Volume 4: The Case of Dust in the Mirror Chapter 125: Taking the Hook
Along with bursts of thunder, light rain fell from the sky, and the sun hid in the thick clouds, not daring to show its head.
"Gululu, Gululu." A black carriage shuttled through the alleys of the capital.
The driver was wearing a raincoat, a bamboo hat, and a long sword on his back. He was silent along the way.
Soon, the carriage passed through one street after another and arrived outside the Immortality Religion.
The driver of the bus carefully observed the surroundings, then got out of the car and gently knocked on the door of the Immortality Cult.
"Creak." The door slowly opened, and a figure walked out of the door.
"What's going on?" The figure made a dull voice: "Why is it so early this time?"
"Something happened, so we can't delay it," the driver said softly.
"Come in quickly." The figure nodded and walked out.
A bolt of thunder exploded, and through the thunder light one could see that the figure was none other than Qingshan.
Qingshan came to the carriage and gently knocked on the carriage: "Come out."
"Well." An extremely gentle voice came from the carriage: "Thank you, Master."
Then the car curtain slowly opened, revealing a graceful figure.
This figure was wearing a long white dress and walked out of the carriage as if she were a banished fairy.
"Hurry in, don't let anyone see you." The driver said, "I have to get back as soon as possible."
"Commander Yu, why are you in such a hurry?" However, at this moment, a loud voice came out, and then a carriage slowly drove out from the alley on one side.
"It's you!" The driver's pupils shrank slightly. When he saw this, it was Duan Ming who was sitting on the carriage that came out.
"Surprised?" Duan Ming said with a smile: "You said to Commander Yu, you obviously have such a good place to protect, why didn't you tell me? Isn't that right, Jade Concubine?"
When the woman in the white dress heard this, her face instantly turned pale, her eyes fell on Duan Ming, and she said nothing.
"Why?" Yu Chen looked at Duan Ming coldly: "You shouldn't be here."
"Yes, your people should tell you that I have always been at Gu Yushi's house." Duan Ming nodded: "In other words, you should not care about where I am at all, right? As long as Concubine Yu is missing, no matter what
No matter what, your goals will be achieved."
"Okay, but I want to know how you guessed it?" Yu Chen sighed: "I think my hiding should be perfect."
"You think too highly of yourself." Duan Ming shook his head: "I have been doubting you from the first moment I saw you. After all, the last blood sedan case in the Imperial City directly brought down Song Dynasty.
Take command, and then you'll be in charge."
"As a beneficiary, why don't you ask me to doubt it? But at that time, I was just doubtful."
"Later, after listening to your words and Xing Qianqiu's words, my suspicion became even stronger." Duan Ming said solemnly: "Why didn't another corresponding case happen when Xing Qianqiu went to Linyang City? But when Xing Qianqiu came back,
It happened again not long after?”
"So, I made a bold guess. Could it be because the commander of the Imperial City Division at that time had become you - Commander Yu?"
"If the blood sedan case happens again, you, as the instigator, will definitely not be able to solve the case. If you cannot solve the case, you may repeat the mistakes of Commander Song and lose the position you just occupied."
"So, you must not let the blood sedan case happen again at that time."
"Although this is just a guess, it also makes you more suspicious."
"If so, why didn't you tell His Majesty to arrest me?" Yu Chen asked in a deep voice.
"Because I couldn't figure it out at the time, how did you do it? You were able to take away several empresses one after another from the palace that was heavily guarded." Duan Ming said: "Going to correct the commander of the Imperial City Division without any evidence? I
Not that stupid."
"It wasn't until I asked several of the queen's maids and servants that a possibility emerged in my mind."
"Later, after inspecting the palaces of several empresses, especially Concubine Shu, this possibility became concrete."
"I threw a silk scarf into the well in Shuning Palace and set a heavy reward. If anyone in the imperial city finds the silk scarf, they will definitely come to receive the reward. Even if there is no silk scarf in the imperial city, people will look for it everywhere.
Follow the direction of the water and look for the scarf."
"But several days have passed and no one has come. No one has found the silk scarf, and no one has found the bodies of the ladies, so the possibility of dumping the bodies through the well is very low."
"If it is said that you did not kidnap the empresses, but the empresses quietly escaped from the palace with your help, what is the possibility of this?"
"The Imperial City Department is responsible for the defense of the entire Imperial City. As the commander of the Imperial City Department, you must be able to do this kind of thing easily."
"Concubine Shu? Does she have any problems?" Yu Chen did not answer, but asked again.
"When I was searching the palaces of several queens, I found that each queen's palace had a rune of longevity." Duan Ming said with a smile: "Princess Wan'er said that many queens in the palace have this habit, and it is not
Strange."
"Indeed, even the queen has longevity runes." Yu Chen nodded.
"Yes, but the strange thing is another point." Duan Ming said: "Concubine Shu likes to read, but there are all kinds of books in her study, but there are no books related to the Immortality Religion."
"Is this reasonable for a person who believes in immortality and also likes to read? Unreasonable." Duan Ming shook his head: "One possibility I can think of is that Concubine Shu subconsciously prevents people from discovering
Her relationship with the Immortality Cult.”
"What kind of person would avoid this kind of association? Obviously, it is someone with a very close relationship." Duan Ming said: "And if Concubine Shu has a very close relationship with the Changsheng Cult, then the remaining concubines will
Isn’t it the same?”
"If the empresses are willing, and with the help of the Imperial City Division, wouldn't it be easy?"
"Also, the multi-functional vehicle of Tiangongfang was given to Tiangongfang by Concubine Ming, so I'm afraid you already know how to assemble the blood sedan from the multi-functional vehicle."
"So, the blood sedan is actually what you did. Its purpose is to notify the corresponding concubine to prepare!"
"However, this is just my guess. There is no way to estimate it." Duan Ming spread his hands: "Besides, the Immortality Sect has a superior status. It is absolutely impossible for Your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation of the Immortality Sect based on my guess."
"So, if the Imperial City Blood Sedan Case never happens again, then this case may never be proven."
"..." Yu Chen and Qingshan looked at each other and let out a long sigh: "So, we have fallen into a trap?"
"That's right, in order to reveal the truth, I have to let you carry out the Imperial City Blood Sedan Case again. So, I tried my best to set up a trap for you." Duan Ming nodded.
"You said that Xing Qianqiu will be released after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Is that a lie?" Yu Chen looked at Duan Ming with a complicated face.
"It is indeed fake." Duan Ming nodded: "Not only this, but also the special house built by King Jing'an that I mentioned is also fake, just to lure big fish like you to the bait!"
