thoughtful.
After a while, Lu Shenjun speculated: "So, Mayor Xu Hu most likely used this secret method to save his son's life. Did he kill those five people to take their souls?"
He didn't believe it himself, but he believed that a father could do anything for his son.
"This matter is not difficult." Xiao Yi said calmly, "You only need to send someone to check the birth dates of Xu Youli and the people who were killed, as well as the time of death of those people, to confirm whether he is the murderer. ”
"Where is the real jade cong!" Yunzhi quickly added.
Xiao Yi nodded, "Yes, the jade cong is the key to this case. If you find the jade cong, everything will be connected."
Pei Shun said: "That rune may also be a key clue."
Seeing that their analysis was clear and logical, Lu Shenjun sighed and reminded: "Everyone, I am the head of the Criminal Investigation Department."
Ayu smiled coquettishly and winked at him, "Then please ask the envoy to find out as soon as possible. We don't want to miss the sword appreciation meeting."
The tips of Lu Shenjun's ears turned red, he hummed, stood up and went out.
Ah Yu seemed a little surprised and said with a smile: "Zhizhi, isn't your brother not married yet? He's too careless to flirt with me."
Yun Zhi blinked, "Yes." He looked at her sideways and smiled, "Why, do you want to be my sister-in-law?"
Ayu waved his hands quickly, "I don't want it! Mr. Lu always has a cold face, which is really boring. I don't like him like this."
As she said that, her eyes wandered between the two men, "I still prefer Mr. Pei like this."
Yun Zhi glanced at Pei Shun and felt confused: "Isn't he also an ice face? What's the difference between my second brother and me?"
"That's different!" Ayu argued, "Mr. Pei looks handsome and has a better temperament."
Yun Zhi expressed dissatisfaction, "Isn't my second brother good-looking? He has such a righteous face, he looks so reassuring!"
"Master Pei..." As soon as Ayu opened his mouth, Pei Shun interrupted their argument. He seemed a little impatient, "That's enough! Boring!"
After saying that, he got up and left.
Yunzhi seized the opportunity and quickly persuaded: "Ah Yu, look at his bad temper, why do you like him? My second brother is better!"
Ah Yu didn't listen to a word, he just looked at the door with a bewildered look on his face, "It's so beautiful!"
"..." Yun Zhi was speechless for a moment, and looked at each other with Xiao Yi, seeing the word helplessness in their eyes.
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As night fell, it was still a night with the bright moon hanging high. The town was silent and the lights were sparse.
A group of people from the Criminal Investigation Department surrounded the ancestral hall in the south of the town. There was a group of people gathered in the ancestral hall, at least seventy or eighty people. From a distance, it was crowded and crowded.
Most of these people are small town residents, and a few are here to join in the fun. At this moment, they are all standing in the courtyard of the ancestral hall. There is a long table directly in front of them, with several squares placed on the table. shaped objects. The chief of the Criminal Investigation Department, Lu Shenjun, led several people to stand in front of the table, facing everyone, saying that he wanted to reveal the truth about the mayor being struck to death by lightning in front of everyone.
After waiting for a while, no action was seen from the adults. Gradually, some townspeople lost their patience and began to discuss in low voices. Lu Shenjun and the others seemed not to have heard anything, and just stood quietly in front of the table, occasionally looking up at the sky.
After an unknown amount of time, a gust of autumn wind blew past with broken leaves, and then, there were several faint sounds in the sky.
Ayu nodded to everyone, "Here he comes!"
The envoy beside Lu Shenjun immediately shouted to everyone in the courtyard: "Please take three steps back! Quick! Everyone! Take three steps back!"
Although everyone in the courtyard didn't know the reason, they obediently took three steps back when they saw the serious faces of several adults.
Everyone just stood still when they saw a white light falling in front of their eyes, and then a crackling sound exploded in their ears. Everyone was stunned, and when they took a closer look, it turned out that a thunderbolt struck the square on the table in front of them, and the table was immediately destroyed. A big hole was created, and the block fell from the hole onto the stone paved ground under the table, making a crisp clanging sound.
Everyone was frightened and took several steps back, fearing that the thunder would cause trouble to them that day.
The people at the table also took a few steps back. They waited until the sky cleared again before they stepped forward again.
Lu Shenjun pointed to the hole on the table, looked at the people with frightened faces, raised his voice and said: "I placed three items of the same size on this table. Do you know why this thunder happened so suddenly?" What about the one on the left?"
There were several businessmen in the crowd who were joining in the fun. They were well-informed. After careful observation, they replied: "Although these three pieces are the same size, their materials are different. These two pieces are made of jade and wood respectively." , and this one was hit..."
"It sounds like it's made of iron." When the man spoke, Lu Shenjun had already ordered someone to fish the hit block out of the hole. Seeing this, the man boldly stepped forward, looked at it carefully, and turned around. Looking at everyone in the courtyard, "This piece is made of copper!"
Everyone still looked confused.
