I am romantic

Starting from Zhao Ling'an's enemies, they did not find any clues. After all, businessmen's competition for profit is just a business dispute, and it will not destroy people's families.Jin Yiwei's eyeliner all over the market has played a role. Not long after the announcement was posted, a gangster came to inform him that there was a family surnamed Ji in the southeastern suburbs, and that the wife of the herb picker Ji Tian was quite similar to the woman in the portrait.

Ji Tian died of illness two months ago, and his widow, Ji Lin, had to show his face to sell medicinal materials in the market outside the city in order to support the family, so he was spotted by gangsters.

Ye Yang Jingsu immediately ordered a dozen Tiqi and went to the outskirts of the city to fetch people.Cao Quan, the commander of the Dongcheng Army and Horse Division, also brought his troops to follow him, and it was quite a shameless posture for credit.

A group of people surrounded the dilapidated courtyard, and the flies could not fly out.Ye Yang Jingsu kicked open the firewood gate and went in, and saw Ji Lin standing in the courtyard in white clothes, with a pale but calm expression, and said to the menacing officers and soldiers: "I knew this day would come, I just ask the military master to take me away directly, Don't disturb your sick mother-in-law."

Ye Yang Jingsu looked at her carefully, and it was indeed like the woman in the phantom of the city wall that she saw the night before, with a tear mole at the corner of her left eye that was very charming.

In the execution hall of the soldiers and horses, Ji Lin confessed to the crime of killing Zhao Ling'an, and the shape of the hairpin of the murder weapon was also accurately described.But when she asked how to kill the other 46 members of the Zhao family, she kept silent, and was forced to answer all the crimes.

"Okay, let's close the case like this, Mr. Ye Yang, what do you think?" Cao Quan said with a smile, "The case of exterminating the family was solved in less than five days. The superiors are relieved, and we will gain a good reputation."

Ye Yang Jingsu frowned and said, "She pierced the hairpin on Zhao Ling'an's temple, but she didn't kill the others. She has neither the ability nor the motive."

"Lord Ye Yang, you need to know how to be flexible in dealing with people, so that you can benefit others and yourself, isn't it..." Cao Quan suppressed his smile, but still did not give up.

"It's not your turn to teach me how to behave!" Ye Yang Jingsu said coldly, "The order I received is to thoroughly investigate the case and find out the real culprit. If Mr. Cao thinks that just a scapegoat is enough to solve the case, Please go and explain to Master Yuan Bin, Commander of Jinyiwei."

Cao Quan stormed away again angrily.

Ji Lin seems to have something hidden, but he refuses to say it out loud. Ye Yang Jingsu wanted to use torture, but seeing her weak body, he was afraid that she would die on the spot if she couldn't bear the punishment.During the stalemate, Wang Zhi walked into the hall, said only one word to Ji Lin, and told her to look pale and answer every question.

Wang Zhi sneered at her and said, "Be honest, or you will be stripped naked and paraded along the streets with the adulterers in prison, and you will be called an adulterer and adulterer when you die."

Ji Lin kowtowed repeatedly to beg for forgiveness, and this revealed the inside story: her ex-husband Ji Tian had been supplying medicinal materials to Zhao Lingan, and because he was fond of gambling, he borrowed a lot of money from him.Two months ago, her mother was seriously ill. She went to visit her family for a few days, but when she came back, she found that her five-year-old son was missing.Ji Tian said that he died of an emergency, but he couldn't tell what it was. Under her persecution, he had no choice but to say that he sold his son to Zhao Ling'an in order to pay off the debt.She cried and made a fuss, forcing her husband to ask Zhao Ling'an to get her son back. She didn't want her husband to go to Zhao's house and die of a sudden illness the next day after returning.She was distraught, and suspected that Zhao Ling'an had killed her husband after taking away her son. She wanted revenge but was powerless. She also had to take care of her sick mother-in-law, so she had to grit her teeth and endure.

Last month, a Taoist priest came to the door, saying that he wanted to do justice for the sky and eliminate harm for the people.In order to get a chance to avenge herself, she followed the Taoist's order and wandered around the city in white clothes at night.After wandering around for more than half a month, in the evening six days ago, according to the instructions of the Taoist priest, she waited for Zhao Lingan by the road into the city. door to escape.After that, she didn't know about the extermination of the Zhao family.

"What does that Taoist priest look like? What's his name?"

"Middle-aged with a long beard and a very ordinary appearance. No name, no name."

"And what about the fox that appeared with you?"

"It's a big yellow-haired fox raised by the Taoist priest. It's quite spiritual. Every time the Taoist priest has some orders, I'll wait in Sesame Alley at night, and the fox will come and lead the way."

"Where did you meet?"

