Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 316 The Strange Murder Case Ten Years Ago (Part [-])

Wu Chen returned to the house, thinking that only Song Gu was waiting for him, but Gu Shiming was waiting for him with Song Gu.

Wu Chen entered the house and asked the boy at the door: "Who are you?"

"Master, I am the fourth child."

"Go back and tell them that this person needs my permission to enter the mansion." Wu Chen pointed at Gu Shiming.

Gu Shiming stood up and asked urgently, "I recruited you?"

"Does your father know what I do? Now that Li Yi's case is closed, the officials also know that I have no intention of staying in the capital, and the Investigative Department is short of someone in charge. What are you still following me for?"

The fourth child wanted to close the door to pass on a message to others, Gu Shiming hurried over, grabbed the fourth child and said:
"Wait for a while! Wu Chen, take back what you just said. You won't let me in. I really can't get in. The two door gods at the gate of your house don't take hard and soft. It's only a day. No one in the capital knows that it's not easy to see you!"

It was rare for Wu Chen to see Gu Shiming pleading seriously, so he waved his hand and said to the fourth child, "If I didn't tell you, let him come if he wants to."

Only then did Gu Shiming let go of the fourth child.

Song Gu was sitting at the table drinking tea with a smile on his face. Wu Chen sat beside him and asked, "You didn't rest because you were waiting to tell me about the case?"

Gu Shiming also sat down at the round table, staring wide-eyed and asked, "When are we leaving Beijing?"

Wu Chen frowned and asked, "The prince still wants you to follow?"

Gu Shiming nodded.

Wu Chen asked again: "Does the official know?"

Gu Shiming said: "Since the crown prince is able to do this, it is naturally the approval of the officials. The crown prince explained that Sunrise Palace will come to your house to sit and sit..."

"Didn't you tell the prince that no one can come in here except for the officials?"

"Who is the prince? Isn't that the official family in the future?"

"Then he will come again in the future!"

"you……"

Wu Chen waved his hand and said impatiently:

"What I said, you all take it as a joke. I never thought of becoming an official in the court. You go back and tell the prince that you don't need to work hard on me. I will only do what I can, what I am willing to do, and what I think I should do, not what anyone asked me to do."

"I'm doing this for your own good too!"

"I know, but you have to think about it for the prince. If you say that I block the prince from the door, what will the officials think?"

Gu Shiming spread his hands together: "How can I think? I think you don't know the rules, and you are arrogant..."

Wu Chen frowned, interrupted Gu Shiming and said:

"I told the officials that Xingguo has reached its peak, and the officials now know that I have some skills, so they will naturally think that maybe I can predict the future. Now think about it, what will the officials think when I don't see the crown prince?"

Gu Shiming stared at Wu Chen with wide-eyed eyes, was stunned for a moment, and then asked cautiously, "Prince...isn't he the prince?"

Wu Chen shrugged his shoulders and said, "Although it's not my intention, I can't control what others think. If the officials really think so... Through the ages, there are not many abolished princes, but it's not impossible."

Gu Shiming broke out in a cold sweat, he hurriedly asked: "Prince really..."

"I don't know where to go! I'm just setting up my own rules. In this rule, I will only save face for the officials, and no one else can do it! Don't let the officials think wrongly."

"Then just meet and see!" Gu Shiming said anxiously.

"I see? Have you ever thought about the identity of the crown prince? Do you think the official family can still sleep if you are close to someone like me? Throughout the ages, there are not many emperors who were forced to give the throne to their sons, but it's not like there are none. It's good to be forced, at least they are still alive..."

Gu Shiming suddenly stood up, said: "I'll see you tomorrow!" and rushed out the door.

Song Gu frowned and said, "You seem to offend the prince on purpose."

Wu Chen waved his hand and said, "No matter how many times I say that I have no intention of going to court, no one will believe me. I have to make it out for everyone to see. If you are more ruthless today, you will be more comfortable tomorrow. I don't have time to receive everyone."

"In this way, the officials can rest assured."

Wu Chen said with a smile: "No matter what I do, the officials will not be completely at ease. I just want to make myself comfortable. Let's talk about the case ten years ago. I plan to go out for a walk in the middle of the night and sleep all afternoon. I can't sleep anyway."

"Send away the ghosts in the capital first?" Song Gu asked with a smile, "If the court officials find out, how many people will not be able to sleep."

Wu Chen originally thought that no matter what reason Li Heng used to keep him, he would leave the capital as soon as possible. His mission was still quite short. Although he had sent some away in the past few months, they were all sent by the way. If he focused on this matter, maybe the mission has been completed now, and he can go back.

But what Li Heng was talking about was a case. The old case from ten years ago hit Wu Chen's heart, so he didn't reject it outright. He wanted to hear what the case was, but he couldn't delay work any longer, so he thought about going out for a walk tonight.

"I didn't want to investigate the capital first, because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to leave once I investigated. However, any cases related to officials in the DPRK and China, which one is a small case? If there is a grievance, how many people will be involved. How can we continue to investigate? Now that Li Yi's matter is over, we should leave as soon as possible."

Song Gu nodded and said, "People come to visit your house every day, it's really troublesome."

"Although I don't ask how the case of Li Yi will end, I know that many people are afraid of dying in the past few days. People in the palace, people in Chen Zhong's mansion, people in Sanqing Temple, etc. I want to take a walk and have a look. Try to persuade those who can leave. The capital can also calm down, and the officials can concentrate on government affairs."

Song Gu nodded repeatedly.

Wu Chen thought that Li Heng would be very happy if he knew the reason. Li Heng might not believe some things he said, but it would be easier to believe them if he borrowed someone else's words to turn them around.

"Then let me make a long story short. Ten years ago, I was just a judge in Suicheng. I heard about a strange murder case in Kyoto. I have been paying attention to it. I even sent people to the capital to inquire about it. Unfortunately, this case has not been found out, and it has become an unsolved case in Kyoto. I think the official should be talking about this case. Because the official has just succeeded to the throne for more than three years, and the two royal conquests failed. "

"Strange murder?"

"Yes, a rich businessman is hiding in a golden house in Kyoto. The rich businessman is not from Kyoto. He has several shops in Kyoto. He lives in Kyoto for several months in a year. It is normal for the mansion in Kyoto to have a concubine. But this rich businessman is not a concubine, but the mistress of the house doesn't know about it. One day, the rich businessman's wife took people to Kyoto. The rich businessman happened not to be in Kyoto. dead."

"If this woman was bought by a wealthy businessman, she would die as soon as she dies. It won't make a fuss in the city, and it won't alarm the Governor of Kyoto." Wu Chen interjected.

(End of this chapter)