Chapter 205 Murder Case
A steady drizzle.

Su Chen sat at the table, tasting the wine that Xue Li had just brought.

Soon, Sun Qiang came over quickly and said, “According to reliable information, Du Chuke went to the Honglu Temple last night.”

“Oh?”

Su Chen raised his eyebrows, “He went to Honglu Temple again?”

Sun Qiang nodded, “Yesterday afternoon, Mu Chi brought gifts to visit the King of Wei and then left. When it was dark, Du Chuke went to the Honglu Temple.”

“The courtyard of the Honglu Temple is heavily guarded by Tibetan soldiers. No one from the Honglu Temple can get close to it.”

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Su Chen smiled and said, “So, what are they plotting?”

Sun Qiang said with deep conviction: “It’s very likely!”

Su Chen tapped his folding fan and said thoughtfully, “Tell Su Wang and the others to be more careful when they do things.”

“it is good.”

Sun Qiang nodded and arranged for someone to go and notify them.

“Any gossip recently?”

“Besides the uproar over Mu Chi’s matter, there is no other news in Chang’an City. However, the King of Shu, Li Yin, will be coming to Chang’an City soon.”

“Oh?”

Su Chen looked curious.

King Li Yin of Shu was the sixth son of Li Shimin and the younger brother of Li Ke.

His personality is somewhat similar to Li You’s. He is bad-tempered and naughty, and has made Li Shimin angry many times.

“What is he doing in Chang’an City at this time?”

“I heard he was impeached again.”

“…”

Su Chen was speechless.

The sons of Old Li’s family are really more vigorous than each other.

but.

After all, Li Yin is Li Ke’s younger brother. With such a relationship with Li Ke, Li Chengqian must take better care of him.

“What mistake was made?”

“Gathering people to hunt and wantonly beat officials.”

“This is truly the style of a prince…”

Su Chen smiled teasingly, “It’s not a big deal.”

Sun Qiang nodded, “With the Crown Prince looking after him, at most he will be reprimanded and fined for three months.”

“Is there any action from Li You?”

“No.”

This guy is quite honest.

Su Chen knocked his head, feeling something strange.

Li You has always been keeping a low profile. If it weren’t for the matter of Henan Prefecture, he would not have taken the initiative to show up.

now.

Li Tai was demoted to Prince of Yongzhou. It was a great opportunity for him to seize power and build connections, but he did nothing?

strange!
“Okay, you first…”

Su Chen was halfway through his words when he saw Lu Fei hurriedly walking in.

“Sir, there has been a murder in the city.”

“Oh?”

Su Chen suddenly became alert, “What murder case?”

“A Jiangnan businessman was found dead in a back alley with a bloody hole in his chest, and all the money he had with him was missing.”

“Killing for money?”

“From the current situation, it seems that the people from the Dali Temple and the government office have all gone there.”

Lu Fei said in a deep voice, “This is the first murder case that has occurred in Chang’an since the crown prince took over as regent. The impact it has caused is very bad. They should want to work together to solve the case.”

“Any other news?”

“Gone.”

Lu Fei shook his head. “That place has been blocked. Ordinary people can’t get close at all.”

“But I did hear from a few passers-by that the murderer seemed to be very powerful and didn’t leave any clues.”

Su Chen looked at the drizzle outside and smiled: “In this kind of weather, any clues will be washed away by the rain.”

“Let’s leave murder cases to professionals and let us just do our business.”

……

Chonghuafang.

In the back alley, Sun Fujia looked at the corpse on the ground expressionlessly. Beside him was Lu Chengqing with a serious expression.

After being washed by rain all night, the corpse had turned white. There was a fist-sized blood hole on its chest, and the blood had already drained out.

This was undoubtedly a fatal injury.

“Your Excellencies, I have finished questioning the man who discovered the body.”

Yue Ming clasped his fists and reported: “He discovered it early this morning when he passed by here on his way to the West Market, and reported it to the government office immediately.”

