Xu Gucheng frowned and was silent for a moment. 【Read full text】
Lu Yijian also kept silent until he saw Xu Gucheng's brows relaxed, then he asked: "Is there something wrong?"
This case was different from other cases. There were only large traces of fighting and blood on the scene, but there were no dropped objects or injured or dead people.
Normally, if there is a large amount of blood at the crime scene, someone must be seriously injured or even dead, and the injured will leave traces along the way.
Now there is no trace.
The large traces of fight and blood seemed to scream silently.
The more such a situation is, the more it shows the arrogance of the perpetrator. On the other hand, it also reflects the huge power behind it. Otherwise, it is impossible to guarantee that there will be no blood on the evacuation road.
Lu Yijian is both the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture and the doctor of the Ministry of Punishment. If something like this happened, it must be investigated clearly.
However, although he has several guesses now, he dare not confirm it because he has not found any evidence yet.
Xu Gucheng's deep eyes moved from his hands to the window, he paused for a moment and said solemnly: "No, how are you investigating this case now?"
Grandma Li, who was standing at the end of the window, tensed up when she heard this. She glanced into the courtyard, then looked back at the window, then raised her feet and walked away.
Walking to the middle of the yard, she pushed away some of the boys who were waiting at the door, and then returned to Yingcheng Courtyard.
Over the past ten years, she had become very clear about Xu Gucheng's temperament and his bottom line, so she left wisely.
Lu Yijian shook his head and said: "When the queen came to power years ago, I won't go into details about the twists and turns in the palace. I'm afraid everyone's eyes are fixed on that one place. Now this kind of thing happened in Bianjing City on the Shangyuan Festival , I had to connect with that.”
Lu Yijian took a breath, put down the tea cup in his hand, narrowed his eyes slightly, and then continued in a low voice: "Because I was paying attention to the movements inside and outside the palace, I deliberately investigated this area after the accident. I checked a few times. Ri is not completely clueless. It is indeed related to the Queen’s position, and someone wants to do something to the Queen’s people.”
After hearing this, Xu Gucheng leaned back a little. When he reached the wall, he leaned forward without stopping at all. He rested his left arm on the desk and wrote two words with his right hand dipped in water.
Lu Yijian lowered his eyes and said with some emotion: "Yes, although I probably knew who he was and vaguely knew what he had done, I never thought that someone would do something like this to him. It's pitiful. That kid."
"When his hands are stained with blood, he is no longer a child." As Xu Gucheng spoke, he dipped his slender fingers in some tea and scratched the watermark just now.
He was always cautious, and the handwriting written on the table with tea could still be seen after it was dry, so he crossed it out before it was dry.
"It's most likely the Wang family. There has been no news about the killers sent out in the past few days. It can be seen that they have been severely injured, but there is no trace of them."
Lu Yijian sighed. In order to find out this information, he had used a lot of contacts. If he wanted to find out the Wang family, he had to find evidence. What he had done now was just scratching the surface.
"Perhaps we can ask him from somewhere. After all, we have been chased by this group of people for more than a year, so we should know something about it." Xu Gucheng said after hearing this. Although he no longer frowned, he kept clenching one hand into a fist because he had other things in his heart. Something that he couldn't let go of.
The person Xu Gucheng mentioned was of course Xiao Yuan.
After the incident with the Du family, he knew that Xu Nuo and Xiao Yuan had crossed paths in Suzhou.
On the night of Shangyuan Festival, Xiao Yuan was attacked, and Xu Nuo also smelled of blood when he came back. Although it was an unrelated matter, his usual acuity made him subconsciously connect the two things.
After all, he knew the relationship between Xiao Yuan and Brother Hu Ling, and he had also heard about the killers Lu Yijian mentioned. He could probably deduce that it would be difficult for Xiao Yuan alone to escape from the killers' attack.
But if Hu Ling helps, Xiao Yuan may have a greater chance of escaping.
On the night of the Lantern Festival, Jiu Niang separated from them and was sent back to Lu Mansion by Dalang, while Liu Niang stayed with Hu Lingyi.
If Hu Ling helped Xiao Yuan, then where was Liu Niang and what did she do?
Thinking of this, Xu Gucheng, who was always calm and steady, asked before Lu Yijian could answer: "Do you know what he has been doing these days?"
"He doesn't show up much, which is a bit different from his usual playboy behavior. In these days, he should hang out in the courtyard restaurant all the time. He is so high-profile that he wishes everyone knew about him." Lu Yijian discovered Xiao Yuan's abnormality precisely because of this. , only to realize that he might have been injured.
The two talked for a long time and carefully planned two ways to find evidence. It was not until Lu sent someone to ask them to have lunch that Lu Yijian discovered that he had not done the key thing he came to do today.
So he hurriedly pulled Xu Gucheng and asked him to come over to find Xunuo. He had to confirm what his precious daughter had done that day so that she didn't go out all day.
So Xu Nuo was called over to have lunch together.
After lunch, Lu Yijian stopped Xu Nuo with a smile and said he wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk.
Xu Nuo's peach blossom eyes widened after hearing this. Her uncle, the famous Lu Yijian, actually wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with her?
Although she was very proud and proud to have a heart-to-heart talk with such a big man.
But, uncle, why do you look like you are coaxing a girl?
Xu Nuo walked over while cursing, and bowed politely.
Lu Yijian waved her to sit down and said harmoniously: "I saw your handwriting before you came to Bianjing. It is indeed beautiful. No wonder you are praised by officials and saints."
As an important minister around the emperor, he naturally knew that the opportunity to enter the palace depended on her good handwriting.
"Thank you uncle for the compliment. It's all my father who taught me well. My son is just a follower of Xiao Gui and Cao Cao, and he has only learned a little bit."
It was because Xu Nuo saw Xu Gucheng's handwriting that she begged him not to find a teacher but to teach her in person. After that, I even used up the calligraphy I learned in my previous life, started from scratch, and practiced day and night for nearly a year before I achieved the results I have today.
"Just like your father, he has a smooth tongue and is good at it. Why bother praising your father's calligraphy in a roundabout way? Have you ever seen your uncle's calligraphy? It's not inferior to your father's. I'll find some paper and ink and write it for you." Lu Yijian likes girls very much. , there was no air of elders at all when talking to Xu Nuo, and the majesty of a superior person disappeared instantly.
Xu Nuo smiled and did not go to get paper and pen, but said: "I have seen my uncle's calligraphy in Suzhou, and I even copied it with the letter."
Lu Yijian corresponded with Lu once every two months, and promised to go to Yingcheng Academy twice and happened to meet Lu reading letters, so he had already seen Lu Yijian's writing.
Copying someone's handwriting is the greatest compliment.
Lu Yijian showed a satisfied smile on his face, nodded and said: "Okay, where did the ladies go to play during the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival?"
He seemed to have suddenly remembered something serious, but in fact he deliberately chose to raise the question suddenly when the conversation was harmonious, leaving Xu Nuo no time to think too much and answer quickly.
A quick answer is often the truth.
Lu Yijian knew this truth, and Xu Nuo understood it even more.
She felt a little more vigilant in her heart, and almost without any hesitation, she said: "I went to the lantern festival and guessed some lantern riddles."
When Xu Nuo spoke, Lu Yijian's face looked as usual, but his heart was already tense. The same was true for Xu Gucheng not far away.
The two have different focuses, but they are both looking forward to hearing the promised answer. r1152
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