Manna Hall.

An important official of the imperial court was awakened by his chamberlain and hurried over.

On the dragon couch, Li Er sat majestically, silently, waiting for the others. Everyone did not speak and waited patiently. When Qin Huaidao came in, he just nodded and did not dare to break the silence in the hall. Li Jing waved and Qin Huaidao walked quickly. They came forward and stood side by side without saying much.

After waiting for a while, several ministers came in a hurry. When Li Er saw that everyone he had summoned had arrived, he said: "My dear friends, I have disturbed everyone here in the middle of the night. There is really a big matter that needs to be negotiated. Something strange has happened to the Lu family's mansion. There was an attack, the whole attic collapsed, a fire broke out, and the owner of the house was killed on the spot, let’s talk about it.”

Fan Yanglu was one of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, with huge influence. No one dared to be careless and they all thought quickly. Qin Huaidao pretended not to know and looked thoughtful, but what he was thinking about was what Li Er said. Why didn't Li Er point it out and return it? With Du He present, does he still not know the inside story, or does he want to cover up something and save the prince's face?"

A minister came out of the crowd and shouted angrily: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me, the Lu family. Previously, Lu Jiansheng, an outstanding member of the new generation in the family, was brutally killed. Now someone is killing the superior. The old minister is terrified. If he doesn't arrest him, How can the city of Chang'an live peacefully if the murderer lives there? Can all the officials live peacefully?"

"Don't be impatient, Mr. Lu, I will uphold justice." Li Er said in a deep voice, his eyes staying on Qin Huaidao for a few seconds, with a certain meaning.

Qin Huaidao's heart skipped a beat. Was it exposed? It shouldn't be.

Soon, Qin Huaidao adjusted his mentality, kept silent, did not answer the phone, and watched the situation develop.

The official surnamed Lu sadly shouted: "Your Majesty, the murderer must be the same person. Please, Your Majesty, please investigate carefully. Otherwise, Mrs. Lu will have to investigate and save herself."

These words were threatening. Li Er frowned slightly, but did not get angry. He looked at the crowd and asked, "Everyone, tell me, what should be done about this?"

No one in the room was a fool. In the middle of the night, the Holy Spirit called people for questioning instead of directly sending people to investigate. He made it clear that he didn't want to really investigate and didn't say anything. He looked at his nose and his heart. Qin Huaidao saw that everyone was confused. I didn't want to say it, I had some vague guesses, and I didn't say anything.

The main hall was eerily quiet.

Seeing that the official surnamed Lu did not support him, he felt sad and said unwillingly: "Your Majesty, the murderer must still be in Chang'an City. As long as the city is searched, the real murderer will be found, and Chang'an will be restored to peace."

Li Er wished that all the five surnames and seven eyes would collapse, and wanted to investigate early, but he couldn't say this, so he looked at Li Jing, who stepped forward tacitly and said: "Your Majesty, it is the duty of the Criminal Department to track down the murderer. However, there are no clues, and the city is full of people searching for him. Will there be too much noise and cause public outrage?"

"What do the sentiments of the common people mean? The head of my family, the Chang'an family of the Lu family, was brutally murdered. This matter is serious and must be thoroughly investigated, otherwise all the officials will be uneasy."

Li Jing ignored the other party and only looked at Li Er.

Li Er was a little embarrassed. When he saw Qin Huaidao who was silent, his heart moved. Li Jing was too honest and inappropriate for such a disruptive matter. When Qin Huaidao came to the door, he immediately asked: "Master Qin, do you think we should search the whole city?"

This is a redundant question, and I made it clear that I don't want to investigate.

Qin Huaidao understood immediately that he wanted to cause trouble for himself. He understood it and looked at the official named Lu and said: "The hundreds of officials mentioned by Mr. Lu are uneasy. I don't know if I am one of the hundreds of officials."

Everyone was a little confused when they heard what the problem was, but Li Er laughed. Sure enough, Qin Huaidao was the one who wanted to make trouble.

The official surnamed Lu didn't think much and said: "Of course, isn't Mr. Qin worried about being attacked at night?"

"Master Lu, these are two questions. I will answer your first question first." Qin Huaidao smiled lightly. Seeing Li Er's suppressed smile expression, he couldn't help but complain in his heart - this guy is not a son of a man, he talks so much.

