The Young Emperor and the Fearless

In the prefect's mansion, He Li ate his fill and collapsed on the grand master's chair, basking in the warm sun, drowsy.

Everyone surrounded him, wanting to inquire about his health and say something, but He Li didn't want to talk to him at all.

Yuan Zhimi yawned, lay on another grand master's chair, turned sideways, and said, "Go ahead and do what you should do, we'll just sleep like this."

On the same journey, Yuan Zhimi's complexion was not much better than that of He Li, extremely sleepy, and he desperately wanted to sleep for a while.

He Maodao: "Master Yuan, what are you doing here if you don't go back to the palace?"

Yuan Zhimi raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm willing, can't I?"

He Maodao: "Then how to deal with official affairs?"

Yuan Zhimi said: "It's just right for someone to send it over. He Li is here, so he can review it together."

He Li turned over and said displeasedly: "I have left this matter to you."

Yuan Zhimi said: "Since I'm here, you're indispensable."

He Li said: "You are the one who insisted on following and told you to go back, but you still didn't listen. We can stay here for a maximum of two days, and then we will leave for Lingyang."

Yuan Zhimi said: "Two days are enough."

He Li turned his head to Yuan Zhimi and asked, "Are you really leaving after two days?"

"Are you expecting me to leave?" Yuan Zhimi wrinkled his face into a ball, pretending to be heartbroken, "It's so sad, I came here to accompany you on purpose, you don't appreciate it, and you still despise me... and Li, thanks to the fact that I regard you as the person on top of my heart, how did you treat me!"

He Li: "..."

Yuan Zhimi continued: "Since you left the palace, I've been thinking about it day and night, I don't think about food and drink, and I've become haggard. I..."

As he was talking, Yuan Zhimi's words were interrupted for no reason. He opened his mouth and silently ahed several times, pointing to his own throat, not knowing why he suddenly couldn't speak.

He Li, Su Yu and Shi Qi have seen this situation before and know who did it.

He Li smiled and said to Ju Xie: "Well done, the ears are clean, and I can sleep peacefully for a while."

If he could speak, Yuan Zhimi would definitely complain and complain like a wife, he has changed.In the palace before, he would blush when he said a few ambiguous words, but not long after he came out, he learned to unite with outsiders to bully him.

But Yuan Zhimi couldn't speak, and grinned at the culprit, wishing to pluck a layer of skin off him.

Ju Xie didn't even look at him, and said softly to Heli: "Go back to your room and sleep, there is wind outside, it's easy to get cold."

Su Yu also agreed: "Mr. Li, the house has vacated a room, you can go back to your room and rest."

He Li faced the sun, closed his eyes, as if thinking about it.

He Mao on the side hugged his chest, watching happily, and even had the urge to watch a play with a cup of tea.

However, at this moment, an untimely shout came from far and near——

"Report..."

It was officers and soldiers patrolling the streets.

He Mao asked, "What's the matter?"

The officer and soldier said: "Report to Mr. He, two corpses appeared in a dead-end alley in the West Market."

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The deceased were the servants of the Chang family and the servants of the Zhang family. One of them was covered in wounds and his clothes were in a mess, while the other was intact, but was stabbed in the chest and blood flowed like a river.

The knife that stabbed him to death was in the hands of another person, and that person was Lu Li.

In addition, between the two of them, a brocade box was tilted upside down. It was stained with blood, and there were bump marks on the four corners, so that when the lock was opened, the contents inside were scattered——full of gold, silver and jewelry.

As soon as He Mao arrived, he heard a lot of discussion among the crowd, saying that the two were fighting for these jewels and killing each other to death, and judging from the various signs at the scene, it was possible.

In order to find Lu Li's servants, the Chang family respectfully said to the prefect: "My lord, this Lu Li was ordered to take the brocade box, but after taking it for more than an hour, he still hasn't returned. The valuable thing had evil thoughts, so we asked us to come and find him, unexpectedly, we saw such a scene."

Before Wu Zuo arrived, He Mao knelt down and checked the condition of the deceased himself.

Lu Li had many bruises on his hands, was stabbed in the abdomen, his face was bruised in several places, there was blood at the corner of his mouth, and his forehead was cut.The other person had two wounds, one on the back and one on the chest, and the fatal wound was a knife on the chest.

There is not much difference in the speculations of the people. Looking at it this way, it does seem that the two are arguing and hurting each other.

The general process can also be deduced: At first, Lu Li had the upper hand and was beaten up. It may be a sneak attack by the opponent, but Lu Li was unprepared and let him succeed.Afterwards, Lu Li drew out the knife he was carrying, and stabbed at the other party when his back was facing him. The other party was in pain and turned around to wrestle with him. It was possible that they were grabbing the knife from each other. In the confusion, the knife was snatched by the other party. Stabbing Lu Li's abdomen, the opponent thought that Lu Li was dead, so he went to get the brocade box, but Lu Li was still angry, pulled out the knife still inserted from his abdomen, and stabbed the opponent's chest.

With a knife in the chest, the other party died. Lu Li held the knife and wanted to escape with the brocade box, but he was injured too badly and fell down before taking a step.

He Mao's conjecture was roughly confirmed when Wu made it.

At the scene, why and how these two people died, all kinds of traces were extremely obvious.Moreover, it is also consistent with the confessions of other servants of the Chang family.

He Maodao: "Master Su, what do you think?"

It was Su Yu who came with He Mao.

He Li also wanted to come over, but Ju Xie didn't let him say a word, and took medicine, which made him fall asleep directly.Yuan Zhimi and Seventeen each took up a grand teacher's chair and rested.

Su Yu agreed with He Mao, and said, "Your inference just now should be correct."

He Mao nodded, and when Wu Zuo came, He Mao said: "I have checked it briefly, and you can confirm it carefully. If there is no doubt, carry the corpse away with others."

He Mao was about to leave first, Su Yu asked, "Is this the murder case over?"

He Maodao: "Of course not. The bodies of these two people were brought to the Yamen first, and the people around them were interrogated to determine their motives. If there is no entry or exit, the case can be closed."

Together with He Mao, Su Yu walked out of the crowd, and the people consciously made way for them.

Su Yu said: "Does this kind of thing happen often in the city?"

He Maodao: "There are all kinds of things in the world, warmth and crime are still there. I have been an official in the city for many years, and I have encountered everything. Today's incident can only be regarded as normal."

As soon as He Mao's words fell, the crowd suddenly burst into an uproar.

Su Yu jokingly said: "Look, the people are all embarrassed by what you said."

But immediately, they sensed something was wrong.

The people didn't pay attention to their conversation at all, but surrounded the bloody scene and whispered together.

"Master He..." Wu Zuo shouted, "Master He!"

Amidst the noisy voices, He Mao heard it clearly, turned around and walked back.

The gathered crowd gradually made way for him. After passing, both He Mao and Su Yu had incredible expressions on their faces.

Lu Li is not dead!

He opened his eyes, because he was very weak, his eyelids drooped, and his eyeballs moved, as if he was not fully awake.

He may have fainted just now, and with such serious injuries on his body, it is no different from death.When He Mao checked, he also thought that he was dead, and did not check his pulse and breathing.

Wu Zuo said: "Master He, he still has breath."

He Mao said seriously: "Save people!"