"A girl from a good family? A girl from a rich family? Or a girl from a poor family?"
"None of that."
"These women would not be willing to sell their virginity and become prostitutes if there was a way to survive."
"Anyone who can become a prostitute is a woman who cannot survive."
"It is true that among prostitutes, many women are forced and sold into brothels. There is no way around it. But Wanhualou can say that there has never been a woman who was forced by them."
"The origin of Wanhua Tower is a brothel."
"Sad people pity sad people the most. They know the pain of women best, so they are also very considerate to their subordinates."
"What you heard is just one of the hundreds of women who receive guests in Wanhua Building. How many women die in Wanhua Building every year? Ten? Twenty? But do you know how many women Wanhua Building saves every year?
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"As Yin Hongzhuang said, they bought Miss Naning from slave traders. Even if you haven't witnessed it, you should have heard about the life of a slave. Do you think it is better to receive guests in Wanhua Building, or to continue to be a slave?
good?"
"This is not the only poor woman saved by Wanhua Tower."
"Bai Mumu, you are the young master of Murong Villa, and I am the son of Li Linfu. Our backgrounds can be said to be better than those of the Tang Dynasty, and better than 99% of the people in the world. The people we have met and come into contact with are also the best in the world.
A group of people, so we have compassion for people in weak situations."
"But as long as you really go and take a look among the people, you will know that the life in Wanhua Tower is something that many people cannot envy."
"The people inside only need to sell their bodies in exchange for a life without worries about food and clothing. I know it doesn't sound good, but is the body important? Is chastity important?"
"No, it doesn't matter."
"Living well is the most important thing."
"Wanhua House is cleaner than 99% of the brothels in the world, or 99% of the places."
Li Xin'an paused and sighed: "You may think that they watched Miss Naning die in the hands of that Gao Zhengming and did nothing, and they are no different from animals. But if it were you, what could you do?
do what?"
"Kill him?"
"Gao Zhengming, Minister of Household Affairs! If we kill him, thousands of people in Murong Villa will die."
"You can't do things based on your own will, you have to learn to make choices."
"I'm very sorry for Miss Naning's death. I also wish that the beasts who tortured her would die. I even started not wanting to investigate this case anymore. However, the case must be investigated and the murderer must be caught, no matter how dirty it is.
The brothel must also be opened."
"We always have to do the right things that we don't want to do but have to do. Things cannot be illegal. We always have to learn to accept them."
Murong Bai immediately leaned forward and bowed his head deeply.
"Bai, I understand."
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In the next three days, Li Xin'an stayed awake, almost immersed in various classics in Xueyitang, Huangsun Mansion and Jingzhao Mansion.
As for the imperial court, the political enemies of Qi, Yuan, Han, Zhang Ying and the four of them are still figuring out. Although the four of them have almost no identical enemies, there is no guarantee that they will not offend the same person because of their personal relationship. This clue cannot be ignored. Li Chu has already started to investigate.
Well, no one is more suitable for the court than him.
As for Naning's line, there are no clues at Sandalwood yet. The names of Wanhualou's customers for ten years are written down in books that almost fill the entire warehouse. The prostitutes who may have killed people because of love and hatred are still being investigated.
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Li Xin'an didn't know why Yin Hongzhuang asked people to remember their names, but thanks to her move, Li Xin'an could see a glimmer of hope in solving the case.
There was no progress on these two routes for a while, so Li Xin'an thought of another route.
Wound!
Not only did he pay for the murders, but he was also able to kill four court ministers and a second-grade high-ranking boxing master. He was also able to calmly draw a one-horned face and leave in style after killing the people. I guess the killer's background was quite good.
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How many famous killer organizations are there in the world?
In three days, the thirteen spies from the Blood Clothes Hall, Li Xin'an and Murong Bai collected all the secrets of the Jingzhao Mansion that had not been revealed in the past ten years.
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I read through the cracked murder cases and the records of the Bloody Clothes Hall and the "Eight Dragons" on the Jianghu Killer Organization, and finally identified an organization.
Tushenglou!
