Capture the Jade

Li Huaigu had no traces of the talisman and cinnabar on his hands.

Lin Chengyou inspected it and went back to the desk: "I remember that you were cursed last time, but it seems that General Li never went to Dali Temple to report to the official?"

Li Huaigu replied softly: "Because grandpa doesn't want to report to the government for the time being. When grandpa took office in Jiangsu and Zhejiang these years, he offended many local tyrants because he was dedicated to the people. Grandpa said that it is very likely that he would take revenge on the Li family. It is this group of people, but the other party has not left too many flaws at present. Even if they report the case, at best they can only catch one or two top culprits. After this matter subsides, the behind-the-scenes master will still take action, so Grandpa thinks. When the other party reveals more flaws, please ask Dali Temple to formally intervene in this matter."

Yan Sizhi glanced at Lin Chengyou in surprise. This Li Sanniang was not only articulate, but also had the ability to know the details.

Lin Chengyou asked, "Since that incident, has your mansion encountered any unusual incidents recently?"

Li Huaigu shook his head: "I've been studying in the academy recently, and I haven't encountered anything unusual. I heard from my grandmother that my family is peaceful all day."

Lin Chengyou didn't answer, he had a vague feeling that although the murderers knew sorcery, there were two groups of people who dealt with the Li family and murdered Aunt Wu tonight.

The most vicious spells were used to deal with the murderers of the Li family. Not only will Li Sanniang die, but the entire Li family will be unlucky.

Tonight's murderer's methods were much gentler, and his goal was clear, and he only dealt with Wu Xian.

"What strange things have Wu Zhangke said recently? Or did he have a conflict with someone in the academy?"

Li Huaigu shook his head cautiously: "I don't know that."

"Okay, nothing more to ask, you can go now."

As soon as Li Huaigu left, Yan Sizhi asked suspiciously, "Lin Pingshi, have you seen this Li Sanniang before?"

Lin Chengyou was busy sorting out the clues in the words of several people in his mind, and after hearing this, he said casually: "Oh, I have seen it."

It's just that he didn't leave any impression. It wasn't until Teng Yuyi reminded him last time that he remembered that he had seen such a person. After a pause, he turned his head and asked, "Why did you ask such a question?"

Yan Sizhi was dumbfounded. Li Sanniang was originally calm and generous, but when Lin Pingshi got close, she obviously lost her composure. He had seen that kind of cramped and secret shyness on his newlywed wife. This kind of affection could not be hidden. For your sweetheart, it will be revealed inadvertently.

If there is no hood to cover up, there will be more leaks. Li Sanniang also seems to be afraid of being seen by others, and it only takes a moment to return to normal.

He wanted to say bluntly, "That Li Sanniang seems to like Lin Pingshi very much," but he swallowed it again.

This kind of thing is about reputation for a woman, and he is not sure about it. Lin Pingshi seems to have only one Lady Teng in his eyes. This can be seen when Lin Pingshi asked her about Teng. If he said it without authorization It seems that Li Sanniang is not very kind to express his doubts.

He had to bite the bullet and change the subject, and said with a smile, "Oh, just now I heard you ask Li Sanniang about the conspiracy of the Li family, I wanted to ask a few more questions, since I'm busy looking for the murderer right now, I'll wait until I have time. Ask, who will we pass next?"

"Let's pass on Mrs. Du."

Du Tinglan came up.

Yan Sizhi asked: "Ms. Teng said that when she saw Wu Tang for the last time tonight, Wu Tang said something to her: 'Your elder sister said you went to Linshui Zhai to pick up the jewelry you ordered'"... So something happened to Wu Tang Have you met before? "

"I've seen it." Du Tinglan, "My brother and I were waiting for my sister in Jushuangzhai. During this period, my classmates went out to play one after another. My brother said that he was going to set up the wishing lantern, and we came out. That is, at that time, we were in I met Aunt Wu nearby. She was very happy with a newly bought silk flower in her hand. I asked her where she was going. She joked that she was going to do a big event. Well, I said a few words to her and we parted."

"A big event?" Yan Sizhi, "what big event did she say."

"She didn't say it, and I didn't ask."

