C12

Xiao Qinglang nodded his head, and waved for her to sit at the side of the table. He pointed to the file on the table and said: "This was sent over by the Department of Revenue and the yamen. This king has taken a look, it is more or less complete."

It was at this time that Wei Guang brought a servant girl outside to send Jiang Tang off. The person respectfully placed the bowl of soup on the table and retreated. He did not say anything in response to the invitation. However, looking at Xiao Qinglang's expression, it seemed as if he had already become ordinary.

Since these people were all related to the Five-elemental Evil Ghost Suo Killings, then there must be a connection. At the very least, the so called "Evil Spirits" would definitely not randomly choose a target to commit a crime for no reason.

"Although these people are of different origins now, other than Liu Chan, are the rest of the ancestors of Changping County's Liulin Village?" Xu Chu placed all of their files together, reached out for a new piece of paper and slowly wrote down all the suspicious points. According to the records, the ancestors did not have much of an inheritance. Now, other than Liu Chan, the craftsman, the rest of them can be considered to be extremely wealthy. "

If not for the fact that they had checked up on this matter, they might have let go of their responsibility.

After Xiao Qinglang and Master Sun heard this, they both stopped and looked towards where Xu Chu was pointing. In just a few breaths, she had already listed the relationship between the Zhang Clan, Liu Clan, and Wu Clan on the paper.

"Apart from the Wu family, the rest of the families are all ordinary citizens. Before they made their fortune, even their homes were all free."

They seemed to be unrelated people who had been in contact with each other for dozens of years. However, they had never written anything related to each other. However, they were all from the same village, and were almost all from the same village. They were all from the same village, and were almost all from the same village.

"Wu Yong's father was once a servant in the local county court. Twenty years ago, he quit his job as a yamen runner due to illness and moved his family to Yunzhou City. The next year, he went into business and got full of platinum."

"Since the culprit released the words' the five elements want to kill ', they shouldn't have killed two people on the tree, much less killed two people on the east side of the city. So I guess there must be someone between Liu Chan and Li Jin, and it was something that was completely unexpected for the culprit. " Xu Chu bit her lips, "Previously, when I was examining the corpse, compared to the situation with the ferocious weapon and the first autopsy order, I felt that it was extremely strange. The wounds on the dead person's body do not look like they were pierced through the chest with a wooden stick. Instead, they look like the accidental wound caused by an inch force. "

After Xiao Qinglang heard her words, he raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "I have checked the scene before, that Liu Chan died at night, and that day was when autumn's drizzle fell for the entire day. "Indeed, the children's pebbles have been found at the scene, and traces of friction could be seen on them."

Seeing Xiao Qinglang say that, Xu Chu could not help but heave a sigh of relief, then they would meet. It was indeed as she had guessed. As long as Liu Chan was an accident, then the order in which the murderer committed the murder would be matched.

"Eastern Wood, Southern Fire, Western Gold, Northern Water, Central Earth. According to the arrangement of the five elements, Zhang Chang died in the Golden City, which was located to the west of the city gate. Liu Chan died in an accident at the east gate of the city. On the surface, Li Jin looked like he died in water, but in reality, he died in the East Gate. Wu Song died in the fire at the south gate. "

As he said that, Xu Chu used a pen to write off Liu Chan's name. With a grave expression, he said, "If Li Jin is the second target of the murderer … "With this, we'll have to face him and face him head on and then die."

As the name implies, press a person onto a bench and place a wet piece of paper onto the surface of the noodles. A long wooden bench, dead of wood.

The few of them browsed through it many times, but still could not find any clues.

When Xu Chu and Master Sun came out, Master Sun was already wiping the cold sweat on his forehead with his trembling arm. Seeing Xu Chu looking over, he then laughed: "Your majesty the prince is so imposing, it makes my heart tremble." With that, he cupped her hands and bowed towards Xu Chu, and said sincerely, "I hope that Miss can help to solve this case, if not, this official and the citizens of the city will never have peace again."

"Milord, don't worry. I will do my best."

As the two of them spoke, they had already walked out of Xiao Qinglang's residence. At the arch, a man in servant's clothes eagerly stepped forward. When he saw Mister Sun, he hurriedly said, "Sir, it's bad. Lady Hui from Chunfang Restaurant is here again. She's insisting to see you, otherwise, she would beat the crap out of her head …"

"Aiyo, my dear lady, what are you trying to do!" Mister Sun sighed again and again, thinking of the red-haired man standing in front of the prince, he hurriedly explained, "That Niang Niang was Li Jin's concubine that just entered the restaurant two months ago. She's from Fragrant Spring Restaurant. This official definitely did not have any selfish motives, and did not have any connections with that Aunt Hui. I hope that when Lady Xu investigates this case later on, she can let go of this matter … "

Xu Chu frowned, seeing his empty eyes, she knew that he was not speaking the truth. However, if this matter had nothing to do with the case, she would not have gotten involved.

Because he did not manage to find much useful information from the file, Xu Chu did not continue to delay the file, and directly went to visit the Zhang Family and Liu Family as well as the Wu Family. As the few victims were all placed here, and with King Jing'an's orders, it was rather convenient for Xu Chu to ask.

