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

After getting Chu Yunxi's assurance, Chen Tianzhi wiped his tears and politely said goodbye to Chu Yunxi.

He is truly a grateful person. Chu Yunxi couldn't help but deepen her fondness for this man who had the courage to save others.

It was already bright outside. Xiao Mubei, Wen Rulan and the others got up one after another. They called Dr. Lu and Yue Yanran together and had breakfast in Room 1. Chu Yunxi repeated Chen Tianzhi's words to everyone and said, "If what he said is true, it is very likely that the murderer is someone that Li's eldest sister-in-law offended. After all, some people are narrow-minded. It is possible that after arguing with Li's eldest sister-in-law, they became more and more angry. It is possible that they killed the whole family in a fit of rage."

"But how could it be possible that all five members of the Li family had their tendons cut by him? Didn't he scream when he picked the first person?" Xiao Mubei was a little confused about this.

Chu Yunxi thought for a while, "I also thought about this question last night. There is a possibility that the murderer used smoke to knock out the whole family before entering."

This is possible. Unless someone is knocked unconscious, no one can endure the pain of tendons being pulled without screaming. And once the first person screams, it is impossible for the others not to wake up.

"Your Majesty, let's go to the scene again. I'm afraid it was too dark last night and we missed some important clues."

"Okay." Xiao Mubei immediately ordered Bai Yu to prepare the carriage.

When we arrived at the fire scene again, it had been sealed off by the Dali Temple. People gathered in groups of three or four and were talking in low voices about last night's fire. Some people felt sorry for the Li family, while others said that given the character of the eldest sister-in-law of the Li family, she deserved to suffer this disaster. It was a pity for the Li family members who suffered an unexpected disaster.

Chu Yunxi listened to everyone's discussion and said to Xiao Mubei, "It seems that it is just as Chen Tianzhi said. The reputation of the Li family's eldest sister-in-law among the neighbors is really bad."

"Then we will focus on investigating those who have had conflicts with Li's eldest sister-in-law." Xiao Mubei said.

"Yeah." Chu Yunxi also felt that this was a direction for investigation, but she still needed to inquire more to see whether the four members of the Li family really had no enemies.

Li Jinghong also came early in the morning. When he saw Chu Yunxi and Xiao Mubei, he stepped forward to report: "The bodies have been transported back to the Dali Temple. Princess can go back and check at any time. We searched here last night. Apart from the longevity lock that the princess found, no other valuable clues were found."

The fire was so big last night that the entire room was completely burned down and most of the clues were also burned. Perhaps this was one of the purposes of the murderer setting the fire.

Chu Yunxi nodded, told Li Jinghong what Chen Tianzhi said this morning, and then said to him: "Send people to visit all the people on Qilou Street now. First, find out what kind of people the Li family is. Second, find out who has had a grudge with Li's sister-in-law, the kind with a deep hatred. If it's just a quarrel, it shouldn't lead to murder. Third, I looked at the wound on Li Jinze's foot. The technique was very skillful. The tendon was cut with one knife. This shows that the murderer's knife skills are steady, accurate and ruthless. Focus on checking people who often use knives, such as butchers, doctors and the like, to see if there are narrow-minded people among these people who will take revenge for the slightest grievance."

After Chu Yunxi's classification, the whole case immediately became much clearer. Li Jinghong's confidence increased greatly and he said, "I will send someone to investigate right away."

Chu Yunxi then entered the ruins again, found the original location of the window, squatted down and took a closer look.

After watching for a while, Chu Yunxi picked up a handful of ash from the ground, put it to her nose and smelled it. She knew what was going on, so she stood up and said to Xiao Mubei, "Your Highness, there is a smell of incense here. Although the remaining incense has been burned by the fire, the ashes are still there. This shows that the murderer really used the incense to make the people in the house unconscious first, then came in and cut their tendons, and finally set the fire."

"Well, now that we know the murderer's modus operandi, we will focus on investigating the people you just mentioned. First, see if any of them have any grudges against the Li family, and second, see who has hidden incense in their home."

"Yes, and there is also the time of the crime. The fire at the Li family started at around 11:00 p.m., so the murderer entered the Li family at around 12:00 p.m. I guess it could have been even earlier, because after he cut the tendons of the Li family members, he must have waited for them to slowly wake up, so that he could appreciate his masterpiece, the murder he carefully designed, and the terrified expressions on the Li family members' faces, so that he could satisfy his desire for revenge to a greater extent."

"Okay, anyone who is not at home between the hours of Xu and Hai, who has had a feud with the eldest sister-in-law of the Li family, who is good at using a knife, and who has knockout incense at home, will be our key suspects." Xiao Mubei summed it up in one sentence.

"Yes." Chu Yunxi went to another window and found the ashes of the incense below.

Now that the evidence was solid, the only thing missing was a suspect. Chu Yunxi and Xiao Mubei walked out of the ruins and happened to see Chen Tianzhi hurrying past. Chu Yunxi stopped him and asked, "Where are you going in such a hurry?"

Chen Tianzhi should have just run back. He didn't have a carriage, so he walked back on foot, so his speed was much slower than Chu Yunxi and the others. When he saw Chu Yunxi, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and showed an honest smile, "Miss, I have to go to work quickly. I came back late today and I'm going to be late."

"Then go quickly." Seeing that he was very anxious, Chu Yunxi stopped asking and told him to leave quickly. Looking at his back, Chu Yunxi said, "This young man is not bad. He has been self-reliant since he was young. I don't know what he does for a living now."

"It's easy to find out. The whole street is full of our people. You'll find out if you ask them later."

"I just said it casually. It doesn't matter whether you know it or not." Chu Yunxi put her mind back on the case. "Your Majesty, let's go visit the neighbors and see if there are any useful clues."

The two walked along Qilou Street and asked around. When they heard that they were investigating the fire last night, the residents of Qilou Street were very cooperative and started talking at once, "Sir, you must catch the arsonist as soon as possible, otherwise what will happen to the residents of this entire street? What if I offend him at some point and he burns down my house? That would be the end of me."

Qilou Street is inhabited by poor people, and people often visit each other, so they are inevitably familiar with each other. Now that something has happened to one family, all the families are in a panic.

Chu Yunxi soothed him, "If we want to catch the murderer as soon as possible, we need your cooperation. Tell us everything you know about the Dali Temple. This way, we can identify the murderer faster and give everyone a stable and harmonious home."