Give you a spring

Qi Zheng is 28 years old this year. When he was 19 years old, he took part in the literary examination and won the first prize in the palace examination, starting his official career from then on.It took only nine short years to become an academician of the Imperial Academy, a supervisory censor, and now the governor of Linjing City, and it was as smooth as if there was a god to help.

But now he felt that his first career crisis was coming.

He was also invited by His Majesty to the Shangyuan banquet tonight, and after a long time of toasting and drinking, he finally returned home. After going to bed and resting for less than an hour, there was a deafening knock on the door outside.

Qi Zheng turned over, trying to pretend he didn't hear him, but the knock on the door became more and more wanton, and there was a faint stance of breaking the door.

Master Qi got out of the bed barefoot, put on a coat, opened the door, and asked angrily, "What's wrong?!"

After seeing him, the servant showed a little more timidity on his face, but it was replaced by a thick panic immediately, and said, "My lord, someone is looking for him outside, and he said he is..."

"Who?" The irritability between Qi Zheng's eyebrows became more intense.

"He said he belonged to the Fifth Prince Xie Xu!"

Ping Wei crouched in the alley, looking at the corpse on the ground.

He Zhou was not by his side, he ran to find the governor of Linjing City, but the girl was still there, hiding in the corner and staring at him motionless.

Ping Wei told her that if she was afraid, she could go home first, or if there was really no place to go, He Zhou could send her to his own courtyard for a night, but no matter how much she tried to persuade her, the girl didn't say a word, she just kept bowing her head. trembling.

Pingwei noticed this, and saw the other party's too thin clothes, so he took off his robe and wrapped it around the girl. He did it very carefully, because he found that when he approached, the girl would subconsciously hide back, as if Terrified of being touched by others.

this reaction...

Pingwei had seen a similar situation before, his heart trembled, and the eyes he looked at the girl immediately changed. He asked softly, "Is it cold? It's cold at night."

The girl still didn't speak, but glanced at him quickly.

"May I put it on for you?" Ping Wei asked again, and took a small step forward, and after making sure that the other party would not resist, she put a warm and thick robe on her body—just enough to cover a person from head to toe .

"I'm going to that alley, do you want to go together?"

Ping Wei stretched out his hand to her.

The girl showed hesitation, her hands hidden under her robe were clenched into fists, as if she was making an extremely difficult decision, and she finally responded slightly, "Yes."

Ping Wei led the person to a place three feet away from the corpse, "Wait for me here, I'll check the situation first."

He was about to walk towards the bloody field, but the corner of his clothes was caught. The girl looked up into his eyes, "I don't know her."

"I know," Ping Wei patted her head, "You have suffered for so many years."

A sentence without reason, with distress, the girl trembled all over, and looked at the other party in shock.

However, Ping Wei ignored her, turned around and walked to the side of the corpse.

The one who died was a young woman, about 24 or [-] years old, with heavy makeup on her face, a delicate peony painted on the end of her eyes, messy hair that seemed to have been pulled by someone, her body was not covered, but her limbs were bare. There are dozens of wounds, and it is conceivable that death is very painful.

There was a lot of blood around the body.

Ping frowned slightly, and found a hole slightly larger than the silver needle in the place where the bleeding was the most, that is, on her neck, which should have been pierced by some sharp object.

He stood up and looked at the dark and deserted street outside—this is an alley next to a main street in Linjing City. There were many people on the street tonight, but no one found anyone killed here. He just touched The body, as well as the temperature, indicated that the murderer did it not long ago.

Then, the time when this woman was killed is probably from the moment of Zichou to the present...

"When did you run away from home?" Ping Wei turned and looked at the girl beside her.

"Zi Chou four quarters," the other party replied in a moaning voice.

That is up to the six quarters of Zi Chou, he was seen by the girl after he had successfully escaped after killing someone.

"Your Highness."

Ping Wei lowered his head and was absorbed in thought, when he suddenly heard a voice next to him, he couldn't help raising his head, and saw someone standing in front of him, saluting him.

"Master Fu Yin?" He saw He Zhou standing next to him again, immediately understood, and looked at that person.

"It's the next official," the other party raised his head in response, Ping slightly raised his eyebrows, isn't this the courtier he saw at the banquet tonight.

"So it's you, my lord," Ping Wei said with a half-smile.

"Yes..." Qi Zheng also did not expect to run into the new prince so soon after the banquet, "Is Your Highness still on the street so late?"

"Well, I didn't eat enough at the banquet, and it was the first time I came to Linjing City, and I wanted to go out to feel the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival, but I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen," Ping Wei said frankly, looking at the corpse on the ground.

Qi Zheng brought Wu Zuo over, probably because Lord Qi had hinted that there was a prince waiting there on the way, and he rushed over to start the autopsy before he was ordered.

"The one who died should be a brothel girl." Ping Wei said.

"How to say?" Qi Zheng asked.

"The makeup on her face, and the peony in the corner of her eye, are only painted by brothel girls. In the early years, I met a few prostitutes, and their makeup was similar to this one," Ping Wei Noticing Qi Zheng's probing eyes, he paused and added, "Mr. Wu Zuo, you can look at the position of the deceased's waist upwards, there should be a small red mark like a brand, this is the mark that the madam will imprint on them , which means that you will be in her building for the rest of your life, so you can't go out."

Qi Zheng looked at Wu Zuo, who nodded at him.

"How many brothel workshops are still open in the city now? Send someone to ask which girls have gone out tonight, and who they went with. You must find out."

Qi Zheng responded repeatedly, and then asked, "Is Your Highness going to take full responsibility for this murder case?"

"Yes," Ping Wei's eyes were cold, "Master Qi, please go to the other hospital to inform me as soon as you find out the result."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will send someone to investigate right away," Qi Zheng promised.

"Also, after Wu Zuo finished the autopsy and delivered the corpse to the yamen, there is no need to clean up the scene, so let's keep it."

Qi Zhenggang wanted to turn around and go to work, but he froze on the spot after hearing the words, "What does your Highness mean..." The scene was splattered with blood, and there was a main street next to it. Doesn't it mean that this tragedy will be covered by everyone after dawn? Can you see it?

Qi Zheng couldn't figure out what the other party was thinking, but he didn't dare to neglect, and quickly retreated.

Mr. Wu Zuo quietly resigned after the autopsy, and the body was carried back to the yamen, leaving only Ping Wei, He Zhou and the girl in the alley.

He Zhou stepped forward and whispered in Ping Wei's ear, "The murderer's attack was very quick, it's probably not the first time he committed a crime."

"Well, the method is also very cruel. The first time he killed someone should have been as bloody as it is now, but the problem is that he didn't get caught with such an arrogant way of killing."

That Lord Qi doesn't look like a person who would bend the law for personal gain. Assuming that the murderer has committed two cases in total, they should both be in Linjing City, because if the first case is elsewhere, the second case is here, and there is a risk of being discovered. will be high.

He should be very familiar with Linjing City. He has lived here since he was a child, so he can commit several murders with confidence and boldness.

"Go to the Yamen," Ping Wei made a quick decision.

"how?"

"There are records of various homicides in Linjing. Let's check to see if there are any similar cases. If it happened not long ago, it means that the murderer is addicted to it, and there will be a third case soon."

"time is limited."

Pingwei strode forward, ready to go to the yamen, but the girl who had been silent in the corner raised her head and looked at him.

Pingwei was startled, but forgot about her...

He frowned in embarrassment, should he also take her to the Yamen?

"Send her back to another hospital first?" He Zhou suggested.

"Okay." Ping Wei thought for a while, and agreed.