At this time, the internal guards who were searching nearby also came back and reported that they found nothing unusual in the surrounding area.
Han Changmu originally didn't have high hopes for this search. Qian Niuwai searched back and forth three times here. Not to mention turning over everything, at least he carefully sifted every stone.
If the murderer indeed took advantage of Qianniu Guard's change of defense to commit the crime, then they are obviously very familiar with Qianniu Guard's methods and style, and they naturally know how to avoid Qianniu Guard's search.
I don't think there will be much to gain near this dense forest.
Han Changmu glanced at Yao Yao.
Yao Yao said hurriedly: "Sir, I am humble enough to set off on my journey."
Han Changmu didn't have any extra words, he just nodded solemnly: "I'll take your salute with me."
Yao Yao got on his horse and waved his hand carelessly: "It doesn't matter if you don't take it with you. If the old one doesn't go, the new one won't come."
Han Changmu looked at the man and the horse who were getting further away, and he burst into laughter.
Meng Suige sighed lowly and asked Han Changmu: "Sir, what should I do with these two corpses?"
Han Changmu turned his eyes and glanced at the ground: "Bury it on the spot first, tell Qianniu Guards to guard this dense forest, and I will take the body away after the Holy Driver arrives at Yuhua Mountain."
Meng Sui Gao low claimed that it was.
During the day, the Holy Driver traveled, and the entire city of Chang'an fell into crowds and carnival. The hustle and bustle dissipated, and Zhuque Street was desolate. The streets and alleys passed by the convoy left clearly identifiable ruts.
Xiupingfang is far away from Suzaku Street, but many people squeezed in to watch the excitement.
Ramie Alley is extremely quiet during the day, with most houses closed, but it really starts to get lively at night.
Tonight's Ramie Alley seemed a little unusual. The faint smell of blood dissipated the smell of powder, and it smelled a little strange.
The ground seemed damper than usual.
Under the cover of the dark night, seven or eight figures in black, narrow-bodied and short-brown clothes flashed past the entrance of Ramie Alley, filed in, and quietly opened the closed doors.
However, within a moment, the faint smell of blood became even stronger. The night wind blew violently, and instead of dissipating at all, the smell of blood became even more nauseating.
The door was wide open, and sticky blood was winding on the ground, overflowing the low threshold, along the muddy ravine, and slowly flowing to the entrance of the alley.
There were one or two corpses in every room, lying in a pool of blood.
There was a thin and long blood mark on the neck of the corpse, and blood gurgled out from the wound.
Seven or eight men in black carefully searched Ramie Alley again. When they found nothing missing, they looked at each other before they dispersed and left this narrow alley that had changed beyond recognition.
They are extremely familiar with the route the watchman takes, and whenever they hear the crisp sound of the watchman, they can avoid it in time.
The group of people walked under a low wall of Xiupingfang. They formed a group of two and covered each other. They crossed the wall and ran quickly into the night.
After an unknown amount of time, Ramie Alley fell into a dead silence.
A hand stained with blood fell on the low threshold, and he clawed it out with fear and difficulty. A pair of eyes poked out of the door and stared at the night for a long time.
The empty Ramie Alley was stained with blood, and there was no sound of anyone in the alley.
The eyes retracted again, and the hands also followed. He crawled through the pool of blood with difficulty, and knocked on the kang hole with all his strength: "Mu Mu, save, save Mu Mu."
There was a rustling sound coming from the kang hole, rapid and sharp, and the people inside seemed to have suffered great fright.
After a moment, a white hand stretched out from the kang hole.
The people in the kang hole clawed at the edge of the kang hole and struggled to climb out.
After the man climbed out, he pulled out a seven or eight-year-old girl from the kang hole. The little girl was frightened and looked at the person in front of her, her eyes were dull and she couldn't even cry.
Mrs. Zhao raised her bloody hand, grabbed the little girl's hand, put it into the man's hand, and said with all her strength: "Mu, Mu Mu, save, save Mu Mu."
The man was stunned for a moment, then suddenly sneered: "Save your own daughter yourself. I, Tong Lanying, don't deserve to be taken advantage of." She pulled off the shabby quilt, covered Madam Zhao's neck, and her eyes turned red instantly: "You are alive, I don’t care if I take care of my own daughter.”
