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Chapter 119
In the Yamen of Helian County, Jian Shizhe, the governor of Jiangzhou, received the imperial decree and came to see Pei Xun.

I saw Mrs. Jian respectfully said: "I have seen Mrs. Pei."

Pei Xun said: "Your Excellency Jane doesn't need to be so polite, I have come to Helian to investigate the case, and Lord Lao Jian is ready."

Because according to the normal itinerary, Pei Xun should go to Jiangzhou first, and then go to Helian after meeting Jian Shizhe. Jian Shizhe waited in Jiangzhou for three full days, but no one came. He asked around and found out that Pei Xun Having arrived at Helian, he led the guards and rushed over overnight.

Jiang Youzhi glanced at Jian Shizhe, this Master Jian's outfit was really simple, although this Jiangzhou is one of the most prosperous places in Dazhou, this Master Jian Shizhe is quite frugal.

In the mouths of the common people, he is upright and upright, he is upright and lawful, and he benefits the people from the bottom. He is a clean and honest official, and he is quite prestigious in Jiangzhou.

Jian Shizhe said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that Mr. Pei is a loyal minister. He is a minister of the bones of the world. I have always admired him for a long time, so you don't have to worry about it."

Pei Xun nodded, and said again: "Master Jian, what is the purpose of coming here tonight?"

Jian Shizhe got up immediately, and said anxiously: "There was a murder case in Jiangzhou. The deceased was killed on the official road from Jiangzhou to Helian, and the murderer chopped off the deceased's head and left arm. The scene is very appalling!"

Pei Xun said, "What? Did you find anything at the murder scene?"

Jian Shizhe said casually: "The murderer's weapon, a short knife, was found at the murder scene, and this was also found."

After speaking, Jian Shizhe handed a waist card to Pei Xun, and said: "The lower official felt that this matter was not trivial, so he rushed to report to the lord overnight. After all, it is related to..., the lower official dare not act rashly."

Pei Xun flipped through the waist badge left and right, a different look flashed in his eyes, and then said: "You can have reservations at the murder scene."

Jian Shizhe said: "Yes, the subordinate officials did not dare to act rashly."

Pei Xun nodded and said, "Okay, now take us to have a look."

Halfway through the carriage, Jiang Youzhi caught Pei Xun's solemn expression, and said worriedly, "My lord, what's the matter? Is there any problem?"

Pei Xun didn't say anything, just took out the waist card from his sleeve and handed it to her.

Jiang Youzhi accepted it in confusion, looked at the badge, and said, "I've never seen this badge before."

At this time, Pei Xun said, "This is the waist card of the tiger's internal guard."

Jiang Youzhi couldn't help being surprised and said: "What? It's the tiger's inner guard again!"

When a few people arrived at the scene of the crime, they lit a torch before they could see the surrounding environment clearly.

This is a bush next to the official road. It should be that this person was driving the carriage in a hurry when someone rushed over. In order to avoid it, the person rolled off the horse before the carriage rolled over and wanted to escape for his life.

But he rolled down the grass, but still couldn't escape the bad luck. The killer behind him was still chasing after him. Later, he was killed by the killer at the root of a remote dead tree and cut off his head.

Then the murderer still cut off the left arm of the deceased, and then fled.

When Pei Xun rushed to the corpse, he saw the man face up, his back leaning on the dead tree root, his hands spread out, the situation was very tragic.

Jiang Youzhi took a step forward and took a closer look at the wound where the man's head was beheaded. The knife edge was very decisive and smooth. It should be extremely sharp. It can be called cutting iron like mud. Human heads were chopped off.

She opened the mouth and said: "The knife cuts from top to bottom, cutting across obliquely. It can be said to be the same as the wounds on the five corpses in front of me."

Pei Xun said to Ah Chang who was behind him again: "A Chang, go and see the wound."

After careful inspection, Ah Chang said, "It's caused by a short knife. Although the blade is short, the person holding the knife has deep internal strength and amazing arm strength. Such a short and powerful weapon can cut off a person's head with one move. The best of the best."

At this time, Jian Shizhe also said: "What General Ah Chang said is very true. The murderer's weapon is indeed a short knife."

"Come here, bring the things up!" Waiting for the guards to hand over the things, Jian Shizhe opened the cloth himself and presented the things to Pei Xun: "My lord, this is the murder weapon that I found, please have a look."

After Pei Xun took it, he looked around and found a bloody handprint on the handle of the knife. He frowned and looked at it for a while.

Jian Shizhe couldn't help saying: "My lord, is there something wrong with this fingerprint?"

Pei Xun said, "Master Jane didn't notice this handprint, isn't it unusual?"

Jian Shizhe looked at the bloody handprint, and felt that it was no different from ordinary handprints, so he was a little puzzled and said: "Unusual? Uh... I'm stupid, please tell me."

Pei Xun seemed to be lost in thought, and didn't speak. Seeing this, Jiang Youzhi said, "Master Jian, take a good look. Ordinary people hold knives with their right hands, but the handprint on this dagger is left."

After Jian Shizhe heard it, he immediately stretched out his right hand to compare, and then compared it with his left hand, and then suddenly realized: "Exactly! Just as Miss Jiang said."

At this moment, Pei Xun squatted down and searched the body of the corpse, but found nothing, so he said to Ah Chang: "A Chang, rub the fingerprint on the knife."

Then, he carefully walked around the dead tree root, and when everyone was puzzled, he saw some clues behind the corpse.

Then he said: "Ask the servants to collect the corpse, and move the corpse away first."

When the corpse was removed, a small hole suddenly appeared under the dead tree trunk that was originally covered by the back of the corpse. There was some soil and a few stones in the small hole.

Pei Xun leaned down and pushed aside the soil and stones with his hands, and a folded piece of paper appeared inside.

Jian Shizhe said in surprise, "There is something!"

Pei Xun reached out to take out the things in the hole, flicked off the soil on it, opened it, and found that it was a piece of white paper.

Seeing this, Jian Shizhe was a little puzzled and said, "This...how is this a blank piece of paper?"

Jiang Youzhi said quickly: "It seems that the victim deliberately hid this wordless book, so as not to be discovered by the murderer. It seems that there must be a lot of articles in it."

Pei Xun nodded: "Order the servants to clean up the scene immediately and put the body in the workshop. I want to check it out."

When she returned to the Helian County Yamen, after the autopsy, Jiang Youzhi found fragments of red coral in the body of the deceased. She was puzzled: "What are these red corals? We guessed before that it was a special anesthetic made by the murderer, which has a paralyzing effect. It was to make the deceased fall into a coma, but this case completely overturned our previous conjecture."

Jian Shizhe was a little puzzled and said: "Why is this? There is no sea around, so the only explanation is that this red coral is a kind of anesthetic."

(End of this chapter)