Fencheng, Lizhou, was located in the northern border of Dayan.
At dawn, residents in the city get up, wash up, and leave home to start the day's work.
"Old man, I'll work for you for free. I'll only give you a meal."
There was a breakfast stall at the intersection of Osmanthus Alley and Chunfeng Alley in the city. The stall owner was holding the bamboo fence and preparing to scoop up the cooked noodles from the pot when he heard a crisp child's voice beside him.
The stall owner turned around and saw a little beggar who was no taller than his waist, unkempt, with tattered clothes, and his whole body exuded a rancid stench.
There was another little beggar lying on the back of the little beggar. He was also in rags and smelly. His two arms hanging in front were wrapped with dirty rag strips, and dark brown blood scabs were exposed in the gaps between the strips. Three or two flies were buzzing around.
The stall owner frowned, covered his nose and said away.
"You little beggar who came out of nowhere, don't make trouble here, get out of here!"
"My name is Rong Fei, and I'm not a beggar. I don't want your food in vain. I have to work in exchange for it. If I don't have food, my sister will starve to death."
The little beggar named Rong Fei showed no fear on his dirty face and shouted loudly with his head held high.
"It stinks like it was dug out of a cesspit. If you work with me, all the customers will be fumed. I'm in trouble. Take two steamed buns and get away quickly. Don't delay my business."
The stall owner said, throwing two overnight steamed buns at the feet of the little beggar and scolding him with disgust.
"I said, I'm not a beggar. I don't want your charity. I just want to work in exchange for it."
Grrrrrrrrrrrr.
Smelling the aroma of food, Rong Fei, who was already dizzy with hunger, heard a growling sound in his stomach at the right time, but he still stubbornly raised his head and stated his position without even looking at the steamed buns at his feet.
"Oh, you are such a picky beggar. If you don't leave, believe it or not, I will break your legs."
The stall owner grabbed the pole next to him and threatened.
"Hey, hey, what's the point of a grown man trying to compete with a kid?"
At this time, a policeman with a beard sitting on the table nearby, wearing a green soap coat and a sheathed sword hanging at his waist, couldn't stand it anymore. He scolded the stall owner angrily, and then waved to Rongfei. .
"My little brother has a backbone, I like it. I just don't have an appetite this morning. It would be a waste not to eat after ordering something. I would like to ask my little brother to help me eat this bowl of noodles. I have agreed in advance that this is not a charity. I’m asking for your help. If you are willing to help me with this, I still owe you a favor, little brother.”
Rong Fei walked over, looked at the steaming broth noodles with a poached egg on the table, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then stared into the eyes of the bearded policeman and said seriously.
"I'm not a child. Don't try to bluff me. You also regarded me as a beggar, so you gave me alms in another way, right? But you are different from the stall owner. I can see that you really want to help me. So, I can eat this bowl of noodles, but I can’t eat it for free. I can do something for you. This is a fair deal and no one owes anyone.”
"Hey, I'm curious, what can little brother do for me?"
The bearded detective was amused and asked jokingly.
"Case solved!"
Rong Fei raised his face and uttered two words in a sonorous tone.
"You brat who doesn't even have hair, do you know what solving a crime is? Have you ever smelled blood, have you seen a dead person? Do you want to laugh me to death so early in the morning? Hahaha."
The two government servants sitting at the same table as the bearded policeman were made to laugh out loud.
But Rongfei's next words made them speechless.
"We brothers and sisters escaped from Dunzhou. We traveled 840 miles in twelve days. We saw countless corpses along the way. We must have seen more living people than the two poor men."
The two government officials looked at each other, their smiles frozen, but their expressions were dubious.
The bearded detective was surprised when he heard this and asked.
"I know about the disaster in Dunzhou half a month ago. But all the victims in Dunzhou went to Bozhou, which has official connections. Why did you and your sister choose to come to Fenzhou, where the roads are more difficult to travel?"
The bearded policeman could never have imagined that the little beggar standing in front of him was actually the culprit that caused the disaster in Dunzhou, tens of thousands of people died of starvation, and hundreds of thousands of people were displaced, the disaster star that fell from the sky.
Hearing the word disaster, bizarre pictures flashed through Rong Fei's mind.
Crashing and burning ship like a comet...
The mysterious translucent spherical celestial body and the square-shaped continents floating in it like a checkerboard...
The illusory images suspended in the four corners of the continent include a rusty ancient sword, a gleaming brush, a bloody sword, and a whisk as white as snow.
And that desolate ancient voice that seems to be whispering in my ears... help me...
Rong Fei knew that the crashed and burning spaceship was not a disaster star, and that his soul was not a disaster star either, but he could not tell the difference, let alone distinguish it.
Otherwise, you will only be regarded as a madman or beaten to death by the angry victims.
Rong Fei was just stunned for a moment, and realized that now was not the time to think about such messy things, so he answered.
"Hundreds of thousands of disaster victims have poured in. In order to prevent the disaster victims from causing chaos, the cities in Bozhou will definitely close their city gates and prevent the victims from entering the city. If they go there, they will die of cold and hunger outside the city. It is better to come here to fight for a way out."
Rong Fei replied without hesitation.
"Yes, that's the truth. Let me ask you again, it seems that your brother and sister at your age must have no way to lead, so how did they enter the city?"
The bearded man looked Rong Fei up and down carefully and asked again.