Lin Chengyou suddenly said, "Who were there around Wu Zhang at that time?"

Du Tinglan said cautiously: "It seems that I only brought a few maids."

"No classmates with you? The Wu brothers and sisters aren't around either?"

Du Tinglan shook his head.

Lin Chengyou asked, "Have you met Wu Zhang at Jushuangzhai tonight?"

Du Tinglan: "No. Although the classmates invited to play at the Qinglong Temple Theatre tonight, they separated from each other almost as soon as they arrived. Afterwards, they would either go to the Hundred Operas together or set off the wishing lanterns together, and they were rarely together. When they gather in Jushuangzhai, no one cares about who is more or who is missing."

As soon as Du Tinglan left, Lin Chengyou suddenly said, "Don't you think it's strange that Wu Zhang didn't return to Jushuangzhai all night after 'conspiracy' with Deng Weili."

Yan Sizhi carefully checked everyone's answers, and after a while, he was stunned and said, "It's true."

He nodded on the record on his head: "Deng Weili, according to her own words, every time she goes out to play, she leaves later than others, and today is no exception. She originally made an appointment to meet at Jushuangzhai at the beginning of You Shi, but she did not wait until You Shi. Zhong Cai arrived at the gate of Qinglong Temple.

"As a result, I met Wu Zhang when I got out of the car. Wu Zhang said that a new friend wanted to introduce Deng Weili to know her and asked Deng Weili to wait for her on the arch bridge. Deng Weili took her maid out of her trust in Wu Zhang.

"After that, she never saw Wu Zhang.

"Ms. Teng and Mrs. Du met Wu Tang once each, but they both met outside the building. Except for the other classmates who saw Wu Xian in Jushuangzhai at first, they never saw him again.

"As for the Wu brothers and sisters. Wu Yuanluo bought a sugar man and went to look for two younger sisters, but only saw the second sister Wu Qi. Wu Qi said that the eldest sister entered Jushuang Zhai with her, but as soon as she sat down, she went to look for Brother A Now, Zheng Shuangyin and Liu Siniang were the first to arrive. Both of them can prove it. Later, Wu Qi stayed in Jushuangzhai to play with her classmates, but she never saw her sister come back. In this way, a whole night Wu Xiang only entered Jushuang Zhai at the beginning."

Lin Chengyou nodded: "Wu Zhang did not return to Jushuangzhai for two reasons: he refused to return, and someone refused to let her return.

"If it was the former, she calculated her classmate Deng Weili, because she was guilty and dared not return. Rumors, the more widely spread the better, Wu Zhang was afraid that Deng Weili would confront her, and secondly, he was afraid that there would not be enough time to ferment. The person involved did not realize that he was plotted against him, and naturally he would not take the initiative to clarify. When the Deng family responded, everyone in Chang'an would think that Mrs. Deng had a tryst with me. Then Wu Zhang's goal was achieved."

Yan Sizhi hesitated: "But the paper can't contain the fire, even if there is nothing wrong with Wu Tang tonight, as long as Deng Weili confronts the public tomorrow, everyone will know that this matter is the ghost of Wu Tang, don't say that Wu Tang will run for the prince again. Concubine, the entire martial family will be embarrassed because of this."

Lin Chengyou smiled: "Yes, only a fool would do this kind of useless thing, so I guess Wu Zhang was also calculated, she either made a bet with someone, or was entrusted by someone, in short, she followed the original words. It was passed on to Deng Weili, but she didn't know that doing so would bring great harm to Deng Weili and herself. Then there is only one possibility for her not to return to Jushuangzhai—someone deliberately did not let her return. Because that person knew that as long as Wu Zhanghe If Deng Weili met her face-to-face, Wu Zhang would have an epiphany that she was framed, and she would definitely say on the spot who was speaking to her tonight, and then expose the person's true face in front of her classmates."

"In the end, Wu Zhang was killed before the two met." Yan Sizhi was a little stunned, "If this was planned by the murderer in advance, it would have been too accurate. No, Mrs. Wu was conscious before the accident, what's the matter? What can she do to keep her from returning to Jushuangzhai?"

