"Why was he killed?" Xiao Chen pretended to be surprised.
"Well, I don't know who I offended? He was so vicious." Zhu Xiaochuan said.
"Master Wang, as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, has offended many people, and many people want to kill him." Shao Wenzhao said, "If this is investigated, there will be so many clues."
"Why wasn't the murderer caught?" Xiao Chen asked.
"It's long gone." Shao Wenzhao said, "Their family didn't hear any movement, but Wang Anbang had to go to court today, so he rested in the study last night. He also told his family to wake him up early, and he still knocked on the door and shouldn't go in. It was only then that he was found dead, but the family member said that the blood in Wang Anbang's neck was still hot at that time..."
"Damn, is it so scary?" Xiao Chen said, "Did the murderer leave any traces?"
"The murderer left nothing behind, but before he died, Mr. Wang wrote a stroke in blood, which is probably the name of the murderer... Unfortunately, there is only one stroke, and nothing can be distinguished."
"Oh? What stroke?" Xiao Chen asked curiously.
"A horizontal line, and a small vertical line on top..." Shao Wenzhao scratched it on the ground with his foot, "It may be the murderer's first or last name, it's extremely difficult to tell."
"Add a small vertical line on top of a horizontal line... Damn, this can be written as the character 'Xiao'." Xiao Chen felt that his last name was very suitable.
"It looks like a cursive prefix." Shao Wenzhao said, "If it is really Xiao, then it might be Xiao Xinghan, but there are so many cursive prefixes, how can we be sure? It could also be other radicals, such as '李'It's written like this, so it's better not to have this evidence, otherwise it will disrupt our investigation ideas."
Li Feng's Li, Li Qiu's Li, Li Shi's Li...
"Does the Emperor know?" Xiao Chen said.
"I know, the emperor is extremely sad after questioning, and he has decreed that the case must be investigated to the bottom of it!" Shao Wenzhao grinned, "This job is also difficult to handle."
"It has to be done even if it's difficult." Zhu Xiaochuan said, "Master Wang can't die without knowing why."
"We must first block the news about this matter and prevent rumors from spreading!" Xiao Chen said.
"The incident happened suddenly, and the news was leaked to some extent..." Shao Wenzhao said, "Besides, it's really hard to cover up this kind of thing."
"If you can't hide it, you must cover it up! You have to use some means when necessary!" Xiao Chen said, "Otherwise, it will be just a matter of finding the murderer in the future. If you can't find it, how will you explain it to the emperor? How will the emperor tell everyone? Partner to explain?"
"Master Xiaohou, what do you mean..." Shao Wenzhao trembled when he heard this and his anus tightened.
"What I mean is to block the news and put an end to rumors! If you find someone talking nonsense, whether it is an official or a civilian, you can immediately imprison him for spreading rumors! Now that the case has not been reported, it can still be controlled, but if you wait until night Or tomorrow, there will be no way to deal with the rumors." Xiao Chen said.
"What Xiao Chen said makes sense." Zhu Xiaochuan said, "I am also a little confused and have not thought about this. I should do this to leave some room for the future. In addition, the emperor may not want this case to cause too much trouble. Well, when he thinks about it later, he might raise it high and put it down gently."
Just like the death of the prince, didn't such a huge case end up being ignored in the end?
While several people were talking, they suddenly heard sharp wailing and cursing coming from the inner house. Just as they were about to send someone to ask, Zuo Sizhong, the head of the Criminal Department, hurriedly came over and said, "Madam, she is making a lot of noise. Not only is she not cooperating with us. During the investigation and questioning, he also scolded us all bloody." He raised his sleeves and wiped his face, probably because he was spat on by his wife.
"Sigh... a woman's family is confused when it comes to such a thing." Zhu Xiaochuan said, "Let's go over and try to persuade her?"
Wang Anbang's wife Xuxian, whose maiden name is Li, is only in her early forties. She is a mature woman, but her charm is still there. She is crying like pear blossoms and raining down, which makes me feel pity for several people.
"Madam, my condolences." Zhu Xiaochuan sighed, "No one could have imagined that something like this would happen, but it happened, and we have to live with it, right?"
"The people below can't speak and have offended my wife. I apologize to you on their behalf." Shao Wenzhao said, "Such a thing happened to Mr. Wang. The emperor was very sad. He ordered a strict investigation and will wait for the reward immediately. I will wait for you." I was also anxious, so I urged the people below a little harder, but I didn’t mean to offend Madam.”
"What's the point of you not arresting Anbang's murderer but only interrogating us family members?" Mrs. Li said, wiping away tears.
"Madam, until the matter is investigated, we don't know who the murderer is. There are hundreds of people in the house, and we don't know if it was them. Then shouldn't we investigate more carefully? The matter is not trivial. If there is any offence, I have no choice but to ask Madam to take care of it." Shao Wenzhao said.
"The investigation is a routine matter, but we also believe that it will not be done by anyone in the house...Madam, does she know if anyone has come to the house recently? In addition, Master Anbang has told you that he has any enemies?" Zhu Xiaochuan said , "Just say it, we will find out if it is true or not, and we will not unjustly accuse people."
"He sees hundreds, if not thousands, of people every day. How do I, a woman, know that? As for any enemies, I have never heard of him talking about them... I don't know which one who suffered a thousand blows did it. Now we How can I live as an orphan and a widowed mother?" Then she started crying again.
Seeing this, several people had no choice but to say a few words of comfort and then left.
"I don't think anyone should ask her again. What does a woman like her know?" Zhu Xiaochuan said.
"But no matter what she knows, it will be very useful for us to solve the case. If not, let Mr. Lu Jing come and ask. Mr. Lu..." Shao Wenzhao said, consciously making a mistake, and quickly shut up.
"How come Lu Jing is familiar with this lady?" Xiao Chen asked curiously.
"That's not..." Shao Wenzhao hesitated, refusing to speak directly.
"Why does Mr. Shao still want to hide something from me?" Xiao Chen said, "It seems that it must be a confidential matter, and I shouldn't ask."
"Hey, don't push Wen Zhao. He didn't hide it from you on purpose." Zhu Xiaochuan said, "This is not a confidential matter. Even if it is a private matter, it is rumored and not very credible."
"What's going on?" Xiao Chen was extremely curious.
"I heard that too." Shao Wenzhao lowered his voice, "I heard that Lu Jing and Mrs. Li have a very close relationship in private..."
"Isn't this nonsense?" Xiao Chen was surprised, "How is this possible?"
One is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the other is the wife of the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. They are not even seen in person. How can they have a close relationship with each other in private?
Even if it's just a rumor, it's too ridiculous, right?
And since it was a rumor, why had I never heard of it?
If Xiao Yu and others knew about the matter related to the two ministers, they would definitely report it to themselves, but they didn't.
