Bo Ruoyou stepped forward to salute, "Meet Lord Hou."
Huo Weilou gave a soft "hmm" in the carriage, "Come up."
Bo Ruoyou glanced at Eunuch Fu, Eunuch Fu nodded to her, and raised his hand vigorously to make her go up quickly, Bo Ruoyou thought for a while, turned around and told Uncle Liang before getting into the carriage. Zheng Liang knew Huo Weilou's identity, and saw that Bo Ruoyou trusted Huo Weilou very much, so he went home first like the day before.
Bo Ruoyou got into the carriage and still sat down at the corner of the door, and asked, "Why did Lord Hou come?"
After all, I just saw it last night, Bo Ruoyou didn't expect Huo Weilou to appear again tonight.
Eunuch Fu didn't come in outside, he just sat on the shaft of the carriage, and soon the carriage began to move slowly.
Huo Weilou said: "Today the government office found another dead person."
It turned out that I came to ask about the case! Bo Ruoyou's expression changed slightly, "Yes, the deceased was also a woman, and she was quite similar to the deceased who was examined by Minnv yesterday, she also wore a red dress and was also skinned, Minnv speculated that the murderer might not be the same person. "
"Also skinned?" Huo Weilou frowned.
"Yes, the body of the woman examined yesterday had the skin peeled from the back and vest. The dead body examined today had the skin peeled from the heart. The body of the woman yesterday had been dead for a long time, and the wound was severely rotted. I couldn't tell what sharp weapon was used. But today it was discovered that the knife used should be a thin knife, and the murderer was very good at cutting flesh. The injured part of the deceased discovered today was in the shape of a circular fan, the incision was neat, and the arc shape was extremely regular. The murderer was not only good at using a knife, but also Specializes in very delicate and detailed knife work."
After Bo Ruoyou finished speaking, Huo Weilou subconsciously glanced at her chest after listening to her description, and after a while he looked into her eyes again, "Do you know the identity of the deceased today?"
It was only because of this that Bo Ruoyou was annoyed, "I know, it's the second lady of Uncle Zhongqin's residence."
Huo Weilou nodded, "Uncle Zhongqin's family started with military exploits. The old Uncle Zhongqin died in battle twenty years ago. The new Uncle Zhongqin is now guarding the northwest frontier. He is full of loyalty. The deceased is his youngest daughter. Uncle Zhongqin's old lady has an upright temperament, and she insisted on one thing in the uncle's mansion, she did not want the Jingzhao mansion to take care of the case, so she went to the palace to meet the queen mother in the afternoon."
Bo Ruoyou's eyes lit up slightly, "So Lord Hou wants to take over the case?"
Huo Weilou looked at her for a moment, but said: "Not yet decided."
In the afternoon, Sun Zhao went to the uncle's mansion, firstly to appease, and secondly, to ask the second lady about Wei Ling's recent situation so as to find clues to solve the case. Zhaofu Yamen is in charge. The yamen of the Jingzhao Mansion went down to disputes with neighbors who stole chickens and lost dogs, and went up to the jurisdiction of murders and tragedies in all parts of the capital, and there were many officials in the yamen. It is how to strictly guard against death, and sooner or later it will be spread in the capital.
The old lady didn't want her little granddaughter to be stigmatized, so naturally she didn't want to compromise, but Sun Zhao tried hard to persuade her again and again, saying that since this case is a murder case, the government must investigate clearly, and more than one person may be killed this time, if the murderer is delayed, I'm afraid that more innocent women will die. The old lady was persuaded to find the murderer who killed her granddaughter. Let the embroidered clothes envoy take over the case.
The embroidered clothes envoy is the direct envoy of the emperor, and usually walks as a palace guard. In and outside the court, how many cases are handed over to the embroidered clothes envoy. There are also murderers.
The old madam must have entered the palace with her mind, met the queen mother, and the queen mother gave her intentions to Emperor Jianhe, Huo Weilou only then knew that Miss Zhongqin was killed in this case, but Emperor Jianhe did not order him to take over.
The embroidered envoy supervised the officials on behalf of the emperor. Although the murder of a powerful daughter made ordinary officials very nervous, but in the eyes of the embroidered envoy, it was not a major case, and Emperor Jianhe could not just let the embroidered envoy take care of these ordinary people case.
Even Huo Weilou felt that it was enough for the Jingzhao Mansion to focus on the investigation of this case.
But he saw that the light in Bo Ruoyou's eyes dimmed, so he raised his eyebrows slightly, "Do you want Ben Hou to take over this case?"
