Murder

Also disbelieving are Ma Haoyang and Gan Hao.

Xu Ying killed countless people, but he didn't reveal it at all during the interrogation. Only after Chi Yebai asked about it this time did he reveal the existence of the so-called "second brother".The letter brought back by Yingbeishe's spies did say that Xu Ying had a younger brother who died young.After the death of the youngest son, the Chen family was unable to give birth to another child, so even if Xu Ying was not a good seedling, his family regarded him as the only descendant of blood, and they tried their best to protect him.

But these antecedents did not mean that Xu Ying was telling the truth.According to his statement, he never had the intention of killing, and all of them were instructed by his "second brother", which made these many murders shrouded in a strange atmosphere.

But Ma Haoyang didn't care much about it.

"It's his fault, so it's his fault." Ma Haoyang is tall, with a red face, and he is a very energetic person, "It doesn't matter whether this 'second brother' really exists or Xu Ying fabricated it, it will always be It was all done by him. Instead of spending time studying the unknown 'Second Brother', it is better to figure out how many people Xu Ying killed."

Originally, he let the two of them in for the sake of Gan Hao's face, but unexpectedly he immediately asked what he wanted, so his trust in Sima Feng and Chi Yebai suddenly increased a lot.

"This Xu Ying should have a homicide habit." Ma Haoyang said, "To be honest, this is the first time I have encountered such a murderer. This person is quite different from the prisoners I usually interrogate. He seems to be interested in killing people." I didn't feel anything, and I couldn't see any fear or regret, killing someone seemed to be doing a very ordinary thing."

"People who become addicted to killing are very different from ordinary people." Sima Feng drank the strong tea in his cup in one breath, cleared his throat and said, "To them, killing people is like killing an insect. In their eyes, people It is no different from insects, birds and beasts. It is easy to be irritated and act impulsively. For example, he killed a family of three just because he wanted to drink porridge, but the old couple did not let him in the house. But anyone with a little common sense will not So recklessly."

"And I didn't deal with the scene, and I didn't wipe the blood on my shoes, so I was going out of the city like this."

Sima Feng agreed with Ma Haoyang's words: "That's right. He grew up in an ordinary family, and he always has the most basic concept of life and death. But every time he kills one more person, every time he takes a life easily, his views on life and death The more people he kills, the more blurred the distinction between life and death."

Ma Haoyang nodded: "That's why it is said that killing is an addiction and cannot be quit."

"And there must be something wrong with his head." Sima Feng turned his head and asked Chi Yebai, "The action of protecting the 'second brother' on his left shoulder at that time, do you think it was an act or subconscious?"

"Subconsciously." Chi Yebai replied, "His left eye is not flexible because of the injury. But as soon as he senses that his left shoulder might be whipped, his left eye will immediately blink and tremble, and he will start to shrink his shoulders. "

Ma Haoyang was stunned: he didn't find such details during the interrogation. "So?" he asked quickly.

"The person was indeed killed by Xu Ying. But this 'Second Brother' doesn't mean it doesn't exist." Sima Feng pointed to his head, "He is alive, and in Xu Ying's head, he has always been with him. "

Ah Si had been listening carefully behind Sima Feng, and at this moment, he felt white hair sweating again.

"Whether 'Second Brother' ordered him to kill, we are not sure. Whether 'Second Brother' is really protecting Xu Ying as he said, we are not sure. But Xu Ying's natural protective action at least shows that in his life In my heart, there is a child sitting on my left shoulder." Sima Feng said, "This 'second brother' was fabricated by himself, but it definitely has a great influence on him."

"The so-called 'Second Brother' instigated the killing, but Xu Ying's own words in his head." Ma Haoyang finally realized it.

"Yes." Sima Feng said, "Xu Ying suffers from homicide and is out of his mind. This is my conclusion. But he is not a fool. He knows how to kill the fastest and most ruthlessly, and he also knows how to hide. This man It is very dangerous and must be strictly guarded. The next thing we have to do is to dig out the more than 30 murders without owners from him."

