Why did Li Mingzhou say that he didn't know the victims?
Why did Li Mingzhou say that he didn't know the victims?
What exactly happened between them?
Fang Mingshan heard Zhao Huai's words and immediately ordered, "Men, bring Li Mingzhou here."
A few constables were about to go.
"Wait!"
Jing Rong stopped them.
His expression was solemn. "He didn't say anything yesterday. He won't say anything even if you bring him here today."
"Then what do you mean, Your Highness?"
Jing Rong raised his brows and looked at Ji Yunshu. His lips parted slightly. "Didn't Teacher Ji say that if we want to know the truth, we have to lure the snake out of its hole?"
Oh, he actually knows how to apply what he learned.
Ji Yunshu didn't know what he was planning.
He called Lang Po over and whispered a few words into his ear.
Lang Po nodded and went to carry out his task.
He put on a confident face. "Leave this matter to this Prince. Tonight, we'll catch a turtle in a jar."
His voice was forceful.
Everyone was confused. Who knew what he was trying to hide?
Zhao Huai passed the piece of paper to Ji Yunshu, "I've told you everything I know. I wonder if Teacher Ji can tell me what I want to know as well?"
Huh?
Ji Yunshu shrank back, her eyes narrowed.
Brother, what do you want?
Jing Rong quickly stepped in front of her and faced Zhao Huai.
"First Master, if you have any questions, you can ask me. As long as this Prince knows, I will tell you everything."
"Only Teacher Ji can answer what I want to ask."
"That's even worse." Jing Rong's attitude was firm. "Teacher Ji is this Prince's person. She must be within this Prince's sight. If you want to ask her alone, that's impossible."
As the saying goes, once bitten, twice shy!
He absolutely couldn't let Ji Yunshu be alone with Zhao Huai. He wouldn't be able to bear another few thousand casualties.
But —
Ji Yunshu suddenly said, "Fine. What do you want to ask? As long as I know, I will tell you. Treat it as repayment for telling us the origin of that tattoo."
what？
Jing Rong turned and glared at her. "This Prince orders you not to leave my sight."
Ji Yunshu pursed her lips and nodded.
He then looked at Zhao Huai. "I believe that First Master won't be as impulsive as before, right?"
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you."
Hence —
Finally, the two of them sat down in a small pavilion in the backyard of the yamen.
Jing Rong, on the other hand, stood outside the pavilion. His fiery eyes were fixed on the scene.
Extremely vigilant!
Ji Yunshu felt a little uncomfortable under Jing Rong's gaze, so she simply turned around, leaving him with the view of her slender back.
"I wonder what First Leader wants to ask?"
Zhao Huai was silent for a moment. His words were stuck in his throat for a while before he asked in a deep voice, "That jade pendant with 'Xu' engraved on it, is it yours?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Just tell me, yes or no?"
"Yes."
Zhao Huai clenched his fists tightly, suppressing the surge of excitement in his heart. He continued asking, "Then who gave you that piece of jade?"
From his words, Ji Yunshu could hear some clues. Why did he suddenly ask about the jade for no reason?
Zhao Huai had followed her all the way from Shanhuai County to Yuzhou City. Could it be because of that jade?
"If First Master has something to say, why don't you just say it? You've been talking about that piece of jade, so you must have seen it before. Or perhaps, it has some other meaning to you."
"I just want to know, who gave you that piece of jade?"
"I've been carrying it with me since I was young."
She lied!
Before she could ascertain Zhao Huai's intentions, she could not drag him into this mess.
When Zhao Huai heard this, the burly man's face darkened. His eyes were glistening with tears as he looked at Ji Yunshu.
His entire burly body was trembling!
Ji Yunshu asked, "What do you know?"
Zhao Huai asked, "You really don't know the origin of that piece of jade?"
She shook her head honestly.
Zhao Huai opened his mouth, but did not reply. He only said, "That piece of jade is very important to you. No matter what happens, that piece of jade cannot be lost. If Teacher Ji wants to know the origin of that piece of jade, one day, someone will tell you, but not now."
"What do you mean?"
"You just have to remember my words. As long as the jade lives, the person lives. If the jade dies, the person dies."
What did he mean by that?
Ji Yunshu was confused.
But before she could continue asking, Zhao Huai quickly left.
She stood there in a daze and began to think about that piece of jade.
After Zhao Huai left, Jing Rong came in.
Seeing that Ji Yunshu did not speak, she did not ask further.
At this moment, at the Li Mansion.
Ever since Li Mingzhou returned from the yamen yesterday, he had ordered his servants to pack his luggage. He said that he had business to attend to elsewhere and planned to leave Yuzhou City with his family in the near future.
Most of his belongings had been packed, and many wooden boxes had already been loaded into the carriage.
A manservant ran in, sweating profusely. "Master, everything is almost ready. We can set off now. Do you want to call Madam and Miss to board the carriage first?"
He nodded and waved his hand. "Hurry up."
"Yes."
The manservant ran off to call Madam and Madam while Li Mingzhou stood in the hall for a while. He looked at the home he had lived in for more than twenty years, sighed helplessly, and left the mansion.
Four to five carriages were parked outside the mansion.
The steward pulled the curtain and was about to help him up.
Suddenly …
A voice came from afar. "Did you hear? There's some progress in the case of the vengeful spirit. "
That person was very excited.
"Really? Who's the murderer? "
"I have a relative who works in the yamen. He said that Lord Fang has already found evidence to prove who killed him. It seems that the yamen invited Teacher Ji to examine the corpse, but the evidence is not enough. He said that he will have to wait until tomorrow morning to examine Old Master Chang's corpse again, and then he will probably be able to find out who the murderer is."
"That's great. Everyone is panicking because of the commotion. If the murderer is caught, he must be beheaded."
"I wonder who the murderer is. It's too cruel to kill three people. "
"Anyway, before we find the murderer, we better not go out at night."
"I know. Now, we can only hope that the evidence will be found quickly."
…
The two men talked as they walked past the Li Estate's carriage.
Coincidentally, Li Mingzhou heard everything they said.
The manservant asked, "Master, are you not going to board the carriage?"
"…"
"It's getting dark. If we don't hurry, we won't be able to reach the inn outside the city."
Li Mingzhou said gloomily, "Inform everyone that we won't be leaving today. We'll leave tomorrow."
The manservant scratched his head and didn't ask anything. He only ordered all the things to be moved down from the carriage.
Madam Li pulled her daughter down from the carriage and asked, "Master, what's wrong?"
He patted the back of his wife's hand. "It's nothing. I saw that the weather is not good. It might rain tonight, so let's leave tomorrow."
"But aren't you in a hurry to discuss business?"
"It'll be fine. Madam, you're weak. You should go back to your room and rest." He then instructed his daughter, "Jiner, help your mother inside."
Jiner was an obedient and sensible child. She nodded and helped Madam Li inside.
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