"Lord, please see, this is the intelligence record recorded by "Tianzhong" about Tang Qinghuai, the master of the Tusheng Tower, who killed seven people in Shannan East Road. The seven second-level masters all died from sword wounds. The sword marks were diagonally upward from the lower ribs.
There was only a slight wound, the sword energy exploded in his chest, and his internal organs were shattered and he died."
Li Xin'an took the last piece of information handed over by Yuan Sheng and looked at the black and white writing on the table in front of her. All recorded on it were the records of the Tusheng Building over the years and the cause of death of the deceased.
Not surprisingly, the causes of death were almost identical.
Li Xin'an just glanced at the information in his hand and threw it on the table.
"In eight years, there are 74 records of Tusheng Lou's actions. One hundred and three people died, 81 of whom were tasks taken over by Tusheng Lou, and 22 of them were killed for unknown reasons. They may have been private killings."
"The wounds of the deceased are almost identical. They are the unique swordsmanship passed down from Tushenglou."
"Although the four deaths of Qi Yuanhan, Zhang Ying and Zhang Ying were all caused by a single sword piercing the chest, without Tang Qinghuai's exploding sword energy, we can't infer whether the murderer didn't have enough cultivation or he deliberately concealed it, but we can almost... No
! It has been confirmed with certainty that the four men from Qi, Yuanhan, Zhang Ying, died at the hands of disciples of Tushenglou."
Li Xin'an leaned on the backrest comfortably, immersed himself in books for three days and three nights, and finally investigated the origin of the murderer. For him, this was a huge breakthrough that allowed him to solve the case.
"Knowing that it was someone from Tushenglou who did it, the case is basically solved." Li Xin'an rubbed the corners of his eyes and said with a smile:
"Are our people still watching Tushenglou's hidden pile in Chang'an?"
Yuan Sheng said in a deep voice: "Brothers are always watching."
"If surveillance is useful, why didn't anyone report the situation of the mission taken by Tushenglou?"
Yuan Sheng looked troubled and was speechless for a moment.
"After all, it is a killer organization that replaced the Blood Clothes Hall. If you don't even know that you are being watched, then you are not worthy of the name in the world."
"Is that place abandoned?" asked Murong Bai, who was standing in the pile of books.
"Not necessarily. Our people are not idiots. If it had been invalidated, they would have noticed it long ago. It is estimated that they used a cover-up trick to conceal the truth and set up a new hidden stake somewhere to avoid the eyes and ears of the Xueyi Hall."
"There should still be clues left in the original place."
Li Xin'an said in a deep voice: "Yuan Sheng, quickly mobilize the troops and surround the hidden piles of the Tusheng Building. No matter how many people are inside, bring them all back to the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen!"
"There must be someone from Tushenglou here."
"Yes!" Yuan Sheng accepted the order, clasped his fists and left.
Ever since the Qian Nanjiang Gu Master case was solved and Qian Shichang died, the official position of Jingzhao Prefecture Yin has been vacant and unresolved.
This was a piece of fat that all the powerful forces in the court were competing for, but the saint kept everyone hanging and ordered the sixteenth son, Yong Wang Li Lin, to temporarily serve as the Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture.
Li Lin is the most beloved younger brother of His Highness the Crown Prince, and he is also a staunch princeling.
For Li Chu and Li Xin'an, today's Jingzhao Mansion is nothing more than their own back garden.
Seeing that the room was empty and only she and Murong Bai were left alone again, Li Xin'an stopped holding her airs and stood up tremblingly, lying on the floor covered with books.
"Ouch... I can't do it anymore. I have to lie down for a while. I haven't gotten off the chair for three days and my waist is almost broken..."
"Would you like to go get some sleep first, and I'll keep an eye on it for you?"
"Okay, I'll squint for a while."
"Here?" Murong Bai said in shock.
"Hey, I remember when I was discovered by someone when I was assassinated for the first time, I fled to the river in desperation. I floated in the river for three days and three nights, sleeping on a wooden board."
