The Strange Wall
Ji Yunshu came out of the prison.
Jing Rong was like an imperial bodyguard, standing there respectfully, waiting for her.
He didn't even ask her for more information.
This made Ji Yunshu even more puzzled.
So she asked him, "You don't want to know?"
He shook his head. "Tomorrow in the court, this Prince will sit and listen. It's more comfortable than standing."
She smiled but didn't say anything.
The next moment, Jing Rong rubbed her thin shoulders. "Little vixen, this Prince has been thinking about something."
"What is it?"
"When you touched Old Master Zhang's body, how was it different from touching this Prince?"
'Can't your thoughts be more pure?'
Ji Yunshu mercilessly glared at him again.
She was speechless!
Jing Rong's vinegar jar fell to the ground. He wanted to get to the bottom of it, so he complained, "If you can touch this Prince like you touched Old Master Zhang, this Prince won't stop you if you want to investigate or meddle in other people's business."
Ji Yunshu's mouth twitched.
She thought about it seriously again. She rolled her eyes and retorted, "If you were a corpse, not to mention touching, I'd even sleep with you."
After all, when she was in modern times, it was common for her to sleep with those skeletons.
After saying this, she swaggered off.
Jing Rong was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly understood.
His face turned green.
He quickly chased after her.
The prison guards on both sides of the prison were dumbfounded.
They thought, 'This prince and Teacher Ji's relationship is so f * cking messy!'
Ji Yunshu and Jing Rong didn't return to the inn, but went to the yamen to wait for Liu Zhiliang's return.
They said that Lord Liu was still investigating the Guanyin Seal. First Madam made a big fuss, and all the servants and maids in the house were beaten.
In the end, they didn't get any information.
The entire Zhang Mansion was turned upside down, but the Guanyin Seal was still nowhere to be found.
While waiting, Ji Yunshu called Shi Zijin over and whispered a few words in her ear. Then, she quietly went to the Zhang Mansion.
So mysterious!
Because of the boredom, Ji Yunshu left Jing Rong and went to the yamen's study.
He wanted to read a few books to kill time.
In the study, the two opposite bookshelves were piled high with books. On the wide table, brush, ink, paper, and inkstone were all neatly arranged.
The only strange thing was that not only the table, but even the bookshelves were covered in dust.
It didn't look like a place that was frequented or used.
It was just a decoration!
But it was not surprising. Liu Zhiliang's position was donated, and a donated position was a donated position. He wore an official hat on the surface, but in fact, he only wanted to take the imperial court's salary.
It was not surprising that he did not enter the study. After all, he was not a true scholar.
She chose a few books and was about to go out when she caught sight of a file that had been thrown into the corner of the shelf.
He curiously picked it up and flipped through it.
It turned out to be a record book of the yamen reporting a case!
Most of the cases reported to the yamen were written on it. It was nothing strange, but …
The more she flipped, the more she felt that something was wrong!
There were many reported cases. Some of them were solved, while others were still unsolved. The unsolved cases were all theft cases.
What was strange was that these theft cases all came from an inn called Lin 'an Inn. The informants claimed that they had lost their belongings or goods at Lin' an Inn.
From four years ago to a month ago, there were a total of thirty to forty cases. None of them were solved.
What was even stranger was that …
This inn called Lin 'an Inn was the one owned by Du Sanniang.
She was puzzled, trying to figure out what was going on.
Suddenly …
Woof woof woof …
She heard a dog barking outside the door.
She closed the record book and put it into her sleeve.
When she went out, she saw a dog barking at a wall.
It was the same dog from the day!
It was the same wall from the day, but the back was changed!
She walked over, but the dog seemed to be afraid of her. It ran to the side in panic, but it was still barking at the wall.
This gun?
She stared at the wall curiously. It was only two meters tall and looked no different from an ordinary wall. It was even a little shabby.
"Damn dog, it's barking again."
The old man from the day chased after the dog and captured it again.
The old man bowed to Ji Yunshu and apologized, "Teacher, please don't mind it. It's just a stupid dog that likes to bark."
She smiled warmly and returned the bow, "It's alright. But Old Uncle, why is this dog barking at the wall?"
"I'm not sure. It's been barking at the wall since last month. Sometimes, I can't even pull it back. I don't know if there's a bone in the wall."
"What's the smell that this dog is most sensitive to?"
"This …" The old man thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up. "Gold! Every time it smells gold, it likes to pounce on it. Sometimes, when I bring it out, I have to drag it along when we pass by a gold shop."
Gold?
Ji Yunshu pondered.
She stared at the wall for a while longer.
After the old man left, she picked up a sharp stone from the ground and scraped it against the wall a few times. The white paint on the wall peeled off, and she used a handkerchief to catch some of it.
She rubbed it on her fingertips and pondered for a while.
Finally, she smiled.
Hmm, how interesting.
At this time …
"Teacher Ji." A yamen runner hurried over, "Teacher Ji, Milord is back. His Highness wants you to see him."
She nodded, then wrapped the scraped powder in a handkerchief and hid it in her clothes.
When she followed the manservant to the court, she saw Liu Zhiliang standing respectfully beside Jing Rong. His eyes were wide open from exhaustion.
Jing Rong was drinking tea leisurely.
"Lord Liu, have you investigated the theft at the Zhang Estate?" Ji Yunshu asked.
Liu Zhiliang sighed and began to complain, "Don't you think that First Madam is strange? She was clamoring to investigate at first, but who would have thought that she would stop investigating the next moment? "
"Oh? Why is that? "
"I don't know. It's good that she stopped investigating. She almost uprooted the entire Zhang Estate. She's such a formidable woman."
Ji Yunshu laughed and comforted Liu Zhiliang, "Since that's the case, isn't it for the best? Lord Liu can rest for a while. "
"That's true, but …" He walked towards Ji Yunshu and asked, "Teacher Ji, this official is most concerned about Old Master Zhang's death. You've examined the corpse and examined the crime scene. Do you have any results?"
"Hmm …" She dragged her words, "Let's wait. We'll know at dawn."
"Why do we have to wait until dawn?"
"Because some things are easier to handle at night."
This …
Liu Zhiliang did not know what was going on.
Jing Rong sat on the pear blossom chair and poured two cups of tea. He pushed one cup to the empty seat beside him.
Then, he said to Ji Yunshu, "Teacher Ji, have a seat. There's still some time before dawn."
"Alright!"
She obediently sat down beside Jing Rong.
She picked up the tea and took a sip, frowning.
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