The three of Zhan Zhao took a rest in the tavern outside the city, and arrived at the Chenzhou Mansion before it got dark.

The prefect of Chenzhou had already sent someone to wait in front of the mansion, and everything had been arranged properly.

Huangfu Nan took a look at the surrounding environment. Although the sky was late and the light was not very good, it could be seen that a lot of thought was put into the mansion before nightfall. The environment was elegant and simple, and it was pleasing to the eye at a glance.

The person sent by the prefect of Chenzhou was named Zhang Yuchen. He was thoughtful and arrogant, and he easily won the favor of others.

After Zhang Yuchen led them to their destination, he clasped his fists and said, "Tomorrow, my subordinates will come to take Mr. Zhan to the government office. Mr. Zhan said that because he has something important to do today, he can't come to greet him. Forgive me, my lord."

"Your Majesty prefect has a lot of things to do every day, so you don't need to come here to greet him just for me." Zhan Zhao replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhang Yuchen nodded slightly, and then clasped his fists at several people, "The subordinate will take his leave first."

Zhan Zhao clasped his hands behind his back and nodded slightly.

After Zhang Yuchen left, Zhan Zhao turned around, but saw Huang Fu Nan tilting his head and looking at him with a smile in his eyes.

He was taken aback, "What's wrong?"

Huangfu Nan shook his head with a smile, "It's nothing, I just think Mr. Shi Caizhan is very stylish."

Zhan Zhao: "...don't make trouble."

Hearing this, Fang Jie glanced at Zhan Zhao, and then said solemnly: "Now the magistrate of Chenzhou is named Yan Jun, and he has an upright personality. Before we came, my lord mentioned to me that what this lord Yan said is good because he has an upright temper. Ugly is a nerd."

Huangfu Nan: "..."

Fang Jie added: "Although he is a nerd and doesn't take hard things, he has a heart for the people, and he is many times stronger than that Jiang Wan in the past."

Huangfu Nan: "Nonsense, my righteous brother most admires a good official who cares about the people. It is absolutely impossible to say that Mr. Yan is a bookworm."

Fang Jie curled his lips, "That's probably what it means, of course it's not the original words."

Zhan Zhao looked helplessly at the two siblings, feeling that he really didn't want to join their discussion, so he had to interrupt them: "It's getting dark, put your luggage first, and get settled, okay?"

Of course Huangfu Nan had no objection, Bao Zheng didn't come out this time, the two male compatriots very graciously let her live in the south room, facing the garden, the view was pretty good.

Huangfu Nan left, but Fang Jie did not.

Zhan Zhao looked at him, "Why don't you leave?"

Fang Jie's red phoenix eyes raised slightly, and there seemed to be a bit of a smile in his expression, "Master Zhan hasn't left yet?"

Lord Zhan coughed lightly, and said, "I'm thinking about the time to go to the Chenzhou government office tomorrow."

Fang Jie didn't pay attention to his words, Niutou said nonchalantly: "You can't catch up with Huangfu like this."

Mr. Zhan was taken aback.

Without waiting for Zhan Zhao to refute, Fang Jie said mercilessly: "You see, she usually talks more to Mr. Gongsun than to you, although she is willing to call you by your name, and she is very happy to do so." , but does she understand why you asked her to call your name?"

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly, and glanced at Fang Jie, "You kid, what do you know?"

Fang Jie looked at Zhan Zhao's unhurried appearance, and couldn't help being a little angry. A few days ago, Huangfu Nan was sick and recuperated in Bao's Mansion for three months, but he didn't change his ways to show courteousness. There is an aura of celibacy in his love, so it's his turn to dawdle now.Looking at Mr. Zhan, who is handsome and capable, he is no different from a mallet when it comes to emotional matters.

Thinking of this, Fang Jie couldn't help sympathizing with Mr. Zhan, and it was rare for him to show kindness and give advice: "Sir, you have been thinking about Huangfu for a long time, and everyone in Kaifeng Mansion knows it well. You should let Huangfu go earlier. It's better to know your heart."

Master Zhan couldn't help frowning.

Fang Jie had a look of hatred, "Whether she has the same thoughts or not, since you have the intentions, you have to let her know. Otherwise, even if you make her rebel, she won't know how you feel."

Zhan Zhao was about to say something, but Fang Jie didn't give him a chance.

Fang Jie said: "Master Zhan, although it is said that men chase women across the mountain, what time is it now, and you haven't reached the foot of the mountain yet."

Fang Jie finished speaking happily, then picked up his bag and left.

Zhan Zhao stood where he was, with an ironic look on his face.It's all the same, even a little brat dares to come and preach to him, it seems that he doesn't know who the boss is unless he fixes it.

Zhan Zhao sighed with a smile, picked up his salute and left. Before he left, he still couldn't help thinking about Fang Jie's words, sighed and said, "She couldn't tell if I acted so obviously, and she didn't know it was me. Really confused or fake confused." In case Huangfu Nan is fake confused and doesn't have that kind of thoughts, wouldn't it embarrass her if he clarifies the matter?

Mr. Zhan thought, anyway, Huangfu Nan's marriage must go through Mr. Bao's hurdle. Mr. Bao knew what he was thinking, and even Mr. Bao was willing to let him and Huangfu Nan come to Chenzhou together. We are happy to see what happened to Huangfu Nan.As for whether Huangfu Nan has thoughts about others, Zhan Zhao feels that under his strict protection, others probably won't have any chance to get close to Huangfu Nan.

