the emperor's man catches ghosts

"Oh, my lord, why didn't you go wash it first, this smell..." Liu Yuanzhi frowned as soon as he came in, and hurried back to the door, "I have found a job according to my lord's order, and now the lobby will be ordered .”

Xiao Changli nodded, said he was welcome and went to the lobby.

Liu Yuanzhi followed behind and covered his nose, muttering to himself: How can this be said that he was also a high-ranking official who was born in a wealthy family, why was he so careless?This stinks, tsk tsk.

However, he found that since the new county magistrate came, the county government has really lost its spooky feeling, and the howling of ghosts and wolves that he could hear every night is gone.

It seems that this person really has some skills.

Xiao Changli took his foreman and led a dozen yamen servants to the hut in the mountain, and carried out the corpse inside, but the woman's head was gone.

Xiao Changli recalled the scene at that time. After the woman killed the murderer, she cried for a while and then fell silent. They thought she was dead and ignored it. At this moment, it seems that she still has consciousness.

Xiao Changli ordered four yamen servants to search for the woman's head nearby, and let the rest of them scoop up the corpse.

These yamen servants thought that finding a head that they had escaped would be enough to infiltrate people, but when they saw this pile of corpses, they almost felt like dying.

"My... my lord, it's so rotten, how should I get it?" A yamen servant held his nose and stepped back, and several people had already vomited faintly.

Xiao Changli said indifferently: "Fill it with your hands."

They knew where this lord's stinky body came from.

On the side, Zuo Zuo's face was even paler, he already knew what his next job would be.

Xiao Changli put a water-proof cloth cover on his hands, and went down to retrieve the corpse first.It stinks anyway, and he doesn't mind a little more.

Several yamen servants saw that the adults had gone, and it would be too shameful for them to back down, so they gritted their teeth and went down as if resigned to their fate.

It took a long time for several people to complain, and almost all the corpses in the pond had been recovered, and the workman put the corpses together one by one according to the signs of clothing on the shore.

The ones that were not too rotten were easier to put together, and those with only bones and a few pieces of rotten flesh were left alone, and finally eleven corpses were assembled together.

Xiao Changli went around and changed the hands and feet of several casually placed bones.Seeing that he could be seen at a glance, Wu Zuo lowered his head and carefully looked at Xiao Changli's face.

He was getting old, so it was inevitable that there would be some omissions in doing things, not to mention such a horrific smelly corpse, it would be nice to be able to spell out a whole human body.

Fortunately, Xiao Changli didn't say anything, he was thinking about the corpses scattered all over the place.

The corpses were decomposed to different degrees, and they were all female corpses.After a general inventory, it was found that five heads, one hand and an arm were missing.Except for the head, the rest were found in the stream extending down from the pond.

The four yamen servants came back and said that they did not find the head, and they were both shocked and grateful when they saw the scattered corpses on the ground.But in the end, these bones were all carried back to the county government. After returning, none of this group of people escaped the fate of a stench.

The instigator Xiao Changli didn't notice those resentful eyes, but he still told them to finish work early and go home to clean up.

Back in the room, a bucket of warm water was prepared for him, and spices were sprinkled in the water, which diluted the stench on his body a lot.

Xiao Changli rubbed his nose, the smell was unbearable to anyone, let alone him.It's just that he is more tolerant than ordinary people, and his emotions and anger are not visible.

Taking off his clothes and soaking in the water, he closed his eyes to rest, when suddenly a pair of hands brushed his shoulders, he opened his eyes, and a woman appeared in front of him.

Xiao Changli recognized her as a maid who was just recruited by the county government. If I remember correctly, she hadn't reached Ji yet.

"My lord..." The servant girl also got into the bathtub at some point, she was cleaner than Xiao Changli, Rou Rou approached him, her soft body was as soft as bones and entangled him, "Let this servant wait for your lord to take a bath."

Xiao Changli frowned, stretched out his hand to push her away, paused for a moment, but took it back, and said helplessly, "Miss Su, what are you doing?"

The servant girl smiled charmingly: "Miss Su, call me Daixue, and Axue is also fine. I said I want to be a real husband and wife with you. This little girl is the most juicy in the county government office, and she is a young girl—oh, really. It's cheaper for her." She sighed with resentment in her eyes, "If I was still alive, I would be a hundred times more beautiful than her, but it's a pity I didn't meet you earlier...Xiao Lang, spring~night is short, don't let me down, come on..."

She rushed towards her like a wolf, but she felt a pain in her neck, and her body immediately went limp. Xiao Changli carried her out of the bucket and covered her body with her clothes.

Su Daixue was unwilling to get out of the maidservant's body, seeing Xiao Changli submerged in the water again, she could only see half of her attractive chest, regretting why she had put so many spices just now, even thinking about it at this moment would not be enough to satisfy her eyes.

"Why, don't you like it?" Su Daixue looked extremely aggrieved.

Xiao Changli said: "She's still a child, besides, it's meaningless for you to do this."

Su Daixue glanced at him, then lowered her head: "Are you angry?"

Xiao Changli said, "Go out."

