noffsinger Chapter 748 Jiang Suining's Second Plan
Chapter 748 Jiang Suining's Second Plan
Zhong Yixiu walked along the same path she came from towards the Girls' Academy, but she did not actually return to the Academy. Instead, she stopped outside an inn.
The inn was not very big and was a bit remote, so it was not very popular in the imperial city. Correspondingly, the price was cheaper than other inns.
Zhong Yixiu walked into the inn and asked for a room. After staying in the room for a while, she walked out of the inn and asked the waiter where the wonton stall was.
The waiter also heard about the woman's disappearance and advised Zhong Yixue not to go out alone so late. Zhong Yixue did not respond, but after asking for clarification, she followed the waiter's direction to a wonton stand.
She ate a bowl of wontons at the wonton stall, then walked around in a daze. Seeing that the surroundings were becoming more and more quiet, Zhong Yixiu's heart began to weigh on her.
Although the surroundings were quiet, there was still no sign of any human figures or criminals.
From the darkness, Pei Zhaozhi and the bailiffs came out.
"Miss Zhong, let's stop here."
"I want to try the alleys ahead. They're more secluded and I can go in."
"No need, that would be too obvious." Pei Zhaozhi shook his head, "Maybe the murderer noticed something, so he didn't show up."
"I'm too useless and my acting is not good enough." Zhong Yixiu was filled with disappointment and lowered her head helplessly.
Pei Zhaozhi comforted her, "Miss Zhong has done well enough. Maybe the murderer is not here tonight. I have said before that this matter has a high probability of not succeeding. You have tried your best, so there is no need to feel guilty. As for the rest, you should leave it to our government."
"But the government office still has no clues and cannot lead the murderer..."
Before Zhong Yixiu could finish her words, a signal suddenly exploded in the sky.
Pei Zhaozhi's face lit up with joy, and he said, "Success!"
Zhong Yixue was stunned, "Master Pei, what does this mean?"
"Miss Zhong, please come with me. I will explain to you on the way."
Zhong Yixiu hurriedly caught up with Pei Zhaozhi.
After listening to Pei Zhaozhi's words on the way, Zhong Yixiu realized that there was more than one bait tonight.
After Zhong Yixiu proposed the plan to lure the murderer out of his hole, Jiang Suining felt that Zhong Yiyu had just disappeared, and at this time Zhong Yixiu suddenly appeared outside. If the murderer knew Zhong Yiyu's identity, he might suspect that everything was a trap.
So, while Zhong Yixiu acted as bait to lure the snake out of its hole, on the other side, Jiang Suining, Shen Yanxi, Wei Yao and Jiang Mushi also arranged a drama.
Wei Yao acts as bait and pretends to have an argument with Jiang Mushi, and the two go their separate ways on the street to see if they can lure out the murderer.
When Pei Zhaozhi and Zhong Yixiu arrived at the Ministry of Justice, Shen Yanxi and his companions had already arrived with their prisoners.
"He is the murderer?"
Pei Zhaozhi looked at the tied up young man. Although he had an ordinary appearance, there was a cruelty between his eyebrows and eyes. He did not look like a good guy.
"Just now, when I walked to a place with few people, he attacked me and took out a drugged handkerchief and tried to knock me out." Wei Yao said, looking at the man.
"He is quite skilled. Fortunately, we were prepared, otherwise A Yao might have really fallen into his trap!" Jiang Mushi stared at the man coldly, still feeling a little uneasy.
If he had been able to persuade A Yao, he would never have agreed to let her go as bait.
"Did you capture my sister? Where is she now?" Zhong Yixue stepped forward and grabbed the man's arm, "Tell me, where is my sister!"
The man just glanced at Zhong Yixiu and said nothing.
"He is a mute and can't speak." Jiang Suining said.
"Mute?" Pei Zhaozhi was a little surprised.
"His tongue was cut off. He should not be the mastermind behind the incident. He is just someone who was sent to do it." Shen Yanxi said in a deep voice.
"Does that mean we won't find any clues at all?" Zhong Yixiu was instantly disappointed.
"Not necessarily." Jiang Suining shook his head. "Even if he is not the mastermind, as long as he has shown up outside, there will always be clues left. We can draw his portrait and compare it one by one to find out his whereabouts and where he has been. Maybe it will be a breakthrough."
"That's right. We can still interrogate this guy carefully. Even if he is mute, he may be able to write. I just tried to test him on the way here, and he was very stubborn. It depends on you whether you can pry out some clues." Shen Yanxi turned his gaze to Pei Zhaozhi.
"Don't worry." Pei Zhaozhi nodded. Now that he finally got a clue, he would definitely interrogate the person carefully.
Pei Zhaozhi gave orders to the bailiff, and when the person was about to be taken away, he passed by Jiang Suining, who suddenly frowned.
"and many more!"
Looking at the man being taken away, Jiang Suining suddenly moved closer to him.
"Sister, be careful!" Jiang Mushi was worried that the other party would attack him, so he spoke quickly.
Shen Yanxi also quickly walked to Jiang Suining's side.
However, the man was held tightly by the yamen runners and was tied up with ropes, so he was unable to attack Jiang Suining.
Jiang Suining leaned over to him and sniffed, "It's the smell of incense and candles."
The man's expression changed, but he quickly returned to his ferocious look.
"Incense?" Jiang Mushi also came forward to smell it. "It really is the smell of incense. Could it be that this person went to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings before taking action?"
"It's not necessarily that they burn incense and pray in the temple." Shen Yanxi pondered, "Maybe they have been hiding for too long and got infected."
Pei Zhaozhi was startled and quickly ordered the yamen runners to act separately and first focus on all the temples inside and outside the imperial city.
As for him, he immediately took the man away for interrogation.
Although the man was very stubborn, Pei Zhaozhi was sure that his reaction was not right when he mentioned the smell of incense and candles on his body and the temple.
After making sure that there were no unusual movements in the targeted temples for the time being, Pei Zhaozhi went to the palace at night and asked Emperor Xiao for permission to search the temples, fearing that the delay would give them time to move.
Although there was no conclusive evidence, Emperor Xiao agreed to the search at Pei Zhaozhi's request.
Led by Pei Zhaozhi, with the assistance of the Dali Temple and the imperial city guards, all the temples inside and outside the imperial city were quickly searched.
However, the search lasted all night, and until dawn the next day, nothing unusual was found inside or outside the temple, and no trace of the missing woman was found.
In the Ministry of Justice, Feng Li said, "Sir, could it be that you guessed wrong, and the scent of incense and candles on him was just accidentally picked up?"
Jiang Suining and his men did not leave and stayed in the Ministry of Justice all night.
Listening to Feng Li's words, Jiang Suining shook his head and said, "When the man was found to have the scent of incense and candles on him, although he quickly restrained his expression, he still showed that something was wrong. It should not be an accident."
Pei Zhaozhi also said: "During the interrogation, his unnaturalness did not seem to be a disguise. The smell of incense and candles on his body must be strange."