"Miss Zhu, this was originally a great thing, but a murder case happened. The body was found in the room where you were dressing up. It seems that the east study is temporarily inaccessible because it smells like a dead person... ..." The old slave sighed.
"That's right, you are right." Leng Ping lost all energy and looked blank. He nodded nervously without answering and hurried back to the house.
She sat on the edge of the bed and lit a lamp, trying to calm down in a state of shock. Just now, the Prime Minister of Meixian County was kidnapped out of the house amidst a lot of noise, and went to the Yamen and then to the cell. All the idle guests here dispersed, most of the lanterns were extinguished, and the original bustle turned into dead silence in an instant. Leng Ping's head was still buzzing, as if he was having a dream.
She never dared to recall the moments where she killed someone in a dark room, but it inevitably jumped before her eyes. She saw Lu Jishou being stabbed and wailing in a pool of blood. She wondered why she didn't run away in panic and was so determined to kill him.
Perhaps it was because of the affection she had always had for Chen Tongpao, but this thing had gradually disappeared in her heart. She gradually understood that he was calm and mature on the surface, but his rationality was thorough, and everything could be regarded as exploitable value by him - he was a complete believer in interests.
But he did bury a murderous incident. Through Wen Zhong's thunderbolt methods and Chu Zi's connections, no matter what, the final result was settled. From this point of view, it seems that Chen Tongpao did nothing wrong. He just used the rules of the world and happened to execute them perfectly.
As a part of it, Lu Jishou deserved to die. Leng Ping performed his duties as if it were a matter of course, and was so tacitly approved by others. This is why Leng Ping dared to pick up the dagger and stab the second and third... The reason for the knife.
"Shopkeeper, have you read it?" Guo Chuzi held up an approval document from the Yangzhou Police Department. "This matter has alarmed the province, and they said that the case will be transferred to Jiangdu for trial."
After Wen Zhong took the book and read it, he smiled slightly and said, "It all went according to our plan. Then how did Mr. Chen kill those people?"
Guo Chuzi thought for a while and then said: "I read the case file at the magistrate's office, and it was said that it was determined by the county government that Lu Jishou entered the east study from the corridor only after the Prime Minister of Mei County was called away by Chen Tongpao for a period of time; Half an hour later, his body was seen. The county magistrate and other officials unanimously guessed that Mei County Prime Minister had enough time to take a detour to the east study room, and he had sent officers and soldiers here before, just as an informant to spy on Lu Jishou's whereabouts."
"Do you have any witnesses?" Wen Zhong asked.
"Several travelers testified that the dagger used to kill Lu Jishou had been displayed by the Prime Minister of Mei County."
"Tongpao Chen is not at the scene of the crime, so who killed him..." Wen Zhong said silently.
"Don't be distracted by this matter yet," Guo Chuzi said, "What are the arrangements made by Craftsman Xu?"
"He is honest and willing to stay here for a few days." Wen Zhong stood up and said, "I also agree with you. As long as the renovation of the meeting hall is concealed, everything else can be justified."
"Son!"
A burst of shrill cries sounded outside Taizhou City. Tongpao Chen looked along the sound and saw Lu Zhengfu, his eyes swollen, howling loudly, his body trembling, and crawling towards him.
Tongpao Chen turned pale with fright and hurriedly ran up to help him with the servants of Lu Mansion.
Lu Zhengfu lay buried in his arm, sobbing and coughing forward, with blood on the corners of his mouth and lips.
"The young master was killed here, and I cannot absolve myself of the blame!" Chen Tongpao knelt on the ground and kowtowed deeply.
"Where is the murderer? I hate sleeping on his skin and eating his flesh!" Lu Zhengfu shouted at the top of his lungs.
Tongpao Chen looked sad: "This county will definitely give you justice... Elderly people, please don't be too sad. Please go to the Yamen to rest for a while."
Lu Zhengfu did not forget to salute, and slowly entered the city with the help of everyone.
The courtyard of the county government office was built into a simple mourning hall. Plain cloth is hung on the eaves, a mourning table and a memorial tablet are erected against the wall, and a black coffin stands out.
Lu Zhengfu couldn't bear it any longer. He shouted, staggered away, lay on the coffin and muttered to himself, as if he was crazy. Everyone present was stunned.
His face was full of tears, he stood up with disheveled hair, turned around and knelt down to Chen Tongpao.
"Master Lu, what are you doing!" Chen Tongpao said hurriedly.
Lu Zhengfu grabbed his trouser leg: "I only hope that Mr. Chen can find the suspect and avenge my son!"
"Of course. But the suspect has been transferred to Jiangdu. I'm just worried about it. I don't know the outcome." Chen Tongpao looked towards the west, but what he was thinking at this moment was different from Master Lu.
"Bring the suspect." The prefect glanced at the deputy inspector sitting next to him, slapped him awake, and shouted.
The Prime Minister of Meixian County was dragged to the front of the court by two government officials.
"Suspect, there are people from the prosecutor's office here to listen to the case. You need to be careful in what you say and don't say anything false. You should state your name first."
"My surname is Mei, and I was originally the magistrate of Taizhou County." The magistrate of Mei County wanted to cry out that he was wronged, but with such a dignified official as the deputy envoy of the inspector in front of him, he restrained himself.
The deputy inspector glanced at the case file and asked, "Why did you want to kill the deceased Lu Jishou?"
The Prime Minister of Meixian County panicked and said: "The villain did not kill anyone, but was misunderstood by others, so he was sent to the Yamen. Mr. Lu and I have no enmity at all. I hope you will see clearly."
The deputy inspector nodded and asked again: "It is said in the case file that you were called to the deceased before he arrived in the east study room and did not return for a long time. What did you do here? Please answer as soon as possible."
Magistrate Meixian squeezed his palms and said, "Chen... Magistrate Chen asked me to go to Xitang to talk about some official matters..."
"What business!" the prefect shouted.
"Tell me, I don't need to send officials here, there are enough people. I advise you to be careful. The magistrate left me a cup of tea, and I left."
"Didn't go back to the house?"
"Go to the latrine to relieve yourself."
The prefect laughed and said, "How can I believe you if you say it alone? Let's bring witnesses into the hall!"
When Mei Xian Cheng looked back, he saw the leader of the officers and soldiers who was conspiring with him, and he felt much more at ease.
"I see that the Prime Minister of Mei County did go to the thatched house after coming out of the Xitang. There is no mistake." The officer said.
The Prime Minister of Meixian County shrank his head and shook his head towards the prefect.
The Lord Magistrate smacked his lips and said, "There is no doubt about this for now."
Mei Xian Cheng took a breath.
"However," the prefect took a dagger from the master's hand, with the dried blood still attached to it. "This knife is yours, right?"
The Prime Minister of Meixian County clearly remembered that the dagger found from his body was bloodless, but a murderous knife with blood stains popped out here, which made him confused.
"say!"
"Yes. There is this knife down there, but there is no blood."
"This one has no blood stains." The prefect knew what he was asking and immediately took out another dagger, which was exactly the same.
"A pair?"
Meixian Cheng broke out in a cold sweat. He seemed to know who the murderer was.
