[Caiyun Kingdom] The beginning of people

After getting off the sedan chair, I took Qingzao and walked into the examinee preparatory dormitory outside the palace.Qingzao asked passers-by, and I walked straight to the scene of the crime.When I was far away, I already saw some candidates surrounded there, and there were many familiar faces among them.

When I got closer, I saw Feixiang kicking the ground fiercely, his eyes were red.

"Miss Zelan." Huang Fengzhu saw me first.Today, he forgot to find something to cover his face, which frightened many passing officers and soldiers.

I nod to him.

"...Third Sister." Feixiang yelled, and ran up to me, but couldn't speak.

"Second brother, where is eldest brother?"

He opened and closed his mouth, finally closed it, and stretched out his hand dejectedly.I turned my head and saw a hemp cloth covering the ground, surrounded by only a few official personnel.

I waved Qingzao to stand where she was, and walked over to an official alone, "May I go and see the deceased?"

"Huh? Whatever you want." He waved his hand impatiently.

In this case, the official evidence collection work should be done quite casually.I was a little hesitant to step in, because I was afraid that if I was not careful, the scene would be destroyed before people had time to find out.

"We've already seen the scene, Miss, don't worry." A candidate with a pale face like a ghost said to me, "I'm Jiang Wenzhong, he," he pointed to a serious young man, "he's Lai Junchen, we all once As an errand in the government office, I will watch some murder cases."

I remember that Jiang Wenzhong was the top spear in the Baizhou State Examination, and Lai Junchen was also No.1 in the Heizhou State Examination last year.More importantly, they say they know how to investigate cases.

I blessed them, and they bowed back.

"Has the unknown body been examined?" I asked.

"Wu Zuo has already been here," Lai Junchen said, "I have seen it too."

"Wu Zuo..."

"Already left."

I frowned, "Can I bother you two to accompany me to take a look at the corpse?"

They looked at each other, and Lai Junchen nodded, "Of course."

"Third Sister!" Fei Xiang walked over, "I'll accompany you there."

I shook my head, "I'll trouble my second brother to keep an eye on Qingzao, she's a little girl, she can't see this scene." After that, I turned around and approached Mabu's place.

Lai Junchen squatted beside the white cloth and asked me with his eyes if I could open it.I raised my hand to stop him, then squatted down on the other side of the sackcloth, and reached out to grab the two corners of the sackcloth.The surrounding area was very quiet, except for the impatient greetings of the officials. None of Zheng Youshun, Hong Lishen, Huang Fengzhu, Guan Feixiang, Qingzao, and Lai Junchen and Jiang Wenzhong who were beside me urged me. .

I blinked my eyes and shook my hands.

Under the sackcloth was the dead Zhong Jietong.His eyes were slightly open, his face was bloodless, and his lips were blue.

After a while, I heard myself asking, "What's the result of the autopsy?"

Lai Junchen pointed to Jietong's neck, "There is no other trauma, and there is no sign of poisoning. I believe this wound on the neck is fatal." He gestured on his neck with his hand and showed me a demonstration , "It's probably like this. Someone put the murder weapon in front of Jietong from the back and pulled it quickly. From the shape of the wound, it seems that the person holding the murder weapon came from behind."

"Was the murder weapon?" I asked again.

Jiang Wenzhong, who was standing next to me, also squatted next to me at this time, "Small and sharp, it should be a small dagger." He paused, "The cut is smooth, and the manufacturing process and materials of this dagger are top-notch. good."

I looked at him sideways, "Do you think the shape of the dagger has something to do with the official workshop?" Otherwise, he didn't need to be ambiguous and a little shy.

Jiang Wenzhong pursed his lips and nodded his head, "I have such an idea, but I haven't seen the murder weapon, so I can't make a conclusion."

Lai Junchen also added, "No murder weapon was found at the scene."

I looked at Jie Tong again, and then pulled back to the linen, "May I ask if the nearby entrances and exits have been blocked for investigation and personnel comparison after the incident?"

Jiang Wenzhong said: "The candidates are all a bit over-named."

"Just candidates?"

They all nodded.

what the hell?

I stood up and planned to ask the officials, but Zheng Youshun came over and stopped me, "Miss Zelan, please wait a moment." I looked at him, and he continued: "There has always been a legend in the candidates' preparation dormitory that says Every time the exam is approaching, there will be an extra candidate who was not on the roster, and this candidate will disappear before the exam starts, so it is called a ghost. During the period, many candidates died.”

Of course Zheng Youshun didn't just want to tell me a legend, he meant that the murderer was among the candidates.

Lai Junchen added, "The murderer struck the knife with great precision, but strangely there were signs of trembling, as if his grip on the knife was unstable. If it wasn't because of fear, it could only be inferred that the murderer couldn't control his hand well."

Of course, a murderer who is ruthless with the knife cannot be afraid of killing people. "You mean, Liu Zimei?" Liu Zimei, the Zizhou State Test No.2 who once had dinner at the same table but could not control her hands well.

