In an instant, five servants squeezed into the small guest room.
The room was so crowded and the two sides so close that there was no need to swing a knife.
Those bright knives almost poked into Li Changan's eyeballs.
The characters on the scene are invisible to each other.
Therefore, the moment the two sides met, they saw the corpse on the bed and the bloody hands of the Taoist priest. And Li Changan also noticed the shock in their eyes and the hesitation at their feet.
All of a sudden.
Although the sound of footsteps and shouts outside the house filled the sky, the inside of the house became stagnant.
But this brief stalemate was broken in a moment.
"Take it!"
The young policeman who barged in with his back foot shouted loudly.
…
Logically speaking, when you are surrounded by an unknown number of people outside and cannot understand the situation inside, it is the wisest thing to put down your weapons, cooperate rationally, and try to resolve the misunderstanding.
But Li Changan has also been hanging around in this world for a long time.
One thing I know deeply is that you should never have any expectations for the integrity of bureaucrats, especially low-level officials.
So you just surrendered?
Ah.
Let’s let the sword speak for itself!
…
The young police officer who spoke out was the last to arrive and the first to rush, so he was also the first to be beaten.
Just as he took a step forward without even raising the knife, the sheathed long sword in the Taoist's hand suddenly bounced up like a frightened snake and hit his mouth hard in an instant.
There was a "click" sound.
The big tooth flew out wrapped in blood.
The policeman fell straight to the ground without saying a word.
He grinned with crooked teeth and rolled his eyes, obviously unconscious.
It was the officers who rushed up after him who suffered a lot.
He watched the leader being knocked down by a single move. He had just time to let out a few exclamations, but then he saw the scabbard turn into raindrops and hit his head. The exclamations suddenly turned into screams of pain.
After a "crackling", he lay on the ground wailing.
Although some of the government officials were of no concern, listening to the footsteps rushing outside the house, it was clear that the place of right and wrong was really inconvenient for Jiu Liu.
The Taoist priest was about to escape through the window, but when he opened the window, he saw a group of soldiers guarding the long street outside. As soon as they met, a bunch of crossbows were raised up.
Li Changan's scalp felt numb and he quickly retreated.
At this time, the follow-up personnel of the guards finally arrived, but when they saw their colleagues groaning inside the door, their menacing footsteps suddenly slowed down, and then they were forced to gather outside the door with the sharp eyes of the man. No one dared to take the first step, so they just looked at each other in confusion.
When Li Changan saw this, he unsheathed the long sword in his hand, but his eyes couldn't help but look around, wondering whether he should break through the roof and run away, or simply break through the wall and escape.
"Step aside!"
At this time, there was a commotion in the team of government officials outside. After a while, a middle-aged government official wearing a soft robe pushed aside the crowd. When he saw Li Changan at first glance, his eyes were fixed. After a moment of darkness, his eyes finally moved to Qian Dazhi's body and he raised his hand.
The Taoist priest clenched his sword, but he heard it in his ears.
"stop!"
…………
"So, Capt. Xing is convinced that Pindao is innocent?"
At the Yujia Di store, Li Changan thought there would be trouble, but he didn't expect that Mr. Xing, the middle-aged government official, ordered him to stop. He bluntly stated that Li Changan was not a prisoner and only asked him to go to the government office to be a witness and record a confession.
Although he was also worried that the other party was trying to deceive him, asking him to go to an open place, lay a snare, and shoot with a bow and crossbow. But first, considering that Xiaoshui has no clue about his trip, he doesn't know how long he will be trapped in the local area. If he offends the government, he will inevitably have difficulty moving. Secondly, I really didn’t pay much attention to these guards, let alone after retrieving the talisman and flying sword.
So the Taoist got off his donkey along the slope and agreed to go to the government office.
At that time, I was still thinking that if someone who beats someone comes to their territory, they will inevitably make things difficult for them.
Unexpectedly, after carefully asking what happened, the other party let him go readily.
The head catcher surnamed Xing also sent himself out as a gift.
But this is really strange!
