Chapter 216 A Thousand and One Threads
"Da da da..." A group of merchants on horseback went to Heifeng Township.
Two ox carts and several officials came towards them and passed each other.
The wind blew, and a corner of the white cloth covering the ox cart was lifted up, revealing a deformed head.
The man on horseback glanced over accidentally and was shocked when he saw the bloody and mangled body of Lu Jie under the white cloth.
"Sir!" The few people who rushed over turned back.
"What's the matter?" Niu Er asked coldly.
Because it was a dead body, no one was willing to give it a ride, so Zhang San and Li Si had to take the job, and the fare was quite high.
Who would want to take on such an unlucky job? A sudden death, an untimely death, such a tragic death.
Covered with white cloth, the smell of blood could not be concealed.
Niu Er and the coroner could only walk back to the county town. The journey of dozens of miles was not as easy as it sounded.
"What happened? Was he robbed and killed?" the man asked.
"No, they encountered a ferocious beast and not a single one survived. They said they were merchants from other places who came to Wu County to buy land."
Niu Er looked at the people in front of him and said, "You are also merchants from other places. Do you want to take a look? Is this someone you know?"
After saying that, he lifted the white cloth. Lu Jie, who looked like a nobody, was considered lucky. At least he was intact, although he was flat as in the photo.
All that was left were jagged stumps of limbs, broken heads, and colorful intestines and stomachs, piled haphazardly on the cart.
"Ugh!" Several people suddenly felt a surge in their throats and ran to the side to vomit.
The leader's face was pale and his body was cold. "Isn't this Manager Lu from the Changsheng Caravan?"
"Are you sure?" Niu Er was delighted.
It was really like searching for something without success, but it turned out to be something you had found without any effort. I thought it would take some effort, but it didn't happen so quickly.
"Sure, sure, this belt is an accessory he often wears, we all recognize it." The man nodded.
"Sir, why did they encounter wild beasts?"
"It's strange, I don't know what important business they had that forced them to go out in the middle of the night. They met with the murderer on the official road in Black Wind Township around midnight last night.
"Alas, you have to spend the money you earn. In the mountains of Lingnan, wild beasts are common. Look, is it worth it?" Niu Er said with a sigh.
The man didn't say anything and just stood there in a daze.
Black Wind Township, Black Wind Township! When Niu Er said this, he knew where Lu Jie and the others were going!
This Huanggou Village is really weird!
No matter how greedy he was, seeing the broken limbs and bloody Lu Jie, he felt a chill in his heart.
Niu Er and his companions had not gone far when the group of merchants on horseback caught up with them from behind, passed them and headed straight for the county town.
Wu County is not only difficult to deal with, but also life-threatening. After a few people decided to run away as soon as possible.
The money belongs to the master, but your life belongs to you.
"Sir!" Niu Er and the coroner came to the county magistrate's study.
When County Magistrate Hu returned from Huanggou Village, it was already the hour of Xu. He summoned Niu Er and the coroner to inquire about the details.
"How's the investigation going? Has anyone claimed it?" County Magistrate Hu asked Niu Er.
"My lord, no one claimed him, but on the way back to the city we met a group of merchants. They recognized him as Lu Jie, the manager of the Changsheng caravan," Niu Er replied.
"Hmm!" When County Magistrate Hu heard this, he realized that it matched what Huanggou Village had said.
The Lu family of Fanyang is the governor's family. This is an interesting matter.
"What about you? What are the results of the autopsy?" County Magistrate Hu asked the coroner again.
"My Lord, these scattered remains are confirmed to be those of five people, all of whom were mauled to death by wolves, except for this complete body.
Judging from the torn flesh and blood, he must have been attacked by a large insect, with his ribs shattered, his internal organs crushed, his cervical vertebrae broken, and his skull shattered, leading to his death."
The coroner handed over the inquest records.
