Chapter 51 Li Daoxuan was silent and looked at her...
At this moment, Chen Qing was full of mysteries, which made Li Daoxuan unable to help but want to explore what she knew.
Facing Li Daoxuan's barrage of questions, Chen Qing managed to calm herself down. She raised her head, stared at him, and said, "What good would it do me to tell you? Could it possibly clear me of suspicion of murder?"
Li Daoxuan glanced down at her and said, "Cooperate with me. Not only can I help you clear your suspicion, but I can also allow you to intervene in this case. Fighting alone is never as good as working together. You should understand the interests involved."
"Not only has the White Water Demon appeared, but an unknown great demon has also appeared. The situation is complicated. If you insist on going it alone, you may run into obstacles at every turn, and even fall into an irretrievable situation."
"Although I don't know the specific purpose behind all of this, I suspect it's closely related to the real culprit who framed you and sent you to the underground palace."
Going alone is indeed not as good as working together.
What's more, Chen Qing originally had the idea of letting Li Daoxuan join the game to deal with the Red and White Evils, but it had not been realized yet, so he took the initiative to become interested in investigating the matter.
Cooperation is beneficial to her. This is the second time that Li Daoxuan has made a promise to her. It seems that he is finally willing to look at her with some respect. Chen Qing knows that once he makes a promise, he will not break it easily.
So, under Li Daoxuan's gaze, Chen Qing slowly sat up straight, held out his palm, and said, "Your Highness, your kindness is hard to refuse, and it would be disrespectful for You'an to refuse."
Li Daoxuan looked at her solemnly and stretched out his hand to shake hers.
After a brief moment of peace, Chen Qing suddenly asked, "By the way, where is my silk ribbon?"
Li Daoxuan slowly stood up and said without turning his head, "It's lost." Seeing that there were still a few lotus pods beside Chen Qing, he plucked one.
"Lost? Didn't I tell you that it was a very important thing and couldn't be lost?" Chen Qing's eyes were like torches, and there was anger in them.
"Did I mention that? I forgot."
"Stop! Where are you going?!" Chen Qing stretched out his hand to grab the corner of someone's clothes, but missed.
Li Daoxuan lightly leaped up and left a message: "Of course, this is to clear your suspicion. This is a nice, quiet place. You stay here and I'll come pick you up after the storm has died down."
"asshole!"
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Inside Yuanchun Tower, the fake mother wept bitterly, wailing, "Master! My two daughters died tragically! You must find the murderer and avenge Shancha and Haitang!"
The already middle-aged woman's face was instantly filled with wrinkles after crying so hard that Shi Qinglan brushed away her hand that was clutching his sleeve with some disgust, "Wang, please don't touch me. Just answer my questions."
The fake mother managed to stand up straight, wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, and said, "Yes..."
Shi Qinglan frowned and asked, "You said that the guest had just left, and right after that, you saw two bodies in the house?"
The fake mother said, "The little girl beside Shancha saw that Shancha was not coming out, so she pushed the door open and walked in. Unexpectedly, she saw two skinless corpses."
"What does the guest you're talking about look like?"
The fake mother thought for a moment and said, "She's a little taller than me," indicating a height with her hand. "She's delicate and graceful, and she wears the kind of clothes that belong to wealthy families..."
Halfway through her speech, she suddenly lowered her voice and said, "To be honest, this guest is actually a——"
"No matter what it is, we can only know after seeing the corpse." A voice interrupted the fake mother's unspoken words in time.
"Greetings to His Majesty King Cang!"
When the people around saw Li Daoxuan appear, they hurriedly saluted.
Li Daoxuan ignored everyone and walked straight to Shi Qinglan, saying to him, "I want to see the body."
Shi Qinglan was quite surprised and suspicious. Why would someone who usually didn't like to meddle in other people's affairs suddenly become interested in this case today? However, he still clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, please follow me."
The group arrived at the place where the bodies of Shancha and Haitang were found. The subordinates who accompanied them lifted the cloth covering the skinless corpses, and saw that the faces of the corpses were covered in blood and flesh, and the eyes without eyelids were staring blankly because they could not close.
The others were all shocked by the horrific scene and turned away, but Li Daoxuan remained calm and bent over to examine the corpse.
After a while, he put the bloodstained cloth back and asked, "Have you found the skin?"
Shi Qinglan: "Yes, the skin was found next to the corpse. The murderer did not take the skin away, but threw it on the ground." After saying that, he waved his hand, and his men immediately presented two wooden trays.
When the white cloth on the tray was lifted, two human skins were seen inside.
"The murderer started from the victim's spine. His knife skills were skillful and the blade was neat and smooth. According to the judgment of the coroner, the weapon was a butcher's knife. His method of committing the crime... is very similar to the way a butcher cuts raw meat." Shi Qinglan explained on the side.
"As for more specific information, we will have to wait until the body is returned to the Dali Temple for an examination by a more experienced coroner."
Upon hearing this, Li Daoxuan snatched the sword from Shi Qinglan's waist, picked up the human skin on the plate with the sword, and examined it carefully.
Suddenly, his expression hardened, and he raised his wrist, letting the tip of the sword scrape through the seam of skin.
When he drew back the sword, he saw that the tip of the sword was stained with blood. If you looked closely, you could vaguely see a few fine foam particles.
This was something Shi Qinglan and the others had not noticed just now. The others were wondering why Li Daoxuan did this, when Shi Qinglan's pupils dilated instantly.
He carefully took the sword handed to him by Li Daoxuan, looked at it carefully, and finally realized that these tiny pieces of meat were not human flesh, but pork.
