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"Master, master, it's not good!" A servant ran over in a panic.

Shopkeeper Yang frowned, "Why are you so flustered, haven't you seen my master and I am entertaining distinguished guests?"

The boy whispered something in Shopkeeper Yang's ear, and Shopkeeper Yang's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Seeing this, Ji Zihe said, "This time, I'm here to investigate the case. If shopkeeper Yang has something to do, you can go and do it first. Just find a guide for us."

Although the deceased is the most important, but after all, the deceased was just a domestic servant of the Yang family, who signed a contract of sale and could be killed and sold by the master at will.If it wasn't for the master to investigate and report the case, even Ji Zihe would have no right to control her life or death.Even if Ji Zihe can take care of it now, no matter what he thinks in his heart, whether he wants to get justice for Ah Fu, he is still protecting the interests of Ah Fu's master in essence.

Speaking of it, being a slave is a very cruel thing.Those who have been sold into slavery have already left the category of citizens and become appendages of the master's family, and even the law will not protect them.Not to mention being inferior everywhere, even in the eyes of a lot of nobles, slaves are no different from livestock.So no one wants to be a slave unless it is absolutely necessary.

The Yang family has a big business, and there are many servants in the family. The fact that shopkeeper Yang can go to the county government to report the case in person shows that he attaches great importance to Ah Fu.But how could the master not do anything and devote himself to finding out the death of a servant? If that's the case, it would be suspicious.

"Thank you, sir, for your compassion. I'm really sorry. Something happened in the shop, and I have to rush over to deal with it. Sir, let my nephew entertain you on my behalf."

Shopkeeper Yang hurriedly followed the boy and left the house. It seemed that he had indeed encountered a lot of trouble.Ji Zihe couldn't help but think of the scene where shopkeeper Feng confronted him in court today, it's not impossible.

"My lord, where do you want to check first?" Chu Yuhua asked.

"Take us to the scene of the crime first, please trouble Mr. Chu."

"Your Excellency is welcome."

Chu Yuhua was still polite and courteous. Although there was still a faint smell of wine on his body, it didn't make people feel disgusted by the smell.Moreover, he has clear eyes and does not have the posture of a long-term alcoholic.Ji Zihe couldn't help showing some doubts in his eyes, maybe Chu Yuhua was not an alcoholic as he imagined, maybe he just had a few drinks.After all, for scholars, poetry and wine can be regarded as elegant things.

Chu Yuhua led a group of people to a wing room, pushed open the door himself, and said sideways, "My lord, this is the place."

Ji Zihe didn't rush in, but stood at the door and looked at the room first.

The layout in the room is very delicate, and it can be seen that the owner's taste is good.

A faint fragrance wafted from the room, probably from the incense burnt at night.

There are large water stains on the floor of the entrance, and there is a copper basin lying not far away, and there is still a lot of water in it.This should be left by the servant who opened the door in the morning to serve the guests to wash up, but found something, was frightened, and dropped the copper basin on the ground by mistake.

Ji Zihe looked at Chu Yuhua, "This room?"

"My lord, I have locked up this room since the incident, and no one has ever entered it."

Ji Zihe was favored by him again, and smiled at him gently, "You did a good job."

Chu Yuhua was really careful to keep the crime scene from being destroyed consciously.

Ji Zihe led a group of yamen servants into the house, there was nothing unusual outside except for the basin of water at the door.

Walking into the inner room, Ji Zihe smelled a faint fishy smell.The inner room is not as tidy as the outer room, the floor is in a mess, the bed is messy, and the quilt on the bed is also thrown on the ground, it must be caused by the Yang family's kidnapping.

Ji Zihe approached the bed, and the faint smell came from the bed.Looking at the traces on the bed, Ji Zihe frowned.As long as he was a man, he would know what those traces were. Although Ji Zihe didn't care about lust, he was not an ignorant child.Could it be that Feng Yunlin really did that kind of thing?

Shameless and obscene?

Ji Zihe looked at Ah Fu who was following him, Ah Fu smiled at him with a small face, and then began to look around.Seeing his nonchalant appearance, Ji Zihe knew that this place did not remind him of anything, which made Ji Zihe heave a sigh of relief.

