There was no one in the hall, but Qin Jiyan still maintained his original frequency, picking up the chess pieces one by one and placing them in the chess box.
It took Qin Jiyan a full quarter of an hour to pack up all the chess pieces, and then stared at the chess box in a daze. He took a long time to look away...
With a snap, Qin Jiyan closed the chess box, stared at it, then stood up slowly and walked towards the East Palace. There was nothing strange from beginning to end...
Although no one usually stays in the Prince's East Palace, there are quite a few maids and eunuchs that should be there, and Qin Jiyan also has a change of clothes here.
After taking a bath, Qin Jiyan lay on the bed without closing his eyes...
No one knew that in the East Palace, Qin Jiyan couldn't sleep at all. Every time he closed his eyes, the scene of his mother and concubine dying tragically in the fire would automatically appear in his mind...
Memories from my childhood emerged uncontrollably in my mind. The scenes were so clear that I couldn’t forget them even if I wanted to...
Closing his eyes, Qin Jiyan didn't sleep all night, but he was still energetic the next day, and he couldn't tell that he hadn't slept all night.
After coming out of the East Palace, Qin Jiyan didn't show any nostalgia. After breakfast with the old emperor, he left the palace directly to the six gates.
As soon as I arrived at the Sixth Gate, before I could sit down, the official from the Sixth Gate came to report: "Your Highness, a Xihu man died at Yunlai Inn. It is suspected of a secret room murder!"
"Finally here!"
Under the heavy surveillance of the officials, the murderer still succeeded. If you say you are not depressed, you would be lying, but the criminal is secretly and openly, and they are unable to guard against it...
"Let's go to the scene."
The last secret room murder case appeared, which means that the murderer behind the scenes completely copied the case ten years ago.
If they can't find the murderer behind this case, then they may have to wait another ten years for the other party to commit the crime before they can find clues...
Qin Jiyan took this case very seriously, and before leaving, he specifically told the guards: "Go to Gu's house and fetch Gu Qiancheng."
Gu Qiancheng had been waiting for news about Qin Jiyan for the past two days. However, he did not wait for the news that the Xiangyun Inn case was solved, but he waited for the news about the last secret room murder case.
However, this is to be expected. The capital is so big, how many people can be in the six gates, and how many places can they keep an eye on?
The criminal is hiding in the dark, and if the other party doesn't take action, how can the people from Six Doors find him?
Yunlai Inn is not far from Gu's house and is one of the best inns in the capital. Gu Qiancheng arrived only a quarter of an hour later than Qin Jiyan.
"Your Highness." Gu Qiancheng stepped forward and said hello. Qin Jiyan nodded to her and motioned for her to go to the scene together.
The deceased, like Musen, was lying flat on the bed, his hands and feet slightly bent, his face struggling a little, and the quilt and pillow fell to the ground. He must have struggled before his death, or he may have called for help, but no one heard him in the middle of the night.
"We found traces of water, so there is no doubt that it was a murder in a secret room." Qin Jiyan had already looked at the scene before coming, and found out that the deceased and Miss Mei died in the same manner.
Gu Qiancheng nodded, put on gloves and a mask and stepped forward: "The deceased was male, from Xihu, aged between 35 and 40, eight feet tall, with a dark face and beard, and a scar of about five inches on the left side of his face.
, there are several moles on the right side of the nose.”
"The deceased died on the bed. In addition to the quilt and pillow, he also had a large knife and several sets of the woman's underwear. He also carried an embroidered eagle purse with him, which contained three thousand taels of silver notes and some broken silver."
Gu Qiancheng reported the characteristics of the deceased one by one and cut off the clothes of the deceased. Just at this glance, Gu Qiancheng paused...
"Look..." Gu Qiancheng held up the redness and swelling on the deceased's body, a look of solemnity flashed on his face.
"This is?" Qin Jiyan frowned. He had guessed it but wasn't sure.
Gu Qiancheng nodded solemnly and said affirmatively: "Herpes, the deceased had the disease, and it was very serious." A person from Xihu suffered from the severe disease, and the identity of this person is about to be revealed...
Qin Jiyan understood immediately, his face changed slightly, and he immediately asked Gu Qiancheng to stop the test.
"Bring the body back to the six gates." This dead Xihu man was most likely an honored guest of Prince Zhou and a benefactor of Miss Mei. He wanted to investigate carefully...
The officials quickly carried the body away, but before Qin Jiyan left, someone came to report: "Your Highness, the servant of the deceased was hanged in the house."
As the biggest suspect, the deceased's servant was captured immediately by the officers and detained alone in a room. He was about to take him back for retrial, but he died unexpectedly.
"Take the body back." Qin Jiyan's expression remained unchanged and motioned to Gu Qiancheng to go with him.
Gu Qiancheng knew that this case was no longer an ordinary case. The dead Xihu man had been a guest of the Crown Prince of Zhou. If he followed this person to investigate, he might be able to find something that the King of Zhou could eat.
pot……
"I leave these two people to you. Find out everything you can see." This time, Qin Jiyan did not go to the morgue with Gu Qiancheng. Instead, he mobilized manpower to investigate the recent events and
People who had contact with these two deceased persons.
This is the last secret room murder case. If the relevant clues cannot be found at the first time, it will be more difficult to find the mastermind in the future.
Not to mention, the identities of these two were so special that Qin Jiyan would never let this opportunity go.
Qin Jiyan arranged for all the people from the six gates to go out, including his own bodyguards, to find out the identity of this person and his relationship with King Zhou at all costs.
If enough evidence can be found to collude with foreign tribes, even if there is only one sign, Qin Jiyan can greatly reduce the power of King Zhou...
It's just that Qin Jiyan's movements are fast, and King Zhou's movements are not slow either...
When King Zhou learned that the Xihu man had died, he did not panic. Instead, he ordered his subordinates to erase all the remaining traces of the man so that Qin Jiyan could not find out about King Zhou's palace.
It doesn't matter if there is suspicion. As long as there is no evidence, Qin Jiyan can't do anything to King Zhou, let alone bring this matter to the emperor.
If Qin Jiyan brought up something without evidence in front of the old emperor, it would only leave the old emperor with the image of a villain who could not tolerate others and was a gossip.
King Zhou knew very well what kind of image Qin Jiyan played in front of the old emperor. As long as the evidence was wiped clean, King Zhou was not worried at all. He would end up like King Rong, and...
In this matter, King Zhou had the advantage. When the Chunyi Tower case was exposed, King Zhou knew that this person would cause problems and had already started to clean up his traces. Qin Jiyan wanted to find out what was harmful to King Zhou.
The evidence is really not that easy.
If Qin Jiyan hadn't kept a close eye on him, King Zhou would have sent the person out long ago and would not have allowed such a dangerous person to stay in the capital.
If this person hadn't died suddenly in the inn, Qin Jiyan might not have been able to find him...