Lin Chengyou: "The method is very simple. Before Wu Xian's accident, he said that he was going to do a major event. This 'major event' might be the hook of the murderer. The two could not go back to Jushuangzhai until they made an appointment, so Teng Teng When the lady saw Wu Zhang, Wu Zhang held a lot of gadgets in his hand, assuming they were all bought temporarily tonight, obviously Wu Huang has been hanging out for a while."

"Isn't there a maid beside Wu Zhang..." Yan Sizhi was refreshed, "If you call the maid and ask, won't you know who that person is?"

As a result, when several maids who came to Wu Zhang asked, Yan Sizhi was dumbfounded on the spot.

The maids also didn't know what the "big event" their aunt was talking about.

Tonight, the Wu family sisters arrived at Jushuangzhai. As soon as Mrs. Wu sat down, she said she was going to pick up Deng Weili, and asked the second sister to wait for other classmates in the store, while she led the maids out of the building.

However, as soon as they got outside, Aunt Wu said that she would go to find Wu Yuanluo to discuss things first, and asked the maids to wait for her by the river after a stick of incense, and then she left alone.

When the aunt reappeared, it was already a matter of incense sticks.

During the time of this incense stick, the maids did not know who the aunt met and what she said.

Afterwards, they were greatly surprised when they heard that the aunt had lured Deng Weili to go to the arch bridge, because it was impossible for their own wife to do such a thing.

Lin Chengyou stammered: "You ladies are leaving alone, so don't you worry?"

The headed maid shook her head: "The slaves thought it was the eldest son's arrangement. The eldest son heard that the academy would have a holiday, and he had already said that he would take two ladies to have a good time tonight. The eldest son does not like people to ask about the master It's a family matter, and the maids don't dare to follow."

Lin Chengyou pondered, he had already asked Wu Yuanluo earlier, and Wu Yuanluo didn't see his eldest sister all night, until he heard screams and followed the sound of the incident, only to find out that it was his own sister who was in trouble.

Moreover, if Aunt Wu is just looking for her own brother, she doesn't need to support her maid.

But if you go to see outsiders, there will be eyes and ears everywhere tonight. It is impossible for Aunt Wu to not know what misunderstandings will lead to seeing outsiders privately. There must be some special reason for a famous lady like her to meet alone.

He immediately said: "What did your lady say after you came back, did you look abnormal?"

Maid: "My lady seems a little lost."

A bright light flashed in Lin Chengyou's mind, and he changed his question with a smile: "Do you know that the Prince will come to the vicinity of Qinglong Temple tonight?"

The maids trembled and shook their heads hurriedly: "The maids don't know."

But the flickering eyes have said everything, and this is enough for Lin Chengyou.

Asked now, I finally got a glimpse of the truth in the fog.

Presumably, the Wu family inquired in advance that the prince would come to the Qinglong Temple theater tonight, so they told the eldest daughter about it. This was a great opportunity for the prince and Mrs. Wu to get along alone. In order to make the prince favor Mrs. Wu, the Wu family would definitely Do your best.

The Wu family has a large population, and this matter will always leak. Maybe someone took advantage of this and led Aunt Wu to a certain place in the name of the prince. At the same time, they used a certain method to make Aunt Wu lure Deng Weili to the arch bridge.

After Wu Zhang passed the message to Deng Weili, he went to the appointment full of hope, but he didn't see the prince, so he made a trip in vain, and it was inevitable that he would be a little disappointed when he came back.

In this way, everything makes sense.

Therefore, the maids' speeches were full of flaws, and Wu Yuanluo and Wu Qi knew that the aunt did not return to Jushuangzhai, but they were not in a hurry to find them.

Maybe they all thought that Aunt Wu was with the prince at that time. With such a beautiful night, young men and women would naturally have secret feelings in the game field. As long as the prince was moved, Aunt Wu was the candidate for the crown prince.

This is a glorious happy event for the Wu family.

Who knows all this is just a trap.

In the end, Deng Weili was plotted, Wu Zhang was inexplicably taken the blame, and even he was tricked.

It is a taboo to inquire about the whereabouts of the prince, and the maids would never admit to death. Lin Chengyou smiled and suddenly changed the subject: "So this time when your wife comes back, there is an extra piece of oil on her arm?"

