The Folk Song of the Qingquan Case in the Northern Song Dynasty

The wind and snow outside the window had stopped, the night was getting darker, and the cold wind kept blowing against the house, whining.Ganqing just felt bored, and ignored Xiangquan's question, but complained softly.

"Why didn't you say these things earlier? You didn't wait for Mr. Shen to send someone to go down alone. Are you afraid that the mute will be too weak in there for too long?"

Xiangquan smiled and said, "How can I finish all these things in one moment. She insists on hiding inside with the monster, without eating or drinking, how can she do it? I am also afraid that something will happen if there are long nights and dreams."

Hearing the words, Qianqing just paced around the room blindly, recalling doubts, hoping to ask clearly here.

"You haven't talked about the treasure yet. Feng Jiuniang was in such a hurry to find it that she stumbled and died. What exactly is it?"

Xiangquan said slowly: "The matter of wealth is hidden in the "Golden Words", and "Golden Words" is an anagram, the answer is a paper kite, and there is a map on it. Feng Jiuniang ran away with the paper kite. The only thing about wealth is Wu Bai knows, but he is not interested in wealth. Why do you care about wealth? Now the major issues have not been resolved."

Qianqing sat down on the ground like a bereaved dog, and sighed, "Get out of the village."

"Out of the village."

Xiang Quan also answered, and slowly closed his eyes again.Ganqing knew that this was his state of thinking, and he might be able to come up with a good solution.However, after a long time, Xiangquan seemed to be frozen.There was only the sound of the mute breathing evenly in the room, but Xiangquan's breathing became very weak.

Seeing this, Qianqing quickly pushed him hard.Xiang Quan immediately opened his eyes, with a bit of annoyance: "What are you doing?"

"I'm afraid you will die from overthinking," Qian Qing said with a bit of sarcasm, "I know you have no good ideas, and you can't even catch monsters."

Xiangquan sighed: "There is a way to leave the village."

The word "yes" was said firmly, but Xiang Quan's gaze was not as firm as before.

Qian Qing frowned: "Really?"

"You forgot one thing," Xiang Quan lazily smiled, "Qu Ze has gone out."

Gan Qing's eyes widened - he almost forgot about Qu Ze!

"How did she—"

Xiang Quan just glanced at him, with a bit of contempt: "She went out to the toilet that night, but she disappeared. I guess, she met a 'bad man', but the 'bad man' didn't silence her, but just took her to the toilet. Arrived outside the village. Firstly, this 'bad man' had kind thoughts in his heart, and secondly, she didn't see the face of the 'bad man'."

Qian Qing was taken aback.

"Mute?"

"That's right. After much deliberation, this is the only answer. When Qu Ze saw someone in the ancient house, she was frightened; her night vision was poor, and she lost the lantern in a hurry, so she didn't see anything clearly. So the mute went out, Cover her mouth and nose with a drug."

Gan Qing was taken aback: "But we saw footprints leading to the side of the coffin—"

"Mute children are usually looking for food in the ancient house, or fetching water to drink, or cooking broth. Let me ask you, if you are dumb and were found in the ancient house in the middle of the night, how would you deal with that person?"

"Throw it out of the village." Gan Qing thought for a while.

"Too much trouble."

"How would I know!" Gan Qing was a little annoyed.

Xiang Quan smiled and shook his head: "There is a better way. Put Qu Ze into the coffin, put it together with the corpse, and then cover the coffin. When Qu Ze woke up the next day, a big living person entered After leaving the coffin, everyone will only think that she encountered a ghost, and the whole incident is even more confusing."

Surprised, this is really a good way!

Xiang Quan nodded: "Mute...she is very smart and thought of this method, but when she hugged Qu Ze and walked to the coffin, she didn't do it."

"Why didn't you do it?"

Xiangquan smiled with a bit of complacency, and his expression aroused Qian Qing's resentment even more.

"Because you are not a woman and have a simple mind, so you don't understand."

Gan Qing was trembling with anger: "I'm not, are you—"

Xiangquan just looked at the mute on the couch.She has a good appearance, although she is thin and weak, she is not scary, and there is kindness in her eyes.

After watching for a while, Xiang Quan said softly, "She's afraid of Qu Ze."

