Li Xiao sat down near the door. When she looked up, she saw the registrar, Zhang Tang, Wang Yi, and Xu Ting and Wang Hua, who were sent by the Nine Gates Commander, all staring at her with the same expression.
She lowered her head and looked at her fingers.
The carriage was very spacious. There were cushioned seats on three sides and it was very comfortable to sit in.
Chen Jue sat in the innermost seat, facing the front of the carriage.
The carriage swayed slowly. Wang Yi and Zhang Tang sat next to Li Xiao. They looked at Lord Chen and Li Xiao before asking Li Xiao, "Are you living in Lord Chen's house now?"
Li Xiao nodded.
"Let's get down to business!" Chen Jue tapped his finger on the seat beside him.
"Ah, yes!" Zhang Tang immediately turned his head to look at Lord Chen. But just as he was about to speak, he looked at Li Xiao with fear.
Li Xiao was also very confused. 'Why are you looking at me?'
Chen Jue waved his hand. "It's okay. The Shadow Guards have confirmed that no one has contacted her in the past few days.
Moreover, this little girl is completely under my surveillance now. "
"…?" Li Xiao thought, 'Why do they speak so matter-of-factly in front of her?'
Zhang Tang pursed his lips and said seriously, "Last night, I read the files by the light and sorted out the information of all the victims."
Chen Jue relaxed and leaned back. He moved the cushion behind him and nodded.
Zhang Tang organized his words in his mind and said, "Every one of the victims was a pregnant woman. This is the first similarity.
Although Young Master Liu was also killed, the murderer's original target should have been Lady Liu. "
Chen Jue nodded and frowned.
Zhang Tang was too familiar with Lord Chen. He knew that Lord Chen did not have the patience to listen to the summary information that he already knew. He immediately said, "The second similarity is that every pregnant woman who was killed was the daughter-in-law of a powerful and wealthy family."
"Hmm." Chen Jue frowned again.
"The first one to die is the concubine of Chancellor Zhou's youngest son."
Zhang Tang gave it some thought and added, "Chancellor Zhou's youngest son is in charge of the general affairs of the family so there's nothing special about him.
The first victim made me feel that … the murderer seemed to have found the person with the lowest rank to test his skills. After that, the more he killed, the more outrageous it became. "
"This might not be the first person to be killed."
Chen Jue glared at Zhang Tang. "How many times have I told you? Don't jump to conclusions if you're not sure."
"Yes, Lord, I know my mistake." Zhang Tang took a deep breath and lowered his head to admit his mistake.
He was not praised for staying up late to work but now he was reprimanded for not being precise with his choice of words.
Furthermore, it was in front of these two juniors and the little girl beside him.
Forget it!
When he thought about how Lord Chen even hit his subordinates when he was angry, he quickly pulled himself together and said, "The second one to be killed is the beloved concubine of the Minister of Civil Affairs, Lord Ge.
The third one to be killed is the youngest daughter-in-law of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. This time, she is not a concubine but the official wife.
The fourth one … was targeted is the widow of Lord Liu, one of the first six ministers. However … Lady Liu's pregnancy is not known to many.
The fifth one to be killed is the daughter-in-law of North City's General Zhang. There are guards and servants everywhere in the general's house. General Zhang was on duty that night and was not at home. "
Chen Jue nodded and looked up at Wang Yi.
Wang Yi pursed his lips and looked at Zhang Tang seriously. However, his sitting posture showed that he was very uncomfortable at the moment.
"The clues we have now are: one is that the jade pendant was found in the residence of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites for a long time. Another is that everyone who was killed was deep in the residence and was heavily guarded, but no one found any suspicious murderer. Another is that the murderers all used long daggers that could be hidden in their sleeves. The victims were all pregnant women …" When Zhang Tang finished speaking, he looked up at Xu Ting, Wang Yi, and Wang Hua. Then, he turned his head to look at Chen Jue.
Chen Jue looked at Xu Ting, Wang Hua, and Wang Yi. "Did you find anything yesterday?"
