Murder

Both Sima Feng and Chi Yebai were taken aback, and hurriedly asked.

It turned out that the "old man" Wen Xuanzhou they were looking for was a doctor who had been traveling all year round and had only recently returned to Pengyang to settle down with his adopted son.Wen Xuanzhou loved Qingping Islet, so the two stayed there.This child didn't know what Wen Xuanzhou's relationship with other people was. He had followed Wen Xuanzhou for more than ten years, but he didn't know about his interpersonal relationship.It has been less than a month since Wen Xuanzhou settled in Qingping Island, and it happened only a few days ago.

"He went fishing by boat, but the spring floods were so urgent that he accidentally fell into the Jinyi River." The young man was still sobbing, "Someone watched him fall into the river, and rushed into the water to rescue him, but he still couldn't be rescued... ..."

Thinking of this, he let out a cry of grief, and crumpled the booklet in his hand.

Sima Feng was very sad.When Wen Xuanzhou died, he and Chi Yebai had to go back and report to Sima Liang immediately. It seemed that the plan of admiring flowers, eating fish and touching hands could not be carried out.

Seeing the young man crying so hard, Sima Feng felt a little compassion, so he asked his name and where he lived, and they took him back.

The young man's name is Song Beiyan, which is an unpleasant name to hear.Chi Yebai picked him up, and he thanked Chi Yebai while dripping with tears, and told him that he lived in Taoyuan.

A look of surprise flashed across Chi Yebai's eyes: "Taoyuan? How many peach gardens are there on Qingping Island?"

"One." The boy wiped his tears, "How many can there be in such a small place?"

"It's the Taoyuan of the dead." Sima Feng said.

The boy nodded immediately without hesitation: "Yes, I saw the corpse that night."

When Wen Xuanzhou and Song Beiyan came to Qingping Island, the first thing they did was to buy a house with a small courtyard next to Taoyuan.The house is very close to the Taoyuan, and Song Beiyan often goes to the Taoyuan to play when he doesn't need to taste the medicine on weekdays.The only pond on the island is also in Taoyuan, and fish are raised in the pond.The fish eat more spring peach petals, which are plump and delicious.Song Beiyan couldn't afford it, but he went to visit it twice a day, getting familiar with every road in Taoyuan.

On the night of the accident, he was woken up by the barking of dogs.After putting on their clothes and running out, they found that almost everyone in Qingping Island was awake, and the lights were on everywhere.He took a shortcut through the Taoyuan and ran to the door before seeing the source of the confusion.

The person who died was Mr. Liu Junyong, a well-known big family on the island.Mr. Liu is over 50 years old this year. He has a rough voice and is full of energy. He is the richest and most influential person on Qingping Island.

After discovering that Liu Junyong was dead, everyone panicked.Song Beiyan was an outsider, he only knew that the person who died was an extraordinary person, but he didn't know what people were nervous about.

"Taoyuan does not light lights at night, for fear of disturbing the trees and fish." Song Beiyan said, "But there was a lamp hanging in Taoyuan that day, and there was a human face on it. I have never seen such a strange lamp. With red ears, the ears are covered with blood, dripping down."

Chi Yebai was listening carefully, when he suddenly saw Sima Feng unfold his fan and fan it twice without saying a word.

There are two lines dripping with ink on the fan: There are thousands of generations in the world, and only you can recognize heroes with your eyes.

Sima Feng seemed to notice his gaze, and turned to look at him.

Chi Yebai immediately understood that Sima Feng was interested in this case.

"Have you ever seen a corpse, do you still remember what the corpse looks like?" Chi Yebai asked Song Beiyan softly, and took out a handkerchief from his bosom to let him wipe away his tears.

Song Beiyan calmed down a little, and told the two people in front of him exactly what he saw that day.

When Liu Junyong died, he was lying on the ground, with five knives stuck in his back, each of which was pierced to the deepest point, leaving only the hilt exposed.In addition to the injury on his back, Liu Junyong's head was also hit by a heavy object, and his face was covered with blood.He was wearing very complicated and gorgeous clothes, and the jade pendant on his waist and the ring on his hand were stripped away.

"How do you know he has a jade pendant and a ring?" Sima Feng interrupted him.

