The Young Emperor and the Fearless

Outside the closed pharmacy, a strong man waited boredly at the door holding his injured arm.

The barefooted child passed by, looked at the strong man curiously, and was stared at by the strong man. The child was not frightened, made a grimace, and ran away quickly.

When the old doctor came back from the post station, he saw a person standing outside the pharmacy from a distance. Just as he caught a glimpse of his figure, he immediately turned around and walked to the other side.

Someone saw this and asked, "Doctor, where is this going?"

The doctor looked panicked and said: "Run for your life, the sky is about to change."

As if to confirm what he said, as soon as the doctor's words fell, a gust of wind suddenly rose up on the ground, blowing the leaves all around and rustling. Looking up, there was a cloud of dark clouds covering the sky above the blue sky, and immediately, the sky It got dark.

Both the doctor and the person who asked the question were startled, each trembled, parted ways in a hurry, and rushed home.

**

On the 'Lucky Fortune' teahouse, Zhao Dong stretched out his foot and kicked over a chair, and cursed at the servants who were kneeling on the ground: "Trash! Several people can't beat you, why should I support you bastards!"

The servants were speechless, and they dared not say a word when they were scolded, and even dared not move when they were hit by the objects thrown by Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong has been cursing for almost an hour, and he drank a pot of tea, but he is still not calm.

At this time, a person came in hurriedly from the outside, saluted and said, "Boss Zhao calm down, those people seem to be leaving here with their horses."

Zhao Dong was slightly stunned: "When did it happen?"

The man said: "Just now."

Zhao Dong couldn't figure out what the other party wanted to do, and paced back and forth with his hands behind his back.

Zhao Dong has such a habit when he thinks about things, and he is not allowed to be influenced by others. Even if he accidentally coughs and disrupts his thinking, he will be pulled out to beat the board.

The servant who knelt on the ground did not dare to vent his anger, and the person who sued also retreated to the side.Originally, the man thought that Zhao Dong couldn't move those people, and they left voluntarily, which would save trouble, at least they wouldn't bother Zhao Dong again.This is a good thing, but Zhao Dong doesn't think so.It just occurred to him that Zhao Dong was suspicious by nature, maybe he was suspicious of the purpose of those people's sudden departure, maybe there was deceit.

The informant's guess was right, Zhao Dong was indeed suspicious, after thinking for a while, he said, "There is something else wrong with this matter, you should keep an eye on him, don't let any movement go."

A servant hurriedly said: "The old doctor has not returned to the pharmacy since he came out of the inn. The door of the house is locked, so I don't know where he went. Also, someone in the inn released a carrier pigeon, and I am afraid it is to inform the capital. Boss Zhao, Could it be that they want to find someone to report to the officials, so that the officials can thoroughly investigate the murders here?"

Zhao Dong snorted coldly: "The officers and soldiers can't do anything to me when they come. I have never been afraid."

The servant quickly flattered: "That's Boss Zhao is wise, Boss Zhao is extremely smart."

"You still need to talk more!" Zhao Dong cast a sharp glance at the servants, and said quite proudly, "No matter how hard those people try to do, they can't help me, I have a lot of ways."

He seems to have a plan in his chest, and he is not anxious, but his nature is like this, his temper is as hot as fire, and he will catch it at the first touch.Seeing the kneeling servant, he was still full of anger.Cursed and scolded, Zhao Dong didn't want to hit people, it was too much effort, he said: "You have to kneel out and kneel, don't be an eyesore here."

So the servants retreated in a swarm.

The informant who came in last also had to leave, Zhao Dong stopped him: "How is the preparation for that matter?"

The man replied, "We're still looking for someone to do it, and it's going well so far."

Zhao Dongdao: "Speed ​​up, I want to get ahead of those people and join them first."

**

On the west side of the mountain, there are a few dwarf trees, overgrown with weeds, and it is a desolate place.

A crow flew over the mountain and landed on a small piece of dead wood protruding from the sand pile.The crow quacked twice, and not long after, a black figure suddenly appeared.

This person came quietly, as if blending with the breeze in the world, coming and going freely, without feeling abrupt.

Shortly thereafter, two horses jolted here one after the other.

He Li and Su Yu got off the horse at the same time, and He Li asked doubtfully, "This is it?"

Ju Xie said, "It's here."