This is not an easy task, especially Xu Ying's speech is vague, confusing, and pretending to be crazy.The people on Ma Haoyang's side were unable to do this well, so he simply entrusted Sima's family to do it.Sima Feng was very interested in Xu Ying, so he readily agreed, and promised to hand over the complete interrogation file to Ma Haoyang within ten days.

On the way back, to thank Gan Hao, Sima Feng invited him to the best restaurant in Qinghe for a meal.

At this time, the rain still hasn't stopped, and the eyes are full of dampness. The big red lamps protruding from the upper floor are reflected on the water-drenched wall and street, turning into clusters of dense red light clusters.

Gan Hao ordered a few big meat dishes in one breath, and his mouth was full of oil.He also ordered two bottles of spirits, Sima Feng thought he was going to share the drinks with everyone, but ended up pouring them all into his stomach.

Eat and drink enough, and talk more and more.

Unlike Gan Le, who has been learning to work since he was a child, he has traveled to many places.Because Dad had Gan Le as his disciple, he also silently tolerated his son's wandering behavior. Gan Hao ran around the border area when he was a teenager. I got a great interest, so I started to study hard.

"I can't be happy, I really can't be happy." Gan Hao stuffed a large chopstick with shredded Dengying beef into his mouth, "He's too rigid and uninteresting. You can ask him when you get home, he must still be a boy now, I don’t know the taste of bliss in the world. I’m still a virgin at this age, and I’m hopeless in this life.”

The expressions of the other three people at the table were all subtle.

"Mr. Gan said so, it seems that you have a lot of confidante?" Sima Feng asked with a smile.

"Naturally, there are quite a few." Gan Hao nodded with a smile, "The one with the biggest background is Concubine Yan, the most popular person around the Holy Majesty."

Ah Si: "Huh? Who? I haven't heard of it."

Chi Yebai, who had never heard of it before, showed a smile, but quickly suppressed it, pretending to be serious and listening to Gan Hao's continued bragging.

"Concubine Yan?" Sima Feng rubbed his eyes through the black cloth, "Is that the begonia that springs up against the vermilion wall and the half-covered light reflects the moss?"

"That's right!" Gan Hao laughed, "You know a lot."

Ah Si: "What! Master, what kind of story is this?"

"These two lines of poems were written by the emperor to Concubine Yan, and they are about the encounter between the two." Chi Yebai said with a smile, "It is said that on August [-]th of that year, Concubine Yan missed her parents and took advantage of the dead of night. Quietly placed lanterns in the palace to pray for blessings. At that time, Concubine Yan Guifei had no rank, she was just an ordinary beautiful girl. That night she was wearing a begonia-colored dress and a snow-colored cloak, and in her hands were two exquisite hand-made Lanterns. The lanterns flowed not far away and were seen by the strolling emperor, so he picked them up."

Ah Si listened with gusto.

"The emperor saw that the lanterns were exquisitely made and the inscriptions on them were delicate and beautiful, so he became interested. He took only one guard and went up the stream to find the person who put up the lanterns. Concubine Yan happened to walk across the garden with a lantern at that time. The red wall, half of the light was blocked by the snow-white cloak, which happened to reflect Yan Guifei's white dress and red dress, and also illuminated the pale green moss under her feet. The emperor was heartbroken when he saw it, and Yan Guifei was canonized and enjoyed all kinds of favors. "

"That lantern is not for her parents, but for me." Gan Hao said quickly, "Really, I have a relationship with her."

Sima Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You are really not afraid of death, Mr. Gan. It is said that one of the two lamps is to pray for the old man, and the other is to pray for the heaven, earth and longevity of the Ninth Five-Year Lord. Which one has something to do with you?"

"That must be the 'said' wrong." Gan Hao said.

Ah Si still couldn't finish it, and interjected, "This Concubine Yan Gui is very smart."

Sima Feng raised his eyebrows: "Why did you say that?"

"At night, if you really want to light up the lights quietly, why go to the imperial garden on purpose to put them on?" Ah Si said, "Also, why bother wearing a conspicuously white cloak on purpose and walking around with lights in the dark?"

Gan Hao was taken aback, but saw Sima Feng and Chi Yebai smiling at Ah Si.

