The girl's body was placed in the yard. Two dilapidated Eight Immortals tables were put together and covered with a bamboo mat to serve as a temporary morgue.
The emaciated couple upstairs were rescued.
The wife lay on the body and howled, while the husband stood aside with a stunned look in his eyes.
After Xia Zhaoyi arrived, he opened the bamboo mat and found that the girl was half-dressed in blood. The cut on her neck was still bright red, her skin and flesh were cracked, her eyes were slightly open, and there was no light in them.
Daheng took Chu Zheng's long sword and said, "Dad, it belongs to the female assassin."
Xia Zhaoyi glanced at it but didn't touch it. He reached out and picked up the broken bowl next to the body and looked at it.
"Several military officers who looked at the woman head-on said that she has no skills and looks very weak, but she is the one who uses the pieces to force others." Wang Fengnian said.
"How old is she?"
"About sixteen to twenty."
Xia Zhaoyi put down the broken bowl and looked outside the backyard: "Take me to the river to have a look."
"Well, the big boss is here to invite you." Wang Fengnian stepped forward and said.
On the way to the river, Wang Fengnian said: "Shu Xiaoqing clearly mentioned that she is the only acquaintance of Chu Zheng in Hengxiang. I don't know where this woman came from."
"We will figure it out," Xia Zhaoyi said.
The riverside was crowded with people, not only Xia Jiajun, but also the residents who had fallen asleep nearby came out wearing their coats. There were also hundreds of people standing on the other side.
The water was fierce and rushing downstream. Xia Zhaoyi picked up a stone and threw it down. Before it sank, it was swept out several feet on the surface of the water.
"Maybe they are already dead," Wang Fengnian said, "just being dead like this really gives them an advantage."
A gust of cold wind blew, and the clothes of everyone on the shore shivered. Xia Zhaoyi looked at the rushing water and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Ban Rong, send an order to go down and seal the river tightly. If you want to see people alive, you will see corpses if you die."
The soldier standing just behind him responded: "Yes!"
"Tian Ye," Xia Zhaoyi looked at another soldier, "Hurry back to the Yamen on horseback and ask the chief clerk to report that among all the residents along the river down here, there are some who are between fourteen and thirty years old.
The addresses of the young women living in the period. From now on, we will go to them every three hours and be sure to have their fingerprints pressed. Girls from wealthy families are also required to do so. If the hired servants are of the right age, they are also required to do so.
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"yes!"
"Mr. Wang," Xia Zhaoyi said to Wang Fengnian, "I'll go look for him on horseback. You've had a hard day's work, so go to bed early."
"Big boss, are you going now?"
"Chu Zheng cannot live. If she is still alive, innocent people will continue to die."
After saying that, Xia Zhaoyi turned and left.
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"Cough cough, cough cough cough..." Chen Yunqi slapped his chest with all his strength and coughed wildly.
After a long rest, she turned to look at Chu Zheng, who was sitting on a stone nearby, and was suddenly startled: "You are seriously injured!"
Chu Zheng was also having a hard time. She coughed wildly for a long time. She lowered her head and looked at the wounds on her lower abdomen, arms, and thighs.
"What does this mean," Chu Zheng said coldly, "if you confront a fierce gun, you will only be slightly injured if you don't die."
"They...are the Xia Family Army."
"Any army is good. When I recover from my injuries, I will kill them one by one!" Chu Zheng's eyes showed deep hatred.
Chen Yunqi pursed her lips and lowered her head to wring the water off her clothes.
"Stop screwing," Chu Zheng stood up, "Let's go."
"Where to go?"
Chu Zheng didn't even look back, and said lamely: "Look for a scapegoat, kill him and put on our clothes."
Chen Yunqi hurriedly chased after him: "You still want to kill someone!"
"What, your hands are clean?"
Chen Yunqi lowered his head and looked at his hands, thinking of the girl's cut neck and the blood spurting out.
"I, I didn't want to kill her, it was you!"
"Me?" Chu Zheng stopped and looked back at her, "Then why did you hold her hostage?"
"Didn't I save you..."
"Save me? Haha," Chu Zheng smiled coldly, "You are not saving me. You want revenge. Don't think I will be grateful to you. Don't even think about picking up that girl's death. Your hands are dirty.
Dirty, what difference does it make if you kill one or two, or three and a hundred?"
Chen Yunqi's eyes turned red and he was about to cry. His lips trembled, but he could not speak.
Chu Zheng turned around and continued as he walked: "Pick up a big stone. The scapegoat's face must be smashed with the stone while they are still alive. Otherwise, it won't be you or me if we put on clothes."
"You, do you have to kill people?" Chen Yunqi suddenly cried, "Can't we leave the city first?"