After carefully reading it, Magistrate Hu felt something was amiss. He looked at the coroner suspiciously, "Are you sure the inspection is correct?"
"Sure!" the coroner confirmed.
"Why do I feel like something is wrong?" County Magistrate Hu looked confused.
"Your Excellency, I am also confused. The giant insects and wolves are both powerful carnivores. Logically, they should not appear in the same place at the same time."
The coroner bowed and said that he had been working as a coroner all his life and this was the first time he encountered a mystery that he could not solve.
"Yes! It's here!" County Magistrate Hu slapped his thigh and said excitedly.
Carnivores are very protective of their food and have a strong sense of territory. Their territories may overlap, but they rarely meet and do not interfere with each other.
But among these remains, apart from the wolves biting them, the big beast did not touch a single bit.
Looking at this man's medical report, it seems that he was killed by a giant beast.
County Magistrate Hu felt his mind was a mess. The matter was simple and clear, yet it was also strange.
If you tell others that a pack of wolves and a huge beast appeared at the same time and hunted these people, no one would believe it.
But this is absolutely true and actually happened!
"Let's deposit it in the charity cemetery temporarily!" County Magistrate Hu rubbed his temples and waved the two men away.
He had found the answer in Huanggou Village. These people failed to buy the land, and their arrogance and unreasonableness angered the people of Huanggou Village. They were beaten and wanted to take revenge in the middle of the night.
How to retaliate? You don’t have to guess what it is.
The usual way to vent anger is to smash and destroy things, but in this case, wearing night clothes, it is not just smashing and destroying things, it is planning to destroy the entire village, which is really vicious!
Fortunately, God has eyes and takes away all the wild beasts we encounter.
It was a great relief to everyone, but it left him with a difficult problem: how could he make people believe that it was indeed the wolves and the beasts who did it?
Those horses were not a big deal. After being registered by the government, they belonged to Huanggou Village.
As for the Lu family coming to visit, he pushed them away and told them to go to Huanggou Village to find the village elders.
After thinking for a while, he wrote a letter to Lu Zhaoshi, informing him of the death of Lu Jie and others, and asking what to do next.
Because the investigative conclusion was that the remains were caused by a wild animal, it was not a criminal case, so the case was closed immediately and the family was waiting to claim the remains.
If no one claims it, it will be cremated at the charity cemetery.
After writing the letter, County Magistrate Hu did not go back to the backyard to rest, but went directly to the study to rest. It was too late, so he did not want to disturb his wife.
Villages and hamlets came to learn how to build roads by clearing mountains, and took the opportunity to widen several roads in and out of Wu County.
At present, the gravel is temporarily piled on the roadside. After the busy farming season, the labor service will be used to clean up the road and make it look like the road in Huanggou Village.
Lying on the couch, County Magistrate Hu reviewed the situation and was glad that he had listened to the advice of the Su family father and daughter and sent a letter to the governor in time.
It all depends on how many people were eaten by the beast today. If it succeeds, I'm afraid what I'll see is the Huanggou Village burned to ashes and dozens of charred corpses of young and old.
As expected, the aristocratic families were ruthless when they acted. At this moment, County Magistrate Hu had a deep understanding of the aristocratic families' unscrupulous means.
It was also God's blessing that I arrived at the Su family's fried dough stick stall too early, and the alert Su Ying caught the important information and was able to respond in time.
Otherwise, how many farmers in Wu County would have lost their homes and become displaced!
The deaths of these people were so tragic that it is estimated that if the news spreads throughout the county, Wu County, which had just become lively, will become deserted again for a while, and many merchants will be scared away.
However, it also frightened those delusional families that the land in Wu County was not so easy to buy!
Starting tomorrow, various departments of the county government will be arranged to go to the countryside to supervise spring plowing and ensure the smooth sowing of two seasons of rice. This is the top priority of all affairs in Wu County at present.
County Magistrate Hu was lost in thought and fell into a deep sleep.
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