Cypress Boat Floating

"Master, something bad has happened, something bad has happened." The servant rushed in hurriedly from the gate.

"Why are you in such a hurry?" The man was lying on the toffee chair basking in the sun, and he was somewhat dissatisfied when he saw the servant rushing in in a panic. However, as the man had just come out of the secret room and had calmed down his inner violence, he did not argue with him too much.

The servant hadn't wiped the blood off his head yet, and he was sweating again after jogging back. The sweat and blood flowed all over his face, which was very scary to look at.

When he arrived in front of the man, he knelt down on the ground with a look of fear on his face. He couldn't even speak clearly, and said tremblingly: "Master, King Qin, King Qin has been found."

When he heard the name "King of Qin", the man's face changed, and he sat up from the toffee chair with a somersault. He didn't care whether he knocked over the fruit plate beside him. He grabbed the boy's clothes on his chest and asked anxiously, "What happened to the King of Qin?"

Even a playboy like him knew that the Prince of Qin was in charge of the Dali Temple, and he had also heard that the Prince of Qin was in charge of the case related to the corpse found in the city early this morning. Now when he heard the Prince of Qin's name, he was a little scared, afraid that the Prince of Qin would find out something. His father didn't know what he had done yet, and if the Prince of Qin knew about it and came to him, he was afraid that his father would break his legs.

What he feared from the beginning to the end was that this matter would be told by others without his father's knowledge, causing him to lose face, rather than thinking that what he had done violated the law.

"The King of Qin has found the place to bury the body." The servant closed his eyes and said resignedly. When he said this, he felt that his life should be over. He could imagine how his master would treat him in the next second.

However, the imagined pain did not come, instead the clothes on his chest were loosened and he was thrown to the ground. The servant opened his eyes in surprise and looked at his master.

The man was so confused when he heard the news from the servant that he no longer cared about what the servant was thinking. All he could think about now was how the King of Qin would deal with him when he found out that he was the one who did it.

No, he couldn't just sit there and wait for death, he had to tell his father before the King of Qin. He couldn't just let the King of Qin control him, he had to go find his father, his father would definitely have a way to save him, even if his father couldn't, wasn't there the concubine who was married to the prince, she would definitely be able to save him, she was so favored, couldn't she just say a few more good words in front of the prince?

At this time, he had not yet realized what he had done. He just felt that his background was strong enough, strong enough for him to ignore the laws of Da'an and do whatever he wanted.

And his so-called concubine who married the prince was Li Muqian, the prince's concubine. Even if he looked down on this concubine, he had to admit that since she married the prince, their family had indeed improved a lot, and her father had become the Minister of Rites.

And you have to know that ever since Li Muqian married the prince, she has always been favored by the prince. Even the prince's wife Lin Youqian has never had such favor.

Lin Youqian's father had been living outside the Great Wall and had never returned, leaving them alone in the capital as an orphan and a widow. A family without power and not favored by the emperor was of no use to the prince.

Unlike the Li family, the Li family has been rising steadily after Li Muqian married the prince. People outside are saying that the Li family is the prince's in-laws, Li Zhizhong is the prince's father-in-law, and Li Zhizhong's only son Li Boming is the prince's brother-in-law.

Li Boming was an out-and-out playboy in the capital. Li Zhizhong had a son when he was old, so he doted on him very much. He had everything he wanted and could do whatever he wanted since he was young.

His father's doting and his status as the prince's brother-in-law made him unscrupulous and did whatever he wanted in the capital. Even at this moment, he didn't think what he did was too much. He felt that no matter what he did, his father would be able to settle it for him. After all, hasn't his father settled enough things for him since he was a child?

Thinking of this, he walked towards Li Zhizhong's study.

"Dad." As soon as Li Boming entered the study, he knelt down without saying a word when he saw his father. In the past, whenever he made a mistake, he had to kneel down first when he came to see his father. In this way, his father would feel sorry for him and would not be willing to say a few more words to him.

Li Zhizhong, who was handling official business in the study, looked up at him. Knowing his prodigal son's character well, he knew that it was definitely not a good thing for this kid to kneel down as soon as he came. So he sat there motionless, waiting to see what he was going to do.

