God catches no trace

Chapter 4

Wuhu Town is located at the foot of Sun Mountain.

There is a temple on the mountain: it is called Puguang Temple, and it is full of incense.

There are often dignitaries and celebrities from the rivers and lakes.

Therefore, the town is very lively.

Sang Wuhen and Shui Sheng sat in the carriage, watching from both sides.

It seems to be enjoying the beautiful scenery and the flow of people, but in fact, I am looking for the address of Xiangshuyuan.

The carriage was very slow, and after traveling for about 10 minutes, finally, in a relatively secluded place, there was a sign on the front door of a yard: "Xiangshuyuan".

Sang Wuhen and Shui Sheng got out of the car.

He walked to the courtyard door and knocked.

No one responded.

So, Sang Wuhen said loudly: "I'm Sang Wuhen, I'm here to ask for something, and I hope Mr. Wan Wanxiao can enlighten me."

A silence.

a long time.

"If the door is about to open, please read the courtyard couplet." A voice with a slightly hoarse accent came.

Shui Sheng tugged on his sleeve and said, "Brother Wuhen, look."

Sang Wuhen glanced to both sides of the courtyard.

I saw a sentence on the left: "There are many idiots in thousands of rivers and mountains", but there is no one on the right. The horizontal script reads: "No money, no money."

Wan Wanxiao really loves money.

In order to open the door, the couplets must be aligned and the owner of the couplets must be satisfied.

Sang Wuhen thought for a while, walked to the blank space on the right, moved his fingers, and immediately wrote: "Wealth is rich, come to meet you."

It seemed untidy, but it revealed the identity of the person who came.

The word has just been written.

The door opened slowly.

An old man, dressed in gray cloth, bowed slightly.

"Master Tiebu, my master is already waiting in the inner hall, please follow me."

It turned out that he was Wan Wanxiao's servant.

As soon as Sang Wuhen and Shui Sheng stepped into the yard, a fresh fragrance came to their faces.

What catches the eye is: In the yard, except for a small path paved with stones leading directly to the house, there are chrysanthemums on both sides, red and light yellow, in different colors, some are beautiful and elegant, and some are bright and dazzling.

"It's so beautiful!" Shui Sheng exclaimed.With his head slightly upward, his eyes half closed, he took a deep breath of air, his beautiful face full of intoxication.

Sang Wuhen pulled, she regained consciousness and had to follow.Because it was urgent, the two walked forward with the servant.

Through the clusters of chrysanthemums.

Looking up for a while, Wan Wanxiao's house appeared.

The house gives people a sense of tranquility and tranquility, not as luxurious as imagined.

Approaching the steps paved with stones, you can see wooden railings surrounding it, and a dragon and a phoenix are carved on the two gateposts.

Going forward through the gatepost is the hall of Wan Wan Xiao's family.

The moment Sang Wuhen stepped in, he was surprised: the decoration in the hall couldn't be simpler.

There are only a few wooden chairs, a table, and a wisteria-colored lounge chair, and some self-written paintings and calligraphy are hung on the surrounding walls.

The only thing is: everything in the house is very clean.

"Lord Tie Chuan and this girl wait a moment." The servant said, "I'll go to the inner hall to ask the master to come out."

Sang Wuhen and Shui Sheng really couldn't believe that such a money-loving person had such a simple home, and the couplet in front of the door was really a great irony to the house.

Just thinking about it, a middle-aged man about 50 years old, wearing a purple robe, with a thin face and shrewd eyes, appeared in front of Sang Wuhen.

Sang Wuhen clasped his fists together: "Wuhen disturb Mr. Wan."

Wan Wanxiao glanced at him and Shui Sheng, made a polite gesture, and said, "Please sit down."

After the host and guest sat down, the servant brought tea.

The tea is good tea, filled with fragrance.

"I don't know why Master God Catcher asked me for a villager from the mountains, why?" Wan Wanxiao asked after taking a sip of tea.

"Mr. Wan is modest, no one in the Jianghu doesn't know your name." Sang Wuhen said: "I came here today, just want to ask a question?"

"I can answer if you want. I wonder how much silver you have brought? One question, a thousand taels of gold." Wan Wanxiao said with a smile.

Shui Sheng was dumbfounded when he heard it, a thousand taels of gold was really too expensive.She took a look at Sang Wuhen, thinking that the two had the same idea.

Who knows, Sang Wuhen said: "As long as the master can answer, it doesn't matter if you have [-] taels of gold."

As soon as this remark came out, Wan Wanxiao was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Okay, sir, please be quick, please tell me if you have any questions."

"What in the world kills people invisible?"

"Killing invisible? In other words, no scars can be seen on the surface and inside?"

"good."

"And the victim first lost his mind, had hallucinations, then went mad, and finally suffocated to death?"

"Sir, you really know the affairs of the world, and your reputation is well-deserved." Sang Wuhen praised.

"Actually, as soon as my lord came, I knew what I wanted to ask." Wan Wanxiao took another sip of tea and said, "Because of the Jiangling Lu family extermination case, that's how Master Lu died."

"Correct."

"So, Lord Sang came here for this matter."

"It's my responsibility to solve the case. The local police should solve it quickly, but Mr. Lu is someone I respect very much, so I can't ignore it."

"Master Sang attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and Wan admires it." Wan Wanxiao finished speaking, and then changed the subject: "You must have heard of mandala."

"Mandala, of course I know, a highly poisonous plant that likes cold places"

"Master Sang's answer is correct, and do you know that there are many types of poison in Datura?"

"There are many kinds?"

"Yes, it has seven colors: white, purple, black, gold, pink, blue, green, and each color has different toxicity."