No matter which family it was, the lives of those who stood at the top had all been taken by them, leaving them in a miserable state.

Xu Chu followed the sequence of events and went to the Zhang Family. In the end, it was the owner of the restaurant. The Zhang Clan also had a small fortune, and although their house could not be considered magnificent, it still possessed some sense of wealth. The courtyard was a three-way courtyard, and it seemed quite spacious as well. With the current market price, it would probably be worth several hundred taels of silver. However, right now, the mansion was cold and cheerless. Under the sunlight, it was dark and gloomy. At first glance, she saw that the long corridor was filled with yellow paper and red characters of symbols. They were densely packed together, and the rustling of the wind could be heard.

"Why is the manor so quiet?" But what's the inconvenience? " Xu Chu cast a sidelong glance at Zhang Shi, who was also the eldest son of the Zhang Family, who was welcoming her over.

"There's nothing inconvenient about it. It's just that when something happens to father, my mother's grief makes her body much bigger than it used to be, so she still needs to recuperate." Zhang Shi laughed bitterly, and said with a hoarse voice, "Furthermore, it is still being spread outside, father is being killed by evil spirits … Everyone in the house was scared, so I asked my mother for many talismans to exorcise ghosts and ward off evil spirits. It didn't matter if it was useful or not. In the past few days, quite a few people in the manor have left on leave … "

After Xu Chu heard this, she did not pursue the matter any further. In fact, she had also thought of it, this case had been spread like wildfire in the market. The thing that was most convincing was that it was made of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and it was said by the wicked to sacrifice evil spirits.

Naturally, whether it was to avoid suspicion or be afraid of being implicated, outsiders would leave this land far behind to avoid trouble. As for those servants who were not sworn brothers, for the sake of their reputation, they would probably look for a new family.

"I have a presumptuous request, please accept it."

"Please speak, Young Master Zhang."

"Mother's body is unwell, so I only said that Miss was a ghost capturing female teacher from outside the city who brought cultivation with her. "Otherwise, I would be afraid that my mother would be terrified and reject my question."

These words were within reason, so Xu Chu nodded and agreed without thinking too much.

When Xu Chu saw his wife, she was just crying, and her entire body was muddle-headed and her eyes were red and swollen. Without waiting for Xu Chu to ask anything, she was already paralyzed and unable to respond. If it wasn't for Zhang Shi, Zhang Dazhi's son, he would probably have lost his balance by now.

"My apologies, Madam. I have come today with the temerity of asking a few questions." Xu Chu looked at his wife and son with a warm tone.

"Miss, may I ask, as long as I can catch the evil ghost and avenge my Master, I will not hide anything from you."

Regardless whether it was from the bottom of his heart, Xu Chu nodded his head to express his gratitude, then asked: "I would like to ask what Zhang Da wanted to do that day, and why did he go to the west gate alone?"

"Master didn't say much, but the night before, he came back drunk and said that he would be rich soon." Zhang Dayong's wife sobbed as she recalled carefully. She choked with sobs and said, "I had thought that my lord had met a noble, but who knew that the next day he would be killed by a ghost."

"Then other than this, is there anything else unusual about Master Zhang?"

Xu Chu nodded, showing her understanding. After that, there were only comforting words, only until Xu Chu saw the tiredness on her wife's face did she stand up and leave.

After that, Xu Chu went to Liu Chan's home. Because Liu Chan was only a craftsman, his family could be considered to be poor. A small, simple, and short courtyard was located at the edge of the city, where the people were gathered. Outside of the courtyard was a large field. Xu Chu had asked before, other than Liu Chan who relied on his skills to earn a few copper coins, the rest of the Liu Family only survived by relying on Old Man Liu's labor and hemp rope. As for the rented fields, they were managed by the Old Man Liu alone. Liu Chan had never been there once before.

When he entered, Old Man Liu was the only one in the courtyard. He looked up and saw that Xu Chu had sat on the stone block with his back hunched and said casually: "I can't sit on the bench at home, find a clean place to sit."

It could be seen that Old Man Liu was a pinch, he would not look up to someone who was wearing bright and beautiful clothes. Fortunately, Xu Chu did not think of any good treatment, and only stood in the courtyard and looked around.

The house could be considered simple and crude. Although there was a layer of mud on the outside, one could still see that the inside of the house was not made of bricks but yellow mud. She looked around her and saw that the days were not much better than the days at home.

"Why hasn't Liu Chan gotten married when he's in his thirties?"

"With his moral character, and the sound of his clanging home, who would marry him!?" Old Man Liu spat on his palms, then bent down to work, but he said with an annoyed tone, "If he had half of the truth, the Old Liu Family wouldn't have been poked in the spine for half a lifetime."

"Don't ask anymore. Those officials have come three or four times already. I still have the same words. If they're dead, then so be it. If they're dead, then let them be clean." "What's wrong with that evil ghost? Just kill him and treat him as if he's evil." Old Man Liu cursed a few times in a low and vague voice, and then waved his hands to show that he didn't know anything.

