The Secret of the Tattoo
Yu 'in scrutinized her. She had to admit that without the mustache, this Teacher Ji was quite good-looking.
She said, "I heard that Lord Fang invited Teacher Ji to investigate this murder case. I didn't expect that Teacher Ji would be able to capture me, a ghost, within a day."
"Then why did you scare people?" Ji Yunshu's tone was gentle, as if she was coaxing a child.
"Are you trying to trick me?"
"Miss Yu 'in is overthinking. This humble one has already said that this is not a court, and I'm not Lord Fang. I won't interrogate you."
Yu 'in was doubtful. "Then why are you here?"
"The air conditioning in the prison is cold, and Miss's body is weak. It would be bad if you caught an illness. This humble one specially brought some hot food and tea to warm Miss up."
Yu 'in glanced at the food box and sneered, pushing it to the side.
"There's no need."
This push revealed her slender wrist, as well as the two words engraved on the inside of the bracelet on her wrist.
'Shang Xi'!
What did that mean?
Thereupon —
Ji Yunshu purposely said, "Miss, this bracelet is made of Hetian jade, right? This jade comes from the Xinjiang region, and can be said to be the best jade. Based on the color, it must be expensive! "
Yu 'in immediately hid her hand in her sleeve.
Ji Yunshu asked, "'Shang Xi'? Is that another name, Miss? "
"It's none of your business."
Yu 'in replied coldly, her expression wary.
Ji Yunshu smiled, picking up the food box and stood up.
"Since Miss Yu 'in doesn't want this humble one to help you in your hour of need, then I won't disturb you any further. The humidity in the prison is rather high, so it's more important for Miss to protect yourself."
Yu 'in did not reply.
After Ji Yunshu left the prison, she wrote the two words' Shang Xi 'and handed it to Fang Mingsan.
"Is Lord Fang able to find out what these two words mean?"
Fang Mingsan glanced at it, and immediately passed it to Wen Lingyang.
The news came early the next morning.
'Shang Xi' was the courtesy name of Old Master Li of Yuzhou City.
Master Li's name was Mingzhou, and his courtesy name was Shang Xi. He was a famous jade merchant in the Yuzhou area, but because of his business, he didn't often stay in Yuzhou City.
This person could be considered a kind person. He often helped the poor people and was not stingy at all.
In that case, why would Old Master Li's name be carved on Yu 'in's jade bracelet?
Fang Mingshan found it strange.
"Li Mingzhou is a decent man. I don't think he would go to such a place."
Wen Lingyang said, "But in the entire Yuzhou City, only Old Master Li has the surname 'Shangxi'."
Ji Yunshu asked, "Is he in Yuzhou?"
"I just came back last night."
"If I want to know if he's related to Miss Yu 'in, I'll just have to ask him."
"Are you going to the Li Residence?"
She shook her head. "No, I'm inviting him to the yamen."
…
Soon, Li Mingzhou 'descended' into the yamen.
This person looked to be in his forties and looked very friendly.
Dressed in simple yet elegant clothes, he was a refined middle-aged man.
When Li Mingzhou entered the yamen's main hall, he didn't look flustered. He first cupped his hands and greeted Jing Rong.
"Greetings, Prince Rong."
It seemed like he knew that Jing Rong would be here before he came and had done his homework.
Jing Rong only looked at him coldly.
Receiving no response, Li Mingzhou asked Fang Mingshan humbly, "May I know why Lord Fang has summoned me?"
Fang Mingshan sat in the main hall and didn't want to keep Li Mingzhou in suspense. He asked directly, "This official summoned you to ask if you know Miss Yu 'in from the House of Serenity?"
"Yu 'in?" Li Mingzhou shook his head. "The House of Serenity is a place of pleasure. Why would I go to such a place, let alone know the people there?"
"Li Mingzhou, lies are not allowed in court."
"Everything I said is true. Moreover, I'm not in Yuzhou City most of the time. Everyone in the Li Family can testify to this. If Lord Fang doesn't believe me, you can let me confront Miss Yu 'in."
He had a magnanimous look on his face!
There wasn't the slightest bit of guilt.
Ji Yunshu stepped forward with a smile and took out a piece of paper. On it was the drawing of the bracelet on Yu 'in's wrist.
It was vividly drawn!
"Lord Li, you're in the jade trade. May I know if you've ever sold a bracelet like this?"
Li Mingzhou glanced at it and nodded. "This is made from high-quality Hetian jade. This design has indeed been sold before. Two years ago, only ten were made."
"Then do you remember who sold it before?"
"It's been so long, I don't really remember. There's no record of it either."
"Then, would these bracelets be engraved with words? Or perhaps some kind of symbol? "
Li Mingzhou denied, "Of course not."
Ji Yunshu didn't notice anything amiss from his gaze.
She didn't ask any further and signaled Fang Mingshan with her eyes.
Fang Mingshan understood and said, "Since that's the case, Lord Li may return."
Li Mingzhou didn't ask for the reason, and he didn't even ask why he and Yu 'in were involved in this.
He cupped his hands and left.
But before he could leave the court, he was bumped into by Wei Yi, who was rushing in. He staggered a few steps back and Ji Yunshu stepped forward to support him.
As she supported him, Ji Yunshu coincidentally saw a tattoo on the back of Li Mingzhou's neck.
To her surprise, the tattoo was exactly the same as the one on Old Master Chang's ankle.
Ji Yunshu's mind went numb.
Li Mingzhou thanked her, "Many thanks, Teacher."
"No need." Ji Yunshu took two steps back and asked, "May I know if Lord Li is familiar with Old Master Chang?"
"I only know of this person, but we don't have any business dealings."
Ji Yunshu smiled and didn't ask further.
After Li Mingzhou left, Wei Yi hopped in front of her and asked, "Shu 'er, what are you doing?"
She ignored Wei Yi and looked at Fang Mingshan with a serious expression.
"Lord Fang, this one would like to examine the bodies of the other two victims."
… …
Fang Mingshan was very efficient. The coffins of the other two victims were quickly dug out.
Ji Yunshu did the autopsy on the spot and found that the cause of death was hanging.
Fortunately, the two corpses hadn't decomposed too much, so she could still make out the marks on the corpses.
As expected, they all had the same tattoo on their bodies!
The only difference was that the location of the tattoo was different.
The three victims all had the same tattoo as Li Mingzhou. What did it mean?
Jing Rong looked at the corpses in the coffins and asked, "What did you see?"
Ji Yunshu explained her thoughts.
Jing Rong started to analyze, "Does that mean that Li Mingzhou is related to the three victims? Moreover, Yu 'in's bracelet has Li Mingzhou's name carved on it. What's more, Yu' in pretended to be a ghost to scare the three victims. Based on this, Li Mingzhou actually knew Yu 'in and had some kind of relationship with the three victims. Yu' in was ordered by Li Mingzhou to pretend to be a ghost to scare the victims first. After that, Li Mingzhou killed the three victims and pushed the blame to the supernatural. "
Could the murderer really be Li Mingzhou?
Was it that simple?
Was the case solved?
Ji Yunshu didn't think so, nor was she sure.
She asked suspiciously, "But what was Li Mingzhou's motive? Why did he kill them? And what does this tattoo mean? "
Jing Rong thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Perhaps, someone knows."
"Who?"
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