Dongdu is different from Yangdu. The curfew system is still implemented in Dongdu. After dark, the gates are closed, and the Jinwu Guards are responsible for night patrols in the city. No one is allowed to wander among the streets without special status.
Ling Zhiyan happens to be a person with a "special identity". As the director of Dali Temple, he has the important task of investigating and investigating cases. He wears the "Curfew Order" issued by Dali Temple, which is also the so-called "Curfew Order". After the gates are closed, he can walk freely among the squares. .
Lin Sui'an looked at the "Night Walking Order" in Ling Zhiyan's hand. It was a palm-sized bronze medal with wave patterns carved around it and black tassels hanging on it. "Specially awarded by Dali Temple" was engraved on the front, and "Night Walkers, see you everywhere" on the back. "Let go" - the overall design is quite average, but it is easy to use. All the way out from the Imperial City, before crossing the Luohe Bridge, they have already encountered three waves of Jinwu Guards interrogations. All because of this token, their car Talent was not caught and sent to Jinwuwei's prison.
Jin Ruo missed dinner in time, so he took the time to rush on the road and stuffed his mouth full of pastries. He puffed out his hamster cheeks and reported the information, "Shan Yuanming lives in the Tianzi Room of Shuangyeju in Qiuyuan Guest House in Yongtai Fang. Qiuyuan Guest House It is a third-class guest house with low room rates. The people who live in it are all poor students like Shan Yuanming. The rooms below the ground code are multi-person rooms. Only the Tianzi and Dizi are single rooms. It is said that it was specially designed by the shopkeeper. It is prepared for talented and famous students, so if any of the students staying in the hotel get into high school, they will be lucky and happy."
"Yongtai Fang is right next to Nanshi." Hua Yitang said.
"Because of the proximity, there are many guest houses. Almost all literati and poets from all over the country gather here." Jin Ruo placed snacks on the plate as landmarks, "Hanyun Guest House, Dongfeng Guest House, and Wuhu Guest House are three. Five first-class guesthouses, including Baichi Guesthouse, Zunqing Guesthouse, Jiangnan Guesthouse, Siri Guesthouse, and Yuandeng Guesthouse, are the same as Qiuyuan Guesthouse, and there are 46 third-class guesthouses. There are nearly a hundred unworthy cottages, and they all live their lives at Hongqiaofang in Nanshi."
Ling Zhiyan was surprised: "Jin Langjun has been to Dongdu before?"
Jin Ruo: "First time here."
"I have only been in Dongdu for a few hours, but I can actually understand Yongtai Square so clearly?"
Jin Ruo said proudly: "It's a small matter."
"Is Hongqiaofang a place similar to Yangdu Hongzhuangfang?" Lin Sui'an asked.
Jin Ruo raised three fingers, "The area is as big as three red makeup shops!"
Lin Sui'an whistled, "Do you have any recommendations?"
"Hmm, cough, cough, cough!" Hua Yitang's fan rattled the dessert plate, "Seriously!"
"When I discovered Shan Yuanming's body, I happened to be in the Yuandeng Guesthouse opposite Qiuyuan Guesthouse. For some reason, there was a crash on the opposite side. I poked my head out and saw people running out of Qiuyuan Guesthouse. A bunch of students didn't even bother to wear clothes and shoes, and then they heard someone screaming," Jin Ruo made a horrified expression, "It's dead, it's dead! When I went out, the whole street was in chaos, someone said There were monsters causing trouble, and some said monsters ate people. Anyway, there were all kinds of things. I wandered around for a long time before I heard the definite news. It was said that someone had found Shan Yuanming's body and had been killed. It’s all blood.”
Ling Zhiyan: "When did this happen?"
Jin Ruo: "Three moments of Xu Zheng."
"The gates were closed in the early days of Xu," Hua Yitang paused, "That's not right, the gates were all closed. How did you avoid the Jinwu guards and come back?"
Jin Ruo: "This is the secret of our Jingmen and is not to be told outside."
"cut!"
"What are you doing at Yuandeng Guest House?" Lin Sui'an asked.
