Lin Sui'an felt that Hua Yitang was a very strange person.
Most of the time, his behavior is flamboyant, arrogant, and unbeatable, but occasionally, for a moment, he will show a strange expression - his eyebrows are slightly frowned, his eyes are red, and his lips are slightly pursed, as if he was suddenly hit by a needle. I pricked it, but I refused to cry out the pain and endured it.
Just like now, he suddenly lowered his voice, like the soft morning light sliding over the dewdrops, "I will never let you live like that again in the future."
Lin Sui'an: "..."
Could it be that this guy had something incredible in his head?
"You..." Lin Sui'an considered his words, "Did you misunderstand something?"
Hua Yitang: "Heroes don't ask where they come from, I understand."
"ha?"
"You and I are partners, we understand each other tacitly, no need to elaborate."
Lin Sui'an: "..."
She felt it was necessary to elaborate!
Hua Yitang suddenly held Lin Sui'an's arm and said solemnly, "Trust me!"
Lin Sui'an couldn't say a word. The moonlight was blown into pieces by the wind, and stars fell into Hua Yitang's eyes. It was as beautiful as a dream. She couldn't bear to break it, and she didn't dare to look directly at it, so she could only move away. She pretended to admire the scenery, but she didn't notice that Hua Yitang frowned slightly the moment she looked away.
To be honest, there is really not much scenery to see here. It is dark inside and outside the courtyard, and only a few blurry tree shadows can be seen. Especially against the huge light source of Hua Yitang, all the scenery is dark. Eclipsed, Lin Sui'an's attention always wandered to Hua Yitang's location unconsciously, and then forced himself back.
What's even weirder is that Hua Yitang, who has been responsible for mediating the atmosphere, suddenly stopped talking, and the atmosphere was very awkward for a while.
"How about... cough," Lin Sui'an forced himself to find something to say, "let's all go back to the house to sleep... cough, rest -"
Suddenly, there was a "click" outside the hospital, as if there was something hiding in the darkness.
Lin Sui'an stood up alertly: "Who?!"
One foot was exposed, followed by legs, body, and finally the head. It turned out to be Ming Shu. His broken arm was splinted and hung around his neck. He could only salute with one hand, "I've seen Hanashiro, I've seen him. Guo Lin, Mrs. Lin."
There was a twisted expression on Ming Shu's fierce face, which made Lin Sui'an's skin crawl all over the place.
Hua Yitang was more alert than Lin Sui'an this time. He took half a step forward and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Ling Gong said that the case hall is quite clean. If Si Lang has rested, he might as well go and have a look..." Ming Shu saw Hua Yitang's unhappy face and quickly added, "If Si Lang doesn't want to, there's no need." reluctantly."
Hua Yitang: "The investigation by Mingfeng and others in Jingyunfang was not going well?"
Ming Shu: "Yes."
"Ling Liulang asked me to help screen the files and find other clues about Dong Chao?"
"……yes."
"Has Ling Liulang always been so oblique in his words?"
"..."
"Okay, lead the way."
Ming Shu: "Will Mrs. Lin also go?"
Lin Sui'an thought this question was strange, "Why don't you go?"
Ming Shu quickly looked away, "Ling Si said straight away, Mrs. Lin should have a good rest when she's tired. It doesn't matter if she doesn't go."
Oh haha! Does Ling Zhiyan dislike her ability to read classical Chinese?
Lin Sui'an was a little unhappy, "Of course I want to go."
The Document Hall is located in the southwest of the government office, just opposite to Ling Zhiyan's dormitory. It needs to cross the entire government office. Ming Shu walked all the way, his steps were fast and slow, and his eyes wandered left and right. He was obviously worried about something.
Hua Yitang followed behind, waving his fan, squinting at Ming Shu's back for a while, then suddenly said, "Ming Shu, why are you blushing?"
Ming Shu suddenly stopped and glanced back. Not only was his face red, but his ears were also red.
