The densely packed diary made everyone feel chilled.
"What...is this recording? Why can't I understand it?" Chen Wen wondered.
Zhou Zhilu said with a complicated expression, "If I'm not mistaken, these words should have been written by Xiuhua, and what they record...isn't it about that monster..."
Chen Wen was shocked when he heard this, "Could it be that Xiuhua secretly raised a demon tribe? Then was she killed by the demon tribe's backlash?"
Zhou Zhilu turned his head to look at the wooden house and said in a deep voice: "It's not certain yet, but this possibility cannot be ruled out. But what makes me most curious is... where did Wang Qian go, or..."
Then he shook his head and put aside the unrealistic idea in his mind.
Ling Qingxue looked at the wooden board with an indifferent expression, her eyes expressionless, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.
Ling Qingxue: ...What should I do? I have no idea at all!!!
Normally, when I go with my master to solve cases, most of them are just a matter of drawing my sword and killing the victim. But why do cases involving this guy always make me think harder? What should I do next?
"What should we do next?" Chen Wen suddenly asked from the side.
Good question! Ling Qingxue glanced at Chen Wen.
"What's next?" Zhou Zhilu glanced at the sky and smiled, "It's getting late. Didn't you say you were going back to the county town? Why don't you go back first and make plans after you've examined the body?"
He immediately asked Ling Qingxue, "Ling Qingxue, what do you think?"
Hearing this, Ling Qingxue looked up at the sun that was about to set and nodded, "I agree."
…
After all, Yancheng County is not far from the capital, and its population and prosperity are far beyond the reach of Wanghai County in the border area.
Just take the Yancheng County government office as an example. It is much larger than the Wanghai County government office. Behind the main hall are the second and third halls, and each hall has three courtyards.
The second hall was used to receive officials, and the third hall was where the county magistrate lived.
At this time, in the study of the third hall, Lou Yunxiao, the magistrate of Yancheng County, was pouring tea at the table.
Across the table sat a burly man with a full beard.
The sturdy man's name is Feng Yuan, and he is the chief escort of the famous Feng Yuan Escort Agency in the local area.
Feng Yuan took a sip from his cup and said, "Lou County Magistrate, my Feng Yuan Escort Agency is willing to donate five hundred taels of silver to build a bridge in Yancheng County!"
Lou Yunxiao glanced at Feng Yuan and said with a smile, "One hundred taels is enough to build the bridge, so what's the point of the remaining four hundred taels?"
"Build roads and houses, and you can use the rest as you see fit."
"Hey, are you building a road?"
"The broad road, the path of the heart, the path of life—aren't they all roads?"
"Well, then, I would like to thank you, Mr. Feng, on behalf of the people of Yancheng County. Is there anything else you can ask?"
"Hey, look at what you're saying. Who would put money first?"
"That's right, can something that involves money be called a matter?"
The two smiled at each other.
Feng Yuan suddenly asked, "I heard that Fuyesi sent someone here. How did they know the news?"
Lou Yunxiao sighed, "The people below followed the procedures and reported it. I didn't pay attention for a moment. Besides... you are also responsible for this matter."
Feng Yuan was impatient when he heard this: "Then how do you plan to deal with them?"
Lou Yunxiao drank his tea slowly and said, "What are you afraid of? They are looking for the demon tribe, so we will give them the demon tribe."
Feng Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly and chuckled softly, "It's good that County Magistrate Lou has a plan. I heard that you're about to be promoted, so nothing can go wrong at this time. After all, we... are in the same boat, hahahaha!"
…
The next morning, Zhou Zhilu and Ling Qingxue, led by Chen Wen, came to the morgue in Yancheng County.
When the white cloth was lifted, only a woman's body covered with scars was seen lying on the wooden board.
Although it was winter, five days had passed after all. The corpse had already begun to decompose slightly, its abdomen was a little swollen, and green corpse spots had appeared on many parts of its body.
Zhou Zhilu frowned as he carefully examined the body. The coroner beside him pointed at the wounds and explained:
"Ladies and Gentlemen, after our examination, we found that the deceased died from excessive blood loss. We also discovered over seventy wounds on the body, most of which were concentrated on the hands, arms, and chest."
"More than seventy places?" Zhou Zhilu exclaimed.
With more than seventy wounds, he died from excessive blood loss. This is not a simple murder, but obvious abuse!
"That's right," the coroner confirmed. "But these seventy-plus wounds aren't all fresh. Many have been there for a long time, and some are almost healed. Look here."
The coroner pointed to a scar on his arm.
Zhou Zhilu took a closer look and indeed saw a small, narrow scratch, which was almost healing.
"Looking at the scars... they look a bit like knife wounds." Zhou Zhilu murmured.
The coroner nodded and said, "It does look like a knife wound, but the force wasn't very strong."
At this moment, Zhou Zhilu noticed five sunken scars on his arm. He stretched out his hand to measure them and pondered, "These scars look like they were caused by claws digging into the flesh..."
Then he took out some demon-transforming powder from the brocade bag and sprinkled it on it.
Soon, the demon-transforming powder was dyed green.
Chen Wen exclaimed, "Is this the wound from that monster's claws?"
Zhou Zhilu hesitated for a moment and sprinkled some demon-transforming powder on other wounds.
Everyone discovered that these demon-transforming powders were all dyed green, some were light and some were dark.
"How could this happen?" Zhou Zhilu asked in surprise.
Ling Qingxue glanced at Zhou Zhilu, not understanding what Zhou Zhilu was confused about.
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