female catcher

Nangong Mansion.

After Nangong Biluo had a good night's sleep, it was already dark.She looked at the room, and the dirty clothes she had changed were gone.Guessing that Aunt Fifth packed away, she thought about it and decided to stay at home.

From the room to the lobby, it happened to be after the Nangong family finished their dinner.Su Yingyue, Fifth Aunt, and Liushang were all there, and the three women chatted about embroidery or soup when they got together. As soon as Nangong Biluo entered, they stopped talking.

Su Yingyue glanced at Nangong Biluo who was wearing home clothes, and said in a strange way: "It's strange, you are at home."

Nangong Biluo didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and still begged for mercy: "Mother, I won't go out tonight, I'm at home."

"Hmph." Su Yingyue snorted indifferently, but she stopped entangled in this topic, and said to Aunt Fifth: "Sister Qiao, go and heat up the food."

"No need for fifth aunt, I'm not hungry, I can't eat." Nangong Biluo said, just about to find a seat.

Su Yingyue frowned and said, "Can't eat? Why are you sitting so far away, sit here for me." She pointed to the seat next to her.

Liu Shang consciously moved a seat, and Nangong Biluo sat down obediently.As soon as she sat down, Su Yingyue took Nangong Biluo's hand and put it on the table, and put her jade finger on Nangong Biluo's wrist, and she felt a pulse for Nangong Biluo.

Nangong Biluo just smiled, and let her mother hold her, then turned to discuss the case with Liu Shang, "How did you determine so quickly that the new female corpse is Yunniang?"

"Thanks to Madam, the method she found quickly identified those human leather products. To be honest, this is the first time I have seen such a mad murderer, skinning people alive, inhumane. Those women were stabbed on their tongues Anesthesia, Yunniang's tongue was directly cut off, presumably to prevent them from crying out in pain, and those human leather products are actually crudely made, many of them are still bloody and tied into paper puppets, I don't know how they managed it." Liu Shang For the first time in years, an autopsy has created fears about an unknown murderer.

"Being able to take care of the peeled human skin in this way, and spend a lot of time cutting, painting, and binding, except for abnormal people, it is not easy even for those who are used to autopsies. Speaking of which, I still feel that it is not easy for you. The Zhu Wuxin of this parchment scroll is also abnormal. The descriptions and processing of human skin on her are much finer than this murderer. If I didn’t notice that this person is playing tricks and trials from the lines, I would think she is a hidden danger. Molecule." Su Yingyue had already let go of Nangong Biluo at this time, and took up Liushang's words.

"If you think about it, the autopsy of Shang girl has been trained for a long time before she can calmly dissect and sew up the corpse. I know her suffering best. It is because I know how difficult the inheritance of Song Gongzhi is, so I seldom touch the autopsy. , most people can't bear such pressure in their hearts. This time, for you, I'm willing to go all out."

"I know my mother loves me the most." Nangong Biluo said with a smile, but she didn't lean over to act like a baby.Firstly, acting like a baby should be used wisely, and secondly, there is no guarantee that Su Yingyue will slap her away directly.

Sure enough, Su Yingyue trembled all over, and gave Nangong Biluo a look of disgust, "Come on, I don't love you, I love my girl. You are not a water girl, you are putting on airs, looking for scolding."

"Ha!" Nangong Biluo laughed heartily, "You're such a mother, you can see me through at a glance."

"Go, you're so poor!" Su Yingyue rolled her eyes to the sky, and then said seriously: "Actually, I think the murderer cut off Yunniang's tongue not just to stop them from shouting."

"Oh? Mother has something new?"

But Liushang took the words again, "I was negligent. I didn't notice it when I did the autopsy for Liuying for the first time. This time, we examined Hongmei's corpse with my wife, and we found that both Liuying and Hongmei's corpses were also damaged. The cutting is just a tricky and secretive place where the murderer did it, so he didn't notice it for a while."

"Where?"

"Liuying is the nipple on the right, and Hongmei is, yes..." Liushang couldn't speak, paused, and then said calmly: "Xuanpu. The murderer cut and destroyed Hongmei Xuanpu, and took the Kunshi .”

"It's disgusting." Aunt Wu couldn't help answering a sentence beside her.

"Who are Xuanpu and Kunshi?" Nangong Biluo asked.

Liu Shang hesitated to speak, but before she asked Su Yingyue for help, Su Yingyue leaned into her daughter's ear and explained.Nangong Biluo immediately understood why it was difficult for Liushang to speak, and angrily slapped the table, "It's unreasonable!"

