Detective in the Red Chamber

Naturally, this Jinxiangyuan is not a private residence, but since Xue Pan has taken over it entirely, it is not an exaggeration to call it a 'private residence'.

Naturally, Qiu Yunfei didn't dare to raise any objections, but Xue Pan on the side stopped doing it, shaking his head and breathing heavily, "Brother, I managed to catch him with great difficulty, and I haven't vented my anger yet..."

snort~

Before he finished speaking, a sharp arrow suddenly passed over the heads of the crowd, and then passed across the neck of the scholar surnamed Zhou!

The resentful expression of the scholar surnamed Zhou froze suddenly, before he even had time to hum, his body went limp.

This sudden change only stunned everyone present, especially Xue Pan, who shook his head to look at the scholar and then at his own fingers, as if he suspected that the arrow was pointed out by himself. of.

Only Sun Shaozong reacted the quickest, rushed down the steps in a few steps, looked up at the roof of the hall, only to see a masked man holding a bow, who shrank behind the roof like a cat.

This Shen Lian is really a coward!

How dare you shoot that scholar in front of you!

A surge of anger in Sun Shaozong's chest went straight to Baihui, without thinking, he rushed out of Jinxiangyuan again, intending to see the direction of Shen Lian's escape first, and then find a way to intercept it.

Unexpectedly, when he got outside the door, he saw two people standing side by side in front of the horse tie post, one was Lu Jianxing who was left outside the door by him, and the other was Shen Lian!

He shot and killed his love rival in front of him, yet he still dared to stay outside in his spare time. This guy really doesn't know how to write the word 'death'!

Sun Shaozong's face became more and more gloomy, and he held two fists the size of a vinegar bowl, striding down the steps, but suddenly stopped, and suddenly turned his head to look at the roof.

Just now when he saw the scholar was shot to death with an arrow, and saw that the murderer was neat and sophisticated, Sun Shaozong took it for granted that it was Shen Lian who saw the scholar and Yunerlang's love for a concubine, and felt jealous and resentful, so he killed his rival in anger.

However, he was thoughtful after all, and even when he was angry, he quickly discovered something strange.

If the archer was Shen Lian, with his skill, it would not be difficult for him to jump off the roof and join Lu Jianxing.

But in such a short period of time, what should he do with the hunting bow and face scarf?

If you leave it nearby, wouldn't it be easy to check it out?

What's more, Lu Jianxing's face was full of surprises. It didn't look like the expression he should have when he saw Shen Lian jumping from the roof.

Although there is also the possibility that the two colluded in advance to cover each other - but if they really wanted to do this, how dare they take the initiative to find Sun Shaozong?

Is it true that the word "God's Judgment" is a fake? !

After thinking of these doubts, Sun Shaozong hurriedly stopped and turned his head to look at the roof.

Sure enough, I saw the cat's dexterous back, quickly disappearing in the southeast corner of the roof, as if it had sneaked into the courtyard next door.

At this time, Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian had already come up to meet him. Seeing Sun Shaozong stopped and raised his head, he also looked up to the roof, and also saw the sneaky figure. Lu Jianxing couldn't help but said in surprise, "My lord, who is it?!"

Sun Shaozong simulated the nearby terrain in his mind, and after confirming that he could not catch up, he shook his head and said, "I don't know who it is, but he just..."

"Zhou Lang~!!!"

At this time, Yun'er's heart-piercing cries suddenly came from the courtyard, Shen Lian's face changed again when he heard it, and he was about to rush in.

But at this time Xue Pan, Feng Ziying, Qiu Yunfei, Liu Xianglian and others all chased after him, and Wu Yangyang filled the doorway to the brim.

Shen Lian's footsteps paused, and Lu Jianxing had already caught up behind him, dragging him to salute everyone, "I've seen some yamen and young masters."

Would Xue Pan pay attention to the two of them?

On the contrary, Feng Ziying frowned, and asked in surprise, "Why are Lu Baihu and Shen Baihu here?"

"This……"

"Go back to the small yamen."

Lu Jianxing faltered, not knowing how to respond, but Shen Lian immediately bowed and said, "Our brother was having fun in Baihualou just now, and when someone mentioned that Ya Nei is here, he thought of coming over to say hello."

Although he was dazzled by love before, and acted a little recklessly, but in terms of ability to adapt, Shen Lian is undoubtedly far above Lu Jianxing.

And these days, he should be promoted by Feng Tang, the general of martial arts, so it is only natural for him to come to pay a visit to Feng Ziying, a small yamen.

So Feng Ziying didn't suspect anything, but immediately asked, "Then did you see any suspicious people outside?"