"Oh, Si..." Sima Feng was blindfolded with a black cloth, and pinched Ah Si's face very accurately, "You can."

Gan Hao saw that the two were fighting together, and Chi Yebai was sitting silently counting meals, he couldn't help feeling very lonely.He glanced around and found that there was no one in the restaurant, and the place where they were sitting was even more secluded.

"Sima, Master Chi, I was the one who was joking just now." Gan Hao's face was serious, and he lowered his voice extremely low, "I have no affair with Concubine Yan, but have a deal."

Sima Feng listened to his words carefully, and immediately waved his hands: "Stop, okay, we won't listen to this."

"You should listen." Gan laughed. "This is a strange thing. I have never told anyone. Seeing that you are so serious about a case that has nothing to do with you today, Gan is willing to believe you."

"No. Mr. Gan, please don't talk about it." Sima Feng picked up the jug and poured wine for him, "It is dangerous to know more about matters related to the court..."

"Concubine Yan Gui once bought an expensive love potion from me." Gan Hao went on straight, "That was before she entered the palace. I am not familiar with the court and the harem, it is only because of the money she paid I arranged it for her. She was very grateful to me, and later sent someone to thank me when she went home to visit her relatives."

Sima Feng let out a long sigh: "Xiaobai, Ah Si, cover your ears."

"Concubine Yan is not a bad person, she just wants to be in power. What I want to talk about is not about the deep palace, but another matter related to me." Gan Hao paused, and whispered, "I thought I was just a Xiaoyao is a drug maker, but in fact, I have been targeted by the court for a long time. Concubine Yan took the opportunity of thanking me to quietly send me a message."

Both Sima Feng and Chi Yebai became interested.

"The news was not clear enough: people from the imperial court asked me to buy some strange poison prescriptions." He continued, "Yan Guifei only heard it overheard, and she didn't know who the poison would be used on. But she I heard a very strange remark."

"What...?" Even Ah Si became inexplicably nervous.

"The emperor told his subordinates that the children are so young, be careful not to kill them."

Sima Feng slowly sat up straight, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and did not speak.

Gan Hao's voice returned to normal slightly.

"I ran away that night. I gave He Sanxiao the poison of the three-inch snake that Patriarch Sima possessed. She is also a poisonous person, and we have a sense of sympathy for each other." Gan Hao spread his hands, " But, who would have expected that I would have to detoxify myself?"

"You only gave He Sanxiao one person?"

"Yes. Once the poison of the three-inch snake leaves the Gobi in the northwest, it is very difficult to produce. I don't have much left in my body, and it's rare to meet someone who likes it. Naturally, I only gave it to her." Gan Hao gestured, "I will The medicinal powder is made into green jade the size of two earrings, to be honest, it is really beautiful, among all the gifts I give to women, it is the most beautiful and the most poisonous."

Chi Yebai looked at Sima Feng, and Sima Feng nodded, expressing that he had heard Gan Hao's words.

If the three-inch snake was only given to He Sanxiao, then Song Beiyan said that he had seen the poison of the three-inch snake in Wen Xuanzhou's hands, which meant that He Sanxiao gave it to Wen Xuanzhou.

The relationship between the two is so good?Chi Yebai thought.

After eating and drinking, when paying the bill, Sima Feng found that he agreed to treat the guests to Haikou for a while, but he didn't bring the money bag.Ah Si didn't have enough money on him, Chi Yebai took out all the coins on his body and it was not enough to pay the bill, and Gan Hao calmly picked his teeth, showing no intention of helping. "Isn't it your treat?" He smiled and said to Sima Feng instead, "Patriarch Sima's aura is not enough, not enough."

In the end, Chi Yebai had no choice but to use the eagle whistle to call Yingbeishe's eagle, and let Ying go back to Qinghe branch to ask the leader of the branch for money.

He had never been so humiliated before, and his face was not good all the way back.

Sima Feng didn't say anything along the way, until he entered Gan Hao's small courtyard: "Xiao Bai, wait a minute, I have something to tell you."

"We'll talk about it tomorrow." Chi Yebai said displeased.

"It's something related to Wen Xuanzhou." Sima Feng continued, "Father told me."

