Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

Twenty-three civilians were injured.

Several had broken arms or legs.

There was no need for Juxianlou to help invite a doctor. Two hours ago, those pharmacies that were interested in competing for the right to operate the official pharmacy all rushed to send doctors over.

When the doctors who were sent over saw Chen Shao coming out, they worked even harder to treat him.

After Chen Shao simply thanked them, he asked Chan Yi to examine them one by one under the pretext of comforting them. Chen Shao felt relieved after confirming that the doctors in these pharmacies did not treat them recklessly.

His eyes swept over the injured civilians one by one, and then swept over the doctors who were scrambling to treat them one by one. Chen Shao suppressed the anger in his heart, turned around and called a yamen runner who followed him out: "Go and invite Lord Lei and Lord Hu out."

Lei Dehou and Hu Qinglu ran out, not even bothering to wipe the sweat off their heads. They quickly glanced at the injured civilians and called out cautiously, "Young Master."

"Register these injured people. I want to see the compensation plan before dark." Chen Shao ordered in a deep voice.

They both responded in unison.

Chen Shao relaxed his expression and chatted with the injured people for a few more words. After Li Tianliu came out, he took a carriage to the scene of the accident.

The accident happened about thirty or forty feet where Shuyuan Street enters Yanghuai Street.

There are six crazy horses in total.

The six crazy horses were surrounded by three layers of people guarding them.

Chen Shao got off the carriage and saw this scene. He was moved and bowed deeply to everyone.

Some of the people hurriedly returned her gifts, while others were at a loss and dodged to the side. Chen Shao stood up, said a few words of thanks to them gently, and then stepped forward.

After looking at the dead horses one by one and asking Chan Yi to check the reasons for their madness, Chen Shao looked around. There were many shops on both sides of the street, and next to some shops, there were several alleys leading to other streets.

Chen Shao walked through several alleys one by one.

There were fresh traces of horse hooves in three alleys.

These fresh traces disappeared halfway through the alley.

And wherever the traces disappear, there are small doors.

Chen Shao looked towards the small door, and then looked out through the small door. There were three shops corresponding to the small door, namely: Shiweizhai, Changshun Shoe Shop, and Huichuntang.

Back at Yanghuai Street, Chan Yi, who had already finished examining the six horse corpses, said, "The six horses had taken drugs that could make them violent. When they passed by here, they used daggers to stab the horses' chests and abdomens, causing the horses to feel pain and the drugs to take effect prematurely."

Chen Shao glanced at the bloodstains on the white handkerchief in her hand, turned around and said, "Dear uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters-in-law, everyone is welcome to provide clues about the murderer on horseback to the prefectural governor's office. Anyone who provides clues, whether right or wrong, will be rewarded with 20 coins. Anyone who can provide accurate clues will be rewarded with 10 taels of silver. Anyone who can provide the true identity of the murderer will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver. Anyone who can help the government catch the murderer will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver!"

As soon as the voice fell, the crowd was boiling, and many people were about to come over to provide clues. Chen Shao raised his hand to suppress them, and then said loudly: "Everyone, don't worry. The murderer dared to attack the government investigators in broad daylight. It shows that he is so bold. If you come to provide me with clues now, he will definitely retaliate in secret if he sees you. So for the sake of everyone's safety, let's go to the prefectural governor's mansion tomorrow. There are many people doing business outside the prefectural governor's mansion, which is more conducive to protecting everyone. In addition..."

Chen Shao smiled and continued, "Since the murderer is so bold, he will definitely hide in the shops around here to observe the government's reaction after committing the crime. Uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters-in-law who want to make more money may as well go to the shops around here to search. If you see anyone suspicious, you can come to the prefect's mansion tomorrow and tell me. If there is a shop that does not allow everyone to go in and check, you may as well tell me and I will take everyone to search!"

At first, everyone was a little hesitant, until Dong Jin, the owner of Huichuntang, came out, bowed to Chen Shao from a distance, and called everyone, "Everyone feel free to search!"

After he greeted them like this, several brave people immediately rushed towards Huichun Hall.

Once someone takes the lead, others will follow, and soon everyone will rush towards the store they have chosen.

Chen Shao raised his lips slightly and whispered to Li Tianliu and Chan Yi, "General Li, take your men to Shiweizhai; Chan Yi, take your men to Changshun Shoe Shop. There's no need to search carefully, just see who's there."

The two of them quickly went there with the Yulin Guards.

Chen Shao was not idle either. He led the four Yulin guards left by Li Tianliu to Huichun Hall slowly. Under Dong Jin's almost flattering reception, he opened the medicine cabinet to check and asked casually, "How many employees are there in the shop?"

Dong Jin replied, "All together, there are fourteen."

Chen Shao glanced at the three waiters in the pharmacy, pointed at one of them and said, "Come here."

The waiter who was called looked at Dong Jin, then quickly came over and bowed, saying, "What do you want, sir?"

Chen Shao asked him, "What do you do on a daily basis?"

The waiter replied, "I prepare, decoct, and grind the medicine according to the doctor's prescription. Sometimes I also help distribute the medicinal materials."

Chen Shao picked up a few medicinal herbs and tested him, and the guy answered fluently.

Chen Shao randomly asked about a few prescriptions, and the waiter answered them all.

"How much is one ounce of mulberry leaves?" When the waiter was feeling a little proud, Chen Shao suddenly took out a few mulberry leaves and asked.

The waiter answered without thinking, "Top-quality mulberry leaves are thirty-five cents, medium-quality mulberry leaves are twenty-seven cents, and low-quality mulberry leaves are nineteen cents."

His mouth moved too fast, and Dong Jin coughed several times but failed to stop it.

Chen Shao looked at him jokingly, "What's wrong with Shopkeeper Dong's voice?"

Dong Jin glared at the waiter and then smiled apologetically, "I hope you can forgive me, sir. These waiters usually just do some odd jobs within their ability and don't know the prices very well."

Chen Shao smiled and said, "You don't know it very clearly, but you can answer it so easily?"

Dong Jin smiled awkwardly: "He is just talking nonsense, sir, don't take it seriously."

"Since it's nonsense," Chen Shao took out a few pieces of licorice and spread them on his palm, and asked the waiter, "then tell me the price of this licorice again?"

The guy quickly looked at Dong Jin.

Dong Jin took an unnatural step forward and said, "The price of this licorice is..."

Chen Shao gave him a cold look and said, "I'm asking him!"

"Please spare my life, sir. I know I am wrong!" The man immediately knelt on the ground and cried for mercy.

Putting the licorice back into the medicine cabinet, Chen Shao walked up to the clerk and asked condescendingly, "Tell me, what's your name?"

The waiter kowtowed repeatedly and said, "I am Ji San, and I beg for your forgiveness, sir."

"Ji San, right? Where are you from?" Chen Shao asked.

Ji San cried even louder, knocking his head harder and harder, "Sir, I know I was wrong, please spare my life."

Chen Shao said calmly: "Let me ask you again, where is your home?"

Ji San quickly replied, "My family is in Jijia Village."

Chen Shao ordered the Yulin Guards behind him, "Take him back to the prefect's mansion."

"grown ups……"

"If you don't want to die, shut up!" Chen Shao scolded him, and when he was taken away by the Yulin Guards, he slowly turned around and looked at Dong Jin and said, "Ji San, his family is in Jijia Village. If anything happens to his family, I will put the blame on Huichuntang. Manager Dong should understand what I mean, right?"

Dong Jin raised his head in panic: "Sir..."

Chen Shao looked at him leisurely: "If you have any questions, please tell me."