In this world, Li Changan has seen many officials and killed many of them with his sword. As the saying goes, officials are like tigers and officials are like wolves. They are the masters of raping the bones and sucking out the marrow and exploiting the people.
It is rare to see people like Xing Captou who at least appear to be reasonable.
Currently in the corridor of the Yamen.
It was supposed to be the dead of night, but the government offices were brightly lit, and officials came and went in a hurry.
Li Changan couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.
"nature."
Xing Bao nodded and raised his hand to lead him forward.
"Taoist Priest, please feel free to leave the gate of our government office."
He said it easily, but the several government servants following behind him were very nervous, especially the one with swollen cheeks, whose eyes were wary and ready to move.
"Why are you so sure?"
The Taoist priest asked doubtfully.
"Logically speaking, wouldn't Pindao, who stayed at the murder scene with blood stains on his hands, be the biggest suspect?"
"The Taoist priest is not a murderer."
"Could it be that the head catcher knows who the real murderer is?"
"No."
Xing Baotou smiled.
"Because the murderer is a woman."
"woman?"
Li Changan was very interested, but what Xing Baotou said next was an incorrect answer.
"Does the Taoist Master know about the yellow list that was posted today?"
"Know."
"To be honest, since some time ago, a murderer has been committing major crimes in the city one after another. Without exception, the deceased died with a sword through the heart. The purpose of posting the yellow list is to recruit righteous men and arrest this criminal! "
As he said that, the catcher stopped halfway and just smiled without saying a word.
This look clearly told Li Changan that the details were government secrets and must not be leaked. If you want to know, simply take off the yellow list and join the case.
The Taoist priest thought for a moment.
At first, Xiaoshui had no clue about his trip, but tonight, he clearly smelled a trace of evil spirit on Qian Dazhi's body. This was the only possible clue at present.
Furthermore, after finally encountering such a stable and prosperous place in this chaotic world, a murderer suddenly appears to do evil, like ink stains on a piece of white cloth or canned herrings in a pot of fresh soup. It is really unbearable!
So, he cupped his hands and said:
"It is obligatory."
…………
The arrester was not in a hurry to explain the cause and effect to the Taoist priest, but just led him into a hall in the government office.
Just walked in the door.
Six pairs of eyes in the field looked over.
According to Mr. Xing's previous introduction, these people are the "righteous men" raised today.
Li Changan looked at it for a moment and felt that the Xiaoshui people had become accustomed to ease and their courage had worn off. Who were these righteous men who "came forward"?
The two men were sitting on the chairs in a carefree manner. Their shirts were loose, revealing two arms covered with tattoos. They looked like two street gangsters.
There is a swordsman in the corner, leaning against the pillar of the room with his sword in his arms. It seems to be quite stylish, but unfortunately the posture is slack and the eyes are unfocused. Compared with the wingspan, the sword is too long. You can tell at a glance that it is a parallel import.
The big man sitting squarely on the chair on the other side, although he was fat and strong, had a muscular face and a short beard like a steel needle, which made him look a bit aggressive. But even though the Taoist priest was far away, he could smell the smell of mutton and old fat on his body. Coupled with the butcher's knife in his waist, this "Zhang Fei" has not yet gone to sea to answer the call of the Han Dynasty, right?
The ranger on the left is somewhat interesting. As soon as the Taoist priest entered the door, he subconsciously held the short knife and arched his waist sideways. He was a veteran who was used to fighting. But why are the weapons on his body so cumbersome? There is a dagger stuck in the boots, a short blade hanging on the back of the waist, two horizontal knives of different lengths on each side, and a long knife on the back. Is this guy a knife dealer?
The last one is a young Taoist...
Huh?
This man looks familiar.
Isn't he just a round-faced Taoist who plays tricks and steals other people's steamed cakes during the day? From the looks of it, he must be ready to make meritorious service after being turned away to the government.
While looking around, Xing Captou and his entourage also followed in.
He first greeted everyone to sit down and gave a brief introduction to each other.
