Chapter 10: Nightlife is plentiful
Early the next morning.
Li Beixuan had a meal, took a picture of "Mountain and Lake Beauty" from the treasure house of the West Factory as a gift, and brought it to Prince Zhong's mansion.
In addition to watching other people's concubines dance, Prince Zhong's other hobby is to collect and appreciate antique calligraphy and paintings.
Many dignitaries in the capital will ask him to appreciate the calligraphy and paintings when they receive them.
The guards at the gate of Prince Zhong's mansion didn't know Li Beixuan, but they knew the official robe on his body.
Without waiting for Li Beixuan to speak, he ran to the courtyard and made a report.
Soon.
Steward Wang, who was nearly fifty years old, walked out with a smile:
"Master Li, please inside, please inside."
took Li Beixuan to the living room and poured tea: "Lord Li, you take care of it, the prince hasn't gotten up yet." Just now, Lao Yu had sent someone to knock on the door, and there was no movement in the room, maybe he had a lot of fun last night. ”
"The nightlife of the prince is really rich." Li Beixuan said with a smile.
Steward Wang smiled awkwardly: "Lord Li, please don't be surprised, our prince has newly gotten a concubine in the past two days, and he is fighting hot." When you've drunk this cup of tea, you'll knock on the door again. ”
"Ahh
"Oh no."
"Oh no, the prince is gone."
There was a sudden commotion outside the house.
Li Beixuan put down the teacup and stood up: "What do you mean that the prince is gone?" ”
Steward Wang was also terrified: "I don't know, maybe it's someone messing around, right?" ”
"Go out and have a look." Li Beixuan took Steward Wang to the courtyard where Prince Zhong was sleeping, and found that the people were in chaos.
There were three or five guards, and a woman of excellent stature was escorted out of Prince Zhong's room.
Steward Wang stepped forward and asked, "What are you doing here?" Don't you know that this is the prince's favorite concubine? ”
Fluttershy, the maid who is usually in charge of serving Prince Zhong, knelt on the ground and cried, "Steward Wang, this vixen, she killed the prince?" ”
"What nonsense?"
"It's true, our lord, it's gone."
Steward Wang's face turned pale with fright: "Do you say it again?" ”
Fluttershy cries, "This vixen killed the prince." ”
Prince Zhong's beloved concubine is named Ni Shang, and she immediately knelt down: "There is no concubine, there is really no, the concubine is not a cultivator, how can she kill the prince?" Please check it out with the housekeeper. ”
Before Li Beixuan crossed, he was a bounty hunter who was active abroad, and he was also very experienced in solving homicide cases, so he asked about the situation.
Fluttershy cried and cried, stepping on her tears and saying, "Back to the adult, the prince usually sleeps and has a habit of opening the window. However, Fluttershy discovers this morning that not only is the door closed, but all the windows are closed, which is very suspicious. Fluttershy knocks on the door to check it out, but she can't open it, and no one responds. Fluttershy, fearing that something is wrong, slams the door open. walked in, but found that this vixen was sleeping in the same bed with the prince. And the prince is gone. ”
After hearing this, Steward Wang looked at Nishang and said viciously: "It's a shame that the prince loves you so much, you are so vicious." ”
Nishang hugged Li Beixuan's leg and begged: "Please be careful, it's really not a concubine, even if the concubine wants to kill the prince, she doesn't have the ability." ”
Fluttershy clings to her dress: "My lord, this vixen has admitted that she wants to kill the prince." ”
Steward Wang looked at the guards and said, "Come on, send this poisonous woman to the prison of the White Robe Temple." ”
Li Beixuan raised his hand to interrupt everyone: "Wait first." ”
Steward Wang said softly: "My lord, the facts of the case are already very clear, the doors and windows are locked, and there is no one else in the house, it is this poisonous woman who harmed the prince." ”
Li Beixuan didn't think that Nishang had sufficient motives to commit the crime, and felt that there was another hidden meaning in this matter: "The prince is a relative of the emperor, and his murder is a big deal, so leave this matter to me Xichang." ”
"Yes, yes, yes." Steward Wang didn't dare to say anything.
Li Beixuan walked to the scene of the crime and wanted to check the body of Prince Xia Zhong to see if he could find any clues.
Good guys, I don't know if I don't look at it, and I'm startled when I see it.
Prince Chung is not just dead.
And died a terrible death.
His eyes were gouged out.
There was a weird smile on the corner of his mouth.
All windows were closed and there was no sign of being opened.
Except for Prince Zhong and Ni Shang, there was no trace of a third person at the scene.
There is no secret room in the room where people can hide.
This is a typical case of murder in a closed room.
Plus that weird killing modus operandi.
When Conan came, he had to cry out for a headache.
Li Beixuan has also solved many homicide cases in his previous life, but he has never seen such a bizarre one.
But he believes that wherever he walks through, he will leave a trace.
There can be no perfect crime in this world.
Right in the room, I took a close look around and carefully examined every detail.
Outside.
There was a loud noise again.
Ye Lianshan came over with the embroidered guard.
Dongchang Cao Gonggong and his eagle dogs also followed.
Shen Daqing of the White Robe Temple, who is usually in charge of the big and small cases in the capital, also came.
The scene was very lively.
Li Beixuan walked out of the room, looked at the people outside the room and said, "Everyone, this case has been handled by the West Factory." ”
Cao Jin of the East Factory was the first to disagree: "What kind of thing are you in the West Factory?" It has only been established for three years, so what qualifications do you have to deal with such a big case? ”
Cao Jin is the Empress Dowager's person.
And the queen mother has been secretly playing tricks in the past year, wanting her son to replace Emperor Jialing as the emperor.
And now the West Factory led by Li Beixuan is the power of the Jialingdi Group, and it can be said that it is incompatible with the East Factory.
Li Beixuan stood with his hands in his hands: "You ask me what the West Factory is?" Then let me tell you, what you don't dare to take care of in the east factory, we will manage it in the west factory. You can't solve the case in the east factory, but we will solve it in the west factory. In a word, we can manage what the East Factory can manage, and we must manage what the East Factory can't. I'm going to handle the case in one day, can you? ”
"Solve the case in one day? Ridiculous. Cao Jin sneered.
Ye Lianshan also walked out with a smile: "Master Li, we already know the facts of the case, this matter is more complicated, and it can't be done in one day." I don't think it's better to do this, and the four of us will join forces to deal with this matter together. ”
"The emperor has arrived."
The shrill cry of the imperial eunuch sounded in the courtyard.
Everyone turned their heads to look, only to see Emperor Jialing walking over with a frown, and asked angrily:
"Who killed Prince Zhong?"
None of the people present understood why Emperor Jialing, who had always been gentle, suddenly became angry.
Because they didn't know that Prince Zhong was actually Emperor Jialing's military advisor and dependent.
After Emperor Jialing was born that year, because of his talent, he was favored by the emperor and sent to the capital for secret training.
Before the emperor died, he found someone to take Emperor Jialing back and let her take his place. He also called Prince Zhong to him and told him to assist Emperor Jialing well.
Prince Zhong did what he said, and in the year that Emperor Jialing ascended the throne, he had been secretly supporting, and Emperor Jialing could barely sit on the throne.
Now that he is gone, Xiao Lori, who is not good at governing the country, has no one to rely on.
How can you not be angry?
Unless, find a new one to rely on.