mousepad-d2 Chapter 001: Summer Flame, Go to Avoid the Heat
Chapter 001: Summer Flame, Go to Avoid the Heat
Chapter 001: Summer Flame, Go to Avoid the Heat
Summer is a season of changing faces. For a while, the sun is scorching like fire, for a while the wind is roaring, and for a while it is torrential.
But the changes in the weather are far less rapid and poisonous than the changes in people's hearts.
Two strange murder cases occurred in Xiannv County. The two deceased died in the middle of the night. The partners who shared the bed didn't realize it. When they woke up in the morning, their bodies were cold.
What's even more strange is that there were no wounds on the body, no signs of poisoning, and no history of acute illness.Ever since, people said that it was the work of monsters. It captured people's hearts and minds, manipulating people to kill their other half, and people panicked.
For this reason, the magistrate of Xiannv County had a headache.However, he has a good friend - Yan Queqing.
Nowadays, when it comes to solving cases, people always think of Yan Queqing. Since the Tianxuan Suiying case was solved, he has gained both fame and money, and has become the object of everyone's curry favor. This threshold is about to be broken.
Just when he wanted to go out to avoid the limelight, a rescue letter from the magistrate of Xiannv County came, and someone gave him a pillow when he was sleepy.
Yan Queqing read the letter, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to arrive immediately.
Xiuran was helpless, he knew that Yan Queqing was excited not because of the case, but because of eating.
Xiannv County is located in the Emperor's Kingdom, which enjoys the title of Great Food Country. As a member of Gluttony, one must want to eat.
Xiuran looked at the excitement in his eyes, and with his indifferent personality, he thoughtfully asked the guards to pack their bags and set off directly.
Going away as soon as he said it, the gossip guard sighed, Mr. Yan is still the most attractive, you must know that Young Master Xiu seldom goes out, let alone go to places with many people.
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The northwest border is a desert, and there is a white place in the yellow desert, which is particularly conspicuous, and that is Fairy County.
Fairy County, a world of ice and snow all year round, is famous all over the world because of this whiteness independent of the surrounding.
Yan Queqing thought of the delicacy of Xiannv County, and squinted his nostalgia.
"Where do we live tonight?" the guard asked.
Yan Queqing said, "I know the magistrate of Xiannv County, let's go to his house tonight."
The guard asked worriedly, "Are there enough rooms?"
Yan Queqing patted his head, forgot!In the past, it was just him and Qiqi, who never had to worry about accommodation. Now there are only 15 people in a group, excluding Yinwei, and he is not sure, "Well, everyone squeeze together? One room should be enough for two or three people. .”
Xiuran who wanted to stay at the inn immediately agreed, and no longer felt that the guards were redundant.
When they came to the mansion, it happened that Yao Su was away on errands and could not receive them, but this did not prevent them from getting acquainted. The man hula ran to the kitchen to find food, and the woman tidied up the room. Startled.
Yan Queqing and Xiuran came to hang out in the street.
It is said to be wandering, but it is actually searching for delicacies through the streets and alleys, eating from the street to the end of the street, this eating does not delay the business, Yan Queqing listens to the gossip of the masses along the way.
It was also found that some women would rather go far to get water from the well than go to the nearest river, and even stay far away.
Yan Queqing was puzzled, could it be some strange custom?It may not have been before. This river is called Beishui River. It is the mother river of Xiannv County. How can it avoid the plague god?
So I asked an aunt.
The aunt was taken aback by the beauty that had been overly dyed, "You don't know, there are monsters in the water!"
It turned out that before the murder, several people witnessed a ghost appearing in the river, some said it was a man, some said it was a woman, and the same thing was that the ghost was beautiful.
So everyone said that the dead in the two murder cases were murdered, the murderer was their partner, and the murderer was so vicious because of the monster, who was confused by it.
The aunt said it vividly, she grabbed Yan Queqing's hand and said excitedly, "Young man, don't believe it. These are all based on evidence."
"Oh?"
"I knew the two dead people. One was Zhu Carpenter's wife, and the other was Yang Xiucai. They both died on the bed. Hey, there were no wounds on this body. As Wu Zuo said, it wasn't poisoning."
That's right, the cause of death of the two deceased is unknown, and it has not been clarified yet.
"It's the same when I died. My wife slept next to me. In the morning, the two woke up and found that the people around me were dead. Do you think it's strange?"
"It's really weird."
"Let's say it was murdered by someone next to the pillow, but the relationship between the two couples is getting along well. I have never heard of them quarreling, but if they died of illness, the two of them have never heard of any illness."
Yan Queqing nodded, this aunt's analysis is very different.
"So, they were seduced by the monster in the river!"
