The Salty Little Cannon Fodder Was Targeted By the Prince

Chapter 140 The body is still fresh

 Then the official called another person's name.

 After checking your identity, stand aside.

 This is repeated until the last person is reached.

 List the names that no one answered and then list them.

Pei Hao took this list and asked his cronies to get another one, which was the names of the servants who entered the palace of Shangshu Mansion. After comparing it, there was still one male servant who was not present, "Steward! Where is this person named Feng Dahu?"

 “He, isn’t he here?” The steward looked around in panic.

Pei Hao asked in a deep voice, "Where is he?"

"The villain doesn't know, I really don't know. He was seen during the day, why isn't he here now?"

“Can you follow me into the palace?”

"It's impossible. Based on his status, he is not qualified to enter the palace with the masters. He is just a person who pours night incense in the palace..." The housekeeper had a bad feeling in his heart, wondering where this harmful person had gone.

Pei Hao glanced at the people present with cold eyes, "Who knows where Feng Dahu is?"

 Suddenly, the whole place was silent.

Pei Hao pointed to the steward and said, "Bring him up to me."

 Two officers and soldiers came forward and escorted the steward forward.

Pei Hao reached out to an official and said, "Bring the portrait."

 He has not let anyone see it directly, just because he is afraid that something will be revealed.

 At this time, no one is present, so there is clearly a problem.

Du Wan would still act like a princess in front of others.

He moved quietly and sneaked up to Pei Hao, "You said the absent one is not the one we are looking for, right?"

"It's hard to tell. Let the steward recognize it first." Pei Hao directly handed the portrait to the steward, "Who is this person? Do you recognize him?"

The housekeeper panicked for a moment when he saw the portrait. His finger pointing at the portrait was still trembling, "Sir, sir, this person looks a bit like Feng Dahu."

 “Seriously?”

“It’s true, it’s true. If you don’t believe it, you can ask other people.”

　　　…”

Pei Hao was really asked, and after asking around, they all said it was Feng Dahu.

Du Wan didn’t expect that there would be more twists and turns in arresting the person, “It’s not like someone has already silenced her.”

Pei Hao’s hand holding the portrait paused.

 It is possible.

Mu Si'an heard this and immediately looked at Pei Hao.

Pei Hao immediately ordered: "I know that among the people who left the mansion this afternoon, there is no one named Feng Dahu. Therefore, this person must still be in Shangshu Mansion. Even if he dies, his body will still be in the mansion. Separate out Two teams, go search! Search carefully!"

"Yes! Search quickly, maybe the body is still fresh." Du Wan has experience in this matter.

 No, I just saw something similar...from TV and novels?

Du Wan then shouted to a group of searching officers and soldiers: "When searching, focus on dry wells, lake bottoms, and ponds. Some wealthy families like to throw dead people into wells, and also like to tie people with stones. Go to the bottom of the lake. By the way, if time is tight and you don’t have time to kill someone and hide the body, you can also search under the bed, in large wooden boxes, as well as in large water tanks and large bathtubs. These are all easy places to hide bodies.”

Du Wan doesn’t know.

　　When she mentioned the big bathtub, a footman among the kneeling men shivered violently.

Pei Hao listened to the little girl's words in surprise.

Who told her these despicable things?

 The family dotes on her so much, so they shouldn’t say this.

Pei Hao then thought about the little girl. There seemed to be a gossipy little maid next to her, and he couldn't help but frowned.

 The next time you see your brother-in-law, you should give him a good reminder and don't let the servants talk to the little girl about any dirty things.

 During the search, Pei Hao personally supervised the search.

In addition, there is also an overly lively little princess who is getting involved, pointing here and there from time to time.

 Suddenly, the Mansion of the Minister of Rites was full of cries of chickens and dogs. It’s true that chickens are flying and dogs are barking.

The chicken cages in the kitchen of the house were all overturned, and the tied dogs barked non-stop.

 At the same time, in the palace.

 The people of the Murong family, the Minister of Rites, had received the news that their mansion was surrounded by the Imperial City Division, and they almost died of fright.

Especially when the Minister of Rites heard this, he wiped his sweat and knelt down in fear before the emperor to plead guilty. He had heard that Pei Hao came into the mansion with an imperial edict to arrest people.

 What the crime is, Murong Shangshu is not clear yet, but it is always right to plead guilty first.

 The emperor looked at Murong Shangshu who was kneeling below, his eyes dark and unclear.

 Two hundred thousand taels of gold? An amount that even the national treasury has never had. Not only can the murderer take it out, but he also uses it to buy and kill people with ease.

who is it?

 A bunch of moths, why is there no silver in the national treasury?

Aren’t they all taken away by corruption? !

The emperor will investigate thoroughly regardless of whether the murderer is Murong Shangshu or not.

 No problem, he can also find out the problem...

 Just as the emperor thought.

Murong Shangshu's house was full of filth and evil, a common problem among wealthy families.

 There are very few wealthy and powerful families in the entire capital city who can be called clean.

And such a family is not worthy of praise or envy. The reason is that the population is not prosperous and there are few masters in the house. As the saying goes, if the forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, but if the forest is small, there are only two or three kittens, and they can't cause trouble at home even if they want to.

 “Wow! Another corpse.”

Du Wan was surprised and squatted not far from a dry well to watch the excitement.

It’s not that she didn’t want to get closer, but Pei Hao stopped her and didn’t allow her to go, for fear that she would be hit by dirty things and have nightmares at night.

Du Wan still sympathized with the dead people, "Prince Pei, you can ask the Yamen to find out the reason. You can't let people die because they are confused."

"Will do."

 Pei Hao still has two ideas about the emperor's thoughts.

 Just for a moment.

 Shang Shufu has found seven corpses.

 Two of them were in dry wells, and one was sunk at the bottom of the pond.

The remaining four bodies were from Du Wan who passed by a relatively remote small garden and suddenly wanted the officers and soldiers to dig the soil.

 Experienced officers and soldiers actually dug out the bones...

Mu Si'an hurried over at this time, "Sir, I found it."

 “Where?” Pei Hao asked immediately.

Du Wan also looked at Mu Si'an, waiting for his answer.

Mu Si'an said: "The man died in the bathhouse used by the servants..."

 Having said so much, it’s better to go and see it directly.

　When a group of people passed by, Du Wan learned the specific details.

Feng Dahu was directly strangled to death with a rope from behind. The body was hidden in a large tub for fear of being discovered. It was also filled with water and weighed down with a large wooden basin.

There is a long wooden bench on top of the wooden basin.

If the little princess hadn't shouted from time to time, the searching officers and soldiers might have missed it carelessly.

Just because Du Wan specifically pointed it out, an officer and soldier moved the long wooden bench and the big wooden basin away during the search, only to find the body under the bucket. Wu Zuo came over to check and found that the time of death was no more than half an hour.

This is about the same time that the officers and soldiers of the Imperial City Division surrounded the Shangshu Mansion.

 (End of this chapter)