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"My lord, now the suspect Shen Qi suddenly retracted his confession, and the witness fell into the water and drowned inexplicably. The magistrate has only given a three-day deadline for this difficult case. What should we do?" The leader put on a sad face.

An Xun was calm and relaxed: "The boat will go straight when it reaches the bridge. Besides, Lord Zhizhou is also eager to solve the case and will help us."

The yamen servant didn't take it seriously: "My lord, as the saying goes, you know people and face, but you don't know the heart. According to my subordinates, the master of Zhizhou's failure to keep everything is intentional."

"Shut up." An Xun reprimanded, "Lord Hua is not that kind of person!"

"My lord, calm down. This subordinate knows that you have been friends with Mr. Zhizhou for many years, and the friendship is deep, but after all, things change, and people are afraid that people's hearts will change... This subordinate has a plan, which may temporarily relieve the urgent need." The yamen servant said.

"What's the plan?" An Xun asked.

The yamen servant looked around and whispered in his ear: "Since the boss is pressing you hard, then we can only obey their wishes and give them a result within three days."

"did you mean……"

"Treat the major incident to the minor one, let's create some evidence to confirm the accident."

An Xun said, "This doesn't look like an accident, maybe the murderer really is someone else."

The yamen servant said again: "That's not difficult. Anyway, what they want is to close the case as soon as possible. Let's bring a criminal and order him to confess and charge him. We'll pay the job first."

An Xun stared for a while, then said, "Isn't this confusing right and wrong?"

The yamen servant bent his knees, knelt down and said: "Besides, there is no other way! The three-day deadline, not to mention solving the case, even the clues are hard to find. By then, any crimes imposed by the court will implicate you, my lord." where!"

"Don't talk about it." An Xun shook his head, "Since I am the official of my parents, how can I deceive my superiors and my inferiors, trample on the law, and do such treacherous things! I will find a way to deal with this case, so I don't need to worry about it. .”

Seeing that An Xun was so stubborn, the yamen servant got up angrily, stomped his feet, and left with a flick of his sleeves.

As soon as the yamen servant left, An Xun suddenly felt panicked in his heart, and suddenly thought of Mr. Gu's unopened letter, thinking that it might be useful, he reached for his sleeves with both hands, but found nothing.I searched up and down twice, still to no avail.

An Xun was dumbfounded.He clearly remembered that he stuffed the letter neatly into his sleeve, how could he lose it?Hua Geng was the only one who came into contact with Ji just now, but he would never...

"After all, things change and stars change, I'm afraid that people's hearts will change." This is what the yamen servant said.

Are people fickle?

but……

But those days six years ago were actually very beautiful...

At that time, security and punishment were not yet weak, and apart from studying Chinese and ink all day long, they just guarded the vermilion lacquered gate of the house.Because every few days, a letter would arrive outside the door, and almost every time it was addressed to him.

"Young Master, Young Master! Your letter!"

Sure enough, today's letter arrived as scheduled.An Xun cheered and ran towards the door happily.The book boy was also obedient, and stopped his feet in time - he didn't want to repeat the mistake of bumping into the young master a few times in the first few times.

"She agreed, she agreed!" After scanning the letter, An Xun grabbed the book boy's shoulder and shook violently, "Miss Hua promised to meet me!"

"Congratulations... Congratulations, young master! Congratulations, young master!" After finally restoring his eyes, the book boy hurriedly congratulated.

"Xushi on the [-]th, Yiye Pavilion, the [-]th, Yiye..." An Xun murmured repeatedly, and suddenly shouted "Ah", "Isn't it the day after tomorrow! I, I have to hurry up and get ready."

The book boy was also taken aback by the safety punishment, and said: "There are still two days left, young master, don't worry."

"What do you know?" An Xun said seriously, "I want to propose marriage to her personally!"

Now the book boy almost choked to death on his own saliva.

