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"Where is this?" Lin Hong looked at the city in the mountain stream while arranging his clothes.

"Go down and have a look." Wan Guchuan also looked in that direction.

The two walked down the mountain.

The forest was lush and the mountain road was muddy and winding. Lin Hong felt that his feet were still weak and aching. Wan Guchuan was tall and had long legs, so he couldn't keep up.

"Go slowly, your feet hurt." Lin Hong couldn't help calling him behind him.

Wan Guchuan glanced back, slowed down, and turned his gaze to the city again, "It looks like Ganye City in the northwest."

Lin Hong tied his crooked hair crown all the way, and blew on a strand of hair that was hanging down. He stepped forward and stood beside him, not paying attention, "Are you sure? Can you recognize it?"

"Why not?" Wan Guchuan glanced at him, "What's the difference between your hair tied and your hair untied?"

"You don't care about me." Lin Hong simply took off the hair crown and tied it in a loose ponytail.

This world is not dog days, it is cool, like autumn, Lin Hong's leg hurts, and the downhill road is winding, "Why is this mountain so high...it's not here yet."

Wan Guchuan laughed, "You can try the fastest way down the mountain again."

"..."

After passing through the dense forest, the two finally approached the city gate.

The city wall is several ren high, and the closer you get, the more majestic and solid it becomes.There are no guards in front of the gate, the city gate is wide open, and the interior scene can be seen at a glance. It always feels a bit bleak for no reason.

"It is indeed Gan Ye." Wan Guchuan affirmed.He passed by here two years ago.

Lin Hong tried his best to maintain a positive attitude: "Coincidentally, I haven't been to the northwest of Dazheng Dynasty yet. By the way—why didn't I see Duan Ruili this time?" Lin Hong paid attention to him all the way.

Wan Guchuan said: "I don't know. Maybe I didn't come. Go to the city and have a look."

Lin Hong lamented: "Good boy, what luck."

This city is very strange, the city is huge and the transportation is convenient, but it is desolate in front of the gate, and there are no people coming and going.

They walked all the way, seeing people coming out, dragging their families with them, as if they were about to move out.

Only the two of them entered the city.

Passing by, Lin Hong looked at this family and wanted to ask, but felt that they seemed to be afraid of him, and walked away from him, Lin Hong didn't ask, and his doubts increased.

The two walked on the street, looking around, there were many shops on the street, and there were people coming and going, but they always felt a little less lively, as if everyone had a heavy iron hanging on their hearts, and they were not in the mood to chat and laugh.

The strangest thing is that the windows of every household are sealed with wooden rivets.

As the two walked, they always felt that people looked at them with consideration and vigilance.

"This city has a big problem, we should find someone to ask." Lin Hong said.

Wan Guchuan glanced at the locked yamen, his expression was not very good, "Go and see the notice."

Notices are specially used to post some wanted orders and announcements.

"The yamen is closed, who will post it?" Lin Hong followed him to the center of the city, his eyes wandering on the street.

Wan Guchuan said: "This city is remote, the king's order is not available, and the upper management is also neglected. There are many scratches on the iron gate of the yamen. There must be something they can't do that arouses public anger, so they closed the door."

"You observe carefully." Lin Hong was amazed.

Lin Hong wanted to try asking people on the street directly.

"Brother, may I ask what happened to you here?"

"You outsiders, don't meddle in your own business." The man who was asked seemed to be on fire, and walked away without stopping.

Lin Hong: "..." So unwelcoming...?

Lin Hong caught an eye through the crack of the door and was looking at them.

"Excuse me..." Before Lin Hong could ask, the door was slammed shut.

Lin Hong: "..." Submissive.

Wan Guchuan looked at the notice, which was pasted with various announcements. The paper was old and worn, and the ink was a little faded. Obviously, it hadn't been changed for a long time.

He struggled to find useful information inside.

"These announcements are from last year." Wan Guchuan saw clearly the time on the announcement.

Lin Hong had a headache, "Are we back to last year?"

"It's hard to say." Wan Guchuan browsed the announcement, his voice became cold, "A serial murder case occurred in this city. In the past, women were killed and now men were killed. The heads of the corpses... all disappeared."

"Huh? So perverted?" Lin Hong leaned over to look.

Wan Guchuan staggered a step to make room for him.

"The murders all happened at night." Lin Hong looked at the announcement, "The location is still at home, no wonder people in the city have to seal the windows."

Lin Hong asked Wan Guchuan: "Are we going to catch the murderer this time?"

"I don't know, but it's probably related to this matter." Wan Guchuan said.

"Sister, are you back?" A soft voice suddenly sounded.

A little girl stood before them. She looks 12 years old, wearing a long bright yellow dress, with a cyan jade pendant with Pisces carved on her chest, and a small mole at the corner of her right eye, which is quite cute.The smile is warm.

elder sister?Wan Guchuan looked at Lin Hong, "She called you."

Lin Hong: "Shit! Do I already look like a girl?"

Wan Guchuan: "..."

But when Lin Hong looked over, he realized that the focus of this little girl's eyes was not on them...but behind them.

Lin Hong twisted his neck and turned his head, and actually caught a glimpse of a figure passing by!

too fast!But he saw clearly——

It was a little girl without a head!

Wearing a bright yellow dress with blood on it.

"Damn!" Lin Hong grabbed Wan Guchuan.

"What are you pulling me for?"

"I was terrified!"

Wan Guchuan glanced behind him, seeing nothingness behind him, "What did you see?"

"I saw..." Lin Hong stopped talking for a moment, because he found that the little girl's clothes... bright yellow dress... seemed to touch the headless figure...

Wan Guchuan:?

The focus of the little girl's eyes gradually fell on them, but her smile gradually stopped, "Sister asked me to take you home."

