Save the tragic villain in progress!

Chu Xinian doesn't know martial arts, so naturally he has no way to study the principles of lightness kung fu in this world.But the only thing he can be sure of is that Xie Jingyuan's qinggong is definitely not as powerful as the high technology of later generations.

Chu Xinian wiped off the wax on his face with a handkerchief, and took off his Taoist robe, revealing the white shirt underneath.He has successfully transformed from an old man with a long beard into a handsome young man in fluttering robes.He looked up at Xie Jingyuan: "Does the general dislike Xi Nian's inability to martial arts?"

Xie Jingyuan took off the bamboo hat that got in the way: "So what if you dislike it? So what if you don't dislike it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Xinian pushed him against the tree trunk the next second.The other party's clear and cold aura came towards him, enveloping him in it.

"It's too late for the general to regret it now."

Chu Xinian's deep and magnetic voice rang in Xie Jingyuan's ears, making his cheeks tingle.

Xie Jingyuan took a breath, stretched out his hand to hook Chu Xinian's belt, pulled him closer to him, raised his chin slightly, and squinted his eyes: "Who said this general regretted it?"

Chu Xinian hugged his waist, said with a low smile, "I know the general will not regret it."

Without any reason, they kissed together without warning.Chu Xinian reached out and took off the mask on Xie Jingyuan's face. As always, he preferred his half-scarred face, and bowed his head to kiss it.

"Chu Xinian..."

Xie Jingyuan suddenly became short of breath.His voice was hoarse, and he was unable to lift his head. Feeling the wet itching from the side of his face, he couldn't help closing his eyes.

"Chu Xinian..."

He murmured the name repeatedly, and then kissed back forcefully.Biting the other's lips fiercely, sucking and kissing the tip of the tongue fiercely, just like the crazily surging and uncontrollable emotions in the bottom of my heart.

Chu Xinian's arms around his waist tightened tighter and tighter.Just when the two of them were a little distracted, Xie Jingyuan's fingertips suddenly tightened, stopped his movements, and whispered in Chu Xinian's ear: "Someone is here."

Chu Xinian listened for a moment, and as expected, he heard the sound of horseshoes coming from far and near.He slowly let go of Xie Jingyuan, stretched out his hand to wipe his lips, and his white fingertips were stained with a tinge of red, as if he had been bitten by someone.

Chu Xinian slightly raised his eyebrows, then sucked the blood off his fingertips, put on Xie Jingyuan's mask again, and smiled inexplicably: "Let's go, you're from the Ming Jing Department."

Xie Jingyuan heard the words and glanced into the distance, and found that the person leading the horse was wearing a scarlet official robe, and it was Mei Fengchen.His brows were furrowed immediately, and his tone was sullen: "Why is he an old bastard again?"

Now there are probably only two words that can describe Xie Jingyuan's mood, and that is bad luck.

Chu Xinian didn't know what the people from Der Spiegel Department were doing here, but most likely it was for investigation?He didn't want to get into trouble, so he pulled Xie Jingyuan and was about to leave, but he glanced casually out of the corner of his eye, and found a dark red corpse-like thing floating up from the bottom of the lake at some point, and he couldn't help but pause.

"..."

Seeing that Chu Xinian was not moving, Xie Jingyuan noticed something strange, and subconsciously looked towards the center of the lake, only to see a whitened female corpse floating quietly on the lake.The water-red shirt and skirt on her body was stained with blood, forming a strange dark red.His face was rotten and swollen, it was terrifying.

She has extremely long black hair, which spreads like a spider web and is entangled with weeds.Like an invisible twisted hand, it adds a bit of eerie to the silent forest.

Xie Jingyuan had never seen such a battle before, so he was stunned for a moment.Where did this corpse come from?Could it be that Chu Xinian's blind cat met a dead mouse and guessed right, what kind of ghosts are really here?

The two of them stood in place and were both stunned, so that they missed the best golden time to leave.So when Mei Fengchen got off his horse, he saw Chu Xinian and Xie Jingyuan, the two "suspicious characters", his face froze immediately, and his brows frowned unconsciously.

Mei Fengchen looked at the female corpse in the middle of the lake, and then at Chu Xinian, with a strange expression, unable to hide his doubts.While ordering his subordinates to salvage the corpse, he bowed his hands in salute: "I have seen General Xie, but I don't know why Mr. Chu and General Xie are alone in the outskirts of the city?"

