Deng Fei kept wiping away his tears, and said sadly: "Last night I drank with some friends in a restaurant, drank a few more glasses, and returned to the mansion feeling dizzy. I don’t really remember the specifics. Today I got up very late, and I didn’t see Madam. The servant said she went out after breakfast.”
Murong Ci then asked, "You haven't seen her since then"
He nodded, "After I got up and had dinner, I went to inspect a few shops. I didn't go back until the afternoon. I didn't see my wife, so I asked the servant. The servant said that my wife hadn't come back. I thought it was a bit strange, but I didn't think much about it. Maybe she'll be back in the evening."
He cried sadly, with snot and tears flying, "I thought about it left and right, and it became more and more strange. Madam has never been outside for so long. I began to worry that something happened to her, so I ordered the servant to go to the street to look for it. The servant will come back soon." Said, there was a murder case in the city, a woman died, and the body was in Dali Temple. I don’t want to believe that something happened to Madam, but I felt more and more ominous, so I gritted my teeth and came to Dali Temple to have a look. Unexpectedly, it was really Madam.”
He wailed loudly, as if he was terribly miserable.
Shen Zhiyan looked at His Highness, and then comforted him.
"My condolences to Mr. Deng, life and death are life and death."
"My wife died so badly, my lord must catch the murderer as soon as possible and cut him to pieces," Deng Fei cried.
"I would also like to ask Mr. Deng to provide us with some clues. In the past few days, has something unusual happened in the mansion, or is there something wrong with your wife, or have you met anyone?" Murong Ci asked thoughtfully.
"Same as before, nothing special. Has Madam seen anyone, as far as I know."
"Are you not in the mansion during the day?"
"I'm going to inspect a few shops during the day, and usually return home for dinner at dusk."
"Master Deng, we want to go to the house and ask your servants, is it convenient?" she asked.
"Of course it's convenient, of course it's convenient." Deng Fei said.
Even though night had fallen, Murong Ci and Shen Zhiyan didn't bother to eat and went to Deng's house.
Deng's house was similar to the ordinary wealthy businessman's house, and it was more low-key. They first inspected Lan Bise's bedroom, then looked around the house, and then asked a few servants, but found nothing.
She felt a little strange, and frowned slightly. Before leaving, she asked Deng Fei: "By the way, you and your wife have been married for five years, and you haven't given birth to a boy and a half girl?"
Deng Fei replied: "Madam is still young, and her health is not very good. I discussed it with her. After her health is improved, I will take care of her in two years."
Shen Zhiyan thought to himself, Mr. Deng is really a considerate and gentle husband.
The two returned to Dali Temple in a carriage. Due to the recent frequent murders, there were few pedestrians on the street, and it was much deserted than before.
"Your Highness, what are you thinking?" Shen Zhiyan found that His Highness didn't speak much in Deng's house.
"I always think Deng's house is weird, but I can't explain why." Murong Ci blinked, brows furrowed.
"I don't think it's weird. Why don't your highness tell me what's weird."
"In Lan Bise's bedroom, I looked at her dressing table and the clothes in the closet, those rouge, gouache, and gold and jade jewelry." She stopped suddenly, her brows frowned tightly.
"What's wrong?" He was a little curious about His Highness's feelings, because he didn't see anything.
"Those boxes of rouge and gouache are placed neatly, there is not a single hair in the wooden comb, and the gold and jade jewelry are all placed in the box, which is also very neat. I always feel that these things used by women are used every day, which is impossible. It's so neatly arranged."
"Perhaps Lan Bise likes to arrange things neatly, so she ordered the servant girl to do so."
"maybe."
“Is there anything else that feels weird”
"The blue-green clothes are all made of high-quality silk and satin. Those materials are rare in the market, and the style of those clothes doesn't look like a married woman's."
"Deng Fei is a wealthy businessman. His family is rich in gold and silver, and he can afford even the most expensive things. It is not surprising that he bought good silk and satin clothes for Lan Bise. As for the style, although Lan Bise is married , but at the age of eighteen, it is the age of youth, even if it is dressed like a cardamom girl, it is only natural." Shen Zhiyan did not intend to raise an argument, but tried to make a reasonable explanation and inference.
"There is some truth in what you say." Murong Ci couldn't refute.
There is one more thing she didn't say, judging from the fabrics, colors and styles of those clothes, Lan Bise has good taste and does not pursue luxury and luxury. Looking at the headdresses, whether they are gold or jade, they are all gorgeous Very, very tacky.
This is a huge contrast.
However, maybe Lan Bise just likes to dress elegantly and wear luxurious hair.
Shen Zhiyan combined the Deng family servant's confession with what he had seen, and said: "According to the Deng family servant, Deng Fei's confession is credible. It should be like this. After Lan Bise had breakfast this morning Going out, what to do, where to go, the servants don’t know, it becomes a mystery.”
Murong Ci speculated: "Could it be that the murderer lured Lan Bise out?"
He nodded, "It's very possible. But everyone in Deng's house didn't know about it, so it's quite strange."
She pinched the bridge of her nose, and felt that these cases involving the head and female corpses of Yangzhou Shouma were getting more and more bizarre.
