Daxuanti criminal officer

Chapter 85 Concubine

Just after the hour passed, Xu Zun and Zhao Yu came to the gate of Shangyuan City Yamen.

This is one level higher than the county government, called the city government or the county government.

When Xu Zun and Zhao Yu went in, they saw a group of Hualou girls with heavy makeup brought out by the servants.

The girls lost their usual laughter and playfulness, and there was an inexplicable fear on their faces.

Obviously, they were all invited by the Yamen to identify the female corpse.

In order to ascertain the identity of the deceased as soon as possible, the body was placed in the side courtyard of the yamen all night and was not sent to Yizhuang.

Xu Zun and Zhao Yu went straight to the courtyard, wanting to ask about the identification of the corpse.

Unexpectedly, they saw a man kneeling in front of the corpse and weeping bitterly in the courtyard.

"This……"

Xu Zun took a closer look, but saw that this person was also wearing official clothes, but he didn't recognize him.

"Master Ti Xing," Ju Ran, the head catcher, rushed forward when he saw Xu Zun, "What a coincidence that you came, the identity of the corpse has just been found out!"

"Oh?" Xu Zun's eyes lit up, and he came closer.

"This is Chen You, our official Yu from Shangyuan City." Ju Ran pointed to the crying man lying in front of the corpse, "The woman who was killed is his second wife!"

Oh?
Yu Li...

Xu Zun retrieved his memory, and Yu Li refers to the little official in charge of the granary.

The second room is his concubine.

The woman who died in the Huguo Temple was actually the concubine of a Yu official?

This……

"Your Excellency!" Yu Li Chen You held back his sorrow, turned around and greeted Xu Zun, and then said, "The side room is called Xiaoying, who disappeared half a month ago, and the humble official has reported to the police. Today, I heard that the yamen had an autopsy and came to identify her early in the morning. I didn't expect, I didn't expect... woo..."

Chen You wept bitterly.

"Chen Yuli, don't be sad," Ju Ran asked, "Tell us about what happened in detail. Where is your second wife from?"

The reason why Ju Ran asked this was naturally because she wanted to know whether this woman named Xiaoying was from Hualou?
"Xiaoying's father was a groom in the barracks of the military camp," Chen You introduced sadly, "After being introduced by someone, he was married as the second wife by a humble job.

"The two of us hit it off, and we have a very good relationship. But half a month ago, Xiaoying went back to her mother's house to get some things, but she didn't return for a long time. When I went to my husband's house to ask again, I found out that Xiaoying hadn't gone back at all!"

Oh?
Xu Zun and Ju Ran looked at each other. Obviously, this Xiaoying came from a decent family, not someone who fell into the world.

This is very different from the monk uniform case ten years ago.

I don't know why the murderer chose Xiaoying as the target to kill?
Xu Zun looked at Chen You carefully, he was nearly fifty years old, his temples were white, it was a beautiful thing to marry such a young and beautiful woman as a concubine.

But... Who knows that their married life will be happy if they know people and faces but don't know their hearts?

After that, Ju Ran made a detailed record for Chen You, asking Chen You to tell everything about Xiaoying.

Unlike the deceased in the monk's clothing case, Xiaoying not only never believed in Buddhism, but believed in Xuandao.

What's even more intriguing is that the place where Xiaoying used to go to burn incense was precisely - Qinglan Temple!

However, Xu Zun knew in his heart that Qinglan Temple itself was the only Taoist temple for women in Shangyuan City, and almost all the women in the city who believed in Xuan Dao would go there to burn incense.

This side was making notes, but someone called Xu Zun over there, saying that Governor Li Yan had something to do with him.

So Xu Zun asked Zhao Yu to stay and went into the inner hall of the yamen, but he saw Li Yan and Tai Min were already waiting anxiously there.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Xingtai, the cavalry school lieutenant of the garrison, also appeared in the inner hall.

