Chapter 0420 [Round Table]

After the old people left suspiciously, Tan Bin ordered someone to set up a round table in the hall and bring up the wine and food, the village chief's house had been requisitioned, and when Duan Fei and they went up the mountain to investigate the case, Tan County had already sent a fast horse from Lushan County to move a lot of daily things and decorate the dilapidated house.

Duan Fei called everyone over for dinner, and after he was full of wine and food, Duan Fei coughed and said, "Everyone is full, it's time to talk about business, what do you think of this case?" What advice do you have on how to catch the murderer? It doesn't matter if you say something wrong, just say what you want. ”

Shi Bin and the others knew that another test was in front of them, so they all racked their brains to think.

Duan Fei is a messenger, but he is not in the same system as Wei Bin, Wei Bin only had to send a letter to Duan Fei for help, the purpose is to throw this burden to him, even if Duan Fei solves the case, it will not be beneficial to him, but will be blamed by people who also belong to the civil official system because he gave Duan Fei the opportunity to perform and make a name, so Duan Fei can cooperate when handling the case, and when he asks him what his opinion is, he pretends to be deaf and dumb.

There are also county officials and envoys from Lushan County, they also remained silent, Duan Fei's eyes looked over their faces one by one, Tan Bin and the three of them said that they couldn't do anything, Duan Fei didn't care, all he wanted to see was the reaction of Shi Bin and others, in the face of this kind of big case, would they mess up?

Duan Fei had just told them all the clues he had found so far, and after thinking for a while, Shi Bin first said: "My lord, I think the murderer should be a local, he is familiar with the situation on the mountain, it may be a hunter, a medicine picker, or someone who needs to enter the mountain often and disappears for a few days at every turn. ”

Duan Fei nodded approvingly: "That's right, but it's still a little early for sure that the murderer is a local, what else do you have to add?" ”

Shi Bin said: "If the murderer is not a local, at least he lives in the local area or often travels, right?" According to the clues, the murderer has been committing murder here for at least 50 years, even if the murderer started killing people at the age of ten, he is now sixty or seventy, which is obviously impossible, I think the murderer now is not the same as it was back then, the relationship between them is very likely to be father and son or master and apprentice, the so-called dragon gives birth to a dragon and a phoenix, and the rat cub is born to make holes, so I estimate that the murderer is between thirty and fifty years old, strong, has one or two big dogs, and may have a secret residence in the mountains, which can be used to imprison and abuse victims...... As long as the murderer is not a god, he will have to go down the mountain to buy rice and other supplies, and we may be able to start an investigation from this aspect. ”

Shi Bin said to himself, and gradually everyone's eyes fell on him, Shi Bin finished speaking, only to find that everyone was looking at him in surprise, he scratched his head, and said suspiciously: "Did I say something wrong?" Why are you looking at me like that? ”

Duan Fei applauded and laughed: "They were scared by you, and they couldn't see it every three days." ”

Guo Wei slapped Shi Bin on the back of the head with a palm, and slapped him so much that he almost fell into the plate containing bones in front of him, Guo Wei smiled and said: "You kid pretended to be a pig and ate a tiger, I was confused for a day, why did you suddenly understand, I want to tell you to finish everything, what do you say I should do?" ”

Shi Bin returned the punch and said, "You have only been confused for a day, I call a blind man to eat wontons, and I know it!" What does it matter to me that you can't answer? Every time I'm at the bottom, this time it's time for me to raise my eyebrows, right? ”

Yang Sen and Hong Bang booed and said, "It's really different to have a daughter-in-law." ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "Okay, it's important to get down to business, Shi Bin is doing very well, don't let him be preoccupied with beauty." ”

Guo Wei smiled: "Shi Bin has said a lot, I think he said it quite well, but I want to add, maybe there is more than one murderer, Shi Bin said, the current murderer should be the second generation, let's assume that the old murderer is his father, so is his father dead?" Did he marry a wife? Does he have children? Will his helpers be his wife or his children? I think the murderer at least has a helper, otherwise after so many years of killing so many people, it seems impossible for one person to do it so cleanly, there will always be some mistakes. ”

It is also very likely that the situation Guo Wei said, Duan Fei remembered the ghost he saw in the telescope during the day, his reaction was quick and his movements were fast, maybe he was really a young man.