Bo Ruoyou was indeed a little excited just now. She had seen how He Cheng was constrained, and how Huo Weilou acted resolutely. There is no doubt about it. Now that Uncle Zhongqin's mansion is involved, it is of course better for Huo Weilou to take over the case, but since it has not been decided yet She hesitated for a moment and said: "Minnv knows that Lord Hou is very efficient in handling cases, so she naturally feels that if Lord Hou takes over the case, she will be able to get twice the result with half the effort. Dare to think."
Huo Weilou laughed when he heard the words, his words were very restrained, but the meaning was clear, the carriage moved slowly, and soon arrived in a busy city, the sky became dark, the buildings and buildings were lit up with lights, the dim The halo shone in through the gaps in the curtain, reflecting a swirling mottled pattern on Bo Ruoyou's face.
His phoenix eyes were half narrow, "The dead are all women, and all of them have been stripped of their flesh, which is a bit weird."
The brilliance in Bo Ruoyou's eyes came out, the curtains undulated, and the light that fell on her face also swayed, her eyes shone brightly, like falling stars, "Minnv has been an errand for several years, and I have seen There are quite a lot of weird cases, but the murderer in this case likes to peel off women's flesh, but the daughter of the people has never seen it before, and the murderer seems to have some strange purpose."
Seeing Huo Weilou looking at her intently, Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but want to say more: "If you are in love with a woman's appearance, you have evil thoughts for the sake of sex, but the two deceased showed no signs of being violated. Not only that, although there are bruises on the body, they are all caused by violence, not traces of intimacy, so it can be seen that the murderer murdered them for other reasons."
"Because of the skin that was stripped away?" Huo Weilou asked suddenly.
Huo Weilou's words were common, but Bo Ruoyou's spine shivered when she heard it, and she couldn't help shrinking her shoulders, "The place where the flesh and blood of the two deceased were dissected was either on the vest or on the chest. Such places are normal. How can people see it?"
Thinking about it this way, Bo Ruoyou thought of what she saw during the autopsy. Although the first corpse was corrupt, there were no other rough marks on the surface of the corpse except for the spots of decay. Moreover, she was from a wealthy family, so she was pampered. Today, Miss Wei's body is even more flawless. Although she has lost the vitality of a living person when she saw it, it is not difficult to imagine that if a person is still alive, her skin must be as flawless and white as jade.
A strange feeling hit Bo Ruoyou's heart, "Or, the murderer chose to look at the flawless skin to attack, and after killing someone, he chose a certain place to peel off the flesh?"
As a woman, she herself said that she was shocked.
These charming little girls are innocent and innocent, especially at their young age, if they are targeted by the murderer just because of their pretty looks and skin like snow, and the murderer's method of murder is so cruel, it is really chilling.
Huo Weilou saw Bo Ruoyou's nervousness, and he frowned slightly, "It's not impossible. Five years ago, I saw a case in Xuzhou. After he was killed, he liked to cut off women's black hair as a souvenir, and when he was caught later, he found half a basket of women's hair wisps hidden in his home."
His voice sank, "This time the murderer peeled off the woman's flesh, perhaps because he wanted to leave a memorial for her murder, or maybe it was just because of his weird preferences. There are too many wicked people in the world. Some things have never been seen with my own eyes, and it is even hard to imagine that it will be true. happened."
Bo Ruoyou has also seen many murderous cases. The tragedy of a famous family in Qingzhou was ultimately caused by seeking revenge. However, she has never seen such a strange murderer as Huo Weilou mentioned. Ordinary people have ordinary people discussing things However, there are too many monsters and ghosts in this world, and sometimes it is difficult to pinpoint their motives for harming others.
Bo Ruoyou shook off the feeling of horror in her heart, and continued: "The two murdered female victims were skinned in different places. If the murderer has any weird obsessions, it should not be obsessed with one place."
One is on the back, the other is on the heart, Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou, and suddenly asked: "Where is the most charming part of a woman's skin?"
She was clearly asking about the case, but Bo Ruoyou's face changed slightly when she heard it, and she couldn't help tightening her shoulders again, "This... how did this girl know, even if she knew, she only knew that she didn't know others, how could people and others know?" Same… "
She spoke in a low voice, and her face was also slightly hot. Fortunately, the light in the car was dim, so that people could not see her shyness, but Huo Weilou could tell what she was thinking just by listening to her words, his throat moved After moving, he spoke in a serious manner, "Since that's the case, maybe the murderer just depends on his own preferences."
