Chapter 1828

Six rooms, seven people dead, three seriously injured.

All died of poisoning, dying silently. Three were seriously injured, and with the poison eroding, it was estimated they wouldn't live long.

The luckiest one was Young Master Xu, who was unscathed, not poisoned, and in good spirits, not scared to death. Another one was frightened and still couldn't speak.

Preliminary judgment, this was an indiscriminate poisoning case.

As for why Young Master Xu and another person were able to escape the disaster, it still needed investigation. These two were key witnesses and extremely important.

The Six Shanmen questioned Young Master Xu, hoping to find some clues. After all, he was the luckiest person and was clear-headed.

Young Master Xu was confused, "I don't know anything! Everything I ate and drank last night was sent by the brothel. Xiao Taohong ate with me, and even when we washed up, we were together... I don't know how she was poisoned, I don't have a clue at all, I was scared to death... I really don't know anything, don't ask me anymore."

"Why not let him go home and rest first, maybe he will remember something else tomorrow," Chen Guanlou suggested.

Forcing him like this was useless.

Young Master Xu was still in a state of lingering fear, and he couldn't remember many details at all. Only after he rested well and calmed down, and recalled carefully, could he perhaps think of something useful.

"Instead of forcing him, you might as well investigate the brothel properly and see if you have offended anyone. And those dead guests are also very key. It looks like an indiscriminate poisoning, but maybe there is some secret hidden in it."

Chen Guanlou said this much, took Young Master Xu away from the brothel, and personally sent him home.

"Don't go out these days, just rest well."

"Will I be in danger?" Young Master Xu was trembling, the picture of Xiao Taohong bleeding from her seven orifices and lying in the same bed with him lingered. As soon as he closed his eyes, he could see the other party bleeding from her seven orifices.

"Maybe, maybe not. We must first figure out the murderer's purpose, why they killed, who exactly they wanted to kill, or if it was indiscriminate killing."

"Then what should I do, just hide at home?"

"Yes! Hide at home."

"Brother Lou, help me, you are a Jiang Jiang Yucheng in the Heavenly Prison, you must be able to touch this case. If there is progress, can you secretly tell me? As long as the murderer is not caught for one day, I won't be able to sleep peacefully."

"Rest assured! I will notify you if there is news."

A few days later, Chen Guanlou learned from the Six Shanmen that the case had a clue. It could basically be determined that this case was committed by the Bai Shen Sect.

The believers of the Bai Shen Sect lurked in the brothel, ordered to kill one person.

This believer had limited knowledge and did not know exactly which person was to be killed, only that they were in those six guest rooms.

In the middle of the night, after they were done, tea was served. The poison was put in the tea.

Young Master Xu was lucky; he was so tired that he fell asleep and didn't drink the poisoned tea. Xiao Taohong was thirsty and drank a cup, resulting in bleeding from her seven orifices and dying on the bed.

Another lucky one was similar to Young Master Xu's situation, didn't drink the tea delivered to his mouth in the middle of the night, and escaped with his life.

As for the Bai Shen Sect believer lurking in the brothel, they had already fled before the case occurred, and their whereabouts were unknown.

"In other words, you are not sure if the person the Bai Shen Sect wanted to kill is dead or not?"

After all, there were two survivors.

"Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, can you guarantee Young Master Xu?" asked the head of the Six Shanmen.

Chen Guanlou thought for a while and said: "Based on my understanding of Xu Zhi, he should not be a bandit of the Bai Shen Sect. As for the other survivor, have you investigated clearly?"

"Investigated clearly, a merchant from out of town who comes to the capital to do business every year; we have already taken the merchant's testimony and guaranteed this person."

"Is there any problem with the identity?"

"No problem!"

"So, the Bai Shen Sect has completed the task and will not kill again?" Chen Guanlou wanted a definite answer.

The other party nodded, "It should be so."

"How do you plan to handle this case?"

"It has already been reported to the imperial villa, waiting for the imperial villa's reply. Once the order is received, the Ministry of Justice will transfer this case to the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Cases involving cult bandits all belong to the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

Chen Guanlou understood.

After returning to the Heavenly Prison, he arranged for a prison guard to send a letter to Young Master Xu, informing him that the case had been clarified and the danger was lifted.

Young Master Xu was excited and ran to the Heavenly Prison to find him, thanking him in person. He also said he wanted to treat him to a drink.

Chen Guanlou waved his hand and refused, "I've been very busy lately, I'll come find you when I'm free."

Young Master Xu left with regret.

Medical Official Mu muttered: "He is lucky, everyone else is dead, but he is living well."

"Those who survive a great disaster are bound to have good fortune."

He thought this case would end here, with the Embroidered Uniform Guard taking over to investigate the cult bandits.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, this case caused waves again.

A servant died in the brothel, dying very suddenly.

Immediately afterward, the Six Shanmen discovered that the out-of-town merchant had disappeared and was missing. They shouted "bad" on the spot.

They rushed to the Xu family, just in time to meet the Xu family steward, who was about to go out to report to the officials.

"My young master is dead!"

The Xu family steward's shout made the hair of the Six Shanmen crowd stand on end.

Could it be...

The person the Bai Shen Sect wanted to kill was actually Young Master Xu. And the other lucky one, that out-of-town merchant, was actually a Bai Shen Sect bandit?

Chen Guanlou learned the news and rushed to the Xu family.

He couldn't believe that Xu Zhi was actually dead, dying in an unclear way.

He walked into the room, and Xu Zhi's body was lying on a door panel, covered with a layer of white cloth.

He lifted the white cloth, and the body lying there was indeed Xu Zhi.

He still wouldn't give up, searching for birthmarks on his body. He remembered that Xu Zhi had an irregular mole behind his left ear.

Saw it!

It was indeed Xu Zhi.

The person was really dead!

"How did he die?"

"Still poisoning! A more potent poison than last time." The Six Shanmen agent did not hide it.

Chen Guanlou took a deep breath, "In other words, the person the Bai Shen Sect really wanted to kill was Young Master Xu?"

"Not sure yet. It is also possible that the Bai Shen Sect kills without leaving any survivors; whoever is a survivor will definitely be hunted down. The key is that this Bai Shen Sect is mysterious, with strict internal hierarchy; we can't catch the upper-level personnel, and we don't know what they are like internally at all."

"The Bai Shen Sect was born from the Bai Lian Sect; is the organizational structure different from the Bai Lian Sect?"

"There is a difference! Comparatively speaking, the Bai Shen Sect is stricter and more mysterious. To this day, the government still doesn't know who the leader of the Bai Shen Sect is."

"Haven't you thought about investigating from the Bai Lian Sect? The government doesn't know who the leader is, but there is no reason for the Bai Lian Sect not to know."

"The Bai Lian Sect hasn't been active in recent years; every time we can only catch a few small fry, it's useless."

Chen Guanlou frowned tightly.

At this time, crying came from outside the courtyard.

Young Master Xu's several concubines were crying and making a scene outside.

They were all concubines and had no children; with Xu Zhi dead, they didn't know where their future lay. If the master's family didn't keep them, they didn't know where to go, no wonder they were so sad.