Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 202 Elopement
Kang Xu took a deep look at him, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Tao, Zhang Hebi is now in the county government office. After hearing that Miss Tao was murdered, he was so heartbroken that he committed suicide by throwing himself against a pillar without even wanting his own life. Now, he Still in a coma, life and death are uncertain."

Tao Youran was astonished, his old face was full of astonishment.

After a while, he suddenly shouted with a ferocious face: "He must be afraid of being found out by the adults, so he pretended to commit suicide in front of the adults to escape the suspicion of murder!"

Kang Xu was silent, Tao Youran had already fallen into a dead end, he seemed to believe that Zhang Hebi was the murderer, no matter what Kang Xu said at this time, he would not believe that Zhang Hebi was innocent.

Kang Xu didn't want to waste his time on this matter, he rubbed his brows and said, "Mr. Tao, can I get Miss Tao's personal maid, I have something to ask."

"Come on, go and bring that lowly maidservant Dongmei!" Tao Youran was ruthless, and when he heard Kang Xu's words, he yelled out the door.

The two servants nodded yes, then walked away quickly. After a while, they dragged a girl who was covered in wounds and walked in.

Throwing the girl directly on the ground, the two servants retreated immediately.

The girl lay on the ground, crying non-stop, and trembling with fright when she saw Tao Youran.

When Kang Xu saw this, anger suddenly rose in his heart. He looked at the girl and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Tao, why did you torture the maidservant privately?"

"This lowly maid is not optimistic about Zhaoxue, and she is not good at doing things. Naturally, the old man will punish her!" Tao Youran stared at the girl and said furiously.

Kang Xu's face was a bit ugly, he frowned slightly, bent down to help the girl up, and said gently: "Don't be afraid, no one will hurt you anymore, aren't you called Dongmei?"

The girl's exquisite face was full of horror, she shrank her neck, glanced over Tao Youran, and suddenly cried out in fright: "Master... Master, I really don't know where Miss is. Master, please forgive me!" Ah... woo..."

"You lowly maidservant, you still dare to lie even now, see if I won't kill you!" Tao Youran was burning with anger, wanting to vent her grief and indignation on the girl.

Kang Xu grabbed Tao Youran's wrist, and said coldly, "Mr. Tao, she is just a weak woman. If you keep beating her, you will definitely kill her."

Tao Youran's face was ashen, he struggled to break free from Kang Xu's hand, and snorted: "This bitch is a member of my Tao family, and it's not up to others to dictate how I deal with her."

Kang Xu raised his eyebrows, and said with a sneer, "Mr. Tao, she is your servant, but first of all, she is a citizen of our Tang Dynasty! Could it be that Mr. Tao thinks that his power can surpass our laws of the Tang Dynasty?"

Tao Youran was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that Kang Xu would turn against him for the sake of a maid.

"She is a commoner within the jurisdiction of my official. If she commits a crime, I will deal with it by my own official. Mr. Tao is a scholar, so he should know that using torture privately is against the laws of the Tang Dynasty." Kang Xu's words were extremely plain, but There is an undeniable majesty in the words.

Tao Youran's old face was a little ugly, no matter how prominent his family background was, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous in the face of the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

Kang Xu flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, then helped the girl up, and said gently: "Dongmei, don't be afraid, I just came to ask you something about your young lady, don't worry, there is This officer is here, no one dares to bully you."

Dongmei looked at him timidly, and suddenly burst into tears: "My lord, I really don't know where Miss is, I hope my lord will find out!"

Kang Xu helped her straighten her messy hair, and said, "Dongmei, do you know that your young lady is dead?"

Dongmei's whole body trembled suddenly, her face turned pale instantly, and she cried out: "Miss... Miss, what's wrong with her?"

Kang Xu sighed, depending on the situation, Dongmei didn't know about Tao Ruoxue's killing.

After thinking for a while, he told her about Tao Ruoxue's murder.

After listening to Kang Xu's description in a daze, Dongmei suddenly burst into tears.

"Miss... you died so miserable, woo woo... It's all Dongmei's fault for not taking good care of you, woo woo..."

Dongmei cried with pear blossoms and rain, and her words were full of remorse and self-blame.

"Dongmei, from now on, every word you say may be an important clue about your young lady's murder. If you want your young lady to die in peace, you will know everything you know without reservation." Speak out." Kang Xu's gentle voice gradually became serious.

Dongmei cried for a long time. She looked into Kang Xu's majestic and gentle eyes, nodded her head vigorously, and sobbed: "This slave must report the truth, and I will never dare to hide anything. I just hope that the lord will find the murderer as soon as possible. call the shots!"

Kang Xu nodded, he straightened his mind, and asked, "Let me ask you, did you really not know about your young lady's disappearance?"

"Slave... I don't know..." Dongmei said in a low voice with wandering eyes and an erratic voice.

