Attack Jade (攻玉) - Chapter 137

[Chapter 103 [Four shifts in one] turning over the wife’s window… (1)]

Li Huaigu had no traces of the talisman and cinnabar on his hands.

Lin Chengyou inspected it and went back to the desk: “I remember that you were cursed last time, but it seems that General Li never went to Dali Temple to report to the official?”

Li Huaigu replied softly: “Because Grandpa doesn’t want to Reporter. When grandpa took office in Jiangsu and Zhejiang these years, he offended a lot of local tyrants because of his dedication to the people. Grandpa said that it is very likely that these people will take revenge on the Li family, but the other party has not left too much. There are many flaws, even if you report the case, you can only catch one or two top offenders at best, and after this matter subsides, the behind-the-scenes mastermind will still take action, so Grandpa wants to wait for the other party to reveal more flaws, and then ask Dali Temple to formally intervene. This matter.”

Yan Sizhi glanced at Lin Chengyou in amazement, this Li Sanniang not only articulates clearly, but also has the ability to know the details.

Lin Chengyou asked: “Since that incident, has your mansion encountered any unusual incidents recently?”

Li Huaigu shook his head: “I have been studying in the academy recently, and I have never encountered any strange incidents. , The family is also peaceful all day.”

Lin Chengyou didn’t answer, he had a vague feeling that although the murderers knew sorcery, there were two groups of people who dealt with the Li family and murdered Aunt Wu tonight.

The most vicious spells were used to deal with the murderers of the Li family. Not only will Li Sanniang die, but the entire Li family will be unlucky.

Tonight’s murderer’s methods were much gentler, and his goal was clear, and he only dealt with Wu Xian.

“What strange things have Wu Zhangke said recently? Or did he have a conflict with someone in the academy?”

Li Huaigu shook his head cautiously: “I don’t know about that.”

“Okay, there’s nothing to ask, you You can go.” As soon as

Li Huaigu left, Yan Sizhi asked suspiciously, “Lin Pingshi, have you seen this Li Sanniang before?”

Lin Chengyou was busy sorting out the clues in the words of several people in his mind, and after hearing this He said casually: “Oh, I saw it.”

It just didn’t leave any impression. It was not until Teng Yuyi reminded him last time that he remembered that he had met such a person. After a pause, he turned his head and asked, “Why did you ask such a question?”

Yan Sizhi was dumbfounded. Li Sanniang originally Calm and generous, Lin Pingshi was obviously lost when he got close, that kind of cramped, secret shyness he had seen on his newlywed wife. This kind of affection could not be hidden. Once he faced his sweetheart, he would will be revealed inadvertently.

If there is no hood to cover, there will be more leaks. Li Sanniang also seems to be afraid of being seen by others, and it only takes a moment to return to normal.

He wanted to say bluntly, “That Li Sanniang seems to like Lin Pingshi very much,” but he swallowed it again.

This kind of thing is about reputation for a woman, and he is not sure about it. Lin Pingshi seems to have only one Lady Teng in his eyes. This can be seen when Lin Pingshi asked her about Teng. If he said it without authorization It seems that Li Sanniang is not very kind to express his doubts.

He had to bite the bullet and change the subject, and said with a smile, “Oh, just now I heard you ask Li Sanniang about the conspiracy of the Li family, I wanted to ask a few more questions, since I’m busy looking for the murderer right now, I’ll wait until I have time. Let me ask, who will we pass on next?”

“Let’s pass on Mrs. Du.” Du

Tinglan came up.

Yan Sizhi asked: “Ms. Teng said that when she saw Wu Huang for the last time tonight, Wu Huang said something to her: ‘Your elder sister said you went to Linshui Zhai to pick up the jewelry you ordered'”… So Wu Tang Did you meet before the accident? ”

“I have seen. “Du Tinglan,” My brother and I were waiting for my sister in Jushuangzhai. During this period, my classmates went out to play one after another. My brother said that we were going to put out the wishing lantern, and we came out. That’s when we met Aunt Wu nearby. She was very happy with a newly bought silk flower in her hand. I asked her where she was going, and she joked that she wanted to do a big event. She saw that Ayu was not with me. Beside me, I asked Ayu where she went, and after a few words with her, we separated. ”

“A big deal?” “Yan Sizhi,” she said what was the big deal. ”

“She didn’t say it, and I didn’t ask.”

