Chapter 38 Serial Murder
Qianmian's expression has not changed at all, and his eyes are still as deep and calm as ever, "I thought I had already answered this question when I was in Chang'an. Unfortunately, I am not the old friend you are looking for."
Zhou Zhao lowered his eyes, covering the dark and unclear emotions in his eyes.
She did not continue to ask.
"I need to know about the people and things in Tianying City, who is more reliable?"
Liu Huang's appearance disrupted her plan, making her relatively passive in the city now. She didn't have much time, so she had to take the initiative as soon as possible.
Qian Mian was startled. His hand holding the teacup paused, then he felt under the table and pulled out a pile of yellow and white mourning cloth. He threw it directly to Zhou Zhao, "I found yours at the city gate this morning. When the time comes, I will be ready.”
"I have to say, Zhou Zhao, you are really born to be in the limelight. You can't hide it no matter how hard you try."
And she obviously knows herself very well.
She is an arrogant person, and her methods of doing things are even more fierce. She can't stop her from appearing in a place like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the capital, let alone a shallow water beach like the Outer Twelve Villages.
As expected, when he came back from the funeral, he heard that Zhou Zhao had become famous in one battle and quickly entered Tiandou Village, along with Han Dashan and other scoundrels.
"But Zhou Zhao, I want to remind you that there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world. The seven inner villages are completely different from the twelve outer villages. Qin Tianying's martial arts is even more unfathomable. You may lose your life. I have been assigned to protect Chu The king’s order does not include you.”
Zhou Zhao nodded unsurprisingly, "If anything happens to me, send Ah Huang away immediately."
It's not that she is arrogant, because she has the "Book of Announcement to the Dead Wife", she knows better than anyone else how dangerous Tianying City is to her.
But if she shrinks back when there is danger, then she is not Zhou Zhao.
She thought, took a deep look at Qianmian, put Xiaobu into her arms, and without saying anything else, quickly climbed over the wall and left the small courtyard. Then I wandered around for a while, as if getting familiar with the terrain. Finally, we arrived at the market, bought new bedding and some things needed for the new home, and then returned to Grandma Zhang's house.
It's almost July, and the pomegranate flowers in front of Grandma Zhang's door are in full bloom, bright red.
The heavy rain that destroyed the temple last night didn't seem to have much impact on Tianying City. Only a few petals fell sporadically under the trees.
When Zhou Zhao came in, he found that the courtyard was quiet. Not only Xie Laosi but also the main room where Grandma Zhang lived was guarding the door and no one was there.
She thought about it thoughtfully and carried the big and small bags in her hands. There were already two beds in the room. The previous one had not been moved, while the other one was placed by Liu Huang. Another corner of the house.
There was a small stove in the house with water boiling on it.
Liu Huang picked up a stool and sat motionless beside the bloody bed, as if he was in trance.
"Ahuang, how are you?"
His bamboo hat was placed on the table, and the back of his round head was facing away from others. He looked a little more eccentric than usual.
Hearing the sound, Liu Huang was startled at first and wanted to grab the bamboo hat, but it was Zhou Zhao who reacted. His outstretched hand moved stiffly and pointed at the small red dot covered with ink on the wall, "I found out There are two splatters of blood on the wall. Although they are both at the head of the bed, the depth of the color and the old and new are not consistent.”
"I speculate that two people, two different people living in this room, had their necks wiped while they were sleeping."
Liu Huang said, spreading out the quilt with almost no blood stains, "The quilt is not damaged, and judging from the blood stains, the murderer should have only made one cut and killed him with one blow. The murderer is most likely well-trained." "Zhou Zhao listened carefully and took a closer look. After the first deceased died, the second deceased was coaxed by Granny Zhang to move in.
But the second one was also killed... The old people in the city had heard about it and were worried that they would be the next to be killed, so Granny Zhang had to go to the city gate and guard it, and enthusiastically coaxed the newcomers.
"No wonder before we came in, Xie Laosi said that Grandma Zhang had brought back another silly sheep." Zhou Zhao clicked his tongue a few times as he recalled the first words Xie Laosi said.
Liu Huang dug out the previous scene from his memory and turned to look at the house opposite, where Xie Laosi lived.
"Then Mr. Xie is not a bad person. He reminded us several times that we were in danger and wanted to drive us away. I searched the house and found nothing special. I don't know why the murderer targeted people living in this house. ”
"And for the whole day, he was the only one who helped Grandma Zhang chop firewood."
Her eyes moved, and she whispered something into Liu Huang's ear. Liu Huang listened carefully, blinked his big eyes a few times, and nodded heavily.
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The night in Tianying City is as thick as ink. At night, the mountain forest in the center of the city looks like a monster with teeth and claws.
The brightly lit inner seven halls are dotted on the mountainside, like seven will-o'-wisps hanging in the sky.
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Zhou Zhao also wanted to meet the other residents in the yard. Perhaps it was because all the ghosts and monsters in this sinful city came out at night, so they hid in the house early and closed the doors.
Zhou Zhao was helpless, but Liu Huang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that this breath would last longer than his life!
The night gradually deepened, and Zhou Zhao was lying on the bed. The familiar smell of blood was a soothing incense to her and Liu Huang. After a while, their eyelids began to feel heavy. It was so quiet in the small courtyard that you could almost hear a pin drop.
Suddenly, a dark shadow quickly rolled in from outside the wall, walked to the door of Zhou Zhao and Liu Huang's room with ease, took out a small piece of iron from the bag on his waist, stuffed it into the crack of the door, and then gently He stretched out his hand and the door, which was not very strong, opened.
When the man in black saw that there was an extra bed in the room, his footsteps stopped for a moment, and then he walked towards the bloody bed without hesitation, took out the gleaming dagger without looking at it. He stabbed the person on the couch into the neck.
Zhou Zhao, who was sleeping, felt that the hairs all over her body were standing on end. She suddenly woke up from her sleep. When she opened her eyes, the dagger was already close to her.
He actually came tonight!
Zhou Zhao's heart burst into laughter. She tilted her head suddenly, and the dagger grazed her cheek and plunged directly into the bed.
Even though she didn't raise her hand to touch, Zhou Zhao could already smell the blood, and there must have been a small cut on her face.
The man in black was stunned for a moment, quickly pulled out the dagger and stabbed him with the second knife.
His speed was far beyond that of Zhu Wu in the ring today. Zhou Zhao wanted to get up and move away, but it was too late. She thought about it and did not hide. She reached out and took out the herring dagger from under the soft pillow. Welcoming him.
The two daggers connected, sparks bursting out in the dark night sky.
At this moment, the two men's free left hands moved at the same time. The man in black moved his wrist and a second dagger appeared, and a black coffin nail slipped out of Zhou Zhao's sleeve pocket.
Another close encounter.
This murderer is a master!
Zhou Zhao thought, when he got ready to fight, the man's feet needed to be on the ground, but she was sitting on the bed. She thought about suddenly raising her feet and kicking the man in black directly at the key point. passed.