Xie Jingyuan wondered if the old man was blind, the two of them were clearly walking together, what does it mean to be "alone" in the outskirts of the city?He was about to speak, but was held down by Chu Xinian.

Chu Xinian guessed that Xie Jingyuan couldn't say anything good and would offend others, so he took the bait first, smiled like a spring breeze on his face, and said nonsense in a serious manner: "The sky is sunny today, and I feel that the spring is hard to bear, so I went out for an outing in the city. It's such a coincidence that I never thought Mrs. Mei is here."

He selectively ignored the bodies in the lake.Although the reason is ridiculous, it just makes people unable to grasp the handle.

Mei Fengchen said in confusion: "So that's the case, what about General Xie? He also went out of the city for an outing?"

Xie Jingyuan raised his eyelids: "Why, this general can't go out of the city to get some fresh air?"

Chu Xinian hugged Xie Jingyuan's shoulders at the right time, and made a look of deep affection: "The general has been in bed for a long time, and he hasn't been out of the house for a long time. I am very worried, so I took him out of the city to relax."

Xie Jingyuan coughed twice just right, he really looked sick, but his face was a bit smelly.

Mei Fengchen didn't believe a word, he pointed to the lake in doubt: "Then the female corpse in the lake...?"

After the woman's corpse was salvaged with all kinds of hands and feet, Chu Xinian realized that her hands and feet were tied with ropes, as if she had been tied to stones and drowned in the water.As for why it suddenly floated up just now...

It should have something to do with the explosive that Chu Xinian just "cast a spell" on.He threw the dynamite down and blew up the house directly.

"..."

Chu Xinian paused, but still decided to pretend not to know, raised his eyebrows lightly: "Master Mei, what do you mean by this, do you suspect that General Xie and I are here to kill people?"

"Master Chu is too worried, this old man has no such intention."

Mei Fengchen really didn't mean that.Su Pinghou's son robbed the women in the street and took them directly back to the mansion.The old father and mother waited for their daughter to return home, and asked everywhere for help, so they handed the pleading paper to Mei Fengchen.

Mei Fengchen interrogated and tortured her all the way, and finally found out that the woman couldn't think of hanging herself after being defiled.The body was thrown into a lake outside the city by the evil slaves of the Supinghou Mansion.He took people out of the city on horseback just to find the corpse, but he didn't expect that Chu Xinian and Xie Jingyuan were also here.

After hearing Mei Fengchen explain the whole story, Chu Xinian seemed to realize something. He bowed his hands and saluted: "So that's the case, then I won't bother Master Mei to investigate the case, so I will leave."

Mei Fengchen actually wanted to discuss with Chu Xinian the experience of investigating cases, but today is obviously not a good time: "Forget it, if Mr. Chu is free someday, you can come to the Department of Mirrors to drink tea with the old man."

Converting this sentence, it probably has the same meaning as the modern "Mr. Chu, if you have nothing to do, come to the police station and have a cup of tea when you have time".

Xie Jingyuan didn't like Mei Fengchen in the first place, but upon hearing this, he felt that the old man seemed to be suffering from some serious illness.After pulling Chu Xinian away, he was about to leave, but when passing by the woman's corpse, Chu Xinian stopped in his tracks, and suddenly asked without thinking: "Master Mei, you said that this woman hanged herself and was thrown away after she died?" In the corpse lake?"

Mei Fengchen didn't know why, but he still nodded his head: "According to what that evil slave said, it's true, but what's the problem?"

Chu Xinian pointed to the nose and mouth of the female corpse. Because of being moved, the chest was squeezed, and a lot of white foam gushed out: "If a person falls into the water and drowns before he is alive, he will inhale water, and a lot of white foam will be produced from the mouth and nose. The female corpse definitely did not die by hanging herself, but drowned before she was alive."

If the woman hanged herself to death, the son of the Marquis of Suping would at best be charged with defilement of the women of the people.But if the woman was drowned alive, the nature would be completely different.

At best, Chu Xinian suddenly discovered a doubtful point and raised it to Mei Fengchen, so as not to misjudge the case.In the Law of Dayan, there is a big difference between the punishment of defilement and homicide. The former may be beaten, but the latter will be beheaded.

After Chu Xinian finished speaking, regardless of Mei Fengchen's dazed expression, he turned and left.Before leaving, he cupped his hands with a smile, and said pointedly: "Tomorrow is free, so I will come to bother you and ask for a cup of tea."

