Chapter 199 Charity Cemetery
Jiang Yunxi, Zhan Beiyuan, Taoist Qingxu, Qingyang, Miaoyin, the five of them followed Fu and quickly arrived at a place that was quite remote and had a large courtyard.
"This is the government's charity cemetery, a place where dead bodies are stored." Zhan Beiyuan said. He never expected that Pei Heng's body would be here, but it would not be kept in the charity cemetery for a year.
Jiang Yunxi looked at the charity cemetery with white lanterns hanging on it, with a look of surprise on her face. She had thought that Pei Heng's body was in various places, even in Pei's family, but she never expected it to be in the charity cemetery where the body was kept.
"He may not be in the charity cemetery, but his body must be nearby." Taoist Qingxu said very confidently. The talisman had burned out here, which meant that Pei Heng's body was in this area.
"Master is right, but let's go into the charity cemetery first. Since we are here now," Jiang Yunxi said. It would not be difficult to find Pei Heng's body next.
Qingyang walked forward and knocked on the door loudly.
"Who is it?" An old voice came from the yard.
"We are here to look for someone." Qingyang said.
"You've come to the wrong place. We only have corpses here." The old man's hoarse voice sounded.
Miaoyin said loudly: "Old sir, we are here to look for the body. His Royal Highness Prince Han is here too. Please open the door."
She finished her words.
The footsteps came quickly from far away.
Crunch——
The previously tightly closed courtyard door opened, and a hunchbacked old man in coarse linen clothes appeared. When he saw Zhan Beiyuan, he quickly saluted and said, "This humble servant greets King Han."
He had seen Zhan Beiyuan before, so he naturally recognized him at a glance.
"I want to go in and look for corpses. You lead the way. I want to see all the corpses." Zhan Beiyuan said majestically.
"Yes, please come in." The old man said respectfully.
Zhan Beiyuan stepped inside.
Jiang Yunxi and others quickly followed.
Because it is a government charity cemetery, it is quite large. Usually, some corpses from the government are placed here, as are the bodies of beggars who died on the streets, and the bodies of some outsiders who died accidentally.
As we walked into the charity cemetery, the air was filled with the faint smell of rotting corpses.
"King Han, this is where the government stores the bodies, and the other side is where the bodies of people who died accidentally on the street are placed." The old man introduced to Zhan Beiyuan.
"Are there any corpses that have been stored here for a year?" Zhan Beiyuan asked. Since he was guarding the Yizhuang, he should know very well.
The old man quickly said, "No."
Zhan Beiyuan's tone was cold, "Are you sure you don't have any?"
"Lord Han, I dare not lie. Although the charity cemetery has medicinal powder to protect the corpses, that powder can only last for ten days at most. If some corpses are not claimed after ten days, the government will arrange for their burial."
The old man quickly explained that he had been guarding the charity cemetery here all the time, and he had never seen a corpse stored there for a year, let alone one that had been stored there for half a month.
He was responsible for counting the bodies. Once the ten days were up, he would report it and ask the government to send people to take them away for burial.
Jiang Yunxi stared at the old man and said, "It seems that Pei Heng's body is not in the charity cemetery, it should be nearby."
"Do you know where we can store corpses nearby?" Zhan Beiyuan asked the old man. It seemed that no one lived next to the charity cemetery. Perhaps it was because the people were afraid of corpses and there was a stench of corpses.
But there are still people living nearby at a distance.
"I'm not too sure. The people living next to the cemetery have all moved away. Wait, there's a family behind the cemetery that hasn't moved out. But King Han, no corpse can be stored for a year."
The old man thought about it and finally mustered up the courage to remind him.
He has been dealing with corpses for decades, so how could a corpse remain intact for a year?
"Thank you, old man. Let's go check behind the charity cemetery." Jiang Yunxi smiled faintly. The talisman couldn't be wrong. Pei Heng's body was definitely nearby. There was actually a family that hadn't moved away.
"I'll take you there." said the old man. It was dark and the place was remote, and he was afraid they couldn't find the place.
"Thank you." Jiang Yunxi said. It would be better to have him lead the way.
The six people quickly left the charity cemetery and took the path on the right.
"Old man, why hasn't this family moved away?" Jiang Yunxi asked as they walked.
"I'm not too sure about that. I only know that there's an old lady living there alone." The old man shook his head and said.
Jiang Yunxi: “…”
A moment later.
A yard surrounded by stone walls appeared in everyone's sight, and the yard was pitch black.
“Woof woof woof—”
Suddenly, the fierce barking of a dog was heard in the yard.
"By the way, this old lady has a huge black dog. It's very fierce and will bite people. Why don't you come back tomorrow? It's hard to find it at night."
The old man reminded them that it was indeed inconvenient in the dark.
"The old man is right. How about we come over tomorrow?" Taoist Qingxu said. Anyway, they already knew it was nearby, so there was no need to rush.
Jiang Yunxi looked at the dark yard and said, "Okay, come over tomorrow morning."
Zhan Beiyuan also felt that it was inconvenient to leave late at night, and it was a bit late at night, but after leaving, he asked Qi Yan to arrange a few guards to come and keep an eye on the yard nearby.
…
The next day.
The sun is shining and the sky is clear.
Jiang Yunxi ate breakfast happily. She knew that Pei Heng's body would be found today and some truths would come to light. Why did Pei Heng die? Why did Pei Lie pretend that he was still alive?
Zhan Luochen said that they have a very good relationship as brothers.
After breakfast.
Jiang Yunxi was preparing to go back to the yard from last night, but when she set off, she brought Hun Dun with her so that if the big black dog bit someone, it could get back.
As they walked out of the palace gate, they met two people.
One is Zhan Luochen.
One is Jiang Jingyan.
"Are you going out?" Zhan Luochen asked. He met Jiang Jingyan halfway. He happened to be looking for Jiang Yunxi, so they came together.
"Sister, where are you going? Take me with you." Jiang Jingyan knew something was wrong when he saw their formation, and he wanted to go and broaden his horizons.
Jiang Yunxi looked at them and said, "Okay, let's go together."
It would be good to let them broaden their horizons.
The group first arrived at the charity cemetery with ease.
Zhan Luochen and Jiang Jingyan thought they were going to go in and see the corpse, so they were both timid. Only after seeing Jiang Yunxi walking around the charity cemetery did they relax.
"Sister, what are we doing here?" Jiang Jingyan asked curiously.
"Look for the body." Jiang Yunxi said.
Jiang Jingyan: “…”
Several people soon arrived at the yard where they were last night. When the guards saw Zhan Beiyuan coming, they saluted and reported that there was nothing unusual in the yard last night. No one went out or entered.
Qingyang walked up and knocked on the door.
"Woof woof woof——" The fierce dog barking sound was heard again.
"Who is it?" An old female voice sounded in the yard.
"Old lady, we are here to visit you. Please open the door." Qingyang made up an excuse casually. He couldn't just say that they were here to look for a corpse.
If Pei Heng's body is here, the other party must know about it.
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