[Liao Zhai] I'm sorry, I'm looking for a home attack

Peony and Qinglian offered tea at the right time, Li Xi took it, took a sip, and said, "Is that so, master, do you know about the Yuzixi water ghost homicide case that has been raging recently?"

Lin Heng froze for a moment, he suddenly thought of the three corpses that floated down from the owner of the house that he wanted to buy at first, is it related to this?

"I don't know." He finally shook his head and said.

He really didn't know what happened afterwards.

Li Xi sighed: "This matter should start from a month ago."

"A month ago, Li Anren, who lived in the upper reaches of Yuzixi River in the city, came to report a case, saying that a dead body had drifted into his house. At that time, the yamen accepted the case and sent people to investigate. The deceased was from Huyang Town outside the city. It is speculated that the watchman should have slipped and drowned in the Yudai River, drifted along the current to Yuzi River, and then drifted into Li Anren's house."

"There is nothing unusual about this matter. The deceased was definitely drowned. According to the degree of decay of the corpse, the time of death and the time of soaking in the water were roughly inferred, and it was confirmed that Li Anren was indeed not lying. After a few more days of investigation , although there are no witnesses, but there are no other doubts, so I plan to close the case."

"However, the next day, Li Anren came to report the case again, saying that another corpse had drifted in. I thought it was wrong, so I suppressed the case. Afterwards, after the autopsy, I came to the conclusion that there was no doubt, everything Like the previous deceased, he should have lost his footing and fell into the water."

"At that time, the people involved in the case only thought that Li Anren was very unlucky, and even joked with him and asked him to go to the temple to worship. Later, Li Anren thought the place was unlucky and planned to move away, but found out that the first The three corpses, the cause of death is the same as before, and now something is wrong."

"The Yudai River is very big, with many tributaries, and some places are also very deep. It is common for people to drown. But three people died in a row, and the days are still so tight, and they all happened to drift into Li Anren's place. At home, this really made people suspicious. I wondered if there were still doubts in the previous case, so I ordered him not to move out, and waited for the yamen to ask at any time."

"Hey... what happened after that became even more bizarre. Li Anren was also confused. A few days after the third corpse floated in, there was a fourth corpse. He was afraid that things would get worse and he wouldn't be able to get away. , and ordered the servants to secretly hide the corpse, tie it to a stone and sink it into the bottom of the river."

Hearing this, everyone understood that there must be something wrong with the fourth corpse.As for Li Anren, if he is said to be unlucky, he is really unlucky, and if he is said to be willing to die, he is really able to do it.

Li Xi shook his head helplessly, and continued: "If I were the kind of indiscriminate official, I would have arrested him long ago and forced him to interrogate him. How could he be presumptuous? Who would have thought that he would come up with such a whimsical way to interfere with the yamen's decision?" , and ended up harming myself.”

"On the second night, people began to die in Li's residence. The first to die were the two servants who helped Li Anren's body to be buried. Li Anren still concealed it and did not report it. As soon as he calms down, he will leave. This delay will make things worse."

"On the third night, more than a dozen people died overnight in Li's mansion, all of whom were young maids and servants. Only the master's family who lived far away and some elderly servants remained in the mansion. .”

"Li Anren was scared out of his wits, but he knew that he had concealed and refused to report. So many people died, he could not escape the responsibility, so he came up with the idea of ​​taking advantage of the chaos and fleeing. He packed up his gold and silver belongings, and was about to escape. When he went When I was looking for my wife and children, I found that both my wife and son were missing, and that loyal old servant had the courage to go to Yuzixi to check and found that he had drowned in the river."

"It was noon at that time. So far, the time of the water ghost's appearance has no distinction between day and night. Li Anren lost his wife and children and had no interest in life. He only wanted to avenge his wife and children, so he came to the Yamen to surrender. It's such a big mess!"

"It's not over yet, Li Anren, hey... I'm really pissed off."

When Li Xi mentioned Li Anren, he kept rubbing his temples with a headache on his face.

"This unknown thing, he actually let out a word, who can kill the water ghost and avenge his wife and children, he is willing to give all his family wealth, and the house will belong to that person."

"Isn't this nonsense? It was easy to cause panic when the incident was so big and so many people died. We tried our best to suppress the rumors and try to find out the case as soon as possible. As soon as this bastard said this, things spread immediately. Come and attract a lot of greedy people who think they are bold and monks and Taoists who think they have some skills, and the result? They died one after another, and the trouble became bigger and bigger!"

"The incident was so uproarious that it even alarmed Tian Ting, and ordered me to solve the case within seven days and appease the people. Now that three days have passed, I really have no choice. Later, it was solved silently, so I guessed that there was an expert to help, so I came to the master with the cheek to ask for help."

