Great Swordsman

Chapter 234: The Corpse Clan? (seeking subscription)

Tai'a County City.

post house.

After coming down from Nanshan, Li Mu rushed here, wrote a handwritten letter, recorded the details of Nanshan Hou and Wu Dong, and sent it to Qingyou Mountain Hanlin Academy in the Imperial Capital, asking Zhu'er to investigate Wu Dong's background.

"This letter is urgent, please use five hundred miles to expedite it." The county guard Lin Zhihe also followed, his face was calm, but after all, it was a matter of life and death, so he couldn't help telling the post staff in the end.

After the letter was sent, Li Mu said: "Master County Governor, I want to see Qiu Changshi's body first."

"This..." Lin Zhihe was stunned, his face turned bitter: "Magistrate Li, if you want to know the cause of Qiu Zhao's death, this county guard can tell you right now that someone sealed his throat with a sword! But if you want to see Qiu Zhao Zhao's body... I'm afraid it will be difficult."

"Has it been buried?" Li Mu asked.

Lin Zhihe shook his head: "It was cremated."

"Cremation?" Li Mu was puzzled. According to the customs of various places in Dagan, people should be buried in the earth after death!
Cremation?That's an act of desecrating a corpse!

Li Mu looked at Lin Zhihe suspiciously, could it be for the purpose of destroying the corpse?
"Magistrate Li, are you suspicious of the sheriff?" Lin Zhihe said angrily, "The Marquis of Nanshan ran out, and the sheriff is the biggest victim!"

Oh, I forgot that you are also the 'blood and blood' of Marquis Nanshan.

Li Mu said with a smile: "Don't be overwhelmed, Lord Magistrate. The lower officials have absolutely no such intentions. I'm just curious. Why did you cremate Qiu Changshi?"

"This matter is not the idea of ​​the county guard!" Lin Zhihe said in a muffled voice: "After Qiu Zhao was attacked and died, his body was taken away by his first wife. After three days of memorial service, he was directly cremated. Why, County Magistrate Li Are you suspicious of Mrs. Qiu?"

"I'll know if I meet you." Li Mu smiled.

"County Li, the county guard feels that instead of wasting time on a woman, it is better to start an investigation with the county magistrates of Ping'an County, Qing'an County, and Taiping County as soon as possible!" Lin Zhihe said dissatisfied.

"Lord County Sheriff, don't worry, their affairs are not in a hurry, take your time." Li Mu said.

"Magistrate Li, are you trying to protect them?" Lin Zhihe said angrily, "This county guard knows that you have a good relationship with them, but this is a big matter, and it's not the time to be arrogant!"

"Your magistrate has misunderstood, the lower officials are not the kind of people who bend the law for personal gain." Li Muzheng said solemnly.

"But you..." Lin Zhihe was so depressed, he said urgently: "But what if the Wudonggou thief returns the official seal without anyone noticing, how can we track it down?"

"If the Lord Magistrate is that bastard Wu Dong, would he take the risk and return the official seal afterwards?" Li Mu asked him back.

"This...of course not." Lin Zhihe asked himself, if he was Wu Dong, he might be traveling thousands of miles away at this moment, how could he foolishly return the official seal?

What does the life and death of those county magistrates have to do with him?
Yes!

I understand!

Lin Zhihe's eyes lit up, if Wu Dong returned the official seal, it just meant that he had a serious collusion with a certain magistrate of one of the three counties, if he didn't return it... then there is really no rush.

"Then let's meet Qiu Zhaofa's wife first." Lin Zhihe's authority was like a prison.

The two got into the carriage and arrived at Qiu Zhao's mansion in silence all the way.

After Qiu Zhao was cremated, the Qiu Mansion closed the door to thank the guests. The two of them knocked on the door for a long time before someone came out to open the door.

"Ah, the county guard is actually in person, and the little one is far away, please make amends." The housekeeper of Qiu's mansion who opened the door was an old man surnamed Wang.