Mrs. Zhao smiled and shed tears: "You, you, are a good person."
As soon as he finished speaking, the blood on his neck suddenly spurted out, staining the quilt in an instant.
Madam Zhao tilted her head, her eyes were wide open, and she stared at Zhao Mumu with endless concern and reluctance.
Zhao Mumu suddenly opened her mouth wide and cried out hoarsely: "Mother! Mother!"
Tong Lanying was so frightened that she immediately covered Zhao Mumu's mouth: "Don't cry, don't cry, don't make a sound!"
Although Zhao Mumu was young, she had been wandering around with Mrs. Zhao for many years and had already seen all the suffering in the world. She was overwhelmed with grief and panic, and her mind collapsed. But when she heard Tong Lanying's words, she was able to hold on tightly. His lower lip was filled with tears but he didn't say a word. He just bit his lip and drew blood.
Tong Lanying glanced at Zhao Mumu, sighed sadly, picked up the half-used Mulan Qing cloak in the corner, wrapped Zhao Mumu up and carried it on her back, and walked out of the door with her head tilted.
In the vast darkness, there was no one outside.
Tong Lanying carried Zhao Mumu on her back and walked through the miserable houses filled with pools of blood. The neighbors who had been making jokes during the day were now lying in pools of blood, lifeless.
She became more and more frightened, her face was pale and bloodless, and she was breathing with great pain, and she carried Zhao Mumu on her back all the way.
His feet kept running in the winding alley, leaving behind a series of bloody footprints.
She didn't feel tired at all, and ran to the door of Fangzheng Qiao Yanda's house in one breath, banged the door hard, trembling her lips and shouted: "Open the door, Qiao Fangzheng, open the door quickly, open the door quickly!"
Qiao Yanda had already fallen asleep, and was so frightened by the violent banging on the door that she fell off the kang. She went to open the door sleepily: "Who, please stop smashing it. I broke the door. Do you want to pay for it?" When he opened the door, the huge smell of blood made him suffocate. He looked up and saw Tong Lanying, who was pale and frightened. He frowned slightly: "Tong Lanying, what's wrong with you? What did you mess with again?"
Tong Lanying's lips were dry and cracked with small bloody gashes, and she gasped: "Death, death, dead."
Qiao Yanda was startled: "Who, who is dead, who is dead?"
Tong Lanying gasped and said: " Ramie, Ramie, Ramie Alley, Ramie Alley, all, all dead, all dead."
"They're all dead, everyone's dead, everyone's dead!" Qiao Yanda seemed to be struck by lightning. He couldn't recover for a long time. He grabbed Tong Lanying's shoulders and shook her heavily back and forth: "Please tell me clearly, who died?" Now, don’t scare me!"
"Don't shake, don't shake, the child has fallen!" Tong Lanying quickly held Zhao Mumu on her back and glared at Qiao Yanda.
Only then did Qiao Yanda realize that Tong Lanying was carrying someone on her back, and quickly took it and carried it to the house: "Here, Mu Mu, why is Mu Mu here with you? Mu Mu, Mu Mu, what's wrong with you, look at me, Come on, look at me."
Tong Lanying's legs were already weak and she couldn't walk. She collapsed on the ground after crossing the threshold and said in shock: "Qiao, Qiao Fangzheng, hurry up, go to Jingzhao Mansion to report the crime, Mu Mu, Mu Mu is scared to death."
Qiao Yanda finally calmed down from the huge blow: "Yes, yes, go to Jingzhao Mansion, Jingzhao Mansion." He picked up the gong in the corner, stepped out of the door, and walked along the street, beating the gong. He shouted loudly: "Young and middle-aged people, come out, come out quickly, come out quickly."
Xiupingfang is a small place, and originally it could not accommodate many people. However, the land price here is cheap and the rental price is even lower. Many people who have just come to Beijing to make a living tend to rent houses here, and the number of families in the place gradually increases. got up.
On weekdays, Xiupingfang is extremely quiet after nightfall. Only Ramie Alley is more lively, but after all, it is still not as good as Pingkangfang's Gongchoujiao.
Qiao Yanda suddenly struck the gong, and the loud sound of the gong spread throughout the winding alleys. Every household came out in their clothes, asking each other what happened, but no one could tell the truth. .
