I'm a detective for Dongchang

Chapter 24 Close to the truth
The Lin residence occupies a larger area than the Lu family's, which was left to her by Lin Jingjing's grandfather. After Shuanglin got married, Lin Yuanwai saw that she liked her so much, so he bought a smaller house next door, and purposely connected the two houses. As a wedding room.I have to say that Shuanglin and his wife have a very good relationship. There are only his wife and three children in the family, and there is no other concubine. Every time Lu Xizhi thinks about this, he will roll his eyes at Lu Zhonglian in his heart.Fortunately, Li Wenjun didn't mind this, and treated the two concubines as guests, treating his children equally.

When they arrived at Zhuyuan, Lu Xizhi was dumbfounded, what a guy!The flower farmer of Lin Jingjing's family is really capable...

The bamboo garden is located at the very end of the forest mansion, next to the back door, and distributed on both sides of a bluestone road. This bamboo forest is large and quiet, except for the clear and melodious birdsong, there is no other noise. The adult bamboos are tall and About five meters, very, very dense, the courtyard wall can't be seen clearly through the gaps between the bamboos, only patches of green shadows, endless green.

"Aunt Lin, where did you find me that day?" Lu Xizhi asked.

"We looked here at the time, but we didn't see you. It was the girl from the Liao family who said she saw you passed out in the bamboo forest and helped you back to the front yard."

That's it. According to this statement, only Liao Lingli discovered her at that time, and no one else testified.

When Lu Xizhi walked to the end, he found the back door that was blocked by the forest. Next to it was the small house where the porter lived. Looking from the porter to the main road, he could clearly see several people standing at the intersection.

"Father, mother." Lu Xizhi called out to them.

Then, she saw Lu Zhonglian and Li Wenjun looking around for her following the voice, but Lin and his wife found her location through the gap at a glance.

On that day, she very likely collapsed here.

Lu Xizhi walked back to her parents and asked Lin Jingjing to ask the concierge to come over for questioning, but Lin told her that the incompetent servant had already been fired by her.

That's right, Lu Xizhi remembered, "Aunt Lin, since the servant has been dismissed, why is there still a servant girl?"

Lin Jingjing didn't want to answer this question, she avoided Lu Xizhi's eyes, and found an excuse to prevaricate.But how could Lu Xizhi let her be fooled like this, quietly followed her back to the hall first, and went straight in.

"Aunt Lin, did something happen to that maid?"

Of course Lin Jingjing didn't expect that she would find out the truth of the matter. In addition to being shocked and ashamed, she exchanged glances with her husband, but finally couldn't bear the torment in her heart, and decided not to hide it anymore. She walked over to hold Lu Xizhi's hand in panic, He stroked her lightly, then walked up to Li Shi, looking at her with the desire to cry, the expression on his face changed ever-changingly in just a few minutes, seeming uneasy, flustered, and ashamed.

"Wen Jun, this matter..." just opened his mouth, and then looked at Lu Xizhi guiltily, "It is true that something happened that day. My husband and I have been trying to tell you the truth for the past few months, but it concerns us. The reputation of the Lin family, so... fortunately, it's okay to cherish it, otherwise my heart..."

Lu Zhonglian clenched his fists tightly, there was really something hidden about this matter, he told himself to calm down, stood up and walked to Lu Xizhi's side, gently supported his daughter's shoulders, and firmly acted as his wife and daughter's backing.

Li Wenjun told himself to calm down, and said calmly: "Jingjing, tell me."

"Someone almost killed Ome."

The Lu couple was obviously frightened by this answer, and their faces were shocked. Although Lu Xizhi had already expected it, getting Lin's affirmation caught her off guard.

"Qingmei is that servant girl. Not long after you left, the boy found her unconscious in the bamboo forest. After waking up, she said that someone attacked her from behind and strangled her neck. I couldn't breathe, and when I opened my eyes, I thought I was dead."

Lin Jingjing said that at first she thought that Qingmei had offended someone, but she has been working in the Lin Mansion since she was 12 years old, and now she is in charge of cleaning the front and back yards at the age of 17. She is an honest person and only occasionally leaves the mansion when family visits Hangout.When such a thing happened, the whole Lin Mansion was very disturbed, and the couple shuddered when they thought that there were still so many official family members in the courtyard that day.

On the second day, all the servants in the mansion were called to ask questions one by one. They were quite frightened and terrified.Lin Xiangsheng works in the Ministry of Etiquette, and he has seen countless people. After questioning, he said that people don't seem to be lying.

Qingmei herself was even more frightened, but the gangster attacked from behind, and then she lost consciousness, and she didn't even see who the murderer was.After that day, she couldn't sleep every night, was suspicious all day long, and couldn't cheer up when doing things, so she had to give her a lot of money and asked her family to take it back.

If it wasn't for other servants in the family who committed the crime, then it means that outsiders entered the Lin mansion on the day of the flower banquet. It seems unlikely that the front door was there, and the possibility of the back door was more likely.

"Aunt Lin, why did Qingmei go to the backyard that day?"

"It suddenly rained heavily that day, and the guests sent the servants back to get umbrellas. Qingmei should have gone to get umbrellas for the ladies and ladies at that time."

