The Demon Concubine of God

Chu Yanqiu put his arm around Shen Wen, and the two of them turned around and walked sweetly to the second floor.

At this time, an excited man's voice was heard: "Murder! Come quickly! Oh no, murder..."

The crowd on the second floor who heard the sound gradually caused a commotion, and then several servants and pimps from Yixianglou immediately ran to the room where the crime occurred to check.

Then an old man in luxurious clothes and a young man in a moon-white gown followed and dispersed the crowd, saying, "Go back to your rooms and don't watch the excitement. The government has sent people to investigate the case. Please wear your clothes to avoid being contaminated by bad luck. Go away, go away..."

Chi He, who was beside Chu Yanqiu, blurted out when he saw the two men: "Both Jingzhao Yin and Master Cong are here? They actually showed up here in plain clothes." "Am I dazzled?"

Chu Yanqiu and his team also went to the crime scene.

There was a woman's body lying at the door, with a fatal knife wound to the chest. The upper body of the body was outside the door, and the lower body was inside the door. There was also a man inside the door, who was panicking and at a loss.

The county magistrate and county lieutenant took control of the scene immediately, did not ask outsiders to interfere in the murder scene, and arrested the suspect on the spot.

When Chu Yanqiu arrived at the door, the two adults greeted him and said, "I have sent someone to notify the constables of the government office to come to the crime scene. The man is Chen Yongxin, the eldest son of the Chen family, who is known as one of the top ten richest men in Beijing. The dead woman on the ground was brought by him from outside. She was Miss Panpan from Xi Yaolou. We have not had time to interrogate her about what happened during the period. The cause of death of the body is still waiting for the coroner to come and examine it."

Shen Wen first looked at the body, then looked at the man, walked over and asked: "Are you Chen Yongxin, the head of the Chen family? What is your relationship with Zhan Junjie from the Zhan Fu Ma Mansion?"

The question was asked suddenly, and everyone looked at her in confusion as to why she was asking about the concubine's son Zhan Junjie at this time.

They didn't know that Shen Wen had the ability to see ghosts. As soon as she entered the room, she saw the ghost of the female corpse squatting beside Chen Yongxin. When she saw that Shen Wen could see her, she said in a confused tone, "Miss, help me quickly. You must explain my grievances to the adults, otherwise Young Master Chen will be wrongfully imprisoned. Young Master Chen is the most loyal and kind person I have ever seen in this world. If he dies, those people will be able to go unpunished."

Shen Wen saw that the woman was begging sincerely, so he nodded and asked her to continue. The woman then said, "I was killed by Zhan Junjie's guards. They forced me to lead Master Chen to Yixiang Tower today. I didn't know they had such an idea. I am a worthless prostitute, and I have no complaints about this ending. I am just worried that Master Chen, a good man, would be harmed by the villains, and my family would definitely be implicated. I don't know what will happen to them."

Shen Wen inspected the scene and found that the woman went to open the door when someone knocked on it. She was caught off guard when she saw that the person was an acquaintance and was stabbed in the vitals by the murderer, killing her instantly.

Shen Wen asked the question to Master Chen but got no answer, so she looked at Chi He and said, "I remember that Prince Consort Zhan's concubine is Madam Xu, right? Then your Ji family should be aware of the twists and turns here, but have you never heard of the relationship between the Chen family and Prince Consort Zhan's family?"

At this point, she stopped talking and said, "Send all your men to find a man who is wearing a blue shirt and a coarse cloth shirt, with a jade pendant made of gold thread tied around his waist, and is 1.7 meters tall... about your height, and walks with a limp and his feet turned outward..."

At this point, Shen Wen continued, "There is a piece of white marble Qilin accessory on his waist. It is square in size. He must have won it at a gambling table. Find it quickly... People of ordinary status cannot afford it. Look for it among people of noble status. He is a steady killer without any guilt. He should be very confident in his job and will not run away in fear."

At this point, Jingzhao Yin Fang Zihui slapped his thigh and blurted out: "I know which gambling house it is... I saw the man playing with the white marble Qilin..."

Fang Zihui led the way, followed by his followers, and Shen Wen and his men followed. Halfway through, Shen Wen ordered Chi He and his men to block the exit on the second floor, check all possible exits, deploy personnel, and send people to guard the first floor, but do not make it public. Chi He said, "Miss, there is no need to give special instructions. When the master of our mansion goes out, we will leave people to watch in necessary places. As for other exits, I will send more people to deploy.

Shen Wen nodded in relief. With such a time difference, Shen Wen and Chi He were the last to arrive at the gambling house where the suspect had contacted.

Shen Wen stood behind and observed the crowd carefully.

