The strange case of the demon book

? On the first night, Huo Wencai and Ma Wenrui went into Zhang's mansion to rest after one o'clock on duty.Lying on the warm bed, Ma Wenrui, who had survived the whole winter, couldn't help but sighed, "This is the most comfortable time since I became a policeman."

"I'll go next door and look for you when I wake up." Huo Wencai said to Ma Wenrui.

"Okay. Ha~" Ma Wenrui yawned.The first night of errands always makes me sleepy.

Huo Wencai left the guest room, then walked softly through the peach blossom grove and the front hall to Zhang Jue's wing room in the backyard. The heater in the wing room was on to make the room a little warmer, but Huo Wencai knew that Zhang Jue's quilt must be cold.

Huo Wencai took off his police uniform and boots and carefully got on the big carved bed, got under the quilt and gently embraced Zhang Jue.Zhang Jue snorted and did not wake up.

"With me here, it won't be cold." Huo Wencai said softly and closed his eyes to sleep.

Feeling the heat source and the familiar atmosphere, Zhang Jue closed his eyes and smiled...

It was only after hearing the bell that Huo Wen had to leave.

On the second day of their errand at night, Huo Wencai and Ma Wenrui happened to meet Yu Xian and an uncle with braids when they went to the police station to sign their errands.Yu Xian greeted the two of them, "You two."

"What's the matter, captain?" Ma Wenrui asked.

"Someone came to report a case, saying that a boat capsized in the floating market last night. The patrolman in charge of that area fell ill. You two followed Uncle to have a look." Yu Xian said.

"Okay. Captain." Ma Wenrui said.

That's why Huo Wen took the notebook and pen handed over by Yu Xian.So, the three of them went to the floating market.On the way, Huo Wencai and Yu Xian learned the whole story from Abo.

In fact, things have happened since the Lantern Festival, but at the time everyone thought it was an accident so they didn't take it to heart.Because capsizes happen every year.

But this year's window turning was really weird, so the boatman had to call the police.

This matter has to start from the Lantern Festival half a month ago, the day of the Lantern Festival.Almost all the flower boats in the water market have customers, so the flower boats row out of the water market to swim the river.The river is so beautiful because of the continuous flower boats.

This day is a big chance to make money for flower girls.But on the night of the Lantern Festival, a flower boat capsized.After overturning, no one was rescued.The boatman, the bride, and the guests all disappeared into the Yuejiang River in the dark night.

At that time, everyone didn't take it seriously, because the Yuejiang River capsizes every year, but what happened later is only creepy when I think of the boatmen in the floating market.

There was no wind and no waves that day, and the capsized flower boat seemed to capsize inexplicably.Not to mention people, even the boat was not found.

Therefore, after the Lantern Festival, there were three more ship capsizing accidents.It was exactly the same as what happened on the Lantern Festival.

Only then did the boatman feel the horror in his heart.The Yuejiang River at night also makes people feel like the giant mouth of a monster, ready to swallow a small flower boat at any time.

As a result, rumors began to appear in the floating market.It is said that there are water ghosts in the Yuejiang River. If they are not expelled, the flower boat will be dragged to the Yuejiang River to be buried with them.Others said that because of the robbing of business, other flower boats were playing tricks and harmed other flower boats.For a while, there are all kinds of arguments.

Just yesterday, another incident happened, so as a last resort, the boat owner came to the police department to report the case, hoping that the police department could find out the whole story.

"Haunted..." Huo Wen said to himself.If I really didn't believe in ghosts in this world before, I just couldn't make a definition before the matter was investigated.

When the three of them arrived at the floating market, it was relatively quiet. The real bustle of the floating market was after eight o'clock.It's almost six o'clock now, and the confession I want to witness is probably around seven o'clock.

"Abbe, take us to the place where the boat capsized." Huo Wencai said.

"Okay." Said the boatman Abo and brought Huo Wencai and Ma Wenrui onto the boat, and the boatman rowed the two of them out of the floating market.Not far from the floating market, the boatman said that this is the place where the third flower boat capsized.The Yuejiang River was so clear that Huo Wen lay down on the boat and looked into the Yuejiang River without seeing the bottom.

This Yuejiang River is still too deep.If you want to know the bottom of the water, you have to dive down to investigate, and the weather has not really warmed up yet, so they are not ready to go down.

When Huo Wen didn't see anything, he got up and told Uncle to continue rowing, and Uncle continued to row. From the Lantern Festival to now, a total of six flower boats capsized down the Yuejiang River.The places where the overturned boats meet are separated by a certain distance.

"From the Lantern Festival to yesterday, there was no wind or waves in the city of Guangzhou. If you can dive down and have a look, maybe you can learn something." Ma Wenrui said.

"Master Patrolman, you must investigate this matter, otherwise the floating market will not be at ease." Said the boatman Uncle.

"Don't worry, we will investigate this matter clearly." Huo Wencai said, looking at the sunset over the Yuejiang River.

"Okay, if you have any questions, just ask. We will definitely tell you what we know." Said the boatman Uncle.

"Abbot, tell us about the boatman, the bride and the guests who got off the boat." Ma Wenrui said.

