Chapter 5 Chapter One
At dusk, the drizzle was light, and the pine forests around Bisensen were surrounded by black clouds.I haven't seen anyone for half a day.Dark clouds fell over the treetops, brewing heavy rain.Di Gong rode his horse through the forest in a hurry. It was the summer heat, and his whole body was already wet. Beads of sweat and rain were streaming down his face, and his thick long beard was glittering with water droplets.The horseshoes kicked the withered leaves, sometimes splashing strings of sludge and water, exuding a musty smell.Swarms of gnats surrounded Di Gong's men and horses, buzzing and buzzing, and drove them away.
Di Gong blamed himself for a long time, regretted not listening to the innkeeper's advice, and lost his way while only looking at the scenery along the way.If you can't make it to Qingchuan Town before dark, you have to camp in this forest.Thinking of this, he complained endlessly in his heart, sighed, and untied the gourd tied behind the saddle with his hands, raised his neck and drank a few mouthfuls "gudong gudong".The tea in the gourd was still lukewarm, but it tasted stale in his mouth, and Duke Di couldn't help frowning.
There was a sudden sound of hooves, and a rider swayed out of the forest in front of him.The rider looks similar to him, and there is also a big gourd hanging behind the saddle.Tied with a red ribbon.A stooped body with a gray beard was covered in a large black robe.After a closer look, the mount was a skinny old green donkey with two spears on its back.Di Gong couldn't help but tightly grasped the hilt of the Yulong sword worn by his waist.
Di Gongce stepped forward immediately, cupped his hands and said, "My father-in-law bowed, I lost my way in the forest, and the road in front of me leads to Qingchuan Town?"
The old man slowly opened his eyes on the donkey's back, looked curiously at the gourd on the back of Di Gong's saddle, and smiled after a while: "Doctor, if you go along this road, you will have to make a big detour. The old man is fine. , guide you for a while."
Di Gongzi, the boss stared at his gourd for a long time, he must have recognized himself as a doctor who wandered the rivers and lakes, he hurriedly thanked him, and then smiled: "Excuse me for being abrupt next time, thinking about it, my father-in-law is also a doctor."
The old man laughed loudly: "The old man is just a Taoist who travels all over the world." He patted the gourd on the donkey's back, "This gourd is empty, why is there more elixir buried in your gourd. The old man just likes this gourd , so it is often worn by the side, and people here call the old man Mr. Gourd. Hehe, it is exactly 'the sun and the moon hang on both ends of the pole, and the gourd hides mountains and rivers'."
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Mr. Hulu said again: "The language with one step is not like the people from the south of the Yangtze River. Could it be that they also wandered here."
Di Gong agreed, but didn't speak.I thought that since the old man was an unworldly Taoist priest, I didn't need to seriously disclose my identity to him.
Mr. Gourd gave Di Gong a sideways glance again, and an imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The two riders walked for about ten feet, Mr. Hulu suddenly turned his head and said, "Doctor, let's take a walk by the river first, a man was just picked up in Daqing Prefecture, maybe he didn't drown."
Di Gong agreed, and rode his horse to follow Mr. Gourd.
After a while, he turned out of the pine forest.There is a long dike outside the forest, and the fish pond and mulberry forest outside the long dike are shrouded in hazy evening mist.Looking at the lush forests, vast rivers and lakes, the scenery is very beautiful.They walked along the long embankment for a section, and then they reached the bank of Daqingchuan.
The fish market on the shore had already dispersed, and a group of panic-stricken people surrounded the wide pier.A small group of soldiers was yelling to drive away the crowd, a tall horse was patrolling the bank, and immediately sat a brave captain.
Mr. Hulu whispered: "The government has sent people here, it seems that you and I don't need to worry about it. Doctor, since we are here, why don't we also go up to see the excitement." He turned over and got off the donkey, and pulled it out from the donkey's back. Supporting himself on two crutches, he staggered and squeezed into the crowd.
Di Gong laughed secretly: "I thought it was two long spears, but it turned out to be a lame fairy."
All the onlookers seemed to recognize Mr. Calabash, and one after another made way for him.
"Mr. Gourd, Dai Ning was a young man who was doing well a few days ago, but he actually killed people by cannibalism." Someone whispered Mr. Gourd in a low voice.
Di Gong tied the horse by the side of an ancient willow, took the green donkey left by Mr. Gourd and tied it together, and squeezed it into the crowd.
Four soldiers were pushing the crowd hard to prevent them from getting close to the corpse.Duke Di squeezed closer to have a look, and couldn't help shivering.
