The upright forensic doctor bumped into the drama prince

On July 21th of the [-]st year of Zhaoming, after breakfast, Ji Linglan and Fu Nanling went to the Xinglin Herbal Medicine Shop in the east of the city. The two of them drove around half of Ningcheng in a carriage, and changed a carriage on the way. just arrived at the destination.

With the help of Fu Nanling, Ji Linglan got out of the carriage, her face was paler than Fu Nanling's. The reason why she took so much trouble was to get rid of the tail that followed behind her.

Fu Nanling stroked Ji Linglan's back distressedly, and said, "Alan, how do you feel?"

Ji Linglan shook her head and said: "It's okay, it will be fine in a while, let's go in quickly, if we can not stay outside, we will not stay outside, so as not to be found out and all previous efforts will be wasted."

Fu Nanling helped Ji Linglan into the medicine shop, followed by Xiao Lizi, and Gao Si drove the carriage aside.

The medicine store is not big, and the door is the counter. There are two large medicine cabinets on the east and west walls. There are many small drawers on the drawers, and the names of the medicines are engraved on the drawers.On the easternmost side of the counter, there is a partition that can be opened and closed, and you can enter and exit the counter by pulling the latch of the partition.

There was a layer of dirt on the counter that looked like it hadn't been cleaned in a while.There were many footprints at the door, Ji Linglan squatted down and took a closer look, judging by the clarity of the footprints, at least three groups of people had been here.

"What did Ah Lan discover?" Fu Nanling couldn't help asking.

Ji Linglan replied casually: "Looking at these footprints, it can be judged that at least three groups of people have entered the medicine shop."

Fu Nanling asked with interest: "How did Ah Lan judge?"

Ji Linglan pointed to one of the footprints, and said: "Look at the scratches on the ground, they should be left during cleaning, that is, someone cleaned the ground after the medicine shop closed. Look at these footprints again , covered with a thin layer of floating soil, just stepped on these scratches. The owner of these footprints should be the killer who came in to kill him that night. There are also these footprints, although some of them overlap with the previous footprints, they are still It can be seen that the patterns on the soles are different, so it can be judged that they are not from the same group. The last few clear footprints should be left by the Eagle Guard yesterday."

"Alan, how do you judge that the first two groups of footprints are not from the same group, maybe they entered the door one after the other?"

"Because the latter group of footprints can only enter, but not exit. Of course, this is also my guess, so I can't say it is accurate."

Fu Nanling praised without hesitation: "Alan, I didn't expect you to see so much from just a few footprints. It's amazing!"

Ji Linglan was taken aback, and murmured in her heart. She seemed to have exposed a lot recently, and what he showed didn't seem like something a little beggar could do.

Ji Linglan hesitated, and said, "A Ling, why do you know this if you don't ask me?"

Fu Nanling said with a smile: "If Alan wants to talk, then I will listen; if Alan doesn't want to talk, then I won't ask. In my heart, Alan is just the present Alan, and has nothing to do with the past."

Ji Linglan couldn't help being a little dazed when she heard the words, and then said with a smile: "Ah Ling sees clearly."

Ji Linglan listened to Fu Nanling's words very warmly, feeling in her heart: This is the real friend.

Seeing that Ji Linglan stopped talking, but concentrated on observing the traces around him, Fu Nanling couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. According to common sense, he has said such empathetic words, shouldn't the other party be moved and open to him heart...

Pulling open the partition, Ji Linglan walked in holding the counter. Many drawers of the medicine cabinet were pulled open, and the herbs inside were scattered on the ground.Apart from footprints on the ground, there are no other traces.There was a door on the opposite side of the partition, and he opened the curtain and went in.

Looking at the furnishings inside, it should be a place for seeing a doctor. There are pens and ink on the table, and a few pieces of yellowed paper scattered on the floor.The writing brush is placed horizontally on the pen stand, and the nib of the writing brush is hard. It is obvious that it has been written, but it has not been rinsed.Ji Linglan picked up the ink-soaked paper on the ground and looked at the traces on it. There should have been two lines written on the previous sheet, but she couldn't tell what was written on it.

Fu Nanling's eyes followed Ji Linglan's movements all the time, seeing him holding the paper in a daze, he asked curiously: "Alan, did you find out again?"

Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and said: "As far as the traces at the scene are concerned, those people should be looking for something? If they simply killed people to silence them, there should be no traces of turning over. Could it be that this person still has something that Zhang Hanchen wanted ?”