Seeing that so many people were awakened, Qiao Yanda felt less panic for a moment. He closed the door, stood at the door, and said calmly: "Tonight, a bad person entered our shop."
"What, a bad guy has entered!"
Upon hearing this, everyone panicked.
The people who live in their Xiupingfang are poor people, and they are not as good as those of high-end families with tall courtyard walls and iron thorns on them. The house also supports servants who are strong and capable of fighting.
Qiao Yanda hurriedly said: "Why are you panicking? There are a few gangsters, there are so many of us, what is there to be afraid of?"
Everyone became quiet and looked at each other for a few times.
Qiao Yanda took apart the remaining firecrackers from the New Year, stuffed a handful into everyone's hands, and said in a deep voice in an orderly manner: "All the old, weak, women and children gathered together, and the twenty young and middle-aged people were divided into four teams, and the square "We will guard the four gates together with Ding." He ordered three young people to come out: "You three are quick on your feet. Take my sign and go to Jingzhao Mansion to report the crime!" He lowered his voice and leaned against the face of one of the young people. He said in his ear: "Just say, there is a murder case!"
The young man's face suddenly changed, and he looked at Qiao Yanda in horror.
Qiao Yanda nodded slightly.
The young man did not dare to hesitate for a moment, took Qiao Yanda's sign, called the other two people, gathered his breath and ran out.
Immediately afterwards, Qiao Yanda ordered six more young people: "The four of you go and guard the entrance of Ramie Lane. No one can enter except for me." He paused and then added: " You can’t enter either!”
After arranging these things, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw everyone going about their business.
Although it is troublesome to live with many people, it is not entirely without benefits!
A group of people from Jingzhao Mansion sent the holy driver out of the capital during the day. They had been busy for the past few days. They thought that the holy driver had left the capital and could finally take a good breath tonight. Unexpectedly, Yongchongfang ran out of water again and burned. A house.
Together with Marquis Wu and the government officials from Wannian County, they spent half a night to put out the fire.
He Denglou, along with many disgraced government officials, had just sat down to take a breath when the government officials at the door rushed in and reported breathlessly: "Capture the head, capture the head, something happened, something big happened!"
"What happened!" He Denglu staggered in fright, and his expression changed instantly.
Oh my God, how come things keep happening when the person in charge of the family leaves? God is trying to kill him!
The yamen servant said in a trembling voice, "The people from Xiupingfang are outside, saying, saying, saying that there has been a massacre in the workshop!"
He Denglu suddenly collapsed on the bed, his expression as ugly as that of a dead man.
This is because God wants to kill him!
The officer looked at He Dengglou's expression and asked tremblingly: "Captain, look, the people from Xiupingfang are still waiting outside."
He Denglu stood up reluctantly, with a pitch-black face, and walked out in vain.
There will be no rest this night!
The three young people in Xiupingfang were waiting uneasily. When they saw He Denglou leading someone out, their restless hearts instantly calmed down, and they all saluted.
One of them came out and whispered a few words into He Denggou's ear.
When He Denggou heard that there was a murder case in Ramie Lane, his expression suddenly changed.
Tonight, what's going on in Yongchongfang is Ning Shunxiang's coffin shop. In a fire, the entire coffin shop was reduced to ashes, and no one in the family survived.
It could be said that it was an accident, but the word "accident" cannot be used to explain the destruction of Ramie Lane.
He Denglou thought of the strange murder that happened in the abandoned house in front of Ramie Lane a few days ago, and his heart skipped a beat. His waist was no longer sore, his legs were no longer weak, and his mind was clear. He ordered the government servants in a stern voice: "Go and fetch the horse. Lead three more horses." He paused slightly, thinking of the unreliable Wu Zuo in Jingzhao Mansion, and added: "Go to me, go to the Department of Internal Health and invite Sun Wu Zuo to Ramie Lane, Xiupingfang."
The yamen servant hurried away in a hurry.
The group of people galloped on horseback. When they saw Wu Hou on patrol at night, they flashed a sign to let them go and arrived at Xiupingfang almost without breathing.
As soon as Sun Ying heard about the massacre, she didn't even have the slightest intention of shirk, and rushed over from the Internal Security Department without any delay. She arrived at Xiupingfang almost at the same time as He Denglu.