Neighbors at home. "
The next day, Murong Ci and Shen Zhiyan visited the neighbors of Deng's family, but the result was very bad: they found nothing.
This is also to be expected.
Back at Dali Temple, they went over the case from beginning to end, and suddenly they all yelled in unison: "That's bad!"
Qin Ruo was confused, "What's wrong, there's another murder case"
"Lan Mengse is in danger"
They said in unison, and then looked at each other and smiled.
Qin Ruo said in amazement: "Dali Temple is a yamen, there are so many yamen servants and guards, does the murderer dare to break into Dali Temple at night and commit murder?"
"Judging from the murders that have happened, the murderer is highly skilled in martial arts, and he will not give up until he achieves his goal. In order to keep the secret, she will definitely not let Lan Mengse go." Murong Ci's eyes darkened a little.
"I'll rearrange the defenses later." He looked heavy.
"No need. We'll just wait for the murderer to assassinate." She raised her eyebrows coldly and mysteriously.
If Qin doesn't understand, what does His Highness want to do
That night, the sky was covered with thick clouds, the stars and the moon were dim, and the cold wind howled, blowing the lanterns under the eaves to fly horizontally, and the dim light and shadow flickered randomly.
The midnight had already passed, and there were only a few lanterns left in Dali Temple, and it was dead silent.
Several guard squads patrolled as usual, walking around the main places.
Suddenly, there was a slight movement in the deathly silence. The two guards heard it, and immediately turned to the direction of the movement, shouting: "Who is it?"
There was a dead silence.
Only the cold wind blows the fallen leaves.
"Is there any sound that you heard wrong?" Someone said disdainfully.
"I heard it too, but it should be a big bird flying over. This is the Yamen, how can anyone dare to come?"
So Su Wei walked over.
In the next instant, a black shadow appeared on the roof, rushing towards the backyard like a ghost.
There were no lights in the backyard, and it seemed to be empty.
There are officials on duty at night in Dali Temple, and they live in the backyard at night. Besides, there are Miss Huang and Lan Mengse who live here.
The black shadow flew around like a ghost, with a good lightness skill, and quickly sneaked into Lan Mengse's room. The black shadow looked around and entered through the window sill.
The room was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers, but the black figure seemed to be able to see the surrounding environment through the darkness, and found the bed smoothly.
The curtain covered the bed, and the black figure seemed to see a person lying on the bed, and immediately raised his sword and stabbed in.
The thorn pointed directly at the neck of the person on the bed, wrapped in a strong internal force, and brought a violent wind, shaking the curtain violently.
It was only a matter of a moment, the tip of the sword pierced through the curtain, and bit the neck of the person on the bed like a vicious little snake, the speed was astonishingly fast.
Seeing that the head of the person on the bed was about to be chopped off, the sleeping person on the bed suddenly rolled to the side at the very moment, and the next moment he jumped up as swiftly as a leopard, and at the same time violently raised his hand, and the three hidden weapons chased the wind and chased the moon. He shot towards the black shadow at close range.
The incident happened suddenly, and the distance was so close, the black shadow was inevitable, and the end was worrisome.
If there is no rapid response and good lightness, there is no way to avoid this fatal blow.
The black figure didn't expect such a shocking change. While surprised, he reacted quickly, avoiding the deadly hidden weapon with a strange movement and speed.
The person in the bed is not the target of the assassination
But at this time, the person on the bed jumped out quickly, holding a long sword with silver light in his hand, and pierced the opponent's eyebrows.
This stab condensed all of Qin Ruo's internal strength, the fierce sword energy whipped up a strong wind, and the curtain shook violently.
The hurricane-like sword energy surged endlessly, and the masked man in black quickly retreated, holding his sword to fight.
Not long after, the two had already exchanged more than a dozen moves.
Qin Ruo tried her best, with murderous intent lingering in her brows, and almost stabbed the opponent's vitals several times, but let the opponent avoid it.
The man in black knew that he had been tricked tonight, so he tried his best to repel Qin Ruo and waited for the opportunity to leave.
When the two fought outside, Qingyue's clanking sound was very ear-piercing, piercing the night.
The guards of the two teams rushed over after hearing the sound, but they couldn't help. Miss Huang and Lan Mengse came out of the bedroom with fear in their eyes. Shen Zhiyan and Murong Ci came out of a room, and Murong Ci stared at the man in black, with a strong murderous look in his bright eyes, "Catch him alive"
When the man in black saw Lan Mengse, his eyes burst out with a sharp cold light. It is hateful that he was tricked tonight
Seeing the missed opportunity, the man in black had to flee.
Qin Ruo saw that the opponent wanted to escape, and used a deadly killing move to stab and fly, the wind swept the dark waves, and the flying sand turned in the wind.
The man in black made a cunning feint, flew up to the roof, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Qin Ruo rushed to chase immediately, Murong Ci shouted: "There is no need to chase!"
Shen Zhiyan asked puzzledly, "Why didn't you chase after me?"
Murong Ci sneered mysteriously, this masked man in black couldn't fly out of the net she had set up.