Weird show

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Ji Shuliu and Sun Chengxiu followed Peng Guru to search for the cave on the east bank wall, but to no avail.It is said that when the sea water is high, the entrance of the cave is about two feet above the sea level, but the sea level fluctuates, and no one has thought of marking it before.

The voices calling for Song Gang on the island kept coming and going, but there was no response.Song Gang disappeared on this cloud-shrouded isolated island without warning.

In the end, both Ji Shuliu and Sun Chengxiu felt that it might be faster to dig the soil on the spot, and they returned to the door of the "iron barrel" together.

Jiang Wei is leading a group of young women to dig the soil.The women were all sweating profusely, some of them knew how to exercise strength, and they could see that they were female disciples of the Heaven's Punishment School with orthodox martial arts, while some could only use brute force, and they were considered the daughters of sinners.They are in groups of three or four, and are not divided according to their origins. Many female disciples of the Heaven's Punishment Sect and the sinner's daughter cooperate tacitly, and it can be seen that they are usually good friends.

Jiang Wei held a shovel in both hands, with a serious expression, and was also helping.Ji Shuliu walked near them, remembered the cold arrow before, and glanced around the surrounding mountains by the way, and suddenly saw a figure running at high speed performing lightness kung fu.

He was startled, the figure was running closer and closer, fast and steady, obviously it was Qin Songfeng whom he was very familiar with; Qin Songfeng was still hugging a motionless person.

Ji Shuliu's anxiety dissipated, but his heart jumped wildly. He stepped forward and asked, "Is she okay?"

"It needs to be treated quickly." Qin Songfeng finally jumped down from the mountain while speaking.Sun Chengxiu rushed over, Qin Songfeng handed Xiao Jiu who was unconscious to her casually, walked over and said to Jiang Wei: "Please, senior, find a place to treat her injuries."

Jiang Wei immediately threw down the shovel, told the women around him to pack up their utensils, and turned around happily to open the door of the iron bucket: "All of you, please come in."

Before entering the door, Ji Shuliu was worried that it would be inconvenient if it was full of women, so he realized his mistake when he entered. From here, he entered the outer edge of the iron barrel, which was specially for the women hiding in the inner layer to meet their relatives, and there was still a gap between the inner layer and the inner layer. a high wall.

Jiang Wei took them into a clean and tidy room and lit the oil lamp.Seeing the shocking large bloodstains on Xiao Jiu's body, she didn't show a look of fear and horror, but washed her hands, rolled up her sleeves and stepped forward to help Sun Chengxiu treat the wound. The actions were for a person who doesn't know martial arts and doesn't seem to have great medical skills , can be called skilled.

Just now Xiao Jiu just fell into a coma for a while, and woke up immediately after touching the bed. He cooperated with everyone when they rescued her, breathing in when she was asked to inhale, turning over when she was asked to turn over, so the blood under her ribs was quickly stopped.

She was exhausted and closed her eyes to rest.

Qin Songfeng whispered to Ji Shuliu and Sun Chengxiu about his experience in the tunnel. After Jiang Wei listened, he studied the ink and wrote it down. He asked about the general direction of the tunnel exit, wrote it down together, folded the letter, and told the girls from the Heavenly Punishment Sect The disciple went to Peng Guru for reference.

As soon as the reporter left, someone called the door outside. It was Shangguan Wu who heard that his sister was seriously injured and came to visit.

Jiang Wei said: "I'll ask him to come back tomorrow." He walked to the door in person.Ji Shuliu followed her far away, and saw that Shangguan Wu was still polite, and when he saw his mother, he said sadly: "What's wrong with Ajiu?"

Jiang Wei said: "Ajiu is seriously injured and unconscious. It's inconvenient for you as a man. Come see her tomorrow."

Shangguan Wu frowned: "She suffered a lot outside, and finally let go of her heart and went home. She was plotted against by someone. I'm afraid that she will break her heart and cut off contact with her family again. Mother, wait until she wakes up." , you must tell her that I have always been proud of her as a younger sister in my heart, and I am grateful that she has lived up to my father's expectations in terms of swordsmanship."