He Denglou was extremely grateful and bowed deeply: "I'm really sorry to disturb Sun Wuzuo late at night."
Sun Ying waved her hand indifferently, holding the inspection box, and said eagerly: "Forget the polite words, where is the scene?"
Qiao Yanda hurriedly greeted him and whispered: "In Ramie Lane," he waved his hand and called a young man who had just gone to Jingzhao Mansion to deliver a message: "Take Mr. Zuo to Ramie Lane."
He Dengglou also ordered several government officials to follow Sun Ying.
Qiao Yanda then led He Denglou into the square gate. He was still in a daze. He couldn't believe that such a tragedy happened in Xiuping Square. His voice trembled and he said: "He Captou, there are forty-three households in Ramie Lane, a total of six Out of eleven, only," he gasped, "only two survived."
He Denglou stepped back and turned around in horror, his voice sharp and sharp: "What? All," when the words reached his lips, he suddenly felt something was wrong and hurriedly changed the question: "Only two survivors? "
Qiao Yanda lamented deeply: "Yes."
He Denglou composed himself: "Who is it?"
"It's Tong Lanying and Zhao Mumu." Qiao Yanda said: "Just after midnight, Tong Lanying came to the villain's door with Zhao Mumu on her back. Only then did the villain know that something happened." He paused slightly and added: "Villain Afraid of something happening, I let the two of them stay at the little family's house, leaving a guard outside to guard them."
He Dengglou was particularly surprised by Qiao Yanda's thoroughness. He looked at him deeply, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go ask questions first."
The Qiao family's house is considered a good one in Xiupingfang. It is not a big house. As soon as you enter the courtyard, you will see two ridges of vegetable fields in the yard, a well dug, and a chicken coop in the corner.
The noise all night scared the chickens so much that they kept croaking, and they probably wouldn't lay eggs in the next few days.
Qiao Yanda passed her thirties, but was not married yet. When she was eighteen or nineteen years old, she also engaged in a marriage, but the girl died of illness. Soon after, his parents also passed away one after another, and the family slowly Rumor has it that Qiao Yanda was determined to be tough on his wife and relatives, and fewer and fewer people wanted to marry him. As he got older, he gave up the idea of starting a family.
Such a small place is enough for a single man to live in once he enters the courtyard.
The main room was brightly lit, and Tong Lanying was sitting on the edge of the Kang, gently patting Zhao Mumu on the earthen Kang.
Zhao Mumu did not sleep very peacefully, her little brows were furrowed, her young face was full of fear, her eyes were sometimes closed and sometimes opened, she grabbed Tong Lanying's hand and cried out "Tong Aunt".
"Mu Mu, be good, Aunt Tong won't leave, Aunt Tong is here." Tong Lanying quickly agreed, reaching out and patting her gently.
Zhao Mumu then closed her eyes again.
Tong Lanying heard the footsteps and turned around to see Qiao Yanda and He Denglou walking into the main room. She hurriedly stood up and saluted, but her hand was tightly held by Zhao Mumu and she couldn't bear to break away.
He Denglou said softly: "It doesn't matter, no need to be polite, just sit down and talk."
Tong Lanying looked at Qiao Yanda in shock.
Qiao Yanda hurriedly said: "This is Mr. He from the Jingzhao Mansion Office." He was filled with pity: "Don't be afraid. If you have anything to say, just tell Mr. He."
Tong Lanying felt relieved and sat back slowly. Thinking of what happened at night, she felt shuddering and almost shed tears: "At the end of Haishi, the guests in Madam Zhao's room left, and she invited her slave over for a drink. The slave didn’t want to go at first, but Madam Zhao said she wanted to apologize to the slave for what happened to Ning Shunxiang that night. The slave thought about it and went. After just two drinks, he heard someone screaming outside. Madam Zhao pulled her. I opened the door and took a look, saying that someone was killing people everywhere." Her face was pale and her whole body was shaking. She took a deep breath to calm herself down: "At that time, people were almost at the door, and we couldn't run out. Madam Zhao first stuffed Mu Mu into the kang hole and asked Nu to get in." She wiped her tears and said, "Nu asked her to go in too, but she refused. She said those people were here for her. Look. When she is not in the house, those people will search everywhere, and if they find the kang hole, everyone will not survive."
