Not long after, a man in a gray gown and top hat walked into the restaurant. He is an inspector, surnamed Feng.

Liu Chu put his legs down, “Old Feng, good morning.”

Old Feng took off his top hat, greeted the members of the Song Yuan Shi in the hall, and then went to see Liu Chu, “Where is it?”

Liu Chu stretched, “Upstairs, let’s go, I’ll take you there.”

He turned around and said with a smile, “Wait a minute, everyone.”

Huang Dan watched the man go upstairs. The man next to him was quite famous and capable. He didn’t just talk nonsense. He probably would knew, it wasn’t human who did it this time.

Boss Zhang’s head and skeleton are still in his own wing, and as soon as the door is opened, the fishy smell inside rushes out.

Old Feng covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and looked in front of Boss Zhang’s head and skeleton.

His family has been doing this job for generations. When he came to him, the salary was better and he was more respectable. He even changed his name. He was called an inspector instead of a coroner.

Times are advancing.

After Old Feng checked, he remained silent.

Liu Chu raised his eyebrows, “Old Feng, you haven’t said a word for a long time, what are you thinking?”

Old Feng took off the veil, “Xiao Liu, I suggest you interrogate those people as soon as possible to see who has problems.”

Liu Chu said, “I asked about it last night.”

Old Feng folded up the handkerchief, stuffed it in his sleeve, and went back to wash it before using it again, “Ask again.”

Liu Chu raised his eyebrow.

Old Feng pointed to the skeleton, “Look here, there are obvious signs of being gnawed on the skeleton of the deceased. It is not left by any animal, nor is it a human being.”

Liu Chu had a strange expression, “What is that?”

Old Feng shook his head, “I don’t know.”

“A long time ago, I heard my grandfather and my father conversation, saying that there are some incomprehensible things in the world, and there are unreasonable things too.”

Liu Chu said after a while, “You mean, demon?”

With a meaningful look on Old Feng’s face, he patted him on the shoulder, “You and I are both case investigators, and it’s hard to convince the public if this kind of thing is thrown out, so let’s find out first.”

Liu Chu looked at Boss Zhang’s skeleton, and his face changed slightly.

Old Feng saw it, “What?”

Liu Chu pointed to several parts of the skeleton, and said with a strange expression, “When I just found out last night, there was a little piece of meat sticking to it, but it’s gone now.”

“From last night until you came, no outsider has entered the restaurant.”

“It seems that a big thing is causing trouble, it’s still here, and it didn’t run away.” Old Feng put on his top hat, “You’re going to live in Yueshan Town for a while.”

He remembered something, “By the way, I just saw the eldest young master of the Song family downstairs. He came back from overseas, and his thinking logic is different from ours. You can ask him to help, and it may have some impact and benefit on the case.”

Liu Chu said disdainfully, “Forget it, I don’t get along with him.”

Old Feng turned to look at him, “You are not a husband and wife, what do you want to get along for?”

Liu Chu, “……”

He was not affected, and returned to the main topic, “Old Feng, where is Boss Zhang’s head? Have you seen the something?”

“If I say so, I’m afraid you’ll think I’m joking.”

Old Feng said, “The head of the deceased was bitten off with one bite. Listen to what I said clearly. It was one bite, not a few bites or dozens of bites.”

Liu Chu took a breath, “One mouthful? How big is that mouth?”

“It’s okay if the mouth is too big. At most, the proportion of the facial features is not coordinated. Those teeth are sharper than knives, so it’s scary.” Old Feng straightened his hat, “I’ll go first.”

Liu Chu sent Old Feng away, and asked Si Mao to bring Father Ye upstairs.

Father Ye was outside Boss Zhang’s wing, “Chief Liu, your friend has already checked, can we go back?”

Liu Chu leaned against the door, “No rush.”

Before Father Ye opened his mouth, he said, “Master Ye, when you came to look for Boss Zhang, did you see anyone?”

Father Ye had obvious repulsion, “Didn’t I tell you last night? Why do you still ask?”

Liu Chu said, “Master Ye, as I said before, to solve the case as soon as possible is good to you, me, and everyone.”

“No, no one, just myself.”

Father Ye calmed down a little. He tried to recall what happened last night, “It was raining heavily outside, and I was not in the mood to sleep. I walked around the room for a while, and then went out to find Boss Zhang next door.”

“I knocked on the door, but there was no movement inside. I thought Boss Zhang had fallen asleep, so I was about to go back to my room, but I found the door was not closed, so I opened it and went in.”

Speaking of this, Father Ye’s breathing became disordered, his whole body trembled, and so did his voice, “I won’t talk about the rest.”

Liu Chu saw the panic of the middle-aged man, and his eyes were full of scrutiny, “Master Ye, you live next door to Boss Zhang. Just now you said that you didn’t sleep last night. You paced around the room. Did you hear any movement?”

