Thinking of this, although Luo Pei was bored, he had to be patient, looked at the eunuch who was staring blankly at the corpse, and cleared his throat.
"Well... Eunuch Luo, when Mr. Chu had an accident on the ship, there were witnesses and physical evidence, and the murderer was caught when he tried to escape. It is very clear that there is a murder case. Don't you agree with it and think there is another hidden story?"
Just when he arrived just now, the eunuch with the same surname as him seemed to be crazy, shouting "impossible" with a crazy expression on his face.
This is really strange, Luo Pei thought, there might be something going on here. Did the dead Chu Gurong have some special mission?
Otherwise, a eunuch from Prince Qi's palace would not have lost his composure like this.
Luo Pei accidentally guessed the truth.
This is also because Luo Ji is too arrogant. As long as he is not stupid, he can guess some things by connecting the causes and consequences.
But Luo Ji couldn't take care of these anymore.
The moment he saw Chu Gurong's body, he was already a little crazy.
Although the matter of getting rid of the Dragon Girl was presided over by Luo Ji, it was the think tank Mr. Chu who really came up with the idea and made the decision. Chu Gurong died unexpectedly. As the host, he didn’t even know how to arrange the follow-up arrangements or what to do.
The errand was completed like this, how should I explain it to the prince?
With King Qi's temperament, he might give one or two chances to make amends to ordinary retainers, but in his eyes, eunuchs were barely considered human beings when they were useful. If he missed a big deal, the eunuchs would surely suffer a fate worse than death.
And as loyal as Luo Ji, even if he is not afraid of this fate, even if King Qi is open to him, he will not be able to return to the capital.
"impossible!"
He did not believe that the real culprit who caused all this was the servant. Although this servant was not a son of the same family, it was just because Dazheng was only established for 30 years, but he had served for more than ten years.
No matter whether it is national laws, family laws or interests, it is impossible to betray them.
To put it another way, even if it was a servant who did it, even I, the person present at the scene, would not believe it. How could the prince who was far away in the capital believe it?
Even if it was really an accident, in order to get a chance to make up for it, he had to drag out a candidate that the prince could trust so that the prince's anger could be directed at him.
Therefore, when Luo Pei asked this question, Luo Ji suddenly raised his head, glanced past Luo Pei, and looked fiercely at Su Ziji, who had just arrived, and reiterated his guess. The suspect pointed directly at Su Ziji, hoarse as night.
The owl's voice, under the light of the torch, was frightening and disgusting.
"It must be Su Ziji's doing. Mr. Chu had a dispute with him during the day. He must be unhappy and waiting for an opportunity to take revenge!"
"The Imperial Envoy wants to handle this matter fairly, so he will hand over Su Ziji to our family for interrogation!"
"Su Ziji possesses martial arts skills, and the official ship is not far away at night. In the dead of night, he can do whatever he wants! I had vaguely seen a figure appear on the ship before. At that time, I thought I was dazzled and didn't pay attention. Now I'm paying close attention.
I think that person looks very much like Su Ziji..."
"That's ridiculous, shut up!" Luo Pei still listened at first, but the more he listened, the more outrageous he felt. Now his face turned livid and he roared.
"Master Su is the number one scholar appointed by the emperor. He is also the editor of the Hanlin Academy. He is the acting county magistrate of Shun'an Prefecture. He also has the holy will and is the observer."
"Only based on your words, do you want this imperial envoy to take down the emperor's appointed observer? You can imagine it! I think you are too sad, so it is understandable that you talk nonsense, and I will not pursue your slander.
It's a crime, but if you continue to slander the imperial officials, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Idiot!" Su Ziji couldn't help but look sideways. All the people he met had basic sense and talent, but now he realized that this was just a factor of his social circle.
Now this eunuch's narrow, ignorant, and extreme character is clearly revealed, and this is often the mentality of most castrates who are more than half.
What is your current status?
Not to mention the bloodline of the prince, just the number one scholar, the editor of the court, the acting county magistrate of Shun'an Prefecture, the observer, even if the King of Qi comes in person, he cannot be easily captured, and must go through procedures.
Not to mention a mere eunuch?
No wonder the King of Qi appointed a think tank to this eunuch.
If King Qi were not the prince now, there is still the possibility of inheriting the throne, and if he were replaced by a settled prince, for example, today's younger brother Luo Pei would immediately call for the eunuch to be shot with a stick just based on these words.
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However, those who are extreme are just right, they did it themselves.
Liu Zhan, who had been silent all this time, frowned after hearing the eunuch's words. Looking at the corpse, he also had questions in his heart.
When he came over, he happened to catch up with the servant who had pushed him out of the water. The servant vomited some water and just complained that he had just slipped and brought Mr. Chu into the water, and then begged for mercy.
Although this was tantamount to admitting that he was the murderer, Liu Zhan always felt that something was wrong.
"Although Chu Gurong acted viciously and damaged his moral character, the King of Qi will not fall and he will have at least ten more years of wealth to enjoy. How could he simply die here?"
Suddenly, something moved in his mind. He sniffed at the sea surface, grabbed it with his hand, put it under his nose and smelled it again. A faint smell of fox suddenly made his eyebrows jump slightly.
"Is it the demon clan's doing?"
"fox?"
"It turns out that I had misunderstood Su Ziji before, and Chu Gurong's death really had nothing to do with him?"
Glancing at Su Ziji who was chatting quietly with Luo Pei, Liu Zhan thought to himself.
"This eunuch is really abominable." After being called over and witnessing a "slander" by an eunuch, Su Ziji appropriately showed his anger and depression, which actually made Luo Pei sympathize with him.
"Su Xianzhuan, don't be depressed. These eunuchs are mad dogs. It's normal for them to bite anyone they see."
"I once participated in handling the affairs of the palace with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It was originally a small matter, and it would not lead to death if it was handled. There were also many eunuchs like this who blindly framed and bitten, and made the matter bigger, so they had to be beaten to death.
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"The same goes for this eunuch now. Don't worry, Su Xiuzhuan. I will write a letter to King Qi to explain this matter."
From Luo Pei's point of view, the eunuch's companion was dead and he had no way to explain it to his master. He knew that he would not get good results in the future, so now he is biting people like a mad dog.
Luo Pei was not surprised that such eunuchs appeared in Prince Qi's palace. The eunuch's duty was actually to serve. Many of the eunuchs who served were diligent and thoughtful, but once they were promoted to management, they were full of problems.
Some things are not serious and can be tolerated out of affection.
Only a few eunuchs can stand out in this way.
Luo Pei even regretted calling Su Ziji here, so he said: "Come here, please go down, Eunuch Luo, and the body will be temporarily stored until it is docked for autopsy."
"Su Xiuzhan, I'm bothered by such things, please go back and rest!"
"Luo Pei, you dare, you dare... you dare to treat our family like this, you will regret it!" Luo Ji was pulled down and screamed, even Luo Pei hated it.