No matter how emotional Xu Chu was, he did not open her mouth to say anything useful.

Xu Chu frowned and asked: "Who does he have enmity with?"

"Then I don't know. There are many people who became enemies with him. Even if they spit on the ground, it would still be enough to drown them. Furthermore, he usually likes to drink, and will often stay drunk for three to five days without returning. He might even die from drunkenness. " "Tch!" The old man spat on his palm before he started to tie the thumb-thick hemp rope together. Perhaps because he was old, he could not tie the hemp rope around his hand for a long time. Your government is willing to take his corpse. He can't be considered a ghost anymore. In the future, you don't need to be anymore compassionate and just throw him on a mat.

In the latter part of September, Tian'er had already started getting cold, while the was still sweating profusely from all the effort he had put in. Seeing Xu Chu calmly sitting on a rock in the courtyard, he neither bothered nor urged him on, instead, he just continued to busy herself.

At this moment, they saw a cute girl carrying a basket entering the yard. However, before the smile could appear on her face, she stopped and didn't know if she should take a step back or improve.

Because he was working on a case for the King Jing'an, his recent consumption of food and clothing was handled by someone from the King Jing'an. When they were examining her corpse in the ice cellar, it caused his clothes to be slightly damp. Thus, before he left, King Jing'an had someone prepare a new set of clothes for her to wear.

At the moment, Xu Chu was wearing a light white skirt with faint silver lines blooming at the bottom, like a silver moon that was very low key and luxurious. Therefore, even though she wore a faint smile on her face and was sitting there without any arrogance, it was difficult for people to feel that she had something to do with this run-down little courtyard.

"Uncle Liu, my dad asked me to send you something to eat." The girl timidly looked at Xu Chu, thinking that this girl was really pretty, and dressed very neatly. It was just that she did not know why she came to find Uncle Liu.

When the Old Man Liu saw him, he was startled for a moment, then waved his hand and said: "Qing'er, this is the Lady Xu that is here to ask you about this brat, don't be afraid."

Xu Chu saw that the person was nervous and could not help but say gently: "You are from the neighboring family?"

"Yes, I'm from the back street. My dad is on good terms with Uncle Liu, so he asked me to send him some food." Qing'er shrank back as she pursed her lips to peek at Xu Chu. Seeing the smile on Xu Chu's lips, as if she was a fairy in a painting, she could not help but to stare blankly.

Xu Chu also had a good temper, she smiled and beckoned for her to come in, but before she could approach, Xu Chu discovered that her walking posture was strange. It seemed to be … Aftereffects of injuries …

After Xu Chu left the Liu Family, he found Wei Guang and told him to find someone to ask. As for the result … Actually, Xu Chu had made a judgement in her heart, it was just that she was truly not willing to believe that a father would plot to kill her own biological son.

"You said Liu Chan, ah. He's just a scoundrel. He's only relying on his skills as a clown to earn a copper coin." The owner of the teahouse who got hit by Xu Chu politely poured a cup of hot tea for Xu Chu. With a disdainful expression, she said, "Don't just look at him pretending to be a human or a dog, she isn't the most amazing one. Earlier on, he was almost beaten to death when she peeked at the woman bathing … Adding to the fact that Liu Chan was an alcoholic, didn't Old Man Liu have to search for him every three to five days just to do that? The ones who have stayed most of the night will carry their tattered lanterns and search everywhere. It would be good if they could find them outside, but if they were in the winery, who knows if Old Man Liu's father would still be waiting outside. "

"Why are you waiting outside? As your father, you've found your son, and you still haven't persuaded him to go home? "

"What are you trying to persuade me for? How could he dare to persuade me? That Liu Chan isn't even acquainted with anyone when it comes to offending them. This isn't the first time he's fighting with the Old Man Liu."

"It's because he pitied Old Man Liu. If he gets old, he can fix such a grievance."

"It's not just that. The Old Man Liu went to look for Liu Chan the night before his accident. When he returned, he was completely drenched in sweat."

"That's why people can't do evil. The wicked can only do good by themselves. Didn't Liu Chan just do it?"

Before the customers could finish their discussion, storyteller, who had just finished reading her book, opened her mouth, "Tsk, tsk, she has brought disaster upon quite a few isolated girls and several fleeing girls. This kind of person is truly evil beyond belief."

"Well, how can he get away with it? Could it be that no one has filed a complaint? " Xu Chu asked doubtfully.

"One look and one can tell that this lady is an outsider. That Liu Chan has attacked the victims of the disaster. He is unfamiliar with this place, so before he can report it to the yamen, he might be beaten half to death by Liu Chan." Furthermore, among those refugees who have escaped, there are a few with complete statuses. I'm afraid that before they could punish the evildoers, they would be convicted of being a refugee. " The storyteller shook her head, seeing that Xu Chu was serious, she unconsciously lowered her voice and continued, "That daughter of the Lu family in the back street is Qing`er, you know. She was originally a clever little girl, wasn't it because she was almost spoiled by him?