Jiang Wenzhong stood up and clapped his hands, "He has disappeared."

wrong.If the murderer is him, Feixiang has no reason not to yell to find Liu Zimei.With Hong Lishen's astonishing mind and Zheng Youshun's wisdom, it is impossible to allow a person who would kill their friends to eat at the same table.I turned to Zheng Youshun, "Don't you believe it was Liu Zimei who did it?"

"As far as I know, his target is not Jie Tong."

He didn't deny that Liu Zimei was the killer, but he denied that he was the murderer.

What the hell is this dorm.

I still approached the officials, "May I ask if you have blocked the entrances and exits to check everyone?"

"Ah? Didn't you hear it all? The murderer is a candidate in this dormitory. We have checked everything. If we didn't find it, we didn't find it."

"You are targeting the killer known as "the ghost of the dormitory". According to the legend, there is only one extra candidate, but now it is confirmed that it is the person who calls himself Liu Zimei. He is not the murderer, why do you still think the murderer It must be among the candidates? Because there is a "ghost in the dormitory", he must be the one who killed it?"

"Ah? What are you talking about? Are you here to cause trouble? Who is the murderer, not the killer?"

"I didn't say it wasn't the killer, but you can't be sure that the killer must be someone among the candidates. Before this, it's natural to check everyone..."

"I have no idea what you're talking about. Someone, drag this troublemaker out of here!"

"Wait!" Lai Junchen pulled me away, and Zheng Youshun took over to appease the official. Lai Junchen continued: "You can't explain it to him. It's our negligence that we didn't suspect the entry and exit of other servants, but the biggest suspicion It’s still on the candidates, after all, they will stay in the dormitory at night, and they are mainly candidates. Please be calm, and we will check it ourselves.”

I paused for a moment, and then said: "It's absurd!" I looked at the official, "The target is an examinee, that's just the most reasonable suspicion, not a definite answer, so you let go of other clues?"

The official was furious, "Hey! I said what do you know, girl! Didn't you say that you are a ghost? Who else is it?"

"You want to cover up the matter by saying that the ghost killed it? Did you not consider the testimonies of other candidates? They said that if you don't believe that Liu Zimei killed it, then it is suspicious. Isn't it your responsibility to find out this point?"

"Third Miss..." Lai Junchen wanted to persuade him again.

I whispered to Lai Junchen, "The dormitory attendance list." This is kept by the official, and I need to get such important clues today.They do things so casually, no one knows if they will be tampered with in the future.

He came to understand, and didn't persuade him any more, and pulled You Shun and the others away by the way.

I took a step forward and stared at the official, "Do you think this time, as in the past, you can excuse yourself with a sentence of ghosts?"

He said angrily, "Come on!"

"How dare you!" I pulled out the hairpin from my head and pressed it against my throat, "According to the law, the maximum punishment for coercing people to death is three thousand miles. Even if you are an official, if you force me to death here today, I'm afraid It’s also hard to keep it intact.”

"You...you..." The official blushed and trembled with anger, "How dare you threaten me! You cunning woman!"

I casually swiped the hairpin, "You see, I dare or not!"

"you!"

"You don't want to investigate deeply, could it be that you have something to do with this matter?"

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"No, why don't you want to investigate people other than candidates? If you are innocent, you are naturally not afraid to show us all the attendance rosters."

"you!"

In the end, he was forced to take out the entry and exit records of the dormitory, the list of on-duty personnel, and so on.

"It's all here!" The official threw all these things at my feet.

I put down the hairpin, took out a handkerchief and covered the wound to stop the bleeding, "Didn't ask for advice?"

"Hmph, I'm an inquirer from Dali Temple, Shen Jingkang!" He blew his beard and stared.

I knelt down and tidied up the roster scattered all over the place.

"Do you think you can find out anything based on these things? Little boy, how could someone really do something bad and register?" Shen Jingkang kicked the booklet away, "Damn!"

I picked up the things again and stood up, "Could someone please bring me the pen? I need to copy them down and make a copy. Mr. Shen, please also stamp it later after I finish copying it." India, so that no one will cheat in the future.”

"Take it if you want, don't bother me!"

"Do you think whoever got my fiancé's new funeral will stand up?" I approached him, "Isn't it just that the government is incompetent!"

"You...you... are a cunning woman! A diabolical woman!"

"I keep a copy here and the government, so no one can fake it."

Huang Fengzhu came over with stationery in her hands, "Miss Zelan, let me copy it for you!"

I thank him for his blessing.Others also gestured for help, so they copied it in a short while.When Shen Jingkang of Dali Temple uses the official seal, the copy will be completed.

"Remember it!" Shen Jingkang said viciously.

"Incapable." I said coldly.

He flung his sleeves away.

Lai Junchen looked at Shen Jingkang's back and said, "Is it better to be a general than to be a general?"

"I wish it was so easy." I said softly, "Young master, Mr. Jiang, can you please tell me how to use these things?"

Jiang Wenzhong said: "Then let's do an investigation to verify everyone's alibi. However, Miss San, you have to be mentally prepared. This matter is complicated, and it is easy to have omissions, and there may not be any clues. If you can't find it..."