"Dongmei, I want you to understand that I am asking you for questioning, not because I suspect you, but because I want to find clues from you so as to catch the murderer who killed your lady. If you conceal something, I will inevitably I will suspect that you are related to this case, and there is a strong relationship in it, so I don't need to go into details, right?" Kang Xu frowned.

Dongmei knelt on the ground, biting her lip, seemingly hesitant.After a long while, she finally cried: "The servants are willing to recruit all, please forgive me."

"You lowly servant girl, how dare you lie to my master and say that you have nothing to do with Zhaoxue's disappearance? See if I don't beat you to death!" Tao Youran roared angrily.

"Tao Gong calm down, after I finish asking her, it won't be too late to teach her a lesson." Kang Xu stopped between the two of them and said calmly.

Tao Youran was stopped by him, although she was very angry in her heart, she had no choice but to blow her beard and stare angrily.

"Then tell all you know." Kang Xu stared at Dongmei and said seriously.

A look of horror flashed in Dongmei's eyes, she nodded tremblingly and said, "All this is arranged by Miss. The day before yesterday, the master had a quarrel with Miss because of Mr. Zhang, and after that, he locked Miss in the boudoir and sent someone to guard her. Get out of the house. The young lady called out in every possible way, but the master would not let the young lady go out, so the young lady thought of a way, she changed clothes with the servant while the servant was delivering the meal, and took the opportunity to escape from the boudoir."

"Good job, you lowly servant girl! I didn't expect you to help Zhaoxue escape. I said how could you be in Zhaoxue's room." Tao Youran was furious, with an expression that wished she could kill Dongmei directly.

"Tao Gong, please keep quiet during my questioning, and I will give you an explanation afterwards." Kang Xu became more and more dissatisfied with the old man, and his tone gradually became stricter.

Tao Youran was trembling with anger, he really wanted to throw up his sleeves and leave, but he also wanted to know the truth about his daughter's murder, so he had to forcefully suppress his anger.

"Did your miss ever say where she went after she escaped?" Kang Xu asked.

Dongmei suddenly kowtowed to him, crying as she kowtowed, "My lord, please forgive me. This is all the servant's fault. In fact, Miss and Mr. Zhang have been secretly in touch. Miss and Mr. Zhang are deeply affectionate, but The master, however, disliked Mr. Zhang being poor and broke the engagement. After Mr. Zhang was kicked out of the mansion, it was the slaves who delivered the letters for them. The day before yesterday, after the young lady had a quarrel with the master, she had the idea of ​​elope with Mr. Zhang, so she wrote a letter, Let the servants send it away."

"After the servant delivered the letter, in the evening, I received a reply from Mr. Zhang. After reading it, the lady decided to let the servant pretend to be her, let me confuse the doormen in the room, and then escaped in disguise."

After quietly listening to Dongmei, Kang Xu rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

Seeing his stern face, Dongmei bit her lips, kowtowed and said, "I have already told my lord everything I know. I don't really want to deceive my lord. This is a secret between me and my lady. Now, my lady has been killed, and it's all my servant's." Wrong, if it wasn’t for the servant to pass the news to them, the lady would not have been killed. If the adults want to punish the servant, the servant will admit it, but ask the lord to find the murderer and avenge the lady, the servant will die without complaint.”

"You just said that they secretly agreed on a time to elope through letters? Then do you know what their letters contain?" Kang Xu asked thoughtfully.

"The time written on Miss Zhang's letter to Mr. Zhang was Yezi. As for Mr. Zhang's reply letter, Miss Zhang kept it on her body, and this maidservant didn't know about it." Dongmei replied.

"What about the place where they agreed to meet?"

"Miss agreed on a location in the bamboo forest in the southwest of the city, but I don't know if Mr. Zhang has changed the location." At this point, Dongmei's pupils shrank suddenly, and she said, "Could it be that Mr. Zhang killed Mrs. Zhang? No, it's impossible, Mr. Zhang." How could you kill her if you have a deep affection for Miss?"

Kang Xu comforted her, told her to keep calm, and then asked, "Are there other people who know about your young lady's escape?"

Dongmei shook her head vigorously, and said: "Miss's escape was carried out in private, how dare slaves and servants spread the word?"

Kang Xu nodded, he walked back and forth a few steps, and pondered: "That is to say, only you, she, and Zhang Hebi know about Miss Tao's escape, and the rest of you don't know anything about it?"

"It should be like this." Dongmei bit her lip and said.

"You lowly maidservant, you are really unreasonable! The old man kindly took you in and let you accompany Zhaoxue. I never thought that you would do these things without telling the old man, causing Zhaoxue to lose his life for no reason! I, I will beat you to death! "After knowing the whole story, Tao Youran was furious and wanted to go up and do it.

Seeing this, Kang Xu frowned, and reached out to grab Tao Youran's wrist.

"Master! Don't you repent even now? Miss and I grew up together, and we love sisters. How could a servant harm Miss? The one who killed Miss is actually you, Master!"

(End of this chapter)