I'm a detective for Dongchang

Chapter 153 Proposal?

Lu Xizhi jumped up, "Father! How could you let a man into your daughter's boudoir!!"

Lu Zhonglian glared at him fiercely. Since it was inconvenient for Director Yuan to have an attack outside the house, he twisted his daughter's nose and warned her: "Didn't she come in? Come out quickly. Factory Supervisor Yuan can be our Lu family's savior." "But when Lu Zhonglian finished speaking, he was obviously lacking in confidence. Looking at his daughter, he suddenly felt a little emotional. Although Yuan Yanxi's appearance at the beginning gave the Lu family a chance, his own daughter also contributed a lot.

He whispered: "Master Yuan came early in the morning, and brought a lot of expensive medicinal materials and supplements, some of which were given to the Lu family by the palace, and some were not sold outside, and some were the factory governor himself. It's a gift, you eat ten taels of silver per month, anyway, it's you who go to the peak, don't care about it."

After hearing this, Lu Xizhi's face turned red, she felt ashamed, and didn't dare to look into her father's eyes... What Shangfeng's subordinates, they both kissed on the mouth... She suddenly felt that it was exciting to have a relationship behind her parents' back.

"Lu Xizhi, there is a case." Yuan Yanxi suddenly said.

really.

"What's the case?" Lu Xizhi became more energetic, pushed Lu Zhonglian away, and looked at him.

Yuan Yanxi took her to the Qingxiu Mountain beside the moat. Lu Xizhi thought it was another murder, and the two were going to the scene of the crime. However, the man didn't speak all the way. Instead, he kept trying to hold her hand, but she avoided it cleverly. , so now it's more like a leisurely stroll.

After climbing up a small hill again, he pulled Lu Xizhi down and asked her to sit down and rest for a while.

"Where is the scene? Don't waste the time, haven't they come from Yuanzhi?" Lu Xizhi pretended to be stupid and refused to sit down.

"Sit down first, I have something to tell you." Yuan Yanxi tugged at her.

"What are you talking about, can't you talk while walking?"

"Sit down." Yuan Yanxi couldn't help but push Lu Xizhi to the grass.

Lu Xizhi bared her teeth and wanted to resist, but Yuan Yanxi said in a low voice, "Sit down, I have something to tell you."

"I'm still angry, what do you want to say." Lu Xizhi stepped back and put his hands on his chest, acting like a weak woman.

Yuan Yanxi ignored her, grabbed her hand and pressed it to his chest, letting Lu Xizhi feel his nervousness at the moment.

Lu Xizhi's heartbeat could be heard from the palm of Lu Xizhi's hand. He looked up at Yuan Yanxi's face. Does he have a heart attack?How to jump so fast.

But the man suddenly pulled out a beautiful ring from behind his back like a conjurer, his throat tightened, and he said sincerely: "Xixi, let's get married." Du, his handsome face flushed red.

Lu Xizhi was startled at first, but when he saw his blushing like a monkey's butt, he wanted to laugh inexplicably. He just told her about the situation when a man and a woman got married hundreds of years later when the two were chatting privately. down.

But the smile hadn't even opened yet, and she suddenly felt sour again. Someone proposed to her. In her previous life, the only relationship she had ever had was the one that ended without a problem.

She looked at the beautiful ring, a gold band, set with pearls and emeralds, gorgeous and dazzling.

Not only are there gems, but there is also a big pearl embedded in the middle of the ring, which is round and translucent, and a bat-shaped emerald and a ruby ​​are embedded on both sides, which are quite like marshmallows and look very cute.

At this moment, she was already dizzy by the surprise, took the ring, and smiled contentedly.

When going down the mountain, holding Yuan Yanxi's arm, Lu Xizhi suddenly asked, "Is that the case of the Lu family?"

Yuan Yanxi thought for a while, "Maybe it's like this in front of the common people, but in front of all the officials, the emperor will naturally give the Lu family a clarification, but... the evidence we have found so far will not be made public."

Seeing Lu Xizhi's face gradually sinking, he held her shoulders and comforted her: "On another level, the investigation will continue."

About a month later, there was a rumor that quietly spread throughout the capital. In the streets and alleys, through various channels, people kept breaking the news. Family members accept bribes from businessmen and embezzle land and land for their own self-interest.However, the emperor had already found out that Mr. Lu was completely wronged, and he also praised Lu Zhonglian as a clean and honest official with a clean sleeve.This wind blew very fiercely and strongly, and finally one day, it was compiled into a joke by a famous storyteller and circulated in various teahouses.