Lin Chengyou suddenly asked: “Who were there around Wu Tang at that time?”

Du Tinglan said cautiously: “It seems that he only brought a few maids.”

“No classmates? Wu brothers and sisters too. Not around?”

Du Tinglan shook his head.

Lin Chengyou asked, “Have you met Wu

Xian at Jushuangzhai tonight?” Du Tinglan said, “No. Although the classmates invited to play at the Qinglong Temple Theatre tonight, they separated from each other almost as soon as they arrived. When we come down, we will either go to see a hundred operas together, or go together to set off the wishing lamp, rarely when we gather in

Jushuangzhai, who is more or who is missing, no one cares at all.” As soon as Du Tinglan left, Lin Chengyou suddenly said: “Don’t you think it’s strange, after Wu Zhang’s ‘conspiracy’ for Deng Weili, he didn’t seem to return to Jushuangzhai all night.”

Yan Sizhi carefully checked everyone’s answers, and after a while, he was stunned and said: ” It’s true .”

He nodded the record on his head: “Deng Weili’s side, according to her own words, every time she goes out to play, she leaves later than others, and today is no exception. Originally made an appointment to meet at Jushuangzhai at You Shichu, But she didn’t arrive at the gate of Qinglong Temple until You Shizhong.

“As a result, she ran into Wu Xian when she got off the car. Wu Xian said that a new friend wanted to introduce Deng Weili and asked Deng Weili to wait for her on the arch bridge. Out of trust in Wu Xian, Deng Weili, He went with his maid.

“After that, she has never been able to see Wu Xian.

” Mrs. Teng and Mrs. Du met Wu Huang once, but they were both outside the building. Except for the first time they met at Jushuangzhai After Wu Chang, I never saw him again.

“As for the Wu brothers and sisters. Wu Yuanluo bought a sugar man and went to look for two younger sisters, but only saw the second sister Wu Qi. Wu Qi said that the eldest sister entered Jushuang Zhai with her, but as soon as she sat down, she went to look for Brother A Now, Zheng Shuangyin and Liu Siniang were the first to arrive. Both of them can prove it. Later, Wu Qi stayed in Jushuangzhai to play with her classmates, but she never saw her sister come back. In this way, a whole night Wu Xiang only entered Jushuangzhai at the beginning.”

Lin Chengyou nodded: “Wu Zhang has not returned to Jushuangzhai for two reasons: he refuses to return, and someone refuses to let her return.

“If the former, She figured out her classmate Deng Weili, because she was guilty and dared not return. The more widely spread the rumor, the better. Wu Hao was afraid that Deng Weili would confront her face-to-face, and secondly, he was afraid that there would not be enough time to ferment. As long as the person concerned does not realize that he has been plotted against, naturally he will not take the initiative to clarify. When the Deng family responds, everyone in Chang’an will think that Mrs. Deng had a tryst with me. Then Wu Zhang’s goal was achieved.

Yan Sizhi hesitated: “But the paper can’t contain the fire. Even if Wu Hao didn’t have an accident tonight, as long as Deng Weili confronts the public tomorrow, everyone will know that this matter is the ghost of Wu Hao, and then Wu Hao will not run for election again . Crown Princess, the entire martial family will be ashamed for this.

Lin Chengyou smiled: “Yes, only a fool would do this kind of useless thing, so I guess Wu Zhang was also calculated. She either made a bet with someone or was entrusted by someone, in short, she did the same as before. ” The word was passed on to Deng Weili, but he didn’t know that doing so would bring great harm to Deng Weili and himself. Then there is only one possibility for her not to return to Jushuangzhai—someone deliberately prevents her from returning. Because that person knew that as long as Wu Xian and Deng Weili met, Wu Xian would have an epiphany that she was framed, and she would definitely say on the spot who was speaking to her tonight, and then expose the person’s true face in front of her classmates. ”

In the end, Wu Zhang was killed before the two met. “Yan Sizhi was a little stunned.” If this was planned by the murderer in advance, it would be too accurate. No, Aunt Wu had been sober before the accident, what could she do to prevent her from returning to Jushuangzhai? ”

Lin Chengyou: “The method is very simple. Before Wu Xian’s accident, he said that he was going to do a major event. This ‘major event’ might be the hook of the murderer. The two could not go back to Jushuangzhai until they made an appointment, so Teng Teng When the lady saw Wu Zhang, Wu Zhang was holding a lot of gadgets. Assuming that they were all temporarily bought tonight, it was obvious that Wu Zhang had been hanging out for a while.”

