The wife of the power minister's family

Xu Jing was stunned for a moment, Zhao Shaohua frowned and said, "Xiao Liu, don't you have to go to the military camp today?"

"After I went to see the teacher yesterday, I couldn't feel relieved, so I took the afternoon off to see Mrs. Xu."

Zhao Jingming said: "Another student in the Imperial College had an accident a few days ago. I think the teacher is under great pressure. You should know about this, Sister Axi."

Xu Jing immediately thought of the cases that Zhao Shaohua told her about the successive incidents involving the Imperial College students when she came here. She thought for a while and said, "Let's get on the carriage and talk about it."

When the current emperor was still the prince, Song Jijiu had been his teacher. Xiao Yi, Xiao He and Zhao Jingming were all the prince's study companions. Now it seems that Zhao Jingming has a deep affection for Song Jijiu, his teacher.

After several people got on the carriage, Zhao Jingming couldn't wait to say: "The teacher is under so much pressure, and I don't know how to help him, so I thought of Madam Xu. Madam Xu is so talented in investigating cases, she will definitely be able to help the teacher.

Yesterday afternoon, I also found someone to inquire about the details of the case. Since more than three months ago, students in the Imperial College have been involved in accidents one after another. Including the students who died a few days ago, three students have died.

Dali Temple is currently in charge of this case, but Dali Temple doesn't have a clue yet. "

Zhao Shaohua glared at him helplessly, "I saw that you have been feeling uneasy since you went to the Imperial College yesterday, and you asked me when I planned to go to A Jing, so I knew you wanted to ask A Jing for help.

But although Ah Jing’s investigative skills have been recognized by the Holy One, it still depends on whether the people in Dali Temple are willing to let Ah Jing help. I remember that this case was taken care of by Wang Qilang, who is now the young minister of Dali Temple. That guy has a cold and arrogant temper. Very well, he has been secretly treating Yan Ci as his imaginary enemy. I don’t think he would let Ah Jing get involved in this matter. "

Zhao Jingming immediately said: "He has been investigating this case for more than three months and there has been no progress. What is there to be proud of? No matter whether he wants us to intervene or not, we can't control him if we investigate him in private!"

In fact, he wanted to ask Xiao Yi for help, but Xiao Yi also had a lot of things to do in the Criminal Department. After thinking about it, Xu Jing was more suitable.

Zhao Shaohua shook his head helplessly, "Well, it's not the first time you've done this, but don't force yourself to do anything. It depends on whether Ah Jing is willing to help you."

Looking at Zhao Jingming's eager eyes, Xu Jing could only say: "I don't know much about the Imperial College case. Please tell me the specific circumstances of this case first."

Three people died in this case, which was considered a complicated case. Zhao Jingming continued to describe the case until he returned to Xu Jing's home.

The Imperial College is the highest institution of higher education in Dachu. Every year, outstanding students from various states and counties are selected to enroll. Although there are also civilian students, most of the students are the children of officials. The children of officials above the seventh rank in Xijing are given priority for admission. , Therefore, it can be said that the Imperial College has gathered the children of most of the powerful families in Da Chu.

The three students who died during this period all had high profile backgrounds.

The first student to have an accident was a 19-year-old concubine named Zhang Zhengbo, a concubine from the Suyi family. He was found dead in the septic tank of the Imperial College more than three months ago, on July [-]nd. Here, the cause of death was suffocation. There were wounds from being hit on the back of the head, and there were signs of being tied up on both hands and feet. An autopsy showed that he was pushed into the septic tank and died.

There were two Yexianglangs in the Imperial College. On the day of the incident, these two Yexianglangs were stunned in the room they usually used for rest.The second student who had an accident was the second son of a commander of the Tianwu Army. His surname was Cai and his name was Cai Yuanlang. He was found dead in a well in the back kitchen of the Imperial College more than two months ago, on August [-]. , when he was found, he also had wounds from being hit on the back of his head, and there were signs of being tied up on his hands and feet. The cause of death was also suffocation.

Moreover, the above two cases both occurred in the middle of the night. According to the investigation results of Dali Temple, Zhang Zhengbo's accident occurred near Chou hour (one o'clock in the morning), while Cai Yuanlang's accident occurred around midnight (eleven o'clock in the evening). .

When Zhao Shaohua heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Students in the Imperial College all live on campus. I heard that the supervision of the Imperial College is very strict. At Haishi ([-] o'clock in the evening), you must turn off the lights and go to bed. Why do those two students come out so late? Or did you go to those places?”

One is a place where night fragrance is poured, and the other is the kitchen. Who would go there specifically?
Zhao Jingming was stunned for a moment and said, "I'm not sure about this. The person I sent to inquire didn't say anything."

Xu Jing said quietly: "It can be inferred from this that the two students who went out late at night must have sneaked out without telling the people who were watching them. But they are habitual criminals, or they sneaked out because of something that day. We need to investigate to find out. Also, as Shaohua said, whether they were lured to those two places by others or were brought there by others will only be known after investigation."

Zhao Shaohua immediately said: "It is very difficult to bring a living person to those places. Although the supervision of the Imperial College is not as strict as other offices, there are also patrolling guards inside."

After all, most of the students inside are from prominent backgrounds, and if something happens to any one of them, it will be a big case.

Xu Jing glanced at Zhao Shaohua and said, "What you said makes sense, but I suggest not to jump to conclusions before investigating. Zhao Liulang, please continue."

Zhao Jingming nodded and said: "The third student who died was the direct descendant of the Qing family of Taichang Temple. His name was He Anming. He was 19 years old. He was found dead in Guizhou five days ago, that is, on September 25th. On the bed of a flower girl in Xiangyuan. He was strangled to death in his sleep. There were very clear strangulation marks on his neck, and there were also signs of being tied up on his hands and feet. When he was discovered, the woman sleeping next to him was also strangled. He was tied up and a piece of cloth was stuffed in his mouth.

Also, people from Dali Temple found drugged soot in the room where He Anming died. "

Hearing this, Xu Jing's eyebrows suddenly jumped.

Zhao Shaohua couldn't help but ask: "Why did this third case happen outside the Imperial College? Moreover, these cases sound a bit familiar..."

If it weren't for the fact that the limbs of the third deceased also had signs of being tied up, and he also died of suffocation, it would be difficult to connect it with the first two cases.

After a pause, Zhao Shaohua said in his heart: "By the way! Isn't this very similar to Manager Liao's case? Especially in the third case, the murderer was obviously drugged and even tied up the two people on the bed. , this is obviously because he is afraid that during the murder, they will wake up and prevent him from committing the crime!"

At that time, Qingyun knocked Manager Liao unconscious and tied him up because she felt that her physical strength was not as good as Manager Liao.

Could these cases be the same?

(End of this chapter)