Master Luo Cao

After picking up Zhang Tiezhu and returning to the county government office, the other two government servants were already waiting in the hall tremblingly. When they saw Zhang Tiezhu, they both showed strange expressions.One of them bumped Zhang Tie Zhu with his elbow, and said in a low voice, "Old Zhang, are you alright? What kind of epilepsy did you suddenly have yesterday?"

Zhang Tiezhu gave him a sideways glance, then looked at the courtroom, coughed twice as a signal, and did not answer.

The yamen servant obviously didn't understand his hint, and was about to ask, Fu Yunshu's voice suddenly came faintly, "Wang Tugen, what do you want to ask Zhang Tiezhu? Why don't you just say it, and let's help you as a consultant."

"No..." Wang Tugen trembled twice, shrinking his head, "I have nothing to ask."

"You don't have anything to ask," Fu Yunshu said, "I have a question for you in this county." He clasped the fingers of his left hand on the case, and after a sudden pause, he said, "What happened to Zhang Tiezhu yesterday?"

Wang Tugen turned his head to look at Zhang Tiezhu, and stammered, "Report to my lord, Old Zhang...Old Zhang fainted...fainted..."

Fu Yunshu asked, "Why did you faint?"

Wang Tugen shook his head quickly, "The villain doesn't know! The villain was just about to ask him!" Turning his head, he asked Zhang Tiezhu, "Old Zhang, my lord asked you, why do you faint? I'm so tired of shit. ?”

Zhang Tiezhu glared at him fiercely, but didn't speak.

Fu Yunshu asked another yamen servant, "Yang Ye, you were there yesterday, what did you see?"

"My lord," Yang Ye said respectfully, "I patrolled the night with Zhang Tiezhu and Wang Tugen. When we passed the back street and arrived at the morgue, Zhang Tiezhu suddenly said that he was in unbearable pain in his abdomen. It happened that the back of the morgue was deserted and overgrown , he ran there to go to the toilet, and Wang Tugen and I waited for him at the same place, but it didn't take long, we went to look for him, and saw Zhang Tiezhu lying unconscious on the grass, Wang Tugen and I quickly carried him back at home."

Different from Wang Tugen and Zhang Tiezhu, Yang Ye is a young guy with red lips and white teeth, quite a bit of color, I heard that he went to a private school for a few years, and he speaks clearly. Fu Yunshu nodded at him, and asked : "What's behind the morgue?"

The courtroom was suddenly quiet.

Fu Yunshu asked coldly, "Doesn't anyone know?"

"Report to the county magistrate." After a while, Zhao Ciji cupped his hands and said, "Behind the morgue is the mass grave."

Fu Yunshu was startled suddenly, Kou Luoche who was standing beside him laughed instead, and said, "Zhang Tiezhu, you are quite courageous."

Zhang Tiezhu scratched his head with a dry smile, "I didn't believe in these gods and ghosts before, but...but...but I saw it with my own eyes last night..."

"Even if you see it with your own eyes, it doesn't necessarily mean that seeing it is believing it." Fu Yunshu said suddenly, he looked at the three people below, and said: "I probably understand what happened to you, if you have nothing else to do, you can leave on your own Go, just one thing." He pursed his lips slightly, and said word by word: "This case is complicated and confusing. Before the truth comes out, rumors will spread and cause panic among the people. You are not allowed to say a single extra word. I understand. ?”

The three yamen servants all hurriedly said: "Understood."

After the three left, the courtroom became quiet again.Kou Luoche quietly raised his eyes to look at Zhao Ciji who was standing on the other side, and seeing him standing there thinking, he suddenly asked, "Zhao County Chancellor."

Zhao Ciji turned his head to look over, and said, "What's the matter, Mr. Kou?"

"Nothing," Kou Luoche grinned and said, "I just want to ask Zhao Xiancheng, what is the mass grave behind the morgue...?"

As if hearing some strange question, Zhao Ciji's thick sword eyebrows suddenly frowned, even Fu Yunshu looked at Kou Luoche with a bit of confusion, he said: "Brother Kou, although there are many It's slightly different, but this mass grave is probably..."

"It's just a place to hastily bury unknown corpses." Zhao Ciji nodded.

Kou Luoche smiled, "Move the corpse to the mass grave by yourself, don't you intend to bury yourself consciously?"

His joke was like a piece of old dried incense, chewed in his mouth, it was dry and tasteless, Zhao Ciji didn't show any face, and didn't even pull the corner of his mouth, but Fu Yunshu smiled slightly and said: "If that's the case, it will trouble us instead. We have to go out of our way to dig up that mass grave."

Zhao Jiji said: "My lord, where are the ghosts and gods in the world? They are all spread by the common people. Zhang Tiezhu only took a quick look at Shen Xun's corpse. It was dark that night, and he regarded Wang Tugen and Yang Ye who came to look for him as Shen Xun. , I don’t know if I scare myself. If it is really because of this, it will take time and effort to excavate the mass graves. Don’t say it, I’m afraid there will be rumors in the public.”

"Zhao Xiancheng doesn't need to be anxious, this county is just talking casually." Fu Yunshu rested his forehead on his left hand and sighed quietly, "It's just that whether you dig it or not, it's not me who can spread rumors at the touch of two mouths. Words can be stopped, and the only thing the government can do is to solve the case as soon as possible."

