Yunzhou.
Jiang Zhuo quietly observed Zhang Fanqing, his eyes fixed on his every move. Puzzlingly, Zhang Fanqing didn't behave in any unusual way.
Zhang Fanqing sat quietly at the table, looking intently at the book in his hands, his expression calm and focused, as if he was completely immersed in the world of the book.
The room he was in was also untidy and looked a bit messy. Clothes were piled haphazardly beside the bed, and papers were scattered on the table in a disorderly manner.
Even the flowers on the windowsill hadn't received the care they deserved; their petals had begun to wither and their leaves had turned yellow. The whole room was filled with an air of decadence and desolation.
Zhang Fanqing's condition gave people a strange feeling, as if he was waiting for death to come. He was indifferent to everything around him and had no enthusiasm for his own life.
"Sir, this Zhang Fanqing is quite courageous!" Chang Feng folded his arms and looked at Zhang Fanqing. "He disregards life and death. He should go to the battlefield!"
Suddenly, Zhang Fanqing stood up, put the book back on the bookshelf, and then walked to the basin and washed his hands carefully.
"He's quite clean, but he doesn't tidy up his room. What a weirdo."
"yes……"
Why did they let such a fearless person stay and protect him that day? Was it just because he was a homosexual?
Jiang Zhuo looked around and didn't see anything unusual, so he turned and left.
After he left, Zhang Fanqing turned his head to look at the place where Jiang Zhuo had just been, and then a faint smile appeared on his lips.
"Any clues on the other things you were asked to investigate?"
"There are two suspicious people. One is Zhou Cong. His family has been butchers for three generations and he is an expert in skinning and deboning.
The other is the doctor Feng Chun, who has superb medical skills and is a doctor who has come back from the battlefield. He can handle the dead flesh on the wound very cleanly and beautifully.
It's just that Liu Chun left Yang County a long time ago because of a fire in his clinic and became a traveling doctor."
A fire in the clinic?
"Liu Chun, are you injured?" Jiang Zhuo asked.
“No one knows that.”
"Let's go find Zhou Cong first."
Butcher Zhou Cong lived in a remote place, at the very edge of the village. Far from where people gathered, it seemed particularly deserted.
Because he usually slaughtered pigs and sheep, the strong smell emitted during the slaughter process was really unbearable. The smell of blood mixed with the unique stench of animal offal filled the air and lingered for a long time.
The nearby residents all stayed away from him, so he had no choice but to settle down in this remote place.
"Sir, Zhou Cong has a bad temper and is easily angered." Changfeng reminded.
People who work as butchers have a bad temper and can suppress certain things.
When Jiang Zhuo entered the yard, Zhou Cong was sharpening a knife in the yard. When he heard someone coming, he didn't even raise his head.
"What are you killing? Are you going to separate the skin, flesh and bones, or just kill them casually? Just leave the things and come pick them up tomorrow."
"The Dali Temple Chief Justice is investigating the case, butcher Zhou Cong, cooperate with the investigation." Changfeng mentioned Jiang Zhuo's name.
Zhou Cong's hand paused for a moment while sharpening the knife, and then he continued to sharpen another knife as if nothing had happened.
"I didn't kill him. I don't know anything."
"I didn't even say what the case was."
Zhou Cong snorted coldly, "Ever since the human skin was discovered, wave after wave of officers and soldiers have come to question me. I can't even continue my business! Now the Dali Temple Minister from the capital has come again. He only comes to question me, but he can't catch the murderer. It's a waste of time."
Jiang Zhuo walked to the table, sat down, and poured himself a glass of cold water.
"If you cooperate here, you can continue to sharpen your knife and slaughter pigs. If you go back to the county jail with me, I don't know when you can come back."
"I didn't kill anyone, why are you arresting me? Do you have any evidence? The court is in such a mess because of officials like you who can't tell right from wrong!"
Perhaps because he has killed so many people, Zhou Cong has become very brave.
"Why? He's just a small butcher. I can catch him if I want, torture him, and make him confess after he's skinned alive." Jiang Zhuo's tone was calm, but there was a hint of threat in it.
"You, you're being tortured into confessing!"
"What do you mean? Are you going to kill me too?"
Zhou Cong was speechless and stabbed the knife in his hand into the wooden stake. "What do you want to ask?"
"How long have you been in Yang County?"
"Born and raised here. Ever since I picked up the butcher knife, I've never left."
Jiang Zhuo nodded, "Is this the only knife you have?"
"They are all in the house. Go and see for yourself."
Jiang Zhuo slowly pushed open the door, and inside were all kinds of slaughtering tools of various sizes and shapes, which were dazzling.
In the corner of the room stood a huge and heavy bone-chopping knife with a wide and thick blade, on which were still some dried blood and tiny bone fragments.
There were several sharp boning knives leaning against the side, the slender blades gleaming with a cold luster, and the tips were so sharp that it was frightening.
Hanging from a row of hooks on the wall were butcher shears of various sizes, some with rusted blades, others still sharp, and scattered on the floor were heavy axes with badly worn blades.
In addition, there are various tools with strange shapes and unknown purposes.
"Oh my God." Changfeng sighed.
Jiang Zhuo picked up two boning knives and looked at them thoughtfully. After a long time, he put down the knives.
There was a large barrel in the corner, containing an unknown liquid.
"What is this? A pungent smell." Chang Feng covered his nose and checked, "Could this be the place where human skin is soaked?"
"Let's go."
When Jiang Zhuo stepped out of the yard, Zhou Cong was standing there waiting, with dissatisfaction in his eyes.
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