"I hid in a village outside the city and heard about the second-in-command of the Lei family. Only then did I understand why he asked me to walk in that alley."
"Are you saying that it was you who came out of Zhang San's house that night and was seen by Wang Tiezhu?"
"Yes." Hua Dan said affirmatively.
"Do you still remember the appearance of the person who came to you at the beginning?" Zhou Gongjin asked.
Hua Dan nodded, "I remember, I remember. He was so generous, how could I not remember it?"
"Describe it."
Zhou Gongjin spread out the rice paper, prepared the brush and ink, and described it bit by bit according to the description of the Huadan. After showing him the final picture, the Huadan nodded.
"It's this person. He knew I would die, so he didn't even try to hide his face." The actress said excitedly.
Zhou Gongjin said to him, "Stay in the mansion first."
Hua Dan couldn't help but ask, "No one will come to hunt me down anymore, right?"
"Don't worry, you're safe here." Ah Man said.
"Take him down."
Ah Man took Hua Dan out of the study.
Zhou Gongjin looked at the portrait on the table and felt that this person looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.
After a while, Ah Man came back.
"Where did you find him?" Zhou Gongjin asked.
"I was passing by a courtyard when I saw a man stealthily digging out a large bag of silver from under a tree. I thought he was a thief and was about to capture him and hand him over to the authorities. Unexpectedly, he ran like crazy. When I caught up with him, he said a bunch of strange things, and finally he knelt down and begged me to let him go. I found this strange, so I questioned him carefully."
"When he realized I wasn't the one he was after, he honestly told me everything. When I heard it was related to the Kinomo case, I immediately disguised him and brought him into the palace."
"How did you pass by there?" Zhou Gongjin asked.
"I was planning to go to Xi's place to investigate further, but I thought the main road was too far, so I took a shortcut. I just happened to run into them."
"Did you go there on a whim?"
Ah Man nodded, "Yes. Sir, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
"No problem."
At this juncture, finding witnesses and making new breakthroughs are good things, but he doesn't want to be used by others.
"Is there any movement at the Mu Mansion?"
"Butler Qin and Divine Doctor Xue are running around over there. Like me, they're searching for evidence like a needle in a haystack. The hope is slim, though. However, they're not ready to give up."
Zhou Gongjin pondered for a moment, then handed the portrait to Ah Man and said, "Find this person secretly."
Ah Man was about to leave when Zhou Gongjin spoke again, "The scope is among the high officials and nobles. Focus on investigating the Fourth Prince and the Prince of Jin."
"Sir, do you suspect it's one of their people?" Ah Man asked in surprise.
"This person looks familiar, so I must have seen him before. I can't remember him at the moment, but I'm sure he's one of the high-ranking officials in the capital. Only they have the money and the resources to control all this."
"I have checked with Mu Zhitao and his group. They only came to Chang'an this year. They live in harmony with their neighbors. The only conflict they had was with the Gu family. The people closest to the Gu family in Chang'an are Prince Jin and the Fourth Prince. Combining the above points, these two families are the most suspicious." Zhou Gongjin analyzed slowly.
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