After coming out of the Liu Mansion, Xu Xian saw that there were already a few vendors on the street. It was not good to jump up and down in the sky, so he went home from the street.
Back in front of his sister's courtyard, Xu Xian was about to climb over the wall next to it, but unexpectedly, the bleak wooden door was opened with a creak.
He saw that his brother-in-law, Li Gongfu, was already ready to set off. There was still the official knife at his waist. He was in a hurry and did not know what had happened.
"Eh? What are you doing out so early in the morning?”Li Gongfu also saw Xu Xian and thought that he had just returned from his trip in the morning.
Xu Xian quickly turned his back to cover up, not daring to let him see the blood stains on his clothes. He said,"I went out to train early in the morning. Why did brother-in-law go out so early today?”
Li Gongfu didn't seem to have woken up and didn't notice Xu Xian's strange expression. His face was ashen as he said,""Something has happened in the county town recently. Don't go to the river for the time being.”
Xu Xian's eyes flashed. Did something happen? Was it a human or a monster?
"Did something strange happen?"
Li Gongfu looked at Xu Xian's side profile in surprise and smiled bitterly.""You're really cunning now. I don't know what happened, but more than a dozen people drowned in Qiantang River last night. Counting the people who drowned a few days ago, there are more than fifty people!”
Sighing, Li Gongfu, as a constable, was naturally busy. He patted Xu Xian's shoulder and ordered,""Look after your sister. If something goes wrong, don't go to the river again!”
After instructing Xu Xian, Li Gongfu hurried out of the city. The sky was just slightly bright, and it had drizzled last night, so he did not see the blood stains on Xu Xian's green robe.
After watching Li Gongfu leave, Xu Xian quickly sneaked into the courtyard. Seeing that his sister had not noticed him, he rushed into the house and changed into a white robe.
Xu Xian didn't have the time to eat breakfast. He greeted his busy sister and saw that Chuchu was still sleeping soundly. He left her at home and rushed to Qiantang River alone.
Pedestrians and peddlers on the road were still hawking their wares, as if they did not know that the Qiantang River had been eating people these few days. After all, the constables did not dare to publicize such a ridiculous thing.
Now, Qiantang County was like a microcosm of the entire south. It seemed calm, but in fact, undercurrents were surging. If one was not careful, it would cause panic.
Xu Xian didn't care about the shop or the house. He didn't dare to stop and went straight to Qiantang River. The river was turbulent, probably because of the heavy rain.
As soon as he arrived at the riverside, he saw that the number of people watching gradually increased. After all, such a big thing had happened. It would probably spread throughout the entire county soon.
Xu Xian walked into the crowd and saw that there were still many boats fishing in the lake. The entire river was filled with boats of all sizes. They should have been temporarily recruited.
When he saw Li Gongfu, Xu Xian quickly pushed aside the people in front of him and squeezed his way over. He happened to see a row of corpses lying on the ground. They were covered with a layer of white cloth, and only their swollen feet were exposed. There were about a dozen corpses.
"Brother-in-law, didn't you say that only ten people died?”Xu Xian came up to Li Gongfu and asked in confusion.
Li Gongfu was stomping his feet anxiously when he saw Xu Xian appear out of nowhere. He complained,""Kid, you rented a shop and didn't do business properly. What are you doing here?”
After saying that, he stood in front of Xu Xian, as if he was afraid that Xu Xian would see the corpse on the ground. After all, Xu Xian was just an ordinary scholar in his eyes.
"You haven't answered my question yet." Xu Xian pouted and said unhappily. If you don't tell me what happened, I'll tell my sister about your stash of money!”
Just as he was about to leave, Li Gongfu pulled Xu Xian back helplessly." Little ancestor, I'm afraid of you!"”
"This morning, the old boatman on the ferry had just arrived by the river when he saw these ten corpses floating on the water. After fishing for an entire morning, the number of corpses increased.”
Li Gongfu said earnestly. Dozens of people had died overnight, which was simply inconceivable. Could it be that they had all collectively jumped into the river to commit suicide in the middle of the night?
Xu Xian found it hard to believe. He had only heard of rats jumping into the sea, but he had never seen humans jumping into the river!
Xu Xian felt that things were not that simple. While Li Gongfu was not paying attention, he sneaked to the corpses by the river, picked up a corpse close to him, and lifted the white cloth.
The corpse lying on the ground was pale and swollen. It was obvious that it had been soaked in the water for too long. The lights on its shoulders and head had long been extinguished. It seemed that there was no chance of saving it.
Ignoring the strange looks from the others, Xu Xian lifted the man's arm. There was nothing under his fingernails, and there were no signs of a fight on his body.
"Hmm, what kind of smell do I smell before?”Xu Xian sniffed the dead man's arm and frowned. He couldn't remember where he had met him before.
Just as Xu Xian was feeling puzzled, Li Gongfu slapped him on the head and said fiercely,""You brat, don't look anymore. What's so good about a dead person?”
"If you didn't look at his body, how would you know if it was a homicide or suicide?”Xu Xian was dragged to the side and said unhappily.
"We've seen the corpses. There are no signs of struggle or binding. There's water grass in their mouths.”Li Gongfu said worriedly.
"Have you asked the family? Why weren't you at home last night? Did you tell me what to do or who to meet?”
Xu Xian felt that things were getting weirder and weirder. More than 20 people jumped into the river to commit suicide? Why was it getting more and more ridiculous!
"About half of the deceased's family members are here, and the rest are still confirming their identities. The deceased's family members said that they did not find anything unusual, but the deceased suddenly went out in the middle of the night and never returned!”
Xu Xian had an idea and asked hurriedly,""Did you leave home late last night? The city gates of Qiantang County were closed at night, so how could they leave the city? Could it be that there were other doors?”
Li Gongfu thought for a while and scolded," That's impossible. As long as it's curfew, there are brothers on duty at the city gates. It's impossible for anyone to go out. Don't you think this is f * cking strange?!"”
Xu Xian could not understand. If it was an ordinary demon, wouldn't it be more convenient to swallow these people? And why did he waste so much time and effort to bring the corpse to the Qiantang River?
"Xu Xian, do you think that the Emperor of Lin 'an Prefecture tampered with the mandate of heaven and attracted the anger of the River God?”Li Gongfu muttered softly.
Xu Xian was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly covered his brother-in-law's mouth and grimaced."Do you not want to live anymore, you run-down family?”
Li Gongfu had been haggard recently. After being reminded by Xu Xian, he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue. How could small figures like them casually talk about the affairs of the capital?
"Damn it, the city gate can't be opened at night. Could it be that these people flew in from the sky?”Li Gongfu cursed with a belly full of resentment.
As Xu Xian was pondering, he suddenly seemed to have caught on to something and asked in a daze,""What did you just say?"
"I said, is the River God angry?" Li Gongfu looked at Xu Xian in confusion.
"No, next sentence!"
"I say, could it be that it grew wings and flew out?”Li Gongfu didn't understand what he was doing.
Xu Xian paced back and forth by the river, his eyes falling on the boats on the river. Many people who were good at swimming had ropes tied around their waists, diving down from time to time to look for bodies.
More and more people gathered by the riverside, and the corpses seemed to be endless as they were continuously sent to the shore. In a short while, there were more than ten corpses, and the entire shore was covered with corpses!
"Perhaps these people didn't lose their lives here at all. Then where is the first crime scene? Could it be that they really flew here?”Xu Xian muttered to himself as he looked at the increasing number of corpses.
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