White Bone Monkey King

"absurd!"

"This is impossible!"

It was cell leader Sun Fu who spoke up to break everyone's surprise.

"This is a dry prison, and there is no access to water. How could Li Dashan die of falling into the water and drowning?"

"Wuzhuo, you are framing me!"

"Speak with evidence!"

"Sir, you must believe me, Sun Fu. We jailers really did not use any lynching or waterboarding on Li Dashan, nor did we let Li Dashan out. Although we are a bit messy, but what I said before is true. This sentence is true! This Li Dashan, we jailers are really cautious and cautious. "

The cell leader, Sun Fu, thought that the prisoner was suffering from old age and his eyesight was dim, and the autopsy could not produce any results, so he made up random excuses and planned to frame the brothers. He was so anxious that he defended himself loudly.

Wu Zuo was not angry or angry.

The little old man seemed to have no temper and explained slowly:

"Li Dashan did die of falling into the water and drowning."

"His belly was as bulging as a ball, there were water marks overflowing from his eyes, ears, mouth and nose, and his body was slightly swollen. I also found a few water plants in Li Dashan's nose... Combined with the large puddle of water stains left on the ground after Li Dashan's death, And Li Dashan looked like an old turtle trying hard to stretch his head to breathe, all signs indicate that Li Dashan died of falling into the water and drowning."

"I'm just a bad old man. I have no grudge against Mr. Sun. Why should I frame him and add insult to injury?"

Wu Zuo continued: "As for why people who fall into the water and drown, their clothes are dry?"

"And why did Li Dashan, who was imprisoned alone and had never left the dry prison, die like someone who fell into the water and drowned?"

"These are all the duties of the catchers. Old man, I am only responsible for verifying the real cause of death of the deceased."

Prison leader Sun Fu was so nervous that his body was shaking with cold, and he shouted loudly that he was wronged. They really did not kill Li Dashan, and they definitely did not take Li Dashan out of the prison!

Why did Li Dashan, who had been imprisoned in the cell, show symptoms of falling into the water and drowning? They really didn't know anything!

However.

At this time, no one stood up to intercede for the jailers.

Because all the clues in front of them are indeed detrimental to Sun Fu and others.

Subsequently, several jailers from Sun Fu were detained in prison, and the county government arrested several officials and rushed to Shangpan Village to investigate all clues related to Li Dashan's death.

…

But the yamen people had just arrived in Shangpan Village, and before they had time to start an investigation, Li Zheng came to them.

Li Cailiang’s body is missing!

Li Cailiang's first seven days have not passed yet, the white silk ribbons, white lanterns, and memorial words have not been removed from the house, and the body has not yet been covered in a coffin and buried. Li Cailiang's body, which was placed in the lobby of the house for vigil, disappeared yesterday.

Li Zheng and Cun Yong searched in and around the village for a day, only digging three feet into the ground, but they could not find the missing body of Li Cailiang.

Things started to take a weird and uncontrollable direction.

The head catcher who led the way to Shangpan Village this time was Zheng Yuanhu, one of the three major head catchers in Chang County. He was a tall and muscular man with a strong back and a strong waist. The bones of his ten fingers were thicker than ordinary people. It was obvious at a glance that he was a hard-kung fu practitioner.

As one of the three major head catchers, Zheng Yuanhu's sword is also different from the standard sword of ordinary government officials.

It was a tiger-head thick-backed sword with a blade length of two feet and three inches. It was much heavier than ordinary swords. It was difficult for ordinary men to swing it twice in their hands, let alone ordinary people.

This Zheng Yuanhu was a well-known master of hard qigong in Chang County. He had a tiger head sword and a powerful black tiger boxing technique. He once broke into a stronghold and destroyed people all by himself. He broke into the bandit's lair in Sanjian Mountain and killed all fifteen people. The bandits came back unscathed.

Become famous in one battle.

After Zheng Yuanhu learned that Li Cailiang's body was missing, he immediately ordered Li Zheng to lead the way and took him to Li Cailiang's house and Li Dashan's house to investigate.

Zheng Yuanhu is thoughtful and thoughtful, and he is not a reckless man, otherwise he would not be in the position of one of the top three catchers.

He already had a vague suspicion in his mind.

The bizarre drowning case of Li Dashan in a dry prison.

With Li Cailiang's corpse dumping case.

The timing of these two cases is too coincidental.

As the saying goes, when things go wrong, there must be a monster.

So he planned to start investigating directly from the homes of these two people.

The disappearance of Li Cailiang's body was bizarre and evil. It actually disappeared under the eyes of Mrs. Li who was guarding the body. Some rumors had already spread in the village, and people were panicked. Although Li Zheng was scared, he did not dare to disobey the official's words. That means being beheaded and sent to jail. So, Li Zheng carried a lantern and began to lead the way in the dim night.

After dark, Shangpan Village is particularly peaceful and quiet.

Except for one or two dogs barking from far and near, and the screams of cats in heat, adding a bit of gloomy atmosphere to the cold and windy night, hundreds of lights in the entire village were extinguished, and the doors and windows were closed. The villagers had already taken a rest.

Li Cailiang's home is not difficult to find.

Among the few households in the village that still had candle lights on, one of them was Li Cailiang's house. Her husband's body was missing. Li's eyes were swollen from crying and she couldn't sleep all night.

There are no useful clues in Li Cailiang's home. Li Cailiang's body is indeed as Li Zheng said. The body disappeared without leaving any traces.

Such a big body and the weight of the dead person. If they really came to steal the body, it would be difficult for one person to move it. It would be impossible to do it so cleanly without leaving any traces.

But all traces are very clean.

It's as clean as if...the dead man got up and walked down on his own?

Zheng Yuanhu looked solemn and took his six government officials and Li Zheng to Li Dashan's house.

There was a distance between Li Cailiang's house and Li Dashan's house. Before they reached Li Dashan's house, Li Zheng suddenly made a sound of surprise.

"What?" Zheng Yuanhu's voice was as deep and thick as a millstone.

Li Zheng was surprised and said: "There are actually lights on in Li Dashan's house!"

Zheng Yuanhu’s voice was deep: “Isn’t it normal for people’s homes to have lights on when they are invisible to the human eye at night?”

Unexpectedly, Li Zheng shook his head quickly: "Li Dashan is a bad gambler. He has squandered all the valuable things in his family. He still can't afford a wife. His parents were also angry to death and died early. He has always been Living alone, without relatives or friends, how could there be anyone at home?”

"Um?"

"Let's go and take a look. Maybe Li Dashan has other accomplices. Maybe this accomplice who slipped through the net is hiding in his home." A thoughtful look flashed in Zheng Yuanhu's eyes.

"Li Zheng, you are weak and just stand here to avoid strong resistance from arresting the prisoner later, which will affect you."

"Other brothers, follow me. I want to see who is pretending to be a ghost after so many things have happened recently."

Crackling.

The bones of Zheng Yuanhu's whole body made a crisp sound like fried beans. He circulated the qi and blood in his body and activated his muscles and bones. He held the tiger-headed long sword in his hand. He, the tallest and most powerful man, took the lead.

The group of people walked towards Li Dashan's house, which was lit with candlelight a hundred steps away.