Jin Ruo: "What a coincidence, Su Yiyun lives in the Tianzi Room of Yuandeng Guest House, just across the street from Qiuyuan Guest House."
Lin Sui'an suddenly became energetic, "What did you find?"
Jin Ruo shook his head: "Su Yiyun wasn't there at the time, and I was planning to climb through the window and enter his house——"
Ling Zhiyan: "Hmm, cough, cough, cough!"
Jin Ruo stuffed another mouthful of pastry, "Not long after, news came out from the crowd that Shan Yuanming was killed by Hua Yitang. He also said that someone saw Hua Yitang entering Shan Yuanming's house. The news spread all over the place, and as soon as I heard something was wrong, I hurried back to report to you."
It’s like sitting at home and the pot comes from heaven! Lin Sui'an thought.
Ling Zhiyan: "Silang has been staying in the Huashi Courtyard. With an alibi, Ling thinks it is not difficult to clear Silang's suspicion."
Hua Yitang shook his feet: "I'm afraid that someone will make a fuss about this case and slander my reputation, Hua."
He had been sitting in the corner with his eyes closed, and then he suddenly said: "Do you have a reputation worthy of being slandered?"
Jin Ruo: "Pfft!"
Lin Sui'an knelt down: "Brother Fang, you really can't do it without screaming. If you do, you will see blood."
Hua Yitang shook his fan and actually smiled, "Brother Fang really woke up the dreamer with his words. Anyway, I don't have a good reputation. How about we go back."
Lin Sui'an: "Stop, we're already here, let's go in and take a look."
Jin Ruo: "Yes, Ling Sizhi has taken all the money. You have to be honest in doing business. You just go around and pretend to be cool."
Ling Zhiyan: "..."
"Ling Gong, Yongtaifang has arrived." Ming Shu raised the curtain and shouted.
The main street of Yongtaifang was brightly lit, and the street was full of government officials and delinquents holding torches. They had solemn expressions and fast steps, walking through the streets and alleys, seeming to be anxiously searching for something. A group of delinquents stopped the carriage. After asking, the leader learned that the person in the car was Ling Sizhi of Dali Temple. He was overjoyed and hurriedly led the carriage to Qiuyuan Guest House.
This kind of attentive attitude gave Lin Sui'an an ominous premonition. She had never seen these government officials dressed before. They were all black clothes and black boots, with red forehead wipes on their heads, and a three-foot horizontal knife on their waist. They got off the car. When he arrived, Lin Sui'an caught a glimpse of the official's waistband, which had the words "Jingzhao Mansion" written on it.
Jingzhao Mansion is a super-large yamen responsible for the public security management of the eighteen counties under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Capital City. It is responsible for major public security issues in the Eastern Capital City. Jingzhao Yin is a third-rank official, only half a rank lower than the Minister of Dali Temple.
Ling Zhiyan also seemed a little surprised. After all, he was just a sixth-grade Sizhi. He was busy taking care of things. As the government officials entered the Qiuyuan guest house, Hua Yitang behaved quite strangely. He usually had a different look on his body. With multiple hairpins in the sachet, Lin Sui'an was asked whether there was anything rude about him. Today, he wore a pair of home clothes to meet the officials of Jingzhao Mansion. He didn't care about whether his clothes were rude or not, and walked in with a swagger.
After entering the gate, the first thing you see is a lobby, a huge open hall with black eaves and black columns. Because the weather is getting colder, thick bamboo curtains have been hung. There are two counters on the north and south sides. There are two counters behind the counter. The house keys were hung on the wooden rack. Lin Sui'an took a quick glance and saw that there were "one-leaf upper room", "seven-leaf upper room", "red-leaf upper room" and so on. On the left side of the lobby, he could smell the smell of... The dissipated smell of oil smoke must be from the kitchen. On the right is a three-story balcony. The wooden floor leading to the balcony is shiny with oil. There is a two-foot building sign hanging on the door, which says that meals will be served for dinner today. Type, it is obvious that the viewing floor is where guests dine.