"Alas~" Su Yingyue sighed, knowing that Nangong Biluo was already angry, but she changed the subject, "Once you come, you will only talk about the case endlessly, looking like a ghost with your father You can just investigate the case, don't talk about it in front of me, I'm panicked."

Nangong Biluo felt sorry for Su Yingyue when she heard the words, immediately restrained her emotions, nodded "Yes", and stopped talking about the case, and then she would ask Liushang for details alone.

The room suddenly became dull.

Fifth Aunt looked at the three people who were silent. She, who had no direct contact with the case, said, "Miss, is it okay for Shui Yatou to be outside alone?"

Su Yingyue cheered up again, "That's right, where did you get the water? You didn't tell me when I asked you earlier."

"She has been with me on the case for so long, don't you trust her?"

"Don't worry, I've never felt at ease." Su Yingyue pushed back with one word.

Nangong Biluo was deflated, so she could only say: "She is helping me keep an eye on Mingyufang at Boss Feng's place, and Boss Feng will take care of her."

"Piaoxu? Okay." Su Yingyue thought of the woman who got along well, and then became worried again, "No, Piaoxu is in Mingyufang, so it shouldn't be safe. You let the water go, Aren't the two of them in danger at any time? Go, go, transfer some of the brothers under your command, and help Piaoxu guard the stairs by the way."

Nangong Biluo laughed and didn't speak yet, while Liushang on the other side frowned, and said, "Ma'am, Feng Piaoxu is not as weak as you think, and it's fine to have her take care of Shui'er. Besides, after this period of time, Shuntian government office In the search and inspection, Mingyufang dare not even have a petty theft, it is not good to make a big fuss."

"Yes," Su Yingyue was still not at ease.

Nangong Biluo answered at this time, "Mother, it's fine, I'll ask someone to watch in secret."

"Really?" Su Yingyue stared at her daughter suspiciously, fearing that she might have some bad idea and let Qu Shui take risks.

"Really." Nangong Biluo didn't lie.

Only then did Su Yingyue relax, and the four of them chatted in the lobby for a while, and then went back to the room.

Nangong Biluo asked Liushang to go with her to the study and asked about the details.The two discussed the case for a while, and Nangong Biluo planned to stay in the study to sort out the clues.

But before Liushang went out, Nangong Biluo still asked Liushang: "Liushang, you seem to be very prejudiced against Boss Feng?"

Liu Shang frowned, then shook her head lightly and said, "I just think she is too secretive, and too good at winning people's hearts. Madam has only met her twice, and she has been treated like a relative. Shui'er used to go to Fengyue Tower, They also always mention things there. Miss, aren’t they the sub-helm of the corpse building? I don’t think it’s a good thing to have too many personal affairs involved.”

"I thought you were all thinking about medicine, but you also think a lot in private."

"I'm just worried that someone will take advantage of your empathy." Liu Shang said softly, she was the calmest person in Nangong Mansion.

"I think friendship can only last if it is mutual. Boss Feng," Nangong Biluo smiled and said with relief, "I haven't forgotten that there is a sub-rudder of the walking corpse building. I have a sense of proportion."

"En." Liu Shang nodded, didn't say anything more, and reminded when he left, "Miss, you can get twice the result with half the effort just taking care of work and rest."

Nangong Biluo watched her leave, sighed slightly, and buried the case to gather clues.

Zhang quickly took someone to mark the place where the human skin paper was put. Nangong Biluo found that those places were a bit strange. She followed up on the map of Mingyufang and found that the three most popular brothels in Mingyufang—Fengyue Tower, Piaoxiang Pavilion, Yingchun courtyard is surrounded together.

She picked up the vermilion lines on the map and turned them over, like petals of a flower.

Then she remembered that Xiaohu and a group of brothers found out the backgrounds of the missing girls in the brothels, and they were more or less related to these three brothels.

Yunniang was resold by Yingchun Court to Xiaoxiang Pavilion in order to win over Xiaoxiang Pavilion.Xu Qian was the first person who was attracted by Fengyue Building, but was obstructed by Yingchun Courtyard and Piaoxiang Pavilion, and was finally taken advantage of by Qunfang Pavilion and accepted into the pavilion.Hong Zhao also stayed in Yingchun Courtyard and Piaoxiang Pavilion successively, and transferred to Fengyue Tower. Feng Piaoxu was not included, so she moved to Wanhua Tower. It is said that she and Lu Sanniang met secretly several times.

"It's really interesting." Nangong Biluo shook his head and laughed when he saw what his subordinates found out.