"Get away if you don't come!" Chu Zheng was furious and stared at her, "Crying and crying, noisy or not! You are like this, and you still try to fight with A Li? You might as well kneel down and cry in front of her!"
After saying that, Chu Zheng ignored her and left.
Chen Yunqi cried softly for a while, looking at the stones on the roadside, her hands gradually clenched, and she walked over.
But just when she leaned over to pick up the stone, she threw the big stone away as if she was electrocuted.
"No...I don't!" Chen Yunqi shouted at Chu Zheng's back, "It's enough for one person to die because of me. I will never continue to harm others!"
Chu Zheng turned around and looked at her angrily.
Chen Yunqi raised his voice: "Neighbors! A thief is coming! Come out and catch the thief!"
Chu Zheng immediately chased her, and Chen Yunqi turned around and ran wildly along a quiet part of the street.
"Stop!" Chu Zheng shouted angrily.
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Qufu Lantingxuan.
The stone pillar lamp holders in the courtyard are not disturbed by wind and rain, and their light is clear and peaceful.
The steward of the Qu Mansion kept turning his head as he walked, looking at the six people following him.
"These gardens are carefully designed and will not accumulate water."
"Our wife has always liked Miss Ali very much, but now we have something to say!"
…
Du Xuan was very considerate. No matter what the manager said, he could pick up the conversation. The few people came and went and chatted all the way.
Passing through the courtyard path, you arrive at a pavilion. In front of the pavilion, there are heavily guarded buildings with more than 20 soldiers of the Xia Family Army standing there.
The steward looked at the silent young general: "...Shen Langjun is down here."
As soon as he saw them coming, Gao Zhou immediately stepped forward: "General Shen!"
"General Gaolang," Shen Lie said, turning to the steward, "lead the way diligently."
Du Xuan stepped forward at the right time and presented him with a bag of hand incense.
If you give me money, it's not easy for a manager to ask for it, but this little sachet is exquisite and interesting, so I can accept it.
"Mr. Du, you're welcome. Thank you Mr. Shen!" said the steward.
"General Shen, are you here to see your brother?" Gao Zhou asked.
Not really, but Shen Lie nodded slightly: "Yeah."
Gao Zhou looked embarrassed: "The second lady said that no one can see him. We can't even deliver water or food. This..."
"Then I won't see you. I'll just listen to Ah Li." Shen Lie said.
"Thank you, General Shen, for your consideration!" Gao Zhou stepped aside and made a gesture, "Please come to General Shen's room."
After crossing the threshold, the hall is a Buddhist hall. The fragrance of plum blossoms is faint, and the floor is covered with large pieces of dark blue porcelain. To the west is a huge row of Buddhist niches, which are pure and peaceful, surrounded by half columns, occupying five fifths of the entire hall.
one.
To the north are the steps going up. Five steps to the east of the steps, three large dark green floor tiles are missing, and a wide secret passage appears.
Shen Lie followed Gao Zhou down. The road was brightly lit and heavily guarded. The end became flat and there were rows of stone chambers.
The stone chamber is built of bricks, painted with plaster, with entire walls covered with brown gold wood, and decorated with blue and white intertwined branches and gilded patterns of exotic animals.
There are even paintings of landscapes hanging twenty steps apart, dripping with ink and ink, all showing an open and powerful momentum.
Mrs. Qu likes elegance and lavishness, so even the darkroom where people are imprisoned has to be carefully designed and carved.
Gao Zhou raised his hand and gestured to hiss, and said softly in a breathy voice: "They are all inside. There are small holes in the wall so we can hear them."
As he said that, he looked towards a dark room in the distance: "General Shen's brother is right there."
Shen Lie looked around, and his calm black eyes gradually turned deep and complex, then narrowed slightly.
In the dark room, unable to see his fingers, Shen Xu sat in a wheelchair and kept silent.
On the other side of the dark room, a figure sat in the darkness, also silent.
On the wall of the darkroom hangs a picture of hunting with snow falling on thousands of mountains. There are several round holes behind the painting, which can send out the sound in the darkroom.
Gao Zhou gently removed the hidden grid on the outer wall. There was no movement or sound inside.
Shen Lie stared at these small holes and suddenly couldn't remember the emotions he felt under Long Yuan.
I just remember looking back and seeing the sky collapsing and the earth collapsing, huge clouds of dust and sand flying, the earth tearing apart, breaking through thousands of rocks and gorges, cutting off the ancient and the present.
The sorrow and sadness at that time seemed to have fallen into the Thousand-Blade Deep Stream along with the chaos that penetrated the sky and the earth at that time.
Is he being ruthless?
No, an invisible sarcasm suddenly appeared on the corner of Shen Lie's lips.
