While Zhan Yang told Tong Yu to find the hidden weapon, he saw the blood on Qin Wan's elbow. His expression changed slightly, "Princess, are you injured?!"
Bai Ying frowned, "Miss—"
Qin Wan raised her hand to stop her questioning, "It's okay, didn't you see anyone when you went out?"
Zhan Yang nodded quickly, "I chased him for two streets and didn't see anyone. I was worried that something might happen to the princess and Taoist Zhang staying here, so we came back first."
Qin Wan sighed, "That's the trick."
Speaking of which, Qin Wan turned to look at Zhang Daochang, his eyes were a little gloomy, Zhang Daochang didn't know why Qin Wan was looking at him, "Princess, what's wrong?"
Qin Wan looked at Daoist Zhang, and then at the graphite plate that smashed a shallow hole in the ground, "The Daoist said that the stone mill hell kills people who have violated the precepts, and the Daoist also said that he has broken the precepts." People, so the murderer is going to kill the Taoist leader in advance?"
Zhang Daoshi's face changed slightly when he thought of this, "But it's not right, the time is wrong now...it should be at night two days later..."
Qin Wan pursed her lips, "If it wasn't for the Taoist priest's living sacrifice, then the murderer knew that the Taoist priest had been helping us, so he wanted to kill the Taoist priest—"
Nowadays, Taoist Zhang is indeed the government's biggest help. Taoist Zhang can calculate the time and location. The murderer escaped by chance last time, but the murderer wants to complete this ritual in the dojo, and at least three people will be killed. It must be carried out under the strict surveillance of the government, as long as the murderer is a little careless, he will be caught by the government!
Daoist Zhang was still sweating, "I should know that I helped, so he wanted to kill me. He either followed us here today, or when we came, the murderer was nearby. It was just a coincidence."
Zhan Yang looked around solemnly. Tong Yu came back soon. He was holding a delicate knife in his hand. The knife was as thin as a bamboo slice, and the blade was very sharp. Just now, it was this knife that cut the rope.
Although the rope was not too thin, it was still very difficult for the murderer to cut it with a hidden weapon outside the yard. Zhan Yang looked at it, "This knife seems to be used for carving something."
Qin Wan frowned, and Daoist Zhang said, "I used to use this kind of knife for woodcarving."
Zhan Yang grasped the knife, and looked at the direction outside the courtyard with some resentment, "It's too rampant! It's simply too rampant! Knowing that we are here, he dares to kill people directly. This person really has no law."
A person who can kill four people in a row is naturally lawless, Qin Wan's eyes darkened, "It seems that we need to pay more attention when traveling in the future, especially Daoist Zhang."
Daoist Zhang smiled casually, "Little old man is not short-lived, don't worry, princess."
Qin Wan bent his lips and said, "This subordinate took two people to look around, and the rest stayed to protect the princess."
Qin Wan nodded, and Zhan Yang led the people out of the yard again.
Bai Ying looked at Qin Wan worriedly, "Miss, your arm..."
Qin Wan smiled reassuringly, "It's nothing, I still don't know the severity of my injury? A little scratch is not a problem, how far did you chase just now?"
Bai Ying hurriedly said, "Zhan Butou and I separated in two directions, and we only chased two streets away."
Qin Wan sighed, "The murderer should have been hiding nearby. He is more familiar with this place than we are. There are many abandoned houses around here. It is very easy for him to hide."
Qin Wan narrowed her eyes while talking, she thought of the blue cloth robe, which was very ordinary, but when Qin Wan thought of the flashing shadow, she always felt a sense of familiarity, she couldn't help it for a while. I know if the shadow is familiar, or if I saw someone wearing the cloth robe.
Zhan Yang came back quickly, apparently worried about another accident here, "I looked around, and there was no one with strange movements, but I met a watchman just now, and when I asked him about the mill, he Said that six or seven days ago, he once saw a tall and thin man walk into the mill at night. At that time, he still felt strange. He felt that it was so late and the place was so remote. Why did someone enter the mill, but wait for him to follow him? At that time, he found that the mill was completely dark and there was no one there. At that time, the watchman thought he saw something unclean, so he left in a hurry.”
"Six or seven days ago, the tall and thin man..."
Tong Yu hurried over, "Is it the murderer?!"
Zhan Yang nodded, "Nine times out of ten it is the murderer, otherwise it would be impossible to come to this mill so late."
After Zhan Yang finished speaking, he frowned, "It's impossible for this person to guard us every day. Is today a coincidence? Or did he know we were coming?"
