Chapter 2: Killing the Gate

Qin Hui came out and smiled and said: Young Master, please invite me.Cheng Zongyang had been waiting outside for a long time. Seeing Su Daji leaving with a few women, he couldn't help but feel happy and laughed at the sky. Then he got out of the car and entered the room.

Xiao Yaoyi sat on the chair, staring at the twelve beautiful singers and dancers in the hall with a lustful look, and said, Brother Cheng is a good method. Lan Gu said just now that these are all innocent servants who have not taken over the pass.The witch originally wanted to make the name of Zuiyue Tower in one fell swoop, but she didn't expect that Brother Cheng would be the best.

Lan Gu?

Cheng Zongyang turned his head and looked.

The middle-aged beautiful woman looked at him in surprise and knelt down quickly. It turned out to be Mr. Cheng, I have seen my master!

The master is lucky!

I once visited Zuiyue Tower in Wuyuan City. I saw this woman and said in surprise: Aren’t you in Zuiyue Tower in Wuyuan City?Why did you get here?

Lan Gu smiled and said: Madam wants to open the Zuiyue Tower in Jiankang, so that I can pick up the fans and come to take care of it.Cheng Zongyang smiled and said: The two girls in the building are named Qing'er and Mei'er, are they okay?

It’s good to bother the master to worry about it.

Where is the official Ximen?

Lan Gu smiled and said: The high-ranking official went out to do business a few days ago.I came to the building before leaving, but because there was no rebirth, I sighed.

Ximen Qing is much bigger than himself. It is a big deal to have no son in this era, so no wonder he sighs.But then again, it is really suspicious to see how many seeds there are still sowing at home in the kiln all day long.

Xiao Yaoyi smiled and said: Brother Saint, these beauties are all yours. Tonight... …

Xiao Zi snatched: I'll do it for you.Cheng Touer doesn't like it.Cheng Zongyang shouted in his heart: I like it!

Why don’t you like it!

Before he could speak, Xiao Yaoyi had already said: Since that's the case, I'm not polite.

Death girl!Little fox!You guys are too much!I would rather die than be cheap, you little fox!

Cheng Zong coughed and said, "These girls are all good people's daughters, but they have arrived here because their families are poor or deceived."If you have a little conscience, how can you bear to watch them fall into a trap of fire!I, Cheng Zongyang, cannot do such a despicable thing, and I will not allow others to do it!

Cheng Zongyang looked at Xiao Yaoyi proudly and said: So, there are still people in your family. If you are willing to go back, each of them will give you twenty cents. I will send someone to take you back.Xiao Zi smiled and looked open, Xiao Yaoyi was as stupid as a wooden chicken, and it took a long time to extend his thumb, Brother Saint, you are cruel!

Cheng Zongyang said: The weaving yard and this yard belong to me, and I will give you 10,000 yuan in gold coins. How about it?

Let’s get rid of the gold jam.

Xiao Yaoyi put it in his ear and said: Even if I give Miss Zi the dowry.

Cheng Zongyang's smile did not change and he whispered: You should find someone to marry her as soon as possible.Lan Gu looked at herself crampedly.Cheng Zongyang said: If there is no one at home, if you want to stay here, just stay.

Lan Gu breathed a sigh of relief and leaned over and said: Thank you, Master.The singers cried with joy and those who were willing to go back took the money, and Qin Hui contacted the carriage and horses to send them back home.Two of them were left because they were homeless, and they also stayed with Lan Gu.

After Cheng Zongyang finished making arrangements, Xiao Yaoyi said: I'll go back and see Xiao Wu.Don't worry, I'll send someone to stare at the witch and wait until she leaves Jiankang.

After Xiao Yaoyi left, Qin Hui came over with a plate of silver zhu.Cheng Zongyang said: What is this to do?

Qin Hui smiled and said: This is the reward from the piano master and the officials.Thank you for your hard work, you have to express your feelings.Cheng Zongyang remembered, is that Chu coming?

Chu was called away halfway through the journey and passed a message to the young marquis to accuse him of the crime.

Cheng Zongyang said: I'll go to the weaving workshop to take a look.Qin Hui smiled and said: The little marquis was afraid that the witch would take away the property, so he had already asked someone to seal the weaving yard.Good boy, so thoughtful.

Qin Hui said: Uncle Chang has not come back yet, so I will go with my grandson.No.As soon as Su Daji left, Cheng Zongyang felt a little bit of rock in his heart, and he felt relieved. Take care of this place.Hey, damn girl, why are you still here?