He Denggou heard the strangeness in Tong Lanying's words, frowned and asked: "Why are those people coming for Mrs. Zhao? How does she know, what does she mean by that sentence?"
Tong Lanying cried and shook her head: "I don't know, but as soon as Mrs. Zhao finished saying these words, those people rushed in. Mrs. Zhao was chopped with a knife and fell to the ground. She happened to be sitting in front of the kang hole, and the slave and Mu Mu It was blocked tightly. When there was no movement outside, Mrs. Zhao took her last breath and crawled out to take a look. Before she died, she entrusted Mu Mu to the slave." Her voice was hoarse from crying, obviously. He was so frightened: "Slave, I don't dare to stay in Ramie Alley. I'm afraid those people will come back again and come to Fang Zheng behind Mu Mu's back."
Qiao Yanda nodded and said, "When Tong Lanying and the others came over, it was two moments after midnight, and they were covered in blood."
He Denglou thought for a moment and asked Tong Lanying: "Have you seen the faces of those people?"
Tong Lanying shook her head with tears on her face: "No, Mrs. Zhao was afraid that those people would find Nu and Mu Mu, so she stayed in front of the kang hole. Nu couldn't see outside. It wasn't until Nu climbed out that she saw Zhao Where is my wife’s injury?”
Qiao Yanda was heartbroken when she heard that. If Mrs. Zhao climbed into the kang hole, it would mean that the three of them would live together or die together, but she didn't. She stayed outside to confuse those cruel people and used her own Death, in exchange for the lives of Tong Lanying and Zhao Mumu.
He sighed: "He Captou, do you think you have anything else to ask?"
He Denglou thought for a while: "Tong Lanying, can you hear how many people there are and where did they go in the end?"
Tong Lanying shook her head blankly: "The steps were very chaotic at that time, and I was too scared. No, I heard it."
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of Tong Lanying, He Denglou nodded and asked Qiao Yanda, "Let's go to Ramie Lane."
Qiao Yanda nodded and led He up the stairs to go out. After walking out, he whispered: "Captain He, just now the villain asked someone to check the square and found footprints and discarded blood-stained shoes on the west wall. , there are also broken black tiles and half bloody handprints on the wall."
He Denglou was shocked when he heard it: "Where is it? Let's go to the Xifang Wall first."
Qiao Yanda said yes and hurriedly led He Dengglou and several government officials to the west.
The west side is said to be a square wall, but it is actually shorter than a normal square wall. It is a short rammed earth wall with a thin layer of black tiles on the top of the wall.
These black tiles seemed to have been newly laid, and a few tiles had been trampled to pieces and fell to the ground.
The bloody handprints were imprinted on the dark yellow earthen wall. The blood stains had dried and were bright red and dazzling.
A few pieces of black and brown shorts stained with blood were thrown under the wall. The clothes were soaked in blood and were still wet.
Several pairs of blood-stained shoes were wrapped up and down in the clothes. These shoes were of common styles and fabrics in the world, and the workmanship was extremely rough. At first glance, they looked like extremely cheap goods. The soles and uppers were stained. Blood.
He Denggou carefully rummaged through the pile of clothes and shoes for a long time, but found no useful clues. He ordered the servants behind him to wrap up the clothes and shoes, and then rubbed the bloody fingerprints on the rammed earth wall. , and then rushed to Ramie Lane.
As soon as I reached the entrance of the alley, the thick smell of blood made my breath suffocate.
When the four young men guarding the entrance of the alley saw Qiao Yanda and the others, they hurriedly saluted and said, "Qiao Fangzheng."
Qiao Yanda said: "This is Capt. He from Jingzhao Mansion. You must answer carefully what he asked."
Four people should claim to be.
He Denglu's expression was solemn and he said in a deep voice: "Besides Sun Wuzuo, has anyone else been here?"
The four of them looked at each other and shook their heads: "No, after Qiao Fangzheng gave the order, the four of us have been staying here. No one else has gone in except the master and the four officials."
"You haven't gone in to take a look?" He Dengglou asked.
The four people said: "No, Qiao Fangzheng told us that we are not allowed to go in and take a look."
He Dengglou's expression remained solemn, and the smell of blood around him was particularly strong. His heart was heavy. With such a heavy smell of blood, the scene in the alley must have been so tragic.