The maids were stunned. Prince Cheng seemed to be very concerned about this, and he repeatedly asked when the aunt's clothes were stained when he started.

"No." The maids didn't dare to hide anything else. "The maids will never see such a big oil stain. The maids can be sure that the lady's clothes are clean before the accident. I remember that the lady was a little lost when she came back, but she didn't say anything. While walking us around, she would occasionally look at the river. If she came across a classmate on the way, she would always stop to say a few words. After an hour, we said we were going to put the wishing lamp by the river, but something happened just as we walked near the arch bridge. We didn't realize that there was a large piece of oil on her arm until the lady twitched and fell to the ground."

Yan Sizhi nodded, it seemed that the oil stain was left behind by the murderer.

"What strange smell did you smell at the moment of the incident?"

Several maids looked at each other.

Lin Chengyou reminded them: "The smell of burning, or the smell of oil or something."

A maid was stunned for a moment: "I remembered and smelled a burnt smell, but the maids soon found out that something was wrong with the lady, so they didn't bother to find the source of the burnt smell."

It seems that this should be the smell of burning talismans.

Lin Chengyou said again, "Did a classmate in the academy approach your wife at the time of the incident?"

The maids said blankly, "I didn't see it."

"Then can you see a man with meat in his hands?"

The maids shook their heads again.

"Have you not seen it all night?"

"No."

When Lin Chengyou was about to ask questions, one of Kuannu's entourage ran up to return, hurried to Lin Chengyou's side, and said in a low voice, "The little people have detained Lu Zhaoan, but he didn't have any meat in his hands, and when the incident happened, he Was drinking with a few friends, everyone at the table can attest to that."

This doesn't mean much, even if Lu Zhaoan is related to this matter, he will not be stupid enough to do it himself. Lin Chengyou whispered: "Can you catch a person who is carrying meat?"

The entourage shook his head: "I didn't catch it. The gate of the square has been closed, and all the bad people in the vicinity have been mobilized. The streets are blocked one by one. I forgive that person who can't escape. Kuannu also specially sent people to guard by the river. Throwing meat into the water and grabbing it immediately, but it's weird, I haven't seen a person carrying meat."

Lin Chengyou's eyelids jumped, isn't it meat?

He had read the secret manual of the soul-taking technique written by the Qiankun Sanren, and there were two things he needed to perform this technique: the soul-inducing talisman and the soul-locking bag.

But the soul-inducing talisman is different from ordinary talismans. It is several inches wide, and the talisman is covered with corpse oil. This is the only one that must be used repeatedly, and it will not turn into ashes on the spot after being ignited, but will burn for a few breaths and then extinguish. .

The soul lock sack is tied with a soul bell, because the sack is full of grievances, the bell will ring from time to time.

Therefore, it is not difficult to perform this technique in public, but it is difficult to sell the stolen goods afterwards.

Anyone who sees someone holding a burning talisman in his hand will be suspicious, and it will be even more strange to hear the bell, but after the incident tonight, no one noticed anything different around him.

After the murderer cast the spell, he must have immediately hidden the talisman and the soul lock, because it was hidden in time, and he could even pretend to be a passerby to watch the fun.

It is impossible to hide in clothes, because the talisman will set the clothes on fire.

You can't hide in the lantern, because the lantern can only help cover the burning talisman, but it can't stop the bell that locks the soul bag...

So he once suspected that it was a piece of meat. After committing the crime, the murderer stuffed the talisman and the locked soul sac into the meat, and then carried the meat away as if nothing had happened, so no one at the scene was suspicious.

The fact that there was a huge oil stain on Wu Zhang's body completely proved his guess. After inspection, Li Ying'er, who died in the Chuguo Temple last time, had oil stains on the soles of her feet and her right palm.

This is the biggest similarity between the two soul-taking cases.

That talisman is very important to the murderer, and it is impossible to throw it away unless it is a last resort.

So as soon as he arrived at the scene, he sent people to block the surrounding area, and then checked the suspicious people one by one, but all parties were already in place, and the suspect was still not found. people.

Is his thinking wrong? If it's not meat, what else is inconspicuous in the hand.

Looking down, Lin Chengyou's eyes narrowed: yes, a wine bottle or a water bag.

