Chapter 313: Take Care of Yourself
Pang Daren's brows were twisted into a knot in an instant, as if covered with dense frost and snow.
If it turns out that the ghost didn't do it—
Pang Da suddenly felt an unprecedented pressure.
If it wasn't done by a ghost, then it would be tricky.
I wonder what kind of magical power this murderer has that makes so many people unable to find any trace of him.
"Let's go see Miss Su first."
That’s what Pang Da said.
If I meet Su Tan and hear her say it herself, this matter has nothing to do with ghosts—
Pang Daren's eyes became darker.
…
When he arrived at the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Su Tan was a little surprised to learn that a huge figure from the Dali Temple had arrived.
The Su family has nothing to do with the Dali Temple now.
Mr. Pang walked hurriedly. When he saw Su Tan, he bowed to her and said, "County Lady."
Su Tan greeted him and Lu Zhiheng.
Lu Zhiheng said, "I will go check on Sui Sui first."
Master Pang didn't have the time to worry about Lu Zhiheng at this moment. Su Tan was surprised that someone from the Dali Temple would come to visit. Seeing the anxious look on the master's face, he asked, "Master Pang, do you have anything important to ask?"
Mr. Pang didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point, bowing to Su Tan again. "County Lady Jiayi, this is indeed an urgent matter at the Dali Temple, and we need your assistance."
Su Tan frowned, then quickly relaxed his brows, "Master Pang, it's alright if you want to say it."
Although she was also very curious about what the Dali Temple had to offer that required her assistance, judging from the expressions of the other adults, she felt that this matter was of great importance.
Mr. Pang then told the story that many girls in the capital had been murdered in recent times.
"This person is extremely brutal in his crimes, aiming to disfigure people and take their lives."
"But no matter how hard we searched at the Dali Temple, we couldn't find any trace of the criminal."
"I've been reading ancient books these days and I saw something about a kind of ghost in this world called the Sheqing Ghost, which preys on women's faces."
"If a woman encounters it, her face will be disfigured and her life will be lost."
The methods used by this Green Ghost to commit evil are extremely cruel.
I just don't know whether these murders in the capital were caused by the Green Ghost, or whether someone deliberately did evil and chose to put the blame on the evil ghost.
Su Tan's brows furrowed in an instant.
She has been busy practicing during this period.
So busy that I hardly leave the house.
The only time he went out was to visit Sun's house, and he came back soon.
There was no time to know what was happening outside.
Who would have thought that in the peaceful capital city for days, several women had been murdered.
"There are murders every day in the capital, but this time it's different. This time, the victims are all women."
"And the perpetrators seemed to have no particular identity, only targeting beautiful girls. As long as the girl was beautiful, from the daughters of nobles to beggars and prostitutes, they could all fall victim to this man's murderous hands."
This man was extremely vicious. The girls he killed all had their faces peeled off and were stabbed in the heart.
Even the position of each knife is almost the same.
But even though he killed people, he didn't take away their belongings.
It seems to have been left specifically for the deceased's family to identify the victim.
"County Lady Jiayi, you are so knowledgeable and experienced. Could you please tell me whether these murders were committed by living people or whether it was really the Green Ghost mentioned in the ancient books that was at work?"
The anxiety in Pang Da's eyes seemed to deepen.
Originally, he should have asked the people from the Imperial Observatory.
If we just go to the Imperial Observatory, not only will the journey take a long time, but we will also have to pretend to be nice to them and drink with them for a long time.
This would be fine under normal circumstances.
But the situation is urgent now. The longer we delay, the more likely one or two girls will be killed.
If we allow this criminal to continue committing crimes at large, it will probably cause great panic.
It even made the people below doubt the imperial power.
The people's voices of doubt were so numerous that they could not be suppressed, and then Emperor Qinglong would have to make trouble for them.
Both publicly and privately, this is not what Pang Da wants to see.
Su Tan's brows instantly became extremely cold.
At the moment, there was only a huge man beside her, and she couldn't tell fortunes or light incense based on his expression.
He just immediately asked, "Who was the latest victim? Are her family still around? If so, could you please take me to her home, Lord Pang?"
"Here!" Pang Daren's heart suddenly lit up with hope, "I'll take the county lady there right away."
As he walked, he explained to Su Tan on the way.
"Last night, Grand Tutor Tang's granddaughter was murdered."
"At this moment, the Grand Tutor's Mansion is also filled with gloom and sadness."
Su Tan immediately understood what was going on.
I think the reason why Mr. Pang came to visit today was, firstly, that he didn't want more tragedies to happen, and secondly, I'm afraid that Grand Tutor Tang also put a lot of pressure on their Dali Temple.
The granddaughter of the Grand Tutor died suddenly out of the blue. Her death was also related to a murder case that the Dali Temple had been investigating. Grand Tutor Tang would inevitably hold the people in the Dali Temple accountable.
Master Pang then told Su Sutan, "According to the servants at the Grand Tutor's residence, Miss Tang's door and windows were tightly closed that night, and the maids didn't hear anything unusual while on guard."
"But I didn't expect that the next day, Grand Tutor Tang's granddaughter would become a corpse."
The doors and windows were closed, no one set foot inside, and even the maid on the front page didn't notice anything was wrong.
But unfortunately, Tang Taishi's granddaughter died in such a mysterious way.
As for who killed her, there are still many different opinions.
There is no fixed number.
Su Tan slowly memorized what Mr. Pang said. When he went out and was about to get on his carriage, he unexpectedly met an uninvited guest.
This uninvited guest was none other than someone else.
But it is said that Song Tingchen broke his hand some time ago.
But looking at his appearance now, he seems to be fine and has not been affected.
As soon as he saw Su Tan, and behind him was the tall and graceful Dali Temple Minister Pang Daren, whose figure was as graceful as a crane and as elegant as a pine tree, his face immediately darkened.
"I didn't know that you were so powerful that you could even be involved with the people from the Dali Temple."
He just stared at Su Tan, his thin lips tightly pursed, his expression flickering.
Su Tan was annoyed just by seeing him, not to mention that he acted like this, as if he had wronged him. Su Tan felt nauseous, his stomach churning, and he couldn't help but frown. The words he said were naturally very rude, "Song Tingchen, don't block the way."
Song Tingchen still stared at her uncomfortably.
Even though he told him not to block the way, he refused to move an inch.
"Why, am I affecting your conversation with Mr. Pang now?"
How could he forget that although Mr. Pang Da was not as noble as Lu Zhiheng, he was a descendant of a royal family.
But he was only 29 years old and he took the position of Dali Temple Minister.
He is young, promising and full of vigor and vitality.
Not to mention that the other party has a clean family background and is still unmarried.
The residence of the Dali Temple Minister is not as complicated as the royal palace, and does not require dealing with so many people and things.
It seems to be the best choice for Su Tan.
She said that she wanted the freedom to marry, never enter the inner chambers of the palace, and not be bound by other things.
But he actually just didn't want to marry into the Song family. He just didn't want to be bound by the identity of Song Xiao's mother.
Mr. Pang was already upset because he had not been able to find a breakthrough in the case in the past few days.
But Song Tingchen was so blind to come up to him.
For a moment, he spoke a little rudely, "General Song, you'd better take care of yourself. I don't know how long you can wear this black hat on your head!"
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