What's even weirder is that the person he was peeking at was obviously Hua Yitang... the one next to him - Lin Sui'an.
Lin Sui'an: What the hell? !
Hua Yitang's eyes moved and he tried to stand in front of Lin Sui'an, but Lin Sui'an pulled him aside.
"Brother Mingshu, if you have something to tell me, you might as well say it directly," Lin Sui'an said, "Being coy is definitely not the true nature of a child in the world."
Hua Yitang looked at Lin Sui'an in shock, the corners of his eyes twitching, wondering what weird plot he was thinking about.
Ming Shu swallowed his saliva, "Later, when I fought with Hei|Ghostface before, thanks to Mrs. Lin's generous rescue, I can't repay the kindness of saving my life, only——"
The corners of Lin Sui'an's eyes also twitched: Hey, hey, big brother, you don't mean to say "I can only commit myself to you", do you?
"Hmm, cough, cough, cough!" Hua Yitang almost coughed out his lungs, "So, Lin Sui'an is also Hua's savior. As the saying goes, everything has a first-come, first-served basis -"
Lin Sui'an pulled Hua Yitang to the other side: Those who are afraid that the world will not be in chaos should stay wherever it is cool!
Ming Shu was stunned for a moment, "Ms. Lin also saved Hanashiro?"
Lin Sui'an: "It's just a matter of drawing out a sword to help when the road is rough. It's a trivial effort, but it's not worth mentioning."
Ming Shu's expression became visibly tense, "Then, what's the thank you gift for Shirou Huajia?"
"Of course it is the most precious thing of my Hua family——" Hua Yitang just stuck his head out, but Lin Sui'an pulled him back for the third time.
"Brother Mingshu and I had some misunderstandings before and accidentally hurt you. Let's treat it as even this time." Lin Sui'an said with a smile.
"Ms. Lin is indeed generous." Ming Shu was overjoyed and relaxed a lot. "I thought that my wife would not have much money when she was alone, so I prepared a lot of money as a thank you gift. Although it is a vulgar thing, it is more practical than anything else."
Hua Yitang: "..."
"I was originally worried that Mrs. Lin would dislike the lack of money, but wow! I am so narrow-minded. A person like Mrs. Lin and a friend like Huashiro must not be short of money." Ming Shu smiled heartily and pointed forward. , "You two, the Document Hall is in the yard in front. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, he ran away with a cheerful pace.
Lin Sui'an: "..."
no! Wait a moment! You didn't tell me earlier! I'm short of money!
"Hmm, cough, cough," Hua Yitang covered half of his face with a fan, "Ming Shu is a very down-to-earth person."
Lin Sui'an glared at him fiercely, "Hua Yitang, you owe me a lot of money!"
"Eh?"
"It's all up to you!"
"..."
Hua Yitang looked at Lin Sui'an's angrily back, and the corners of his mouth hidden under the fan curled up slightly.
Oh, that's a good idea. The more money I owe her, the harder it will be for her to leave.
The structure of the Office of Documents is very similar to that of a modern library. On the south side are rows of bookshelves with scrolls of various colors stacked on them. A row of low cases stands next to the window. Candlelight dances in the darkness. When the night wind blows, The abstract labels hanging outside the bookcase collided with each other, making a clicking sound, and the writing flickered in and out of light under the light.
There are three people sitting on the three low desks. They are all wearing light blue official robes and futou. They are the attire of a ninth-grade scholar. Two of them have slept to death on the desks, and only the one closest to the door is the one. He was still reading the file carefully, and the candlelight illuminated his features, making him look as beautiful as a woman.
It’s Qi Yuansheng.
Lin Sui'an was startled for a moment, remembering the investigation report Ming Shu gave to Ling Zhiyan before interrogating Wang Hao.
