"What did you say?!" Hua Yitang's expression changed.
Pixi laughed. Now he was like a clown who had never been on stage and suddenly became a celebrity in the theater troupe. His face was full of pride, "The night when Lian Xiaoshuang died, I was the one who sent Duan Hongning there." In the inner city district of Jinxi Fang, I had sent Duan Hongning there several times before, but each time she only asked me to drop her off at the gate of the square, and then make an appointment to pick her up. That day was particularly strange, as Duan Hongning asked me to leave the carriage with her. she."
"I pretended to leave, and then sneaked back. I watched Duan Hongning drive alone into the narrow alley and entered a house. I remember clearly, No. 451, Machuan Street, Jinxifang. After that, I stayed there for a long time. Not out yet."
"I kept waiting outside the door for more than two hours. There was no one on the street and it was empty. It was almost... It should be around Chou hour. Duan Hongning came out dragging a large wooden box. The wooden box was very heavy. She was sweating profusely, and her face was covered with sweat. No...it wasn't sweat, but tears!" Pixi's expression showed a strange excitement, "The tears washed away the powder on her face. , Under the moonlight, her face is mottled, black, white, red, green... much prettier than the usually aloof Duan Jiuniang, hehehehehehehe——"
Pixi's obscene laughter echoed in the interrogation room, extremely penetrating.
Everyone looked unhappy. According to the time Pi Xi said, Duan Hongning entered Lian Xiaoshuang's residence around Hai hour, which was exactly after Lian Xiaoshuang's death.
"How long and wide is the wooden box, and what color is it?" Hua Yitang asked.
Pixi seemed to have not heard anything at all. She laughed for a while and continued talking to herself, as if to show off something. This time she spoke in more detail, "Duan Hongning dragged the wooden box onto the carriage. She used It was so strong. Her arms were white, thin and tender, and they were shaking all the time. I felt very distressed when I saw them. I wanted to help her, but I was afraid of scaring her. Alas - so I could only watch from a distance. She drove out of Jinxifang, entered the West Market, and then exited the West Market Gate. After walking for a while, she stopped the car, dragged out the wooden box, pushed down the bushes, and got into the bushes herself - I I could only wait by the side. After a long time, Duan Hongning climbed up and drove away. I was so curious that I also got into the bushes and found that the big wooden box was tied to the outlet of the sewage channel. The hemp rope of the box was cut a little thin, so I opened the wooden box and saw the body of a woman——"
Governor Chi and Xia Changshi gasped, and Hua Yitang closed his eyes.
"I don't know that woman, but I know the peach blossom mark on the woman's thigh," Pixi changed her tone, gritting her teeth, "I never expected that Duan Hongning would dare to pretend to be me, the Peach Blossom Demon, and kill people, and the killing methods were like this. It's rough, and the corpse has no beauty at all!" He sighed, "But then I thought about it, it's been five years, and it's really not easy for someone to still remember the name of my Peach Blossom Murderer. He must be someone who respects me very much. So, I helped Duan Hongning tidy up the body -" Pixi chuckled, "Don't you think the body after I tidied it up is more beautiful?"
Only then did everyone understand why when Lian Xiaoshuang's body was discovered, it looked like a twisted hemp rope. It turned out to be this person's handiwork.
After Pixi finished speaking, he stared at everyone with an interested expression, as if waiting for them to continue asking questions.
Governor Chi and Xia Changshi were already confused. When Jiang Wende heard this, he suddenly laughed for some reason, and his state was even weirder than Pi Xi's.
Hua Yitang stared at Pi Xi, "Did you know that it was not Duan Hongning who killed Lian Xiaoshuang, but Qu Hui."
Pixi blinked, "Yes, I am the world-famous peach blossom murderer. How can I be imitated by Duan Hongning? Of course she has helpers."
Hua Yitang: "Do you think Qu Hui is Duan Hongning's helper?"