Daoist Zhang frowned, "This man must be someone who knows martial arts, just because he cut the rope, the last time he saw the people in the yamen squatting early, he knew that there must be someone in the yamen who would also worship the moon to teach the way to set up the dojo. That's why he wanted to get rid of me, although I walked with you last time, there are not many people who know my identity."
Zhan Yang shook his head, "Don't forget, this murderer is probably the murderer of the case six years ago. He watched you being taken away six years ago. He probably recognized you. You were imprisoned for six years. , and now he is suddenly released, he can find out clearly with a little bit of tricks... "
Taoist Zhang frowned, "So, it is very likely that I have seen this person before?"
Having said that, Zhan Yang and Qin Wan immediately looked at each other. Daoshi Zhang was wronged for no reason six years ago. When they asked later, Daoshi Zhang also said that he didn't know about it, and it had been a long time since the case six years ago It would be a waste of time and energy to investigate further, so everyone only read the files of the case six years ago, and did not return to Guanyin Town, but Taoist Zhang is the person who experienced the case back then, and he probably met the murderer back then .
Zhan Yang took a step forward, "Master Taoist, do you have any suspects in the case back then? You were the one who preached Moon Worship in Guanyin Town, did you have any particularly enthusiastic believers at that time?"
Daoist Zhang narrowed his eyes slightly, and shook his head after thinking for a moment, "At that time, there were many believers in Buddhism and Taoism, and everyone listened to the things about worshiping the moon, and many people didn't take it seriously. Individuals who have believed in it are not considered enthusiastic, and they would not know about such things as Punishing Evil Dojo, and even I didn’t figure it out at that time.”
Zhan Yang looked around again. Although he was in danger this time, he did not find any more evidence. The only evidence was this knife. Zhan Yang took the knife with him. After everyone left, let the other yamen send Taoist Zhang back to the yamen, and Zhan Yang personally sent Qin Wan back to Zhongyonghou's mansion.
When the two groups of people separated, Taoist Zhang hesitated to speak. Zhan Yang looked at it strangely, so he pulled Taoist Zhang and said, "What's wrong with the Taoist priest? You can say anything you want."
Daoist Zhang smiled wryly, "Actually, the Princess's injury today is all due to me."
Zhan Yang was surprised, Zhang Daochang told the story of the day, Zhan Yang was very surprised, he didn't expect Qin Wan to be injured because of saving Taoist Zhang, Zhang Daochang said again, "The princess said that there is no need to let everyone know about this matter." I know, let alone let her servants know, I didn't say it, but in my heart..."
Zhan Yang came back to his senses, and hurriedly said, "Since the princess said so, the Taoist priest doesn't need to take it to heart. The Taoist priest feels guilty and wants to repay the favor. There will be opportunities in the future."
Zhang Daochang sighed, and Qin Wan had already gotten into the carriage.
Zhan Yang resigned from Daoist Zhang and sent Qin Wan back to the Zhongyonghou Mansion all the way, but luckily the journey was smooth and calm.
Before arriving at the Hou Mansion, Zhan Yang looked at Qin Wan's elbow and said, "Is the princess's injury really all right?"
Qin Wan smiled, "It's nothing, don't worry about Zhan Butou."
Zhan Yang nodded, took another look at Bai Ying, and then left.
Bai Ying followed Qin Wan into the mansion, and said, "Why do you feel that Zhan Butou and Zhang Daochang are hesitant to speak?"
Qin Wan said very calmly, "Perhaps I have lingering fears about what happened today."
Bai Ying hurriedly said, "This servant is going to be scared to death, miss, let's go back and look at your wound."
After returning to Songfengyuan, when Qin Wan took off his outer robe and started playing with the sleeves, Fuling saw the scratches on Qin Wan's elbows at a glance, and Fuling's eyes turned red, "Miss, how could you get hurt!"
Qin Wan smiled wryly, "It's just a small injury, it's nothing serious, go get the medicine quickly, rub it on and it'll be fine."
Fuling sighed and went to get the medicine. Qin Wan waited for Fuling to take the medicine and saw a picture of a lady hanging on the wall. Seeing the picture of a lady, Qin Wan's eyes suddenly brightened. Yes, the watchman Since I have seen people before, why not ask Ning Buyi to help draw it? ! Haven't there been examples like this before? !
As soon as this idea came out, Qin Wan immediately made up his mind.
After taking the medicine, Qin Wan took a rest early, and in the early morning of the next day, Qin Wan finished his breakfast and went straight to the government office.