Bo Ruoyou didn't want to continue talking about it, so she quickly changed the topic and said, "The most important thing is that two people have been killed now, if it is really the same murderer, maybe they will continue to kill others."
Huo Weilou naturally understood, "Time is running out, we need to find out the murderer earlier, but the Marquis has other things on hand recently, and His Majesty doesn't feel that this case should be handed over to the Embroiderer."
Bo Ruoyou knew that this case could not be handled by Huo Weilou, she sighed in her heart, and didn't show anything on her face, she just said: "Minnv understands, Minnv sees that Brother Ang is very concerned about this case, and Master Sun also I won’t take it lightly, I will do my best.”
Huo Weilou frowned, "Brother Ang? You are so sweet."
Bo Ruoyou was a little pitiful, "Wu Butou is much older than Minnv. Although he was a bit fierce at first, he was quite heroic. Later, he became a friendly person, and Minnv..."
Huo Weilou pursed his thin lips slightly, "You are recommended by the Marquis, in their view, you are trusted by the Marquis, but you like to lower your status." The tone was rather disapproving, as if he had lost face so much.
Bo Ruoyou didn't expect that Huo Weilou, who looked mighty, would even care about such minor details. He doesn't seem like someone who cares about face...
Thinking like this from the bottom of her heart, but she didn't dare to say it out loud, so Bo Ruoyou could only say: "That's good, that girl will stop barking."
Huo Weilou was satisfied now, Bo Ruoyou lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, but saw at a glance that this road turned out to be the road to Changxingfang. But she didn't go to the Hou's mansion, she blinked, "Master Hou is going to send the girl home?"
Huo Weilou gave a "hmm", "I have something to do today so I won't take you home."
Hearing these words for some reason, Bo Ruoyou's heart felt hot, as if Huo Weilou had regarded her as someone who could enter and leave Wuzhaohou's mansion at will. In her opinion, only Huo Qinghong and Ming Guilan were his own to him. People can visit the mansion at will, so now that Huo Weilou thinks that he has recommended her, does he really treat her as one of his own
Bo Ruoyou turned her eyes to look at Huo Weilou. At this time, the curtain was lifted higher by her, and more dim streamer of light poured in, and for a while, Huo Weilou's eyebrows and eyes were clearly illuminated. Bo Ruoyou saw at a glance Seeing the look of exhaustion between Huo Weilou's brows and eyes.
I don't know what Huo Weilou did today, but he was obviously tired. Although he knew about the case, it didn't seem necessary to come here to ask. Just come and ask in person.”
Huo Weilou gave her a sideways look, "I'm afraid I don't understand clearly when others ask."
Bo Ruoyou thought that he was in control of everything, so she didn't think too much. At this moment, she saw Huo Weilou pinching the center of her brows tiredly. She put down the curtain and said softly: "Although Lord Hou is busy, he should It’s good to rest.”
Huo Weilou dropped his hand, and his voice was a little hoarse, "I can't care anymore—"
Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but said again: "Master Hou is so ignorant of hard work, he doesn't feel anything now, and he will suffer in the future."
Her eyes were black and white, and Huo Weilou couldn't help being a little jealous. Seeing that her house was two blocks away, he waved his hand, "I have a headache, maybe you can use the method of pushing acupuncture points to ease it?"
Huo Weilou did feel a little tired, but now he is strong and strong, not to the point where he needs to see a doctor, Bo Ruoyou couldn't help getting closer, after thinking for a while, he said, "Master Hou, turn around."
Huo Weilou's side, Bo Ruoyou sat next to him, because she couldn't reach him, she got up and half-kneeled on the couch, raised her hand to rub his temples, her fingertips had a thin layer of calluses that fell on her When Huo Weilou's forehead was on the forehead, Huo Weilou closed his phoenix eyes, the carriage swayed, and his back touched her from time to time, but he heard Bo Ruoyou sighing.
Huo Weilou closed his eyes and said, "What makes you dissatisfied?"
Now that Huo Weilou turned his back to her, Bo Ruoyou shook his head and said, "Master Hou must be the busiest person I've ever seen, and my father-in-law also said that Master Hou sleeps lightly. Afterwards, it’s really unbearable.”
The corners of Huo Weilou's lips curled silently, "It's nothing if you get used to it."
