I'm a detective for Dongchang

Chapter 141 Distress
"Jingming, I want to meet Yu Jinshan." Lu Xizhi put forward his idea.

"That's exactly what I mean."

Yu Jinshan was sitting on the seat dumbfounded at this time, with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking, when a sudden sound of footsteps woke him up, he sighed, what should come is still coming, he straightened his official hat, and he got up to greet him.

"Magistrate Yu, with your qualifications, it is time to return to Beijing to report on your duties. The emperor has seen Hong County's achievements in recent years many times and is very satisfied with you. Moreover, Li Shangshu has always valued you. As long as you return to Beijing, you will definitely be promoted. But Yu County Magistrate declined." Yuan Yanxi took a sip of tea, "I have checked your household registration, and you are not from Hong County, but you seem to have deep feelings for this place?"

"Thanks to the great attention of the emperor and the great love of the teacher, I thought that the flood could be cured in a few years, but... year after year, until more than ten years, it still hasn't been completely solved. I am ashamed."

Yuan Yanxi pondered for a while, unable to tell the truth from the falsehood for a while, so he continued along the line: "The floods in the Xinyue River, the previous emperors tried many methods but no one solved it, but since the county magistrate took office, there has been The loss has been reduced to [-]%, so there is no need to belittle yourself, the emperor also has plans to move the people to other places one after another, you can feel at ease."

There has been a change in Yu Jinshan's face, with unwillingness and determination in his eyes, "However, when I think that the people of Hong County have multiplied here for generations, if they are allowed to leave their hometowns and the hometown where they have lived all their lives, Xiaguan will feel very sad. ..." His throat was choked, and he said firmly: "In recent years, I have studied, discussed and tested a lot with some astronomical figures, and I have a solution. If I give the officials some more time, the flood control can be resolved.”

Lu Xizhi was a little moved after hearing this, Yu Jinshan...

"Master Yu, Hong County has been called this name since ancient times?"

As soon as Hong County was mentioned, Yu Jinshan began to speak eloquently as if he had opened up a chatterbox:
In fact, Hong County used to be called Jinchan Village. According to the historical records of the previous dynasty, the ancestors of the village lived by collecting Maemis for generations. The village used to be relatively wealthy, but a flood that lasted for nearly a year suddenly occurred more than 50 years ago. , leading to the failure of the cicada chrysalis harvest in that village, and then a plague was caused for some unknown reason. Almost half of the people in a village died overnight, and corpses were scattered all over the field within three days. There were more than 500 people in just five days. , not one left.

After hearing this story, Lu Xizhi couldn't calm down for a long time. It turned out that such a big thing happened in this village.

Immediately afterwards, Yu Jinshan said: "In the next 30 years, the people who entered the village either went crazy or died. Until Emperor Taihe came to the throne, maybe it was the blessing of a lucky star, or maybe it was the plague that had disappeared after so many years. People have moved here one after another to settle down, and it has become what it is today.”

"My lord Yu is dedicated to serving the people. This governor admires him very much. Presumably the emperor is also pleased."

Yuan Yanxi turned to the main topic: "What do you think about the deaths of Jia Dafu and Wei Zhubo? After all, it happened within the jurisdiction of your lord, so it should be able to provide us with many useful clues."

"This..." Yu Jinshan was in trouble.

It's not that he has something to hide, it's really...

He goes out early and returns late every day, inspects projects, and is sympathetic to the people's sentiments. He has heard about Jia Dafu as far as he can hide from intrigues in the officialdom and factional struggles. It's not worth their wooing, and naturally it's not his turn.

However, Wei Qianzhou...

As the person in charge of the circulation and taxation of gold and silver in the entire Hong County, his death made Yu Jinshan feel that a pair of invisible hands had pushed Hong County to the top of the wave and was in danger.

"Director Yuan, please follow me."

Yu Jinshan led the two of them to the next room.