Jiang Wei sighed: "We'll talk about it when she wakes up."

Shangguan Jiu said again: "Can I meet some of the friends she brought?"

Jiang Wei said: "Let's talk about it tomorrow, they are very anxious now and have no intention of speaking."

Shangguan Wu had no choice but to say: "Mother, please thank them for me first. I only heard that Ajiu's temperament changed drastically and she was withdrawn and reticent. I didn't expect that all the friends she made would be able to trust each other with their lives. It is really gratifying. If they hadn't acted out of righteousness, The consequences are really unimaginable. Sigh... I still remember Ajiu's gentle and cute appearance when she was a child, I hope she can figure it out soon and choose a good husband-in-law..."

Jiang Wei did not answer.

Shangguan Wu concernedly told his mother to take care of her body and rest early, and then left with the disciples of the Heavenly Punishment Sect who followed him like guards.

Ji Shuliu blinked, feeling that Jiang Wei was slightly indifferent to his son.

Jiang Wei watched his son leave, went back to the house and sat down, motioned for others to sit down, and said in a low voice: "Everyone, the two people who shot arrows in my courtyard, the one surnamed Jing committed suicide on the spot, and the one surnamed Hu disappeared because of torture. , has been taken to Xixintang by Mr. Peng for interrogation, and there is still no conclusion.

"Before the accident just now, I didn't have time to say something to Ajiu. I shouldn't have troubled Ajiu with these things when she was seriously injured, but the strange things in the past may not have nothing to do with today's incident."

This woman, about fifty years old, has a calm demeanor and a well-organized speech, not at all like the ignorant place where she was born in Jiefu Village.

※two※

"I know the art of examining corpses." Jiang Wei led a group of women to dig the soil for a long time before, her hair was a little messy, she was in a trance for a moment, and unconsciously stroked the messy white hair on the sideburns with her bony fingers, "My grandfather is The most exquisite work in Yongping Mansion, my father ran a small business in Lulong County, married his only daughter as his wife, and lived in his home, so I grew up with my grandfather and learned a lot from him. Later My mother died of a sudden illness, my grandfather died together in grief, and my father was busy with business, so he sent me back to my hometown to be looked after by relatives."

As if worried that people would not believe her, she added: "What I said is the truth, but unfortunately when I just learned of the news of Ah San's death, I was so sad that I didn't have time to discuss it with Mr. Peng and Mr. Song, so I made my own decisions, causing them to mistake me for my sanity. Abnormal. I hope you will listen to me first before making a judgment.”

Ji Shuliu nodded to her: "We understand that senior once said that there are still doubts about the murder of your son, so what are the doubts?"

Jiang Wei seemed to feel relieved, and nodded to Ji Shuliu: "I haven't examined the corpse for decades, and my hands have already been born, but I can't misread some obvious things——After the accident of the third brother Ajiu , Regardless of the danger of sailing in the cold winter, they took all his remains back to the island, because of the freezing weather, the remains have not decomposed. When I sorted out his body, I found something suspicious on the spot. "

When mentioning the cause of death of her own son, Jiang Wei's voice trembled a little, but not too much, which allowed her to continue speaking smoothly: "There are many sword wounds on the body, and the fatal part should be... the lower back. , pierced the heart obliquely upwards. Most of these sword wounds were normal, but there were two deep wounds on Ah San's vest and waist, which were left after death. They were completely different from the wounds before death.

"Fortunately, the two gentlemen who found him knew the seriousness and did not throw away the bloody clothes. I compared the bloody clothes with the scars. The scars and the tears in the clothes were all right. The problem is that only the vest and the two wounds on the waist left blood on the clothes. In line with common sense, the knife wounds in the rest of the place, the blood seems to be splashed on it afterwards to cover up people's eyes."