"There was a man on the roof just now, and he sneaked into the next courtyard." Shen Lian pointed to the southeast corner of the roof, and asked curiously, "What's going on inside? Why does it seem like a woman is crying?" ?”

"Just now..."

"Okay, if you have anything to say, let's wait until you go in first!"

Feng Ziying was about to explain, but Sun Shaozong left the crowd and returned to Jinxiang Courtyard.

Seeing that Yun'er was sitting slumped on the ground, holding the scholar's legs and crying loudly, Sun Shaozong stepped forward and pulled her up without saying a word, and asked, "Do you want to find out who the murderer is?! "

Yun'er was stunned for a while with tears in his eyes, and then he folded his fair neck twice, and said sadly, "I also ask Mr. Sun to make the decision for the daughter of the people..."

"Tell me first, where does this scholar live?"

Sun Shaozong interrupted her unquestionably, and when Yun'er blurted out an address, he immediately turned around and ordered, "Chief Qiu, take someone to this scholar's house to search, and don't miss any clues!"

Qiu Yunfei was about to step forward to take orders, but Sun Shaozong turned to Lu Jianxing again, and solemnly entrusted him, "Brother Lu, please follow me to have a look, lest this guy lose his life in a daze."

Lu Jianxing hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will do my best to protect Ya Nei Zhouquan!"

Because it was in front of Feng Ziying and Xue Pan, Qiu Yunfei was about to be a hero, but he was stared back by Sun Shaozong, so he had to obediently lead Lu Jianxing and a dozen yamen servants out of Jinxiangyuan.

As soon as they left, the Jinxiang courtyard was mostly empty.

Sun Shaozong arranged for Liu Xianglian to restrain the corpse, then led Yun'er into the house, asked Xue Pan to find a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Feng Ziying was responsible for transcribing it, and asked about the origin and identity of this person.

According to what Yun'er said, the dead scholar was named Zhou Xi, who was a scholar in Guangde for four years. Later, he failed in the two exams and often put his love in the fireworks and willow alley.

Because Zhou Xi is familiar with all kinds of poems, songs, qin, chess, poems and paintings, especially his qin skills are known as the best in the capital, so he is called Xiao Zhou Lang by good people-and Yun'er got acquainted with him precisely because of a mistake in the song , Zhou Langgu's dog blood bridge section.

That was in the autumn of the ninth year of Guangde...

"There's no need to go into details about the romance."

Listening to Yun'er's tearful eyes, and trying to reminisce about how the two met, Sun Shaozong had no choice but to remind him, "Tell me about his family background, what he has always done for a living, and what is unusual about him."

"Zhou Lang's parents have passed away long ago. Uncle Zhou seems to have been an official in the Ministry of Rites before his death."

"His family runs a rouge shop. Although he can't be said to be rich and powerful, he has no worries about food and clothing."

"As for the unusual..."

Yun'er's delicate willow leaf eyebrows were tightly frowned, and she seemed to think of something for a while, but when she reached her mouth, she hesitated and swallowed it back.

"It's okay to say what comes to mind."

Sun Shaozong said solemnly, "Death is like a lamp going out. In order to find out the murderer, what else is there to be taboo about?"

"It's not about taboo."

Yun'er shook her head lightly, only shed two lines of tears, and then choked up and said, "It's just that the girl doesn't know if that counts or not - since he beat the dog to swallow the sun, he seems to have hidden a lot of thoughts, every time he comes to me secretly , also absent-minded and frowning, and it didn't get better until some time ago."

After the Tengu swallowed the sun, he suddenly had a lot of worries?

At that time, although Bo Yun was treacherous in the court, for the common people, it was just more talk, so why worry all day long?

Could it be that……

Is this guy related to the case of the prince?

Or, is he actually one of the eyeliners arranged by the White Lotus Sect in the capital?

Chapter 537 Ask Ping’er, You Shi’s Vinegar Hai Shengbo

You must know that this is a blatant murder in front of the officials!

Especially in front of mid-level and senior officials like Sun Shaozong who are known as "God's Judgment"!

This is simply provoking the majesty of the court!

It can even be said to be playing tricks!

Either the murderer was so angry that he lost his mind, or he had some compelling reason, otherwise there should be no normal person who would choose to act brazenly in this situation!

And what Zhou Xi did today, the most easily triggered motive is undoubtedly the word "love", that's why Sun Shaozong immediately locked Shen Lian as the number one suspect.

However, after Shen Lian was cleared of his suspicions, it was difficult to establish the motive of this "love killing"—it is very rare to meet a man who is highly skilled in martial arts and is willing to sacrifice his life for a woman who has lost his footing. Will they be hit by Yun'er two times in a row?