Qian Qing's eyes widened: "What's the reason?"

"Guess." Xiang Quan said slowly.

Gan Qing was so angry that he almost lost his breath: "But, how did Quze get out of the village? Can we also—"

"I speculate that she went out from the secret room," Xiang Quan sighed, shaking his head and said, "It's the cave where the 'werewolf' escaped from."

Qian Qing was taken aback, the hole collapsed!

Thinking of this, Qianqing's stomach is full of fire.He scratched his head and said dejectedly: "Firstly, we can't get out, and secondly, werewolves are running around, what should we do? What if we hurt someone?"

Xiang Quan frowned: "The smoke by the lake is still burning, just waiting for Mr. Shen to send someone. If the monster ran into the mountain, it would definitely be troublesome if it hurt someone. However, we can only watch helplessly, and there is nothing we can do. Or you go to the ravine to barbecue, attract the monster with the smell, and then shoot an arrow to hurt him."

Upon hearing this, Qian Qing beamed with joy: "Good idea!"

Xiang Quan opened his eyes and said angrily, "What a good idea? Where's your arrow? Even if you have a bow and arrow, the chance of the monster showing up obediently is very small. The mountain is very big, and although there are few prey in winter, it is possible for him to catch a rabbit." .Whether he can smell it, whether he will come close, are all questions."

So, there is no other way?

After hearing this, Gan Qing asked, "Are you just sitting here waiting to die? If that's the case, why don't we go out and have a good rest, maybe I haven't eaten for a long time."

Xiangquan sneered, and Ganqing felt that his grim smile made him feel cold all over, so he felt something was wrong.

The bow and arrow are gone, and the monsters cannot be caught.

But... where did Zhe Mu Gong go?

This thought suddenly popped into my mind.He has always had doubts in his stomach, but he doesn't know where the doubts are, so he can't ask them.These questions are now rolling like a cloud together with the matter of the Zhemu bow, spreading out in Qianqing's heart.

"Xiangquan, dumb and monster... how many days did they stay in the secret room without eating or drinking?"

Xiang Quan suddenly suppressed his smile, and gave him a contemptuous look: "You think something is wrong."

Ganqing felt a chill, and slowly climbed up his back: "How did they survive? People, if you don't eat or drink, you will die in three days at most! They, they..."

Xiang Quan said seriously: "Is the meat stewed in the broth fresh or dried?"

"Some fresh meat, some jerky, but what we usually eat is air-dried jerky."

After Gan Qing finished answering, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

Where does fresh meat come from?The village was cut off from the outside world.

Xiangquan slowly closed his eyes, this is another typical feeling of thinking: "Mute children are weak after all, we are going to kill her brother, it is unknown whether she will not bear the grudge against us. Do you know why I still Not going out? Because I don't know how to explain it."

"Wait!" Qian Qing shouted, "You, you mean—"

"Don't you think it's strange? In the analysis of the 'caregiver' just now, there are things that don't make sense. For example, the way to get fresh meat. Broth is the food of werewolves. Every time it is stewed, it consumes a lot. Why aren't the villagers surprised? Why is there so little meat in the land of grain?"

Gan Qing shook his head: "Maybe it was hidden by the mute. But the dried meat and fresh meat are mixed, so I don't know why."

Xiangquan said: "The village is isolated from the world, and we get fresh meat, not fish. What is that? Birds."

Gan Qing was startled, and the answer became more and more obvious.

"How many days have you counted since the mute was killed? How could the mute and the monster live in the secret room for so long without eating or drinking? Just now in the cave, you asked if the mute hadn't eaten, and she shook her head. "

Ganqing stood up all of a sudden: "Someone brought her something to eat?"

Xiangquan nodded: "Yes."

Qian Qing frowned, while Xiang Quan smiled and said, "We have been ignoring a character. A character who can shoot down birds in the sky, and who is closely related to dumb sisters and werewolves. A character who knows the cause and effect of the incident. A more formidable character than a mute."

"But she just—"

Xiang Quan sneered and said: "The thing I regret the most is that I disposed of your Zhemu bow casually. Do you think that your Zhemu bow really couldn't be found for no reason?"

Ganqing stood up all of a sudden, shaking his head in shock: "Shuiyun, she..."

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