Chapter 125 Serial Murder
Zhaoxingfang is in the southwest corner of Chang'an City. If you take a few steps outside, you can leave the city.
Under the city wall in the southwest of the square, there is a Yuqian Lane. In April, the elm trees all over the lane were hung with money, strings of money, hence the name.
Zhou Zhao looked at the carriage in front of him. The carriage looked dusty. The walls and wheels were covered with red mud. When he touched it with his hand, it rustled into dust.
The door of the carriage was open, and sitting there was a girl in Jifu. The sunlight fell on her face through the mottled leaves, making her skin so pink and transparent. The corners of her mouth were slightly raised, as if she was smiling coyly, and you could hear a coy sound if you got closer.
The sound of firecrackers, the sound of sheng and drums, and the bright red makeup congratulate the newlyweds.
But if you look carefully, you will see two bloody tears hanging from the corners of the bride's eyes. Her head is covered with a jute mourning cloth.
She put her hands in front of her, with ten fingers stretched out straight in front of her, and her nails were dyed scarlet red.
Zhou Zhao came closer and smelled it. It smelled like blood.
She pursed her lips and looked at Zhou Xuan inquiringly, "Is the deceased Bao Chunxi?"
Zhou Xuan nodded absentmindedly, "Exactly, how could Chunbi..."
As she spoke, she looked at the maid next to her who was covering her mouth and nose in shock, "Bai Ling, go home and tell the old lady."
Bai Ling recovered from the shock, glanced at Zhou Xuan worriedly, lifted up her skirt, trotted to the carriage, and asked the coachman to drive away.
Sure enough, it's Bao Chunxi!
Zhou Zhao and Liu Huang took a step forward and examined the body carefully.
"The deceased was hit with a heavy object on the back of his head. There are bloody scabs, which shows that it was not a fatal injury. Bao Chunxi was probably attacked from behind, knocked unconscious and taken away. There were obvious pinch marks on the neck, and the deceased's eyes were slightly bulging... ”
As Liu Huang spoke, his eyes fell on Bao Chunxu's scarlet lips.
He stretched out his hand to wipe it, put it to his mouth and smelled, "This is not lip grease, it should be blood."
As Liu Huang spoke, he opened the corners of Bao Chunsu's eyes with his hands and took a look. "The blood and tears were also dripped later. There was no bleeding in the deceased's eyes. In addition, there were no obvious fatal injuries on the deceased's body. It should have been used by the murderer." Killed by hand."
Zhou Zhao listened and felt an inexplicable feeling of familiarity in his heart.
"Bao Chunxi was also attacked from behind on the night of the third day of June...it cannot be ruled out that the murderer is the same person." Zhou Zhao said, lightly jumped onto the carriage and looked at the soles of the deceased's shoes, "The deceased Wearing a brand new pair of embroidered shoes.”
"The soles of the shoes are spotless. The murderer must have changed into auspicious clothes after death, and then moved the body to the carriage."
As she spoke, she walked forward again, blocking the curious gazes of the Northern Army officers.
Zhou Zhao raised his hand and pulled open Bao Chunxi's collar. Seeing the greenish-red color on her collarbone, he sighed softly and put her collar back on neatly.
Zhou Zhao looked around the carriage. Unlike the dirty appearance, the interior of the carriage had been wiped clean and no special clues were left behind.
She thought, jumped down slightly, and said to Su Changying, "Please help the brothers from the Northern Army to transport the body back to Tingwei Temple first, and let Ah Huang inspect it carefully. I'm going to ask about Bao Chunxi. It's very strange. Isn't it? She was attacked twice within a few months."
"The first time, she was put back. The second time, she was brutally killed and made into a ghost bride."
Zhou Zhao said, his voice a little softer, "If the murderer is the same person, then why did the two attacks change? If it is not the same person, why did Bao Chunpo, a boudoir woman who came to Chang'an not long ago, encounter two attacks in a row? Disaster? ”
Su Changying nodded and glanced at Zhu Li. At this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded behind him.