Xie Jingyuan couldn't figure it out, and when he was far away, he asked Chu Xinian in a calm tone: "What are you doing with that old Mei Fengchen for tea? Can't this general accompany you to drink?"

Chu Xinian smiled and said nothing: "The general thought I was very curious and wanted to see the corpse."

Mei Fengchen served as an official in the Department of Mirrors for more than [-] years, first as a deputy historian, and later as an official historian.It can be said that he has seen all the bloody storms of the Great Yan Dynasty for so many years, even when the Xie family Manchus were implicated in the rebellion, he was also the person who handled it, and now the files are sealed in the Department of Mirrors.

There are many secrets hidden in Xie Jingyuan's heart, if Chu Xinian wants to find out one by one, he has to resort to external forces.And meeting Mei Fengchen today is an excellent opportunity.

Xie Jingyuan didn't think much about it, he just thought that Chu Xinian was fascinated by studying those obsessive things.In fact, he was also hesitating about how to tell the other party about his past.

Not to mention, he didn't want to hide it from Chu Xinian.

Having said that, I am afraid that Chu Xinian will be dragged into the muddy water.

Xie Jingyuan has always been decisive, and has not hesitated for many years.The two of them had their own concerns, and were silent for a moment.

In the early morning of the next day, Chu Xinian went to visit Ming Jing.Thinking that Mei Fengchen had ordered in advance, the yamen servant at the door directly led Chu Xinian to the autopsy room: "Master Mei is examining the corpse inside, young master, you can go to the front hall to drink tea and wait, or you can go in directly."

It can be seen that the yamen servant is a little embarrassed, after all, there is no reason to send the guest to the autopsy room.Mei Fengchen's original words were that Chu Xinian brought people in directly after he arrived, and the sentence "drink tea in the front hall" was added by the yamen servant himself.

"No problem, I'll go directly to Mrs. Mei, thank you for your guidance."

After Chu Xinian finished speaking, he went directly into the autopsy room. Just as he opened the door and entered, a burst of cold air rushed over his face.The candles on both sides were dimly lit, as if they would be extinguished at any moment.

Mei Fengchen was dressed in coarse cloth and a white coat over it. Holding a candle in one hand, he lowered his head and carefully studied the female corpse found yesterday.Hearing someone push the door and come in, he raised his head subconsciously, but saw that it was Chu Xinian, and immediately stepped forward to greet him: "Master Chu is finally here, I have been waiting for a long time."

Chu Xinian bowed his hands and returned the salute: "My lord, is this an autopsy?"

Master Mei subconsciously wanted to stroke his beard, but found that his hands were dirty, so he put them down again, and smiled a little ashamedly: "To be honest, after the case of the female corpse in the suburbs last time, I was surprised that the autopsy There are also many sects, and I have long wanted to ask Mr. Chu to teach me a few things, but I have no chance."

Chu Xinian smiled and acted like a junior: "It's not enough to teach me. If Mr. Mei wants to know something, I will know everything and talk about everything."

Mei Fengchen is already very old. Although he is energetic, he can't hide his old age.He wiped his hands with the white coat on his body, and sighed: "Mr. Chu has a big heart, he doesn't care about the rudeness of the old man in the past, and he is willing to give advice, which is really embarrassing."

Chu Xinian unobtrusively glanced at the location of the sealed files upstairs: "Your Majesty Mei, you don't have to worry about it. In fact, I'm quite interested in the autopsy. I'm here today to ask for something."

Mei Fengchen paused when he heard the words, apparently he didn't understand what Chu Xinian needed to ask himself: "But it's okay to say."

Chu Xinian smiled faintly: "It's not a big deal, it's not a small thing. I heard that the files of lawsuits involving human lives in Beijing over the years are all sealed in the Department of Mirrors. I don't have much friendship with the other adults, so I would like to ask Mr. Mei to be accommodating."

All case files of Dayan are in duplicate, one is sealed in the palace, and the other is kept in the Ministry of Punishment.Emperor Yan later set up the Department of Mirrors to be in charge of life lawsuits involving dignitaries in Beijing, so he copied a copy of the files of the Ministry of Punishment.

Mrs. Mei was thoughtful when she heard the words, but she didn't think too much about it, she just thought that Chu Xinian liked such strange things as investigating cases and autopsies: "If you want to check the files, it's not difficult, anyway, it's upstairs, the old man led You just go there."