Thousands of years

Although it was not yet Youshi, it was already too dark to see anything.

A hurried figure came from far to near, and she was seen running and walking, looking back from time to time, muttering something, this person was none other than Lin Ruoqing who was going to deliver snacks at Yuanfeng Restaurant, the restaurant was rushing When it was time for dinner, they found that some snacks were missing, so they sent a staff to Lin Ruoqing's place to order. After Lin Ruoqing finished the snacks, she sent them over.Originally, Lin Ruoqing asked one of their buddies to send her back, but the boss refused on the grounds that the shop was too busy to take time off, which made Lin Ruoqing very depressed along the way: "It's not peaceful now, what if something happens to you?" What can I do?I don't want to die alone in ancient times.

The distance from Yuanfeng Restaurant to Lin's house is extremely desolate. There are only a few dilapidated old houses and half-person tall grass. Lin Ruoqing almost trotted over. It seemed that someone was watching her, the grass swaying in the wind was like ghostly shadows, Lin Ruoqing had never dared to walk at night, this time she was frightened, she stumbled and only hoped to get home early.

Suddenly, a woman's shrill scream came from a broken house not far away, and then a figure passed by Lin Ruoqing. Lin Ruoqing screamed in fright, her liver and gallbladder burst, and she staggered and fell to the ground.

The figure just heard the movement and stopped suddenly, and walked towards Lin Ruoqing step by step. Lin Ruoqing got up and was about to run, but the man was already beside him. He grabbed Lin Ruoqing's neck and asked viciously: "Say , What's your name?" The man was so strong that Lin Ruoqing almost held her breath, she saw a scar on the man's face that slanted across the whole face, which looked extremely hideous in the darkness.

Lin Ruoqing was speechless, she pointed to the man's hand, the man seemed to realize something, loosened his hand, and asked still, "What's your name?" Lin Ruoqing gasped, looked at the man, The man looked straight at Lin Ruoqing, his eyes were empty and dull, just like the eyes of the corpse that Lin Ruoqing saw that day, Lin Ruoqing shuddered, just as she was about to call for help, the man increased her strength, and her gaze became fierce "I asked what your name is?" Lin Ruoqing had no choice but to tell the truth. "Lin Ruoqing." The man murmured and repeated, and then let go of his hands, and Lin Ruoqing who was beside him coughed loudly.

"It's not her, it's not her, you're not her." The man repeated these words back and forth like a demon, Lin Ruoqing took advantage of him not paying attention, turned around and was about to leave on tiptoe, when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck, Immediately afterwards she lost consciousness.

In the second half of the night, fine snowflakes fell in the sky, and the lights were still on in the study of Kaifeng Mansion, and everyone looked sad. Two reports were received tonight, both of which were women missing. One was Ye Xiuer, the daughter of Ye Yuanwai in the east of the city, and It was Lin Ruoqing, whom everyone in Kaifeng Mansion knew. The difference was that Ye Xiu'er was taken away from the embroidery building in her own home, while Lin Ruoqing disappeared on the way back to deliver some snacks.

According to the guard of the Ye family, it was the masked flower-picker who had been committing crimes frequently during this period of time who kidnapped their young lady, and Lin Ruoqing's disappearance was within an hour of Miss Ye's time. Could she also be caught by the flower-picker? kidnapped?Zhan Zhao didn't dare to think about it.

At dawn, the sent yamen came back, claiming to have found a woman's body in an old house on the outskirts of the city.Zhan Zhao immediately rushed over with Wang Chao Ma Han.The eastern outskirts of the city are the only way for Lin Ruoqing to rush back to the Lin family from Yuanfeng Restaurant. Could that female corpse be her?

Walking into that dilapidated hut, Zhan Zhao felt his heart beating faster, and he tightened his hand holding the sword.The target was the messy clothes, the fatal stab in the heart as usual, the unfamiliar pale face splattered with blood, it wasn't her, Zhan Zhao heaved a sigh of relief.He inspected the scene carefully, and he was sure that it was the same person as the previous three rape murders.This flower picker couldn't help destroying people's innocence and taking their lives is really abominable, Zhan Zhao gritted his teeth, and ordered the servants to transport the body back to Kaifeng Mansion, while he led Chao Mahan to search around.

It was getting brighter and the snow had stopped.Zhan Zhao and Wang Chao Ma Han searched in the surrounding grass, and suddenly Zhan Zhao stepped on something under his feet. He leaned over and picked it up. It was a woman's hairpin, the style was very ordinary, but Zhan Zhao It looks familiar, could it be her hairpin?Where did she go?Zhan Zhao looked around, but what he saw was desolation and dilapidation.

