C113 Part3

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One day later, Murong Ci sent someone to the Dali Temple to invite Shen Zhiyan to the East Palace.

Shen Zhiyan arrived after noon, slightly sweaty on his body, and Ruyi quickly handed him a cloth towel to wipe his sweat, and then served a bowl of iced bean soup.

The maid next to him fanned him some ice with a small snow-white feather fan.

He drank a bowl of iced bean soup and immediately refreshed a lot.

Then he smiled like a spring breeze, took the small feather fan from the hand of the maid and kept fanning it.

"Your Royal Highness has summoned me, is there something important?"

"I heard that the Dali Temple took on a weird murder case, and this Prince would like to here about the details."

Murong Ci asked leisurely.

"Your Royal Highness is really well-informed."

Shen Zhiyan smiled.

"Master Shen tell us quickly, His Royal Highness and these subordinates are all curious."

Qin Ruo urged with a smile.

"That's it. A girl traveled all the way from the Yizhou Prefecture to the Capital with the corpse of her elder brother, just to avenge him."

Shen Zhiyan whispered,

"This girl is eighteen years old and her name is Lin Yu, while his brother was called Lin Shu.

Their parents died early, and they depended on each other.

Lin Shu studied hard for ten years and was a talented man.

He was a young talent known in the local area for his profound knowledge and kindheartedness.

However, he never applied for the Scientific Examination of the Court degrees, and only taught children in the neighborhood, charging his lessons a little bit of money."

"Then how did he die?"

Ruyi asked.

"Lin Yu's friend was raped.

She stayed at her place to accompany her and comfort her for a few days.

Then when Lin Yu returned home, she found that her brother was dead at home and was deeply saddened."

He continued.

"How did Lin Shu die?"

Qin Ruo asked.

"The deceased Lin Shu has been dead for three months, but Lin Yu used lime to preserve the corpse, so the corpse was not very corrupt."

Shen Zhiyan said with a very gentle expression,

"I had an autopsy yesterday, and Lin Shu suffered only one fatal injury.

He was stabbed by a sword and shed a lot of blood."

"Since the deceased was pierced by a long sword and died, then the murderer should be someone with Martial Arts."

Murong Ci frowned slightly.

"I think so too."

He lifted his robe and sat down and drank half a cup of tea.

"Master Gu will hand over this murder case to me for investigation."

"Then why did Lin Yu come all the way to the Capital to file a complaint?"

Qin Ruo asked puzzledly.

"That's what I'm going to say next."

Shen Zhi said with a smile,

"The Lin brothers and sisters are kindhearted and get along well with their neighbors and villagers.

They didn't have any grudges or enmity. According to Lin Yu, about half a month before Lin Shu died, he accidentally met a young and beautiful girl.

The two agreed to marry each other, and gave each other tokens of love."

"Later, this girl changed her mind?"

Murong Ci speculated.

"Yes, this girl is from the Capital.

She is the daughter of a wealthy businessman with a rich family background.

She is a young lady, and took her maid to the Yizhou Prefecture to have fun, but she didn't expect to meet a talented man there.

This girl claimed that her parents had already arranged her a marriage, and that she couldn't marry Lin Shu anymore, having to return to the Capital soon."

He gushed like a storyteller,

"Unexpectedly, Lin Shu had deeply fallen in love for her, and begged her not to leave.

He said that he would apply for the Scientific Examinations, seek fame, and marry her gracefully in the future.

However, this girl insisted on returning to the Capital and cut off their relationship."

"Young Master Lin must have been really infatuated of this cold-hearted girl.

Has Lin Yu ever met that girl?"

Qin Ruo sighed for Young Master Lin's affection.

"She hadn't met her.

Lin Yu just heard her brother briefly talk about these things."

Shen Zhiyan sighed.

"She didn't know that her brother was hurt so deeply by the girl, otherwise she wouldn't have left home to accompany her friend.

At the time she left home, Lin Shu was depressed and unhappy, unable to do anything and anxious to go out, so she didn't ask him few more questions.

She just didn't expect that once she came back..."

"Lin Yu thinks that the girl killed her brother?"

Murong Ci felt that this murder case was not very complicated.

He nodded,

"She concluded that the girl was the murderer of her brother.

After the incident, she immediately went to the police, and the local prefect accepted the murder case.

However, after searching the entire Yizhou Prefecture, they couldn't find the girl."

She asked again:

"What's that girl's name?"

Shen Zhiyan said:

"Lin Yu doesn't know the girl's name, only the surname: Rong."

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END of CHAPTER 113 PART 3

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