At this time, two yamen servants came over and told Yan Queqing that the magistrate was back.
The yamen servant said, "Sir, don't believe them. They are all hearsay. The county magistrate asked us to strengthen the surrounding inspections, but nothing was found."
Another yamen servant nodded, "Yeah, we didn't see any monsters."
"Tell me about the case." Yan Queqing asked as he went back to the government office with the servants, while the guards went to the river with the two little guys. With the guards around, Yan Queqing could settle the case with confidence.
The deceased, Yang Xiucai, was 30 years old. His wife, Yang Shi, died ten days ago, on the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, between Zishi and Maoshi. Doctor, but the body is cold.
The deceased Zhu Shi, female, 27 years old, her husband Zhu Daming, known as Zhu Carpenter, died on the tenth day of the seventh lunar month. Like Yang Xiucai, they all died in the middle of the night and were discovered early in the morning.
Yan Queqing said, "The two cases are very similar."
Talking and talking, they have come to the government office.
The government office really deserves the title of Qingshui Yamen, except for some trees, it is really monotonous.
"Yes." The yamen servant said regretfully, "Hey, the two deceased were good people, why did they die for no reason lying on the bed? People in their 30s can't die of old age."
"That's right. The body has no wounds, no signs of poisoning, neither homicide nor accident."
Zhu Carpenter and Yang Xiucai's house is next to the Beishui River. They said hello, but they didn't respond, so the rumors about this monster spread more and more.
Some people also said that he should be sentenced to natural death directly.
The guard Zhen didn't take it seriously, "It's such a trouble, wouldn't it just be a natural death?"
Yan Queqing shook his head, "As an official, sitting in the courtroom, holding the power of life and death, you can decide life and death with a touch of a pen. How can you be careless?"
"That's right!" came a voice full of anger, "Little brother Yan, long time no see."
A man in an official robe appeared, with a Chinese character face, and he looked very upright. He nodded, "That's right, Yang Xiucai and Mrs. Zhu are not seriously ill, and the family has no history of acute illness. This old man can't figure out why they died for no reason, so Case not closed."
"I want to see Mrs. Yang and Carpenter Zhu."
"No problem." The county magistrate had already prepared, "Come on, bring Mrs. Yang here."
After a while, Mrs. Yang came to "see your lord."
"Mr. Yang, this is Mr. Yan. He is specially here to assist me in investigating this case."
"Mr. Yan is famous as a detective. I am so lucky to meet you." After finishing speaking, Mrs. Yang knelt down with a thud.
Mrs. Yang was wearing mourning clothes, petite, without makeup, and pale face. I felt sorry for her, but the two yamen servants next to her couldn't help but help her up.
Yan Queqing was unmoved, "Mr. Yang, please tell me about the day Yang Xiucai passed away."
"Yes, sir." Mrs. Yang was supported by the yamen servant and sat on the stool, "I slept with my husband that night, and we lived in peace all night, but after I washed and tidied up in the morning, my husband still didn't wake up. Usually he wakes up more than I'm early, so I went to call him."
At this time Yang shed tears and cried, "But no matter how I called, my husband didn't respond, and his body was cold. When the doctor came, the doctor said he was dead."
"In that case, you slept soundly all night."
Yang nodded.
"I don't know if you know the deceased Zhu Shi."
Yang shook his head. "My concubine, Carpenter Zhu, has heard about it, but the housekeeper takes care of all the needs of the house, and I often seldom go out at home, so I have never seen it."
Yan Queqing nodded, "I don't know if Yang Xiucai has enemies, or people who hate him."
Yang thought for a while and said, "He seldom tells me about Mr. Xiang, but Mr. Xiang has a gentle temper, I don't think so. Besides, Mr. Xiang is only interested in books, and he only wants to get fame. His friends are also some scholars."
"Recently there are rumors that it is a monster in the Beishui River. I don't know what you think?"
"This is unlikely."
"why?"
"Because my husband and I don't know how to swim, it is even more absurd to say that I was deceived by a monster and killed my husband. I have drowned before, and after that time, I dare not take a step by the river."
"Okay, I'm fine, please trouble Mrs. Yang to go."
"No, it's Mr. Trouble."
After Mrs. Yang left, the catcher looked at her back and sighed, "Oh, what a pity for this beautiful woman."
The servant girl despised him, "Look at you, all the hala is coming out. You are dressed up all day long, and you don't know who to seduce."
The servant girl's words are too much, Yang Shi just pinned a white flower on her head, she is dressed in white, how can she dress up, she is just angry.
Zhu Carpenter followed the yamen servant to see Yan Queqing, and heard the servant girl say, "Girl, what you said is serious. She is a widow, and she is sad when her husband dies."
