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Chapter 497 I will never dare to do it again!

Mei Guangtao recognized Li Qingyan at a glance and asked in confusion: "Aren't you Li Ji's friend? Why are you here?"

Li Qingyan bowed to him and said, "Your Excellency, Governor Mei, I am here to assist the Crown Prince in handling the case."

Mei Guangtao never expected that an ordinary suicide case would alarm His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come and investigate personally.

Although he was stunned, he keenly sensed something unusual.

He had dealt with the prince before and knew that he was no simple character.

The prince must have had definite evidence and knew that there was something fishy about Li Ji's death, which is why he personally investigated the case.

When he thought of this, Mei Guangtao felt that his hairline seemed to move back again.

He couldn't help but touch his forehead.

Can't you just calm down a little bit every day?

He didn't ask for much, he just wanted to go to get off work and get off work normally.

Why couldn't he even satisfy such a humble request?

The prince said coldly, "Find out who took Li Ji's body away? Also, find out where Li Ji lived, where he had been during this period, and who he had contact with."

Mei Guangtao had no choice but to swallow his bitterness and continue to work overtime resignedly.

At the instruction of the prince, Li Qingyan also joined the investigation.

Li Qingyan is a bold and careful man, and he also has a very good brain. He extracted all the information about Li Ji from his memory, analyzed it one by one, and then verified it one by one.

With his assistance, Mei Guangtao found out all of Li Ji's activities over the past half month in just one day.

Mei Guangtao yawned, and dragged his exhausted body after working overtime all night to report to the prince.

"Li Ji's money was not easy. In order to make ends meet, he would help others copy books and do accounting to earn a little money to supplement the family income."

"These are the names of people who have had recent contact with him."

Mei Guangtao handed over a list.

"I have had people check each of the names on the list, and have found no problems. This is the summary we compiled after our investigation."

He handed over another file.

Luo Qinghan read all the content at a glance, and his eyes stopped on the last line.

The last place Li Ji visited before his death was Donglai Tower.

Donglailou is one of the most famous restaurants in Shengjing City. The cost of eating there is very high, and Li Ji cannot afford to go to such a place with his wealth.

Luo Qinghan asked: "What did Li Ji do in Donglai Tower?"

Mei Guangtao answered truthfully, "The exam is coming up soon, and more and more scholars are gathering in Shengjing City. When they are bored, they like to hold poetry gatherings and tea parties. Someone happened to hold a poetry gathering in Donglai Tower that day, and Li Ji got an invitation from somewhere. He went to Donglai Tower to attend the poetry gathering, but strangely, he left in a hurry before the poetry gathering was over."

This is the information provided by the owner and waiters of Donglailou.

Luo Qinghan asked again: "Where did he go after leaving Donglai Tower?"

Mei Guangtao: "He went straight back to his residence and never came out again. It was not until Li Qingyan reported to the police the next day that we knew he was dead."

Luo Qinghan: "Who are the people participating in the poetry gathering?"

Mei Guangtao said awkwardly, "This matter is not easy to investigate."

"Why?"

"The person who organized the poetry reading was Qin Wen."

Qin Wen is the son of Qin Lie. It is said that he has done very well in the Imperial College and is a well-known young talent in Shengjing City. He will also take part in the joint examination this year.

If you want to find out who the guests of the poetry party are, you have to get through Qin Wen first.

But Qin Wen has been staying at the Qin family for the past two days, not leaving the main door or the secondary door. When people from Jingzhao Prefecture came to look for him, they were sent away by the Qin family's housekeeper without even seeing Qin Wen.

If it were an ordinary family, Jingzhao Prefecture could forcibly take the person away in order to investigate the case.

But the Qin family can't do that.

Not to mention the petty officials below, even if Mei Guangtao, the top leader of Jingzhao Prefecture, went to the Qin family in person, he had to be very cautious.

None of them dared to offend the Qin family.

Luo Qinghan asked expressionlessly: "What are you afraid of?"

Mei Guangtao smiled awkwardly and said nothing.

Luo Qinghan then asked about another matter.

"Have you found the person who took away Li Ji's body?"

Mei Guangtao: "Not yet."

Luo Qinghan looked at him coldly.

Mei Guangtao's scalp tingled when he was looked at. It had not been long since he last saw the prince. How come the prince's momentum was getting stronger and stronger? Now, just a look from him made him feel uneasy.

Mei Guangtao gritted his teeth and explained, "The person who took the body away was disguised. His name and identity were all forged. Finding him is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"I don't care about these things, I just want the results."

Mei Guangtao hurriedly said: "I will definitely urge my subordinates to find the person as soon as possible!"

He lamented in his heart, it’s all over, I have to work overtime again!

After leaving Jingzhao Prefecture, Luo Qinghan went directly to the Ministry of Justice.

Previously, Yu Linwei found the "Book of Changes" in the bookstore. The Cui family, as the owner behind the bookstore, has been monitored by Yu Linwei. As for the young master of the Cui family, he had long been arrested by the people from the Ministry of Justice and is now imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's prison.

When the Minister of Justice Dong Mingchun learned that the prince had arrived, he hurried out to greet him in person.

Luo Qinghan asked as he walked towards the Criminal Justice Department.

"How's that kid from the Cui family?"

Dong Mingchun reported truthfully: "According to the order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Young Master Cui has been locked up in a room alone. At first, he kept yelling for someone to let him out, but later he probably got tired of yelling and just kept quiet."

"Bring him out. I will interrogate him myself."

"Yes."

Luo Qinghan met Young Master Cui in the torture chamber.

Young Master Cui was stubborn at first and refused to say anything until the prince ordered him to be tortured. Then, spoiled as he was since childhood, he was frightened and admitted his mistake, telling everyone he knew.

According to his confession, the copy of the Book of Changes containing the examination questions was given to him by his father. As for where his father got the copy of the Book of Changes, Young Master Cui had no idea.

The reason he sold the examination questions was for money.

The Cui family had been having a harder and harder time these years. The assets accumulated by their ancestors were almost all lost. They were faced with only two options:

Or they will be completely ruined and become ordinary people.

Or take risks and find ways to make money.

The Cui family chose the latter.

They have been accustomed to a life of luxury and despise the common people from the bottom of their hearts. It would be better to let them die than to let them become lowly common people.

Selling examination questions is very risky, but the profits are also very considerable.

For money, the Cui family doesn't mind taking risks.

Young Master Cui cried with snot and tears: "Please spare my life, Your Highness. I will never dare to do it again!"

(End of this chapter)