Before he could catch this flash of inspiration, Meng Suiqi hurriedly walked out of the toilet and said in a deep voice: "My lord, there is a discovery on the beam. ”

Han Changdu's face changed slightly, and he took the lead in walking into the latrine.

Yao Qi glanced at the dead man again, called two soldiers to come and guard, and then walked in.

During the provincial test, the latrine was cleaned by soldiers every day, but the beam was nearly a zhang from the ground, and it was not convenient to go up and down, and no one would go to the beam to squat, and the soldiers would not bother to clean the high beam.

Standing under the beam and looking up, most of the beam was hidden in the shadows, and only the cobwebs hanging from the beams were swaying in the shadows of the lights.

Meng Sui jumped onto the roof, clasped the brick crack with one hand, and pointed to the gap between the beam and the roof with the other: "My lord, there is a gap here, although it is not big, but it is enough for a person to hide in it." He paused, then pointed to the beam and said, "My lord, a piece of dust has been rubbed off in this part of the beam, and the cobwebs on the roof above have been scraped off. ”

Han Changdui had a number in his heart, nodded and said, "I know, you come down first." ”

Meng Sui turned over and fell and stood aside.

Han Changdui pondered for a moment, took off his coat, threw it into Yao Qi's hand, only wore a narrow underwear, flew up, tapped his toes on the wall, and the whole person jumped on the beam as light as a swallow and got into the cramped gap.

He brought a gust of wind, blowing the lamps and candles to sway from side to side, constantly swinging, and the dappled light and shadow swayed on the dim green bricks.

He lit a fire, and by the bright light of a bean, he carefully cruised through the cracks for a long time.

His eyes suddenly lit up, and he stretched out his hand, twisting something from the depths of the crack, and holding it in the palm of his hand.

Seeing that nothing else was missing from this gap, he flew down and jumped.

Yao Qi greeted him and asked eagerly, "My lord, how is it, have you found anything?" ”

"Let's talk about it later." Han Changwan covered his mouth with one hand, obviously unable to stand the disgusting smell anymore.

Walking outside under the inky blue sky, the fresh air came to his face, Han Changdui tore off the face towel, took a few deep breaths, and his tense face relaxed.

He stretched out his hand in front of Yao Qi and said lightly: "I found this in the gap on the beam, you can take a look." ”

Yao Qi took it unconsciously, it was a small piece of indigo silk thread, and under the light, there was a faint glimmer of light and flicker.

Her face changed, and she took out a neatly folded small paper bag, opened it, and there was also a small piece of royal blue silk thread inside.

She put the two silk threads together in one place, and her face was slightly cold: "My lord, it looks like the same material, but the lower official can't see what kind of material it is." ”

Han Changdui looked at Yao Qi in surprise: "You, aren't you a girl, don't girls know everything?" ”

"......" Yao Qi was speechless.

It's true that she is a girl, but she has always worn cotton and linen clothes, so how can she have the money to buy any good materials.

She glanced at the thread a few more times, and it was obviously not the cheap fabric she was used to.

She raised her eyebrows: "Is there any misunderstanding about this girl?" ”

Han Changwan smiled awkwardly: "Then, let's take it first." ”

He glanced at the hideous-looking corpse and asked Meng Suiji: "Is there still a vacant warehouse on the first floor of Mingyuan Building?"

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Meng Sui nodded and said, "There are two more." ”

Han Changdui thought about it, he was not good at autopsies, he was just able to roughly distinguish some scars, and as for some more detailed traces, he couldn't see them, let alone autopsies.

Besides, even if he wanted to examine it carefully, he didn't have the tools he could take advantage of.

He said in a deep voice: "First send the body over, then seal this latrine, let the forbidden army handle it, no one is allowed to enter or leave, and then let the vendor who delivers meat and vegetables on the other side of the stove bring in some ice." ”

Meng Sui should claim to be.

He Zhenfu heard the movement, walked up to Han Changdui and whispered, "My lord, I have checked it clearly." ”

Han Changdui nodded, but made a gesture, only watching Meng Sui with the soldiers, sending the body into the first floor of Mingyuan Building, and then turned to He Zhenfu and said: "After the Gongyuan opens tomorrow, you take an internal guard back to the Internal Security Division and replace Sun Ying." ”

He Zhenfu was stunned for a moment: "My lord, I'm afraid this is inappropriate." ”

Han Changdui shook his head: "It's okay, it's urgent." ”

He Zhenfu nodded, followed Meng Sui to Mingyuan Building, walked through the alleyway, and then whispered back to what Fang had just asked.

"My lord, the person who found the body was a scholar, and at the second quarter of the first month, he went to the toilet and found the body." He Zhenfu said.

Han Changdui frowned: "That's not right, the body is in the deepest part of the toilet, why would he go to the toilet." ”

He Zhenfu was stunned for a moment, obviously didn't think about this question, his face sank, and he turned around to inquire carefully.

