Shen Haolin, Shen Cha and Bai Meng settled in Xuanyuan Courtyard that night. Xuanyuan Liang and Tantai Pingchuan had already arranged a house for them and prepared everything. When they settled down, the two old people would go back to their homes. went to rest in the yard.
After the three people had washed up, it was already late at night. Although it was very late, they were not sleepy at all. These unsolved cases that had been sealed for a long time aroused their curiosity. They got together and carefully reviewed the files of these unsolved cases. Researched it again.
"These cases span as long as 20 years. Although the methods are different and the victims' deaths are also different, the styles are similar. Without exception, the victims are all the eldest members of the family." Shen Cha yawned, put the file in his hand on the small table in front of him, hugged a pillow, and said with half-squinted eyes, "These can all show that these cases are from the same person, at least There is a common mastermind.”
"The eldest son of the family?" Shen Haolin reached out and picked up one of the files, "Why is the mastermind so obsessed with targeting the eldest son? As far as I know, Chi Ge is always the eldest son of the Chi family. It stands to reason that in the hearts of these people, Shouldn’t the most fearful person be the bastard in the family?”
"Then I don't know." Bai Meng shook his head gently, touched his chin, and looked at Shen Haolin, "It's only after today's commotion that we realized that we don't actually know Mr. Chige very well, do we? We have almost no interactions with him. Even when we meet, we just say hello, exchange a few casual greetings, and say hello, and that’s it, right?”
"After leaving Xijing, there are almost no opportunities to interact with each other." Shen Haolin agreed with Bai Meng's statement, "Even if I return to Beijing, it is not a particularly important palace banquet, and it is rare to see Mr. Chige out and about."
"You two, wait a moment." Shen Cha reached out and patted Shen Haolin's arm, "I remember you said before that Mr. Chi Ge used to give lectures in the East Palace, and Xiaojue's brother had studied with him when he was still the prince. .You two are brother Xiaojue’s reading companions, how come you don’t have any intersection?”
"Well, it's a long story." Bai Meng glanced at Shen Haolin, and the two looked at each other with an awkward smile. "He is indeed giving lectures in the East Palace, but it is only for a day or two."
"It's true that it didn't take long, but..." Shen Cha looked at them curiously, "Why did you two react like this?"
"Because, during the one or two days when Mr. Chi Ge was giving lectures in the East Palace, he and Your Majesty didn't listen at all. They slept from beginning to end, from day to night." Shen Haolin snorted softly, "Uncle finally invited Chi Mr. Ge came to give lectures, but the two of them reacted like this and almost exploded with anger."
"It's indeed very outrageous." Shen Cha nodded and looked at Bai Meng with disapproval, "However, it is also your style. What happened next?"
"The old man was so angry that he broke his crutch. No matter how much my uncle tried to persuade him, he refused to come to the East Palace again. My uncle had no choice but to give up because he was worried about making the old man angry to death. However, he did not spare these two guys. They were forced to kneel in the small Buddhist hall in the palace and copy Buddhist scriptures for three days, and they were given a meal and a pot of water every day to make them remember better."
"It's fine if I don't mention this. But when I mention this, I get really angry. The late emperor gave us a meal and a pot of water, and punished us to copy scriptures and meditate. We all accepted it, but that old man Chi actually added insult to injury and thought that we He is too stubborn and should be punished more severely."
Bai Meng also imitated Shen Cha, found a pillow to hug, put his chin on the pillow, and gritted his teeth fiercely.
"Hey, are you grinding your teeth? How much hatred does this have?" Shen Cha looked at Bai Meng curiously, "What did he do?"
"I suggest that uncle remove the brazier from the small Buddhist hall so that they can experience what it means to be hungry and cold."
"So..." Shen Cha was stunned, "Is it so cruel?"
"The most coincidental thing is that it snowed heavily the night we were imprisoned in the Buddhist hall. Although the Duke secretly stuffed us with thick furs and hand stoves, it was still very cold. The small Buddhist hall, even Even though ten braziers were burning, I still didn't feel warm, let alone not even one brazier. The two of us resisted for three days, and in the end we were so cold that we couldn't feel anything."
"It's not just that I don't feel anything anymore." Shen Haolin sighed softly, "It was my uncle who personally took the two of them out of the small Buddhist hall. The two of them were already unconscious. For more than half a month, they continued to They were all lying on the bed.”
"Is it so serious?" Shen Cha looked Bai Meng up and down, "He is indeed deeply grudged."
"That's right!" Shen Haolin sighed, "The high fever didn't go away, and I couldn't take the medicine. I vomited as much as I gave him, which made my uncle, the queen mother, and Mr. Bai go crazy. Finally, we invited Master Huilan. We took action and pulled the two people back from the gate of hell in time. Fortunately, they have a strong foundation and did not move their muscles due to illness this time. Otherwise, my uncle would not have spared Chige."
"I can't let him go even if he makes them both seriously ill!"
"I didn't let him go." Shen Haolin nodded, "One month's grounding and half a year's salary."
"This punishment is still light." Shen Cha was a little unhappy, "It's no wonder that Uncle Shi and Uncle Dai Wang despise him. This method... is indeed not fair and aboveboard, and is quite a villain."
"They are indeed very small people." Shen Haolin nodded in agreement, "Since then, they have never been to the small Buddhist hall, and they even refused to pass by it. Even if they have to walk a few more steps, they will never go to the small Buddhist hall. Not close.”
"This has left a deep mark on my heart." Shen Cha sighed, "How old were you at that time? How old was Mr. Chige?"
"Old Chige... is not young, is he in his fifties or sixties? As for us, well, we are about four or five years old!" Bai Meng rubbed his chin on the pillow twice, "It's just that people dislike dogs. The age where you don't want to be seen, and then when you grow up to two years old, you don't bother much anymore." Seeing Shen Haolin looking at him sideways, he changed his words again, "I stopped bothering in the palace and started messing around in Xijing City. Wandered away."
"Wouldn't it be more of a headache?" Shen Cha looked at Bai Meng with a smile, "You two are really demon kings."
"Don't get involved with me!" Bai Meng waved his hands quickly, "I'm not, I was forced. But..." He looked at Shen Cha, "Since that time, we have basically not seen Chi. Mr. Ge, except for the two palace banquets during the Chinese New Year, it is difficult to see him again at other times."
"It stands to reason that he shouldn't be. Isn't he the dean of Taixue? Don't you usually go to Taixue?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "When you patrol, you can more or less meet him on the street."
"It was only in the past year or two that he moved out of Taixue. He had always lived there before, so it's normal that he can't be touched."
"So that's it." Shen Cha nodded, "So, you don't know very well who he usually associates with."
"Since he became an official, the only people who have interacted with him are his former disciples." Bai Meng spread his hands, "So, it is really unexpected that he planned these cases. What's more..." He stretched out his hand. After looking at the files, he said, "There are two or three incidents that happened when he was living in Taixue. If there were any suspicious people coming in and out of Taixue at that time, the Forbidden Army and the patrol camp would have received the news long ago, and it would be impossible to delay them." It was only discovered now. Moreover, after the incident, we tried our best to find clues about the murderer, but found nothing." He looked at the files on the table and sneered, "I didn't expect this guy's methods. It’s getting taller as I get older.”
"The first case was the summer ten years ago, right?" Shen Cha looked at Shen Haolin and then at Bai Meng, "Tomorrow I will ask Mr. Qian whether Mrs. Teng sent someone to Or come to Xijing in person."
"You mean..."
"Yes!" Shen Cha nodded, "My intuition tells me that Mr. Chi Ge is not completely ignorant of Chi Hong's affairs as he said."
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