Among the more than ten ship mooring witnesses present, Jiang Teng, who had the highest rank and duty, was the magistrate of Pinglu County who rushed to the scene at a very fast speed after hearing the news on the other side; and the ambassador of Shiguan at the local Dayang Bridge, invited the people to come together to the scene of the collision and capsized ship.

Compared to the two passenger ships that were knocked over one after another, but had rescued the passengers and watermen, and a special passenger ship was set up on the shore to accommodate them; the remaining flat-headed boat that drifted down was still lifeless and breathless, and continued to be stranded in the pebble beach on the shore, allowing the water to slap.

The villagers gathered on the shore and merchants who came down from the boat were on a trip; the watermen and boatmen on other boats were blocked by the soap officials and white servants brought by the county magistrate on the shore, and were pointing loudly at the stranded flat-headed boat with different expressions.

Although the people who had boarded the boat were already gathered together, they looked even more shocked or too frightened; and as long as someone asked, they would repeat a few words with lingering fear: "Many people died." "All dead." "It's so miserable!"

Every time he heard this, the magistrate of Pinglu, who had barely maintained his composure, turned pale. As the ambassador of the city gate (Dayangqiao), who was the first to be hit, he was even more sad as if he had been in trouble from the sky. If it weren't for the support of someone, he would have collapsed on the ground the next moment.

On the contrary, after Jiang Ting got off the ship and showed his identity, he just looked at all this expressionlessly; he only said three sentences before and after: "Control the on-site personnel and check the identity", "Prepare to board the ship for investigation." "Clean the waterway nearby to avoid causing more blockages."

The middle-aged and thin magistrate Pinglu County, after seeing Jiang Ting's body card, was even more amnesty, and he wanted to hand over all the dominance on the scene. So soon after, a team of troops guarding the bridge and uniting troops under Pinglu County also arrived at the scene from the other side.

As a result, together with more than 200 county squads, Bai Jiao and Zaoye were included in Jiang Ting's temporary subordinates. Because his official position was the supervisor of the censor (from the seventh rank) and was in charge of the two capitals' institution. Therefore, this kind of post road incident between the two capitals is under the jurisdiction.

Despite this, Jiang Ting made some preparations after ordering the blockade of the scene; he looked at the several soldiers who boarded the boat first and made dangerous agreement gestures one after another; and then personally boarded the stranded flat-headed boat. This is also the most common flat-headed boat on the waterway.

Generally speaking, this type of ship has a simple structure and requires few operators, so it is easy to modify and build; therefore, it is mainly used for cargo transportation, and sometimes it is a little bit cheaper and has low travel conditions for medium and short-distance passengers.

The flat-headed boat in front of me is a standard style without any modification; therefore, through the memory engraved on the bow, it can be seen that it has a load of about 700 materials. It is not a big sea area on the coast of the big ships, but it is one of the few large ships in the inland waterways.

And it looks new, that is, the degree of use in three to five years, there are not many traces of scratching, scratching and repainting on the side of the ship. But once you get close to the small strokes, you will suddenly feel a strong and fishy smell, as if you have dried up for several days.

There was a trace of odor mixed in it, which made people faintly feel. As Jiang Ting jumped onto the board and took people on the boat to inspect, Zhang Wusheng, who first reported from the side: "The chief has already investigated the inside and outside in advance. There was no living anywhere on the boat, and there were no complete corpses."

Immediately, Jiang Ting passed through all the opened ships and lower warehouse boards, and the so-called "no living mouth or full corpse" was gone. Because there was no complete corpse inside, and it was like dehydrated in a high-temperature closed environment, it was already shriveled and black.

This scene is somewhat familiar, just like... the tragic scene I encountered in the tower cave of Fengxian Temple in Longmen Mountain. No wonder those who had boarded the boat were frightened into those complete words and could not explain their general virtues clearly;

"Master, can you confirm that it is a beast disaster?" Lin Jiulang, who was fully dressed, also boarded the ship and asked, "Beast disaster?" When the magistrate of Pinglu, who was waiting not far from the ship, heard this, he couldn't help but feel shocked, and his face turned pale and red, and his face turned much better.

After all, such a tragic murder occurred in Pinglu County, which would undoubtedly be a heavy stain on his seniority and subsequent accountability. But if it were not for a human-caused murder, but for an alien "beast disaster", the responsibilities of being a local parent official would have been greatly reduced.

"It can be confirmed that it is a beast disaster, but it is not entirely a beast disaster." After pinching his nose and walking around the scene on the boat, and then someone pulled the wreckage and flipped it over again, Jiang Ting nodded and shook his head, "At least it is not a beast disaster in the ordinary sense, but a scene where there are abnormal things."

However, in Jiang Ting's vision, he did not see any abnormal objects or any residual reminders; then, he carefully looked at the traces on the side of the ship, turned around and shouted at the absent-ministered County Magistrate Pinglu, "Mr. Zhao, have all the people who came off the ship controlled it?"

