The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Xiao Mubei smiled, "As long as she can catch the Fifth Brother's eye, no matter what her status is, she is presentable enough, Fifth Brother, don't you think so?"

Xiao Zijie laughed loudly, "It's been many years since we last met, and you have become more talkative. Come on, I just got some good tea recently, let's drink some tea and reminisce about the past."

The two walked to the front hall together, and the servant quickly brewed tea and brought it over. Xiao Mubei opened the lid of the cup, and a rich fragrance rushed into his nose. He took a sip and found the fragrance refreshing and refreshing. It was indeed a good tea.

Xiao Zijie said proudly: "This is the red robe that the Great Rui Kingdom presented as tribute. My father gave some to my mother as a reward, and I begged her for it. Now it's a good deal for you."

"Then I have to drink more," Xiao Mubei took another sip, covered the cup lid and said, "By the way, is the Royal Concubine in good health? When I was a child, she often gave me candy, but now I haven't seen her for so many years. Time flies."

"Mother is doing fine. She was still talking about you a few days ago, saying that you didn't go to see her after you came back."

"Next time I go to the palace, I will definitely go to see the Empress," Xiao Mubei said, "Fifth brother also knows that I am now the Minister of the Dali Temple, and I am overwhelmed every day. Even today, I came to Fifth Brother's house to take a break from my busy schedule. I haven't been to any of the other brothers' houses yet."

Xiao Zijie followed his words and said, "Eighth brother, stop complaining. You are in the Dali Temple, which is better than me doing nothing in the Ministry of Revenue. I heard that there are many murders in the Dali Temple, right?"

"That's right," Xiao Mubei sighed and thought to himself, as expected, as soon as he mentioned the Dali Temple, Xiao Zijie changed the subject to the murder case. If he was really the man behind the scenes, he would definitely want to find out the progress of the case.

"There have been a lot of murders recently. If I had known this would happen, I would never have accepted the position of Dali Temple Minister. I thought it would be easy to solve the case, but I didn't expect that my subordinates were all useless. We have been working on a case for many days and we still have no clue at all."

Xiao Mubei drank the remaining tea in one gulp and placed the cup heavily on the eight-immortals table.

The servant hurriedly poured another cup. Xiao Zijie winked at the servant, then he immediately walked out and closed the door.

Xiao Zijie lowered his voice and said, "What case is so difficult? Why don't you talk to me and see if I can help."

Xiao Mubei looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he said, "A few days ago, several female corpses were fished out of the river outside the city."

Xiao Zijie was shocked. "How many? Who dares to be so arrogant under the emperor's feet?"

Xiao Mubei was almost certain that Xiao Zijie was the man behind the scenes. Seeing that he was still acting, he sneered in his heart, but his face was still anxious. "Yeah, I also want to know who is so cruel. Fifth brother, you don't know, those corpses are so creepy. I have fought for so many years and seen a lot of dead people, but I have never seen corpses as disgusting as these. Not only were they soaked beyond recognition, and their original appearances were completely unrecognizable, but they also stunk. The most outrageous thing is that one of them even exploded..."

Thinking of what happened that day, Xiao Mubei still couldn't help feeling a little churning in his stomach, so he quickly took another sip of tea to calm it down.

However, his words were said very skillfully, with a mixture of truth and lies. Many people had seen what happened that day, and Xiao Zijie must have sent people to inquire about it. What he said was exactly the same as what Xiao Zijie had inquired about. After he confirmed the two, he immediately believed it without a doubt.

"Wouldn't it be very difficult to identify these bodies?" Xiao Zijie looked worried.

Xiao Mubei sighed, "Who said it wasn't? We still haven't found out the identities of these bodies, and a doctor was killed in the street late at night, and we have no clues. Fifth brother, I would rather take an idle job in the Ministry of Revenue than be so anxious every day."

Xiao Mubei picked up the teacup and took a sip. He looked over the edge of the cup and saw the smile on Xiao Zijie's lips clearly.

Putting the cup down, Xiao Zijie regained his worried expression and said, "If there is anything I need your help with, please feel free to ask."

Xiao Mubei nodded, "Fifth brother still cares about his younger brother. Don't worry, I will definitely not be polite to Fifth Brother."

After three rounds of tea, Xiao Mubei stood up to say goodbye, and Xiao Zijie saw him out. When he was leaving the door, Xiao Mubei stumbled, perhaps because he did not stand firmly or tripped over the threshold. He subconsciously grabbed Xiao Zijie's collar and pulled down his collar.

Xiao Mubei's eyes flashed and he glanced at Xiao Zijie's exposed shoulder, only to see several copper-red nodules on it, some of which were already showing signs of ulceration.

He shrugged his eyelashes and pretended not to see it. With a cry of "Ouch", his arm was already held by Xiao Zijie. Xiao Zijie quickly pulled up his clothes. Seeing that Xiao Mubei didn't look up, he felt relieved and said, "Eighth brother, be careful."

Xiao Mubei stood firm, looked back at the threshold, and said with a smile: "Everything in Fifth Brother's house is good, but the threshold is a bit high. Brother, you have to be careful next time you come."

Xiao Zijie's eyes flashed, and he said, "Eighth brother, you are joking. Next time, I will have the threshold lowered to welcome you."

The two brothers smiled at each other, with deep meaning in their eyes, and Xiao Mubei said goodbye and left.

Xiao Zijie watched Xiao Mubei walk away, the smile on his face gradually turned into a sneer. Behind him, Lin Haifu came out from the door and said softly: "I'm afraid that King Dingbei came here this time because he has some doubts."

"What are you afraid of?" Xiao Zijie snorted coldly. "Suspicion is suspicion after all. Evidence is needed to determine the case. Have you arranged everything?"

"Everything has been arranged. Soon, the Dali Temple's attention will be diverted." Lin Haifu bowed and replied.

"Do it more cleanly, don't leave any tail for others to catch." Xiao Zijie said gloomily, turned around and went back home.

Lin Haifu was left standing there, covered in cold sweat.

Dali Temple.

When Xiao Mubei returned, Hei Mu had just returned as well, and was reporting to Chu Yunxi, "I asked the vendors near Anyang Palace, and they all said they didn't notice whether a doctor entered the palace on August 16. Finally, it was the proprietress of a clothing store on the street who said that she came out to pour water that night and almost poured it on a man. Judging from the man's attire, he seemed to be a doctor, carrying a medicine box on his back. He scolded her and left in a hurry. The woman was unwilling to be scolded, so she chased after him and scolded him a few more times. She watched him enter the palace from a distance. I showed her the portrait of Yan Haosong, and she immediately said it was Yan Haosong."

Chu Yunxi looked up and saw Xiao Mubei coming back, so she said, "Your Majesty, did you hear that? Yan Haosong really went to Anyang Palace that night."