While sneaking quietly, they suddenly saw the light of fire appearing in front of them. The wolves were suddenly frightened, and with a "ouch", they turned around and walked out along the valley.
Under a dozen lit torches, there are a dozen faces full of vitality and fearlessness.
No, there is a face that is not too old.
It is the face of thirty-two-year-old Song Wen.
Hearing the howls of the wolves, Song Wen rubbed his tired face and asked Xiang Di Ying, "Sir, can't you go into the valley during the day?"
"Don't be afraid, it's just a pack of wolves, we are here."
Before Di Ying could answer, Zhao San comforted Song Wen with a smile.
In fact, Song Wen was either afraid or puzzled: Master Di not only entered the valley in the middle of the night, but also asked them to stay quietly in the dark. It was not until he heard the movement of the wolves that he asked them to light the torch. What was the purpose?
It can't be just to scare the wild wolves, right?
How disgusting is that?
And Peng Liang remembered the past.
When he and the adults were walking through the Taihang Mountains, at night, the adults only piled firewood and prepared torches, but did not light them easily.
Unless you encounter a pack of wolves or a pack of beasts like this.
Peng Liang also asked the adults about this.
The adults just said: "If you can leave the mountains and forests alone, then I won't."
Although Peng Liang didn't understand, it didn't affect his loyalty and support for the adults, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Now, someone asked for him.
However, the adults in his family still did not explain this.
Di Ying stood there, looking at the sparse trees, lush weeds, and trickling streams in the valley, lost in thought.
In such an environment, the murderer could easily do it without leaving any traces.
However, it is absolutely impossible not to alarm the sheepdog.
In places where wolves are present, the vigilance of sheepdogs is quite high.
In the same way, when the wolves sneaked over before, everyone in their group heard it.
Even if it is because of the quiet night, such a valley should not be too noisy during the day.
Han Lixing was tending sheep alone, so he shouldn't be too careless.
How could he be attacked suddenly?
"What do you think the murderer's motive was?"
Di Ying asked the group of people.
After asking, he explained: "There are very few people who commit crimes for no reason, which are generally caused by a lack of nature. But the vast majority of people who commit crimes must have a reason.
Either for money, for love, or for hatred.
Even if it is a passionate killing, there will be a reason to stimulate it.
Han Lixing is just a herdsman who maintains his family's livelihood by raising sheep.
According to the case records: After the accident, the number of sheep still grazing in the valley did not decrease.
However, Han Lixing's family background was only average, and no property was found missing from Han Lixing's body.
We can completely understand it as: He didn’t bring any money at all, right?
What was the murderer's reason for killing him? "
"It must have been a love killing, right?"
Song Wen speculated aloud, "I think it was a love killing. After all, Han Lixing was just a herdsman. He went out early and returned late every day to herd sheep. He shouldn't have any grudge against anyone, let alone such a life-and-death grudge, right? "
Peng Liang opposed Song Wen's opinion.
"Isn't it easier for herdsmen to have grudges with others? For example, fighting for pasture; sheep running away or eating into other people's homes, etc.
Ordinary people will always quarrel over needles, threads and brains. When you are anxious, inexplicable courage will surge up.
What’s more, it’s a sheep? The price of each one is not low. If you get into a dispute with someone because of this, that's normal, right? "
"its not right,"
Zhao San asked in confusion: "The country has a ban on eating meat. There are very few people raising livestock, and even fewer people herding sheep. Who can Han Lixing compete with?"
After listening to Zhao San's words, Xu Size shook his head and said: "Maybe there is another possibility. What if you were really greedy for meat and deliberately started an argument with Han Lixing? And then accidentally killed a sheep? You can't throw it away, right? Then Isn’t there meat to eat?”
Because the empress had become a monk in the temple and stayed in the temple with the title of "monk" for the first time, the empress felt that she was destined to the Buddha and started to believe in Buddhism.
Therefore, the whole country also respected Buddhism.
Buddhism prohibits killing and eating meat. His Majesty issued an order prohibiting everyone from eating meat and hunting fish and shrimp.
"Yes, yes, I heard about one thing."
Qian Wu continued what Xu Si said: "A herdsman secretly slaughtered a sheep to nourish his sick mother. When he was found, he reported that the sheep was killed by a wolf. If you don't eat it, it would be a waste." I heard that the local government did not convict him, but just pretended not to know."
"oh?"
Di Ying heard Qian Wu's words and asked him curiously: "Who is the county magistrate?"
Qian Wu was stunned for a moment when he heard the question, and then he realized that the person he was asking about was the county magistrate of the local government who was not convicted of eating mutton.
Then he replied: "It seems to be called Cheng Ting. As you know, my lord, the origins of the soldiers in Jinwu Guards are relatively complicated, and many of them were promoted from the army.
According to them, Cheng Ting was originally an outstanding general, but he was made into a county magistrate just because he offended someone.
That place seemed quite far away from the capital, and thinking about it made him feel aggrieved. "
Killing can only be done with a nod of the head.
Taking a military general who had devoted his whole life to battlefield combat and fighting the enemy to a local place as a civilian magistrate was simply more torturous than torture.
Many people in the army were not angry and felt sorry for him, so there were private discussions, and Qian Wu heard a few of them.
Qian Wu's words also made the people around him quiet down for a moment.
If you feel the same, you can feel the slightest chill seeping out of your back.
Peng Liang looked at his adults worriedly.
My lord, he has already made several Wu family members submit to the law, and among his targets...
If your Majesty kicks you into the army, can you bear it?
Di Ying was also thinking about this problem.
But his answer is: I would be happy to do so.
Every man, probably from the time he is ignorant, has the desire to "hit and hit".
As I grew up, I liked to swing and dance with a stick, imagining myself as a general killing all directions.
The heroic dream was something Di Ying also had.
But on the other hand, like what happened to Cheng Ting, that definitely won't work.
Not thinking about such a fucking problem, Di Ying brought the topic back. "Don't go too far and talk about the case."
Song Wen replied: "There are no traces. If we rule out murder for money, then we can also rule out murder with passion. All that's left is to go to the village tomorrow and check on Han Lixing's family and villagers."
Di Ying nodded.
At this time, some brothers had already set up a fire and dragged in a dead tree stump.
Use an ax to chop the dead tree stump into two pieces and use them as stools for Master Di and Master Song to sit on.
Some brothers set up earthenware pots on the fire and boiled water from the stream.
Di Ying rolled his eyes.
