The maid's road to success

Chapter 109: Trip to Luzhou 3

In just two days, the prefect of Luzhou caught the murderer who had been missing for nine years.

A man under 40 years old, with an ugly face, a thin figure, and a very sinister look, was locked in a prison van.

The governor of Luzhou seemed to want to reassure the people of the prefecture, so he specially brought a large number of officers and soldiers to clear the way and paraded the murderer through the streets for public display.

Wen Niang, Bi He and a few others stood on the second floor of the inn, looking at the situation outside through the gaps in the windows, and felt that something was wrong.

"Bihe, I'm afraid this person is not the real murderer. Please pay attention to when the city gate opens and we should leave as soon as possible."

Bihe was originally feeling happy about catching the murderer, but when she heard Wen Niang's words, she froze and asked while looking at her face.

"What do you mean? How do you know this isn't the real murderer?"

Wen Niang opened the window slightly and pointed at the murderer and said.

"The murderer seems to be very sinister, but he doesn't seem to be someone with great martial arts skills. There were several escort masters in Black Hawk before, and they were all top-notch fighters. Their bodies had many characteristics that reflected the characteristics of people who practiced martial arts for many years."

An Ning and An Ping came over to take a look and nodded.

"Look at this person, his limbs are thin. A person who practices martial arts all year round must be very strong. Not necessarily in body, but in thighs, arms, tendons and veins. I can't describe it, but it must not be like this. He looks like a weak person who has been lying in bed."

Bihe looked at the prisoner. She rarely saw someone who exuded such a gloomy feeling, and she felt that this person was very much like a murderer.

"What if the murderer wasn't a martial artist, and he killed those people by other means?"

An Ning explained for Wen Niang.

"Have you ever seen an ordinary person who could rely on drugs to deal with so many officials? Moreover, he handled so many cases without leaving any loopholes. Those people didn't even have the chance to escape or call for help when they died."

Bihe's face became more and more ugly. Yes, the government once patrolled the whole prefecture to catch the murderer, but many officials died mysteriously that day.

Even if poison was used, it would not cause everyone to die silently without anyone being able to escape.

Regardless of how strong their martial arts skills were, the police were all young and strong men. How could they be so weak?

"I'm just afraid that the so-called murderer is actually someone very important."

Several people looked at An Wenniang's face and followed her gaze in a certain direction below.

Bihe recognized that the person standing there was Chen Luoxi. Chen Luoxi came to Luzhou for this case, but he was very calm when he saw the murderer. He didn't seem to be happy that the murderer was caught. This was the strange thing.

"It's been nine years. The murderer hasn't been caught yet. The inspector just came and he caught the murderer right away? This makes me feel very strange. Besides, the governor of Luzhou has made a big fuss about sealing off the city this time."

Bihe looked at Wen Niang and asked her what she was thinking about.

"First, the governor of Luzhou was able to seal off the entire city in a very short time, and the officials below had no intention of resisting. This shows that the governor of Luzhou City has absolute say. Such a person cannot catch a criminal who has been doing evil for many years. This is the second point."

Bihe immediately understood Wen Niang's worries, closed the window and looked into Wen Niang's eyes.

"Are you suspecting that the murderer behind the scenes is related to the prefect?"

Wen Niang nodded. She had been thinking about this matter these days. The waiter had said a lot about it, and the surrounding shop owners had also talked a lot about things related to this case. She had this feeling.

"Even if they are not related, the murderer must be someone the prefect wanted to protect. Most of the dead are young girls, and many of the officials in the yamen who got into trouble were people who did not obey the prefect's discipline. Putting these things together, it is hard not to suspect the prefect."

Bihe asked again.

"So no one doubts the governor?"

Wen Niang sneered as she looked at the stunned people below.

"What can we do if we suspect it? Who are the people in power who have the final say in the world? Ordinary people can't do anything about it. Even if we suspect it and want to file a complaint, it will be difficult for us to leave Luzhou."

Anping thought of what a peddler had said before.

"Yes, now I remember what the peddler said. There was a family whose daughter was brutally murdered and tortured to death. The government said they couldn't find the murderer, so the family wanted to file a complaint with the emperor. But before they left, they were burned to death in a fire. They said it was sparks from the charcoal basin at home that ignited their clothes."

Everyone immediately thought of what the peddler had said, and they were all very worried. If this was true, then this trip to Luzhou would be dangerous.

"Don't worry too much. As long as we don't go out casually and stay here, we will leave as soon as the city gate opens."

Most of the people in Luzhou really thought that the murderer had been caught, so they did not go back home before the curfew that night. Instead, they stayed on the streets to enjoy the night view of Luzhou.

On the moat, many young girls placed boat lanterns in the river, which flickered on the calm water.

Everything returned to its former good state. Nothing really happened that night, and there was no danger for two or three days.

"Are we overthinking it? Nothing has happened in the past few days. The murderer may have really disappeared."

Wen Niang shook her head. She was not really sure, but she knew Chen Luoxi.

Chen Luoxi did not say anything at this time. Although she did not know how much power the inspector had, she knew that he could monitor the local officials.

