Dali Temple has his Lord Luo

Chapter 35 Getting Ready to Arrest
Luo Ning took it over, and there were various details about renting a house written in black and white. In the lower right corner of the white paper, there was a name written neatly: Lu Shuangxue.

Lu Shuangxue?It seems that the next step is to find this person.

Luo Ning and Song Zhuer were going to Jingzhao Mansion to check the population and household registration of Anyang City.

The two of them came out from the direction of Rouge Shop and happened to pass by Beizhen Fusi. Seeing the big lion of Beizhen Fusi, Luo Ning's heart skipped a beat and he didn't know what Qin Zhao was doing.

Song Zhuer stared at Luo Ning's expression: "Master, do you miss Master Qin?"

"Nonsense!"

"Otherwise, let's go in and have a look?"

"I'm not going." Luo Ning couldn't say anything, but he didn't stop and took a few steps towards Beizhen Fusi.

I wish Master Qin could come out!

When Qin Zhao really walked out of Beizhen Fusi, both of them were stunned, and Luo Ning's face lit up with joy.

Qin Zhao and Lu Yuan walked out of Beizhen Fusi and were about to go out to do errands. Suddenly they saw Luo Ning at the door. This unexpected surprise really made people want to laugh to the sky.

"You need me?" Qin Zhao asked Luo Ning with a smile.

"I'm just passing by here, going to Jingzhao Mansion."

"Oh? Is there any clue about the case?"

"Well, the identity of the victim has been confirmed! His name is Xiao Qi."

Qin Zhao thought about it and said to Lu Yuan: "I will accompany Mr. Luo to investigate the case. The emperor also attaches great importance to this case. He asked about it earlier. Lu Yuan, please take Song Zhuer back to the Yamen first and wait until I come back." Officials!"

Song Zhuer followed Lu Yuan into Beizhen Fusi, and Luo Ning and Qin Zhao looked at each other and smiled.

The two of them entered Jingzhao Mansion. Song Qingsong brought the household registration of Anyang City and called four government officials to search it carefully.

An hour later, everyone was dizzy and finally found three people named Lu Shuangxue. The first one lived in the west of the city and was nine years old, so they were excluded.

The second one moved from Jinzhou. He is 20 years old this year and now lives in the south of the city. The address is actually ~ the rouge shop that Luoning visited just now!

No need to look at the third one.

The second one is undoubtedly Lu Shuangxue, but she no longer lives in the south of the city. What should I do?
"Master Song, the remaining bodies have not been found yet?" Luo Ning frowned.

"Yes, we sent several teams to search along the south side of the city, and focused on the location where the head was found, but none was found." Song Qingsong was also very distressed.

"Now we know that the deceased is Xiao Qi, and he lived with Lu Shuangxue. Lu Shuangxue moved out of the house behind Rouge Shop a month ago, and Xiao Qi disappeared more than ten days ago and has never returned home."

Luo Ning straightened out the thoughts on the case so far: "Now, continue to search for the body in two directions, and continue to look for people with good skills in the other direction, who can cut the body so skillfully!"

Qin Zhao and Song Qingsong nodded together: "Master Song, I'd better send someone to find the body. Over at Dali Temple, I'll send a few guards in golden clothes to find the murderer!"

After discussing with everyone, everyone will return to each other.

Luo Ning returned to Dali Temple. Yao Sizhi and Wei Sizhi left two lists, both of which were more mature craftsmen in the west and north of the city, exactly ten people.

Today, the two of them continued to look for people in the south and east of the city.

While Luo Ning was looking through the list, Song Zhuer came back and said, "Sir, have you found Lu Shuangxue?"

"Not yet, she moved here from Jinzhou, and there is no record after she left the rouge shop. Now I can only start from the murderer."

"Could the murderer be Lu Shuangxue?"

"It cannot be proven that she was able to cut up the body skillfully. Dong Wuzuo said that the knife edges were very neat."

"She lived with Xiao Qi and then killed him? Why?" Song Zhuer was puzzled.

"It's still a motive. We can't tell yet. Let's find the murderer first!"

Luo Ning took Song Zhuer from the south of the city to visit everyone on the list one by one. It was not until sunset that they visited everyone.

Song Zhuer was so tired that she didn't want to leave, Luo Ning saw a teahouse right next to her: "Go, go in and have a rest, and call the carriage back at the intersection later."

Luo Ning also felt a little tired, so he pulled Song Zhuer inside. The two of them ordered tea and analyzed the people they just visited together.

All ten of them are the most skilled butchers in Anyang City.

Since the opening of the animal husbandry industry in Zhao State, the number of farmers has increased significantly, but the farmers do not know how to slaughter, so the master and his apprentices formed a team to take over these jobs.

These people work in various villages, spread their word of mouth, and are even busier during the New Year, so the villages near Anyang City gradually become familiar with these people.

This was also the reason why Luo Ning set his sights on these people in the first place.

Dong Wuzuo said that if the murderer has experience, then the possibility of being a woodcutter is very small, and the only way to find a needle in a haystack is to find a butcher.

Will there be a murderer among the ten people we just searched for?

Luo Ning took out Xiao Qi's portrait. All ten of them looked calm. What's their age?No way to start.

"Sir, I didn't find anything. Is there anything wrong with these ten people?" Song Zhuer was worried.

"It doesn't matter. Wei Sizhi and the others went to the south and west of the city again today. There is still hope."