Fu Nanling nodded, and said: "Alan's words are reasonable, what Zhang Hanchen can remember is nothing more than the fact that he assassinated Liang He back then, maybe this person left some evidence, even if he died, Zhang Hanchen can still be dragged Go to hell together."

"At the moment, only this inference is the most reasonable. Let's go, let's go to the backyard and have a look."

"Okay." Fu Nanling helped Ji Linglan through the consulting room and into the backyard.

All the herbs are drying in the backyard, but because they have not been taken care of for a long time, they are all scattered on the ground. Even in the open air, the strong smell of herbs can be clearly smelled.The small courtyard is not big. There is a weeping willow planted in the yard. Under the willow tree is a stone table and two stone benches.There are two main rooms directly in front, a utility room to the east, a kitchen next to it, and a hut in the southwest corner, a simple farmyard layout.

The two walked through the yard, came to the door of the main room, pushed open the door and walked in.Standing at the door, Ji Linglan looked at the door, and there was half a clear footprint in the middle of the door on the right.He went around the door and looked again. Half of the broken latch was on the door and half fell to the ground. "The door was kicked open with brute force."

Fu Nanling nodded and said, "It seems that these people really have nothing to fear."

The hall was in a mess, with obvious signs of being turned over.The door of the bedroom was opened wide, the bedding on the bed fell to the floor, the wardrobe beside the bed was opened, and the clothes were scattered all over the floor.Near the window, a cloth shoe fell, and a stool turned over beside it.The windows were closed and the window paper was torn in several places.Ji Linglan pushed open the window and looked, and found half a footprint on the window sill, and a wooden stick fell from under the window.

"It seems that this person heard the movement at the door and planned to jump out of the window to escape, but unfortunately he couldn't escape, so he was arrested."

"Arrested? What does Ah Lan mean, they just arrested people and didn't kill them?"

"No body was found at the scene, and there was no trace of blood. Combined with the traces they turned over, if that thing is important enough, the possibility of this person being caught is higher." Ji Linglan paused, and then said: "Of course, this It's just my speculation."

Fu Nanling smiled and said: "In my opinion, being arrested is better than being killed. At least you can die more happily and suffer less crime."

"I have a different opinion from you. There is hope in life, and nothing in death."

Ji Linglan can understand Fu Nanling's thoughts. After all, he grew up in a different environment. He was weak since he was a child, and he was told that he would not live long. He was surrounded by a bunch of ghosts and snakes. He grew up in the midst of intrigue and deceit. up.

Fu Nanling was startled, and said with a smile: "Ah Lan is right, there is hope only in life."

He has to work hard to live, stay by A Lan's side, and protect him.

Ji Linglan patted Fu Nanling's shoulder, and said with relief: "That's right."

Fu Nanling grasped Ji Linglan's hand, changed the subject and said, "Alan, where do you think this person will hide his things?"

"Where is it... This really stumps me. The room has been turned into such a mess, they must have looked for everything they should look for, if they can't find it, then he hid it elsewhere." Ji Ling Lan looked around, and then said: "It doesn't look like there is a secret passage here. But let's look for it, in case we get lucky."

Fu Nanling said with a smile: "With Ah Lan here, our luck must be good."

Ji Linglan smiled helplessly, and said: "Then let's divide the work, I'll go to the counter, A Ling is in the main room, and Xiao Lizi goes to the utility room."

"Alan is inconvenient to move, let me go with you and let Gauss search the main house."

Ji Linglan almost forgot that Gauss was there, nodded and said, "It's okay, then we will split up."

Fu Nanling helped Ji Linglan back to the pharmacy, first searched in the consultation room, found nothing unusual, and then came to the counter.

"A Ling, you check the upper drawer, and I check the lower drawer."

"Okay." Fu Nanling picked up the overturned medicine beside the counter, leaned against the medicine cabinet, and began to check the drawers above.

After spending almost half an hour, the two finally checked all the drawers, and found nothing in it except medicinal materials.

Ji Linglan leaned against the counter to rest, and said with a wry smile: "A Ling, it seems that our luck is not good today."

"It's okay, the fox will show its tail eventually, and it's only a matter of time to catch him." In Fu Nanling's heart, Zhang Hanchen had already been sentenced to death, and it didn't matter whether he had evidence or not.

