Bo Ziyu took a small cart and carried Zhou Huai's body and half of the strange insect hanging from his belly, and pushed it all the way to the Yamen lobby.
It's the day.
Everyone in the county government vomited.
It was said that several adults had been "scared" and had to go home to recuperate for some time. Therefore, even Xing Baotou, who was recovering from his injuries in bed, was reprimanded for Bo Ziyu's "reckless" behavior.
Of course, the effect is still there.
After coming from the "Tiger Auntie" stall, there were vague rumors in the yamen about "people turning into monsters", but firstly, it was too "nonsense", and secondly, due to laziness, this theory was not taken seriously.
But when Zhou Huai's body appeared in front of the county government officials, the idea of "human beings turning into monsters" was put into practice.
Even after vomiting and recuperating, he still expressed his attention to the changes in the case.
Specifically, he called the new head catcher over, treated him with kindness and threats, bluffed and frightened him, sprayed him with blood, and ordered him to solve the case within a few days.
During this period, Li Changan also mentioned the matter of Yu Mei in a sideways manner, such as whether the ghost-faced man killed someone for a reason.
But obviously, compared to whether there is a reason for killing, or even whether the person killed is a human being, adults are more concerned about whether they have lost the prestige of the government and lost their own face.
Therefore, Yu Mei's reward can still be hung at the city gate. At most, he can add the sentence "If he can surrender, he will be treated leniently" on the notice.
At the same time.
He also added a reward for the "demon transformation". He didn't dare to say it openly for fear of alerting others, but secretly said that he would recruit strange people and strangers. The reward would be higher than Yu Mei's head.
Two hundred taels!
But Li Changan thought this was a complete joke.
Whether it's the subtle attempt to conceal it or the reward itself.
After all, although Xiaoshui is said to be densely populated, it is still just a county town. A slight disturbance can spread throughout the county, so no secrets can be hidden anywhere.
Moreover, there are six "righteous men" who accepted the reward last time to draw lessons from the past.
Two brothers, Zhang Tong and Zhang Shaonan, broke their arms and legs and went back to their old business of "rogues" without even earning a tael for their medical expenses.
Zheng Butcher went back dejectedly with wounds all over his body and continued to slaughter sheep and sell them for meat.
Parallel swordsman Xu Zhan ran away immediately afterwards and reportedly found a job as a housekeeper to make ends meet.
The Taoist priest Feng Chong and the knight-errant Zhang Yi were the two most capable. They fought against Yu Mei and then fought against the monster. They fought for the longest time and were injured the most.
Calculating it this way, those who got involved in this matter were cowardly, ran away, and were injured, and none of them ended up well. In this way, who is so heartless as to wade into this muddy water?
Li Changan was left with a single seedling, complete with beard and tail, and alive and kicking.
However……
The breeze is warm and the feeling of spring is pleasant.
In the small courtyard of Yujiadi store.
The breeze shakes the wisteria, releasing bursts of fragrance.
In the courtyard, Lao Kai propped up a dense canopy of trees to cover most of the courtyard.
Dappled sunlight shines down.
The Taoist priest narrowed his eyes lazily, rubbed his body against the tree trunk, found a more comfortable position to lean on, picked up a bamboo arrow and threw it casually.
The bamboo arrow drew an arc and accurately fell into a thin-necked barnacle about ten steps away.
well--
The few little devils watching the battle immediately let out a series of sighs.
The Taoist priest laughed.
"Ten out of ten shots, I won."
He put away the sheathed dagger on the table as a bet, and stretched his magic hand to the plate of cakes opposite.
"This plate of wisteria cake is mine."
The little girl Amei who lost the game opposite made a "hum" sound, shook her braid, and ran away angrily with her little followers.
"This wild girl really doesn't know her etiquette!"
The store owner quickly came over and apologized.
The Taoist priest waved his hand.
"It doesn't matter, thanks to Xiao Amei, I also made a plate of snacks."
The store owner was also a talkative person. Seeing Li Changan's kindness, he sighed and started chattering.
Why, Amei's father is a prodigal who has not been seen for many years. When he comes home, he only tells little Amei about weird things like monsters, strange people, swordsmen, wizards and so on. As a result, little Amei doesn't look like a girl.
, fooling around with boys all day long, and also said that in the future she would become a disciple of an immortal and become a heroine who could slay demons and slay demons.
He talked a lot about various things, finally remembered that he had something to do, left a pot of new wine, and left with a sigh.
As he walked, he kept mumbling.
"This girl is always like this, how can she get married in the future? Lao Yan's son plays very well with her, why don't we make an engagement early?"
Li Changan's left ear went in and the right ear went out, just like the wind blowing the trees and waves, without paying any attention.
It's a pity that I didn't enjoy much peace.
The store owner stepped on the front foot, but Bo Ziyu made up for it from nowhere.
"The Taoist Master is so pure that he has the leisure to play hut with children?"
"if not?"
The Taoist priest smiled and pushed the snack over.
Bo Ziyu blushed at the bubbles on his mouth.
"Can't eat it."
"drink wine?"
"I can't even drink it!"
"Why bother?"
Li Changan moved his back and let himself "sink" a little deeper into the tree trunk.
“Didn’t you report the matter about the ghosts to the county government?”
"Reported."
"The county government didn't pay attention to it?"
"Attention."
"The policeman didn't take any action?"
"Already looking around."
"Isn't this the end?"
The Taoist priest leaned against the old locust tree and took a sip of the new wine.
"Now that we've deployed our forces, let's just wait for news. Besides, even if you drag me out, it's just one more headless fly and it won't help."
"I know." Bo Ziyu sighed, "I just..."
It's just that being in it is unbearable.
Li Changan understood Bo Ziyu's anxiety.
