Looking around, I saw that the only window in the room was open, and there was a burst of exclamations and shouts coming from the window.
This window led to the backyard. Lu Xiong took a few steps to the window and saw four guards besieging a young monk in the courtyard below the window.
That monk was very skilled in martial arts. If he were an ordinary guardian, he would have defeated him long ago. However, Ye Yuqiu's guardian was trained by Lu Xiong himself. Even though he was at a disadvantage, he still clung to the monk.
Lu Xiong shouted angrily and jumped out of the window like a roc spreading its wings.
"You all get out of the way!" he yelled and rushed towards the monk.
The two of them kept exchanging fists and kicks. The monk's martial arts skills were far from Lu Xiong's match. After a few moves, Lu Xiong grabbed his arms and swept them away. There was a sound of fractures and the monk lay on the ground screaming miserably.
Lu Xiong grabbed his back, like an eagle grabbing a chicken, and carried him to the main hall. Most of the people in the main hall ran to the second floor. Many people were talking about it. The brothel madam Zhang's mother couldn't stop her harsh voice.
Rings.
"Oh, my God, what kind of bloody bastard is this? He is killing people in the building... Where did this nun come from? Old manager, you are a dead man, why don't you report it to the official!"
After seeing Lu Xiong coming, the old bustard came down with a group of people and said anxiously: "Lu Huyuan, something happened, someone died in the building!" After noticing the monk in Lu Xiong's hand, he asked again: "Who is he?"
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Lu Xiong threw the monk to the ground and said angrily: "This is the person the monk killed!"
The old bustard suddenly became furious, slapped the monk's bald head with his fan, and said angrily: "You are such a thief monk, how dare you come to my place to kill someone."
"I didn't kill anyone! Don't accuse good people unjustly!" the monk shouted loudly.
Lu Xiong sneered: "When the people from the government come, go and talk to the government!"
The monk's expression changed unpredictably. Suddenly, his mouth moved. Lu Xiong's expression changed. He quickly stepped forward, grabbed his chin, and yelled, "What did you eat?"
The monk didn't answer, his eyes were bright. After a while, blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he died on the spot.
This turn of events not only stunned everyone present, but even Lu Xiong, who had seen many big scenes, was shocked. A chill ran down his back, and he vaguely felt that this matter might not be that simple.
The crowd was in an uproar. Many people exclaimed, "How did he die?" Some people looked at Lu Xiong with suspicion, suspecting that he beat the monk to death.
The brothel madam exclaimed again and again. After hearing the noise, everyone in the room on the second floor came out. The door to the leftmost room was also pushed open, and a woman and three scholars came out.
That woman has pink eyebrows, a tall figure, and a waist as thin as a willow. She is Ye Yuqiu's number one, Gu Luo'er.
She, Lu Zhaolin and other three scholars came downstairs and asked the madam. When they learned that three people had died in a row, her face changed color.
Lu Xiong was one of the few people present who remained calm and asked the madam: "Mother Zhang, who is that nun on the second floor? Why is she in Mrs. Liu's room?"
The old bustard was in a state of shock and kept mumbling, but did not hear his question. Lu Xiong yelled: "Stop arguing!" After everyone was calmed down by him, they asked the old bustard again.
"I don't know!" the madam said blankly.
She only knew that Liu Rong suddenly said that she would not see guests today, because Liu Rong was the dancer in the building second only to Gu Luo'er, and Zhang's mother usually obeyed her, so she agreed, but unexpectedly there was a nun in her room!
At this moment, a brothel woman who had a good relationship with Liu Rong said: "I know this nun, she is Liu Rong's sister!"
Zhang's mother was stunned. Although she had always cared about Liu Rong, she was only concerned about her physical condition and her relationship with regular customers. She didn't know that she had a sister.
"I also know about this." Gu Luoer's soft voice sounded and said, "Sister Liu is a poor woman. Because her father owed gambling debts, in order to pay off the debts, he sold the two sisters into a brothel."
Lu Xiong asked curiously: "Then how did her sister become a nun?"
Gu Luoer lowered her eyes and said quietly: "I heard from Sister Liu that her sister was too timid and did not dare to meet people to receive guests. She was often intimidated by the mother of the brothel. Later, she suffered unknown torture and became deaf and mute.
He was kicked out. Fortunately, he was taken in by a nunnery."
Everyone looked at the Madam, and Mother Zhang shouted: "It's not me, it's not me, I bought Liu Rong from another building, and I have never been mean to her!"
Lu Zhaolin looked at the dead monk and said in confusion: "Such pitiful sisters, why did this monk want to harm them?"
"Could it be that he wanted to play some special trick on them and they refused, so he killed them?" A man in green clothes with mung bean eyes showed a strange light.
"I am a monk, how could I kill someone for such a reason?" someone said.