Both Zhan Yang and Zheng Baishi were in the government office, so Qin Wan hurriedly told about the painting of the portrait. He also ordered someone to invite the watchman.
After waiting for half an hour, Ning Buyi just arrived on the front foot, and then the watchman arrived on the back foot. On the way, Ning Buyi already knew what Zhanyang invited him to do, and when the watchman arrived, Ning Buyi started to paint.
"The man is very tall, almost as tall as Zhan Butou, but he is a little thinner, as thin as this young man. The man is wearing a very ordinary silk shirt, but there is something indescribable about it. It means, like a scholar, and like a noble son from a good family background, in short, he is not just any little gangster... "
"The villain only saw a silhouette. The nose bridge of that person was very high, and the eyes didn't give people a sense of evil. He was very temperamental... The villain couldn't describe it, but such a person should never appear in the mill. outside."
Ning Buyi frowned when he heard these words, the watchman gave too few facial features, he was a bit difficult to write, for a moment, he sketched a few strokes, and suddenly, the silhouette of a handsome and dignified young man appeared in the painting With this template on the paper, the watchman said, "The neck is more slender, the chin is raised slightly, and the eyebrows and eyes are very elegant... um... a bit like... one of his hands is behind the back and the other is in front, very elegant... "
Ning Buyi thought carefully about the meaning of the watchman, and revised it while drawing. After drawing for an hour, more than ten pictures, he finally had a complete portrait. , but Qin Wan and Zheng Baishi were a little worried when they looked at the portrait. Many people fit this profile.
Ning Buyi saw the embarrassment on Zhan Yang and Qin Wan's faces, and apologized, "I'm sorry, I don't seem to be able to help this time..."
Both Zheng Baishi and Zhan Yang had known Ning Buyi for a long time. Hearing the words, he quickly comforted him. Zhan Yang asked someone to send the watchman away, and said helplessly, "He was the one I saw at night, and I haven't seen his face yet. A silhouette, that is, a feeling, even if you see the face, I'm afraid it's not true, it's hard for you."
Ning Buyi sighed, "That day when the princess went to the painting gallery, I found out that something happened in Dongshi. The capital is really not peaceful these days."
Zhan Yang nodded, "It's really not peaceful, and this case is also very difficult, but the murderer is too arrogant, and continues to kill people in spite of the limelight. These days, you should be more careful when you travel outside."
Ning Buyi smiled, "Okay, I will pay attention, but I think the murderer won't find me."
"That's not necessarily true! You should be more careful yourself."
Ning Buyi responded quickly, seeing that the yamen was busy with a lot of business, Ning Buyi didn't stay any longer, and after sitting for a while, he prepared to leave, Zhan Yang saw him off and saw him off in person, before the two of them walked out of the door, a figure suddenly entered the door Inside, Taoist Zhang held a blueprint and said, "I figured it out, I figured it out. My hard work all night was not in vain. This third place is at the junction of the south and west of the city!"
Daoist Zhang excitedly finished speaking only to find that Ning Buyi was also in the room, his complexion changed slightly, and he said, "It's okay, it's my own, here to help..."
Zhang Daoshi heaved a sigh of relief, and went straight to Zheng Baishi with the blueprint, Ning Buyi looked at Zhang Daoshi and asked Zhan Yang, "This is..."
Zhan Yang walked out with Ning Buyi and smiled, "He's also a strange person, he was framed for six years, he just came out, he has made a lot of achievements in Feng Shui, and now he is helping us solve the case."
Ning Buyi raised his eyebrows, but he was very sensible and didn't ask any more questions. The two just walked to the gate of the mansion, but they saw a familiar figure again, it turned out to be Wu Yu, the third son of Uncle Weiyuan's family!
Zhan Yang was surprised, "Why did the third son come here? Is it for the fourth young master's business?"
Wu Yu smiled wryly, "That's not true, I'm doing it for my brother's sake."
While talking, Wu Yu took out a sachet that was so worn out that it couldn't see its color, "Today when we were cleaning up the warehouse, we suddenly found brother's sachet. This sachet is my favorite, and I always carry it with me. I carried it, but now I found that the sachet was placed in the treasure box of the elder brother, and was later picked up by the servants. If I hadn’t cleaned up the warehouse today and opened the treasure box of the elder brother, I would not have known that the sachet had been in the mansion, so I'm here to report to the police, my elder brother didn't leave home, he... I'm afraid something happened to him too... "