Chapter 72 A new case is coming

Author: Bai Xiaoyuan

Whichever is the lesser of two evils.

Shen Lingxi naturally chose the former one.

Ever since Mu Huaian met Shen Lingxi, he had always wanted her to come to Dali Temple and sort out those unanswered cases for him.

It has never been possible.

Today, everyone in the capital knows that it is the day of great joy for him and Shen Lingxi.

But he took Shen Lingxi to the prison of Dali Temple as he wished.

The more Mu Huaian thought about it, the more he felt that it was really ironic.

Dali Temple is in charge of the prison, and most of the prisoners in the prison are the criminals who have committed major criminal cases.

It's not that Shen Lingxi doesn't want to help Mu Huaian, it's really not the right place for her to come to.

Those criminals are all responsible for murders. What's more, one person is responsible for several murders. You can imagine how many dead souls are following them.

Shen Lingxi's ability to "see ghosts" means that if you walk on the street, as long as you can control your eyes, you may not be able to attract ghosts.

But if she enters a place like this and her abilities are discovered by the dead souls, it will be the same as ascending to the underworld.

It is estimated that everyone will regard her as the mouth substitute of Yangjian.

She went to a clothing store and bought a gauze curtain hat to wear.

Mu Huaian looked at him sideways, "Why, are you afraid that someone will recognize you?"

"Yes, what if Marquis Xuanping thinks that I collaborated with you to deceive his daughter and becomes angry." Shen Lingxi replied casually, "He just wanted to kill me with his sword."

"He brought it on himself, what does it have to do with you?"

Mu Huaian frowned, "Besides, my second brother is quite good-looking, and I plan to give him the position of prince. How can he be unworthy of Shen Yuyao with his status? What if Shen Ji brings this matter to you again? , then tell him that whether his daughter can be the crown prince’s wife in the future depends on whether I am willing to give up the title.”

It is inconvenient for Shen Lingxi to comment on family matters involving the Mu family.

Before the ghost of Magpie disappeared, he also told her something about Mu Mansion.

Knowing that Mu Huaian meant well to her, she thanked her softly and followed him into Dali Temple.

The prison they went to directly had fewer official duties than the official office.

But when those colleagues saw Mu Huaian, their jaws almost dropped, as if they had seen a ghost.

"Isn't Shaoqing getting married today? Why did he come to the Yamen suddenly?"

"Yes, Shaoqing, if we weren't on duty today, we would all want to come and ask for a wedding drink."

"Young Master is here to bring us wedding wine, right?"

"You are all mistaken." Mu Huaian's expression remained unchanged, "It's my second brother's wedding, not me."

He said seriously: "What's the point of getting married? I heard that there was a big case last night, and I was afraid that you couldn't solve it, so I came here to have a look."

Anyone who spends all day in this prison is not a human spirit. When he hears it, he will know that there must be something going on.

After all, I saw him in the Yamen in the past few days, showing off that he was getting married.

Now it's said that it's my brother's marriage...

Due to Master Mu's reputation, those colleagues didn't ask too many questions and all tacitly looked at Shen Lingxi behind him.

Shen Lingxi didn't care at all what others thought of her.

All her attention was focused on the cat that had been following her.

Since the cat entered the prison, it has been running around in various cells, meowing excitedly, "Meow, meow".

When the dead souls following the criminal leader saw it, they all showed doting eyes.

"The cat is quite interesting. Even though he is dead, he is still so lively. Why is he in prison?"

"Hey, sweet cat, come and give me a hug."

No matter living people or dead souls, they can't resist the temptation of furry hair.

What's more, it actually followed the cat and floated here and there.

As a result, a strange scene formed in front of Shen Lingxi's eyes——

In the prison of the underworld, the living people have their own thoughts and are silent, gesticulating with each other with their eyes.

The prison in the underworld was full of people, because many dead souls suffered brutal deaths and never had a good life and were buried. They were either missing arms or legs, and their faces were ferocious. They were floating around in this cell, looking more like a group of demons dancing.

The cat attracted the attention of all the dead souls, but no dead soul paid attention to Shen Lingxi who had not yet taken off his hat in the dark prison.

The most worrying scenario did not happen, and Shen Lingxi felt quite relaxed.

This lively underworld scene continued until Shen Lingxi followed Mu Huaian into the autopsy room and finally calmed down.

When the dead souls saw the autopsy room, they stopped in fear.

Only the cat seemed to have discovered something, something that made it extremely excited, and rushed in directly.

Perhaps inspired by the work of Fu'an Hall, the autopsy room of Dali Temple has ice basins everywhere. As a result, it is the coldest room in the entire yamen, much colder than the outside.

In the middle of the autopsy room, there is a large table.

There was something covered with a white cloth on the table.

The cat squatted on the table and meowed at the white cloth.

The officer who led the way for Mu Huaian introduced: "Yesterday was the anniversary of King An's death. The Queen sent Eunuch Liu to pay homage to Prince An's mansion. As a result, several body parts suddenly fell from the beams, which scared Eunuch Liu. Half-dead, after returning home, the empress heard about this and suffered from a headache."

"Our people searched the house overnight and collected almost all the body parts. We made a preliminary judgment that this person was brutally dismembered after being killed. Only the face was severely damaged. It was impossible to verify the identity of the victim. We could only identify another person. Look for other clues.”

Mu Huaian's face changed slightly, "Prince An?"

Shen Lingxi also had some impression of King An.

She remembered that this King An was his third son.

Two years ago, he suddenly committed suicide by hanging himself from a beam in his house.

He was only fifteen years old when he died.

At that time, it was also rumored that King An was murdered.

But everyone in the capital was called to have Prince An examine the body, and there was no doubt that he had committed suicide.

"Exactly." The officer was still frightened, "It has been rumored for a while that Prince An's mansion is haunted, and ghosts can be heard crying every night. Now that something like this has happened again, rumors are spreading in the capital that Prince An did not commit suicide, but was killed by someone. If you are harmed, you will turn into a ghost and seek your life."

"Nonsense." Mu Huaian sneered coldly, "It is a definite fact that King An committed suicide. Besides, if people can turn into ghosts after death, they themselves can avenge themselves, and they still need us. What are these prison yamen doing? Go and find out where these rumors are coming from. Someone must be behind this matter, using rumors of ghosts to cause trouble."

The officer agreed and turned around to make arrangements.

Mu Huaian walked to the desk, covered his mouth and nose, lifted the white cloth and took a look inside.

He immediately frowned, turned away his eyes, and put down the white cloth.

The color on his face rarely faded.

"I heard that the Queen is attaching great importance to this case and wanted you to come and take a look." Mu Huaian calmed his breathing a little and said to Shen Lingxi, "I didn't expect the death to be so horrific. Let's forget it and let's go."

"No need to change, just this." Shen Lingxi walked to the desk and opened the white cloth.

Mu Huaian looked at her in astonishment.
Chapter completed!