Shopkeeper Li is not here, the waiter is not here, the yard is in a mess, there is only one lamppost in the backyard, and not even the porch light is lit.
Two coffins were delivered in the afternoon. One fell to the ground and the lid was almost shattered. The other coffin was placed intact on several long benches with the lid falling to the ground and the inside facing up.
There was blood everywhere on the ground, and some of it was confirmed to be human blood.
Xia Zhaoyi walked slowly and looked around carefully.
A piece of white paper was nailed to the other side of the laid coffin.
Xia Zhaoyi took it off and there were three words written on it: "You asked for it."
Seemingly provocative, Xia Zhaoyi's tight and charming face softened. This was Dai Yu's handwriting.
At almost the same moment, in a large courtyard on Omi on Liusong Road in the east of the city, the last big man in the courtyard was kicked in the calf by Dai Yu and fell to his knees.
Eleven people were kneeling in the courtyard, and there were sixteen corpses on the ground.
The two people kneeling on the far right are the killers in the coffin who were hung up and tied up all afternoon.
They opened their eyes and looked at the tragic scene on the ground, their pale faces not regaining their vitality for a long time.
Wei Dongyou led the three people to search the house and returned, throwing down a large number of arrows and weapons: "Master, they are fully prepared."
When the two killers in the coffin heard Wei Dongyou's voice, they stared at him with disgust.
It was Wei Dongyou who led his men into the Sihai Inn, "killed" shopkeeper Li, "killed" the waiters, and then "killed" Dai Yu with one knife.
The two killers in the coffin were rescued in a panic, and the other party asked them to escape first.
Since they had never seen Wei Dongyou before, they were cautious and did not come back immediately. Instead, they first looked for a medical center and then stayed in several other places. They changed clothes along the way and hid their whereabouts. However, they were still followed by this group of people.
Here we are.
Shen Lie slowly wiped the blood on his sword, glanced at the weapons, and then looked at the eleven men kneeling on the ground.
The lights in the courtyard were dim, and his white clothes were half-dark, but his handsome face was silently shrouded in the shade of the trees. In the dim light, a pair of black eyes were as cold as ice.
The men were shocked by his nonchalant demeanor.
This man was too young, and because he was so young, he had such a leisurely manner that he was not impatient, impatient, or deliberate. It was impossible to think about how many people he had killed directly or indirectly.
The attention of the eleven men was all on Shen Lie. The silk satin cloth wiped the sharp sword body, and the clear and thin sound of the friction seemed to stimulate the nerves of each of them.
"There is no man who throws eggs." Shen Lie said calmly.
Dai Yu immediately looked at the man closest to him: "Who was the murderer in Zifengfang today, and where did the sloppy man who was rescued go?"
The man was sweating profusely and dared not speak.
Dai Yu glanced behind him.
The secret guard standing behind the man immediately stepped forward and stuffed a ball of cloth into the man's mouth.
Dai Yu raised the knife and dropped it, and the man's fingers flew into the air.
The severe pain made the man raise his head and scream, but his mouth was stuffed with a ball of cloth, full of saliva and snot pouring back from his nose, which almost choked him.
"Withdraw." Dai Yu said.
The secret guard pulled the cloth out of the man's mouth.
"Who was the murderer in Zifengfang today? Where did the slovenly man who was rescued go?" Dai Yu asked again.
The man was holding his broken finger that was bleeding profusely, gasping for air and trembling all over.
So the secret guard stepped forward again, and just as a ball of cloth was about to be stuffed into the man's mouth again, the man shouted: "I said! I said!"
He kowtowed to the ground and pointed to another man whose face was already sallow: "Qi Heizi led them there!"
Dai Yu then turned his attention to the man known as "Qi Heizi".
Qiheizi took a few breaths, then suddenly stood up, pulled out the dagger from his sleeve, and tried to make a last ditch effort.
Ye Zheng, who was closest to him, raised his sword, and the weapon in his hand fell to the ground with a sound, and half of his index finger flew out.
Qi Heizi's tears burst out instantly, and he lay on the ground dying of pain.
"Where is that sloppy man now?" Dai Yu asked everyone, "Whoever answers first will be spared."
Many people looked at each other, and some kept their heads lowered, struggling secretly.
Qiheizi laughed "haha" on the ground.
"Why are you laughing?" Ye Zheng asked.
"We sent ten archers out," Qiheizi looked at him and said weakly, "They must have come back just now. When they saw you in the courtyard from a distance, they must have left first. It's useless for you to ask. They will take Uncle Egg away."
"Uncle Egg," Ye Zheng said, "Is this what you call him?"
"Why target Ah Li?" Shen Lie finally said.
Qiheizi sneered through sweat: "She deserves to die."
"Why should you die?" Shen Lie asked.
"That's right! And you," Qi Heizi looked at him, "Are you Shen Lie?"
"it's me."
"You deserve to die too. You won't have good results if you stay with this remnant of the Qiao family who deceives the world and steals his name. Do you really think her surname is Xia? Hahaha..."
"Your life is in our hands, but you still want to be so arrogant!" Dai Yu yelled, "Are you afraid that I will cut you with one knife and let you die in Lingchi?"
Qiheizi gritted his teeth: "Who would be afraid! When I die, I will be reborn, and when I die, I will live a long life. You can kill me if you want, so why should I be afraid!"
"you!"
Qiheizi suddenly got up, grabbed Ye Zheng's knife, and tried to hit it on his chest.
Ye Zheng kicked him in the face, Qi Heizi hit the ground hard, his head was dazed for a while.
"Then I'll leave you half dead," Shen Lie said lightly, looking at him, "Lock you in a dry well and spend the rest of your life there, what do you think?"
"I'll kill you!" Qiheizi shouted, getting up from the ground.
"Do as I say." Shen Lie looked at Ye Zheng.
"Yes!" Ye Zheng raised his hand and grabbed Qi Heizi, calling for help from several other secret guards.
Shen Lie turned to Dai Yu: "Ask where Uncle Egg is. Only three of the remaining ten people can survive. There is only one fire left. Let's burn them all."
"yes."
Shen Lie sheathed his sword and turned to leave.
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Several government guards came in quickly from outside.
"Your Majesty, someone reported that a corpse was found upstairs in his house with a crossbow in his hand, but the cause of death was that he was shot through the neck by a crossbow arrow from his own quiver." A Yamen Guard said.
Meng Xiaochuan looked up from the criminal code book: "Where is home?"
"Sixteen Daofang is near the Sihai Teahouse where two waiters died."
"Sir!" Another yamen guard strode over from outside, "Sir, Your Majesty, another archer's body was found in the attic of a brothel."
"So, there are two corpses," Meng Xiaochuan looked at Magistrate Xu, "Where is Qian Ri'an?"
"Your Majesty, Master Qian Jiu is at the Wei Mansion in Ding County." Xu Baode said hurriedly.
"Let him take people to see it," Meng Xiaochuan said, "The lunch box is to give him a chance to make up for his past mistakes."
"Yes, the junior official will send someone to invite you."
When Xu Baode ordered his men, two more people came to report to the official.
One of them was brave and carried the body directly with his brothers at home.
Meng Xiaochuan ordered Wu Zuo to come, and at the same time he got up and went to the front office.