"Jiying, I just heard that the Lu Family Bookstore is on fire?" Li Yan anxiously asked about the situation before Xu Zun sat down.

"Correct."

Xu Zun calmly found a place to sit down, and then told the three officials what happened last night.

"You...I don't understand," Li Yan waved his hand, "Why didn't you bring someone to investigate in an open manner? Why did you have to go there late at night?"

"My lord," Xu Zun's concise and clear answer left Li Yan speechless, "I've been tricked by going there quietly late at night. If I go there in the daytime, what else can I find out?"

"This..." Li Yan frowned, and turned to look at Tai Min.

Originally, Taimin should have said a few words at this moment, but Taimin was still the same, looking very afraid of Xu Zun, with a livid face and just said nothing.

"Then..." Yuan Xingtai asked, "Xu Tixing, have you seen any suspicious people? Who would start this fire?"

"No," Xu Zun shook his head, "I didn't see anyone. The other party's skills are so profound that we didn't realize it."

"This is going to be troublesome!" Li Yan clapped his hands fiercely, pacing back and forth, "I didn't expect that this unknown enemy is still very difficult. If so, how can we get back the daughter of the Marquis Mansion?"

"It's really unreasonable!" Yuan Xingtai also slammed the table angrily, "In my Shangyuan City, there are people who ignore the law and commit crimes.

"My lord, otherwise, let's close the city for a curfew and conduct a city-wide search!"

"No way!" Li Yan waved his hands hastily, "If the city could be sealed off, it would have been closed long ago!
"The disappearance of the daughter of the Hou Mansion is indeed not a trivial matter, but if the higher-ups know that the city is closed for this reason, then it will be unreasonable!

"I have rules. Unless it involves a major event such as a conspiracy or plague, the city can be closed for a curfew. Otherwise, you will be held accountable!"

"Then... well," Yuan Xingtai said anxiously, "At this point, we can only strengthen patrols and searches!
"Hey!" He sighed, "The entire Shangyuan City has been searched almost everywhere inside and outside the city, why is there no trace of the daughter of the Marquis Mansion?
"Where can this group of thieves hide Miss Lu?"

"The point is," Li Yan asked Xu Zun, thinking of important issues, "Jiying, it seems that the disappearance of the daughter of the Hou family is also related to the Lu Family Bookstore?
"Those gangsters didn't hesitate to burn down the bookstore, probably trying to cover up something?"

"Hmm..." Xu Zun nodded, picked up his teacup and took a sip.

The tea leaves are fragrant, and they are indeed high-quality teas.

"In this case," Li Yan complained anxiously, "You really shouldn't boast in front of Lord Hou! The situation is so complicated, where are you going to find it?"

"Well, I'm looking, I'm looking," Xu Zun continued to sip tea, and said slowly, "It's not dark yet, maybe some miracle will happen?"

"Master Xu, Master Xu..."

As soon as the words fell, Ju Ran, the head catcher, rushed in from outside excitedly.

"Look?" Xu Zun smiled slightly, "Isn't this coming?"

Seeing so many senior officials at the scene, Ju Ran hastily greeted them one by one, and then excitedly said to Xu Zun:

"Master Xu, I sent someone to investigate this Chen You just now, and they found a major discovery. I never imagined that this Chen You was actually a prison guard before he was in charge of the granary!"

"Oh?" Xu Zun didn't react in the first second, and asked, "What's wrong with the jailer?"

"The place where he worked was the South Prison of Shangyuan City," Ju Ran said excitedly, "The monk Liankong was imprisoned there!"

"Ah!?" Xu Zun stood up awkwardly.

If this Chen You is really the jailer who guards Liankong, will it be...

"What!? Lian Kong!?" At this time, Yuan Xingtai stood up suddenly, and said in shock, "No wonder, I felt something wrong yesterday! Tell me, this is really someone Are you imitating the monk-robed killer?"

(End of this chapter)