Volume 2: Female Corpse in Monk's Clothes Chapter 81: Denied Permission
The sun sets again and the winter city is getting dark.
Xu Zun was sitting in the spacious carriage of the Governor Li Yan, together with the County Magistrate Tai Min.
Through the car window, one can see Ju Ran leading a group of detectives , using a cart specially used in the charity cemetery to collect the dead, to transport the female corpse that appeared in the Huguo Temple.
Zhao Yu was indeed a rough but prudent man. He deliberately rode his horse behind the cart, staring at the corpse on the cart almost without blinking, for fear that it would be stolen or destroyed.
Xu Zun just had this concern, and was also worried that someone might do something harmful to the corpse.
Because, the legend they knew about the case of the female corpse in monk's clothing was so far only told by Ju Ran alone.
They cannot guarantee that everything Ju Ran said is true. What if he was tortured into confessing and framed, and an innocent person was wrongly accused?
Otherwise, why would Taimin appear so panicked and nervous? And why did Ju Ran deliberately try to stop him?
If this is true, Ju Ran might resort to some shady tricks, so you have to keep an eye on the corpse.
But then again, if Ju Ran was really lying, then there would be no need for him to make up such a detailed story, right?
What kind of monk was he? What kind of Buddhist scripture was he? And he could remember the names of those Buddhist scriptures clearly?
Even if they were looking for a scapegoat in order to solve the case, they shouldn't have looked for a high monk, right?
Moreover, after Lian Kong was arrested, no more cases were reported, which does not prove that they arrested the wrong person?
Taking all the above into consideration, Xu Zun came to the conclusion that Ju Ran should not have lied.
There was no need to lie about such a well-known case.
Therefore, Xu Zun looked back at Taimin and asked another question:
"Mr. County Magistrate, have you ever heard of a woman named Lu Xiaofeng?"
"What?" Taimin seemed a little dazed. When he heard Xu Zun's question, he regained his consciousness and repeated, "Lu Xiaofeng?"
"I heard," Xu Zun said, "her family lives on Bookstore Street. They used to run a printing factory, and their ancestors passed the imperial examination."
"Oh...it's the Lu Family Bookstore," Taimin nodded, "I know, I know, but his family only runs a bookstore, how could my Daxuan printing factory be run privately? It belongs to the imperial court.
"It's like this. Mr. Lu used to be the director of the printing factory. We all call him Dr. Lu. I have had a lot of dealings with him before."
Director? Doctor?
Xu Zun felt somewhat familiar with what he said.
"However, later on, Dr. Lu quit his printing job and opened a bookstore, and he really made a lot of money! Hmm..." Taimin looked at Xu Zun in surprise, "Why did Lord Xu ask about Lu Xiaofeng?
"I wonder who this Lu Xiaofeng is to Dr. Lu?"
"It should be his daughter," Xu Zun asked again, "Did you hear that their family moved out of Shangyuan City a few months ago?"
"Oh?" Taimin was surprised, "Leaving Shangyuan City? Why?"
"..." Xu Zun was speechless for a second, and said, "He said that there was an emergency in his hometown, so he left suddenly and has not returned yet."
"Impossible!" Taimin shook his head and waved his hands, with an ugly smile on his face. "The Lu family is a big family in Shangyuan, the Marquis's family. Dr. Lu's hometown is in Shangyuan City, why would he go back to his hometown?"
"Oh?" This time, it was Xu Zun's turn to be surprised. He hurriedly asked, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, the household registration management of printing factory workers is very strict," Taimin said, "As the printing director, I must remember it clearly.
"Unless you're not talking about going back home, but visiting relatives."
Visiting relatives?
Xu Zun shook his head. How could he leave so hastily to visit his relatives? Not only did he not come back for several months, but he also had no news from them at all?
It seems... the situation of Lu Xiaofeng's family is indeed worthy of attention. I wonder if the disappearance of the young lady from the Marquis's Mansion is related to this matter?
"Hmm..." Although Li Yan didn't quite understand what he was saying, he still asked hopefully, "Ji Ying, you suddenly asked about this person. Did you find anything?"
"Master Li," Xu Zun thought of something and hurriedly said to Li Yan, "I need your help. Can you please get me a search warrant? I want to search a place."
"Master Xu," Taimin interrupted and said, "If you want to go to Dr. Lu's house, you don't need a search warrant. As the chief judge of Tangzhou, all you need is a word!"
"No!" Unexpectedly, Xu Zun said something shocking again, "I'm not going to search Dr. Lu's house."
"Oh?" Taimin was curious, "So where do you want to search?"
Xu Zun paused for a few seconds and said four words solemnly:
"Qing-Lan-Shu-Yuan!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Li Yan and Tai Min actually responded with three words in unison:
"impossible!!!"
"Huh?" Xu Zun was surprised and puzzled, "Why?"
"Why?" However, Li Yan also asked the same question, "Why do you want to check Qinglan Academy? You can't check there!"
It was not until this time that Xu Zun noticed that the two adults had strange expressions, as if there was some kind of taboo in Qinglan Academy.
Ululu...
Unexpectedly, just when both sides were feeling confused, there was a sudden noise outside the carriage, as if a group of people had blocked their way.
Ouch...
The carriage stopped suddenly. Li Yan didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly lifted the curtain to check.
"My Lord Governor, My Lord County Magistrate, it's me!"
But a middle-aged man in a green robe, dressed a bit like a eunuch, appeared outside and rode his horse to stop the carriage.
"Oh, it's Butler Li!" Li Yan wondered, "What happened?"
"Sir," said the butler Li anxiously, "The Marquis ordered me to come here to invite Mr. Xu to come to the Marquis' mansion for a chat!"
ah?
Lord Marquis?
Xu Zun immediately understood what was going on. The man in green robe in front of him was the steward of the Marquis' Mansion.
The reason why he came to invite me must be because the Marquis had heard about my visit to investigate.
I have left a suspense in the Marquis' Mansion. The Marquis loves his daughter so much that he will definitely come to find me.
"this……"
However, Li Yan and Taimin didn't know what was going on. They didn't understand why the Marquis wanted to invite Xu Zun for no reason?
Even if they invited him, why didn't they take Xu Zun away directly, but instead sent people to kill him?
And looking at the aggressive look, it doesn't really sound like a "please"!
"Okay!" Li Yan agreed, "In that case, let's change our route now and go to the Marquis' Mansion to bother you!"
"Sir! Um..." The butler clasped his fists towards Li Yan and said awkwardly, "Our Lord has ordered that only Xu Tixing be invited!"
"this……"
This made Li Yan even more worried.
But because of the huge disparity in status, he couldn't stop them even if he wanted to.
"It's okay," Xu Zunze calmly got out of the car and said to Li Yan calmly, "My Lord, I think you are only looking for me to discuss the case. I will be back soon."
"This..." Li Yan groaned and warned Xu Zun, "Jiying, don't lose your manners when you arrive at the Marquis' Mansion. Be careful with your words!"
"Well, don't worry!" Xu Zun already had a plan in mind.
"Also," Li Yan suddenly reminded Xu Zun when he turned around to leave, "This might be an opportunity. If you really want to investigate the Qinglan Academy, take this opportunity to apply to the Marquis!
"Maybe he can help you get the permission!"
oh?
After hearing what Li Yan said, Xu Zun was undoubtedly even more curious about Qinglan Academy...