"Brother Ling, you've come at the right time. I'm very worried!" A burly middle-aged man came out with a loud shout. He was wearing a green robe and a black scarf. When he saw Ling Zhiyan, A warm hug came, and the handle of the horizontal knife on the waist hit Ling Zhiyan. Ling Zhiyan groaned, and patted Ling Zhiyan's back hard. He grinned, showing his white teeth, "How long have we not seen each other? Why are you so thin?" How much? Did Chen Fanfan from Dali Temple give you little shoes again?"
Ling Zhiyan was overjoyed: "Brother Wan, you actually went to Jingzhao Mansion. Looking at this official robe, could it be that you have been promoted?"
"No talent, no talent. Now I, Wan, am the judicial officer of Jingzhao Prefecture. I have only been in office for a month, and I haven't had time to tell you the good news yet." The man in green robe patted Ling Zhiyan's back twice more and looked at her. Turning to Hua Yitang, he couldn't help but gasped, "Is this beautiful doll made of porcelain?"
"Uh-huh!" Hua Yitang coughed hard and glared at Ling Zhiyan, the implication being: Why don't you introduce me ceremoniously quickly? ! "
"This is Hua Yitang, from the Yangdu Hua clan," Ling Zhiyan said with a smile, "Silang, this is Wan Lin. Brother Wan is an old friend of the Ling clan."
"It turns out that he is a descendant of the Wan family in Qingzhou, and Hua is polite." Hua Yitang said sternly, clasping his fists.
Lin Sui'an glanced at Hua Yitang in surprise. He had never treated Zhou Changping, the prefect of Yangdu, so seriously before. Could it be that Wan Lin's background was very unusual.
Wan Lin was startled for a moment, then he pulled Ling Zhiyan over and whispered: "You have been together with this Huajia Silang? Do you know that there are rumors that he is the murderer——"
Ling Zhiyan: "Silang has been staying in the Hua Family Courtyard. There are dozens of witnesses. It is obvious that someone is spreading rumors and framing him."
Wan Lin smiled and patted Ling Zhiyan's back hard twice. "I think so too. Such a beautiful kid can't do such horrific things." As he said that, he looked at Lin Sui'an and said, " Could it be that this young lady is Lady Lin who killed Zheng Dong?"
At this moment, his gaze became extremely sharp. Lin Sui'an was excited and suddenly tightened his grip on Qian Jing around his waist. The bloodthirsty murderous intention hidden in his blood seemed to be activated and boiling.
The smell of blood on this person is so strong!
Hua Yitang was the first to notice Lin Sui'an's abnormality and hurriedly tugged on her sleeves. Lin Sui'an relaxed and exhaled. His boiling murderous intention gradually calmed down. He cupped his fists and said, "I'm Lin Sui'an. I've seen thousands of people." join the army."
Wan Lin's pupils shrank, and the murderous intention in his body suddenly disappeared, Zhanyan said happily, "Not bad, not bad, the future life is indeed formidable. It's okay, the future is long." After saying that, he put his hand on Ling Zhiyan's shoulder and said, "Brother Ling, what can you do about this case? Please help me, I'm a martial artist, I'm good at fighting, but I'm really not good at solving crimes."
"Brother Wan, please tell me the details of the case."
"Okay, let's talk as we walk." Wan Lin held Ling Zhiyan in his arms and walked quickly towards the inner hall. His intermittent voice drifted over with the night wind, "The deceased's name was Shan Yuanming, he was fifteen years old, male, from Suizhou, tonight He was found dead in his room at midnight, in a very miserable condition."
Ling Zhiyan: "Who was the first to discover the deceased?"
"It's a guy from the guesthouse." Wan Lin said, "I briefly inspected the scene and initially determined that it was a robbery and murder. The murderer's methods were cruel and he must be a very evil person. So he ordered people to seal off the streets and search everywhere, but there are still no No suspect found."
"Are there any other witnesses?"
"It hasn't been found yet." Wan Lin paused, "It's just that the scene of the crime is too weird -" Wan Lin paused again and lowered his voice, "I think it's quite evil! I'm afraid it's the same as the recent rumors. It’s related to the evil spirits causing trouble, it’s really a big problem!”
Ling Zhiyan shook her head: "I don't want to say anything about the magical power. Let me take a look before I make a conclusion."
