No one was arrested where the suspect settled, but a lot of things were found in his room.
Several pages recorded various information about the deceased's life and residence, and he knew the time of their entry and exit. It can be seen that the murderer made considerable preparations before each attack.
Taking a step back, even if he is not the murderer, then the owner of this room is closely related to the murderer.
The key now is how to arrest people.
"Du Wenzhi joined the army in the ninth year of Daye and joined Jia Zhengqing's command. He was promoted to centurion three years later. In Daye's fourteenth year, he made meritorious service in the naval battle. The emperor rewarded him and promoted him to the rank of Captain Zuo Guoyi of Shangfu."
Yun Qi shook the paper in his hand and asked Su Ji: "Have you made arrangements for the people who are following Du Mansion?"
This is the only person among the pages left by the murderer who has not yet been killed.
"I asked the people from the Criminal Division to watch out for any suspicious people on the other side of the street, and sent two of our people to stay secretly around the Du Mansion." Su Ji thought about it: "I just don't know if the murderer intends to disturb our sight, or is it intentional Challenge."
Yun Qi sneered coldly: "Since he wants to play this trick with me, we can't let him down." After thinking for a moment, he showed a sly smile like a fox, "That kid Qi Shang is idle when he is idle. Are you afraid of the murderer?" Are you making a fuss in the east and attacking in the west? Let him keep an eye on other parts of the city."
Su Ji thought about it and said without any psychological burden: "Yes, Lieutenant Qi is still reliable in his work."
As the saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked, the whole nest will be dark.
A day and a night passed like this, and the Criminal Division did not gain anything. Lu Anran began to repair two more bones in the Yi Bian Sect.
At this moment, he was slowly frowning at one of them, and said to himself: "It's still a decapitation."
It is unknown where the bones came from, but judging from the degree of bone decay, it is estimated that the two female corpses died more than ten years ago.
Lu Anran and Yun Qi had looked through the old files of the Criminal Division before and confirmed that there had never been a soul-inducing beheading case before, and indeed it only started a few months ago.
She is now more and more curious about where Leon got the two female corpses, what their identities were, and why they died.
Returning to Jiqingfang in the evening, the carriage was blocked halfway. Lu Anran had just opened the curtain, and Mo Yan leaned back with his hands folded behind his head and said in an unhappy tone: "There is a house with water running out, and it's blocked."
There is still lingering smoke in the air, and a burning smell wafts from afar.
Lu Anran took a look and judged from the direction that it was in the northwest of the city, Tongxiang Lane. He immediately thought that it might be related to the murderer of the soul-inducing beheading case.
"Woof woof~ woof~"
Hearing the cry, Lu Anran looked at the stray dogs running towards him in surprise.
"What are you looking at?" Mo Yan's face darkened, and he waved his hand to chase away the dog, "Go, go, go away."
Lu Anran looked at her and said, "Are you very attractive to dogs? Do you have a special physique?"
Mo Yan asked her to look at her delicate eyes and her whole body went crazy. She jumped up suddenly and said, "I'll let you go and take a look at what's going on in front of you. Just stay here and don't run around. If the dog bites you, don't be with the prince." Complain."
Lu Anran watched the dogs happily follow Mo Yan as he left. He touched his chin and began to think about it. How about getting some blood from Mo Yan's body to investigate?
Mo Yan, who had just rushed to the roof, sneezed loudly into the sky.
Lu Anran was about to retract the curtain when several angry curses came from beside her, causing her to subconsciously turn her head and look over.
A group of four or five people ran out of the alley and passed Lu Anran's carriage. The young man surrounded among them was wearing lake green brocade clothes. He had an ordinary face and a tired look. His eyes were filled with turbidity. At the moment, The two groups were black and green, hinting of drunkenness.
"It's so unlucky for me that I hugged Feng Xian'er and rolled onto the bed, almost burning my buttocks with a fire." The young man cursed.