"Old Wang, the governor of this county, along with the magistrate of Qingping County and the suzerain of Jianzong, are here to visit Mrs. Qiu, so hurry up and pass it on." Lin Zhihe said.

"Two adults please come inside, the younger one will inform Madam right now." Old Wang welcomed the two into the living room, and after ordering tea, he hurried to the backyard.

Not long after, Qiu Zhaofa's wife came to the living room in plain clothes.

"Madam Qiu, my condolences," Lin Zhihe said.

"Madam Qiu, my condolences." Li Mu also said.

"I've met the Governor, Master Li." Mrs. Qiu is nearly thirty years old, with a plump figure and quite slick, standing there in plain clothes, I feel pity for her.

"I don't know what the two adults are looking for my concubine, what's the matter?" Mrs. Qiu asked softly.

Lin Zhihe said: "Mrs. Qiu, to be honest, I came to you this time because it is related to the cremation of Qiu Changshi!"

Li Mudao: "Madam Qiu, why did you cremate Qiu Changshi?"

"This..." Mrs. Qiu showed a troubled expression, as if there was something hard to say.

"Madam Qiu, this matter is very important, please tell the truth!" Seeing that there was something hidden, Lin Zhihe immediately became serious.

"You two adults, my concubine, my former concubine, I once heard from my lord that his ancestors belonged to the Xiangxi county's family of exorcising corpses. My concubine felt that the exorcising of corpses was not clean after all, so I simply gave it to him. Burn it." Mrs. Qiu's words were somewhat incoherent, but Lin Zhihe and Li Mu generally understood.

Qiu Zhao was born in a clan of exorcising corpses, Mrs. Qiu was worried that his corpse would change after his death, so she burned him!
"Magistrate Li, could it be that the corpse hunters from Xiangxi County are behind this incident?" Lin Zhihe's expression was startled, he stared at Li Mu with piercing eyes, and analyzed: "The Marquis of Nanshan is a thousand-year-old zombie. It's useless to catch him, but the exorcising clan is an exception. They can control the zombies with secret methods. The stronger the zombies, the stronger their strength. Yes, it must be because of this that they plan to plan Nanshanhou! County magistrate Li, The mastermind behind the scenes must be the Zombie Clan!!"

"Your Majesty, be safe and don't be impatient." Li Mu waved his hand to signal him to be quiet, and asked, "Qiu Changshi is your lord's confidant, has your lord ever heard him mention the corpse-hunting clan?"

"This... has never happened before." Lin Zhihe frowned, looked at Mrs. Qiu, and asked, "Mrs. Qiu, is this serious?"

"Of course it's true, I dare not hide the truth from the two adults." Mrs. Qiu said anxiously.

"For the sake of caution, the lower officials think that we still need to test it." Li Mu looked at Lin Zhihe and asked, "The county guard must be able to use subtle words and righteousness?"

Lin Zhihe's eyes lit up: "Haha, if you have such a small skill, then the county guard will make a fool of himself!"

He looked at Mrs. Qiu, the spiritual power in his body was circulating, and he shouted: "Do not deceive yourself inside, and do not deceive others outside!"

Ripples of spiritual light spread out from his mouth, covering Mrs. Qiu.

Mrs. Qiu blushed beautifully: "Your Majesty, I am a concubine..."

"Don't worry, Mrs. Qiu, I won't hurt you." Lin Zhihe smiled and asked, "Is Qiu Zhao really from the clan of exorcising corpses?"

"It's true, it's true..." Mrs. Qiu wanted to say 'it's true', but she couldn't say the last two words. There seemed to be a mysterious force blocking her words. Throat!

"What is it?!" Seeing this scene, Lin Zhihe's face changed suddenly: "Madam Qiu, if you lie, the county guard will make your life worse than death!!"

