"Your Majesty, rumors of monsters poaching people's hearts have spread in the capital, and the people are terrified. If this case is not resolved, something unexpected will happen."
Chu Wenxu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, bowed his hands in salute with a solemn expression.
All the officials followed suit one after another, feeling a little frightened in their hearts.
In fact, they don't believe in any monsters, but another murder occurred last night, and some people saw the monster, which was really scary.
Xiao Chongjun's face was gloomy. He raised his head and looked at Shen Chi, who was standing among the officials, and said, "Shen Aiqing, this is already the second murder case. Do you have any clues about it in Dali Temple?"
Chen Chi stood up, bowed his head and saluted, "I am incompetent and have not found any clues."
Just as he finished speaking, Chu Wenxu said: "Master Shen, you have been the minister of Dali Temple for more than a year and have solved countless cases. There is no case that cannot be solved in your hands.
Even if it's slower, there will be clues to investigate, but why do you have no clue about this heartbreaking case?"
Chen Chi said: "I wonder what Mr. Chu wants to say?"
Chu Wenxu looked at Xiao Chongjun and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Shen has no clues, but I have doubts.
I heard that the people from the patrol camp tracked the murderous ghost all the way to Master Shen's residence last night, and the female ghost disappeared out of thin air.
But because Mr. Shen is an important minister, the people from the patrol camp did not dare to go in and search."
Someone heard what Chu Wenxu meant and asked in surprise: "Mr. Chu, do you suspect that Mr. Shen is harboring the murderer?"
Chu Wenxu said: "Master Li, let me finish what I have to say."
With a serious expression on his face, he continued: "This official knows Master Shen's character very well, and there is no way he would do anything to shield the murderer.
But what if the murderer is someone from the Shen family, or a relative of Lord Shen?"
After hearing this, all the officials in the palace were in an uproar, and their eyes fell on Chenchi.
In fact, Shen Chi was an unusual person when he was an official in the government. He did not form any clique for personal gain, and he had no personal dealings with the ministers in the government.
As soon as he became an official, he became a third-rank minister of Dali Temple. He had the regent and the prince as his backers, and he was highly regarded by his majesty.
There were many people in the court who wanted to curry favor with him, but it was hard to win over Shen Chi because of his lack of experience. Therefore, the courtiers treated him respectfully on the surface, but in fact they had many dissatisfactions.
Moreover, Chu Wenxu, the Minister of Civil Service, had a personal grudge with Shen Chi.
Chu Wenxu had already chosen the position of Minister of Dali Temple, but because of the prince's intervention, it fell to Shen Chi.
However, Shen Chi was an upright person. He dared to impeach anyone in the civil and military circles of the court, so that they were all on tenterhooks, fearing that one day Shen Chi would find something to do and bring the matter to the imperial court.
Now that he had the opportunity to overthrow Chenchi, Chu Wenxu would not miss it.
When Xiao Chongjun saw what Chu Wenxu said, he couldn't help but be a little confused. He asked: "Chu Aiqing, what do you mean by this? Do you know who the murderer is?"
Chu Wenxu said: "Your Majesty, last night an eyewitness confirmed that the murderous monster was a woman with a head of white hair.
I found out that on the day the prince returned to the capital, there was a woman with white hair accompanying the regent. Many people saw this.
The capital has been peaceful recently, but since the return of the regent, strange things have happened frequently. The white-haired banshee last disappeared near the Shen Mansion.
A genius like Mr. Shen in solving the case can't find any clues. There is only one possibility to connect these coincidences.
The heart-robbing banshee is hiding in Shen Pond, and Master Shen and the Regent are both trying to protect this demon, and even want innocent people to take the blame for it."