She thought for a while and buried herself in writing.

Uncovered doors and windows brought Fengyue, she accompanied the quiet night.

Outside the study, the candlelight inside the house also penetrated into the night.

Fifth Aunt and Su Yingyue stopped not far away together. Su Yingyue stood there, silently looking at the brightly lit study.

"Miss is still in the study. Ma'am, why don't you leave?" Fifth Aunt was still holding a hot supper in her hand.

"Too lazy to go. You can send that girl, I'm going back to my room." Su Yingyue snorted coldly, turned around and walked to her room.

"This temper, alas~" Fifth Aunt looked at Su Yingyue's back and sighed with a smile, and sent the night snack to Nangong Biluo.When he reached the door, he raised his foot and put it down again, and reached out to knock on the open door first.

Nangong Biluo looked up, and quickly got up and went to take the supper from Aunt Fifth, "It's so late that Aunt Fifth can go to rest early, why don't you bother me to make a supper for me."

"This is made by Madam, you, don't waste it."

"Mother?" Nangong Biluo laughed, "Okay." She obediently sat down and picked up the bowl to eat.

"Don't be too busy, I'll collect it later." Fifth Aunt put away the tray and was about to leave.

Nangong Biluo replied while eating: "I have to get up early tomorrow, it won't be too late."

Fifth Aunt couldn't help but rolled her eyes, "You have such a temper! Oh~ okay." Then she backed out.

After Nangong Biluo finished supper, she rubbed the back of her neck, and continued to read, sketch, and describe at her desk.After the third watch, when the fifth aunt came to clear up the empty bowls, Nangong Biluo smiled and turned off the lights, and went back to the room to sleep.

The next day.

It was almost dawn, Nangong Biluo had already put on a new hunting uniform and went out.

She walked the streets and alleys, as if walking aimlessly on the streets of the capital. As the morning market gradually started, she also found a noodle restaurant in the downtown area to sit down.

"Xiaoer, come to Erliang Yangchun noodles."

"Okay, Nangong catcher wait a moment."

After a while, the noodles came up, Xiaoer put down the noodle bowl, and handed the chopsticks from the chopsticks bucket to Nangong Biluo, "Nangong catcher, please use it slowly."

Nangong Biluo nodded with a smile. Just as she was about to move her chopsticks, she found that there were eggs and pieces of meat in the noodles, "Xiaoer, the Yangchun noodles I want?"

"The head of the house invites the eggs and meat." Xiao Er smiled and glanced at the old man stretching the noodles. It was his father. "You can't do the physical work with only Yangchun noodles."

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang." Hearing this, Nangong Biluo had no choice but to cup her fists and bow to the old man behind the stove.

The old man replied with a simple and honest smile, and continued to bow his head to stretch the noodles.

But a voice shouted loudly: "Tsk Xiaoer, why does she have eggs and meat, and we only have clear soup with little water?"

When Nangong Biluo heard that a shaggy and unkempt burly man sitting at the table behind her was talking, she glanced at it slightly, then lowered her head and ate the noodles.Xiaoer hurriedly stepped forward to laugh and said, "Master, the Nangong arrester protects street vendors, does chivalrous deeds, and settles unknown injustices. We have nothing to thank, only this bit of meat and eggs to show."

The man glanced at Nangong Biluo who was behind him, and said reluctantly: "Hey, the famous Nangong catcher has privileges, and the neighbors who co-operate with us and take care of your business don't?"

"Yes, sir, I will add an fried egg for you. You are the parents of food and clothing, so how can you neglect it." Xiao Er went to the stove to spread an egg, dumbfounding, and added it to the noodles for the strong man.

Only then did the strong man smile with satisfaction: "That's right." Then he lowered his head and ate the hot noodle soup.

Nangong Biluo had finished eating noodles at this time, she shook her head with a smile, put down the copper plate, picked up her sword and left the small stall.The strong man glanced back and continued to eat noodles with his head down. After two or three mouthfuls, he also put down the noodles money and left the stall.

When the waiter was clearing the table, he gave some money, and the brawny man only left a lot of money, so he shook his head and laughed, and accepted it without any surprise.

The burly man left the noodle stall and stretched his neck to look around in the bustling morning market.Passing through the crowd, instead of taking the main road, he rushed into a small alley with light steps.

In an empty alley, he had just passed a corner when suddenly his gaze sharpened, and he grabbed it back with an eagle claw. With a hand stretched out from the corner, he dismantled three or four moves of Shaolin's grasping hand, and was caught by the people behind him. , pushed into the depths of the alley.