But he said: "The Lu Mansion was attacked, and I feel very at ease. Therefore, please stop mentioning things like 'all officials feel uneasy'. Who are you trying to scare here? Your Majesty?"

"You——" The official surnamed Lu was so angry that he was speechless for a moment.

Qin Huaidao continued unceremoniously: "As for the second question, even if I am worried about someone attacking me at night, won't it happen? Are there not many sneak attacks on me? Do I have any requests or threats?

What did the Holy One say about the uneasy feeling of all the officials?"

"Your Majesty, I do not mean to threaten you at all. Please be more careful, Your Majesty." The other party panicked and said quickly.

When Li Er saw Qin Huaidao helping to win the game, he felt satisfied and said calmly: "It's fine if you don't. Tell me, what happened to the Lu family?"

The other party hurriedly said: "Back to the Holy Land, I heard from the servants in the mansion that they only heard a huge noise, and then the attic collapsed and caught fire. There was no trace of the murderer."

"Master Qin, tell me what you think." Li Er raised the ball to Qin Huaidao again.

Qin Huaidao saw that Li Er didn't want to investigate, and he was eager to muddy the water. He solemnly said: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask Mr. Lu a few detailed questions. I don't know what to do."

"allow!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qin Huaidao had the imperial edict, so he was justified in asking. He looked at the official named Lu and asked: "Master Lu, is the only one in the house who was killed?"

"There are also some servants, some of whom were obviously beaten to death."

"That is to say, except for the head of your family and some servants, no one else is implicated, is that true?" Qin Huaidao asked. Seeing the other party nodding, there was a flash of hesitation in his eyes, but he still didn't say anything. He knew Du He's identity in his heart.

Specially, involving the prince, the Lu family is not exposed.

Qin Huaidao looked at Li Er and saw a curious look on his face, and his heart moved. Didn't Li Er know that Du He was in the Lu Mansion? After thinking about it, it was very possible. The attic collapsed and it would take some time to clean up. I'm afraid Li Er really

I don’t know, this is interesting.

Since the prince wants to do something, let's do it together.

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Qin Huaidao said loudly: "Your Majesty, I ask the Ministry of Punishment to mobilize people to cordon off the scene, investigate the cause, and find out what happened. A huge attic collapsed with a loud noise. This is unreasonable. There is nothing like this in the world.

I don’t think this is going to be a thunderous punishment from heaven to punish disloyalty.”

"You...are talking nonsense." The official surnamed Lu became anxious.

Qin Huaidao went to smile lightly and said: "Master Lu, if it weren't for the thunder and punishment from heaven, what else in the world could make an attic collapse instantly? If so, we should find out the truth to prevent the people of Chang'an City from being nervous and some people with ulterior motives.

Take advantage, what do you think?"

"I……"

The official surnamed Lu didn't know what to do for a while. His original intention was to ask the court to track down the murderer, not to investigate the scene. But if he refused, wouldn't he feel guilty?

Li Er heard something, looked at the other person and asked: "Why, you don't want me to send someone to investigate? Is there something fishy? If you don't investigate, how can you know who the murderer is?"

"This?" The official named Lu was confused.

Qin Huaidao took the opportunity to ask: "Why, you are the one who asked the Holy Father to track down the murderer. You also said that all the officials would be uneasy if the truth was not found out, and now you are not allowed to investigate the scene. What are your intentions?"

"Your Majesty, I am not trying to stop you. The accident happened in the backyard of the house. Once we send someone to investigate the scene, we may hit the family members and cause a lot of inconvenience."

"What's the difficulty? Transfer more people. It's just one night. It won't take too long." How could Qin Huaidao let the other party get what he wanted? He pursued the victory and said: "Master Lu, if you don't give me one night, I have to suspect that it's God.

As a punishment for thunder, you, Mr. Lu, were worried about spreading the word and affecting your reputation, so you blocked the investigation."

For this reason, if you still persist, you will be trying to hide it and cannot explain it clearly.

The ancients valued reputation more than life, and the five surnames and seven hopes were even more important. Without reputation, the great family would have no foundation. The official surnamed Lu gritted his teeth and said: "There is no thunder punishment from heaven. I, the Lu family's scholarly biography

At home, we must abide by etiquette, abide by our duties, never violate discipline and law, behave upright, sit upright, and can withstand investigation."