When they were still at the post station, they saw a lot of smoke coming from the top of the mountain, and there were sporadic lights, as if someone was burning something.Originally, most of the people in the mountainous area cultivated land, and it was common to burn dry firewood from the crops. Kejuxie's pet, Crow Yuehe, was so excited that he kept barking on the roof.

Ju Xie understands Yuehe's habits and senses the strangeness in it - Yuehe is particularly sensitive to the smell of corpses, with the slightest breath, he can't wait to fly away. If the corpse is suitable, it will be a delicious picnic that Yuehe will eat .

Ju Xie wiped away the sand on his face with his feet, and underneath was the burnt black ground, as well as the stumps of weeds.It seems that someone set fire to something on purpose, and after burning, he didn't want to be discovered, so he covered it with sand.

"Go ahead," Juxie said.

Su Yu looked at Heli, and Heli nodded, so he whistled, and three people emerged from nowhere, each carrying a shovel, and started digging without saying a word.

These three are shadow guards in black.

After being seen through by Juxie, Su Yu became open-minded. When no outsiders were present, he would occasionally call out the shadow guard to help with things.

The sand was dug halfway, and a pungent smell wafted over. The crow didn't like the stench, so it let out a dissatisfied cry and flew away.

He Li held his nose and almost threw up.Su Yu's face was also not very good-looking, only Ju Xie's expression remained unchanged, and he said coldly, "It's the smell of corpses."

The shadow guard couldn't take it anymore, but he still held his breath and continued to dig, and his subordinates moved faster and faster.

Finally, all the sand was dug up, and a layer of dirty white cloth was covered inside, and when it was lifted, a half-burned corpse was exposed.The bone frame of the corpse was still there, the flesh on the body was charred black, and the fabric of the clothes was almost gone. Even so, it was still easy to distinguish the identity of this person.

That was Ruan Chunyun who was hanged to death.

He Li only glanced at it, then ran to the side and vomited for a while.

Su Yu frowned, and said an answer that everyone knew: "Zhao Dong asked people to do it."

Father Ruan said that Zhao Dong had ordered Ruan Chunyun's body to be carried away. He was burned and buried here, which must have been done by Zhao Dong's subordinates.

He Li spat out the soup in his stomach, felt better, endured the stench and said, "Now that Ruan Chunyun's body is found, even if Zhao Dongren is escorted here, he will not admit it."

Su Yu thought for a long time, and asked, "Zhao Dong really needs to admit it to be sure?"

Although he knew what Heli was worried about, but Zhao Dong was so cunning, he committed crimes again and again, and could make his subordinates collectively silent, even ordinary people dare not say a word about him. If this murder case continues like this, it will still be very difficult improvement.

He Li said: "Up to now, we have determined that Zhao Dong is the mastermind behind the scenes. It is all based on the people's unclear words and conjectures. We don't have a clear clue in our hands to designate Zhao Dong as the mastermind. What I want most is It is not the torture of the people to extract confessions, nor the ambiguous testimony, but their initiative to tell the whole truth."

However, when dealing with Zhao Dong, it is completely impossible for him to take the initiative to confess.And it's not just Zhao Dong, the people in Moshan Village are always uncooperative, either telling half the truth or keeping silent, which is really annoying.

Ju Xie sighed, "It's hard to tell the truth, but it's also hard to tell lies."

It is also the first time for He Li to experience this kind of dilemma. The truth is clearly in front of his eyes, but no matter how he tries to catch it, he can't catch anything in the end.

At this time, the wind on the mountains was getting stronger and stronger, and the sky was getting darker and darker.

He Li felt a drop of rainwater falling on his face, raised his hand to wipe it off, and said, "It's raining."

Fortunately, they came out on horseback and did not go far. The mountains are several miles away from the post station. Perhaps when they returned, the rain had not yet started.

The shadow guard picked up the shovel, held his breath and began to bury the person back again.

Amidst the sound of shoveling soil, Su Yu and Ju Xie heard a few subtle sounds, and they both looked at a hidden place among the weeds in the distance.

Su Yu said: "The people who watched us left."

He Li nodded and said, "We should go too."

As soon as the words fell, a piece of paper flew over like an arrow.

Su Yu reached out to catch it, spread it out to look at it, and handed it to He Li: "There is news from Seventeen."