There was a thud in the yard and something fell to the ground. Jiang Nian opened his eyes and gently let go of the person in his arms.
He walked to the yard, looked at the next door, then bent down to untie the stone and picked up the cloth bag.
"What's wrong?"
As soon as he moved, Jiang Yue woke up and walked out of the room, "What is it? Who threw this in?"
"Wang's house next door."
Jiang Nian's nose twitched slightly, "It smells of blood." He faced the next door, his eyebrows deep, "The smell of blood in their house is very strong."
Jiang Yue frowned, and then heard him add, "It smells of human blood. At least five people died."
Jiang Yue's heart froze and she untied the cloth bag.
Inside is an ordinary long wooden box. After sliding it open, what comes into view is a roll of bamboo slips.
Jiang Yue took it out and unfolded it. The words on the bamboo slips were written first with a pen and then carved with a knife. The content was a book.
The title of the book is actually, "The Diamond Sutra?"
The characters are small, but they are carved delicately and cleanly, with no mistakes or omissions in the strokes, and the calligraphy is smooth and freehand. Just by looking at it, you can tell that the person who carved this sutra has profound skills.
It's a good thing.
"What does this mean? A thank you gift to us?"
Jiang Yue didn't know whether to accept it or not, so she didn't leave anything to say to them.
Jiang Nian said, "Take it. In short, this thing flew into our courtyard by itself, we didn't steal it. Even if the owner comes to find us, it will be useless."
"That's right. There's no reason not to eat the meat that's put into your mouth."
Jiang Yue raised her eyebrows and put the book away decisively.
It was indeed a good thing, and the time in the space actually increased by 12 hours!
Alas, I forgot this wooden box. She looked up and down and found that it was long and flat and couldn't hold anything, so she just threw it into the space.
Who knew that this box would be so useful! Added 50 hours!
Jiang Yue's eyes widened!
She obviously couldn't see how precious that box was, and she didn't even have a picture engraved on it. It was a typical story of buying a casket and giving it back a pearl!
She racked her brains and found a reason for it. Maybe it was because the wooden box was made of high-grade wood for 7749 days and had anti-corrosion function...
Forget it, Jiang Yue decided that it would not be difficult for herself, it had disappeared anyway, no matter why it was precious!
There are now 134 hours in total!
She was in a happy mood and pulled Jiang Nian into the house, "Change clothes, let's go report to the official!"
The reason Jiang Yue reported to the police was that the roof tiles needed to be replaced. After Jiang Nian climbed up, he accidentally saw bloody footprints under the eaves of the next door house.
The Yamen first sent two Yamen servants to come to verify the situation.
First, they knocked on the door for a while, but no one answered. The two cadres looked at each other with serious expressions, maybe something really happened.
They hired a locksmith to open the lock and attracted some nefarious people. The officer drove the people away, leaving only the two people who reported the case, so as not to disrupt the handling of the case.
Entering the courtyard, several people's hearts trembled. There was no sound in this huge courtyard, it was too quiet.
The bloody footprints Jiang Nian mentioned were under the eaves, and they were obvious and messy. Apparently the suspect went into every house.
The Yamen ordered Jiang Yue and the two of them to wait in the yard while they went into the house to check.
Jiang Yue didn't really want to see the murder scene, she just looked around at the layout of the yard.
Jiang Nian closed his eyes, covered his nose, and whispered, "The smell of blood is too strong. There are people dead in every room."
Sure enough, the first room the Yamen entered was the main room.
Not long after entering, I heard a scream, and then one of the yamen ran out with his mouth covered, his face pale, and he vomited from fear.
Another cadre followed closely behind. He was older, had more experience, and could bear it.
But after walking past several houses, he could hardly stand the miserable situation.
The first ones entered were bedrooms, where the victims were all lying on the bed, looking peaceful. Apparently the suspect committed the murder in the dead of night, while the victim was asleep.
The last person to enter was the main room, which he originally thought would be safe.
