A little weak chicken came to Dali Temple

Chapter 26 Wife Killing Case (4)

Teng Chong was more enthusiastic than Zhao Bo when he heard the new talk, but he put priority on priorities and waited for Zhao Bo to leave before he stared at Yeats and asked, "You mean Cui and Min may accidentally kill Xiao Shi?"

Yeats did not answer him directly, but said: "The process of this case, the two people's statements are not much different, but the results are quite different."

"That's natural. People do not do what they want, and heaven and earth are destroyed. Whoever admits that he is a murderer is not a fool."

Yeats wondered: "Could it be that the two thought that Dali Temple couldn't find out who was the murderer? They could escape the punishment of the law?"

Teng Chong was helpless, "If there is no real evidence to find out who is the murderer, the two of them will be released after a certain period of time. After all, one is the eldest son of the Bofu, and the other is the grandson of a former fourth-rank official and party official. Even Dali Temple cannot detain them for a long time."

Yeats seemed to understand something, and sneered, "It's a good idea to think of human life as a joke."

Hearing this, Teng Chong got excited and quickly looked around, "Is it possible that you know who is the murderer among the two?"

Yeats didn't answer Teng Butou's words, but just as he was about to ask, Master Cui of Rong Bo's Mansion walked towards Dali Temple Secretary's office with a look of hostility on his face, Teng Chong quickly pulled Yeats to the corner of the corridor to hide.

"They dare not look for Pei Shaoqing, they probably put pressure on Mr. Fan."

Mr. Fan is Dali Siqing, who is higher than Pei Shaoqing in official position. He is the third grade, and has a proper position and weight. It is a pity that these hairpin families are not afraid at all, and they are so open-minded to exert pressure.

Teng Chong covered his mouth and looked at the joke, "Xiao's mother's family is not easy to provoke. Xiao's father is a doctor of the Five Classics of the Imperial Academy. His official position is not big, but it is hereditary system. Most people dare not provoke him."

Yeats had only heard that entering the Imperial Academy meant that he was not far from Zai Zhi. He never thought that a small doctor of the Eighth Rank and Five Classics could have such a status.

Sure enough, it's not easy to live in the capital.

Just when the Cui family of Rong Bo and the Xiao family of the Hanlin Academy were pressuring Dali Temple at the same time, Yeats checked the fingerprints on the two murder weapons. It turned out that the fingerprints of the deceased and the two suspects were there.

The pair of scissors belonged to her. She sewed clothes for her master. It was normal for her to have needles and scissors in the basket. After careful interrogation, she had no motive for committing the crime, and this fingerprint was ruled out.

"Brother Ye, is it a crime of passion for Mrs. Xiao to take the girl's scissors casually?"

Yeats smiled and said, "Don't use nouns indiscriminately, this is at best a free hand."

"That's right." Teng Chong analyzed with a smile, "Brother Ye, do you think this is the case? Mrs. Xiao heard that her husband and friends, who had not been seen for half a month, were at home. She came to Yazhu Courtyard early in the morning. When passing by the door, she saw a girl sitting at the door sewing clothes. She took her scissors and entered the room. After arriving in the room, she threatened Min Changxian to leave Cui's house quickly. The two big men would listen to her, so the three had a dispute, so..."

Yeats' analysis was not on the same line as Teng Butou: "Ms. Xiao came to the Yazhu courtyard early in the morning, but it was only at dinner that the manager found out that Mrs. Xiao was dead. Could it be that the three of them had been arguing all day? No one asked them to eat at noon? Or did no servant come into the room to see what happened?"

Such a big problem has been ignored.

Butcher Teng patted his thigh, "Two young servants will be sent to ask questions immediately."

The two boys said that they were allowed to go shopping or visit relatives and friends early in the morning.

"Does this happen often?"

The two boys, Ai and Ai, still wanted to evade and refuse to answer, but Teng Chong slapped him in the lawsuit, "If you dare not answer, I will arrest you and go to Dali Temple for interrogation."

"No, no, no, my lord..."

The two young men nodded quickly, "Many, many, as long as the two masters talk about poetry and calligraphy together, they can go out and walk around freely, don't worry about being blamed by the master."

Yeats asked back: "Teng Baotou, if you are meeting with friends, will you let the boy go and wander around?"

Teng Chong asked: "There are such cases, but not many, occasionally."

But these two have always been like this?Is it true that talking about poetry and writing does not require people to fight, or there are some shady things that need to be conspired, or...

"Brother Ye...Little Brother Ye..."

Yeats was awakened by Teng Chong, "Did the Xiao family only have one daughter, or Cui Changhao only had one daughter?"

Teng Chong was dumbfounded by Yeats' question: "I don't understand."

"Does Cui Changhao have concubines? Did they have children for him?"

Teng Chong seemed to understand but didn't understand, "Cui Shizi doesn't have a concubine, and the only child is Xiao's daughter, what's wrong?"

Yeats said, "I'll go find Uncle Qin."

Mr. Fan got a headache from the quarrel between Cui and Xiao, and finally sent them away, and entered Pei Jingning's office, "Ziqian, how is the investigation going?"

Pei Jingning stood up and greeted him with courtesy, "Go back to your lord, the case has only been three days, not so fast."

Lord Fan looked helpless with a headache on his face, "Ziqian, although the Cui family's title is hereditary, but there is a foundation. The Xiao family is a hereditary imperial family, and has helped many poor children. If you raise your arms, even the Earl's House may not be able to bear it. Can you see if you can call in some capable people to quickly settle the case?"

"Don't worry, my lord, I will close the case as soon as possible."

Master Fan didn't expect Pei Ziqing to agree so readily, and the words he had prepared suddenly became useless, and he smiled awkwardly but relaxedly, "Then I'll just wait for Ziqian's good news."

He left Shaoqing's office with a smile on his face, stopped in the corridor, turned his head to look at him, shook his head with a smile, seemed to think of something, smiled again, and left with his hands behind his back.

In the tavern, Yeats chatted with Qin Dachuan and others while eating.

"Cui Shizi and Min Gongzi met at Donglu Academy when they were 13 years old. They became good friends who talked about everything after a short time. Moreover, both of them failed to win the Jinshi after they passed the imperial examinations. The two agreed not to take the scientific examination. Cui Shizi entered Taichang Temple under the operation of the family to serve as the Temple Chancellor (seventh rank), and Min Gongzi originally sought the West City Office (eighth rank), and then returned to Taiyuan Mansion because of his grandfather's crime. The two have not seen each other for nearly two years."

Yeats interrupted and asked: "Did Cui Changhao go to Taiyuan Mansion in the past two years?"

"This..." Qin Dachuan didn't find out.

Yeats said, "Master Bo of Taichang Temple is not a very busy official, if he asks for leave to go somewhere, it shouldn't be too much trouble, right?"

Teng Chong and Qin Dachuan looked at each other, nodded, and agreed, "It should be no trouble."

Teng Chong asked back, "Brother Ye means that Cui Shizi found a chance to visit Min Changxian in Taiyuan? But isn't this normal as a friend?"

"I'm afraid it's not as simple as being friends!" Ye Zhi looked at Qin Dachuan.

He seemed to understand why Yeats asked him to find out if the two of them went to the bathroom together.

"Ye Pingshi means that the two are broken sleeves?"

(End of this chapter)