Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 691 Revenge?

Li Canghai knew that Song Kun intended to trick him, but he couldn't refute it, so he could only cup his hands and say, "Minister, obey the order!"

The eyes of all officials were all focused on Li Canghai.

Everyone could see that Li Canghai's expression was extremely solemn at this moment.

Li Canghai didn't stop there. After saluting Li Longji, he took Gao Luochuan and others out of Daming Palace and went to the scene of the crime.

Shengpingfang is located in the northeast corner of Chang'an, and it is a relatively secluded place.

Li Canghai placed Zhang Wenyuan here in order to hide his whereabouts so as not to be discovered by Yang Guozhong.

A small house in Shengpingfang was already surrounded by government servants holding torches.

Surrounded by the yamen servants, the two brothers Benboerba and Baboerben were staring at the yamen servants.

"My lord! You are here! These guys wrongly accuse Missy of being a murderer! They want to arrest Missy and bring her to justice, it's too abominable!" Seeing Li Canghai coming, Ben Boerba shouted joyfully.

Li Canghai separated the crowd, walked over, and actually saw Lin Xiaomei behind the two of them!
Lin Xiaomei was pale, holding a dagger in her hand, standing in the snow tremblingly.

Seeing this, Li Canghai's expression darkened, and he walked over immediately.

Putting the cloak on Lin Xiaomei on, Li Canghai squatted in front of Lin Xiaomei, and said gently, "Little sister, why did you come here?"

Lin Xiaomei bit her lips tightly and did not speak, but her body was trembling.

"Little sister, give me the dagger, be good." Li Canghai stretched out his hand to smooth the flying hair on Lin Xiaomei's forehead, and said softly.

Lin Xiaomei seemed to have been greatly frightened, holding the dagger tightly in her right hand. After Li Canghai said several times, she looked at Li Canghai and suddenly burst into tears.

Li Canghai couldn't help feeling a pain in his heart, he hugged Lin Xiaomei in his arms, and comforted him: "Little sister, don't be afraid, with the adoptive father around, everything will be fine. Be good."

Lin Xiaomei cried for a while before handing the dagger to Li Canghai.

Li Canghai took the dagger, turned to Gao Luochuan and said, "Master Gao, my younger sister is weak and can't stand the cold, can I let my younger sister return to Dali Temple first?"

Gao Luochuan sighed, nodded and said, "As Master Li said, come and send this girl to Dali Temple."

After several police officers took orders, they immediately got a carriage and carried Lin Xiaomei to Dali Temple.

Ben Bo Erba was afraid that those police officers would bully Lin Xiaomei, so he hurriedly followed.

"Baboerben, you stay here for now." After Benboerba left, Li Canghai called to stop Baboerba.

"My lord, we didn't protect the eldest lady well, please forgive me." Ba Bo'er knelt on the ground and said earnestly.

"Get up and answer, what happened? Why did the little girl come here?" Li Canghai asked seriously.

Ba Bo'er scratched his head, and said with a blank face: "I don't know what happened. After dinner, we stayed with the eldest lady and the second lady. Later, the kitchen caught fire, and we rushed to put out the fire. After the fire was extinguished, we turned around and found that the eldest lady had disappeared! So we searched everywhere, and finally found this place."

Hearing this, Li Canghai frowned immediately.

"Master Li, let's go to the scene of the murder first!" Gao Luochuan said when he saw that his brows were furrowed.

Li Canghai nodded, and then walked into the courtyard.

In the yard, Zhang Wenyuan was lying face up in the snow, his body covered with snowflakes.

Li Canghai knelt down and examined Zhang Wenyuan's body carefully.

There was a hideous wound on Zhang Wenyuan's abdomen, and a large amount of blood flowed out from the wound, dyeing half of his body bloody.

"The wound is about two inches wide and five inches deep. The size matches the face of the dagger, and the blood on the dagger has not disappeared. It is certain that the murder weapon is this dagger." Gao Luochuan said with a frown.

Li Canghai looked solemn, did not speak, but continued to observe his surroundings.

The place where Zhang Wenyuan lay was about two feet away from the house, and there was a light red bloodstain on the ground that was melted by snow water.

Judging from the bloodstains, Zhang Wenyuan should have been injured in the room, and then staggered to the yard before dying.

"Master Li, judging from the scene, it seems that the girl did it. What should I do?" Gao Luochuan frowned and said in a low voice.

Li Canghai didn't speak, and the only footprints left on the scene were Zhang Wenyuan and Lin Xiaomei.

What's more, Lin Xiaomei still held the murder weapon in her hand.

He didn't want Lin Xiaomei to be the murderer, but Lin Xiaomei and Zhang Wenyuan had a deep blood feud after all.

Recalling Xiaomei Lin's ups and downs last night, it was no surprise that she killed Zhang Wenyuan.

"Is the murderer really my younger sister?" Li Canghai suddenly became anxious.

To him, Lin Xiaomei was not only a poor child, but also his daughter.

Even though the two are not related by blood, he loves Lin Xiaomei very much. He hopes that Lin Xiaomei can come out of sadness, and even more hope that Lin Xiaomei can grow up happily.

But he also knew that Lin Xiaomei's mind had undergone tremendous changes after undergoing tremendous changes, especially seeing the scene before the tragic death of her relatives was no different from a nightmare to her.

If the murderer is really Lin Xiaomei, how should he pronounce the sentence?Do you want to kill relatives righteously?

Although Li Canghai insisted on justice, he was a person with the utmost affection and nature, so he would not be able to do it no matter what.

What's more, the case has alarmed the emperor, even if he intends to protect Lin Xiaomei, he can't change the emperor's will.

"What should I do? For the present plan, the only way is to send the little girl away from Chang'an quietly, and never see each other again. As long as I bear the charges, the emperor should not embarrass a child." Li Canghai frowned, thinking wildly in his mind stand up.

Seeing that his expression was different, Gao Luochuan hurriedly asked, "Master Li, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, let's continue to investigate the case!" Li Canghai bent down and grabbed a handful of cold snow and smeared it on his face, trying his best to keep calm, and then let out a long breath.

"Master Li, do you want to continue the investigation?" Gao Luochuan asked worriedly.

In his opinion, the truth is already very obvious. It was indeed Lin Xiaomei who killed Zhang Wenyuan. If the investigation continues, more evidence against Lin Xiaomei may be found.

And Lin Xiaomei is Li Canghai's adopted daughter. Since Lin Xiaomei committed the murder, Li Canghai cannot escape responsibility.

What's more, even if the emperor doesn't punish him, how will he deal with Lin Xiaomei?

Li Canghai took a deep breath and nodded heavily: "Investigate! I must thoroughly investigate this matter!"

Seeing that he was so persistent, Gao Luochuan could only sigh.

Li Canghai didn't care about him, and went into the scene investigation again.

Even though all the evidence showed that Lin Xiaomei killed Zhang Wenyuan, Li Canghai always believed that Lin Xiaomei would not kill someone.

(End of this chapter)