Marquis Nanshan's matter is related to his wealth and life, let alone his confidant's wife, even his own wife, he will never soften his heart!
"My lord, spare me!" Mrs. Qiu's face turned pale, she hurriedly prostrated herself on the ground, and kowtowed: "My lord, this concubine, this concubine only heard other people talk about it, and that's why I knew that my lord came from a clan of exorcising corpses. As for the authenticity, my concubine There is no way to know, it’s just, it’s just that I’d rather believe it than believe it, this is, this is..."

"Madam Qiu, who did you hear about this?" Li Mu asked.

"It's Wang Jin, the steward of the mansion. After my lord died, he hesitated to speak to the coffin several times, and finally told my concubine after being questioned by my lord, that my lord came from a clan of exorcising corpses, and he might change into a corpse, so , so..." Mrs. Qiu's delicate body lying on the ground trembled.

"Butler Wang?" Lin Zhihe thought of the old man who opened the door for him just now, and was filled with shock and anger: "What about others? Let him get out!"

"Yes, in the backyard." Mrs. Qiu didn't dare to look up.

As soon as the words fell, Lin Zhihe immediately turned into an afterimage and rushed out of the living room.

"Madam Qiu, get up." Seeing that Madam Qiu was still lying on the ground trembling, Li Mu felt that it was indecent, so he told her to get up.

"My lord, I am a concubine..." Mrs. Qiu raised her head in horror.

"Don't worry, if this matter has nothing to do with you, the governor will not blame you." Li Mu said.

"Thank you, my lord." Madam Qiu stood up and stood aside tremblingly.

Not long after, Lin Zhihe came back with one person in his arms, and said angrily, "Damn it, this bastard has committed suicide by taking poison!"

He threw the housekeeper named Wang Jin on the ground, Li Mu stepped forward to check, and found that he was bleeding from his seven orifices, and he had been dead for a while.

"Madam Qiu?" Lin Zhihe said in a cold voice, "Could it be you who poisoned Butler Wang?"

Mrs. Qiu hurriedly bowed down in fear: "I don't dare, I don't dare."

"Lord Sheriff, don't let the anger get to your head, just ask." Li Mu said.

"Okay!" Lin Zhihe took a deep breath, and once again asked Mrs. Qiu with modest words and righteousness, but this time, Mrs. Qiu answered fluently, and it really had nothing to do with Steward Wang's death.

But in this way, their clues will be broken!
Lin Zhihe dismissed Mrs. Qiu irritably, and asked, "Magistrate Li, what are your thoughts?"

Li Mu analyzed: "The behind-the-scenes gangsters used Butler Wang to deceive Mrs. Qiu and order her to cremate Qiu Changshi's body for two purposes. One is to destroy the body and traces, and the other is to divert our investigation direction. Although it is unlikely, but Lord Sheriff, we still have to check the details of this Wang Jin."

"Yeah, County Magistrate Li is right! The county guard will investigate this Wang Jin to the bottom! It's just the mastermind behind the scenes..." Lin Zhihe looked at Li Mu expectantly and asked, "Does Magistrate Li have any doubts?" object?"

suspect?
Li Mu really has one, and that is the Zhang family!
That day in the tomb of Marquis Nanshan in the pit of the dead, Marquis Nanshan opened his eyes and saw five people, namely Li Mu, Qiu Zhao, Lin Zhihe, Zhao Binhong and Zhang Yucheng!

Why does the black hand behind the scenes think that the death of Qiu Zhao and Zhao Binhong and Lin Zhihe's serious injury will send him to the death pit?

The reason is nothing more than this: Marquis Nanshan saw him!There is a 'bad relationship' between him and Nanshanhou!
And the only ones who knew about it were the five of them.

Naturally, this matter may be leaked, and Zhang Yucheng, Qiu Zhao, and Zhao Binhong are all dead, and there is no proof of death, but the Zhang family is still very suspicious!

"County Li?" Lin Zhihe whispered.

Li Mu came back to his senses, and shook his head slightly: "There are too few clues, not yet. Let's talk about it after the officials meet the three virtuous brothers."