“Isn’t there a maid beside Wu Zhang…” Yan Si Zhi was refreshed, “If you call the maid and ask, do you know who that person is?” As a

result, when several maids from Wu Zhang asked, Yan Sizhi was dumbfounded on the spot.

The maids also didn’t know what the “big event” their aunt was talking about.

Tonight, the Wu family sisters arrived at Jushuangzhai. As soon as Mrs. Wu sat down, she said she was going to pick up Deng Weili, and asked the second sister to wait for other classmates in the store, while she led the maids out of the building.

However, as soon as they got outside, Aunt Wu said that she would go to find Wu Yuanluo to discuss things first, and asked the maids to wait for her by the river after a stick of incense, and then she left alone.

When the aunt reappeared, it was already a matter of incense sticks.

During the time of this incense stick, the maids did not know who the aunt met and what she said.

Afterwards, they were greatly surprised when they heard that the aunt had lured Deng Weili to go to the arch bridge, because it was impossible for their own wife to do such a thing.

Lin Chengyou stammered: “You ladies are leaving alone, so don’t you worry?”

The maid in the lead shook his head: “The servants thought it was the eldest son’s arrangement. The eldest son heard that the academy would have a holiday, so he had already said that it would be tonight. Take the two ladies to have a good time, the eldest son doesn’t like people to ask about the master’s family, and the servants dare not follow.”

Lin Chengyou pondered, he had already asked Wu Yuanluo earlier, Wu Yuanluo one I didn’t see my eldest sister all night until I heard screams and followed the sound to find out that it was my sister who was in trouble.

Moreover, if Aunt Wu is just looking for her own brother, she doesn’t need to support her maid.

But if you go to see outsiders, there will be eyes and ears everywhere tonight. It is impossible for Aunt Wu to not know what misunderstandings will lead to seeing outsiders privately. There must be some special reason for a famous lady like her to meet alone.

He immediately said: “What did your lady say after you came back, and does your expression look unusual?”

Maid: “My lady seems to be a little lost.” A

light flashed in Lin Chengyou’s mind, and he smiled and changed the question: “Do you know that today? Will the late prince come near Qinglong Temple?” The

maids shook their heads and said, “The maids don’t know.”

But the twinkling eyes had already explained everything, and it was enough for Lin Chengyou.

Asked now, I finally got a glimpse of the truth in the fog.

Presumably, the Wu family inquired in advance that the prince would come to the Qinglong Temple theater tonight, so they told the eldest daughter about it. This was a great opportunity for the prince and Mrs. Wu to get along alone. In order to make the prince favor Mrs. Wu, the Wu family would definitely Do your best.

The Wu family has a large population, and this matter will always leak. Maybe someone took advantage of this and led Aunt Wu to a certain place in the name of the prince. At the same time, they used a certain method to make Aunt Wu lure Deng Weili to the arch bridge.

After Wu Zhang passed the message to Deng Weili, he went to the appointment full of hope, but he didn’t see the prince, so he made a trip in vain, and it was inevitable that he would be a little disappointed when he came back.

In this way, everything makes sense.

Therefore, the maids’ speeches were full of flaws, and Wu Yuanluo and Wu Qi knew that the aunt did not return to Jushuangzhai, but they were not in a hurry to find them.

Maybe they all thought that Aunt Wu was with the prince at that time. With such a beautiful night, young men and women would naturally have secret feelings in the game field. As long as the prince was moved, Aunt Wu was the candidate for the crown prince.

This is a glorious happy event for the Wu family.

Who knows all this is just a trap.

In the end, Deng Weili was plotted, Wu Zhang was inexplicably taken the blame, and even he was tricked.

It is a taboo to inquire about the whereabouts of the prince, and the maids would never admit to death. Lin Chengyou smiled and suddenly changed the subject: “So this time when your wife comes back, there is a piece of oil on her arm?” The

maids were stunned . Startled. Prince Cheng seemed to be very concerned about this, and he repeatedly asked when the aunt’s clothes were stained when he started.