"Let's go and see if they find anything."

Ji Linglan stood up and walked towards the door of the consultation room. When passing by the medicine cabinet, she stopped in her tracks, looked back at the name on the drawer of the medicine cabinet, and said casually, "Four Seasons? Is there such a medicine name?"

Fu Nanling was startled, and then said: "It should be Four Seasons Spring, he missed a word 'spring'."

"Can this be written less?" Ji Linglan frowned slightly, something flashed in her mind, and said, "A Ling, take a look again, and see if there are any names of medicinal materials that were written incorrectly or omitted."

Such a smart person as Fu Nanling understood Ji Linglan's meaning in an instant, and said, "Okay."

Fu Nanling looked through the drawers one by one, while Ji Linglan took out a pen, ink and paper from the consulting room and waited aside.

After a while, Ji Linglan repeated: "Ziyuan lacked the word 'Yuan', Jiangxiang lacked the character 'Xiang', Baiyaojian lacked the character 'Bai', and Suhexiang lacked the character 'He'. Plus The word 'spring' in the previous Four Seasons Spring, only these omissions were written, right?"

Fu Nanling nodded, looked at Ji Linglan's writing, and said, "Yuan, Xiang, Bai, He, Chun, what do these words mean?"

Ji Linglan also looked at these words, and said softly: "'Lily'...'Chunxiang'...'Yuan'..."

"Chunxiangyuan Lily!" The two spoke in unison.

Ji Linglan said excitedly: "It's justifiable if you miss a word, but so many words don't make sense, and they point to something, it's even more strange. Maybe this is what those people are looking for where things are."

Fu Nanling said with a smile: "I said that as long as Alan is around, then there is luck."

"It's really lucky." Ji Linglan raised the paper in his hand, and said, "Ah Lan has a fire pocket on him?"

Fu Nanling shook his head and said, "No, there should be some in Xiao Lizi's place."

"Since we have found the key point, let's take action and go." Ji Linglan was so excited that she completely forgot about her foot injury. She took this step, stepped on it firmly, and made him cry out in pain.

Seeing this, Fu Nanling quickly supported him, and said distressedly: "Your foot injury has not healed, you need to be more careful when you move."

Ji Linglan smiled embarrassingly, and said: "I forgot in the moment of excitement, let's go, it's okay."

"You wait here, don't run around, I'll call them."

"It's okay, then you go."

Fu Nanling didn't delay, turned around and walked to the backyard, called Xiao Lizi and Gao Si, and the four of them got into the carriage and prepared to go to Chunxiang Garden.

It was only after getting into the carriage that Ji Linglan came to her senses and said, "Does anyone know where Chunxiang Garden is and where it is going?"

Xiao Lizi shook his head and looked at Gauss.

Upon seeing this, Gauss quickly replied: "Chunxiangyuan is not far from here, only three blocks away. It is a famous brothel in Ningcheng."

"Brothel?" Ji Linglan was startled, then suddenly realized, looking at Gauss with a strange expression, said: "Brother Gao, you seem to be very familiar with Chunfengyuan."

Seeing that several people were looking at him, Gauss quickly explained: "No, this subordinate only went in once when searching for A Lan's whereabouts two days ago, that's all."

"So that's how it is." Ji Linglan had only seen brothels in movies and TV dramas, but she had never seen them in real life, so she was unavoidably curious, and asked, "What kind of scene is there?"

"This..." Sensing Fu Nanling's gaze, Gauss broke out in a cold sweat, and said, "It's no different from other brothels."

"Then..." Ji Linglan still wanted to ask, but was interrupted by Fu Nanling, saying: "Alan, at this hour, Chunfengyuan should be closed to thank guests, and we may attract the attention of others by going there at this moment." Why don't you go to Gao Jin's private house first."

Ji Linglan frowned slightly, and said: "The private house is a dead thing, and you can go there at any time. I'm worried that those people will also notice the information on the medicine cabinet. The sooner they can find her, the better."

Seeing this, Fu Nanling felt helpless, and said: "Then let Xiao Lizi come forward and ask her whereabouts. After it is confirmed that there is such a person, we will ask her to go somewhere else, how about it?"

Ji Linglan thought for a while, and said: "The brothel is full of talkative people, it's really not a good place to talk, so let's listen to Ah Ling."

Ji Linglan's curiosity about brothels was limited to asking questions, and if he was really asked to go, he would still feel uncomfortable.