Ji Zihe looked around in the inner room, but found nothing. When he walked to the outer room, he saw the carved incense burner on the table, reached out to pick up the lid, and looked at the soot inside.

"My lord, what did you find?" Chu Yuhua asked suddenly.

Ji Zihe looked up at him, and shook his head, "Your fragrance is quite special, is it He Xiang?"

"My lord, this incense is not a well-known incense. When my uncle was out on a business trip, he bought it from a perfumer in Shu. This fragrance is made of hundreds of flowers. Unfortunately, my nose is not sensitive enough to smell the fragrance of flowers."

"Huanhua, the name is quite appropriate. It's just a pity that I can't smell the fragrance of hundreds of flowers."

"Perhaps it was the businessman who lied. After all, this incense is too small. Only his family sells it in Sichuan. I can't tell the real one from the fake. But the fragrance is really good, and it has It has the effect of calming the nerves, so I often burn this incense.

"I see."

"If your lord doesn't dislike it, how about I give you some?"

"Then thank you, Mr. Chu." Ji Zihe smiled and covered the carved incense burner.

"Your Excellency is welcome."

After the search, several yamen servants shook their heads when they reported to Ji Zihe.

"Where are you going next, sir?"

"Take me to the place where you drink."

"Yes. Your Excellency, please."

Ji Zihe and his party came to the dining room where they drank yesterday, and it had been cleaned.And the meals are all here on weekdays, and there are no clues that can be used.

Ji Zihe sat on a chair in the dining room, "Young Master Chu, can I meet all the servants who met Young Master Chu yesterday and today?"

"Of course, you can wait a moment, I will let people gather here."

"Thank you son." Ji Zihe said with a smile.

When Mr. Chu went out to explain the matter, Ji Zihe's face darkened.Although this Mr. Chu has always been very cooperative, he treats people and behaves very elegantly, and he is almost catching up with the aristocrats in Jingzhou, but Ji Zihe just feels that there is a sense of disobedience in him.

Maybe he was thinking too much.

Not long after, a dozen servants gathered in the dining room.

"My lord, I have called all the servants who have seen Feng Yunlin in the past two days, and I have not missed anyone except Ah Fu."

Ji Zihe nodded, "Master Chu has worked hard."

"It is my honor to serve you."

Ji Zihe looked at the group of servants, "Who sent Feng Yunlin back to the room yesterday?"

Two servant girls came out, "It's us."

"Did he really get drunk yesterday? When you sent him back to the room, was there anyone in the room?"

"Mr. Chu looks like he is drunk. We don't know if he is really drunk or not. We only know that when we sent him back to his room, there was no one else in the room."

"Who was the first to discover Ah Fu's death this morning?"

The two servant girls still stood where they were, and no one came out of the line.

Ji Zihe frowned, and was about to say something when he heard Chu Yuhua say, "My lord, these two are my maids, and I ordered them to take care of Mr. Chu. Today, they were the first to find out that Mr. Fu's dead."

Ji Zihe understood, "Then describe the situation at that time."

"Yes, back to my lord, today the slaves and maidservants haven't seen Mr. Feng go out for a long time. Seeing that it's getting late and it's already noon, they fetched a basin of water and planned to wake him up to wash up. I saw Mr. Feng

……he……"

"What's up with him?"

"He was lying naked on the bed with Ah Fu. The slaves were so frightened that they couldn't care about the water basin in their hands, so they hurried to call the master and the young master. The master brought a large group of people, When they came, Mr. Feng was still asleep, so the master asked someone to pull him up from the bed, and gave him a few slaps to wake him up. Looking at Ah Fu again, he found that she was no longer angry. The master was very angry. He was tied up on the spot and taken to the government."

"Really." Ji Zihe lowered his eyes and tapped his fingers on the table.

"My lord, I've finished my experience at Wuzuo." A yamen servant hurried in and said to Ji Zihe.

"How is the result?"

The yamen servant took out a few pieces of paper and handed them to Ji Zihe. When Ji Zihe saw it, his expression became worse and worse, making people wonder what was written on the paper.

Holding a few pieces of paper, Ji Zihe slapped the table angrily.There was a loud bang, and the table immediately fell apart.

Everyone shrank their heads back in an instant, becoming cowardly quails, and no one dared to show any curiosity about the content on the paper.