The two dead maids were locked in a cell alone, and they were initially determined to have committed suicide.

Wang Yan immediately ordered someone to go to the Liu Mansion to inform him of the matter, and inquire about the origins of the two maids. Then he went to the prison and examined the bodies and cells.

The jailer said that when he was imprisoned, the two maids were fine. Suddenly they hit the wall and died last night.

Wang Yan asked if something unusual happened in the prison last night. The prison guard knelt on the ground and shivered, swearing that he would never have.

Wang Yan suddenly felt that this matter was a little strange. He left the prison and went to the Government Hall to wait for the constable's investigation results.

Zhang Ping got up early and rushed to Lingjue Temple. When Lan Jue got off the court and returned home, he had already returned from Lingjue Temple and said to Lan Jue: "Master Abbot said that Lord Liu Yuan did not invite talismans, but just invited a set of Diamond Sutra."

Lan Jue looked at his empty hands: "Why didn't you hire a set of scriptures?"

Zhang Ping didn't say anything.

Lan Jue asked again: "Why don't you answer?"

Zhang Ping said: "Students can only answer the truth."

Lan Jue said: "Don't I allow you to tell the truth?"

Zhang Ping looked up at Lan Jue: "Mr. Lan asked the students to go there, not to ask for scriptures, so the students did not do anything more."

Lan Jue smiled and said, "You go back to your room first."

Zhang Ping bowed and said, "The student wants to take a day off today."

Lan Jue glanced at him, and he knew that even if he told Zhang Ping that even Wang Yan, who is the minister of the Ministry of Justice, would be in trouble in this case. With your small test of failure, it would never be possible to find out the truth, and Zhang Ping would not listen.

So he just said lightly: "You can enter and exit this mansion at will, and you don't have to tell me every time."

Zhang Ping thanked him, returned to the room, took off his long shirt, changed into a short shirt, and left Lanjue's mansion. Manager Sun learned that he was called by Lanjue last night to ask questions, guessing that it was the incident last night, and he deliberately avoided it and no longer mentioned helping him enter the trial.

Zhang Ping did not go to the trial site, but walked all the way to Zhuyin Lane under the scorching sun.

Ma Lian's residence had been searched by the Ministry of Justice, and all the evidence that should be taken were brought back to the Ministry of Justice. However, Wang Yan felt that the case should be investigated in detail, so he still sent a constable to guard the house day and night to observe whether there was any trouble.

Zhang Ping got into the alley and was immediately bombarded by the detective. He was about to go around the narrow alley on the side of the road when a voice suddenly said from afar: "That scholar..."

Zhang Ping continued to walk forward, and the voice said again: "The scholar in short clothes—"

Zhang Ping turned around and saw two people sitting under the tea shed on the side of the road. One was a thin man in his forties, wearing a half-old cool towel, a thin shirt with gray tiles, a short moustache, two sharp eyebrows, but there were a pair of thin and kind eyes below. He was looking at Zhang Ping and stood up and said, "This scholar, my little master, can you invite you to have a cup of tea under the shed?"

The young man sitting beside him smiled at Zhang Ping, like a pearl and jade.

Zhang Ping walked into the tea shed and bowed. The man in gray claimed that his surname was Xu Mingdeng and was the manager of the Qi Mansion. The young man was Qi Zhu, the young master of the Qi Mansion, and came to the capital to visit his uncle. He felt very kind to see Zhang Ping look like a relative whom he hadn't seen for many years, so he took the initiative to talk.

The young man Qi Zhu continued, "Another, I saw that my brother was wearing a short shirt, but he behaved like a scholar, so I was a little curious. How could I ask my brother's name?"

Zhang Ping said: "Zhang Ping."

Qi Zhu asked again: "Do you have any words?"

Zhang Ping replied: "The name is Qinyong."

Qi Zhu said: "What a square name. I seem to have heard of the word Zhang Ping somewhere." After pausing for a moment, he knocked on the folding fan, "Yes, in the teahouse, I heard someone discussing a test subject from the current department. He was accidentally arrested as a suspect by the Ministry of Justice, but in the lobby, he broke an old unsolved case. He was called Zhang Ping. Could it be that Brother Zhang?"

