Volume 4: Holy Capital Tribulation Chapter 230: Brutal Assassination
Looking at the two stone lions at the door, vague memories flooded into Xu Zun's mind.
He remembered that when he was a child, he often climbed on the lion's back to play.
Moreover, a picture flashed through my mind, in which I could see myself finally climbing up and then turning my head to look at the opposite side.
But on the other side, a little girl appeared on the back of the stone lion. The little girl had pigtails and was riding on the lion's back and smiling at him.
The little girl's smile is as beautiful as a blooming flower, and it makes me feel sweet...
Later, in order to show off, he supported himself and tried to stand up on the lion's back, but he lost his balance and fell down...
Later, he could see the girl running over to comfort him while he was crying, and she also reached out to touch his injured forehead.
He could also see that the little girl was crying anxiously because she was worried about him...
That girl...
Shen Qian!!!
Xu Zun finally remembered that Shen Qian was his childhood playmate.
At that time, Mr. Shen often came to discuss business with his father, and Shen Qian came with his father.
The adults talked about business while the children played games.
Playing house, hopscotch, and even playing the game of marrying a wife...
"This..." Xu Zun looked at the towering gate, "Is this my home!?"
In an instant, Xu Zun felt an inexplicable sadness.
It was the same feeling he had with Mr. Shen before. Even though Xu Zun had traveled through time, he could still empathize with that primitive emotion.
"Yes, Lord Xu!" Hou Zhen introduced, "After the Xu family left, the house was left unused for a while, and later it was mostly occupied by high-ranking officials from the Dali Temple.
"The current owner of the house is Li Jinlou, the Censor of the Dali Temple!"
"What?" Xu Zun was stunned. "Li Jinlou? Aren't we going to Liu Jin's house?"
"Well... it's like this," Hou Zhen said, "Liu Siqing is currently living in the Dali Temple. On the day he was assassinated, Liu Siqing was visiting Li Jinlou's home!
“So, after the incident, we received orders to seal off the area.
"We originally wanted to transport the body back to the Dali Temple, but Chief Steward Lin issued an order not to move the scene. So... the body has been left here."
Damn bear...
Xu Zun cursed in his heart, because when he gave his suggestions to Lin Chaofeng before, the first thing he asked was to give the Xu residence to him.
At that time, Lin Chaofeng clearly knew that Xu's house was the crime scene, but he didn't tell me. This old guy, hum...
"If that's the case..." Zhao Yu said , "Is Li Jinlou okay?"
"Well," Hou Zhen understood what he meant and explained immediately, "The Queen came forward to guarantee, and the Ministry of Justice bought a favor, and the incident in Shangyuan City was left unresolved."
Squeak...
A few people were talking when the door suddenly opened. It turned out that the people inside heard the noise and came out to ask.
Hou Zhen took out the token and stated his purpose.
The people inside quickly opened the door and respectfully welcomed everyone in...
The Dali Temple is ranked first among the Nine Temples and Five Prisons, and Liu Jin is the Minister of the Dali Temple and a third-rank official of the Daxuan rank, so the guards here are much more than at other murder sites.
In particular, the Dali Temple had the most people. Seeing Xu Zun and others enter the courtyard, everyone gathered around.
What a familiar scene!
Xu Zun looked at the scenery in front of him and was once again immersed in childhood memories.
This kind of memory is very special, as if it were a personal experience, but it is extremely hazy.
He couldn't even remember what his father looked like. He only remembered that his father was often working at his desk and had no time to play with him.
Therefore, the most profound memory is still the little girl with pigtails...
“Ah!? It’s you!!?”
Suddenly, a discordant voice rudely broke Xu Zun's memories.
When he looked up, he saw a man in a black robe standing on the steps, glaring at him.
There is no doubt that the only person who could be so malicious towards Xu Zun is Li Jinlou.
"Hey?" Xu Zun grinned and said with a fist, "Isn't this Lord Li? We are really destined to meet!"
"You..." Li Jinlou glared and said fiercely, "What are you doing here? You are so bold, eh? Hey...ah..."
As he spoke, he caught sight of Ani behind Xu Zun and was immediately stunned.
"Xu...Xu Zun..." He pointed at Ani and shouted, "Great! You actually brought a Xuanmen rebel with you. Someone, come and capture him for me!"
"yes!"
Most of the people present were from the Dali Temple, and they immediately gathered around.
Hou Zhen immediately raised the token and was about to speak, but was stopped by Xu Zun.
If it were any other time, Xu Zun would have to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger, and then get slapped in the face.
However, time is running out and he has no time or energy to pretend.
So he took out the royal edict and asked Hou Zhen to hand it to Li Jinlou directly.
Li Jinlou took the imperial edict, took just a few glances at it, and then fell to his knees as if struck by a bolt from the blue.
"Special...Special case investigator...you...you you you...who are you..." Li Jinlou asked tremblingly, "Why did the Holy Empress Dowager appoint you as the Supervisory Censor of the Dali Temple? You are the Supervisory Censor, but what about me?"
In fact, Li Jinlou had already lost hope for his future, because the emperor was deposed and the queen could not protect herself, so how could she still be his backer?
However, he could never have imagined that the person who replaced him was Xu Zun, the man who had framed him!
"What are you still standing there for?" Xu Zun came up to Li Jinlou and asked, "Do you want to keep kneeling, or do you want to cooperate with this special envoy's investigation?"
"Investigate...investigate..." Li Jinlou quickly stood up and handed the imperial edict back with both hands, saying, "I respectfully welcome the special envoy and will follow his orders."
Seeing Li Jinlou kneeling down, the Dali Temple guards retreated one after another and dared not say a word anymore.
"Hurry up," Xu Zun pointed to the main room and said to Li Jinlou, "Take me to the crime scene and tell me what happened."
As he spoke, Xu Zun took the lead and walked towards the mansion.
“Yes… yes…”
Li Jinlou hurried over to show her the way, but unexpectedly, when he passed by Ani, she suddenly yelled at him.
"oh……"
“Waaaaaaa…”
Li Jinlou stumbled and fell down in fright, but Ani couldn't stop laughing.
"Hurry up!" Xu Zun first shouted at Li Jinlou, then glanced at Ani.
“Yes, yes…”
Li Jinlou crawled after them, leading the way for Xu Zun and the others, and then described what happened:
"That noon, I held a banquet at home and invited Liu Siqing to be my guest... Originally..." He glanced at Xu Zun timidly, "I wanted to ask him for a favor, to ask him to help me with something.
"But I didn't expect Liu Siqing to bring his new concubine to the banquet, which made it a little awkward...
"Liu Siqing said that his concubine loves to be busy, and after dinner, he will take her to the West Market to buy rouge...
"But anyway, the discussion went well, we had our fill and drank our wine.
"But no one could have imagined that when they left the restaurant and entered the corridor, the concubine suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed Liu Siqing in the throat!
"Liu Siqing had practiced martial arts, but the assassination came too suddenly. Although he tried his best to block it, the dagger still pierced his neck, but it was slightly off...
"At that time... at that time..." Li Jinlou recalled with lingering fear, "We were all shocked and didn't know what was going on.
"The concubine saw that she had not hit a vital spot, so she stabbed him again in the abdomen, and then stabbed him in the heart.
“This time, Liu Siqing actually held the blade and didn’t let her stab it in.
"At this moment, the guards finally reacted and rushed forward to stop the concubine. The concubine was very fierce and fought desperately with the guards, preventing the guards from getting close to her.
"Finally, the guards saw that Liu Siqing was seriously injured, so they had no choice but to kill the concubine on the spot!
"But even so, Liu Siqing's life could not be saved..."
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