"I have forgotten which year it was, probably in autumn or winter. There was a lantern market by the Luohe River, which was quite lively. I went there at that time...their family came to the Taoist temple, and I know what their family does... "
Li Shen said in a calm manner, Wu Xiang frowned and asked, "Then how do you know they will go to the Lantern Market?"
Li Shen smiled, "I didn't wait for him specifically, because I had already noticed a few families at that time, and the Luohe Lantern Market coincided with the New Year's Eve, I just went to try my luck. Whoever it is will be taken away."
"It's that simple?" Wu Xiang always felt that Li Shen's explanation was too fluent, and many details were vague during the period, but because it had been many years, he really couldn't be too demanding, "Then before that, when did they come to the Taoist temple? At that time, the young master also came?"
Li Shen was a little hesitant, "I can't remember clearly, but I have been here..."
Wu Xiang stared at him for a moment, then suddenly walked to the door of the cell and told Hou Yang, "Go to Mr. Ming's mansion and invite them to the mansion."
Hou Yang took the order to leave, Wu Xiang asked again: "Tell me what happened after you took the man away."
Li Shen swallowed hard, his cloudy but not panic-stricken eyes drooped slightly, "I didn't succeed that time, I had already used drugs, but the child still ran away—"
Wu Xiang took two steps back, leaned on the desk, and signaled to the clerk at the side to record carefully, "Tell me more about where the child was caught, where he was taken, and who is the child?" When did you run? What time was it?"
Li Shen frowned, "I... I can't remember, it was at night... I found that child in the downtown area, and he no longer recognized me, but I said that I knew his parents. Normally, I am like this He believed the words, and left the long street with me. I found a place where no one was there to attack. A child of a few years old would not attract suspicion... "
Wu Xiang sneered, "With this case, you can't remember everything? Then you always remember what you were wearing at that time, right?"
"The clothes I wear are just ordinary clothes. I wore a mask, and maybe I took some gadgets..." Li Shen thought carefully, "I really can't remember anything else."
He coughed again as he spoke, and the sound of dry cough echoed in the cell, causing everyone's hearts to tug. After coughing and recovering, Li Shen said in a hoarse voice: "My time is approaching now, so why bother to deceive me?" you… "
He suddenly looked around the crowd with compassion, "I have served the true God for many years, and he wants me to serve under his old man's seat. I will tell you whatever you want to know."
Hearing his godlike words, Wu Xiang wanted to punch him in the face, "Don't talk such nonsense here, and I advise you to think about the details of the year, otherwise, even if your time is approaching, it will not be easy for you to die !"
At this point, he glanced at Bo Ruoyou, and then asked: "The case of the young master you mentioned happened in the seventeenth year of Jianhe. You didn't succeed at that time, so what happened next? The next time you commit murder When is it?"
Li Shen's face still looked like nothing, but Bo Ruoyou's hands in front of him were suddenly clenched. The light in the cell was dim, and Huo Weilou's eyes slowly fell on Bo Ruoyou, and he pondered for a moment. , leaped over the arm of the chair, and grasped Bo Ruoyou's hand.
Bo Ruoyou came back to her senses, turned her eyes to meet his tender eyes, her heart was shocked, and then she felt her back was stiff and sore, she held Huo Weilou back, loosened her tense shoulders, and concentrated again Go and listen to Li Shen's answer.
"Next time... the next time will be after a long time, maybe after a year... I want to try this method again. It was also on the banks of the Luo River, and I did it again. This time, I fell in love with a young official —”
Bo Ruoyou pursed the corners of her lips instantly, but Li Shen suddenly said helplessly: "But there is a little girl with him, oh, a pair of siblings..."
Bo Ruoyou's shoulders, which had just been released from life, were tense again. She sat upright, as if she was about to stand up in the next moment. Li Shen's hoarse but peaceful voice still echoed in the cell like a ghost.
"The pair of siblings are both young masters and young ladies of the official family. I originally wanted to take the young master away, but the elder sister followed. Both of them are only four or five years old, and they are both little dolls carved with jade. So I simply took the two of them away together, but I didn't expect that something went wrong halfway, and I almost let the two of them run away together... "
Knowing that Li Shen was talking about the Bo Ruoyou siblings, Wu Xiang immediately stood up straight, "And then?"
Li Shen sighed and laughed, "My sister is older and runs faster. She was probably scared by me. She is not afraid of the dark. What surprised me even more is that she left her brother and ran away..."
Bo Ruoyou's complexion turned pale in an instant.
Li Shen smiled mockingly, "But you can't blame her, a child, she only remembers to protect herself. Her brother has been crying, crying heartbreakingly, but what's the use? Four or five years old I caught him and brought him back to the house I bought on the banks of the Luo River, where I sacrificed him... "
Bo Ruoyou's body trembled slightly, and she tried her best not to get up and leave. She stared at Li Shen with a complicated look on her face, which made Li Shen a little suspicious. She turned around and glanced at her again, but after many years, Li Shen Not recognizing her for a long time, he smiled indifferently, and turned his eyes to look at Wu Xiang.
