C84 Part3

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They rode fast horses to the mansion of the rich Li Family in the city.

She remembered that Princess Zhaohua had a fight in the Phoenix Building not long ago, and the one who was involved back then was Young Master Li of the Li family.

When they arrived at Li's Mansion, the two of them declared their identities and forcibly broke in.

The butler yelled and followed from behind, and many of the servants watched them forcibly breaking into the house with a blank expression.

Shen Zhiyan and Murong Ci went straight into the backyard Study Room, and the butler repeatedly explained:.

"Master is not in the house.

He left half an hour ago."

Murong Ci motioned to Shen Zhiyan, and he quickly kicked open the Study Room door.

"Even if you are the Officials of the Dali Temple, you can't do this.

My master didn't break the law."

The butler yelled angrily, rushing to the ground.

"Your Master had better come out, otherwise it will be your Li Family's catastrophe."

She condensed her bright eyes, and her expression was clear.

"This..."

The butler hit her sharp gaze and lowered his head in awe.

Shen Zhiyan rushed in and she followed in.

Li's Study Room was also made of two parts, the inside and outside.

The outside part of the Study Room was in order, with no signs of fighting or struggle.

The inner room was spacious with a bamboo couch.

There was a person lying on the bamboo couch, lying sideways, bleeding from his seven orifices, and his death was terrible.

Shen Zhiyan walked over slowly, stretched out his hand to probe the man's breath,

"Dead."

Murong Ci's heart became heavier.

Another had died, but she didn't know yet if Master Li was poisoned and died or not.

"Ah...Master...Master.....!

What's happening?"

The butler threw himself onto the couch, crying in sorrow,

"Master is dead...Master is dead..."

"Master Li also took Opium Poppy."

She picked up the carved gold box on the small table, opened it and smelled it,

"It's Opium Poppy, but it's all used up."

"Look at the position of the smoking pipe.

It should be that Master Li was killed while smoking."

Shen Zhiyan looked at the smoking pipe near the deceased's head with a heavy expression.

"My Master was murdered...

My lord, please bring justice to avenge my Master..."

The butler begged in tears.

"You get out of the way first.

The Official must examine your Master's body so that we can find evidence of the murderer."

Shen Zhiyan said so, but this time without gloves, he could only check with his bare hands.

The butler stepped back, wiping away his tears sadly, and Murong Ci asked:

"Go and notify Madam Li quickly."

The butler was relieved and went quickly.

She stood in the middle of the inner room, looking around,

"How did Master Li die?"

Shen Zhiyan said as he checked:

"The deceased was about fifty years old, with excess body temperature, and died for nearly an hour.

He lay on his side, bleeding from his seven orifices, and there were no wounds on the surface of the body..."

She walked to the window and saw that the sash was ajar, and there was a faint shoe print on the window sill.

There were lots of flowers and trees outside the window, suitable for hiding and fleeing.

"Your Royal Highness, Master Li was not poisoned to death by taking too much Opium Poppy."

Shen Zhiyan said flatly.

"How did he die then?"

Murong Ci walked over and asked.

"If I'm not mistaken, it should have been hit by someone, and his viscera was broken and he died."

He lifted the deceased's robe,

"Look, there are faint palm prints on his chest."

"The murderer has a deep inner strength, and he killed Master Li with a palm hit.

Master Li should have seen the murderer come in at the time.

There was no struggle and there was no trace of a fight in the house."

She wondered,

"Could Master Li and the murderer know each other?"

"There is another possibility:

When the murderer came in, Master Li was smoking Opium Poppy.

It was a moment of ecstasy and he was spaced out and relaxed because he knew that no one would come in.

After the murderer hit him, he woke up from the trance, but hr soon died afterwards, thus there was no room for struggling."

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END of CHAPTER 84 PART 3

.....................to be continued