end of days

As the days passed, the atmosphere in the palace became more and more strange. It seemed that something was getting tighter and thinner like a string. If one was not careful, it might collapse and shatter. Then, It's a radical change.

Xuanyuanhen didn't look for Suzaku again. Although Suzaku blatantly contradicted his will, Xuanyuanhen didn't have the slightest idea of ​​punishing her, maybe because of her familiar stubbornness and persistent pursuit of the future.

Xuanyuanhen didn't expect that Zhuo Ran was very busy somewhere he didn't know.

Although Linfeng County is only a small county, it doesn't mean that it can't solve a big case.

Yu Feng, the son of Yu Jing, the magistrate of the county, died in the room for no reason. There was no wound on his body, and there was no sign of poisoning.The words under him were straight and straight. After the test, he believed that he died of "horse wind". When the county magistrate heard about it, he felt that it was a big shame, so he wanted to hide his son silently. Unexpectedly, just A day later, Yu Feng's body mysteriously disappeared from the room.

Having survived the initial pain of bereavement, the county magistrate suddenly became suspicious. His own son already had several wives and concubines, and had several children. He was not a young man who had just learned about desire, so he had no reason to die here. On such an unsightly matter.Although this son is not particularly well-behaved, he is not a reckless person. Besides, he didn't spend the night in his wife's room at all, and he didn't see him bring anyone home. So... what's going on...

But County Magistrate Yu is also a good-looking person. After all, his son's death is disgraceful. If he wanted to investigate, he really couldn't let go of this face, so he quietly ordered Zhuo Ran to investigate secretly.

Zhuo Ran didn't take it too seriously at first, but thought that maybe the magistrate Yu couldn't accept his son's death, and wanted to make it clear that as long as he found the woman who spent the night with Yu Feng that night, it would be considered a job.

I never thought that this investigation really found out something big.

Because people in Linfeng County come and go, and most of them are people from other places to make a living, some people with no relatives, no reason, and unknown origin died and no one collected their bodies, let alone reported the crime. Most of them were wrapped in a straw mat and lost. Entering the mass grave, no one takes it seriously after a long time.

But after Zhuoran's investigation, he asked around, only to find that not only Yu Feng, but also many people in Linfeng County have died inexplicably recently. Find out what's the problem.

Zhuo Ran gradually began to feel uneasy, years of experience told him that there was obviously something hidden in it.

After discovering a few dead, Zhuo Ran rushed to the mass grave in the west of the city without even caring about food.

Different from the hustle and bustle of the city, not too far from the west gate, a strong, gloomy dead air came oncoming, and even the wind carried the stench of decayed corpses, making Zhuo Ran nauseated.

Forcibly suppressing the boredom in his heart, Zhuo Ran rallied and walked in from the side path. The random graves and corpses wrapped in straw mats everywhere attracted vultures and crows to hover low in mid-air, coveting the sight in front of them. gourmet food.

As soon as Zhuoran approached, those birds flew away in a flutter, and for a while, the whole cemetery was eerily quiet.

Zhuo Ran found the place where the corpse was placed according to what the undertaker said, and saw that there was only a broken mat, as if it was forcibly torn apart by some force, and the corpse that was wrapped in it disappeared.

The corpse was obviously not eaten by wild dogs or other animals, because there was not a single blood stain on the spread straw mat, and there were no broken bones around it. Obviously, for some unknown reason, the corpse disappeared inexplicably. up.

Zhuo Ran couldn't help shivering, for some reason, he always felt that this place was terribly quiet, and he didn't even hear the "snoring" sound from the throats of wild dogs that usually hide in the dark.

All this is really too weird.

Zhuo Ran sped up his movements and checked the other places one by one. The corpses disappeared without exception, leaving behind several similar scenes.

Zhuo Ran's face became more and more solemn. It seemed that the matter was not as simple as he thought at first, it seemed that a huge net was covering it bit by bit.

Near the evening, Zhuo Ran returned to the county office, looking at Zhuo Ran with a serious face, the county magistrate also had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"what is the problem?"

"This subordinate also happened to hear that someone said that someone's death looks exactly like your son's, so I asked carefully and found out that many people died in the county recently, and the bodies were all without any injuries, and..." Speaking of this , Zhuo Ran was a little embarrassed, it's always a little strange to say a man's secret place, but Yu County Magistrate obviously understood what he meant.

"Is it all signs of doing something dead?"

"Yes." Zhuo Ran thought for a while, and then said, "In my opinion, there must be a big story in it, I'm afraid someone is planning something, and my subordinate wants to investigate this matter in depth."

"Hmm." After all, his son was also involved in it, and the magistrate Yu also wanted a satisfactory answer. Moreover, if there was really any conspiracy, it was very likely that it was related to the court and society, and he must not ignore the slightest abnormality.

"But don't say anything, lest you startle the snake."

