"The real murderer?" Chu Tianzhao looked at Yang Fei'er with a confused expression. "He Zhongtang was on the palace on the day of the accident, and all the people present at that time were princes and ministers, and there were guards everywhere, how could the murderer succeed?"

Yang Fei'er said with a smile: "Actually, there is a place in the palace that is almost unguarded. ”

Chu Tianzhao looked at Yang Fei'er suspiciously, scratched his head, and suddenly clapped his hands: "Oops, I remembered, there is no one guarding the imperial garden." Officials have to pass through there in the morning. ”

He paused and said, "The guards on the other side of the Imperial Garden all change shifts every hour, and there happened to be no one guarding there for a period of time when the shift changed, so it is estimated that the person took advantage of this opportunity to enter the garden." ”

Yang Fei'er said with a smile: "I didn't see that you are quite smart, you have already guessed it as soon as I said it casually." Now that we have found out the true cause of He Zhongtang's death, let me tell you what I saw that day. As he spoke, he described in detail how he turned to the Imperial Garden, how he saw the fake eunuch with half an ear, and how he saw the scene of the Ten Princes and He Shou coming over.

After hearing this, Chu Tianzhao praised him: "Miss Fei'er, you are really not simple, I didn't expect this case to be solved by you so easily." Now that we already know the cause of He Zhongtang's death, how can we explain the death of Yang Yichang, the secretary of the Ministry of War? ”

Yang Fei'er asked, "Does Brother Chu know how Lord Yang died?" ”

Chu Tianzhao recalled: "According to the people in the Criminal Department, he was slashed to death by three hundred knives, and when the body was found, the door was still locked. Rumors say that he was cursed to death, because Lord Yang's ancestor had participated in the capture and beheading of the Ten Clans of Fang Xiaoru. ”

"So does Brother Chu still believe that Lord Yang was cursed?" Yang Fei'er asked mischievously with her eyes slipping.

Chu Tianzhao came to his senses and said, "What does Miss Fei'er mean is that the death of the two adults may have been done by one person?" ”

"Not bad." Yang Fei'er said affirmatively.

"However, when Lord Yang was found dead in the secret room, the door was locked, and there were three hundred knives in his body, even one knife could make a little sound, why didn't the people of Yang Mansion hear any movement at all?" Chu Tianzhao quickly raised questions.

Yang Fei'er said with a smile: "If a dead person is slashed three hundred times, will there be a sound?" ”

Chu Tianzhao opened his mouth wide and said, "Lord Yang was killed by a knife before he was slashed two hundred and twenty-nine times?" ”

"Hehe......" Yang Fei'er's eyes shone with wisdom, and said, "Didn't Brother Chu just say, even if someone slashes him, there will be movement?" I guess that the person who murdered Lord Yang should be his acquaintance, otherwise it wouldn't be so easy to get his hands on, and Lord Yang is also a military general, so it is impossible that there is no trace of a fight. There is also a possibility that the murderer slashed three hundred knives after Lord Yang died, creating a terrifying appearance. ”

"Poisoned?"

"Yes, since he can poison He Zhongtang, he may also use the same method to Lord Yang, but in order to cover up the truth, he has done some treatment to Lord Yang, who is already dead."

"Also," Yang Fei'er suddenly added, "According to the autopsy report of the Criminal Department, all ten of Lord Yang's fingers were cut off, and they were not found. ”

Chu Tianzhao said coldly: "This murderer is not only vicious, but also very cunning. If a person dies from poisoning, then the person's nails will turn black after a few hours. Moreover, Lord Yang is an official of the imperial court, and the emperor will not allow people from the criminal department to dissect his body. Therefore, if you cut off your fingers, you won't easily find out that Lord Yang died of poisoning. ”

Yang Fei'er looked at the male god in her mind with great appreciation. Suddenly, Chu Tianzhao frowned and said, "But the door is locked, how can this be explained?" Since the murderer is not a demon or a monster, then he will not be invisible, right? ”

"Of course he can't be invisible, he can go straight out of the door and close the door."

"Impossible!" Chu Tianzhao categorically denied, "Didn't we go to the scene of the crime today?" The deadbolt had been broken, and it was clear that it was locked. ”

"The door was locked, but it was locked after the murderer left."

"How is it possible, could it be that Lord Yang was poisoned at that time, and after being stabbed three hundred times by the murderer, he fainted to death, and when he woke up, he was afraid that the murderer would come again, so he crawled to the door and locked the door?"

"Of course not, if Lord Yang really didn't die immediately at that time, then he should have left us a little clue, but there was not even a trace of the scene. However, the murderer left us with clues. ”

"Oh?" Chu Tianzhao looked at Yang Fei'er with interest, thinking in his heart how she would explain.