But then again, it was thanks to the "Miss Hua" that the Young Master was able to recover so quickly.Just a few years ago, because his wife contracted a serious illness suddenly and died, the young master was hit by this and was full of grief.On the day of the Lantern Festival, the young master went out alone. Unexpectedly, he went out with a sad face, but came back with his head held high, still holding the red silk lantern that he brought when he went out, and his complexion improved a lot.

It was only later that I found out that that night, someone continued the lyrics to his Banque "Partridge Sky", and the continuation was wonderful, and after reading it, An Xun's mood improved a lot.It's a pity that he avoided the crowds and went out for a walk in the market. He didn't see the person who continued the speech, so he left his address, pasted a light fringe, and walked around the road. When he came back, he saw that the person did the same thing. The residence was signed and signed "Fahrenheit".An Xun looked at his beautiful brushstrokes, guessed that it was written by a woman, and inexplicably felt a lot of affection.

Later, the two of them exchanged letters, and the content was nothing more than writing lyrics and poems, and everything else was hidden.There seems to be a tacit understanding, but also seems to abide by, everything is only in silence.But that An Xun is a bloody boy after all, he couldn't bear it at first, and confide his heart in his poems.Who would have imagined that Miss Hua's family is also an idiot who can understand the style, and she responded with a poem, and she was ecstatic about this security.

Seeing that this layer of window paper is finally going to be pierced, the book boy is really happy for the young master.What's more, the family knew about this matter, and they didn't express any objection, which means they acquiesced.

If this marriage can really be achieved, everyone will be happy.

The sixteenth came in a blink of an eye.When An Xun arrived at Yiye Pavilion on the outskirts of Yangzhou, it was half an hour earlier than agreed.Up to now, he still clearly remembers that year when the pavilion stood on the water, the wind in early summer was graceful and pleasant, and the catkins were blowing, which made people's hearts flutter.A round of shallow moon can jump out of the mountain and hang on the beauty, making people can't help but imagine the beautiful scenery of the beauty leaning on the jade plate.This place, this environment, should live up to the interpretation of a legend of Queqiao Xiangxuan.An Xun only hated the time being too long, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, as if this would make time go faster.

After waiting for a long, long time, as if the night was coming to an end, finally, two figures floated up on the line of sky and earth as far as the eye could see, walking slowly.An Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and he was about to rush to meet her, and he was frightened of Yi Ren, and he was really struggling. Now he can clearly understand the feeling of worrying about gains and losses described in this book.

The coming person is approaching, approaching.The first moon was slightly scorching, projecting two silhouettes, not very clear but recognizable, An Xun had already stepped forward, but suddenly stopped——

Not the person he was waiting for, not even a woman.

Two half-grown teenagers stood in front of them, one dressed in brocade clothes, the other dressed as a servant; one with an embarrassed face, and one sullen, but they all looked about fourteen or five years old.

Here, An Xun was wondering whether the other party might be Miss Na Hua's family members, the young man in brocade clothes raised his elbow and bowed to the end, as if meeting an elder, he said:

"My little brother, please offend me, brother An Haihan!" As he spoke, he gave the servant a glance, and the servant accepted the order, and knelt down with a "plop".

"You are..." An Xun was puzzled, only vaguely feeling that something was wrong.

The next words of the young man in Jinyi completely destroyed his dream: "My little brother is surnamed Hua, and his name is Gengxun. He lives on Huanjie Street in the south of the city. He has no other hobbies. He just likes to make friends. On the day of Lantern Festival...by chance In the first half of the Xiongtai Lantern Shop, there was a lyric plaque in front of the Lantern Shop, but because I felt so sad and resentful, I couldn’t help but pick up a pen to continue the next poem. I didn’t want to miss Brother An’s appreciation, and I didn’t think about it. I just thought I could get to know Brother An like this I am really lucky to be a literati and refined scholar. But... Later, I found that Brother An seemed to have misunderstood a little bit. The younger brother wanted to explain, but it was all because of this unworthy servant," the boy said, and then gave the servant a slap in the face, " Give me a bad idea, if you make a mistake, it’s better to make a joke with Brother An, who knows... This misunderstanding is getting bigger and bigger...Brother An, we really have no malicious intentions, although he came up with the idea, but I The master is also responsible for lax discipline, brother An, if you want to blame, blame me!" After saying this, he bowed again.

