The people present didn't say anything, but they were all surprised. It was clear that Liu Xiangzhi came because of Liu Changhe's trouble, but when he came, he started to have family affairs with Lu Anran, but he didn't take Liu Changhe's death to heart.
At least the butler did not forget his heavy responsibility. After howling loudly, he burst into tears and said: "A total of thirty-seven pens were inserted into the chest one by one. How could it be suicide? This old slave has never heard of someone who is so cruel to me." .”
Liu Xiangzhi looked at Yunqi, "What's going on?"
Yun Qi spread his hands and said, "We just finished the inspection. The housekeeper doesn't believe it, and the subordinate is also helpless."
Xu Wuzuo took a small step and came out, lowered his head and said respectfully: "Returning to your lord, there is no bleeding on the head of the corpse, and all parts of the body are intact. Except for the thirty-seven wounds on the chest and abdomen, there is no damage elsewhere. From the location of the wounds It is judged that Mr. Liu indeed committed suicide."
Liu Xiangzhi: "Besides this, are there any other findings?"
Xu Wuzuo hesitated for a moment, glanced at Su Ji, and then slowly shook his head, "Nothing else."
Liu Xiangzhi looked at the housekeeper, "Can you see if the old lady is awake?"
After clearing away Guan Guan and others, leaving behind Lu Anran, Yun Qi, and Su Ji, Liu Xiangzhi said with an insightful look, "Is there another hidden secret in the case?"
Su Ji looked at Yun Qi, who was waving a fan with a "Where am I, who am I" expression on his face, and helplessly replied: "Master Liu found a divine fox mark on his left arm..."
At the same time, the cause of death of Jin Yu'e and Xianglan and the mark of the divine fox that appeared in the same location were revealed. Furthermore, it was originally suspected that the divine fox in Yi County was related, but the people were already in prison, and the deaths of Xianglan and Liu Changhe were revealed.
While telling the story, the existence and whereabouts of Wu and the other women were hidden.
"The mark of the divine fox?" A string of Buddhist beads was placed on Liu Xiangzhi's hand. He rubbed the beads one by one and said, "Other than that, are there no clues?"
"The cause is unknown, the purpose is unknown, and all three of them committed suicide. After death, a mark of the divine fox was left on their left arm."
It was said to be suicide, but at this point everyone knew it couldn't be suicide.
Liu Xiangzhi seemed to be deep in thought or weighing, twisting the beads with his fingers. His eyes were slightly lowered, and his expression could not be seen clearly. Although his temperament was restrained, he had been in a high position for a long time, and naturally formed an aura that was unparalleled.
Lu Anran felt that Liu Xiangzhi was a very contradictory person. The emperor believed him, but he only wore a string of Buddhist beads and looked after the Liu family everywhere, and did not particularly care about Liu Changhe's death.
After a while, Liu Xiangzhi raised his head and said: "Looking at it from this point of view, it is still not appropriate to publicize this matter. Let's suppress the suspicion and investigate secretly. The case will be closed by committing suicide to the public. If there are any clues, please send someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion to inform Prince Yun. "
Yun Qi responded: "Of course, it should be."
Liu Xiangzhi sighed and stood up, "I'll go to the cubicle to take a look. As for Xiaoli..."
"If the case is settled by suicide, I can bring back Young Master Liu's body, but Mr. Liu knows the inside story, so..." Su Ji said vaguely.
Liu Xiangzhi thought for a moment and said, "Conceal the cause of death and announce the funeral as usual. I can promise you that you will never be buried."
Su Ji cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I know what I said."
Liu Xiangzhi raised his hand and said, "You just need to investigate the case. If you have any other matters, you can come to me."
Just when he was about to turn around, Lu Anran said: "Sir, I want to check the suspicion, and Liu Changhe is still there."
Liu Xiangzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, looking slightly surprised, "Do you want to do an autopsy?"
"Yes." Lu Anran's voice was clear and firm, "There must be something we haven't discovered yet. If there is an answer, I believe it is on the body."
Liu Changhe is the only direct descendant of the Liu family, the son of Mr. Liu's favorite son. Now that he died in an unknown manner and was disemboweled after his death, Liu Tingjing would never agree.
"The hair and skin of the body are received from parents and dare not be damaged. This is the beginning of filial piety."
Lu Anran thought for a long time, "My suturing is not bad."
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People outside were not idle either. While Yun Qi and others were doing the autopsy, Guanyue took all the nursing staff to an empty room next to them and questioned them one by one.
"They all followed Liu Changhe from Master Liu's house. They are all old servants. The one who has been in Liu's house for the shortest time has been three or four years. No one has been found to be suspicious so far." Guan Yue handed a stack of paper to him. Su Ji.
Su Ji looked through it and said, "Is there no maid here?"
"To prevent Liu Changhe from not wanting to make progress, Mr. Liu did not let the maid follow him. In fact, he has only been here for a long time. Some people are cleaning the other courtyard, and the remaining few are guarding the door of Liu Changhe's room."
"Is the door locked from the outside?"
"Yes, when we first came here, Liu Changhe took advantage of the fact that Mrs. Liu was not here and wanted to sneak out as before. Unexpectedly, the nursing home got the order from Mr. Liu, took him back, and even locked the door."
Yun Qi waved his jade bone fan lightly, looked at a camellia plant in the courtyard, and whispered: "Xianglan met Liu Changhe before she died, and then Liu Changhe died suddenly. Both of them obviously committed suicide, and they were everywhere. It shows the shadow of homicide."
