Chapter 167

Lin Qingyue said: "Those who do this kind of wicked thing must have been prepared long ago, and should have done something to make people unable to see their appearance, so as not to be held accountable afterwards."

Dongfang Qi analyzed: "It seems that they should be repeat offenders."

Xie Shouzheng nodded and guessed: "Could it be that stealing yin corpses is for ghost marriages? Although our Qi Kingdom has long explicitly banned the private organization of ghost marriages. But some people in the folk ignore the law and human relations and trade privately."

Lin Qingyue didn't think so: "If it's just a simple ghost marriage, it won't make his soul so weak in such a short time. There is a subtle relationship between the flesh and the newly dead soul. Once the flesh is seriously damaged, the soul will also feel it."

She asked Wang the Scholar: "Does your soul have any other feelings besides weakness?"

"Yes! My stomach hurts, my body is cold, as if my whole body is about to be frozen." While speaking, Wang the Scholar hugged his hands and couldn't help but shiver.

Lin Qingyue said: "You were drowned, and it's the season of spring flowers blooming recently, so you shouldn't be this cold. From this, it can be inferred that your corpse should be transferred to an ice cellar."

Lin Qingyue put away the Nether Umbrella, and by the way, also put the ghost who complained into it, and said to Xie Shouzheng: "It's too late today, let's check it tomorrow morning. Since it's a repeat offender, it is estimated that there are more than one case. Leave the umbrella with you, and bring it to the Xuanjing Division tomorrow."

Xie Shouzheng said: "It's really not early, we can only check it tomorrow."

Tonight's matter came to an end for the time being, and Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Qi should also say goodbye.

Xie Shouzheng said to Lin Qingyue: "Deputy Envoy Lin has worked hard, walk slowly."

And said to Dongfang Qi: "The Eastern Palace is far away, it's this point, Your Highness, why not stay in my house for one night, there is a guest room."

"No need." Dongfang Qi refused very decisively.

Lin Qingyue couldn't help laughing: "Your Highness is afraid that you will drill into his bed in the middle of the night."

Xie Shouzheng smiled: "Your Highness is grown up and has become awkward. It's better when I was a child, not seeing outside."

Dongfang Qi glared at him: "Go to sleep, don't send me off."

The dog's brain circuit, ordinary people can't understand.

Early the next morning, Xie Shouzheng just arrived at the Xuanjing Division and immediately assigned errands to investigate Wang the Scholar's case.

He first sent Xiao Liu to Wang's house to investigate carefully; then ordered Dami to gather his mouse brothers to inquire about families with large ice cellars; and finally sent another team to visit whether there were other corpses missing recently.

When Lin Qingyue and Hong Yao arrived, they saw Xie Shouzheng diligently flipping through the materials.

"Xie Daren, you came to work so early today?"

"Isn't it for the case last night? I am checking what evil arts are related to stealing corpses."

Hong Yao didn't know the situation last night, and asked Lin Qingyue: "Did the ghost who cried next to Xie Daren the night before appear? What's the situation?"

Lin Qingyue told her about what happened last night.

Hong Yao was surprised after hearing this: "The world is really full of wonders. Even corpses are stolen."

Xie Shouzheng closed the file in his hand, full of sorrow: "Can't find it, flipped through the strange records, and didn't find any evil arts related to stealing corpses."

It seems to be another strange case.

But heard Hong Yao say something shocking: "Could it be that someone is greedy and stole people to eat?"

So Xie Shouzheng's mind emerged the scene of Hong Yao cooking meat in a big pot when they first met, and his eyes became suspicious when he looked at Hong Yao:

"Hong Yao, you shouldn't have had any problems recently, right?"

"Xie Daren, what do you mean? Could it be that you think I stole the corpse and then cooked it?"

"I just asked casually, why are you so nervous?"

"Of course it can't be me! I don't practice evil arts anymore, no need..."

When Hong Yao said this, she suddenly thought of something, and her words stopped.

Lin Qingyue asked: "What's wrong?"

Hong Yao said: "I was blinded by hatred before and wanted to use human souls to practice evil arts. This method was learned when I was practicing on the mountain, meeting a demon who specialized in evil arts, and learned this method from him."

"He told me that humans treat us animals as treasures, dismantle bones and eat meat, and even skins can be sold for a good price."

"But in fact, aren't humans the same? Human souls and flesh are also nourishing products for demons."

Xie Shouzheng hurriedly asked: "Where did that demon go later? What type of demon is it?"

Hong Yao said: "He is a big demon with at least a thousand years of cultivation. I can't see what the prototype is. After that one-sided fate, he left in a hurry."

"A thousand-year-old monster, that's probably not easy to deal with." Xie Shouzheng listened with some worry. Since the establishment of the Xuanjing Division, they have never encountered a thousand-year-old big demon.

Lin Qingyue said: "A thousand-year-old monster generally has to go through the Tribulation Period. There are very few who can survive the heavenly tribulation. And what Hong Yao said may not be related to this case. No need to worry about the sky falling."

Xie Shouzheng said: "I hope he can abide by his duties, practice in the mountains and forests, and seek the right path. If he dares to do evil, even if it is a thousand-year-old big demon, our Xuanjing Division will never tolerate it!"

At noon, the soldiers Xie Shouzheng sent out returned one after another.

Dami wrote down the families with ice cellars in the capital into a list and presented it to Xie Shouzheng: "Those who can afford ice cellars are all rich families. Among them, 25 families have ice cellars that meet the standards and can hold corpses. The subordinates have recorded them in the book for Daren to look at."

Guard Xiao Liu said: "As for the situation on Wang's side, the subordinates have inquired carefully. Wang the Scholar studied with all his heart, was over thirty and still didn't marry, and lived with his parents and brothers.

"Also because his reading consumed a lot of money, his family often complained. However, for the disappearance of his corpse, they all expressed ignorance. Wang's parents cried loudly after hearing it. His sister-in-law also cursed the thief for being immoral. That's the situation, it shouldn't be that someone in the family deliberately sold the corpse."

The last ones to return were the two guards sent to Chang Qing Shan.

"Daren, we explored all the new graves buried in Chang Qing Shan recently, and found that in addition to Wang the Scholar's grave being stolen, there were 12 other new graves that also had traces of digging. After checking, they were all empty inside!"

"In addition, the subordinates specially went to the Ministry of Revenue to retrieve the information of those 12 victims."

The guard said, presenting a stack of materials.

Looking at the thick materials on the desk, Xie Shouzheng knew that he would be busy next.

What is even more headache-inducing is that the guards in the Xuanjing Division are from the mud-legged background, and half of them are illiterate. And half of them have to deal with other cases, and there are really not many people who can help him find clues from the numerous materials.

Xie Shouzheng couldn't help but look at Lin Qingyue.

Lin Qingyue shrugged: "I can't help, there is a palace banquet tonight, I have to go back and change clothes in advance."

Xie Shouzheng sighed: "Forget it, I'll gnaw the materials myself."

Just then, a shallow plain hand stretched out and took away one of the materials.

Hong Yao held the materials and said: "I can read, and it happens that Daren hasn't assigned me any errands today, so why not check the materials with Daren."

"Good! Good!" Xie Shouzheng was immediately overjoyed, and looked at Hong Yao more pleasingly.