Who knows, a more terrifying scene will appear!
A woman with a strange smile opened her eyes wide, leaned back on the chair, and stared at him. Starting from the neck, blood dripped, staining the white clothes on his body red.
"ah--"
The elderly yamen officer couldn't bear it anymore. His legs were weak from fear. He crawled out and started to vomit, "vomit——"
Jiang Nian stood in front of Jiang Yue and asked in a calm tone, "Sir, do you need help calling a few more people over?"
Another young government official was dumbfounded when he saw his companion like this, and nodded, "Ma, please help me go to the county government office to call more people."
They have to guard the house and keep people away.
Jiang Nian didn't want to be a good person, but the weather was too hot and his blood had coagulated. If they didn't deal with it early, they would suffer another odor attack and mosquito and fly infestation next door.
The case alarmed Magistrate Zhang, who came over with the county magistrate and several government officials, his expression was extremely grim.
This was a brutal massacre.
Jiang Yue and Jiang Yue were both the people who reported the crime and neighbors who had had serious conflicts, so they were naturally regarded as the prime suspects. But they didn't panic and answered whatever they asked. He also followed them into his home to search.
The people questioning the case were busy, and Magistrate Zhang picked up the blood letter in the hand of the woman in the main room - the scholar who was said to be the hostess of this house.
He looked down for a long time and pursed his lips. Maybe, there was no need to look for the murderer anymore.
When we were newlyweds, we were in love with each other, and our red sleeves were fragrant. Wang Wen personally taught his wife how to read and write. Now, she uses what she learned to uncover the bloody truth.
Liniang's suicide note briefly and clearly stated the reason why she killed someone because the family was too vicious.
After reading the blood letter, Magistrate Zhang felt a chill in his heart. He was angry for this sanctimonious scholar and felt worthless for this woman. At the same age as the flowers, they are gone.
There is a lot of excitement over the investigation here, and the neighbors have to be questioned, so naturally they can't stop Youyou from talking.
The scholar’s wife killed all the scholars! The whole house was stained with blood!
The people in the several neighborhoods in front and behind were stunned. They even burned yellow paper for the deceased, hoping that they would be reincarnated as soon as possible and not linger in the house.
Who is brave enough to ask the reason for the murder?
The reason is that the scholar is not a man at all! Forcing his own wife and mother-in-law to pick up guests and support the family! Their family's ethics are also messed up. In short, the Wang family is a jackal's den worse than a pig or a dog!
The most important thing for the Wang family is reputation. Liniang is unwilling to give in. Killing them will not relieve her hatred. Why should they die and destroy what they value most?
Let them have no peace under the Nine Springs.
Jiang Yue didn't know which of these were true and which were false, but since Liniang expressed her resentment by dying, she pushed forward and published the contents of the suicide note at the gates of each city.
Officials were unable to find the source of the spread.
Someone may ask, how did a weak woman kill a family of ten people?
The government gave the results of the examination of the prisoners, which showed that they first mixed dozens of satiety pills into the food, poisoned them, and then wiped their necks with a knife.
The people were shocked and asked for satiety pills again. It seems that satiety pills are really very toxic!
This case accidentally frightened the people in the city.
Those two hateful Taoist priests lost their treasures inexplicably, lost their guests, and were hunted down by the government again. It was true that misfortunes never come singly.
This matter was rumored for half a month before it calmed down, because the people no longer had the time to gossip.
There hasn't been a drop of rain in two months, and after queuing all night to get only a bowl of water, my throat is so dry that it's almost burning.
After noon, Jiang Nian stayed in the water without moving, like a plague wolf.
Jiang Yue put her palm against his cheek. The temperature was almost 40 degrees, and she was really afraid that he would catch a fever.
"Zai, why don't we go back to the mountains in Jiangjiacun? I don't know if there is any water there."
It's always cooler in the mountains than in the city.
Jiang Nian opened his eyes with a gloomy expression, "Okay."
