Shangguan Ruoli rolled his eyes at her and said, "It's dangerous, just stay here and don't mess around!"

Ling Yao pouted, "Let me go and see it! Jing Xi and Jing Yang will definitely envy me after hearing about such an exciting thing as solving a case!"

Dongming Ziyu glared at her lovingly, "When the time comes, you must be obedient and don't act recklessly!"

"Thank you, father!" Ling Yao immediately walked up and squeezed Dongming Ziyu's shoulders.

Shangguan Ruoli curled his lips in disgust, "Just get used to it!"

Ling Yao hurriedly ran behind Shangguan Ruoli and squeezed her shoulders, "Thank you too, Queen Mother!"

Shangguan Ruoli pretended to be angry and snorted coldly, but he could not hide the smile on his lips.

An hour later, An Yi returned from going to the lantern shop.

The report said that the owner and clerk of the lantern shop did not know that their "cowhide" lanterns were sold to the shop by a lantern maker.

And every time, it was the craftsman's son who delivered the goods, and they didn't know where the craftsman lived or what he looked like.

Finally, he secretly said: "My subordinates have left someone in the lantern shop. If that person appears, they will definitely catch him! If anyone in the shop does something strange, they will be discovered in time."

He took out a piece of paper from his arms and said, "This is a portrait of the craftsman's son based on the boss and waiter's description."

Mo Wen took it, unfolded it, looked at the portrait, and frowned, "It's a very ordinary, very popular face."

Shangguan Ruoli looked at it and said: "It really doesn't have any characteristics. Based on the portrait alone, I'm afraid I can catch a lot of them. Are there any other characteristics? Are there any moles on the face?"

An Yin said: "No, but my subordinates told me that if they recall anything, they must report it truthfully."

Shangguan Ruoli said: "It seems that the opponent's anti-reconnaissance capability is quite strong."

Dongming Ziyu nodded, "Send this portrait to Chu Yanqing and see if there is this person at Qionghualin."

The portrait drawn based on the oral description had no sketching skills and only a few strokes with a brush. It was really unrecognizable, but Shangguan Ruoli still didn't stop it. What if it was useful?

Ling Yao thought thoughtfully for a moment and asked: "Father, do you mean that the murderer is among the tourists?"

Dongming Ziyu said: "The murderer may not necessarily be there, but the people who moved the corpses and hung them should be there. Gu immediately had people blockade the Qionghua Forest, and there were rapeseed fields all around. If someone escaped from the Qionghua Forest, it would be very difficult.

If it is conspicuous, it will be discovered by the guards."

Ling Yao said angrily: "If I had known earlier, I would have let Xueqiu smell them one by one."

Shangguan Ruoli patted his daughter on the shoulder and said, "Don't be upset. Maybe that will alert the enemy and allow the real murderer to escape. Since the murderer wants to provoke us, he might be watching from the dark."

Dongming Ziyu also said: "Now that we know that the woman went directly from the dock to Chu Yanqing's house, and from there directly to Qionghua Forest, the murderer can't escape."

At this time, Zi Yan came in and said that lunch was ready, so everyone moved to the restaurant to eat.

In the evening, Chu Yanqing took the initiative to report the situation without waiting for Dongming Ziyu to send someone to the Yamen to inquire.

"The identity of the deceased has been basically determined. She is the woman who disappeared last night."

Dongming Ziyu's eyes darkened, "Yes, it means, if it doesn't, it doesn't. What does it basically mean?"

Chu Yanqing trembled with fright and said: "The skin of the deceased has been stripped off, and no trace of his original appearance can be seen. The family members of the deceased also identified him based on his body shape."

Dongming Ziyu frowned and said, "What will you say after the autopsy?"

Chu Yanqing thought for a moment and carefully replied: "My judgment on the age and height of the deceased is consistent with that of the missing woman."

Dongming Ziyu said coldly: "That's all? Was the cause of death due to excessive blood loss?"

Chu Yanqing shivered and her fingers trembled a little, "No, the deceased was skinned alive and died in pain..."

He spoke bit by bit like squeezing out toothpaste. Obviously, he didn't want to reveal more, and even deliberately avoided the murderer's brutality.

Dongming Ziyu asked again: "Have all the tourists in Qionghua Forest asked? Is there anyone suspicious?"

Chu Yanqing replied: "We have checked everything and there is no suspicious person. However, we have left our address and will be subject to investigation and interrogation at any time."

Dongming Ziyu asked again: "Does the murderer have a direction?"

"No...no." Chu Yanqing leaned on the ground, making his expression unclear.

Dongming Ziyu gave him a chance. In this case, don't blame him for being rude. After a few words of encouragement, he asked him to step back.

"Yes!" Chu Yanqing's eyes flashed slightly, and he kowtowed: "I would like to thank the eldest princess for treating Quanzi. Please forgive my wife for being so offensive and disturbing the emperor's play."

Dongming Ziyu said calmly: "It doesn't matter!"

Chu Yanqing added: "My wife has already taken Quan Zi to Yuancheng to find Dr. Bai this morning. She will come to the door to say thank you."

Dongming Ziyu's eyes darkened slightly, and he waved his hand, signaling him to stop talking nonsense and leave.

Chu Yanqing then said a few more flattering words and withdrew.

Shangguan Ruoli walked out from behind the screen and said thoughtfully: "Mrs. Chu and Chu Jingye acted too quickly? They just confirmed their condition last night and set off this morning?"

Ling Yao came out with Xueqiu in her arms, "Chu Jingye has been hiding from people all his life. He was considered an ominous monster by Chu Yanqing. Finally he has hope. There is nothing wrong with being a little anxious."

Shangguan Ruoli hugged his shoulders and said thoughtfully: "I don't think it's that simple. It's thousands of miles away from Yuancheng. With such a long journey, there must be a lot of servants accompanying them, including food, clothing, and supplies.

We have to prepare for a day or two anyway, this night is too rushed, and Chu Jingye is not in an emergency that is going to kill him soon."

Ling Yao said: "The queen's analysis seems reasonable."

Dongming Ziyu ordered Mo Wenwen: "Send people to investigate. No matter whether they seek medical treatment or not, control them first."

Mo Wen was ordered to go out and arrange for someone to do this.

In the afternoon, the family strolled around the courtyard. In the evening, after dinner, Shangguan Ruoli was left to look after Ling Yu's young master, while Dongming Ziyu took Ling Yao and Xueqiu to explore Zhizhou's capital at night.

Shangguan Ruoli pouted secretly, feeling that he had fallen out of favor.

In the past, I had to take this matter with me. Alas!

"Cluck, cluck, cluck." Ling Yu played with the little wooden duck in the bathtub and let out a crisp laugh.

Shangguan Ruoli kissed her wet face tenderly and said with a smile: "Little pink dumpling, little honey, why are you so cute?"

Ling Yu smiled with two small dimples, not to mention how cute she was.

Over there, Dongming Ziyu brought Ling Yao to the Chu Mansion. He followed Xueqiu in through the back door, winding through two hanging flower gates, and arrived at a remote courtyard.

There was no one in the small courtyard, and the lights in the house were dark.

Xueqiu opened the window and got in, followed by Dongming Ziyu and Ling Yao.

This is a bedroom. Judging from the style of decoration, it is a man's bedroom.

Ling Yao asked in a low voice: "Why is there no one? Whose room is this?"
Chapter completed!