Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

Chen Shao squatted down and looked him straight in the eyes. "You just said that you have found no less than ten girls for Luo Jianyuan?"

Feeling the murderous intent in her eyes, Li Hong avoided her gaze guiltily and said, "Yes."

Chen Shao curled his lips and asked, "What about Master Wen, Master Ren and the others? How many have you found for them?"

"I don't..." He remembered that his scalp and neck were in pain as he was still saying those three words. Li Hong cried and begged for mercy, saying, "There should be about 20 or 30. I can't remember exactly how many there are."

After signaling Li Tianliu to let him see some blood, Chen Shao said with a smile on his face: "How could you not remember clearly? Think about it carefully."

"I, I really can't remember clearly. Lu Yuanfei, Lu Yuanfei must know. He likes to keep accounts like his father. You can go ask him, he will definitely know!" Li Hong replied in a trembling voice.

Chen Shao asked coldly: "Who is he?"

"His father is Lu Yifeng, the finance officer of the academy," Li Hong answered quickly. "It was him. He said that people like us were destined to have no hope of passing the imperial examinations, so we might as well make some money while in the academy. He asked me, Duan Zhong, and Xiang Yancai to look for boys and girls separately, and then he would take the lead in presenting them to Master Wen and Master Ren. His father also helped us a lot. He also picked several of the boys and girls we found."

It's true that small fish connect to big fish, and big fish connect to small fish, and there is an endless supply! Chen Shao restrainedly asked: "Besides you, Duan Zhong, and Xiang Yancai, are there any other people following you to look for these boys and girls?"

Li Hong replied: "No more."

Chen Shao pressed hard on the porcelain piece pressing on his neck, and asked slowly as he screamed, "How many years have you been in the academy?"

Li Hong quickly replied, "Four years."

"Four years," Chen Shao repeated before asking, "Is your sister still alive?"

Li Hong opened his mouth, but no answer came out.

"Looks like they're dead." Chen Shao looked at him, "Do you know what happened to those boys and girls you picked for Luo Zhengxin, Master Ren, and Master Wen?"

Li Hong still couldn't answer.

Chen Shao stood up and said, "It seems that he knows. Take him away, just keep him alive."

"Take him away and serve him well!" There was a rare flash of murderous intent in Li Tianliu's words.

Li Hong didn't know what it meant to serve well. Seeing that the Yulin Guards were about to take him away, he quickly said, "I have explained everything I should have explained. It's time to return the package to me!"

"You're still thinking about packing up," Yu Linwei kicked him out, "Think about how to save your life first!"

"Lu Yifeng is in jail." Li Tianliu spoke before Chen Shao could speak.

"Don't be in a hurry," Chen Shao ordered, "arrange someone to bring Lu Yuanfei back first, and arrange someone to search the dormitories of Li Jing, Duan Zhong, and Xiang Yancai."

After he made the arrangements, Chen Shao looked at the jade pendant in his hand and asked, "No news from the Dan Kingdom yet?"

Li Tianliu also looked at the jade pendant in her hand and said, "We have found a lot of jade, and we have also found a lot of leaked goods, but so far, no information related to this kind of Buddha statue has been found, either in the market or privately."

"How about another direction?" Chen Shao handed him the jade pendant. "Although the quality of this jade pendant is poor, the lines of the Buddha and the lotus are not much worse than those of the jade chess piece."

After observing for a moment, Li Tianliu said, "You mean, start with the carving?"

Chen Shao said 'hmm'.

"Okay." Li Tianliu put away the jade pendant, "I'll let them try it later."

Chen Shao reminded, "Zhao Qiang once said that Fenglong Business often secretly trades with people from other countries in cities such as Changming City, Tuoyu City, Kunlun Town, and Butou City in order to obtain precious medicinal materials. You can also send people to these places to secretly inquire with the people who make a living by collecting herbs to see if you can get any clues."

Li Tianliu was about to respond when Fu Jiu rushed over like a firecracker and said hastily, "Master Luo ran away!"

Li Tianliu teased: "Can anyone outrun you?"

Chen Shao interrupted the possible quarrel between the two and asked quickly, "Where did you run to?"

"I don't know." Fu Jiu wiped the sweat off his face. "People in the alley said they haven't seen him for many days. I kicked open his door and searched the house. It's true that he hasn't fired a fire in a while."

Chen Shao asked calmly, "Did anyone in the alley tell me where he went?"

"No." Fu Jiu shook her head. "But they said that many people have come to the alley to look for him recently."

It seems that this is still a big fish. Chen Shao continued to ask: "Have you asked who are the people who are looking for him?"

"I asked, but they didn't recognize him. However, they said that the clothes worn by those who came to see him were very expensive, costing at least thirty or forty coins." Fu Jiu said, "I also asked, but Mr. Luo has no family. It has been almost thirty years since he moved to that alley, and he has always been alone."

Chen Shao thought: "Hiding?"

Fu Jiu nodded: "It should be."

Chen Shao paced towards the lobby.

Fu Jiu followed her closely.

When they reached the entrance of the lobby, Chen Shao stopped and turned back to instruct him, "Go to Qiwan Lane again and buy some more eggs. Tell the people in Qiwan Lane that if Mr. Luo comes back, please tell him that I have something to talk to him about."

There are still many people looking for him.

The people who came to see him were all well dressed.

Considering Mr. Luo's identity as a "pimp", the people who came to him were obviously some of the nobles.

Just because Mr. Luo is not around doesn't necessarily mean he is avoiding her.

She waited and saw if he would fall into the trap.

After Fu Jiu left, Chen Shao was about to enter the lobby when Xu Guang came again.

Chen Shao stopped and waited for him to approach, then said, "I'm the one who arranged for them to go there. Pick up a few smart ones and teach them, then let them teach the rest."

Xu Guang smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm not here for this."

Chen Shao said: "Then you tell me."

"Sir, next time you kill someone, can you leave their bodies to me?" Xu Guang asked expectantly.

Chen Shao raised his eyebrows, "You want to use them as experiments?"

Xu Guang looked at Li Tianliu awkwardly and replied, "We used to use chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep and so on. I have a lot of experience, but I don't know if it's the same with humans. Anyway, people who are beheaded will be thrown into a mass grave, so I thought..."

Before he could finish, Chen Shao agreed, "Okay."

He then asked, "Do you want me to have someone pick up the bodies of Luo Zhengxin and the others for you?"

Xu Guang laughed dryly and said, "I have already picked it up and hid it in Luoyanju."

Chen Shao sighed, "Okay, anything else?"

Xu Guang immediately bowed and said, "Then I'll get back to work."

Looking at his cheerful back, Chen Shao said thoughtfully: "I didn't expect to find such a talented person."

Li Tianliu sneered, "Are you sure you are a talent?"

Chen Shao said "OK" uncertainly, then turned and walked into the lobby and said, "Go and bring Lu Yifeng over."