Since I met you, people are dying every day

Finally arrived at an inn before dark.Ye Sirui and the others got out of the carriage and asked the postmen to lead the horses to feed the fodder.After entering the post station, Ye Sirui took out the transfer documents, and the post guards received him respectfully and prepared wine and food for them.

Ye Sirui lived in the upper room, Ye Kuang and Wang Momo lived in the same room, the mother-in-law and maidservants lived separately, and the rest of the soldiers were distributed randomly.Seeing Xia Shu standing together with those soldiers, Ye Sirui thought about his hard journey, and felt that it would be prudent to ignore him in the afternoon, so he called the postman, pointed to him and said, "This Mr. Xia belongs to my nephew." Master, also open a room for him."

The postman agreed, and looked at Xia Shu's attire, still a little unbelievable.

The soldiers sat at different tables, drank in twos and threes and punched each other.Xia Shu and Ye Sirui were at the same table, and Wang Momo took Ye Kuang and the maid to eat on the other side.Ye Sirui has never seen Xia Shu drinking, but he is not bad at drinking.He stood up with a glass of wine, and sincerely said to Xia Tianshu: "Brother Tianshu, please escort me all the way, I have not thanked you yet, I offer you a toast."

Xia Shu's eyes moved slightly, but he said in his mouth: "I'm on my way tomorrow, so it's not advisable to drink alcohol."

Ye Sirui was still standing, looked at him, and said, "Just one cup."

Xia Shu and him looked at each other for a long time, then suddenly smiled.When he smiled, his ordinary face appeared a bit handsome, his eyebrows were like black ink, and his eyes were like cold pools.He raised the wine jar with one hand and poured a full glass, then stood up with both hands up, and both of them drank it down in one gulp.

When I got up the next day, I had another full meal, filled the water bag, packed the dry food, and continued on the road.

Traveling during the day and staying in post stations or residential houses at night, it took four or five days in a row before entering Helin County.

When eating at the hotel in the evening, Ye Sirui specially called the waiter from the inn to ask about the customs and customs of Helin County, interesting anecdotes and anecdotes.Ye Sirui didn't reveal his identity because he didn't stay at the inn.But the waiter at the shop saw that he was selling lavishly and was escorted by someone, so he naturally knew that he was either rich or expensive, so he immediately smiled. "You are the right person to ask me. I grew up in our county and Linxian County. I know all the anecdotes and anecdotes. If nothing else, I will tell you about the recent Xunfang It's about the pavilion." Seeing that everyone was at a loss, he quickly explained with a smile: "Xunfang Pavilion, but we can count the number of brothels in Linhe, and the girls there, everyone agrees that the top card of Xunfang Pavilion is Linglong. Girl, when it comes to Miss Linglong, there is nothing disrespectful about her. It is said that she has a good appearance, a good figure, and most importantly, a good temper. You are all well-informed people. How can the top oiran not hold back? Status, condescending? But this Linglong girl has a temperament like water. It is said that she is charming in bed..."

Ye Sirui originally wanted to know about the public security in Helin County, but he got so many words out of him, so he felt a little dull.Hearing that his words were becoming more and more outrageous, she signaled Nanny Wang to cover Ye Kuang's ears to prevent him from listening to his nonsense.He glanced at Xia Shu, but he saw that he was like those soldiers, listening intently, holding chopsticks in the air, thinking to himself, seeing him not approaching women usually, could it be that he has not enlightened yet?

He thought it was funny, so he laughed, and when he saw Xia Shu retracted his hands and looked at him, he felt awkward, and was about to tease him, but he was attracted by the words of the shop waiter: "Masters, who is so cruel and merciless, willing Did this stunning beauty kill her? Besides, when Linglong died, she was naked, but she was wearing all kinds of gold jewelry, with a smile on her face! Who wouldn't be scared out of her wits when she saw such a bizarre way of death! It is said that when she was discovered, candles were lit in the room, reflecting the glitter of her jewelry..."

"Did you report to the official?" Ye Sirui interrupted him.

"Of course." The shop waiter said, "but the former county magistrate has just returned home, and the government is without a leader! Besides such bizarre things, even the government, I'm afraid it's powerless..." He lowered his voice.

Ye Sirui was not happy to hear that, and wanted to rush to the county government even more.He asked the waiter again: "How far is the Xunfang Pavilion from here?"

The waiter in the shop misunderstood him, "The guest officer wants to have some fun? The Xunfang Pavilion is only a cup of horse riding away from here, but who killed the Linglong girl has not yet been found out, and the Xunfang Pavilion will not accept guests for a long time. , I’m afraid it’s useless if you go.”

Ye Sirui asked again about the location of Xunfang Pavilion, thanked him with money, and told him to leave.

After dinner, it was dark.Ye Sirui told Nanny Wang to take good care of Ye Kuang, and called Xia Shu to come out. "Accompany me to the Xunfang Pavilion." Without a word, Xia Shu led the horse over, and the two rode away in the direction pointed by the waiter.

As the waiter in the shop said, the door of Xunfang Pavilion was closed.

Xia Shu's eyes were very good, and he saw the red plaque of Xunfang Pavilion from a distance. They rode to the side of the road, got off their horses, and tied the reins to the tree.

"What should I do?" Xia Shu asked.