Ji Shuliu felt a little scared for no reason, pressed the shoulder of Qin Songfeng who was sitting beside him, and said: "Senior thinks that the clothes he was wearing when he was killed were not at all, but there was another person wearing this clothes, the vest, waistside Injured. After he was killed, someone put clothes on him, and in order to hide the eyes and ears, two wounds were faked on his body, and many holes were faked on the clothes.”

Jiang Wei slowly nodded to him: "Xiao Du, who was killed at the same time, was killed by a sword in his waist and vest. Xiao Du's body was found without a shirt on. The strange thing is that the shirt on Ah San's body The bloody clothes are indeed his own clothes, not Xiao Du's."

Qin Songfeng had been lowering his head in deep thought just now, and now he raised his head and asked, "What do you think, senior, what happened?"

Jiang Wei said: "We only need to be able to judge the cause of death, and the rest should be the responsibility of officials, but no one on the island believes my judgment, so I have to do the rest.

"I think the key to explaining the truth lies in a letter. Have you heard that the day before Ah San was killed, a letter was sent to everyone except Shangguansi, asking them to go to the Peace Temple together?"

Qin Songfeng said: "I have heard it. Mr. Peng said that your son is alert and may have realized the danger."

"I don't think that's the case." Jiang Wei said, "The letter sent to Mr. Song was brought back to the island by him. After I read it, I found that the letter was neatly written and carefully worded, not like a call for help in a dangerous situation. I... based on a mother's understanding of her son, I think that Ah San's original intention was not to ask for help, but to expose his fourth brother's conspiracy. Since he has already noticed something, he should be prepared, and it is impossible to just wait for others to come to help him. save."

Ji Shuliu said: "Senior's words are very reasonable. So the preparation you made was to let the Mr. Du who was traveling with you wear his own clothes in order to lure the enemy?"

Jiang Wei looked at him very relieved: "Xiao Du is similar in stature and voice to him. If it is at night, it is difficult for others to distinguish. It is ridiculous to say that Ah San asked a friend to take the risk instead of himself, but he did He was timid since he was a child, and his martial arts are not as good as Xiao Du, and Xiao Du is a very loyal young man, it seems like they can do this kind of thing."

"If your son finds out something," Ji Shuliu said, "it is probably because Yuan Banjiang, who is always by his side and keeps sending messages to the outside world, has revealed his flaws. But if this is the case, your son really knew himself and the enemy that day, and waited for work with ease. As for dying with mere two enemies."

"That's right," Jiang Wei said, "the bodies of Dang Xun and Yuan Banjiang even have some traces that look like rope marks, but unfortunately they were scratched with a sharp weapon, so they can't be seen clearly. I suspect that they have already been restrained, and the person who killed Ah San The real culprit is someone else."

Ji Shuliu's heartbeat became very fast.If the real culprit is someone else, isn't it the two masked men who killed Mrs. Ai, seriously injured Pan Ziyun, and transported the body from Wansong Valley back to Ping'an Temple!

Jiang Wei's hands were clenched into fists, his eyes became darker and deeper, inexplicably similar to Xiao Jiu: "In fact, in the past few months, I did a lot of things wrong, which made Mr. Peng and Song suspect me. Crazy. One of them is that when I discovered the flaw on the bloody coat, I didn't immediately explain it to the two gentlemen. Because there is another strange place on Ah San's body. There is a "true murderer" scratched by nails on his abdomen. The word '' should be drawn by himself. Everyone thought that he wanted to write the name of Shangguansi at that time, but unfortunately he didn't finish it. I think they thought too simply.

"In addition to the handwriting on Ah San's abdomen, there is also a scar that was dug out with five fingers, facing the stomach. The scar looked as if he wanted to pull out his stomach alive. I saw that scar. For some reason, it seemed to be I got a demon, thinking that he must be implying something, so I was in a trance, and really cut...open his abdomen, and took out his...stomach."

Ji Shuliu felt that his tears were about to fall, and said softly, "What's inside?"