As long as the wine bottle is filled with water, it is not difficult to hide burning talismans and bells.

Lin Chengyou's heart skipped a beat, he turned his head and said a few words to the entourage, who hurried away.

After the entourage left, Lin Chengyou's face slowly turned cold, the murderer seemed to know his style of work very well, and even he had calculated it in advance. The murderer was swayed to the meat.

Hope it's still in time.

After the maid of the Wu family left, Yan Sizhi carefully reviewed everyone's dictation: "The people who used Wu Zhang to frame Deng Weili are not the same group as those who used sorcery to plot against Wu Zhang. The former was to ruin the reputation of Wu Zhang and Deng Weili, The latter directly took Wu Zhang's soul, if the murderer is the same, why bother, it is possible to take away the souls of both at the same time."

Lin Chengyou thought to himself, no, it must be the same person. The murderer was not at all afraid of Wu Zhang confronting him afterwards, and obviously expected that Wu Zhang would lose his soul tonight.

This is a complete and meticulous bureau.

Yan Si directly analyzed: "The person in front who can make Wu Hao trust so much must be a classmate in the academy who kicked out Wu Hao and Deng Weili, who are the most promising crown princesses, and her chance is great. already."

As he spoke, he picked up a pen and circled "Zheng Shuangyin" and "Liu Siniang" on the list.

Lin Chengyou took a look and circled the names of a series of noble ladies such as "Peng Huayue", "Peng Jinxiu", "Deng Weili" and "Chen Dai'er".

Yan Sizhi was stunned: "This—"

Lin Chengyou smiled: "I kicked out the Wu and Deng families, and Zheng Liu and Liu are indeed the most likely to be selected, but Brother Yan, don't forget, all the students in the academy are on the list of candidates, and the candidates for the crown princess will not be selected for a day. Announcement means that everyone has a chance to compete. As for Deng Weili, since this matter was revealed on the spot tonight, her reputation is not damaged, but she has picked herself up cleanly, so she cannot rule out suspicion. , and in my opinion, that person may not be a classmate, to make Wu Zhang defenseless, as long as it is someone who Wu Zhang trusts can do it."

Yan Sizhi was puzzled: "No, it still doesn't make sense. Since the candidate for the crown princess has not been announced, why should the murderer rush to do it? If he hurts the wrong person, wouldn't it be a waste of time? I still maintain the original opinion, if the person wants to By removing the obstacles, we can take away the souls of both Deng and Wu at the same time."

Lin Chengyou touched his chin: "What if there are rumors that the Crown Princess has decided to be Aunt Wu?"

Yan Sizhi was dumbfounded.

Lin Chengyou looked at the article and thought that he and the saint would make some rumors from time to time in order to test who the Peng family had placed in the court.

For example, last time on Mount Li, my aunt used a wounded peasant woman to test everyone in order to examine the hearts and minds of the academy students.

In the end, only Teng Yuyi, Du Tinglan, Zheng Shuangyin and Wu Zhang were the only ones who returned to find the peasant women.

The Peng sisters were completely unaware of this.

From this point of view, the Peng family has not been able to install their own people in the palace, and when the uncle deliberately disclosed this matter to Shang Shusheng, the Peng family quickly responded.

Apart from the Peng family, there should have been no news from the Lishan Wu family that time, otherwise, not only Wu Zhang would return, but her sister Wu Qi would also return.

From this point of view, Aunt Wu is a truly kind-hearted person.

When someone hears this later, of course they will think that the future crown princess will be selected among these four people.

But the Du family is now on the decline, and Teng Yuyi is obviously not here, so only Zheng Shuangyin and Wu Zhang are left.

Not long after he entered the academy to study, the vice president Mrs. Liu praised Wu Hang many times because of her good personal friendship with Mrs. Wu. A few days after the school started, she sent several articles written by Wu Hang to the palace for her aunt to see.

Wu Zhang's literary talent is outstanding, and his aunt naturally greatly appreciates it.

Adding these points together, it is enough to make people think that the princess will decide Wu Zhang.

It will be a foregone conclusion if it drags on, so the force behind it can't help but take action.