Hun Bang continued: "I think it's strange why the murderer only kills a family of three every other year. The victims he chose were special, was there any mystery in that? Aside from these two suspicions, I think the murderers may be performing in the rivers and lakes, their whereabouts are uncertain, even if they disappear for half a year, no one will care, they have a wide range of friends, they can walk around the rivers and lakes to slowly select targets, they are agile and even can do some kung fu and side doors, so they know how to deal with dogs, and it is not a problem for them to climb over the wall and enter the house. ”

Everyone nodded, and looked at Jiang Jun again, Jiang Jun smiled: "Everyone has said so much, almost all the clues are finished, I will say it casually, everyone thinks that the murderer is a madman, even adults say that he is a pervert, but I don't see it that way......"

Shi Bin said: "He killed so many people and tortured and killed children, isn't this a madman and a pervert?" ”

Jiang Jun smiled: "In a way, the murderer is really crazy, but it's not too late for you to refute after listening to me, I have seen my brother-in-law's two children a few times, they are not born to the same mother, and they often fight for a toy, when the toy is in their hands, they will put the toy on the shelf as a trophy to show off to the opponent, I think the murderer is very similar to my brother-in-law's children in this regard, the victim is the toy in his eyes, when the toy is in his hands, he hopes to leave the toy permanently as his trophy, That's why he had worked so hard to dig so many graves on the mountain wall to bury his victims, while he sat on the high cliff opposite, and could enjoy his spoils at any time. ”

Everyone nodded, and Shi Bin couldn't help but ask: "Having said so much, whether the murderer is a madman or a child, what's the use of catching him?" ”

Jiang Jun said: "What's the hurry, you'll understand when I'm done, you can imagine that the murderer sits on the cliff every day, condescendingly looking at the mountain wall where the bones are buried, what is he doing?" Hungry, huh? No, the murderer would be very happy to see his booty, and he would have a sense of being on top and giving and taking—like a god, so I thought, wouldn't it be disrespectful to the murderer if the corpses in the grave were lying down at this time? It would be nice to bow down all the way to the cliff, and I thought about the purpose of those wooden blocks, which were used to hold corpses in place! The Buddha beads trap the soul, the wooden blocks lock the body, the murderer wants the victim to never be reborn, and he kneels and kowtows to him day and night! ”

Saying that, Jiang Jun took out a few thin bamboo sticks and tied them with a rope in the middle to form a villain, and took out six small wooden sticks, and wrapped them around the rope a few times, the small wooden sticks were tied to the hands, feet, chest and abdomen of the little bamboo man, and placed them on the table after fixing, and the little bamboo man knelt there dejectedly.

Seeing the little bamboo man kneeling with his head facing him, Duan Fei shook his head and sighed lightly, saying, "I really didn't expect those wooden sticks to be used like this." ”

Jiang Jun stretched out his finger and pressed the bamboo man to lie down, and said: "This is just my guess, I made many small bamboo figures when I was a child, and put them in various poses, I thought about it and suddenly thought of this, I don't know if it's true, if it's true, those victims are really miserable, and they can't be relieved when they die, and they have to bow down to the murderer every day......"

Duan Fei said: "Since you can't think of other uses for the wooden block, let's consider it according to your guess for the time being, but why didn't the murderer nail the wooden block up?" The cotton rope found from the corpse is too thin, so I'm afraid it won't be used as a fix, right? ”

Jiang Jun smiled bitterly: "I don't know about this, maybe this is also some kind of unique setting of the murderer." ”

Duan Fei nodded, glanced at the little bamboo man again, and said, "Do you have anything else to add or modify?" Janssen, what are you doing with your eyebrows? Is there something to say? ”

Yang Sen was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly shook his head and said: "I don't have anything to say, I have said everything I can say, I have nothing to gain from going up the mountain today." ”