"There is half a piece of jade pendant, but there is no extra handwriting or clues on it. I still can't figure it out. Mr. Song refused to believe me. Instead, he believed that the jade pendant was stuffed in by myself under my madness."

For those who plotted against Shangguan San and Shangguan Si here, the most suspicious person was naturally their brother Shangguan Wu who was very good at talking.Shangguan Wu is also Jiang Wei's parent and child, but since she chose to tell the truth in front of Xiao Jiu and these outsiders, she probably has no intention of covering up.

She should be told the truth.A mother who is determined to find out the truth should know how her son died.

Ji Shuliu's voice was a little choked, but he was extremely sober in his heart: "Senior, the clue actually lies with the person who holds the other half of the jade pendant. That morning, after your son restrained Yuan Banjiang and Dang Xun, he was indeed attacked. The other four Probably all were killed on the spot, but although the son was seriously injured, he escaped from the temple.

"Perhaps because he took the wrong path, or because he was chased and intercepted by the murderer, he failed to reach the crowded Hero Town, but followed a small road to hide his whereabouts. That road may be a bit difficult to walk. He was dirty, but he was safe. The inside of the temple was very clean. Later, the real murderer changed his clothes, in addition to covering up the fact that he controlled the party and Yuan, this may be the reason.

"When your son was walking on the small road, it was freezing cold and the road was sparsely populated. After a long time, he met a couple passing by. The couple did not know martial arts at all and were powerless to help. At that time, maybe the real murderer was approaching, or maybe The son's injury broke out, and he had a premonition that he would not be spared. In short, he thought that if he died here, the real murderer might have a chance to get in touch with his body, and all the obvious clues would be covered up by the real murderer.

"So he came up with a way to break off the jade pendant, give half of it to the couple, swallow the other half, and beg them to tell Miss Xiao the name of the real murderer. People leave a certificate. The predecessor had the caesarean section at the time, probably because the mother and child were connected, and he realized his true meaning in an instant."

Jiang Wei's eyes were already red, but she looked at the tears in Ji Shuliu's eyes and said in a low voice: "Ji Shaoxia, why are you crying? Is that couple your friends? Could it be that the real culprit... killed that couple too?" gone?"

She was almost right, Ji Shuliu finally couldn't help lowering his head and covering his eyes.

Qin Songfeng stroked his back and said for him: "The couple were just ordinary passers-by, but when the real culprit wanted to silence them, our friends found out. In the end, his wife was killed, and our friend was seriously injured to save her husband. I didn’t wake up, even if I woke up, it would be... Unpredictable.”

Jiang Wei said in a trembling voice, "I'm sorry, but I have involved so many innocent people. You must have met that husband before?"

"My condolences to seniors," Qin Songfeng took out the jade pendant from Ji Shuliu's arms, "the jade pendant is still there, but the husband was overly frightened. We tried many ways, but we still couldn't remind him of the real murderer's name. We are still looking for other clues."

Jiang Wei stared blankly for a while, reached out to take the jade pendant handed over by Qin Songfeng, and took out the other half that was stored close to him. The two pieces of light emerald broken jade were not bad when put together, except for the sharp edge of the fracture after a few months. It was rounded a little.

"Don't say anything for the time being," Qin Songfeng urged, "We know too little, if we tell it, it will be even more difficult to find out."

He naturally also thought of the huge doubts about Shangguan Wu, but because he was Jiang Wei's biological son, he didn't say it out loud.

He did not expect that Jiang Wei said calmly: "Today's incident, everyone suspects Shangguansi, only I don't think it can be explained. But if the incident in Ping'an Temple was done by others, and some people who witnessed the tragedy escaped and survived, That person, perhaps... Ah Wu, had a reason to murder Ah Jiu.

"Although it is possible for Shangguansi to cast doubts, he is careless, which is not his style. If it is really A Wu who did it, please rest assured that they are all my sons. I can't be afraid that no one will be there just because one of them is dead. When you are old, protect the remaining one. The dead can’t move, speak, redress, or get angry, so the living can’t forgive the dead, that’s unfair.”