“No.” The maids didn’t dare to hide anything else. “The maids will never see such a big oil stain. The maids can be sure that the lady’s clothes are clean before the accident. I remember that the lady was a little lost after she came back, but she didn’t say anything. While taking us around, she would occasionally look at the riverside. If she came across a classmate halfway, she would always stop to exchange a few words, about halfway through the stroll. After an hour, we said we were going to put the wishing lantern by the river, but as soon as we walked near the arch bridge, an accident happened. We didn’t realize that there was a large piece of oil on the lady’s arm until she twitched and fell to the ground.”

Yan Sizhi nodded and looked The oil stains are what the murderer left behind.

“What strange smell did you smell at the moment of the incident?” The

maids looked at each other in dismay.

Lin Chengyou reminded them: “The smell of burning, or the smell of oil or something.”

A maid was taken aback: “I remembered, I smelled a burning smell, but the maids soon found that the lady was not right, and also I do n’t care to find the source of that burnt smell.”

It seems that this should be the smell of burning talismans.

Lin Chengyou said again: “Did any of your classmates in the academy approach your wife at the time of the

incident ?

”

They shook their heads again.

“Haven’t seen it all night?”

“No.”

When Lin Chengyou was about to ask questions, one of Kuannu’s entourage ran up to return, hurried to Lin Chengyou’s side, and said in a low voice, “The little people have detained Lu Zhaoan, but he didn’t have any meat in his hands, and when the incident happened, he I’m drinking with a few friends, and everyone at the table can testify.”

This doesn’t mean much, even if Lu Zhaoan is related to this matter, he will not be stupid enough to do it himself. Lin Chengyou said in a low voice: “Can you catch a person who is carrying meat?” The

entourage shook his head: “I didn’t catch it. The gate has already been closed, and all the bad people nearby have been mobilized. The street is blocked one by one. Forgive that person to escape. If they don’t go out, Kuannu also specially sent people to guard by the river, as long as someone throws meat into the water, they will be caught immediately, but it’s strange, I have never seen a person carrying meat.”

Lin Chengyou’s eyelids flickered . Jump, isn’t it meat?

He had read the secret manual of the soul-taking technique written by the Qiankun Sanren, and there were two things he needed to perform this technique: the soul-inducing talisman and the soul-locking bag.

But the soul-inducing talisman is different from ordinary talismans. It is several inches wide, and the talisman is covered with corpse oil. This is the only one that must be used repeatedly, and it will not turn into ashes on the spot after being ignited, but will burn for a few breaths and then extinguish. .

The soul lock sack is tied with a soul bell, because the sack is full of grievances, the bell will ring from time to time.

Therefore, it is not difficult to perform this technique in public, but it is difficult to sell the stolen goods afterwards.

Anyone who sees someone holding a burning talisman in his hand will be suspicious, and it will be even more strange to hear the bell, but after the incident tonight, no one noticed anything different around him.

After the murderer cast the spell, he must have immediately hidden the talisman and the soul lock, because it was hidden in time, and he could even pretend to be a passerby to watch the fun.

It is impossible to hide in clothes, because the talisman will set the clothes on fire.

Hiding in the lantern is not enough, because the lantern can only help cover the burning talisman, but it cannot stop the bell that locks the soul bag…

So he once suspected that it was a piece of meat. After committing the crime, the murderer stuffed the talisman and the locked soul sac into the meat, and then carried the meat away as if nothing had happened, so no one at the scene was suspicious.

The fact that there was a huge oil stain on Wu Zhang’s body completely proved his guess. After inspection, Li Ying’er, who died in the Chuguo Temple last time, had oil stains on the soles of her feet and her right palm.

This is the biggest similarity between the two soul-taking cases.

That talisman is very important to the murderer, and it is impossible to throw it away unless it is a last resort.

So as soon as he arrived at the scene, he sent people to block the surrounding area, and then checked the suspicious people one by one, but all parties were already in place, and the suspect was still not found. people.

Is his thinking wrong? If it’s not meat, what else is inconspicuous in the hand.

Looking down, Lin Chengyou’s eyes narrowed: yes, a wine bottle or a water bag.

