Looking at the two stone lions at the door, Xu Zun had hazy memories in his mind.
He remembered that when he was a child, he often climbed on the lion's back and played.
Moreover, a picture flashed through his mind, and he could see that after finally climbing up, he turned around and looked to the other side.
But I saw a little girl appearing on the back of the stone lion on the other side. The little girl was wearing braids and was riding on the back of the lion and smiling at herself.
The little girl's smiling face is as gorgeous and beautiful as a blooming flower, which makes my heart feel sweet...
Later, in order to show off, he supported his body and tried to stand up on the lion's back, but suddenly he lost his footing and fell down...
Later, he could see the girl running over to comfort him who was crying, and reaching out to touch his injured forehead.
He could also see that the little girl was crying anxiously because she was worried about him...
That girl...
Shen Qian!!!
Xu Zun finally remembered that Shen Qian was his childhood playmate.
At that time, Mr. Shen often came to his father to discuss official matters, so Shen Qian came here with his father.
The adults talked about business, while the children played games.
Play house, hopscotch, and even have fun marrying a wife...
"This..." Xu Zun looked at the towering door, "This is my home!!?"
In an instant, Xu Zun felt an inexplicable sadness.
Just like the feeling I had with Mr. Shen before, even though Xu Zun traveled through time, he still felt the same primitive feelings.
"Yes, Mr. Xu!" Hou Zhen introduced, "After the Xu family left, the house was put on hold for a while, and then most of the senior officials from Dali Temple lived there.
"The current owner of the house is Li Jinlou, the censor of Dali Temple!"
"What?" Xu Zun was stunned, "Li Jinlou? Aren't we going to Liu Jin's house?"
"Well... that's it," Hou Zhen said, "Liu Siqing now lives in Dali Temple. On the day of the assassination, Liu Siqing was a guest at Li Jinlou's house!
"So, after the incident, we received an order to cordon off the place.
"Originally, the body wanted to be transported back to Dali Temple, but Manager Lin gave another order not to allow the scene to be moved. So... the body has been left here."
Damn you, you're a bear...
Xu Zun cursed in his heart because when he made suggestions to Lin Chaofeng before, his first request was to give Xu House to him.
At that time, Lin Chaofeng clearly knew that Xu Zhai was the scene of the crime, but he didn't tell him. This old guy, huh...
"In that case..." Zhao Yu said worriedly, "Is Li Jinlou... okay?"
"Well," Hou Zhen understood what he meant, and immediately explained, "The Queen came forward to guarantee it, and the Ministry of Punishment bought a favor, and the incident in Shangyuan City was settled."
Squeak...
Several people were talking, and the door suddenly opened. It turned out that the people inside heard the noise and came out to ask.
Hou Zhen took out his token and expressed his intention.
The people inside quickly opened the door and respectfully welcomed everyone in...
Dali Temple ranks first among the five prisons of the Nine Temples, and Liu Jin is the Minister of Dali Temple and a third-grade member of Daxuan, so there are many more guards here than at other murder sites.
In particular, Dali Temple had the largest number of people. Seeing Xu Zun and others entering the temple, everyone gathered around them.
What a familiar scene!
Xu Zun looked at the scenery in front of him and fell into his childhood memories again.
This kind of memory is very special, like a personal experience, but also very hazy.
He could not even remember what his father looked like. He only remembered that his father often worked at his desk and had no time to play with him.
Therefore, the most profound thing in my memory is the little girl with braids...
"Ah!? It's you!!?"
Suddenly, a discordant voice roughly broke Xu Zun's memory.
He looked up and saw a man in black robe standing on the steps, glaring at him angrily.
There is no doubt that the person who can be so malicious towards Xu Zun is none other than Li Jinlou.
"Huh?" Xu Zun grinned, clasped his fists and said, "Isn't this Mr. Li? We are really destined!"
"You..." Li Jinlou glared and said fiercely, "What are you doing here? You are so bold, huh? Oh...ah..."
While talking, he caught sight of Ani behind Xu Zun and was stunned.
"Xu...Xu Zun..." he pointed at Ani and shouted, "Okay! You actually brought a Xuanmen traitor with you, come on, get it for me quickly!"
"yes!"
Most of the people present were from Dali Temple, and they immediately gathered around.
Hou Zhen immediately raised his token and was about to speak, but was stopped by Xu Zun.
If it were normal, Xu Zun would have to put on a good show no matter what, and try to pretend to be a pig, eat a tiger, and get slapped in the face.
However, time is running out now, and he doesn't have the time or energy to show off anymore.
So, he took out the royal edict and asked Hou Zhen to hand it over to Li Jinlou.
Li Jinlou took the edict and only glanced at it for a few times before he knelt on the ground like a bolt from the blue.
"Special...special case investigation envoy...you...you you you...who are you..." Li Jinlou asked tremblingly, "Why did the Queen Mother appoint you as the censor of Dali Temple?
I am the supervisory censor, what about me?"
In fact, Li Jinlou had no hope for his own future, because the emperor was deposed and the queen was no longer able to protect herself, so how could she be his backstage.
However, he never expected that the person who replaced him would be Xu Zun, who had framed him!
"What are you still doing?" Xu Zun came to Li Jinlou and asked, "Are you going to keep kneeling, or are you going to cooperate with this special envoy's investigation?"
"Investigate...investigate..." Li Jinlou quickly stood up, handed the edict back with both hands, and shouted, "I respectfully welcome the special envoy in this lowly position, and I will only obey the special envoy's instructions."
Seeing Li Jin kneeling downstairs, all the Dali Temple guards backed away one after another and no longer dared to say anything.
"Hurry up," Xu Zun pointed to the main room and said to Li Jinlou, "Take me to the crime scene and tell me what happened."
With that said, Xu Zun took the lead and walked towards the mansion.
"Yes...yes..."
Li Jinlou hurriedly followed to give directions, but unexpectedly, when he passed by Ani, Ani suddenly yelled at him.
"oh……"
"Wow ah ah..."
Li Jinlou was so frightened that he staggered and fell, but Ani was smiling from ear to ear.
"Hurry up!" Xu Zun first shouted at Li Jinlou, and then glanced at Ani.
"Yes, yes..."
Li Jinlou scrambled to catch up, led Xu Zun and others, and then introduced the incident:
"At noon that day, I held a banquet at home and invited Liu Siqing to be my guest... Originally..." He glanced at Xu Zun timidly, "I had something to ask for and asked him to help me with something.
"I didn't expect that Liu Siqing would bring his new concubine to the banquet, which made it a little embarrassing...
"Liu Siqing said that this concubine of his loves to have fun, and after dinner, he will take her to the Western Market to buy rouge...
"However, in any case, things were going well, we had enough food and drank some wine.
"But no one could have imagined that just when they left the restaurant and entered the corridor, the concubine suddenly pulled out a dagger and stabbed Liu Siqing in the throat!
"Liu Siqing had practiced martial arts, but the assassination came too suddenly. Although he tried to block it, the dagger still hit his neck, but it was just a little off...
"At that time...at that time..." Li Jinlou recalled with lingering fear, "We were all so frightened that we didn't know what was going on?
"When the concubine saw that the wound was not hit, she stabbed him in the abdomen again, and then stabbed him in the heart.
"But this time, Liu Siqing actually grabbed the blade and didn't let her stab it in.
"It was at this moment that the guards reacted and rushed to stop the concubine. The concubine was very fierce and fought desperately with the guards, so that the guards could not get close.
"Finally, when the guards saw that Liu Siqing was seriously injured, they had no choice but to kill the concubine on the spot!
"But even so, it still failed to save Liu Siqing's life..."
