Volume Three: The Case of Hundred Ghosts at Night Chapter Sixty-Five: City Guards
"Tell me, what's going on with this case?" Arriving at the familiar headquarters of the Mirror Division, Duan Ming put his salute on the bench beside him with a depressed look on his face.
"You don't know?" Xing Qianqiu looked at Duan Ming doubtfully: "This is a major event in Linyang City."
"I can't help it. I'm squatting in prison these days." Duan Ming spread his hands and said, "Zhu Wei and the others didn't mention it to me either."
"Then what are you doing..." Xing Qianqiu looked Duan Ming up and down.
"Haha, I went to see Doctor Song for medical treatment. When the young man mentioned this, I guessed that you are coming..." Duan Ming sighed: "But what the young man said was amazing, but not specific. Please tell me more.
Bar."
"You'd better read it yourself, we just got the situation statement from the prefect to the capital." Xing Qianqiu said and handed a letter to Duan Ming.
Duan Ming was not polite and took the letter and read it carefully.
"Reporting to Your Majesty:
On the first day of October, at the beginning of Haishi, it is the Ghost Festival, and the Moon Horse is about to pass.
There was Chu Hao, a soldier guarding the city, and Chen Zheng saw a "hundred ghosts walking at night" outside the south gate. The people walking at night were dressed in white robes and their feet did not touch the ground.
The city gate was locked but could not be stopped, and hundreds of ghosts entered Linyang City at night.
They met the watchman Xu Hansan. Xu Hansan escaped but was not killed, and his head disappeared.
I know that I am unable to solve the case, so I plead guilty.
However, the Chu State’s envoy is in the city at this time, so please make a decision as soon as possible!”
"Haha." Duan Ming rubbed his temples: "This prefect is too interesting. I don't usually see him talking like this."
"Many officials in Linyang City are like this. They respect His Majesty on the surface, but in fact they don't take Him seriously." Xing Qianqiu understood what Duan Ming meant: "And the prefect of Linyang City is the most cunning."
"It's indeed cunning. After a few days of investigation, the problem was thrown directly in front of His Majesty." Duan Ming nodded: "Thanks to Your Majesty's generosity, otherwise, what's the use of asking him to be the governor based on this?"
"There is no way." Xing Qianqiu sighed: "Your Majesty believes in the longevity religion and only seeks immortality, so he doesn't care about these things at all."
"It's really hard for you." Duan Ming sighed.
"But what do you think after reading this?" Xing Qianqiu asked.
"It's not much different from what I heard." Duan Ming said: "I heard that in addition to the two soldiers guarding the city, there are many Nancheng residents who saw Baigui. You can ask them carefully when the time comes. But now
, what we need to ask most is Chu Hao and Chen Zheng."
"That's right." Xing Qianqiu nodded: "When I just arrived, I had already sent someone to bring them here."
"They are the most important witnesses." Duan Ming thought for a moment and said, "In order to prevent them from colluding with each other, you and I will try one person each."
"Okay!" Xing Qianqiu nodded.
Duan Ming and Xing Qianqiu then separated, but because he was worried about Duan Ming's safety, Xing Qianqiu deliberately sent Xu Shizhong to follow Duan Ming and asked Xu Shizhong to always protect him.
Soon, Duan Ming and Xu Shizhong came to a rather dark room, where Chen Zheng was waiting nervously.
"This room is too dark." Duan Ming walked into the room and frowned: "It's not as bright as the bright room in my prison. Lao Xu smashed all the windows."
"Okay." Xu Shizhong glanced at Duan Ming doubtfully, but he didn't ask any more questions and just went over to smash the window.
After all the windows were smashed open, gusts of cold wind poured into the room, so cold that Chen Zheng couldn't help but shiver.
"It's so nice, it's bright and bright, and the air is fresh." Duan Ming nodded with a smile, moved a chair and sat across from Chen Zheng, looking at Chen Zheng with a smile.
"You, are you the sixth child?" Chen Zheng raised his head, looked at Duan Ming carefully, and then said in surprise.
"That's right, it's me." Duan Ming said with a smile: "Brother Chen, have you really seen a ghost?"
"Why are you here?" Chen Zheng asked without answering Duan Ming's words.
"Don't you know? I can subjugate demons and catch ghosts!" Duan Ming said, "No, the Mirror Division hurriedly invited me to catch ghosts as soon as they arrived."
"You can't catch it, you can't catch it!" Chen Zheng glanced at Xu Shizhong who was standing aside, and then whispered to Duan Ming: "Old Liu, let me tell you, leave quickly and don't get involved in this matter.
"
"Tell me what's going on?" Duan Ming glanced at Xu Shizhong next to him, and then said: "Old Xu, help me get some good wine and food, so that Brother Chen and I can have a good meal.
By the way, this should be money spent by your Mirror Department, and you are not allowed to charge it to my account afterwards."
"Okay." Xu Shizhong nodded and left quickly.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Duan Ming said, "Is the ghost male or female, old or young? What does it look like?"
"You have the final say here?" Chen Zheng glanced at Xu Shizhong who was leaving, and then asked in a low voice.
"Of course. Even the Thousand Thousand Swords of Punishment has to obey me." Duan Ming nodded.
"Xing Qian Dao?" Chen Zheng frowned slightly, and then his expression changed: "You are talking about Xing Qianqiu, the deputy commander of the Mirror Division? Do you dare to call him Xing Qian Dao?"
"So what's the matter? He begged me, and he answered even when I called him grandson." Duan Ming puffed up his chest and said, "Okay, tell me quickly, what's going on?"
"This, alas, don't mention it. Your brother and I were scared to death that day!" Chen Zheng sighed deeply: "That day, Lao Chu and I were guarding the city gate. At that time, we were
Seeing a bunch of people outside, they floated towards our Linyang City, and then they floated into the city. Lao Chu and I were startled, but we couldn't leave the city gate without permission, so we
I don’t know if I can sound the alarm.”
"After all, you know that this alarm bell rings when there is an enemy invasion, but the invader is not a human, but a ghost, so we don't know what to do."
"It was later decided that I would continue to guard the city gate while Lao Chu went to report to Song Yi."
"Later, I heard that Xu Laizi had died."
"Song Yi?" Duan Ming asked doubtfully.
"Oh, the newly appointed captain of the city defense department is specifically in charge of us." Chen Zheng said.
"Old Chen." Duan Ming said doubtfully, "Did you see Xu Laizi that night?"
"No." Chen Zheng shook his head.
"Then how do you know it's Haishi?" Duan Ming asked again.
"It's called the Moon Horse!" Chen Zheng said: "It happened to be called the Moon Horse at that time, and the sound spread from the Sulin River to our south gate. You also know that the calling of the Moon Horse started at Hai hour
ah."
"Oh." Duan Ming nodded: "I have another question. Are you and Brother Chu the only ones guarding the city? I remember there were many people in the past."
"This..." Upon hearing this, Chen Zheng had a troubled look on his face... This chapter has been completed!