After identifying the body, the victim was indeed Ye Xiuer, Ye Yuanwai's daughter. Ye Yuanwai sat crying in the lobby of Kaifeng Mansion and refused to leave.Everyone in Kaifeng Mansion looked solemn, secretly determined to arrest the murderer no matter what.The old man Lin confirmed that the hairpin belonged to Lin Ruoqing, but it is not known whether Lin Ruoqing was also taken away by the murderer or went elsewhere.

3. Masochistic

When the flower-picking case came out, the current emperor was furious. In addition, some people in the court fanned the flames. The officials set Kaifeng Mansion to solve the case within seven days, and everyone in Kaifeng Mansion felt a lot of pressure.

Since the case happened, the gates of the city have been heavily guarded. Everyone thinks that the chance of the murderer escaping from the city is very low. Based on this, Kaifeng Mansion sent almost all the officials to search and arrest the city, mainly in the suburbs and remote areas.

Zhan Zhao was so busy that day that he barely touched the ground, and he just returned to Kaifeng mansion at night, unexpectedly, he ran into Bai Yutang in white clothes in front of the door, blocking the door, looking unkind to the visitor.Zhan Zhao's expression remained firm and he was about to walk around him, but he stopped Zhan Zhao in his tracks with one word. "Zhan Zhao, I heard that Lin Ruoqing, who is waiting for Yuanju, is missing?" Zhan Zhao froze, and turned his head to look at Bai Yutang: "When did Brother Bai know Miss Lin?"

"You don't need to know about this. I'll just ask you. Is there anyone in your government looking for the whereabouts of Miss Lin? If not, I'll go to my friends in the world for help." Bai Yutang said seriously.

Hearing this, Zhan Zhao thought: It would be a good idea to ask Bai Yutang to help.So he nodded and said, "Brother Lao Bai." Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows, and said proudly, "I know your government is unreliable. You never care about the lives of the people." Looking at Bai Yutang's back, Zhan Zhao sighed softly , How could he not care about her life and just hope that she is fine.

Lin Ruoqing woke up from the cold. When she opened her eyes, a ferocious face came into view. Lin Ruoqing sat up in fright and almost collided with that person. She was surprised that her hands and feet were tied together. She looked down at her clothes, but luckily they were intact.He stammered at the man and said, "What do you want to do?"

The man just looked at her without any expression on his face: "You have seen what I look like, and no one can see what I look like except her, so I can't let you go."

"Don't let me go? Then what do you want?" Lin Ruoqing moved back desperately, her face showing a panic she had never seen before. "I asked you to stay and help me cook, I'm hungry." The man said pitifully with a childlike expression on his face.

ah?Lin Ruoqing was stunned, this was beyond her expectation, she looked around, it seemed to be a dilapidated temple, it was in a mess, there was even a strange smell coming from it, the only clean corner hung a woman's painting.

"That's Wenxiu, the woman I like. I've been looking for her everywhere, but I can't find her." The man shook his head and said blankly.When he said this, a gentle light appeared in the man's eyes for the first time, and even the scars on his face seemed less scary.

Lin Ruoqing quickly realized that this man must have a mental problem, she had better not provoke him, why not pretend to agree to him first, and then find a chance to escape.So Lin Ruoqing nodded at him, and the man grinned.

But Lin Ruoqing was wrong, that person didn't give her any chance to escape, when he was around, she watched her very closely, when he went out, she was tied to the pillar in the temple, and she was free only when cooking .

The man's so-called cooking was to let him wash and roast the wild game he had brought for him to eat. When did Lin Ruoqing touch this bloody thing, and how did he live before he came here?Suddenly thinking of the feathers and flesh and blood found in the corner of this ruined temple, has he been eating raw all this time?Can this man even know how to light a fire?Was he like this before or after he became mentally ill?Countless questions lingered in Lin Ruoqing's mind.

In order to fill her stomach, Lin Ruoqing still had to bite the bullet and clean up the hare that the man had beaten, and roasted it over a fire.She must maintain her strength to find a chance to escape.

In the evening, the man named Lei Peng began to fidget, wearing a shabby padded robe that could not see the original color, walking back and forth in the ruined temple, muttering from time to time: "I want to find her, I want to go to her." Find her."

Seeing him like that, Lin Ruoqing was a little frightened, so she hid by the fire in the corner and dared not speak, but this did not save her from bad luck. Soon, Lei Peng rushed over and grabbed her hair, and Lin Ruoqing burst into tears of pain Before she could react, she was thrown to the ground again.

Lei Peng got a whip from somewhere, and began to beat Lin Ruoqing shamelessly. The whip followed wherever Lin Ruoqing hid. Crying and begging for mercy all the time, but it was useless. Lei Peng seemed to be crazy, whip after whip, and kept saying: "You loose woman, you will pay the price for leaving me."

I don't know how long I beat it, and I don't care where the whip finally landed. He didn't stop until he was tired. At this time, Lin Ruoqing's face, body, and hands were covered with whip marks. She huddled in a corner and wept.