"What's wrong with the monk? Maybe he's a flower monk?" the man in green snorted.
Mother Zhang glared at a deacon and said angrily: "Where did this monk come from? How could he enter our building?"
The deacon said aggrievedly: "He said he was a monk from Guangyi Temple, how could I dare to stop him!"
Everyone was a little surprised when they heard the name of Guangyi Temple. The Buddhist temple is one of the most famous temples in Chang'an City. Abbot Puhai often interacts with powerful people. Although it is a temple, it has great status.
Lu Xiong's eyes flickered slightly and he asked the forty-year-old female deacon: "What did you see when you opened the door just now?"
The deaconess replied with a pale face: "It seems... it seems that the monk squatted next to Mrs. Liu, and then jumped out of the window."
"Then how did he die?" someone asked.
"She must have been poisoned." The answer was Lu Zhaolin, who was squatting next to the monk's body to examine it.
At this moment, there was a burst of rapid footsteps, and at the gate, a group of detectives followed the old manager into the lobby.
The detectives lined up left and right, and then an official in his thirties wearing a blue official uniform walked in slowly, followed by an old detective in his forties.
Lu Xiong had been in Chang'an City for nearly two years and knew the officials of Chang'an City quite well. He knew that the man in the cyan official uniform was called Wang Bin and was the county captain of Wannian County, and that the policeman was from Wannian County.
Headhunter Cai Yi.
Because Chang'an City was too big to manage, the north and south of Chang'an City were divided into east and west cities with Zhuque Street as the axis. Wannian County was set up in the east city, and Chang'an County was set up in the west city, both under the jurisdiction of Jingzhao Prefecture.
After Wang Bin entered the lobby, he did not look at the body. Instead, he glanced around the lobby. After seeing that there were no dignitaries, he put his hands behind his back and pointed his nostrils to the sky: "Who reported the case?"
"Back to the official, it was a civilian woman who reported the case!" Zhang's mother stepped forward and said.
"Why report the crime?" Wang Bin glanced at her.
The old man who was following Wang Bin interrupted and said, "Master, I just told you that..."
"This officer is asking about her!" Wang Bin interrupted loudly, glaring at Zhang's mother and said, "Why don't you tell me quickly!"
Many people present frowned when they saw Wang Bin's behavior.
Mother Zhang swallowed her saliva and said in a low voice: "My lord, two women were killed by a monk in the small building of women's houses, and then the monk died again!"
Wang Bin then glanced at the monk on the ground and said coldly: "How did this monk die? Could it be that you used lynching to beat him to death?"
"No, no, he died suddenly on his own." Zhang's mother waved her hands hurriedly.
"No, this monk was captured by the guard in your building. Maybe he struck too hard and beat the person to death!" Someone in the crowd suddenly said.
Lu Xiong was furious and looked at the man, but he was a rogue who had caused trouble in Ye Yuqiu. Lu Xiong had taught him a lesson, so he held a grudge and took the opportunity to take revenge.
Lu Zhaolin took two steps forward, cupped his hands and said: "Wang County Lieutenant, in Xiaosheng's opinion, this monk died of poisoning. He killed two innocent women before contacting him. It seems that he knew that he could not escape the punishment of the king's law, so he took poison and committed suicide."
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Seeing that he defended himself with clear and reasonable logic, Lu Xiong felt admiration and gratitude in his heart, and thought to himself: "No wonder this scholar can be favored by Gu Douzhi."
"I am the judge of the case, why should you teach me?" Wang Bin looked him up and down, flicked his sleeves and said, "Go upstairs and have a look!"
Going up to the second floor, the head catcher Cai Yi inspected the body for a while, then turned around and said: "County Lieutenant, these two people seemed to have killed each other. The wounds on their bodies were all caused by the dagger in the other's hand!"
Lu Xiong was shocked and said hurriedly: "These two people were killed by the monk. Has anyone seen it with their own eyes?"
Wang Bin looked him up and down and asked, "Who are you?"
"The common people are the guardians of the building."
"Could it be you who captured that monk?" Wang Bin asked forcefully.
"Yes, it is."
"Come here, take him down for me!" Wang Bin waved his hand fiercely.
This turn of events shocked the onlookers. A short and thin scholar next to Lu Zhaolin came forward and said: "Wang County Lieutenant, don't listen to the nonsense of the person before. When the nurse brought the monk over, the monk
Except for the inconvenience of his legs, he doesn’t look like he was seriously injured!”
Lu Zhaolin also followed suit and said: "Yes, this monk must have died of poisoning. Why doesn't the county captain let the widower come and verify it?"
Wang Bin glanced at the two of them, rolled his eyelids and said: "I will ask for an autopsy, but I cannot rule out the possibility of beating him to death. I will take him back to the Yamen first. After finding out the truth, I will contact him."