Volume 4: The Case of Dust in the Mirror Chapter 114: Investigation
"This is it." Yu Chen took Duan Ming and Li Waner to a wing of the Imperial City Division, and gently opened the door of the wing, revealing the four blood sedans inside: "After Commander Xing was sent to the sky prison,
The other three blood sedans were sent here."
"Thank you." Duan Ming and Li Waner thanked Chen, then walked into the side room and inspected the blood sedan carefully.
"Mr. Duan." Looking at Duan Ming's back, Yu Chen hesitated for a long time, and then said, "Yu has a question that I don't know whether to ask or not."
"Commander Yu, just ask." Duan Ming said with a smile.
"Yu is really curious, how did Mr. Duan convince His Majesty?" Yu Chen said: "Why did Your Majesty agree to Mr. Duan to investigate this case?"
"Is this..." Duan Ming said in a deep voice while inspecting the blood sedan: "Actually, Your Majesty has never believed that Xing Qianqiu did it."
"What do you mean?" Yu Chen was very confused.
"When Dugu Haoyue first told His Majesty about the voodoo villain, His Majesty did believe it." Duan Ming said, "So His Majesty sent Xing Qianqiu to death row and asked for execution after the Mid-Autumn Festival. But Your Majesty is not ignorant.
People, once they get past that level of strength, they will start to understand what’s going on.”
"Xing Qianqiu has worked for His Majesty for many years and is very close to His Majesty. Your Majesty knows very well who he is. Whether he believes in that blood god or not, Your Majesty knows better than anyone else."
"So, later, His Majesty only thought for a moment and realized that Xing Qianqiu must have been framed."
"But at that time, His Majesty was already riding a tiger. If His Majesty had let go of Xing Qianqiu at that time, he would have been very vulnerable to criticism. But if he did not let go, who would investigate the case would be a big problem that troubled His Majesty."
"I came just at this time, and His Majesty pushed me to this position."
"But no matter whether I can solve the case before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, His Majesty will definitely not take action against Xing Qianqiu."
"What do you mean?" Yu Chen was even more confused.
"It's very simple. Although Your Majesty is in a difficult situation, is it possible for you to cut off your arm?" Duan Ming raised his head and said to Chen with a smile: "Killing Xing Qianqiu will undoubtedly have a huge impact on Your Majesty and the Mirror Division. In this way,
The impact is more difficult to accept than the damage to the imperial authority."
"So, it would be best if I could find the real culprit before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. If not, Your Majesty will take the risk and forcibly release Xing Qianqiu."
"That's it." Yu Chen nodded: "This way I can breathe a sigh of relief."
"Yes, don't worry, Xing Qianqiu will definitely be fine." Duan Ming said with a smile.
Duan Ming and Li Waner then inspected the blood sedan bit by bit, including the paper figures on it. Duan Ming paid no attention to every detail.
After checking the blood sedan, Duan Ming asked Yu Chen to take them to see some missing concubines.
Duan Ming doesn't believe that people can disappear for no reason.
Shuning Palace, not far from Changning Palace, was once the residence of Concubine Shu, the first empress to disappear.
When Concubine Shu was still there, the status of Shuning Palace was not low. After all, His Majesty still had certain feelings for Concubine Shu.
But now that Concubine Shu has disappeared, the entire Shuning Palace has fallen into a dead silence. Whether it is the servants, maids, or the deacons in the palace, they are all listless, and their faces are lifeless.
When Duan Ming and the others arrived, the faces of these people showed a glimmer of light, and they looked at Yu Chen excitedly.
"Commander Yu." A deacon walked quickly to Yu Chen: "Is there any news about my mother-in-law?"
"Sorry, not yet." Yu Chen sighed.
"Oh." The deacon's face darkened again.
"Don't be discouraged. His Majesty sent Mr. Duan Ming and Duan here to solve the case." Yu Chen said hurriedly: "Mr. Duan is a world-famous detective. He will definitely find Concubine Shu as soon as possible."
"Supernatural detective?" The deacon glanced at Duan Ming, and then sighed: "Then the criminal commander of the Mirror Division is also a super detective, but what about now? He found himself in the sky prison, and he will be alive in a few days."
"Old Liu!" Yu Chen frowned: "How to speak?"
"Did I say something wrong?" Deacon Liu said, "Concubine Shu is missing, and we are the ones to blame. We can't say what the fate will be in the end, so what are we afraid of! The criminal commander of the Mirror Division is known to have repeatedly solved strange cases.
Then I was in trouble. Now I don’t know where to find such a person. Haha, according to me, I might as well command you to come."
"Since Concubine Shu disappeared, who in the entire imperial city has cared about the life and death of our Shu Ning Palace, and that means you are a good person!"
"It seems that Deacon Liu is quite resentful of His Majesty." Duan Ming stepped forward and said.
"What? Are you going to tell His Majesty? Just go and kill me quickly." Deacon Liu shouted: "Anyway, the empress is missing, and I don't want to live anymore."
"It's your business whether you want to live or not. You can scratch your neck with a knife or bang your head against the wall. But I still have to solve the case." Duan Ming said solemnly: "If you want to die now, just die quickly. I'm fine."
Replace the deacon. If you don’t want to die, gather everyone here quickly and I’ll ask them one by one.”
"You..." Deacon Liu raised his eyebrows when he heard Duan Ming's words.
"What am I, why don't you go quickly!" Duan Ming said sternly.
"Go quickly, Lao Liu." Yu Chen also said.
"Humph." Deacon Liu curled his lips and turned around to summon the people.
"Okay, Mr. Duan." Li Waner patted Duan Ming's shoulder gently from behind and said with a smile, "This official has quite a lot of authority."
"No way, we don't have time to talk nonsense with him here." Duan Ming spread his hands.
"Actually, the people commanded by Liu are quite good." Yu Chen said, "But you also know that the lives of the servants in these palaces who have lost their empresses are not good."
"If in an ordinary palace, the empress dies, some servants with some connections can move to other palaces through connections. But like the situation in these four palaces, no one dares to move."
"They can only guard this place to the death. If they can't find a few empresses, they may have to die here forever."
"Otherwise, what else can they do?" Duan Ming asked with some confusion: "Aren't these maids and eunuchs inseparable from the palace?"
"Eunuch? What eunuch?" Li Waner looked at Duan Ming doubtfully.
"You don't know?" Duan Ming was also confused: "He is an eunuch."
"Why did Mr. Duan say this? How could a eunuch enter the palace?" Yu Chen also asked doubtfully: "The standards in this palace are the highest. No one with a slight physical disability is allowed to enter, let alone an eunuch.
."
"No?" Duan Ming said: "All the people in the palace are able-bodied people? What if something happens to the maids and servants?"
"What's that? Then let's get married." Li Waner said: "Usually palace maids and servants only serve in the palace for fifteen years. When they are twenty-five years old, they will be sent out of the palace to talk about marriage. If it is arranged in advance,
The person you like will be sent out in advance."
"And some who are smarter and more capable may even be sent to serve as small local officials, which can be regarded as honoring their ancestors..."
