Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 444 Who Will Do the Autopsy?

"Lingji, I'll give you one last chance. You'd better tell me the truth. What's going on? Isn't the princess always with you?" Conan yelled angrily.

Lingji kept crying. She knelt in front of the dead body and cried, "My lord, please forgive me. I dare not hide anything. The princess was always with me at first, but these days the princess is depressed and wants to go out to relax. After the princess went out yesterday, she never came back. Only because the princess didn’t let the slaves tell the adults, the slaves have never dared to speak to the adults.”

Conan snorted coldly, and he said angrily, "Lingji, you are so brave! Do you think I'm one of those fools who can be fooled by others? Princess Jinzhiyuye, knowing that this place is dangerous, how can she go out alone? What else are you hiding?"

Ling Ji's body trembled involuntarily, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she was not telling the truth.

With her head lowered and her shoulders constantly shaking, she faltered and said: "Slave... slave... dare not."

"Don't dare?" Conan glanced at her coldly, waved his right hand, and said, "Come here, pull this lowly servant girl down and execute her!"

Ling Ji was so frightened that she burst into tears. She hurriedly cried, "My lord, spare my life, my lord, spare my life! I will confess everything to you, I dare not hide it!"

"Then tell me!" Conan said angrily, shaking off his sleeves.

"My lord, it's...it's like this. The princess heard that there is a kind of flower on this island, which has the effect of beautifying the face and can make people more beautiful. After the princess knew about it, she went to look for it alone. The servant girl once tried her best to persuade the princess. I told the adults about it, but the princess thought that the adults were busy defending against pirates and would not let her go out to look for it, so she ordered the servants to keep silent. Yesterday, the princess sneaked out of the shrine while Nobi-kun was asleep, and she has not been there until today. Returning. This servant is very anxious, and originally wanted to tell the lord, but before the princess left, I asked the servant to cover her, and the servant was worried that she would be punished, so she hadn't had time to report to the lord." Ling Ji tremblingly said.

Li Canghai frowned, and asked questioningly: "The princess came here for the first time, how did she know that there are beautiful flowers and plants on this island? Where did the news come from?"

Ling Ji rubbed the corners of her clothes with her fingers, and said falteringly: "Yes...it's Zhang Da. This is what he told the princess. There are such magical flowers and plants on this island, and he also said that the imperial concubine of the Tang Dynasty used this kind of flowers. Flowers and plants are favored by the emperor."

"Zhang Da? It turned out to be him?" Conan stomped his feet fiercely and cursed: "I thought he was a businessman who kept himself safe, but I didn't expect this guy to have other plans! Let me ask you, how did Zhang Da meet the princess? "

Ling Ji shrank her neck and said in a trembling voice: "The princess felt a little bored that day, so she walked out of the hall, and happened to meet Zhang Da, who was carrying many strange gadgets, and the princess was quickly attracted by those gadgets. Attractive. Zhang Da said that he has been to many places and has seen a lot. He even said that there is a kind of night-blooming epiphyllum on this island, which can not only beautify the face, but also keep youth forever. After Zhang Da left, the princess wanted to find it That kind of flowers and plants."

Li Canghai frowned and asked, "Princess is already as beautiful as a fairy, so why would she risk herself alone in order to find such unnecessary flowers and plants?"

After hearing what Ling Ji said, the anger on Conan's face disappeared, and instead he smiled wryly. He sighed and said, "If it were someone else, I'm afraid I wouldn't be in danger, but the princess, it's entirely possible."

"Why?" Li Canghai asked in surprise.

"How many women in this world are satisfied with their appearance? Everyone wants to be the most charming one! This is especially true for the princess. She has attached great importance to her appearance since she was a child. The methods to improve the beauty will not be easily let go." Conan shook his head and said bitterly: "What's more, there are Zhang Da's exaggerated words, and the princess will easily believe it."

Li Canghai felt that this was unbelievable. No matter how much a person cared about his appearance, he would not be afraid of death.

What's more, this princess has been delicate since she was a child, so how dare she go out alone at night to look for the so-called beautiful flowers and plants?

"Brother Conan, does the princess know martial arts?" Li Canghai asked after thinking about it.

Conan shook his head and said: "The princess is a weak woman, she has no strength to restrain a chicken, and she doesn't know martial arts."

Li Canghai touched his chin and said, "Since the princess doesn't know martial arts, how dare she go out alone at night?"

Hearing this, Ling Ji tremblingly said: "The reason why the princess chose to leave at night is because Zhang Da said that Ye Epiphyllum blooms only at night, and after it blooms, it will emit firefly light. The servant girl planned to replace the princess I went to look for it, but the princess was worried that the servants would take Ye Epiphyllum as her own, so she decided to go by herself."

After Conan heard this, a look of sorrow and misfortune appeared on his face.

Li Canghai clasped his hands in front of his chest, thought for a moment, and asked, "Princess is out, so you are the one who gave the order to destroy the tribute?"

Ling Ji turned pale, shook her head and said, "Your maidservant is just a maidservant, how dare you give such an order? This was all arranged by the princess in advance. She was worried that Master Conan would become suspicious, so she asked me to order the tribute to be destroyed during the day, so that Conan My lord learned that the princess is still in the shrine and has not left the shrine."

Li Canghai walked back and forth a few steps, and asked, "Did the princess tell me where she was going to look for Ye Epiphyllum?"

Ling Ji shook her head and said: "I don't know. Zhang Da only told the princess where the epiphyllum grows this night."

Li Canghai nodded, and said to Conan, "Brother Conan, the most important thing right now is to find Zhang Da besides finding out the cause of the princess' death."

Conan punched his fist bitterly, waved his right hand, and said, "You guys, go find Zhang Da quickly, and catch him as soon as you see him!"

Several guards nodded yes, and then took orders to leave.

Conan looked at Ling Ji who was crying like rain, and snorted coldly: "As for you, I won't kill you now, and I will deal with it after the real cause of the princess' death is found out!"

Lingji whimpered non-stop, kowtowed to Conan, and kept saying: "Thank you for your kindness, thank you for your kindness."

Locking Ling Ji into the house, Li Canghai and Conan fell into another dilemma.

Who will do the autopsy?

Although the post-mortem does not distinguish between men and women, is Princess Dongying an ordinary person?

Even if it is fragrant and jade-like, it still has a noble status.

What's more, they are all men, and they cannot easily touch their bodies.

"Brother Li, what should I do? Otherwise, let Ling Ji come and check." Conan said frowning.

Li Canghai shook his head and said, "No, Ling Ji has a lot to do with this case, so don't allow her to do an autopsy."

"If Ling Ji is not allowed to inspect, who can inspect it? There are no other women in this shrine!" Conan said upsetly.

(End of this chapter)