Duan Fei said: "Okay, except for Yang Sen, everyone's performance today is beyond my expectations, most of what you said is similar to my inference, now I will summarize it." ”

Duan Fei paused, and after everyone's attention was focused, he said: "Judging by the time and law of this case, the murderer has been passed down for at least two generations, we can call it the former murderer and the current murderer, Shi Bin's inference is good, from the murderer's actions, it can be judged that the former murderer had mature thinking when he killed the first family of three more than fifty years ago, and his age should be between twenty and forty, my tendency is to be about twenty, and now he is eighty years old, and he may be long gone, His heir is most likely his son, who must be between thirty and forty years old. ”

Duan Fei took a sip of tea and continued: "The murderer has a strong physique, and at the same time is proficient in medicine, there is no problem in subduing a family of three, his identity is humble, his appearance may be loyal and honest or a little shy and introverted, it is easier to gain the trust of others, he often travels in nearby towns, often goes in and out of the mountains, and it is very likely that there are hunters and medicine pickers who go to the rivers and lakes to perform arts, and the current murderer may be more than one, everyone focuses on those middle-aged men with a boy between the ages of fifteen and twenty, and the target may be very violent to the boy, He often beats and scolds his children, but he will show kindness and love to other children. ”

Duan Fei said a lot, and when he stopped to think, Guo Wei asked, "Adult, what about the boy's mother?" ”

Duan Fei said: "Generally speaking, husband and wife killers are extremely rare, the murderer in this case can see that he doesn't care about women at all, the woman in the case is just a tool used by the murderer to threaten or indirectly abuse her husband and son, the murderer should not have a wife, women are just a tool for him to pass on the lineage, but everyone should not completely rule out this possibility, in short, either there is no woman in this combination, or it is also in a dispensable position, humble and helpless, often scolded and beaten, of course, The murderer's ferocity towards his wife and children may not be reflected, we can only analyze it from its appearance, for example, it is clear that the father is very kind to his son, but the son is afraid of him like a tiger, and there will be many scars on his body, all of which are beaten behind people's backs. ”

Everyone nodded thoughtfully, although there are many such people, but at least they have a goal.

Before Duan Fei finished speaking, he said: "The murderer is very familiar with Shannan Village, and the idea of letting the people of Shannan Village go up the mountain to worship may have been directly or repeatedly said by him, he should often go in and out of Shannan Village, and from this point of investigation, you can reduce a lot of targets, Lord Tan, do you understand?" ”

Tan Bin hurriedly said: "Xiaguan understands, Xiaguan will send his subordinates to draft official documents and send them to the surrounding counties and towns according to the map, but Xiaguan has left Lushan County for three days, and he must rush back early tomorrow morning to deal with official business. ”

Duan Fei said understandingly: "The country can't be left without an owner for a day, and Lushan County can't be without an owner for a day, the local murder should have spread, or if Lord Tan returns to the county seat, this official has sent people to Baofeng, Ruzhou, Yiyang, Yexian and Luyang Pass, guarding the checkpoints and docks, laying a net of heaven and earth, just waiting for the murderer to vote, Lord Tan can rest assured." ”

"My lord, what shall we do now?" Shi Bin asked.

"Sleep." Duan Fei stood up, yawned and stretched his waist, and said: "I haven't squinted since I came from Yuzhou yesterday, let's rest early, maybe it will be very lively at night, let's enjoy the acting skills of that unjust ghost together." ”

Duan Fei walked into the backyard with his hands behind his back, and then everyone dispersed, and in the middle of the night, there was a commotion on the mountain, and the sound of ghosts shouting and screaming kept coming, and the erratic sound was like countless ghosts crying in the sky, Duan Fei walked out of the house, only to see everyone waiting for him in the yard.

"I died so badly...... Duan Fei, I want you to pay for your life......" The ghost on the mountain was screaming miserably, Duan Fei was unmoved, and asked everyone with a smile: "What do you think?" Scared? ”

Everyone shook their heads and said, "I'm not afraid, but I can't figure it out, how did the murderer do it?" ”

In the past, everyone has heard legends such as the echo of the empty valley, but the ghost crying on this mountain is obviously not a simple repetition, even Duan Fei's name was shouted out tonight, ruling out the possibility of the existence of ghosts and gods, obviously this is artificially created.