As long as the wine bottle is filled with water, it is not difficult to hide burning talismans and bells.

Lin Chengyou’s heart skipped a beat, he turned his head and said a few words to the entourage, who hurried away.

After the entourage left, Lin Chengyou’s face slowly turned cold, the murderer seemed to know his style of work very well, and even he had calculated it in advance. The murderer was swayed to the meat.

Hope it’s still in time.

After the maid of the Wu family left, Yan Sizhi carefully reviewed everyone’s dictation: “The people who used Wu Zhang to frame Deng Weili are not the same group as those who used sorcery to plot against Wu Zhang. The former was to ruin the reputation of Wu Zhang and Deng Weili, The latter directly took Wu Hao’s soul, if the murderers are the same, why bother, they can take away the souls of both at the same time.”

Lin Chengyou thought to himself, no, it must be the same person. The murderer was not at all afraid of Wu Zhang confronting him afterwards, and obviously expected that Wu Zhang would lose his soul tonight.

This is a complete and meticulous bureau.

Yan Si directly analyzed: “The person in front who can make Wu Hao trust so much must be a classmate in the academy who kicked out Wu Hao and Deng Weili, who are the most promising crown princesses, and her chance is great. That’s it.”

He said, and picked up a pen to highlight “Zheng Shuangyin” and “Liu Siniang” on the list.

Lin Chengyou took a look and circled the names of a series of noble ladies such as “Peng Huayue”, “Peng Jinxiu”, “Deng Weili” and “Chen Dai’er”.

Yan Sizhi was stunned: “This—”

Lin Chengyou smiled: “I kicked the Wu and Deng families, and Zheng Liu and Liu are indeed the most likely to be selected, but Brother Yan, don’t forget that all the students in the academy are there. In the list of candidates, if the candidate of the Crown Princess is not announced for one day, it means that everyone has a chance to compete. As for Deng Weili, since the matter was revealed on the spot tonight, her reputation was not damaged, but she picked herself up. It has to be clean, so she can’t rule out the suspicion, and in my opinion, that person may not be a classmate, to make Wu Zhang defenseless, as long as it is someone who Wu Zhang trusts can do it.”

Yan Sizhi puzzled: ” No, it still doesn’t make sense. Since the candidate for the crown princess has not been announced, why should the murderer rush to do it? If he hurts the wrong person, wouldn’t it be a waste of time? I still maintain the original view. If the person wants to remove obstacles, he can Take away the souls of Deng and Wu at the same time.”

Lin Chengyou rubbed his chin: “What if there are rumors that the Crown Princess has decided to be Aunt Wu?”

Yan Sizhi was dumbfounded.

Lin Chengyou looked at the article and thought that he and the saint would make some rumors from time to time in order to test who the Peng family had placed in the court.

For example, last time on Mount Li, my aunt used a wounded peasant woman to test everyone in order to examine the hearts and minds of the academy students.

In the end, only Teng Yuyi, Du Tinglan, Zheng Shuangyin and Wu Zhang were the only ones who returned to find the peasant women.

The Peng sisters were completely unaware of this.

From this point of view, the Peng family has not been able to install their own people in the palace, and when the uncle deliberately disclosed this matter to Shang Shusheng, the Peng family quickly responded.

Apart from the Peng family, there should have been no news from the Lishan Wu family that time, otherwise, not only Wu Zhang would return, but her sister Wu Qi would also return.

From this point of view, Aunt Wu is a truly kind-hearted person.

When someone hears this later, of course they will think that the future crown princess will be selected among these four people.

But the Du family is now on the decline, and Teng Yuyi is obviously not here, so only Zheng Shuangyin and Wu Zhang are left.

Not long after he entered the academy to study, the vice president Mrs. Liu praised Wu Hang many times because of her good personal friendship with Mrs. Wu. A few days after the school started, she sent several articles written by Wu Hang to the palace for her aunt to see.

Wu Zhang’s literary talent is outstanding, and his aunt naturally greatly appreciates it.

Adding these points together, it is enough to make people think that the princess will decide Wu Zhang.

It will be a foregone conclusion if it drags on, so the force behind it can’t help but take action.

