Volume 4: The Case of Dust in the Mirror Chapter 103: Elder Dong
Now that they had asked what they needed to ask, Duan Ming and Li Waner left the prison.
After Ban Sheng saw this, he rushed into the prison and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that Xing Qianqiu was still in the prison.
He was really afraid that Li Waner would play the "game" of jailbreaking on a whim.
After leaving the prison, Duan Ming and Li Waner found a secluded place.
"Mr. Duan, what should we do next?" Li Waner asked worriedly.
Through the conversation with Xing Qianqiu, Li Waner deeply felt that this case might be very dangerous.
Especially what Xing Qianqiu said before they left: "This time must be very dangerous. I can't protect you. You must pay attention to safety."
"If we want to solve this case." Duan Ming thought for a moment, then said, "We can only start from four aspects at the moment."
"The first, the blood sedan; the second, the paper figures; the third, the whereabouts of the four noble concubines; the fourth, who designed it at Xing Qianqiu's house." Duan Ming said solemnly.
"The most important thing is to find who set up the plot at Xing Qianqiu's house." Duan Ming said, "As long as we find this, we can prove Xing Qianqiu's innocence and let him get out of the prison."
"As long as Xing Qianqiu comes out, we will have a lot more time, and at the same time we will have the Mirror Division as our helper."
"Then how should I check this?" Li Waner said, "How can I help?"
"There is almost nowhere to start." Duan Ming sighed: "Based on the relationship between Xing Qianqiu and Dugu Haoyue, I don't think it's strange even if Dugu Haoyue designs to frame Xing Qianqiu."
"And the voodoo villain is small and easy to carry. It is entirely possible that Dugu Haoyue brought it to Xing Qianqiu's bedroom to frame him."
"This..." Li Waner nodded: "But we are simply not qualified to investigate Dugu Haoyue."
"Even if we investigate, it will be of no use. Dugu Haoyue doesn't have to admit it at all." Duan Ming sighed.
"Indeed." Li Waner sighed.
"By the way, let's do our best here at Xing Qianqiu. The blood sedan and other things are in the palace. Can you take me to the palace to have a look?" Duan Ming looked at Li Waner.
"I'll think of a way, but it's difficult to enter the palace except for some special people or those summoned by His Majesty," Li Waner said.
"That's it. If it doesn't work out, just leave it like this. Aren't you free to enter the palace? You can ask me to dress up as your servant, a book boy or something, and I can just go in with you," Duan Ming said.
"Where did you hear about these practices?" Li Waner's mouth twitched slightly.
"Ah? That's what the storytelling says." Duan Ming said.
"What if the palace is so easy to enter?" Li Waner sighed: "Although I can enter and leave the palace at will, I can only go to certain specific places. At the same time, I can only go in by myself, and even Uncle Meng can't follow."
"By the way, where has Senior Meng gone? Didn't he always follow you in the past?" Duan Ming asked.
"Uncle Meng will only accompany me when I go out to protect my safety. On weekdays, he will not follow me when I am in Kyoto." Li Waner said: "And there seems to be some problems recently. My father asked Uncle Meng to go out.
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"Oh." Duan Ming scratched his head: "Then what can you do? If I don't see the bloody sedan with my own eyes, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do."
"Let's do this. I will enter the palace now and ask the Queen to see if she can help." Li Waner said.
"Okay, Princess, you go to the palace and try it first. I'll go find the butler Dong Shu that Lao Xing mentioned." Duan Ming said.
"Okay." Li Waner nodded, then stood up and left.
Duan Ming looked at Li Waner's back and murmured to himself: "This old Xing is really lucky."
Duan Ming then stood up and walked towards Xing Qianqiu's house.
Soon, Duan Ming arrived at Xing Qianqiu's house. Although His Majesty put Xing Qianqiu in jail, he did not seal up the house.
However, the house had already been deserted, and the maids and servants had all disappeared without a trace.
When Duan Ming opened the door of the house, there was only an old man sweeping the snow in the yard with a broom.
"They're all gone." Hearing the sound of the door opening, the old man didn't even raise his head.
"Uncle Dong, it was Lao Xing who asked me to come." Duan Ming said in a deep voice.
Hearing Duan Ming's words, the old man trembled, stiffly raised his head and looked at Duan Ming, with tears in his eyes: "You, what did you say?"
"Lao Xing asked me to come," Duan Ming said again.
"Quick, come in." The old man called Mr. Dong hurriedly led Duan Ming into the hall, and then asked nervously: "Master, what did the master say? How is he?"
"Don't worry, Lao Xing is fine now." Duan Ming said hurriedly. He was really afraid that the old man in front of him would be too excited and pass out.
"That's great, that's great." Mr. Dong burst into tears.
"Um, Mr. Dong, please don't get excited. I'm here to find out something from you." Duan Ming said hurriedly.
"Ah, please tell me. Oh, by the way, hot water, I haven't made tea for the young master yet..." Mr. Dong said and was about to leave.
"No need to bother!" Duan Ming hurriedly interrupted: "Time is tight, so I'll keep my story short. I'm here to investigate the voodoo villain incident. Mr. Dong, what do you know?"
"Voodoo villain?" Mr. Dong sighed: "I don't know what happened specifically. I went to clean up the young master's room that morning, but there was nothing there. But when Dugu Haoyue came,
Found four voodoo villains inside!"
"Did you go in this morning?" Duan Ming frowned slightly.
"Yes, I went in in the morning, but I definitely didn't see any voodoo villains." Dong Lao said: "Besides, what the young master hates the most is these strange and chaotic things. How can you make a voodoo villain!"
"So, has anyone else entered his bedroom since you left that day?" Duan Ming asked.
"No." Mr. Dong shook his head: "The young master is from the Mirror Division and usually offends many people. Therefore, I never allow anyone to enter the young master's bedroom. This is to prevent anyone from plotting against the young master."
"Are you sure that no one went in?" Duan Ming said.
"You want to say you are very sure, but you are not." Dong Lao said: "After all, the young master's house is not small, and I can't keep staring at the young master's bedroom..."
"In other words, you can't be sure when the voodoo villain entered Xing Qianqiu's bedroom." Duan Ming thought: "Then is it possible that Lao Xing hid the voodoo villain before?
