Chapter 32: Ask the world, what do you hate, teach life and death 6
The body of the murderer was found outside the city. A seemingly young woman hanged herself on a tree by the roadside. A confession was tied with a knife on the trunk, saying that she was dumped by a heartless man and wanted to send all the lovers like her to death when they were in love, so that she didn't have to face the coming sooner or later. Separate.
Such an ending seems to have won the recognition of the people of the whole city. For a while, you can hear comments about this case, or about the woman's strength, or about the magic tricks of Wei Tanyi. Only Han Ruxu is clear. These are all made to deceive people. The real murderer has long been dead.
When Wei Tanyi reminded him to see if there was anything missing in the main hall of Lin Man's house, he was confident that there would be no clue to escape from the eyelids of more than a dozen experienced officials. However, on the night when he accompanied Wei Tanyi to visit Shangshufu at night, he was surprised to find that he did not see the conspicuous evidence at all.
Like every family, there will always be a screen on one side of the main hall, and there are usually geishas sitting behind them. They cheer up the banquet or just add elegance to the people who talk. It is the screen, on which a tall acacia tree is painted, and under the tree is a little girl who seems to be between a child and a girl is playing with butterflies. Her clothes and hair are not like the style of Daji women, which shows that the screen should also be ancient.
"Look, isn't that the murderer?" Wei Tanyi pouted to the screen.
"Do you think there is a ghost in the picture?" Thinking of quenching, Han Ruxu immediately understood.
Wei Tanyi nodded: "It's still sunny and rainy tonight. She must come out again and catch her in a moment."
Although I'm very happy with his active help, I'm still happy and don't have to wonder: "Why are you so active in helping to catch the murderer this time? Isn't there another plan?" That screen is not just an antiquities.
"Alas... I'm really flattered by you," Wei Tanyi sighed and smiled bitterly. "Occasionally, I also want to do something for the peace of the capital. Can't I?"
It's strange to believe you!
After a while, the painting really came to life, as if there was a breeze blowing, and the acacia flowers swaying. The little girl under the tree threw away the butterfly and stepped out of the screen. The living things generally stood in the hall.
In the next lightning moment, Wei Tanyi pointed to the opposite side with his hands, and saw a silver light from his fingertips, penetrating the little girl who had no time to avoid like a sharp arrow.
Han Ruqi opened her mouth wide and watched her quickly disperse into countless silver glittering powders, quietly falling to the ground in the oblique moonlight, mixed with dust.
"You, aren't you going to take her?"
"Well," Wei Tanyi clapped his hands. "I usually have no patience for this kind of child who can't understand what you are saying. Let's go."
He left Lin's house again in confusion. When Yang Jianpei was at his waist, he didn't have a chance to pull it out. It seemed that this trip was as simple as going to see the bustle. Han Ruxu felt very ashamed.
Back to Yuezhai, Qisi had prepared herbal tea. Han Ruxu took it and drank three cups in a row, but she couldn't wait for Wei Tanyi to explain the reason, so she asked, "Well, who is that little girl?" How did you know she was the murderer?
Wei Tanyi glanced at him with tears and laughter: "I don't know who she is. As for why I know she is the murderer, of course, it's because I asked the deceased himself. You can't expect them to turn into smoke like this. According to them, the murderer was a little girl holding acacia flowers in her hand, and Miss Lin remembered that she had seen this dressed child, which easily reminded people of a ghost hidden in a painting in Lin's mansion.
"Well, I thought you knew everything." I sarcastically without pain or itch.
"Well, there's something I don't know." Wei Tanyi is very cooperative, which is extremely disappointing.
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After killing one little girl as big as Xiaoling after another, he became more crazy. If he pretended to be a ghost at the beginning to keep people away from the barren house where he lived and make it easier for him to kill and paint, then now, he is really crazy.
Unable to suppress the terrible possessiveness of girls of that age. After taking them away, there is a strong desire to kill them. Occasionally, when he was awake, he realized that he was walking on a road of no return. There were steep cliffs on both sides and thousands of knives below. Once he failed, it was both a punishment and a relief.
But no one has ever discovered his secret. More and more people can't stand the ghosting legends in the middle of the night and moved out of the village. He had to go to the neighboring villages to find his prey, but soon the parents of the children became alert, and there were fewer and fewer prey.
After strangling them, he would always smash them into ten thousand pieces with a knife, just like what his father did to his mother.
They are all pure and flawless little girls like Xiaoling, but one day they will grow up and become women. There will be countless men who desphem them with all kinds of eyes, but they can't keep their childhood purity.
- Yes, so is Xiaoling.
That night, her beloved sister was no longer a pure child. She became a woman like her mother. When she cried in panic and jumped into her arms, the feeling brought was no longer the sister's coquettishness to her brother, but a woman's hug to another man. The murderous intention is like a wildfire, burning without hesitation.
Xiaoling opened her eyes wide, and there was gradually no breath under his palm. She may not understand until she died why her brother, who had always loved him so much, suddenly choked her neck.
The blood is red and the white bedding is the death of a girl and the birth of a woman. Sooner or later, she will become a woman like a mother. There will be a loving smile disguised like a mother on her face, which is what he hates deeply. Therefore, he will never let his mother's filth stain the simple and lovely little bell.
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Four people, including his daughter, died indirectly, and more people died due to his refusal to explain and intentional concealment. Lin Man was dismissed and was generally chased out of the capital in the saliva of the people of the city.
The happiest thing about his departure is Song Jing. The East Palace can clearly feel that the prince has been in a good mood recently. Even if they occasionally neglect, they can always be forgiven lightly.
Lou Chang's impression of Wei Tanyi is still not good, so the prince's endless words of praise made him feel a little uncomfortable. On an empty occasion, the question blurted out: "Weichen thinks that Wei Tanyi is just a little clever at most. He happened to help Lord Ming solve the strange case, which is not a real talent."
Song Jing smiled as soon as he heard this: "In your opinion, he is not a talent without the knowledge of carrying a bucket. Xiao Wang is just a mediocre person, but he appreciates people like Tan Yi."
"Why?" Although he was also highly appreciated, that situation was still very different. In short, when the prince saw Wei Tanyi a few days ago, he called himself me. In front of his Louchang and other officials, he always held the prince's air and opened his mouth and closed his mouth. The nuances of this may determine his future career, and he has to be cautious.
"To ask why..."
Song Jing pondered for a moment and closed his eyes: "Although Xiao Wang doesn't want to admit it, it may still be because he can do what no one else can do, because Xiao Wang will be fearless." Then he sighed, "How many people in the world can be truly fearless."
Lou Chang listened to what he said, and it was inconvenient to ask, so he had to lower his head and think about what the man could do that others couldn't do.
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Today is the school celebration. May my alma mater live a long time~~