"Not necessarily, it's different every time."

"What enmity does that Taoist priest have with Zhao Ling'an, and why did he instruct you to kill him?"

"The People's Women's Committee really didn't know. At that time, they only wanted revenge, so they didn't ask more questions."

"After the Zhao family extermination case, is the Taoist still in touch with you?"

"……there is none left."

Ye Yang Jingsu and Wang Zhi looked at each other, guessing that there was nothing new to ask right now, so they ordered Ji Lin to be imprisoned first.

"Follow the clues and pull out an unidentified Taoist priest. Is he the murderer? Why did you want to destroy the Zhao family? What is the purpose of deliberately spreading the rumor of 'The Demon Fox Walking at Night'? Also, Zhao Ling'an has a son himself, so why did he want to seize the boy from the Ji family? Where did that boy go? Zhao Ling'an's son was brainstormed, what's the secret? There are still a lot of mysteries that have not been solved." Ye Yang Jingsu said.

Wang Zhi sat on the grand teacher's chair, tapped the armrest with her fingertips, closed her eyes in meditation, and suddenly opened her eyes and said, "I'll go to Ji's house and see if I can find any clues."

But when he went out to eat a bowl of noodles, something happened in Bingmasi's prison.A guard in Jinyi rode to the noodle stall on the street and reported to Ye Yang Jingsu: "Ji Lin committed suicide in prison."

"How did you kill yourself?"

"Die by touching your head against a wall."

Ye Yang Jingsu slapped the table with his chopsticks, dropped a few copper coins, and immediately went to Dongcheng Bingmasi's cell.Cao Quan had already received the news from the inner office, and he was scolding the jailer who was drinking and making mistakes.Ye Yang Jingsu inspected the scene and Ji Lin's body, but found no signs of struggle, and it seemed that he had indeed committed suicide.

No proof.He left the cell with a gloomy face, just in time to see Wang Zhi coming back.

"Ji Lin committed suicide."

"Suicide? If you die, you will die. Anyway, she will hide it and refuse to say it." Wang Zhi said disapprovingly, "She lied just now. After the Zhao family was wiped out, the Taoist still has contact with her."

"how do you know?"

"I went to Ji's house and found that she had already cooked dinner and tomorrow's breakfast. When I went to Ji's house to get someone, it was reasonable for her to cook dinner in advance. Why did she cook the next day's breakfast too? "

Ye Yang Jingsu interface: "Because she has to go out after dinner, and she is afraid that she will not be able to go home before dawn, and her mother-in-law will be hungry and sick, so she prepares breakfast in advance. A filial and chaste woman is forbidden to stay at home at night and go out. What to do? There is only one reason, the Taoist priest wants to see her tonight."

Wang Zhi nodded: "She regards the Taoist priest as a benefactor, and she did not hesitate to kill herself to keep the secret for him."

"It's a pity that Ji Lin is dead, otherwise we could use her to catch that unknown Taoist priest." Ye Yang Jingsu said regretfully.

"Without her, we would still be able to catch that Taoist priest." Wang Zhi took a sip from her teacup confidently.

Ye Yang Jingsu suddenly noticed that his little finger holding the cup and plate was slightly raised, shaped like an orchid.

Wang Zhi squinted at him, then suddenly leaned over her head, and smiled ambiguously as her eyes flashed: "Tell me, will I look like a woman when I dress up?"

When he wore Ji Lin's dress and let down his long hair, Ye Yang Jingsu felt that he really looked like a woman—not only that, he was even more beautiful than a woman.

A boy of fourteen or fifteen years old, his figure has not yet fully grown, his features are clear, his Adam's apple can't be seen clearly... For a moment, Ye Yang Jingsu had the idea of ​​"dressing up as a man", but the other party was obviously a clear and bright boy voice, he couldn't help laughing at himself for his fantasies.

In order not to startle the enemy, Wang Zhi resolutely rejected Jin Yiwei Tiqi's proposal to follow him for protection, and he did not want to inform Cao Quan, who was eager for quick success.

After the sound of the evening drum, most people in the city have closed their doors and locked their doors.In the secluded Sesame Alley, a woman in white with long hair and a veil stands motionless under the locust tree, as if blending into the shade of the tree.

After about half an hour, a big yellow-haired fox emerged out of nowhere, darted under the tree, sniffed around the woman's white dress, and then left with a flick of its tail.

The masked woman immediately moved to follow.The fox is well-trained, turning his head back from time to time while walking, as if to see if the people behind have lost track.

One person and one fox drifted through the empty night alleys like ghosts, and finally stopped in front of a newly built Niangniang Temple.The fox jumped into the open side door and disappeared. The masked woman stepped into the side door without hesitation and walked to the main hall.

