Since I met you, people are dying every day

Fire, fire everywhere.

The bright flames covered the sky, and the scalding hot wind baked his exposed skin and blew the hem of his clothes.While the flames were burning, someone screamed at him, the sound was so sharp that it was impossible for a human to make it.There were faces, familiar faces, distorted faces, rushing towards him.There was another wave of fire, and all the faces disappeared, leaving only black coals and flames.

"Master! Run!"

run?Where are you going?He looked around, everywhere there was fire and black charcoal.

"I'm going to kill you!" A black shadow rushed over.

He stepped back again and again, "Who are you? Who are you? Why did you kill me?"

The black figure didn't answer, it was getting closer and closer to him, and another flame burst out, and he could clearly see the face of that person who was close at hand.

"It's you!?"

"Young master, young master, wake up, young master? What's wrong with you?" Tang Jinghuan opened his eyes, the familiar golden silk curtain was still on his head, and three servant girls gathered around the bed to look at him. "Did the young master have a nightmare?"

The back of Shang Jinghuan's jacket was already soaked, but he didn't care about it, he gritted his teeth and growled viciously: "Where is Tang Zhiyong! Call him over!"

Ye Sirui was pacing back and forth, he had already walked half a cup of tea.Xia Shu was drinking tea, watching him leisurely while drinking tea.

"Brother Tian Shu, don't just drink tea, I invited you here to help me find a solution." Ye Sirui stopped uncomfortably under his gaze. "Tell me, what should I do?"

"Shall I kill him for you?" Xia Shu asked, judging from his tone, it seemed that he was not talking about a human life.

Ye Sirui had already gotten used to his way of speaking, "Let's forget it." He was worried, and instructed: "When he comes, don't say that again."

Xia Shu took a sip of tea.

"My lord?" Ye Fu walked in quickly without being notified by the servant, "My lord, it's time for you to start. If you drag on, it will be too late."

"Why so fast! Aren't we going to be promoted to Wutang today?" Ye Sirui asked in shock.

Ye Fu smiled wryly and said: "I've never heard of a county magistrate who was delayed in welcoming the Shangguan because of the Shengwutang. Don't worry about today's Wutang, just go with the lower officials."

Ye Sirui had no choice but to go out with him.The master book and the history have been waiting in the courtyard for a long time, and the saddled fast horse and the accompanying dozen or so yamen servants are all ready.Reluctantly, Ye Sirui got on his horse, followed the leading yamen servant, and rode his horse towards the north city gate.

The official document of the state inspection was issued more than half a month ago.Although Helin County is adjacent to the capital, it is still under the jurisdiction of Jiangbei Prefecture.No matter how powerful Ye Sirui was, he couldn't ask Shangguan to bypass Helin County during his inspections.The official title of Zhizhou is from the fifth rank.However, Jiangbei Prefecture belongs to Zhili, and the prefect of Jiangbei Prefecture has the same status as other prefects.But even so, it is still a Cong Wunong!Ye Sirui thought angrily.In the past, Dong'an County was small and its location was not important. It was the first time for him to be inspected by his superiors.

In the past half month, apart from dealing with official business, he practiced riding and archery with He Ying, and he just whispered in Xia Shu's ear.Xia Shu was tired of listening, so he opened his mouth to let me kill him for you.Once when he spoke, Ye Fu heard him, and he still remembers Ye Fu's shocked expression until now. Although he and Xia Shu both explained that they were joking, Ye Fu still looked at Xia Shu in a wrong way.

According to Ye Fu, Mr. Tang Lianggong is the most serious person.Old-fashioned and serious!This description instantly made Ye Sirui think of his childhood wife.

A group of people set up a formation outside the North City Gate and began to wait.His first horse outside the North City Gate had been waiting for a long time, lowering his head to chew on the grass roots on the ground. Ye Sirui shook the reins and told it to calm down.

Nine times the gong was played, and the government officials cleared the way.Ye Sirui led the officials off their horses to salute.

The dark blue carriage stopped first, and a frail young man jumped out of the next carriage, walked to the front, lifted the curtain, and helped the people in the carriage to get off.Tang Lianggong wears a black gauze hat, Futou, and a large gown with a round collar and narrow sleeves, a white pheasant patch on the front chest, and a silver belt of 钑花.He was only in his forties, but he was thin and spirited.A pair of eyes fixed on Ye Sirui.After Ye Sirui led the officials to salute twice, he just nodded slightly.The pawns knelt down and bowed first under the leadership of their respective cases. After the same salute twice, Tang Lianggong called out.

"Which one is County Magistrate Ye?" Tang Lianggong asked, but his sharp eyes still fell on Ye Sirui.

Ye Sirui had no choice but to take a step forward, "The officer is here."

"Regarding the case of the female corpse in the brothel, I have read the brochure you uploaded, and I still have some questions. Please ask County Magistrate Ye to answer them later."

He said it politely, but the sense of distance was there, Ye Sirui could not fail to hear, "This is the job of the lower roller."

Tang Lianggong nodded, and the young man beside him helped him into the carriage. Ye Sirui also got on the horse again, and walked in front to lead the way for Lord Zhizhou.

When he arrived at the county government office, Tang Lianggong asked the accompanying servants to go to the inn to pack their things, while he followed Ye Sirui to the county government office.Ye Sirui gave way to the three halls, and sat down by himself, Chao Yefu made a fuss.Ye Fu personally brewed tea and served it, the tea used was the Junshan Silver Needle abducted from Anshunhou's mansion.Tang Lianggong picked up the tea bowl and looked at it, "Oh? The county government has such good tea. If I remember correctly, Helin County is producing tea." There was no smile in his eyes, and there was a hidden edge in his words.