"Not only Qu Hui, but also Minina," Pixi said. "After Lian Xiaoshuang's case, Duan Hongning went to Yongjufang several times to meet Minina. Later, the Sanhualou case came out. I guess they were originally They wanted to pretend that Minina’s death was done by me, thereby confirming their identity as the Peach Blossom Demon, but unfortunately they let Wang Jinglu mess up the situation and failed.”
Pixi's expression was very sad, "As the saying goes, there is a time in life, but there is no time in life. Don't force it. These few girls, trying to replace me as the Peach Blossom Demon, are really overestimating their abilities. It is really pitiful to think about it. "
Governor Chi was confused when he heard this, "Isn't the name Peach Blossom Demon still a good thing? Why do they want such an unlucky name?"
Pi Xi puffed up his chest and raised his head, "Of course it's for the sake of being famous in history!"
"The reputation of eating dog shit will go down in history!" Hua Yitang sneered, "I'm afraid it will be infamy for thousands of years!"
"So what if I remain infamy for thousands of years, at least I am famous all over the world, known to women and children. Compared to mediocre officials like you who do nothing, I am the one who can leave my name in the history books! Hahahahahaha!"
The wild laughter echoed fiercely in the interrogation room, like countless cacti growing on the walls, and it was extremely harsh.
Hua Yitang pursed his lips and smiled, took out a small fan from his sleeves, and instead of fanning himself, he shook it at Ling Zhiyan.
Ling Zhiyan, who had been lowering her head to study Pixi's confession, raised her eyelids with blazing eyes, "You are not the peach blossom murderer five years ago at all!"
Pixie's laughter stopped abruptly, "I am!"
Ling Zhiyan: "You just said that all the deceased were your carefully selected prey. You can recite their names, ages, hobbies and movement paths. Then tell me about the seventh deceased Jiang Wenyu and the ninth deceased Li Xiuli. Where do you usually go?"
Governor Chi and Xia Changshi were surprised: until yesterday, these two deceased persons were still unknown persons. How come it was only a day later that Ling Sizhi found out their origins?
Pixi's smile faltered for a moment, and she rolled her eyes, "Of course I remember that Jiang Wenyu and Li Xiuli are both prostitutes from Hongxiangfang. They usually like to show off their posture and seduce men. They often go to the rouge shops. Silk shops, wine shops and the like——"
Hua Yitang laughed softly, Ling Zhiyan's pupils were as dark as ink, "Are you sure?"
Pixi raised his head and said, "Sure!"
Ling Zhiyan's eyes were as bright as ice, "I made up the names of these two people. From the beginning to the end, we never found out their names! And these two are not prostitutes from Hongxiangfang!"
"Impossible!" Pixi yelled, "My Peach Blossom Demon kills all those who don't know how to behave! They use their demonic bodies to seduce men, play with them, and then discard them like old shoes after playing with them. Let a man go bankrupt and live a life worse than death! By killing these bitches, I am doing justice to God and letting out a sigh of relief for us miserable men!"
There was dead silence in the interrogation room.
The smile on Hua Yitang's face disappeared, and a terrifying murderous intent appeared on his petal-like face. This time, even the eyes of Prefect Chi and Xia Changshi were filled with anger.
Jiang Wende narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
Lingzhi's face was ashen, and her pale fingers gently touched the yellowed files of the seventh and ninth deceased. After a long time, she said softly, "They are two children, one is nine years old, and the other is only eight years old."
Pixi was struck by lightning.
Hua Yitang stood up, walked to Pi Xi, lifted his robe and squatted down, staring directly into Pi Xi's eyes. Pi Xi's pupils were trembling, and he did not dare to meet Hua Yitang's eyes.
Hua Yitang grinned, "You are not the Peach Blossom Demon at all, you are just a shameless villain who wants to replace the Peach Blossom Demon, because without the skin of the Peach Blossom Demon, you, Pixi, will always be a humble Ant, no one will look at you!"