"Brother Liu, don't be angry. The few ounces of flesh in front of Feng Xian'er's body feel comfortable to the touch. Whether it's Liu's fat waist/butt or the wonderful sound of Xunfangyuan's snow, I guarantee that Brother Liu's soul will be haunted and he will die."
"Xueyin?" The young man came out in a hurry, with his clothes hanging on his body. He didn't think it was inappropriate. Da Jicheng stood on the road and said, "Don't go, that girl smells like a coquettish fox."
"Feiyan from Qiongxian Tower is cold, elegant and proud, a beauty of ice and snow."
"It's cold, just like a dead person. It's not interesting."
Several other people intervened one after another, saying dirty things about romantic places, and each sentence was more filthy and obscene than the last.
Lu Anran watched them turn around and leave from the other end, apparently looking for fun elsewhere.
She probably guessed who the young man was——
Liu Changhe, the concubine of the Liu family, got jealous and got into a fight with someone in a brothel on New Year's Eve and was arrested in Jingzhao Mansion.
It's a pity that the Liu family, a family of civil servants who were upright and impartial, also produced such a bastard.
When Liu Changhe's back was almost invisible, Mo Yan came back.
When he left, he had a dark face, but when he came back, he looked cheerful. He put on his arrogant face and crossed his arms and said, "Guess who was burned?"
She didn't say which family, but just named celebrities, which meant that Lu Anran knew or heard of them, but it seemed like she had no interest in guessing.
Lu Anran: "I won't guess."
"You!" Mo Yan snorted, "You are so boring. Be careful, the prince will get bored in a few days!"
Lu Anran looked at him without speaking.
"Okay, okay, let me tell you, Gu Laoer went to a brothel to have fun, but a fire suddenly caught on inside and burned his bare buttocks." After saying this, he seemed very happy and kept laughing.
Lu Anran thought about it for a moment, and the surname was Gu, "Second Master Gu of General Zhongwu's Mansion?"
Mo Yan curled his lips: "That's right, what about Second Master Gu? He only got the title of Second Master because of Gu Chengfeng. Who thinks he is a person?"
"Only burned him?"
"The fire started in his room and naturally burned him. However, he was lucky enough to save half of his life. Unfortunately, his lower body was burned. I don't know if the thing will work in the future." Mo Yan sighed with a look on his face. gloat.
"Can the cause of the fire be found?"
"The candlestick fell over and burned on the quilt. The two of them were too absorbed in it and didn't notice it for a while."
It was a bit embarrassing to talk about this topic any more. Seeing the black smoke getting smaller, the fire did not affect the surrounding area, so it should have stopped.
The two waited for a while, and the road ahead was clear, and they returned to Jiqingfang through the alley.
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I thought that Mr. Gu's incident was an accident, but the next day Yuan Fang of Jingzhao Mansion brought a bald monk to the Criminal Division.
Yuan Fang sweated easily when he was anxious, so he wiped his neck with a handkerchief and said with a bitter face: "Master, look..."
"No, you are an adult. You are a third-rank official, and I am only a fourth-rank official." Yun Qi pressed his hand with a folding fan. Even so, he sat there leisurely, looking lazy and elegant.
Yuan Fang said shamelessly: "Today, regardless of official position, we talk about friendship!"
In the complicated interpersonal relationships in the royal capital, Yuan Fang was able to securely occupy his position as the governor of Jingzhao, which shows that he is smooth and well-rounded.
"You brought a great monk to me to try to make friends. What happened? Seeing that my case cannot be solved and I will be blamed by the emperor, why don't you find a good person to save me in advance?"
"Oh, misunderstanding, it's all misunderstanding." Yuan Fang gestured to the great monk, "This is the abbot of Fahua Temple, Master Yuanzhi."
Yuanzhi has a long beard and white eyebrows, and a kind and kind face, which really looks like a Buddha. He puts his hands together and lowers his head slightly, chanting: "Amitabha."
