After the first fool

Chapter 197 A month later

In just one month, a name rose to fame in Dongyao, Mo Shaoshang. It is said that he is handsome, handsome, proud, and likes to wear white clothes. He often holds a folding fan in his hand to fight against injustice. He is the most upright young man in the world. A hero who has defended countless people and has a high reputation.

The Grand General's Mansion, the mansion built by the Ministry of Rites with a huge amount of money has been completed, the waterside gazebo, the clear pond is full of lotus flowers, the green lotus leaves are floating on the surface of the pond, the sparkling water reflects the red sun in the sky, occasionally A few koi shuttled back and forth in the pond, rolling up a circle of slender water patterns, slowly rippling away.

Bai Qingluo was sitting in the study room, wearing an ink-colored robe, wrapping his tall figure. His face was cut like a knife, his eyebrows were sharp, and his eyes were as deep as cold pools. He was leaning on the back of the chair, looking at his hands, flying pigeons from the border. Pass book, a handwritten letter sent.

"See Xin'an, Bai Qingluo, I have recently arrived at the border. During this period of time, I have repeatedly helped the people solve crimes and won the support of many people. I have also seen a lot of customs and customs in various places. I specially recommend you to try Mocheng. The sweet-scented osmanthus cake is definitely a first-class delicious dessert, take care of yourself in the imperial city, maybe one day we will meet again, don't miss it."

This woman seems to be playing crazy outside?Refuse to come back?
Bai Qingluo couldn't help laughing. Every few days, he could always receive a handwritten letter from Mo Xiaoran, because she didn't like staying in the same town for a long time, and it was very troublesome to reply. He could only calculate based on her whereabouts. Outline her itinerary, and then advance the letter to the next town she will pass by, put it in the inn under her name, and then hand it over to her.

In recent days, her pseudonym Mo Shaoshang has spread throughout the imperial city. Many people give her a thumbs up, and many young girls are very fond of her.

"Not only men, but also women have to beware?" Bai Qingluo frowned slightly, had he ever felt this kind of worry?Put the letter paper into the brocade box, store it carefully, then pick up the pen, and prepare to reply, one to Mo Xiaoran, and the other to Sui Lang directly, telling him to pay close attention to the people around Mo Xiaoran, no matter what Men and women, as long as they have other thoughts about her, they will immediately stop her.

He didn't want Mo Xiaoran to fall in love with anyone other than himself.

The white pigeon flapped its wings and flew towards the border. Bai Qingluo was not in a bad mood just now, but when he saw the memorial sent to the imperial city from the local area, he frowned slightly.

There was another famine in the south of the Yangtze River. The local government opened up disaster relief, but there were too many refugees, and there was no way to continue. It was said that there was already a plague. The local officials asked the court to ask whether to isolate Jiangnan so that the plague could not spread.

Natural and man-made disasters are the most inevitable.

Put away the booklet, and ordered the servants in the mansion to prepare a carriage and head to the palace.

At this time, the frontier.

Mo Xiaoran looked strangely at the torrential river winding its way along the yellow sandy land. She wore a crescent-white brocade robe with a ribbon wrapped around her waist. Three thousand blue silks were randomly tied into a ponytail. She held a folding fan in her hand. , The riding boots stepped on the soft soil, like walking on the beach, leaving a row of deep footprints.

"Young master, did you find anything?" Xiaozhu stood aside, maybe it was because she had been traveling around with Mo Xiaoran all day for more than a month. The skirt, step by step, followed behind Mo Xiaoran, and asked in a low voice.

"Nothing has been found in the river for now, but why are so many people infected with the plague in the town?" Mo Xiaoran murmured strangely. It had been five days since she arrived at the border. On the first day, she discovered that most of the people in the town... The clothes are not covered, and there is an unpleasant stench in the air, like the smell of rotting corpses. After inquiring for a long time from the local officials, it is said that ten days ago, there was a sudden spread among the people. Strange disease, at first it was just itching all over the body, and then the skin would fester, and you could not even eat. In the end, you could only starve to death, or be tortured to death. Doctors from a hundred miles away have come to diagnose and treat them, but they still can't find the source .

"Isn't it a problem with the water source?" Mo Xiaoran frowned all the time. In the past month, she has solved unjust and wrong cases everywhere, and she has gained a good reputation. She thought that this strange disease was caused by the food she d But now it seems that beside the river, the weeds are green and there is no sign of poison.

Could it be that she guessed the wrong direction?
"Where's Sui Lang?" Mo Xiaoran hurriedly glanced around, but didn't see Sui Lang.

"Master, forgot? Didn't you tell him to go to the city to find out if there are any other sources of water?" Once Xiaozhu Duomo Xiaoran enters the state of solving a case, she will forget what she has done and what she has said. Full, slightly complaining opening.

Mo Xiaoran patted her forehead with her folding fan: "I really forgot then, let's go and see if he has found out anything." Mo Xiaoran raised her foot and was about to leave, but unexpectedly, she was in the lower reaches of the river, A forked tributary was found.

"Wait, let's go down and have a look." Mo Xiaoran turned her footsteps and continued down the tributary. She always felt that the direction she guessed was correct.

