There was a thud in the yard and something fell to the ground. Jiang Nian opened his eyes and gently let go of the person in his arms.

He walked into the yard, looked next door, then bent down, untied the stone, and picked up the cloth bag.

"What's wrong?"

As soon as he moved, Jiang Yue woke up and walked out of the room. "What is that? Who threw this in?"

"The Wang family next door."

Jiang Nian's nose twitched slightly, "There's a smell of blood up there." He turned towards the neighbor next door, his brows and eyes deep, "The smell of blood in their house is very strong."

Jiang Yue frowned, then heard him add, "It's the smell of human blood. At least five people are dead."

Jiang Yue's heart trembled and she untied the cloth bag.

Inside was an ordinary long wooden box. When it slid open, a scroll of bamboo slips came into view.

Jiang Yue took it out and unfolded it. The words on the bamboo slips were first written with a pen and then carved with a knife. The content was a book.

The title of the book is actually, "Diamond Sutra?"

The characters are small, but they are carved with exquisite cleanliness, without any mistakes or omissions between the strokes, and the calligraphy is smooth and freehand. Just looking at it, you can tell that the person who carved this scripture had profound skills.

It's a good thing.

"What does this mean? A thank you gift for us?"

Jiang Yue didn't know whether to accept it or not, and didn't leave any words for them.

Jiang Nian said, "Just take it. After all, this thing flew into our yard on its own. We didn't steal it. Even if the owner comes looking for us, it's useless."

"That's right. It's impossible not to eat the meat that's right in front of your mouth."

Jiang Yue raised an eyebrow and decisively put the book away.

It really is a good thing. The time in the space has been increased by another 12 hours!

Oh, I forgot about this wooden box. She looked it up and down, it was long and flat, and it couldn't hold anything, so she just threw it into the space.

Who knew that this box would take 50 hours to make?

Jiang Yue’s eyes widened!

She clearly couldn't see how valuable the box was, and she didn't even carve a picture on it. It was a typical story of buying the box and returning the pearl!

She racked her brains and came up with an excuse. Perhaps it was because the wooden box was made of high-quality wood for 49 days and had anti-corrosion properties...

Forget it, Jiang Yue decided not to make things difficult for herself. It was gone anyway, so why did she care why it was precious!

There are now a total of 134 hours!

She was in a good mood and pulled Jiang Nian into the house, "Change clothes, let's go report to the police!"

Jiang Yue said that the reason for reporting the case was that the roof needed to be re-tiled. After Jiang Nian climbed up, he accidentally saw bloody footprints under the eaves of the neighboring house.

The yamen first sent two yamen runners to verify the situation.

They knocked on the door for a while, but no one answered. The two yamen runners looked at each other with serious expressions, thinking that something really had happened.

They called a locksmith to open the lock, which attracted some curious citizens. The yamen runners drove them away, leaving only the two people who reported the crime behind to avoid disrupting the investigation.

When they entered the yard, they felt a tremor in their hearts. The huge yard was silent and too quiet.

The bloody footprints Jiang Nian mentioned were right under the eaves, clearly visible and messy. It was obvious that the suspect had entered every room.

The yamen runners told Jiang Yue and the other man to wait in the yard while they went into the house to check.

Jiang Yue didn't really want to see the crime scene, so she just looked around at the layout of the yard.

Jiang Nian simply closed his eyes, covered his nose, and whispered, "The smell of blood is too strong. There are dead people in every room."

Sure enough, the first house the yamen runner entered was the main house.

Not long after entering, I heard a scream, and then one of the yamen runners ran out covering his mouth, his face pale and he vomited from fear.

Another yamen runner followed closely behind. He was older and had more experience, so he could bear it.

However, after walking through several houses, even he could hardly bear the tragic scene.

Previously, the suspect had entered bedrooms, where the victims were lying on their beds, looking peaceful. It was obvious that the suspect had killed them in the dead of night when the victims were asleep.

The last room he entered was the main hall, which he originally thought should be safe.

Who knew that an even more terrifying scene would appear!

A woman with a strange smile on her face, eyes wide open, sat back in a chair, staring at him. Blood was dripping from her neck, staining her white clothes red.

"ah--"

The older yamen runner couldn't stand it anymore, his legs gave out, he crawled out and started vomiting, "Ugh—"

Jiang Nian stood in front of Jiang Yue and asked in a calm tone, "Sir, do you need help calling a few more people over?"

Another younger yamen runner was also dumbfounded when he saw his companion like this. He nodded and said, "M-M-Might I trouble you to go to the county yamen and call for more people."

They have to guard the house and not let anyone get close.

Jiang Nian didn't want to be a good person, but the weather was too hot and the blood had already coagulated. If it was not dealt with quickly, they would have to suffer from the stench and mosquitoes and flies next door again.

The case alarmed Magistrate Zhang, who came over with the county magistrate and several yamen runners, his face looking extremely bad.

This was a brutal family massacre.

Jiang Yue and his partner, both the ones who reported the crime and the neighbors who had been involved in the major conflict, were naturally considered prime suspects. However, they remained calm, answering every question and accompanying them into their home for a search.

While the interrogators were busy, Magistrate Zhang picked up the blood letter in the hand of the woman in the main room, who was said to be the mistress of the house, a scholar.

He lowered his head and looked for a long time, then pursed his lips. Perhaps, there was no need to look for the murderer anymore.

Wang Wen personally taught his wife how to read and write during their wedding, and now she uses what she has learned to uncover the bloody truth.

In her suicide note, Li Niang simply and clearly explained the reason why she killed people, which was because the family was too vicious.

When Magistrate Zhang read the blood letter, he felt chilled to the bone. He was angry at the hypocritical scholar and felt sorry for the woman. She was so young, and she was gone.

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