"Wait a minute," the other party repeated a long list, and An Xun didn't have time to digest it, and finally grasped a key point in a daze, "So...there are no Huaren girls, right? You...you are The so-called Miss Hua family?"

Hua Gengxun nodded slowly.

An Xun hadn't come back to it yet, the servant kneeling beside him suddenly raised his head and said, "Master An, don't blame the young master, if you want to beat or scold me, you should come at me, I accept the punishment!"

"Ah Tim! Why do you want to interrupt me!" The young man in brocade clothes was impatient.

The little servant named Ah Tian was actually handsome, and he was evenly matched with his master.But at this time An Xing was in no mood to think about these things anymore.

Then what?How did he go back?How did they... go on?

Six years later, too many details have been forgotten.Only fragments are vaguely picked up, like an incomplete poem, let the years go by.

He only remembered that he didn't lose his temper that day; he even remembered that after that day, a forbidden place in his heart quietly sprouted.

In that forbidden area, only one person's name was engraved——

Hua Geng looked for it.

"Master Hua, you are two days late."

Shangyuan City, Yong'an Medical House, a dark basement cellar, a middle-aged man in a soap shirt hangs down to his ankles, standing with his arms folded.In front of him is that Hua Gengxun.

"Something is delayed." Hua Geng Xun said, "You also know that on the 56th and [-]th day of the first lunar month, we Central Plains people will always be busy."

"Your Excellency is not busy with the holidays," the man said while gesturing the other party to take a seat, "Mao Mou heard that there were several murders in this place, and it is said...you have caught him."

A wooden bed was disposed of beside the cellar, just enough to accommodate one person.Hua Geng sat down on the edge of the bed, and was about to lie down, when he heard the man say this, he paused, and said softly, "I'm going to see him tonight."

Beside the bed, there was a table full of bottles and jars of medicine. The man was fiddle with it, and accidentally spilled a drop, so he wiped the table dry with a cloth.He moved very slowly, almost sluggishly, and the slightly bitter smell of medicine lingered on the tip of Hua Gengxun's nose.

"Go."

This sentence has been waiting for a long time, as if from birth to death.

It's three o'clock in the afternoon.Shangyuan County Government.

An Xun refilled the tea for himself for the third time, and the same tea set was placed on the opposite side, but it was empty.

The night wind howled against the sky, constantly hitting the window and door panels, like a lonely soul asking and crying over and over again.The security committee really doesn't like such a lewd late at night, this kind of weather always makes him restless, makes him uneasy, and reminds him of some past events that he doesn't want to recall.For example, six years ago, on that autumn night...

"Squeak——" the door suddenly opened, and the cold wind poured in, rolling up a cloud of ghostly white clouds.

"Master Hua! Why didn't you notify me when you came?" An Xun hurriedly went up to greet him, and pushed and closed the door, as if he was afraid of letting in the ghosts from outside.

"Didn't we just make an appointment last night?" The white cloud was Hua Gengxun.When he spoke, blossoming mist came out of his mouth, which was also bitterly cold.

An Xun saw that his clothes were rumpled, and thought of the strong wind outside, he couldn't wait to order his servants to personally bring a brazier and pour a cup of hot tea, but the other party said:

"No need, quickly take me to see that Shen Qi."

"Sir, won't you sit down for a while?" An Xun asked.

Hua Gengxun rubbed his hands slowly, and said: "At this moment, there should only be time for a cup of tea, right?" gone."

The man's eyes were deep, and he looked straight into An Xun's eyes. The latter was shocked, and felt that the door of the house had not been closed properly, and there was a gust of wind on his back.

