Hongxiu informed Liang'an, who, acting as a mouthpiece, immediately reported back to Xie Zhao.
Inside the room, Xie Zhao and Jiang Yuzhu did the same thing. He frowned at the bloodstains on the handkerchief.
"If a person dies, it will not last more than three days."
The room had been cleaned, and the layer of dust was caused by deliberately opening the windows for ventilation.
Xie Zhao heard that Jiang Yuzhu had also discovered something, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Tell the Madam to be careful. That fellow is a wanted criminal on death row. Although he's in disguise, the hairy black mole on his neck betrays him."
The matter was serious, and Liang An was afraid that he might have misspoken, so he suggested, "Master, why don't you go and tell the Madam?"
After all, the lady is a woman. She must be very panicked now when she encounters a desperate criminal when she goes out.
If the guys notice, they might take action in advance.
Xie Zhao paused and thought that Liang An was right.
When he entered the room, Hong Jin was the only one there.
Hong Jin bowed to Xie Zhao and said, "Master, Madam has taken Hong Xiu to the kitchen."
On New Year’s Eve, we still need to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner.
On the day of leaving Beijing, the Jiang family sent over several semi-finished dishes, such as fried meatballs, fish balls, and shrimps, which all required secondary processing.
Xie Zhao went to the kitchen and saw Jiang Yuzhu staring at the meat in the basin.
"Madam, are you going to prepare stew or dumplings?"
On New Year's Eve, it is a custom in Beijing to eat dumplings.
When he was away from home, Xie Zhao kept everything simple, but in order not to let Jiang Yuzhu down, he came to help in the kitchen.
After eating and drinking, there is something to do at night.
Jiang Yuzhu gave Hongxiu a wink, and Hongxiu immediately understood and went to the door to keep watch.
"Master, I want to make dumplings, but I'm afraid you won't dare to eat them."
Jiang Yuzhu pointed at the meat in the basin, a thoughtful look on her face.
When checking into the inn, the waiter mentioned it casually.
Originally, she didn't take it seriously.
After discovering bloodstains in the room, Jiang Yuzhu went around to check the terrain and became alert.
Xie Zhao pursed his lips, touched the meat in the basin with his hand, and checked its texture.
"How did Madam find out?"
The meat has been washed with water and the bloody smell is gone.
As Jiang Yuzhu said, Xie Zhao didn't dare to eat it. If he was not mistaken, this piece of human flesh was from the buttocks.
"Master, I said I like reading the miscellaneous books in your study, and I wasn't just saying that."
When a couple lives under the same roof, some changes are inevitable.
It was tiring to keep hiding it all the time, and she had to keep finding excuses for the lies. Jiang Yuzhu had no intention of concealing it.
Xie Zhao didn't ask any more questions. The two of them looked away tacitly and looked for bloodstains in the kitchen again.
Finally, we found a few more in the cracks in the ground next to the water tank.
There were heavy footsteps at the kitchen door.
The couple looked at each other and Jiang Yuzhu was very panicked.
Although she had helped solve many major cases, she had never dealt with a vicious person head-on.
It was obvious that she and Xie Zhao were both part of this group's plan.
If they were discovered, the guy and the people behind him would take action in advance and kill our side by surprise.
"Miss Hongxiu, why are you standing at the kitchen door and not going in?"
The guy greeted with a smile, a hint of inquiry in the depths of his eyes.
Hong Xiu made a gesture to silence her and said calmly, "My master and mistress are inside."
The couple found a place to be alone where they could not be disturbed by others.
The guy obviously didn't believe it and was about to rush in.
Seeing someone about to come in, Jiang Yuzhu hugged Xie Zhao's waist and whispered, "I'm sorry."
After she finished speaking, she buried herself in Xie Zhao's arms, her face shy.
From Jiang Yuzhu's perspective, she could see the cold and hard lines of Xie Zhao's jaw.
Xie Zhao's breath was hot, and Jiang Yuzhu also became unbearable.
This is what the waiter saw when he broke into the kitchen.
Although there were strangers around, Xie Zhao and Jiang Yuzhu seemed not to notice and acted as if no one was around.
The two faces were very close to each other. Jiang Yuzhu's lips were slightly moist, like a delicious cherry. Xie Zhao swallowed unconsciously, his brows furrowed.
"Excuse me."
The guy saw this and walked out the door happily.
Even if I want to be a romantic ghost, I will send the couple off tonight!
The guy left for a while before Xie Zhao came back to his senses.
Jiang Yuzhu's heart was pounding with nervousness. For a moment, she thought Xie Zhao was going to take action!
However, it did not.
Maybe he didn't like women? Or maybe he just didn't like her.
Xie Zhao's abstinence in the book was truly remarkable. Jiang Yuzhu stopped thinking about it and asked, "Master, what are your plans?"
Since her life was at stake, Jiang Yuzhu had to take it seriously.
There are only the innkeeper and a waiter in the inn. If there are many people behind them, it will be risky to confront them head-on, so running away is the best option.
"Madam, I have to inconvenience you to share a room with your husband tonight."
Xie Zhao smiled bitterly inwardly and couldn't help but doubt his own determination.
He clenched his fists, veins popping out on the backs of his hands, and it took all his self-control to control himself.
"This fellow, Jia San, is a wanted prisoner on death row."
Xie Zhao told Jiang Yuzhu the whole story in detail.
Jia San was born into a family of mountain bandits and was brutal. Every time he went down the mountain to rob merchants, he would kill the men and take the women up the mountain to rape them together with his brothers.
"Two years ago, Jia San acted too recklessly, sparking outrage among the people. Some even went to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor."
As the incident became a public outcry, the government office of Gunma County was forced to organize thousands of men to encircle the stronghold and capture Jia San alive.
"Master, isn't Jia San dead?"
Jiang Yuzhu had some impression.
At that time, she had already married Xie Zhao. Because of Jia San, Xie Zhao had not returned home for more than two months.
The couple had never seen each other.
Xie Zhao said in a cryptic tone, "That's where the problem lies."
Jia San was sent to the Dali Temple and sentenced to immediate execution, and he was indeed executed that day.
Afterwards, Xie Zhao always felt that things were going too smoothly and suspected that there was something fishy going on.
He went to perform an autopsy on Jia San and discovered that the black mole on Jia San's neck was fake, and someone had taken his place.
Jiang Yuzhu ate a melon and felt that the water inside was very deep.
Judging from Jia San's behavior, the person behind him must have a huge black hand.
Could the replacement of personnel in the heavily guarded Dali Temple be related to Xu Ping, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple?
Xie Zhao rubbed his brows and said with a slightly tired look, "It's hard to say. Back then, this group of people were too clean. They worked together from the inside and outside and didn't leave any clues."
Xie Zhao even looked for information about the scapegoat, but was unable to find a solution.
Unexpectedly, when we met again more than two years later, Jia San showed up again in the inn in Qunshan County.
Although Jia San had changed his appearance and his face looked nothing like the man he used to be, Xie Zhao was still sharp enough to recognize the black mole on his neck.
"Jia San is just a small fry, used as bait to lure the big fish behind him."
Xie Zhao finished speaking and bowed to Jiang Yuzhu. "Madam, you accompanied your husband here and were implicated."
"Okay, okay, it's not your fault."
Jiang Yuzhu is a reasonable person. Although she made some minor mistakes, the big mistake was still Xiao She's fault.
Just wait, as long as she finds the opportunity, she will definitely return it.
Jiang Yuzhu has already written down Xiao She's crimes in a small notebook.
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