"No! I'm the Peach Blossom Demon! I'm the Peach Blossom Demon!" Pixi was furious, waving chains with both arms to hit Hua Yitang. Wu Da was shocked and was about to save Hua Yitang, but Hua Yitang's figure was unusually strong. He tilted his head to avoid it, spun around and kicked Pixi in the face. Pixi spurted blood from his nose and fell to the ground, twitching wildly. Hua Yitang stood straight in front of Pixi, looking like a cockroach. , the candlelight stretched his shadow long on the stone wall, like a black peony flower with teeth and claws.
"You will always be a disgusting bug!"
"I am the Peach Blossom Demon! I am the real Peach Blossom Demon! I want to kill you! I want to kill you!" Pixi was dragged down, and her scream echoed in the interrogation room for a long time.
An interrogation took many twists and turns, and Governor Chi and Xia Changshi were sweating profusely.
Jiang Wende looked over faintly, "If Tu Yan five years ago was not the Peach Blossom Demon, and neither is this person, then who is the real Peach Blossom Demon and where is he now?"
Ling Zhiyan: "Although Pixi is not the Peach Blossom Murderer, he can tell the first crime scene of several victims, which shows that he has been in contact with the real Peach Blossom Murderer, and may be deeply trusted by the Peach Blossom Murderer, so he can get There are such detailed clues, so you only need to carefully investigate Pixie's interpersonal relationships to find the real Peach Demon."
Governor Chi and Xia Changshi suddenly understood and said yes again and again.
Jiang Wende's eyes became darker and darker, "Do you have any other clues about the two young girl victims that Ling Sizhi just mentioned?"
"Yes!" Ling Zhiyan said firmly, "A few days ago, we found thirty-six corpses in mass graves in the suburbs. They were all young girls and boys. We suspect that they were dead animals in vain."
"Bai——sacrifice——" Jiang Wende chewed these two words carefully, "So, the two young girls are also——"
"They are the white animals who were dumped." Hua Yitang stared at Jiang Wende's expression. "In order to cover up the identity of the white animals, the murderer just pretended that they were the victims of the Peach Blossom Demon."
Jiang Wende nodded slowly, seemingly calm, but Hua Yitang sensitively felt that the atmosphere around him had quietly changed, and there was a faint sense of chilling.
"I don't know what Hua Canjun and Ling Sizhi's next plan is—" Before Jiang Wende could finish his sentence, he heard the sound of drums coming from outside, and the government officials hurried in, "Report—someone is playing the drums!"
Governor Chi was very unhappy, "It's already this hour, who can still come to complain?"
Official: "It's the Wang family in the north of the city, and the leader is Wang Jinglu."
Hua Yitang was a little surprised to see his acquaintance Wang Jinglu again.
Only a few days had passed since the Sanhualou case. Wang Jinglu had become much haggard, lost a lot of weight, and had dark circles under his eyes. He was kneeling in the hall like a pig suffering from a plague.
There were three children of the Wang family who attended the court with Wang Jinglu. They seemed to be about the same age as Wang Jinglu, and they had similar looks, and even the same degree of haggardness.
It was already past Xu hour, the sun was setting, and the lobby was dark. The government officials put on candles for lighting. If it had been a normal day, Prefect Chi would have gone back to the courtyard to lie down at this time. But now that the censor Zhongcheng is here, even if he borrows He didn't dare to be passive and slow down in his work, so he could only start work with a shameful face.
The flickering candlelight reflected Taishou Chi's uncertain face, which actually showed a certain degree of majesty.
"Who is in the hall? Why are you playing drums?!"
Wang Jinglu seemed to be frightened by the appearance of Prefect Chi, and was a little confused. He kowtowed heavily until the government official reminded him, and said in a loud voice, "Wang Jinglu, a grassroots man, is the acting head of the Wang family in the south of the city. Today he is suing my cousin Wang Jinghuan and Wang Jingchong and his cousin Wang Jingxi forged account books and stole family property. Our dignified Wang family has been riddled with holes by these moths and is in danger. I hope that Governor Chi will make decisions for the common people!"
As he spoke, he shed two miserable tears.