"Everyone in Qingping Island knows it." Song Beiyan said, "Master Liu always has a suet blood jade on his waist, which is a Chinese character for longevity. He is very rich, and he often wears three rings on his hands, one green jade and two rings. One with gold and jade."

After Song Beiyan finished speaking, the two people in front of him were silent, hesitated for a moment, and whispered: "There is one more thing, I told the policeman, but they didn't believe it, and told me not to tell others."

"what's up?"

"Master Liu has a scent." Song Beiyan flicked through his booklet, unfolding a page for Chi Yebai to read, "I wrote it down, it's Dipterocarpus."

Sima Feng and Chi Yebai were taken aback.Dipterocarpus, also known as Poluxiang, is a rare item in the Western Regions. The two of them have never heard of ordinary people holding this extremely precious incense.

Seeing that the two didn't seem to believe it, Song Beiyan quickly explained: "Although the fragrance is very faint, I can smell it. I have learned the art of distinguishing fragrance from my master before. The fragrance of dipterocarp is clear and strong, because it is too precious It is so rare that it is particularly easy to distinguish."

"This is Yuxiang. Stupid boy, it's not that the gentlemen don't believe you when you're on patrol, but because you're afraid that if you talk nonsense, you'll bring trouble to yourself." Sima Feng said in a low voice, "It's enough for us to know about this. Keep your mouth tight."

Song Beiyan quickly shut his mouth.While speaking, the three of them had arrived at the house of Wen Xuanzhou and Song Beiyan, and after entering, they really saw Wen Xuanzhou's spirit tablet placed on the spirit table.The two of them lit incense and worshiped for a few times, knowing that this trip was in vain.

Song Beiyan gave them some food and told them that the boat back to Pengyang would take three hours to arrive.Sima Feng walked up and down the courtyard waving his fan, his nose smelled of medicinal herbs, and he couldn't suppress his irritability.Chi Yebai drank two sips of water by the water tank, and said loudly, "You can go if you want."

Sima Feng turned around: "Do you know where I want to go?"

"If we act faster, maybe we can solve this case before the ship arrives." Chi Yebai turned his head and saw Song Beiyan standing by the door with a curious expression on his face, so he introduced to him by the way, "This is Sima Feng, from Sima Jia, who is said to be the best at solving crimes and finding murderers in the world, is struggling to think about whether to go to the police to help you Qingpingyu solve this matter."

Sima Feng felt comfortable with such a sentence, from the soles of his feet to the ends of his hair.Just about to say a few polite words, Song Beiyan said in a daze, "I haven't heard of it."

Sima Feng: "..."

Song Beiyan looked at Chi Yebai: "Brother, who are you?"

"My lord, Chi Yebai." Chi Yebai said calmly, "The master of Yingbeishe..."

Before he finished speaking, Song Beiyan's eyes lit up: "Zhaohaitou! You are Zhaohaitou! The most handsome young man in the rivers and lakes! The youngest gang leader! I know, I have heard many things about you, I I really like you!" He yelled happily twice, and rushed over to grab Chi Yebai's hand.

Sima Feng: "...Damn child. Let go! Don't catch me!"

Leaving Song Beiyan aside, Sima Feng and Chi Yebai rushed to Qingpingyu Ancestral Hall to find Pengyang's patrol.

There is no righteous village in Qingpingyu, and the island is full of families with the surname Liu. The dead are placed in the grass shed behind the ancestral hall, waiting to be buried.

Only two patrols came from Pengyang, and they were overjoyed to see Sima Feng and Chi Yebai.

Because Pengyang is a big place with a lot of people, and the task of patrolling and arresting is hard and tiring, there is a serious shortage of people who are willing to participate in the selection every year. They have not had any new people join for several years in a row.Now that there is a murder case on Qingping Island, only two people can be sent, no more will be enough.

"This case should be murder for money. All Mr. Liu's belongings were confiscated, and even his gold teeth were pried away. This thief is really cruel." The policeman said to Sima Feng, "As for the We don’t think the strange lamp is the same thing. More and more people are visiting the island recently, flying lanterns and kites. Who knows if the strange lamp was brought by some strange person? The person who first reported it said it was human skin , but after inspection by both of us, it really doesn't look like..."