In fact, the young police officer is worried about the hidden monsters and the spread of epidemics, so how can Li Changan not be anxious?
Two days have passed since the night of the ghost. Although the whole city was filled with fog at night, it was still peaceful on the surface. But only those who have really been exposed to this matter know what kind of undercurrents are surging under the surface calm.
Not to mention anything else, the possible existence of thirty-seven parasitic demonic insects is enough to make people tremble with fear.
Just imagine.
The wife you sleep with, the friends you have at the same table, the passers-by you pass by, government servants, vendors, prostitutes... all may have a strange insect hiding in their belly, and it may turn into a monster and devour you at any time.
There is no reason why people should not be frightened and trembled by it.
But, it’s still the same sentence.
No clues.
Moreover, Li Changan himself was full of doubts about Xiaoshui, the demon epidemic, the culprit behind the scenes, and even Yu Mei. However, Yu Mei had been elusive and hard to find. Even if he had doubts, he had to keep them in his heart.
It's useless to worry about things.
It's better to bask in the sun, eat some snacks, and drink a glass of new wine, so you can take a break from your busy schedule and recharge your batteries.
Bo Ziyu nodded reluctantly, and suddenly saw the short knife that Li Changan had used as a bet. The more he looked at it, the more familiar it looked.
"This is?"
"Zhang Yi's knife."
Li Changan handed over the knife casually.
"I bought it for thirty taels."
Bo Ziyu took it and pulled it out smoothly. His hair stood up immediately, and he felt the autumn light in front of him, like a lotus flower coming out of its box.
"Good knife!"
he blurted out.
Looked at it carefully again.
"But it was sold cheaply."
"If you polish and decorate it and be more patient, when a wealthy customer who knows the goods comes to visit, you will sell at least fifty taels."
Li Changan returned casually.
"But I only have thirty taels."
"What a pity. Why is he eager to sell it at a low price?"
The Taoist priest didn't answer, he just nodded in a certain direction.
Bo Ziyu is also an understanding person and understood immediately.
"Li'erlou? Third Lady?"
The Taoist priest smiled and said nothing.
Bo Ziyu "tsk-tsk" a few times.
"I didn't expect this cold-faced fighting man to be a Feng (Harmony) streamer who spends money like water."
The Taoist priest still didn't reply and just took a piece of cake into his mouth.
It's strange to say that.
A cold-hearted man like Zhang Yi, the knight-errant, actually got mad at the famous lady in Xiaoshui, the third lady upstairs in Li'er. But unfortunately, the third lady was so rich that even a small talk would cost her fifty taels when she met her.
silver.
And Zhang Yi, a charlatan who lives today and dies tomorrow, how can he have so much spare money? After that night, he dragged his injuries and squatted downstairs all day long selling knives.
However, after many visits to Xiaoshui, there are no discerning wealthy merchants.
The Taoist priests came in and out every day, which was dazzling to see. I felt that this scene was like a third-rate romance novel in the modern world.
A wild dog fell in love with a domestic cat and knocked off its canine teeth in exchange for dried fish.
After all, the Taoist priest couldn't bear it, so he counted the money he had and the few scraps he had left, he scraped together thirty taels and bought his slow-selling short knife.
But, how many times can I see the third lady with only thirty taels?
…………
The two of them had no intention of discussing Zhang Yi's matters in detail.
Li Changan doesn't like to make fun of others.
Bo Ziyu was simply worried and uneasy.
Not for a while.
He sighed again.
Li Changan's ears pricked when he heard this, and he had no choice but to persuade:
"No. 100 people from the Yamen have gone out to investigate, just to find out which house has something strange happened, and which person's appetite suddenly increased. Sooner or later, we will find some clues, and we can rest assured."
Bo Ziyu thought to himself that he was so worried because it was his colleagues who were doing the work. Others didn't know, so didn't he know who those colleagues were?
But in front of Li Chang'an, an outsider, it would be hard for him to lose the yamen's face.
He could only say quietly:
"hope so."
"It's just this clue... when can we find it?"
…………
Bo Ziyu was worried here, but a bunch of kiddies over there were having fun.
Exactly what the store said.
Little Amei is a kid who aspires to be a heroine, so she never likes games like turning ropes and pretending to be a family. She only likes cockfighting, pot throwing, and horn fighting.
But the wonderful thing is that all the young men among her friends are no match for a little girl like her.
Today, she lost her favorite cake while playing hut, so she started a fight and vented all her anger openly.
Perhaps because he heard the store owner's rumblings when he left, the boy from the Yan family was particularly bruised and swollen after being cleaned up.
A certain kid fell down and his eyes became anxious.
"Don't be complacent. My brother is the strongest. If he were here, he would definitely knock you off your feet."
Before Amei could express her disdain, the men began to fight among themselves.
"Fart! My brother is the strongest. He can overturn the family dog."
"My brother is so strong that he can overturn an old sow."
"My brother is so strong that he can overturn a big buffalo!"
…
After a lot of competition, it finally fell to a boy who stuttered.
"My brother-brother-brother is very strong..."
Friends, wait patiently to see what kind of thing his brother can overturn.
However.
"He-he can eat three-three buckets of white rice!"
The little friend was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.
This little stutterer was so anxious that he actually licked his tongue (harmony).
"My mother said, the more you eat, the stronger you will be!"
After saying this, the laughter around him suddenly stopped.
Little Stutter thought he had convinced everyone, so he proudly crossed his arms, only to find that his friends were all looking behind him timidly.
Turn around and look.
At some point, two adults stood behind him in the yard.
Snapped.
The adult in official uniform grabbed the little stutterer by the shoulders.
"Little stutter."
Bo Ziyu stared at his bloodshot eyes and tried his best to put on the most "kind" smile.
"You just said, how many buckets of food can your brother eat?"