Zhou Shi took him to a private room and asked straight to the point: "How is it?"
"Unfortunately, there is nothing under the dead tree."
"Nothing?" Zhou Shi showed a surprised expression and asked, "How come? What about the well?"
"I also looked in the well, and there was no corpse recorded in the file at all." He Shouxin said impatiently, "Shopkeeper Zhou, what should we do next?"
Zhou Shi didn't seem to hear what he said, and just murmured to himself: "Nothing...how could this happen..."
He Shouxin waited patiently for a while, and then heard Zhou Shi say: "I'm sorry, it seems that this case has developed in a direction that I didn't expect at all... How about you dig through the entire yard?" "Are you kidding me? Did you see any clues?"
He Shouxin got angry, and Zhou Shi winced and said hesitantly: "This... maybe..."
"What were you fighting with last night? You can always tell me this, right?"
"It's that female ghost!" Zhou Shi's eyes widened and he said tremblingly, "That female ghost that sank in the well, it, it crawled out of the well... Fortunately, it didn't hurt me, it just screamed twice.
Just went back..."
Seeing that he couldn't explain the reason, He Shouxin waved his hands impatiently and said: "It doesn't matter, it's still a bother for you to make this trip. I will find someone to handle it later."
After saying that, he went downstairs without looking back.
"Mr. He, walk slowly, Mr. He, be careful..."
After sending He Shouxin away, the fear on Zhou Shi's face immediately disappeared, becoming calm and deep again. He was thinking.
No corpse was dug out under the willow tree, which was consistent with his guess. Sure enough, the willow tree was used to dispose of corpses and ghosts.
The reason why he acted as if things were completely out of control just now was to get He Shouxin to give up cooperation with him so that he could act alone.
All this is because of the name Xu Ling'er shouted before disappearing into ashes: Wu Zhaokun!
Wu Zhaokun is the prefect of Jiangdu who took office two years ago. He is currently the top leader of Jiangdu and a third-rank official. If Xu Ling'er's death is related to him, then all the people in the government are untrustworthy!
Perhaps this can also explain why such a serious case as the "body" found in the well was dismissed hastily, perhaps because Wu Zhaokun was behind it!
After returning to Fengde Building last night, Zhou Shi thought about it all night and decided to leave the case openly and conceal Xu Ling'er's affairs to prevent retaliation. But secretly, he would not give up the investigation!
Although he has not been a walker for a long time, Zhou Shi has also come into contact with many ghosts who are still dying and has fulfilled their wishes. Unknowingly, he has integrated the hatred and resentment of the ghosts with himself, not to mention
There are several ghosts who have helped him, or indirectly benefited him.
We didn't know each other before we were alive, but we knew each other sincerely after death.
Moreover, a ghost that can obviously be freed is designed to be eliminated by others in front of him. This is a huge provocation! It is like a series of big mouths slapped on his face!
Zhou Shi walked down the stairs while thinking about the next step.
"Although Wu Zhaokun has a high and powerful position, he is not incapable of dealing with him... pretending to be a ghost like he did to scare Zhang Yuanwai last time? This is a plan, but if he denies or lies, I have nothing to do with him...
"No, it should be said that even if he tells the truth, I can't do anything with him. What can I do? Sue the official? He himself is the biggest official in Jiangdu City; kill him? The murder of a third-grade official will definitely alarm the court. Then we will do something about it.
Send out a few gold-medal detectives to investigate, and it can’t be solved by just killing me..."
There must be many experts in the outer sect in the imperial court. Even if Zhou Shi commits a crime using the treasures in the iron abacus, it is inevitable that he will be discovered.
"Shopkeeper, let's go."
Agui and Xiaosi gathered the waiters, prepared the meals, and greeted Zhou Shi.
"Well, are the injuries healed?"
"Okay!" Agui smiled and raised his arm to indicate that he had recovered.
"Well, be careful on the road."
He thought about it and felt that there were only two ways to go——
The first is to tell Zhao Xuan the whole story and ask her to directly intervene in the investigation. The gold medal agent is directly under the Ministry of Punishment and is not influenced by Wu Zhaokun, and he has his own anti-corruption functions.
But Zhao Xuan can't be persuaded by just a few words. Sufficient evidence must be provided to convince her to take action. Moreover, she is in Jiangdu Yamen and has no one around her. Reporting to her risks reaching Wu Zhaokun's ears. p>
The second is to ask for help from the two fox demons in Yichunyuan. They have hundreds of years of cultivation and can use illusions. They may be able to easily get words out of Wu Zhaokun's mouth. Moreover, they have an interest relationship with Zhou Shi, so they can use
Government movements as reward.
But this brings us back to the original problem. Even if he personally said that he killed Xu Ling'er, he could easily get away with it by denying it later and saying that he was coerced or bewitched. What's more, Mrs. Hu and Luo Ziqing used the fox monster
It is very dangerous to mix your identity in human society, and you may not be willing to take this risk...
"The biggest problem is that there is no evidence..."
Zhou Shi was a little discouraged. In order to change his mind, he ran to the backyard to find some work.
As soon as he entered the backyard, he saw two guys standing by the well, not knowing what they were looking at.
"Hey, what are you two doing?"
As soon as the two waiters heard the shopkeeper's voice, they turned around in fright and said with red faces: "Shopkeeper, the bucket fell into the well."
"Oh, clumsy, I'll do it."
Zhou Shi took the iron hook from the corner, went to the edge of the well, and stretched the long iron hook into the well to reach the handle of the barrel.
"Tsk, it's really deep..."
Deep?
He was stimulated by his own thoughts, and his originally broken thoughts suddenly became clear.
"I said why do I always feel something is wrong? It turns out that it is like this!"
Jiangdu City is built on a plain, and there are no ups and downs in the city. The well water in each household should be at the same level.
But the well where the "female corpse" was found was different! Its water level was much higher, so the "corpse" could be clearly seen at the mouth of the well!
That's not a well at all! It's a deep hole disguised as a well!
The more Zhou Shi thought about it, the more excited he became. The iron hook in his hand was stirring everywhere in the well, and the two men hurriedly stopped him.
"It's the shopkeeper! If the bucket is crooked, you won't be able to fish it out!"
Zhou Shi handed the hook to them and returned to the counter to sort out his thoughts.
"Why dig a fake well in your yard? Will it breed mosquitoes?
"To get good feng shui? Then just dig a well. Jiangdu City is built on the edge of the main stream of the river. There is sufficient underground water. It is very convenient to dig a well... This fake well does not have the purpose of a well, but only has the appearance of a well! Could it be that... the well is underground?
What is hidden?"
This idea made him even more excited. Yes, in places like Jiangdu, the groundwater level is stable all year round. As long as the water level in the fake well is maintained at normal levels, it will be difficult to detect. If anything had been thrown into the well before,
It makes sense that something caused the water level to rise and then was hastily sealed!
Zhou Shi patted his forehead and decided to go to that house again.