Everyone was shocked, and Li Hui immediately took them to the back window and showed them the traces of the tip of the knife.
"What is it? Who did it?" Jiang Sheng said in a trembling voice.
Li Hui whispered: "Take out your weapons and follow me out to have a look. But please be careful, maybe the murderer hasn't left yet. He may be hiding behind him, so be prepared for a fight."
Everyone's faces turned pale when they heard this. Li Xian Cheng said that the murderer might still be nearby, which of course made people panic.
"Why...why do you think they are still here?" Jiang Sheng asked in a trembling voice.
Li Hui said in a deep voice: "I don't know, I just have this hunch. I basically already know who killed Magistrate Lu. They could have killed us all, but they only killed Magistrate Lu.
It's just to make us panic. They must really want to see our reaction. Maybe they are watching us from outside."
Everyone felt hairy on the backs of their heads, and their calves felt weak.
"Afraid? Hiding is not an option." Li Hui said in a deep voice.
"Let's go, if they are still there, we will fight with them." Jiang Sheng gritted his teeth and said.
It's not that Jiang Sheng is fearless, but he knows very well in his heart that the master he was protecting died, and there is no way to explain the matter. The current plan is to find out the murderer so that he can have some explanation. Moreover,
, the current situation is terrible, the enemy has already entered, are you still hiding in the house waiting to die? You can only give it a try.
All the guards responded with a trembling voice, drew their weapons and followed Li Hui and others out of the room, heading to the back door. It was pitch black behind, the cold wind was biting, the lanterns were swaying, the flames were beating, and nothing could be seen at all.
Everyone carefully walked around the back of the house and found nothing. But when they touched the bottom of the fence on the east side of the back garden, they suddenly heard a strange laughter coming from someone above the fence.
"Hahaha. Are you looking for us? How is the new Magistrate Lu? Hahaha."
When everyone heard this laughter, everyone was horrified and shocked. Zhao Dachun cursed and rushed towards the wall where the sound came from. As a result, his feet were entangled in thorns and grass, and he fell to the ground. Guo Dazhuang rushed over to help him up.
Li Hui shouted towards the wall in the darkness: "Who are you? Why do you do this?"
Loud laughter came from the wall: "Don't care who we are, Lu Zhan deserves to die. You all listen up. If you don't want to die, get out of Juchao County. This is not the place for you to stay."
It’s a place. You must all get out before sunset tomorrow. Otherwise, we will come to take your heads tomorrow night. Hahaha.”
After the people on the wall said this, they heard the sound of them jumping off the wall. The footsteps were chaotic, and it seemed that the footsteps of two or three people were quickly disappearing outside the wall. Li Hui then shouted loudly and asked: "What the hell are you doing?"
What to do?"
There was no sound from the other side, no answer, only the sound of the cold wind blowing through the treetops and tangled grass.
…
It was getting dim, and Li Hui and everyone else gathered in the main room in the back hall of the Yamen. Lu Zhan's body was parked in the room.
Not long ago, they had wrapped Lu Zhan's body in quilts and curtains, and put Lu Zhan's head back on. Although an accident occurred during this process, a panicked nurse failed to hold it firmly while tying it clumsily.
Zhan's head rolled to the ground, causing everyone to exclaim. But in the end, the order was completed.
Everyone was exhausted mentally and physically, and an atmosphere of fear and despair filled the air. Not only because of Lu Zhan's death, but also because of the ultimatum given by the murderer in the darkness not long ago.
Li Hui stood on the porch of the back house and had been thinking for a long time. After they finished collecting Lu Zhan's body, Li Hui returned to the house.
Everyone looked at Li Hui eagerly. Li Hui was their backbone now, and they were all waiting for Li Hui to give them an idea. What should they do next? No one had any idea.
"Everyone, we have to discuss what to do next. I know you are panicked and scared now. But the matter has come to this, there is no use panicking, we can only face reality." Li Hui said in a deep voice.
Everyone was silent, and the atmosphere was sluggish and heavy.
Jiang Sheng sighed and said: "I didn't expect that my young master would come all the way to take office, and he would die the next day after arriving. We really don't know what to do. Everything now depends on the Li family. What do you think we should do?
Come on, we will just listen to you."
"Yes, it all depends on Mr. Li's family. We all listen to you." Everyone said one after another.
Li Hui glanced at Lu Zhan's tightly wrapped body and sighed: "It's really heartbreaking that Magistrate Lu suffered such a misfortune. Magistrate Lu and I came all the way from Wu County to take office. We thought we could
Who would have thought that they would encounter something like this when they did something to serve the court? The thieves in Juchao County were lawless and openly killed the court officials, which was even more heinous. But no matter what, it all happened, and we can only face the reality.
.After dawn, I think we should build the coffin first and bury County Magistrate Lu. We can’t leave it here like this."
Jiang Sheng nodded and said: "What the county magistrate said is that I will take people to find the door panel soon and put together a coffin to bury the young master."
Li Hui nodded and continued: "I think you all must be very uneasy now. The thieves were arrogant last night and openly provoked people to kill. They also gave an ultimatum, asking us to leave here before sunset today. I don't know what you think about this matter.
Considered.”
Jiang Sheng said: "My master is gone, and we have no knowledge. We dare not do anything without authorization. All we have to do is listen to the orders of the county magistrate."
