C27 Part3

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Shen Zhiyan sat opposite her, set aside the tea cup, picked up a brush and wrote a short horizontal line on a piece of white paper,

"The first step should be the spread of that Ballad, and then the 'Heavenly Blood Jade' from the Fengtian Temple.

It happened at around 7 a.m. and the blood was human blood.

It was most likely the blood of Concubine Bai and Concubine Mo, that were killed and their blood was drained out in the Spring Wuyuan Courtyard.

The source of the Blood Jade has not been found yet.

All we know is that the 'Heavenly Blood Jade' used was a kind of Jade called 'Red Qin' or 'Blood Qin', very rare and precious, and it coincides with the first quote in the Ballad."

Murong Ci added another short horizontal line next to the previous horizontal line, and then said:

"Then there was the 'Blood Rain' under the sky of the Imperial Palace, Qingyuan Hall.

It rained just at dawn that day, and several servants witnessed the flow of blood from the eaves of the Qingyuan Hall.

It was Blood Rain...

The blood used was probably the dog blood obtained from killing five dogs in the city.

However, how did the culprit know that it would rain at dawn on that day?

How to accurately calculate this horrible effect and making it coincide with the 'Falling Rain from the Sky' in the Ballad?"

He added a third line,

"The third quote of the Ballad, 'Cannibal Fish feeding on humans' followed.

In the Luo River the deceased Sun Yumei was found with wounds on her face and limbs from an unknown kind of insects.

The fatal injuries were broken viscera.

The deceased and her husband, Feng Ke, had a good relationship after marriage.

They had two children, and the possibility of family killings has been ruled out."

"There was also the maid servant who died in the Xiaoyue Pond in the Palace, that was fatally wounded just like Sun Yumei.

Her internal organs ruptured and died, and she was thrown into the pond by the murderer and laid out, like a Cannibal Fish killed her.

The viscera of the deceased showed that the murderer had a deep internal strength and extraordinary martial arts.

However, I still can't think of what kind of insects could bite the faces and limbs of the two dead."

She then added a fourth short horizontal line and said coldly:

"Finally, this morning, the Palace attendant found Concubine Zhao hanged on the Magnolia Kobus tree beside the Harem Palace road.

It is very likely that Concubine Zhao had eaten the drugged almond butter soup and then became unconscious and killed afterwards.

The murderer seemed...intentionally arranged to hang Concubine Zhao, but revealed some obvious flaws in the plan.

Still, the murderer brought her to the scene of the crime, without being spotted by anyone in the Palace.

But Concubine Zhao's case does not seem to be obviously related to the Ballad."

A spark suddenly flashed in her mind, and she was pleasantly surprised:

"The two deceased, in the 'Cannibal Fish' cases, Sun Yumei and Xiaolu...

the murderer who shattered their internal organs had a deep inner strength.

The murderer who killed Concubine Zhao was also extremely accomplished, and their martial arts were extraordinary as well.

These three events...could the murderer be the same person?"

"The case of Concubine Zhao should be distinguished.

This may be just a mere coincidence."

Shen Zhiyan's eyes were dark.

"The murderer pointed out in the 'Heavenly Blood Jade' and 'Blood Rain' cases was older and had silver-gray hair.

Maybe it is a person in the Spring Wuyuan Courtyard...

But if the murderer is from there, how would they leave Spring Wuyuan Courtyard to act?"

"Or perhaps, the people behind the scenes just chose Concubine Bai and Concubine Mo at random, and killed them for their blood.

In this way, the murderers who killed Concubine Bai and Concubine Mo just came in from outside, and went out without being noticed.

Walking in the Spring Wuyuan Courtyard is like walking on the muddy ground, so the murders should be light, powerful and extraordinary quick.

And it should be as powerful as the murderers who killed Sun Yumei and Xiaolu, which would match."

"These things are complex and complicated, and it is difficult for one person to complete them.

This Prince feels that the mastermind or the leader is behind the scenes, and there are several subordinates."

"His Royal Highness analysis is accurate."

"The key points that we have not yet cracked are as follows:"

・ Blood Jade are extremely rare and precious, so from where they came from is still a mystery;

・ How was the Blood Rain over the sky of the Imperial Palace, Qingyuan Hall cleverly laid out?

・ What kind of insects bites were the wounds on the faces and limbs of Sun Yumei and Xiaolu?

・ Who is the murderer?

・ What will happen next?

"As a final analysis, these are the main unanswered questions:"

・ Who deployed this whole game and for what purpose?

・ What attempts are coming to the Royal Family?

・ Is this a way to warn us of that person's ambitions?

Murong Ci and Shen Zhiyan's eyes moved away from the short horizontal lines, and they turned to each other, looking sad.

There were still so many mysteries that had not been solved yet, and the people behind the scenes hidden in the dark night were still unknown.

They were at a passive disadvantage, anxious, and worried.

However, what they were most worried about, were these final three words, at the end:

'Jade(Yù)

Steals

the Country'.

As long as the one involved was Murong Yu, there was nothing impossible...

YES....

The person that the Ballad was pointing to was....Murong Yu!

Murong Ci's heart seemed to be pressed against a boulder, which made her breathless, her small face turned white, and her long, thick eyelashes trembled slightly.

Shen Zhiyan understood her feelings, and said:

"Your Royal Highness, maybe things are not as bad as we thought.

There were no changes or movements on the Prince Regent's side.

I think he also guessed the hidden message of this Ballad, so he dared not act rashly.

At the climax of this storm, if he were to do anything, he would incur into infamy."

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END of CHAPTER 27 PART 3

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