Luo nine needles

Chapter 60

As the cold wind blew, Xu Cheng ushered in the first snow, and in a blink of an eye there was a layer of trees on the ground.

Even though his desk was piled up like a mountain, the prefect of Zhou couldn't help but look out of the window in a daze, and he was very fond of poetry, wanting to invite the literati in the city to a snow appreciation party.

"My lord, the criminal Shi Feng's assisted investigation notice has returned." Several officials came in from outside, holding documents in their hands.

The prefect of Zhou's poetry is gone, and there are still many complicated official duties.

"Are you sure?" He asked, motioning to put the file on the table.

"Confirmed, the means of committing the crime are the same." An official said.

"There are two government offices that will send people to check in person." Another official said, "They have personally met Shi Feng and fought against him."

Zhou Zhifu reminded: "You can look at it, but you can't take the corpse away."

The official responded with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, this is the criminal who was arrested in my Xucheng, and naturally he will not be taken away by others."

That was the achievement of their Xu Cheng government.

"However, who killed Shi Feng?" Zhou Zhifu asked, looking at the people in the hall, "Have you found any clues?"

The officials looked at each other.

"It should be due to the uneven distribution of spoils among the accomplices." An official said, "Master Lin's family lost an ancestral white jade Guanyin, which is priceless."

Cao Dianli, the current principal, added: "It has not been found so far, and it should be taken away by accomplices."

Of course, this accomplice was arranged by him.

Letting the little beggar take away the treasures of the Lin family and pretending to be stolen can lead to fight for accomplices.

After staying for a while, it will arrange for this Guanyin to appear in pawn shops in other cities, and the government there will seize it. This is a reasonable and reasonable way to close the case perfectly.

Of course, Zhou Zhifu didn't know what happened a few months later, so he heard this and reached out to touch his forehead: "Then this case can't be considered solved."

"You can't say that. If it wasn't for your lord's good governance and strict inspections in the city, the Lin family would lose a statue of Guanyin." Mr. Cao said with a smile.

Several officials also nodded one after another: "Master Lin already knows about this thief's notoriety and evil deeds. Wherever he goes, he will definitely kill people, especially rape and murder." "" "The tiles on the roof are all broken."

Master Lin's family was so frightened that they didn't dare to sleep for several days.

"Master Lin insists on coming to give you a blue sky umbrella." Director Cao said.

Zhou Zhifu smiled and waved his hand: "No need to do this, the case is not over yet." After finishing speaking, he signaled, "Write all this clearly and report it. Of course, we must continue to track down that accomplice, and the Lin family's property will also be recovered. .”

The officials answered in unison.

With the assisted investigation, I became more and more aware of how terrifying this dead thief was. He had been doing evil for many years, and dozens of people died. For a while, the Xucheng government office had a great reputation.

Regardless of how the thief died, he died in Xucheng anyway, and the Xucheng government office, as the supervisor, wrote a clear and detailed report.

Since Zhou Zhifu came, he rectified the administration of officials and got rid of the black sheep. The upper and lower officials were upright and upright. The two thieves turned their backs on each other, it can be said that the right time, place and people were harmonious, Shi Feng died on the spot, but unfortunately the other thieves escaped, and they are still investigating everywhere.

In a post station on the main road outside Hengcheng City, Dongzhou, the post office laughed from time to time looking at the newly delivered residence newspaper.

"What news are you so happy about?" asked the postman.

Yi Cheng said with a smile: "This mansion newspaper is really festive."

The postman glanced at it: "The murder case, what a celebration."

"Whether you're happy or not depends on who you tell it to." Yicheng said, "It's like a general who has achieved great success. For an official, it is not necessarily a good thing to rule without wind and waves. It's—"

Before he finished speaking, a big hand stretched out, took the mansion newspaper away, and sneered at the same time.

"Why, do you think your station is too peaceful?"

Yicheng hurriedly turned around with a smile on his face: "Zhang Canjun, you're joking." He said with a serious expression, "I mean, if there is such a little storm, it will be a disaster for the people. , can’t stand it at all, so generals must protect their homes and the country, and officials must shield their people from wind and rain like a big tree.”

Zhang Yuanhe said, "You guys, what else do you have besides a mouth?"

He glanced at the Dibao and sneered again.

"You can talk about big things."

Yicheng was not annoyed at all, and said with a smile: "Joining the army is right, we are small locals, and we have no experience."

