"Yes, they can't even eat properly."
Little Xi looked at Zhao Feng with a sympathetic expression, "Daddy~, he's so pitiful!"
"It's alright, he's not pitiful."
"Aoao"
Little Xi nodded her head and continued eating the candy in her mouth.
Qin Jue poked Xiao Xi'er's puffed-up cheek and asked, "What did you find out?"
"Your Majesty, we found nothing. We have no common enemies, and we haven't offended anyone."
"The suspect is unknown, and the motive is unknown."
Zhao Feng considered what his subordinates had said after questioning each of them, then summarized it and told Qin Jue.
"Have you asked the local people?"
"I asked around, and everyone said they didn't see anyone suspicious."
Qin Jue looked down at Xiao Xi'er, thinking about the case Zhao Feng had mentioned.
"Have you checked whether it was an accidental fire?"
"Your Majesty, no."
"Then ask everyone in the house where the fire happened, including the children."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"If you have something to report, speak now; otherwise, the court may adjourn."
After Sanhezi finished shouting, seeing that no one else was going to present their report, he continued, "Dismiss—the court—"
After Qin Jue left, Zhao Feng still didn't understand why even the child needed to be questioned.
During the Tang Dynasty, someone saw it and came over. "Sometimes children might see it, but for some reason, they can't say anything."
"I see, thank you, Lord Tang."
Nothing happened.
"Well then, sir, this junior will take his leave now."
Tang Dai knew that Zhao Feng was in a hurry to investigate the case, so he nodded.
At this moment, Fang Li walked over and asked, "Old dog Tang, why weren't you punished?"
When Tang Dai heard Fang Li call him "Old Dog Tang" and could clearly hear the disappointment in Fang Li's voice, he turned and walked away, ignoring Fang Li.
As soon as Tang Dai left, Fang Li chased after him, calling out, "Hey, Old Tang, I was wrong, okay? Wait for me!"
"grown ups"
"Liu Shang, you didn't go to the palace the day before yesterday?"
"Your Excellency, the day before yesterday, I felt... that matter was very unreal, so I sent someone to inquire. Afterwards, I heard that many officials had been punished."
"You were right to have someone inquire before rushing into the palace."
Bai Lin slowly walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, with Liu Shang and Bai Fei following behind him.
"Lord Liu, it's fortunate you didn't go. Some military officers were so badly punished that they couldn't even get out of bed."
"One hundred strokes of the cane, just thinking about it hurts."
"Yes, General Bai."
The three of them chatted slowly as they slowly left the palace.
Dali Temple
Zhao Feng had just left the palace and arrived at the Dali Temple, intending to personally lead a group to inquire about the families whose homes had been burned down.
It was blocked by the people
"My lord, you must do us justice!"
"Sir, we don't want to die!"
"grown ups……"
Zhao Feng's head was spinning from the sudden appearance of the crowd, who were all talking at once.
Left with no other choice, Zhao Feng sat down in the side seat, picked up the gavel, and slammed it on the table.
"quiet"
The lobby fell silent.
"What exactly happened?"
"Sir, last night, my child's mother... died."
"My lord, my husband... sob sob sob... died last night too."
"Sir... I'm the only one left in my family..."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Feng realized how many people had died. Each time someone spoke, Zhao Feng jotted it down in his brush pen.
When Zhao Feng looked at the Xuan paper and counted, he found that seven families had been involved in the incident, and a total of thirteen people had died.
"Where do you live? I'll come there right now."
"Reporting to you, sir, we live in the south of the city."
"South of the city???!!!"
Hearing the shocked voices from the south of the city, Zhao Feng quickly led his constables towards the south.
Two days later, Zhao Feng entered the palace.
Qin Jue was feeding Xiao Xi'er in the Hall of Mental Cultivation when Sanhezi arrived.
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhao Feng requests an audience."
"Let him in."
After Zhao Feng entered the hall, he knelt down and said, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty."
"What's up?"
"Your Majesty, initially twenty-seven houses in the south of the city were burned down."
"How did you find the murderer?"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty has not found the murderer; instead, the situation in the south of the city has worsened."
Upon hearing Zhao Feng's words, Qin Jue stopped feeding Xiao Xi'er and instead looked up at the kneeling Zhao Feng.
"What happened?"
"Your Majesty, on the first day, twenty-seven houses in the south of the city caught fire, but fortunately no one was injured or killed."
"On the second night, people died in seven households in the south of the city, a total of thirteen people."
"On the third night, many shops in the south of the city were burned down, resulting in three deaths and nine injuries."
"Last night, many more girls went missing in the south of the city."
After hearing this, Qin Jue picked up the soup bowl on the table and threw it at Zhao Feng.
"How did you investigate the case? Four days and not a single clue, and things are only getting worse?"
Zhao Feng's forehead was hit and bleeding, but he didn't dare to speak, kneeling on the ground with his head down.
"Daddy~, don't be angry, or you'll become ugly~"
Qin Jue only realized he had lost his composure in front of Xiao Xi'er when he heard her voice.
Qin Jue quickly composed himself and looked down at Xiao Xi'er in his arms. "Daddy's not angry anymore. Did I scare Xiao Xi'er?"
Xiao Xi nodded hesitantly, then shook her head, and said, "Just a little bit~"
After saying that, Xiaoxi gestured with her hand, and it was only the size of her little fingernail.
Seeing Xiao Xi'er's conflicted expression, Qin Jue's mood improved considerably.
"Good boy/girl~"
Qin Jue reached out his large hand and ruffled Xiao Xi'er's hair as he spoke.
"Zou Heng"
Not long after Qin Jue called out to Zou Heng, Zou Heng walked in and bowed to Qin Jue.
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