Shi Zhongfei stood shivering in the cold wind before he came back to his senses and thought that Xu Wenlan was still asleep in the house, so he might as well go to Kong Changhui's mansion.
After Kong Changhui was promoted to Minister of Dali Temple, naturally he could no longer live in Mingxiang Garden.
But in order to be closer to Mingxiang Garden, he gave up the big yard on South Street and instead built a small house as his residence on the street next to Mingxiang Garden.
For this reason, he was laughed at a lot when he moved in.
Shi Zhongfei glanced at the word "Kong's Mansion" hanging on the lintel of his house and shook his head, lamenting that he might as well not move at all. It was just a gift from him and Bingwen.
This Kong Mansion is a bit unbearable...
Shizhong flew out of Mingxiang Garden, and after walking for less than half a cup of tea, he arrived at Confucius' residence. He knocked on the door. When the boy saw that it was him, he spoke first and said, "Master Kong went to Dali Temple early in the morning."
Shizhong flew into the air and had no choice but to walk back with an angry look on his face...
Ever since Kong Changhui took over the corpse-burning case, he had been leaving early and coming home late because of Xia Chu's affairs. He was really worrying a lot.
Others investigate cases and collect evidence in order to arrest people.
He investigates cases and collects evidence in order to release people.
Last night, he had discussions at Xie Jiming's mansion until midnight, and he originally planned to sleep a little longer this morning.
As a result, Guan Xi knocked on the door early in the morning to report that the man who had been arresting those who spread the idea of Xia Chu's burning corpse had been found.
Kong Changhui jumped up from the bed with a 'pop' sound, washed his face and hurried to Dali Temple with Guan Xi without even eating breakfast.
Xiao Mubai and Zhao Xingwen had previously arrested two troublemakers on their way back to the mansion and asked Cong Ting to escort them to the Ministry of Punishment.
After Kong Changhui took over, he sent Guan Xi to take the two people into custody.
Not only that, Dali Temple also sent a large number of official messengers. Anyone who heard about the case of Xia Chu's corpse burning on the street was invited back on the grounds of cooperating with the investigation and providing clues.
Therefore, the people who threw dirty water in the past two days gradually disappeared.
Under Bingwen's deliberate leadership, public opinion gradually tilted towards Xia Chu's side.
Kong Changhui had arrested so many people and brought them back to Dali Temple. Just interrogating and investigating them was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and he also had to think of ways to pry out the mastermind from the two people detained by the Ministry of Punishment.
Finally, tracing back to the source, a portrait of a man was drawn from the mouths of everyone, and then handed over to the two people to confirm the envoys, and Dali Temple posted an official document on the sea arrest.
The case made some progress, and Kong Changhui had some free time last night and went to Xie Jiming's mansion.
"Where did you catch him?" Kong Changhui got on the carriage, thought for a while and got off, went to the passenger seat of the horse, and asked Guan Xi while motioning to hurry up.
Guan Xi originally wanted to persuade him to sit in the carriage. It was too cold in the cold winter morning in the twelfth lunar month, so he should not be exposed to the wind.
But looking at Kong Changhui's eager look, he swallowed his original words, whipped up his horsewhip, and replied while driving: "I didn't catch him, it was Miss Yuqiao from Yixianglou who sent someone here. She said it was last night. This man went to have sex, and when she looked familiar, she fainted and sent someone to deliver him over."
Kong Changhui thought thoughtfully: "Why was it that this person who was in a coma last night was not brought here until the morning?"
Guan Xi groaned a little, and after a while he said: "My subordinates guess that he has been interrogated for a round."
"Huh?" Kong Changhui looked surprised: "What do you mean?"
Guan Xi increased the strength of his riding whip and increased his speed: "Sir, you will know after you go to Dali Temple..."
When Kong Changhui rushed to Dali Temple and saw the man, he realized that he was going to die. Except for one face, which was intact and very similar to the portrait, his skin was torn all over his body, but there was no good flesh anywhere.
Kong Changhui saw him kneeling in the hall, looking like he was about to faint and fall to the ground at any moment, he frowned and asked, "Tell me about it."
The kneeling man raised his head weakly: "What else can you say? I've been talking about this all night."
Kong Changhui was stunned: "Then say it again!"
The man's mouth was not harsh at all. Before Kong Changhui could ask any more questions, he had already explained everything about pouring beans through a bamboo tube. It was just that the process of speaking was a bit laborious, and he stopped from time to time, gasping for air.
Kong Changhui was afraid that he would die in the hall, so he asked Guan Xi to find a doctor during the process.
Unexpectedly, Guan Xi said to him: "Miss Yuqiao said that nothing will happen to me. Sir, please rest assured to investigate."
Although Kong Changhui didn't know that Yixiang Building was opened privately by Xia Chu, when he first lived with Bingwen in Mingxiangyuan, Bingwen would go to Yixiang Building to listen to her play the piano every once in a while, and he also knew that Bingwen and Yuqiao have a very close relationship.
Therefore, after listening to Guan Xi's words, he probably had an idea in his mind, fearing that Bingwen had already pried him off once before.
Kong Changhui sighed silently in his heart, Bingwen looked gentle and elegant, looking like a handsome young man.
This attack is too harsh...
If Kong Changhui knew that this hand was not made by Bingwen, but by the cold and beautiful Xianli, he would probably be even more surprised and find it difficult to believe it.
The man knelt down in the hall and talked a lot, but there was very little really useful information, and most of them were complaints. He was just a man of money, so he took this job. Even though he made a lot of money, he might not be able to do anything in the future. There is no place to spend.
It turned out that the man was from Baoning City on the outskirts of Beijing, his name was Rui Jiazhu, and he was a gangster who was idle in the city.
Not long ago, someone came to him with a stack of banknotes, totaling ten thousand taels, and asked him if he had a job.
After he found out what his job was, he was asked to go to the capital to pick out some ruffians and spread rumors about the young marquis.
He had a slight hesitation at the time, but he couldn't bear the thick stack of banknotes dangling in front of his eyes, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.
The government had been tightening their grip these past two days, and he didn't dare to show off. After making money, he naturally had to squander it. Hearing that Yixiang House was the largest brothel in the capital, he naturally wanted to go in and have a taste of spending a lot of money.
Who would have thought that he had entered the famous Yixiang Building in the capital, and had booked the best wing, but before he could put his arms around the waist of the beautiful woman like a flower, he was kicked in the heart...
"Okay, okay, I didn't let you talk about what happened next..." Kong Changhui held his forehead with a headache, and then asked: "Do you still remember the appearance of the person who came to find you?"
Chujiazhu shook his head: "His face is covered, so how do you know? But at first glance, he is a practicing master. He took me to the corner to explain the matter. Sir, look at the little man's body. He's quite burly, he's like a little chicken holding the villain between his legs. The villain is greedy for money, but also dare not refuse... "
Kong Changhui looked at his tall and thick physique, and was just about to ask him if he could describe the man's figure and accent in detail, when a servant Tong Bing hurriedly came in from outside the hall: "Master Kong, go out to greet him, Yu. Your Majesty is here..."
(End of chapter)