Father Ye shook his head, “If I heard it, I would definitely come out and check.”

He swallowed, as if disgusted by the scene at that time, and also frightened, “Maybe Boss Zhang won’t be killed.”

Liu Chu patted the hem of his clothes a few times, “No one went out or came in the restaurant last night. Master Ye, you have spent more time in contact with the others than I do, and you must know them better than me.”

“Why don’t you tell me about them.”

Father Ye said stiffly, “Chief Liu, it’s your job to investigate the case. I’m just a banker and I don’t know anything.”

Liu Chu stared at him for a few seconds, then shouted downstairs, “Si Mao, take Master Ye back.”

Father Ye said, “No need.”

Liu Chu asked Head Master Zhao in the same way.

Head Master Zhao has been teaching in the Song family’s private school for these years, and it is impossible to deal with those brats without any means. His mouth is so nagging that even Liu Chu can’t stand it.

Moreover, the nagging is all about irrelevant truths, and it is difficult to interject a sentence.

Liu Chu wiped the saliva off his face and went to Boss Dai.

Boss Dai was resting in bed, and she was wearing the imported black nightgown, which was in contrast with white everywhere, which was very charming. She propped her head on one hand, “Chief Liu, I will feel embarrassed if you stare at me like that.”

Liu Chu laugh playfully, “I didn’t see anything.”

Boss Dai winked, “That’s because you’re standing too far away, so come over here so you can take a closer look.”

Liu Chu walked to the bed, bent his back, put the scabbard in his hand against the woman’s chin, and lifted it up a little, “Boss Zhang often came to you when he was alive. His soul was taken away by you, and his life was gone. Boss Dai, your bones are so fragrant and deadly.”

Boss Dai’s face immediately changed, “Chief Liu, Ming people don’t curse.”

“Yes, I have an affair with Boss Zhang, but I only have physical needs with him, and there is no conflict. Besides, if I wanted to mistreat Boss Zhang, I will choose a place that no one knows, not in my own territory.”

Her fair chest heaved up and down, “Boss Zhang’s death in the restaurant has had the greatest impact on me personally!”

“Makes sense.” Liu Chu retracted the scabbard, pulled out the knife, and put it back again, “Yesterday afternoon, someone saw Boss Zhang coming to the restaurant. He came really early.”

“I made an appointment with him, and we made out for a while.” Boss Dai styled her hair and smiled coquettishly, “Why, Chief Liu wants to hear the process?”

Liu Chu also smiled, with a deep and clear outline, “Of course.”

Boss Dai’s smile froze, and then recovered, “He has no companion, and neither do I. We did not break the law when we were together.”

Liu Chu said in a low voice, “So, you really love each other.”

Boss Dai said, “It’s just a matter of flesh and blood.”

Liu Chu smacked his lips, “Boss Dai is really ruthless.”

Boss Dai said ambiguously, “It depends on who it is. If it’s Chief Liu, my heart is yours.”

Liu Chu said, “Boss Zhang’s head and skeleton are still in the room. I heard that wherever a person dies, there is a ghost floating there. Maybe he is on your bed.”

Boss Dai’s face turned pale immediately, and her hands began to tremble violently. She slowly twisted her neck to look behind her.

Liu Chu drew his thin lips from both sides, “Just kidding, don’t get nervous.”

Boss Dai patted her chest, still in shock, “You scared me to death.”

She said with lingering fear, “No, I can’t live in the restaurant anymore, I want to go home.”

“As long as you don’t leave this town, Boss Dai can go wherever she wants.” Liu Chu said, “Okay, you can rest.”

Not long after, Boss Dai called Liu Chu, “I saw the old lady in the corridor last night.”

Liu Chu raised his eyebrows, “I asked you twice, why didn’t you mention it before?”

Boss Dai lamented, “A woman from a good family can be quite frightened when she sees a dead chicken, let alone…”

She didn’t go on, she put her hands on her heart, with a distressed expression on her face, “My heart is still in a mess, how can I sort it out.”

Liu Chu asked, “When did it happen?”

Boss Dai said, “Probably the few of us scattered and went back to our rooms, it took about an incense stick after.”

“At that time when I got up at night, I heard a noise outside the door, so I opened the door a crack and saw the old lady walking in the corridor.”

Liu Chu asked, “When you saw the old lady, did you talk to her?”

“That’s not true.” Boss Dai said, “The old lady is a very serious and dignified person. I have heard a lot about her early deeds. I was afraid of dealing with people like her, so I didn’t go up.”

“Besides, it’s so late, I’m not wearing a coat, it’s not suitable.”

Liu Chu went outside.

Boss Dai shouted at his figure, “Hey, Chief Liu, you must find out the murderer!”