“The body was not moved, and nothing suspicious was found around it.”

Sun Fujia said slowly, “Did the patrolman on night patrol last night find anything?”

“Your Excellency, no discovery has been made.”

Lu Chengqing seemed to be thinking, “There was not even a cry for help, which shows how heavy and cruel the other party was.”

Sun Fujia nodded, “Can this person’s identity be ascertained?”

Yue Ming: “This man is called Ding Lai, he is from Jiangnan, he is a cloth merchant, he came to Chang’an this time to sell a batch of cloth.”

“According to the news from the cloth merchants, Ding Lai brought nearly a thousand taels of silver worth of goods this time, and they have all been sold out.”

“But no large amount of money was found on him.”

Sun Fujia: “How many people are following this person? Have you asked them all?”

Yue Ming: “I have already questioned him. Yesterday afternoon, Ding Lai returned to the inn and told his companions that all the cloth had been sold. He also distributed money to everyone and said that he wanted to go to the brothel to take a look. However, he did not expect to be killed here.”

Lu Chengqing: “Do his companions have any alibis?”

Yue Ming: “The people who came with him this time are all people who have worked in his shop for many years. Yesterday afternoon, they got the money and went out to drink together. They also invited Ding Lai to join them, but Ding Lai refused. Ding Lai also gave them ten taels of silver to buy wine.”

Lu Chengqing smacked his lips and looked at the corpse. “It looks like he was a good boss. What a pity.”

Sun Fujia nodded silently.

If he can give money to his subordinates as soon as he makes money and give them a certain amount of reward to buy wine, he is at least a good businessman.

“Where’s Wu Zuo?”

“Here he comes, sir, here he comes.” The coroner ran over hurriedly.

Sun Fujia pointed at the body on the ground and asked, “Have you found the weapon that caused this wound?”

The coroner shook his head in embarrassment, “No.”

Lu Chengqing: “You have been comparing for so long, but you still haven’t found the murder weapon that killed this person?”

The coroner said, “Your Excellency, judging from the wound on this person, it looks like a cone-shaped weapon, but this weapon is very long. Please take a look, my lords.”

The coroner turned the body over and pointed at the wound on the back, saying, “Conical weapons are rare to begin with, and this long conical weapon that penetrates the body is rare. Among the many murder weapons I know of, there is no one that fits this description.”

“This seems to be a new killing tool, as if it was specially made for this person.”

A long conical weapon?
Sun Fujia and the other looked at each other. Lu Chengqing said, “The Crown Prince is the regent, but he caused such a murder. It’s hard for you and me to explain it.”

“Let’s cooperate.”

Sun Fujia nodded, “I will be in charge of the east, and you will be in charge of the west. Send people to investigate the cone-shaped murder weapon.”

“Can!”

After a brief discussion, Lu Chengqing waved his hand and ordered people to carry the body away. At the same time, the two of them split up and searched the city for the long conical weapon.

Those that are similar will be taken for comparison as soon as possible.

The news that someone had died in Chonghuafang and was murdered for money spread throughout Chang’an City the next day.

Especially with the publicity in Mingyan newspapers, this strange long cone-shaped weapon has become a subject of great curiosity to many people.

What kind of weapon could cause such a wound?
CommonWealth Newspaper.

Zhou Tao was very puzzled: “Why don’t we publish these things?”

Now the murder for money has caused a lot of controversy and has taken away all the attention from Mu Chi.

Mingyan Newspaper took advantage of this murder case and its newspaper sales soared, while Tianxia Newspaper did not take any action at all.

This made Zhou Tao a little confused.

It is unreasonable that Xu Qizhuang, who has always been searching for hot topics, turns a blind eye to this.

Xu Qizhuang said in a deep voice: “Regarding the murder case, the more news is published, the more the murderer will know the progress of the government investigation, which is not conducive to solving the case!”