Qi Yuansheng, 23 years old, native of Gaoyi County, Henan Prefecture, his parents died early, his family was poor, he was an only son, he passed the Ming Dynasty Law School in the fourth year of Xuanfeng, his ranking was not high, he had no background, and he joined the Yangdu Prefecture as a Judicial Cao Shuzuo , the grade is the lowest from the ninth grade, the official career is dark, and there is basically no hope for promotion.
As Hua Yitang inferred from the case files, this person had an excellent reputation among government officials. Although he was not good at words, he was cold-faced and warm-hearted. He often helped his colleagues and his daily life was very simple. It's the two points and one line between "home and government offices", which have no connection with the several murdered dandies.
Judge Li, his immediate superior, commented: Qi Shuzuo has outstanding abilities, is hardworking and simple, and works hard without complaining.
In a nutshell: get up earlier than a chicken, go to bed later than a dog, eat worse than a pig, and work more than an ox.
How could a typical ancient 996 social animal be so miserable?
This person's experience was like a blank sheet of paper, there was really nothing to investigate. Coupled with the appearance of Dong Chao and Jiao Zhi, Ling Zhiyan removed his suspicion. He was originally the assistant to the Judicial Cao, so it was normal for him to be captured by Ling Zhiyan.
"We just found Qi Yuansheng and the two judges, and Wang Hao and Dong Chao showed up. Isn't the timing too coincidental?" Hua Yitang's voice was neither loud nor quiet, but it was unusual in the silent case hall. clear.
He was telling Qi Yuansheng.
This was what Lin Sui'an suspected, but Hua Yitang unexpectedly said it first.
Qi Yuansheng put down the file in his hand, stood up and smoothed his clothes, and saluted seriously, "I have met Si Lang of the Hua family, and I have met Mrs. Lin."
Hanashiro shook his fan and looked at him with raised eyebrows, while Lin Sui'an stayed aside and watched the fun.
Qi Yuansheng lowered his eyelids and said, "If I remember correctly, Ling Sizhi also asked Mrs. Lin the same thing, right?"
Lin Sui'an was startled.
"When the headless corpse was found in Liuyue Tower, the timing of Mrs. Lin and Hanashiro's appearance was also perfect."
Hua Yitang's fan stopped.
"Just after Ling Sizhi interrogated the two of you, Jiang Hongwen's body appeared."
Lin Sui'an: "..."
Qi Yuansheng raised his eyes, his dark eyes as quiet as a glass of water: "Because I can't explain the coincidence, I think you two know better than me what it feels like to be treated as a suspect."
Lin Sui'an: It makes sense, but she was speechless.
Could it be that this person was just like her, just plain unlucky?
Could it be that the "black villain aura" she had foreseen was just a "bad luck aura"?
Hua Yitang coughed dryly and said, "Qi Shuzuo, Ling Si asked me to come and ask, what did you find?"
Qi Yuansheng pointed to a pile of files under the table and said, "We have been investigating the major murders in Yangdu and its surrounding areas three years ago, and no findings have been found yet."
Hua Yitang: "How many more?"
Qi Yuansheng pointed to the innermost bookshelf and said, "It's all over there."
The dense scrolls of books were piled up so densely that Lin Sui'an immediately backed down. Ming Shu was very kind and reminded her early that she didn't need to come. She really should sleep under the quilt.
Hua Yitang chose a location farthest away from Qi Yuansheng. The two moved back and forth five or six times, moved one-third of the files on the bookshelf over, and read them in batches. Lin Sui'an felt dizzy and dizzy after reading two columns of words. He pretended to hold up the file and turned his eyes to Hua Yitang's face.
Hua Yitang's reading speed became faster, and he could read a volume at random. After a while, the finished files piled up into a hill at his feet.
Could it be that he was not bragging when he said he could read ten years of murder files in one hour, but was it true?
So isn't he a super humanoid computer?
Lin Sui'an was just thinking about it when Hua Yitang suddenly raised his eyes and said, "That person is very strange."
Lin Sui'an: "Huh?"
Hua Yitang signaled with his eyes, Lin Sui'an looked over and happened to see Qi Yuansheng by the window.