He whispered: "You continue to stay here and pay attention to the situation around you."
The four people were shocked and quickly said yes.
He Denglou walked into the alley and stepped in. The bluestone road was wet and sticky. When the light shone, the blood was particularly oozing.
Sun Ying had already taken a rough look at all the rooms and gathered all the corpses in the first few rooms. The rest of the rooms had drawings on the ground showing the bodies lying on the ground.
The officials searched house to house.
Sun Ying lowered her head and examined the corpses one by one.
There were too many corpses and there was not enough white cloth to cover them, so the government officials found some shabby clothes and barely covered the deceased's face.
In front of Sun Ying, He Denglao didn't dare to make excuses, so he made a confession first and asked politely: "Sun Wu Zuo, how do you think?"
Sun Ying had already taken a rough look at a few of the deceased, and had a rough judgment on the cause of death. She sighed: "The wounds were all concentrated on the neck and heart. They were all killed with one knife. There were no signs of resistance, but there were some signs of struggle. But," he shook his head: "It's all in vain."
He Denggou narrowed his eyes: "Then, can we judge that although the murderer is not the same person, these people are all capable."
"Okay," Sun Ying nodded and said, "Not only that, these people are ruthless and ruthless."
He Denglou asked again: "Sun Wuzuo, are there a total of sixty-one people dead?"
Sun Ying was stunned and shook her head: "No, there are seventy people in total."
"Seventy people?" Qiao Yanda exclaimed: "What, what's going on? There are forty-three households with sixty-three people in Ramie Lane. Tong Lanying and Mu Mu ran out, so there are only sixty-one people left. Yes, little man, I won’t remember it wrong.”
He Denglou gave Qiao Yanda a calm expression and asked, "Sun Wuzuo, are all these seventy people women?"
Sun Ying said: "No, sixty-one of them are women and the remaining nine are men."
Qiao Yanda suddenly realized, and the look of horror on his face became even worse: "This must be someone who stayed overnight in Ramie Lane. How can this be so good? This, people from other houses died, how can I explain this?"
He Dengglou also sighed. This matter was complicated and involved, and it was not something that his little catcher could handle. He waved his hand, called a government official over, and ordered: "Send someone to chase Master Shaoyin at high speed, tell him what happened in Xiupingfang, and ask him to come up with an idea."
The Yamen Ying claimed that he was the one, took the sign handed over by He Denggou, and hurried back to Jingzhao Mansion.
He Denglou looked at Qiao Yanda who was panicking about applying, and said in a deep voice: "Qiao Fangzheng, now is not the time to panic or be afraid. You are familiar with many people in Xiupingfang, and you need to carefully identify who these nine people are."
Qiao Yanda responded with difficulty, her legs as if filled with lead, and she moved heavily to the side of the nine corpses.
Sun Ying uncovered the white cloth.
Qiao Yanda took one look and was so frightened that she refused to look at it a second time.
He Denglu said impatiently: "Qiao Fangzheng, you can't recognize him like this."
Qiao Yanda was so frightened that her legs trembled, and she kept crying out for injustice.
There was such a strange murder case just a few days ago. The tragic scene was still fresh in his mind, and now so many people died all at once. What happened this year? It was a bad year.
Or maybe the yin energy in Ramie Alley was too strong, and something unclean was brought in, which led to the disaster.
He had no intention of identifying the corpse. He just wanted to invite some real immortal masters to come back and perform a few rituals to give these people a salvation and remove their evil spirits.
He trembled and said: "Hey, why are you arresting the head? You villain, you are afraid."
He Denglu was stunned for a moment: "What are you afraid of?"
Qiao Yanda glanced at the undulating white cloth: "Death, death is too ugly."
He Denglu took a few more glances at the corpses and frowned slightly: "Is this ugly? You've never seen anything ugly, right?"
He was already very impatient. Such a big case, with so many people dead, might cause people to panic. If Dasheng listened to it, not to mention his arrest, even Lord Fuyin would be arrested. scolding.
This Qiao Yanda actually pretended to be afraid.
He Denglou grabbed Qiao Yanda's lapel, dragged him to the body, pressed the back of his head to look at it, and said with a fierce look like a bandit: "Hurry up and see, if the solution of the case is delayed, you will not be able to eat and walk around."
