I'm a detective for Dongchang

Chapter 178 Bold Speculation
In addition to Bilian's case, eight beautiful young girls have been killed and circumcised, and eight fresh and beautiful lives came to an abrupt end.

On the well-organized files, the time of each case and the detailed autopsy report are clearly written, but except for Bilian's case, which has some clues, the other victims have not been claimed until now, and all available investigative methods Qi Yong and the others used them all, but still got nothing.

She can't blame Zhao Butou and Qi Yong for their incompetence, but for serial murders like this, the source of the corpse is unknown, and the purpose and regularity of the murderer's murder cannot be found. If the source of the corpse is wrong, the direction of investigation may go astray. Delay the time to solve the case.

There may be some clues at Dali Temple, but they will definitely not give them. Even when Qin Huaishi committed suicide, the two stalkers sent were also ulterior motives, as if they were looking for something instead of investigating the case.

According to Yuan Yanxi's idea, he had already figured out a way to find an excuse to go to the island to investigate in a fair manner, but he got caught by Bilian's case, but that's exactly what happened, and he finally confirmed it so far , the identity of the only deceased person in a series of skinning cases, can be regarded as...

She will definitely tell these wronged souls the truth.

The second day Xianglianju
"How is Aunt Li usually?" Lu Xizhi asked Lin Chuchu.

"Aunt Li is quite a nice person. She is an old man from Xianglianju. I heard that she was found by Wang Yuxi herself. She cooks delicious food. I am weak. When I first came, she took good care of me. , I often give me some tonic soup made by herself. If other girls have menstruation, she will also make some medicinal food to replenish qi and blood. Everyone likes her very much. She's not bad." Lin Chuchu wiped her tears, "Oh, Xizhi, why did Aunt Li commit suicide suddenly?"

"Auntie Li and Bilian, Qingyu, Biyu and the girls, do you have any special contact?" Qi Yong asked.

"Hmm...she seems to have always taken good care of Bilian, a little better than other people, but Bilian is lively, loves to laugh, and is hardworking. She gives all her monthly money to her brother and sister-in-law. She is a careless girl. , presumably because of this, so I love her and care about her more, except for this, I didn't find that Aunt Li has any special care for the other girls."

"By the way, have you heard from Aunt Li recently that she is helping Bilian make medicine?" Lu Xizhi asked curiously with an attitude of giving it a try.

"Is it the medicine for Bilian? It seems that once I went to the kitchen to get my own medicinal food, and there was indeed something boiling on the stove next to it. It smelled very strong. I asked her curiously. She said that recently Can't sleep well, boil some medicine to calm the nerves."

"Does it mean that she can't sleep well by herself?" Lu Xizhi's tone slowed down.

Well, Lin Chuchu nodded.

"Has her brother and sister-in-law come to Xianglianju to look for her?"

"I've been here twice, and her brother and sister-in-law are all market men, and they look very reckless. They usually don't care about Bi Lian's physical condition, and both times came when the monthly money was paid. Whatever."

"Chuchu, do you still plan to continue studying here? The situation in Xianglianju doesn't look good?" Lu Xizhi asked his good friend with concern.

"Yeah, I really don't know what's going to happen next. Many people have come to ask for Shuxiu. It is estimated that in a few days, all the students will be gone. However, there are still a few students outside the capital who insist on doing it every day. Come to study, so there are two embroidery masters who come to class on time. Wang Hehe... I don’t know if Xianglianju will be closed.” Lin Chuchu said with a gloomy expression, as if she had forgotten what the old witch used to be like. treated her too.

Lu Xizhi thought about it for a while, Wang Hehe hadn't shown up for two days, she arranged for Beixue to take two people to her residence, while she and Qi Yong went back to Dongchang, discussing the next step to find the mysterious Mr. Yu thing.

It was almost evening when Bei Xue came back, and the two of them were waiting for her, especially Qi Yong, who deliberately put on a posture of leaning on a beauty, resting his chin on his right hand, looking at Bei Xue with affectionate eyes.

After several contacts, Qi Yong also began to reveal his true personality, and he actually looked a little guilty.

Bei Xue walked in without saying anything, but didn't even look at Qi Yong. He dumped a bag of tea on the table. Qi Yong picked up the tea bag carefully with a grin, looked left and right, and then pretended to put it in his With the look in his arms, Lu Xizhi couldn't help laughing out loud.

"How is it, Beixue, how is your communication with the old witch?" Lu Xizhi asked.

Beixue smiled and said: "Hey, Miss Lu, you don't know, I just met two people today. When we saw this Wang Hexi the last two times, she was so arrogant and indifferent. She has such a straight face. Look at people directly through your nostrils."

"What's the matter, is your attitude good this time?" Qi Yong became interested.

"It's not about whether it's good or not. Anyway, that shelf has been completely put down. I was worried that she would show off with me and take out the empress to scare people. I didn't expect her to open the door of the house so easily. I haven't explained yet. Just let me in." Beixue took a sip of water and continued.

"As if she didn't care at all, she just put on a robe casually, and she didn't look washed. Miss Lu, let me tell you, it's very strange. Her unkempt appearance is worse than when she was wearing a fake face that day. , on the contrary, it's much more pleasing to the eye, maybe you will think she looks pretty after seeing it..." Bei Xue said it vividly.

"Miss Beixue, you don't come here anymore, just that old woman, it looks like the whole family is dead, don't say she is an old goblin, it's my temper." Qi Yong said haha.

