Chapter 221 Portrait
Soon, pen, ink, paper and inkstone were placed in front of Qi Shuo.
Qi Shuo picked up a thin pen and signaled to the waiter that he could speak.
"The customer looked to be in his thirties, rather thin, with dark eyebrows and eyes..."
Qi Shuo drew a picture and asked the waiter, "Are the eyes similar?"
The guy took a closer look and hesitated: "It seems it needs to be a little thinner."
Qi Shuo nodded and re-painted a pair of eyes with a few strokes: "How about this?"
"Yes, yes, that's it!" The guy became excited.
"What does the nose look like?"
"nose……"
As we asked and answered questions, time passed by unknowingly.
Master Jia never took his eyes off the drawing paper. He was anxious but didn't dare to disturb Qi Shuo's portrait.
Lin Hao was much calmer, sitting quietly by the side watching the young man painting.
I didn’t expect that Ah Shuo was also good at drawing characters.
After an unknown amount of time, Qi Shuo suddenly stopped writing. The ink on the tip of his pen solidified and dripped onto the white paper, forming a pool of ink.
"Why doesn't the prince paint anymore?" asked Master Jia in confusion.
Qi Shuo suddenly threw the drawing paper aside.
Manager Jia was shocked.
Why did you throw it away after working on it for so long?
Just as he was about to pick up the drawing paper, he saw Qi Shuo spread out a new piece of paper and started drawing. This time he drew very quickly, almost in one go, and a portrait was completed in less than half an hour.
The young man, his white fingertips stained with ink, stared at the portrait intently, frowning slightly: "Ah Hao, look."
Lin Hao looked at the lifelike portrait and a chill rose in his heart.
It’s Chen Mu!
Although his face is slightly different from Chen Mu's, one can still recognize at a glance that the person in the painting is him.
This discovery made Lin Hao look solemn. He pursed his lips and said nothing.
A group led by Chen Mu intended to blow up Jinxiu Street. The rest of the group was apprehended by the Jinlin Guards, leaving only Chen Mu to escape unseen. Unexpectedly, the next move would be something as major as the murder of Princess Yu Liu.
"Is this the person?" Qi Shuo put down his pen and asked the waiter.
The guy nodded vigorously: "Yes, it's him!"
He was obviously shocked by Qi Shuo's amazing painting skills: "It's so similar! So similar!"
Manager Jia suppressed his amazement and pointed at the table with his finger: "Everyone else, take a look and see if you have seen this person."
Another waiter recognized him and said, "I was the one who greeted this man when he entered the teahouse."
"Did he come in before the two princesses, or after them?" asked Master Jia.
"Behind the two princesses." The man said without hesitation.
"Are you sure?"
"When the two princesses came in, I couldn't help but take a few more glances at them. I didn't notice the guest behind them for a moment. This person even coughed to remind me..." the waiter explained.
Manager Jia breathed a sigh of relief.
Regardless of whether this person can be found, having such a person around, at least I can give an explanation to my superiors.
"Thanks to the prince today." Master Jia thanked Qi Shuo sincerely.
Qi Shuo smiled and said, "I'm glad I can help Master Jia."
Officer Jia carefully picked up the portrait and said, "I will take this portrait with me. After reporting the situation to my superiors, I will need it to issue a wanted notice for this person."
Jia Zhushi is very clear about the attitude of the higher-ups. It is imperative to post a portrait and offer a reward for the wanted person. Only in this way can more people know in the shortest possible time that there is someone else who killed Princess Lingque and wash away the stigma of Princess Yi'an's murder.
"I will definitely invite the prince for tea some other day." Manager Jia bowed and hurried away with his men.
Qi Shuo looked at Lin Hao: "Let's go back too."
As soon as the two men left, the guys started discussing heatedly.
"Don't talk nonsense, or you'll get into trouble." The shopkeeper scolded.
"Didn't that gentleman say that a wanted notice would be posted soon? By then, everyone will know. It's okay for us to talk about it, right?"
The shopkeeper thought so and said nothing more. He just gave the clerk who had let the person go to the back a good lesson.
When everyone in the teahouse learned of this shocking inside story, they couldn't control their mouths and it quickly spread from one person to ten, and then to a hundred.
Lin Hao and Qi Shuo returned to Hualupu and talked about the portrait away from others.
"That person is Chen Mu." Lin Hao said with certainty.
Qi Shuo had seen Chen Mu during a subsequent surveillance: "I didn't expect the picture to be of him. It's true that if a fish slips through the net, there will be endless trouble."
If Yu Liu chooses to join forces with Qi because of the death of Princess Lingque, the people of Da Zhou will suffer the most when the war breaks out.
"A Shuo, what are your plans?" Lin Hao felt heavy in his heart when he thought of Chen Mu's gloomy face.
"I'll go see Cheng Maoming." Qi Shuo hesitated, watching Lin Hao's reaction. "Maybe I can try to find out where Chen Mu is from Du Qing."
"Du Qing is still in Jinlin Guard, right?"
"Um."
Lin Hao thought about it and made a decision: "I'll go meet him."
Qi Shuo hesitated for a moment, but still nodded: "Okay."
After the two of them had discussed it, they didn't delay any longer and headed straight for the Jinlinwei Yamen.
Cheng Maoming became alert when he received a report from his subordinates that Prince Jing was coming to visit.
Prince Jing is a particular person. He always gives him benefits every time they meet. Why did he come here this time?
"Please come in."
Cheng Maoming waited for the Prince of Jing with inexplicable expectations and - after taking a closer look at Lin Hao, Cheng Maoming was stunned.
He had a pretty good eye for people. Was this a girl dressed as a man? He took a closer look and recognized her: the second daughter of the General's Mansion, the future wife of Prince Jing!
Cheng Maoming glanced outside blankly.
It's still daylight, this isn't a dream.
What? Is it now popular to bring your unmarried wife to visit Jinlinwei?
"This is Miss Lin Er." Qi Shuo pointed out Lin Hao's identity with a frank attitude.
Cheng Maoming greeted him and became more confused: Is it still aboveboard?
After exchanging pleasantries, Qi Shuo stated his purpose: "Commander-in-Chief Cheng has heard about the murder of Princess Lingque, right?"
This topic made Cheng Maoming forget everything else immediately: "Of course Cheng has heard about it."
Although the emperor handed the case over to the Ministry of Justice for investigation, the Jinlin Guards were not having an easy time either, as they were the ones secretly keeping an eye on the guesthouse.
"Before going to the teahouse, the two princesses stopped at a flower dew shop. That flower dew shop belonged to the general's mansion, and Miss Lin Er happened to be there at the time..." Qi Shuo paused.
"Did the Ministry of Justice come to see Miss Lin Er?" Cheng Maoming asked calmly, thinking that Prince Jing was here to ask for a favor this time.
"Yes, I went to ask. I happened to be there."
Cheng Maoming looked at Qi Shuo with a strange look in his eyes.
The dignified Prince Jing actually frequented the perfume and powder shop for his unmarried wife. If this were his son - oh, he had no son.
Qi Shuo didn't care what Cheng Maoming was thinking and continued, "Since we've met, we've done our bit and helped Chief Jia find a suspect. After hearing the description from the guy who saw him, I drew a portrait and found out that he was one of the group that attempted to bomb Jinxiu Street but failed."
Cheng Maoming's expression suddenly changed: "Prince, are you sure?"
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