The two ruffians, one named Zhang Tong and the other named Zhang Shaonan, are two brothers; the parallel swordsman is named Xu Zhan; "Zhang Fei" is really a sheep-killer named Zheng Tong; the name of the knight selling the sword is Zhang Yi; Yuan The face Taoist is called Feng Chong.
Afterwards, Capt. Xing said a few more polite words and then got down to business.
"You are all righteous people who have taken off the yellow list and are willing to help the Yamen hunt down the murderers. However, there are a few who are new here and do not know the details, so they allow Xing to explain it in detail."
"The case began in early February this year. Yang Ping, the shopkeeper of a tailor shop in the north of the city, was stabbed to death at home. The cause of death was in the chest and a sword pierced through the heart."
"Just five days later, Wang Xiaoliu, an employee of a winery in the west of the city, died quietly on the Datongpu of the winery at night. Five fellow villagers who worked with him were sleeping next to him. The cause of death was also a sword piercing the heart. "
"Seven days later, the eldest son of the Prime Minister of this county was also found dead in his residence. The same technique, the same weapon, and the same sword pierced the heart!"
"Since then, things have gotten out of hand. Every foggy and rainy night, the murderer always appears and commits crimes. To this day, more than ten people have been killed, regardless of age or rank."
"It wasn't until six days ago that we finally found the criminal's target for a new round of assassination. The county government mobilized the inspection department and two teams of officials to capture the criminal. Unfortunately, the culprit's methods were very powerful, and the fog was thick, so he was still captured. He succeeded, killed someone and escaped."
"And today..."
"We have touched the murderer's tail again."
Feng Daoren suddenly spoke, interrupting Xing Baotou's words, and then raised his hands to the audience and said loudly:
"We deployed manpower to intercept the murderer, but unfortunately he still succeeded. We only found this fellow Taoist at the scene of the murder."
He raised his eyebrows and lowered them, pointing at Li Changan with a sideways smile.
Suddenly, several suspicious eyes fell on the Taoist priest. Li Changan took his time and nodded and smiled.
When Daoren Feng saw this, he said "tsk" and changed the topic.
"However, the fact that this fellow Daoist Li appeared here openly must have eliminated the suspicion. The arrester is so determined, I guess he knows the identity of the real murderer to some extent."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the eyes in the room rolled onto Mr. Xing's face again.
The catcher nodded first, then shook his head:
"The exact identity is unknown, but the murderer is a woman."
"woman?"
Everyone in the field looked at each other for a while, but Xing Baotou continued:
"Excellent swordsmanship."
He paused.
"Possessing special skills."
"That sounds tricky."
Taoist Feng was thoughtful, raised his eyes and asked again:
"Since we sent out troops to encircle him twice in a row, there must be a way to find his traces, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Shaonan's eyes lit up and he shouted impatiently:
"You're just a woman, how can she be so powerful? The catcher only needs to tell a certain family her whereabouts, and he will keep her and catch her tomorrow!"
Although the other people did not respond, their demeanor showed the same attitude.
But the catcher shook his head.
"The whereabouts of the murderer are just found by chance. They can only be found again and again, not three times."
After hearing this, Taoist Feng chuckled and put his hands on his chest.
"I wonder what kind of 'accidental' method it is?"
"Secrets in the government must not be leaked."
When these words came out, there was an uproar in the place. Zheng Tuzi seemed to have a bad temper.
"This is not possible, and that is not possible?"
He took action.
"How can I catch the murderer if you ask me to wait?!"
There was an uproar among the crowd, and the rogue brother even clamored to break up the gang, but Capt. Xing calmly stretched out a finger.
"One hundred taels of silver."
The chaos in the field suddenly came to a standstill. Zheng Tong, who was still furious just now, asked blankly:
"What?"
The head catcher replied with a smile: "The county magistrate has ordered that those who can capture the criminal will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver, and the rest will be rewarded according to their merits."
The last half of his sentence was in vain, and everyone was excited by the "hundred taels of silver tattoo". Li Changan didn't have much idea about money in this world, but he knew that yesterday's table of wine and meat didn't cost a single tael of money.
No.