Fu Nanling secretly heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words, he really didn't want Ji Linglan to go to such a dirty place.In fact, if possible, he didn't want Ji Linglan to contact anyone other than him, regardless of gender.

Gao Si parked the carriage at the entrance of the teahouse opposite Chunfengyuan. Ji Linglan and Fu Nanling entered the teahouse and asked for a private room on the second floor, which happened to be able to see the entrance of Chunfengyuan.Xiao Lizi went straight to Chunfengyuan, chatted with Mr. Gui at the door, and was respectfully invited in.

Fu Nanling handed the pastry in front of Ji Linglan, trying to win his attention, and said, "Alan, try this pastry, it tastes pretty good."

Ji Linglan withdrew her gaze, looked at the dim sum in front of her, picked up a piece and tasted it, looked at the gate of Chunfeng Garden again, and said, "Well, the taste is not bad."

Seeing this, Fu Nanling felt displeased, frowned and glanced in the direction of Chunfengyuan, and said, "Does Alan want to go to the brothel? Or does Alan want to be a man and a woman? Alan, you are underage now, even if you I just want to, but I can't... so as not to hurt the root."

Ji Linglan was choked up by Fu Nanling's startling words, coughed instinctively, quickly took a sip from the teacup on the table, and then swallowed the pastry in her throat.

Gauss stood aside watching his nose and nose, watching his heart, as if his eyes and ears had left home.

"A Ling, you...you misunderstood, I don't have that kind of idea." Suspected by a child who was dissatisfied with desire, Ji Linglan's face was hot, and she wished she could find a crack in the ground and sneak in.

"But Ah Lan has been looking at the Spring Breeze Garden." Fu Nanling looked half-believing.

"No, I was thinking about Lily..." Ji Linglan realized something was wrong after speaking, and quickly changed her words: "No, I was thinking about the case."

"Alan, even if you want to, don't go to the brothel, the women there are not good enough for you."

Ji Linglan said dumbfoundedly: "A Ling, you've been thinking about things all day long at such a young age. I don't have that idea at all. I pay attention to Chunfengyuan because the clues point to it, and I'm just worried about the safety of the client. "

"That's it, that's why I misunderstood Ah Lan." Not only attracted Ji Linglan's attention, but also confirmed his thoughts, Fu Nanling achieved his goal unconsciously.

Ji Linglan shook his head amusedly. After being told by Fu Nanling, he was too embarrassed to look down. He picked up his teacup and drank tea, waiting patiently for news about Xiao Lizi.

After about a cup of tea, there was a knock on the door. Gauss stepped forward to open the door, and Xiao Lizi appeared at the door, followed by a woman in her 20s, with heavy makeup and revealing clothes, twisting while walking. Waist and hip, scratching the head and making a pose.

Xiao Lizi bowed and said: "Master, the person has been brought here."

The woman looked at Fu Nanling and Ji Linglan affectionately, and Yingying bowed down and said: "My slave Lily has seen the two young masters."

Seeing Lily looking at Fu Nanling blatantly, Ji Linglan frowned slightly. In his eyes, Fu Nanling was still a child, while Lily was an adult. This behavior clearly wanted to bring Fu Nanling down, which really disgusted him, saying: "Lily is Well, we only came here to ask you a question, so put away your posture and look bored."

The smile on the corner of Lily's mouth froze, she lowered her head embarrassingly, and said, "Yes, Lily understands."

Originally, Fu Nanling was annoyed when he saw Baihe's behavior like this, but Ji Linglan's next attitude made him happy again.In his mind, Ji Linglan was jealous, that's why he spoke so mercilessly.

Seeing Fu Nanling looking at Lily with a smirk, Ji Linglan's brows became more and more wrinkled, and she felt displeased, feeling as if her tender Chinese cabbage was about to be poached by a pig.

"Lily, do you know Han Lin from the Xinglin Medicine Shop in the east of the city?"

Lily's eyes flickered slightly, and she stretched out her hand to lick her hair, and said, "Forgive me, young master, although Lily welcomes and sends them off every day, due to his identity, he rarely knows the identity of the guests. I really don't know who the young master is talking about Han Lin."

Ji Linglan saw Baihe's small movements, and then asked: "His appearance has been destroyed, and his features are distinct. Even if he doesn't know his identity, he must be remembered deeply."