Lu Shenjun continued to explain: "I checked the local chronicles. Every September, Jiahe Town will experience thunder and lightning of varying degrees after nightfall. Everyone who lives here all year round should be familiar with it, right?"
There was a murmur of discussion among the crowd.
"Yes, it does happen." The old man standing at the front of the crowd nodded and asked doubtfully: "There will indeed be thunder and lightning every year since autumn, but what does this have to do with the mayor's affairs?"
"You have just seen that among the three items of the same size, the lightning only struck the copper one. This is because among the three materials, only copper can attract lightning, so the copper one was struck However, there is no damage to the jade or wood." Lu Shenjun pointed to the things on the table, then used a handkerchief to pick up the blackened copper block struck by lightning and showed it to everyone, "Last night, Mayor Xu What Hu is holding is a copper cong that can attract thunder and lightning, so it attracts thunder from the sky."
Before the words finished, everyone was already discussing, and someone shouted: "How is this possible! The jade congs offered in our ancestral hall are the relics of Princess Jiahe a hundred years ago, how could it be turned into copper!"
"Yes, how did this jade cong turn into a copper cong?" Lu Shenjun took the man's words and looked at everyone with a trace of doubt in his eyes, "I am also deeply confused by this question. There are people guarding the ancestral hall day and night. , why was the jade cong replaced by a copper cong?"
"Could it be that someone stole the jade cong, forcing the old mayor to have no choice but to take out a copper one?" someone shouted.
Lu Shenjun's eyes immediately locked onto that person, "Oh? Then who is this person?"
Everyone was quiet for a moment. Suddenly, someone shouted: "I know! It must be Zhao Gaoshan! When something happens to the mayor, he is the happiest. He must have stolen our treasure! It must be him!"
Immediately, a woman jumped out and retorted: "Don't be so mouthy! My Gao Shan is a scholar, he would not do such a thing!"
Someone else shouted: "What's wrong with scholars! Scholars know so much! Maybe Gao Shan did this evil thing because he knew that copper and iron can attract thunder and lightning! We don't even know a few Chinese characters. If it weren't for What Master Lu said today, who knows what can cause thunder and lightning? Look, it’s Zhao Gaoshan!"
"Impossible! Impossible!" The woman was so suppressed that her face turned red, but she couldn't think of anything to say to argue.
Lu Shenjun took two steps forward, looked in front of the two people who insisted that Zhao Gaoshan stole the jade cong, almost put his face on the person's nose, and asked: "Then tell me, Zhao Gaoshan stole the jade cong." What’s the purpose!”
The two people were startled, and subconsciously took a step back, lowered their heads and muttered: "This...this..."
Seeing that the two of them were speechless, Lu Shenjun turned to look at the old man aside, and his tone softened slightly: "Why don't you ask Uncle Xu to tell everyone when the jade cong was stolen."
Uncle Xu stayed at the ancestral hall day and night, and everyone naturally believed his words. Therefore, when they heard that the jade cong had been stolen six days ago, everyone fell silent.
The aboriginal people of the town are concentrated in the south, and everyone knows what is going on in every household. Zhao Gaoshan just came back from Luozhou three days ago, and they all know this. If the jade cong was stolen six days ago, then Obviously, the person who stole it could never be Zhao Gaoshan.
At this moment, a black shadow suddenly rushed out from the ancestral hall and headed straight towards Uncle Xu. Lu Shenjun had quick eyes and quick hands and grabbed the man's shoulder. At the same time, two voices rang out in unison almost at the same time.
"Be polite!"
The boy who was tightly clamped could not move for a moment and could only grin at the person clamping him.
"Master Lu, he is just a child, let him go." Uncle Xu looked at the young man with distressed eyes.
Lu Shenjun squinted at the young man, unmoved.
Yun Zhi quickly stepped forward, pointed to his head, and begged, "Second brother, it's not good to be polite here, but his heart is not bad."
The young man recognized Yun Zhi and whined. Yun Zhi took a deep breath, raised his hand to touch his head, took out another piece of candy, and coaxed: "You are polite, you have to be good, don't do it anymore." If you attack someone randomly, sister, please ask this brother to let you go, okay?"
The young man nodded vigorously, and Yun Zhi winked at Lu Shenjun. He loosened his hand slightly, and when he saw that the young man was indeed no longer moving, he completely let go of him. The power that restrained him finally disappeared, and the boy opened his hand to take the candy and stuffed it into his mouth.
Yunzhi looked at him and smiled helplessly. After the boy had eaten the candy, he suddenly took out a small box from his arms and gave it to Yunzhi, and uttered two clear syllables: "Here you go!"
After saying that, he quietly raised his eyes to look at Yunzhi, showing a shy expression for the first time. Not far away, Xiao Yi took his movements and expressions into his eyes and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"What is this?" Yun Zhi glanced at the young man and was about to open the box. Uncle Xu seemed to want to stop her, but was a step too late.
In the exquisite box, there is a finely carved jade cong. It seems to be made of excellent materials, or it may have received donations all year round. The jade cong still exudes a faint luster.