"Uh... um." County Magistrate Zhao, who was thinking about how to clear his relationship with the presentation to Shangguan, emphasized the role of the inspector, was shocked and immediately responded urgently: "I will hold down any good ones, and wait for the subsequent screening."

At this moment, he was a little grateful that in order to reduce the responsibility and act as a candidate for the crime, he ordered a person who could not help but take all the people on the scene. Then, he turned and shouted loudly: "Come on the person quickly."

At the same time, Jiang Ting also said to Zhang Wusheng: "When you got on the boat before, did these flesh and blood look like this? Do you think it was a little bit bad?" Zhang Wusheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but without hesitation, he endured his disgust and jumped into the cabin again, and searched carefully.

"But I ignored some places." Then he climbed up again and said with a heavy face: "These corpses are broken, but after they are put together, they don't seem to be dirty! This seems to be not the instinct and habit of ordinary ferocious beasts."

"That's right, if it's a ferocious beast, it won't be so wasteful, and it won't be so picky about food." Jiang Ting nodded and said, "So, this scene is more deliberately made to destroy some kind of track; after all, the scratches scattered on the wall are too few and too shallow."

"No wonder I found that there was not much blood and blood on the top of the warehouse and it was very clean. This is probably not accessible for a while, and the result of the subsequent handling." Zhang Wusheng also heard this and said thoughtfully: "So, the people who escaped from the ship before were actually a bit suspicious."

Afterwards, the magistrate Zhao also escorted the people who had escaped from the ship before. Then he set up a large pergola on the deck of the steamer; various public table decorations were placed, and a trial site with a slightly stylish look came in a very short time.

Then, an old boatman with dark skin and vicissitudes of face and cracked hands and feet was brought up first. Before anyone could ask questions, he only knelt on the deck on his body and kowtowed constantly. Then, among the ship owner, many people stood up to prove it.

"You don't need to be nervous, I just want to prove something on the spot." Therefore, Jiang Ting nodded to him and said with a wide voice: "Since you don't know, it has nothing to do with this, then the general idea of ​​bravery is a good thing. I will naturally clear you up and have corresponding rewards."

So there was a beginning. After the old boatman went down, he was brought up with another water man who was still wet, so he was not so nervous. Although he was still stuttering, he still tried his best to repeat the experiences after boarding the boat.

Then, he was rewarded with a big white money for fifty cents on the spot. After this example, the several people who were interrogated were all in their words and described the situation on the spot. They also asked the person to record Xin Gongping from the side and copied a thick stack of case files.

However, these people have a humble background and limited ability to express words. Therefore, even if they say it over and over again, there are very few new contents and details that can be provided; but they make the magistrate Zhao, who is judging by the side, feel drowsy but forced to keep his spirits in his heart, and make a serious gesture.

Until one of the last three people was left, a villager who seemed a little honest and sensible; he seemed to be afraid of his authority and was hunched over his back, and after being brought up, he stuttered: "Little...small...someone, nothing is good to say, it's just like others."

"Then let's talk about what you took away from the boat!" Jiang Ting suddenly spoke unconsciously: Because he was in his sight, some kind of prompt was suddenly presented: "The residual radiation of the biological body was detected...". The man was shocked when he heard this, but he was pressed to the ground by the left and right soldiers on the spot.

Amid the exclamation of the following articles, the villager couldn't help but scream: "Little man...Little man, I really don't know what the official is saying..." The next moment, Li Huan, who received the signal, suddenly stepped forward in silence, pulled off his short shirt a few times, revealing his thin body.

However, in this bare and thin body, it seemed that nothing could be left to save; there was nowhere to hide anything else. Seeing this scene, County Magistrate Zhao couldn't help but cough and wanted to speak, and found a step for Shangxian to lower the steps. When Li Huan looked at the villagers with expressionless expression, he suddenly punched the villagers in the ribs.

In an instant, the bare villager screamed and squatted with his hands and feet, and then turned into a fierce cough and vomiting. However, before he could choke, something suddenly fell to the ground with a lot of saliva; he couldn't help but reach out to grab it.

However, Li Huan stepped on his palm quickly and screamed again; however, Li Huan did not let him go, and then suddenly punched him on the waist; he heard a strange sound, and a large pool of dirt leaked out from under him; there was even a squeak of hard objects falling to the ground.

Among the last two people to be tried when they saw this scene, one of them knelt on the ground with weak legs and feet on the spot; the other one ran away without hesitation, and the two soap officials in charge were snatched and fled towards the crowd on the shore.

"Interesting..." Seeing this unexpected Jiang Ting, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "The fox's tail is finally revealed..." The magistrate Zhao, who was shocked by the side, couldn't help but defend himself: "Shang Xian has forgiven you, the lower official... the lower official is really..."

"I'm not talking about the two in front of me." Jiang Ting stood up meaningfully and said, "It's the ones hidden in the crowd on the shore..." At the same time, the escort soldiers who were arranged around them in advance also appeared and surrounded them.
Chapter completed!