"Magistrate Li, why does this county guard think you are not in a hurry at all?" Seeing Li Mu's unhurried appearance, Lin Zhihe became very anxious, and said, "Magistrate Li, the Marquis of Nanshan came out of the pit of the dead. , no matter what, He will not let you and me go!"

"Lord Sheriff, it's useless to be anxious." Li Mu was quite calm.

There is no way, now he has too many enemies, not to mention Jiutian Yingyuanshen Mansion, Chu Wang Mansion, and Shu Wang Mansion, but that Miss Jiang who is unhappy with her retribution. Li Mu still does not know the specific identity of Miss Jiang. Like Lin Zhihe, he can't sleep if he can't find someone, so why doesn't he suffer from insomnia every day?

"Okay, I'm off to see the three virtuous brothers. Lord Magistrate, you have to work hard to cultivate, as long as you are strong, even the Marquis of Nanshan and Beishan are not worth mentioning!"

You said it lightly... Lin Zhihe stared at Li Mu with eyes that were not eyes and nose that was not, but in the end, he didn't dare to say those words.

"Then the sheriff will be waiting for the good news." Lin Zhihe said.

……

The next day.

sunset.

Li Mu walked with the sword, bathed in the sunset, and came to Ping'an County.

Qing'an, Taiping, and Ping'an counties, this is the last stop.

The official seals of the first two counties are all there!

If the official seal of Ping'an County is also there, then there will be a big problem!
When Li Mu came to the county government office in Ping'an County, there were two huge stone lions at the entrance of the government office, and four other government servants were guarding the door.

Li Mu stepped forward and said, "My official Qingping County Magistrate, Li Mu, is here to visit Chen County Magistrate. Please pass it on."

"Qingping county magistrate?"

"Li Mu? This name is so familiar."

"Ah, isn't it the Sect Master of the Sword Sect?"

The gatekeepers were shocked, and one of them hurried forward and said respectfully, "My lord, my county magistrate is not in the yamen."

"Where is he?" Li Mu wasn't surprised either, after all, they were all immortals, which county magistrate would obediently stay in the yamen to handle government affairs?

"It should be in the National Temple." The yamen servant was also not sure.

Li Mu didn't make things difficult for him, and after asking about the location of the National Temple in Ping'an County, he quickly left.

The national temple in Ping'an County was built in the east of the city, facing south, and was much larger than the one in Qingping County.

When Li Mu arrived, there were still many people coming to offer incense to Taizu Jin.

Li Mu walked around inside, and found that there was a backyard behind the National Temple.

He climbed over the wall and saw the familiar fat man at a glance: Chen Ping'an.

"Brother Chen?" Li Mu greeted with a smile.

"Huh?" Chen Pingan was shocked when he heard this voice, and turned his head to see Li Mu, his fat face suddenly showed ecstasy: "My dear brother!! Ah, my dear brother, save me!!"

As he spoke, he ran over joyfully.

"Brother Chen, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you...have gained a few pounds." Li Mu laughed.

"Brother, I can't keep my body fat for long." Chen Pingan pulled Li Mu over and said in a low voice, "Brother Yu, I beg you for something!"

"It can't be about the official seal, right?" Li Mu's heart moved.

"Ah, how did you know?" Chen Pingan asked anxiously, "Could it be that this matter has reached Qingping County?"

Li Mu hurriedly comforted him, telling him to relax and speak slowly.

"This matter... hey, there is a knife on Sezi's head!" Chen Pingan said with a look of grief, "Last month, I heard that there was a new oiran in the Zuixianlou in the county city, so I went to drink two cups." , As a result, I accidentally got drunk, I didn’t expect that after waking up, the official seal was lost! I, I dare not say anything, so, then... Brother, what should I do?"

"Zuixian Tower?" Li Mu remembered that Lin Zhihe was behind this brothel.

After going round and round, he finally returned to Lin Zhihe?
"Brother Chen, come with me to the county first." Li Mu said in a deep voice.

"Well! I listen to Brother Xian." Chen Pingan nodded like garlic.

(End of this chapter)