Zhang Yuan glared at him: "Bring all the residence newspapers from these two days." After saying that, he hooked his foot over the stool and sat down.

The postman responded repeatedly, urging the postmen to "go quickly, don't delay joining the army on business."

The two left the hall one after another.

Then the postman muttered softly, "Why are you so afraid of him? Isn't it just a small soldier from Jingzhao Mansion."

Yicheng glared at him: "You know what, you're already in the station, and you're so uninformed." He lowered his voice, "There is a backer behind this Yuan, Duchasi."

The postman took a deep breath, that would be really annoying, he stretched out his hand and made a clear gesture: "Don't worry, I will take good care of him."

Zhang Yuan didn't care what the postmen and postmen were muttering outside. He knew how these people behaved.

So with a stern face and a few curses, the mansion newspapers from all directions were delivered to him in time.

Naturally, he couldn't see it by himself, and several servants followed him.

"Something is wrong." Zhang Yuan said suddenly.

None of the guards raised their heads, smiled and said, "It's definitely wrong. The Xucheng government is talking about hype. In fact, Shi Feng's death has nothing to do with them. It's just a mistake after the event."

"It's natural." Zhang Yuan said, "But what I said is that Shi Feng should have no accomplices."

The guards around the table stopped, and then hurriedly searched for the mansion newspaper about Shi Feng, but indeed they never mentioned accomplices.

"What he did was murder and robbery, and he was extremely good at hiding his identity." Zhang Yuan said, "How could there be accomplices?"

He threw the newspaper on the table.

In the past, when I didn't care about not getting in touch with Momen, I didn't feel it. Now, I know that there are such a group of people, and they have personally handled the cases involved in Momen, so I feel familiar unconsciously.

The guards sitting around also understood.

"It was done by Motu. There are Motu in Xucheng." They said, and they all stood up, "Master, let's go to Xucheng."

They left the capital just to hunt down Motu.

Now that there are signs, let's go to Xucheng immediately.

But Zhang Yuan, who had fallen out with the government official in order to go out of Beijing to investigate the case, did not look back, and went out overnight, but at this moment he sat firmly.

Zhang Yuan picked up the table and took a sip of the good tea sent by Yi Cheng.

"This has nothing to do with our case." He said, "What are you doing in Xucheng?"

The guards seemed a little surprised: "Aren't they all Mo Tu?"

"I want to arrest the murderer of the Liu Xiucai case." Zhang Yuan said, "As for Motu, that is the matter of the Duchasi. I let my criminal not be arrested and went to Xucheng to arrest Motu. Does Duchasi work?"

Several guards blinked: "Isn't it?"

Zhang Yuan glared at them angrily.

The guards laughed and laughed.

Those who can follow are Zhang Yuan's cronies, and they can also joke with him at will.

"I don't know if I don't come out." One of the guards said, "There are so many Mo disciples, and they hide so deeply."

Another guard said: "No wonder the king of Jin recruited him to do such treasonous things."

Another guard flipped through the mansion newspaper in his hand, and couldn't help muttering: "Looking at the description of these clues, they seem, and they don't look like big rebels."

Zhang Yuan put down his teacup and looked at him: "The state has laws, government, and soldiers. If you violate the prohibition without permission, isn't it a big treason? If everyone is like them, wouldn't it be a big mess?"

The guard nodded hurriedly: "This subordinate understands."

Zhang Yuan glanced at everyone: "Remember, the law is enforced impartially, and the iron face is selfless, so that the world can have long-term peace and stability, and the people are safe and happy."

The guards solemnly responded yes.

Another guard rushed in from outside the speaking room.

"Boss, the boy is nearby," he whispered.

These words made the servants who sat down stand up again.

Zhang Yuan asked: "Are you sure? You can't scare the snake with surprises. If you miss a hit, your efforts will be in vain."

The guard nodded: "Sure." He laughed again at this point, "This kid was digging up other people's vegetable roots in the field, but he didn't run away when he was discovered. He insisted on performing acrobatics to get rid of it."

Acrobatics, this is consistent with the news that an actor has disappeared from the Jiaozhou Institute.

Zhang Yuan still didn't get up, and looked at the others: "Is everyone ready?"

The guards nodded in unison, "It's ready." "It's been drilled again and again." "It's all explained. They seem to be afraid of you, boss Zhang, and they will do whatever they say."

Well, it's just because of rumors that Zhang Yuan is Huo Lian's lackey, so it doesn't matter.