The two of them came to the hall, and the prisoner had been brought up, escorted by two guards, and prostrate on the ground.

"You all step back, no one is allowed in without my official's permission." Hua Geng said.All the yamen servants present left according to their orders.

"You stay." Hua Gengxun said to An Xun, and then asked the prisoner, "Who is kneeling in the hall?"

The voice is fine and moist, like a whisper.

"Master Qingtian, Xiaomin Shen Qi." Shen Qi replied.

"Head up."

Shen Qi hesitated for a moment, raised his back a little, but didn't dare to look at him directly, could only glance at a little white, then lowered his head again.

Seeing this, Hua Gengxun laughed, the laughter seemed to be frozen, Mo Dao Shen Qi, even An Xun trembled.Suddenly he got up and left his seat, walked down the yamen hall step by step, and walked in front of Shen Qi.

"Boom—boom—"

It was louder outside the door, it was Zishi.

Hua Gengxun had already squatted down, and his empty voice hung over Shen Qi's head: "Human, didn't you kill him?"

"Xiaomin really didn't kill anyone!" Shen Qi said.

"Look at me, and say it again." Hua Gengxun narrowed his eyes slightly, and a cold light flashed, which was as substantial as a sword, revealing a bit of ruthlessness.

An Xun was a little unclear, so Hua Gengxun tonight was obviously different from usual.

No matter how reluctant Shen Qi was, she could only raise her head obediently, her gaze slowly moved up along the plain white skirt of the other party.His long hair was disheveled, covering his face. In the darkness, he couldn't see the changes in his expression clearly. He could only see his body froze, and after the froze, he didn't move a single bit.

"Boom-"

This fight seems to be endless, the sound of the wind is shrill, dragging the end of the sound for a long time, lingering in people's hearts, and they will not stop until they have bloodshot flesh.

"You really—didn't kill anyone?"

The wind is still.

Hua Gengxun asked slowly, word by word.He stared at him, he looked at him, and the two of them just held each other like this, unaware of the passage of time.

The wind is calm, stop.

"Ghost... ghost! Ghost—"

An Xun hurriedly covered his ears.After living for so many years, he never knew that a person could make such a deafening roar.

Despair, disintegration, panic... All kinds of emotions seemed to be suppressed for many years, and they broke through the flood at this moment tonight.

The yamen servant who rushed over after hearing the sound was also caught by the tragic cry, and hesitated for a while.

"Ghost, ghost, you are a ghost!"

Shen Qiyao pointed at Hua Gengxun, walked with his elbows, kept moving backwards until he hit the wall, with a "bang", a big bump bulged on the back of his head.

"What are you waiting for, bring the criminals here?" Hua Gengxun said to the gang of yamen servants.

The yamen servant got the order, he didn't care about Shen Qi's struggle to the death, one of them lifted him by the arm, and dragged him to the front.

Hua Gengxun looked at An Xun and said with a smile: "This beggar seems to be afraid of me, so you should ask."

An Xun's face turned pale, he took a few steps closer, and said, "I will ask you one last time, did you kill someone?"

Hearing these words, Shen Qi threw her arms around her head again and again, crying and shouting: "I, I didn't mean it! I didn't mean to harm you—"

His forehead was quickly broken, and blood flowed out, winding along the terrain, Hua Gengxun took half a step back in disgust.

However, something strange...

The questioner was obviously An Xun, but he kowtowed to Hua Gengxun and begged for mercy, talking nonsense, how weird...

"Lord An, the criminal has confessed." Seeing An Xun in a daze, Hua Geng asked.

An Xun came back to his senses, hesitated for a moment, then ordered someone to take the shackles and handcuff Shen Qi, and transfer him to the magistrate.

"So, this case is finally closed, isn't it?" Hua Geng smiled, and passed by leisurely, completely ignoring An Xun's full of suspicion, leaving only a whistling wisp of wind, if there is still none.

Like a ghost wandering between the underworld and the world, unwilling to fall into reincarnation.