Su Ji slowly added, "Behind Qiongxian Tower is the Gu family."
Guanyue frowned: "Your Majesty, do you want to check?"
"It's not easy to check the Queen's family." Yun Qi tapped his forehead, "First check all the people who have anything to do with Liu Changhe and see if we can dig out anything from his group of friends. Also, Xiang Have you found the foreign businessman Lan mentioned?"
"Not yet."
"Jin Yu'e and Xianglan, Xianglan and Liu Changhe, they are currently only in a transactional relationship." Lu Anran said: "Although Liu Changhe hangs around in the brothel, as a son of a famous family, he will not rashly break into other relationships with others. .”
Guanyue nodded: "He is a veteran of brothels."
Su Ji had already flipped the stack of papers to the bottom and took out one page. "Among all the guards, this one named Han Ping has been in Liu Mansion for more than ten years. Call him over and ask for a question."
"You traitor!" The old voice was so angry that a group of people in the outer courtyard were stunned.
"Hey, the old man is very energetic." Su Ji happened to be close, and his ears vibrated.
"Xiaoli is your brother's son. Now he died tragically for no reason, but you don't care at all. Do you still have filial piety, loyalty, propriety, justice and shame in your eyes? Ahem, cough -"
Su Ji scratched his face, "Doesn't it sound good to us like this?" Hearing that the prime minister was scolded in the corner, he felt that he had a long life.
Yun Qi turned around and said, "Let's go and find this Han Ping."
Guanyue: "..." There is no need for such a big battle.
Yun Qi walked halfway when he suddenly felt that something was wrong, "Where is Su Zhi?"
Guanyue: "Go home for dinner."
Su Ji asked curiously: "Are you really going back to eat?"
Yun Qi chuckled and said, "The rule set by Mr. Su is that if you are not active in eating, you will have brain problems."
Su Ji marveled: "Old Duke Su is really... thorough in his conduct."
Lu Anran nodded: "A sweetheart."
"What a pity." Yun Qi shook his fan, "I originally wanted to have dinner with Su Zhi."
…
Han Ping and other guards were originally arranged in a row of servant rooms to the west, but they gathered in the dining hall because they had just watched the moon for interrogation.
From a distance, I saw a tall man standing at the door, with his back to everyone. He was strong and broad, and could serve as half of the door.
Guanyue shouted to someone: "Is Han Ping here? Let him come out and speak."
The man didn't move. Just when Guan Yue was about to speak again, Yun Qi put a fan on his arm and said, "Wait a minute."
Almost at the same time, the back figure slowly turned around, and Guanyue immediately flew towards him. He only heard a subtle 'squeak' sound, followed by the sound of 'poof--' blood splattering out.
Lu Anran's eyes were firmly fixed on that man's face - his facial features were ordinary, his skin was rough and dark, and his eyes were red and protruding. It should have been an angry expression, but the corners of his mouth raised up into a satisfied smile.
The long knife in his hand has not been released yet, his right hand is half bent, blood is flowing from his neck, spraying three feet, making everyone in front of him red.
Guanyue reacted very quickly and still took one step at night. Seeing him stabbing himself with a knife, he only had time to grab his body and slowly lower him to the ground.
Yun Qi glanced around and saw a man stumbling out of the lobby. He shouted in panic: "Han Ping is crazy and wants to kill us with a knife."
Guan Yue guarded Han Ping and couldn't leave. Yun Qi whispered to Lu Anran: "Let Wu Fang arrange the rest of the people into the largest room in the west. Be careful."
"Okay." Lu Anran took out the silver needle, tilted his head and said, "I smelled something just now."
Without having time to elaborate, Lu Anran inserted more than a dozen needles into Han Ping's body at once, and the bleeding wounds visibly softened. Everyone just breathed a sigh of relief when she said: "I'm not very proficient in internal diseases, so this just... How long can you hold on?"
Yun Qi shook his head: "It doesn't matter, he won't survive."
"Why did you commit suicide? Is there someone who ordered it? Who is the person behind it?" Su Ji lifted his robe and squatted down to ask urgently.
Han Ping's eyes have gradually returned to normal and are no longer bulging. The red bloodshot eyes inside have not disappeared for a while. He just slowly turns his eyeballs with a strange satisfied smile and makes a gurgling sound from his throat.
"No, yes, suicide, bliss... I, choose, choose... bliss..." The last two words were as light as clouds and dispersed as soon as they were spoken.
Su Ji turned around and asked Yun Qi, "What does he mean? What is bliss?"
Yun Qi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Su Ji, you have misunderstood. He is not informing you, but telling you that he is not committing suicide. In his own opinion, his action is a way to transcend the mundane world and ascend to bliss." Pure land.”
Lu Anran also said: "Yes, it can be seen from his expression before death that he was not only satisfied, but also eager."
Neither Su Ji nor Guan Yue could understand, "He just committed suicide in front of us?"
Lu Anran put away the needle, suddenly thought of something, and reached out to pull Han Ping's clothes.
Guan Yue had seen it many times, but he was still not used to it, so he took the initiative and said, "How about I do it?"
Lu Anran's movements of undressing were as clean and neat as the way she cut the deceased, which made Su Ji's brows jump incessantly. But after he saw the naked skin of the deceased, this discomfort completely disappeared, leaving only Shocked.
Yun Qi and Lu Anran looked at each other, "Sure enough."
Everywhere you look——
There was a scarlet mark of the divine fox.