Chi Yebai finally stopped, took two breaths, turned and walked back to Sima Feng's side: "Hurry up!"

Ah Si gang Ganhao came back after cleaning the butcher shop, and saw his young master standing alone in the yard watching the moon.

But he was blind and covered with cloth strips, so he couldn't see anything.

"Master, are you asleep? Or should I read to you again?" Ah Si asked him, "Where is Master Chi? Are you done talking?"

"It's over, let's sleep." After Sima Feng finished speaking, he turned around and walked back slowly.

He looked down, as if he had a lot on his mind.Ah Si leaned over and asked cautiously, "Master, did you quarrel with Mr. Chi again?"

"No." Sima Feng hesitated to speak.

Ah Si helped him take off his coat and shoes, and suddenly his shoulder hurt: Sima Feng grabbed him hard.

Ah Si: "Master???"

Sima Feng's expression was extremely serious.

"Ah Si, you have to forget everything Gan Hao said today, including him and Concubine Yan." Sima Feng said, "Especially the words about the emperor."

Ah Si blinked and nodded: "Master, I have already forgotten."

Sima Feng rubbed his head and snorted.Ah Si obediently fetched water to wash his feet, but kept recalling Gan Hao's words in his heart.

He went out to pour water, and saw Chi Yebai sitting on the roof of the next yard.He gestured to Chi Yebai, which meant that the young master had already fallen asleep.Chi Yebai nodded and quickly jumped back.

Ah Si didn't know whether he should tell Sima Feng that it had been raining continuously for the past few nights, but Chi Yebai waited for him to fall asleep every night before going back.

The night is getting darker, the rain is gradually weakening, only the water droplets condensed on the leaves are still heavy and clear.

Chi Yebai sat alone in the room, and slowly closed his eyes in the silence like stagnant water.

Back in the huge, empty room, he stood in the narrow passage between the bookshelves, looking at Sima Feng at the end of the room.

Sima Feng held up the lotus lantern and shouted a silent word at him.

"Don't be afraid!"

Chi Yebai nodded.He found himself a child again, with thin wrists and trembling legs.

He stood still, trying to understand the darkness behind him that the lotus lamp could not penetrate, trying to talk to the person behind him.

The teacher who taught him when he was young was Wen Xuanzhou. This incident really shocked Chi Yebai.

Sima Feng confessed to him, but he couldn't tell Sima Feng that Wen Xuanzhou had never left in his own memory, in the room where all memories were stored according to the categories he had learned.

He has always existed.

He taught Chi Yebai to make this room, so he has the ability to keep himself in Chi Yebai's memory.

The books vibrated, and shrill human voices came out from the gap between wood and wood.

A pair of hands rested heavily on his shoulders.

Chi Yebai raised his head tremblingly, and could only see the darkness like smoke and mist, pressing down on him.

"Don't be afraid." The person behind said with a smile.

He was afraid, very afraid.The person standing behind him is not carrying death or disaster, but something even more frightening.

The man reached out to his neck with his left hand, stroking him tenderly and delicately.

He has a bracelet in his left hand, which is cold and warm.This was Chi Yebai's impression of Wen Xuanzhou, and it was a thin impression other than his voice.

That hand was also cold.His fingers were long and slender, with prominent joints, but his gestures were extremely delicate and patient, touching his skin slowly, making people tremble.

"You know who I am, right?" the man asked with a smile.

Chi Yebai was speechless.

He choked himself.

"You must remember me." Wen Xuanzhou said in a low voice, "Remember what I said."

Chi Yebai nodded confusedly, he was almost out of breath.

"Xiaobai!" Sima Feng started running towards him with a lamp in the distance.

——Don't come here... This person is too dangerous!

He couldn't make a sound, and Wen Xuanzhou's fingers became tighter and tighter.

"When you grow up, you must come to me." Wen Xuanzhou whispered into his ear, "I need you. You are amazing, Young Master Chi...I need you very, very much."

He smiled and opened Chi Yebai's hand, writing in his palm stroke by stroke.

Chi Yebai was able to distinguish what this person wrote in the fear that he was almost suffocating.

In the dark night, I am thinking about it, and I am immortal.