Chunlan recalled: "On the afternoon of the 16th, the housekeeper said that the son of the Li family would arrive later and asked me to go to the dessert room to prepare the dishes. Later I heard that there were guests outside, and two of them came one after another, but the housekeeper did not come.

Called, I don’t know who is coming. About no time later, the young master of the Li family came, alas.

He sighed and said that he couldn't survive at home... After I quit, I passed by the garden, and Xiaoyi joked to me and said, "It's very strange for my uncle to entertain guests with a dead cat, and as expected, we got into a quarrel."

.I said how do you know? He said he saw it outside the wall."...

"What happened next?" Xie Qingyun asked.

Chunlan said: "I only heard this as an anecdote. Later, around 1:00 p.m., he suddenly asked for leave from the housekeeper and left."

Xie Qingyun asked a few more details, then said with a smile: "Miss Chunlan can leave. If this case can be solved, you will be the first to contribute."

"Really?" Chunlan left happily.

Xie Qingyun whispered to Chen Liang: "Strengthen the security of the uncle's palace. The servants in the palace must have spies. From now on, we should supervise the palace and have the guard brothers work in pairs. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately. You

Before making arrangements, please bring Lao Cui and Dead Cat over here."

"Here." Chen Liang hurriedly went to do it.

Lao Cui came over with a basket covered with white cloth. He put the basket on the table, and Xie Qingyun immediately smelled a rotten smell.

"Lao Cui, it's you again." He looked at Lao Cui with a half-smile, and Lao Cui had a sad face, "It's me again, hey, I'm so unlucky that my last name is almost Lao Cui."

"Tell me, how did you find it?" Xie Qingyun did not lift the white cloth immediately. He knew that the dead cat in the basket must be.

Lao Cui said: "It was buried in the firewood pile at that time. The little one smelled the smell and dug it open."

"Oh?" Xie Qingyun said, "Since it smells bad, how come you were the first to notice it?"

"I think it hasn't rotted yet." Lao Cui said with a sad face, "I saw it was a cat corpse. I didn't care at all, so I just wanted to take it and throw it away. Who knew that girl Chunlan was so troubled..."

"Huh?" Xie Qingyun tapped on the table, and he quickly changed his words, "As soon as that girl saw it, she ran to find the guards. I, Old Cui, thought something big had happened, but I was frightened."

Lao Cui is indeed unlucky. He may have the aura of "100% chance of finding the body"... Xie Qingyun secretly complained and continued to tap the table, "You didn't kill the person, and you didn't kill the cat. You didn't do anything wrong."

What are you afraid of?"

Lao Cui said: "Sir, the little one did not do anything wrong, but did all the people who died these days do something wrong? The little one still wants to eat for a few more years, and he doesn't want to die in confusion."

"You are right. Lift the cloth and let me take a look." Xie Qingyun said.

Lao Cui covered his nose and lifted the white cloth, revealing the true appearance of the cat corpse.

When Xie Qingyun saw the cat corpse, he couldn't help but frown deeply. It was a tiger-striped animal, in excellent condition, but it had dozens or hundreds of wounds on its body with knives. The cat's blood completely covered up its original coat color and appearance of death.

Very miserable.

Who would treat a cat like this if he wasn't a pervert?

"This tabby is not cheap."

When Chen Liang came back from his work and saw the cat's body, he couldn't help but say something.

"Oh?" Xie Qingyun turned to look at him.

"Tabby tabby is the favorite of the noble ladies in the capital." Chen Liang said, "In comparison with each other, each family is competing for good-looking tabby tabby, so the more it sells, the more expensive it becomes."

"Is that so?" Xie Qingyun thought thoughtfully, and then said, "Go and pass on my order to have the entire Public Security Department go out and inquire from house to house to see who has lost their tabby."

Chen Liang smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, the martial arts conference is about to be held recently. There are disputes everywhere in the capital. The Department of Public Security is already short of manpower. Now it has been assigned to guard the uncle's palace. It really can't squeeze out more manpower."

"My Lord Chen, you need to know how to be flexible. Just transfer workers from each workshop and let them inquire, not to fight, but as individuals. Besides, there are not too many tabby people in Beijing who can afford it.

Giving them one day is more than enough."

Xie Qingyun covered the white cloth again, "There is also this cat corpse. Find a way to prevent it from continuing to rot, and then send someone to keep it under strict guard. This is a very important piece of evidence."

"

Chen Liang secretly complained that just one word from the top could break his legs. Yesterday, he went home and slept for two hours before going to his uncle's house to change his shift. But as the details of this case gradually emerged, he felt more and more that there was something wrong.

Power was inspiring him, a desire to unravel the mystery and get the final truth.

"Has Lao Sha come back?" Xie Qingyun asked again.

"According to our journey, we should be outside the city. We will be back when the city gate opens." Chen Liang said.

"Well, the possibility of a vendetta is low, but the investigation should still be carried out." Xie Qingyun stood up and stretched, "Go ahead and arrange these things properly, and then accompany me to the martial arts conference.

Venue."

"Here." Chen Liang was about to go when he suddenly saw Xi Po coming over hesitantly, as if she had something to say. He said gently, "Xi Po, have you discovered anything?"