"The jade pendant came from Guiyu Square. There were a total of six jade pendants of the same design sold at the same time. They were all bought by people of high status in the capital.
When the shop recorded the buyers, the six buyers were all male. They were all in the capital recently. "
Wang Yi took the lead to report the results of his visit to several jade shops yesterday to Chen Jue. His voice was loud and clear, with a refreshing rhythm.
When he finished speaking, he handed a piece of paper in his hand to Chen Jue. "Sir, these six customers are written here."
"…" Chen Jue looked at it. "Today, find out what these six people have been doing in the past few months."
"Yes," Wang Yi said and leaned against the carriage, waiting for Xu Ting and the others to report.
"Lord Chen —" Wang Hua saw that Wang Yi had finished speaking and was about to speak.
Chen Jue waved his hand.
"…?" Wang Hua.
Everyone looked at Chen Jue.
Chen Jue stared at Wang Yi and said, "Why are you sitting there?
Hurry up and go! "
"Huh?" Wang Yi tilted his head and looked confused.
"Stop the carriage." Chen Jue was so angry that his voice deepened. This was the tone he used to suppress his anger.
Wang Yi was still thinking about why Lord Chen was angry and what he had just said.
Chen Jue said to him, "Get off the carriage!"
Wang Yi finally realized that Chen Jue wanted him to get off the carriage immediately, right now, and right now to investigate.
He hurriedly said, "Oh," and got off the carriage with a red face.
After Wang Yi got off the carriage, the carriage started to move again.
Li Xiao was a little confused. Lord Chen's rhythm was too fast, and his joy and anger were too rushed.
Zhang Tang was scolded and Wang Yi got off the carriage angrily. This happened not long after the carriage started moving.
She clenched her fists nervously and sincerely hoped that Lord Chen would not ask her to speak.
"Reporting to Lord Chen, we have checked all the information of the families of the people who were killed in North and South City. There is not much information that we missed.
The answers that Lord Chen asked before this are all true. "Wang Hua lowered his head and reported respectfully.
Lord Chen looked at Wang Hua and Xu Ting and sneered. "That's all … It seems that the Nine Gates only know how to catch people, and not how to distinguish murder cases and investigate cases."
"…" Wang Hua's face instantly turned red. He clenched his fists and was angry, but he suppressed it because of Lord Chen's fierce reputation.
"You can't say it like that, Lord Chen.
We only got involved in this case recently, unlike you who have been investigating it for a few months. "Xu Ting smiled and said. His voice was calm and there was no fluctuation of anger, but his words had a soft edge.
One was to clarify himself, and the other was to mock him. "You don't seem to be that good. The things that you found in a few months are about the same as what we found in a day."
Chen Jue snorted and his face darkened.
Li Xiao was very worried that they would suddenly quarrel in the carriage, but Chen Jue turned his head and said to Li Xiao, "You tell them what you told me yesterday. Also briefly tell them."
"Ah!
Yes, Lord Chen. "
Li Xiao pursed her lips and pulled up her face scarf before saying, "That day in Big Brother Wang's courtyard, I saw a shadow moving alone many times. It was as if someone had turned into a shadow, hiding in the shadows of the trees and houses."
"What?" Zhang Tang asked.
"What?" Xu Ting asked.
"What?" Wang Hua asked.
They spoke in unison.
Chen Jue enjoyed the expressions on their faces with some pleasure. His finger tapped on the seat next to him.
Everyone finally pulled out of Li Xiao's words, which were mixed in with all kinds of logical information, and looked back at Chen Jue.
"Xu Ting, have you heard of Li Ru?" Chen Jue asked.
"I've heard of him. He's a very famous teacher in Yuhang. I heard that because he was invited by Jing Bei Hou, he came to the capital two months ago to open a private school.
And … … he also compiled the "Records of People with Superpowers". He collected strange things and legends from all over the country over the years. It's all about strange people, monsters, and things. "
Xu Ting himself had a strange ability. He had already investigated this kind of person and information, but he hadn't taken the time to visit. Could it be … …