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However, since the system released this task, it means that the murder must have happened.

After thinking about it, let's go to the store first.

Anyway, the task has no time limit.

As a result, not long after arriving at the store, a scholar who was consigning paintings and calligraphy in the store walked in and began to chat about this topic.

"I heard that a watchman died."

"Isn't it normal to die?"

Dong Sheng replied disapprovingly while sorting out the old books.

"No, no, I heard that the death was very miserable, with injuries all over the body, half of the whole face was bitten off"

"bite?"

Gu Ming was taken aback.

No wonder the system issued a special mission, it sounds like it might be another non-human murder.

"Yes, some people say it looks like a beast biting. But where are the beasts in this city? I guess it's probably wild dogs."

Hearing this, Gu Ming immediately greeted Dong Sheng and left the shop.

Afterwards, they went to the county government office to find Nie Hongshu.

"Master Nie, I heard that a murder happened in the city?"

In front of others in the county government, Gu Ming naturally cannot be called Yuezhang.

"Your news is quite strange, why do you care about this?"

"Isn't this trying to help adults share their worries?"

Hearing this, Nie Hongshu was not very pleased.Then he sighed again: "I just became acting county magistrate, and such an unsolved case happened in the end, it's really nerve-wracking."

"My lord, can you let the students look at the corpse, maybe they will find something."

"Okay, you two take Gu Xiucai to the morgue to have a look."

"Yes, my lord!"

The two yamen servants responded in unison.

When they came to the corpse room, the two dared not go in.

Gu Ming is not afraid, after all, he has seen ghosts, let alone dead people.

After entering, uncover the straw mat and have a look

"hiss"

Take a breath.

I didn't think much of it when I heard it from others, but it was only when I saw it on the spot that I realized that it was really tragic and horrifying.

The entire face of the corpse was unrecognizable, and most of the flesh on the face was missing, exposing thick bones.

His arms, chest, and legs were injured all over his body.

If you look closely, some look like scratches, while others look like bites.

The scholar guessed it was a wild dog before, and it was true.

However, Gu Ming felt that it would not be that simple.

Such a wild dog, it is impossible for the system to issue a special task.

Either a ghost or a demon!

After careful inspection for a while, Gu Ming finally found something.

On the hem of the dead man's clothes, a mass of blood-stained hair was found.

So, I received it in my carry-on package without showing any signs of expression, and prepared to take it back to Haosheng to study it.

After continuing to check, a similar strand of hair was found on the deceased's leg.

Back in the inner hall, Nie Hongshu couldn't help but ask, "Is there any suspicious discovery?"

Gu Ming shook his head: "There are no adults for the time being. According to your investigation results, what is the situation?"

"At present, the possibility of being killed by others can be almost ruled out.

Judging from the injuries, it may have been caused by wild dogs.Of course, this is only a preliminary conclusion, and it is up to Wu to conduct a detailed autopsy before he can draw a conclusion. "

"Well, if it's all right, the students will take their leave first."

Leaving the county government office, Gu Ming ran back to the small courtyard, washed the blood-stained hair with water, and examined it carefully.

The hair is pure black and soft, and based on experience, it doesn't look like dog hair, but a bit like cat hair.

cat?

It can't be a cat demon, right?

Gu Ming frowned.

After all, cats are said to be psychic.

It is rare to hear that there are demons haunting dogs, but incidents of demon cats are often circulated.

I want to think about it, but so what if I know it's a cat demon?

I don't know where to find it.

Is it possible to go out to watch the night every night and wait for the rabbit?

After thinking about it for a while, Gu Ming couldn't help but have a flash of inspiration, right, why did he forget his drinking buddies?

So, I immediately went out and bought two jars of good wine, roast chicken and other cooked food to put at home, and then returned to the shop.

As soon as it got dark, Gu Ming went straight to the Town God's Temple.

During the day, the area around the Town God's Temple is considered one of the busiest places in the city, but at night there are almost no people to be seen.

There will be no one in the temple.

However, the ever-burning light was on.

Stepping into the hall, Gu Ming bowed to the statue of the City God first, and then asked, "Is Mr. Song here?"

"Haha, of course!"

Song Tao did not know where he appeared in the palace.

"Mr. Song, Xiaosheng has prepared some beer wine and wants to invite you to have a few drinks at home."

"Hehe, it's time to celebrate when we moved to a new home."

Gu Ming sighed sincerely: "As expected of the City God, you know such a trivial matter."

"The county seat is so big, it's hard not to know."

"That's that, Mr. Song please"

Back in the small courtyard, Gu Ming set out the food and wine, and the two chatted and drank together.

"By the way, Mr. Song, Xiaosheng has something he wants to ask for advice."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

"Please take a look and see what kind of hair this thing is."

Song Tao raised his eyes and frowned: "Where did you get it? This thing is the hair of a cat demon."

You guessed it right!

Gu Ming sighed secretly, and replied: "This was found from the dead watchman, so he was killed by the cat demon?"

"That's right!" Song Tao nodded, and then said: "Do you want to ask, since I am the City God and I know about this, why didn't I stop or accept the cat demon?"

"This young student does have this question."

"I can only tell you this, there are rules in the way of heaven, and there are rules in the world.

Even if I am the City God, I can't meddle in human affairs at will.

Even if you know that someone has committed evil, you can only write down an account. In short, you should be able to guess the reason, and I can't say more. "

"Well, almost understandable."

Gu Ming nodded.

Indeed, if all those people in the sky and the earth came out to meddle in human affairs, what would the court do?

Chapter 52 Life and death are determined by one stroke!

After drinking a few more glasses of wine, Gu Ming couldn't help thinking about it.

Then he pretended to sigh: "Oh, I don't know if that cat demon will come out to harm people again tonight?"

Song Tao didn't answer, and continued to drink leisurely.

"If it came out to harm people again, where would it usually appear?"

Gu Ming talked to himself.

"East of the city?"

"West of the city?"

Song Tao didn't speak.

"South of the city?"

Still no conversation.

"North of the city?"

At this time, Song Tao put down his wine glass suddenly, and said solemnly: "You said this yourself, but I didn't say anything."

"Yes, yes, I guessed it myself!"

Gu Ming understood and laughed.

"Okay, I'm almost done drinking, let's go first!"

Before Gu Ming came back to his senses, Song Tao had already hurried away and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

in such a hurry?

Seeing the direction in which he disappeared, Gu Ming had a flash of inspiration

The gate of the courtyard is clearly in the east, but he is heading north. Could it be implying that the cat demon has appeared?

With the thought, Gu Ming immediately ran out of the courtyard gate, and a gust of wind rushed towards the north of the city.

at this time.

On a street in the north of the city, three yamen servants were walking side by side, all holding bright waist knives in their hands.

This was an order from Nie Hongshu. Some yamen servants were assigned to patrol the city day and night in order to find clues and see what was causing the chaos in the city.

"Damn, why is it a little cold?"

"Yeah, it feels like someone is watching us from behind"

"Don't scare yourself"

The yamen servant on the far left couldn't help drinking, but subconsciously turned his head and looked around cautiously.

"Ok?"

"what happened?"

"Look, isn't that a wild dog?"

Hearing this, the other two yamen servants turned around together, and found two green lights on the right side of the street, and a dark shadow could be seen faintly.

"Go and see?"

"Don't you want it? I heard people say that it might be a cat that killed someone."

"Nonsense, cats can kill people?"