Bo Ruoyou curled her lips lightly, and moved her hand from his temple to Fengchi acupoint. Fengchi acupoint is in the sunken place in the back of the neck. As soon as Bo Ruoyou's hand fell on it, Huo Weilou felt a tingling sensation Jumping all over the back, in order to exert strength, she put her hands half on the side of his neck, rubbing and rubbing on the side of his neck at the same time, soon Huo Weilou's back felt a little stiff.
It wasn't relief for him, it was torture.
Huo Weilou couldn't help but leaned forward, Bo Ruoyou's hand was empty, "Is the girl's hand heavy?"
To him, how could her hands be strong? Huo Weilou frowned, turned around, and moved the side of his neck, "It's not because your hands are heavy, it's because you're about to arrive—"
When the words settled down, the carriage slowed down, and Bo Ruoyou raised the curtain at the window to see that the door was already approaching, so she turned around and said, "If Lord Hou feels unwell, the method of pushing acupuncture points is indeed very effective. There are quite a lot of acupoints for relaxing and relieving fatigue, and it is difficult for women to tell them all at the moment, but Mr. Ming must know it, Lord Hou can ask Mr. Ming to draw a picture for you."
Huo Weilou's body was still hot, seeing that she was worrying a lot, he felt comfortable and irritable at the same time, he waited for the carriage to stop and said: "Okay, I know, let's go home."
At the door of the house, Bo Ruoyou also felt very happy, she responded, then turned around and opened the curtain and walked down. Huo Weilou was behind the curtain, and heard her and Mr. Fu's farewell, and heard her enter and close the door, waiting for her voice to disappear Yes, Eunuch Fu opened the curtain of the car and came in. He rolled his eyes in the dark, and said in a strange way: "Dare to ask Lord Hou, do you want to let Mr. Ming come to draw?"
Huo Weilou leaned against the wall of the car, waiting for the numbness on his back to pass away, his face was also hidden in the dim light, he couldn't tell his emotions, he only said in a deep voice: "You are the one who talks too much."
Eunuch Fu muttered in a low voice, but he couldn't hear what it was, but Huo Weilou didn't bother to pay attention, his phoenix eyes were slightly closed, waves of heat surged up his body, and for the first time in his life, he felt that he couldn't bear it anymore .
When Bo Ruoyou returned home, Cheng Yunzhi knew that Wu Zhaohou had come to see her again, so he couldn't help asking a few more questions, and Bo Ruoyou told him about today's new case. He came to look for his daughter, and when he heard that it was related to the case, he didn't feel any difference, and even said: "This murderer is probably a person with a twisted mind, and now two people died in less than half a month, maybe he will commit another crime, it is more likely ... Before these two people, someone was killed, but the family members didn't report it to the officials and everyone didn't know about it."
Hearing this, Bo Ruoyou immediately thought of what Huo Weilou said about the half-basket women's hair, not seeking revenge or robbing wealth. People with such twisted minds would indeed not only murder one person. Thinking of this, she I feel that the case is unusually urgent.
Xu Shi and Huo Weilou deduced many possibilities on the carriage. This night, Bo Ruoyou actually had a somewhat terrifying dream. In the dream, the bloody human skin was peeled off, and the bloody red flesh under the skin was dripping with blood. The person was still alive, but the black hair was long and curled towards her like a rope.
Bo Ruoyou was almost awakened. It was not yet bright, so she waited a while to get up. After breakfast, she went to the yamen without delay. When she arrived at the yamen, she met Wu Xiang who was about to leave and saw her coming. , Wu Xiang also stopped.
"What are you doing so early every day, there is no need for an autopsy today, let's go back and rest."
Once she trusted her, Wu Xiang's words were really caring like a big brother, Bo Ruoyou held her lips, "Wu... Wu Butou don't need to be sympathetic to me—"
This kind of head-hunting and head-hunting seems a little unfriendly, but Huo Weilou didn't like it, and she didn't dare to disobey, so she continued: "I thought about it yesterday, and I feel that the murderer in this case has a lot of thoughts. It's weird, I'm afraid I won't stop, so I feel a little worried, where are you going now? Did you get any clues from the Wei family?"
Wu Xiang has a rough personality, so he doesn't mind calling him anything. Seeing Bo Ruoyou, a little girl who is dedicated to the case, she is not squeamish. On the contrary, she likes her very much, "I am worrying about this matter. Yes, I want His Majesty to be merciful and hand over this case to the Embroidery Envoy, but how could the Embroidery Envoy take over such a small case? The old lady does not believe in evil, but she is deadlocked, and our lord will not give you any face. They are not allowed to enter the mansion, let alone interrogated."
