At noon, Qi Xianke arrived at Fucai Fang on a fast horse, cursing. This is his second time here today, and it can be considered a revisit to his old place. The famous Ming Dynasty's No. 1 catcher could never imagine when the peaceful and peaceful Fucai Fang had turned into a geomantic treasure land that gave birth to major criminal crimes.
The scene in front of me revealed that this case was undoubtedly another criminal case of a very bad nature. The main culprit was unknown, and the number of victims was as many as 28, all of whom belonged to... Dongchang.
Yue Kuohai arrived late. In fact, he received the news at the same time as Qi Xianke, but he was in the Forbidden City at that time and could not leave, so he arrived later than Qi Xianke who rushed back from outside the city. When Yue Kuohai arrived at the scene of the crime, Qi Xianke had already surveyed the inside and outside of the alley before him, and sent away a wave of unpopular "colleagues".
"Master Yue, I am going to tell you good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Before Yue Kuohai approached the entrance of the alley, Qi Xianke had already greeted him directly, talking quickly and getting straight to the point without adding any pleasantries.
"Of course it's good... No, let's hear the bad news first."
"Well, the bad news is that Zou Yi didn't catch him and let him run away."
"Forget it, at this time, this kind of news doesn't sound so shocking." The anxious Yue Kuohai has already developed a good immunity to bad news at this moment: "Let me hear the good news from your mouth. Could it be that Yes... do you know the identity of the murderer?"
"That's not true. What I wanted to say was... your face looks much rosier than this morning."
What Qi Xianke said makes sense. When they met in the morning, Yue Kuohai, who had been poisoned, looked like an African chief; but by noon, his dull facial complexion had naturally faded a lot.
This was indeed good news, but unfortunately it was not the one Yue Kuohai expected to hear. "Master Qi, Qi Shenqing, I think I have reason to think that you are entertaining me."
"It's just a joke." Qi Xianke gestured to Yue Kuohai to calm down: "However, regarding these four cases, to be honest, I can give you some reassurance in advance now."
"What?"
Yue Kuohai was stunned when he heard this: "Did you remember it wrong? There were three murder cases in total, including the Beggar Gang, the Jinyiwei, and the Dongchang. Where did the fourth case come from?"
"Master Yue," Qi Xianke said quietly, "have you forgotten that your deputy commander is still missing?"
"This..." After being reminded by Qi Xianke, Commander Yue, who was so busy that he was exhausted, finally remembered that his deputy had been out of contact for nearly a day.
Qi Xianke began to elaborate on his analysis: "Lin He's martial arts are superb, but he has lived silently for so long without seeing anyone dead or dead. This can also be corroborated by the people or things he encountered, which is very unusual."
"Although Jinyiwei and Liumen didn't answer the question,
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There have been no reports of Lin He's whereabouts, and no bad news like "an unidentified male body was found in the wilderness", but we'd better be mentally prepared for the worst. "
"There is no possibility that Lin He has not been heard from on his own initiative, so he can only disappear passively. No matter how you think about it, the person who is most likely to do this is the man who committed three major murders in and outside the capital. The mysterious swordsman."
"Well, I know this well." Yue Kuohai thought about it, and he really had no other more reasonable inference: "So... the reassurance you mentioned before, didn't you just want to tell me that Liumen is preparing to Should these four cases be investigated together?"
"No, I'm not that useless."
As soon as Qi Xianke raised his hand, someone came forward from the side, cupped his fists and bowed to Yue Kuohai.
"You have been busy all night, first commanding the Pufu siege, then detoxifying, then intervening in the beggar gang murder case and going to court to report on your duties. You never had the chance to have a good conversation with your subordinate, right?"
"She was the last person Lin He saw before he disappeared. She also participated in the United East Factory's pursuit of Zou Yi, the head of the Zou family. She is an important witness in the two cases."
"Why don't you talk to Miss Zhuo first and learn about the causes and consequences of Lin He's departure from Beijing and the specific details of the action to capture Zou Yi. We will talk about the mysterious swordsman later."
Beside Qi Xianke, Zhuo Jing was still bowing and saluting, not daring to look at Yue Kuohai at face level: "In this humble position... I have seen the Commander-in-Chief."