After another half a month, Li Shangshu from the household department came to the door in person and sent a plaque bestowed by the emperor to Lu's residence. Official Lu Zhonglian was restored to his post as a fifth-rank Jinke doctor.

In addition, Emperor Qi launched a nationwide population survey in a vigorous manner. In this survey, civil and military officials somehow became the first targets of the investigation.

And not long after, the crown prince suddenly left the East Palace and went to the border of Bagan, followed by King Xuan, King Xian and King Rui, who left the capital and returned to their respective regions.

As for Lu Zhonglian's corruption case, no one mentioned it anymore, and new cases soon followed...

One day, when Lu Xizhi came home from the East Factory, she was stunned as soon as she entered the main courtyard. The conversation in the living room was in full swing, and her father and mother laughed from time to time. She thought there was some happy event today, so she walked in quickly.

She was stunned.

The factory supervisor Yuan Dachang who said that he had something to do first, was sitting comfortably in the head of his family at the moment, grinning happily at her.

Lu Xizhi covered his mouth, did he propose marriage to his father?

The dining table was filled with all kinds of dishes. Under the braised pig's trotters, there was delicious pork belly, which was steaming with aroma. There were also Lu Xizhi's favorite pan-fried buns and fried asparagus with lily. The wine was also set aside.

Li Wenjun asked the girl to carry a plate of braised fish, and the two came out of the kitchen, while Lu Xizhi was still standing there in a daze.

"Silly boy, what's the matter, come in quickly." Li Wenjun patted her cheek.

"Director Yuan, you must try this stewed fish from my wife, one of them can eat half of it."

Lu Zhonglian greeted Lu Xizhi who was standing aside stupidly: "Zhizhi, you're back, wash your hands quickly, dinner will be served right away."

Lu Xizhi was dragged by Lu Ziyi to wash her hands, and asked her: "Are you stupid?"

"Brother, why did Director Yuan come here? When did you come?"

"I came back just a moment earlier than you. Maybe my father invited him. After all, our family has suffered such a catastrophe. Factory Supervisor Yuan is our savior."

Lu Xizhi pursed her lips and said nothing, and then let go of the tension in her heart.

She is not ready to mention this matter to her parents, what if...the parents don't agree, what should I do?

With a sense of loss, she followed her brother into the hall.

"Quickly, come on, today, sit next to your brother."

After the whole family was seated, Lu Zhonglian and Li Wenjun smiled and looked at Yuan Yanxi who was in the main seat.

"Mr. Yuan is bothering you today. Thank you Lord Lu for your hospitality. Let's have a feast." He is polite, modest and gentle. Yuan Yanxi's performance can be given full marks.

When dinner was ready, Lu Zhonglian poured wine for Yuan Yanxi first, and Yuan Yanxi quickly stood up and snatched the jug, jokingly, the future father-in-law, this etiquette must not be lost now.

"Come on, let's have a toast first, for our Lu family to produce a heroine, for mine." Lu Zhonglian raised his cup first.

Lu Xizhi was stunned, she didn't tell her father that she was commended by the emperor alone this time, she looked at Yuan Yanxi, he also looked confused.

Lu Zhonglian happily cleaned up the wine in his glass, his face was flushed red, and his small eyes narrowed into a line: "Well, this morning, as soon as I arrived at the yamen, Master Shangshu called me, and he told me I said that my father was very happy to see the emperor invite you into the palace to receive the reward, this is a celebration banquet for you."

"Master Shangshu also said that people in our household department often talk about you, and they say they can't see that the little girl of the Lu family who is always in a daze is so powerful. Like that Hua Mulan, she saves the family Water and fire. They all envy me for raising a capable and smart daughter. After all, thank you for being a father..."

Hearing this, Li Wenjun reached out and gently stroked his daughter's face.

Lu Xizhi's nose became sore all of a sudden, she first grabbed her father's hand, then turned around and held her mother's hand, her eyes swept over Lu Ziyi who was present, and said softly, "Father, mother, brother, and the two who haven't come yet." Aunt and sister, I want to thank you..."

In this way, a joyful banquet ended successfully under the atmosphere of everyone's joy.

In the evening, Lu Xizhi sent Yuan Yanxi out with an excuse to explain the case. After stepping out of the Lu residence, Yuan Yanxi quickly hugged Lu Xizhi, wrapped her tightly in his arms, looked down at her and said, "Xi Unfortunately, the governor can't wait any longer, how about coming to propose marriage tomorrow?"

