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

Liu Hengan said, "Of course I know them. They are all good friends of mine. We often get together to discuss academic matters. I admire their talents very much. It's a pity that things are unpredictable and talents are envied by heaven. I hope the Dali Temple can solve the case as soon as possible and give you brothers justice."

Chu Yunxi stared at Liu Hengan, seeing his distressed face, and said, "Of course we want to solve the case as soon as possible, so I asked you to come here, just to ask you, when did you go to see them, what did you talk about, and when did you leave?"

Liu Heng'an's expression changed again, and he said unhappily, "Sir, what do you mean by this? Are you doubting your students? I have read the books of sages for so many years, how could I kill someone?"

"It's just a routine investigation. Don't think too much. Just cooperate with us. As for whether there is any suspicion, the Dali Temple will naturally make the judgment. They will never wrongly accuse a good person, but they will never let the bad guy go either."

Chu Yunxi's words made Liu Heng'an's face turn red and white. He wanted to show his displeasure, but he saw Xiao Mubei's cold eyes looking at him like an arrow. So he suppressed the anger that rushed to his head and muttered, "How unreasonable! Doubting me is simply a disgrace to the gentleman."

Chu Yunxi didn't answer, just stared at him. Liu Hengan finally said, "It's been a while, and I can't remember the exact date. Anyway, I went to visit Brother Wenxu at noon more than 20 days ago because I had an article that I didn't understand, so I went to ask him for advice. Since we hadn't seen each other for a long time, we drank together and discussed academic matters. We stayed for about an afternoon. Two days later, I went to see Brother Hongshuo again. He likes quietness and lives alone in a small courtyard. I went to visit him because I had heard of his talent and wanted to get to know him."

Chu Yunxi coughed lightly, "Didn't you say they are all your best friends?"

Liu Hengan was a little embarrassed and tried to explain himself: "Although I just met the others, we have known each other for a long time. We had a great conversation this time, so we are close friends, aren't we?"

So, except for Zhao Wenxu, Liu Hengan had just met the others. But this is not surprising, the imperial examination is a grand event that brings together students from all over the world. Once you pass the imperial examination, it means you have changed your destiny. So there are many people who feel that their hope of passing the imperial examination is slim, and they start making new friends everywhere before the imperial examination, hoping to make friends with people who have passed the imperial examination so that they can do things more conveniently in the future.

Liu Hengan seems to be upright, but unexpectedly he has his own little plans in mind.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the murderer may use the name of making friends to investigate the truth and find a target for the murderer.

After questioning, Xiao Mubei asked Liu Hengan to go back to his inn. Of course, he sent someone to keep a close watch on him.

After Liu Hengan left, Xiao Mubei said to Chu Yunxi, "Could it be that some students wanted to pass the imperial examination, so they hired assassins to remove all potential stumbling blocks in advance?"

This is a possibility. Chu Yunxi thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible, but it's unlikely. The imperial examination recruits talents from all over the world. There are more than tens of millions of talented people. What's more, even if all those possible stumbling blocks are removed, if I don't perform well in the exam, I may still fail. Are these students so stupid?"

It's hard to say for sure. For now, we can only follow this clue and investigate further. Next, we interrogated He Yuanjun and Guo Qirui. He Yuanjun was from Beijing. His father was a famous scholar in Beijing. He often held gatherings and invited students from all classes to participate in cultural exchanges. This time He Yuanjun took part in the imperial examination, so his father gave him the task of convening the gathering. He planned to hold a gathering before the examination, so that these students could get to know each other in advance, relax, and relieve the pressure before the exam.

So He Yuanjun went to visit several victims in order to inform them of this matter. He did not stay long with each person. Basically, he left after delivering the invitation letters. He only stayed a little longer with Li Hongshuo because the two were old acquaintances, so they chatted for a few more words.

As for Guo Qirui, he and one of the murdered students were from the same hometown, so they often interacted with each other. As for the others, like Liu Hengan, he also wanted to make friends with them in advance, so he went to visit them. However, he visited many people, so many people in this class knew him. When the Dali Temple was investigating, he was the first one to be identified as having seen the murdered students.

However, Guo Qirui seemed to be very timid. His legs started shaking as soon as he arrived, his voice trembled when he spoke, and he didn't even dare to sit down. He looked very scared and kept shouting, "I didn't kill anyone."

After questioning the three people, Xiao Mubei sent people to closely monitor them, and then asked Chu Yunxi, "Who do you think is the most suspicious?"

Chu Yunxi flipped through the confessions of the three people and shook her head. "All three of them are suspects. Liu Hengan is dishonest and likes to show off. He always uses his status as a scholar to talk about things, which is a bit deliberate. He Yuanjun helped his father deliver the invitation letter, so he must have studied all the students of this class a long time ago and should know all of them very well. Guo Qirui's behavior is the most suspicious. He appears to be very cowardly and timid, but if he is really a cowardly and timid person, how could he take the initiative to make friends with other students? So he is pretending to be like this on purpose. Why is he pretending? The reason behind it is worth pondering. Therefore, we need to monitor them to see who of them will have abnormal behavior."

"Okay, you've worked hard today. Senior Brother said he made you boiled fish and fried shrimp tails. Although they're not as delicious as Auntie's, they should be able to ease your longing for me. It's almost time, shall we go to Ruyun Tower?"

"Boiled fish and fried shrimp tails?" Chu Yunxi's eyes suddenly lit up, "Did you tell your senior brother about this?"

After she traveled back in time, she told Xiao Mubei everything she saw and heard when she returned home. Naturally, she also mentioned that she liked the boiled fish and fried shrimp tails made by her mother. Unfortunately, she hadn't eaten them for a long time. Unexpectedly, Xiao Mubei took it to heart and asked Wen Rulan to make them.

Xiao Mubei curled his lips and said in her ear: "I remember every word you said."

Chu Yunxi felt sweet in her heart, but suddenly she felt something was wrong, "Wait, what did you call my mom just now? Auntie?"

"Well, is there a problem?" Xiao Mubei asked seriously.

Chu Yunxi said "tsk tsk" twice, "Prince, you know a lot now. Tell me, how many times did you go to my senior brother to get scriptures behind my back?"

Xiao Mubei coughed lightly, "Not too many, just about a dozen or twenty times."

Chu Yunxi covered her face. How come she had no idea about this when it happened?