Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

Just as it was 3 p.m., the three of them met at the door.

At this time, Liuli was wearing a tight men's suit and her hair was tied up in a high ponytail.

Xiao Zuochen looked her up and down.

Ahem ~ Fortunately it’s small enough that it can’t be seen even when I’m wearing a tight outfit.

However, Prince Qing just nodded slightly towards Liuli as a greeting.

Prince Qing and Prince Yun came to the Dali Temple at the same time, but they shocked the guards at the door. As for who the other person was, they didn't dare to ask. Could someone who came with Prince Qing and Prince Yun be a bad person?

The three of them entered the meeting room, but Zhen Yingqing was not there. Because at this moment he was in the palace reporting to the emperor whether he had made any new discoveries yesterday.

"Your Highness Prince Qing, Your Highness Prince Yun."

A handsome man appeared at this time. He moved calmly, was polite but not humble, and wore a blue official uniform, which exuded a natural sense of righteousness.

This person is Zhen Li, the eldest son of Zhen Yingqing, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple. Although Tai'an allowed sons to inherit their father's business in order to protect class interests, Zhen Li still has real talent and knowledge.

"Who is this..."

Zhen Li looked at Liuli, not knowing how to address him. He just felt that this man seemed a little too handsome.

"This is Master Liu."

"Mr. Liu."

Zhen Li also bowed to her and invited them to take a seat.

After Prince Yun explained his purpose, Zhen Li called all the clerks who participated in the trial of the first case, a total of four people.

"I was there at the time, so the two princes and this young master can ask any questions they have."

"Could you please get me some more paper and pen?"

Liuli spoke, also deliberately lowering her voice.

"Does Mr. Liu need to write something down? Then just sit down at the desk."

Zhen Li tidied up the table and asked Liu Li to sit in the main seat. He also saw that the two princes did not stop him from beginning to end, so he thought that they both trusted Mr. Liu very much.

Liuli came to the desk, picked up a pen and wrote the name of the case first, then asked questions while writing.

"Excuse me, Lord Zhen and all the brothers, is the location of the limb amputation case - the pig slaughter stall in Nanshi, the place where the body was found?"

"Yes."

"March 17th is when the body was found?"

"Correct!"

"Has the body been examined for the actual time of death?"

"It seems to be the day before the body was found."

"Seems like it? Not sure?"

Are the criminal investigation methods of this era so poor?

"Um, we are not coroners, we can only make a rough estimate."

"Is the crime scene confirmed?"

"Isn't the place where the crime was committed the pig slaughtering stall? How could there be a second location?"

After hearing this, Liuli paused with the pen in her hand.

"The place where the body is seen is not necessarily the actual crime scene. The body may be dumped somewhere randomly."

"Unless the murderer says so himself, how can we guess where the murderer committed the crime~"

The petty officials were scratching their heads. It had been a long time since such a troublesome case happened in Tai'an City. Most of the cases were about the young lady of this family not liking the girl of another family, or the young man of that family beating someone up in the street. There was nothing that money couldn't solve. This inexplicable murder case was not like that. After a month of investigation, there was still no clue. Moreover, those who could enter the government, even if they were petty officials, got in through connections. How many of them were really talented?

"Tai'an has been established for three hundred years, how can it still be so careless in investigating cases!?"

Liuli frowned, not caring whether these words could come out of her mouth.

"If you can check it, then come and check it!"

The minor officials standing by were somewhat dissatisfied. They thought that this was how everything was handled, so why was he talking so much nonsense?

"shut up--"

"Shut up!"

Two voices sounded at the same time. One was Zhen Li, who felt that the Dali Temple had not handled the matter properly and was indeed sorry for the deceased. The second was a female voice, but it was not Liuli's. It was a cold girl's voice.

Several people looked towards the door following the sound and saw a girl in a black tights standing at the door, glaring at the clerks with some anger.

She looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, with a thin face but three-dimensional features. Her hair was tied up, and in Tai'an, only married women would tie their hair up.

Zhen Li felt a little embarrassed when he saw her.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Prince Qing, Your Highness Prince Yun, Master Liu, this is my sister - Zhen Luo."

Then he spoke to Zhen Luo in a somewhat stern tone.

"Go back quickly! These are all distinguished guests, why are you interfering?"

Prince Qing and Prince Yun were not angry because of the girl's interruption. Who doesn't have a naughty sister? Oh~ For Xiao Zuochen, it should be the elder sister - the arrogant and domineering fourth princess in the palace~

But Zhen Luo did not listen to Zhen Li, but strode into the house with his head held high.