Xie Qingyun stopped thinking and turned to look at Po Xi.

"My lords, I'm so polite." Xi Po was more energetic than yesterday, "There is something strange, I don't know whether to say it or not."

"Just say it, it's okay if you say it wrong." Xie Qingyun encouraged with a smile.

Xipo's spirit was shaken, and she came over and whispered to the two of them: "My lords, I have been cleaning the old Marquis's study for decades, but this morning I found that there were signs that the study had been searched."

"Oh?" Xie Qingyun's heart moved.

Xipo said firmly: "It's absolutely true. Although those things are in their original places, I just feel like they've been touched."

After Xipo left, Chen Liang couldn't help but said: "Sir, why don't you go to the study and have a look?"

"Since Xi Po said that everything is in its original place, we have eliminated the possibility of her being suspicious. Even if someone has moved it, we can't tell anything." Xie Qingyun said with a smile, "If this is not suspicious and someone has really moved it, then

That is, someone is looking for something and doesn’t want to be discovered.”

"Could this be related to Wu Guojiu's death?" Chen Liang asked.

"Maybe there is, maybe there is not." Xie Qingyun said.

The martial arts conference venue is located in the old city south of Xijing City.

This old city was originally planned to be transformed into a government office. Once the decision was made to hold a martial arts conference, it became the most ideal choice for the venue.

The streets extend in all directions, and the four door numbers are very impressive. The imperial court intends to use the martial arts conference to increase the influence of the Li Kingdom in Dongli, so everything in the venue is built according to the largest specifications, and the budget invested is naturally an astronomical figure.

Xie Qingyun entered from the archway and knew the imperial court's plan in his heart. The first martial arts conference in Dongli must be held in a glorious manner, and it must be held with the style of all previous countries, and it must not be looked down upon by warriors from other countries.

The venue sank dozens of meters, and was surrounded by terraced stands, with stone slabs built as seats. At the bottom of the stand, between two underground passages, there was a VIP seat tens of meters square.

, judging from the construction of the seat, it should be the emperor's position.

In the center of the venue, there are nine platforms clustered together, like a nine-square grid.

Xie Qingyun stood at a high place and looked down. There were only a few craftsmen working underneath, and it seemed that they had entered the final stage.

"I heard from my mentor that the nine platforms can be merged into one after touching the mechanism." Chen Liang pointed with some excitement, "At that time, the registered warriors will compete on the nine platforms one by one, in pairs.

We will compete to determine the top 16. The stages will be combined and only two people will be allowed to take the stage at a time. The competition between the top 16 should be very interesting."

Xie Qingyun nodded slightly and said, "Where are the troops stationed outside?"

"It is said that they are the imperial guards sent by the East Palace." Chen Liang said.

"The prince's people?" Xie Qingyun said.

"The martial arts conference was promoted by the Crown Prince and the Qi family." Chen Liang said, "So His Majesty let the Crown Prince take full responsibility. He originally gave the uncle a chance to make meritorious deeds, but he didn't cherish it."

"Maybe it's not that he doesn't cherish it, but that he discovered something."

Xie Qingyun looked down at the venue, feeling a vague sense of disharmony in his heart. Of course, you can't solve a case just by feeling.

"What did you find?" Chen Liang was stunned, "What does the immortal mean?"

"I

I don't know." Xie Qingyun said as he walked down, "I can't share my feelings with you, but you can think about it, no matter how ridiculous Wu Guojiu is, he should know that he is on the decline, and the opportunity given by the emperor is as good as

How could you not hold on to the life-saving straw?"

"Although I have only met him once, I don't think he is so stupid."

Chen Liang said: "What the immortal means is that Uncle Wu Guo didn't come to supervise the construction progress, not because he was ridiculous, but because he discovered some problems?"

"This may be the real reason why Xu Jinghua came to him and a quarrel broke out." Xie Qingyun said.

At this time, a carpenter saw them coming and moved away without saying a word.

"Stop!" Xie Qingyun shouted, and the carpenter's expression changed, and he stood hunched over, "Sir, what are your orders?"

"Why did you run when you saw us?" Xie Qingyun said.

The carpenter said: "Young man works every day and is very dirty. He dare not dirty the two adults."

Xie Qingyun looked at his hands and neck emphatically. One was rough with calluses, and the other had obvious traces of peeling skin from the sun. He was indeed a carpenter. He returned to his normal voice and asked, "Let me ask you, Uncle Wu Guo came to supervise the work."

Did something happen that day?"

"No, I don't know..." The carpenter shook his head repeatedly.

Xie Qingyun glanced at Chen Liang, who understood and shouted: "The Immortal was ordered by the emperor to investigate the case and delayed the progress. Be careful with your head!"

The carpenter was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "Sir, sir, that day..."

At this moment, a powerful shout resounded throughout the entire venue: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is accepting the project, everyone should stay away!"

Followed by the neat sound of "tap tap tap", a man surrounded by hundreds of guards came over and looked down from a high place.

When the carpenter heard this, he could no longer control Xie Qingyun, got up and ran away.

Chen Liang was about to catch him again, but was stopped by Xie Qingyun: "Don't harm him."
Chapter completed!