Dali Temple has his Lord Luo

Chapter 96
"What does Zhang Xiang do?"

"He goes outside the city to collect grain and sells it after autumn. He makes a lot of money every year. This is why Chen Bailu likes him!"

"How do you know that Chen Bailu fell in love with him because of Zhang Xiang's money?"

"She said it to me herself!"

"You and Chen Bailu are so familiar with each other? To the point where we can talk about anything?"

Yang Wei affirmed: "Your Excellency, you can check with Bai Lu to see if what I said is true!"

When the words came to such an extent, Luo Ning believed him for the time being.

"Has Chen Bailu ever revealed any confusion or entanglements in relationships?"

Yang Wei thought carefully:

"It seems not. We haven't seen each other much recently. Ever since she rejected me head-on, I have been traveling to other states to try hard to make money. I can't let my future wife look down on me!"

Yang Wei's heartfelt words are quite touching.

"Yang Wei, you are not married yet? You don't have anyone to be engaged to?"

"To be honest, sir, I have been waiting for Chen Bailu, but she has never been interested. I have also thought about it. Finding someone who recognizes me is better than anything else!"

Luo Ning looked at Yang Wei's expression and became even more sure that Chen Bai's exposure had nothing to do with him.

"Didn't you hear any noise on the night Chen Bailu was killed?"

Yang Wei bowed his head and paused:

"Sir, whenever I hear a sound, I will definitely rush out. I had already gone to bed at that time, so I didn't hear a sound."

Yang Wei regretted it very much: "If I had heard the noise that day, I would have sent the bad guys directly to Jingzhao Mansion!"

Who said no!
Luo Ning and Song Zhuer walked out of Yang Wei's house, which was only fifty steps away from the crime scene. Luo Ning looked carefully.

At the wall on one side of the alley, there were still stains of blood on the ground. There was a very eye-catching large area, which was probably where the incident occurred.

Luo Ning looked around and said to Song Zhuer:

"It's relatively remote here. If it's already late when Chen Bailu comes back, you won't be able to see the hiding murderer at all!"

Song Zhuer also followed Luo Ning's example and walked around.

Suddenly she saw a gap at the corner of the wall:
"My lord, the murderer must have been hiding here!"

Song Zhuer entered the gap, and there was still a lot of room to spare. Luo Ning also tried to get in, and sure enough, it was no problem to accommodate them both!

"It seems that the murderer was hiding here, waiting for Chen Bailu to show up, and when he passed by here, he happened to rush out from the side, which is consistent with Chen Bailu's dictation!"

The two of them restored half of the scene and were very happy.

"Zhu'er, there are only two of us left now, let's go, we'll meet right away!"

Song Zhuer took the slip of paper written by Chen Baidan and pointed to a person named Li Jun and the address on the back:

"Sir, this person's address is nearby, let's go here first!"

Luo Ning took a glance and saw that it was only one street away, so the two of them walked over and entered Qili Alley.

According to the clues provided by Chen Baidan, Li Jun was someone Chen Bailu knew at the last place he worked.

Li Jun was interested in Chen Bailu two years ago and is still pursuing her today.

Chen Bailu was also attracted to Li Jun once, but at that time Li Jun had a childhood sweetheart, and the three of them had a huge quarrel because of this.

The yard of Li Jun's house is not big, but it is very spacious. When he walked outside the gate, Luo Ning saw a man inside sorting the herbs, drying them and sorting them.

Looking at the clues provided by Chen Baidan, Li Jun usually goes to the mountains to collect medicines and sells them to various medicine dealers. It is undoubtedly Li Jun.

Luo Ning knocked on the door.

Li Jun turned around when he heard the knock on the door and saw an adult in official uniform pushing the door in. He felt very strange in his heart:
"you……"

Luo Ning introduces himself:

"I am Luo Ning, Qing of Dali Temple, here for Chen Bailu's case!"

Li Jun put down the dustpan in his hand and let Luo Ning and Song Zhuer into the room. The room was filled with all kinds of herbs and had a strong smell.

Li Jun was a little embarrassed: "Adults, what's the matter?"

Luo Ning looked at him:
"Something happened to Chen Bailu, did you know?"

"Know!"

"When did you know?"

"Yesterday!"

"How do you know?"

Li Jun sighed:

"Bai Lu's appearance is famous in this area. Who knew that such a thing would happen, so it spread everywhere yesterday."

"What is your relationship with Chen Bailu?"

"I once pursued her!"

"once?"

Li Jun smiled bitterly:

"Yes, I haven't seen her for a while."

"Tell me about your relationship!"

Luo Ning was a little curious about Chen Baidan's inclusion of Li Jun as a suspect. According to Li Jun, it was unnecessary!
Li Jun is a man of medium build and not very tall. He has a dark complexion because he has been working in the mountains all year round. Looking at his appearance alone, he does not seem to be a good match for Chen Bailu.

Li Jun said this:
Chen Bailu used to sell herbal medicine at Yishantang, and Li Jun got to know her because he often delivered herbal medicine!

Chen Bailu was beautiful and had a docile personality, so Li Jun was very attracted to her, so he gave her small gifts, invited her to dinner, and went on a date.

Although the two people had no further relationship, the things they did made Li Jun always think that they were in love.

The two sisters Chen Bailu and Chen Baidan depended on each other, so Li Jun took care of all the affairs of the Chen family. Chen Baidan's attitude also acquiesced in his relationship with Chen Bailu.

This made Li Jun even more convinced that Chen Bailu was interested in him. Back and forth, Li Jun spent hundreds of taels of silver for Chen Bailu.

Just when Li Jun wanted to further develop and clarify the relationship, Chen Bailu once accidentally said that in fact, he only regarded Li Jun as an ordinary friend.

This surprised Li Jun.

Later, one time, Chen Bailu was accidentally discovered by Li Jun that she was also dating another man, and this made Li Jun wake up.

Recalling every detail of the two people's relationship, Li Jun realized that Chen Bailu had a very good sense of proportion and never expressed too much.

What Li Jun has done all along has been wishful thinking, and he is willing to let others see it.

Later, the girl Li Jun was engaged to since childhood found out about these things and began to have frequent contact with Li Jun. Both families also came forward.

Thinking about his own efforts, Li Jun saw no hope and did not want to break up with Chen Bailu, so he gradually became alienated.

After that, Chen Bailu also quit her job at Yishantang and went to Wuli Lane Laundry.

These remarks were far different from Luo Ning's expectations, and they were also different from Chen Baidan's clues.

"Li Jun, but the clues I heard are not like this!"

Li Jun hesitated for a moment and said nothing.

Song Zhuer looked at Luo Ning, is there something wrong with Li Jun?

"Li Jun, since you said that, then explain your childhood sweetheart again!"

Li Jun lowered his head:
"I did have reservations just now, but other things have little to do with this case!"

Luo Ning was speechless: "Li Jun, it's up to me to judge whether it's relevant or not. You just need to tell the truth truthfully!"

(End of this chapter)