Here in Fucheng, Zhou Jinnian and Xie Ning rode one horse one after another, and they were able to get out of the city gate after handing the official card.

Xie Ning sat behind Zhou Jinnian, put his arms around Zhou Jinnian's strong waist, pressed his head to Zhou Jinnian's back, and looked around idly with a pair of big eyes.

After exiting the city gate, ran a small road to the right, reached the fork on the official road, and ran for two hours, and it was Nanyu County.

At this time, he was running on the trail, and several officials in front of him were closing the road. Zhou Jinnian was forced to pull the reins and stop the horse.

The horse stopped, Xie Ning hurriedly let go, and sat up straight by himself, no longer holding his husband.

The officer took a step forward, looking up at Zhou Jinnian and asked: "Who? There is no way here, so go back."

Zhou Jinnian took the official card from his arms, and Liang gave the official messenger: "I am the magistrate of Nanyu County, Zhou Jinnian."

"Master Zhou is well." The officer's attitude improved and saluted respectfully.

"Why is there no access here? When will it be sealed?"

The officer replied: "My lord, this is the place where the deceased Duan Maocai was discovered for the first time. I was also ordered by Deng from the Criminal Department to block the scene and look for clues."

Xie Ning poked his head curiously and looked around. On the right hand side is the outer corner of the city wall, and on the left hand there is a river around the city a hundred meters away.

Xie Ning stared at the calm water of the river in a daze...

Zhou Jinnian had already negotiated with the officials, and the officials did not dare to stop the county magistrate Zhou and let them pass.

Xie Ning's sound of the horseshoe's "click" regained consciousness. He watched the officials spread out on both sides, giving way to Zhou Jinnian.

After the horse ran away from the officials, he shook Zhou Jinnian's waist, "Jinian stopped."

Zhou Jinnian pulled the rein again, turned his head and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Go to the river." Xie Ning pointed his finger at the river channel on the left.

Zhou Jinnian immediately understood, "Do you want to try and do you have any clues from the red carp?"

Xie Ning nodded, pushing Zhou Jinnian's waist, silently urging.

Zhou Jinnian rode his horse to a stop by the river. He first dismounted, led the horse, and tied the horse rope to the tree before opening his arms towards Xie Ning, who was sitting on a horse.

Xie Ning is also waiting, and Shan Nian puts him on the cusp of spoiling him. This kind of dependence on him is really unstoppable.

Xie Ning took the opportunity to put his hands on his shoulders, slid off his mount with his arms around his waist, and stood on the ground.

The two walked to the river together, squatted down together, Xie Ning rolled up his sleeves and reached into the river with both hands...

"Why is there no carp?" Xie Ning muttered, shaking his hands in the water.

Hearing his muttering, Zhou Jinnian stood up and walked around to look at the river.

Suddenly thinking of something, Zhou Jinnian pulled up Xie Ning and took Xiao Fu Lang's hand and wiped it on his waist.

Xie Ning's hands were wiped dry on him.

"Go, let's go to see downstream." Zhou Jinnian went to untie the horse rope, got on the horse first, and then pulled Xie Ning on the horse.

A group of officials looked at the magistrate Zhou who came back in wonder, but they quickly gave in.

The steed carried their husband and their husband to the lower reaches. Zhou Jinnian said: "The bridge collapse carp knows to move. If this happens, the carp shouldn't stay upstream."

Xie Ning tried again.

Sure enough, a few fishes came over and pecked at his hand with the mouth of the fish. Xie Ning boldly went to hold a fish and touched it.

Zhou Jinnian squatted and guarded Xie Ning. Seeing that Xie Ning was just putting his hand into the water, he really attracted the carp and raised his eyebrows to express surprise.

It seems that Xie Ning is stroking the carp casually, playing with a lot of fun. But soon, he saw Xie Ning blink and suddenly turned his head to look upstream.

Zhou Jinnian stood up and went around to see Xie Ning's expression.

Xie Ning's expression is dull, it should be that his mind has received the carp's message.

