If Ji Yunshu's guess was correct.
That year, the murderer used the book donation method to transport the unconscious Du Mubai into the study room.
The murderer must have known that the books that were transported to the study room at night would not be distributed to the scholars immediately. Instead, they would have to wait until the next day. Thus, no one would open the box that night.
After calculating this point, the murderer disguised himself as Du Mubai and entered through the front door, making people mistakenly believe that Du Mubai was still alive at that time.
Then, the real Du Mubai was moved out of the box without anyone noticing.
To create the illusion that he was hanged!
This series of plans was flawless.
If it wasn't for the meticulous investigation, from the doornail to the pavilion, and then to the forest, who would have thought of this?
Ji Yunshu said that this might be the murderer's method of transporting Du Mubai into the study room. Li Cheng completely agreed.
But …
He worriedly said, "But we don't even know who donated the books that year. How can we continue to search?"
This was not recorded in the study room.
Moreover, at that time every year, many rich children and scholars would donate books. There were too many of them. Even if they searched one by one, they might not be able to find the truth.
Thus, the clues seemed to have come to an end here.
Once again, the case fell into an endless loop.
Xiao Heguan also understood something from Ji Yunshu's words.
That night, it was not a box of books that was carried into the study room, but a living person!
Thinking about it made his back tingle.
He shrunk his feet and stood to the side, watching.
It was not good to say too much.
Otherwise, he would say something wrong.
After all, this case had been completely handed over to the city's department. Moreover, the capricious Lord Li of the city's department had handed over the case to an unknown Teacher Ji. This had nothing to do with him, Xiao Heguan.
Choosing to shut up was the best solution.
While everyone was silent, Jing Rong suddenly strolled to the door.
His hands were behind his back.
His gaze was fixed on the heavy snow in the courtyard.
After a long period of contemplation, he finally spoke. "That year, Du Mubai was wrongly accused of stealing poetry. Because of this, he was disqualified from being Marquis Pingyang's disciple. Therefore, he must have been desperate at that time. However, for a person who valued his future very much, he would definitely not be willing to accept this. Since he was unwilling, he would …
He would try his best to find another way, but who else could help him rise to the top except for Marquis Pingyang? "
His voice was neither soft nor loud!
He threw out a question.
But the people in the house still heard it.
His words reminded Ji Yunshu of something.
Her eyes brightened. She walked towards Jing Rong and said, "That's right. If Du Mubai's temperament is really like what we have concluded, then even if he was framed for stealing poems, he wouldn't be willing to let it go. I will definitely try to find the next person who can help me. "
Jing Rong turned to her and asked, "So, who did you think of?" Ji Yunshu shook her head. "For the time being, I can only be sure that the person he went to the pavilion that day was someone he thought could help him! And to be able to help him in the examination and officialdom, his status must not be low. However, according to what everyone said, Du Mubai was a rather eccentric person, except for a few people in his room.
Other than that, he was the closest to Marquis Pingyang's residence! He didn't know anyone else! Not to mention someone who could help him in the officialdom. "
It was somewhat contradictory.
After Li Cheng heard her and Jing Rong's words, his heart suddenly jumped.
He didn't know why, but his mind couldn't help but think of Gong Shilin.
Because the reason why Du Mubai was able to enter Marquis Pingyang's residence as a disciple was completely because of Gong Shilin's recommendation.
Therefore, other than Marquis Pingyang's residence, the only person who could help Du Mubai was Gong Shilin!
But …
Li Cheng didn't dare to think further.
He also couldn't believe that the person Du Mubai went to see that day was Gong Shilin.
Although Gong Shilin was his sworn enemy, this was related to a murder case, so he couldn't casually make a judgment.
He also couldn't believe that the weak young master of the Gong family would kill someone.
What good would that do?
So, it was impossible!
It was definitely impossible!
Li Cheng shook his head.
But in the end, he didn't mention Gong Shilin.
On the other side, Jing Rong said, "If a person privately befriends someone, not everyone will know. Perhaps Du Mubai has some things we don't know."
Ji Yunshu asked, "Who knows best?"
Jing Rong answered, "The three people who share the same room with him!"
At this moment, they had another direction.
Fortunately, Li Cheng was prepared in advance. He caught Fang Tong and Jiang Wen, who were planning to leave Gao Ding, and they were now locked up in prison. If they could ask them, they might be able to find out more about Du Mubai's social circle.
They decided to go to the prison to find Fang Tong and Jiang Wen and ask them.
But Li Cheng had other plans.
"You go first. I'll come back later."
"Where are you going?"
"It's a small matter. I'll be there soon."
Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong didn't ask any more questions.
They split up.
Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong brought Lang Po and Bai Yin to the prison of the city department.
Li Cheng, on the other hand, went to the Gong residence.
…
At this time, in Hanlin Academy.
Gong Shilin arrived early in the morning. Every day when he had free time, he would read some of the notes left behind by the previous dynasty. But today, he only read half of it before he put it down.
Then, he spread a piece of yellow paper on the table.
He picked up a brush and wrote a personal edict.
When the ink dried, he rolled it up and went to find Hanlin Academy's Scholar, Lord Zheng.
Lord Zheng was practicing his calligraphy.
After all, he was a liberal arts graduate. Naturally, his handwriting was good.
Moreover, when he had nothing to do, he liked to write couplets. After he finished writing them, he would go around giving them away.
Everyone knew that he was a narcissist.
Gong Shilin stood at the door and knocked.
Lord Zheng didn't even raise his head. He only said, "Come in."
Gong Shilin walked in.
He stood beside the table where he was writing.
He didn't say anything for a long time.
He didn't disturb him.
He just quietly waited for Lord Zheng to finish writing the last character.
After a long time, he finally finished.
Lord Zheng raised his brush and looked down to admire his masterpiece.
He nodded in satisfaction.
Only then did he put down his brush.
He looked at Gong Shilin and asked, "Shilin, what's the matter?"
Gong Shilin didn't like to beat around the bush. He directly handed over his personal edict and said, "Lord Zheng, I have some information that I need to go to the Ministry of Revenue. I'll have to trouble you to stamp it."
"Oh, I thought it was something important! It's just a small matter! "
Hanlin Academy issuing a personal edict was a small matter.
There was no need to ask the King of Huyi.
Lord Zheng took the personal edict and squinted his eyes to read it.
It was no different from the handwritten edict that was usually delivered to him.
Moreover, it was written better than usual. The handwriting was neat and tidy, and the elaboration was very clear.
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