It was not yet dark, and three of the guards sent out returned to the nest one after another to report on their respective investigations, and at the same time, Jing Zhaoyin also provided information on the case of the girl's serial autopsy and sent it to the Yi'an Palace.

Guard 1: "Back to the princess, several of my subordinates searched for people who lived near the place of the crime and found that there were different opinions. The tragic situation of the deceased is very similar to the torture of the ancient tyrant to his queen, and some people inevitably say that it is a powerful ghost, and they hide their daughters well, for fear that their daughters will be killed! ”

Guard 2: "Some people say that it is the enemy's revenge, and some say that it is punished by heaven!" ”

Guard 3: "Also, it's very similar to the secret technique of the Immortal Gate... Like that... Dead man! ”

“！！！” Yan Mo immediately denied, "It's not a dead man!" She stopped and changed the subject, "It's all falsehood, can you collect information before and after the crime?" ”

The guards shook their heads in embarrassment: "The information collected by the subordinates is basically the same as the records on the case file of Lord Fu Yin, some of them are very old, and they are not as detailed as the case file... Please forgive the princess! ”

Yan Mo frowned and waved his hand, asked the guards to step back, and began to read the file carefully, and suddenly thought that his reading ability had been lacking, so he stopped one of the guards and told him what was on the file.

Guard 1: "In this serial case, there are six deceased, all of whom are women, and no one has claimed them so far, which is one of the reasons why there are few clues in this case, most of these deceased are wandering beggars or refugees. Almost one per month, with an interval of 28 to 34 days, depending on the time of discovery. ”

Yan Mo: "Wait a minute! Since the frequency can be maintained, it means that the murderer has reserved these girls!! Six... How many people did the killer abduct?!! ”

"Princess, don't worry! The remaining three brothers are still investigating the increase or decrease in food delivery, whether there are blood stains on discarded clothing, and changes in personnel entering and leaving. The guard pointed to the case file and continued, "The first five deceased all have traces of being frozen, so it can be inferred that the murderer's family is either rich or expensive, or someone who runs an ice cube business. Of the first five corpses, the first one was the most decomposed, probably in the middle of winter, and the killer was not put in the ice cellar, but directly in an ordinary room. After that, he was afraid that the smell of corpse decay would spread, so he buried himself in the small road on the outskirts of Beijing. In descending order, the fifth body was not very badly decomposed, but the incision was still damaged, and the murder weapon could not be compared. Now the sixth female corpse is relatively fresh, and it is being compared with the incisions one by one, and the wounds on this female corpse appear to be very decisive, without dragging mud and water. ”

"That is!" Yan Mo's tone was cold, "The murderer's modus operandi tends to mature, and his grasp of corpse decay is becoming more and more accurate, and by the sixth body, for the murderer, it can be called a work!" ”

For a while, there was silence in the room, and it wasn't until Lan Bo came in with dinner that the guards hurriedly saluted and retreated, Yan Mo's always stormy appetite really couldn't eat anything...

In the middle of the night, everything is silent, only the sound of small insects chirping surrounds the Yanming Courtyard... A black-clothed figure fell from the dark passage of the bed, and as soon as the door closed, the sound of insects was silenced...

Yan Mo wore a night coat and came to the exit, as expected, Qi Ming was waiting there early!

"The fewer night scouts, the better, the prince should take good care of his injuries!"

"This little injury is okay, Yan'er knows how to go to the Liang Mansion?" Qi Ming smiled.

Yan Mo, who was in a bad mood, didn't pay attention, took a few steps, and disappeared into the night, Qi Ming silently followed...

Yan Mo is not fully familiar with the terrain of the capital, and if there is an occasional deviation, Qi Ming will step forward and change the direction of travel, every time like this, Yan Mo can only reluctantly turn the direction!

Falling from the wall, the two quietly walked around the Liang Mansion, and the main courtyard, guest rooms, and firewood rooms were all checked, and there was nothing unusual... Finally, when I came to the bedroom, I found that only Mrs. Liang was asleep.

"Where's Lord Liang?" Yan Mo asked himself.

"Let's go to the study!" Qiming leads the way above the rooftops!

The two finally found a faint light in the courtyard where the study was located...