"What?" Lu Xizhi opened his eyes wide.

Yuan Yanxi looked serious: "What? You don't want to marry? You took the ring, and you won't regret it." Her current attitude made him a little unhappy.

"Jingming, you are the successor of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and you will be the Marquis in the future. Our Lu family...will the Marquis of Zhenyuan and his wife agree to your reckless proposal of marriage?" Lu Xizhi pursed her lips, she was also very embarrassed, okay?

"I only ask you, don't care about others."

"Then... when do you want?"

"If you want me to say, of course, the sooner the better." Yuan Yanxi stared at her closely.

"Do you really think so?" Lu Xizhi's eyes became serious.

"Of course, what other ideas do you have?" Yuan Yanxi tightened Lu Xizhi's grip even more, "Why don't we make a deal now, we will get married as soon as the skinning case is solved, but good?"

Staring at Yuan Yanxi's black eyes shining brightly in the moonlight, a smile appeared on Lu Xizhi's lips, and she said softly: "Then... what if this case can't be solved..."

Before Lu Xizhi finished speaking, her mouth was gently blocked by another mouth...

The moon shyly hid in the clouds.

In the early morning of the second day, Lu Xizhi brought Beixue to the Qinghu Lake where the female body was found.

"Where are Catcher Zhao and Catcher Qi?"

"They should be here soon, we came early." Bei Xue handed her a paper bag.

Taking out the delicious steamed stuffed bun, Lu Xizhi took a sip contentedly, the strong kiss from last night suddenly appeared in his mind, he lowered his head and secretly smiled, ah!Another day full of energy!

"Aunt Lu..." Zhao Xuanwu suddenly remembered, "Haha, no, I should call you Jiji Lu now."

"Butou Zhao, stop laughing at me." Lu Xizhi also greeted him cheerfully.

"Where does Jiji Lu want to start?"

"I heard from the factory supervisor yesterday that skinning cases have occurred one after another since five or six years ago, so let's start from the first one."

Zhao Xuanwu began to recall the past:
"I remember that year, not long after I took office, I was not a head arrester at that time, I was just a small police officer, and I witnessed the first skinning case of a young woman.

The deceased was a 15-year-old female, and the place of death was by the Qinghu Lake. At that time, there was a street beside the Qinghu Lake, which belonged to the commercial street in the capital, but it was such a busy city that such a horrible and cruel murder happened. It made people panic.

The cause of death of the deceased was that the neck was cut open, and the whole body... the skin of the whole body was peeled off. Looking back now, I still feel horrible. The scene was horrible, but there was no other blood at the scene, and no murder weapon was found.

The following second, third, ... until last year's sixth, the murderer's method of killing is almost exactly the same, he chose young women to start, all the corpses were thrown in Qinghu and the moat, and there were no witnesses around , the murder weapon and the scene of the crime were not found.

The most frightening thing was that, at some point, people nearby began to spread rumors that occasionally at night, there would be eerie cries of women by the lake.

This murderer made people living by the lake and nearby, especially women, feel terrified. Combined with the woman's crying, everyone said that this case was not done by humans, but by ghosts. "

Ghost again?
Lu Xizhi asked: "So, including the female corpse found yesterday, it's the seventh episode."

"Yes, because the impact of the case is particularly bad, Dali Temple also ordered us to die, and sent people down, we must find the murderer as soon as possible."

Zhao Xuanwu hesitated to speak, and under the signal of Lu Xizhi, he continued: "Actually, the former Shaoqing of Dali Temple investigated deeply for a period of time, but after that, he suddenly handed in his resignation letter, saying that he was seriously ill. The day is running out, so I resigned and left."

"The former Shaoqing suddenly resigned?"

After pondering for a while, Lu Xizhi threw the greased paper on the ground, stomped on it vigorously, and asked Catcher Zhao, "Do you believe in ghosts?"

Zhao Xuanwu was taken aback, and after hesitating for a long time, he said that he didn't believe it, and he didn't want to believe it, but everyone said there was a ghost, and the case was so weird and terrifying, what kind of murderer would take the skin of the dead?Moreover, nothing was found at the scene, and more than one person heard the shrill cry. It wasn't a ghost, and he couldn't figure out what was going on.

"Zhao Butou, there are no ghosts in this world, and the only thing that is the most terrifying and hateful in this world is people!"

(End of this chapter)