Daxuanti criminal officer

Chapter 16 37 Corpses
The next morning, Xu Zun got out from under the bed.

Feel the warm sunshine, feel refreshed, and sweep away the haze.

However, he knew in his heart that the fog that shrouded You Dalang's wife-killing case did not dissipate with the sunshine.

Just in case, he didn't sleep on the bed last night, but made the bedding into a human shape, and then hid it under the bed.

For this reason, he not only went to sleep with a sword in his arms, but also carried two sharp daggers.

Fortunately, it was a safe night, and nothing unusual happened.

Looking at the light passing through the window lattice, Xu Zun felt more real.

He was sure that he was not insane last night, and that someone was following or monitoring him.

So...why would anyone stalk or spy on themselves?
Is there someone who doesn't want to investigate You Dalang's case again?
The more this happened, the more curious Xu Zun became, and he felt more and more that the truth behind this case was not simple.

After getting up, the servant Xiao Qi had already prepared the washing utensils for Xu Zun.

Xiaoqi is a young man under 20 years old. His original name was Xiaoqi, but Xu Zun called him Xiaoqi later.

Although he is a servant, this young man takes care of all the big and small affairs of Xu's house, as if he is the future housekeeper.

"Senior officer," Xiao Qi said while preparing Xu Zun's face wash, "I see that your complexion is not very good, you didn't use the meal I prepared for you last night, did something happen? "

Since Xiaoqi has been busy at home, she still doesn't know what happened to Xu Zun yesterday.

"Oh, it's nothing," Xu Zun replied casually after washing his face, "It's just that someone beat him with a sap and was almost framed as a murderer!"

"Ah?" Xiaoqi was shocked when he heard this, "Don't be kidding! You are the county captain, who would dare to frame you?"

Yes, Xu Zun thought in his heart, as a county captain, You Dalang actually dared to frame him, how could he have such courage?

Could it be that he was instigated by someone?

dang dang...

dang dang...

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the courtyard door.

"Who is this? Why are you so rude so early in the morning?" Xiao Qi frowned, chattering, and ran to the door quickly.

From the hasty knock on the door, Xu Zun could tell that the person who knocked must be very anxious.

Could it be that something big happened again?

The gate opened, but seeing the head catcher Zhao Yu quickly enter the courtyard with several catchers, he shouted at Xu Zun in a panic:

"Master Xu, Master Xu! Something big happened! Something big happened!!"

I click...

Xu Zun was speechless, he didn't expect to be hit by his crow's mouth.

He remembered that he had ordered Zhao Yu and others to investigate the situation in Huaxianglou yesterday. Could it be... something happened to Huaxianglou?

However, what Zhao Yu said next left Xu Zun at a loss.

"My lord!" Zhao Yu approached, clasped his fists eagerly and said, "Something has happened, the iron... iron coffin has appeared again!"

"Iron coffin?"

Xu Zun frowned and searched his memory, but no relevant information popped up.

what is this?
"Yes, my lord!" Zhao Yu said, "Our former county lieutenant was exiled because of being implicated in the iron coffin case!"

I go!

Xu Zun's eyes widened, and he searched his memory again, only to find some relevant information.

The former county lieutenant of Xinye County was indeed dismissed because of poor investigation of the case, and finally ended up in exile at the border and died in a foreign land.

However, he didn't know the specific reason for the case.

"My lord, it's still on Zhangqiao in the back mountain!" Zhao Yu said, "The location is not bad at all! The county magistrate has already passed, you should go and have a look..."

……

Xinye County is a county seat backed by a mountain. The mountain behind it has no name, so the locals simply call it Houshan.

Although the back mountain is not high, the terrain is steep. There is only one road into the mountain, and Zhangqiao is an ordinary stone bridge on this road.

One day two years ago, on this stone bridge, an unimaginable and major murder occurred.

On the dilapidated Zhangqiao, a pitch-black iron coffin inexplicably appeared!

Next to the iron coffin, there were 37 corpses scattered all over the place, and the 37 people died in a tragic and terrifying way!
It is said that it was the beginning of winter at that time, and the stream under the bridge was stained red with blood, which was shocking and made people who saw it change color.

The seriousness of the case soon alarmed the governor of Tangzhou.

Lord Inspector asked the Xinye County Government to quickly investigate and handle the case.But this case is very strange. At the end of the investigation, let alone the origin of the iron coffin, it was not even clear who the dead were.

In the end, the governor was furious, dismissed the county magistrate and the county lieutenant for investigation, and the county lieutenant was exiled to the border, and finally died in a foreign land.

Unexpectedly, two years later, the second day after Xu Zun came to this world, the iron coffin appeared again!
It's really hard to breathe!
Xu Zun was depressed, the case of You Dalang's murder of his wife hadn't been found out yet, but a shocking case broke out here, this time travel is enough to cheat.

After searching his memory carefully, he found that he was indeed in Xinye County when the iron coffin case happened.

It's just that he was not a county captain at that time, and the government blocked the information about the iron coffin case in order not to cause panic, so Xu Zun didn't know much about the case.

But it's different now. As the current county lieutenant, he has undoubtedly become the most stressed person.

If I still can't handle the case this time, maybe I will repeat the mistakes of the previous county lieutenant.

The county magistrate Qiu is a Jinshi Hanlin, a student of the emperor, if he fails to handle the case, I am afraid he will have to bear the blame himself.

"Old Zhao," Xu Zun asked Zhao Yu, "How many people died this time?"

"My subordinates don't know too well!" Zhao Yu replied truthfully, "The humble officer hasn't been to the scene yet, but the person who reported the case said that no body seems to have been found."

"Oh," Xu Zun felt a little comforted, and asked again, "Then, what was in the iron coffin last time?"

"Well..." Zhao Yu replied, "The subordinates don't know either!"

"Don't make trouble!" Xu Zun said, "You have been a policeman for more than ten years, since Xinye County was asked to investigate the case, how could you not know?"

"My lord," Zhao Yu first glanced at the two sides, and then replied in a low voice, "Back then, I was just an ordinary police officer who had not been promoted in a lowly position and could not touch the core of the case at all.

"I just remember that before the iron coffin could be opened back then, people from the Sheriff's Mansion and the Governor's Mansion had already arrived!" Zhao Yuyan said, "They sealed off the scene, removed the iron coffin and the corpse, but asked us to make a new one." Ye County thoroughly investigated the case, alas..."

Emmm...

Xu Zun muttered to himself, only feeling that one head was bigger than the other.

What's the logic?

What's the point of taking away all the evidence when the case is investigated?

"My lord," Zhao Yu said restlessly, "I saw that iron coffin with my own eyes back then, and it was so scary!"

"In this case," Xu Zun said, "we have to learn from our experience and open that coffin as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)