Yan Mo found a place to lie down, and when he observed, he found that Lord Liang was not working, but pacing in the study.

"Do you think this Lord Liang is so worried that he can't sleep because Miss Liang entered the palace?"

Qi Ming: "We have seen other places, but the study room has not been checked, generally speaking, the study room is a confidential place, we have to find a way to go in and check!" ”

Yan Mo: "If there is a ghost in his heart, I think he will not be able to sleep tonight!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw a ball of soft balls flying out! Just hit the floor of the study! When it cracked, a puff of pale smoke rose up! But in the time of three breaths, Lord Liang fell down in response!!

Qi Ming shot extremely fast! Hold on to Lord Liang, who is about to fall, and put it on a chair to flatten it...

"The dignified King Yi'an actually has this kind of hidden weapon on the side of the door?!" Words are indifferent!

"Found in Xiao Ren's room!" Qi Ming smiled, "You check over there, I'll be in charge of this side!" ”

The two of them browsed it three times and divided it by two, but they found nothing! There is no hidden mechanism on the bookshelf coffee table!!

"Isn't it in the study?" Yan Mo was puzzled, carefully inspected the root of the wall, and went outside to check the structure of the entire study, and found that the inside and outside were almost the same, that is to say, there was no hidden space!

When she re-entered the room, she found Qiming looking at the bottom of the bookshelf...

Yan Mo said as he walked: "The space inside and outside is not much different, I'm afraid there is no secret room here... What did you find? ”

Qi Ming touched the bottom of the bookshelf and said, "I found that the bookshelves here are different styles from the bookshelves over there..."

Yan Mo was quick to take a candle to illuminate the other party, only to find that there was a small door on the ground under the bookshelf, and the screw lock was hidden at the bottom of the bookshelf!

Qi Ming fumbled to untie the spiral lock, the bottom of the bookshelf could be opened, no wonder there was nothing here, so that if you opened the connected ground lock, you could barely lean into the underground secret room! Yan Mo carried the candle and followed cautiously...

After arriving in the basement, the two of them looked around in the faint light of the fire, and found that there were soft beds, fragments of gorgeous fabrics, torture instruments, and all kinds of utensils that they didn't even know what to do!

"Brute!" Yan Mo cursed! Thinking of the scars on Liang Yanyan's body, one can imagine how unsightly Lord Liang's secret is!!

This curse echoed with the refraction of the space in the secret room! Qi Ming hurriedly grabbed Yan Mo's wrist to show his silence!!

Yan Mo picked up the fabric fragments and put them away: "I'll go to Miss Liang's room to check it later, maybe this torn dress can be used as evidence!" ”

Qi Ming: "Maybe it's Mrs. Liang?" ”

Yan Mo: "This kind of yarn fabric, I see that Xiaowen likes it very much, and most of them are used on girls' clothes, but in order to confirm it, I will have to check Mrs. Liang's wardrobe later..."

The two of them talked and looked carefully at the corner, and Yan Mo actually found cutting tools in a large box in the corner! She carefully took it out and looked at it, it was a butcher knife that cut flesh and bones!

"Miss Liang is also fifteen or sixteen years old... Could it be—" Yan Mo pondered...

Qi Ming: "Do you suspect that this butcher knife may be related to the girl's autopsy?!" ”

"Not sure yet... However, the girl's body has traces of being frozen, and if the murderer is a dignitary, there are conditions for committing the crime! If the murderer still has such a special fetish, he has half the motive to kill! Yan Mo said while thinking, "Do you know this Lord Liang?" ”

Qi Ming: "There is not much face-to-face contact with him, according to indirect understanding, Liang You is probably a cautious person, I heard that Li Zhan, a former member of the Ministry of Rites, has average ability, and it is all because of Lord Liang's clear thinking that the work of the subordinates of the Ministry of Rites can be carried out properly..."

So he knows how to hide himself! This person is not a small suspect! I'm going to Jingzhao Mansion to expose him!! Yan Mo said and walked towards the exit! After poking her head out of the small door on the ground, she was suddenly attracted by this chain mechanism, holding the candle lamp, and began to observe, and found that the spiral pattern on the lock was very fine...

Caught off guard! Qi Ming also squeezed out a head! The size of the entrance and exit is somewhat surplus for one person to pass, and two people are very crowded!