You don’t think he has the aura of a dark character, do you? Lin Sui An said.
"Whether it was Ling Liulang's previous interrogation or today's temptation, he responded with a degree of restraint, neither humble nor overbearing," Hua Yitang pointed at the scroll, "just like these files, recorded in a strict and orderly manner, without adding any emotions."
Just like a doll without emotions. Lin Sui An said with peace of mind, but said, "Maybe he's just an introvert."
Hua Yitang narrowed his eyes, "You're weird too."
"ha?"
"You clearly doubted him, why did you excuse him?"
"I doubt it intuitively, but my reason tells me that there is no evidence."
"Why do you doubt your gut?"
"Because he is good-looking." Lin Sui'an blurted out.
Hua Yitang's eyelids twitched hard.
Qi Yuansheng suddenly raised his eyes and looked over. I wonder if he heard it too. Lin Sui'an raised the file to cover his face.
Sure enough, this reason is too nonsense.
Hua Yitang smashed the file in his hand, seeming to be a little passive in his work. Lin Sui'an forced himself to focus on the file to relieve the embarrassment, and managed to read two more columns. He became increasingly drowsy, and his eyelids moved up and down. They started fighting, but finally lost to the continuous bombardment of sleepy people, and fell asleep with their pillows on the files.
Hua Yitang glanced sideways at Lin Sui'an, ignored it, and continued reading. After a while, he took another look, his face collapsed, and he looked around, but there was no quilt or quilt. After thinking about it, he opened a few files and covered Lin Sui'an. After that, he was satisfied and continued working.
Lin Sui'an slept so hard that her body felt like a heavy stone, and there was a buzzing sound in her ears. She seemed to see the memory of the scorched corpse again, and the dense handwriting jumped and hit her eyeballs, forcing her to wake up quickly and struggled several times. Finally, he opened his eyes in a daze, and the files in his sight overlapped with the fragmented memories in his mind.
Oh haha!
Lin Sui'an suddenly woke up and sat up straight. There was a loud crash behind him. He didn't know why a bunch of files fell. It was daybreak outside the window, and her vision was much clearer than at night. Lin Sui'an grabbed the file on the table. She still couldn't recognize all the words, and couldn't understand the meaning, but the texture of the paper, the layout of the text, and the spacing between the words were all the same as hers. What I saw in my memory was very similar - could it be that the obsessive memory of the deceased was a dossier? !
Hua Yitang: "I've already read that volume."
Lin Sui'an: "How many volumes have you read?"
"More than eight hundred volumes, what?"
"Have you ever seen the word 'Ten Cool'?"
"ha?"
Lin Sui'an frowned: Could it be that he recognized the wrong word?
"Ms. Lin, what did you just say?" Qi Yuansheng asked aloud.
Lin Sui'an glanced over, not sure if it was her imagination. At that moment, Qi Yuansheng's face finally showed a trace of human emotion, as if...surprise?
"Shiku, have you seen it in the files?" Lin Sui'an asked.
Qi Yuansheng looked at Lin Sui'an quietly for a long time, then suddenly stood up and walked to the northwest corner of the desk hall in three steps. A pile of small wooden boxes were piled from the ground to the roof, covered with dust. Qi Yuansheng was holding his gown and climbing on the wooden box. He climbed up on the edge of the box, rubbing the embossed number on the edge of the wooden box as he climbed.
Soon, he found a small wooden box and pulled it out. The pile of wooden boxes was crumbling. Qi Yuansheng's body swayed and he fell straight down. He was still holding the small wooden box tightly in his hand. Fortunately, Lin Sui'an had quick hands and quick eyes and jumped up to catch him. waist to help him land safely.
Qi Yuansheng didn't even say a word of thanks. He opened the box and took out a volume of book. The bookcase had faded, the bookmark had fallen off, and only half of the thread was left. Qi Yuansheng carefully took out what was inside. It was not a scroll, but a bamboo slip. He lay on the ground and read each word with his fingers.
