Murder

Both the He Brothers and He Sanxiao are well-known figures in the world, but the reputation of He Yixiong and He Erying is not as good as He Sanxiao.He Yixiong became famous for killing people when he was young. When he escaped from that yard, he was embarrassed and resentful. When he saw Shao Jisheng, he felt evil from his heart, and he stepped forward and arrested him.

Although he had been imprisoned for so long and his body was not flexible, Shao Jisheng was not good at learning martial arts and was injured. After the two wrestled for a while, He Yixiong found a gap and broke his neck.

"My son was carrying a weapon at the time, a long sword. The long sword broke when he was fighting with He Yixiong. After He Yixiong killed my son, he used that sword to peel off my son's face." Shao Jinjin said solemnly "My wife hung a lamp in the courtyard where the two brothers were detained. He Yixiong said that the lamp was also a human face, and he stared at him every day. He also wanted to use my son to make a lamp for my husband and wife There is no peace day and night..."

Sima Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he interrupted Shao Jinjin's words: "Wait—what kind of lamp do you think?"

"It's a human face lamp." Chi Yebai said, "The one He Ling was carrying on the mountain just now is exactly the same as the human face lamp found at Qingping Island."

This time it was Shao Jinjin who showed doubts: "The lamp... is there elsewhere?"

"Where did Mrs. Shao's lamp come from?" Sima Feng asked.

"It was given by a scholar." Shao Jinjin said, "The scholar came to Chishen Peak many years ago to find the Legend of the Red God. At that time, Xiaoling happened to be awake, so he told him the Legend of the Red God."

"The lamp that was brought back then?" Sima Feng asked again.

Shao Jinjin shook his head: "No, it's just that the scholar was polite and polite, which left some impressions on me. About half a year ago, he came again. At that time, Xiao Ling was ill and couldn't see guests, so he said he knew it too. He is the one who gave Xiaoling the lamp. The appearance of the lamp is really weird, and I feel very uncomfortable when I look at it. But he told Xiaoling that if there is any hatred in his heart, he should light the lamp. Hanging in front of the enemy. The soul of He Sanxiao resides in the lamp, she will torture the He brothers day and night, and will not make them feel better."

Chi Yebai understood: "For He Ling, this lamp is the most suitable medicine."

Shao Jinjin smiled sadly: "That's true. He Ling hung the lamp in the yard, so He Yixiong remembered it. He wants to use my son's face to make a lamp..."

Sima Feng wanted to ask again, but Chi Yebai raised his hand to stop him.Chi Yebai had just dived to the foot of Chishen Peak, and on the way he heard the water workers talking about Shao Jisheng's murder.He was full of doubts in his heart, and asked Shao Jinjin: "The person you killed on the Yulan River was not Shao Jisheng, but He Yixiong?"

"Correct."

"But he looks like Shao Jisheng."

As soon as Chi Ye spoke the vernacular, he suddenly understood.It was Shao Jisheng's face.

"He Yixiong spent his youth in the rivers and lakes, and had contact with all schools and schools. He couldn't escape to the foot of the mountain because Wuyan Pavilion was too heavily guarded. He also gave up the idea of ​​making a lamp and covered my son's face with his face. I wanted to escape in the dark." Shao Jinjin's tone was gloomy, "but I found my son's body that night. He Yixiong had fled to the Yulan River at that time, so I chased him and stabbed him through the heart .”

Chi Yebai let out a long sigh.It wasn't Shao Jisheng and his father who were fighting on the boat in the dark.The person who was clamoring to tear off his face was He Yixiong. He wanted to show his true appearance in front of many water workers, and he might even reveal He Ling's life experience—so Shao Jinjin killed him without giving him a chance to speak.

"He Ling nailed the corpses of Shao Jisheng and He Yixiong to the mountain wall, and why?"

"The purpose of nailing Kazuo is to expose his body to the sun. We have a saying here that if a person cannot be buried in the ground for seven days after death, the soul will not find a way to the underworld, and will be entangled in the bone for life after life, becoming a lonely ghost Yes." Shao Jinjin said in a low voice, "As for my son... I don't know why Xiao Ling did this. Many things she did... I don't quite understand."

Taking advantage of Shao Jinjin's opportunity to speak, Chi Yebai told Sima Feng about the face lamp in a low voice.Sima Feng's expression suddenly became extremely strange, frowning, hesitant to speak.Or thinking that it is not convenient to speak now, he finally just nodded, raised his head and shouted towards the tree: "Si, signal."

Ah Si hugged the wobbly treetop, responded, took out a bamboo tube from his waist, shook it up and down, and then pulled the cork away.A ball of flame burst out of the wooden tube, shot straight into the sky, and exploded.

Shao Jinjin's complexion changed, and he suddenly became gloomy.

"Pavilion Master Shao said so many things, Master Chi and I listened to them. It's just that we are not the only ones going to the Wuyan Pavilion today. As soon as the signal appears, the ambushing people around will soon come. On the way here, Pavilion Master Shao must not do anything wrong."

Sima Feng finished speaking slowly, only to hear a clang, and a short blade the size of a palm fell from Shao Jinjin's sleeve, and the poisoned blade was still shining with blue light.

Chi Yebai was startled: Of course, Shao Jinjin couldn't have left this knife for himself and He Ling.He spent so much effort to save He Ling's life, it is impossible for him to kill her himself again.

