Chapter 8 Investigation Competition
Zhang Ran moved like a thunderbolt, and it only took an hour from the time Zhou Zhao left for Tingwei Temple to put up a recruitment notice.
"Have you heard? Wujin Lane was haunted last night. Someone saw it with their own eyes. A little girl was eaten by a ghost!"
"No! The ghost's teeth were one foot long, his green face and red hair roared loudly, and he swallowed the person's head in one bite!"
"I only ate one! My second aunt lives in Puningfang. She said she killed eight of them and the blood flowed like a river! She kept it secret! Even the government was afraid of this. They posted a list to find an immortal master who could catch ghosts. ”
The last lady to speak won the battle eight to one, attracting almost everyone's attention.
She raised her chin somewhat triumphantly, "Do you know how to cut down the locust trees in Wujin Lane when they become mature?"
"Four years ago, half of the locust tree spirit's head was bitten off by the immortal master. Now it comes out to cause trouble because it wants to find a new head for itself..."
Everyone listened and felt frightened again.
When the clerk of Tingwei Temple who was nailing the notice heard it, he immediately shouted unhappily, "What are you talking about, Wu Na? What this notice says is that if someone can solve the case within three days, he can enter Tingwei Temple and become an official!" Where did such things as the Immortal Master Sophora Tree Spirit come from?”
"Did you see the lot in this bamboo tube? There are ten in total. If anyone feels that he has the ability, just bring one in!"
"If you don't have the ability, don't think about cheating, otherwise you will make a fool of yourself and ruin your future. Don't say I didn't warn you!"
Zhou Zhao listened carefully and looked at the small document.
Compared to the suave Min Zangzhi last night, this young man was very irritable. His eyes were black and blue, as if he hadn't slept for a few nights.
When the reprimanded aunt heard this, she gave the younger brother a nonchalant look, "Wu Qingshan, I saw you worshiping the mountain god on Fushan Mountain on the first day of this month. Why can't you mention the immortal master and the spirit today?"
The young man named Wu Qingshan coughed a few times and made a serious face, "That's Wu Qingshan from the time of Xiu Mu on Fushan Mountain. The person standing here now is Wu Wenwen of Tingwei Temple, not just one person."< br>
As he spoke, he ignored the lady, raised his chin, and glanced around, "Do you dare to give it a try?"
Seeing that it was almost done, Zhou Zhao walked straight forward and pulled out a bamboo stick from the bamboo tube, "Zhou Zhao."
The young man named Wu Qingshan was stunned. He looked at the Bu Yao on Zhou Zhao's head and was silent for a moment. His mouth squirmed a few times. Seeing that Zhou Zhao had already walked into the gate of Tingwei Temple on his own, he turned back. When he came to his senses, he opened his mouth in surprise!
A burst of discussion also broke out in the crowd. The aunt who had spoken earlier exclaimed at the top of her lungs: "You said you weren't looking for an immortal master!"
"How can a little girl use a lottery to rob an official? It's obviously an immortal master who has come to catch ghosts and monsters! Tell the old lady that she is right!"
Wu Qingshan was also anxious when he heard that. Just as he was about to run after him, he saw another person squeeze out of the crowd.
"My lord, what if two people solve the case at the same time?"
Wu Qingshan stamped his feet and explained to the man.
Zhou Zhao listened to the noise behind him, raised the bamboo stick in his hand, shook it, and walked straight towards Min Zangzhi standing under the peach blossom tree in Tingwei Temple, "Master Min, where should I go next?"
Min Zangzhi did not have a hairpin today and was wearing the same official robe as the Wu Qing shirt outside. He shook the feather fan in his hand and winked at Zhou Zhao.
"You are really very interesting. It is only fair to wait for a few more people to start together."
Zhou Zhao smiled and nodded, "Master Min was more interesting when he was still wearing flowers."
Min Zangzhi listened and glanced at Zhou Zhao meaningfully, then his eyes fell on the door. In front of the door came a young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old. He was wearing a dark yellow gown and looked like a walking piece of clothing. Dirt lumps.
Around his waist was a golden belt one palm wide, with various colored gems hanging on it.
