Chapter 33 The Water is Deep
Hong Xiu informed Liang An, who, 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 exceed three days."
The room had already been cleaned, and that layer of dust was caused by deliberately opening the windows for ventilation.
When Xie Zhao heard that Jiang Yuzhu had also discovered something, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Go tell the lady to be careful. That fellow is a wanted prisoner on death row. Although he is in disguise, the hairy black mole on his neck betrays him."
The matter was serious, and Liang An was afraid that he might have misdelivered the message, 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 it, 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 pot.
"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 pot with his hand, and checked its texture.
"How did Madam find out?"
The meat has been washed and the bloody smell is gone.
Just 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 to read the miscellaneous books in your study, and I'm not just saying that."
When a couple lives under the same roof, some changes are inevitable.
It was tiring to keep hiding the truth, and she had to keep making excuses for the lies. Jiang Yuzhu had no intention of concealing it.
Xie Zhao did not 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 on the ground near the water tank.
There were heavy footsteps near 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 any vicious people head-on.
It was obvious that both she and Xie Zhao were part of this group's plan.
If they were discovered, the guy and the people behind him would take action in advance and catch their own side off guard.
"Ms. Hongxiu, why are you standing at the kitchen door and not going in?"
The guy greeted with a smile, a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Hong Xiu made a gesture to keep quiet and said openly, "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 that someone was 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.
There were strangers around, but 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’m going to be a romantic ghost, I’ll send the couple off tonight!
It was a while after the guy left that 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 doesn't like women? Or maybe he just doesn't like her.
Xie Zhao in the book was abstinent, Jiang Yuzhu didn't think much about it, but 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 the waiter in the inn. If there are many people behind them, it would be risky to confront them head-on, so running away is the best option.
"Madam, I have to inconvenience you to stay in the same room with your husband tonight."
Xie Zhao smiled bitterly inwardly and couldn't help but doubt his own willpower.
He clenched his fists, veins popping out on the backs of his hands, and he used 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 a mountain bandit with a cruel temper. Every time he went down the mountain to rob merchants, he would kill the men and abduct the women to the mountain to rape them together with his brothers.
"Two years ago, Jia San acted too recklessly, which angered the people. Some of them went to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor."
As the incident became a public issue, the government of Gunma County was forced to organize thousands of men to encircle the mountain 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 veiled manner: "This is 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 replaced him with someone else.
Jiang Yuzhu ate a melon and felt that it 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, and they worked together from inside and outside without leaving any clues."
Xie Zhao even went to look for information about the scapegoat, but was unable to find a solution.
Unexpectedly, we met again more than two years later, and Jia San showed up again in the inn in Qunshan County.
Although Jia San changed his appearance and his face looked nothing like the man before, 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."
After Xie Zhao finished speaking, he bowed to Jiang Yuzhu and said, "Madam, you came here with your husband 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.
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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