"The day before yesterday, I heard some merchants chatting about Haitang Lane in Fen City. I lied to the military master guarding the gate and said that I was coming to visit my uncle Niu Erbao's house in the third household at the east end of Haitang Lane. In addition, my sister was seriously injured and dying. The military master took pity on us and let us in."
"Since the victims of the disaster have probably not eaten for several days, why did they leave the steamed buns in hand and not eat them?"
The bearded detective continued to ask.
"Dad always said that it is a small matter to die of hunger, but it is a big matter to lose one's integrity. A gentleman will not eat the food that comes to him."
Rong Fei said nonsense.
"Hehe, a boy who doesn't have full hair is not a gentleman, but his integrity is commendable. Let me ask you again, why do you dare to keep saying that you will help me solve the case?"
"When I was in my hometown, I liked to stay outside the county government office and watch the magistrates try cases. I also liked to read idle books about magical arrests, handling cases and punishing evildoers. I thought I had some talent. Since I couldn't be a beggar, I wanted to make a living with this skill. eat.
So after entering the city, I stood guard outside the county government office and observed every police officer. I found that you were the only one who was in a different state from the others. The frown on your face was probably because you were anxious about a difficult case. After you walk out of the county government office, I will follow you and try to find ways to create opportunities to talk to you. "
Rong Fei looked calm and answered the bearded question in a calm tone, and also explained his plan clearly.
Of course, learning to examine cases outside the yamen was just made up.
The real reason is that Rong Fei was originally a famous suspense writer on earth.
The bearded man and the two Yamen servants were dumbfounded.
If what he said was true, wouldn't this kid be a real monster? At such a young age, he could actually have such meticulous and detailed planning skills.
His body is thin and thin, his face is sallow and haggard, but his brows exude a convincing aura.
Looking Rong Fei up and down a few times, the bearded policeman already believed him a little based on his extraordinary bearing.
In addition, I don’t know if this kid is just lucky or if he really sees that he does have a difficult case at hand, and today is the last day set by the county magistrate.
How about... treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor?
After thinking for a moment, the bearded detective suddenly stood up and pulled Rong Fei towards a medical clinic across the street that was not yet open.
Boom, boom, boom.
The bearded policeman banged the door with his big fist, making a loud sound.
"Open the door, someone is going to die!"
"Don't knock, don't knock. If you knock again, I will be shocked to death."
The old man, who was over sixty years old, put down the door panel with sleepy eyes, stared at the bearded policeman and said dissatisfiedly.
"Leave it to you. If you can't be saved, I will pluck your beard and tear down your sign."
The bearded detective stuffed the so-called sister Rong Fei was carrying into the arms of the old man and threatened.
The old man rolled his eyes and was about to reply, but he felt something strange about the little girl's body. He quickly reached out to touch the little girl's forehead and said in silence.
"Why is it burning so badly!"
The doctor's benevolence immediately broke out, and he hurriedly carried the little girl back into the hospital.
Rong Fei took steps to follow but was grabbed by the bearded policeman.
"You won't be able to help, but will only add to the trouble. Don't worry, Lao Qitou's medical skills are quite acceptable. Your sister will be fine."
After that, he took Rong Fei back to the breakfast stall across the street and pushed the still steaming noodle soup in front of Rong Fei.
"Eat it while it's hot. Only when you're full can you have the strength to help me solve the case."
"Liu Tou, you won't really let this kid help solve the case, will you?"
A government official said in surprise.
"You have ambitions but not heights. If you don't count on him, why should you count on you two freeloaders? Have you finished eating? After you finish eating, hurry up and patrol the streets."
After driving away the two government officials, the bearded policeman was afraid that Rong Fei wouldn't be full, so he asked the stall owner to bring him two braised eggs.
Rong Fei was a little touched by the bearded police officer who was so generous and forthright. He stopped being polite, rubbed his sore nose, picked up the chopsticks and shoveled the noodles into his mouth.
"Hurry up and tell me the details of the case. I won't waste any time."
Rong Fei said slurred words while chewing noodles.
"What's wrong with me? My name is Liu Yong. If you don't see me outside, just call me Brother Liu. This case... Well, a brother of mine who was a brother-in-law was killed by a gangster three days ago."
Tears appeared in the corners of Liu Yong's eyes, and he sighed and recounted the case.
There is a large forest in the southeast corner of Fen City. Since half a month ago, people have died tragically in it every few days. All the corpses were completely unharmed, with weird smiles on their faces, which made the viewers feel horrified. Rumors of a soul-sucking monster in the woods soon spread throughout the city, causing panic for a while.
The victim of the deceased ran to the county government office in mourning and cried to report the crime. Under pressure, the county magistrate appointed Qin Zhi, another detective who had a good relationship with Liu Yong, to take charge of the investigation.
Three days ago at midnight three days ago, Liu Yong did not see Qin Zhi, so he asked two government officials who were following Qin Zhi.
The two government officials replied that there had been no progress in the case of the murder caused by spirits. The victim of the deceased was making frequent troubles and the county magistrate was pressing hard. Qin Zhi, under pressure, went to squat in the woods in the southeast corner last night.
After hearing this, Liu Yong vaguely felt that something was not good, so he quickly led people to rush there, and found Qin Zhi's body in the woods.
Like the previous deceased, he was completely unharmed and had a strange smile on his face.