“Compared to competing with Mingyan Newspaper for sales and readers, I hope that Dali Temple can solve the case as soon as possible!”

“Otherwise, people in Chang’an will be in a panic!”

Zhou Tao pondered and nodded, “I hope so.”

At this time, Jiang Yang and Xu Hui walked in side by side and placed the articles in their hands in front of them.

“Look at this.”

“Anatomy of the Chonghuafang murder case?”

Xu Qizhuang frowned and read the article carefully. The content of the article was a detailed analysis of the murder case from the perspective of an observer.

Xu Qizhuang: “This person probably wants to take this opportunity to become famous.”

Jiang Yang nodded, “But I have to say, what he said does make some sense, especially this murder weapon.”

“But he is bringing this upon us!”

Xu Qizhuang spoke slowly, “Ice cubes are not easy to detect and are easily dissolved in water. Do you still want to continue the business at the ice shop?”

Xu Hui: “Even if we hold back, he will switch to Mingyan Newspaper.”

Xu Qizhuang looked over, and Xu Hui continued: “In my opinion, it is better to send this article to the Dali Temple!”

Dali Temple?
Xu Qizhuang was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, “That’s a good idea, sister.”

“I’m going to the Dali Temple!”

……

Dali Temple.

Sun Fujia and Lu Chengqing sat opposite each other, looking melancholy.

Early this morning, the two of them were called to the palace and questioned in person about the Chonghuafang murder case.

Especially this morning, the report on this matter by Mingyan Newspaper made Li Chengqian extremely angry. Now everyone in Chang’an City knows about it. If the case cannot be solved as soon as possible, how can he explain to the people?

“Liu Tao from Mingyan Newspaper is a piece of shit!”

“But the King of Wei is behind him.”

“Prince of Yongzhou.”

Sun Fujia looked up at him and said, “Don’t argue here. If you have the ability, go find him and yell at him in person.”

Lu Chengqing rubbed his cheeks depressedly, “The prince has already said that the case must be solved within seven days.”

“But we haven’t figured out what the murder weapon is yet, nor have we found any usable clues. How can we find the murderer?”

“Check it.”

Sun Fujia sighed.

“Your Excellencies, the editor-in-chief of Tianxia Newspaper, Xu Qizhuang, wishes to see you.”

“What is he here for?”

Sun Fuga and the other two looked surprised and said, “Let him in.”

“Hello, my Lords.”

Xu Qizhuang came up to the two of them with a smile on his face. Without wasting any words, he greeted them and placed the article in front of them.

After Sun Fujia and the other two took a careful look, their eyes suddenly lit up.

“Makes sense!”

“If the long cone-shaped weapon is made of ice, it can indeed melt into water and disappear without a trace after killing someone!”

“Who wrote this?”

“I don’t know.”

Xu Qizhuang shook his head. “I just think that this article is not suitable for publication in the newspaper, so I brought it to you two adults.”

Sun Fujia: “Editor-in-Chief Xu, you did the right thing this time.”

“I am very pleased that Tianxia Newspaper did not release the information we investigated for fame and fortune like Mingyan Newspaper did.”

“Providing clues and catching the murderer is the wish of every citizen.”

Xu Qizhuang smiled and said, “I have arranged some people to look for any useful clues. If there is any news, I will inform you two adults immediately.”

“it is good!”

Lu Chengqing clapped his hands and laughed, “Then Mingyan Newspaper should really learn from you.”

“Master Liao Zan.”

Xu Qizhuang waved his hand and said, “I just hope this article can give you two adults some inspiration.”

“Moreover, I believe that if we don’t publish the article tomorrow, this person will most likely publish it at Mingyan Newspaper.”

“Then the difficulty of the two adults’ investigation will increase.”

Sun Fujia stood up slowly and said, “You are right. It is time to deal with Mingyan Newspaper.”

“Lord Lu, what do you think?”

(End of this chapter)