The thick smell of blood made one's breath suffocate. Qiao Yanda closed his eyes, barely opened his eyes and looked at the face of the corpse. He stared at it for a moment and shouted in horror: "This is, this is the Wang family on Cross West Street." My son-in-law is here!"
He Dengglou quickly asked carefully.
A yamen servant next to him was holding a pen and paper and writing down notes quickly.
Once you recognize the first one and get a good start, the rest will be easy.
Qiao Yanda identified them one by one.
These nine people were all frequent visitors to Ramie Alley. Although five of them were from other neighborhoods, Qiao Yanda recognized them at a glance.
These people had not been dead for a long time and their bodies had not changed, making them easy to identify.
After Qiao Yanda completed the identification, Sun Ying also examined the body.
The cause of death of these people is clear at a glance, and there is no need for an autopsy, nor does it need to be tested for poisons or other things. Even their age does not need to be checked. With Qiao Yanda here, he knows the people in Ramie Alley like the back of his hand.
Sun Ying washed her hands and said in a deep voice: "He Capture's head has been examined and everyone was killed with one knife."
He Denglu nodded with a heavy heart. This time, perhaps they were facing a group of extremely vicious people. Their skills may not be very high, but they were ruthless enough to attack ordinary people.
But why should such a group of people kill these people in Ramie Alley? They should kill all the people here without leaving any one behind.
What kind of hatred is this?
He was standing in the room where Mrs. Zhao lived, and through the window, he could see the back window of the abandoned house where the strange murder occurred.
Suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.
It is to silence people, to kill people to silence them.
These people must have suspected that the people in Ramie Alley had seen what happened on the night of the crime, and were afraid that they would leak out, so they would kill and silence them.
He suddenly thought of the coffin shop that was in trouble tonight, and couldn't help but his voice suddenly turned cold: "Qiao Fangzheng, do you know Ning Shunxiang from Yongchongfang?"
Qiao Yanda was stunned for a moment: "I recognize him. He is also a frequent visitor to Ramie Lane. He used to be Tong Lanying's best friend."
"In the past?" He Denglu asked puzzledly: "Why the past?"
Qiao Yanda said blankly: "On the night when someone died in the deserted house, Ning Shunxiang came to Ramie Lane to find Mrs. Zhao. Tong Lanying hated her so much that she said she would never let Ning Shunxiang enter her house again. ”
He Denglou asked sternly: "You remember correctly, is that really the day?"
Qiao Yanda became even more confused and nodded: "Yes, what happened that day was too scary. I really remember it."
He Denglu's expression suddenly changed.
How could it be such a coincidence? How could there be such a coincidence in this world?
All the people in Ramie Alley were silenced.
Ning Shunxiang's coffin was filled with water, and no one, old or young, was spared.
He Denggou was able to confirm that this was to silence people and kill people to silence them.
In order to cover up the strange murder in the deserted house.
It must have been Madam Zhao and Ning Shunxiang who saw the scene in the deserted house that night, but I don't know what they saw and why they refused to tell the truth when the Jingzhao Mansion and the Internal Security Department interrogated them.
The killers obviously didn't know who saw what happened that night, or they weren't sure whether the people in Ramie Lane saw anything at all, they were just suspicious.
With the thought that he would rather kill by mistake than let go, he killed all the people in Ramie Alley.
Thinking of this, He Denglou felt frightened and shuddered.
Seeing He Dengglou's expression turned ugly, Qiao Yanda asked cautiously: "He Captou, what's wrong? What's wrong with Ning Shunxiang?"
He Denggang glanced at Qiao Yanda lightly: "Tonight, Yongchongfang is flooded, and it is Ning Shunxiang's coffin shop that is burned."
"What!" Qiao Yanda was shocked.
He Denggou nodded: "Exactly, no one in that shop, old or young, escaped."
Qiao Yanda's body softened and she leaned against the wall, her face was haggard, and she murmured: "This, this is impossible, what on earth did they see, why didn't they tell the truth!"
Qiao Yanda obviously also wanted to understand why these people suddenly encountered misfortune. It was all caused by the murder in the deserted house!
He Dengglou said lightly: "Since Qiao Fangzheng knows how serious the matter is, let's take a good look back and see what unusual things happened in Xiupingfang during the day, what strange faces were in Ramie Alley, and Zhao Madam, have you ever said anything strange?"
