Di Xue suddenly became free after returning from South Vietnam, but she often had nightmares about her previous life.
That night she was awakened by another nightmare. After lighting the candle, she saw light snow falling outside.
After leaving the room, the cold air penetrated into my clothes.
She found a higher pavilion in the garden and jumped up.
Looking down at Yuanjing City, Yuanjing becomes more and more lively towards the end of the year.
I saw that this street was still brightly lit and lively and bustling. In her previous life, she had traveled through the streets of Yuanjing countless times, going from the dilapidated hut to Dali Temple, unraveling the truth about the corpse again and again, and speaking for the deceased.
Seeing that there were still few pedestrians on the street, Di Xue was determined in her heart: to understand the truth and clear away the grievances. When the time is right, restart the Qi Liang case.
"Master! I found you. There is a case in the south of the city!"
Di Xue looked down and saw Han Shuzheng speaking.
"I'll put on some clothes, and you go to the main hall to find Lao Yang to prepare your horse!"
Han Shu took the order, and Di Xue quickly went into the house, changed her clothes, and hurried away on horseback.
"Tell me more about the case!" Di Xue said to the boy.
Han Shu cupped his hands and said, "Master, the family whose name is Wu in the south of the city is a roast goose shop. His Wu family's roast goose is very famous in Soochow, so the business is very big, but The eldest son of his family, Wu Shi, got a strange disease some time ago. He would lock the door in the middle of the night, twist his body like a goose, imitate the goose's cry, and walk around the room."
Han Shu paused and then said:
"But what's even more strange is that he woke up the next day full of energy and had no memory of what happened to him that night. His parents knocked on the door many times. Later, they became worried and broke in. When they went in, they found him lying on the ground. Go to sleep. After a few times, my family became more worried and called the doctor to see me.”
"Master, what do you think is going on?"
Han Shu asked nonchalantly.
Di Xue ignored him and said lightly:
"The doctor didn't find out what kind of illness this young master of the Wu family has, so he returned without success!"
"Master, how did you know!"
Han Shu said unconvinced.
"If Wu Shi is found out, will he still die?"
"Master, how did you know that it was Wu Shi who died?"
Di Xue looked at Han Shu with an expression that said, "Do you think I'm stupid?"
Han Shu was defeated and continued:
"Then the Wu family invited a warlock to do the ritual. After the warlock entered the Wu family, he said that the house was filled with evil spirits and that there were monsters causing trouble. I'm afraid it was karma!"
Han Shu paused and saw that Di Xue had no intention of speaking, then continued: "And the warlock deduced that the evil spirit is strongest in the southeast corner, and the eldest young master's wife Si Lan lives there!"
"The warlock also speculated that the monster was a goose that turned into a spirit and possessed Si Lan. However, this Si Lan was the niece of Prince Heng's concubine Si Aunt. The Wu family did not want to offend him, so they said that the warlock was pretending to be a ghost and driving people away. Out of the house!" Seeing Han Shu's vivid words, Di Xue did not interrupt.
Han Shu pulled the horse's rope and continued: "Before leaving, the warlock said that he was a god from Kunlun and could predict that if the monsters were not dealt with in the house, the Wu family would be in great trouble within half a month."
"Then how did the young master of the Wu family die?"
Di Xue asked.
When Han Shu saw that Di Xue finally asked a question, he hurried back:
"He was pecked to death by a goose!"
As soon as they finished speaking, their horses stopped in front of a mansion.
Looking inside, it was early autumn and the courtyard was still full of flowers, which showed that the Wu family had great financial resources.
The patrolman at the door saw Di Xue coming and quickly stepped forward, then led Di Xue and the two to the inner courtyard.
However, he did not go to the courtyard in the southeast corner, but to the south.
The courtyard in the south is also very elegant, with willow trees, green pools and petals brushing the ground, but at this time there is a slight smell of blood.
Di Xue frowned slightly and entered the inner courtyard despite the bursts of crying.
The courtyard has been controlled by patrols. Mr. Wu and Mrs. Wu are covering their faces at the stone table outside and crying.
A young woman wearing a crimson dress, a peony and ginkgo gold hairpin on her head, and a red cinnabar mole on the tip of her nose was standing aside blankly.
Di Xue waved a policeman to his side and pointed at the woman and asked, "Who is this woman?"
"Sir, this is Si Lan, the wife of the eldest young master of the Wu family!"
After the patrolman finished speaking, he lowered his voice and said in Di Xue's ear, "She is the niece of Prince Heng's concubine!"
Di Xue looked at the pale woman, and then at the old Wu family couple next to her, always feeling that the atmosphere was very subtle.
But the strong smell of blood in the room made her divert her energy away.
After putting on the ginger-garlic special linen mask that Han Shu handed over, Di Xue put on the linen shoe covers and the gloves made of sheep intestines.
Then he entered the house, where the doors and windows were closed, and bloody goose feathers were scattered on the ground.
A man on the bed had his eyes wide open, and the wound on his neck showed signs of animal bites. It was initially determined that he died of excessive blood loss in his neck.
Di Xue closed the eyes of the male corpse Wushi, and then signaled the patrol to transport all the corpses back to Dali Temple.
After the bodies were carried out of the house, Di Xue called the frightened Wu Shi's personal maid to ask about the situation.
"Who else has been in here after the accident?"
The maid came back tremblingly: "Master, Madam, Madam has also come in! There are also several servants!"
"Did you take anything out?"
"No!" The maid shook her head, but then she said as if she remembered something:
"It's true that I didn't see anything when I took it, but the Guanyin jade ornament that my wife put in the young master's room a month ago to calm the nerves is missing!"
"What did you look like when you disappeared?"
"It's about two inches high. There is a lotus base under Guanyin. After putting Guanyin in, the young master's nightmares are reduced!"
Di Xue nodded and checked the room again, asked for some other details and then withdrew.
Then in the corner of the yard, I saw the big goose that was found in the house and was beaten to death by the Wu family.
The goose's head was smashed, but judging from its size, it was smaller than the average goose.
Di Xue looked at the servant and asked:
"Is this the only one found at the scene?"
The servant shook his head: "There are three or four in the house, but the others all ran very fast. Only this one had bad legs and feet and was beaten to death by me!"
Di Xue nodded, and then ordered the patrol to seal off the place where the crime occurred. The Wu family should also be placed in another courtyard. After the autopsy here, there will be another inspection.
After the explanation, Di Xue took Han Shu and prepared to return to Dali Temple for an autopsy.
When she walked up to Si Lan, she said specifically: "My condolences, Madam! We will definitely find that Jade Guanyin!"
Silan's body trembled slightly, but then returned to normal and nodded lightly.
Then Di Xue gave some instructions to the patrolmen guarding the Wu family, and then embarked on the road back to Dali Temple.
When he came out of Wu's house, Yuanjing City had already fallen into darkness, with only a few candles lit by flowers and willows to receive guests.
Di Xue shivered as the cold wind blew into her sleeves. It seemed like the weather was going to change!