Shao Jinjin picked up the knife and threw it in front of Sima Feng and Chi Yebai.

"I'm gone. I only have one request." Shao Jinjin said, "I did the thing, and it has nothing to do with Xiaoling. She is very ill and cannot be cured. If she really goes to prison, she will soon die." Dead. I beg you, I beg the two young heroes, let my wife live. Shao Jinjin dare not say that he is wise all his life, but Wuyan Pavilion and my name carry some weight, enough for the government to deal with."

"We are not a government office." Sima Feng said coldly, "Whoever did it is whoever did it. Don't be careless."

"You want justice. Take me away. That's justice." Shao Jinjin took two steps on his knees and kowtowed to Sima Feng, "I was the one who stole the child, and I was the one who threw the child. In order not to be found out, I still wear Taking away women’s clothes, and doing evil again and again, I deserve what I deserve, and I have already made plans in my heart. Just arrest me, and leave He Ling with her life. She is lonely all her life and cannot endure in prison.”

He Ling grabbed his clothes tightly, stopped in front of Shao Jinjin, and stared at Sima Feng fiercely.

Sima Feng looked into her eyes, unmoved.

He had seen that look too often to feel pity or fear.

"Your wife has been lonely all her life..." he whispered, "Poor those children, they don't even know what the word life is."

He Ling couldn't understand what he said, and grabbed Shao Jinjin's sleeve tightly to prevent Sima Feng from approaching.

The disciples of Wuyan Pavilion also became restless, Chi Yebai knew that they might not be able to take these two away tonight, so it is better to wait here for reinforcements.The signal sent by Ah Si was not from the Sima family, but from Ying Beishe.Among the startled calls of birds and the fading bells, he heard the howling of eagles.

Ying Bei She also has its own branch house outside Rongqing City, which is under the management of Rongqing City branch house.Chi Yebai tugged at Sima Feng's hand, motioning him to listen to the eagle's voice.

Sima Feng heard it, and at the same time saw Shao Jinjin pick up the poisonous knife from the ground and stab it towards his side.

If Shao Jinjin died, then the Rongqingcheng case would be tantamount to death without proof.

The testimony of Wuyan Pavilion disciples is just circumstantial evidence, and they are not necessarily willing to testify what Shao Jinjin said.

He Ling is insane, he can't speak straight, no one will believe him.

In this way, the truth of the case became a one-sided statement made by the two investigators, Sima Feng and Chi Yebai.

Jianghu people do behave according to the rules, but there are other patterns besides the rules.Wuyan Pavilion's status in the Jianghu is not low, but it has become more low-key in recent years, but Shao Jinjin still has a wide circle of people-can the government believe what he and Xiaobai say?Even if the government believes it, will the people of Jianghu believe it?

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Sima Feng's mind.

Sima Liangren has repeatedly told him that the Sima family is neutral, whether it is between the imperial court and the Jianghu, or among various gangs in the Jianghu.Only neutrality can maintain the most basic justice, and justice is the key for them to gain the trust of the world.

Therefore, Shao Jinjin cannot die.

If he died, He Ling would not be able to catch him, and the truth of the Rongqing case would no longer be true.

——"Sima!" Chi Yebai cried out.

He also saw Shao Jinjin's movement the moment Shao Jinjin took out the knife - but he was still holding a doll in his arms, so he couldn't make a move.

Sima Feng immediately took a step forward and kicked Shao Jinjin's elbow with his toe.

Shao Jinjin snorted and dislocated his elbow.The knife let go, followed Sima Feng's strength to circle and fly obliquely close to the ground.

Chi Yebai hadn't even caught his breath when he heard He Ling cry out "wicked man" amidst the crisp sounds of bones and joints.

She yelled at Sima Feng, twisted the middle finger of her right hand on the green jade earring on her right ear, and immediately swung it at Sima Feng.

The green stone turned out to be not jade, but a ball of medicinal powder.

Sima Feng immediately raised his sleeve to cover his face, but the medicine powder still rushed towards his eyes.

Everything happened between breaths, Chi Yebai recalled in this upheaval, Zhaomei Feng's female disciples are all good at using poison.

He quickly took a step back, and shouted to the top: "Ah Si!"

Ah Si jumped off the tree when Sima Feng shot.He took the child thrown by Chi Yebai steadily, and also protected him in his arms.

Chi Yebai waved his sleeve vigorously, shook the bright green powder away, bent down and pulled Sima Feng's arm to lift him up, and pushed him several feet away.

The medicine powder went towards Shao Jinjin and He Ling, but it had no effect on them.

"Wicked man! Don't harm Ah Shao!" He Ling cried, still standing in front of Shao Jinjin.Shao Jinjin broke out in a cold sweat from the pain, and couldn't care less about his own hands: "Young Xia Sima! Don't open your eyes! Master Chi, go find Qingshui...Rush, don't open your eyes!"

He was so anxious that Chi Yebai felt that his hands and feet were getting cold, so he quickly squatted in front of Sima Feng to check.

Sima Feng seemed to be in severe pain, his shoulders trembled slightly, and there was an extremely ugly expression on his face, half crying and half smiling.

"It's over, won't you be blind?" He gritted his teeth and said nonsense, "Damn it, it hurts too much. Are my eyes still there?"

"Yes, yes." Chi Yebai wiped the liquid from his eyes for him.

Bloody tears flowed from Sima Feng's tightly closed eyes, which was even more terrifying in the dim light.