"Yes, my subordinates know." Zhuo Ran arched his hands and said "Farewell" before leaving, but seeing that the county magistrate was a little absent-minded, with some sadness and bewilderment in his eyes, Zhuo Ran couldn't help but sighed in his heart. Ling didn't react on the surface, but Yu Feng's death definitely hit him hard, pity the hearts of parents all over the world.

Zhuo Ran gently closed the door of Yu Jing's room, and when he looked back, he saw the red glow in the western sky, and his thoughts drifted to the palace not far away.

"I don't know how Xiaoyu is doing now..."

"I don't know..." I don't know what the emperor's mood is now, just as he was about to say such a thought, Zhuo Ran tightly squeezed his lips, for fear that the words would fly out of his mouth if he couldn't help it.

At least for now, he is still unwilling to face his relationship with Xuanyuanhen, but he also knows in his heart that the stubborn and child-like emperor has already been engraved in his life, and he can't escape if he wants to.

"Ugh……"

"Hey? Boss Zhuo, why are you here?" The person who came was his usual partner Lian Yicheng. After getting along with him, Zhuo Ran felt that he was a kind and honest guy, so although Zhuo Ran usually tried his best to avoid any interaction with others. What intersection, but the relationship between the two is not bad.

"Oh, the magistrate Yu asked me for something."

"Is that so, hey, have you eaten yet?" Lian Yicheng wanted to put his hand on Zhuoran's shoulder, but Zhuo Ran turned around and just avoided it. Seeing his unconscious movements, Zhuo Ran couldn't help but smile wryly, and the entanglement with Xuanyuanhen made him Intentionally avoiding contact with men, even through the clothes, made him feel a sense of disobedience.

"Not yet, let's eat together later, I happen to have something to tell you."

"Why, do you have a job?" Lian Yicheng's eyes lit up all of a sudden. Although he is straightforward by nature, he has an unusual obsession with the profession of "catching thieves".

"En." Zhuo Ran couldn't help laughing when he saw that his whole face was full of energy, raised his hand as a gesture of invitation, and the two left the county government courtyard together.

Zhuo Ran didn't notice that Magistrate Yu watched the two of them leave from the window with complicated expressions in his eyes.

"What is the origin of this person..."

The reason why Zhuo Ran was so readily recorded that day was firstly because the county government was indeed short of people, and secondly because Zhuo Ran still had some skills, but after a period of time, the magistrate Yu realized that Zhuo Ran was not what he thought. That is a down and out Jiang Hu, he obviously carries some secrets.

Zhuo Ran is a smart man, as can be seen from his usual work, Zhuo Ran's martial arts attainments are definitely not low, although the magistrate Yu does not know martial arts, but seeing how easily Zhuo Ran can catch those troublesome prisoners, it is obviously not good Simple, but why would such a person stay in such a small county and be content to be a catcher with a monthly salary of less than two taels?

County magistrate Yu couldn't figure it out, but he wasn't a curious person, so he didn't ask too much, but he could still make outstanding moves on weekdays.

"Brother Zhuo, what's the job this time?" As soon as he sat down, Lian Yicheng asked impatiently.

"It's about Yu Feng." Zhuo Ran deliberately lowered his voice. After all, there are a lot of people in this small tea shed.

"Oh? Didn't you say that he died at that time?" The magistrate Yu's doubts were only told to Zhuo Ran, and the other police officers didn't even know the cause of Yu Feng's death, and even Yicheng heard from Aunt Zhang in the kitchen. .

"No." Zhuo Ran took a sip of tea, and then told Lian Yicheng all the details of the investigation during the day, and even Yicheng was surprised when he heard the words.

"There is such a thing?!"

"Yes, it's probably involving Jianghu sects. It's quite difficult to find out." This is the first time Zhuoran has encountered such a large-scale dead person. The prisoner must not be alone, and it is very likely that a certain sect is secretly operating.

"Why are the corpses disappearing..." Lian Yicheng was also puzzled, logically speaking, if this person is killed, he will be killed, so what's the use of having a corpse.

When Lian Yicheng said this, Zhuo Ran suddenly remembered some things he had heard before. It seemed that someone in southern Xinjiang would train corpses as weapons, which were particularly lethal, and the poison in the nails of the dead corpses was enough to paralyze people instantly. The most terrifying thing was, These corpses can't be killed at all, because strictly speaking, they are not living things, unless you can smash them all at once, otherwise...

"What's wrong?" Lian Yicheng asked Zhuo Ran when he saw Zhuo Ran suddenly lost his mind.

"It's nothing... thinking about something..."

"Then what shall we do next?"

"Wait."

"Wait?"

"Yes, there will definitely be victims in the future. What we have to do is to step up inspections and wait for the next incident."

"Since this is the case, then I will tell my brothers to get ready. It seems that we have to work hard for a while!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, raised the teacups in their hands, and with a crisp "ding", the cups touched together.