"Oh..." Su Daixue had no choice but to give up, and was about to float out when Xiao Changli said again: "Take her away."

Su Daixue returned to the maidservant's body again, only to feel severe pain in the back of her neck, she wanted to go out naked, Xiao Changli stroked his forehead: "Put on your clothes."

She went out like this, how could people see her?

Xiao Changli felt a headache, worse than seeing the messy body parts.

Those spices were of little use, Xiao Changli washed the smell several times and still didn't get rid of it, he didn't care too much, he went to court the next day, and sat there with those yamen servants who smelled worse than him, and no one who reported the case Dare to enter the Yamen.

Liu Yuanzhi covered his nose and leaned over: "My lord, there is no one to report the crime, why don't we let everyone go and smell it?"

Before Xiao Chang could leave his mouth, the chief arrester Han Dong ran in, his face almost fainted.

"My... my lord, that water tank... something happened!"

A few days ago, Han Dong was ordered by Xiao Changli to investigate Liu Quan's origin, and he was found to be from Guli, who had lived in Shiying for many years, and he was no different from Jinren.If the crime hadn't been investigated this time, it is estimated that it would have remained hidden.

What happened was the water tank where Liu Quan threw his body.

After the woman's body was taken out, the water tank smelled even worse, to the point where the neighbors couldn't stand it.Especially Zhang Zhong, the owner of the noodle stall who lives next door, said that the stench stinks up the meat he hangs in the backyard. This morning, he gathered a few neighbors who also couldn't stand the stench, and wanted to smash the water tank. .

A group of people rushed there with hoes and bricks, but no matter how hard they smashed or knocked, the water tank was as solid as gold and iron, and there was no trace left.

Just when they were in doubt, a gust of wind blew, and the originally blue sky and day were suddenly covered with dark clouds, and the sound of whimpering and weeping came from the water tank. The few closest people dragged it into the water tank.

Zhang Zhong and the others were scared out of their wits, and dragged several of them back in a hurry. One of them was dragged in before they could be rescued, and was instantly submerged in the muddy water in the tank, only the screams of panic were getting lower and lower.

The incident of people being eaten by water tanks spread like wildfire, and the people were panicked, but they still couldn't hold back their curiosity and came to watch from a distance of several feet.

When Xiao Changli and his party arrived at the scene, the effect was even stronger than this water tank, and the onlookers all stayed away.

When Xiao Changli walked to the water tank, he could see that the person who was dragged in was floating on the water, his face distorted and showing a tendency to rot.

Suddenly, Xiao Changli saw the man opened his eyes, full of horror.A bloody hand stretched out dripping with blood, and a hoarse voice was muffled in the water: "My lord, help me..."

Xiao Changli stretched out his hand involuntarily, and was about to touch it, when a gust of wind suddenly blew, and Su Daixue's voice sounded: "Don't touch it!"

Xiao Changli was stunned, there were no opened eyes and outstretched hands in front of his eyes, and the floating corpse in the water tank was only disgusting carrion.

"He is confusing you, don't look at it." Su Daixue turned into a breeze and whispered in his ear, "You can't control these things, let's go."

Xiao Changli was silent for a long time, and ordered Han Dong to seal off the place, so that no one else could get close, and then left.

What Su Daixue said was right, he can solve crimes, but he can't catch ghosts.

On the way back, he turned to South Street and stood under the Fuquan Inn.

This is the largest and best inn in the county, and in his capacity, he will definitely stay here temporarily.

The smell on his body was too strong, so he didn't intend to go in. After waiting for a while, he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind, a familiar voice.

"Lord Xiao, what are you doing standing here?" Yun Yu was holding a few sesame seed cakes in his hands, which were probably a little hot, and he exchanged hands, wrinkling his nose, "What does your body smell like?"

Xiao Changli regretted that he didn't come with a sachet to wear before he came, and took a step back: "Weichen..."

Yun Yu stared at him: "Huh?"

Xiao Changli closed his mouth, and took out the Bing Po in his arms: "Return this to... Mr. Yun."

Yun Yu frowned and covered her nose: "No need, you can put it away first."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Xiao Changli was startled, and followed him: "Aren't you going in?"

"Where to go in?" Yun Yu said, "This place is very expensive, and the money needs to be saved to treat Yuan Zhan's injuries. I temporarily rented a hut and lived there." He pointed in the direction, and Xiao Changli remembered that On the county map, it is a poor place.

Looking at the young emperor's back, Xiao Changli was a little lost in thought.

Yun Yu glanced back at him, and said: "I heard that there was a murder case of a water tank biting people this morning, won't Master Xiao go to investigate the case?"

Xiao Changli said: "The power of ghosts and gods is powerless for me."

"The power of ghosts and gods is really difficult." Yun Yu opened the door and entered the house, thinking of the horrific scene she saw yesterday, she felt a little terrified, "If it can't be done, why not report it to the state government and ask for help. That Guangxiu Daren, don't you have a great relationship with your Xiao family?"

Xiao Changli bowed his head and remained silent, in fact, he did have this intention, but he didn't know if he was willing or not.