Zhang Yuan patted the table and stood up, looking outside with piercing eyes, and ordered "Go!"

In the evening of winter, the chill is always getting worse, the footsteps of pedestrians become hurried, and the shop assistants are also looking forward to closing early.

"Be careful." The shopkeeper was wearing a thick jacket, ear protectors, and warm sleeves. "It's been a rough few days, and you all stay in the shop at night to keep watch."

This made the shop assistants groan in their hearts.

The owner is extremely stingy, and the shopkeeper must not be willing to let more charcoal be burned. The night is really hard.

This is not the most difficult--

"Boss, did some bandits really come to our place?" A shop assistant asked in a low voice.

The owner glared at him: "Don't talk nonsense, I mean, it's winter, and there are many thieves around the Chinese New Year, you all should be more vigilant, and don't sleep too hard at night."

Having said that, he glanced outside. When the north wind blew, it seemed that it would be dark in the blink of an eye.

"I'm going back."

After he finished speaking, he went out, called his servants to harness the cart, and hurried away on the street.

The shop assistants immediately closed the door.

"The owner is so greedy for money, he is never willing to go home early." A store clerk said, "Now that he ran away before dark, it can be seen that something really happened."

"Really, a relative of mine who works as a handyman in the government said that a big thief came, robbed wealth, robbed sex and killed people." The guy in the nearby shop who was also on the door panel whispered, "Several people outside the city The whole village has been ruined."

These words shocked the faces of the two shop assistants: "Then, why didn't the government make an announcement?"

The shop clerk over there lowered his voice: "But don't be afraid, it is said that the thief only committed two or three crimes in one place, and then left."

The two shop assistants here stared wide-eyed: "Then, the government won't arrest you?"

The shop clerk over there hurriedly said: "Catch it, why don't you catch it, just catch it quietly."

What, catch quietly, what can you catch, obviously you want to wait for the thief to leave, and then catch it with great fanfare. I can only hope that God will not let me be the next unlucky guy.

The shop clerk over there did the same thing. It seemed that all the shops on the street were closed in the blink of an eye, and there was no one there.

Hiding in a house is not really safe. Things like doors, windows and walls are often unable to stop evildoers.

In the night-shrouded city, a scream pierced the dead silence of the streets, but there was no one on the street, not even patrol officers, so the scream did not cause any noise.

The next moment the screaming also disappeared.

The dim indoor lights flickered, outlining a hideous figure.

"What is it called—the uncle chose you—that is the time of your death——Yan Wangye can't stop him when he comes."

Low-pitched laughter echoed in the room.

"Don't worry, the uncle will let you have a good time before going to Huangquan Road—"

Accompanied by these words, another petite figure was pulled up and torn like a rag.

The cry sounded again, but it was much weaker than the previous cry, and no one would save her——

But the next moment the window sill shattered with a bang, and a black figure rushed towards the hideous figure.

There were screams in the room again.

But it's not a female voice, but a man's hoarse voice.

"Thief, die."

The black shadow pounced on the man's chest elongated in an instant, and climbed up the man's throat like a snake, and could break his neck with a single effort, but at this time the room was suddenly brightly lit.

A large net fell from the roof, wrapping the two people who were entangled on the ground.

The actor screamed that it was not good, and grabbed the man by the throat, but the man shouted at this moment: "Don't take me as a hostage, I am a death row prisoner—"

trap!

A prisoner on death row deserves to die, and the government doesn't care about his life.

The actor rolled on the spot, separated from the condemned prisoner, and the iron net was also wrapped around him, tightly wound around his body.

"This kid has the ability to shrink bones—" shouted in a deep voice, "Retract the net—"

Accompanied by this cry, the iron net was pulled up suddenly, dense thorns emerged from the wire net, piercing into the flesh, the actor let out a cry of pain, and was suspended like a fish in a net, unable to move.

Dozens of guards poured into the room, and the guards at the four corners were pulling the iron net. A tall man in the official robe of a general came slowly and met the actor who was suspended in the iron net.

The iron net wrapped the actor into a small ball, except for a pair of eyes that were shining fiercely, his entire face was blurred, and blood seeped out of his tattered clothes and dripped on the ground.

"Zhang Yuan of Jingzhao Prefecture is here to handle the case." Zhang Yuan said, "Jiaozhou Gundilong, you are suspected of killing Liu Wenchang, a student from Jicheng, and you are now arrested and brought to justice."

(End of this chapter)