Qiao Yanda closed her eyes, her mind in chaos.
Bright red blood sprayed in front of his eyes, and he was only afraid. He could not think of anything abnormal.
He Dengglou also knew that nothing would come out of blind questioning, so he lowered his tone and said, "Qiao Fangzheng, don't worry, just do your best." He paused slightly: "Tong Lanying and Zhao Mumu, I I need to take it back to the Jingzhao Government Office."
"Ah, oh, take it, take it," Qiao Yanda came to his senses. If the killer knew that there were two fish that slipped through the net in Ramie Lane, he would definitely not let them go easily. Tong Lanying and Zhao Mumu should indeed go to Jingzhao Mansion. , He alone could not protect them. He asked worriedly: "He arrests the head, will those people, will they come to kill them two again?"
He Denglu shook his head: "I can't say for sure, but Qiao Fangzheng didn't tell anyone else that Tong Lanying and Zhao Mumu were still alive, right?"
"No, I didn't say that. I know the importance." Qiao Yanda said anxiously.
He Denglou thought for a while, then lowered his voice and said to Qiao Yanda: "After dawn, the murder of Ramie Lane will definitely not be concealed. Then you will release the news that Tong Lanying and Zhao Mumu are still alive, but they were seriously injured and were picked up. I went to the Yamen Office of Jingzhao Mansion for treatment."
Qiao Yanda said "Ah" and looked at each other blankly.
He Dengglou nodded and said: "Yes, let's just say it. You don't have to worry about the rest. The Jingzhao Mansion Office will protect the safety of the two of them."
Qiao Yanda was also a smart man, and he immediately thought of He Denggao's intention for doing this, nodded heavily and said: "Don't worry, Mr. He, the villain knows how to say it, not only to scare the snakes off, but also to convince them."
He Dengglou breathed a sigh of relief, and his mind that had been tense all night relaxed. He turned to ask Sun Ying: "Sun Wuzuo, do these corpses need to be carefully inspected again?"
Sun Ying shook her head: "No need."
He Denglou ordered a few government officials to come out and said in a deep voice: "You guys go find a car and send these corpses to Yizhuang for temporary storage."
Several government officials had bitter expressions on their faces. With so many corpses, they might not be able to finish their work until dawn.
He Denglou thought for a while and asked Qiao Yanda: "Except for those nine men, do the other people in Ramie Lane have any relatives?"
Qiao Yanda knew what He Denglou meant by asking: "Some have it, some don't, but He arrests the head, since these people live in Ramie Lane, it's because the family doesn't tolerate it, and they can't get in even if they die." The family tree cannot be entered into the ancestral graves, and since they died violently, even their relatives would not come to collect them."
He Denggulu took a deep breath: "After dawn, you first go and notify their relatives and tell them that the body will be laid to rest in Yizhuang for three days. If no one claims it, the Jingzhao Mansion Office will incinerate it and bury it uniformly. "
Qiao Yanda was stunned for a moment, wondering if the word "incineration" would touch those people. Then he went to Yizhuang to pick up the bodies of his relatives and bury them, leaving a whole body at least.
He Denglou flipped through the roster he had just recorded and handed it to one of the government officials: "After dawn, you and others will notify the families of the other nine men according to the roster and ask them to go to Yizhuang to identify the bodies."
The officer said yes without hesitation.
After finishing the affairs in Ramie Lane, He Denglou thought about what happened between Ning Shunxiang and Madam Zhao, and felt more and more that the affair tonight was not an ordinary affair. He walked to Sun Ying and hesitated: "Sun Wuzuo, there is one more thing. , I would like to ask you a favor."
Sun Ying finished writing down the test booklet, raised her head and asked, "What's the matter?"
He Denglou and Ning Shunxiang briefly talked about the fact that the coffin was covered with water, and he might have seen what happened in the deserted house that day, and said: "I think it is believed that the coffin was covered with water, but there is no evidence, and I don't think so." Dare to make a decisive decision, I would like to ask Sun Wu to make a trip to see if I can find any clues, so that I can write a letter to Lord Shaoyin."
Sun Ying responded with the word "Okay" very simply, packed up the inspection box, and walked out: "Then let's go."
