Before dawn, a servant was awakened by the urge to urine, and he bent over and rushed out of the door, trotting all the way to the latrine.
It was very dark in the latrine, and he couldn't see anything clearly, so he groped his way over the wall, stood in front of the pit, and just unbuttoned his pants, but saw a vague black shadow against the wall.
His body tightened suddenly, and his urine was also held back, he shook twice, and shouted at the black shadow, "Who?
” No one answered him, and the shadow did not move, and the official stood stunned with his trousers on his waist, not knowing for a moment whether to go over to check on it first, or to relieve his urgent need first.
At a loss, the black shadow suddenly slid down the wall slowly, and fell to the ground with a "bang", spreading into a "big" character.
The first rays of light in the morning came through the window, shining on the black shadows, and the distorted features were fully displayed.
The official jumped backwards as if he was burned, and ran out while lifting his pants, and the voice resounded throughout the entire Liaoyang County Ya, "Master Huang was killed, Master Huang was killed." ” Qu Zhengkun had a stick of incense on Master Huang's corpse, and finally squeezed out the first tear, he wiped the corners of his eyes exaggeratedly, and howled dryly, "Brother Huang, why did you go like this, obviously you were fine yesterday, how can I explain to my younger brothers and sisters." ” Qiao Yun next to him hurriedly helped him sit down, and gently wiped his forehead with a juanpa, "Master, it's hot now, don't be too sad, you must take care of your body." ” Qu Zhengkun clenched the armrest of the chair, gritted his teeth and said, "This thief is so bold that he dares to kill my Liaoyang County Ya, this time, I will not let him go." ” Seeing the pair of in-laws singing and acting together, a few officials in the house couldn't look at it, they walked to the door, glanced at each other, and muttered in a low voice, "He has always been on bad terms with this Master Huang, but now that he is dead, he is crying and mourning." ” Another official shook his head and said, "I see, most of them are frightened, there have been so many murders in Liaoyang recently, but no one thought that even the county government was dead, you look at Master Huang's appearance, it is exactly the same as the old man Chen who sold tofu, he was suffocated to death, you say, could it be that the murderer came to our county government to show off his might." ” "I think that's probably the case, this Master Huang has always been stable and never made enemies with others, how could he be killed for no reason?"
He glanced into the room, "You see, now our county master knows that he is afraid, and early this morning, he sent more than a dozen brothers out, saying that he was going to conduct a door-to-door investigation, and no one could be spared." ” "Hey, can he not be afraid, there was a corpse yesterday that made people dissect their stomachs, and their intestines flowed all over the ground, you said that now these thieves are like entering our yamen as if they were entering no man's land, I estimate that our county master is also afraid that one day he will be taken away in his sleep."
As he was talking, there was a dry howl from inside, "Brother Huang, you go all the way, don't worry, I will catch the murderer, avenge you, and never let you be wronged." ” After speaking, Qu Zhengkun stood up from the Taishi chair hatefully, walked out with heavy steps, and said to the two officials standing at the door, "Beima, I want to investigate in person, door to door, I must find out the suspect, and I must not let Brother Huang die without turning a blind eye." ” Jiang Xixi leaned on the window, looked at the boiling and noisy scene on the street, shook his head and sneered, "My lord, the officials are searching people from house to house, and it is estimated that it will not be long before they come to our inn." ” Cheng Muyou didn't raise his head, and instructed her and Xu Ziming, who was standing aside, "Be calm, just don't talk about it when the time comes." ” Jiang Xixi shrugged his shoulders, "Sure enough, if the needle doesn't prick himself, he doesn't know that it hurts, you look at Qu Zhengkun's lazy appearance a few days ago, and now it's a hundred and eight thousand miles away, and now that his master is gone, look at him nervous," she stretched her neck out again, "There is another team of people, yo, my lord, this time, this Qu County Commander came to check on people in person." ” Sure enough, as soon as her words fell, several tall horses walked to the door of the inn and stopped, Qu Zhengkun climbed down from the horse with the support of one of the officials, shook his official robe majestically, and swayed onto the steps of the inn.
Before long, there was a knock on the door outside, and the force was so great that it seemed that the people inside would not be able to hear that they were public.
Jiang Xixi rolled her eyes, walked up and pulled the door open, and saw Qu Zhengkun coming in with a stomach, she made a courteous appearance, "Master County Order, is it possible that the matter of my cousin's family has eyebrows?"
” Qu Zhengkun saw that it was the three of them, and his face looked a little angry, "Isn't this being checked?"
The people in the government are busy like this, so don't ask any more questions, wait patiently in the inn, and I will send someone to inform you when there is news. ” After speaking, he glanced at a few people lightly, turned around with his back and was about to leave, who knew that before he walked out of the door, he was stopped by Cheng Muyou behind him, he turned back impatiently, "What's the matter?"
” Cheng Muyou saluted him respectfully, "My lord, I suddenly remembered something yesterday, and I wanted to report to the county government today, but now that the adult is here in person, I will simply tell it here." ” Qu Zhengkun patted the dust on his sleeve and glanced at him dissatisfied, "If you have something to say, there are many more to investigate later." ” Cheng Muyou leaned forward, "My cousin used to be a soldier when he was young, and yesterday I overheard others say that the old man Chen, who sold tofu, also served as a soldier, I wonder if the death of the two of them is related to this experience?"
” Qu Zhengkun grabbed the back of his neck, "You mean that the murderer specializes in killing people who have been soldiers?"
” Cheng Muyou laughed with him, "I don't know this, these are just random speculations by villains, and I have to ask the adults to check out." ” "Okay, okay, I know what you said, I'll find out when I go back."
Qu Zhengkun waved his hand at him impatiently, and left with the official behind him.
It wasn't until he couldn't hear their footsteps that Jiang Xixi asked in a low voice to Cheng Muyou, "My lord, why did you say so vaguely just now?"
Why didn't you ask him directly, did Master Huang stay in the army?
” "On the one hand, the adult is for self-protection, and he can't explain things too clearly, on the other hand, he is just reminding the fool county order and asking him to find the connection between these murders, so that he can thoroughly investigate the case."
Xu Ziming, who had been silent, finally opened his mouth and said the first sentence in so long.