What Fu Yunshu said is true, rumors and rumors are like catkins by the river in spring, scattered by the wind into thousands of homes, from noon to evening, within half a day, the streets and alleys are all talking about this conspiracy of corpse removal.Fu Yunshu changed into casual clothes, and went out to eat wontons with Kou Luoche. They were already familiar faces at the wonton stall. As soon as they were seated, the boss leaned over, looked around, and said in a low voice, "You two Brother, you have to be more careful when you go out these days."

Kou Luoche asked: "What's wrong?"

The boss said seriously: "Our place is the closest, it's haunted!"

Looking at Fu Yunshu, Kou Luoche smiled and said, "It's not enough for Jiuhe County to be full of bandits, but a ghost appeared? What the hell is it that is more vicious than bandits?"

"Don't believe it," the boss said with a "tsk" and said, "This ghost is not just joking around, someone really saw it! Someone with a name and surname said that he was a doctor in Bodhi Town when he was alive, and he was murdered. He is dead, he can't rest in peace, he turned into a ghost to find a replacement! A man was sucked out of his soul last night, but fortunately a master appeared and snatched him back before the soul was exhausted, so he was safe and sound! But not everyone has such luck, the ghost has not found a replacement, and it will definitely come again, you young and energetic young people, you have to be careful!" At this time, the wontons were cooked, and the boss served them Wonton warned: "Be careful!"

"Okay, okay," Kou Luoche hurriedly nodded and smiled, "Thank you boss for reminding us, we understand."

The spoon sank into the soup bowl and made a "ding" sound. Fu Yunshu looked at Kou Luoche and said, "I never thought that brother Kou is an unfathomable 'superior'. Disrespect and disrespect."

Kou Luoche said: "Fortunately, they only said that it was an unknown high-ranking man, and they didn't name him as the master Kou in the county government. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in the county government and I will be carried away by them." Go do it."

Fu Yunshu smiled softly, and said: "If you can make the truth come to light by doing a ritual ceremony, I'd like to thank you very much."

"Thank me?" Kou Luoche suddenly paused holding the spoon, raised his eyebrows, squinted at Fu Yunshu, and asked, "Dare to ask the county magistrate, if I really find out the truth, how will the county magistrate thank me?"

Fu Yunshu looked at Kou Luoche quietly, and asked, "How do you want me to thank you?"

The two stared at each other silently, the breeze passed by the treetops, causing the rustling sound, Kou Luoche looked away, lowered his head, the spoon was slowly stirring in the clear soup, for a moment, he said: "I can't think ...Or, when the truth comes out, I can think of it."

Fu Yunshu asked: "Do you have a clue?"

Kou Luoche said: "Although the corpse that was hanged to death is important, but his identity can't be found out for a while, it's better to put it aside for the time being and check other things first."

Fu Yunshu asked: "Brother Kou, what do you plan to investigate first?"

"If there hadn't been such a mistake, how did Brother Fu plan to deal with the case we witnessed in Bodhi Town?" Kou Luoche asked.

Fu Yunshu said without hesitation: "Zhao Xuanfu's murder of Shen Xun is unquestionable. The only doubt is whether the prescription Shen Xun prescribed to Zhao Xuanfu was wrong. If there is a mistake, it is Shen Xun who made the mistake first. Zhao Xuanfu should be dealt with lightly." .”

Kou Luoche asked: "Is the prescription wrong?"

Fu Yunshu was startled, and after a while he said: "Check this now...does it matter?"

Kou Luoche said: "Many doubts are caused by this prescription, so why not?"

After a moment of silence, Fu Yunshu stood up abruptly and was about to leave, "I understand, I'll check now."

"Wait! There is one more important matter!" Kou Luoche grabbed Fu Yunshu's sleeve and said.

Fu Yunshu asked nervously, "Is there anything else important?"

Pointing to the soup bowl with the index finger of his left hand, Kou Luoche smiled and said, "Food is the most important thing for the people, county lord, you haven't finished your wonton yet."

Although the wontons were good, the little county magistrate didn't want to linger on them. He finished eating them in a hurry, left Kou Luoche behind and ran to the county government office.Kou Luoche paid the bill, and followed behind him unhurriedly. He knew a little about medicine, and after looking at the prescription for a few moments, he knew that it was all warming and tonic herbs. His physique is special, or... he has other plans.

Kou Luoche watched Fu Yunshu rush into the gate of the county government quietly, and shouted: "Go and invite all the famous doctors in the county! The sooner the better!"

He thought to himself, it was just his drawing, what exactly is it?

The county magistrate asked for a doctor so anxiously that his subordinates thought that he suddenly felt unwell, and they were terrified. They ran towards various medical clinics, and came back in a hurry with a few white-bearded old men, asking with concern: " My lord, do you feel any discomfort in your body? Sit down first and then talk!"

Fu Yunshu struggled out of a pile of arms scrambling for support, and said, "I'm fine! I just want to ask everyone to read a prescription."

"Fang Zi?" Everyone stopped and looked at each other, "What Fang Zi?"

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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival~

ps: Lao Kou’s character starts with grass instead of bamboo [highlighted]