Duan Fei smiled mysteriously, and suddenly raised his head to the sky and shouted towards the mountain: "Your Excellency knows the name of this official, and you must have heard the story of this official. The demon has appeared! ”

Duan Fei's voice rumbled out, and the dogs in Shannan Village were all barked in horror, but the ghosts on the mountain suddenly stopped.

Duan Fei laughed and said, "This official is not afraid of you, if you have a kind, come out to see me!" Let me tell you, this official has set up the altar, laid a net of heaven and earth, three thousand brocade guards will enter the mountain early tomorrow morning, your Excellency is still too late to escape, quickly pack up and get out, don't make people sleep! Otherwise, I'll go into the mountains to hunt ghosts and demons now! ”

Hearing Duan Fei's words, the ghost on the mountain cried loudly, and the unjust ghost said viciously: "Duan Fei, I'm waiting for you on the mountain, even if you bring 100,000 people, I want you to have no return!" You have a kind of come! Hahaha......"

After finishing speaking, all kinds of ghost cries disappeared, everyone looked at Duan Fei, and Jiang Jun asked, "My lord, didn't you say that you have arranged for the people you brought to guard the counties and towns and traffic arteries?" Why did you say that you would take 3,000 people to the mountain tomorrow? ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "I scared him, we do have to go up the mountain tomorrow morning, but it's still today's group of people, those 3,000 people have gone to the net, how can they go up the mountain with me?" The murderer was frightened by me, and he would definitely flee down the mountain overnight, and maybe he could be captured without much effort, wouldn't it save a lot of effort? ”

Everyone suddenly suddenly, Duan Fei said: "Everyone go back to sleep, there will be no more ghosts screaming tonight." ”

After everyone dispersed, Guan Xiaohan said to Duan Fei: "My lord, Yaoshan is located between Lushan, Yiyang, and Song County, and the southwest is Funiu Mountain. ”

Duan Fei stopped, turned around to look at her, and said with a smile: "The murderer will definitely not disappear just now, what I shouted to him just now has another mystery, you don't understand that the murderer can understand it, don't worry, he will never escape, he will not even sneak to Yiyang and other places, but venture into Lushan County, observe me nearby, and may challenge me at any time!" ”

Guan Xiaohan thought for a while and said, "Judging from the murderer's temperament, this is possible, but Gongzi is not afraid of making mistakes in his own judgment?" If the murderer is trapped in the mountains step by step, sooner or later we will catch him, but now there are many variables, such a big case, if you can't quickly solve the case and catch the murderer, I'm afraid it will be bad for the future of adults. ”

Duan Fei shook his head and said: "No, the murderer's habits have been broken, his subjects have been rescued by us, the murderer must be very angry now, if we follow the usual practice to investigate the case step by step, he may choose to leave without a chance, and start from scratch elsewhere, I can't let him escape punishment, even if it is worth taking a risk." ”

Guan Xiaohan sighed and said: "Gongzi has no last resort, Xiao Han admires it so much, it seems that this murderer will be captured in less than three or five days, and Gongzi's prestige will spread all over the world." ”

Duan Fei said: "That may not be so smooth, our analysis may not be biased, Lushan County is not small, and the soldiers in charge of the investigation were not brought out by me, and it is impossible to say what went wrong, alas, if I can't find any clues when I enter the mountain tomorrow, I will take someone into Lushan County and personally take someone to the street to investigate." ”

Guan Xiaohan smiled and said: "Gongzi Hongyun is the head, even if the murderer is cunning, he can't escape from the palm of Gongzi, Xiao Han bets that Gongzi can solve the case within three days, if Xiao Han wins, Xiao Han hopes that Gongzi can agree to Xiao Han's small request, I don't know if Gongzi dares to gamble with Xiao Han?" ”

Duan Fei looked at Guan Xiaohan's eyes, and couldn't make a decision for a while......