The servant girl also knew that she had gone too far, she snorted, turned her head and left.
The headhunter was puzzled, so he had to bring Carpenter Zhu into the house.
Yan Queqing asked him, "Do you know Yang Xiucai?"
"I don't know, I just heard of it."
"Oh, then do you know his wife Yang?"
Zhu Da shook his head.
The headhunter said, "Ms. Yang is a lady of a great family, she rarely goes out, and even her neighbors are rarely seen."
"Recently there have been rumors about Beishui River's mischief. I don't know if you have heard of it."
Carpenter Zhu rubbed the back of his head, "I've heard about this too, but I think it's a rumor. I grew up in the Beishui River since I was a child, and I go swimming in the river every day, but I've never met a monster."
Yan Queqing asked some more questions and asked Carpenter Zhu to leave.After Carpenter Zhu left, he said to Yao Su, "An autopsy will be done."
Without further ado, Yao Su agreed, "Let Wu Zuo do another autopsy."
Yan Queqing stopped him and said, "No, let Jinyu come." After speaking, he specifically asked Jinyu to carefully examine the top of the deceased's head and private parts.
Yao Su's eyes widened, "I'll let a dignified doctor examine the corpse, will he agree..."
Jinyu looked at him holding the toolbox and tilted her head—why not?
Yao Su thought it was unbelievable that it was a waste to kill a chicken with a sledgehammer.A doctor that no one else can ask for, you ask him to do the autopsy!Looking at the handsome guards and the beautiful maid, they are all running errands for Yan Queqing, fate!
There is also that handsome Young Master Xiu who is hated by everyone, it is unreasonable to even eat the jealousy of an old man like him.
Yan Queqing let Yao Su blow his beard and stare, waiting for Jin Yu's autopsy to finish.
The results of the autopsy, as he guessed, there was a three-inch long iron nail in the lower body of the two deceased.
Jinyu slowly took out the iron nails, and everyone looked terrified and their scalps went numb.
Yao Su was surprised, "Why didn't I find out before."
The one beside him was ashamed and silent.He was a young man, how could he dare to examine a woman's lower body, these tricks were unheard of, even though he was not shy, he would never think of it.
Yao Su praised Yan Queqing, "You are still amazing."
Because it was the post-mortem Xiuran who did not follow Yan Queqing, Yao Su took the opportunity to ask Yan Queqing, "Hey, are you and that handsome guy the same?"
He is still young, inexperienced, and how dare he touch such a private place.
Yan Queqing said, "Because the murderer burned the iron nails red in advance, the hot temperature can burn the wound and seal the blood from flowing out. In addition, the location of the iron nails is difficult for ordinary people to find."
Then he said, "Most of the people who use this kind of murder weapon have affairs. Young wives marry a [-]-year-old man. After the husband gets rich, he dislikes the poor wife. There are many."
"So what do you think?"
"Check to see if Yang and Carpenter Zhu know each other. Yang is small and thin. If she is really a murderer, it would be very difficult for one person to kill her husband."
"Oh, you suspect them..."
"Yes, just now Zhu Da said that he didn't know Mrs. Yang, but he helped Mrs. Yang to speak up when his servants were talking badly, saying that she was a widow. Didn't he mean that the two of them had never met before? How did he know?"
"She's in mourning."
"Does a husband die in mourning?"
"Yes."
Yao Su sighed, "Ah, the case I had been worrying about for a few days was solved by you at once. No, I have to thank you very much. By the way, call the handsome guy, and let's go to the old place to have a meal."
The old place is the only house that Yao Su bought. It is a remote place, but it has a special taste.
Hearing this, Yan Queqing went back to the room and called Shang Xiuran.
At this time, Xiuran was practicing sword outside the room, his white clothes were soaked with sweat, and it was tightly pressed against his skin. Yan Queqing was dumbfounded when he saw it. After a while, Xiuran retracted his sword and pinched his face , just come back to God.
I have to say that Xiuran's figure is really good, the enlarged version is shown in front of him, but Yan Queqing can only feel his nose itching.
Seeing him blushing and touching his nose, Xiuran tilted his head for some unknown reason—what's wrong?
"Well, it's okay, Yao Su is going to cook for the guests, let's go." Yan Queqing didn't want to stay for a long time, so he turned to leave.
Xiuran held Yan Queqing's hand and asked, "Are you sick?"
Yan Queqing glanced at Xiuran, and his heart beat faster, "You, you should change your clothes."
Xiuran looked down at her already soaked clothes, and then she understood.With some force, he pulled Yan Queqing over, and said in a low voice, "I'm tired from practicing, please change it for me."