Wu Xiang sighed, "I know that the murderer you said won't stop, but right now only the Feng family is willing to cooperate, so I thought of going to the Feng family now. After reporting to the police last time, her father came several times. I heard that her mother fell ill a long time ago, and these days she only sends her servants to check on her every day, and she also wants to take the body back for funerals."
"I want to ask the details of that day again, and then ask the girl of the Feng family what kind of social life they have on weekdays, and see if I can find anything. This girl of the Feng family is a merchant girl, not like Miss Bofu, but the murderer actually killed her. For the two of them, his identity is also quite strange, or maybe there is no certainty that this girl from the Feng family has anything to do with Miss Bofu. "
Wu Xiang's words shook Bo Ruoyou's heart. Indeed, let's not talk about how cruel and twisted the murderer is, but how did he choose these two girls with different status to murder? If the two of them had some overlap, maybe they could find some clues.
"Maybe I go with you?" Bo Ruoyou couldn't help asking.
Wu Xiang frowned, "You're not a yamen servant, why bother running around to suffer?"
Bo Ruoyou smiled wryly, "There's no autopsy today, and I'll be fine if I stay in the yamen. Although I'm going with you, I won't make any trouble. If you think I'm in the way, just ask me to go home..."
Speaking of this, Wu Xiang was rather dumbfounded, shook her head and said, "This is where you are going, not because I have to take you—"
Bo Ruoyou hurriedly agreed, and the group went to Feng's house.
The Feng family is a merchant, and there are many cosmetic powder shops in the capital. They can be regarded as a wealthy family. They live in Yongkang Square in the west of the city. When Bo Ruoyou followed Wu Xiang to Feng's house in a carriage, the doorman who opened the door saw a girl coming together He froze for a moment before letting them in.
Soon, Bo Ruoyou saw the haggard Master Feng.
When Master Feng saw Bo Ruoyou, he was a little surprised, "This is—"
"This is the work of our yamen, and this time I'm here to help investigate the case." Wu Xiang explained briefly, then entered the hall with Master Feng, and asked about Feng Wodan's life in detail.
Master Feng thought it was weird at first, but after all, the murder of his daughter was more important, and he didn't care about Bo Ruoyou, so he said: "My daughter is the most well-behaved. Learn some poetry. Although she is a merchant girl, we have treated her like a jewel since childhood. I asked my husband and wife to teach her diction. Now she is quite knowledgeable. She has a kind heart. On the second day of the lunar month, I prayed for rain and released life, but I never thought of it... "
Master Feng wiped his tears while talking, while Bo Ruoyou listened intently, and didn't intervene to ask questions, but before he could ask a few words, Bo Ruoyou turned his eyes and saw a little girl in colorful clothes Leaning out of the hall door, she pretended to casually get up and paced outside when she saw this, and when she went out, she saw a little girl waiting outside anxiously.
Seeing Bo Ruoyou, the little girl's complexion changed slightly and she turned around to leave. Bo Ruoyou hurriedly said, "Wait a minute—"
The little girl stopped, with a nervous expression on her face, and Bo Ruoyou walked up to her, "You... are Miss Feng's girl?"
The little girl in Caiyi turned around, seemingly a little surprised, Bo Ruoyou said: "We are here for the case of Miss Feng's family, you came to visit so quickly, you think you are very concerned about her, you can either serve her, or She is also always with her in the mansion."
Saying this, the little girl immediately turned red, "The maidservant's name is Chun Xing...the one who waited on the young lady. That day, the maidservant went out with the young lady, but got separated halfway, and the maidservant came back, but the young lady did not come back..."
As she spoke, Chun Xing began to cry, and Bo Ruoyou comforted her a few words. Thinking that she was Feng Wodan's personal maid, she couldn't help asking: "You take care of your young lady personally, but do you know where your young lady is..."
She didn't know how to describe it for a moment, so she changed the phrase, "Where is the best place on your young lady's body?"
The girl was stunned for a moment, but still didn't understand why, "Our family is in the business of cosmetics and perfumes, and the young lady has been quite delicate since she was a child. If you talk about maintenance, she is very well maintained everywhere."
Bo Ruoyou hesitated for a moment and planned to speak clearly, but thinking that the Feng family still didn't know that Miss Feng was skinned after her death, she felt a little cruel and couldn't say it, "This time, there is a spot on her back..."
Seeing that Bo Ruoyou hesitated when talking about her back, the girl took it for granted, "Miss, you want to ask Miss about the cinnabar mole on her back?"