Chen Chao had a dream, which was a very serious dream.
In the past two years, he has actually had frequent dreams, and the content of his dreams is always about a woman.
In the dream, there was a woman who kept looking at him. In the dream, Chen Chao could do many things, but he couldn't look into the woman's eyes. Every time he wanted to look into the woman's eyes, he could only see one thing.
The scorching light was extremely dazzling, and the stinging sensation would wake him up instantly.
But this time, before he could look into the woman's eyes, he was awakened by a rapid knock on the door.
Along with the knocking on the door, there were waves of friendly calls.
"The Guardian of Chen Town, the Guardian of Chen Town..."
Chen Chao opened his eyes and saw the wild cat stopped on the roof in the distance, a pair of green eyes staring at Chen Chao.
"roll!"
Chen Chao unceremoniously grabbed a piece of patent leather that had fallen off a wooden pillar and threw it over. It landed precisely at the feet of the wild cat.
The wild cat turned and ran away without stopping.
Chen Chao stretched out, took a look at the sky, and muttered, "It's only the third watch?"
When I came to the door and opened the courtyard door, I saw a small official holding a lantern, covered with wind and snow, shivering from the cold.
Chen Chao glanced at him and asked, "What's wrong? Master Mi invites you for supper again?"
This is Mi Ke's hobby. He likes to invite people to eat supper together in the middle of the night.
The clerk was stunned. He never expected that Chen Chao's first words after opening the door would be this.
"Tell me, what happened."
Chen Chao glanced at the snow on the young official's body. Braving the heavy snow in the middle of the night, he came to treat him to a supper? It was just a casual comment of his own.
The clerk came back to his senses and without hesitation, he immediately told all the things that happened in the county government office. However, this guy obviously had never been to a private school. He talked about simple things for half a quarter of an hour.
, and finally he gasped and said, "Butcher Zhang from Changyuan Street is also dead. We will definitely have no pork to eat in the future!"
Chen Chao twitched his lips, are you still concerned about this?
"It doesn't matter, if Butcher Zhang dies, I won't eat pigs with hair on them."
Chen Chao asked, "Now Mi...what do you mean?"
"The county magistrate asked Chen Zhenzhen to go to Changyuan Street immediately to take a look. He suspected that it was a monster causing trouble."
Monster? Speaking of this, Chen Chao straightened up.
My mood was suddenly completely different from when I opened the door.
Seeing Chen Chao like this, the junior official had to admire his master's true knowledge and insight. It was indeed so!
However, Chen Chao did not follow the clerk out immediately, but turned his head and glanced at the courtyard.
"What's the matter? What else does Governor Chen have to do?
thing?"
The clerk was a little anxious. After all, this was a major matter related to human life. If the matter was not investigated clearly, I am afraid that the whole Tianqing County would be panicked tomorrow.
Before he finished speaking, the door to the side room was pushed open, and a girl in a blue cotton-padded coat walked out.
Looking at the beautiful girl, the clerk was a little distracted at first, and then felt his face getting hot, and then lowered his head with some self-reproach. It was really wrong to disturb the good deeds of Chief Chen Zhen in the middle of the night.
No wonder Commander Chen was not in good spirits when he opened the door and came out.
Chen Chao glanced at Xie Nandu suspiciously and asked, "Let's go out together?"
Xie Nandu nodded and went to pick up the oil-paper umbrella leaning against the door.
Chen Chao nodded and followed the clerk out.
Xie Nandu followed Chen Chao, not too far but not too close.
The clerk was a talkative person who couldn't take time off. After walking a few steps, he couldn't help it anymore and asked, "Chief Chen Zhen, which girl is this? A new wife?"
Chen Chao was silent and speechless.
"Mr. Chen, after all, you are still young and promising. You are the guardian at a young age, and your martial arts level is high. The wife you are looking for now is more beautiful than our lord's wife."
"That's too much. Is Lao Mi's wife comparable to her?"
"You can't say that. Madam is still very good. If I can marry such a wife in this life, my death will be worth it."
"Your pursuit is quite low."
"Yes, how can you compare with the Chief of Staff Chen?"
"You speak so nicely."
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With the compliments of the clerks, Chen Chao and his party arrived in front of a house on Changyuan Street. The place had long been surrounded by government officials, and countless torches illuminated the place like daylight.
There are footprints of different shades on the long street.
Seeing Chen Chao, the nervous expressions of the government officials relaxed a lot. In Tianqing County, if nothing else, the young man in front of them was like a divine needle.
With him here, everything will be easy to talk about.
However, as Xie Nandu appeared in their sight, the government officials couldn't take their eyes away. Although Xie Nandu, holding an oil-paper umbrella, covered most of his appearance, the half of his face exposed was enough to attract their attention.
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The clerk cleared his throat and said, "What are you looking at? This is the wife of Commissioner Chen Zhen. Please don't have any evil thoughts."
