"Miss, what are you looking at?" Feng Chu came up.
Xu Qinghuan said nothing.
Feng Chu's eyes gradually became serious.
After all, Feng Chu is a well-informed girl when it comes to food.
"Miss," Feng Chu said in a heavy voice, "That won't work... That definitely won't work... Let's go back home and have dinner again!"
People like Fengxiao, who want to fill their stomachs regardless of the occasion, cannot bear to eat in front of a pool of blood. One can only imagine the thoughts of those who once squatted here and munched.
Xu Qinghuan looked at Mrs. Chang: "My wife helped the government office collect the corpses of the female family members. Have you ever seen a similar situation?"
Mrs. Chang shook her head: "No, let alone I have never seen it before. Even Feng Xiang's case book twenty years ago never recorded such a tragic situation."
Not in her previous life, Cao Ruzhen's body was intact and she had not suffered the same torture.
What was the reason that made the murderer change his mind and choose this cruel method of killing?
Xu Qinghuan stood up. If she were taller, she would be able to see the Cao family not far away through the broken low wall. The angle was just right. She watched the Cao family panic because they couldn't find Cao Ruwan.
He was clearly standing here, but the Cao family turned a blind eye. It was a pity that Xu Qingan did not leave Fengxiang City, otherwise things would have developed as he expected. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, but there was still time, and he could slowly deal with everyone.
Before that, he would give them a small punishment.
His eyes fell on Cao Ruwan, that delicate face was full of fear and pleading, and a pair of big deer eyes looked at him closely, but it failed to make him hesitate at all. Instead, he was very excited. He even started to
Looking forward to what kind of feeling it would bring to him to kill such a beautiful girl, he pulled out the knife and walked towards Cao Ruwan, making eye contact with the girl. Her struggle made him smile involuntarily.
After planning for so long, he finally waited for this day, and he wanted to savor this moment.
He stretched out his hand and turned Cao Ruwan around, letting her look at the grand entrance hall of the Cao family. Here, he slowly cut scars on her body with a knife, and warm blood sprayed on her body, smelling of blood.
The baby was so sweet on the tip of his nose. The girl twisted desperately, and the cold knife broke open her chest without hesitation. Her clothes and skin were torn apart, everything was exposed in front of the entire Cao family.
When she stopped struggling and was dying, he threw her against the wall and continued to look at her, watching as her breathing became weaker and weaker, and she eventually died.
Before that, he took out the food in his arms and ate it with big mouthfuls, enjoying this gluttonous feast.
The killing came silently, with clean and neat methods. He took off the oil paper cloth from his body, left the place in a big way, and finally disappeared into the busy city.
No one knew that he had just brutally killed a woman.
Qing Huan exhaled slowly. After her father was framed, she also participated in many cases with Li Xu, and learned a lot from them.
If you want to catch a person, you must understand him so that you can find the traces he leaves behind.
"This is a person who is very familiar with the Cao family. He must have killed people before. It seems that he just killed Cao Ruwan, but in fact he was torturing the entire Cao family." Xu Qinghuan paused slightly, "Choose a place like this to kill people.
There must be his reasons. This abandoned alley should be of great significance to the Cao family, so the Cao family searched all over the place, except here. Now Cao Ruwan died here, which means the secret of the Cao family.
Been known.
The Cao family will be in panic all day long, and may even have random suspicions."
Mrs. Chang couldn't help but said: "The Cao family has been in Fengxiang for decades. Not only is it a high-ranking family in Fengxiang City, but it is also a scholarly family. Even if it is not as high-ranking and noble, it is still prosperous. There is no shortage of money in the family.
If there are children serving in the court, what secrets will they have?"
"Every glamorous family will always have one or two shady things behind their backs." Xu Qinghuan lifted up her skirt and climbed onto the small low wall, standing on top of the wall.
Mrs. Chang quickly followed up and held Xu Qinghuan's arm.
Xu Qinghuan pointed forward: "Ms. Chang, look what is there?"
At the place where the murderer stood just now, she could only look in the direction of the Cao family's ancestral home because of her short stature, but she could see it more clearly when she climbed up here.
In the open space in front of the Cao family's ancestral house, a large archway stands there.
It was given by the imperial court to express its merits to the Cao family. Behind the archway there is a smaller archway with the word "chastity" written on it. This is where the murderer really stared when he killed.
He just wanted to look at this "chastity" archway and the place where the Cao family was praised for their virtues.
Cutting open Cao Ruwan's chest and abdomen was like uncovering the glamorous exterior of the Cao family, letting all the dirty things inside fall to everyone's eyes, how refreshing it was.
Xu Qinghuan said: "Ms. Chang, do you still remember how this archway came about?"
Mrs. Chang nodded. As a native of Fengxiang, she knew this matter by heart.
Mrs. Chang said: "Under the memorial arch it is written that Cao Lin's wife, Dong, is the direct descendant of Fengxiang. Dong is now Mrs. Cao."
When the rebels attacked Fengxiang, Mr. Cao and his family resisted. Many female relatives in the city crowded in the secret passage under the Cao family's ancestral house. After the rebels entered the city, they went on a killing spree and robbed women.
The rebels thought they would be able to take a breather after entering Fengxiang, but they did not expect that Mr. Cao led his men to gather together the entire city's food and grass, and burned it to ashes, leaving Fengxiang as a useless empty city.
With the imperial troops pressing harder and harder, the rebels had no food and fodder and could not defend Fengxiang City, so they had to leave in a hurry. Only then did the people of Fengxiang save their lives. However, Mr. Cao and Mr. Cao lost their lives while protecting their female relatives.
After this incident, the Cao family became well-known and famous, and Mrs. Cao was even more respected as a chaste woman.
Mrs. Chang suddenly said: "What the eldest lady means is that there must be something going on under this archway."
Xu Qinghuan said: "This is not what I said, but what the murderer said."
Mrs. Chang nodded: "Then this story must be very exciting."
Xu Qinghuan curled her lips slightly: "I didn't lie to you, madam. There will be many stories happening around me."
Mrs. Chang nodded: "I will go back and pack my bags right now. As long as the eldest lady is willing, I will never leave."
"It's time for us to leave," Xu Qinghuan walked down the low wall, "The murderer is still in the city, and we need to find him."
"younger sister."
Xu Qing'an's face turned green when he saw the mess everywhere. The fishy smell made his stomach churn like a river. He finally calmed down and handed over the thing in his hand: "This is what you want."
Xu Qinghuan didn't speak, Mrs. Chang had already taken the things.
This is a map of Fengxiang County that has just been drawn.
You rely on it if you want to catch someone.
When Xu Qinghuan's carriage slowly left Cao's house, Sun Chong, the official of Fengxiang County, looked at the people around him: "A woman stayed in that place for more than half an hour. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it."
Li Xu smiled slightly, with no look of surprise on his face. His azure robe was fluttering in the wind, as if he was about to turn into clouds in the sky: "Master Sun, you don't need my help."
Sun Chong couldn't help but worry: "How can that be done? Without you, I can't even find Miss Cao's body, let alone the murderer..."
Li Xu said: "Someone will help you find it. All you need to do is chase after you hear the news."
"who?"
Li Xu turned around and his eyes were as clear as a mountain spring: "Miss Xu."