"Oh!"
A carriage stopped not far away in front of the horse resistance set up by the Northern Army.
Zhou Zhao looked back and saw three people getting off the carriage. The leader raised the token in his hand, "I am Li Mu, the official of Tingwei Temple."
Li Mu and Zhou Zhao knew that they entered Tingwei Temple on the same day, but she, Zhou Chengan and Chen Yuzhao were the official officials, while Li Mu was the new imperial official of Chang'an who was transferred from the local area. There are six imperial officials in total, divided into the left courtyard and the right courtyard.
Zhou Zhao was in the left courtyard, and Li Mu was in the right courtyard. Except for a meeting on the day they came, they haven't seen each other much since then.
"Master Xiao Zhou, can this case be handed over to Li, because I have a similar case on hand?" Li Mu said, paused, and looked at Bao Chunxi, who was kneeling in the carriage, with burning eyes. This could be a serial murder case.”
Li Mu said, his eyes darkening, "And it is very likely that the murderer will continue to rob and kill."
Zhou Zhao's expression became serious. She glanced at Su Changying. Su Changying raised his hand. The soldiers of the Northern Army just pulled the horse away and let Li Mu in.
Behind Li Mu, there was a gentleman in his early twenties. He looked arrogant. When he saw Zhou Zhao, he just nodded slightly. Next to this gentleman was Wu Qingshan, an old acquaintance.
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"Li Tingshi."
Zhou Zhao bowed his hand in greeting. Li Mu had a higher official position than her, and was a Shangguan.
Li Mu saw that Zhou Zhao had no intention of giving up the case and did not mention it again. He directly said in a deep voice, "Just yesterday morning, Zhang Dahai, the watchman, came to Tingwei Temple and said that he was found in Jingyi Lane of Zhaoxingfang. A female body was found. The woman was about seventeen years old.”
Li Mu said, raising his eyes to look at the carriage, "The scene was almost the same. He was wearing wedding clothes, but covered with sackcloth and mourning. There were blood and tears in the corners of his eyes, scars from blows on the back of his head, and strangulation marks on his neck... ”
"The identity of the deceased is currently unknown. No one came to report that the young lady was missing at home. However, Qin Lang found the mark on the carriage."
"We checked and found out that it was the carriage of an out-of-town businessman parked in a nearby large car shop. It was stolen yesterday. Apart from that, there are no other clues. We just learned that a second similar person appeared in Zhaoxingfang. case, we rushed over immediately..."
Zhou Zhao looked at Li Mu. He looked clear and acted seriously. At first glance, he was a man of real ability.
And the Qin Lang in his mouth should be the arrogant talented man next to him.
Seeing Zhou Zhao looking at him, Qin Lang raised his chin and said, "Courtesy reciprocates. We, Li Tingshi, have spoken out about the case in our hands without reservation. Now is it Mr. Xiao Zhou's turn? Or is it Mr. Xiao Zhou who can't make the decision? , you need to ask Li Youdao first?”
Zhou Zhao looked at Qin Lang and raised his eyebrows, "Master Qin, as a lower official, how can he call us, Master Tingshi, by his name? This is not the courtesy of a gentleman."
Qin Lang's face changed slightly, and he changed his words reluctantly, "Li Youdao Tingshi."
As he spoke, a hint of complexity flashed in his eyes when he looked at Zhou Zhao. Who didn't know that everyone in the right courtyard was an elite, while those in the left courtyard were all weirdos.
Then Li Youdao was the first person to get paid for free. Is such a person worthy of being called a court historian?
Zhou Zhao ignored him, but took out the token that Li Youdao gave her, "Zhao can make the decision. The name of the deceased is Bao Chunbi..."
Zhou Zhao also did not hide anything and told everything she knew about Bao Chunxu.
"If it is really a serial murder, judging from the time of committing the two cases now, the murderer is very likely to commit another crime tonight! If we can't stop it, a third victim will appear."