Cheng Zongyang and Xiao Zi got on the carriage together. When they remembered that Su Daji took Xiang Koer and the female guards away empty-handed, they couldn't help laughing wildly, and couldn't help but hugging Xiao Zi and kissing him hard, "Damn girl, you really have it!"

Xiao Zi's face turned slightly red and she said angrily: Hate!Don't touch others!Cheng Zongyang shouted strangely: Mr. Shang said that you would warm the bed for me.What's the big deal if you just kiss one?

Don't quarrel.Xiao Zi took off the pendant from her earlobe.

Cheng Zongyang looked at her delicate cheeks and was shocked, are you injured?

None.Xiao Zi raised the pendant, it was her blood.Only then did Cheng Zongyang notice that there was a short needle as thin as a mosquito whisker on the pendant.When Su Daji slapped Xiao Zi, the edge of her palm was stabbed by a thin needle, bleeding, but it felt like she was bitten by a mosquito, and even she herself did not notice any abnormality.

Hello, what did you do to get her blood?

Xiao Zi smiled and said: There are many things you can do.For example, if I seal it in the amber where I have used the magic, she can sense it as soon as she appears around her.

Look at you smiling exactly the same as the little fox, don’t you?

I don't want to be like him.Xiao Zi said: It can also be placed on the doll... Cheng Zongyang nodded, it's poisonous!

Just let her have nightmares every night.Xiao Zi took out a piece of clear yellow amber and taped some blood on the pendant.The small drop of blood immediately penetrated into the amber, like a blood-red star sealed inside the amber.

Cheng Zongyang took it over and felt that the amber was slightly hot. It was because Su Daji had not yet walked away.Cheng Zongyang tsk twice: Damn girl, what the hell have you learned from Shanghou?

Xiao Zi said in a voice: I have also learned a lot of bed skills. Cheng Touer, do you want to try it?

Cheng Zongyang angrily said: Damn girl, wait!

Cheng Zongyang put the amber into his pocket without hesitation, and suddenly heard a noise outside.

At this time, the carriage had already reached the Qinhuai River. Cheng Zongyang pulled up the curtain and saw a group of idle men in front of the house not far away through the light green glass. Several officials were in and out of the courtyard. One inside seemed to be Chu Heng, a resident in charge of the criminal case.

The officer wearing soap clothes drove away the idle people around him and brushed the gate of the courtyard with white dust.

Cheng Zongyang knew that this was Jiankang's custom, and that the houses where murder cases were caused must be wiped out - could there be another murder case?

Cheng Zongyang jumped out of the carriage.Chu is engaged in it.Chu Heng turned around and saw that it was Cheng Zongyang, so he politely bowed his hand, Young Master Cheng.Cheng Zongyang smiled and held Chu Heng's wrist, put a string of silver baht into his sleeve, and pulled his hand and shook it: Today's business is done by Chu.

Chu Heng was from the sixth rank, with a salary of 500 shi per year. The monthly salary was 30 or 40 silver zhu. At this time, he was estimated to be no less than his monthly salary. Although he might not care about the money, Cheng Zongyang was generous and couldn't help but feel good about it and said: Young Master Cheng is too polite.I am ashamed of not being able to receive money from below.Cheng Zongyang looked at the court: Is there any case?

Chu Heng smiled bitterly and said: In a major case, more than a dozen people in the family were killed completely.If the case cannot be solved, the younger one is afraid that the position will not be guaranteed.

Extinguishing the family?Whose family is this?

Chu Heng lowered his voice and said: Xu Sikong's son.

Cheng Zongyang said in his heart.Xu Ao?He didn't live with Lord Sikong?

Mr. Xu moved out when he arrived in Jiankang.

Chu Heng shook his head.I didn't expect this to happen.Cheng Zongyang's heart was pounding and he said: I have a relationship with Mr. Xu, can I go in and take a look?

The officials in Jin State were not very rigorous in handling cases, at least Chu Heng did not take it seriously.He agreed and led Cheng Zongyang into the yard.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw several evil dogs dying in the yard, with crossbow arrows inserted into the neck. It seemed that they were shot and killed by someone with a crossbow at close range.

Chu Heng said: More than one person started, but you can see more than a dozen footprints alone.It was probably around midnight last night, and seven servants in the house died in the room, all of whom were killed by an arrow in their sleep.

