After some warnings, Liu Zongyi left the stable and returned to the main hall.
While Liu Zongyi was thinking in the hall, the waiter took the breakfast from the servant.
The boy put the breakfast items on the table and said softly: "Master, let's eat something first. We have been busy all morning..."
Liu Zongyi nodded slowly, then picked up the bowl of porridge and ate it, while sighing: "It turns out that he is the Lord Chai who saved His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I asked him how he was so brave, and just two people killed them all.
Where are the bandits in Xingyangang..."
After eating half a bowl, Liu Zongyi suddenly put down his bowl and chopsticks and stood up.
"Master, why don't you eat?" the boy asked hurriedly.
Liu Zongyi had something on his mind, so he waved his hand slightly and said, "Go and arrange for someone you can trust to deliver a letter to Yaozhou Mansion for me later."
When the boy nodded and left, Liu Zongyi also returned to the study.
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After noon, inside the inn.
After resting for a whole morning, Chai Yan's mental state also recovered. After he and Yu Yuan briefly washed and tidied up, they walked to the county government office.
They planned to say hello and thank you to Magistrate Liu, and then continue on to Yaozhou.
As soon as we reached the place where we could see the gate of the county government office, a sedan came out of the government office. There were several government servants on both sides of the sedan, and the group of people hurried forward.
Chai Yan and Yu Yuan walked quickly to the gate of the county government office to inquire. When the porter saw these two people arriving, he was so frightened that he trembled even as he spoke.
Just as Chai Yan thought, the person sitting in the sedan chair just now was Liu Zongyi. It was said that a murder occurred in the city. Since there was no one in the yamen on the first day of the new year, Liu Zongyi had to rush to the scene of the crime to handle matters.
Yuan then asked: "What should we do now?"
Chai Yan thought for a while and asked, "How about we go and have a look?"
"Let's go." Yuan Yuan did not object.
With that said, Chai Yan and Yuan quickly chased in the direction of the sedan.
Liu Zongyi felt a little anxious today. He was busy greeting Lord Chai from Wude Division early in the morning. Just after he stopped for a while, a murder actually occurred in the city...
What is this? Can we still have a peaceful year?
After holding a stick of incense, the sedan stopped, and the boy said outside: "Master, we are here..."
"Yes!" Liu Zongyi responded in a deep voice.
Liu Zongyi got off the sedan and took a look. He saw an ordinary house in front of him. Many people had gathered around the door of the house, talking and poking their heads into the house.
Looking at everything in front of him, Liu Zongyi immediately frowned and said displeasedly: "What does it look like during the Chinese New Year?"
"The magistrate is here!" the boy shouted immediately.
As soon as this sound came out, the people watching at the door of the house were so frightened that they dispersed and stood on both sides to greet Liu Zongyi.
Liu Zongyi looked aloof and looked very serious. He was walking towards the house when he heard someone calling him from behind: "Master Liu..."
Liu Zongyi looked back, his expression became gentle and friendly instantly, he turned back and cupped his hands and said: "Master Chai, Mrs. Chai, are you guys?"
The people on both sides were shocked. These two young people were actually the lord and his wife.
In the surprised eyes of the people, Chai Yan came forward and said after approaching: "It turns out that Mr. Liu already knew about it. I am ashamed and ashamed. Mr. Liu must blame him. Chai did not intend to hide it...
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Liu Zongyi said with some fear: "Master Chai said something serious. The emperor's imperial edict granting the title had been published in the imperial newspaper for a long time. The subordinate had forgotten it for a while. How could he blame Master Chai?"
Chai Yanxin said that County Magistrate Liu really knew how to talk.
Liu Zongyi asked again: "Master Chai, why are you here?"
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Oh, that's it... When we went to the county government just now, we happened to see Mr. Liu's sedan going out. We heard that a life case had occurred, so we followed him, thinking that Mr. Liu might
Is there anything I can help you with..."
Liu Zongyi was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately bowed deeply and said: "That's great! I can get help from Lord Chai and his wife. I can't help but wish for it!"
Liu Zongyi is not very good at handling criminal cases. He usually leaves it to Dian Shi to handle, but today is the first day of the new year. Dian Shi and the police are not in the office. Liu Zongyi has no place to find someone for a while, so he is working on this matter.
The head is big...
Chai Yan is from Wude Division, so he is naturally better at investigating cases than me. Since he offered to help, it will be much easier for him.
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Mr. Liu, let's go and see the crime scene first?"
"Yes, yes, the case is important, please..." Liu Zongyi nodded hurriedly and wanted to say.
When Chai Yan and Yu Yuan entered the house, Liu Zongyi arranged for a boy and two government servants to guard the door and told no one to enter without permission.
After entering the house, a government servant who had come to the scene early came over to guide them, and the three of them quickly arrived at the main hall.
At this time, there was a male corpse lying across the center of the hall. The deceased was neatly dressed and wore a mask on his face. There was no obvious blood stains or obvious wounds around his body.
Liu Zongyi was very upset when he saw a dead person on the first day of the Lunar New Year. He secretly shouted "bad luck" in his heart. At the same time, his face darkened and he didn't want to say anything.
The main hall was not big, so Chai Yan looked around and asked: "Who discovered the body first?"
The yamen servant immediately replied: "It's the neighbor next door. Their family came to pay New Year's greetings. They came in when the door was open, and then they saw Mr. Qin lying here..."
"Mr. Qin?" Chai Yan asked curiously: "Is the deceased a teacher?"
"No." The yamen servant shook his head and then introduced: "The deceased was a fortune teller, his surname was Qin, and his given name was Buhuo. By the way, he just divorced his wife some time ago, and he is living here alone for the time being...
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Yuan pointed at the face of the deceased and asked curiously: "Why does he still wear a mask at home? Is it because he looks ugly or is there something wrong with his face?"
The yamen servant shook his head and said: "No, I heard that Mr. Qin has a weird temper. He has a habit of wearing a mask when telling fortunes to his guests!"
"What about when you don't count your fortune? Do you also wear it?" Chai Yan asked.
"I don't wear it, I only wear it when telling fortunes to guests!" the yamen officer gave a definite answer.
Yuanyuan felt very strange and couldn't help but said: "Wearing a mask to tell people's fortunes? It's really weird..."
Chai Yan touched the body lightly and said: "The body is still warm, it should have been dead not long ago... By the way, has anyone in the neighborhood seen Mr. Qin this morning?"
The yamen servant replied: "Yes, the person next door saw Mr. Qin coming out of the door this morning and setting off a firecracker, and then he came back."
Chai Yan nodded slowly, looked at everyone and said, "That means it is certain that Mr. Qin's incident occurred after he went out to set off the firecrackers!"
Liu Zongyi nodded vigorously, fearing that others would not know that he agreed with Chai Yan.
Chai Yan continued to ask the Yamen: "Do you know who has entered the house between the time the firecrackers were set off and the time someone came next door and found the body?"
The yamen officer shook his head and said he hadn't had time to ask yet.
Chai Yan turned to Liu Zongyi and said sternly: "Master Liu, please send someone to inquire around and find out who has been in and out of this house during that time. Anyone who has been in and out of this house during this time is suspect!"
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PS: Today is the New Year, I wish everyone a happy New Year!