"You mean, Mr. Lu Bufan died from one of the mandala poisons?"

"It can be right, it can be wrong"

"How do you say that?" After Sang Wuhen asked, he paused and said, "Why can't it be seen that anyone who is poisoned should have traces on the surface."

"Because Mr. Lu Bufan has a hidden weapon as thin as a small needle. This hidden weapon contains purple mandala poison, and also contains a kind of arrow poison wood. Arrow poison wood is also known as blood seal throat."

"Mr. Wan said that the hidden weapon was developed from purple mandala and poison arrow wood?"

"Yes, the purple mandala can make people's minds confused, and the poisonous arrow tree can seal the throat with blood. Mixing the two poisons can kill people, and no one can find any traces."

"I understand. After the hidden weapon containing the two kinds of toxins enters the human body, the purple mandala poisonous attack begins, which makes people mad. And as the blood circulates to the throat, the poison of the poisonous arrow wood takes effect, causing people to suddenly suffocate. , before the toxicity of the purple mandala is manifested, people will die."

"Worthy of being a god catcher, he has a meticulous mind. However, there is one thing wrong. The poison of the poisonous arrow wood takes a little longer to attack in the body than that of the mandala. Those who develop hidden weapons know this truth very well."

"So, first of all, let people be confused, have hallucinations, and kill the people around them." Sang Wuhen took the topic: "It really kills two birds with one stone. The murderer can keep himself out of the incident and kill the victim. And, he will not leave behind the victim." any leads."

"That's right." Wan Wanxiao said, "There is only one company in the world that can develop this kind of hidden weapon."

"Which one?"

"The Luo family in Mount Hengshan, Nanyue, Hunan, unfortunately, the Luo family has long been extinct."

"In other words, Mr. Wan doesn't know, who else can develop this hidden weapon?"

"Although I know everything, I really don't know who made the new hidden weapon."

"I don't think anyone in the world knows about things that even Mr. Wan doesn't know."

"However." Wan Wanxiao paused and said, "I wonder if there are still descendants of the Luo family who are still alive."

"Descendants of the Luo family?"

Originally, when he went south this time, Sang Wuhen came here for this unsolved case.Could it be that the case that happened now is really related to the tragedy of killing the Luo family?If the guess is true, then the murderer didn't just kill Lu Bufan's family, because the murderer who killed the Luo family was definitely not alone.He came here for revenge. At that time, Lu Bufan was likely to be involved in the case of exterminating the Luo family, but why did the dignified iron catcher participate? Could it be...

Sang Wuhen didn't dare to think anymore.

at this time.

Suddenly, there was a sharp sound in the air outside the door, and then a white line shot towards him quickly.

Sang Wuhen sat without moving, but when he stretched out his hand, there was one more thing: an arrow.

The arrowhead was wrapped in a white cloth. He opened it and saw that it was the same as what happened by the river. The only difference was the name.

It said: "Shen Aolin, the county magistrate of Xiazhou (now Yichang), fears that his family will be wiped out, so rescue him quickly."

Sang Wuhen's face darkened, Shen Aolin was also one of the five famous arresters, Lu Bufan was the first and Shen Aolin was the second.

It seems that the murderer is targeting the five famous arresters.But, why are you laughing at the water again?
At this time, Shui Sheng also came over and looked at the writing on the white cloth.

Without any hesitation, Sang Wuhen stood up and said to Wan Wanxiao: "I am very grateful to come to Mr. today to solve my confusion. As for the gold that Mr. asks for, I will ask the prefect of Changde to send someone over."

Wan Wanxiao waved his hand and said: "There are rumors in the world that I love money, and that I deliberately posted this couplet in front of the door. It is entirely because Wan wants to live a peaceful life and does not want too many people to disturb him. So he made this bad plan."

"When Wuhen stepped into the house, he already knew what kind of person Mr. is. In fact, Mr. is an upright gentleman who looks down on fame and wealth and sees through the world."

"A gentleman can't be called a gentleman, it's because of his personality."

"I still have important things to do, and I want to say goodbye to my husband."

Wan Wanxiao saw that Sang Wuhen's face was solemn. Although he didn't know what was written on the cloth, he could see that he was very anxious at the moment.

"Please. There will be a time later."

"Mr. Wan, there will be a meeting later." After finishing speaking, the two walked out of Wan's house.

As soon as he went out, Sang Wuhen said to Shui Sheng, "Go to the stable."

"Buy a horse?"

"Correct."

The stables are not far away and will be there soon.

Sang Wuhen and Shui Sheng each choose a good horse, and once the money is paid off.

Shui Sheng tapped his toes and jumped, then sat on the horse's back, and said to Sang Wuhen who was tying the horse, "Brother Wuhen, hurry up and save someone."

"Miss Shui, it's a long journey, and I'm hurting you." After speaking, he moved a little and got on the horse.

Shui Sheng just wanted to say that being with Brother Wuhen, it's okay to be a little tired.

Who knows, he said again: "Let's go to Jiangzhou" (now Jiujiang)
"Going to Jiangzhou?" Shui Sheng didn't understand, she opened her eyes wide and looked at him tenderly, "Aren't you going to Xiazhou?"

"It's too late. By the time we arrived in Xiazhou, Shen Aolin would have died." Sang Wuhen said, "The murderer was fighting wits with me, pretending to report the news, but in fact wanted to control me and take the lead in everything. Therefore, there is no need to go. "

He raised his horsewhip and continued, "Now I want to go ahead of him and go to Jiangzhou to find Mr. Prophet Ma, because Prophet Ma is the murderer's third target."

After speaking, he clamped his legs and walked away.

Shui Sheng followed behind, confused.

(End of this chapter)