Li Cheng's face was sallow, obviously feeling that he had suffered a grievance.
But there was nothing he could say.
He had no choice but to swallow his anger.
Then, he urged the beggar, "Alright, hurry up and tell me. Do you really want this official to punish you?"
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you now."
"Hurry up."
Almost everyone present was waiting for his answer.
They wanted to know what was going on.
The beggar cleared his throat and slowly said, "Back then, I did see the man named Du Mubai. He passed by me in the evening, before the sky turned dark."
Ji Yunshu asked, "Where did he go?"
The beggar pointed to the alley behind him, "He went inside."
"Inside? What's inside? "
The beggar said, "There's a lake and a pavilion that's been abandoned for more than twenty years. No one has been there for a long time, and it's long been abandoned. Even cats and dogs don't want to go there."
"Then … why did Du Mubai go inside?" Ji Yunshu muttered.
The beggar shrugged, "How would I know? You have to ask him yourself. "
As soon as he said this, the beggar was stunned.
He realized that he had said something wrong.
Du Mubai was already dead, how could he ask him?
Did he have to go to the underworld to ask?
He hurriedly said, "That's not what I meant, it's just … I really don't know!"
If he knew, perhaps someone would have found a clue about Du Mubai's death, and they wouldn't have to go through so much trouble to find the doornail.
In the end, the whole of Gaoding City was in an uproar.
Ji Yunshu didn't pursue his words, but continued to ask, "Then at that time … was he alone?"
"Yes, alone."
"What was he doing inside?"
The beggar said, "How would I know? All I know is that he's a cripple. "
Just as he finished speaking …
Li Cheng immediately denied, "Nonsense, Du Mubai isn't a cripple. I think you're just spouting nonsense. You're lying, aren't you?"
Questioning!
"No, he was." The one who spoke was Jing Rong, who was standing at the side.
This fellow was very obedient and didn't speak.
He followed beside Ji Yunshu silently.
He was willing to be an invisible person!
Li Cheng looked at him. "Young Master Jing, what do you mean by this? Do you know what happened at that time? "
"What, Crown Prince Cheng doesn't know?"
"What should I know?" Li Cheng was confused.
He did not understand what he was supposed to understand.
Jing Rong said, "Did Heir Cheng forget? Both Fang Tong and Jiang Wen said that Du Mubai fell a few days ago and couldn't walk at all. Moreover, Teacher Ji examined his bones and confirmed that his ankle was injured. Therefore, it's normal for him to limp when he walks. "
"Oh, I almost forgot that."
Jing Rong grunted in acknowledgment.
Li Cheng said to the beggar, "Continue."
"What else is there to say? Just talking about it makes me angry. "The beggar's expression was not good.
Ji Yunshu asked, "Why?"
"When he passed by me, he accidentally slipped on something and almost fell. In the end, he vented his anger on me. He broke the bowl that I usually used to beg for food and even kicked me in the leg. He spat at me again. "
"Nonsense!" Li Cheng was agitated. "Du Mubai isn't that kind of person."
"He's a scholar, so of course he isn't like what you think. But he kicked me and even cursed at me."
"Did you mistake him for someone else?"
"Who doesn't know the gifted scholar of Nanshen, Du Mubai? It wasn't dark at that time, so how could I mistake him for someone else? "
"Nonsense."
"Believe it or not, it's up to you." The beggar didn't want to say more.
He pulled the straw mat and lay down.
Ji Yunshu wanted to ask a few more questions, but the beggar fell asleep and refused to say a word.
Li Cheng then left with the others.
His behavior was very unusual.
Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong already had their suspicions, and after what happened just now, they couldn't help but want to know the reason.
She said to Li Cheng, "Crown Prince Cheng, I have something to tell you."
"Speak."
"Ask the officials to leave first."
"Why do we have to leave them?"
"It's a private matter!"
Li Cheng didn't think it was that simple, but he still agreed.
He dismissed the officials and guards one by one.
There were only him, Jing Rong, and Ji Yunshu left.
Ji Yunshu pulled him to a teahouse.
Li Cheng asked, "Young Master Ji, why did you bring me here?"
Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong pulled him into a private room.
It seemed very mysterious.
Li Cheng saw the serious atmosphere and seemed to have realized something.
"What's the situation?"
Ji Yunshu asked him very seriously, "What are you hiding?"
"Me? What am I hiding? "
"Every time Du Mubai's character is mentioned, you get very agitated. What are you hiding?"
"I …" Li Cheng was speechless.
Jing Rong, on the other hand, sat leisurely and drank tea, looking as if he wanted to listen to a story.
Ji Yunshu said, "It's already like this, are you still going to hide it?"
"I …"
"You might think that what you're hiding has nothing to do with the case, but what if it does? Perhaps you're not hiding one thing, but a clue to the case. "
Hearing Ji Yunshu's words, Li Cheng hesitated.
He struggled.
Should he say it?
Or not say it?
After all, this matter was related to his sister. If he said it, wouldn't it ruin his sister's reputation?
Thereupon —
He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't ask, I'm not hiding anything."
"Heir Cheng, I'm not forcing you, I just hope that you can help me."
"Will I help you if I say it out loud?"
"That's right," Ji Yunshu said resolutely.
Jing Rong continued to sit at the side and watch.
At this moment, he finished his cup of tea.
The main event had not started yet.
Li Cheng waved his sleeves and walked to the window of the private room, anxious and conflicted.
Finally —
"Okay! I'll say it! "
Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong looked at him at the same time.
He pondered for a while, as if trying to organize his words, then said, "Du Mubai, he … he likes my sister."
He finally said it.
But Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong were not surprised.
In fact, they had already guessed it.
"And then?"
Li Cheng said slowly, "That year, when Du Mubai came to my residence, he fell in love with my sister at first sight. But because of his poor family background, he kept his feelings hidden, until …"
Li Cheng said slowly, "That year, when Du Mubai came to my residence, he fell in love with my sister at first sight. But because of his poor family background, he kept his feelings hidden, until …"
"Until what?"
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