Chapter 297
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Seeing Ning Shu was silent for a long time, Tan Sixian whispered, "Lady Ning?"
Ning Shu quickly regained her senses.
Tan Sixian curiously asked, "Miss, have you found any clues?"
That matter was just her guess and she couldn't make a conclusion. In order to avoid involving an innocent girl, Ning Shu said, "Not yet, I'm just thinking about some things. Thank you for your help today, Eldest Young Master. Eldest Young Master must have a lot of business to do, so I won't disturb Eldest Young Master."
"It's just a small matter. If I can help, it's my honor. Then I'll leave first. If Miss needs anything, I'll be there in a moment."
After sending Tan Sixian away, Hui Mo smacked his lips with great interest. He pinched his chin and commented: "The outside world says that Prime Minister Tan's second son is smooth and slick in dealing with people. But I think it's the complete opposite. That guy is obviously a fool. But this eldest son is gentle and elegant. He knows when to advance and retreat. He doesn't look like a businessman who falls into the eyes of copper coins. If such a person enters the officialdom, the Tan family will probably have another prime minister. What a pity. "
As soon as Tan Sixian was mentioned, Ning Shu's mind exploded again. She chuckled, "Instead of talking about other people's family matters, it's better to help me find clues. I just asked you to check the surrounding terrain. What's the result? "
"Oh, look at my brain. I forgot about the important matter." Hui Mo patted his forehead and took out a map from his arms, "This Fang Seeking Platform is located in the northeast corner of the West City. It's backed by the upper reaches of the Chaobai River. Look, the place we are standing is the best place to enjoy the view of the Chaobai River. The front door is facing this restaurant called Dong Lai Shun. There are two alleys on both sides. The left side is a tiled house, and the right side is another brothel called Bai Hua Lou. According to the surrounding people, these two brothel are famous in the West City for not getting along with each other. When the news of the envoy's sudden death spread out, the brothel owner of Bai Hua Lou laughed until her mouth was crooked. "
Although Hui Mo looked careless and unreliable, he was very meticulous in his work. On the map, he marked the terrain around the Search Fang Platform in great detail. He even marked the width of the alley, the number of doors and windows around it, and the distance to the Tile Shack and Baihua Building.
Ning Shu looked at it seriously for a while, then tapped on the drawing with her finger. "There are small doors on both the east and west sides of the platform. Why isn't there any on the side near the river?"
"Xunfang Terrace is built next to the Chaobai River. Below the eight steps is the river bank. The reason why they didn't set up a small door here is probably because they were afraid that drunken customers would accidentally slip into the river. Also, the brothel keeper purposely set up a fence near the river, probably for the same reason."
"What you mean is that if you want to enter the Seeker Platform, you have to go from the east, west, and south sides. You definitely can't come up from the north side of the river?"
Hui Mo nodded vigorously, "I've seen it. The embankment is forty feet high. Below the embankment is the turbulent waves of the Chaobai River. If you want to climb up the embankment, I'm afraid your Qing Gong will be able to reach the sky."
Ning Shu nodded in understanding and asked the officer next to her, "Are all the small doors guarded?"
"Of course. When I caught them this morning, I asked them. They are in this kind of business. What they are most afraid of is that people come to make trouble and customers don't pay and run away. Therefore, every door is guarded, and the guards are all sharp-eyed. Not only that, last night, the envoys invited all the guests to the banquet. Therefore, young master Tan specially arranged people to guard the stairs connecting the second floor and the third floor to prevent some drunken people from making trouble in the private rooms upstairs and disturbing the guests. "
Hui Mo blinked, "According to what you said, outsiders can't sneak in to commit murder, and people on the first and second floor can't enter the third floor. The murderer must be the young master of the aristocratic family who stayed last night, or one of the leading ladies? Then the list of suspects has been narrowed down a lot! "
The officer smiled bitterly and said, "If it were really that simple, we would be able to solve this case by ourselves. The problem is that the young masters who stayed here last night testified against each other. After they went into their rooms to rest, they didn't come out again. They were even woken up by the screams of the pimp. Even Miss Susu, who is the most suspicious, has a witness. She said that she didn't serve the envoys well last night and made the envoys unhappy. The envoys slapped her and slammed the door. Susu's maid came in and comforted her for a long time. Then, the two of them slept in the same room. Young master Wang next door also testified that he heard the noise, but he was too drunk to come out. "
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