Yan Sizhi was still skeptical about the reason for the harm: “Don’t forget Lin Pingshi, the murderer used the same method to harm Li Ying’er in Chuguo Temple, Li Ying’er is the daughter of the common people, it is impossible in this life. It has something to do with the royal family. As for Hu Jizhen, who was murdered last month, he is a man. It is impossible for these two to become crown princesses, but their souls have also been taken away.”

Lin Chengyou didn’t say a word, which was what he wanted most. A dead ring.

The motives of several murders are obviously not consistent.

Yan Sizhi added: “In addition to this, the maid of the Wu family did not see the classmates of the academy when the incident happened. I remember Lin Pingshi said that this kind of soul-seeking technique was left by Wujimen back then, and there were only a few soul-seeking techniques. The purpose: to set up the formation method, help the soul of the loved one. Maybe the murderer wanted to use magic to achieve a certain purpose, so he was looking for a suitable target on the street. He bumped into Hu Jizhen and Li Ying’er in front of him, and accidentally bumped into him tonight After Wu Zhang, the souls of these people all meet his requirements, so he took advantage of the crowd.”

Lin Chengyou folded his arms and pondered for a while, then said with a smile: “Tonight, the incident will be closed. If there is no accident, the perpetrator will be caught within half an hour, and the first trial will know. I have already asked about the same. Now, let’s go and see where the murderer is.”

Yan Sizhi closed the notebook and hurriedly went downstairs with Lin Chengyou to help catch the murderer.

***

As soon as something happened to Aunt Wu, Kuan Nu led people around the Qinglong Temple theater under Lin Chengyou’s order. Anyone with a large piece of meat must be detained on the spot.

After a while, the yamen and bad people were also ordered to come, one group patrolled the streets, and one group was responsible for watching the entire river area near Qinglong Temple.

This investigation lasted for more than half an hour, and as a result, not a single person carrying meat was seen.

Seeing a drunk man with a jug approaching, Kuan Nu stepped forward and stopped him. The man showed his chest and back, staggering and talking drunkenly. Kuan Nu stared at the drunk man up and down for several times, sure. There is absolutely no place to hide meat in this costume, but when I grabbed the man’s arm and smelled it, I smelled a little oily smell.

In order to be safe, Kuan Nu carefully searched his body, but even the soles of his shoes were searched, and not even an ant was hidden.

The drunk man burped: “What are you doing? I, I’m a good citizen. You stop people on the street for no reason. Is there any king’s law?”

Kuan Nu was smoked by the smell of oil in the drunk man’s mouth. With a look on his face, he subconsciously tilted his head back, needless to say, this person must have eaten a meal of wine and meat, no wonder there is an oily smell on his body.

“It’s okay, please go.” Kuan Nu waved his hand.

The drunk man smiled and walked away.

As soon as the drunken man left, the yamen came over and said to Kuannu: “The prince said, that person may not be holding meat, maybe a wine jug or a water bag.”

Kuannu was startled and rushed. Said to the man, “Stop that drunken man.”

But seeing the drunk man swaggering near the embankment, as if aware that someone was chasing him, he simply stopped and threw the jug in his hand into the river.

The bad people nearby were already half-smoked to death by what the drunken vomited, and they didn’t pay attention to the fact that they threw a bottle of wine and not meat.

The jug fell into the water and made a loud bang. Lin Chengyou came just to see this scene. He supported the dam with his right arm, rolled over and jumped down, shouting: “Detain him. The

drunkard was suddenly bound by someone. Stunned, a pair of drunken eyes scolded: “You, what are you going to do? Come on, kill someone! ”

Kuan Nu and the others looked at the river nervously. The jug was washed by the water, and it would flow downstream. Unless there was a particularly good way, they would not be able to get it back all of a sudden. The drunkard seemed to have decided on this. The commotion became more and more fierce.

Who would have guessed that Lin Chengyou would come up from the bottom soon after, his chest was completely soaked, but he was holding a jug in his hand.

“Prince.

Lin Chengyou snorted: “Do you think that if you throw something into the water, you will die without proof? ” He opened the

lid of the jug in public and poured out a few things inside. It turned out to be the talisman and the soul locker. Although Lin Chengyou was already prepared, he was still a little surprised. He quietly looked at the drunk man, nodded and said, “Okay.” ,take away.

