Chapter 158 Ignore him, he is mentally ill~

In the street market, people crowded around Lu Xinran.

She had only met many of the young men and ladies once at banquets in various mansions, and had never spoken to them.

At this moment, everyone gathered around her and smiled intimately, like her long-lost brothers and sisters.

Although Lu Xinran likes to join in the fun, this strange enthusiasm makes her hesitate and she doesn't know how to deal with it.

"Sister, what are they doing?"

The way he looked at her made her feel like Tang Seng...very delicious!

Lu Xinlan pushed her forward with amusement, "It's almost the end of the year, and everyone can't help at home, so it's just right for you to come out and help us look for clues."

Lu Xinran: “…”

That's not wrong, but... she still thinks she looks like Tang Monk's flesh.

"Second Miss, I just asked someone to call all the pimps who often appear in Yongningfang. Let's interrogate them one by one!"

The fifth young master of the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion waved his folding fan and smiled brightly as he spoke.

Lu Xinran looked at the folding fan in his hand. The north wind was howling against the window frame outside. She shivered subconsciously. It was so cold!

"Then call everyone into the house one by one."

Asking questions separately will also prevent them from giving targeted responses.

There are a total of nine brokers who have been doing business in Yongningfang. All nine of them said in unison that they have not taken any work here during this period.

The biggest flaw is those courtyards connected to each other and the group of people in the courtyards who refuse to use their real names.

They knew it was a trap set by the other side but still had to fall into it.

Because there are too few clues, they still don't even know the identity of the deceased.

Since he couldn't find any other clues, he could only hold on to this one. As long as they knew the identity of any one of them, Lu Xinran believed that the case could be completely solved.

While he was thinking, the first tooth had been brought in.

"Mr. Cui, I really didn't lie to you. I broke my leg a while ago and have been recuperating at home. I just recently recovered and can go out to do business. I really don't know what you are asking about."

Cui Shenglin hummed coldly, but when he turned to look at Lu Xinran, he was extremely servile.

"Miss Lu Er, do you think what he said is credible?"

Lu Xinran: “…”

She thinks what she thinks is not important!

She opened Yazi's booklet and quickly scanned the contents.

[He really did have a broken leg before! It was someone who broke it when he was trying to steal a business. He still doesn't know who broke his leg.]

[After his leg was broken, he couldn't go out. He stayed at home all the time. He didn't pay much attention to the things happening in Yongningfang. He just wanted to know who was responsible.]

[Hmm, let me see who he was competing with for business before.]

As the voices from everyone's heart were heard, everyone's eyes flashed with comfort and relief, as if a severely addicted patient had received a special antidote.

Before Lu Xinran could say anything, Cui Shenglin had already asked the servant to take the person to the private room next door, and then went out to call in the broker who was stealing the business.

The man trembled a little when he entered the room, and trembled even more violently after seeing Lu Xin.

The way he behaved, anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was something wrong with him.

When Lu Xinran found out the name, he immediately started flipping through his booklet, and was surprised to find that this person also used a fake name.

"Han Dong isn't your name?"

Yazi trembled, then shook his head: "Yes, this is my name, I have been called this name since I was a child."

"Bullshit, you're not being honest, are you? I have a way to make you speak."

Before Lu Xinran could say anything, Cui Shenglin waved his hand and asked the servants around him to drag the man to the next private room.

"Second Miss, please wait a little longer. We will know this guy's name in a quarter of an hour at most."

Lu Xinran: “…”

Someone beside him had already covered his mouth with his hands, "This guy is going crazy for no reason, Second Miss, don't pay attention to him."

Lu Xinran was completely confused. She always felt that these people were strange and seemed to be able to guess what she was thinking.

She wanted to know the man's real name...was it so obvious?

She uttered a confused "ah" and heard sharp screams coming from the private room next door from time to time.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the door of the private room opened, and the servant came to Cui Sheng's side and said, "Master, the guy has confessed. His name is Han Dong, and his family is in Yongningfang. His parents used to be servants in a wealthy family.

"Some time ago, he heard that someone wanted to rent a yard in Yongningfang, so he discussed it with his parents and rented out his own yard.

"I also asked several other families in the alley, and they rented the house until the end of the year, and each family paid 20 taels of silver.

"Everyone thought it was a good deal, so they all rented out their yards, and then went to a village outside the city to rent a yard for two taels of silver, planning to live there until these people left and then go home."

[Han Dong, this name is finally right! ]

[Let me see if this person is hiding anything! ]

After searching in the city for five or six days, there was finally a breakthrough, and everyone in the room had excitement in their eyes.

If this case can be solved, they will definitely have a share of the credit!

[This man's parents were indeed servants of a wealthy family, but this wealthy family was the residence of Lu Yunping, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy.]

[He is a son of the Lu family and a servant of the Lu family. He also follows Lu Yunping's only legitimate son, Lu Gaorong.]

[These courtyards were rented by Lu Gaorong. The businesses in various districts of the capital were all managed by specialized brokers. He suddenly jumped out and snatched other people's business, which led to a conflict with the previous person.]

[Lu Gaorong acted recklessly. He followed Lu Gaorong and learned his careless habits. He directly and domineeringly snatched the business and even broke the other person's leg. ]

When Lu Xinran saw this, he understood everything.

Although he had never met Lu Gaorong, from reading Han Dong's booklet, he could feel that this man was extremely ruthless.

It seems like he could dismember and dispose of the body.

[It would be great if I could meet Lu Gaorong. It would be obvious whether he is the murderer or not. There is no need to guess here.]

[But first we need to see where the people in the yard come from.]

She continued to flip through Han Dong's booklet while muttering to herself, and then she realized that Han Dong knew nothing about those people.

After he rented these yards, he never visited them again.

If the guy whose leg was just broken hadn't been so resentful this time, he wouldn't have been pulled out.

Everyone in the room frowned like Lu Xinran.

It seems that I must put a thorn in Lu Gaorong's side.

This matter must be related to him!

Cui Sheng's neighbor was so anxious that he sent people to arrest the man, but he didn't even take the son of a fifth-rank official seriously.

There are so many playboys in this capital city, and that guy...is not even worthy of being ranked.

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PS: I have to make dumplings soon, and then go to the temple to pray. Maybe I will only update once today. If I come back early, I will stay up late to write a chapter. If I don’t have time, then... my dears will definitely understand me.