"Destroyed appearance?" Lily frowned slightly, and said: "Young master said so, Lily has an impression, there is indeed such a guest, but I don't know if he is the one that the young master is looking for."

"Then when was the last time he went to see you?"

"It's been a long time, Lily can't remember."

"Lily, before we came to look for you, we went to Han Lin's herb shop and found clues there, pointing to you in Chunfengyuan. You must have known the fact that he disappeared."

"Missing? Lily doesn't understand the meaning of the young master." Lily clasped her hands and scratched her nails unconsciously.

"In the brothel, the news should be the most well-informed. You should have heard about the changes in the city. We are not from Liaoyuan, but we are here for Liaoyuan affairs. We will only protect you and never hurt you, so you can rest assured .”

The small movements of Lily's hands became more and more obvious. It was obvious that she was thinking about the truth of Ji Linglan's words.

Seeing this, Ji Linglan went on to say: "If we really want to harm you, we will just arrest you and torture you severely. Let you be a woman, how long can you resist?"

Lily's body froze, and after struggling for a while, she gritted her teeth and said, "My lord, Lily is stupid, I really don't understand what you mean?"

"Lily, you are a smart person, so let me make it clear. We know why Han Lin was arrested, and we also know that you have something that Han Lin entrusted to you. If you don't tell us today, we won't make it difficult for you. It's just that you think clearly. We If they can find you, so can they, but sooner or later. It’s hard to say how they will treat you then.” Ji Linglan waited for a while, and then said: “You go. We won’t make things difficult for you, please You don't want to tell us about the fact that we found you."

Lily was startled, and subconsciously raised her head to look at Ji Linglan, the surprise in her eyes was too late to hide.

"Xiao Lizi, give her some money and send her away."

"Yes, sir." Little Lizi bowed slightly, took out a bank note from his bosom, handed it to Lily and said, "Miss, please."

Lily looked at Ji Linglan in a daze, recovered before Fu Nanling got angry, knelt down on the ground, and said, "My lord, I beg you to be the master of my family!"

Ji Linglan couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief when she heard the words, and said, "Tell me, what is the relationship between Han Lin and you?"

Without further hesitation, Lily said honestly: "Master Hui, Han Lin's real name is Han Chen, and my slave's real name is Han Xiuhe. We were originally cousins. It was only because of my cousin's greed that the family was ruined. Now there are only two brothers and sisters left in the Han family. "

Ji Linglan and Fu Nanling looked at each other and asked, "You mean you are the only two left in your family?"

"Yes." Lily's eyes were red, holding back tears and said: "There are more than thirty members of our Han family, only my slave family and my cousin are left. The slave family was lucky, escaped with their lives, but was sold into a brothel, and only two years ago. Brothers recognize each other, and at that time know the truth about the slaughter of the family."

Ji Linglan couldn't bear it, and said softly, "Get up and answer."

Lily wiped the corners of her eyes, stood up docilely, and said, "Thank you, Young Master, for hanging the curtain."

"When did the Han family have an accident?"

"On the first day of May in the 13th year of Zhaoming, my family went to Ciqing Nunnery to fulfill their vows. It was getting late, so I stayed in the nunnery. When I returned home the next day, I found... all my family members were lying in a pool of blood. Live." Lily's eyes were red again, and said: "At that time, the slave family was terrified, lest someone would kill the slave family, so they escaped. The slave family was living outside, unable to eat, and then met Ren Yazi, and sold the slave family When I arrived at Chunfengyuan, my family has been reduced to dust ever since. Two years ago, my cousin came to my family suddenly, and only then did I understand the whole story. My cousin felt ashamed and suffered day and night. He vowed to take revenge. Although my family treated him There is resentment in my heart, but he is the only relative of the slave family after all, so I will stay in Chunfeng Garden according to his wishes and listen to news for him."

Ji Linglan frowned after hearing this, and said, "Since he feels guilty, why didn't he rescue you from the fire pit?"

Lily looked sad, and said with a wry smile: "The day my slave was sold into the brothel, he was doomed to be stuck in the mud for the rest of his life, unable to get out. There is not much difference. If he can rely on his own body to avenge his family, he is considered a slave." Take a walk in this world."

This is the fate of women in feudal society. Once the reputation is ruined, the person is also ruined.

Ji Linglan sighed deeply, and said, "In the past two years, have your brothers and sisters been working for Gao Jin?"