"Dad~" Seeing that Li Zhizhong didn't respond, Li Boming lowered his posture and called out in a coquettish manner.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Li Zhizhong couldn't bear to see his only son kneeling there, so he sighed, put down the pen in his hand, and looked up at him.

"I heard that a female corpse was found at the city gate this morning?" Li Boming asked with a smile.

"Yes, the emperor even brought up this matter during the morning court session, asking the Prince of Qin to solve the case as soon as possible to reassure the people. What's wrong?" Li Zhizhong didn't think about anything else. He just said this when his son asked him. He only reacted after he finished speaking. His son has always been concerned about eating, drinking and having fun. When did he learn to care about these things?

He looked at Li Boming suspiciously and asked, "This female corpse is not related to you, right?"

He just asked this question. He never thought that this female corpse would be related to his son. He always felt that his son was just a little bit of a playboy who liked to eat, drink and have fun, but he had never done anything to kill anyone.

Li Boming swallowed and nodded silently under Li Zhizhong's gaze.

Li Zhizhong looked at him in shock, standing there in a daze, not daring to confirm.

"Dad, I..."

"Shut up!" Li Boming was stopped by Li Zhizhong before he could finish his words. He stood up in disbelief and walked to his side, gritted his teeth and asked, "What's going on?"

"Dad, Dad, don't get excited, listen to me." Seeing that Li Zhizhong was angry, Li Boming, with his years of experience in pleasing his father, quickly helped Li Zhizhong sit aside and smooth his back.

"Kneel down there and tell me the truth." Li Zhizhong was furious now. He pushed his hand away and made him kneel on the ground to explain to him.

Li Boming knelt down reluctantly, thinking about how to explain to his father what he had done.

Seeing him like that, Li Zhizhong knew that he was probably trying to fool him again. His face darkened immediately and he said in a serious tone, "You'd better not try to hide anything. Tell us everything clearly."

Seeing this, Li Boming had no choice but to tell Li Zhizhong everything he had done. Of course, he omitted a lot of details in between. Li Zhizhong had never seen the female corpse and had no idea what had happened to her.

The information he got from his son was not complete, so he just thought that his son had killed a few women just because of his lust. It was not a big deal after all. He could talk to the people in the Dali Temple and ask them not to pursue the matter.

Although he was capable of handling it, he still had to teach his son a lesson. Getting someone killed was a big deal, especially now that the Crown Prince and the King of Qin were hindering each other. If he let the Crown Prince down because of him, he was afraid that his whole family would not have an easy time.

"You, you, I don't care how you act normally, but how could you do such a thing?" Li Zhizhong pointed at Li Boming and cursed him in frustration.

"Then I didn't mean to do it. It was that woman who actually wanted to run away and sue the authorities. I wasn't paying attention at the moment and hit her too hard." Li Boming tried to defend himself, but his voice became smaller and smaller under Li Zhizhong's sharp eyes.

"How dare you say that!" Li Zhizhong was so angry that he raised his hand and wanted to slap him, but he was his only son and doted on him so much that he couldn't bear to hit him. He put his hand down halfway.

"You go back first." He was really angry when he saw him, so he had to let him go back first so that he could calm down and think about how to clear his son's name.

"Remember, be well behaved recently and don't touch the remaining women. Be careful not to let them die." Before letting Li Boming go, Li Zhizhong did not forget to give some instructions.

After getting a response from his son, he waved his hand impatiently and let him leave.

Seeing Li Zhizhong's attitude, Li Boming knew that there was a high probability that nothing would happen to him, and he finally put his mind at ease. He knew that his father would not ignore him.

Even if it is the Dali Temple, so what? Don't you still have to pay respects when you see your father? Even if it is the Prince of Qin, so what? He is not as powerful as the Crown Prince.

With his father and brother-in-law the Crown Prince around, would he be afraid of a mere Dali Temple and the King of Qin?

Guanyin Mountain.

Lu Zhixing and other coroners came first and checked the environment of the body before having the body transported back for a careful examination by the coroner.

Although everyone in the Dali Temple had tried to reduce their movements as much as possible, there were three bodies in total, and they were not easy to hide, so they were still easily discovered. This allowed the idle people to spread the matter in major restaurants and taverns, resulting in all kinds of rumors spreading throughout the capital.

Families with daughters do not allow them to go out, fearing that they may not be able to come back once they go out.