Where is Xu Ao?

Unexpectedly, Mr. Xu's remains were not seen. When counting the bodies, he found that several guards were missing.Chu Heng said: The people sent to Sikong Mansion to report the news have not come back yet. I wonder if the guards were going out with Mr. Xu, or if the evil servants colluded with thieves from outside, and they were working together inside and outside.

Cheng Zongyang knew very well that most of the missing guards were Xu Ao's confidants, and they went to Yingchou Valley with their master. In this case, it was impossible for them to come back.

Chu Heng led Cheng Zongyang to the inner courtyard, covered his nose with one hand, pointed to the bedroom in the middle, and whispered: This is the one who dies the most.

The house had been inspected by a police officer. White ash was sprinkled in front of the door, and the rolled bamboo curtains were put down, and a strong smell of blood was emitted from the room.

This is the bedroom of Mrs. Xu’s wife.

Chu Heng whispered: Mr. Xu's wife and two concubines, and several maids all died in the room.

Chu Heng showed unbearable expression, not knowing what deep hatred the thieves had with Young Master Xu. None of the three corpses were complete, especially the young lady of the Xu family...

He shook his head as he said that.

Cheng Zongyang's heart was shocked and he had already vaguely guessed who had taken the action.But they didn't expect that they would react so quickly and violently, and they would destroy Xu Ao's family.

Chu Heng sighed: There are not many residents around here, and no one heard the news. It was not until noon that someone discovered it and reported the case to the government.

Chu Heng lifted the bamboo curtain: Mr. Cheng shouldn’t come in and take a look?

Cheng Zongyang's heart thumped. Although the bloody smell in the air was strong, the breath of death was indescribable. It was obvious that the people in the house had been very angry for a long time.He refused: I won't go in anymore.

Chu Heng put down the bamboo curtain and nodded.The deceased has died, Young Master Cheng should not be too sad.Maybe your friend, Young Master Xu, will be able to escape this disaster.Suddenly, the bamboo curtain moved and a slim figure came out from it.

The woman was wearing a black constable uniform, but unlike the ones of Jiankang's ordinary prisoners, her clothes were inlaid with vermilion edges and a bronze plaque was tied with a belt.

To facilitate movement, the hem of the clothes was short, and the open hem exposed two slender legs in white silk trousers.

She was wearing an exquisite hat, and a light green veil under her ear covered her face, and Ling Bingbing's beautiful eyes under the hat had no expression at all.

Cheng Zongyang had never seen a woman wearing a sex suit. When he saw the black sword embroidered on the corner of her veil, he couldn't help but be stunned.Chu Heng looked respectful and said with a fist: Captain Quan.

Where is the coroner?

The woman's tone was a little stiff, and the tip of her tongue rolled up when she spoke, which had a strange charm.

The coroner has been seen.Chu Heng did not dare to neglect and replied: There are seven corpses in the room, all of which are women.

It has been found that the four maids are maids, three of which have injuries in their throats of one inch and seven centimeters deep, which is cut to death; the other maid is dressed in a mess, with blue-black finger marks in her throat, and semen flowing out of her lower body, which is choked until death when she was raped.

The other three are the young lady of Xu's mansion and two concubines, both of whom are invisible.The two concubines were lying on the couch, and their limbs, neck, abdomen and vagina were injured.The young lady was tied between the beams, her body was suspended in the air, covered in bruises, and she was raped and killed by someone in turn. She was only extinct before and after Chen Shi.It was nearly five hours from the hour to the hour of the middle to the hour of Chen, why was no one around noticed it?

Chu Heng said: Maybe this place is very close to the river and there are few people around it.The woman spread her hands, and a dark nail was placed in Baihong's palm.

The nails look very primitive, with four-edged conical shapes, and their work is rough.Cheng Zongyang muttered in his heart: What's the big deal about a few nails?

Chu Heng's expression was shocked, where did this come from?

One fell on the side of the couch.The woman said coldly: Why is the criminal officer in Jiankang so careless?

Chu Heng said ashamed: Captain Quan taught a lesson.Immediately let someone check the horse's hoof marks and ironware workshops around me.

The woman said indirectly: How did the female corpse who was hung up die?