*** Not long after Teng Yuyi woke up the

next day, he heard that the murderer of Wu Xiang had been caught.

It is said that the murderer lived in Yiningfang, a medical worker named Huo Songlin. Inside the bottle, he pretended to be a drunk and was ready to escape, successfully escaping the inspections of many checkpoints, but was caught by Lin Chengyou who came.

Huo Songlin used to be an apprentice of Wujimen. When the imperial court banned sorcery, he was lucky enough to escape the pursuit. After that, he lived incognito and spent his days practicing medicine. Although his life was cold, he could live on. How could he know that his daughter suddenly got a strange disease last year, and seeing that she could not survive, Huo Songlin remembered the old tricks he had learned back then. The sorcery of the world is huge, and as long as the souls of several people are put together in a formation, a puppet with an empty soul shell can be made to die on behalf of his daughter.

As for why Wu Huang and others were chosen as soul takers, they were also very particular. Hu Jizhen was born in the same month and the same day as his daughter, Li Ying’er was similar in appearance to his daughter, and Wu Huang had a very precious life. According to the requirements of this sorcery, the more precious the soul of a person is, the more blessings and longevity it can bring to his daughter. In order to choose a suitable noble girl, Huo Songlin specially went to stay near Xiangxiang Academy for a few days. Once the Wu family’s chariot passed in front of him, Wu Yang happened to lift the window curtain. Huo Songlin saw her plump face and expected her to be very precious. , and since then he has been eyeing Wu Zhang.

To catch up with the Buddha Bathing Festival, he waited for the opportunity to start.

I heard that officials from Dali Temple found a lot of physical evidence in Huo Songlin’s house overnight. The owner of the store near Xiangxiang Academy was ordered to go to the prison and testify: Huo Songlin had wandered around the neighborhood a few days ago.

Huo Songlin’s daughter is indeed seriously ill in bed, and there are traces of the practice in the house before. In addition, Huo Songlin began to prepare for this a few months ago. Because he left a lot of physical and human evidence, the time was right. It is absolutely impossible to temporarily falsify.

When the Wu family got the news, they naturally urged their hearts to cut their livers, and the precious daughter who grew up in the palm of their hands, like a pearl like jade, was actually murdered by such a rogue. The Wu family sent their daughter to Qingyun Temple overnight, but Daoist Qing Xuzi couldn’t help. Hu Jizhen and Li Ying’er had taken their souls for more than seven days, and Wu Zhang’s soul was thrown into the water along with the jug, and the river rushed to the root of the spirit. A big loss, even if the immortals are alive, there is no way to do it.

Wu Zhongcheng is now in a state of anger and anger, and Madam Wu simply fell ill. Wu Yuanluo and Wu Qi were angry and angry, and the entire Wu family was in chaos.

When the classmates talked about this matter, in addition to pity for Wu Zhang, their words were full of admiration for Lin Chengyou’s ability to investigate the case.

Teng Yuyi watched for a long time, but never heard Lu Zhaoan’s name, thinking to himself, isn’t it right, Lu Zhaoan was present in the three cases, but all the charges fell on that Huo Songlin alone?

However, with Lin Chengyou’s ability, he will never arrest the wrong person. Besides, Lu Zhaoan has not yet entered the official position, how can he let someone like Huo Songlin take the blame for him? Is it a coincidence.

All day long, my classmates talked about this matter. Every time I talked about Wu Xiang, there would always be a classmate who wept and sighed.

Two days later, Wu Qi was sent back by the Wu family. I heard that she said she would not come back to school after death, but Wu Zhongcheng said that the number of places in the academy was designated by the queen, and not coming back to school would be a violation of the queen’s decree, and she made a lot of trouble at home. On the day, Mrs. Wu was escorted by herself.

After this incident, the management of the academy was stricter than before. Students were no longer allowed to travel without permission. Anything sent to the academy had to be checked by several female officials.

Every night when Lady Jane came to inspect, Teng Yuyi would look at the things in Lady Jane’s hand, but since the first visit, Lady Jane had never brought letters and snacks. Couldn’t pass the word to the academy.

Teng Yuyi pondered that even if she asked about the progress of the case, Lin Chengyou might not pay attention, so every time the female officer Jane asked her “how”, Teng Yuyi replied: “Well.”