The Zhang brothers were already gearing up, the ranger's eyes were blurred, the parallel swordsman was at a loss, Zheng Butcher was panting like an ox, and even Taoist Feng was muttering in a low voice.
Li Changan listened carefully.
"Always be quiet and always be pure."
It turns out to be the Purity Sutra.
Xing Baotou looked at the reactions of everyone in the hall. He stroked his beard and was very satisfied. He quickly continued his efforts and clapped his hands.
Then they saw four officers coming in from outside the gate, carrying a long table and setting it down in the middle of the hall.
When the white cloth on it was lifted, it was Qian Dazhi's body.
Captain Xing once again called for everyone to gather around and explain the case. The originally lax "righteous men" had just smelled the "smell of meat", and now they could not object. They gathered obediently and listened to Lao Xing pointing out the wounds on the corpse.
Everyone worked hard to use their brains and scrambled to find clues.
At this moment, a trace of doubt flashed between Li Changan's brows.
Huh?
The evil spirit on the corpse disappeared.
…………
Everyone dispersed, and the Yamen became deserted again.
Two agents, an old man and a young man, were sitting under the eaves, tearing off their official uniforms, taking off their boots, and beating their sore backs.
Mr. Xing glanced at his descendant's swollen face.
"Tzuyu, are you injured?"
"Uncle, don't worry."
The young detective said something vaguely, and then spat out blood-streaked saliva.
Waved his hand.
"It's okay, I just need to get a new tooth."
"This reckless temper really needs to change."
Xing Baotou sighed with blame in his words.
"You know that that person is probably not the murderer, why do you still want to fight him?"
The young detective scratched his head.
"I didn't think much about it at the time. I just rushed forward as soon as my mind buzzed."
His swollen pig-headed face made him look particularly honest when he smiled.
"Perhaps Mo Leng is mad."
"It's good to know that it's Mo Leng!"
Mr. Xing rolled his eyes, then came over and muttered:
"Don't go home these days, lest grandma and my little sister see me and come to fight with me again."
The young detective nodded, but at the end, he looked hesitant.
"Uncle."
"What?"
"Can those few people help?"
The young detective spread his fingers and counted them one by one.
"The Zhang brothers are just two scoundrels, Zheng Tong is just a butcher, the Taoist named Feng is a liar, Xu Zhan is a soft-footed shrimp, Zhang Yi is like a knife dealer, and Li Xuanxiao... uh."
He smacked his lips and decided not to talk about it.
"How can a bunch of street scoundrels catch the murderer?"
However, Capt. Xing chuckled, licked his beard, and looked like a "young boy". Shi Shiran pointed out the characters:
"Although the Zhang brothers are scoundrels, snakes have their own ways and rats have their own ways. Maybe they can find things that we can't find. Although Taoist Feng is a liar, he at least has one or two special skills that may have miraculous effects." .As for the others..."
He looked around and whispered.
"It's not like I didn't see it some time ago."
"In order to please the county magistrate, Inspector Jiang ordered all his troops to surround the murderer. He did not let people escape easily, but also injured many people. Instead of escaping, he was clearly killed! Now the old turtle egg is still there The family is pretending to be dead, and this time I didn’t tell them that I didn’t come, and they only sent a team of crossbowmen to deal with the problem.”
"Why? It's not because the murderer is so powerful!"
Xing Captou grinned, his honest-looking face full of shrewdness.
"If we collide again, instead of letting the brothers make a mistake, why not let these 'righteous men' step forward to fight against it?"
"oh."
The young detective suddenly understood and nodded repeatedly.
Just not for a while.
"Uncle?"
"If you fart, hurry up."
He came closer and asked in a low voice:
"How did you know the whereabouts of the murderer?"
"fart!"
"If I had known, I would have taken the credit earlier than the county official! That would be a hundred taels of silver!"
As he said that, he glanced sideways at his nephew.
"Don't worry about it. Don't worry about the money. I'm just worried about whether you can make money or spend it."
He stood up and stretched.
"I just hope that the murderer can live in peace for a few days after committing this crime."
He yawned loudly again.
"Let me have a good sleep for a few days."
