Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 218 Unexpected Testimony

"This... I'm afraid it's not right." Kang Xu sighed pretending to be entangled.

"What's wrong?" Du Feng'er stared at him curiously.

"To be honest, Kang already has a wife. If I marry you again, won't you be a concubine? Master Du runs this huge business, and his status is so honorable. If he becomes my Kang's concubine, wouldn't he be wronged?" You?" Kang Xu asked with a half-smile.

These words immediately blocked Du Fenger's next words. She glared at Kang Xu, shook the silk from her hand, and sighed sadly: "I really don't have a sense of humor at all, that's all, let's talk, What do you want to ask?"

"At midnight four days ago, was Lu Jitong in 'Ziyunfang'?" Kang Xu put away his joking face about Du Feng'er, and asked seriously.

Du Feng'er nodded, and lazily said: "He is indeed in 'Ziyunfang', it's really strange, my 'Ziyunfang' is an elegant place, whoever comes here is not for the girls here Come, but recently there are always people coming to look for Lu Jitong."

Du Feng'er shook her head, frowned slightly and said to herself: "Could it be that these men don't like women, but they all like men? If that's the case, shouldn't I find some male musicians in Liyuan?"

Kang Xu didn't think of all this, he keenly grasped the key words and sentences, and hurriedly asked: "You mean, besides me, has anyone else approached Lu Jitong these days?"

Du Feng'er yawned, and lazily said: "Mr. Lu is a frequent visitor to 'Ziyunfang'. Since he lived here ten days ago, people often come to see him."

"Oh? Then what does the person who came to look for him look like? Has Lu Jitong ever left here?" Kang Xu frowned suddenly and asked.

"It's so strange, why should I tell you these things?" Du Feng'er was still angry at Cai Kangxu's teasing just now, and gave him an annoyed look.

Kang Xu smiled faintly, took out a talisman from his bosom, and stamped it in Du Feng'er's palm.

Du Feng'er looked at the words 'Zhengyang County Talisman' appearing on her palm, and suddenly panicked.

"I don't know it's the county magistrate who came here, so I just spoke out, I hope you don't blame me." Du Feng'er's face was a little ugly, and she quickly knelt down.

"Now, can you tell me the matter?" Kang Xu stopped her kneeling tendency and smiled.

"Yes, yes." Du Feng'er lowered her head and said: "These days, people with strange tones often come to Mr. Lu. Those people's tones are blunt, and they don't seem to be from my Tang Dynasty."

"How do you know?" Kang Xu asked.

"Returning to my lord, although those people look the same as people from the Central Plains, their behavior is very different, and they often speak some strange language that people cannot understand." Du Feng'er said honestly.

Kang Xu rubbed his nose, the news of Du Fenger didn't have much effect on him, he pondered for a moment, then asked: "Did you see Lu Jitong here with your own eyes four nights ago?" ?”

"Returning to my lord, it is absolutely true. I have indeed seen it with my own eyes." Du Fenger recalled: "That night, it was the first performance of the 'Neon Clothes and Feather Clothes Song'. Many guests came, and Mr. Lu was among the many guests. With him There are a few other people who came together, and they are all sons of rich families, and they can also testify."

"Then when did he leave?" Kang Xu asked after thinking about it.

"That night, Mr. Lu was so drunk that he didn't leave 'Ziyunfang'. He didn't get up until noon the next day to leave." Du Feng'er said after thinking for a while.

Kang Xu's brows frowned suddenly, and what Du Feng'er said completely denied Lu Jitong's suspicion of committing the crime.

If what Du Fenger said was true, then Lu Jitong would not have had time to commit the crime, and Tao Zhaoxue would not have been able to kill him.

Du Fenger's testimony can be said to have overturned everything before, which made Kang Xu fall into doubt.

Judging from the clues he had found before, the murderer was probably Lu Jitong, but after the investigation so far, he found evidence that Lu Jitong was not at the scene of the crime, which simply turned the plot upside down.

Kang Xu couldn't figure it out, all kinds of clues pointed to Lu Jitong, why came here, but there was evidence beneficial to Lu Jitong.

Could it be that I really guessed wrong, the murderer was not Lu Jitong?
Or is someone deliberately framing him?
Originally thought that when he arrived at 'Ziyunfang', he would be able to find out the evidence of Lu Jitong's murder, but he did not expect that the development of the matter was far beyond his expectations.

After a long silence, Kang Xu asked, "Why does Lu Jitong live in 'Ziyunfang'?"

"My lord doesn't know, Mr. Lu is addicted to alcohol, and likes to make friends. He usually entertains friends here. There are several vacant rooms in the 'Ziyunfang'. They were originally reserved for drunken officials, but later they were taken by Mr. Lu. That's why he lives in the workshop." Du Feng'er stroked her hair on her forehead and said respectfully.

"He booked all the vacant rooms by himself?" Kang Xu asked.

Du Feng'er nodded and said, "Actually, there are only three empty rooms."

"Can you take me to have a look?" Kang Xu asked casually.

"This...." Du Feng'er became a little embarrassed, "My lord, it's not that I don't want to show you, it's just that the right to use those empty rooms is Mr. Lu..."

Kang Xu knew it in his heart, he waved his hand at Du Feng'er and said, "Forget it, let's put this matter aside for now. Let me ask you, where is Lu Jitong now?"

"My lord, I haven't been here since Mr. Lu left, and I don't know where he has gone." Du Feng'er whispered.

Kang Xu's brows furrowed even deeper. His first reaction was that Lu Jitong fled in fear of crime.

However, when I think about it, it doesn't seem to make sense.

Since someone proved that he did not leave 'Ziyunfang' that night, naturally there would be no chance of murder, so why did he abscond?

But at this moment, in the main hall downstairs, the sound of silk and bamboo sounded.

"My lord, today's 'Neon Clothes and Feather Clothes Song' has started, please move around and watch it." Du Feng'er bowed slightly, leading her with her right hand.

"Since Lu Jitong is not here, it is inconvenient for me to bother you. However, if the landlord finds out about Lu Jitong's whereabouts, he hopes to notify the yamen." Kang Xu rubbed his eyebrows, and after a little thought, he went downstairs.

Kang Xu shook his head. He thought that he could find Lu Jitong's whereabouts here, but he didn't want to come here in vain. It seems that he had to go to Lu's house to inquire.

"Hey, my lord, look quickly, Lu Jitong is here." Just as Kang Xu walked down the attic and came to the high platform in front of the main hall, Du Feng'er suddenly let out a cry of surprise.

Kang Xu looked in the direction of her finger, and saw a man who was as handsome as jade, and walked in slowly with his hands behind his back.

Behind him was a servant who carried a wild boar with tusks on his shoulders.

(End of this chapter)