There is no moon tonight, the mountains and mist are cold, and the surroundings are shrouded in darkness. The lotus lanterns on the plank road are shaken by the wind. It is obviously a familiar scenery, but at this time it looks ghostly and gloomy.

Bing Xin gathered the cloak on her body, and urged Lin Qiu to quicken her pace, and the two almost trotted all the way to Shuixin Pavilion.

Bing Xin saw Wang Ziyu lying on the ground at a glance, and he could vaguely see that his handsome face was now blue-gray, his eyes were protruding, and his tongue was sticking out, looking menacing and terrifying. There was a deep purple strangle mark on his neck, which was obviously caused by someone strangled.The dark clothes on his body were in a mess, the belt was removed, the lower garment was gone, and the slender legs were exposed from the hem, and the snow-white skin on the legs was covered with bluish-purple marks.

Bing Xin just glanced at it, and felt nauseated for a while, her stomach churned, and she quickly covered her mouth, not daring to look any further.

"Why... how did this happen? Who... did it?" Bing Xin asked with a trembling voice.

The courtyard supervisor Li Li and the dormitory supervisor Lin Qiu looked at Old Master Kong at the same time. Old Master Kong coughed twice and said, "This old man discovered it first. The dog went to his grandfather's house today, and I live alone. I am lighting up the lamp at night in the study." Reading, the window of my study room is facing Shuixin Pavilion. I was fascinated by reading, and suddenly heard a shrill scream, as if someone was calling for help, but it stopped abruptly after only a few shouts. You know my ears It wasn't very good, but the voice was loud and shrill, and it was hard to hear it wrong, so I took the oil lamp and rushed to Shuixin Pavilion to check it out."

The face of the old master Kong turned to grief, pointed to Wang Ziyu's dead body on the ground, and continued: "When I arrived at Shuixin Pavilion, I saw the student's dead body lying on the ground. I touched his breath, and he died. His body was still warm, so it can be seen that when I heard him calling for help, it was probably the time when the murderer killed him."

Superintendent Li Li looked around subconsciously. The rockery and bushes were all hidden in the darkness.The other people obviously thought the same way, and they all felt a chill.

Lin Qiu, the dormitory supervisor, was a young and middle-aged man, and he was quite courageous. He asked, "Did Confucius see the perpetrator?"

Old Master Confucius shook his head: "There is no moon in the sky tonight. I can't see anything clearly from my window. When I arrived here, all I saw were corpses on the ground."

Lin Qiu asked again, "How long did it take you from when you heard the call for help to when you arrived at the scene?"

Confucius said: "You also know that I am old and my legs and feet are not very flexible. The night is dark and I can't see the road clearly. I can only walk slowly. I guess it takes about a cup of tea."

The time for a cup of tea was enough for the murderer to escape, and the few people were silent for a while.

"Who really killed Wang Ziyu? Who does he usually disagree with? Has he had conflicts with anyone recently?" Bing Xin asked.

Lin Qiu thought for a while and said, "Wang Ziyu lives in a dormitory with another student, Wang Tan. The two seem to be relatives. However, the person who has the closest relationship with Wang Ziyu is Xiao Jue, the son of Prince An, and the two seem to be somewhat ambiguous. According to me Observation, Wang Ziyu's popularity is so-so, he is smart, well-educated, and good-looking. Although his family is poor, he is a bit arrogant and conceited, and also a bit vain. Relying on his relationship with Prince An, sometimes he is not very friendly to his classmates. He's polite, a bit of a sham. Many students don't like his character and don't want to have a close friendship with him. But if you want to say who you disagree with, or even have hatred, it's really hard to say."

Old Master Confucius nodded heavily and said, "Students today are too young, and young people are bound to be arrogant, and there are occasional quarrels, but it is not enough to kill someone because of a small conflict!"

Superintendent Li Li squatted down, checked his body, and said solemnly: "Judging from the scars on his body, he was suffocated by someone strangling his neck, and before he died, it seemed that... he was also violently violated. Pass……"

The four of them looked at each other, depressed and stiff.

In the middle of the night, the wind became more and more fierce, and the sound of the wind shuttled among the rockery and strange rocks, making a strange humming sound, which became more and more frightening.

Bing Xin's long hair was disheveled by the night wind, fluttering in the wind, like a female ghost.Seeing that the discussions did not yield any results, she ordered the Xuexiang Garden to be locked to prevent outsiders from intruding, keep the scene, and report the case to the government after dawn tomorrow.

In fact, Bing Xin was not willing to report to the officials in his own heart. We must know that the reputation of the academy is very important. If such a murder happened, no matter what the murderer's purpose was, it would be a devastating blow to the reputation of the academy.

However, human life is at stake. Although the Wang family is only a commoner family, a son died inexplicably in the academy, and it is unreasonable not to give an explanation.What's more, who is the murderer and what is the purpose of killing people? It's hard to feel at ease if we don't find out.

The area where Jinjiang Academy is located belongs to Yanping County, and the yamen received a report early the next morning.Because human life is at stake, and Jinjiang Academy is a place with a high reputation for scholarship, the county magistrate immediately sent a headhunter and a foreman to investigate.

Yanping County is not a big place, because it is not far from the capital, it can be regarded as under the foot of the emperor, the law and order has always been good, and murders are rare every year, so it is natural to pay special attention to it.