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Regarding this statement, Xie Nandu frowned slightly, while Chen Chao was not thinking about it at all.
However, it still has some effect. At least under this voice, most of the government officials withdrew their gaze. Although Chen Chao was young and had no control over them, in the bureaucracy of the Liang Dynasty, he
But he has the same official rank as Mi Ke, the county magistrate.
It shouldn't be too easy to punish these corrupt officials.
Stepping into the courtyard, Chen Chao immediately saw Mi Ke standing over there. The parent official of Tianqing County was standing under the eaves with a livid face. After seeing Chen Chao, the county magistrate's face changed instantly, and he was full of expressions.
He came out with a smile on his face and said, "Brother Chen, I've been waiting for you!"
Chen Chao rubbed his hands and asked, "What's going on?" .??.
Although I knew some of the original story before, neither the petty official nor Mr. Hou from earlier could actually explain the details of the murder clearly.
Mi Ke nodded and began to take the initiative to talk about the details of the two murder cases. After all, he had studied and worked as a county magistrate for so many years. Mi Ke's ability was still there. In a few words, he explained the matter clearly.
"There was no wound and he died like that. This is really interesting."
Chen Chao thought for a moment and said, "Let's go and see the body."
Mi Ke nodded. He had already looked at it before and had no clue. He also didn't find anything suspicious at the scene. It could be said that he had no clue. So he couldn't help but think about monsters.
As soon as he entered the lobby, Chen Chao saw a fat and strong corpse on the imperial chair in the center, it was Butcher Zhang.
On the square table next to it, there was only an empty wine jar and a wine bowl still filled with half a bowl of wine.
The cause of death of Butcher Zhang was the same as that of the Chen family and his wife before. They both died in their sleep. The only difference was that Butcher Zhang died on the imperial chair while the Chen family and his wife died on the bed.
"Butcher Zhang has been a widower for many years. He drinks some wine every day when he closes his stall. There is no poison in the wine. He has a good drinking capacity. It should not be a problem of excessive drinking. As for other wounds, we have not found them."
The skinny man bowed to Chen Chao, and his words were very sophisticated and not procrastinating at all. However, between his eyes, the old man, who had been working in the county government for more than ten years, was a little ashamed. As a man, he could not find out the truth several times.
Cause of death, what a shame!
"Should we call the witness who found Butcher Zhang's body for questioning?" Mi Ke glanced at Chen Chao and suggested.
Although he had inquired before, he still believed that Chen Chao would find something else.
"No need, it must be a monster causing trouble.
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Chen Chao subconsciously touched the handle of the knife and squinted his eyes.
Mi Ke was startled and asked, "How can you see it?"
This is a big deal. Although monsters are rampant in Daliang Dynasty, and the entire Tianqing County has not seen monsters for several years, in Daliang Dynasty, the most threatening people's lives are monsters.
It would be fine if the local garrison was capable, but if it was like the previous garrison in Tianqing County, then the people would be really miserable.
"His eye sockets are slightly sunken, but there are no wounds on his body. His soul has left his body, so naturally he cannot survive."
Chen Chao glanced at Mi Ke and frowned slightly, "This kind of monster feeds on the souls of living people to nourish its body, so there will be no wounds."
When he saw Butcher Zhang's body, Chen Chao had already noticed the faint demonic aura and was sure that a demon was at work, but he immediately had some doubts.
In the past two years, he has almost killed all the monsters around Tianqing County. Even the monsters that survived did not dare to approach the county because they were afraid of Chen Chao's evil reputation. But now the monsters not only appeared, but also acted openly.
of killing people in the county town.
Do you think I can’t understand?
Chen Chao narrowed his eyes and said, "Go to the county government office and see those two corpses."
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"The cause of death is the same, caused by the same demon."
After walking out of the morgue, Chen Chao sat down on the threshold. It was already dawning, and it was about to be early morning. Mi Ke's face was a little tired, but everyone in the county government headed by him was strong at this moment.
He concentrated and looked at Chen Chao.
"The level of the monster is not high, but its traces are a bit hard to find, and I haven't determined what kind of monster it is yet."
There are many monsters in the Liang Dynasty, and the booklet issued by the emperor to identify monsters has hundreds of pages.
"This thing hasn't appeared in the past few years, why is it here now?" Chen Chao muttered, a little irritated.
If there is no trace of the monster, it means there will be another victim at any time. In Tianqing County, where will this monster commit a crime next?
"Both murders were committed on Changyuan Street."
A crisp voice suddenly sounded.
Mi Ke followed the sound and saw the girl wearing a light blue robe. The county magistrate frowned. When did... there was an extra girl in the county government office?
Mi Ke glanced at Master Zhang. The bearded Master Zhang felt helpless. The memory of the county magistrate was probably hopeless.