The corpse in front of him had a ferocious expression, and his eyes revealed a look of horror and disbelief.

Even from a distance, one can still be scared to death by the sight of this corpse.

This corpse's face was purple and livid, its mouth was open, and a gash was cut on its neck. It could be seen that the man had been killed with a sword.

The blood on the neck has dried, and the entire clothes have been dyed black by the blood. Over time, the blood will become fully oxidized and turn black, and the smell is extremely unpleasant.

The air is filled with a rotten smell that makes people want to stay away.

When Xie Ji saw this scene, he covered his nose. The people behind him followed him and were shocked.

This corpse is a bit spooky, indeed a bit creepy.

When Chen Yi saw the corpse, he was also shocked. He ran over to confirm it again and again. His scalp became cold and he broke out in cold sweat.

Then he opened his mouth and said: "This is Zhang Da. How could Zhang Da become like this?"

Chen Yi couldn't believe it. He had seen Zhang Da in good health before, but how could he become like this? Suddenly, his hair stood on end, he was sweating profusely, and his face was pale.

Xie Ji looked at the secret guard, who analyzed: "This corpse, look at the blood, and the fact that it is already stiff, was probably taken away by the county magistrate about four hours ago."

kill."

"Based on the facial expression, it can be inferred that the person saw something that shocked and frightened him before he died. His pupils were dilated and he could not close his eyes until death. In addition, the knife marks on his neck were sharp, and he was killed with just one knife. The person who killed him was highly skilled in martial arts.

This man's body was thrown into the wilderness, but judging from the scene, there was no sign of movement of the body. In addition, he had a large stack of banknotes in his arms, so we guessed that he might have been brutally murdered on the way to escape."

Xie Ji saw the secret guard take out dozens of banknotes from his arms, and he knew at a glance that it was a lot of money.

It seems that this person consciously wanted to leave here and then be silenced.

Then the person who killed him didn't care about the banknotes, which ruled out making money, and the man's body was not worn, which also ruled out vendetta, that is, killing him just to kill him.

By the way, since this person wants to escape, he should also know that even if he escapes, he will be caught as a fugitive.

However, he must also know about this matter. If he wants to leave, there is only one way, and that is to change his name.

Therefore, the household registration was passively changed.

So Xie Ji went back and flipped through the household registration book, checked it, and then sighed.

Sure enough, this household registration was passively altered, and the scratches on the bamboo slips were extremely obvious.

"Bring over that spare user registration."

Xie Ji said to the small officials, logically speaking, this household registration is usually made into two copies. If one part is damaged, there is still one available for use.

It's considered a backup.

After a while, those people hurriedly picked up a thick book from the bookshelf. The book was covered with dust. It seemed that it had not been taken care of for several years.

Xie Ji saw it and asked, "I haven't taken care of it for several years."

"Prime Minister, I don't know. But looking at the age, it's probably three or four years ago."

Xie Ji looked at the dusty book. It was written on paper but had not been touched for several years. It seemed that someone was lazy and did not organize another copy.

However, Xie Ji still opened this old and yellowed household registration book. A long-lasting scent of books wafted over, which was a bit pungent and made Xie Ji cough.

Carefully compare the differences between the two. Some of the records in these two materials are different, and some may have died and been reborn.

Xie Ji was a bit dazzled by these names. There were many with the same names, such as Wang Ergou, Zhu Goudan, etc. There were three or four on one page.

Most of them are named with numbers, such as Li Da, Li Er, Li San, Li Si. Those with some culture are Bo Zhong Shu Ji.

This name really confused Xie Ji. After looking through it for a long time, Xie Ji finally found something different.

That should be it.

"This Zhang Da should be the name of the corpse again, but Zhang Da's name was changed in the household registration to Zhang Da. In addition to Zhang Da, some other people also changed it."

"Go and bring these people over. Don't let anyone go."

Xie Ji said to the secret guard that the change might be a bit difficult, but it wouldn't take long and he should be able to get rid of him soon.

After a long time, all those people were brought over one by one by the secret guards.

Xie Ji could see that the bodies of those people were trembling, as if Xie Ji was a terrifying demon.

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister, please spare my life. I don't want to die yet. It's all the chief clerk who forced us to do this. It's all the chief clerk who forced us to do this."

Before Xie Ji could say anything, those people began to choke and cry everywhere. When Xie Ji saw this scene, he thought he could save some steps.

"How can I force the chief clerk?"

Xie Ji asked those people, so many people were working together and colluding with each other. If they were not sorted out, wouldn't they fly into the sky?

Even the most honest officials will have villains colluding with each other. If we try to influence them with benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust, it is nothing more than playing the harp to a cow.

"This..." Those people hesitated, their eyes wandering.

When Xie Ji saw this scene, he sneered. These people were just pretending to be female cousins ​​and wanted to build a memorial arch.

If you don't want to do it, you won't do it even if you are attacked. The reason why you do it so happily is because of the interests behind it.

It is normal to seek profit, but if you abandon your roots as a human being for the sake of profit, then no matter how much profit you seek, you are just a small person.

"Prime Minister, forgive me. Prime Minister, forgive me. We... we shouldn't join in the misdeeds with the chief registrar..." Those people continued to speak in a crying tone, feeling uneasy.

Xie Ji's sharp glance made those people even more frightened and could hear their own hearts beating abnormally fast.

"Prime Minister... Prime Minister, it was the chief clerk who lured me with money. My family is poor. I often have a mother who is in her seventies and a three-year-old child. If I were not greedy, I would not be able to survive."

Ah!" Someone was sobbing, trying to use emotion to awaken Xie Ji and ask him to let him go.

"Prime Minister, I don't have enough clothes to cover my body, I can't bear it..." Another person heard those words and imitated him, crying and bursting into tears.

"Prime Minister..." There was a lot of wailing like this, and everyone was crying. It was really miserable.

When Xie Ji saw their appearance, he knew in his heart that although these people's families were not rich, they could not be said to be poor. Such greed was nothing more than a lack of people's hearts. If you corrupt once, you will do it a second time. Just like

Gambling is like that, once an opening is opened, you will fall into it all at once, and in the end you will lose everything.

"Remember, you committed corruption only after the chief clerk held a knife to your neck." Xie Ji thought that these people were still useful. If they were smart, they would know what to do tomorrow.

However, no matter what they say tomorrow, if they say that they took the initiative to commit corruption, the crime may be aggravated. If they insist that the chief clerk forced them to do it, they will die, but it will not be so miserable.

It was a dead end no matter what, but Xie Ji didn't intend to tell them about this and let them imagine that there was still a chance of living.

Those people were a little grateful when they heard Xie Ji's words. Seeing that Xie Ji didn't intend to hold them accountable for their faults, they all kowtowed: "Thank you, Prime Minister. Thank you, Prime Minister."

Xie Ji ignored them, waved to a secret guard, and whispered something in the secret guard's ear.

After the secret guard left, Xie Ji's hands were trembling as he realized what he had ordered.

"Prime Minister, what's wrong with you?" Wang Wu is a martial arts practitioner and is very sensitive to details. Seeing Xie Ji's hands shaking constantly, he was a little confused whether he was afraid or uneasy.

Xie Ji's hands actually trembled. What was the reason?

Wang Wu thought deeply about it in his heart.
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