After listening silently, Lu Xizhi probably restored the ins and outs of the day of the flower banquet.

The murderer opened the door by the boy, then sneaked into the Lin mansion through the back door, and hid in the bamboo forest. When he saw Qingmei who was going to get the umbrella, he waited for an opportunity to commit the murder, but happened to be caught by Lu Xizhi, who was sober, and escaped from the mansion...

No, the murderer couldn't have known that there would be this sudden rain, and it was just a coincidence that the rain sent an umbrella. Yes, he wasn't in an ambush, it was a coincidence!Qingmei was just a coincidence, all of this was not in his plan.

So just need to clarify a little more.

"Aunt Lin, did Qingmei wear a blue dress that day?"

Lin Jingjing thought for a while, "Yes, it's blue."

So he was the one who brought the umbrella that day!After the door was opened, he saw Qingmei in blue clothes, which stimulated his nerves, so he asked his entourage to distract the servants, entered the bamboo forest at the right time, and hurt Qingmei.Lu Xizhi passing by may not be able to see his true face clearly, but the murderer may have seen her.

After she fell ill, several aristocratic families who participated in the flower banquet came to visit her illness, and the news of her amnesia must have reached his ears, so it did not harm her, but her attitude towards her would not be good in the future.This also proved that when he was a guest, he turned a blind eye to himself.

So, the last question, how did Liao Lingli discover her in the first place?Did she already know that man would come?
Not too possible.

...Maybe it was because he didn't want to kill anyone three months ago. When he realized that he had caused trouble, he immediately asked his followers to inform Liao Lingli to take Lu Xizhi away first, and then he left in a hurry while taking advantage of the chaos the scene.

Therefore, Qingmei was the first victim in the case he committed, and in the days that followed, a major change must have occurred, which made him kill him boldly.

"Father, mother, Aunt Lin, Uncle Lin, this matter is not simple in my opinion. I fainted that day, maybe I saw the murderer committing the crime. Just in case, there is another problem. the dismissed porter to answer."

Of course, the Lin couple also guessed the cause and effect, and they were afraid of bringing Lu Xizhi another risk of instability, so they gave Lu Zhonglian the concierge's home address.

After leaving the Lin family, Lu Zhonglian and his wife became restless. The Lin family went too far. They didn't say a word to them when such a big incident happened. If the daughter didn't find out that something was wrong, wouldn't it be more dangerous if the murderer encountered her again? .

"Hmph! The Lin family will have less contact with each other in the future!"

Li Wenjun nodded and looked at his daughter worriedly, "Xizhi, do you have any questions to ask that boy? Tell your father, let him go, let's go home and rest, and you should stay away from going out until that person is found. "

"Father, mother, that boy lives far away, and it's almost time for dinner now, we can go back tomorrow."

Lu Zhonglian was right after thinking about it, and the family went back home.

After dinner, Lu Xizhi greeted her parents early and went back to the room. Lu Zhonglian only thought that she was a little scared when she heard the truth today, so he asked someone to make calming soup for her and asked her to take it back to the courtyard to drink.

Putting down the soothing soup, Lu Xizhi took out a pen and paper, wrote down the record of the inquiry just now, sealed it in a paper bag, called Chunxiang, and asked her to send the paper to the yamen while it was still early, and hand it over to the police on duty , and must be handed over to Wang Yuanzhi Wang Wuzuo.

Chunxiang didn't know, so when did the lady know the people in the yamen?But Lu Xizhi didn't say any more, and only asked her to complete the task well, and she would be rewarded when she came back.

Three quarters of an hour later, Wang Yuanzhi, who received the paper package, ignored Zhang Dong's teasing and went back to the warehouse calmly. One of the paper packages contained an inquiry record and the other had an address written on it. Then he put the record into the whole volume of the Yuye serial murder case, and then he kept that address in his heart and left the Yamen.

Dali Temple

"Master Siqing, the minister is not doing well, and the case has been taken away by Dongchang."

"It's not surprising that Dongchang made a move at this time. I asked you to send someone to watch Zhao Xuanwu. What's the answer?"

"Zhao Xuanwu and the others have already found three suspects. They are Prince Xuanping, Prince Yunxiang, and Prince Chang."

Cao Jinyue narrowed his eyes, how could it be them!
"Zhao Xuanwu has gone to find them?"

"Yes, the person sent said that the two princes and Mr. Chang lost their temper in the private room of the Lingshu Building, and Zhao Xuanwu and his subordinates did not get well."

"Since Dongchang wants to intervene, then we will stand still. If necessary, we will have an oriole behind us. Send people to continue to watch Zhao Xuanwu, and report any actions."

Lian Shen respectfully retreated and left Cao Siqing's study, facing the door with disdain on the corner of his mouth.

As if nothing had happened, he changed into ordinary clothes, came to a mansion in the city, knocked on the back door, and waited for the transmission.

While waiting, his eyes looked deeply at this luxurious house, and the greedy desire in his eyes was about to come out of his eyes. He envied this family with supreme prosperity, and yearned for himself to be prosperous one day.

The door opened again, and a noble young man with an excellent appearance and a handsome temperament came out
Lian Shen hurriedly stepped forward to salute

"Master Chang, I have something important to tell you."

(End of this chapter)