Zhou Jinnian looked away, and followed Xie Ning's line of sight to look upstream.

"Ah!!!" Xie Ning screamed, Zhou Jinnian quickly turned around, hugged Xie Ning tightly, and grabbed Xie Ning's hand from the water.

"Ninglang, Ninglang!" Zhou Jinnian sat by the river, Xie Ning fell into his arms and was hugged tightly by him, "Don't be afraid, I am here."

Xie Ning shuddered, raised his head in Zhou Jinnian's arms, shaking his lips and said: "Human head...in the river..."

Zhou Jinnian was so frightened when he saw him, he blamed himself, holding Xie Ning's face, kissing and kissing, and kept calming his mouth, "Blame me, I'll take you home, don't be afraid."

He was so gentle, Xie Ning was frightened with some grievances, Xie Ning squashed his mouth, buried it in his arms, and hugged his waist tightly, groaning in his mouth, "Huh... so scary..."

Zhou Jinnian put his arms around him, rubbing Ninglang's back with both hands, "Don't be afraid, I am here."

Zhou Jinnian rubbed Xie Ning's ear with his face, and continued to coax: "Look around, there is no one besides me, don't be afraid, huh?"

Xie Ning was comforted by his affectionate movements, and the corners of his lips were squeezed, before he looked up at Zhou Jinnian and said: "Dark night, a man dressed as a scholar, wearing a robe, dropped something into the water. , That thing has hair..."

There was less fear in Xie Ning's eyes, and more doubts. "After that, I only saw the one on the water... floating on the water and swimming down the river."

"Have you seen that scholar?"

Xie Ning shook his head: "I have never met that person. Carp made me see him for the first time. He is dressed as a scholar, and he is not a weak scholar."

He added: "After that one... was thrown into the water, the fish's sight followed the one..., and didn't look at the person on the shore. Although it was dark, it looked roughly, and looked very ordinary. , But tall and strong."

It is a pity that no matter how aura the carp is, it is ultimately not a human being. Even if it witnesses a murder, its focus is on the thing thrown into the water. It just glances at the murderer incidentally.

The two immediately decided to return to Fucheng and informed Wu Dao to send someone to salvage Duan Maocai's head downstream.

By the way, I went to a painter in private to draw what Xie Ning saw as the murderer.

When they entered the city, the two passed by the teahouse with books, six yamen guarded at the entrance of the teahouse, Zhou Jinnian got off the horse, holding Xie Ning's hand and said: "I'll go in and see if there is the person you described, you want to follow me Go in together? Are you afraid?"

"Yes." Xie Ning nodded to follow, then shook his head to show that he was not afraid, "You lead me."

Zhou Jinnian held Xie Ning's hand and stroked the back of Xie Ning's hand with his thumb, "If something is abnormal, you can pinch me."

"Yeah." Xie Ning nodded repeatedly.

There are two floors in the book tea house, and a long table is placed in the middle of the second floor of the tea house, where the storyteller sits. There are good listening study rooms on the left and right, and the price is more expensive.

On the first floor is the place for ordinary tea. Deng Shiqiang gathered a few scholars on the first floor for questioning. In addition to the scholars, there were also a few ordinary people standing aside.

Xie Ning recognized it and shook his head silently to Zhou Jinnian, meaning that there was no one he knew well.

Between the silent exchanges between the two, a government servant at the door scolded: "The government is handling the case, don't you understand the little girl? Go and go!"

"Official master, OK." A little girl's timid voice came in.

Xie Ning stepped on his hind legs and went to look at the door, and saw a thin and dark girl holding a bowl. She was about ten years old. This reminded Xie Ning of his sister Xie Xiaoyu, who was born with darker skin.

Xie Ning went to the door and slightly bowed and asked, "What is the little girl doing in the teahouse?"

"Buy peanuts for my father..." The little girl lowered her thin eyelids, did not look up, her eyes kept staring at Xie Ning's vamp.

When Xie Ning first entered the teahouse, the Ya Ya knew that he was following the magistrate Zhou, so he did not dare to stop him.