"That Wang Yuxi probably collapsed completely. We told her the news that during the investigation, we found that an acquaintance was very likely to commit the crime. She didn't respond either. She was neither afraid nor curious. We asked her to cooperate and arrange a suitable one. Let’s ask the students from Xianglian Juli to recall, maybe we can find someone suspicious. She just laughed like that, and asked me, where are there any other students? Where is she going to find students for us? Then she took out a jar of wine and said that she would invite us to have a few drinks together." Bei Xue laughed, "It's ridiculous...but that jar of wine is really good wine coming..."

"What, don't tell me, did you really drink with her?!" Lu Xizhi cried out strangely.

"Of course not, Miss Lu, you have to believe me and listen to me. Later, she sat there alone and drank, crying and laughing. I couldn't ask anything, so I was about to leave In the end, she took out this bag of tea and asked me to take it back, saying that it was for us to try something new, do you think this person is so strange."

She put down the kettle and asked, "By the way, are there really many students who drop out?"

Lu Xizhi replied: "Actually, it's not called quitting school. Xianglianju itself is a private workshop for noble girls. Although it was set up by Princess Changle at the time, if something like this happens, the princess will definitely not come forward to help her maintain the school. An Ding, it is estimated that the pressure from the officials is not small, Xianglianju should be closed from then on."

"Really, that's really a pity. It shouldn't be easy for such an elegant and large-scale aristocratic place to open." Qi Yong said while shaking his head.

With the background of Princess Changle, it was too late for the officials to fawn on her. Recruiting students was a breeze without any difficulties.

Just as Bei Xue was about to laugh at Qi Yong, she suddenly noticed that Lu Xizhi, who was sitting opposite her, had a wrong expression, her eyes sparkled, and she seemed to be thinking of something.

At this moment, Lu Xizhi's mind suddenly popped up the scene when he and Yuan Yanxi were in the Chanting Tower. That night, there was a woman named Xiumei who was pranked and splashed with blood on the bed. Behind the Chanting Tower is the crown prince, Princess Changle And they are brothers and sisters with the crown prince, and Wang Xie was once the person in front of the queen...

There was a faint thread lingering in her mind, but when she tried to see clearly, there was nothing left.

Is there any relationship between these people and the case?

She didn't dare to think about it.

"You say, why did the murderer put back Bibilian's shoes, and why did he use Bibilian's belt to strangle Mrs. Li? Was he creating a terrifying atmosphere just to scare the girls in Xianglianju? ?” Lu Xizhi said to himself.

"Why did you scare them? It can't be because they were bullied, right? These girls are not the murderer of the skinning case, so who is the murderer really trying to scare by doing this? Is he avenging Bilian?"

The repeated rhetorical questions one after another stumped Bei Xue and Qi Yong.

The room fell silent.

Thinking of the current situation of Xianglianju, Qi Yong speculated uncertainly: "Perhaps... the murderer intentionally created panic in the embroidery workshop to bring down Xianglianju? Is it a kind of revenge against Wang Hexi?" He slowly Say what's on your mind.

"Yes, that's right! I thought of that too! The murderer must know the reason why Bilian disappeared." She paused, "Even if he doesn't know the exact reason, he must have some evidence that made him kill Lian. Ma'am." Lu Xizhi slapped the table excitedly.

"Ah, Miss Lu, hurry up, can you explain it more clearly? Based on your inferences, could it be that the murderer knew that Bi Lian's death was related to Aunt Li and Xianglianju?" Bei Xue yelled unconvinced.

Lu Xizhi nodded at her: "Do you think the motive of the crime I mentioned makes sense?"

"I think what Miss Lu said makes sense." It was Qi Yong who spoke, his tone was calm and full of confidence.

"From Bilian's disappearance, to Aunt Li's murder, and from the first time we saw Wang Hexi, until now, I think that apart from the two deceased and their families, the most affected person in this case is The person in charge of Xianglianju, Wang Hehe, has such a big career destroyed, and the whole person is completely panicked."

"If you put it this way, that pair of inexplicable shoes appeared in front of Bilian's bed at that time. Is that the intention? To take advantage of the fact that we were there to make a big mess and irritate Bilian's brother. My sister-in-law made a big fuss on the spot," Lu Xizhi added.

"But the reason why we appeared there was Miss Lin who came to look for us suddenly, didn't she? Then, the murderer saw us coming to school, so he put the shoes in front of the bed on a whim?" Bei Xue asked rhetorically.

Lu Xizhi nodded: "Well, if my hypothesis is true, it should be a temporary act."

"Then, I'm sure again, this person must be a member of Xianglianju." Qi Yong stood up.

"If that's the case, who would it be, who would know about Bilian's death, and..." Bei Xue said.

Before they could ask, Lu Xizhi spoke up on his own initiative.

"All of us are speculations. I heard that Xianglianju has a pretty good reputation in the capital. Many daughters of high-ranking officials also learn embroidery here. Among them is... Feng Wuyan, the youngest daughter of General Feng. .Speaking of which, General Feng has always been very grateful to us for avenging her eldest daughter and catching the murderer. Can we be bold and ask General Feng to make it easier for us to talk to Feng Wuyan?"

Bei Xue understood, "I'll go to the General's Mansion to spread the news."

"No, I'll go with you."

Qi Yong shouted behind them: "It's already this hour, the general is probably eating."

"Follow the matter urgently, General Feng will definitely understand." Lu Xizhi returned to him without turning his head, and he had already run several feet away.

(End of this chapter)