"You bastard..."
Before County Magistrate Fang could reprimand him, Zhou Zhilu continued, "Before this, I was still wondering how to prove my innocence, but when this servant showed up, he directly brought me the irrefutable evidence of this case!
"This isn't a man-made case at all, it's a demonic disaster!"
As soon as the words fell, the whole audience fell silent.
“Puff!”
County Magistrate Fang, who had originally looked stunned, suddenly couldn't help laughing. He then burst into laughter and said, "Hahahaha! I thought you had discovered some shocking secret, and you actually said it was a demonic disaster, hahahaha!"
Liu Yong, who was standing aside, also became anxious and winked at Zhou Zhilu.
"Hmph! Zhou Zhilu! Do you know what I did during the day today?"
Without waiting for Zhou Zhilu's reply, County Magistrate Fang spoke up, "I am accompanying Lord Tu, the Night Commissioner, to investigate the scene. Lord Tu has personally verified that this case is not the work of a demonic beast, and there is not even a trace of a demon at the scene!
"Demon disaster? Where did this demon disaster come from? How dare you talk nonsense here!"
"Master Tu of the Fuye Division?" Zhou Zhilu said disdainfully, "I don't know where this Fuye Division is, nor do I know how Master Tu investigated it. But if you conclude it's not a demonic disaster based on this, I can only say... it's nothing special."
"You..." Just as County Magistrate Fang opened his mouth, he heard a delicate cry coming from the side of the county government office.
"shut up!"
As the voice rang out, a silver light flashed across the hall, and a slender straight sword rushed towards Zhou Zhilu at lightning speed.
"Buzz!"
Fortunately, the tip of the sword stopped steadily at Zhou Zhilu's neck. The trembling sound of the sword tip and the coldness it emitted made Zhou Zhilu break out in a cold sweat and dared not move at all.
Zhou Zhilu looked in the direction of the sword and saw a girl in a black robe with a frosty face.
The girl's face is pretty, but without any trace of rouge. She has two clear eyebrows and a pair of eyes that are not as delicate as those of ordinary girls, but full of heroic spirit. The combination of these two eyes makes people's eyes light up.
It was a pity that such a beautiful girl was now filled with murderous intent as she said, "My master is a fourth-rank night guard of the imperial court's Night Guard. He has solved numerous demon cases and saved countless civilians! Do you think he's the same as this county magistrate? How dare you speak so rudely? Believe it or not, I will kill you with one sword!"
Zhou Zhilu felt the chill at his Adam's apple and stepped back cautiously, but he did not expect the long sword to follow closely.
Helplessly, Zhou Zhilu had to stop and look at the girl's stubborn face with a sly smile on his lips.
"My dear, I really don't know how your master performs as an official, but what I say certainly has its reasons! How about we make a bet?"
Ling Qingxue frowned slightly and asked coldly, "What bet?"
"May I ask your name, young lady?"
"Ling Qingxue."
"Miss Ling, the main question in this case right now is whether it was caused by human error or demonic influence. If I can prove that this case was indeed caused by demonic influence, how about you fulfill my next request?"
Ling Qingxue subconsciously scolded him upon hearing this: "Disgusting!"
But out of trust in his master, he was about to agree when someone interrupted him and said, "Let me make a bet with you."
Tu Qing, also wearing a black robe and looking quite elegant, slowly walked over.
"This bet involves you and me, so I should be the one to participate. If you can truly prove that this is a demonic disaster, I can guarantee you nothing, and I can also grant you one request, provided it doesn't violate the laws of the Song Dynasty. How do you do that?"
Zhou Zhilu blinked when he heard this. He felt that his reputation wasn't very good. Did these people misunderstand something?
But he still nodded and said, "Okay, then let's do as you say, sir."
Then he gently pushed away the long sword in front of his neck with his fingers.
He let out a long sigh and slowly walked to the servant under the gaze of the people around him.
At this time, the servant still had a look of panic on his face, his eyes were dull, and he was mumbling something.
Zhou Zhilu squatted down, observed carefully, and said, "If a person has experienced a murder and is frightened to the point of losing consciousness, they will generally be extremely nervous and sensitive, and difficult to comfort.
"Their language is often confusing, they speak too fast or too slow, or even stutter. They are also very reluctant to talk about the circumstances of the crime."
Liu Yong on the field nodded subconsciously when he heard this.
Zhou Zhilu then stretched out his hand and waved it in front of the servant, but the other party did not react at all.
"But everyone, look at this servant. His eyes are unfocused and he shows no reaction to his surroundings. Even though he was yelling, his words were logical and clear. He doesn't look like someone who's been frightened at all."
Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Fang couldn't help but retort, "What do you mean? Could it be that this servant is just pretending?"
"Humph!" Zhou Zhilu sneered, "Do you remember what that servant just said?"
Liu Yong said, "It's about a ghost coming. Don't kill him."
Zhou Zhilu added: "To be precise, the ghost has come again. This word 'again' is very interesting. One explanation is that I am the murderer. The servant saw me and said I came again. But he had already seen me when he first entered the lobby, but he didn't react at all.
"Another explanation could be that he saw a ghost again, and once again...experienced a murder!"
County Magistrate Fang was bewildered after hearing this and couldn't help but ask again, "What are you talking about? What do you mean?"
Tu Qing, who was standing by, asked thoughtfully, "You mean... an illusion?"
"right!"
Zhou Zhilu snapped his fingers and nodded, "I noticed something was wrong with him just now. In my opinion, it's better to say that he's been hypnotized rather than frightened!"
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