Yan Sizhi was still skeptical about the reason for the harm: "Don't forget Lin Pingshi, the murderer used the same method to harm Li Ying'er in Chuguo Temple, Li Ying'er is the daughter of the common people, it is impossible in this life. It has something to do with the royal family. As for Hu Jizhen, who was murdered last month, he is a man. It is impossible for these two to become crown princesses, but their souls have also been taken away."

Lin Chengyou didn't say a word, which was also the part that puzzled him the most.

The motives of several murders are obviously not consistent.

Yan Sizhi added: "In addition to this, the maid of the Wu family did not see the classmates of the academy when the incident happened. I remember Lin Pingshi said that this kind of soul-seeking technique was left by Wujimen back then, and there were only a few soul-seeking techniques. The purpose: to set up the formation method, help the soul of the loved one. Maybe the murderer wanted to use magic to achieve a certain purpose, so he was looking for a suitable target on the street. He bumped into Hu Jizhen and Li Ying'er in front of him, and accidentally bumped into him tonight After Wu Zhang, the souls of these people all meet his requirements, so he took advantage of the crowd."

Lin Chengyou folded his arms and pondered for a while, then said with a smile: "Tonight, the incident will be closed. If there is no accident, the perpetrator will be caught within half an hour, and the first trial will know. I have already asked about the same. Now, let's go and see where the murderer is."

Yan Sizhi closed the notebook and hurried downstairs with Lin Chengyou to help catch the murderer.

***

As soon as something happened to Aunt Wu, Kuan Nu led people around the Qinglong Temple theater under Lin Chengyou's assignment. Anyone who carried a large piece of meat must be detained on the spot.

After a while, the yamen and bad people were also ordered to come, one group patrolled the streets, and one group was responsible for watching the entire river area near Qinglong Temple.

This investigation lasted for more than half an hour, and as a result, not a single person carrying meat was seen.

Seeing a drunk man with a jug approaching, Kuan Nu stepped forward and stopped him. The man showed his chest and back, staggering and talking drunkenly. Kuan Nu stared at the drunk man up and down for several times, sure. There is absolutely no place to hide meat in this costume, but when I grabbed the man's arm and smelled it, I smelled a little oily smell.

In order to be safe, Kuan Nu carefully searched his body, but even the soles of his shoes were searched, and not even an ant was hidden.

The drunk man burped: "What are you doing? I, I'm a good citizen. You stop people on the street for no reason. Is there any law?"

Kuan Nu was smothered by the smell of oil in the mouth of the drunk, and subconsciously tilted his head back. Needless to say, this person must have eaten a meal of wine and meat. No wonder there is an oily smell on his body.

"It's okay, please go." Kuan Nu waved his hand.

The drunk man smiled and walked away.

As soon as the drunken man left, the yamen came looking for him, and as soon as they arrived, they whispered to Kuannu: "The prince said, that person may not be holding meat, maybe a wine jug or a water bag."

Kuan Nu was startled, and quickly said to the person, "Hurry up and stop that drunkard."

But seeing the drunk man swaggering near the embankment, as if aware that someone was chasing him, he simply stopped and threw the jug in his hand into the river.

The bad people nearby were already half-smoked to death by what the drunken vomited, and they didn't pay attention to the fact that they threw a bottle of wine and not meat.

The jug fell into the water and made a loud bang. Lin Chengyou came just to see this scene, supported the dam with his right arm, turned over and jumped down, shouting, "Detain him.

The drunken man was suddenly restrained, his drunken eyes widened and he scolded, "You, what are you going to do? Come on, kill people!"

Kuan Nu and the others looked at the river in awe. The jug was washed by the water and would flow downstream. Unless there was a particularly good way, they would not be able to get it back all of a sudden. Getting more vicious.

Unexpectedly, Lin Chengyou came up from the bottom, soaking wet from the chest down, but holding a jug in his hand.

"Sir."

Lin Chengyou sneered: "Do you think that throwing something into the water will kill you without proof?"

He opened the lid of the jug in public and poured out a few things inside. It turned out to be the talisman and the soul locker. Although Lin Chengyou was already prepared, he was still a little surprised. He quietly looked at the drunk man, nodded and said, "Okay, take away."