"Is it the peanuts for wine? Why do they have to be in this teahouse?" Xie Ning asked strangely.

From a close distance, you can see the little girl's collar mended and mended again, and the sleeves are also in a different color from the clothes, and should have been mended up at the back. She seems to be a girl from a poor family.

"Father," the little girl answered, and anxiously begged to the yavier: "Okay, you should be beaten when you go home late..."

"Give me the bowl, how much do you want to buy?" Xie Ning thought that he was fine, and wanted to help the leader.

The little girl looked up at Xie Ning, lowered her head and rolled her eyes. After handing the bowl to Xie Ning, she took out six copper plates from her arms and said blankly: "Liuwen."

Xie Ning held money in one hand and a bowl in the other to buy peanuts in the teahouse. After Xiao Er took the bowl, Xie Ning smiled and asked, "What do you say about peanuts in your teahouse?"

"My lord, the salt-boiled peanuts in our teahouse are a must for tables and tables. It is a secret recipe passed down by our shopkeeper."

Six coins, a bowl of peanuts, still shelled, the price is really not cheap.

Xie Ning took the bowl and handed it to the little girl at the door, "Okay, go home."

The little girl took the bowl, stared at Xie Ning and asked: "Are you the official?"

Xie Ning was stunned. The little girl pressed her lips tightly and lowered her chin, so she looked at Xie Ning's eyes upturned, showing more white eyes than her eyes, making her look a bit fierce.

Xie Ning endured the discomfort, bent over and looked at the little girl with a smile and said, "I am not."

Then, Xie Ning saw the little girl smile shyly... and the expression that had just penetrated was like two people.

"Thank you." After thanking the little girl, she trot away holding the bowl.

Xie Ning straightened up and looked around inexplicably at the yamen at the door. A group of elders looked serious and scared the children!

The little girl smiled immediately when she heard that he was not an arresting official.

Xie Ning shook his head and sighed, leaving behind the little girl who was afraid of the official.

Back in the teahouse, Zhou Jinnian was already on the second floor. He followed up and heard Zhou Jinnian talking to Cao Liang.

Cao Liang: "What you said makes sense, and I have this guess."

Zhou Jinnian said: "The murderer killed people and captured birds, and cut off his head. It should be to conceal people’s eyes and ears and hide the identity of the deceased. In other words, he knew Duan Maocai and knew that Duan Maocai’s father was Jiangnan tea merchant Duan Daqian. He couldn’t provoke him. Character."

Cao Liang nodded, "Yes, clearly. If the corner of the city wall is where the murder happened, then the head can only be thrown into the moat, so that it will not be found for the first time."

"Duan Maocai, the son of a wealthy businessman, is also the children of businessmen, and he loves to go to teahouses and other places where scholars gather. Master Cao can try and find out the scholars who often come to the inn." Zhou Jinnian went on to introduce it.

"It makes sense." Cao Liang agreed.

Seeing this, Zhou Jinnian simply narrowed the scope, "You can check for tall scholars."

Cao Liang glanced at Zhou Jinnian, followed his thoughts for a while, and continued to nod and said, "It makes sense. The murderer must be taller than Duan Maocai."

I can only remind you here for the time being, and it will be difficult to explain in detail. He must protect Xie Ning.

Non-my family, its heart must be different! Xie Ning's physique is abnormal. If someone finds out, it is impossible to guarantee that he will not be harmed.

"The county magistrate Zhou is really dedicated to the people. If so, let's stay and help this official solve this case."

"..." Zhou Jinnian naturally refused, "Don't dare to show off."

Cao Liang laughed: "When I first arrived at Jianzhou Prefecture, I heard that Nanyu County is known as the'Fish Township', and the whole fish feast is the signature of Jianzhou Prefecture. This is the first time that the official came to Nanyu County and heard so many praises from the people. The magistrate, out of curiosity, asked a few more questions. In just one year, the people of Nanyu County could have fixed homes and fertile land in their homes... I didn't expect Zhou County Order to do this at a young age! Why be so humble Let this officer see what you excel at, don't refuse!"

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