Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 673
"Little master, but I don't know where the broken railing is now?" Li Canghai asked after thinking about it.

"The railing is now placed in the woodshed." The novice replied.

Li Canghai narrowed his eyes, took out a waist card from his sleeve, and handed it to the novice.

After the novice had seen it, he hurriedly bowed to Li Canghai: "I don't know your lord is coming, I hope you will forgive me if I offended you!"

Li Canghai smiled and said, "You are welcome, little master. I just want to go to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to have a look, and I hope little master will be accommodating."

"My lord wants to go up to the pagoda, but the young monk dare not stop him. It's just...the pagoda is not very safe!" the novice clasped his hands together, hesitantly said.

"It's okay, I'll be fine. Little master just put his heart in his stomach." Li Canghai said with a smile.

"This...well, the little monk will accompany the adults up to the pagoda." The novice saw that Li Canghai was so persistent and could not refuse, so he took out the key from his waist and opened the pagoda door.

On the first floor of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, there is a platform for translating scriptures, enshrining the statue of Master Xuanzang. Li Canghai bowed to the statue in awe, and then climbed up the steps.

In the seven-story pagoda, each floor has a different view.

But Li Canghai didn't bother to see the sight of the Wild Goose Pagoda, and went straight up to the six-story tower.

There are openings on all sides of the six-story tower, and there are railings outside the door.

Li Canghai lowered his head and looked around the cave door. Due to the cold weather, a layer of ice had indeed formed on the floor tiles around the cave door.

Immediately afterwards, he came to the eastern cave gate, and the railing outside the cave gate was indeed half destroyed.

"My lord, this place is dangerous, don't go forward!" Seeing that Li Canghai was about to walk over, the novice quickly reminded him.

Li Canghai didn't take it seriously, he smiled at the novice, then walked over, knelt down and examined it carefully.

The broken railing handrail is located on the side of the tower rock. If you accidentally step on the air, you will fall directly.

The six-story tower was about nine feet high, and the bottom was paved with bricks and stones. Wang Bao was lucky to be able to recover his life after falling from such a high place.

Li Canghai carefully inspected the broken part of the railing, and gradually understood in his heart.

"Little master, I trouble you to send the broken handrail to Dali Temple, but don't burn it." Li Canghai stood up and said with a smile to the monk.

"Why does your lord need that railing?" the novice monk asked in a daze.

Li Canghai said deeply: "The railing is involved in a murder case, and it is an important physical evidence."

The novice was taken aback when he heard this, "Your Excellency, you mean that the benefactor who fell here a few days ago was actually murdered intentionally?"

"Little master is really smart. Let me ask you, are you in charge of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda?" Li Canghai said approvingly.

"It's the little monk." The novice replied hastily.

"The day before the incident, did you see any suspicious people?" Li Canghai continued to ask.

The novice shook his head: "There are a lot of pilgrims coming and going in this temple, but the young monk didn't pay attention. But..."

"But what? The little master has something to say, but it doesn't matter."

The monk recited the Buddha's name and said: "However, when the gate of the temple was closed the night before, a benefactor was trapped on this tower. Up, it was the gate of the temple where the monk brought him out."

"Do you remember that person's appearance?" Li Canghai asked with his eyes brightened.

"The benefactor has a white face and no beard. He is about six feet tall and has a string of money pendants around his waist." The monk thought for a while and replied.

"If you see him again, will you still recognize him?" Li Canghai asked while rubbing his chin.

"The little monk recognizes it."

"That's very good." Li Canghai smiled slightly, and said to the novice: "Little master, I may send you to the court for identification at that time, and I hope that the little master will not refuse."

The novice hurriedly put his hands together to return the salute: "Don't dare, dare not! My lord has orders, but I dare not refuse."

"Okay, then I won't bother little master." Li Canghai nodded and left Da Ci'en Temple.

Leaving Da Ci'en Temple, Li Canghai went around the Wang Bao's house and did not return to Dali Temple until it was getting dark.

When they returned to Dali Temple, the two brothers Benbo Erba had already returned. When they saw Li Canghai, they rushed forward to salute.

"My lord, this is the information we found, please have a look at it." Ba Bo Erben took out some crumpled paper from his sleeve and handed it to Li Canghai.

Li Canghai looked at the two of them in surprise, then took the paper and read it.

This is the record of all the past about Ma Rong and Song Yan, even how many times Ma Rong has been out recently, and how many jewelry he has bought.

Li Canghai nodded approvingly, and praised the two of them: "I didn't expect the two of you to investigate this matter so clearly in such a short period of time. You two should be the first to solve this case!"

When the two brothers heard the words, they suddenly laughed.

"My lord, our brothers are all rough people, how can we have the ability to investigate this? We asked others to help us find out." Ba Bo'erben said with a grin.

"Oh? Is there someone else to help?" Li Canghai was very surprised.

Li Canghai first arrived in Chang'an, and the two brothers had never been to Chang'an before. He couldn't figure out who would help them investigate.

Ben Bo'erba said hahaha authentically: "Your Excellency entrusted us with this matter because of his trust in us. Although our brothers are not smart, we can't mess up what your lord told us. So, after thinking about it, we went to find Got some people to help."

"Who? Could it be that you have friends in Chang'an City?" Li Canghai asked with a smile.

Ba Bo'er scratched his head and said, "It's not a friend, but a younger brother! Our brothers found the local ruffians in Chang'an City, beat their boss hard, and we became their boss. They will naturally listen to us and investigate what the adults have told us."

Li Canghai nodded approvingly. Although the two people were a bit confused, they were rough and fine.

Otherwise, how can such methods be conceived?
When it comes to investigating someone's behavior, naturally no one can compare to the local ruffians.

"My lord, why do you want us to investigate this?" Babo'er Ben asked in a daze.

"Tomorrow you will know. What you have found is extremely important to me." Li Canghai said.

While talking, Zhou Feiyan hurried in.

"My lord, the officer is back."

Li Canghai folded the paper, put it in his sleeve, and asked, "Master Zhou, have you found any clues?"

"Return to your lord, I have investigated all the coachmen after Wang Ying fell off the cliff three years ago, and there is only one who fits what your lord said. This man is a big gambler, and lost 300 taels of silver three years ago overnight!" Zhou Feiyan said .

"What is this person's name?" Li Canghai asked.

"My lord, this man's name is Ma Si, and he is still a coachman." Zhou Feiyan said.

(End of this chapter)