***

Not long after Teng Yuyi woke up the next day, he heard that the murderer of Wu Xiang had been caught.

It is said that the murderer lives in a medical worker in Yiningfang named Huo Songlin. After the murder, he first hid the treasured magic weapon in a wine bottle, then pretended to be a drunken man and prepared to escape.

Huo Songlin used to be an apprentice of Wujimen. When the imperial court banned sorcery, he was lucky enough to escape the pursuit. After that, he lived incognito and spent his days practicing medicine. Although his life was cold, he could live on. How could he know that his daughter suddenly got a strange disease last year, and seeing that she could not survive, Huo Songlin remembered the old tricks he had learned back then. The sorcery of the world is terrifying, as long as the souls of several people are put together in a formation, a puppet with an empty soul shell can be made to die on behalf of his daughter.

As for why Wu Huang and others were chosen as soul takers, they were also very particular. Hu Jizhen was born in the same month and the same day as his daughter, Li Ying'er was similar in appearance to his daughter, and Wu Huang had a very precious life. According to the requirements of this sorcery, the more precious the soul of a person is, the more blessings and longevity it can bring to his daughter. In order to choose a suitable noble girl, Huo Songlin specially went to stay near Xiangxiang Academy for a few days. Once the Wu family's chariot passed in front of him, Wu Yang happened to lift the window curtain. Huo Songlin saw her plump face and expected her to be very precious. , and since then he has been eyeing Wu Zhang.

To catch up with the Buddha Bathing Festival, he waited for the opportunity to start.

I heard that officials from Dali Temple found a lot of physical evidence in Huo Songlin’s house overnight. The owner of the store near Xiangxiang Academy was ordered to go to the prison and testify: Huo Songlin had wandered around the neighborhood a few days ago.

Huo Songlin's daughter is indeed seriously ill in bed, and there are traces of the practice in the house before. In addition, Huo Songlin began to prepare for this a few months ago. Because he left a lot of physical and human evidence, the time was right. It is absolutely impossible to temporarily falsify.

When the Wu family got the news, they naturally urged their hearts to cut open their livers, and the precious daughter who grew up in the palm of their hands, like a pearl like jade, was actually murdered by such a rogue. The Wu family sent their daughter to Qingyun Temple overnight, but Daoist Qing Xuzi couldn’t help. Hu Jizhen and Li Ying’er had taken their souls for more than seven days, and Wu Zhang’s soul was thrown into the water along with the jug, and the river rushed to the root of the spirit. A big loss, even if the immortals are alive, there is no way to do it.

Wu Zhongcheng is now in a state of anger and anger, and Madam Wu simply fell ill. Wu Yuanluo and Wu Qi were angry and angry, and the entire Wu family was in chaos.

When the classmates talked about this matter, in addition to pity for Wu Zhang, their words were full of admiration for Lin Chengyou's ability to investigate the case.

Teng Yuyi watched for a long time, but never heard Lu Zhaoan's name, thinking to himself, isn't it right, Lu Zhaoan was present in the three cases, but all the charges fell on that Huo Songlin alone?

But with Lin Chengyou's ability, he will never arrest the wrong person. Besides, Lu Zhaoan has not yet entered the official position, how can he let someone like Huo Songlin take the blame for him? Is it a coincidence.

All day long, my classmates talked about this matter. Every time I talked about Wu Xiang, there would always be a classmate who wept and sighed.

Two days later, Wu Qi was sent back by the Wu family. I heard that she said she would not come back to school after death, but Wu Zhongcheng said that the number of places in the academy was designated by the queen, and not coming back to school would be a violation of the queen's decree, and she made a lot of trouble at home. On the day, Mrs. Wu was escorted by herself.

After this incident, the management of the academy was stricter than before. Students were no longer allowed to travel without permission. Anything sent to the academy had to be checked by several female officials.

Every night when Lady Jane came to inspect, Teng Yuyi would look at the things in Lady Jane's hand, but since the first visit, Lady Jane had never brought letters and snacks. Couldn't pass the word to the academy.

Teng Yuyi pondered that even if she asked about the progress of the case, Lin Chengyou might not pay attention, so every time Lady Jane asked her "how", Teng Yuyi replied, "Well."