Liu Chu appeared in front of Song Yuan Shi, “Old Madam, we separated last night, and you stayed in the room until Boss Zhang’s incident happened?”

Song Yuan Shi said, “Yes.”

Liu Chu took good notes. Between the old lady and the woman, someone is lying.

When he came out, he almost bumped into the young man.

Huang Dan said, “Chief Liu, Can I go home with my grandma?”

Liu Chu didn’t look at him, “Please go ahead.”

Huang Dan said, “That…”

The man is gone.

Huang Dan didn’t catch up, he wanted to find out the results of the investigation here from the other party’s mouth, but found that he couldn’t even start.

Liu Chu specifically explained that Boss Zhang’s death should not be revealed to the outside world. It is only need to hide it for a while, and it will not be too late to make an announcement after the investigation of the case is clear.

Unexpectedly, on the same day, everyone in the town knew that Boss Zhang, the owner of the medicine store, had died, and rumors about what happened to him when he died were spreading.

People are in panic, and the streets and alleys are filled with an atmosphere of uneasiness.

First there was the salesman with only meat and bones left, then Widow Li with a few pieces of skin left, and now Boss Zhang with only his head and skeleton left. They died tragically one after another.

The teahouse was full of seats, and there were many people standing around, asking for news, hoping to hear something.

Monsters, beasts, demons, devils, you name it.

Huang Dan knew that it must be the rumor from the demon, and that this was the opponent’s goal. The more chaos the better, it is best to kill each other.

He stayed in the mansion, flipping through the ancient books over and over again.

Juan’er put a bowl of rock sugar pears on the table, and opened a few windows to let the sun and wind come in together.

Huang Dan sat at the table, took a spoon to dig a piece of pear and ate it, “Juan’er, is there someone in the house?”

Juan’er kept on ahhh, and even stroked her beard with her hands.

Huang Dan said, “Teacher Zhao?”

Juan’er nodded.

Huang Dan drank a big sip of snow pear juice, then hurried to the old lady’s place.

The descendants of the Song family worried about their children’s safety, so they were not allowed to go to the private school for the time being. Old Master Zhao had nothing to do and was in a hurry, so he wandered around the town and then arrived at the Song residence.

“You’ve been reading scriptures for decades, haven’t you read enough?”

Song Yuan Shi moved the beads, “I recite mine, it has nothing to do with you.”

Head Master Zhao blew his beard and stared.

Song Yuan Shi said, “Why did you come to see me?”

Head Master Zhao put his hands behind his back, “I’m here to find Song Wang.”

“Ah Wang is in west courtyard, and here is south courtyard.” Song Yuan Shi didn’t show a good face, “I can’t tolerate messy things in this meditation room, you should get out quickly.”

Head Master Zhao walked around in front of her eyes, “What a mess? Aren’t you swearing?”

When Huang Dan came over, he saw such a scene, “Grandma, teacher, why are you arguing?”

Head Master Zhao snorted, “Whoever is arguing with her, I’m not depraved.”

Huang Dan, “……”

He is doing business, he should be a peacemaker first, and after talking about what is there, he will get into the topic, “Teacher, everyone outside is talking about Boss Zhang and others. Some people say it was done by a demon, and what they said seems true. I read records in ancient books, saying that demons are not omnipotent.”

Head Master Zhao said, “Those people are talking nonsense.”

“What kind of monster has three heads and six arms, eyes as big as bowls, fangs in its mouth, a tongue that can stretch out, and can eat people into its mouth. There is no scum left, and they are not afraid to scare themselves.”

Huang Dan said, “I also think this kind of talk is nonsense.”

“However, there are also people who say that they have seen the demon, and that the demon is very beautiful, with colorful eyes.”

“I don’t know if it’s beautiful or not, but…” the Head Master Zhao said, “The demon’s eyes are all red, so there’s no such thing as colorful, do you think it’s sunlight.”

“It’s not red, it’s silver.”

There was another voice in the meditation room, the voice was too soft, Huang Dan couldn’t hear it clearly, “Grandma, what are you talking about?”

Song Yuan Shi said, “It’s nothing.”

Head Master Zhao was left for lunch after persuaded by Huang Dan. He discovered a strange phenomenon. He learned from the original owner’s memory that the old lady didn’t eat shiitake mushrooms, and now she even picked up a chopstick and put it in her bowl.

This scene caught Head Master Zhao’s attention, “Don’t you want to eat that stuff?”

Song Yuan Shi said, “I am an old bone, I stand with both feet in the coffin, want to eat something I have never eaten before. So when I lie down with my eyes closed, I won’t feel regretful.”

Head Master Zhao said, “Don’t worry, I will definitely walk ahead of you.”

His next sentence was, “God doesn’t have eyes, and many bad people live longer than good people.”

Huang Dan’s face twitched slightly.