Suddenly, she saw a person dressed in a blue satin butler's outfit, gradually moving away from the crowd. Shen Wen pulled Chihe, then silently chased in the direction that person went. In the blink of an eye, she was walking side by side with this person.

Shen Wen spoke to the man in a familiar manner, "Looking at the complexion of this gentleman, he must be very lucky in terms of wealth. I guess he won a lot of good things at the gambling table, right?"

The man was polite in a distant manner, but did not respond.

Shen Wen said, "To be honest with you, young master, I am quite knowledgeable about physiognomy. Young master, you will have great luck tonight. If you have a piece of gold or jade as a lucky charm, you must not sell it. It is best to pass it on to the next generation, so that your family can produce heroes from generation to generation."

The man calmly lowered his head and glanced into his arms. Unfortunately, the prize in his arms was slightly exposed. It happened to be a white marble unicorn tail with a tassel mixed with gold thread.

Shen Wen was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and reached out to grab it.

The man tried to block with his hand, but he didn't expect Shen Wen to have help. The blazing crane hit him on the head. He dodged quickly, but missed Shen Wen's second attempt to grab him. Shen Wen grabbed the jade unicorn and the gold silk ribbon pendant from his arms.

At the same time, Chihe's fist, which he used all his strength to punch, hit him in just three or five moves. He spat out a mouthful of blood and was unable to resist Chihe again. He was knocked to the ground by Chihe and was caught red-handed.

Shen Wen admired Chi He's outstretched hand and couldn't help but praise him: "Have you practiced Tongzi Kung Fu? Your fists are much more powerful than those of ordinary martial artists!"

Chi He scratched his head shyly and said, "Not really, but he is much better than the average Jianghu person."

Chi He gradually developed a liking for Miss Shen. He felt that such a smart person like her would be a good match for his young master. In the future, when his young master marries a mistress of noble status, this Miss Shen might become a senior concubine.

They escorted the suspect to Lord Fang, and a senior official beside Lord Fang, who was wearing a Qiuxiang-colored gown, looked at the suspect and said, "Yes, yes, yes! It was him... He was the one who won my white marble Qilin, don't you know, sir? He won my jade Qilin in just one game, and now I think he must have cheated. Your Excellency must interrogate this man carefully, beat him with a hundred sticks first, and make him confess all the tricks he used to cheat people. You must help us and make him hand over the stolen goods to the original owner."

Lord Fang thought, who cares about these things? Someone has died and this man is a murderer who kills without blinking an eye.

Lord Fang waved his hand and called the servant over. With a look from him, the servant began to coax the sucker politely, and while coaxing him, he pulled him away.

Lord Fang and Chu Yanqiu were both third-rank officials, but Chu Yanqiu was the vice minister of the Dali Temple and had made many more contributions to the political affairs than him, so Lord Fang politely asked Chu Yanqiu if he wanted to try the suspect together. Chu Yanqiu just waved his hand and said, "It's not appropriate for me to intervene, so Lord Fang should do it."

So Fang Zihui sat down in the main seat without hesitation. He looked at the suspect and said, "Suspect, please tell me your name and where you live..."

The suspect's name was Yan Saner. He was a servant and bodyguard of the second son of Prince Zhan's family. It was his day off. He heard that Yixiang Tower was trying to attract customers with all kinds of tricks. He was a frequent visitor to brothels, so he came to Yixiang Tower.

Not to mention the details of the interrogation, when Lord Fang later asked him whether he knew Miss Panpan from Xiyaolou and the eldest son of the Chen family, the man said very calmly that he knew them, without any guilty look in his eyes.

Lord Fang then asked him if he had heard that Miss Panpan had been killed. He shook his head and said he didn't know, his expression still calm.

During this time, Shen Wen circled around Yan Saner, and then turned back.

The more Lord Fang questioned, the less suspicious he felt this man was, so he couldn't help but look at Shen Wen.

Shen Wen looked at Yan San'er and asked, "It's not easy to enter the second floor of Yixiang Tower today. First, you need a deposit of 100 taels. Second, the two servants at the stairs are very powerful. Only people of high status are allowed in. If you don't meet a certain status, you will be questioned. Although this is a bit offensive, regular customers won't care. After all, this is Yixiang Tower. If you care, you can either leave or..."

Shen Wen took out the waist rope made of gold thread and said to Yan Saner, "Where did you get this? Did you steal it or borrow it? If you steal it, you will go to jail!"

Yan Saner forced a smile and said, "Miss, you are joking. Yan Saner is the servant of Mr. Zhan Er. I will not do anything sneaky."

Shen Wen asked: "Where did that come from?"