Two days later, and seeing that the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, the atmosphere of the academy is finally a little more relaxed.

After the class in the afternoon, the classmates discussed the festival tomorrow together. It was too tight a few days ago, and it was only after chatting and chatting that I felt happy. The zongzi sent were distributed to everyone, and gradually the atmosphere became more and more active. The classmates could not sit still, so they simply went to the garden to play.

The garden is located in the northeast corner of the academy, far away from the Zimuyuan where the students live. The game lasted until the evening, and no one wanted to go back to the house. It was not until the female official came to inspect that Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan reluctantly said goodbye to their classmates.

Back at the house, Du Tinglan took the long-lived thread from Teng Yuyi's hand and looked around: "You knitted too fast, you knitted five or six threads at once, the thread is a bit rough, and it has to be dismantled and knitted again tomorrow. How long is the thread of life, and who will it be given to?"

Teng Yuyi yawned, she hadn't thought about it yet, but this was something she made up by herself, and it had to be sent to a relative or friend.

She snatched the rough long life thread and put her head on Du Tinglan's shoulder: "Sister, I'm sleepy."

Du Tinglan looked at the night leak and said, "It's getting late, so you can go to bed after you wash up." After saying that, she asked Hongnu and Biluo to fetch water, and she took Teng Yuyi into the east wing.

Teng Yuyi has to put a hundred flowers in the house every night, so she has slept next to her sister since she entered the academy. Just as Du Tinglan was about to speak, Teng Yuyi suddenly grabbed Du Tinglan and said, "Wait."

Du Tinglan was stunned: "what's the matter?"

Teng Yuyi stared at a place in front of him: "It's gone."

"What's missing?"

Teng Yuyi's voice was a little cold: "The strand of hair I was holding in the room is gone."

Du Tinglan felt like a gust of wind had been blowing in her heart, and since she entered the academy, her sister was not only setting up the house carefully, but also doing some movements on her side, but because the focus was on that room, it was often just casual here. Tie a strand of hair in the room.

The doors and windows are closed, and that strand of hair won't be blown away, so this is—

"Someone has come." Teng Yuyi didn't dare to move. That's not right. The person's target was clearly her, so why did he sneak into the elder sister's room.

Biluo and Hongnu were too frightened to move, they shivered and said, "Could that thief run into the wrong house?"

Teng Yuyi took Du Tinglan and took a few steps back cautiously. After turning around, she slowly moved to the opposite room. She opened the door vigilantly and saw that the hair by the window and by the bed was intact.

Several people were stunned.

Teng Yuyi quietly looked at the organs in her house, no one had come before, this person came for the elder sister.

But why?

Sister A hasn't done anything remarkable recently, and Jin Academy has stepped up its vigilance. This thief can't come from outside, only from inside.

"Madam, what should I do now?" Hong Nu tightly grasped Du Tinglan's arm.

Du Tinglan tried her best to calm herself down, and quickly pulled her sister behind her: "don't be afraid, my sister went to tell the dean right away, she said that there was a burglar in the room, and asked her to call the shots."

"No." Teng Yuyi, "As soon as the dean checked it, the whole academy knew it. Before you understand the purpose of that person, you must not make any noise. Stay here and don't move. Remember not to touch anything in the room."

Du Tinglan hurriedly grabbed her sister's hand: "What are you going to do?"

"I'll go to Lady Jane and ask her to deliver a letter to Lin Chengyou."

"It's so late?" Du Tinglan was taken aback. Lin Chengyou would never have rushed over at this hour, and his sister wouldn't let the dean be notified. Do you have to be in fear all night long?

Teng Yuyi didn't know what to do, but this was what she had agreed with Lin Chengyou, and it was the safest way she could think of right now. After all, Lin Chengyou knew how to catch a thief, and she finally waited until the thief showed up.

"It's always right to try, I'll come when I go."

Back from Lady Jane's office, the four master and servant sat motionless in the living room in the middle.

Biluo and Hongnu did not dare to show their air, while Teng Yuyi and Du Tinglan were afraid of destroying the clues left by the man.

Teng Yu thought about it, but couldn't figure out why the man suddenly took aim at Sister A.

"Sister, you are the most