readsfreenovel Chapter 274 The King of Hell's Wedding
Chapter 274 The King of Hell's Wedding
"Have you ever seen a person—no, two people? They share one pair of legs but have two bodies, and they are known as Ox-Head and Horse-Face?"
On the other side, Fang Duobing went directly to the local government office and used his identity as a detective from Baichuan Academy to inquire about information from the yamen runners.
"No," a constable shook his head, indicating that he had never seen it.
“Hey, I do vaguely remember what you’re talking about,” another older constable said, as if struck by a sudden thought.
"Six years ago, when there were still mines to be mined in the city, there were often outsiders coming and going to work. One of them looked strange; he had something on his back that looked like a camel's hump. We all thought he was Tuozi."
"Then one time when he was visiting a brothel, he took off his clothes and everyone discovered that he had another person on his back, the conjoined twins you mentioned."
"Later, all the emerald mines in our area were depleted, and no one has seen them since."
The elderly yamen runner carefully explained the situation to Fang, who was suffering from multiple illnesses.
"Since that time, many strange things have happened here. You're Detective Xing from Baichuan Academy, could you take a look?"
"What's so strange?" Fang Duobing was also curious.
"I heard that the mine exploded at the time, destroying half of the mine. Strangely, every ten days or so, a voice would come out of the cave, shouting that the King of Hell was going to marry a bride."
"Then?"
"Then a money box will appear at the door of a house in the city, and then a girl will disappear."
"I don't know if it's a consequence of that landslide, but it's been going on for several years now. Just a few days ago, that King Yama got married again."
"Is this really true?"
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That's it?
Inside the steamed bun shop, the old lady couldn't resist Li Lianhua's pleading and told the group about what was happening in the small town.
"Correct."
"When did the emerald mine disappear?"
"Five...five...five years."
"Doctor, let me tell you, this place wasn't originally called Dongshan. Our ancestors said that a mountain god lived in the mountains. Outsiders came here to buy green stones at high prices. After hearing this, many people started mining the mountain, leaving it riddled with holes."
Five years ago, a huge fire burned down a wealthy family surnamed Yan who bought stones. The mountain was blasted for half a day. Since then, no one has dared to mine anymore.
"Oh." Li Lianhua nodded, indicating that she understood.
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"Although everyone in the city says it's the work of Yama, my master saw him once before he died, so Yama has a shadow." The old yamen runner told Fang Duobing about the suspicious points of the case.
"You mean it was a person in disguise?"
"I've long heard that Young Master Fang investigated many strange cases at Baichuan Academy. Would you be so kind as to help us investigate this case of the King of Hell's Wedding?"
The old yamen runner pleaded with Fang Duobing, explaining that his own county office was incapable of solving the case, and he could only entrust it to Xing, the detective from Baichuan Academy who had solved numerous bizarre cases.
"Don't worry, this matter will definitely be thoroughly investigated and brought to light," Fang Duobing assured him.
"Really? Thank you so much."
After leaving the yamen, Fang Duobing wanted to look for other clues, but unexpectedly he saw two familiar people.
"mother."
"Fang Xiaobao, what are you doing here?"
"I am Xing Tan from Baichuan Courtyard, so naturally I have official duties to attend to. Mother, what are you doing here? Why did you only bring Li'er with you, instead of bringing more people?"
"I... I also have official duties to perform."
"Official business? What official business?"