第二十二章对恃(5/47)

                                                      花家满门被屠，我若想寻找凶手的蛛丝马迹，除了凶案现场外，就只好打死人的主意。在金陵当捕快时，也知晓刑部曾颁发律例，凡凶杀之案，未结案前遇害人尸首不得下葬，如今案发才一日，尸体应该还在衙门。                                                                                                                                                                殓房中果然停满了尸首，我查看标签，找出花家一众遇害者，却只有十二具，想起客栈小二说他们满门十四口被杀得干净，不由心里奇怪。                                                                                                                                                                揭开盖尸白布，死者临死前恐怖绝望的表情立即给我留下深刻的印象。死者中有七个是家仆，一家人应该都不会武功，当中有老有少，除了最小那五六岁的孙子是被一脚踢死外，都是一刀致命。凶手刀法凌厉，下手凶残，受害者或者被削去头颅，或者被拦腰斩断，死相极惨。残肢虽已被缝回身体，但血水仍在滴滴答答，空气中弥漫着浓烈的尸臭和血腥味，令人极不舒服。                                                                                                                                                                我仔细留意尸体身上伤痕，发现凶手出刀多是从左至右，想来应该是左手用刀，且臂力强劲，内功深厚，一刀两段毫不费劲。花家老太爷身材颇高，但凶手平平削去了他半边脑袋，以如此霸道强横的刀法对付不会武功的老弱，凶手应该不屑于腾空出刀，由此猜测他的身材可能相当魁梧。回想当日金铃对孙仲予手下的描述，的确有一人相当吻合，便是那号称“君山虎”的凶徒左丘虎。                                                                                                                                                                查看死者标签，对照小二哥的话，发现少的是花家大奶奶和长孙女两人。正在思索其缘故，却有脚步声往这边走来。                                                                                                                                                                我重新替尸体盖好白布，听脚步轻盈，似乎是三个会武功的女子，心中一动，便轻轻掠上横梁。                                                                                                                                                                三人走到殓房前，一女道：“我一个人进去就可以……”另一女道：“好吧，咱们就在门前等你。”那女人似乎点了点头，然后走了进来。                                                                                                                                                                我向下望去，只见这女人一身缟服，面容苍白憔悴，手里提着个大篮子，篮内装满瓜果酒菜，知道必定是来拜祭亲人。                                                                                                                                    

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