And excluding the possibility of 'love killing', according to the situation at the time, the only thing that could form a murderous intent was probably the word 'seal'.

The murderer probably did not want Zhou Xi to fall into the hands of the government for some reason, so he was willing to take the risk and act brazenly.

Otherwise, he could wait for Zhou Xi to be released, and then attack without anyone noticing—or, he could just wait for Zhou Xi to die in prison!

It has something to do with the solar eclipse, and it can make people risk their lives to protect it, and it must not let the government know the secret...

Adding these conditions together, it is no wonder that Sun Shao would suspect the case of the prince, or the traitor of the White Lotus Sect.

But thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was impossible.

First of all, the Prince's case was carefully planned, and Sun Shaozong still had nowhere to start. How could a mere failed scholar have the opportunity to get access to the confidential information?

As for the traitor of the White Lotus Sect...

Now that Aunt Li has been captured alive, what's the point of intercepting and killing other spies who were arrested?

After negating the two speculations in his mind one after another, Sun Shaozong asked Yun'er for some details, but almost got nothing.

"elder brother."

Just thinking about whether he had missed some doubts, Xue Pan leaned over beside him, rubbed his hands together and said, "Could it be that the person who killed that little boy was the one who sneaked up on me?"

Although I thought it was wrong, Sun Shaozong was really surprised that this guy was able to suspect "Love Killing".

Looking at Shen Lian from the corner of his eye, Sun Shaozong nodded without hesitation, "It is indeed possible."

The left and right Shen Lian hasn't made any big mistakes yet, so for Lu Jianxing's sake, let the murderer carry the blame.

"I knew it was so!"

Xue Pan screamed strangely, raised his leg and kicked Yun'er's chest, cursing in his mouth, "Damn, how many wild men have you seduced with my back behind your back?!"

Seeing this, Shen Lian next to him almost couldn't help but stepped forward to stop him. Fortunately, Sun Shaozong grabbed Xue Pan first.

Just as he was about to reprimand this idiot and tell him not to mess around, Qiu Yunfei suddenly yelled outside, "My lord, my lord Zhizhong! He's dead again!"

Dead again? !

Sun Shaozong suddenly got up and went out to meet him, bumped into Qiu Yunfei at the door, and immediately asked, "What's going on? Who died again?!"

"grown ups."

Qiu Yunfei hurriedly said, "As you ordered, I went to Zhou Xiucai's house. Before I could even call the door, I saw thick smoke billowing in the yard..."

But when he saw that Zhou Xi's house seemed to be on fire, Qiu Yunfei immediately sent someone to knock on the door, but no one responded.

Lu Jianxing made a decisive decision, climbed over the wall and opened the door, and Qiu Yunfei and others were able to enter.

And everyone searched for the thick smoke, and found the study room in the backyard all the way, and saw a few men and women lying faintly in the fire field.

Qiu Yunfei immediately ordered the servants to go in and get him out.

But at that time, the fire was not small, how could the servants dare to go in and take risks?

Just as you were pushing and shoving, it was Lu Jianxing who splashed well water to wet his body, rushed into the fire scene, and recited the three men and two women who fell inside - but these people had died long ago, and none of them survived.

"According to the inspection and investigation of the humble office, two of the men and two women were servants of Zhou Xiucai's family, and the fatal injuries were stab wounds to the neck."

"The other person's face was severely burned, and it's difficult to distinguish the original appearance, but it can be basically concluded that he is not a servant of the Zhou family."

"His fatal injury was also not a burn. It is very likely that he committed suicide by taking poison."

An outsider who committed suicide by taking poison?

Severe facial burns?

Sun Shaozong pondered for a moment, then asked, "Is there any fuel on that man? Has a murder weapon been found nearby?"

"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from adults!"

Qiu Yunfei chuckled, "That guy poured lamp oil on his head, so only his upper body was severely burned, but his lower body was still fine—as for the murder weapon, the hatchet in the firewood room showed signs of being cleaned, but not polished. "

After a pause, he added, "According to my humble inspection, this person should be a martial artist, and he has the habit of wearing a finger puller."

tsk~

Obviously Qiu Yunfei was also suspicious that the person who died of poisoning and his face was scorched was the murderer who shot Zhou Xi to death with an arrow.

It's okay to dare to take the risk of killing people, but now he committed suicide without hesitation...

It seems that even if this matter has nothing to do with the Prince's case, the things involved behind it are by no means small!

Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong immediately ordered, "Let's go, take me to Zhou's house!"