In front of the shrine enshrining Bixia Yuanjun in the hall, there was indeed a middle-aged Taoist priest with long beard, wearing an apricot-yellow Taoist robe and carrying a seven-star sword, his appearance was not good.

"Covered your face? Now you know how to be cautious." The Taoist said with a blank expression, "You said that no one saw your face that night, but as a result, pictures and pictures were posted all over the city! Did they find you? "

The woman in white shook her head in panic.

"That's good." The Taoist priest's small eyes narrowed, and a deep cold air was exuding like a dry well, "Didn't you always look for your son, I have already found out the whereabouts..."

The body of the woman in white trembled, as if she was so excited that she lost her voice.The Taoist took a few steps closer, leaned closer to her ear and said, "...he was buried in a mass grave outside the city by my own hands. He probably hasn't been completely cold yet, so you go too!" Her neck was tightly tightened.

The woman grabbed the hemp rope around her neck with her left hand and pulled it, shaking the rope together with the veil into pieces.The Taoist said in astonishment: "You, you are not Ji Lin!"

Wang Zhi smiled coldly, and at the same time slammed the opponent's chest with his right hand.The Taoist priest was caught off guard, and was sent flying a distance of ten feet by a palm. After landing, he spit out blood, rolled over, drew out the long sword behind his back and jumped forward to stab him.

He is not amazing in appearance, but his swordsmanship is quite superb.With bare hands, Wang Zhi grabbed a copper stove on the incense table to block it, and the incense ash shook off one after another.The Taoist priest suddenly puffed up his cheeks, and a long snake-like flame spewed out from his mouth. In an instant, the rays of light diffused in the air and dazzled people's eyes, as if the gods and Buddhas of the Nine Heavens had come to the world.

Subconsciously, Wang Zhi covered her eyes with her sleeve and slipped away with a wrong step, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.

After missing a hit, he heard the sound of footsteps outside, and the Taoist immediately withdrew and fled to the apse.

Ye Yang Jingsu broke into the door, supported Wang Zhi who was covering her face and asked, "Are you alright?"

Wang Zhi put down her sleeves, closed her eyes tightly and burst into tears, "It's okay, I was blinded by the fire. Hurry up and chase that Taoist priest!"

"Cao Quan led his troops to chase after him. This man's mind is not clear, but his ears are quite good. When he found that Jin Yiwei Tiqi was dispatched, he brought a team to follow him, wanting a share of the pie."

"The Taoist priest hit me with a palm, and his internal injuries were serious. Cao Quan's kung fu should be able to hold him. But you, how does it feel to be robbed of the credit?" Wang Zhi wiped away tears, barely opened her red eyes, He stared at him mercilessly, "Hurry up and chase after me, what do I do!"

Ye Yang Jingsu scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment.As soon as he entered the hall, the first thing he worried about was whether Wang Zhi was injured, and he didn't stop the Taoist priest in time.As for the reason, he himself is not clear.

"Sir Ye Yang, don't you think I'm a woman when you see me dressed as a woman, so you feel sorry for me?" Wang Zhi raised an eyebrow, speaking with sarcasm.

Ye Yang Jingsu felt unhappy and was about to reply when he suddenly heard a scream from the back hall.

It was Cao Quan's voice!

The two hurried over, but saw that Cao Quan was holding the handle of the knife, and the tip of the knife had nailed an apricot Taoist robe to the red lacquered wooden pillar-but it was just a Taoist robe, and the trousers and boots fell off under the base of the pillar.

"The person, the person disappeared!" Cao Quan was dumbfounded, "I was clearly hit by the knife, but the person disappeared right under my nose!"

"It's impossible." Ye Yang Jingsu retorted without thinking.

"Impossible fart! I saw it with my own eyes. Could it be that these tricks are blind!" Cao Quan was furious after regaining his senses, and pointed to the seven or eight soldiers around him, "They saw it too, you can ask yourself!"

The soldiers were shocked, and nodded hurriedly: "It is true that it disappeared suddenly!" "I thought it was something wrong with my eyes."

Ye Yang Jingsu frowned deeply, looked around the apse with the door intact, stepped forward and pulled out the wrought iron waist knife.The Taoist robe slipped off, and a yellow talisman floated out from inside.There is a gap in the middle of the yellow talisman pierced by the tip of a knife, and a red mark is spreading down the gap, bleeding like a living thing.

"...It's sorcery!" "The sorcery!" The soldiers shouted one after another.

"Shut up!" Ye Yang Jingsu yelled sharply, "Search the inside and outside of the rear hall, and turn it over inch by inch to see if there is a secret channel mechanism!"

The Jinyiwei and Bingmasi two flag schools immediately started to search the apse and the entire Niangniang Temple from top to bottom, but found no clues.