"Yes, yes, brother Ling is right."
Lin Sui'an and Hua Yitang walked side by side in the corridor. All the guests in the guest house were cleared away. The large guest house was very quiet. One person's clothes were fluttering in the night wind, making a gentle clicking sound. .
Lin Sui'an lowered his voice, "Is the Qingzhou Wan clan also a noble clan?"
Hua Yitang shook his fan more slowly, "Like the Ling family, they also started out with military exploits, and they are considered heroes. Unfortunately, the number of people is small now. Wan Lin has military exploits, and it was only because of his ancestors that he was able to join the army. "
"The judicial officer of Jingzhao Prefecture who joins the army is not a low-ranking official, right?"
"Positive sixth grade. The problem is that there are many dignitaries and dignitaries in Dongdu. Jingzhao Mansion is responsible for the security of Dongdu. If you do it well, you will definitely offend people. If you do it badly, you will offend people even more. Especially those who join the judicial army and are in charge of major criminal cases. But Dongdu And the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment——" Hua Yitang clicked his tongue, "To put it bluntly, the big cases that could invite credit and reward have been taken away long ago. Those who can be left to him must be those who are thankless and still A case that can easily offend people.”
"Shan Yuanming just made a move and has no backing. This case won't offend any dignitaries, right?" Jin Ruodao.
Hua Yitang scratched his forehead with the handle of the fan but said nothing.
"I hope so." Lin Sui'an said.
I just hope that Hua Yitang’s halo as the protagonist will not spread too widely this time.
Everyone walked forward along the corridor, first passing by a garden with green willow trees, tree canopies, and several stone tables and benches, which served as a view of the guest house. The garden was surrounded by well-proportioned guest rooms, divided into several rooms. There are neat house numbers hanging on each yard, such as "One Leaf House", "Three Leaf House", "Five Leaf House", etc. After bypassing the flower garden, a single-family yard appeared in front of me, with "Frost Leaf House" hanging on the door. With the house number "Ju", there are only two guest rooms in the courtyard, the ground-shaped room on the west side and the sky-shaped room on the east side. Shan Yuanming's room is the sky-shaped room.
Four government officials were guarding in front of Tianzi's house. When they saw Wan Lin saluting in unison, Ming Shu and Ming Feng seemed to be quite familiar with these four people and even came forward to say hello.
"Brother Ling, this is the scene of the murder," Wan Lin looked back at Lin Sui'an and others, "The situation in the house is a bit bloody, do they want to come together?"
Hua Yitang: "You're here, the money has been collected, you should go in and take a look."
Wan Lin shook his head helplessly, "Don't be scared out of your wits by a bunch of melons who don't know the heights of the world."
The door opened, and the smell of blood hit the face. The first thing that caught the eye was a lotus screen. There was a blood mark diagonally across the screen. It looked like someone had applied it with blood-covered hands. When you go around the screen, you can see it. Panoramic view of the room - everyone gasped.
The floor of the entire room was covered with messy blood stains, which was shocking.
Small Theater - Regarding the cost of investigating the case
Ling Zhiyan: "Why do you need Ling to pay you? The suspect is Hua Silang, and Ling is helping Hua Silang get rid of the suspicion. It should be Shiro who pays Ling, right?"
Hua Yitang: "Is it your duty as Director of Dali Temple to solve the case?"
"..."
"Did I cover you when we were in Yangdu?"
"..."
"Now that I have come to Dongdu, this is your territory. Do you want to protect me as a landlord?"
"..."
"I, Hua, a good and law-abiding citizen, was labeled a murder suspect for no reason. Isn't this a rumor caused by your Dali Temple's inability to solve the case?"
"...The crime occurred less than two hours ago, so it's hard to say that the case was not solved..."
"Am I being wronged?"
"..."
"Were you still sleeping in when I was wronged?"
"..."
"You still said it wasn't because of your inability to solve the case!"
"..."
Ling Zhiyan pinched her forehead and said, "Let's be honest, what do you really want?"
Hua Yitang flicked open his fan and glanced at Lin Sui'an proudly.
Lin Sui'an smiled sincerely: "Ling Sizhi, I want more money.":,,