Bing Xin is very good at being a person on weekdays, and it is impossible to run a school without the support of the local officials, so she never forgets to send some gifts to the county magistrate during the holidays, and the county also takes good care of the academy.This time there was a murder case, and the county magistrate paid special attention to it, and specially sent experienced Qian Butou to come.

The head catcher in Yanping County, surnamed Qian, is a shrewd and powerful middle-aged man. He has been a catcher for more than ten years and has very experienced experience in handling cases.

As soon as Qian Butou came to the academy, he took Wu Zuo to Xuexiangyuan for an autopsy.Soon, Wu's autopsy report came out.

The report reads: The deceased Wang Ziyu, Xu Ling, was a student of Jinjiang Academy.The time of his death is estimated to be at the beginning of Haishi, and the place of death is the Xuexiang Garden of Jinjiang Academy, by the lake next to the Shuixin Pavilion.

The cause of death was being strangled and suffocated. Before his death, he had been violently assaulted, his lower body was torn and bleeding, and there were many bruises on his body.Judging from the scars on the deceased's body and the finger marks on his neck, the murderer should be a powerful man.Although Wang Ziyu was a scholar, he was still an adult man after all. If the opponent didn't have enough strength, it would be difficult to subdue him and strangle him to death in a very short time.

After reading the autopsy report, Butou Qian asked his subordinates to carry the deceased to an empty room arranged in advance for parking. Then he searched around the Shuixin Pavilion and found Wang Ziyu's torn lower garment and Obscene trousers, the grass has been crushed, it is expected that the murderer raped and killed Wang Ziyu here, but no footprints were left, it seems that it was deliberately destroyed.

After reading Wu Zuo's report, Bing Xin's mood sank to the bottom, and the faces of Li Li and Lin Qiu standing behind her were also dark.A promising student disappeared in good condition, and he raped before killing. No matter who the murderer was, as the administrators of the college, they all bear the inescapable responsibility.

Qian Butou looked at the legendary woman in front of him. In order to revitalize the academy, Bing Xin did not hesitate to comb herself and vowed not to marry for life. Her deeds are well-known.Bing Xin should have stayed up all night, her face could not be concealed haggard and pale, and her eyes were faintly blackened, but even if she encountered such a disaster, she still straightened her back, and her eyes showed strength and calmness.

The prestige of Jinjiang Academy is due to the mountain leader, who is really not an ordinary woman.Qian Tutou felt admiration in his heart, and his words and attitude were somewhat respectful.

Qian Butou asked: "Excuse me, may I ask who was the first to discover the deceased yesterday?"

"It's Confucius who teaches Rites." Bing Xin didn't wait for Qian Chatou to ask, and added, "Master Kong is old and not in good health. He made trouble late last night. I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it, so I didn't Call him over early in the morning."

Qian Butou nodded to express his understanding, but he still said: "Human life is at stake, so don't neglect it. Can I invite Old Master Confucius to come over?"

Bing Xin nodded: "I have already sent someone to invite, presumably Confucius is on his way."

Old Master Kong came later than expected, Qian Tutou, Bing Xin and the others waited for a quarter of an hour before Old Master Kong was supported by his son Kong Hansong.

As Bing Xin said, the old Confucius was old and weak, he was stimulated like that last night, and he was blown in the night wind for half a night, and he had a cough this morning.

Seeing this, Bing Xin asked someone to bring a stool, and asked Confucius to sit down and talk.

Kong Hansong helped his father to sit down, and then explained apologetically, "Father coughed a lot after he got up, and he seemed to have caught a cold. I decocted a dose of medicine for him and drank it before rushing over. It's a shame to keep everyone waiting." I'm sorry."

Bing Xin asked with concern: "Mr. Kong is in good health? Do you want to invite a doctor to take a look?"

Old Master Confucius coughed a few more times and waved his hands feebly: "It's okay, I've got an old problem, just take some medicine and it'll be fine."

Kong Hansong said with a face full of self-reproach: "It's all my fault. If I had known this would happen, my son shouldn't have gone to his grandfather's house yesterday. It would be better if he stayed at home with his father."

"It has nothing to do with you. Who would have expected such a thing to happen?" Confucius comforted his son by patting his son's hand lovingly.Although he is rigid and strict, he loves this 40-year-old old man very much.

Catcher Qian asked: "Mr. Kong, please tell me in detail how you found the deceased last night."

Old Master Confucius repeated what he had said to Bing Xin last night. After listening to him, Butou Qian thought for a moment, and then asked, "According to what you said, you heard the cry for help, so you went to check. I want to ask you, except Is there anyone else besides you who will hear the cry for help?"

Old Master Confucius thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Probably not anymore. Xuexiang Garden is located on the island in the middle of the lake. The only neighbors are Tianyi Pavilion and Hanshe. far away, you shouldn't be able to hear the sound."

Old Master Confucius covered his mouth and coughed a few more times, cleared his throat, and continued: "When I arrived at Shuixin Pavilion, I looked around carefully, but I didn't find anyone. I guess the murderer fled immediately after the murder." gone."

Qian Butou said again: "Can you take me to your residence to have a look?"

Old Master Confucius naturally had no reason not to agree, so a group of people came to Old Master Confucius's small cottage next to Tianyi Pavilion.

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