Chu Heng cheered up.The young lady was injured more than forty parts. I guess it might be caused by the thief to torture and seeking property.The fatal injury should be the knife wound of both breasts.The woman's wonderful eyes stopped on Chu Heng and said for a long time: Jiankang's missionary disappointed me so much.The woman had a slight bleeding from the navel, which was clearly because she was stabbed into the vagina with a sharp object during her lifetime and died.The sharp object is three feet and four inches long and slightly arc-shaped.

Find similar utensils immediately.After saying that, the woman pressed her hat and left the inner courtyard without looking at Cheng Zongyang from beginning to end.

Cheng Zongyang breathed.Who is this woman?

Chu Heng's old face turned red and he smiled bitterly: Quan Yuji.One of the two female captains at Liuzhanmen in Chang'an.As a senior official who was engaged in the sixth rank and was a criminal case, Chu Heng was criticized by the woman but did not dare to reply.Cheng Zongyang asked in confusion: I am not as an official as a woman, how can they be arrested?Also, isn’t Chang’an in Tang State?How can you come to Jin State?

Chang'an Liushemen is the headquarters of the Six Dynasties Constables. Quan Captain Quan is a master who is deliberately cultivated by Chang'an Liushemen. He solved several major cases at a young age and became the captain.Chu Heng said: She is quite polite. If it were other captains, we could only listen to the training.After all, he was a little incompetent person who lost the face of the Jin State's missionary.

Since it is the headquarters, why is it not located in Luoyang?

Chu Heng knew that he was from a remote place, and he didn't care. He smiled and said: Luoyang was under the rule of the emperor, and it was enough to set up two thousand stones of Cao in charge of the world's criminal prison at the Shangshutai.In the Six Dynasties, only the Tang and Song Dynasties had Ministry of Justice. Of course, we young people came to do the insignificant matters such as handling cases.

Chu Heng sighed: If it weren't for Captain Quan's wise eyes, he would have almost missed this clue.The thieves took the wife and concubines of the Xu family from various rooms, nailed the door and window to death, and then started to attack. It was obviously prepared, and the purpose was not to extort money and property.

Young Master Cheng,

Chu Heng apologized: I want to go to the room to check it out, so I won’t accompany the young master.Back in the car, Cheng Zongyang's expression immediately became cold.

The murderer who destroyed the family was undoubtedly the evil young men of Heng Xin. Even the weapon that stabbed Mrs. Xu's mansion to death could guess eight or nine points - the dragon tooth cone in Xiao Yaoyi's hand!

These evil young men were vicious enough to retaliate. Knowing that Xu Ao was avoiding disaster, he actually killed his family without leaving any way out.

Big fool,

Xiao Zi laughed and said, "You sighed again."

Alas... Cheng Zongyang sighed, these people were too cruel.Revenge is it, why bother killing innocent people.Xiao Zi curled her lips: If the surname Xu wins, she won’t be polite to you.Yan'er, Ying'er and the others will definitely be beheaded, and maybe even I will be beheaded by them.Kill you?Are you talking in your sleep?The little fox named Xiao is not as ill as you.Who in this world can kill you, I will kowtow to him immediately and call him Master!

Xiao Zi kicked him.Cheng Zongyang rubbed his legs and thought for a while, then said: No, I want to find that little fox.

What does he mean with a dragon tooth cone?If you want to make me hurt, don’t you have to start so early, right?Have a good time.

Xiao Zi said: Everyone knows that you gave the dragon tooth cone to Wang Chuzhong.He did this because he didn't like the Langya Wang family and wanted to bring them in too.Wang Chuzhong had a grudge against Old Man Xu because of the position of General Zhendong, and now he has become the suspect of Old Man Xu's killing son. It would be better for him to refuse the imperial edict himself, resign from General Zhendong, and let the little fox and the others sit on it.

Cheng Zongyang nodded frequently when he heard this.Dear girl, Men'er Qing Ah, have you talked to the little fox?

No Ah.Xiao Zi blinked. She just saw that the tattoo on Brother Xiao’s neck was so fun, and she wanted to stab one.

Very good!You just need to sting words on your face, which means I am a traitor, so as not to deceive people with this face all day long.

Xiao Ziyi went to Cheng Zongyang's arms and said in a tinge voice: Cheng Touer, is his face so beautiful?

Cheng Zongyang frowned and leaned against Xiao Zi's ear and lowered his voice: Don't speak in this tone!When I heard this sound, my scrotum was tight. It was so tired that the mule had to pee when she heard it...

Ouch!You damn girl!

Cheng Zongyang screamed and was bitten hard by Xiao Zi on his shoulder.