"Look at the craftsmanship, it should be something from Master An's workshop..."Qi Ming clinged to Yan Mo and said without hesitation, and then he observed the lock on the ground door, "Hmm... This is an imitation, according to the above one re-polished, it seems that Lord Liang has put a lot of effort into this chain lock. ”

Yan Mo subconsciously wanted to push it open, but remembered that the other party had a wound on his chest, and there was no extra space for this small door, and there was a bookshelf on it, so she could only press Qi Ming's shoulder down, crawl out, and bring out the butcher knife...

Qi Ming was very knowledgeable and made room for the other party, but he grabbed Yan Mo with one hand: "You can't tell if you take this butcher knife away!" ”

“！” Yan Momao leaned down and said, "This is evidence!" Must take away! ”

Qi Ming: "How do you explain the source of the evidence?" Said that you visited Liang's Mansion at night and became a gentleman on Liang? What's more, if something is missing here, Lord Liang will notice it! At this time, it is not advisable to startle the snake in case he destroys the evidence!! ”

Yan Mo: "......"

Qi Ming stroked down the other party's wrist, took down the butcher knife, put it back in the big box, and then followed Yan Mo out of the door.

"Dressed beasts!!" Yan Mo looked at Lord Liang who was flattened on the chair and scolded again!

"Let's go, I have to check out Mrs. Liang and Miss Liang's room!" Qi Ming picked up the shell of the smoke bomb and led the way out of the study, concentrating! I found that the people of the Liang Mansion had gotten up!

"Let's go first!" Yan Mo grabbed Qi Mingfei and got on the tree! A few more people walked out of the Liang Mansion!!

Returning from the secret passage to Yanming Courtyard, Yan Mo didn't say anything all the way, she was worrying about how to prove Liang You's crime! If you ask Liang Yanyan directly, it will definitely cause secondary damage!

"Aggression from the most trusted person..."Yan Mo came out of the entrance and exit of the bed board, and couldn't help but chirp, "Pigs and dogs are not as good!!" ”

Sealing the secret passage, Qi Ming did not rush to get out of bed, but sat on the edge of the bed: "What are you going to do next?" ”

"Let Jingzhao Yin check the secret room of Liang Mansion first... Try to ask Miss Liang again..."Yan Mo got off the bed, "No! You should ask Mrs. Liang directly! "Say she go out!

"Jingzhao Mansion didn't open so early!" Qi Ming grabbed Yan Mo and said, "In another hour, the genius will be bright!" ”

"It doesn't matter if it's early or late, I never pick a time to handle a case! It's time to pull Kyung Zhao Yin up from his dream! Before the beast could react, he took it in one fell swoop!! ”

"It's about the face of the court officials..."Qi Ming pulled hard, and the other party reflexively enveloped him because of his strength, "I'll handle this matter." You get a good night's sleep! ”

“！！” Facing Shang's clear but somewhat tired eyes, Yan Mo was slightly stunned, "Should... You're the one who should sleep well! ”

Hearing this, Qi Ming couldn't help but smile, sucking the other party with his eyes, his subordinates were not honest, rubbing the back of Yan Mo's hand with his thumb...

After a long cold war, it is warming up at the moment!

"Didn't you forget that there are still two beauties hidden in the guest room!" Yan Mo pulled out his hand and walked out, "I'll talk to Jing Zhaoyin secretly!" ”

Warmer? Inexistent!

Qi Ming sighed lightly and shouted to the outside world: "Qiansu! Follow the princess! ”

"Yes!" Qiansu, who was standing in the courtyard, took a few steps and walked behind Yan Mo!

After Yan Mo, who hadn't had time to change his clothes, arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, Qiansu showed the royal token, and the official messenger of the guard hurriedly reported!

As soon as Jing Zhaoyin heard that it was Princess Yi'an who came, he received Yan Mo in the lobby with a sleepy-eyed face, and learned that there was a secret room in the Liang Mansion and a butcher's knife hidden!!

On the other side, in the military camp on the outskirts of Beijing, the prince stayed in the camp tent for two days because of the Gyeonggi defense, and Bai Xue and Lan Xue accompanied him.

