Di Xue was still thinking about the case in her sleep. Suddenly she thought of something and opened her eyes.
At this time, Chu Ran had also finished writing the note and was quietly looking at the person pillowing on his lap.
When I opened my eyes, I was really shocked.
Then I heard Di Xue say: "Chu Ran, do you think my martial arts is good?"
Who would ask for praise as soon as they open their eyes? Chu Ran thought so, but still said dotingly: "Of course, you are the one I have seen martial arts..."
Before the second half of the compliment was uttered, Di Xue continued:
"That's right. All three members of the Wang family were killed with one knife, which shows that the murderer was extremely skilled in martial arts, but he must have been restrained by something at the time, otherwise the pot wouldn't have made a dull sound when it was reset!"
"But what is the reason that prevents him from showing his strength!" Di Xue was thinking excitedly when he suddenly heard a voice:
"Di Xue!"
Chu Ran said angrily, why are you still thinking about the case while sleeping? Your "due diligence" has ruined a lot of my gentleness!
Di Xue looked at Chu Ran blankly, but the person opposite just turned his face away. Di Xue thought to herself that the children of the aristocratic family were just different, they had bad tempers!
The carriage stopped smoothly at the door of Di Mansion. Di Xue said hello to Chu Ran, who was still arguing, and went back to the house to freshen up and get ready to go to court!
The early morning meeting was just as Di Xue expected. The people from the Ministry of Justice knew about what happened last night. The Minister of Justice Zhang's participation in Di Xue's performance openly caused panic in the imperial city.
As a result, Chu Ran seemed to be venting his anger this morning, saying that the case was unknown and how could the people be safe? Shi Lang Zhang was speechless.
Di Xue also helped. Is Du Shangshu from the Ministry of Punishment still ill? Have you finished sorting out the files?
After hearing what Di Xue said, Chu Ran's expression relaxed a little.
The emperor also made peace with the mud like a peacemaker, and then Di Xue handed Chu Ran the written note to the emperor, and the emperor praised it repeatedly.
It is said that the prince has worked hard and Di Aiqing is worthy of being a pillar of the country.
All in all, the morning was spent fairly smoothly.
After the court, Di Xue cautiously approached Chu Ran: "Chu Ran, His Royal Highness? Why are you angry this morning!"
Chu Ran looked at Di Xue's flashing eyes, blinking at him. He was still angry, so he softened his attitude: "It's nothing, I didn't sleep last night and didn't eat in the morning, so I felt irritable! "
Di Xue understood immediately after hearing this: "This is easy to handle, how about we go have a meal now!"
On the street of Nanshi, in front of a stall with a basket and white smoke rising from it, Di Xue was sitting on an old wooden table, picking up crab roe soup dumplings and eating them.
Chu Ran looked at it and didn't know what to say.
Di Xue picked up the small bowl and poured some vinegar, then put some chili pepper and handed it to Chu Ran: "Eat it, this one tastes very good!"
Di Xue, a Chu Ran scholar, dipped it into his mouth and put it into his mouth. He was so burned that he coughed.
"Are you okay?" Di Xue patted Chu Ran's back comfortingly, turned around and laughed heartily at Chu Ran's funny look.
"You! You're so angry with me!" After Chu Ran swallowed it, he looked at Di Xue and laughed heartlessly, and was so angry that he couldn't speak!
The two of them finished their breakfast and left the steamed stuffed bun stall.
Di Xue walked in front, and the surrounding businesses were opening their doors to attract customers. They had all kinds of pots, bowls, utensils, silverware and hairpins.
When they reached the corner of the street, the two of them saw a crowd of people blocking the street in front of a shop, and among the crowd there were some nobles and nobles dressed in brocade.
As we got closer, we heard people talking.
"Where is this shoemaker Lao Li? I gave him the money to repair his shoes. He won't run away, right?"
"No way, he is one of the best shoemakers in Yuanjing. Although he has no children, he lives a comfortable life, so he definitely didn't disappear for no reason!"
Just then someone in the crowd suddenly screamed!
Di Xue followed the sound and saw a white cat covered in blood jumping off the roof with a piece of rotten meat in its mouth and running away along the alley behind.
Di Xue and Chu Ran looked at each other, knowing in their hearts that something must have happened!
Then the two of them walked hard to the door of Li Shi's shoe shop, and Di Xue said:
"Dear fellow villagers, this is Di Xue from Dali Temple. The road here is narrow, please disperse first!"
After Di Xue said that, he jumped onto the roof, then stepped over the ridge, and sure enough, he found a tile lifted behind.
When he got closer, a stench rushed straight into his nose. Di Xue quickly opened the white cloth bag he carried with him, took out the linen cloth and tied it around his mouth and nose, and then followed the hole in the roof into the back of the shoe shop, where shoemaker Li worked.
The house was in a mess, tools and shoes were scattered on the floor, it looked like someone was rummaging for something!
Pushing open the inner door, Di Xue saw the kitchen. The stove pit was full of ashes, including some incompletely burned paper books. Di Xue took out a few pieces, which looked like account books and shoes!
Shoemaker Li loves shoes as much as his life, and he will never let his hard work go to waste.
It seems that he is indeed in danger.
Di Xue thought and pushed open the kitchen door, and then saw the body lying in a pool of blood. The body was rotten, maggots and pus were everywhere, and the flesh and blood on the body had been torn by wild beasts, and many places were exposed. Bones.
Di Xue was about to check when she heard Chu Ran ask outside the door: "Master Di, how are you? Are you okay?"
"No problem, you send people to Dali Temple to find Han Shu and Zhang Ying. Whoever has time can bring people over and ask them to bring their tools!"
Di Xue said as she pushed open the bedroom door and came to the main hall of the shoe shop. The inside of the door was blocked by wood, making it impossible to enter from the outside.
Di Xue took off the wooden stick and Chu Ran walked in: "But there is a murder case?"
"Yes, a male body was found in the house. I initially speculate that it is the missing shoemaker Li, but the details will not be determined until after the autopsy!"
"I've asked the people outside to disperse. Are you going to do an autopsy now?"
After Chu Ran finished speaking, Di Xue nodded, and then handed over the linen cloth. Chu Ran quickly tied it around his mouth and nose without any courtesy. After all, the smell in this room was too pungent!
Di Xue returned to the bedroom, quickly took out the tools from the cloth bag, put on gloves and began to examine the body.
The body was initially determined to be that of a man in his early fifties, less than five feet tall, with a strong build. The wound on his neck was fatal, but the wound was incomplete due to the gnawing of animals.
When Di Xue checked again, he was suddenly stunned. After the wound on his neck was treated, some jagged cross sections could be vaguely seen. Could it be...
Di Xue was stunned and asked: "But what did you find?"
"Perhaps the murderer of this case is the same person as the one who killed Xu Lai, but I can't figure out how the shoemaker is related to Zhou Huai's case."
After Di Xue finished speaking, she continued to check and found a sewn cloth bag inside her underwear. Di Xue opened it carefully and found a handkerchief inside!
"Looks like we have to go to Red Sleeve Tower again!"
After Di Xue said that, Chu Ran was a little confused, so she handed the handkerchief to Chu Ran.
Chu Ran looked down and saw a vivid blue luan bird embroidered on the handkerchief!