Two days later, the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching. Now, the atmosphere of the academy is finally a little more relaxed, and when the classmates occasionally get together to chat, they are no longer blindly frowning.

After the class in the afternoon, the classmates discussed the festival tomorrow together. It was too tight a few days ago, and it was only after chatting and chatting that I felt happy. The zongzi sent were distributed to everyone, and gradually the atmosphere became more and more active. The classmates could not sit still, so they simply went to the garden to play.

The garden is located in the northeast corner of the academy, far away from the Zimuyuan where the students live. The game lasted until the evening, and no one wanted to go back to the house. It was not until the female official came to inspect that Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan reluctantly said goodbye to their classmates.

Back at the house, Du Tinglan took the long-lived thread from Teng Yuyi’s hand and looked around: “You knitted too fast, you knitted five or six threads at once, the thread is a bit rough, and it has to be dismantled and knitted again tomorrow. How long does it last, and who do you want to give it to?”

Teng Yuyi yawned, she hadn’t thought about it yet, but it was something she made up by herself, and it had to be given to a relative or friend.

She snatched the rough long life thread and put her head on Du Tinglan’s shoulder: “Sister, I’m sleepy.”

Du Tinglan looked at the night leak and said, “It’s getting late, so let’s go to bed after washing up.” The Hongnu and Biluo went to fetch water, and dragged Teng Yuyi into the east wing.

Teng Yuyi has to put a hundred flowers in the house every night, so she has slept next to her sister since she entered the academy. Just as Du Tinglan was about to speak, Teng Yuyi suddenly grabbed Du Tinglan: “Wait.”

Du Tinglan was stunned: ” What’s wrong?”

Teng Yuyi stared at a place in front of him: “It’s gone.”

“What’s gone?”

Teng Yuyi’s voice was a little cold: “The strand of hair I was holding in the room is gone.”

Du Tinglan felt as if After a gust of wind, since entering the academy, my sister is not only carefully setting up the house, but also doing some actions on her side, but because the focus is on that room, this side is often only casually in the room. Tie a strand of hair.

The doors and windows were closed tightly, and the strand of hair would not be blown away, so this

is- “Someone has come.” Teng Yuyi didn’t dare to move. Come to my sister’s room.

Biluo and Hongnu were too frightened to move, and said tremblingly, “Could the thief run into the wrong house?”

Teng Yuyi took Du Tinglan and took a few steps back carefully, turned around, and slowly moved to the opposite house. He cautiously pushed open the door and saw that the strands of hair by the window and by the bed were intact.

Several people were stunned.

Teng Yuyi quietly looked at the organs in her house, no one had come before, this person came for the elder sister.

But why?

Sister A hasn’t done anything remarkable recently, and Jin Academy has stepped up its vigilance. This thief can’t be from outside, only from inside.

“Madam, what should I do now?” Hong Nu tightly grasped Du Tinglan’s arm.

Du Tinglan tried her best to calm herself down, and quickly pulled her sister behind her: “Don’t be afraid, my sister went to tell the dean right away, and said that there was a burglar in the room, and asked her to call the house.”

“No.” Teng Yuyi, “The hospital After a long investigation, the whole academy knows it. You must not make a noise until you understand the purpose of the person. You stay here and don’t move, remember not to touch anything in the room.”

Du Tinglan hurriedly grabbed her sister’s hand: ” What are you going to do?”

“I’m going to look for Lady Jane and ask her to deliver a letter to Lin Chengyou.”

“It’s so late?” Du Tinglan was shocked, Lin Chengyou would never come over at this hour, and her sister wouldn’t let the dean be notified. Are you scared all night long?

Teng Yuyi didn’t know what to do, but this was what she had agreed with Lin Chengyou, and it was the safest way she could think of right now. After all, Lin Chengyou knew how to catch a thief, and she finally waited until the thief showed up.

“It’s always right to try, I’ll come when I go.”

After returning from Lady Jane’s office, the four master and servant sat motionless in the living room in the middle.

Biluo and Hongnu did not dare to show their air, while Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan were afraid of destroying the clues left by the man.

Teng Yu thought about it, but couldn’t figure out why the man suddenly took aim at Sister A.

“Sister, you are the most

[End of This Chapter]