"Master, please help me this time!" As he said, he stood up and gave a deep bow, which showed that he was in a hurry.

Lin Heng said: "My lord, there is no need to be like this. The ghost is rampant and has killed so many people. Naturally, I can't keep it."

He stood up and put Ning Xiao in his arms on the chair: "You go back to the mansion with the Marshal and Madam first, and come back to pick you up after I finish my work, okay?"

Ning Xiao stared at him for a while, as if thinking about it.After a long time, he reluctantly said: "Okay..."

Lin Heng smiled and touched his cheek: "So good."

Ning Lan jumped up and said with great interest: "Ma'am, take Xiao'er back first, I want to go with Xiao Heng to see, I have never seen a water ghost when I grow up!"

Wen frowned, and said disapprovingly, "You don't have magic power, what are you going to do?"

Ning Lan waved her hand: "Oh, just go and have a look, I'll just look outside, not go in."

He didn't believe what he said, let alone Wen Shi.

But there was no way out, seeing him like that, Wen knew that he was beyond curious, and if he wasn't allowed to go, he would definitely scribble endlessly at home, so he had no choice but to agree: "When you go, don't mess around, just follow Xiaoheng closely. "

Ning Lan smiled and made a bow: "I would like to respect Madam's teaching~"

If he was going, Che Ziyu and the others would naturally go too, and the group followed Li Xi to Li Anren's residence.

Peony's specially customized carriage has been prepared, and the space is large and luxurious.

Sitting in the carriage, Li Xi looked worried. This was already the most reliable person he could find.If it doesn't work, you will have to lose your reputation, resign and go home.

Lin Heng recalled the case he just mentioned, and asked: "Master Li, have all the people who have seen the water ghost died? How do you determine that it is a ghost that harms people, not a man-made disaster?"

Li Xi explained: "There are three reasons. First, the fourth corpse has not been found until now. According to Li Anren, it is a female corpse, which is different from the previous three corpses. The female corpse is full of yin. , People who die in vain already have a lot of resentment, and Li Anren treats the corpse like that, it is possible for the corpse to transform into a ghost. Of course, this is just speculation."

"Secondly, the bodies of the people who died since then are no longer unscathed like the previous ones, but are covered with black and blue palm print scratches. This is the most intuitive evidence."

"Third, people who live nearby can often hear the sound of ghosts crying at night. I once sent someone to guard the door, and the next day I also said that I heard the sound of ghosts crying. It must not be a coincidence."

"Although none of the above three things can be used as actual evidence, all the signs can indeed show that there is a real ghost, not someone pretending to be a ghost. If you want to pretend to be a ghost, how much skill do you have to do so seamlessly? Why would someone with such great ability have trouble with an ordinary rich man, Li Anren? Although Li Anren was confused, he was considered a good person before. hatred."

Lin Heng nodded: "If this is the case, there is a high possibility that ghosts have harmed people. I have to go to see the specific situation before I know."

Li Xi replied: "This is natural."

The carriage soon arrived in front of the Li Mansion, Lin Heng and his party jumped out of the carriage, told the driver to wait here, and then walked inside.

Li Xi was actually very scared, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet.Fortunately, Lin Heng was beside him, which made him feel a little safe.

When the guard at the gate saw him, he quickly stepped forward and saluted: "I've seen you, my lord."

Li Xi waved his hand: "Don't be too polite, take us to the backyard to have a look.

The location of Yuzixi is in the back garden of Li Mansion. It was originally a natural bridge with flowing water, but now it has become a fierce place that everyone has heard of.

The catcher didn't dare to neglect, and led them to the backyard.

The house is not big, and the backyard is soon to be reached. The wavy bluestone courtyard wall separates the back garden from the front, and the back garden is reached through the hanging flower gate.

As soon as he entered here, the temperature dropped by dozens of degrees. Even Ning Lan, who was in the best shape, couldn't help but shiver, and exclaimed, "Good guy, it's amazing."

Li Xi was a frail scholar, not wearing thick clothes, and hugged his shoulders coldly, shivering.

Lin Heng said: "Che Ziyu, you should take Jiulang and Lord Li out first, it's too dark here, it's not suitable to stay for long."

Che Ziyu glanced at Ning Lan: "Where's Big Brother?"

Lin Heng also looked at Ning Lan, of course he hoped that Ning Lan would also go out and stay, but it was not easy for him to issue orders to Ning Lan.

Ning Lan waved her hands nonchalantly: "You go out first, I can still resist for a while."

He refused, and the people here had nothing to do with him.Che Ziyu had no choice but to take Jiulang and Li Xi out first.

Lin Heng and Ning Lan continued to walk inside.