The Killer's Cleansing Manual

The madam looked at Lin Shanjuan. He was indeed not wearing any makeup. Her stiff expression relaxed a little and she smiled again.

"If you have anything to say, please follow me inside."

After saying that, he led the way and led the three people in.

Bai Shu whispered behind Lin Shanjuan, "Sir, you have to hold it in for a while. This place is filled with the scent of rouge. How about I go find you a stuffy nose?"

Lin Shanjuan shook his head slightly and said, "I just don't like the strong smell on her body."

Bai Shu still looked worried. Lin Shanjuan thought for a moment and gave an example to support his statement.

"I really like the smell of Qi Zhaomian. I'm not allergic to it at all."

Bai Shu was horrified and quickly covered his ears. "My lord! Keep your voice down when you mention the eldest princess's name! If someone hears your disrespectful words, it will be a serious crime!"

Lin Shanjuan sighed and nodded to indicate that he understood.

After all, an official appointed by the imperial court had committed a murder, so those women not only stopped receiving customers, but had also been kept together for a long time in order to make it easier to summon them.

Before Lin Shanjuan even entered the door, he heard the sharp quarrels of several women. He didn't know what they were quarreling about, but the foul language was unbearable to hear.

Lin Shan rubbed his eyebrows irritably, and began to resist before he even went in.

The madam was good at observing people's expressions. Seeing this, she smiled apologetically and went into the house first. Then, the three of them heard even sharper shouting and cursing coming from the house, and every word was more severe than before.

Lin Shanjuan turned his head to look at the two people behind him, both of whom had a look of fear on their faces.

Bai Shu stood behind Lin Shanjuan and said, "Boss, you, you go in first."

Lin Shanjuan: ...

But a moment later, the madam came out with a smile on her face. Her attitude and tone were completely different from before: "Please come in, sir."

Lin Shanjuan smiled awkwardly, calmed himself down, and walked in with the two of them.

The room was so quiet that one suspected that the shouting and cursing just now were all hallucinations.

When several women saw Lin Shanjuan, their eyes lit up, and their "occupational disease" kicked in, and they all came close to her.

Having been in this business for a long time, they were used to seeing all kinds of old men, but this was the first time they had seen such a beautiful woman. They thought that their mother had finally allowed them to receive customers again, and they all wanted to show off their best skills to please Lin Shanjuan.

The madam's face immediately changed as she shouted, "You little sluts! Pay attention! This is the Imperial Inspector from the Ministry of Justice! He's here to investigate Master Du's case. If you offend him by making such a fuss, I'll make sure all of your heads fall off!"

The girls fell silent and sat obediently on the stools waiting for Lin Shanjuan to speak.

Lin Shanjuan looked at the few people with a smile, but they all had the same reserved expression.

She thought she had frightened them, so her voice became gentler: "Is Lord Du your guest?"

Several people spoke almost at the same time: "Your Excellency, it is exactly the five of us."

Their uniform appearance made Lin Shanjuan somewhat suspicious. If they looked so reserved, how could they answer the questions so uniformly and not be nervous at all?

She came up with a plan: "You two, take them out and ask them separately, and leave the one in green clothes behind."

Although the two did not understand what he meant, they separated the remaining four people into two groups and questioned them individually.

Seeing this, the madam didn't know which one to follow. Lin Shanjuan smiled at her with his eyes curved, "This room smells too much of women. Do you mind if I ask them to leave?"

When it comes to cosmetics, no one is richer than the madam.

She forced a smile, understanding that this was an order to leave, nodded and left: "No problem, sir, please do your job, I'll leave now!"

As soon as the door closed, Lin Shanjuan looked at the woman in green clothes.

"What is your name?"

The people who usually ask questions are big and strong men. This is the first time that she has seen such a gentle woman. Yan Liu was not so wary and answered softly: "My name is Yan Liu."

Lin Shanjuan nodded and poured her a cup of tea. "Does Lord Du always invite the five of you to come with him every time he comes?"

Yan Liu was a little hesitant, but Lin Shanjuan didn't rush her and waited patiently for her answer.

"Well... not really. It's just that we just had this thing the other day, and to spice things up, Lord Du wanted to try it after hearing about it."

Lin Shanjuan put on a joking expression: "Master Du, what a coincidence that you've arrived. You've already encountered something new?"

Yan Liu didn't know what she wanted to express, so she just responded hesitantly.

The concubine who reported the case said that Du Hua had not returned home for several nights, but Yan Liu said that he had just come that day. Could it be that he had gone to other brothels in the past few days?

In the other compartment, Bai Shu and Qi Zhen were also asking questions simultaneously. All of them revolved around Du Hua. The girls answered fluently, and there seemed to be nothing unreasonable.

Lin Shanjuan already knew the most critical loophole, and the other questions were probably anticipated by the madam. If he continued to ask, he would only get carefully designed answers, so there was no need to waste time.

She stood up and said, "Let's stop here for today. I'll come back another day."

Yan Liu was stunned and subconsciously stood up to see them off. Lin Shanjuan then called Qi Zhen and Bai Shu, and was about to leave after only asking for a few minutes.

The madam came upstairs in a hurry. When she heard that she was about to leave, her expression suddenly changed. She stepped forward and blocked her way with a smile.

"Sir, don't be in such a hurry to leave! Stay and have a drink before you go!"

Lin Shanjuan knew that she was abnormal. The more he stopped her from leaving now, the more likely it was that there was something fishy going on. She simply refused the madam's attempt to keep her.

"No, the case is urgent, let's do it another day."

The madam didn't dare to keep her any longer and had to let her leave through the main gate.

Lin Shan was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly turned to look at Bai Shu: "This place is too far away. If we ride back on horseback, we have to go around in a big circle. It's really inconvenient."

Bai Shu immediately understood what she meant and agreed, "Master Lin is right. I know of a small gate that's very close to our Qingzheng Division."

Qi Zhen agreed: "Yes, I'll ask someone to take the horses back to us."

The madam's expression became even more disturbed. Lin Shanjuan sneered and deliberately asked for her opinion: "Do you mind if I use the back door to go out?"

The token on her waist dangled in front of the madam's eyes, scaring away her "concern".

"No, don't mind, I'll take you there!"

Lin Shanjuan smiled faintly: "It's hard work."

"It's not hard, haha, it's not hard."

Her panic became more and more obvious. The three of them exchanged glances and followed her cautiously.

The door at the back leads directly to the yard, which is where the girls usually rest and wash up. Open the back door and turn two streets to reach the Qingzhengsi, which is really convenient.

The madam walked in front, walking very quickly, as if she was in a hurry to do something first.

Lin Shanjuan winked at Bai Shu, and Bai Shu trotted after her, following the madam closely, staring at her intently.

As soon as the door was opened, a man was opening a carriage and pulling out a girl who was standing unsteadily.

He heard the noise and turned around. Seeing Bai Shu's embroidered eagle robe, he was immediately at a loss and the obscene expression on his face froze.

The girl in his arms didn't recognize the man in the embroidered eagle robe and thought he was the man's contact person. Tears flowed intermittently as she cried:

"You... you beasts! I... I would rather die than sell... my body!"

The man hurriedly covered the woman's mouth and smiled flatteringly, "My Lords... I don't know... I don't know..."

How did you guys get out from the back door???