After hearing this, Jiang Si felt inexplicably uneasy.
Through the information she got from Xiao Shami, she guessed that the person most closely related to the female corpse in the garden of Changxing Marquis's Mansion was most likely the girl from Mr. Li's family in Dayang Town.
Ah Fei found out that Miss Li came to Lingwu Temple to burn incense today, but the little nun said that Miss Li had not been here for a while.
Did the little nun not notice that Miss Li went to Lingwu Temple, or did she intentionally conceal it? Thinking of the little nun's innocent smile, Jiang Si shook her head slightly.
There were so many pilgrims visiting Lingwu Temple that the little nun might not have noticed.
But she thinks the most relevant person is connected to Lingwu Temple, and a murder happened in Lingwu Temple——
Jiang Si pondered for a moment and told Ah Man to call Ah Fei over.
"Miss, what do you want me to do for you?" Ah Fei quietly slipped into the inn.
"How many places did you inquire about today?"
"I checked two towns and five villages in total..." Ah Fei reported the places he had visited to Jiang Si, "but I didn't hear of anyone having any major incidents."
"Is Dayang Town far from here?"
"Not far, just a few miles."
Jiang Si looked up at the sky.
The sun is about to set, dyeing the western sky a warm orange-red. The whole sky is still bright, and it is still too early to turn off the lights.
"What does Mr. Li's family do?"
"Mr. Li is a well-known wealthy man in Dayang Town. It is said that he is also a scholar..." Ah Fei spoke eloquently about what he had learned.
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was not easy to pass the examination to become a scholar. Many scholars could not get rid of the status of a student even after taking the examination for their entire lives. Especially in a small town like this, having a scholar was a honor for the entire town.
After hearing what Ah Fei said, Jiang Si realized that this Mr. Li had some reputation in Dayang Town.
"Has the news of the monk's accidental death at Lingwu Temple reached Dayang Town?"
"I heard people talking about it on the way back."
The pilgrims who went to Lingwu Temple to burn incense came from all over the country, and the news spread at an astonishing speed.
Jiang Si frowned in thought.
Ah Fei looked at Jiang Si's expression and remained silent with great understanding.
About a cup of tea later, Jiang Si finally made up his mind: "A Fei, hire some idle men to go to Mr. Li's house in Dayang Town and tell them that Miss Li was pushed into the well behind the Lingwu Temple and killed. If they don't hurry to get the body, don't even think about getting justice for Miss Li..."
Ah Fei was stunned: "Girl, what evidence do you have?"
Jiang Si pursed her lips and said, "At this time when people are in a panic, if Mr. Li really loves his daughter, this rumor is enough."
She was not sure whether Miss Li had been in trouble. If she guessed correctly, at least she would not be left confused and lost. If she guessed wrong, with the reputation of the Li family, at most people would laugh at them for a while, and there would be no substantial loss.
Most importantly, she had a hunch that Miss Li might be the key to solving this mystery.
"A Fei, go ahead, don't just stand there."
Ah Fei hesitated for a moment: "Girl, we are foreigners after all, who knows if those idle guys can be trusted——"
Jiang Si smiled: "As long as you give enough money, it will be reliable. If you still feel it is unreliable, it means that the money is not enough..."
Ah Fei slapped his forehead and said, "What the girl said makes sense!"
Wasn't he that kind of idle guy before? As long as he was paid, he would do anything, not to mention passing a message, even running naked!
Ah Fei clasped his fists and left. Jiang Si was about to go back to the house, but found Yu Jin coming over.
"Do you think Miss Li is in the well?"
Jiang Si looked at him sullenly: "Do you really like eavesdropping on other people's conversations?"
"I didn't eavesdrop, I just have better hearing." Yu Jin smiled helplessly, "Miss Jiang, let's not argue about this now, let's talk about business."
"Mr. Yu, this is my business." Jiang Si said expressionlessly.
How can I get rid of this dog-skin plaster?
Yu Jin stared at Jiang Si intently, and suddenly smiled: "You have no say, this is our business. Don't forget that night——"
Jiang Si took a deep breath and decided not to argue with the other party. He changed the subject to business: "The time is not right."
Yu Jin thought about it and understood: "Miss Li came here to burn incense today, and the well water would not have produced a strange smell so quickly, which means that even if someone really died in the well, it is unlikely to be Miss Li. In this case, why did you ask that boy to pass on the message--"
"I just think that the reason why the well water has a strange smell is not related to Miss Li, but this does not mean that Miss Li, who has not returned home for a long time, has not had any problems."
Yu Jin smiled and nodded: "That's true."
Jiang Si looked up at the gorgeous sunset and lowered his voice, "Besides, doesn't Second Brother want to know if there is a body in the well? This will put his mind at ease."
Yu Jin touched his nose.
He hates brotherly and sisterly love the most!
"This is for you." Yu Jin handed the paper folded into a square to Jiang Si.
Jiang Si looked at the paper and didn't take it immediately: "What is this?"
Isn't it just some nonsense?
"If you don't dare to look at it, I'll put it away."
Jiang Si glanced at him and said calmly, "I really don't want to watch it. I'm leaving now."
Yu Jin grabbed her wrist and sighed, "Why are you like a hedgehog, always ready to stab people and not cooperating at all?"
“Let go!”
"Well, since you are not interested in seeing if there are any missing girls in the neighborhood, I will burn this paper."
Jiang Si suddenly turned around and stared at the neatly folded paper, unable to bring himself to smile.
Yu Jin smiled and stuffed the paper into her hands: "Okay, I'm begging you to look at it, please look at it."
Hearing the other's gentle and doting laughter, Jiang Si suddenly felt her face getting hot. She didn't dare to look him in the eye and hurriedly opened the paper.
There was a lot of information densely recorded on the paper, and Jiang seemed to have heard the names of several villages and towns from the little sister.
She couldn't help but look at the boy in front of her.
Yu Jin didn't keep you in suspense and said with a smile, "I got here before you did. I borrowed the register of donors when I was donating money, and then sent people to check the names that often appeared in the register. But from the results, there is no information that Miss Jiang wants in the villages and towns within a radius of thirty miles."
The list records how much money someone donated. Of course, it will not only have a name, but also where the pilgrim is from, such as a woman named Li from Dayang Town, etc.
After holding the paper in silence for a while, Jiang Si finally said, "Thank you very much."
The young man smiled as if he was in the breeze and bright moon: "What are you thanking me for? I told you, this is our business."
"Let me study the information on the paper first." Jiang Si hurried away holding the paper.
Yu Jin stood alone for a while, the smile in his eyes deepened.
The people of Qingniu Town were still gathering in groups outside to discuss the accident that had occurred in Lingwu Temple, while at this time, a group of people from Dayang Town were heading towards Lingwu Temple in a mighty stream.
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