A thin scabbard was pressed against the man's hand, and when he looked up, he saw the heroic female arrester looking at him with a smile. Take two steps back.

Nangong Biluo kicked on the ground, stood firm, raised her big eyes and raised her eyebrows, "Yi Jin Jing. You are really playing, I am not here to fight."

The man stopped his fist just in front of Nangong Biluo's nose, and as soon as he put it down, he saw Nangong Biluo's bright eyes, and he smiled.

"Monk Hua is joking with you."

In the secluded alley, the female arrester and the man with hair who called himself "Hua Monk" each occupied a wall, talking familiarly.

Monk Hua is not lustful at all, but as a disciple of Shaolin, drinking, eating meat, and murdering people are not the same, and he hangs around in the vulgar world of flowers and flowers, so he is Monk Hua.His real name and dharma name have been forgotten in the wine according to his words.

Monk Hua stroked his messy hair, he laughed and said, "I'll check Fang Biao, who you asked me to check. After Liu Futong removed him from the name of his adoptive son, that kid fell down the wall and everyone pushed him away. He lived like a rat crossing the street. , the capital could no longer accommodate him, so he hired a carriage to go back to his hometown, but the result was quite miserable, he was killed on the way and thrown in a mass grave."

"Dead? Who killed it?"

"The sword technique for murder is to seal the throat with one sword."

"A sword to seal the throat?"

"Well, the skills are amazing. This Fang Biao was once a well-known disciple of the Kongtong Sect, but he was expelled from Kongtong and changed his name to worship Liu Futong. The killer could stab his throat with a straight sword. It's not simple. By the way, although Fang Biao was killed by a sword, the killer also cut off his opponent, even—" Monk Hua approached Nangong Bi Luoshen and whispered mysteriously: "All the birds on the crotch were slaughtered gone."

Nangong Biluo couldn't help pulling away, and gave him a blank look, "What about the others?"

"Other things, cough cough." Monk Hua coughed, raised his head and rubbed his neck without speaking.

"You~ Uncle Qian has already prepared Shaoxing flower carvings."

"Hehe. The Xue Ding you want to check is originally named Xue Mao. He is from Xi'an. He was the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials Gao Shanyan who he followed in the early years. Now he is the adopted son of Liu Futong, but this kid—"

"Don't always keep it a secret."

"I'm not learning from you. This kid seems unwilling to be just the son of a eunuch. He has done a lot of things behind Liu Futong's back, and he is very ambitious. He is good at forbearance and cruel methods. He is not a person like Han Ye at all. Comparable. By the way, Liu Futong’s concubine, Lin Cai’er, is Xue Ding’s concubine, she is indeed from the Wufeng Sect. But because she fled after killing the husband-in-law recruited by the head of the Wufeng Sect, she met After meeting Xue Ding and following him, she became Liu Futong's concubine again. This woman doesn't seem to know that her lover is really a wolf in human skin. Well, this is what Xue Ding did. Son." Monk Hua gave Nangong Biluo a small cloth bag.

"Gao Shanyan, the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials." Nangong Biluo took the cloth bag and put it away, frowning and muttering.

"Why, you care so much about Xue Ding, do you want to secretly him, Ka—" Monk Hua wiped his neck.

Nangong Biluo shook her head, and said angrily, "The hostility is so heavy."

"Hey, I forgot that you are an official servant."

"Then, what about those who assassinated Liu Futong?"

"Oh, you said that those bastards you repelled were handed over to the chivalry hall and taken away. Those idiots who don't know what to do are still scolding you while trying to fight for you. If I You, just open their heads with a ladle, why bother. As for those who were taken away by Liu Futong, there is only Amitabha."

"Sigh~" Nangong Biluo sighed, "Forget it, thank you very much Monk."

"It's Monk Hua. You're still being polite to me. By the way, your name is Bacheng Jin, Autumn Swordsman, and Sugar Man Zhang. Why are they pretending to be in the flower alley in Mingyufang? That alley is not like a monk, but a real flower."

"What else can I do, of course, is to investigate the case. Well, I still have something to do, you go to Chamber's to get the bar yourself." Nangong Biluo turned her saber and walked out of the alley.

Of course she didn't say anything, it wasn't just the wine left there, but also her little note.

But Monk Hua asked with all his heart: "Eh? You don't want to drink with Monk?"

However, Nangong Biluo had disappeared, Monk Hua touched his greasy messy hair again, jumped over the wall of the alley, and left the alley.

Nangong Biluo turned to Shuntian Mansion.