"It's better to conduct an on-site inspection than to say a thousand words." Qin Huaidao sneered and did not let up at all.

"These are two different things. I, the Lu family, are not afraid of investigation, but if the imperial court sends people into the house, bad rumors will spread, which is not good. Therefore, I do not agree to pursue the investigation. At worst, the matter will be exposed. I, the Lu family, will admit defeat.

."

After a few words, the whole place was in an uproar.

They are all human beings, so I can see something weird here.

Li Er also saw that there was something wrong, but the main reason was that he did not complain, and the court could not continue to investigate. He looked at Qin Huaidao, who understood and smiled: "Master Lu's reasons are a bit biased. Isn't it really a punishment from heaven?"

"no."

"If it is not a punishment from heaven, then I have to suspect that there is something weird here." Qin Huaidao said and cupped his hands towards Li Er on the imperial steps: "Your Majesty, I suspect that the Lu Mansion is researching some kind of terrible weapon, and I lost control for a moment, causing

The attic collapsed and burned. Mr. Lu refused to let the court investigate. He had evil intentions and was suspected of rebellion."

Everyone knows that Qin Huaidao is good at messing around and making accusations, but unexpectedly he underestimated him. When his upper lip and lower lip collided, he was suspected of being a rebel, and his logic was self-consistent, making it difficult to refute.

If there really was a weapon that could collapse the attic, would this be a big deal?

Li Er suddenly remembered that Qin Huaidao had mentioned that he could make a weapon that could blow up mountains to open roads. He immediately thought that the murderer might be Qin Huaidao, but he didn't care. As long as the other party's surname was Qiwang, he was one of his. Since Qin Huaidao wanted to investigate, there must be someone.

The reason was: "Master Lu?"

"Chen...chen..."

"What, you can't tell me? If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, I will never tolerate this matter, Duke Wei."

"I'm here." Li Jing hurriedly stepped out of the queue. He also suspected that the murderer was Qin Huaidao. Since Qin Huaidao wanted to investigate, it was natural for him to do it. He said loudly: "Your Majesty, the crime of rebellion shall be under the supervision of the Supervisory Office."

Li Er also reacted, nodded with satisfaction and said: "Master Qin, I will leave this matter to you. Anyone who dares to obstruct a thorough investigation will be treated as an accomplice and must give me an explanation tomorrow morning."

"I obey the order!" Qin Huaidao was secretly happy. With this excuse, it was not easy to find out some clues. He said loudly: "Your Majesty, I kindly ask you to resign and go to investigate here to prevent someone from destroying the evidence."

"Yes!" Li Er agreed.

Qin Huaidao left in a hurry, left the palace, rode a white-tied crow and went straight to the Ministry of Communications. The distance was not very far. He impulsively shouted to the guard at the door: "Send the order, except for those on duty and guarding the government offices, all other personnel of the Supervisory Office

Go out and move quickly."

"Follow the order." The other party agreed and hurried in to report.

Not long after, Fang Yiai and Li Yixie rushed out of the mansion with a group of soldiers and horses. Qin Huaidao didn't explain much and led a large army to the Lu mansion. Everyone was curious, but showed good discipline and followed closely without asking any questions.

behind.

There was no one on the streets in Chang'an City at night. The patrolling Imperial Army came up for questioning. They learned that they were investigating the case under orders and did not stop them. They quickly arrived at the Lu Mansion. Qin Huaidao shouted: "Fang Yiai."

"exist!"

"Take five hundred people and surround the Lu Mansion for me. No mosquitoes will be allowed to fly out, and no one will be allowed to enter."

"Follow the order! Follow me." Fang Yiai waved his hand and left with his troops.

"Li Yixie! Follow me into the government to investigate the case. If you dare to stop me, you will be shot without mercy."

"Follow orders."

The group rushed into the house, frightened the Lu family, and screamed repeatedly. The servants were running around. Qin Huaidao saw that the fire in the backyard was still there, and rushed over looking for the light. Soon he saw the attic that had not been burned yet, and the fire was burning.

There were many servants carrying water to put out the fire, and some elders were on hand to take command.
To be continued...