Qi Jin temporarily stopped the medicinal diet because he had to deal with many matters, and his sleep became lighter as things increased, and when he woke up from the bed, he showed a faint light, got up and came to the outside of the tent, just in time to see the rising sun...

"Xiao Yan'er..."Qi Jin touched the glass ring under the placket of his clothes, muttered to himself, watching the sunrise and let go of his thoughts... Then, a matter of affairs came to the surface of my head... After entering the barracks, he was observing the commander of the garrison of the imperial city, and the painting obtained by Yuan Shangshu previously contained a map of the Gyeonggi garrison five years ago, and the leader of the deployment of the Gyeonggi garrison was Qian Yishou. But he found that Commander Qian acted upright and capable, and he also took military affairs seriously... It's really not like someone who will have an affair with Yuan Shangshu...

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly became alert! I saw a person walking behind me! If you look closely, it's Yao Duwei!!

This Captain Yao was originally a soldier stationed in the north all the year round, but he was recalled to Kyoto a year ago and transferred to become the commander of the Imperial City Garrison.

It's just that Qijin didn't expect that it was not only himself but also the other party who got up early!

Yao Duwei walked a little unsteadily, kept his head down, didn't seem to have woken up yet, and didn't notice anyone in front of him...

"Your Highness!" Bai Xue got up as usual, and as soon as he arrived at the tent, he found the prince standing outside the tent alone, and hurriedly ran over, "Why did Your Highness get up so early?" As he spoke, he observed the prince's face worriedly...

"Bai Xue, there is nothing to do in the palace, but it is that Yao Duwei..." Before the prince's words fell, Yao Duwei, who was not far away, fell headlong!!

"Go and call the medic!" The prince commanded to the soldiers on duty in the distance!

Only then did the three or five soldiers react, one ran to call the military doctor, and the remaining few carried Captain Yao to the camp tent!

Outside the Liang Mansion, Jing Zhaoyin held the emergency order of the Criminal Department and took the official messenger into the mansion to search, which alarmed Mrs. Liang, who had just gotten up!

The officials went straight to the study and found Lord Liang lying asleep on the chair, so they took him away directly, and followed the clues provided by Princess Yi'an to find the secret basement and confiscate everything inside!

When Mrs. Liang came out, Lord Liang had already been invited into the opaque carriage on all sides and taken directly to the Criminal Department!

The helpless woman was at a loss and chased Jing Zhao Yin to inquire!

Jing Zhaoyin was helpless, so he asked the official to help Mrs. Liang go back to the house, and he continued to go to the criminal department with the team!

Mrs. Liang anxiously shouted her master, but no one responded when she saw that she was crying, so she remembered that her daughter entered the Yi'an Mansion with her front foot, and the old man was arrested on the back foot! Quickly clean up his face and let the coachman rush to the Yi'an Palace!!

Yan Mo, who returned to the palace, finally changed out of his night clothes, washed up casually, and used to take the cangweing to prepare for the morning exercise, and just after playing a few tricks, he heard someone from outside the mansion report that Mrs. Liang asked to see Princess Yi'an!

Yan Mo accepted the move, went back to the house to change into a fancy dress, and went to the hall to meet guests, but who knew that Mrs. Liang stood at the door and refused to come in!

When Yan Mo stepped out of the lobby, he happened to see Qi Ming also coming, and the two went out to greet each other.

"Lord Wang! Princess! As soon as Mrs. Liang saw someone, she knelt down desperately, "The old body begs you!" Let the old man take Yanyan home! ”

Everyone was amazed! Hurry up and help each other!!

Mrs. Liang shook off her subordinates and continued to cry and kneel: "We can't afford to climb the Yi'an Palace!" Princess, your deeds, the old body has heard of it somewhat, if Yan Yan enters the palace, can she have a good life?!! Please let the princess let go of my Yanyan!! We never ask to be in the palace! Don't dare to climb the royal !! ”

Before Yan Mo could say anything, Qi Ming was one step ahead!

"Someone! Please Mrs. Liang into the house! King Yi'an smiled lightly and ordered to be cool!

"Huh! You guys... What are you doing here?!! "Mrs. Liang really didn't expect that the other party's methods would be so tough!

The two guards drove Mrs. Liang into the house, and the door was closed!!

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