Unexpectedly, Han Changwan stopped He Zhenfu, "The identity of the deceased can be found out." ”

He Zhenfu paused and said: "I found out, the deceased's name is Li Cheng, twenty-seven years old, from Jingyang County, he failed the provincial examination twice, and has been living in Zhaoguofang to take the exam, and this year is the third time to participate in the provincial examination." ”

Han Changwei nodded: "Send the news out tomorrow and let Cheng Zongqi take someone to investigate." After a pause, he continued: "Ask the soldiers, who has entered this latrine tonight, the deceased and the scholar who found the body, what is abnormal in the past two days, when the deceased entered the latrine, and how many soldiers are wearing royal blue coats." ”

He Zhenfu said yes, turned around and went to find the soldier who was guarded by the soldiers, and asked about anything suspicious.

Walking to the front of Mingyuan Building, Han Changdui met Mu Rongxi, who came out in a hurry.

Mu Rongyan had already left the room, but he happened to meet Meng Suijie with the soldiers and sent the corpse to the warehouse, so he took a few more looks.

This is a terrible sight, he is in front of the man's dead eyes.

His scalp suddenly tingled, and he only felt a gust of wind blowing, and his whole body was shaking coldly.

At this moment, he suddenly had an epiphany, what official position, what wealth and glory, are all floating clouds.

He watched the corpse go away in amazement, and for the first time felt that time was long, and it took a long time to walk out of Mingyuan Tower in a trance.

Mu Rongshu saw Han Changdui and his party coming towards him, and hurriedly greeted him, lowered his voice and asked, "Lord Han, what's wrong." ”

Han Changdui whispered as he walked towards Mingyuan Tower: "There is a murder, can the elder get up?" ”

Mu Rongyan's expression was solemn: "Elder Ge has already gotten up, Lord Han, please." ”

Two of them

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When Qi walked into the room, he saw Jiang Shen with his hair scattered, wrapped in a long robe, and his face was a little dark, as if he had aged a lot overnight.

With a tired face, he said tiredly: "Jiuchao is coming, sit down." ”

Han Changdui saluted calmly and sat down under Jiang Shen.

Jiang Shen rubbed his eyebrows in distress, the most calming agarwood incense in the room couldn't calm his heart.

This is a very unstable state of mind, he has been an official in the court for more than 30 years, only in the first few years of officialdom, the mood has had some waves, and then he led six ministries into the cabinet, becoming the first assistant cabinet elder under one person and above ten thousand people, this heart is as calm as the ancient well.

This provincial test should be the last important errand he did before he sent office.

If he did so, he would go down in history.

If it is messed up, he will not be able to protect his old age.

Perhaps it is precisely because of these thoughts of gains and losses that he will be in an unstable mood.

He stabilized his mind and asked bitterly, "Jiuchao, what happened to the house?" ”

Han Changwan also smiled wryly, and sighed helplessly: "It's really unlucky." He hid the meaning of his gaze lightly, and made it clear what was happening in the west wing.

Jiang Shen's face was ashen, and after hearing these words, the strength in his body seemed to be drained, and he shook the corners of his lips with a depressed expression: "How could it be, how could it be like this, how could it be like this." ”

Mu Rongyan sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly patted Jiang Shen's back and said, "Pavilion Elder, Pavilion Elder, this matter still requires you to preside over the overall situation, you, you must not be so excited, Pavilion Elder." ”

Jiang Shen coughed heavily a few times, waved his hand weakly, and his face had returned to his former calmness: "This pavilion is fine, Jiuchao, you continue." ”

This happened one after another, and he had already invisibly regarded Han Changdui as a reliable support, and there was a little more intimacy between his words.

Han Changdui did not hesitate at all, and said in a deep voice: "The lower officials think that the top priority is to gather the people in the Mingyuan Building first and take care of them by the internal guards. ”

Jiang Shen was stunned for a moment and didn't speak for a long time.

His heart kept going up and down, and this thing was too big.

His face changed a few times, and he finally made up his mind and patted the bookcase: "Sanlin, order all the officials on the second floor to go to the official hall to discuss matters." ”

Mu Rongyan's face also changed slightly, but he quickly figured it out and responded: "Yes, the next official will go." ”

After watching Mu Rongyan leave, Jiang Shen looked deeply at Han Changdui, and sighed with an old man: "Jiuchao, you must find out about this matter, otherwise, this pavilion will not be able to explain to the sage." ”

Han Changdui got up and saluted steadily: "The lower official will definitely not live up to the trust of the elder." ”

Soon after the words fell, there was a sound of running on the second floor, mixed with impatient human voice.

Anyone who is dragged out of the bed in the middle of the night, and has to go to the public hall in disheveled clothes, will not have a good temper.

After a while, there was the sound of hurried footsteps at the staircase, and it seemed that many people had run to the first floor.

After a while, the footsteps gradually subsided, Mu Rongshu pushed the door in, and said in a deep voice: "Elder Ge, everyone is here." ”

Jiang Shen nodded, stood up, stretched his sleeves, and looked at each other calmly: "Jiuchao, this pavilion will appease them, and the rest will depend on you." ”

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