Chapter 139: Death In The City [II]

He didn't know what was wrong and why he sent out the invitation, he thought maybe in his subconscious, he had already regarded Zhao Ling as his partner at work. Probably as if as long as she was there, there would be no unsolvable case, and his heart would calm down inexplicably.

Since being appointed Minister of Justice, he has been busy with various affairs, and he had not seen Zhao Ling for many days. Now that such a good opportunity was in front of him, he naturally wanted to make good use of it.

He knew that Zhao Ling would not be disgusted in investigating the case, and may even be a little enthusiastic. He believed that she would be interested in this case.

By the time Zhao Ling arrived at Guanjia Village with Lu Ziqing, it was almost noon.

The yacha of the Kyoto Prefecture had already taken care of the Guandi Temple, and the idle people had been driven outside the temple.

There were no onlookers at the scene, only a few daring ones, standing in the distance outside the temple, looking around. Most of the timid villagers had already fled in fear, but where would they stay in this terrifying place.

Zhao Ling followed Lu Ziqing into the Guandi Temple under the astonished gazes of all the yachas in the capital.

This Guandi Temple had not been properly repaired since it was burned down by a fire in the early years.

The yachas had placed five small corpses side by side on the ground. The governor of Kyoto, Zhu Deng, was over fifty years old, with a slightly fat body and a goatee.

The death was so terrifying that he couldn't bear to look directly.

Seeing Lu Ziqing walking in, he stepped forward and bowed to salute, "I have seen Master Lu."

The Governor of Kyoto was a fourth-rank official, while the Minister of Justice was a second-rank official, and his rank was much higher than him, so Lu Ziqing should be called a subordinate.

As soon as Lu Ziqing, who was tall and slender, entered the Guandi Temple, he instantly felt that the space in the temple was crowded a lot. He nodded to Zhu Deng expressionlessly, and said succinctly: "Master Zhu doesn't need to be more polite, can you explain the case in detail first?"

"Yes." Zhu Deng was about to open his mouth, but when he saw Zhao Ling coming out from behind Lu Ziqing, he was stunned for a moment and asked hesitantly, "Master Lu, this girl is..."

How could Master Lu bring a weak woman to such a terrifying and bloody crime scene? Could it be that she was...

Lu Ziqing looked at Zhao Ling who was walking straight towards the corpse, her normally cold expression softened a lot. He glanced at Zhu Deng, who was stunned and puzzled, and said, "This is the eldest lady of Duke Zhao's residence. This official asked him to assist the Criminal Department in investigating the case. Master Zhu needn't be concerned."

I see. Zhu Deng thought, he guessed right. This was the famous future princess Xuan.

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Now the entire capital was arguing about whether the eldest lady of Zhao Guogong's mansion and whether the future Princess Xuan was a demon girl, Zhu Deng naturally understood a little. But since Lu Ziqing brought her, of course he had no objection.

Even Lu Ziqing, who had always regarded himself as a very high-ranking royal, was very polite and courteous to her. It seemed that this future Princess Xuan was indeed a personality.

Zhao Ling didn't look away, only the five corpses on the ground were in his eyes.

This was her professional habit. As soon as she entered the scene of the crime, she entered a work mode of full concentration.

She checked the body one by one, her eyes focused and her mind free from distractions.

The five children were all boys, about the same age. They were around eleven or twelve years old. They were different in physique, fat and thin. Although the clothes on their bodies were stained with blood, it could still be seen that the workmanship was exquisite and the fabrics were high-end. They should be from wealthy families. 

Due to the dug out of their eyes, every face was covered in blood, and the two blood holes on each face were particularly terrifying and gloomy in the dark abandoned temple.

The murderer's method were too cruel. Looking at these tender faces, she couldn't help frowning slightly, her eyes freezing.

After Zhao Ling checked the last corpse, he slowly covered them with a white cloth, stood up, and told Lu Ziqing what he had found.

"According to the preliminary judgment, the cause of death of these five children was that their necks were twisted and the carotid artery ruptured. The time of death was about six hours ago. Judging from the bleeding situation, their eyes being dug up should be after death."

Lu Ziqing had been standing behind Zhao Ling when she was examining the body, but because the eyes of these children were gouged out, their faces were difficult to distinguish, and he could not identify the identities of these children.

However, judging from their clothes, it seemed that they were not from ordinary family.

If the children were of noble backgrounds, the case would be even more difficult. Lu Ziqing's originally cold and handsome face became darker and darker. He asked Zhu Deng in a deep voice. "Master Zhu, can you find out the identities of these dead people?"

Zhu Deng replied: "It hasn't been found yet, and the lower official is investigating."

Lu Ziqing nodded. It was not long since the incident happened, and it was normal that he hadn't found out.

After a careful investigation in the Guandi Temple, apart from the messy footprints on the ground, no other suspicious clues were found.

At this time, a police officer from the Ministry of Judgennt came in and reported: "Sir, a man was found fainting outside the temple, please come and take a look."

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