Yuan Fang said: "Have you heard something about the second master of the Gu family yesterday?" Seeing Yun Bei's head, he continued: "I don't know what's going on with the Gu family. Since the head of Rongan County was attacked a few years ago, One thing after another, Mr. Gu was injured in the brothel yesterday, and early this morning, Master Yuanzhi discovered that the Gu family's spiritual tablet for General Zhongwu in Fahua Temple suddenly had paint thrown on it."
Naturally, things like a brothel fire would not be reported to the Criminal Division, but there were a lot of rumors in the capital city, especially about the Gu family, and everyone heard about it.
Yun Qi took a sip of tea and asked, "Is this related to the fact that you brought people here?"
"It's relevant! It's very relevant!" Yuan Fang leaned on the table with one hand and leaned forward, "Let's talk about the close ones first. The Gu family has kept the spiritual tablets in Fahua Temple for so long. Although no one in the temple specially guarded them, people They are all dead, no one has any grievance or hatred to target a spiritual tablet."
Yuan Fang was still troubled by the fact that the owner of this spiritual tablet was none other than General Zhongwu, who had made great achievements in the battle of Jiehai. The emperor personally sealed him and rewarded the Gu family. Now that something like this happened, wouldn't it be an indirect slap in the emperor's face.
"Besides, the brothel was leaked. Prince, do you know what happened? A trace of residual kerosene was found in the room. This cannot be said to be an accident."
After hearing this, Yun Qi exclaimed, "It seems that things are not simple. Master Yuan, you are going to have a hard time."
Yuan Fang talked about the harvest for a long time, and the corner of his mouth twitched, "Your Majesty, this is not the point. The point is that I suspect that the person behind these two incidents is related to the attack on the Rongan County Lord."
Yun Qi raised an eyebrow and said with a half-smile, "Master Yuan, what do you think?"
Yuan Fang put away his handkerchief, shook his official robe, and said seriously: "This person is elusive. He comes and goes freely in the brothel and Fahua Temple. If he is not discovered by anyone, he must be close to him. The prince might as well think again about the attack. The head of Rong'an County was able to escape unharmed in front of all the guards, which shows that this person is not only highly skilled, but also bold. Aren't the two very similar?"
Yun Qi rested his chin and pondered for a long time, "It seems to make some sense."
Seeing this, Yuan Fang slapped his thigh and said, "Your Majesty is indeed transparent. I will go back and transfer the two cases to the Criminal Division."
"Huh?" Yunqi looked a little confused on his face.
Yuan Fang stood up and said, "Didn't the Emperor put the case of attacking the head of Rongan County into the Criminal Division? Since the two cases belong to the same person, they should be combined into one case. What do you think, Prince?"
Yun Qi rubbed his chin with his fingers: "This..."
"That's it." Yuan Fang was so anxious that his tail was on fire and said to Abbot Yuan Zhi: "Master, please stay here for now and explain the process in detail to the prince. There are still a lot of things waiting for me in Jingzhao Mansion, so I will Take the first step.”
His steps were heavy when he came, but he was light when he left. Stepping out of the gate of the Criminal Division, Yuan Fang felt refreshed, put his hands behind his back and hummed a little tune happily.
"My lord, is it done?" the boy beside Yuan Fang asked as he followed behind.
Yuan Fang couldn't help but feel a little proud on his face, "Now that I think about it, it's really wise for the emperor to punish such a prime minister. If nothing else, it's so deceptive, haha!"
Not mentioning Yuan Fang's troubles, but in the Criminal Department, Yun Qi stared at Abbot Yuanzhi's bald head for a while, then waved back, "Su Ji, here to ask questions."
Master Yuanzhi was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, Yun Qi straightened his clothes, stood up and walked out.
Su Ji: "Your Majesty, where are you going now? This case..."
"Aren't you involved in the case?" Yunqi's peach-blossom eyes were raised slightly, and he was naturally charming. He chuckled and said, "A new wine lady has come to the flower house. I will go and taste how it tastes."
Master Yuanzhi shook his head at Yun Qi's back and whispered: "Amitabha."
Su Ji sighed, turned around and faced Master Yuanzhi with a polite smile, and said: "Master, please tell me the cause and result of the matter in detail."