The so-called slow work and meticulous work, Zhan Zhao still didn't take Fang Jie's words to heart, he felt that it would be safer to work things out slowly, anyway, he was ready to spend time with Huangfu Nan to the end.

Yan Jun, the magistrate of Chenzhou, was handsome. Fang Jie said that he was a nerd, but he also knew how to come and go with Zhan Zhao and say a few polite words.Fangzheng Huangfu Nan felt that this person did not look like a nerd, but rather a modest gentleman.

Speaking of the case, Yan Jun frowned and worried, "I am incompetent. Let the murderer go unpunished for half a year. Finally, the emperor cares about the people of Chenzhou and sent a few people to help me catch the murderer. These days, I have worked so hard." seat."

Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "Master Yan, you are being polite."

Yan Jun pointed to Zhang Yuchen beside him, and said, "During your stay in Chenzhou, if you have any needs, just talk to Zhang Butou."

Zhan Zhao slightly nodded towards Zhang Yuchen, "I'm sorry to arrest you. By the way, Master Yan, is it convenient for us to have a place to do business?"

Yan Jun hurriedly said: "Master Zhan said that, you are offending me. I have already prepared a place for you to work, and moved all the brochures related to the case. This way please."

Zhan Zhao and others have been following Yan Jun to the place where he works. The decoration inside is simple, except for a stack of thick booklets piled up on the desk, which is very eye-catching.

Seeing this, Huangfu Nan walked over to pick up one of the books, which contained the information of the first deceased.

During the autopsy, it was found that three ribs were broken, and there were many bruises on the body, which should have been caused by punching and kicking. His face was red and swollen. The palm prints matched the palm prints of the deceased, and the deceased was threatened to slap himself on the mouth during his lifetime. .The deceased was not sexually assaulted, but after his death, he was deliberately placed in a kneeling position of confession. The place where the body was dumped was a small forest in the west of Chenzhou.

Huangfu Nan searched for the information of the next few deceased people, almost all of them had the same modus operandi, and the places where the corpses were thrown were uncertain, but they were all in places that were inaccessible.

She closed the booklet of the last deceased, and raised her hand to pinch the space between her eyebrows.

It was clear that the killer had violent and sadistic tendencies.

Zhan Zhao also closed a booklet in his hand, looked at Huangfu Nan, saw that she was still pinching her brows, and frowned, "Don't pinch." Do you feel it?

Huangfu Nan was stunned, but he put down his hands with one command and one movement, and didn't feel anything wrong.

At this moment, Zhang Yuchen came in hastily, "Master Zhan, Miss Huangfu, someone just came to report that another female body was found by the moat today."

Zhan Zhao and Huangfu Nan looked at each other.

Zhan Zhao said: "Then trouble Zhang Butou to accompany us to the scene."

Zhang Yuchen nodded.

Fang Jie, who had been submerged in a pile of brochures, raised his head from the materials with difficulty at this time, and asked Huangfu Nan, "Should I go too?"

Before Huangfu Nan could speak, he heard Zhan Zhao say: "Huangfu is going, you have to go, otherwise, what's the use of you?"

Fang Jie: "..."

When Zhan Zhao and others arrived at the scene, there was already a crowd of people around the moat. When they saw someone coming from the government, everyone consciously gave way.

The body has been picked up from the river, and Wu Zuo has also arrived at the scene and is conducting an autopsy.

Huangfu Nan couldn't help but be surprised when he saw that work.It's not that she hasn't seen a gangster before, but usually gangsters are men and their status is not high, but this gangster from Chen Zhou is very fresh, she is a girl, and she is also a girl with pretty features.Next to the girl were two little assistants, one holding a basin in one hand and the other holding a clean towel.And the coroner's attitude towards this female widow was actually very respectful.

Huangfu Nan thought to herself, this is the first work she has seen with such ostentation since she came to the Northern Song Dynasty.

When that Wuzuo saw Huangfu Nan, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he stood up immediately.

The female maid named Ji Rong put her hands into the basin and washed them, then took the towel and wiped her hands clean before she said to Zhan Zhao and the others: "This female corpse died a day ago, and there are many bruises on her body. Injury, four broken ribs, broken by force, ankle sprain, no slap marks on the face, the fatal injury was a broken neck bone.”

Zhan Zhao: "Was it broken by the murderer?"

Ji Rong shook her head, "No, she has a lump on her head, she must have fallen while entangled with someone, her head hit the ground first, and her neck was broken."

Huang Funan: "Except for the lack of slap wounds on her face and broken neck bones, is the person who caused the wounds on her body the same as those of the previous female victims?"

Ji Rong looked at Huangfu Nan, "From the kick that hurt the ribs, it should be the same person."

Hearing this, Fang Jie asked Huangfu Nan: "If it was the same person, the murderer would have put her in a kneeling position after she died, but why didn't he?"

Huangfu Nan's eyes fell on the deceased, his brows were slightly frowned, and he said thoughtfully: "Perhaps, it's because the deceased did not finish what the murderer wanted her to do, so he didn't want to waste her effort and just discarded her." gone."

Fang Jie: "..."

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