Ye Sirui walked straight to the closed door, clenched his five fingers into a fist, and knocked hard. "Is anyone there?" he yelled, knocking on.

"There is movement inside." When Ye Sirui knocked on the door, Xia Shu heard whispers.

"Is anyone there?" Ye Sirui continued to knock on the door.

The door finally opened with a creak, and a man dressed as a servant looked out, "Who are you? We don't accept customers here now."

Ye Sirui said: "You tell the mother of Xunfang Pavilion that the new magistrate of Linhe County is here to investigate the case, and ask her to open the door."

The guard in the boy's eyes didn't lessen, but he looked suspiciously at his whole body.For the convenience of traveling, Ye Sirui always wore casual clothes, a swastika on his head, a dark blue straight dress, a sapphire belt hook, and leather shoes on his feet.Perhaps it was Ye Sirui's extravagance that convinced him a little or two. "Why didn't you go to the county government to take office, and came here instead?"

"Passing by here on the way to take office, I heard that there was a murder case, so I came to have a look."

"I'm going to inform my mother right away." The boy turned around.

Ye Sirui took out the folding fan from the fan pocket and shook it while smiling and sighing, "If I knew this, I should have changed into a better outfit."

Xia Shu didn't care, and stepped forward to slowly push the door open.Stepped in.

"Brother Tianshu, it's not beautiful to enter without being invited." He shook his head and sighed, while following in.

"Oh, I didn't know that the county magistrate came here, I'm so rude." An older woman greeted him and saluted.Even if she didn't pick up the guests, she still inserted a hosta, swept the Emei lightly, and when she knelt down to salute, the fragrance of the hosta powder hit her face.

Ye Sirui gave her a hand, "You're so polite. What's your name for this mother?"

"Oh, don't dare to act, dare not act, my lord can call me Qiaocui." When the old bust stood up, his eyes couldn't help but glance at Xia Shu.Ye Sirui didn't notice, and just followed her words: "Jade Mountain is green and dust-free, and the waist is like a willow, which is full of spring. Mom has a good name."

Xia Shu didn't know whether the name was good or bad, he just felt that the old bustard's eyes were not happy.

"My lord is really knowledgeable and talented, you can tell it just by listening." Qiao Cui said with a smile, "What's the name of this lord?"

Ye Sirui just took a look at Xia Shu, closed his fan and tapped his palm, "He? He's my subordinate, don't worry about him." He walked a few steps into the room, "Mom won't you invite me to sit inside?"

Qiao Cui hurriedly moved to the hall, "Please come inside, my lord."

The hall of Xunfang Pavilion, which was full of feasting and feasting in the past, is now silent.Qiao Cui called for people to light the lamps, and served tea for both of them.Xia Shu thought about the identity of his subordinates, so he sat down with Ye Sirui.

After drinking half a cup of tea, Ye Sirui said unhurriedly: "The murder that happened a few days ago, can mom report to the police?"

Qiao Cuidui smiled and replied: "How can I not report to the government, as soon as I find out that I am old, I will notify the government."

"Did the government send someone here?" Ye Sirui still asked leisurely, as if absent-minded.

"I sent a policeman to do the autopsy, and there was a big policeman who asked about the process of discovering the corpse one by one." Qiao Cui still forced a smile, but the bitterness was involuntarily revealed from the corners of her eyes and mouth. "The police didn't give an explanation, and the old man didn't dare to let them pick up the guests, so he had to close the door first."

Ye Sirui felt a little relieved in his heart, and he couldn't help but comfort her a few words: "Mom has worked hard, and it is good for Xunfang Pavilion if the government finds out the case." He drank the half cup of tea that was too cold, "Mom and Just repeat what the policeman said to me."

Linglong girl is the number one card in Xunfang Pavilion, she has the best food and shelter.On the day of the accident, Lingling said that she was not feeling well, so she went back to her room to rest in the afternoon and told her not to disturb her.When it was time for dinner in the evening, she hadn't gone downstairs yet, so her mother called someone to call her.Unexpectedly, the room was lit, but no one answered when the girl knocked on the door.Qiao Cui went to call her in person, but still no one answered, she panicked and knocked open the door.

"I can't forget that scene to this day." Qiao Cui's eyes were empty, revealing a look of terror.

The lamp was not lit, and the light in the room came from two red candles on the table.The window was open, and the flames flickered on and off.Linglong was lying on the bed, naked all over, but she was covered with glittering gold jewelry.Her hair was tied up on her head, and she was wearing a golden butterfly walker.I also ordered a lot of golden flowers.A golden forehead is hung on the forehead, gold earrings are hung on the earlobe, and a golden wreath is hung on the neck.Gold bracelets are worn on the wrists and arms.

Qiaocui was dazzled by the gold jewellery, she gathered herself up and called Linglong, but she didn't respond to her name, and when she looked closer, she was even more astonished.Linglong's face was flushed with makeup.Mo sweeping black eyebrows, pearl powder on the face, rouge cream on the cheeks, and lips.Even so, it can't hide the black and white face, and he has long been out of breath.

"So how do people die?" Ye Sirui asked.

Qiao Cui said: "Oh, my lord, you have stumped me. Linglong doesn't seem to have any scars on her body, and the clerk of the yamen will not notify the old man after the autopsy."

Ye Sirui nodded, "Can you take us to Linglong's house?"