There were only two words written on the paper: "Hand in."

Zhao Xing recognized Zhuge Xianyu's calligraphy, and his heart was full of doubts. It had only been two hours since the murder occurred, and the murderer had already been captured. Moreover, Baihualou had connections from the court and came to Liumen to ask for the body. Could it be that this What secrets are hidden among the corpses?

Thinking of this, Zhao Xingdao: "I only act according to the rules."

Yang Deshui's face was full of anger, and he sternly reprimanded: "What a good Zhao Xing, you don't listen to me, and you don't listen to the chief arrester? Relying on your majesty's words of 'loyalty and bravery are commendable' back then, you insist on going your own way and disobeying the orders of your superiors. You Are you arrogant anymore?"

Two years ago, when Zhao Xing first entered Liumen, he cracked a major case that shocked the capital.

When a Tatar envoy entered Beijing, he was killed in Ma Market and almost triggered a war between the two countries. Zhao Xing quickly solved the case and arrested the murderer. This matter was done to the emperor's liking, so he verbally praised him "loyalty and courage." "Praise". If an ordinary official can receive this commendation, as long as he does not make mistakes, he will surely rise to the top.

If you want to be like a fish in the officialdom, you need to be able to do things as well as organize things. However, Zhao Xing just doesn't believe in this. He still goes his own way and is merciless, offending many people. So far, he is only one level higher than the Tsing Yi policeman. A top-notch red-coated head catcher.

Zhao Xing put the note away and said: "Our six doors implement the first-inquiry responsibility system. Since the case is in my hands, I will be responsible for it. You have to collect the body and return it naturally after I submit the file."

Li Baniang became anxious when she heard this: "You won't listen to Mr. Zhuge's words about arresting the head, and you won't listen to the words of Mr. Punishment Department either? How can a little policeman get the courage?" After saying that, she ordered her companions to say, "Grab it for me!"

Zhao Xing drew his sword out of its sheath, "Who dares?"

Yang Deshui wanted to dissuade him at first, but then he thought about it. The hot potato was taken over by Mr. Zhuge. If anything happened, he would naturally be responsible for it. Over the years, he had been the third-in-command in the Six Gates, and he had always been ignored by Zhuge Xian. Since I am so stressed out, why not take the opportunity to make things bigger? Then I might be able to reap the benefits.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

Although Li Baniang was the owner of Baihualou, she was a citizen and not an official after all. Seeing Zhao Xing's firm attitude, she did not dare to force herself, so she said harshly, "Captain Zhao, if my daughter's body is placed here with you, if it is If it's broken even a little bit, I'll naturally ask for you, but don't come crying and begging me then."

Zhao Xing was too lazy to pay attention to her.

After Li Baniang left, because the government announced that the case had been solved, all the guests left their names for future reference and left the Huang Mansion.

Zhao Xing said to Fan Xiaodao: "Brother Fan, for the sake of buying you a drink today, can you do me a favor?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "Yes, but there is a condition."

"explain."

"When I first came to the capital, I didn't have enough food and clothing. After I was done, I was put into the Sixth Gate and got a job."

Fan Xiaodao wanted to sneak into the Six Gates, so when he saw this opportunity, he would not let it go. Zhao Xing was stunned and said: "There are too many restrictions in officialdom. I think you are free and easy in nature and neglectful of people, so you are not suitable for this." kind of life.”

Fan Xiaodao said: "My dream since I was a child is to be a policeman and catch murderers and thieves."

Li Qingniu added: "Isn't your dream to be the number one bandit in the world?"

Fan Xiaodao stepped forward and punched him, "Don't mention the word mountain bandit in the future." Then he said to Zhao Xing, "Brother Zhao, please keep my identity a secret."

"I haven't said what I want yet."

Fan Xiaodao said: "If you guessed correctly, you should ask me to help you take care of Sun Mengwu's body, right?"

Zhao Xing was stunned, "How did you guess that?"

Fan Xiaodao smiled and said: "Tonight's case is a bit unusual. Sun Mengwu was a well-known celebrity in the dynasty. His head fell to the ground, the body was bloodless, and the way of death was extremely weird. Before the investigation was completed, the murderer was arrested, and people were alarmed.

People in the court put pressure on your immediate superiors. This case is full of weirdness. The people in Baihualou also asked for the body and even brought the coffin. You know, if there are no elderly people at home, no one will prepare the coffin in advance, let alone

What's more, Baihua Building is a place of romance. If you want to investigate the case, you will naturally start from two places, one is Sun Mengwu's body, and the other is Mr. Lan. Since I can't investigate the case, I will naturally keep an eye on Yizhuang for you.

"

After hearing Fan Xiaodao's analysis, Zhao Xing couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

"This is not a good job."

Fan Xiaodao said: "Don't forget what you promised."

Naturally, some widowers and servants collected Sun Mengwu's body and sent it to Yizhuang.

The Yizhuang in the east of the city is located in a dilapidated temple. Due to the lack of incense and disrepair, it was requisitioned by the court as a Yizhuang to house people who died in mysterious circumstances or died in foreign lands.

Yizhuang was usually guarded by a deaf and blind old monk. When Zhao Xing said that Fan and Li would stay here tonight, he was even more happy and relaxed. He muttered, "I don't have to sleep with the dead tonight."

The shopkeeper waved his hand and Li Qingniu panicked for a while.

There are several corpses stored in Yizhuang now. It is late summer and the weather is hot. Although the corpses have been processed and covered with spices, the smell is still unpleasant. After Zhao Xing explained to the two, he returned to Liumen overnight to review

suspect.