Chen Luoxi has been here for many days, but he has not started any investigation into the prefect of Luzhou, nor has he participated in this murder case.

Is he really the kind of official who does nothing?

No, Chen Luoxi has the ability and means. He urgently needs to make achievements to restore the former glory of the Duke of Protectorate, so he will not ignore the strange situation in Luzhou.

But why does he stay in the villa now except hanging out in the famous restaurants in Luzhou?

The reason must be that he had no way to investigate the prefect of Luzhou, and the only one who could do so was the prefect himself.

Even his freedom was restricted, so he had no choice but to enjoy it.

"If the murderer has really been caught, why haven't the city gates been opened yet? There are more strange things."

Bihe looked at Wen Niang's worried eyes and didn't know how to comfort her.

"I'm afraid that the governor of Luzhou wants to find a way to make Chen Luoxi give up investigating him. Unless he promises that he won't care about Luzhou's affairs, I'm afraid the city gate will not be opened."

Wen Niang looked at the officials going to the city gate to change shifts. Each of them was equipped with a sharp sword.

When they first arrived here, most of the officers were still holding sticks, but now everyone has weapons that can kill people.

The city gates were locked, and no one noticed a thin man jumping into a dry well in a dilapidated courtyard near the city gates.

The prefect looked at the dusk above his head, wearing a black cloak, and quietly walked out of the corner gate to a spacious alley at the back.

Two men stood in front of a very hidden small door and led the prefect into the house.

It was pitch dark in front of the house, and we had to rely on the two lanterns in front to avoid walking in the dark.

Walking all the way to the middle of the garden, a spacious pavilion appeared before our eyes. There were at least forty or fifty lanterns hanging around it, illuminating the entire yard.

A dozen naked beautiful maids stood around, holding plates in their hands with all kinds of strange objects on them. Some of them had been used and were covered in blood, which flowed down the maids' white arms and to their feet, forming a small puddle on the ground.

The maids tried to act calm, but their trembling calves and pale faces revealed the fear in their hearts.

The pavilion was covered with a large white tiger skin, on which lay three young girls and boys. Their skin was cracked all over, and in some of the wounds, the bones were exposed.

Only one girl's fingers twitched from time to time.

The white tiger skin on the body was already stained with blood, and only the areas around it where the blood had not spread could vaguely show how good the skin was before.

"I told you to be quiet and not cause trouble, so why is there such a big fuss?"

Bai He, the governor of Luzhou, looked at the scene in front of him, frowned, stepped over the bloodstains under his feet, walked to a clean chair and sat down.

"You don't want to play? Why are you pretending? Aren't these ways of playing all researched by you?"

A fat middle-aged man was lying naked on a chaise longue, with only a silk handkerchief covering his legs.

A person dressed as a beautiful woman was feeding him some chilled fruits.

But if you look closely at the woman wearing gauze, you can vaguely see that there is a male body under the gauze. It turns out that this is a man disguised as a woman.

There was a gold chain around his neck connecting him to a cage. The pure gold chain was quite heavy, and it made the skin on his collarbone red and he could not straighten his back.

There was a sinister look in Bai He's eyes, and he looked unsuspecting.

"I told you guys to have fun after the inspector leaves. Just be patient for the next two days. Are you afraid that others won't hear such a loud noise?"

Another very thin man smelled a flower and closed his eyes in obsession.

Hearing Bai He's words, he stared at him with a sinister smile.

"What are you afraid of? We have our own people around here. You are just afraid that the inspector will find you and deprive you of your position. With us here, what are you afraid of?"

Bai He looked at the young man with hatred in his heart, but he did not show it.

The two men were obviously satisfied, so they had the three dead bodies carried and thrown into the lake. There were more than a dozen giant alligators living in the lake, which immediately pounced on the people attracted by the smell of blood and dragged them into the lake.

Turn them over, tear them into pieces and devour them.

"Bai He, don't think too much. We have already prepared the silver. I don't believe there is anyone in this world who doesn't like silver. At the very least, our treasure is enough to make him stand on our side."

The fat man took the flowers from the thin man and asked a few questions, but he didn't feel comfortable enough. He took out a box of porcelain bottles from his arms, took out a pill and swallowed it.

The three of them sat together discussing how to bribe Chen Luoxi next, and no one noticed the two men lying on the roof not far away.

It was Chen Luoxi and Zhushan.

Originally fearing that they would be discovered by the guards around, the two men followed Bai He very carefully. However, these people might be too confident. There were only some guards in the alley outside, and not many in the house inside.

Zhushan looked at the tools held in the hands of the maids. A bamboo stick was the most common one, and there were also thin knives for slicing meat and jade stones with sharp spikes that were smashed into a woman's body bit by bit.

Even Black Hawk would not use these tools when interrogating the most evil people. These beasts brutally abused the three teenagers.

"Sir, when do we start?"

When Chen Luoxi saw those people preparing to leave, he also hurried away and whispered to Zhushan.

"When Zhuchuan comes back, come to me directly. The governor of Luzhou must be eliminated."