The Taoist priest just disappeared without a trace under the eyes of everyone.

"Is it really a demon?" Cao Quan asked in surprise.

Wang Zhi stood in the hall with her arms folded, and saw Ye Yang Jingsu bring a copper stove over. It was the same one he used to resist the Taoist just now, and there were still incense ash in it.Ye Yang Jingsu twirled some on his finger, sniffed it, and handed it to him: "It's rosin powder, it burns when it encounters a fire, and the light is dazzling. There are two stains on the skirt of the Taoist robe, which are melted paraffin wax. From this, it can be inferred that When the rosin powder filled the air, the Taoist held the paraffin in his mouth and sprayed it on the fire fold hidden between his fingers, igniting the fire snake and the glow."

"That makes sense, but what if a living person becomes a yellow talisman?" Cao Quan asked.

Ye Yang Jingsu hesitated for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "I haven't figured it out yet."

"Fantastic skills, promiscuous skills, heresy..." Wang Zhi's voice was soft and murderous, "If you dare to plot against me, next time you catch me, watch me skin him alive."

Cao Quan was speechless inwardly, this young master of the Wang family was handsome, and his murderous intent was even stronger than that of Jin Yiwei.

Ye Yang Jingsu said: "This time he shed his golden cicada shell, it will not be so easy to catch again."

Cao Quan said: "Yes, the capital is so big, who knows where he is hiding, why don't we search from house to house?"

Ye Yang Jingsu replied: "It takes twice as much effort to do so little, and it wastes energy and disturbs the people. When it is heard by the officials, it is another round of impeachment."

Wang Zhi only replied with one word: "Stupid."

Cao Quan was repeatedly beaten by them, and his anger has turned to numbness. Now he just pretended not to hear, and turned to scold the soldiers for venting their anger.

Ye Yang Jingsu frowned in thought, and sighed helplessly: "This case is full of fog. Whenever we find some clues, they will always be cut off at a critical moment, as if there is a force behind it. Now where to start? You have to think about it more carefully.”

Wang Zhi was also thinking about it, fingers unconsciously twisting the hair hanging down her shoulders, and suddenly her eyes lit up: "Just now when the Taoist priest wanted to kill Ji Lin, he said something to me. He said that Ji Lin's son was killed by him. Bury him in a mass grave outside the city with his own hands, the body is still cold."

"You want to find clues from the five-year-old child who was taken away by Zhao Ling'an? But even if the child is really dead, even if what the Taoist said is true, the mass graves are very extensive and there are countless tombs. How can we find the place where the child is buried?" ?”

"If it was Ji Lin who came here tonight, he would have already died in the hands of a Taoist priest, so there is no need for him to tell such a lie. However, looking for the newly dug grave by the Taoist priest in the mass grave is indeed looking for a needle in a haystack..."

Ye Yang Jingsu lowered his eyelids, looking at the hem of the plain white skirt at Wang Zhi's feet—no, it should be Ji Lin's hem, he always felt a vague idea flashing in his mind, waiting He suddenly realized...

In a flash of thought, he caught the flash of light: "Fox! The Taoist priest trained the fox to lead the way, and there was no mistake, because the fox has a good sense of smell. You happened to be wearing Ji Lin's dress tonight, so you were misunderstood by the fox. As the Ji Lin family, the Taoist priest has preconceived ideas and has no doubts. Similarly, can the fox be used to find the place where the Taoist priest stayed not long ago?"

"It won't take more than two hours from the time of death to the freezing of the body, and the city gate was closed an hour ago, which is enough time for the Taoist priest to return from the mass grave." Wang Zhi mused, "This method can be tried, but The big question is, what about the fox?"

Ye Yang Jingsu smiled: "When I surrounded the Niangniang Temple just now, that fox was about to escape through the hole, and I caught it right away."

"And how do you make it listen to you?"

"Wound it and throw it on the mass grave. If it is well-trained, it will smell the owner's smell and go to ask for help. It should stay in places with strong smell."

Cao Quan couldn't help but leaned over and interjected: "Then it's better to leave the fox in the city, and follow it to find the Taoist's hiding place."

Ye Yang Jingsu shook his head and said, "Not to mention that the people in the city are too mixed, the traces left by Taoist priests come and go are mixed with new and old, which is easy to confuse. Besides, if we find the body of Ji Lin's son, maybe we can solve why Zhao Lingan There are many mysteries about the need to snatch the offspring, how the child fell into the hands of the Taoist priest, and why the Taoist priest killed the child."

Now Cao Quan didn't say a word, and immediately gathered his men and horses, and went straight to the city gate together with Ye Yang Jingsu and Wang Zhi.