After locking the door of the ancestral hall, Fan Xiaodao and Li Qingniu rested in a side room.

Li Qingniu was a little frightened, "I heard that the ghosts of people who died in Yi Village would wander around the village at night. Why did the little village owner agree to this request?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "Isn't it just to sneak into the six doors? Besides, we should walk upright, sit upright, do not do bad things, and are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. Oh, I forgot you did that. Then you have to be careful

Well, if a ghost stares at you and steals your soul, you will become a puppet."

Li Qingniu said: "Little village master, I am the most courageous person in our village. Not to mention a ghost, even if the King of Hell comes, I will still talk and laugh! But you, are you afraid?"

Fan Xiaodao pointed to the side hall where the body was stored and said: "Don't worry, you can see the windows and the porch are full of Taoist talismans. It is said that they can calm ghosts. Even if it is haunted, they will not be able to get out."

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Fan Xiaodao suddenly felt his scalp numb and his hair standing on end. Looking at Li Qingniu again, he was so frightened that he held Fan Xiaodao's thigh and screamed loudly.

Fan Xiaodao asked bravely, "Who?"

Outside the door, a sharp voice said: "I died so miserably!"

Fan Xiaodao said: "What does it have to do with me?"

The voice said: "I am a foreigner. I died here unjustly and no one came to claim me. I have been trapped here for decades. I finally met you tonight. I want to catch someone to take my place so that I can be reborn. You guys.

Two, which one should I choose?"

Fan Xiaodao and Li Qingniu pointed at each other and said in unison: "Choose him!"

Fan Xiaodao cursed: "How loyal!"

Li Qingniu said: "It's better to die as a Taoist friend than to die as a poor Taoist!"

Fan Xiaodao coughed and scolded with a smile: "Okay, Niu Dafu, stop making trouble and come out!"

The door was pushed open.

Niu Dafu walked in carrying a food box and a jar of wine, and asked curiously: "How did you know it was me?"

Fan Xiaodao said: "With your broken voice, I can hear it even if I pinch my throat. You are a foreigner. What's the matter? You died in the capital, your accent has changed, and you still learned Beijing movies?"

Li Qingniu finally understood and defended: "I was pretending just now on purpose."

Fan Xiaodao wrinkled his nose and said with a look of disgust: "You're just pretending to wet your pants when you're scared?"

"This is not about peeing your pants, this is clearly a taste of debauchery!"

Niu Dafu said: "My plan to get rich tonight is not going to work. My old man is angry in the house when something like this happens. I thought you didn't have anything to eat, so I came here to bring you some."

The two of them didn't eat anything, and their stomachs were empty. Li Qingniu stepped forward to grab it, grabbed a chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth, "Pfft! Why does it taste so sour?"

Niu Dafu said: "I forgot to tell you that I packed the leftovers from the banquet."

Fan Xiaodao said: "You really think about us!"

The three of them sat on the floor, arranged the food and wine, and started eating.

Niu Dafu said: "It was originally a good plan to make a fortune, but it turned out that something like this happened. With such a fuss, the matter is probably ruined. What are your plans for the future? You won't spend your later years in this Yi Zhuang, right?"

"Good guy, your words have arranged the rest of our lives." Fan Xiaodao said: "I will help Zhao Xing guard this place, and Zhao Xing will help me enter the six doors. This deal is a good deal."

Niu Dafu said: "What's so good about six doors? My father also tried to find a way to send me in. He said that having money is worse than having power. After entering, he can honor his ancestors and even beat me to death."

Li Qingniu said: "It's good to have a rich father. Our little... Mr. Fan can't even get in despite the squeeze. You can solve it with just one sentence."

The three of them were eating and chatting. In the middle of the night, Niu Dafu stood up and said, "It's late, I should go back."

Li Qingniu said: "Don't you stay with us? Multiple people, multiple caretakers. Even if you encounter a ghost, eat the fat one first!"

Niu Dafu said: "Bah! If you weren't here in such a gloomy place, I wouldn't come even if you beat me to death. Why do you still want me to stay? I guess my brain was squeezed by the door. I would rather sleep on the street than live there."

here."

Fan Xiaodao said: "Were you kicked out of the house again?"

"how do you know?"

Before Fan Xiaodao could speak, he suddenly heard a low rustling sound coming from the side hall where Sun Mengwu's body was parked.

The moon is dark and the wind is high.

This is a remote place in the east of the city, and the sound is particularly harsh.

Crunch, crunch.

There seemed to be the sound of chewing something.

Li Qingniu said tremblingly: "I obviously locked the door, what's going on? We have been guarding the door, there can't be a ghost, right?"

Fan Xiaodao reached for the long knife in the package, "What are you afraid of? Go up and have a look."

"Why is it me again?"

"If it weren't for you, wouldn't you be able to return your original position as a young master?"

Niu Dafu said: "We have to go together."

The three of them leaned against each other and slowly moved toward the side hall.

Li Qingniu mustered up the courage to shout: "Who is inside?"

The voice suddenly stopped.

Li Qingniu shouted twice more, but there was still no movement inside. Li Qingniu said: "You should say something, or we will rush in."

Fan Xiaodao said: "If you really talk, we will be in trouble."

The three of them came to the door, looked inside through the crack in the door, and saw a woman looking around for something in the morgue. The woman heard the movement outside the door, turned around suddenly, and saw Fan Xiaodao and the others.

The three of them were immediately frightened out of their wits.

It was actually the dead Sun Mengwu!
Chapter completed!