Chapter 102 She wore a blood-stained dress, strolling through the streets, chatting and laughing
Xie Guanlan withdrew his gaze and walked to the desk.
Wen Qingsong's confession was placed on the table, with several thin fingerprints clearly visible on the edge.
She has read the confession.
She was going to get rid of the people mentioned in the confession.
He placed his large hand on the confession and ordered, "Follow them with the water. Clean up for them if necessary."
A black shadow emerged from the corner and disappeared silently into Canglang Pavilion.
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Qibao Canal, flower boat.
The sound of the pipa was melodious and the air was filled with the scent of liquor and cosmetics.
Chen Lezhi was in charge of keeping watch, Xie Shian pretended to be a guest to lure away the two beautiful flower girls on the boat, and Xie Yanchen brought Wen Xingluo and went straight into the flower boat.
On the embroidered couch, a fat man was drinking with his upper body naked. When he heard footsteps, he turned around with a drunken and lustful look.
The girl's plain skirt was lifted by the night wind on the water, floating lightly like a fairy.
The thin and delicate eyebrows reminded him of the beautiful woman he had met once several years ago. Later, he hinted to Yiwen Qingsong that he wanted to have sex with her again on the couch, but unfortunately, the beauty was taken away by the King of Zhenbei, and he had no chance.
He grinned at Wen Xingluo, his mouth drooling, "You——"
Xie Yanchen covered his mouth from behind and controlled his fat body.
Wen Xingluo pulled out a dagger and cut his throat neatly.
The warm blood splashed onto the girl's plain skirt, like countless mottled peach blossoms blooming.
Wen Xingluo leaned over and whispered to his ear, "Sir, do you still remember my mother?"
Catching a glimpse of the tears of despair and astonishment in the man's eyes, she curled her lips and said, "I bet my mother also cried in despair in front of you that night, didn't she? It's a pity that you didn't let her go. So tonight, I won't let you go either."
The greed in the man's eyes was gone.
His face was filled with fear before death, and he fell to the ground with a bang under Wen Xingluo's gaze.
Xie Yanchen cut off his head and found a large pig's head to sew on his neck.
He admired his own work and was very happy, "It's really beautiful."
That night, Xie Yanchen, along with Wen Xingluo and the other two, eliminated all the people on the list one after another.
At dawn, the river was surging.
Wen Xingluo stood by the river, her pure white skirt dyed crimson by the blood.
She looked at the twelve human heads in the wooden box and said, "I want to take them to the palace and give them to my mother."
Xie Yanchen accompanied her, clapping his hands with a smile, "Sister, you really have good taste! What a great gift! It's even better than the one I gave you before. Madam Wei will definitely be overjoyed when she sees it! Sister, you are so filial!"
Xie Shian squatted on the rocks and ate freshly baked sesame and scallion pancakes.
Chen Lezhi was extremely greedy, but her purse was stolen on the way to Shu County, so she had no money to buy pancakes. She could only stare at the pancake in his hand.
Xie Shian avoided her mouth and mumbled while chewing, "Let's take it back. After all, it's the result of our whole night's battle. If we don't show it off, won't it be like walking in the night in brocade clothes without anyone knowing?"
With support, Wen Xingluo found four servants and carried the red lacquer box back to the palace.
The servants and maids in each mansion finally discovered one after another that their masters had been murdered.
In just one night, many powerful people in Chengdu had their heads chopped off, and some even had pig heads sewn on their necks as a prank. The nature of the case was so bad that it alarmed the government in the early morning.
When Wen Xingluo was walking through the corridor with his servant and boxes, he ran into several young officials he had met in the government office yesterday, who were rushing to find Xie Guanlan.
Across the pond, Wen Xingluo bowed towards the corridor opposite and said, "Greetings, everyone."
The young officials stared at her blankly.
She usually wore elegant dresses in colors like sapphire, lotus purple, and ivory white, but today she was wearing a red dress that was gorgeous and bright like a flower. Her thick and fluffy black hair was casually tied up without any hairpins. The mess made her peach blossom face look even more charming and seductive.
It is a beauty that is completely different from yesterday.
They recovered from their amazement and rushed to greet each other attentively, "Miss Wen, are you up so early?"
"Miss Wen, did you like yesterday's cakes and fruits? If you do, I'll ask my mother to make some more for you."
“…”
Wen Xingluo responded to each one, and then asked softly and concernedly: "My lords, why are you here to see me so early in the morning? Is there something important?"
"Many high-ranking officials died in Chengdu last night!" someone answered quickly. "They were killed horribly with a single slash to their throats. Their heads were also cut off and sewn to their necks with pig's heads! This crime is atrocious, unprecedented in Chengdu in a hundred years. That's why we hurried to consult with the Commander. We hope to appease the families by catching the murderer as soon as possible, recovering the heads, and calming their anger!"
Wen Xingluo covered his lips in shock, the color on his cheeks fading a bit, "How could someone be so cruel?!"
Her cuffs were dyed deep red with blood, swaying gently in the cold wind of late autumn. The fingertips sticking out of the cuffs were white, tender and slender, and she looked like a weak girl who was powerless.
Someone shoved the official who had just spoken in frustration and said angrily, "Why did you tell Miss Wen such a scary thing? Miss Wen is different from us rough guys. She's a lady from a secluded place, a delicate little girl who's never even seen a chicken being killed! What if we scare her?!"
"It's okay." Wen Xingluo was very understanding. "This case is serious, and the murderer is truly ruthless. My lords are so brave and powerful, and so resourceful. I believe you will be able to capture the murderer soon, find the missing head, return the victim's body intact, and bring justice to their families!"
The girl was righteous and her face was full of admiration.
Several young officials raised their lips.
She praised them for their bravery, might and wisdom!
Many of them were still unmarried, and they straightened their backs unconsciously.
Miss Wen praised them, maybe she was interested in them!
So when Xie Guanlan came out from the corner of the corridor, he saw several of his subordinates posing in various poses in front of Wen Xingluo. Some were showing off their arm muscles, some were puffing out their chest muscles, some were looking around with their hands on their shoulders as if they were catching a thief, and some were pulling out their long swords and pretending to be deep.
Xie Guanlan: “…”
He cursed coldly: "What are you all doing here?"
The subordinates were startled and quickly put away their peacock-spreading posture. "Something happened in the city! Twelve powerful people were killed overnight. Twelve heads disappeared, and the murderer replaced them with pigs. Now the families are making a big fuss, and we beg the commander to make a decision on their behalf."
Xie Guanlan glanced at the corridor opposite.
The girl's red dress was as red as blood. When she saw him looking at her, she bowed gently and said, "Hello, elder brother."
Behind her, four servants were carrying a heavy vermilion lacquered box.
Xie Guanlan had an amazing sense of smell. Even across the pond, he could smell the bloody odor coming from her and the box. The familiar smell of rust was so strong that it was nauseating. It was obvious what was in the box.
Her dress was stained crimson with blood.
She walked around the city in this blood-stained dress, chatting and laughing, as if it was a battle suit representing her glory.
Wen Ningning from their family is very brave.
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