"I can answer your questions!"

Zhen Luo looked at Liuli, her eyes firm and determined, which didn't seem like someone her age.

"Zhen Luo!"

Zhen Li's tone seemed to have a warning tone, and the look he gave Zhen Luo became ambiguous. But Zhen Luo turned a deaf ear to all this.

Liuli didn’t know what was going on between Zhen Li and Zhen Luo. Was Zhen Li hiding something?

"Please say."

Liuli didn't care about any grudges between the two siblings, she just wanted to know whether Zhen Luo could answer her questions.

When Zhen Li heard Liuli asking Zhen Luo to tell him what she knew, he wanted to interrupt again.

“Master Xiao Zhen, I advise you not to speak again, otherwise it will hinder official business!”

Xiao Zuochen spoke from the side. Zhen Li knew that the Sixth Prince was the most valued by the Emperor. Now that Prince Yun had spoken, he really couldn't open his mouth.

"Master Liu, based on the corpse spots, we can infer that the body died around the hour of You on March 16th. The butcher stall was not the crime scene."

"Well, although I don't know how to judge the time of death by corpse spots, I know this method is feasible. Then how do you know that the pig slaughter stall is not the crime scene?"

"In fact, I didn't go to see the body on the 17th, but even if I went, I wouldn't be able to tell it. The butcher's stall was full of pig blood and pork, who could tell the difference?

But afterwards I went to interview the stall owners around and the restaurants that had business dealings with the pig-killing stall. One of the waiters at the Nanshi restaurant said that on the 16th, because a customer ordered a lot of dishes that required pork, and they had run out of meat that day, they refused. But the customer was persistent, and the shopkeeper had no choice but to let him go to the stall to buy some more meat. He went there at the hour of You, but he forgot to bring money with him. Because he was familiar with the owner and the lady boss of the pig-killing stall, the lady boss let him buy on credit first. That night at the hour of Xu, the waiter gave her the money back. At that time, the stall owners of other stalls on that street were still there, and they could all prove that the lady boss had not left the stall and left earlier than others. And that day, people around really didn’t see the owner of the pig-killing stall.”

While Liuli was listening to her, she wrote down some key points on paper.

"What did his wound look like?"

"The wound looks like it was cut by a knife. It's not smooth."

"Not quite flush? But it took several cuts to cut it open?"

"Yes, a cut, about three or four cuts."

"So it definitely wasn't the boss lady who killed him."

"Why?"

Zhen Luo asked back. Not only was she curious, but everyone else was also waiting for Liuli to continue.

"If the boss lady killed the pig, the cut should be very neat. After all, she can run a pig-killing stall by herself, which means her knife skills are not bad."

"But the boss lady is a woman after all. Could it be that she is weaker, so she needs to be chopped a few more times?"

The King of Qing also spoke.

"No, a human being is not heavier than a pig. Since she can cut pork, she will be even more adept at cutting human flesh."

"What you said makes sense!"

Zhen Luo stared at Liuli with surprise. She had never had a more definite reason to prove that the boss lady did not kill anyone, but now Liuli proved it. Zhen Luo took out a small notebook and a charcoal pen and wrote something in the notebook.

But after writing a few strokes, she suddenly became curious about what Liuli was writing. So she went upstairs to take a look, and found that Liuli's case file was written in great detail.

"You, you wrote this really well!"

Liuli smiled slightly when she heard her praise.

"This is just a small part. If you are interested, you can join us!"

From Liuli's perspective, she likes Zhen Luo very much. As a girl, she respects evidence more than the men standing next to her.

But from Zhen Li's perspective, Zhen Luo's behavior itself was bold and rebellious. And this Master Liu, this Master Liu smiled ingratiatingly at his sister, it seemed that he was going to abduct his sister!

"Okay, okay!"

Zhen Luo was eager for that.

"Can't!"

Zhen Li spoke at this time.

"Since my little sister has completed her mission, let her go home! Your Highnesses, Master Liu, you can ask me about the rest."

"But..."

Liuli looked at him and curled her lips. But they knew nothing, so why ask?

Xiao Zuochen looked at Zhen Li at this time. It is said that the eldest son of the Zhen family is upright like his father. Is it true?

Xiao Zuochen stared at Zhen Li, his voice intimidating without anger, and asked slowly, one sentence at a time.

"Master Xiao Zhen, what are you hiding?!"