"This is the study room where all kinds of official documents and financial taxes of Hong County are stored. Jia Dafu's taxation issues in the past five years can be found. Yuan Factory Superintendent, please feel free. As for Wei Zhubo's private contacts, the lower officials only heard about him. Mrs. Xu has several shops in the city, and I will write down the specific locations."

Yuan Yanxi was very satisfied with Jin Shan's attitude, and signaled his subordinates to go get it with him.

"Jingming, I feel that Yu Jinshan is an axis. He puts all his energy on water conservancy projects. Although other things are remarkable, he doesn't look like a hypocritical person."

"I agree that if Wei Qianzhou's death was faked, then, with the missing Lu Jinzhi and Jia Yun, we may have three witnesses. They are supposed to be related to the black hand behind it, and they are more or less insiders."

"I always think there is something wrong with that forest, the female ghost, the disappearing scarecrow..." Lu Xizhi paced back and forth, looked at the sky and said immediately: "After Jia Dafu died, you blocked the main roads in and out of Hong County , it is impossible for Lu Jinzhi and Jia Yun to have the opportunity to leave the city. Knowing that someone is going to kill them, the most dangerous place is also the safest. Tomorrow I will lead people to continue searching the woods. If you want to see people, if you want to see people, if you want to see dead bodies!"

Yuan Yanxi was worried, and wanted to go with her, but Lu Xizhi said that Wei Qianzhou's death has not yet been determined, and the murderer may have other targets, and someone in the city must stay on guard.

Of course Yuan Yanxi knew the stakes, so she arranged for Donghai, Beixue, Xingyun, and dozens of men in black to accompany her into the mountain the next morning.

After a night of preparation, the group headed towards the suburban woods at dawn.

From a distance, I can see that the fog has not dissipated, and the bright sky cannot shine into the woods.

Along the way, many villagers got up early to do farm work. Seeing them going to the suburban woods, they all persuaded them not to go. Basically, everyone said the same thing: "I advise you not to go to the mountains. There are red flowers in there." Ghost in clothes."

Faced with this kind of superstition, several people just looked at each other and smiled, and Lu Xizhi thanked each other without looking back.

Wang Yuanzhi was more thoughtful. When he learned that she was going to the forest the next day, he gave Lu Xizhi the protective suits and masks he brought along, and some antidote, even if there was some miasma that lost his brain, Nor will they be stunned.

Because he witnessed the sudden appearance and disappearance of the scarecrow, Lu Xizhi didn't dare to be careless. Not long after entering the mountain, when he found that the fog in the woods was thick, he asked everyone to put on their masks immediately.

There was only one road in the forest, leading to the top of the mountain. When they climbed up the first small hill and looked down from the top of the hill, they found a valley surrounded by a layer of thick fog, and they couldn't see anything.

The humidity is very heavy, looking at the dense fog that covers the sky, even though it is bright and sunny outside, the valley is still very dark inside.

Take a break and continue on.

Along the way, Lu Xizhi found a lot of broken bones and pieces of clothing. She checked carefully, and found that the broken bones should be animal bones, not human bones. In addition to the pieces of clothes, someone must have been here.

He paid so much attention to the details on the road that by the time Lu Xizhi realized that the others hadn't followed, no one knew how much time had passed.

"Beixue! Donghai!" Lu Xizhi shouted.

No one responded.

She felt a little bit in her heart, it would be a lie to say that she was not afraid, looking at the dark environment around her...

She decided to stay where she was and not to move forward blindly.

After about half an hour, no one responded to her call, and the surrounding area was surprisingly quiet.

This reminded her of the Mihundang in Sichuan Province that she had heard about in her previous life. It was a swampy area. Due to the complex terrain and geological anomalies, once outsiders entered, it was difficult to tell the direction, not knowing how to advance or retreat. At a loss, it was like a lost soul. Many people who went to explore unknowingly lost their due judgment and reason, and incidents of disappearance or death occurred from time to time.

No, it's not a problem to wait here. She hurriedly groped back on the way she came, to see if they were still behind, but after walking for more than ten minutes, she still didn't find anyone, but she saw a road facing both sides. Separate small fork roads, there are some branches and weeds cut off by knives on both fork roads. The incisions are very new and should have been cut just now.