"There's a murder case, why didn't you even show up?" Sima Feng was puzzled.

"Wu Zuo can't come anymore, and there was a murder case in Huyang Town, so both Wu Zuo went there." The policeman said with a sad face, "Master Sima, aren't you also good at appraising corpses? Why don't you..."

"That's not okay." Sima Feng said, "You've made your lord owe me another favor." After speaking, he immediately took out his cloth bag from his bosom, pulled out gloves from inside and put it on.

As soon as Chi Yebai stepped into the thatched shed, he quickly glanced around, listening to the words of the policeman Xuxu.

The hut was not big, but it was very tidy. Liu Junyong's body was covered with a white cloth and placed in the center of the hut, and there was no trace of autopsy.There were quite a few people around the thatched shed, and when they saw the two young men who were respected by the patrol masters, they all showed curious and wary expressions.There was also a young girl kneeling at the head of the crowd.The woman lowered her head and said nothing, her hands were tied behind her back, blood was slowly oozing from her shoulders.

Seeing Sima Feng squatting beside the dead body for inspection, and seeing Chi Yebai sizing up the woman, the patrolman introduced someone to him, "This is Chen Yunyue, Liu Junyong's unmarried concubine. She has never been willing to marry Liu Junyong also beat up the Liu family several times. As soon as the incident happened, the Liu family immediately tied her up and said that she killed her."

"Chen Yunyue?" Chi Yebai asked strangely, "She wants to marry Liu Junyong as a concubine? How can this work?"

"What's wrong?" The policeman was also stunned, and immediately thought of Chi Yebai's identity, "Could it be that this woman is a gangster?! Or a scammer???"

"No." Chi Yebai looked at the young girl quietly, "It is recorded in the household registration office that Chen's Yunyue married Liu Qiao, the youngest son of the Liu family in Qingpingyu, on the Qixi Festival seven years ago. How can she still marry Liu Junyong now? She She is Liu Junyong's daughter-in-law."

Chen Yunyue, who had kept her head down, was shocked, and immediately raised her head to stare fiercely at Chi Yebai.

The patrol never expected this person's memory to be so amazing, and he was stunned for a while.

At this time, Sima Feng's voice came from behind: "It's not murder for money."

Chi Yebai immediately turned around and walked to his side: "What did you find?"

"The gold tooth was indeed taken away." Sima Feng frowned, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, "This is a good disguise, but it's a pity that he couldn't hide his thoughts when he did it. Look, the man still damaged the gold tooth when he took it away." Liu Junyong's gums and tongue were cut. The knife marks were deep and the tendons of his tongue were severed."

"The mutilated dead are mostly killed to vent their anger and hatred." Chi Yebai said in a low voice, "The dead people are still connected with the human face lamp."

"There is blood dripping from the fringe of the human face lamp. Besides the corpse, where else is there fresh blood to soak the fringe?" Sima Feng carefully covered the white cloth again. The lamp should have been left by the person who killed Liu Junyong."

The patrolman was stunned for a moment, then quickly asked, "Why did you leave a strange lamp?"

"I don't know yet." Sima Feng shook his head, "Xiaobai, what did you find there?"

"A strange thing." Chi Yebai whispered.

The woman who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke.

"It's not surprising." Her expression was calm, and she sneered, "It's not strange, my good-looking son. I was married to Ah Qiao, but I was also married to Liu Feng, and Liu Junfu. Now I just marry another Liu Junyong .”

Sima Feng: "...What???"

Chi Yebai was stunned for a while before explaining to him: "According to the records of the household registration office, Liu Feng is Liu Qiao's eldest brother, Liu Junfu is Liu Junyong's younger brother, and Liu Qiao's younger uncle. It's not suitable for etiquette."

Compared with the astonishment of Sima Feng and others, the people in Qingpingyu behind Chen Yunyue were much calmer, and they didn't seem to realize that there was anything to be surprised about.

"I hate him." Chen Yunyue added, "But I was wronged. How can a little girl like me kill a big man?"

If it was said that Chi Yebai had only accompanied Sima Feng here before, now Chen Yunyue's words had aroused his interest greatly.He walked up to Chen Yunyue and cut the rope to help her up.

"Tell me about you and the Liu family." Chi Yebai said.