The wind blew, causing the courtyard door to sway gently, making intermittent groaning sounds.
There are still blood stains on the ground, leading to the deepest part of the mansion, with no end visible at a glance.
Liu Taozi stood at the entrance of the courtyard. Yao Xiong, Kou Liu, and Tian Zili stood behind him. All three of them were holding knives, like civet cats with fried fur, looking to the left and right with vigilance.
Liu Taozi's eyes followed the blood stain all the way to the deepest part, and her face was particularly calm.
"Walk."
Liu Taozi strode into the courtyard, and the other three hurriedly followed him.
As soon as they walked in, they smelled an unpleasant smell.
The disgusting smell, the three of them have experienced big things, but at this moment they just cover their noses with one hand, the smell is a bit pungent.
Tao Zi was unmoved.
When I walked in, I saw the bodies of two people.
The knife was cut from the neck, and the head was almost severed and hung on the torso.
Walking further inside, I saw a half-person, an old man with only half of his body, maintaining a forward posture.
When Taozi opened the door.
A group of naked corpses were piled together.
There were about seven or eight people who were deliberately piled together. They were all naked and their flesh and blood were intertwined.
Kou Liu almost vomited.
Taozi started searching everywhere.
Several people stood stiffly on the spot, not knowing what to do at all.
The wind blew again, with a strange sound. The three people's hair stood on end, and the hand holding the knife changed color because of too much force.
"Yao Xiong, Kou Liu, you two stay here to protect the scene."
"Tian Zili, follow me."
Liu Taozi always called these three people by their first names, and the three of them never felt anything was wrong.
Kou Liu's face turned pale, and just as he was about to speak, Yao Xiong grabbed him and said, "Don't be afraid, what are the dead to be afraid of? The living are the ones to be feared!"
"I'm not afraid. Who is afraid?!"
Kou Liu forced himself to cheer up, his lips turned white, but he still stood there.
Liu Taozi took Tian Zili away. Tian Zili shook his head and said disdainfully: "The ignorant Xianbei people believe in ghosts and gods."
"Don't you believe it?"
Liu Taozi mounted the green lion and turned around to ask.
"Don't believe it."
"If there really are ghosts and gods, Yecheng may become an empty city."
Tian Zili also mounted his horse, and the two of them galloped towards the county government office.
When the two of them arrived at the gate of the county government office, Mr. Xu walked forward with a smile, ready to talk, but Liu Taozi quickly walked away from him, not giving him a chance to speak.
They soon arrived at the North Courtyard, and the soldier guarding the gate took the reins from Tao Zi's hand and let her go.
Taozi walked into the courtyard, where Lu Qubing was sitting and waiting for them.
Seeing Liu Taozi and others, Lu Qubing stood up quickly, "What's going on? What happened?"
"The patrolling county soldiers found Lecturer Lu covered in blood and took him back to the county government office, but he didn't say a word and couldn't ask anything, so I took people to the mansion where he was, Cao Mansion.
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"I found out that someone massacred the Cao family, and thirteen people died."
"I asked Yao Xiong and Kou Liu to guard there."
When Lu Qubing heard this, his whole body started to tremble.
"Thirteen people?"
His lips trembled for a long time, but he couldn't utter a single word.
Looking at Lu Qubing who was stiff, Liu Taozi said, "Don't worry, Mr. Lu. I'm going to ask Lu Zhanshan now to see what he says."
"good"
Lecturer Lu was sitting in a side room of Youyou Mansion, which was the place Liu Taozi specially set aside to receive applicants.
A few casual officials were busy in the courtyard.
In the past, the Youyou Mansion had a lot of free time, and the purpose of calling in casual officials was just to go out on inspection tours and let them run behind them to show the strength of the county government.
But now the Youyou Mansion is very busy. It needs to record the cases that have been handled and make summaries, which requires the help of casual officials.
There are eighty-eight official positions in the county government. This number sounds like a lot, but if they are scattered in one county, it is really not enough.
When Liu Taozi walked in, everyone quickly stood up and saluted. Some officials came up to report, "Young Master, that man still hasn't spoken."
Liu Taozi nodded and led Tian Zili into the room.
Lu Zhanshan was sitting in the room, the blood on his body had solidified, and a doctor treated his wounds.
