Happy Little Scholar

The Ministry of Punishment is responsible for approving various laws and reviewing criminal cases sent to the Ministry from various places. Unless it is a very big case or it is handled by order, it rarely intervenes in local cases.

Otherwise, since Jingguo is so big, just talking about cases near Kyoto would exhaust them to death.

The death of the son of a foreign minister of the Ministry of Rites, of course, can be considered a major case, but it is only a major case, and its influence is limited. It is not the Ministry of Punishment's turn to intervene.

What's more, before he, the Capital Order, had arrived, someone from the Ministry of Punishment had already arrived. Magistrate Liu's eyes flickered. There must be some ulterior deal involved.

However, if the Criminal Department likes to interfere, just do it. It just so happens that you can get away and avoid this trouble, which can be considered a good thing.

"Have you asked, how did Mr. Chen die?" The unusual behavior of the Criminal Department, no matter how he looked at it, there was something strange about it, and he didn't want to get involved. He didn't even intend to enter the Chen family's door, and returned When I was at the county government office, I asked by the way. "

The detective immediately replied: "The corpse has been examined and it was found that he died of poisoning. A spot on the arm of the corpse was blue and there was a small pinhole. A very thin silver needle was taken out from it. What kind of poison was it?" I don't remember, but according to the author, that kind of poison is extremely rare. It can be fatal in trace amounts, but it won't kill you immediately. It takes four to five hours for the poison to take effect. The poison spreads throughout the body. The poisoned person often feels sleepy and silent. He died in his sleep."

"Isn't that easy to handle?" Magistrate Liu shook his head and said, "We only need to push the time of his death forward four or five hours and see what he was doing at that time and who was around him. Is it easy to catch the murderer?"

He felt a little regretful at the moment. He should have acted faster and solved the case earlier, so that he would not be preempted by the Criminal Department.

Capt. Zhao looked at County Magistrate Liu, scratched his head and said, "Master Liu, this case doesn't seem to be that simple. The servants of the Chen Mansion only found out that Mr. Chen was dead in the morning, so he just slept last night." Did he die in the morning or at dawn? Who knows?"

Magistrate Liu was stunned for a moment, looked at him and said: "The cases I have handled are more salty than yours, so I don't have this in my heart. Do you need to remind me? Can't we just arrest all the people he came into contact with yesterday?" "

Capt. Zhao was cursing in his mind why he didn't kill you after eating so much salt, but an awkward smile appeared on his face and he said: "Your Majesty, you are wise!"

"Who did he come into contact with yesterday?" Mr. Liu snorted coldly and asked.

The policeman said: "My lord, Mr. Chen didn't do much yesterday. He went to a brothel early in the morning, met two friends, then went to the brothel again, and then...it seemed that he had an affair because he was drinking and teasing a common girl. There was a little conflict, it seemed like I suffered a small loss, and then I went to a brothel again..."

"Teasing a common girl and causing a conflict with someone?" Magistrate Liu quickly grasped the point and asked, "Who is he teasing and where is he?"

"It's in Yangliu Lane over there. That woman seems to be quite famous. She is the "Goddess of Luoshui". She is very famous in Kyoto."

Magistrate Liu shook his head. From this point of view, this case is not difficult. It is most likely...

As he thought this, his expression suddenly froze, he raised his head suddenly, looked at the policeman seriously and asked: "Who did you just talk about?"

"Luo, Goddess of Luoshui... Just now, when we came out just now, the Criminal Department had already gone to get someone." Seeing something wrong with Mr. Liu's face, the agent stammered.

Magistrate Liu's expression changed and he immediately ordered: "Prepare your horses, hurry up!"

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Ruyi and Ruyi were not at home. Li Yi and Xiaohuan were too lazy to cook and moved the grill out. There was no sun today and it was cool in the yard. They didn't ask for help from others. It was just the master and the servant who were busy working back and forth. In half an hour, the meat and vegetables were skewered.