Governor Chi was stunned: "What?"
The other three people stopped talking and began to explain.
"It's unfair, my brother has never done anything to falsify account books!"
"The monthly accounts of all Wang's rice businesses are confirmed by the owner of the family, the former owner Wang Jingfu, and there are absolutely no problems."
"The so-called stealing of family property is nothing more than nothing!"
"The rice business has been hard to do in the past few years, and profits are far lower than before. Wang Jinglu is a dandy and has never run a family business. Naturally, he doesn't know the ropes. He just thinks that our account books are fraudulent because of the lack of profits. It's simply ridiculous! "
Wang Jinglu was furious, "That's nonsense. The business of my Wang's Rice Store is booming. The Wang's caravan has a big business every month, and its traces are all over several rice warehouses in the Tang Dynasty. How can the profit become less and less?"
"You are stupid but you still don't admit it. There is a lot of knowledge in doing business. The larger the scale, the higher the cost. If the cost exceeds the budget, the profit will naturally be less."
"Fuck you, I asked the accountant outside to check it for me. According to last year's general ledger, the profit of Wang's Rice Shop was at least twice as much. This year's profit has suddenly shrunk. There must be something fishy in it!"
"Wang Jinglu, you are so presumptuous. The head of the family has set the rules. Only the head of the family can review the annual general ledger. You actually show it to outsiders?!"
"Wang Jingfu killed someone and is about to lose his head. The rules he set are bullshit! You are so loyal, why do you want to chase him underground and become his dog?!"
"Wang Jinglu, how dare you call us dogs?!"
"If it wasn't a dog, why are you barking?!"
"I'll bite you to death!"
"I'll chop you to death!"
Good guy, the four of them had a disagreement and actually got into a fight in the hall. Wang Jinglu fought one against four and even managed a draw, which shows that he often fights with people during special training. For a time, the lobby was filled with chaos and a smoky atmosphere, and it was truly a "hot fight".
"What a shame! What a shame!" Chi Taishou was so shocked that his slaps cracked, "Pull them apart quickly!" He stretched his neck and screamed, "Pull - pull - away -"
The government official and the delinquent pulled the four people away from each other. The four people were spitting and kicking their legs. The government official was sweating profusely from exhaustion.
Ling Zhiyan held her forehead, Xia Changshi was about to faint, Jiang Wende's eyes were twitching, and Hua Yitang was the only one who leaned forward and backward with laughter.
"Hua joins the army!" Chi Taishou said, "Think of a solution quickly!"
Hua Yitang stopped laughing, "As the saying goes, it is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs. Now they say the public is right and the wife is right, and the subordinates have no clue!"
Governor Chi was exhausted, and Xia Changshi hurriedly pulled Ling Zhiyan's sleeve twice.
Ling Zhiyan sighed and lowered her voice, "Silang, it is really an insult to the dignity of the court to continue making trouble like this."
Hua Yitang was unhappy: You’re the only good guy. They bite dogs, it’s none of my business!
Ling Zhiyan was helpless: If you offend your immediate boss, it will not be easy for you to do justice after joining the army.
Hua Yitang clicked his tongue and adjusted his expression, "Since both sides hold different opinions, why not bring over all the Wang family's account books for the past three years and hire an experienced account-reading expert who is highly respected, discerning, and discerning. After examining it once, you can naturally tell who is true and who is false."
Xia Changshi breathed a sigh of relief, "What Hua Canjun said is very reasonable!"
Taishou Chi: "I wonder if this experienced and highly respected...er...account reader is——"
"When it comes to the ability to read accounts, looking at the Tang Dynasty, the leader of the Yangdu Hua family should be." Hua Yitang smiled brightly, "My subordinates have been exposed to it since childhood, and I have some experience. I should share the worries of Prefect Chi."
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Jiang Wende: So the long list of flattery "Experienced, virtuous, highly respected, discerning, discerning, and discerning" is talking about himself?
This Hana Shiro is too thick-skinned! :,,