Li Xin'an yawned, but before he could finish his yawn, the closed door was pushed open again, and Yuan Sheng, who had just left, returned.
"Master, someone is coming from His Highness."
"Tell him to come in." Li Xin'an sat up from the ground and sat cross-legged
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Sit on the ground.
A thin middle-aged man walked in, bowed his hand to Li Xin'an, and said:
"Commander Li, long time no see."
"Mr. Su! You came back from Jiangnan? When did it happen?" Li Xin'an said in surprise.
The middle-aged man whom Li Xin'an called Mr. Su smiled warmly:
"I just came back the day before yesterday."
"Why did you get involved in this matter again if you didn't take two more days of rest?"
"I can't wait to relax. I just came back the day before yesterday and I heard a lot about your great achievements from the house."
"I have to say that the Nanjian Gu Master case was well done."
"Thanks to your previous teachings to me, otherwise I wouldn't have the materials to solve the case."
Mr. Su waved his hand and said seriously:
"Let's get down to business first."
"His Highness has summoned Gao Zhengming, the Minister of Household Affairs, and they are talking in the study. His Highness ordered me to invite you over."
"good!"
Li Xin'an stood up and bowed to Mr. Su, "Thank you, Mr. Su."
He led Murong Bai out of Youxiangju, helped Mr. Su get into the carriage, and the two of them followed behind the carriage on horseback.
"Who is this Mr. Su?" Murong Bai asked in a low voice.
"The staff in His Highness's house can also be regarded as half of my teachers." Li Xin'an replied.
"Mr. Su was a 23-year-old Jinshi and ranked second and eighth. He was frustrated in official circles and was ostracized. He was sent to Yongnian County to be the county magistrate."
"At that time, Big Brother Quan was still a bad handsome man in Yongnian County. He knew Mr. Su's talent, but he was unable to help him because he was a low-key person."
"Later, I went to the Huangsun Mansion. When I was drinking with Brother Quan, I overheard him talking about Mr. Su. It happened that His Highness was interested in recruiting talents at that time, so I recommended Mr. Su."
"I don't know what His Highness and Mr. Su talked about. Later, I only heard from His Highness that Mr. Su has the talent of an emperor's teacher and the ability to assist the country."
Li Xin'an smiled and said: "Since then, Mr. Su has taught me a lot. He is almost an all-rounder. He knows everything and is proficient in everything."
"Including this crime-solving technique, he also taught me."
"Mr. Su, is he not in Chang'an all year round?" Murong Bai asked, "I heard from you earlier that he seems to have been in Jiangnan?"
"I went to Jiangnan last year. You are from Wu County, so you should know about the dispute between emperors and merchants in Jiangnan."
Murong Bai nodded, "I have heard a little bit."
"I've heard it a little bit, but I'm kidding. You have to know that in this dispute between emperors and merchants, as many people died overtly and covertly as in the Jianghu dispute."
"Mr. Su's trip to Jiangnan this time is to win over His Highness's hearts in this dispute between the emperor and merchants."
"The imperial list has not been released yet, but since Mr. Su can come back early, it means that the matter in Jiangnan is over."
"The largest royal merchant in Jiangnan this time is undoubtedly the Ye family who supports His Royal Highness the most."
"Can the dispute between merchants also involve the court?"
Li Xin'an smiled, "Who lives in this world not for money?"
The Imperial Sun Mansion was in sight, Li Xin'an and the others dismounted in advance, and Mr. Su also got out of the carriage.
The soldiers in the mansion led them to the backyard, and Mr. Su and Li Xin'an clasped their fists and said goodbye.
"Commander Li, His Highness wants to see you, so it is not convenient for me to follow him. Su will take his leave first."
"Mr. Su, please."
Murong Bai turned his head and stared at the thin middle-aged man's retreating back. For some reason, he felt a little strange in his heart.
I always feel that something is wrong with this person.
"Bai Mumu, why are you standing there?" Li Xin'an walked a little way, turned around and saw Murong Bai still standing there, and couldn't help but urge him.
Murong Bai stepped forward to follow, but the doubts in his heart did not disappear.