Human flesh and pork look very similar at first glance, and it is difficult to tell the difference in a short period of time.
When no one else had noticed the mystery within the human skin, Li Daoxuan had identified it at a glance, which was enough to prove his rich experience and skillful handling of the case. In an instant, Shi Qinglan suddenly realized that King Cang's reputation for being idle was probably false. As for why King Cang allowed his reputation to be ruined, he didn't dare to think about the reason any further.
Li Daoxuan's gaze shifted, locking onto the trembling figure of the leader's mother. He asked, "Just now you said that the young man had killed the man. Let me ask you, what characteristics did that man have in his hand?"
The head mother, whose name was suddenly called, was startled and said tremblingly, "That young man's hands are very small and very white and tender..."
"Since you have observed so carefully, let me ask you again, are there thick calluses on the outside of the base of her thumb, the pads and sides of her index and middle fingers, and the inside of her palm?" He was referring to the thick calluses that would only appear on the hands of someone who had been holding a knife all year round, and he described them in great detail.
“No, no.”
"Looking at the neat cuts on the victim's body and the fact that the crime was committed in a very short time, it seems that he was an experienced knife handler. Moreover, from your description, the young man was obviously a petite, delicate-skinned boy from a wealthy family." His eyes fell on the two guqins on the table.
“These two pianos were extremely popular styles many years ago. However, because they were made of solid wood, they were very heavy and were gradually replaced by lighter and more compact styles.
Anyone who can lift a zither like this naturally needs considerable strength. As for the so-called rich kid you mentioned, how could he have such great strength to knock down two people in just one song and then skin them alive and leave?
"This..." The mother of the group leader was speechless for a moment.
Li Daoxuan said no more. He took the handkerchief handed to him by the servant and wiped every corner of his hand carefully. Then he put the handkerchief down and said calmly: "Seal off the building and arrest all the cooks in it."
"yes!"
Upon hearing this, the head maid's mother immediately gave up. She turned around, terrified to death, and cried to Li Daoxuan, "Your Highness Prince Cang, how can I continue to do business in this building if you're like this? There are so many mouths waiting to be fed. If you close the door and the Dali Temple officials come in and out, everyone in Chang'an will know that a murder has occurred in Yuanchun Building. Who would dare to come here? I'm afraid that in time, the girls in the building will starve to death!"
Li Daoxuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Let me ask you, was it you who reported this official?"
The head mother nodded repeatedly, "Oh, yes..."
"Is the dead person the girl from the building?"
"yes……"
"In that case, what are you wasting your words on?" The corners of his lips completely lost their curve, and the pressure around him suddenly dropped. "Dongshan Temple is handling the case, and Dali Temple is assisting me. No one outside the building is allowed to take a single step. Anyone who violates this will be executed," he raised his eyes, his eyes filled with darkness and depth.
Suddenly, everyone knelt on the ground, "Yes!"
After saying that, Li Daoxuan stepped out, and left with a group of people, leaving only Mother Wang who was still in shock.
After a while, Mother Wang, who was intimidated by Li Daoxuan's aura, finally came to her senses. Her face was pale, and she slid to the ground like a pile of rotten meat, beating her chest and stamping her feet, "If I had known... If I had known..."
She shed tears and kept repeating these three words. As for what she knew in advance, others had no idea.
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While others were detaining the suspect, Li Daoxuan escaped and returned to the small boat.
As soon as I landed, I saw that the person who was grinning had fallen asleep with a lotus leaf as a pillow. Not only that, she also covered her head with a lotus leaf to block out the light.
Li Daoxuan was immediately filled with fear when he saw this. He first mercilessly lifted up the lotus leaf, and then scooped up a handful of water and sprinkled it on her face.
"Hmm..." Chen Qing was stimulated by the cold touch and woke up slowly. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw an enlarged face in his sleepy eyes. The boy was very delicate, with long black hair hanging down on his shoulders. When he lowered his eyes, his dark eyelashes cast a dark shadow under his eyelids.
At this moment, a faint smile appeared in the corners of his eyes, smoothing out the sharpness of his whole body. At first glance, he looked like a playful young man from some family, leisurely playing with cats and dogs.
Chen Qing suddenly realized this and lost all sleepiness. She pushed the person in front of her away and wiped the water off her face. She was so angry that she cursed him as "childish" and scooped up some water from the lake and sprinkled it on his face.
Unexpectedly, Li Daoxuan had noticed it earlier and dodged before she could move. The next moment, the place where she was sitting became wet and stained with a dark color.
Chen Qing said angrily: "Are you childish?!"
Li Daoxuan shook off the water stains on his hands calmly and said, "Seeing that Madam Shen was sleeping soundly, I couldn't wake you up directly, so I had to resort to this last resort. Madam Shen is magnanimous and should not bother to make a fuss."
I thought he was going to explode, but Shen Qing calmed down instantly, though his expression was still a little bad. "Didn't you say you would clear my suspicion? How's the situation outside?"
Li Daoxuan: "It's true that the suspicion has been cleared, but Yuanchun Tower has been completely sealed off by the people from the Dali Temple. Madam Shen may not be able to return home for the next few days. She should first think about how to explain it to her family."
"Your Highness, don't worry about this. I know what to do." Chen Qing had already made preparations before leaving. He had specially arranged everything for his home and announced that he was going to stay at Zhang Miaoyin's house for a few days.
But after finishing speaking, Shen Qing unexpectedly slapped Li Daoxuan in the face.
“Bang!”
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