"I understand." It's just that I won't let a single hair go, "Everyone," I saluted them, "Thank you for taking care of Jietong in the past few months, thank you very much. The next thing is up to you Just give it to me, please concentrate on preparing for the exam.”

Zheng Youshun lifted me up, and pulled Hong Lishen with his other hand.Hong Li took a deep look at me, and shouted, "I'm going to send out the people from the Hong family! Even if the palace is blown up, I will find the murderer!"

"No," I took Hong Lishen's hand and patted it lightly, "Thank you."

"..."

"Really, it's not your fault. If it's to blame, it's also the murderer's fault."

"..."

"If I still can't find the murderer after the exam, then, Li Shen, can you help me?"

He pursed his lips and nodded, his face was extremely dark.

"Second brother," Feixiang walked over, I turned my head to look at him, "Go back and prepare for the exam. Everyone, my second brother also asks you. Li Shen, can I ask you again?"

He froze, then nodded heavily.

"thanks."

After everyone dispersed, I asked Qingzao to retreat to the distance, and then walked to Jietong's side again.I half-kneeled next to the sackcloth, and gently opened the sackcloth with both hands.

Jietong's complexion is very, very bad.

I reached out to close his eyes, sliding my fingertips across his features, touching his cold, stiff skin.I pulled off a little more sackcloth, then bent down and put my head on Jietong's chest.

No heartbeat.

of course.

No more heartbeats.Even if I leaned up again, I wouldn't hear that thumping, thumping sound again.

The bridge of his nose was sore, and his eyes, which had been dry and dry, began to lose sight of what was in front of him.

I pursed my lips, knowing very well that the taste of tears is salty and bitter.

It wasn't until my back was a little sore that I slowly raised my head and turned to Jietong's face.Jietong is a weak scholar with thin cheeks, but he has always looked very energetic. His straight nose bridge is just like his character, which is impeccable.

My hands caressed his face, and finally stopped on his cheeks, holding his face.I bent down again to press his lips.

Jietong, he hasn't kissed me once.

At least, let me kiss him once.

The person I like is a gentleman, his name is Zhong Jietong.

Jietong, if there is really reincarnation in this world, then we will see you in the next life, okay?Or, you don't want to meet me again?

If not, that's fine.

Yeah.

I tightly pursed my lips, hugged Jietong's head tightly, and tears filled my face and his face all at once.

I don't know how long it took me to stand up again, but I fell to the ground all of a sudden.

"Third Sister!" Feixiang rushed out of the woods.

"Didn't I tell you to go back and study hard?" I put his hand on his and stood up.

He lifted me up vigorously, "Brother... how could I ignore him! That bastard! I will definitely find him out!"

"Nonsense." I said softly, "Don't forget, you made an appointment with your father to only take the exam this time, if you fail this time, you will go back to your hometown to inherit the family business, and you will never be able to realize your ideals gone."

"But... how do you ask me to take the test!" Two lines of tears leaked from his widened eyes.

"If you don't take the exam, will the hard work of you and the elder brother in the past few years be in vain?" I looked up at the haggard Guan Feixiang, "Don't you want to be a good official? No, work hard together for the sake of the elder brother?"

He hugged me hard, whimpering in my ear.

I patted his back again and again, and then I didn't know when, I also burst into tears again.

Leaving Feixiang in the preparatory dormitory, I also went back to the residence with the help of Qingzao.As soon as I got back, I called all the clerks, accountants, etc. who could be used, and went through the entry and exit list of the preparatory dormitory first.I felt something was wrong with me, so I went to rest first, but I couldn't fall asleep anyway.

"Green jujube."

"Hey!" She immediately opened the door and entered.

I sat up from the bed, "Mr. Liu, have they all had lunch yet?"

"Not yet, Mr. Liu has been leading the people in the study to sort out the things you brought back since Miss ordered. Even the servants who are on vacation have been called back."

"Go get them to make a roster so no one falls down."

"Miss," Qingzao said with red eyes, "it's you who don't fall down!"

"I'm fine," I waved my hand, "I've been to the study, you can find a doctor for me quietly." I must fall asleep.

"Hey!"

After Qingzao brought it to the door, I fell back on the bed with a bang.

One more time, just one more time to hold on.

After taking the medicine, I slept until the next morning before waking up.After stuffing something into my stomach and changing my clothes, I also went to the study to help.In addition, I also found someone to inquire about the news, and within half a month, I began to discover that the national examination seemed to be a very, very deep pool──

"Miss!" Qingzao trotted over and whispered in my ear, "Master Kui Huangyi from Yushitai just served the house."

"Go and clear the other people in the inner courtyard, I'll be waiting in the Tingyu Pavilion."

"Hey!"

I stood up and walked to the pavilion built in the center of Zhangfu Lake.

Because I like water, every Zhangfu mansion has a small lake and a pavilion in the lake, without exception.Jietong also said that when we are all free, we will go to Lanzhou together to see the real scenery of lakes and mountains.

"Miss!" Qingzao called out.

I lowered the hand supporting Tingzhu, turned around and looked at Kui Huangyi who came with Qingzao striding forward.

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