Zhang Ping said: "It's down."

Qi Zhu immediately said, "I'm really disrespectful." Then he smiled, "Then, I can guess why Brother Zhang is dressed up like this."

He was at most fifteen or sixteen years old, with a childish look. Although his behavior and tone were very mature, his smile removed the youth's love and whispered: "You are here to investigate the case."

Zhang Ping remained motionless and his expression did not move.

The manager Xu laughed and said, "Young Master Zhang, don't worry. My little master is not old, but he is born to like bizarre cases. He came to the capital and was fine. He heard about many strange cases. To be honest, the little master was here with him today, and he came here on purpose and was a little interested in that case."

Qi Zhu gently lit the table with a folding fan: "I heard about this case, the Ministry of Justice believes that the prisoner is a few scholars. Could it be that Brother Zhang thinks there is something else?"

Zhang Ping stared at the table and said, "I have never seen the crime scene. There is an official outside the deceased's house. Everything about this case is heard and I dare not make a judgment."

Qi Zhu said: "Yes, we have to make the case honest and truthful. I may have a way to get in that house."

Zhang Ping's eyelids moved, and Qi Zhu continued: "My uncle had some friendship with Tao Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice. Xu Deng happened to know the leader of the guard at the door. He only said that Brother Zhang was the friend of the deceased and wanted to go in and take a look. Maybe he could be able to be comfortable."

Zhang Ping nodded: "Then it's going to be a labor."

Xu Deng stood up and said, "The little master and Mr. Zhang will sit first, I will go over and talk to the captain." He hurriedly left the tea shed, and soon came back in a hurry, "You can enter."

Zhang Ping followed the boy and Xu Deng back to Zhuyin Lane. The constable in front of the door disappeared. Xu Deng said: "I gave some money on my own initiative and invited them to have tea, but it was only about two or three quarters of an hour."

The three of them entered the yard, and Xu Deng entered the yard gate.

Ma Lian has made a lot of money over the years. Instead of staying with others like other poor scholars, he rented out the small courtyard alone.

However, Ma Lian did not hire his servants, saying that he wanted to read and write articles. He thought the servants were so quarrel that he only asked an old woman living at the entrance of the alley to come to help him wash his clothes every few days.

According to the old woman, Ma Lian had some quirks and never allowed her to enter the house. She just asked her to wash clothes in the yard and leave after washing.

Zhang Ping looked at the yard and saw that the leaves and ash on the ground were all freshly falling. The grass in the cracks of the bricks had just sprouted. There was only new dust in the cracks of the doors, leaves and windows, and there was no accumulation of dust. The floor of the gray bricks in the house was also clean.

There is only one main hall in the courtyard, two wing rooms, one kitchen, and a toilet in the corner of the yard.

There were two wing rooms, one for study and the other for bedroom. Ma Lian was killed while bathing in the bedroom.

The evil knife, bathtub and other evidence have been taken away by the Ministry of Justice. The bed and clothes in the cabinet have also been picked up. Qi Zhu stood in the house with his hands on his back. Xu Deng squinted his eyes and looked around. Zhang Ping looked around, looked at the door bolt, walked out of the bedroom, but went to the kitchen. Qi Zhu followed him, and Zhang Ping opened the cupboard and carefully checked the seasoning hall.

The captain reported the results found by Wang Yan.

The Liu Mansion said that the two dead maids were a pair of sisters. They bought the Liu Mansion at the end of last year and still had their own documents.

The constable found their relatives according to the documents and found a major stranger.

The captain put a few pieces of paper in front of Wang Yan and hesitated: "Grand, sir, this is all I have found. Please rest assured, sir, I will never talk nonsense."

Wang Yan picked up the paper and glanced a few times, his face changed drastically, and he stepped out of the Government Hall and called for someone to prepare a sedan chair.

"Send our headquarters to the Grand Tutor's Mansion!"

Lan Jue claimed a leave to Gong Shangshu, left the ministry office early in the morning, returned to the mansion, ordered people to take a jade Ruyi, seal it into a brocade box, and put it on a few gifts. He changed into an ordinary robe and asked to prepare a sedan chair.

The manager asked, "Who is going to give gifts to me?"
Chapter completed!