RPAGF Chapter 609 Motive for committing the crime
Chapter 609 Motive for committing the crime
He thought Ji Yuntang was embarrassed to talk to him because there were so many people around, so he said:
"I know you have a lot to say to me. If it's not convenient for you here, why don't you go in with me and find a place to talk alone."
Ji Yuntang: "..."
She just thought Ji Huaiche was mentally ill.
Which eye of his saw that I had something to say to him?
Ji Yuntang felt that it was a waste of words to say a word to him.
Ji Yuntang didn't want to pay attention to Ji Huaiche, but he kept talking in her ear.
Ji Yuntang was getting impatient. She said coldly, "Have you said enough? If you have, can you please stay away from me?"
"You're standing here, and the air at the door is stale."
As Ji Yuntang spoke, he fanned the air around him with his hands.
Ji Huaiche: "..."
Ji Huaiche: "!!!"
His face turned dark and he clenched his fists together.
Ji Yuntang's attitude was completely different from what he expected, and her behavior was not very harmful to him, but extremely insulting.
Ji Huaiche originally wanted to let the people passing by outside see how Ji Yuntang apologized to him.
But now, people passing by stopped to laugh at his joke.
It would be a lie for Ji Huaiche to say that he was not angry. He questioned Ji Yuntang in rage.
"You came to the Dali Temple, aren't you here to see this prince?"
Ji Yuntang looked at him as if he was a fool.
She twitched her lips and said mockingly: "Where did I say that I came to see you?"
"Prince Ji, narcissism is a disease. You need to be cured. This princess has nothing to say to the people of Yongning Marquis Mansion. Please stay away from this princess in the future and don't appear in front of me again."
Ji Huaiche tried hard to restrain himself and did not directly confront Ji Yuntang.
He knew that with Ji Yuntang's eloquence, he would never be able to defeat her even if he tried to argue with her.
He flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, and walked away angrily.
Ji Yuntang rolled his eyes and didn't even look at him.
Just then, Xu Muyan, dressed in a green official robe, walked out.
When Ji Huaiche passed by him, Xu Muyan greeted him, but who would have thought that the other party didn't even stop.
Xu Muyan was not angry either. He had long been accustomed to Ji Huaiche's arrogant attitude, as if everyone owed him money.
Out of the corner of his eye, Xu Muyan spotted a familiar figure at the door and hurried out to greet him.
"Your humble servant pays respect to Princess Ye. I did not know that Princess Ye was coming. I am sorry for not welcoming you. I hope you will forgive me."
He was gentle and polite, and Ji Yuntang hurriedly gave him a helping hand.
"Mr. Xu, you are too polite. I came here today because I have something that I would like to ask you for help. I wonder if you would be willing to lend me a hand for a moment?"
Ji Yuntang had once saved his wife and children and helped him a lot, so Xu Muyan naturally would not refuse her proposal.
He nodded and made a gesture of invitation, "Princess Ye, please come with me to the study."
Xu Muyan walked in with Ji Yuntang. He ordered the guards to bring tea and snacks, and then sent everyone away.
"This official and Princess Ye have important matters to discuss. No one is allowed to approach here unless it's something important."
"Yes, Your Excellency." The guard immediately retreated and closed the door.
Xu Muyan then looked at Ji Yuntang and asked, "I wonder if Princess Ye has anything that she wants me to help her with?"
Ji Yuntang didn't keep him in suspense and said directly: "This time, the princess came here to investigate a case."
"Three years ago, all nine members of Zhang Laojiu's family were murdered overnight. I wonder if Xu Shaoqing still remembers this case?"
Xu Muyan certainly had an impression. He also clearly remembered that when Zhang Laojiu's family was massacred, he had just taken up the post of Shaoqing of the Dali Temple.
Nine members of their family, from the 80-year-old father to the baby in swaddling clothes, were all killed overnight, and their deaths were extremely tragic.
Almost everyone had a neat cut on their neck, with only a little skin and flesh left connecting the entire head.
Their limbs were also cut off at the wrist using the same method, but some flesh and skin remained attached and were not directly separated from the body.
The death was extremely tragic, and the murderer's methods were extremely cruel.
At that time, the court also sent several coroners to perform an autopsy. Their answers later were that the murder weapon was not a knife or a sword, but most likely a very thin wire.
Killing people with wire and directly cutting off the flesh and bones, you can imagine how cruel this is.
This case caused a sensation in the capital at the time. Ordinary people lived in fear for a long time and did not dare to go to lock shops to buy locks.
Even more, many people were afraid to go out at night, and shop vendors closed their stalls early and went home, not even doing business.
As a result, the economy will naturally decline, and the senior officials in the court will naturally become anxious.
In order to appease the people, Emperor Jingyang issued an order to let the Dali Temple investigate the case.
This was also the first major case that Xu Muyan encountered in the true sense.
Thinking of this, he said to Ji Yuntang: "I know about the case of extermination of the family that Princess Ye mentioned. I personally went to Zhang Laojiu's house to investigate the clues."
Ji Yuntang hurriedly asked: "Has Xu Shaoqing found out anything? Who is the murderer?"
Xu Muyan sighed, and then slowly said: "Princess Ye, this is a long story, please listen to me and I will tell you slowly."
"At that time, I did take people to Zhang Laojiu's house to investigate, but what surprised me was that there was no sign that anything in their house had been turned over. Not even a penny, a piece of paper, or a lock was missing. So I guessed that this was not a robbery case, and the murderer did not kill for money, so he targeted them."
"Later, I visited the neighbors near Zhang Laojiu's home and asked them who the Zhang family had conflicts with. The neighbors all said that Zhang Laojiu's family was very easy-going and rarely had arguments or conflicts with others. They also never heard of any enemies of the Zhang family, so this case was basically ruled out as a vendetta."
"Later, I investigated Zhang Laojiu's wife, Yang, and found that Yang and Zhang Laojiu were each other's first love. They had a good relationship and had never done anything to betray each other over the years. Therefore, I ruled out a murder of passion."
"The murderer didn't do it for money, love, or revenge, so what reason did he have to kill the Zhang family?"