As he said, Luo Ning didn't have any confidence at all. If Lu Shuangxue was related to the case and she disappeared now, would she run away with the murderer?
However, I have already asked the ten people I visited just now. The circle is so large, and there is no butcher in Anyang City who I have not met recently.

So, the murderer is confident, so he hasn't escaped yet?

The two people were analyzing the case in a low voice. A clerk ran in. Luo Ning and the clerk were stunned. Wasn't he the guy from Rouge Shop?
Looking at it, it turned out that the rouge shop was nearby.

"Sir, are you coming over for tea?" The boy was very enthusiastic.

"Well, you're here too!" Luo Ning said hello with a smile.

The clerk was very polite, but suddenly something occurred to him: "By the way, sir, have you found that girl? I met her at Caishikou this morning!"

"What?" Luo Ning stood up excitedly: "Where did you meet her?"

"It's the Caishikou in front of me, not far from the South City Gate." The clerk quickly replied: "But she didn't see me and left without saying hello."

Luo Ning remembered the portrait in his sleeve, took it out and showed it to the clerk: "Is it him who lived here before?"

The guy took the portrait and took a look at it, and without hesitation: "That's him!"

Song Zhuer was so happy when she heard it. This is how investigating a case is, maybe it will come to light at some point.

"Thank you very much."

Luo Ning was very happy that the case finally made some progress: "However, I still have to trouble you to go to Dali Temple. I want you to help draw a portrait of Lu Shuangxue's appearance."

The boy was very happy: "It's okay, you're welcome, sir. I'm glad you can help."

Song Zhuer immediately stood up without complaining: "Sir, let's go!"

Returning to Dali Temple, I got a simulated portrait of Lu Shuangxue. After reading it, the clerk at the rouge shop said that an eight-point portrait was enough.

Luo Ning ordered Wei Sizhi to make a few pictures overnight. Everyone looked at the sky and saw that it was completely dark. It seemed that the overtime mode would be activated today.

Wei Sizhi rushed to make the portrait, and Yao Sizhi brought the list of people from the south and west of the city to visit in the afternoon:
"Sir, there are only a dozen good butchers in Anyang City. Look, this is the list of people visiting this afternoon."

"Zhu'er and I visited everyone in the east and north of the city. We took Xiao Qi's portrait. They were at a loss. Unless they concealed it better, it doesn't matter at all."

"There are more apprentices in the south and west of the city, and there are only five or six successful masters." Yao Si pointed at the list.

"Have they all seen the portrait?"

"Two of them are away and have gone to a neighboring village. They won't be back until tomorrow."

"Well, you don't recognize anyone else who has seen the portrait?"

"I don't even know him, but one of the apprentice's words made me pay attention."

"Ok?"

"He said that the master and his wife have reconciled again, so the master is very happy recently and teaches him more content every day. The key is that his master is from Jinzhou! I remember Lu Shuangxue is from Jinzhou."

"Have you met his master?"

"Not yet, he is not here today, he is the butcher who will return tomorrow."

"Great!"

After hearing the conversation between the two people, everyone gathered together. After two days of busy work, they finally had some clues. Even if they were looking for a needle in a haystack, they had now found Lu Shuangxue and Xiao Qi.

Everyone suddenly felt confident again.

Luo Ning saw everyone gathered:

"Now, let's assume that Lu Shuangxue came from Jinzhou. She knew the murderer we were looking for, but she later met Xiao Qi. For better or worse, they lived together, but for some unknown reason, they killed Xiao Qi. .”

"Established!" Meng Sizhi first agreed:

"Xiao Qi's life is relatively simple. I went to the medicine hall and asked, and they all said that he has a gentle personality. If there is no vendetta, this case must be closely related to Lu Shuangxue."

"If it was Lu Shuangxue who did it, then let's sort out the timeline." Seeing everyone's agreement, Luo Ning continued:
"Lu Shuangxue came to Anyang City a year ago and met Xiao Qi. The two of them lived together half a year ago. Then something happened and they vacated the house a month ago. But where were they at this time?"

Another question, yes, there is still a month's time difference, why does Lu Shuangxue want to return the house?Where did Xiao Qi go with her again?
"Besides, Xiao Qi's wet nurse said she hadn't seen him for more than ten days, which means that Xiao Qi was still free during the period of moving away, and the accident happened within ten days! But the head was abandoned five or six days ago. Where did it go in between?”

Luo Ning's words caused the clear sky to be covered with dark clouds:

"Also, I'm thinking, if Lu Shuangxue and Han Ming are the murderers, where will the separation of the bodies be done?"

Meng Xiao looked at Yao Huan: "Sir, Yao Si and I went straight to the butchers to ask for clues. We found out that the nearest slaughterhouse in Anyang City is only in the south of the city, and the rest are scattered in various villages. The south of the city is just away from where the human head was found. Not far."

"That is to say, the butcher who went to the neighboring village now is under serious suspicion!" Luo Ning was actually very sure.

At this time, Wei Sizhi finished drawing the portrait and came over: "Sir, I have drawn almost twenty portraits, is that enough?"

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Let's do this for now. Tomorrow morning I will give the portrait to Mr. Qin and ask the Jin Yiwei to distribute it throughout the city, focusing on the south of the city and trying to find Lu Shuangxue."

"Where's the butcher's side?" Yao Sizhi was waiting for instructions.

"Get ready, arrest people!" Luo Ning said firmly.

(End of this chapter)