Can't you drink Junshan Yinzhen?Ye Sirui slandered inwardly, and just explained with a smile: "You can't drink such good tea on weekdays. This is what the Marquis rewarded me when I visited Anshunhou's Mansion for the first time." After serving the tea, Ye Fu sat down on his head, He also said with a smile: "Master Tang has a good memory. He Lin County produces smog tea. Now Chunwei tea has just hit the market. Although it is not as good as Mingqian tea and Yuqian tea, it has a special flavor. Please taste it."

When Tang Lianggong heard his words, he was furious immediately, and scolded: "As an official, you don't want to benefit the people. You just spend all your time eating, drinking and having fun. It's really not doing your job properly! Tea is enough to quench your thirst. Why are you so particular about it? What is it if it’s not extravagance and waste?” After finishing speaking, he took a breath, and said sharply: “I am patrolling the counties, and I am supposed to enforce the law impartially. I will not accept any gifts from officials! I will accept your flamboyant intestines as soon as possible!”

Ye Sirui and Ye Fu had no choice but to get up and kneel down to apologize.

Tang Lianggong didn't call out, but said: "Magistrate Ye." Ye Sirui knelt up straight, "I'm here." He suppressed his anger, still gloomy, turned over the official document in his hand, and asked: "Are you here?" According to the official documents, those two brothel prostitutes were all killed by Lu Hengli, a member of Songhe Academy?"

"Exactly."

"What evidence is there?"

Ye Sirui had already written it in detail in the official document, but when he asked, he had to answer again: "There are red soil on the footprints at the two sites, and the red soil is outside Songhe Academy's study..."

"Stop." Tang Lianggong said, "In Helin County, only Songhe Academy has that red soil?"

Ye Sirui didn't answer.Tang Lianggong sneered, "It seems more than that."

Ye Sirui had no choice but to say, "Lv Hengli is on the list of regular customers of the two brothels."

"Is he the only one who has both lists?" Tang Lianggong sternly said, "The name of He Ying, the son of Marquis Anshun is also on the list, why not check? Are you afraid of Marquis Anshun's power? Or did you accept Marquis Anshun? tea, just as a favor?"

"I don't dare to be an official." Ye Sirui bowed his head, "He Ying often set foot in brothels, showing mercy everywhere, he is not a sentimental person like a murderer, and he doesn't like the number of gifts, so he would never follow the ceremony of the bridal chamber to light a red candle..."

"Stop, stop." Tang Lianggong yelled to stop again, "You said that the murderer was sentimental and respectful, is there any basis for that?"

Ye Sirui had already repeated these words to Xia Shu and Lu Hengli twice, and wrote them again in the official document, so he was confident and blurted out: "The deceased at the scene of the crime was naked, but he had dressed up and was covered with gold jewelry. It cannot be worn by the deceased himself during his lifetime..."

"Why is it impossible?"

Ye Sirui's heart was filled with anger, and he still replied: "One of the women's exquisite gold jewelry was lost, and it was found on the body of the other deceased and the murderer. The murderer would rather steal the jewelry than dress the deceased, which shows that he has deep affection for the deceased. And the murderer deliberately lit two red candles to attract attention, which is contrary to common sense. The two red candles are thick, thin and long, comparable to dragon and phoenix candles, so..."

"So what you said is just guesswork." Tang Lianggong came to a conclusion, "The investigation must pay attention to factual evidence. What can you guess based on guesswork? You subjectively determined what kind of person the murderer is, so you followed this direction." Go find it, this investigation will only let the real culprit go unpunished!"

Ye Sirui's nails dug into his flesh, and he was able to calmly thank him for his teaching just now.

Tang Lianggong asked again in a deep voice: "You also mentioned the footprint model in your official document?"

"There are footprints on both sites, one was traced by a subordinate official, and the other was rubbed with plaster. The gypsum powder was flushed with water and turned into a paste, which was poured on the footprints. After it was formed, it could be rubbed."

"Are the footprints still there?" Tang Lianggong asked immediately.

"It's rained a few times, so it should be gone." Ye Sirui replied to him sternly.

"Then when you traced the rubbings and footprints, was anyone there?"

Ye Sirui silently apologized to Xia Shu in his heart, "When I traced the footprints, the official was with a servant, and the mold of the footprints was made by the yamen servants when they went to investigate."

Tang Lianggong was really angry again, "As a county magistrate, don't you know even a little bit of rules? The county magistrate sits in the county government and dispatches government servants. They should issue cards. The key evidence is on file, and there should be many people to testify. You go down with you. People drew the footprints, and now the footprints are no longer there, if you colluded with each other and drew random pictures to deceive me, how would I know?"

Ye Sirui quickly bowed again. "I dare not lie to my lord! My lord, please be careful!"

"Investigating cases is a matter of hard work. It's not something that can be done after just one or two days in office, reading a book or two, and having a whim." Tang Lianggong calmed down again, closed the official document, and glanced at them again, "Get up Bar."

The two got up.

Tang Lianggong said, "Can you be promoted to Wutang today?"

Ye Sirui was in a bad mood, so he had to say: "Going to meet your lord today, I wasted time."

"You want to be lazy, but you want me to take the responsibility?" Tang Lianggong squinted his eyes again, "I expected that someone might be lazy, but I didn't expect to be so lazy! Hurry up and go to the hall, and wait for me to help you The trial failed?"