Dali Temple has his Lord Luo

Chapter 114 Doubtful

Luo Ning then smiled and said: "Mom, wouldn't it be true that if you come to Daddy for something, someone will come to you for help?"

"Of course, you just know that? But I know your father's temperament. He always refuses politely and doesn't cause trouble for your father."

Luo Ning asked again:

"Mom, how do you feel about the relationship between Master Meng and Madam?"

"How could I know that this kind of communication is just wearing a mask, who would talk about the inner affairs of the family! But Mr. Meng has made good plans, the back house is clean, and only two people live."

Indeed, there are too many messy things in the back house.

Not knowing if there would be any news from Song Zhuer, Luo Ning took a piece of hibiscus cake and returned to Dali Temple.

Song Zhuer had come back and said quickly when she saw Luo Ning:
"My mother has only met Mrs. Meng twice. She said she is a scheming woman with a good temperament, but she is not familiar with her and has not heard of anything going on."

It seems that Mrs. Meng gives people the same impression, and there should be no emotional problems.

"Zhu'er, if Mrs. Meng has no external intentions, then what did the person who killed her want?"

Song Zhuer asked:

"My lord, can we completely rule out home invasion and robbery?"

"I don't think about it. The reason is that all the valuable things are in the room. I just took small items casually. Even the money is still there. Taking things along is just for show. In fact, the goal is not money."

"Did Mrs. Meng have a quarrel with the murderer? Did the murderer commit the murder on impulse?"

Song Zhuer thought of another possibility.

"If this is the case, when the murderer went to the woodshed to look for the murder weapon, Mrs. Meng could have fled. Is she still waiting there? It couldn't be a sudden move!"

Luo Ning denied this possibility.

At this time, Meng Sizhi came back first:
"Sir, I went to see the nanny who works in the Meng Mansion!"

"How's it going? Did you find anything?" Song Zhuer was anxious.

"That grandma has been doing odd jobs in the Meng Mansion since Mr. Meng came to Anyang City. She said that Mrs. Meng is young and beautiful and doesn't know how to do housework, but she has a good temperament and her relationship with Mr. Meng is normal."

"Are there no other emotional entanglements?" Song Zhuer asked.

"At least grandma didn't notice. She said that there are few people in the Meng Mansion and life is simple. There is only one courtyard where people live, and they don't go to other places in the manor!"

Luo Ning also thinks this place is strange. The population is so simple that the rest of the house is vacant?

After all, he is the master of the cabinet, but there is not even a concierge at home, a dignified wife of the cabinet minister, and no maid. It is really incomprehensible!

The news brought back by Wei Sizhi was simpler. Because the Meng Mansion was large in area and far away from its neighbors, and Mrs. Meng was not very sociable, she didn't find out anything around her.

But a neighbor saw Mrs. Meng and Mr. Meng talking outside the house around [-]:[-] a.m. yesterday.

"Youshi?" Luo Ning thought about it: "Dong Yuzuo said that Mrs. Meng was killed in Youshi. Could it be that the murderer went in and killed Mrs. Meng after Master Meng left?"

Luo Ning affirmed:

"The lock on the door of Meng's house is intact, which means that the murderer is still familiar with Mrs. Meng, and it was Mrs. Meng who brought the murderer into the house."

Yao Sizhi came back last:
"Sir, I went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to check Master Meng's files. Mrs. Meng is the daughter of a merchant from Wanzhou. In addition to Mrs. Meng, she also has two younger brothers in the family."

"Have you checked with Mr. Meng? Are all these relatives closely connected?" Luo Ning asked.

"Sir, there is something very strange. Master Meng said that after getting married, Mrs. Meng had less contact with her family and almost never went back!"

"Why is this?"

"Mr. Meng didn't say anything, nor did he pay attention. He felt that Mrs. Meng had the final say and could do whatever she liked. He was busy with official duties all day long and neglected details."

Song Zhuer said first:
"Sir, why do I think this Meng Mansion is so strange?"

Luo Ning also nodded:

"I also have this experience. From the looks of it, Yao Sizhi may have to make a trip to Wanzhou."

Yao Huan took the order:

"Sir, without further ado, I'll set off today, and I'll be back tomorrow soon!"

"Okay, then Yao Sizhi will have a hard time!"

Yao Huan said goodbye to everyone and led his horse out of Dali Temple.

Several people frowned. There was no progress at all today. Qin Zhao walked in and saw the atmosphere was solemn:
"What's going on? Are you all frowning?"

Luo Ning smiled bitterly:

“I’ve been searching all morning and I’ve reached a dead end, but there are no clues or ideas at all!”

"I saw Yao Huan riding out?" Qin Zhao asked.

"Well, Yao Si went straight to Mrs. Meng's hometown to see if there are any clues!" Luo Ning replied: "This Meng Mansion is weird, let's take a look."

After speaking, he took out his pen and ink:

"There are only two people in the mansion. I believe there are people who visit Mr. Meng on weekdays, but there is not even a doorman?"

"However, this is not a problem. Maybe the living habits are different?" Qin Zhao objected.

"Okay, let's leave it alone for now."

Luo Ning made a small X in the back.

"The second point is that the door lock of Meng's house is intact, which means that she is familiar with the murderer. So, was this person, Mrs. Meng, waiting to receive guests? Or was she used to leaving the door unlocked? After all, she was at home alone."

"Sir, do you have confidence in the security of Anyang City? And do you think it is safer because it is the Cabinet Office?"

Analysis by Song Zhuer.

Luo Ning smiled:

"Okay, then let's put a cross here as well. The third point is that Mrs. Meng was familiar with the murderer. She was killed with two swords without any struggle."

Both Wei Yan and Qin Zhao nodded:
"Here's the point."

"The fourth point is that the murderer is familiar with the layout of Meng's house. He easily entered the house and found the woodshed, and he knew that there was a long knife in the woodshed!"

"Sir, there is no one in Meng's house. Even if the murderer enters the house and looks for the murder weapon, no one will find it!" Meng Xiao said.

"There is a key point here. If the murderer is not familiar with the situation in Meng's house and randomly looks for the murder weapon, then he must make sure that Mr. Meng will not return to the house! Moreover, he must also ensure that the weapon can be found!"

"It's just weird here!"

Qin Zhao touched his chin and realized something was wrong:
"Then let's see why the murderer wanted to kill Mrs. Meng. Did he do it on the spur of the moment? If he came prepared but didn't prepare a murder weapon, it wouldn't make sense."

"Could it be that after seeing Mr. Meng and Mrs. Meng chatting at the gate of the house, the murderer had the intention to kill, and after Mr. Meng left, he entered the house and looked for the murder weapon?" Song Zhuer analyzed.

Luo Ning smiled:

"This is also a possibility. Let's go back to the beginning. The murderer must be someone familiar to Mrs. Meng, but after our investigation, there is no one around Mrs. Meng who can kill her!"

Luo Ning looked at the ideas he had sketched on the paper:

"Furthermore, if the murderer had an impromptu idea, he would definitely know that Mr. Meng was not in the house at the next moment, and found that the door of the house was not locked."

Luo Ning turned to Qin Zhao:

"Master Qin, the emperor wanted to play a chess game yesterday. Was it something decided a long time ago? Or was it a temporary arrangement?"

"There is a chess meeting every month. The emperor likes horse riding and chess, so he calls everyone to play every once in a while! This chess meeting was also scheduled a week in advance!"

(End of this chapter)