This is the intuition of a police officer!
The moat and tributaries of the border town all converge into a waterway, and the waterway is in the middle of a bush. Mo Xiaoran felt that the strange smell in the air became stronger and stronger as she walked forward. Pushing aside the branches blocking the way, we can see that the weeds on both sides of the waterway, in the lower part of the tributary, withered quickly, leaving only a large yellow area, sickly, as if it had lost its life.

"Here is..." Her eyes trembled slightly, and she naturally found the end of the waterway. It looked like a huge tank, and there was something similar to a deep well. She bent down, poked the soil with her fingers, and smelled it carefully. The smell was similar to that floating in the town. The smell of dead bodies is exactly the same!
"Go, go back." After finding the source, Mo Xiaoran couldn't wait to tell the town lord the news. She immediately returned to the town with Xiaozhuyuan Road. Li is the border of Lanyu Kingdom, and the soldiers stationed at the border are annexed to the school ground ten miles away, and the people here can be regarded as living and working in peace and contentment.

However, because of the spread of the disease these days, there is always a sense of sadness in the town that cannot be resolved.

As soon as she entered the town, Mo Xiaoran saw an old woman sitting outside a residential house, her eyes flickered slightly, and she walked over quickly: "Old lady, do you know where the water in the town comes from? in?"

"Yes." The old woman's hoarse voice sounded a bit harsh.

With a friendly smile, Mo Xiaoran asked some specific information about the well before leaving.

"Master, what did you ask Shuijing for?" Xiaozhu blinked strangely. Does this have anything to do with what they are investigating?They were obviously investigating the source of the disease, so why did they end up in the well?

"You are stupid," Mo Xiaoran flipped her wrist, and slammed the folding fan on Xiaozhu's forehead, "Think about it, the huge sink we saw just now should be the source of drinking water for all the houses in the town , I asked the old woman just now, all the wells in the town are connected to the water tank, the river flows into the water tank, and then rolls into the well, and then the people fetch water for daily consumption."

In this way, if there is a problem with the water source, a doctor can be sent to investigate the water source. As long as the source of the disease is found, it will be much easier to prevent and control it.

"It's been five days, and finally some progress has been made." Mo Xiaoran's face, which had been gloomy for five days in a row, finally eased a lot, with a delicate face and a comfortable smile, she walked to the City Lord's Mansion.

"I don't understand why the lady always likes to meddle in these things." Along the way, the lady has intervened in several cases, and now even the plague is also involved. If things go on like this, the lady will almost become Hua Tuo alive. , Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva reincarnated.

Seeing her muttering endlessly, Mo Xiaoran chuckled: "Don't you think it's very interesting? Seeing the common people regain a new life because of our efforts, this feeling makes me feel satisfied that I'm still alive and useful." feel."

Perhaps as a policeman, some instincts have already been integrated into her bones and blood. When she sees unjust, wrong, or injustice cases, she always wants to intervene.

Xiaozhu didn't appreciate Mo Xiaoran's fun at all, she just felt that every time she saw Miss solve a case, she would be terrified!Those who committed major cases were murderers without batting an eyelid. What if the young lady had an accident, what would she do?

Mo Xiaoran ignored the slanderous words in her stomach, and walked into the city lord's mansion, just in time to confront Sui Lang who was sent by her to investigate.

"Sui Lang, it's just right that you are here, let me tell you..."

Before Mo Xiaoran could finish speaking, Sui Lang covered her mouth and dragged her out until she left the city lord's mansion, went around a quiet path, and finally stopped in a dark alley. Xiao Ran couldn't help panting heavily, she was almost suffocated, "What are you doing all of a sudden? I just wanted to report something to the city lord."

"Miss, I suspect that there is something wrong with this city." Sui Lang's expression was very serious.

"What do you mean?" Mo Xiaoran couldn't help becoming serious, "What do you mean this city has a problem? Could it be that the disease has already spread throughout the town?"

"Yes," Sui Lang's face was as black as splashing ink, and he nodded heavily: "I just took a closer look. In the whole city, almost everyone is pale and thin, with dull eyes, and a stench floating on their bodies!"

"That's the smell of festering skin." Mo Xiaoran frowned and explained, and then her eyes rolled: "No, I remember five days ago, when I first entered the city, there were clearly many people in high spirits." , not infected by the disease. "Is this virus really spreading so fast?In just five days, it spread throughout the town?
"But I found out that there is only one place that doesn't have the smell of corpses." Sui Lang said in a deep voice, looking at the movement around him, and when he saw no one, he leaned into Mo Xiaoran's ear and said in a low voice : "It's the city lord's mansion. The servant just went in. After careful inspection, there are almost no servants in the city lord's mansion. The stench in the town is stinky, but only the city lord's mansion, like a paradise, can't smell it at all." It's suspicious if there's any smell."

Mo Xiaoran suddenly remembered that the first time she arrived in the town, she was recognized by the city lord because of her famous attire, and he specially entrusted herself to investigate the cause of the spread of the disease. For five days in a row, she couldn't sleep at night because of this Things were worrying, but the city lord seemed to let her look around the city for clues except for that day, and if there was something to order, he would just send a servant to inform her, or ask about the progress of the investigation .

Logically speaking, how can a local official who is really diligent and caring for the people be so careless?
(End of this chapter)