Students from the 23 counties in Guangling Prefecture gathered in Dongping, where the examination room for the provincial examination was set up. Suddenly, the small county town was bustling with people.
The civil servants and military officers in the yamen were also busy maintaining order and ensuring nothing went wrong.
Even the usually calm and collected Wu Zuo Yan Qi and the newly arrived master Zhuge Lei also joined the team to maintain law and order.
The case of pregnant woman Xie Ping who drowned herself in the river can only be put on hold for the time being.
At this moment, Dongping County is an ocean of knowledge.
The heat of summer is gradually dissipating and the weather is slowly getting cooler.
There have been no major cases during this period of time, and County Magistrate Li Mobai is quite satisfied.
"There will be extra meals in the Yamen kitchen today. We must ensure that the brothers are well fed so that they can do their jobs better!"
"Tonight, kill that fat pig and eat fresh steamed pork!"
Li Mobai inspected the Yamen kitchen with his hands behind his back.
But at this moment, Wang Erhu was seen hurriedly running over to report: "It's not good, Mr. Li! There is another murder case in Huailan Pavilion! Mr. Sun from the Criminal Department has taken people to the scene of the murder!"
This Lord Sun Juzheng is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. He is responsible for all public security and criminal cases across the country.
Mr. Sun was currently serving as the examiner of the rural examination in Dongping County, so after the murder occurred, someone immediately reported it to him.
Li Mobai was surprised after hearing this!
Huailan Pavilion? Pregnant!
Something will happen sooner rather than later, but at this juncture!
He thought for a while and then said: "Go and inform Mr. Qi and Zhuge Lei! You and Xiaoyang will bring a few more agile government servants with me to the crime scene!"
This incident caused a sensation in the entire Dongping County. When the people heard that a murder had occurred, they all started talking about it. They were all very interested in asking who had been killed.
Among the many people, the idle ones also followed Li Mobai and his party, wanting to see who was dead.
However, after arriving at the scene of the crime, these people were stopped outside.
Sun Juzheng has taken control of the crime scene, and everything remains as it is.
The deceased was Mei Lan, the new oiran dancer from Huailan Pavilion.
It seems that the dancing girl industry is indeed difficult to work in. Not only do you have to sell your skills, but you also have to sell your body.
Even life is in danger at any time!
At this time, Huailan Pavilion had stopped operating, and all the idlers had been kicked out. However, after Li Mobai came in, he still heard many servants and maids talking quietly.
Li Mobai saw Sun Juzheng with a straight face from a distance, like an old winter melon!
They went straight to Mei Lan's room, and Sun Juzheng spoke in an official tone: "Master Li, there is a large-scale rural examination in the 23 counties, but a murder occurred under your rule. The students are shocked and people are panicked. You have betrayed the grace of God. Do you know your guilt?" !”
When Li Mobai heard this, he turned to look at the others. Everyone was very nervous. Even Yan Qi, who had always been calm and composed, was very nervous at this time, and his face was a little blue.
However, Sun Juzheng also knew Li Mobai's background and did not embarrass him too much. He just said calmly: "You are required to solve this case quickly to reassure people's hearts!"
After listening to Mr. Sun's words, they began to examine the body carefully, and Li Mobai also called Yan Qi over to check the cause of death of the body.
The room is very beautifully decorated!
After all, the deceased Mei Lan was the oiran of Huailan Pavilion and was sought after by many high-ranking officials.
Li Mobai first checked the door of the room and found that the door valve was intact and had not been damaged in any way. There was not even a scratch on it.
Moreover, not only the doors and valves are intact, but even the furnishings in the house are neat and tidy. It can be inferred that there was no struggle or struggle when Mei Lan was killed.
Then, Li Mobai checked Mei Lan's things again. There were some rouge and gouache on the table, as well as some precious jewelry.
There is a jade pendant among them, the color and feel are very high-end. The texture on it is also very beautiful, but unfortunately it is only half a piece.
But these valuable things were not taken away, which shows that the murderer was not looking for money.
Li Mobai looked at the clues and reasoned about the incident.
He opened another wooden box, which contained a stack of poems. Li Mobai looked through them one by one. Some of them were written by Mei Lan himself and some were given by others.
Many of the guests who come to the brothel are also good at poetry. It is common for them to write poems for brothel girls whenever they feel like it.