Then the little maid moved a small stool and sat next to him with her chin in her hands, watching him barbecue.

Li Yi turned over it intently. After a while, Xiaohuan tugged on his arm and pointed in the direction of the door.

Li Yi looked up and then sighed.

There are only two people in the entire Kyoto who dare to do this when unscrupulous guests come to the door and ask for food without bringing any gifts.

"It's already October, and your Kunlun purple melon is so fresh?" Li Xuan asked with a surprised look on his face while eating roasted eggplant.

October is nothing, the eggplants at home are so fresh all year round... The food for two people is not enough for four people. Li Yi asked Xiaohuan to get some more.

Li Xuan and Her Royal Highness the Princess came here to talk about the business that the three companies were about to cooperate with. In fact, there was nothing to talk about. They just contributed money and waited for the dividends.

In terms of funds, Li Yi is actually not that short of money, but the three heroes of Kyoto advance and retreat together, and they make money together. If he gets into trouble, the three of them will bear it together. As friends, I feel really bad if I don't take them with me when it comes to making money.

The two of them really didn't understand things like doing business, and they went off topic soon.

As the future deans of the Academy of Sciences and the Women's College, in fact, until this moment, they had no idea in their minds. How the college should operate and what they should learn and teach were all questions.

Last time, I just talked briefly with Her Royal Highness the Princess. If you want to explain these things in detail, it cannot be explained clearly in a short while. This time, I just talked about it in more detail. No matter how specific the things are, they need to do it themselves. After groping, I decided.

"Master Li, it's not good!"

A slightly hurried voice suddenly sounded from the door. Li Yi looked back and saw County Magistrate Liu walking in with big strides, followed by Lao Fang with a puzzled look on his face.

"Master Liu, if you have anything to say, please speak slowly." Not knowing what happened to make him, a magistrate of the capital, so flustered, Li Yi walked over to look at him and said.

County Magistrate Liu calmed down a little and immediately said, "Master Li, Miss Zeng was taken away by the Ministry of Justice."

Li Yi glanced at County Magistrate Liu, and the next moment he strode out of the door: "Talk as we walk!"

Lao Fang had already rushed out to prepare the carriage after County Magistrate Liu said that. Li Xuan threw away the eggplant he was eating, and Li Mingzhu walked over. Not long after, three carriages set off from the front of the mansion gate and headed straight for Kyoto City.

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Inside the courtyard, Xiao Cui walked up to Zeng Zuimo with a worried look on her face and asked, "Miss, if that Chen comes again, what should we do? Should we tell Mr. Li about this?"

"No need." Zeng Zuimo shook her head. Even if the other party was the son of the Minister of Rites, this was Kyoto, and he couldn't be too presumptuous. If he hadn't been drunk yesterday, he wouldn't have dared to do such a thing.

As soon as she finished speaking, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Let me see if Mr. Li is here." Xiao Cui ran over excitedly.

He quickly opened the door and saw several officials dressed up as fierce and scary people standing there. His pretty face turned pale and he asked with a trembling voice, "Who are you looking for?"

"Who is Zeng Zuimo?" The leading official asked in a cold voice.

"I am, I don't know what this official wants to see me for?" Zeng Zuimo walked out from inside and looked at the people in front of him with a slightly alert face.

The officer looked at her and said in a cold voice: "The son of Mr. Chen from the Ministry of Rites was murdered last night. We suspect that you are related to the case. Come with us."

"Chen, Mr. Chen..., dead?" Xiao Cui trembled and her face turned pale immediately.

Zeng Zuimo stood there, stunned for a moment, and then seemed to think of something, his face suddenly changed.

"Take him away!" The leading officer said coldly, turning around and leaving.

Yang Liuqing came over from not far away, waved to the people behind him, glanced at Zeng Zuimo and Xiao Cui, and said to the officers: "In that case, take me away with you."