When she was done, she turned and walked away.

Who is the sister?

"Do you want to keep up?" Lin Hong was terrified.

Wan Guchuan looked at the little girl's back, thought for a moment, "Follow."

On the way, Lin Hong told Wan Guchuan what he saw in a low voice.

The girl's parents were surprised to see her bring back two guests.

"My sister told me to bring it back." The girl said.

Her parents' expressions changed, but they didn't say anything, and invited Wan Guchuan and Lin Hong in.

The family's surname is Jiang, and the girl's name is Jiang Le'er. The family runs an inn, but it's not in business.

The inn is very big, with three floors, there are no guests, only their family lives, it looks empty and deserted.

Dinner is very rich.

Jiang Le'er put down her chopsticks without eating much, and left the table without saying a word.

Wan Guchuan asked: "Isn't Jiang Le'er's sister coming to dinner?"

Hearing this, the faces of Jiang's parents changed, and the mother began to cry, "Her sister Jiang Xi'er is long gone..."

"The head was chopped off by that murderer." The mother couldn't stop crying.

"Ma'am..." Her father also had a solemn expression, and he held her by the shoulder.

Cut off the head... Lin Hong immediately remembered the figure he saw, it seemed to be Jiang Le'er's sister Jiang Xi'er.

"Since that incident, Le'er's temperament has changed drastically. She always feels that her sister is still alive and can talk to the air. Besides, she doesn't talk to us very much..." The mother's hair was gray and her face was pale. Haggard, as if withstood a great ordeal.

Lin Hong was sure that Le'er could indeed see that ghostly shadow—she could see her sister.

Wan Guchuan asked, "The murderer hasn't been caught yet, has he?"

Father nodded, "The daughters of the three families were all killed. After my daughter died, this murderer started killing men. What a crime!"

My father continued: "People in the city are panic-stricken and terrified. The idiots in the yamen just can't catch the murderer! One day the murderer is at large, and we will have no peace! Many people went to the yamen to make trouble, and we went too, and now Close the door and close the house to see no one! They are all trash!"

No wonder there are scratches all over the iron gate of the yamen.

Mother wiped her tears, "Many people have moved away, and we wanted to leave too, but Coke refused to let her go. She just said that my sister can't leave here, and she wants to stay."

Wan Guchuan asked again: "Has anyone witnessed the murderer?"

"No, no one has ever seen..." Mother said.

"Why did you two foreigners come to this fierce city?" In fact, Jiang's parents were very wary of them.

It's no wonder that the people in the city are indifferent, it's true that people are panicking now, and they're all talking about it.

Lin Hong: "We got lost and happened to pass by."

Wan Guchuan: "..." Lost again...

Wan Guchuan sighed: "We are actually here to investigate the case. It is to investigate this matter and catch the murderer."

Lin Hong: Wonderful!

Jiang's parents seem to have seen the savior, their eyes are full of gratitude, "The imperial court can be regarded as sympathetic to the people!"

Wan Guchuan felt sad when he heard this.

"Our family happens to be running an inn. Now that something happened in the city, the inn is afraid to open. You can stay with us." Father Jiang said, "We must catch the murderer!"

Wan Guchuan: "I'm sorry."

During the meal, they talked about many details.

That killer has some eccentricities, he will only kill one person every night, and will take away the head of the corpse after killing a person, but he has not found the whereabouts of the head so far.

The motive of the murderer is also very unclear. It seems that he is not looking for money or seeking revenge.The families of these dead people were rich or poor economically, and they had little in common, except that the first three were teenage girls, and the last five were young men.

The murderer is very mysterious, he seems to act according to his mood. The city is huge, with hundreds of residents, and the yamen has to wait for a rabbit and doesn't know where to stay.Yamen really can't help it.

Chatting and chatting until late at night.

There were many vacant rooms in the inn, and Jiang's parents gave them a room for each of them.

Lin Hong was not happy anymore.In the last world, he would have been too cold if there was only one person in one room, how dare he this time.

Lin Hong: "Uncle and aunt, one room is enough."

All three looked at him.

"This... how inconvenient you two big men are... It's okay, we have a lot of rooms." Mother Jiang said.

Tsk.Lin Hong was silent for a while, sighed, and said, "To tell you the truth, I have married him."

Wan Guchuan: "..."

Lin Hong immediately became pretentious, and raised his eyebrows at Wan Guchuan, "Is that right, my wife?"

Wan Guchuan:.

In fact, Dazhengchao's folk customs are quite open, and there is nothing wrong with being a good man, just like Gu Yunshu's generous.

"Yes...that's how it is..." Mother Jiang abruptly took a key from Wan Guchuan's hand.

Wan Guchuan's veins jumped.

"I said you two are a good match, haha." Jiang's mother took Jiang's father away, "You two should have a good rest."

Wan Guchuan looked down at Lin Hong, and curled his lips, "Yes, master."

"..." Lin Hong began to compare whether ghosts were scarier or Wan Guchuan's eyes just now were scarier...

There is only one bed in the room.

Lin Hong seized the opportunity: "I'll sleep inside."

Wan Guchuan had a headache, "Go to sleep."

Two people sleeping on the same bed is no better than the floor bunk last time, after all it was a bit cramped, and the arms kept bumping into each other.

Lin Hong: "Can't you sleep on your side?"

Wan Guchuan: "Then why can't you?"

Lin Hong thought for a while, and he turned sideways to face Wan Guchuan.

The bed instantly became much wider.

The silhouette of Wan Guchuan's profile in the dark was very beautiful, and Lin Hong fell asleep just looking at it.

In the middle of the night, Leer's voice sounded outside.

"Sister! Sister! I'm so scared! Come quickly! Sister!"

Both of them woke up.