All the nursing homes nodded in agreement. But in fact, everyone knew in their hearts that they could no longer stay in Juchao County. The thieves were vicious and the situation was urgent. Li Hui's decision must be the same as everyone else's.
But I heard Li Hui say in a deep voice: "You are members of the Lu family, how can I make the decision for you? My advice to you is that after you bury Magistrate Lu, you should load the coffin on the mule cart and leave your residence as soon as possible.
Chao County is heading to Liyang County. Please ask Wang Muzhi, the prefect of Liyang County, to help you arrange a boat to cross the river and return the body of Magistrate Lu to Wu County so that it can return to its roots and be buried in peace. I will write two letters to you.
, tell the whole story in detail and let Governor Wang and the Lu family know the situation here."
Everyone felt something was wrong when they heard this. Jiang Sheng said: "Isn't the husband of the Li family going with us?"
Li Hui sighed, stood up and looked at Lu Zhan's body, and said in a deep voice: "I just thought about this matter over and over again. Originally, I wanted to take you all out of this dangerous place quickly. However, after thinking about it,
I decided to stay. I couldn’t leave.”
Everyone was taken aback and looked at Li Hui in surprise.
"Master Li, you can't stay. If you don't leave before sunset, won't you be killed by them? You can't stay," Jiang Sheng shouted.
"Yes, Mr. Xiao Lang, you are not joking. My young master has been killed by them. These people are extremely vicious people, and they cannot be left to die." Everyone shouted.
Li Hui nodded and said: "I know. But I can't leave. I am the county magistrate of this county. I was appointed by the court to shoulder responsibilities. You can leave, but I can't. What's more, now that Magistrate Lu has been killed by them, I
Let alone just leave. If I leave now, wouldn't I be running away from the battlefield? Not only can I not leave, I also have to stay and catch the murderer and bring him to justice."
Everyone looked at each other and was speechless. They all thought: It’s over, the young man from the Li family has gone crazy. I thought that the young man from the Li family was different from my husband. He was very calm and cautious along the way, but I didn’t expect that he also made the same mistake as Mr. Lu.
Mr. Lu's body is not yet cold, but he has also committed a crime. Isn't this looking for death?
"Young man from the Li family, you can't stay here. You're going to die." Xu Laosi said in a trembling voice.
"Yes, you must not stay. Young man from the Li family, please don't act on your own initiative." Everyone said one after another.
Li Hui smiled and said: "I know what you are thinking, and I also know that you are worried about my safety. However, I am different from you. I originally prevented Magistrate Lu from coming here, but unfortunately I did not convince him. Now
Now that I have arrived here and Magistrate Lu was killed by them and died so miserably, I can't leave. If I just leave like this, I would be sorry to the court, Magistrate Lu, and even more so.
I, Li Hui, am a man who is greedy for life and afraid of death. Not only do I want to bring the murderer of Magistrate Lu to justice, but I also want to save the local people from the fire and water. I am retreating and leaving now. In this life, I
Nothing will be accomplished. You don't need to persuade me. You pack up and prepare to leave immediately. I'll write two letters and you take them with you, one to Governor Wang and one to Mr. Lu."
Jiang Sheng and others frowned and hesitated, feeling very anxious. The young man from the Li family seemed to be determined, what should he do?
"Hurry up and prepare to take action, Jiang Sheng. Don't worry, I won't blame you if I die here. I will never force you to stay and die with me." Li Hui waved his hand.
Jiang Sheng smacked his lips and said: "Young man from the Li family, you should think twice before acting. Don't act impulsively."
Guo Dazhuang, who was standing at the side, said angrily: "Jiang Sheng, what are you talking about? My young man has said that he won't leave. It's up to you to leave. Your master has been killed. It's a shame that all of you are still thinking about it."
Run away quickly. How will you fare when you go back? The Lu family asks you why you didn't protect Mr. Lu, what do you say? Go back and wait to be thrown into the water prison."
Zhao Dachun also echoed: "That's right. Jiang Sheng, touch your lower part, are there any eggs? Fortunately, you are still the Lu Family Nursing Home, and you still have the skills, but each one is as timid as a mouse and not like a man. Hurry up.
Let's go, you look angry. By the way, you can go, but you have to stay if you want to eat and drink. Get out of here."
Jiang Sheng and others turned pale and said nothing. People of the same status knew their weaknesses and difficulties. Guo Dazhuang's words actually hit their weaknesses. What they were most worried about was that they would not be able to explain themselves after they returned.
Lu Zhan died, but they, the servants who guarded the courtyard, returned alive? How could the master's family spare them? At this moment, they heard Zhao Dachun and Guo Dazhuang making sarcastic remarks, but they were speechless.
Li Hui shouted in a deep voice: "Dachun, Dazhuang, don't do this. That's the Lu family's business. I won't say much. We just have to do our own thing. You two immediately go to the front to guard."
Zhao Dachun and Guo Dazhuang cupped their hands and dragged the iron rod away. When they passed by Jiang Sheng and others, they spat at the same time.
Li Hui said to Jiang Sheng and others: "You don't have to worry about it. It's not intentional to be strong in the spring. It's getting late, so hurry up and clean up."
Jiang Sheng and others bowed and agreed. Jiang Sheng ordered everyone to find wooden door panels and other items, and began to build a simple coffin for Lu Zhan to bury.