"Okay." So the boatman Uncle informed Huo Wencai and Ma Wenrui of the six people on the capsized flower boat, and there was really no doubt about it from the boatman Uncle.

So the boatman, Uncle, sent the two of them back to the shore, and they went back to the police station after landing.After arriving at the police station, he went to Yu Xian's office and reported to Yu Xian, and Yu Xian said, "What do you two think?"

"There are three possibilities." Huo Wencai said.

"Tell me." Yu Xian listened attentively.

"The first possibility is that the capsizing of these six flower boats was done by human beings. They were tampered with, so they capsized and sank at the bottom of the Yuejiang River." Huo Wencai said.

"The second possibility is that those flower boats touched something in the Yuejiang River when they were rowing on the Yuejiang River, causing the ship to sink." Huo Wencai continued.

"What about the third type?" Yu Xian said.

"There are ghosts at the bottom of the Yuejiang River."

Regarding Huo Wencai's last answer, Yu Xian didn't laugh at or teach Huo Wencai a lesson. Even Yu Xian, who doesn't believe in evil, would believe in the cases of encountering evil sects again and again.

"Okay, you two are responsible for this case until it is found out." Yu Xian said.

"Yes!" The two took orders.

In the next time, the two went to investigate

When it was nearly eight o'clock, Huo Wencai and Ma Wenrui returned to the floating market to investigate the capsizing case.The old boatman brought over the witnesses who saw the boat capsized that day, and Huo Wencai and Ma Wenrui worked together to ask each witness.

All the witnesses of the overturning gave the same answer: the flower boat suddenly overturned and sank into the Yuejiang River.Not a little defensive.

Can't get a clue.Huo Wencai and Ma Wenrui separated to investigate whether there were any major conflicts of interest and grievances in the floating market.

After the investigation is completed, find a time to dive into the bottom of the water at noon during the day to see what happened.

When Huo Wencai was investigating grievances in the floating market, he met Jinghong's flower boat. Jinghong smoked a cigarette and recruited Huo Wencai into the flower boat, and then lowered the curtain.

Huo Wencai sat down with his legs crossed, and Jinghong brought him a glass of wine.

"Thank you." Huo Wen picked up the wine and drank it.

"You are investigating the shipwreck." The case of a patrolman investigating the capsizing has already spread in the water market, and the investigating patrolman is quite familiar.

That's why I knew it when I saw Huo Wen.

"Well, Wen Rui and I investigate this case." Huo Wencai said.

"That's fine, as long as the matter is clarified, everyone can feel at ease." Jing Hong said.

"Miss Jinghong has been in the water market for many years, so she should be familiar with the things here. I want to ask Miss Jinghong something." Huo Wencai said.

"You ask." Jing Hong took a puff of cigarette and let it out, the smell of cigarettes filled the flower boat.

"The forces and disputes of the floating market."

"The Floating Market is the domain of Master Tie. The gambling boats here are managed by Brother Chou. Those who gamble on the gambling boats have to pay some copper coins. It's not a lot of money, but the advantage is that if there are many people, a little can add up. The second floor of the boatman Brother Qiu's [-]% and the remaining [-]% will be sold to Lord Tie. Nobody competes with Brother Qiu for gambling boats, but there are flower boats here. The flower boats are managed by two old bustards, one is Mama Li and the other is Sun Mama Sang, anyone who wants to pick up customers at the floating market must be supervised by these two bustards, and if they pick up customers privately, they will be thrown into the river. So the previous Yuan Xi was just special..."

Huo Wencai learned from Jinghong's mouth that the two bustards in the floating market were very competitive.Four of the capsized boats in the Yuejiang River were Hua Niang under the old bustard surnamed Sun, and two were Hua Niang under the old bustard surnamed Li.

Six flower boats capsized and sank in the Yuejiang River, which was a great loss to Master Tie.And this matter is not a loss to the two bustards, so they said that they did not want to sink each other's flower boat for competition.

First, they couldn't explain to Master Tie.

Second, they will lose a lot.

Thirdly, it's not just Hua Niang who died, but also those sons and sisters who are looking for fun.

No matter which one they can't afford, it's not worth the loss.Therefore, the shipwreck case will not have much to do with the two bustards.However, it cannot be ruled out that there are personal grievances in this floating market or that there is any grudge with the floating market and wants revenge.

"Right now, the girls in the flower boats in the water market are in a state of panic, and no one dares to row the boat out without finding out what happened." Jing Hong said.

"Our police department will find out the truth about this matter. Thank you, Miss Jinghong." The information Jinghong gave him was of great help. This item is possible, but we still need to continue to investigate whether there have been major disputes and grievances in the floating market.After Huo Wencai bid farewell to Miss Jinghong, he lifted the curtain of the boat and saw Beitangyan standing at the bow of the boat waiting for him to come out.

"Mr. Beitang." Huo Wencai said.

"Yes." A gentleman is like Beitangyan. After Huo Wencai left, Beitangyan became Jinghong's guest of honor as a guest.

Although I don't like Beitangyan's entanglement, the visitor is a guest.Jing Hong did not drive people away.