Song Yuan Shi seemed to be used to it, so she ignored it.

During normal meals, Huang Dan and the old lady didn’t talk much, but today there was an extra person, and the other party talked endlessly, and the food felt salty.

Head Master Zhao left with a bloated belly, explaining that he will come again.

Huang Dan didn’t take a nap, he was thinking about when he should go to Ye Mansion, Same time someone came and said Ye Lan wanted to see him.

The carriage was waiting outside the door.

Song Yuan Shi went with Huang Dan, saying they were going to see Ye Lan.

When he got there, Huang Dan wanted to chat with Father Ye to see if he could catch anything suspicious, but the other party dragged him to Ye Lan’s room.

Ye Lan lost a lot of weight. She drank red wine in her room, and there were rose petals on the table.

Huang Dan noticed that the old lady had been staring at Ye Lan the whole time she came in.

Even Father Ye found it strange, “Old Madam, the little girl is a bit playful, I’m making you laugh.”

Song Yuan Shi said, “It’s harmless.”

There was not only approval, but also appreciation in these words, Father Ye couldn’t think of words to answer for a while.

Song Yuan Shi stared at it for a while before going out.

Father Ye followed, and when he passed by Huang Dan, he said, “Nephew, help uncle to enlighten Lanlan more.”

There were two people left in the room, and the atmosphere became silent.

Huang Dan looked at the woman who was drinking, her makeup was exquisite, her lips were red and her teeth were white, she was clearly in her prime, but it gave him a feeling that she was on the verge of withering, and a voice sounded in his ear, “Song Wang, marry me.”

“What?”

Ye Lan spun the wine glass, “We’re getting married, as long as I get married, my dad won’t care about me anymore.”

Huang Dan said, “No.”

“Why?”

Ye Lan stood up, walked around the table to Huang Dan, put her hand on his chest, “Song Wang, I know you like me, I’ve known it since a long time ago.”

Huang Dan grabbed the woman’s hand, which was soft and boneless. He didn’t feel used to it, so he let go immediately, “You asked me to come here to tell me this?”

Ye Lan said, “Yeah, just for this, I wasted a lot of tongue, and my family agreed.”

She looked at the well-decorated room, “Do you think this looks like something?”

Huang Dan said, “Like what?”

“Cage.”

Ye Lan’s red lips parted slightly, and she spat out those two words, “Song Wang, we are the same, if we come back, we won’t be free, this town cannibalize people, we will die here.”

She felt cold all over her body, hugged herself and said, “Why can’t we help each other?”

Huang Dan said, “It’s okay to help, but the method you said is not.”

Ye Lan smiled, “Apart from this, what else can you help me with?”

Huang Dan didn’t speak.

Indeed, he is heir of the Song family, who had no power or influence which was still in the hands of the old lady.

Ye Lan raised her hand again, touching Huang Dan’s face, with pleading eyes, “Only you know the secret in my heart, Song Wang, you have to help me.”

Huang Dan took Ye Lan’s hand away, “I’m sorry, I can’t treat marriage and love as a joke.”

Ye Lan screamed and smashed all the foreign wine and glasses on the table.

She squatted on the ground, covered her face with her hands and smiled, “I didn’t take it as a joke…”

That’s why I wanted to try my best.

Huang Dan and the old lady had just left the Ye Mansion, and before they got into the carriage, a bunch of beggars rushed up, saying that it would be nice to give some money.

This is what Liu Chu did on purpose.

He has sent people to keep an eye on Head MasterZhao, Song Mansion, Ye Mansion, and Boss Dai’s residence in the past few days, so he knows the movements of these people very well. He already knew.

The purpose of doing this is to separate the Song family from the elder to the younger. After all, the two of them are almost staying in the mansion, so it is very difficult to find out something.

In less than a moment, the Huang Dan and the old lady were separated.

Liu Chu’s people all went to follow old lady Song, and he was in charge of the other one.

He was not in a hurry, and walked slowly along the alley. He found the young man, who was sitting under a tree, holding a yellow-feathered bird in his hand.

Huang Dan didn’t think it was strange when he saw the person coming, he guessed that the beggar was instigated by the other party, “Chief Liu, can you please help me send this bird back to the bird’s nest?”

Liu Chu kept walking, as if he was just passing by, “No.”

Huang Dan said, “It’s on top of this tree.”

Liu Chu stopped, “I said no, are you deaf?” What kind of bird you can just hold it in your hand, and are not afraid of being pecked.

Huang Dan said, “Forget it.”

He lifted the hem of his gown, held the bird in one hand, and climbed up the tree.

Liu Chu stood under the tree, one leaf fell on his body, two, three, he wiped them all off, raised his head and shouted, “Come down for me!”

Huang Dan’s hand slipped, and he fell down, his buttocks being supported by the man’s hand.