Blood Words, Eight!
The Cheng Family Restaurant was quite famous in Chang 'an.
Although it couldn't compare to the super restaurants that were secretly controlled by those aristocratic families or dignitaries, it could still be ranked at the top of the second echelon.
Moreover, the Cheng Clan's restaurant was a friendly one. The price was not high and the taste was acceptable. Therefore, there were not many customers and it was quite popular.
When Lu Qing arrived at the Cheng Clan's restaurant, he found that the restaurant was filled with customers toasting each other. It seemed that the death of the person did not have much of an impact on the Cheng Clan's restaurant.
As soon as he entered, a shopkeeper hurriedly came over to welcome him."Lord Han, you're here?"
The shopkeeper didn't know Lu Qing, but Han Min came to investigate the case yesterday, so she was familiar with him.
"This is Lord Lu from the Supreme Court. He's in charge of Lord Wei's case."”
The shopkeeper could not help but be surprised.
Lu Qing was really too young. He looked like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, but he was a fourth-grade official of the Supreme Court. Moreover, from Han Min's respectful look, he seemed to have a lot of prestige…This was quite impressive.
At such a young age, to be able to hold such an official position and not be envied by others, he definitely had something extraordinary.
The shopkeeper never dared to treat such a person lightly.
"Greetings, Lord Shaoqing," he said respectfully.”
Lu Qing waved his hand and went straight to the point,""We're going to the crime scene. No one has entered that private room, right?”
The shopkeeper quickly said," No, no. We know that you have a case to handle. We are afraid that people will destroy the scene, so no one is allowed to enter. This way, please."”
Soon, they arrived at the private room where the crime had occurred.
Lu Qing looked up and saw that this private room had an elegant name, Plum Garden.
Pushing the door open, he entered. The layout of the private room was relatively simple.
There was a large table with some calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall.
The windows were locked, there were some chairs, and there was a pool of blood on the ground.
Lu Qing walked into the plum garden and took a closer look at the layout of the room. The room was not big, with only a window and a door.
"Shopkeeper, when you rushed in, you were sure that the doors and windows were locked, right?”
The shopkeeper quickly nodded." That's right. We didn't touch the window. This door was indeed bolted. Sir, look. There are traces of us breaking it."”
Lu Qing glanced at the door bolt. As expected, it was broken. It had been forcefully broken.
"In that case, this is a secret chamber. There's only Wei Zheng and the deceased inside?”
Han Min's eyes suddenly lit up, and her eyes emitted a wisdom that could see through everything. She said,"Lord Shaoqing, do you think this case is similar to the murder of the Turkic prince? The criminal hid behind the door and sneaked into the crowd when no one was paying attention?”
Lu Qing looked at Han Min calmly and did not say anything. Han Min's scalp went numb.
"What…what's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
You're really a smart little fool!
"Lord Han, use your brain more," Lu Qing said helplessly.”
"The reason the Left Turkic King was able to escape the room was because there was only one dead person in the room.”
"But here…Have you forgotten about Wei Zheng? He was a living person. Although according to him, he had just woken up in a daze, this room was so small that he could basically see the whole picture at a glance. If there was someone else in the room, how could Wei Zheng not notice?”
"Shocking! Could it be that the rumors lied to me and Wei Zheng was actually blind?”Lu Qing widened his eyes.
Han Min was speechless.
Lu Qing laughed when he saw Han Min's speechless expression.
He walked to the bloodstain and squatted down to take a look. There was a lot of blood.
"Has the coroner done the autopsy? What was the cause of death?" Lu Qing asked.
"Yes, the cause of death was a sharp object piercing through the heart." Han Min quickly said.”
Lu Qing nodded. Suddenly, his eyes moved.
"This was left behind by the deceased?"
Lu Qing pointed at a crooked word written in blood near the pool of blood and asked.
Han Min came over to take a look and then nodded.""It was there when we came over."
"At that time, the words were written in blood under the hands of the deceased, as if the deceased was protecting them.”
"Protect by the dead?"
Lu Qing narrowed his eyes.
"Eight!"
The word written in blood was eight!
"Is it the number eight, or is it not finished at all?”
"Then what does it mean? Was it pointing to the murderer? Or is there some other meaning?"
Lu Qing muttered to himself softly. However, there were still few clues, so he was not clear about the true meaning of this word.
There was a small pool of blood a little further away from the word.
The bloodstains were quite far away from the pool of blood, and there were no traces of blood dripping in the middle. It seemed a little lonely.
Lu Qing took a deep look at the bloodstains on the ground, as if he had completely engraved them in his mind. Then, he slowly stood up.
He looked at the room again and suddenly said,""Shopkeeper."
"Lord Shaoqing."
"After this woman entered the Plum Gardens, did anyone else come?”
The shopkeeper thought for a moment, then shook his head and said,"I don't think so. There aren't many private rooms like this in Plum Garden, and they're all on the second floor. The stairs are in front of the counter. I was at the counter doing the accounts at that time, and I didn't see anyone else go upstairs during that time.”
Lu Qing nodded.
He suddenly turned around and walked to the window.
He glanced at the locked window.
The window was locked with a sharp lock.
At the corner of the window, there was an iron bolt that could lock the window.
The window could be opened by lifting the bolt.
"This is?"
Suddenly, Lu Qing noticed something.
He unlatched the window and pushed it open. Looking at the corner of the window, he saw a very fine scratch on the wood.
Moreover, the marks were obviously new.
"I see."
Lu Qing's lips suddenly curled up.
He looked out of the window and saw an apricot tree planted in a courtyard.
"Shopkeeper, does this courtyard belong to your restaurant?”Lu Qing asked.
The shopkeeper nodded and said," It's the backyard of our restaurant. Our waiters all live here. However, no one is usually here when we're busy. Only when we sleep at night do people come over."”
"I see."
Lu Qing nodded. He swept his gaze across the courtyard before turning around to look at Han Min and said,"Lord Han, let's go."
"Leave?"
"Sir, are you not going to continue investigating?" Han Min was stunned.”
"I know what I need to know. It's useless to stay here.”
"Sir, do you know who the murderer is?" Han Min was shocked.
Lu Qing looked at Han Min calmly.""What are you thinking? Do you really think I'm a god?”
“……”
Han Min scratched her head and said embarrassedly,"Then you know?"
As Lu Qing walked out, he said,""I know what's going on in this secret room and how the murderer left. However, there are still some mysteries that I can't solve…However, I believe she will give me the answer.”
"Her? Who?"
"The dead body!"
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