Lin Sui'an came over to take a look, "Hey guys, the bamboo slips were engraved with small seal characters. She didn't even recognize them. She hurriedly greeted Hua Yitang, but Hua Yitang didn't move for a long time. When she looked back, she saw Hua Yitang carrying Light, squinting at Qi Yuansheng, his expression flickering.
"This is it." Qi Yuansheng stood up holding the bamboo slip and pointed it out to the two of them.
Hua Yitang then moved his eyes from Qi Yuansheng to the bamboo slips, and read in a low voice, "Yin and Yang Xingde has seven houses, room, hall, court, door, alley, technique, and field." He paused, "Huainanzi ·astronomical?"
Qi Yuansheng: "Behind."
Hua Yitang skipped a few columns and read, "The ten tortures are to shock livestock and scare ghosts. The first is beheading, the second is torture, the third is car splitting, the fourth is burning with cannons, the fifth is breaking vertebrae, the sixth is burying alive, the seventh is cooking, The eighth day is about removing the intestines, the ninth day is about filling with lead, and the tenth day is about dove poison..."
Hua Yitang couldn't read anymore.
Lin Sui'an's mind was racing: "The first dead body, Yan He, was beheaded, the second dead body was Ling Chi, the third dead body, Jiang Hongwen, was from a broken car, and the fourth charred corpse was from cannon fire - the murderer was pressed Kill people using the methods recorded in this book?"
"That's nonsense!" Hua Yitang threw the bamboo slips to the ground.
Qi Yuansheng silently picked up the bamboo slips, swept the dirt on them with his sleeves, and continued reading, "Extremely harsh punishment can lead to extreme purity. After ten cruelties, there will be ten purity."
Lin Sui'an's mind buzzed and he snatched the bamboo slips.
Ten clean?
Ten Pure Sets? !
The fragments of bamboo slips given by Luo Shichuan record: "Thousands of evil spirits can be purified, which is called Qianjing." 】
Qianjing's sword manual is called "Shi Jing Ji".
Qianjing is the token of the owner of the "Jingmen".
And on the bamboo slip in front of me, there was a record of "After ten cools, there are ten cleanses".
There seemed to be some "something" that vaguely connected these things - Lin Sui'an thought of her golden finger again - the obsessive memory of seeing the deceased before his death.
Could it be that the "thing" that connects these is "death"?
Yes, her body had died a long time ago...
"Lin Sui'an!" Hua Yitang's voice rang in his ears. Lin Sui'an shuddered and the bamboo slips in his hand were taken away. The wind blew past his back. His whole body was cold and his clothes were wet with sweat. Tooru couldn't help but shudder.
Hua Yitang's face turned pale, he pulled Lin Sui'an and turned around and left, "Go back to Huazhai immediately and ask Mu Xia to make two pots of ginseng soup for you to drink. After drinking, go to bed."
"No, no, no." Lin Sui'an hurriedly grabbed Hua Yitang.
“The body is not a trivial matter!”
When he shouted these words, Hua Yitang's heart was still beating wildly. At that moment, Lin Sui'an suddenly lost sight of his eyes and his face was bloodless, as if he was not a living person, but a corpse that had long since died.
Lin Sui'an was a little confused, and Hua Yitang's eyes turned red again. Was she really that scary just now? Made him cry?
Inexplicably, she felt a little guilty.
Hua Yitang: "Qi, please tell Ling Liulang that my back hurts, my feet hurt, and my chest hurts. I'm going home to recuperate."
Lin Sui'an couldn't laugh or cry: "Hey!"
Qi Yuansheng looked outside the door, "Someone is coming."
Hua Yitang was overjoyed, "Mingshu, you came just in time. Please help me prepare the car quickly——"
"Huashiro, Madam Lin, it's not good," Ming Shu said, sweating profusely as he ran, "Wang Hao is dead!"
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