The coroner took the body away, and Lu Zhixing took Lu Ci Qiu and Ye Jianqing to stay at the place where the body was found in Guanyin Mountain to inspect the place where the body was dumped.

Because Ye Jianqing performed well in front of Lu Zhixing in the morning, Lu Zhixing asked Ye Jianqing to investigate the situation on the scene and asked Lu Ci Qiu to see what was happening outside.

"Did you find anything?" Lu Zhixing squatted on the ground and asked Ye Jianqing who was checking the dug pit.

Ye Jianqing looked carefully at every detail in the pit, but unfortunately, it was very clean here and with her ability, she couldn't find anything here for the time being.

Ye Jianqing shook his head and said, "It's very clean here. Some things may only be found on the corpse."

"Since we can't find anything, let's go." After saying this, Lu Zhixing turned around to tell Ren Hongbo other things.

Ye Jianqing was looking at the pit and thinking about how to climb out of it when suddenly a white hand reached under her eyes. She looked up along the hand and met Lu Ci Qiu's eyes.

Seeing the confusion in Ye Jianqing's eyes, Lu Ci Qiu was not in a hurry. He just hooked his hand, motioning her to hold his hand and come out.

Seeing this, Ye Jianqing did not refuse, and said thank you and jumped out of the pit with his strength. But it should be said that although Lu Ci Qiu looked thin, he was still strong enough to pull himself out of the pit.

"Are you okay?" After seeing Ye Jianqing come out of the pit safely, Lu Ci Qiu asked hurriedly out of concern.

Ye Jianqing was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and pointed at the hole on the ground, "This?"

After getting Lu Ci Qiu's affirmative nod, she said indifferently: "Well, what's the big deal? I've encountered much more disgusting things than this before."

"before?"

Lu Ciqiu was very sure that the Ye Jianqing he knew in his previous life had not experienced all this. Was it something she experienced when she was in the Dark Guard Camp? But why did Lu Zhixing look like he also knew for the first time that she had this ability?

Lu Ci Qiu's thinking is always very unconventional in some aspects, and he is also able to grasp some key points that others have not noticed.

"It's okay, nothing. Did you find anything nearby?" Ye Jianqing felt that he had let the cat out of the bag after hearing what he said, so he laughed it off to divert his attention.

"There are tire tracks over there. I've already told my second brother, and he went over to take a look." Hearing Ye Jianqing changing the subject, he knew that the other party didn't want to talk to him more, so he had to follow her words and point to the other side, and told Ye Jianqing about his discovery.

Ye Jianqing nodded in understanding and said nothing more. Lu Ci Qiu did not ask any further questions. For a moment, the atmosphere between the two of them became extremely awkward.

"Let's go, let's go back and discuss this." Just at this time, Lu Zhixing appeared like a savior and saved the sudden awkward atmosphere between them.

Several people returned to the Dali Temple, and just when they arrived, the coroner's autopsy results came out.

"The same, but they died of suffocation and the ropes around their necks were the cause of death." Lu Zhixing held the results in his hand and spoke to the people present.

"Your Highness, do these people want those who were reported missing to come and identify the bodies?" Ren Hongbo asked.

According to the Dali Temple's procedures, they should be asked to identify the body and confirm its identity, so Lu Zhixing nodded and agreed to let Ren Hongbo arrange for someone to identify the body.

"Second brother, does this have anything to do with the Yue Lao Temple?" Lu Ci Qiu was still thinking about the Yue Lao Temple he visited yesterday. Now the body has been found, but Miss Du doesn't seem to be inside.

He thought that if he could find out the reasons why those women disappeared, he might be able to save Miss Du at the last moment.

Lu Zhixing thought about it. According to his years of experience, this case is definitely not that simple. "We have to investigate the Yue Lao Temple. How about this? You two go to investigate the Yue Lao Temple, and Hongbo and I will investigate the body here."

"Ok."

Just like that, the four of them were divided into two groups. Lu Ci Qiu and Ye Jianqing continued to investigate the Yue Lao Temple to see if there were any clues there, while Lu Zhixing and Ren Hongbo dealt with corpses more often, so it would be better for the two of them to be responsible for investigating the corpses.

Lu Ci Qiu had no objection to this grouping and agreed with it very much.

"Be careful when checking." Lu Zhixing told Lu Ci Qiu before he left.