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While Yue Kuohai was questioning Zhuo Jing, Qi Xianke ran to the roadside two streets away and bought a bowl of mutton soup and some noodles, finally satisfying his hungry stomach. It took him half an hour to go back and forth. When all the guests returned to the alley, Yue Kuohai had finished chatting with Zhuo Jing.
"Hey, is it over? It seems like I managed my time pretty well."
"You really know how to take a break from your busy schedule." Yue Kuohai looked at Qi Xianke, who was burping and pacing, and could only sincerely admire the latter's strong time management ability.
"It's okay, mainly because when I had my last meal, it was not light yet, and I was already very hungry after such a long time. Don't tell me, the mutton soup at the restaurant next to Fucai Fang is made from Not bad, great workmanship.”
Qi Xianke just stood at the scene of the murder calmly and talked about the ingredients and ingredients, seemingly turning a blind eye to the blood stains on the floor: "After listening to Miss Zhuo's story, I guess you have some ideas in your heart, and I Tell me?"
"Well, I roughly know your idea of investigating the case." Yue Kuohai began to explain his reasoning:
"After inspecting the scenes of the two murder cases of the Beggar Gang and the Jin Yiwei in the morning, you will definitely notice this problem - is the case in which all members of the Beggar Gang were wiped out overnight really the beginning of this series of cases? Is it possible? I had met the mysterious swordsman long before that.
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Have committed some crime that we don’t yet know about? "
"Naturally, you will think of Lin He, whose whereabouts are still unknown. His disappearance is different from the three murder cases now. With Zhuo Jing as a personal witness, at least it is not an unsolved case, it will be A breakthrough to solve the mystery.”
"The analysis is good," Qi Xianke admitted: "I am indeed betting that Lin He's disappearance is related to the three murders. If it turns out that they just happened to happen, then I may have to give up the pursuit of the truth. "
Qi Xianke truthfully declared that he was incapable of taking on the task of solving the case. However, Yue Kuohai understood his old friend's resignation: "I understand your concerns very well. This opponent is indeed extraordinary. I will try my best." It’s just for the sake of convenience. I have made constant concessions, and I don’t even expect to capture this person. I’m afraid it would be a blessing to know his identity.”
"I'm really happy that you can look away from this." Qi Xianke, the Ming Dynasty's catcher who was forced to show off by the ruthless reality, said: "When you look at the scene where Dongchang was murdered later, you will I feel even more desperate about the murderer’s unpredictable strength.”
"Oh? Then let's talk while walking."
After Yue Kuohai came to Fucai Fang, he communicated with Qi Xianke and Zhuo Jing successively, but did not bother to check the surroundings carefully. Now after being reminded by Qi Xianke, he discovered the problem that he had ignored before: "Huh? Is the alley in front of me the place where the crime occurred? There are still large pools of blood on the ground, why can't you see a body?"
"Because you're late." Qi Xianke shrugged and mocked himself in a tone that was asking for credit: "Before you arrived, the people from Dongchang arrived and sorted the bodies of Eunuch Hao and others without any explanation. Okay, pack it up and take it away. I tried hard to stop it, but unfortunately I didn’t have enough dignity.”
These Dongchang people who destroyed the scene and took away the corpses were naturally the "colleagues" I mentioned above who were not welcomed by Qi Xianke. If he hadn't arrived earlier and used the time difference to urgently inspect the inside and outside of the alley, he might have found nothing.
"Sorting...packing..."
Yue Kuohai's brain screened out the key words very accurately: "I understand, it's another butcher's workshop-style murder scene, right?"
"Um."
"Well, it's not surprising." Yue Kuohai's focus was elsewhere: "Then, if the scene is very similar to the Beggar Gang case and the Jinyiwei case, on what basis do you say, "I will be so unpredictable about the murderer. "You feel even more desperate about your strength"?"
"That's it."
Qi Xianke reached into his arms and took out a two-inch-long delicate wooden box: "Open it and take a look."
Yue Kuohai did as he was told. When he opened the lid of the box, what he saw in the box was something he had never expected.
A bloody tooth was lying quietly on the velvet in the box.
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