Seeing the lot in Zhou Zhao's hand, the young man's eyes lit up and he came over, "My name is Ji Yun. I'll give you a hundred gold to exchange for your A lot! I came a step late and had to get the B lot!"
Zhou Zhao decisively handed over the bamboo stick in his hand and exchanged it for a hundred gold. What does it matter whether you sign or not?
One hundred gold, only a fool doesn't want it!
Ji Yun took the lottery and chuckled, "I didn't want to come at first, but I heard that when Zhang Ruoqing died, there was a chessboard on the table, and the chess pieces on the board were engraved with the names of the most outstanding young talents in Chang'an City."< br>
"So I came..." Ji Yun said, smiling shyly, "I want to see if my name is in it."
Zhou Zhao looked at him with a complicated expression. She stopped talking to Ji Yun and started thinking about the case in her mind.
After a while, two more people came one after another.
The first person was a familiar face. Zhou Zhao recognized him as Chen Yuzhao from the Chen family. He was also proficient in the Nine Chapters Law. Although his reputation was not as good as that of his elder brother Zhou Yan, he was still one of the most famous talents in Chang'an City.
He had not been in Chang'an City in the past few years. She thought he had gone to the county to serve as an official, but she did not expect that he had not yet become an official.
After not seeing each other for a long time, Chen Yuzhao became obviously much calmer and his whole person became silent.
Seeing Zhou Zhao, Chen Yuzhao was surprised for a moment, but he didn't speak and just nodded slightly at her.
The second person, whom Zhou Zhao didn't recognize, had gray hair and looked to be at least forty-five years old. He was wearing a clean white cloth. As soon as he saw Zhou Zhao, he shouted, "The world is declining, and women are also changing." Can I be an official? ”
Everyone looked over.
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Zhou Zhao was not annoyed at all and gave a thumbs up to the old man, "Could this old man be my Bole Bu Cheng? Otherwise, how could he identify me at a glance as the one who can solve the case and become an official? Thank you very much for your kind words. ! ”
The white-haired old man hesitated. Seeing that the others did not agree, and seeing that Zhou Zhao was well-dressed, he knew that she was not easy to mess with, so he remained silent.
After waiting for a while, no newcomers came. Min Zangzhi did not wait any longer and led the group to the Zhengmingyuan not far away.
Zhou Zhao walked among the crowd and looked around.
There were already a number of people standing in the room. Several of them were wearing armor of the Northern Army, and two others were wearing the same official robes as Wu Qingshan and Min Zangzhi. They should all be clerks of Tingwei Temple. .
"Chang Zuoping, four people are here. Time is running out. Why don't we let them investigate the case first. If people come again, I'm worried that there will be more people standing than lying down in the Yi Zhuang. They will gather around to look at the corpse. The deceased might think I have a group of filial sons and grandsons.”
Chang Zuoping, who was reading the file, suddenly raised his head after listening to Min Zangzhi's words. He glanced at Min Zangzhi, but his eyes fell on Zhou Zhao.
Zhou Zhao's palms tightened.
Fortunately, Chang Zuoping frowned and looked away as if he thought of something, "Since it is an inspection, someone needs to supervise the exam."
"Since you all dare to take this lottery, you must be good at solving cases. I will not waste any more words. Each of you is accompanied by a clerk from Tingwei Temple who will record your every word and deed during the investigation. In addition, There will be a Northern Army accompanying him to hunt down the murderer."
"As for the post-mortem examination and the search for witnesses, everyone depends on their own abilities."
Chang Zuoping said and glanced at the four people.
"Our Tingwei Temple is different from the places next to it. If it works, it works, and if it doesn't, it doesn't work. Please take care of yourself."
As he spoke, he waved his hands to everyone. Upon seeing this, Min Zangzhi led everyone out again.
"Let's each choose one person to follow. Solving the case in three days will be harder than climbing to the sky. If we delay any longer, the day lilies will be cold! I chose first, and I will choose the most beautiful one among the four! This is the one Miss Zhou!”
As Min Zangzhi said this, he walked to Zhou Zhao's side and used his goose feather fan to wave at the Northern Army group.
"Zhu Li, why don't you come too! Maybe we will see someone send himself to prison for the second time, wouldn't it be wonderful?"
(End of chapter)