The reason for Chu Yichen's accident was not very honorable, so after the body was returned, the Chu family's funeral was held in a very low-key manner.
Everyone is dead, so the news cannot be kept secret.
When Shen Zhonglei went to express condolences, he saw Chu Yichen's children, Chu Shuheng and Chu Jingyu, kneeling in the mourning hall to thank relatives and friends. His eyes were red and swollen from crying, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart. pity.
The Chu family can raise five hundred taels of gold in a short period of time, so their future life should not be a problem. With the care of his uncle Chu Yikui, as long as Chu Jingyu makes progress, his future future will not be wrong.
The one who was most affected was Chu Shuheng.
She is now approaching the age to discuss marriage, but when her father passes away suddenly, the first thing she has to face is observing mourning for three years.
The period of filial piety came out three years later. My younger brother Chu Jingyu was still young, but the Chu family no longer knew what was going on.
When the time comes for her to discuss marriage, the standards for selecting a husband will definitely drop by more than one level.
When Shen Zhonglei went out to express his condolences in the mourning hall, he happened to meet Qian Poxin who also came to express his condolences, and he stopped the endless emotion in his heart.
Shen Zhonglei shook his head and thought to himself that his mother must have been talking about Shen Tianshu's marriage recently, so he was affected. The case has not been solved yet, but he still has time to think about these things.
After Qian Poxin exchanged greetings with Shen Zhonglei, he inquired about the progress of the case.
Knowing that Shen Zhonglei still had no clue, he finally couldn't help but pull him aside and muttered a few words in a low voice.
Shen Zhonglei's eyes widened when he heard this. He used to focus on studying, but later he focused most of his energy on official duties. He was not particularly interested in men and women, let alone things related to men's style. Yes, this is the first time I heard about it today.
Qian Poxin also touched the tip of his nose with some embarrassment: "Master Shen, logically speaking, I shouldn't talk about this kind of thing, but since I came to Wuchang Mansion, we have had a lot of contact, and I really treat you as a friend. I can't bear to see you embarrassed by the case, so I'm telling you this.
"Although I'm not sure if I can help, but since you have no clues now, it doesn't hurt to give it a try."
"What Mr. Qian said is absolutely true. Unless you reminded me, I really didn't expect this clue.
"The person who Mr. Yichu had a dispute with at the beginning is obviously a regular customer of the Hsinchu Pavilion. I should use this clue to investigate further. Thank you Mr. Qian for giving me some guidance."
"Master Shen said this politely. We are all officials in the same court, so we should help each other."
After coming out of Chu's house, Shen Zhonglei immediately ordered his men to bring everyone from the Hsinchu Pavilion to the Yamen, especially those who were at the scene that day, for interrogation one by one.
There is such a big thing happening in Wuchang Mansion, and the news cannot be kept secret. This has been the hot topic on the streets in recent days.
As a result, the Hsinchu Pavilion has been closed for several days.
The officials from the government office came to the door and took everyone back to the government office, which caused a group of people on the street to look around and discuss.
The result of the interrogation of everyone in the Hsinchu Pavilion was beyond Shen Zhonglei's expectation, and a lot of clues were actually revealed.
Shen Zhonglei couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Qian Poxin's suggestion was indeed effective. No wonder he was already a second-rank official in his prime, but he was still far behind!
Especially the interrogation of Qiu Si actually confirmed Qian Poxin's guess.
According to his confession, Chu Yichen did like to come to the museum to play such exciting games.
It's just that in the Hsinchu Pavilion, the people who were tied up were other people, and Chu Yichen was the one who tied them up.
There are even some traces left on Qiu Si's body where Chu Yichen tied him up with a rope.
As he spoke, he bent his sleeves, and there were indeed circles of marks on his fair arms.
Except that the marks are very shallow, they are exactly the same as those on Chu Yichen's arm.
Shen Zhonglei was stunned when he saw it. He never expected that Chu Yichen, who usually looked like an elegant scholar in idle clouds and wild cranes, would be like this in private.
"Is this tied with hemp rope?"
"No, we use special ropes in the museum. Although they will leave marks, as long as the strength is controlled well, they will not hurt the muscles and bones, and they will disappear in a few days."
Shen Zhonglei immediately thought of Jia Tong's words during the previous autopsy.
These kidnappers were so skilled at taking people away, but why did they seem so unfamiliar with kidnapping people.
Could it be that as Qian Poxin guessed, Chu Yichen really died because of jealousy?
Shen Zhonglei couldn't help but rushed down and said: "Raise your head and show me."
Qiu Si was heartbroken, but he still raised his head obediently.
Shen Zhonglei looked him up and down. He looked like he had some talent. His eyes were particularly beautiful, and his gaze was full of amorous feelings.
"Okay, let's take him down first."
After Qiu Si was taken away, Shen Zhonglei couldn't help but sigh.
Whether he should continue to investigate this matter, and if so how to investigate it, he was a little undecided for a moment.
After all, death is the most important thing. If Master Chu's eccentricities spread, Mrs. Chu and her children will be in an even more difficult situation in the future.
While Shen Zhonglei was worrying in the front office, Li Zihan happily brought people to visit Shen Tianshu.
In the past, when she wanted to see Shen Tianshu, she had to go to Li Zian repeatedly to agree. Today, it was her eldest brother who took the initiative to let her come to see Sister Shen, which made her so happy that she walked a little briskly.
"Sister Shen, is the injury on your hand better?" Li Zihan blinked his big eyes and looked at Shen Tianshu, "Brother asked me to come over and see you. He misses you."
Under the clear gaze of the child, Shen Tianshu couldn't help but feel his face getting a little hot.
"The wound medicine from the palace is very useful. Most of the wounds on my hands have healed. Now there are only some bruises left. It should not be noticeable in a few days."
Li Zihan insisted that he would not be relieved until he saw it with his own eyes.
"Sister Shen, just roll up your sleeves and show me. I have to see it with my own eyes. I won't know how to tell my brother until I get back."
Shen Tianshu couldn't resist her teasing, so he could only roll up his sleeves and said, "Look, there's really nothing wrong with him."
Compared with the initial injury, the injury on the arm has indeed healed, leaving only some traces of bruises.
But Shen Tianshu has fair skin, and even the slightest mark on her arm looks very shocking.
After Li Zihan saw it, his expression immediately changed.
She was still smiling and acting coquettishly, but now her eye circles instantly turned red. She leaned forward and blew on her arm gently: "Sister Shen, does it still hurt?"
Shen Tianshu rubbed her little head and said, "The pain has stopped a long time ago."
Li Zihan pursed his lips and muttered in a low voice: "It's been so many days and I still haven't gotten better. It must have been very painful before, right?
"It seems that eldest brother is still too cheap on the one named Chu..."
