Strengthening starts from the county magistrate

Chapter 94 A stranger died
The red drum outside the yamen was struck again.

Shen Mu's heart was shocked.

This thing has not rang a few times since it hit him. The last time it was Xin Fan knocking to save Gu Sanyue.

Could it be that someone finally came to report to the officials today to complain?
The former county government had no credibility in the hearts of Fengjiang people, because it was useless to report to the officials when something happened.

But now it is different, as Shen Mu's image in their hearts is gradually changing, some people are willing to try to believe it.

Cao Zhengxiang walked quickly, holding the washed official robe in his hand.

"My lord, someone is beating the drum to report to the officials, and they are already waiting in the court."

"Who?" While talking, Shen Mu took over the blue official uniform.

Usually he hardly wears it, mainly because he thinks it doesn't fit his temperament.

According to his handsome image, maybe the fluttering white clothes are the most suitable.

"It's a person from our border closure. The specific situation is unknown."

Shen Mu nodded: "Tell Li Tieniu and Zhao Taiji to prepare for promotion."

"Yes." Cao Zhengxiang responded.

Then he rummaged through his cuffs for a long time, and finally pulled out a stack of yellowish talismans.

Then, regardless of the way Shen Mu looked at him, he spit on his thumb, carefully twisted out two pieces, and only heard the words in his mouth: "Go!"

The yellow paper talisman flashed with light, and it flew away automatically, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Okay, old Cao, do you still have this ability?"

Cao Zhengxiang smiled complacently: "Hey, my lord, have you forgotten that the old man also did internal affairs in the Great Sui Dynasty, so this kind of trick of sound transmission is naturally two-handed, but the distance should not be too far, and there is no problem in Fengjiang City."

Shen Mu gave a thumbs up and went back to the room to change clothes.

...

The news of the yamen didn't spread quickly this time, and it didn't make too much noise.

At this time, the focus of many people is still on the fields outside the city.

As for the people from Fengjiang in the city who came to the county government to report to the officials, those people's interest has not been aroused.

Trivial things between ordinary people, every county has it, and it is not unusual.

And with the lessons learned from the previous few unlucky ones, they knew that it was not safe to watch the excitement in Fengjiang.

In case that county magistrate Shen is in a bad mood, it's not impossible to take a few people at random for surgery. Didn't Liu Hao just find a reason to hurry up.

In the past, it was easy to talk about Fengjiang, but now it is different. The biggest problem is that they are not confident that they can beat this county magistrate.

Even if the other party is only a forging furnace.

...

All the people in the Yatang are here.

The person who played the drum was actually a middle-aged woman with a sallow complexion.

In terms of body shape, he still retains some of the charm of his youth, but it's just rough work that has been done for many years, and thick calluses can be clearly seen on his hands.

The torn padded jacket on her body was covered with patches, her eyes were a little loose, and she was so nervous that she didn't know where to look.

Shen Mu sat in front of the hall without taking too many formalities.

After briefly looking at the woman, he said directly: "Tell me, why are you beating the drums?"

The woman came back to her senses after hearing the sound, her hands seemed to be trembling, she took a breath and said directly: "My lord, my family...is dead."

"Dead?"

Shen Mu frowned when he heard the words, the first reaction in his mind was that there might be some monks from other places committing crimes in the city.

Just like Xue Linyi and Xu Wentian before.

As for the secrets of Fengjiang, even Shen Mu himself hasn't figured it out yet, maybe someone's home will have some treasures, and the probability of being discovered by them for money is very high.

This is a thinking inertia formed by combining the previous things.

But intuition tells Shen Mu that maybe things are not as imagined.

Because the woman in front of me is still alive, if the other party really wants to kill and seize the treasure, it is impossible to let her go or come out, and there is no injury on her body.

"Who died? Tell me more specifically."

The woman nodded, pondered for a moment and continued: "Caomin's family lives in the west of the city, and the house was left by the elders of the family. Not long ago, a few foreigners came over suddenly. I don't know why they want to live in my house. Minnv is just an ordinary person. Naturally, I didn't dare to disobey, so I took some money and moved to the empty house next door. Originally, I wanted to go back early this morning and ask how long they would stay, but as soon as I entered the door, several people died It's inside! I came here to report to the police in a hurry."

The woman finished the matter quickly.

Shen Mu was greatly surprised by the incident, he thought that the person who died was from the frontier: "The person who died was a monk from a foreign country?"

The woman nodded: "Yes, from a foreign country."

"Chengxi, are you also from Longjing Lane?"

"My lord, it's Longjing Lane."

Shen Mu frowned slightly and didn't make another sound.

Although it had been a while, that place still left a deep impression on him.

That's where Xue Linyi's case started.

However, this time it is likely to be a coincidence, and according to the woman, the dead person was a monk from a foreign county, so the problem is a bit tricky.

In the past few days, with his prestige, he dared to kill people in Fengjiang City.

The question is, even if someone kills someone, there must be some noise, right?

But from last night until now, no one seemed to notice.

Even Shenmu's pagoda tree root system failed to send him a lot of information about vitality fluctuations.

Although part of the reason is that he distributed most of the root system to the fields outside the city, so except for a few more important areas in the city, there are relatively few other places, and some places cannot be covered with ground nets.

But even so, it shouldn't have been discovered by everyone.

Of course, if it is said that he made a secret attack without being noticed, he has done it himself, that is, the time he used the invincible card to behead the head of the Yuhe sect.

But there was an isolation formation at that time.

And his strength has reached the Immortal Ascension Boundary, only then can he kill people invisible.

Could it be said that the murderer is an existence of upper martial arts?
What is the purpose?

Personal feud?
Or did he just want to cause trouble at the juncture of his development of the frontier?
A series of thoughts have already begun to circle in Shen Mu's heart.

It was a little quiet at this time.

Li Tieniu and Zhao Taiji at the side disappeared in place at some point.

On the other hand, Cao Zhengxiang walked forward slowly with the household registration booklet in hand.

"Gu...cough." The girl failed to call out, and he asked directly: "The Yamen needs to know your name and household registration."

The woman looked at Cao Zhengxiang, and there was a trace of awkwardness in her nervous eyes, but she still answered seriously: "My name is Yuxiuer, Longjing Lane, C row, the [-]th gate."

Cao Zhengxiang nodded with a smile.

Then I opened the recorded household registration book, rummaged through it, and found Yu Xiuer's household registration in the last few pages.

It's been verified.

Shen Mu looked serious, thinking for a long time in his heart.

"Old Cao, what do you think?"

Cao Zhengxiang stepped forward and said in a low voice: "My lord, this matter is unusual. The most important thing is that there may be some other troubles in the future, so it is not appropriate to make a big fuss."

Shen Mu nodded, then stood up and looked at the middle-aged woman.

"Yu...Xiuer?"

"Yes, my lord."

"Take me to your house, let's see where the crime happened first."

(End of this chapter)