He lowered his head, his eyes dull, until he heard the sound of the door opening, he was startled and quickly looked forward.
Liu Taozi stood in front of him, looking at him with an inexplicable light in her eyes.
Seeing Liu Taozi, Lu Zhanshan's expression became extremely complicated in an instant.
I'm afraid even Lu Zhanshan couldn't tell what kind of mood he was feeling at this moment.
In order to defeat the cruel official in front of him, he made a detailed plan.
He was even prepared for the risks.
But he really didn't expect such a result.
Lu Zhanshan felt severe pain in his chest, and he was stabbed.
He didn't even know why the other party wanted to chop him, he just wanted to see himself in pain?
Looking at Lu Zhanshan in a daze, Liu Taozi slowly sat in front of him.
"Tell me, who killed him?"
Lu Zhanshan's lips trembled, but he did not speak.
Before Liu Taozi spoke, Tian Zili behind him couldn't help but laugh.
This laughter stimulated Lu Zhanshan, and he suddenly raised his head, "What are you laughing at?!"
"I usually only think that those who till the land and pick up dung are afraid of the powerful and dare not speak out easily to redress their grievances. I never thought that the rich households in the city are also like this."
Lu Zhanshan was trembling all over, "What nonsense are you talking about? I..."
Lu Zhanshan wanted to explain something, but he found that he had no way to explain it. In this moment, he understood the thoughts of those mud-legged people in the city.
Are there any grievances?!
Yes!! What a huge injustice!!
I invited someone to eat and drink, but the other party killed me. Even I, I was just lucky enough to survive!
Do you dare to tell the government?
That means death.
Who in the city dares to take charge of the Murong family?
Gao Changgong is a county official, Murong Yan is a county official!
Even within the clan, there are differences between high and low. If you were the son of His Majesty, then Murong Yan should come and kowtow, but you are just the son of the late emperor, and you are not the noble type of your mother's family.
If he told the truth now, Lu Zhanshan didn't know whether Liu Taozi would dare to take Murong Guang, but he knew that he would definitely die.
Lu Zhanshan slowly closed his eyes and stopped talking.
Liu Taozi didn't waste any time and walked out with Tian Zili.
"Brother, there are not many people in this city who can scare Lu into such a state."
Tian Zili narrowed his eyes, "He is an official after all, and attacking an official is a serious crime. Who made him so afraid?"
While walking on the road, Tian Zili vaguely felt that something was wrong with this matter.
At this moment, a person limped into the house.
The eldest grandson Kasyapa's face was solemn and he walked quickly to Liu Taozi.
"A big case happened?"
"Um."
"It shouldn't be, how could it be?"
The eldest grandson Kassapa's forehead tightened. There were such fierce and cruel officials in this city. How could anyone dare to commit a crime?
Is it possible that Cheng Cheng is here for this cruel official?
He immediately spoke, "I will go in and interrogate myself, and I will pry open this person's mouth. I will give you one day to find out the whole story!"
"only."
Liu Taozi immediately led the people away from here.
Liu Taozi mounted a fast horse and left quickly. Tian Zili followed him, "Brother? Where are we going?!"
"Lu Mansion."
Tao Zi flew down the street, and the county soldiers seemed to be mobilized. They could be seen gathering everywhere and began to guard the intersections of the roads.
This means that martial law has begun in the city and no one is allowed in or out.
Liu Taozi went to Lu Mansion because of the carpenter's business, but the soldiers guarding the intersection did not dare to stop him.
He rushed all the way to Lu Zhanshan's mansion, jumped off his horse, and before Tian Zili could come up and knock on the door, the courtyard door was slowly opened.
A short black man walked out of the door. He was dressed simply, with a goatee, gentle eyes, and a slight smile on his face.
He looked up and saw Liu Taozi, smiling and bowing before her.
"Liu Youji."
After greeting him, he turned around and got into the carriage nearby.
Tian Zili was about to step forward to stop him, but Liu Taozi caught him and shook his head.
Liu Taozi and Tian Zili broke into the house. The servant understood the situation and took Liu Taozi to the innermost room without saying anything.
Old man Lu was sitting in the upper position with a dull expression on his face.
Seeing the two people walking in, Old Man Lu raised his head.
"My son killed him."
Chapter completed!