Great Emperor's Grandson of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 147 147 Xia Lipin’s visit, the West Lake Doll Case

Nie He was stunned.

He never expected that the progress of things would change as he saw it.

"Mr. Su, do you think these things were expected by the young master?"

If this is really the case, then Zhu Congxin is not only smart, but also terrifying.

"The human heart is the most elusive thing."

"I don't think the young master can have such a scheming mind."

"At best, it's probably unintentional."

"But in this case, if the young master wants to ascend to the throne in the future, it may not be as easy as imagined."

Su Jianyi shook his head.

It was obvious that he was more worried than surprised.

"Then what should we do? Do we need to treat those prisoners strictly?" Nie He nodded.

"Of course not. If we really do that, we will be more convinced. We just need to do our part."

Su Jianyi shook his head.

Over the next few days, everything seemed to be calm again.

Zhu Congxin was naturally deprived of his position as the eldest son of Prince Qin's palace.

The nobles and court officials also temporarily stopped attacking Zhu Congxin.

From this point of view, those nobles seem to have achieved a staged victory.

But other than that, the emperor made no other moves.

Zhu Congxin is still the general manager of Yingtian Shipyard.

And his name is still on the six-door main seat roster.

It was not until the fifth day after the incident subsided that an imperial edict was issued, expressing Zhu Yuanzhang's other attitude towards the matter.

He actually promised Chang Min, the eldest daughter of the Chang family, to Zhu Shangbing!

In this way, the Prince of Qin's Mansion once again received an extra helping hand.

But at the same time, the situation where the Deng family was the dominant family in the Qin Prince's Mansion completely collapsed.

At first, Deng and Chang actually thought about cooperating with each other.

But for some people who are used to being domineering, this is undoubtedly a bit of self-deception.

But these are no longer important.

Anyway, the seeds of conflict have been planted.

As long as there is no one dominant family, there is little risk that the Qin Prince's Mansion will be occupied by others.

Compared with these embarrassing things, Zhu Congxin is obviously more concerned about the progress of the shipyard and the promotion of soap.

But on this day, Zhu Congxin was inspecting the shipyard with Xu Miaojin and Zhang Xiulan, when an unexpected figure appeared in front of him.

"Your Highness, long time no see."

That's Xia Lipin.

At this time, he had grown a beard, and his official robe was seriously damaged. It seemed that he had suffered a lot outside.

"It's been a long time indeed. I heard that you went to Hangzhou to handle a case? Why are you back so soon?"

Zhu Congxin asked curiously.

Xu Miaojin and Zhang Xiulan, on the other hand, moved aside wisely.

"I encountered a very difficult case. Someone suggested that I come to you. He said that if there is anyone in the world who can help me, then this person must be you!"

Xia Lipin said straightforwardly.

Immediately, he took out a file and handed it to Zhu Congxin's hand.

【West Lake Doll Case
Place of incident: West Lake, Hangzhou.

Deceased [-]: Married girl in red

Identity: The eldest daughter of Suzhou Jinxiu Workshop.

Time of body discovery: July 18, [-]th year of Hongwu.

The body was found on a small boat in the West Lake.

Cause of death: His limbs were cut off by someone before he was alive, and then sewn together with others. He died of blood loss.There were no other injuries, no signs of poisoning, and no signs of struggle.Death [-]: Married Girl in Purple Clothes

Identity: The eldest daughter of the Wang family, a tea merchant in Luzhou.

Time of body discovery: July 18, [-]th year of Hongwu.

The body was found on a small boat in the West Lake.

Cause of death: His limbs were cut off by someone before he was alive, and then sewn together with others. He died of blood loss.There were no other injuries, no signs of poisoning, and no signs of struggle.

Dead Three: The Married Girl in Black

Identity: The eldest daughter of a Shaoxing wine shop.

Time of body discovery: July 18, [-]th year of Hongwu.

The body was found on a small boat in the West Lake.

Cause of death: His limbs were cut off by someone before he was alive, and then sewn together with others. He died of blood loss.There were no other injuries, no signs of poisoning, and no signs of struggle.

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This is a serial murder case.

The time is tight and the technique is fixed. At first glance, it seems to be the work of a repeat criminal.

At least in Zhu Congxin's view, the death of the married woman in red was definitely not the first case committed by the other party.

But is it necessary to show him such a simple case?

"Who said I can help you? And haven't you checked the origin of the boat? The murderer is so confident, maybe there are flaws written all over him."

He asked somewhat speechlessly.

"It's because I checked that I came to find you."

"Those boats are all new and should have been built by the murderer himself."

"We even sent people to patrol and conduct reconnaissance around the lake, but we still didn't catch any suspicious figures."

"It was like they suddenly appeared in the lake."

"Especially the third case."

"The interval between the disappearance of the deceased and the discovery of his body was less than two days."

"So it is certain that these bodies were not stored in the lake by the murderer in advance."

Xia Lipin did not answer the first question, but said helplessly.

"You mean, even if you were guarding the lake, you couldn't catch the murderer?"

Zhu Congxin finally took this case seriously.

Because if this is indeed the case, the murderer's motive for committing the crime may be somewhat worth pondering.

"It is definitely impossible to completely surround the West Lake. We don't have that many manpower. But under the circumstances, it should be impossible for the other party to approach the West Lake with such arrogance. Especially when dragging a body."

Xia Lipin nodded.

"What about those wedding dresses? Is the murderer still a tailor?"

Zhu Congxin asked again.

"The most bizarre thing is here! According to the confession from the local tailor shop, those wedding dresses seemed to have been ordered by the deceased himself."

The bitterness on Xia Lipin's face became even stronger.

"The deceased made a reservation by himself? Hiss. This is a bit evil. Especially the third deceased. Didn't she know that two women wearing weird wedding dresses had already died in the West Lake?"

Zhu Congxin couldn't help but reopen the file.

"It's also possible that he's being controlled by someone. That's exactly why I'm coming to find you."

Xia Lipin shook his head and expressed that he was also confused.

"Besides the deceased, did the murderer leave any other clues? It can't kill people for no reason! It must be trying to express something."

Looking at Xia Lipin, Zhu Congxin became more and more curious about the person who gave the advice, but after hesitating for a moment, he did not continue to ask, but turned to ask.

"Yes. According to the inspection, each of the deceased had been violated before his death, and a man's name was engraved on the chest. These men were all unlucky men who had pursued these women, but were humiliated. One, even He was hanged at home because he couldn't bear the humiliation."

Xia Lipin nodded and said.

"In this way, the murderer's motive is very clear. This is a kind of revenge. But it is not necessarily to avenge himself. He is hunting down the rich lady who has the same characteristics. Arrogant, cold, and mean. According to this Template, you should be able to target the next victim soon."

(End of this chapter)