Maybe they were right in front, she ran two quick steps and shouted: "Donghai, Beixue!"

She kept chasing for another ten minutes, but she still didn't see anyone.

Lu Xizhi told himself to calm down, lifted the mask tentatively, took a few breaths, felt no discomfort, then took off the mask, took out the rice ball from his arms, and ate it.

Eat to calm yourself down.

After feeling her heartbeat gradually stabilized, she opened her eyes and found that the forked road she was walking seemed to have been passing along the mountainside in a straight line, neither going up nor down.

She was suddenly puzzled, why did the person who opened the way with a knife keep walking sideways like this?Could it be that Donghai and the others discovered something?
Thinking of this, Lu Xizhi hurriedly continued to chase.

Finally, half an hour later, she saw that the path suddenly turned sharply and went down the valley. She observed carefully in place and found that there was nothing wrong, so she walked down the valley along the path.

Suddenly, a piece of yellow talisman paper appeared on the tree beside the road.

This talisman paper was about three fingers wide, and some messy patterns were drawn on it with a red pen.

Talisman paper? !
Could it be that Donghai and the others left behind?Among the people who came, are there any people who know magic?Lu Xizhi was puzzled.

She tore off the talisman paper from the branch, and found that the talisman paper was very wet and covered with dew.

Who is it?
Immediately afterwards, she didn't take a few steps, and saw a white bone standing beside the path.

This is a very complete human skeleton, from head to toe, and there is a piece of yellow talisman on his forehead, leaning quietly on a tree trunk next to the small fork.

However, the weirdest thing is that his right hand rests on a small tree branch next to him and points to the valley below, as if he is pointing the way for himself.

No!This is by no means the mark left by Donghai and the others. I was misled.

After thinking this through, she didn't dare to stay any longer, she just wanted to get out of here quickly.

When she walked back with hands and feet together, she froze for a moment.

I saw three pitch-black coffins suddenly appearing in front of me. The most important thing was that the lids of the coffins were all open, and two yellow talisman papers were pasted on the front.

What the hell! !
The most frightening thing is that a woman in red with disheveled hair hangs from the beam above the coffin.

Lu Xizhi didn't know if it was a real person, a corpse, or a dummy, because her hair covered her face and she couldn't see what she looked like.

She suddenly felt that the wind was blowing around her, and there was a chill down her spine. To be honest, due to the sensitivity of the police subconsciously, Lu Xizhi really wanted to go and see who the hanged person was?

But his feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and he couldn't move, so he didn't dare to move forward.

"Beixue!!" Lu Xizhi's voice had already started to be shrill.

As expected, however, there was no response from the woods.

Lu Xizhi immediately turned around and left.

Quickly go back to the small road, find a sharp stone from the side of the road, carve a mark on the thick tree, and leave a sentence: "Donghai, Beixue, if you see the words, remember to wait for me here, Lu Xizhi .”

Immediately afterwards, Lu Xizhi set out alone to find the way out.

After that, she would draw an arrow on the tree every other way, pointing to the place where she just started.

She thought, if she couldn't find the way out, at least she could go back the same way and not lose her way again.

When she finally went down to the valley, she found many dilapidated and dilapidated houses, which also reminded her of the Jinchan Village that Yu Jinshan mentioned.

She kept walking along the path, and every once in a while, she could see a wooden house with some scattered bones inside. She could imagine how terrible the plague was, and it was no wonder that the forest was so severe. There are so many dead people, and surrounded by mountains and rocks, the air cannot circulate, and the miasma is all gathered in the valley and cannot be diluted. Over time, the miasma is getting heavier and heavier. If you come here without preparation, you will not be crazy or die That's really weird.

Not daring to stay longer, she hurriedly continued to walk down the mountain, but when she turned around, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a skinny woman in red standing upright in the woods, looking up and smiling at her.

(End of this chapter)