Wu Xiang never thought that the truth trial would be like this, the corners of his lips twitched, "Where is your house?"
"It's in the Baijia Village on the bank of the Luo River."
After Li Shen finished speaking, Wu Xiang's face sank, "Baijia Village? Baijia Village has been demolished..."
Li Shen nodded calmly, "You are right, it was demolished, and now it is bought by the nobles, and they are all built villas."
"So we can't find the crime scene back then?" Wu Xiang asked again.
Li Shen sighed, "It's been more than ten years, so what if I found it, do I still want to keep the dojo?"
Wu Xiang couldn't help cursing in a low voice, "You are a Taoist yourself, and Taoism also emphasizes kindness. You have killed so many helpless children, and you don't feel any guilt in your heart?"
Li Shen raised his eyes to look at the roof of the prison again, his voice was hoarse but sincere, "The true gods of the ten directions are above, and believers offer fairy children to serve them, which is also their creation. Although the world thinks that they die early, in the sky, they practice Taoism with the true gods. Wouldn't it be their blessing to lose the experience in the world and the suffering of going to hell after death?"
Wu Xiang clenched his fists and asked with his teeth wrongly: "Do you still remember the name of this young master?"
Li Shen didn't think about it for long this time, "If I remember correctly, it should be Bo. There is a saying about them in the capital, what is it called... a Sanshangshu or Sanhanlin. When the incident happened, they sent many people Looking for this young master by the Luo River, I remember very clearly, in order not to let them find out so early, I took the body to the lower reaches of the Luo River—”
Bo Ruoyou stood up suddenly, and the chair behind her made an ear-piercing sound. She gritted her teeth and glanced at Li Shen, then turned and walked out of the cell. Huo Weilou followed, and Wu Xiang looked a little anxious. I couldn't bear it anymore, stepped forward and kicked Li Shen, he was kicked to the ground with his chair, Wu Xiang picked him up again, and said ruthlessly: "You better tell me how to be careful." point-"
Bo Ruoyou quickly walked out of the cell, and walked all the way out of the cell door along the corridor. When the sky outside fell, she gasped violently. Her hands were cold, and her already pale face was dripping with cold sweat. Glancing at the sky, the snow stopped at some point, and the glare of the sky made her eyes black.
She swayed, and was suddenly supported by Huo Weilou who came out from behind. She subconsciously grabbed Huo Weilou's wrist, and a strong sense of grief surged from her heart to her nostrils.
She had heard the worst truth.
"Youyou, you were only five years old back then. It's normal for a child to feel afraid and want to escape. Besides, if you don't run, it's hard for you to escape. Not to mention that you were only five years old at the time, even if you are in danger now, I will I also hope you don't care about others."
Huo Weilou took her into his arms and raised his hand to wipe her sweat, "What's more, this person's memory is not clear and his description is vague. He may have a wrong memory, and you two were taken away that night. Any accidents may happen." possible… "
Bo Ruoyou's fingertips were still trembling, and Li Shen's words echoed in her ears like a spell. She could even imagine how it would be for four-year-old Bo Lanzhou to be caught by Li Shen, and her helpless cries echoed in the long night. of misery and despair.
Her temples ached suddenly, she was not afraid of pain, but at this moment she hissed softly in pain, Huo Weilou keenly sensed something was wrong, "Youyou?"
Bo Ruoyou shook her head, but her body slumped down as if she couldn't stand upright. Huo Weilou hurriedly picked her up horizontally, not caring about the crowds in the yamen, and walked towards the gate of the yamen, attracting countless yamen along the way. Everyone looked around, everyone didn't know what happened to Bo Ruoyou, but when they got to the door, they saw Ming Guilan and his son and Sun Zhao are coming to the back hall together.
When everyone bumped into each other, Sun Zhao said in astonishment, "What's the matter?"
Huo Weilou said solemnly: "She is not feeling well, I will take her home first."
At the end of the speech, he didn't care too much, walked around a few people and left the yamen, got into the carriage, hesitated for a while, and sent Bo Ruoyou back to the mansion to find Cheng Yunzhi.
The carriage galloped up, amidst the bumps, Bo Ruoyou curled up in Huo Weilou's arms with cold sweat on her face, she closed her eyes slightly, frowned in pain, and subconsciously pressed her temple with one hand, but she still couldn't stop the pain. Huo Weilou felt a blunt knife cutting at the tip of his heart, and while rubbing her forehead, he called her, "Youyou—"
Bo Ruoyou's eyelashes were wet with pain, he called several times before she opened her eyes tremblingly, but at that moment, Huo Weilou held his breath.
Her eyes were dark, and there was no light in the originally deep and clear black pupils, as if a fire had ignited here, burning her tough and gentle soul to ashes.