The deceased was obviously tortured, tortured and tortured in every possible way during his lifetime.The skin and flesh that had been scorched and mutilated by the fire were soaked in water for too long, exposing the bones, which was very hideous and terrifying.The hands have been chopped off, but not severed from the arms, and pasted inside the blood-stained shirt sleeves.The belly was cut open, and the viscera and six internal organs were clearly visible. The dirty intestines flowed down the crotch, and the smell was unbearable.A whole army of soldiers who acted disobediently were surrounding the dead body for careful examination.
Suddenly, a thin and wizened broker squeezed in and shouted loudly: "The luggage on that guy's arm is mine: he stole my silver, and he will die a bad death."
Bing once carried a coarse blue cloth bundle from under the shoulder of the dead body. He glanced at the manager with disdain, but handed the bundle to the captain on horseback.
Di Gonggong looked at the manager suspiciously. Mr. Calabash elbowed him and said softly, "That man is the shopkeeper Wei of the Blue Bird Inn, and the deceased is the accountant of his store, named Dai Ning."
Di Gong saw that there was a graceful woman standing beside the shopkeeper Wei, about seventeen or eighteen years old.Although she is crudely dressed, she is very delicate and graceful.
The captain finally issued an order: "Take the body back to the military camp for now. Wei Cheng from the Blue Bird Inn and the two fishermen who found the body will be escorted to the military camp together, waiting for questioning."
The military officer instructed several soldiers to lift Dai Ning's body on a stretcher, and then escorted Wei Cheng and two fishermen to walk along a bluestone street to the military camp.
When the crowd dispersed, Duke Di went to untie the willow tree, and asked Mr. Gourd one by one: "The deceased is a commoner in the town, how to solve this case and go to the barracks?"
Mr. Hulu said: "The doctor doesn't know something. There is a famous royal palace on Daqingchuan, called 'Clear Water Palace'. Therefore, all the military and civil affairs, criminal and legal affairs in Qingchuan Town here belong to the Imperial Forest Camp stationed here. Guan She, the man riding the tall horse just now is the captain of the military division in the camp. ——Come on, come on, now that the doctor has arrived in Qingchuan Town, the bluestone street going south is the bustling town of the town. There are two big hotels there, one is called Jiuxiao Inn, and the other is the Blue Bird Inn where the murder occurred. The doctor went to stay at his own expense, and I will take my leave here." He patted the green donkey's big ears with his hands.The green donkey turned around and walked into a narrow alley, before disappearing in an instant.
"Mr. Di led his horse and walked slowly along Qingshiban Street. Seeing a blacksmith's shop and a horse shop at the corner of the street, Mr. Di hurriedly led the horse into the shop and gave the blacksmith a handful of copper coins. He asked him to check the horse's hooves. It’s good to feed some bran, and after taking it away, it’s tied up, and he will come to pick it up early the next day.
Di Gong originally planned to pass by this Qingchuan Town, to recuperate for two days, go fishing, and visit scenic spots, not wanting to reveal his identity.Unexpectedly, after seeing Dai Ning's body, he couldn't calm down for a long time.He really wanted to know how the lieutenant in the military camp tried this murder case.Walking and thinking, I didn't realize that I walked into a tea shop.
The tea shop was buzzing with people, and the tea smoke was lingering. Table after table, the tea drinkers were chatting about today's shocking news with interest.Di Gong picked a pair of seats and sat down, and the tea master came up to wait on him courteously, and brought a cup of freshly brewed incense slices in a short while. ——When the tea guests talked about Dai Ning, they could occasionally hear a few fragments of words, but they were not true. Most of them said that Dai Ning would not steal Wei Cheng's money, and that he died too badly, etc.Di Gong thought that the lodging had not yet been settled, so he didn't dare to sit for a long time, so he sipped a few sips of tea and hurried out of the tea shop, hurriedly walking towards the noisy place.
The shop is at the south end of the Yulinying Army Village. Along the way, you can see cars and horses, people, and shops like a forest, just like the state capital, very prosperous.When he passed the gate of the military village, Duke Di couldn't help but curiously raised his head to take a closer look at the towering fortress, and met the soldiers standing high on the battlements and patrolling. ——That Bing Cao was the one responsible for the autopsy on the wharf. "
Just as Di Gong was about to leave the gate of the military village, the soldier Cao had already come down from the tower, and quickly walked up to Di Gong: "Wait a minute, Military Commander Zou Xiaowei wants to see you, and I have been waiting here for a long time."
Duke Di was taken aback. The officer stretched out an arm and pulled Duke Di to the stone stairs of the fort.Seeing him lightly ordering the battalion soldiers on duty, he instructed Di Gong to go upstairs.Duke Di obeyed involuntarily, and instead of climbing three or four stone steps, he heard a "bang" behind him, and the battalion soldier had already closed the iron gate of the fort.Another big arm-like lock was hung heavily.
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