Yang Fei'er said slowly: "Brother Chu, do you remember that I once touched the place where the deadbolt and the door came into contact with my hand?" I found that there was a piece of that place that was different from the others. The door to the chamber was vermilion, and the place was noticeably lighter, with faint traces of water. ”

Chu Tianzhao thought hard about it, and only nodded for a long time, and wondered: "Then what can it mean?" ”

"I suspect that after killing Lord Yang, the murderer put a piece of ice in the place where the bolt and the door touched, and then covered the door, and when the ice melted, the bolt naturally drooped and locked the door."

After listening to Yang Fei'er's inference, Chu Tianzhao almost exclaimed, and said, "Miss Fei'er is really a female Zhuge , such a problem can be solved by you so easily." ”

Yang Fei'er shyly covered her red face with her sleeve - Chu Tianzhao had never praised himself from the bottom of his heart like today. So, he said, "Actually, I'm just more careful. And a friend of mine once told me about this case. ”

Chu Tianzhao didn't expect to find out the cause of death of the two adults so quickly, and said happily: "Miss Fei'er doesn't have to be humble, I Chu Tianzhao has never admired anyone in my life, and today I am impressed by you." ”

Yang Fei'er is that sweet in her heart, how happy is it to be praised by her beloved?

Chu Tianzhao asked, "I'm going to tell the emperor the truth now." By the way, the half-eared person you just mentioned may be the murderer of the two adults, and I will notify the Criminal Department to issue a wanted warrant to arrest this person! ”

"Wait!" Yang Fei'er didn't expect Chu Tianzhao to be so impulsive, and said, "Let's not act rashly first, that half-ear may just be a killer, and there may be a real mastermind behind it." Brother Chu, do you think that if that killer had no one in the palace, could he have committed murder in the palace in broad daylight? ”

"So what do we do? Do you still talk to the emperor? ”

"Say, of course, and let everyone know that the death of the two adults was assassinated, not the so-called curse." Yang Fei'er said confidently, "When the time comes, I'll have to trouble you, Brother Chu." ”

"Me?" Chu Tianzhao asked inexplicably.

"Yes. One of my daughters is inconvenient to appear in the main hall. I tell Brother Chu the truth, I just hope that tomorrow you can announce it to the world in the main hall. This can play a role in calming the people's minds. We're going to catch that half-ear in the shadows, so that he thinks he's at large, and takes it lightly, so that our chances of victory may be a little better. ”

Yang Fei'er obviously cheapened him and gave him a chance to make meritorious contributions. Chu Tianzhao said with a straight face: "Miss Fei'er, the emperor ordered you to investigate the case, and I am just your deputy, how can I rob you of your credit?" ”

When Yang Fei'er heard this, she said angrily: "Brother Chu insists on being so clear with me? We are all in order to allow the round girl to gain a firm foothold in the palace and not let others bully, since our purpose is the same, so why bother with each other? ”

"This ...... I didn't mean that......" Chu Tianzhao tried to explain, but how could she be Yang Fei'er's opponent. In the end, Chu Tianzhao finally agreed to Yang Fei'er.

"It's late at night, Miss Fei'er will stay here for the night today. I'm going to go back to my room and think about how I'm going to explain this murder in front of the Maharaja and the Maharaja tomorrow. Chu Tianzhao arched his hand and left Yang Fei'er's guest room in Chu Tianzhao's mansion.

Yang Fei'er wanted to speak out, but now it is the Ming Dynasty, not the 21st century. If in modern times, a woman offers to keep a man in her room in the middle of the night, it is quite normal. However, now in ancient times, Yang Fei'er didn't have the courage to risk the world. Moreover, Chu Tianzhao is a more traditional man, not as uninhibited and worldly as Yang Guo and Ling Hu Chong. If she rashly made such a request, it would definitely make Chu Tianzhao think that she had revealed her original nature again. After all, he was born in a brothel. To be honest, Yang Fei'er is already trying very hard to get rid of the identity of the old bustard who once stayed in a brothel. To this end, she also transferred the lingering workshop that she had worked so hard to run. Of course, when she talked about it to others, she said that it was for Chen Yuanyuan. In fact, she was so that she could leave a good impression in Chu Tianzhao's mind.

Looking at Chu Tianzhao's back, Yang Fei'er could only let out a sigh.

"Whoosh-" A throwing knife stuck into the wall through the window.

Yang Fei'er stood in place dumbfounded, her legs no longer obeying. Suddenly, Yang Fei'er screamed, making everyone up and down the Chu Mansion noisy.

Yang Fei'er's screams continued until Chu Tianzhao appeared beside her again. After all, she is still a woman, and she is the side that women will be afraid of, the weak side. As soon as she saw Chu Tianzhao come in, she hugged his bear waist and cried loudly.

Chu Tianzhao soon discovered the flying knife inserted in the wall. There was a note on the knife that said: Keep checking and let you die without a whole body!