Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 204 Walls have ears

Yan Ciwan asked, "You were the first person to discover that the envoy had been killed. When you saw the envoy, did you see what he was holding in his hand?"

Ah Feng recalled carefully, then shook his head: "I was so frightened at the time that I didn't dare to look closely, and I hurriedly ran out to call for help. After that, Xie Fashi led people to surround the study room. I waited outside until the Grand Chamberlain summoned me, and then I was able to enter the Fashi Hall to see the envoy again."

Yan Ciwan asked, "In other words, Xie Fashi was the second person to enter the study?"

"Yes, when he entered the study, he was accompanied by two personal followers."

Yan Ciwan smiled slightly: "Thank you for letting me know."

After saying goodbye to Afeng, Yan Ciwan and Xiao Wang decided to go find Xie Li to talk.

They found Xie Li near the study, where he was ordering someone to take a copy of his footprints on the ground.

Yan Ci Wan and Xiao Wang leaned over to take a look and found that several flowers and plants at the base of the wall had been trampled and broken, leaving half a shoe print in the grass.

Judging from the size of the shoe print, it should have been made by an adult male.

Seeing them coming, Xie Li took the initiative to explain, "It was too dark last night, and we didn't find any footprints here when we searched. It wasn't until today when it was bright that I had people search the place carefully again, and only then did we find a shoe print here. Judging from the direction of the shoe print, this person must have accidentally left it when he climbed over the courtyard wall. Normal people would not climb over the wall when entering and leaving the study, so the person who left this shoe print is very likely the murderer!"

Yan Ciwan remembered the white figure he saw in his dream. That figure disappeared after climbing over the courtyard wall.

She looked at the half footprint on the ground and thought that this must be left by the white figure when he left.

Ghosts have no weight and will not leave shoe prints. The only people who can leave shoe prints are living people.

Yan Ciwan secretly wondered who was playing tricks in the governor's mansion?
Xie Li said that he would report the matter to the Grand Councilor.

Yan Ciwan stopped him and said, "I have something I want to ask you."

"What's the matter?"

Yan Ciwan mentioned the rumor that the governor's mansion was haunted and asked, "Can you describe the process of seeing the ghost again in detail?"

Xie Li did not answer directly, but said: "I can answer your question, but I also want to ask you something."

Yan Ciwan responded readily: "We can exchange questions with each other."

Xie Li nodded in agreement, and then said, "I drank a lot of wine at the time. When I woke up, I couldn't remember many details clearly. I only remember that it was a male ghost wearing white clothes. There was a bloody hole on his chest and a lot of blood was flowing out."

"What does he look like? What are his facial features? How old is he?"

"It was dark at night and I couldn't see clearly. Plus, I was drunk, so I really don't remember what he looked like. I only vaguely remember that he was a young male ghost in his twenties with a hideous face that was very scary."

Yan Ciwan observed his expression carefully and saw that there was no fear on his face.

She asked, "Do you think that ghost is Prince Renxian?"

Xie Li was shocked, and then quickly denied it: "No! Don't talk nonsense, there are guards everywhere in the palace now, be careful of ears."

Yan Ciwan raised his eyebrows. He was quite calm when he recalled the details of seeing the ghost just now, but now he seemed extremely frightened and uneasy at the mere mention of Prince Renxian.

She said, "So what if the inner guards hear it? Every year, the Saint personally writes a eulogy and sends it to the government offices in every state. Even the Saint sets an example, so we should also remember Prince Renxian from time to time."

Even though she was in Xizhou, she would receive eulogies from Chang'an every year. Each time, they were several thousand words long and were all about mourning Prince Renxian.

Xie Libiao looked her up and down and asked inquiringly, "How do you know that the saint writes the eulogy himself every year?"

Yan Ci responded calmly: "After receiving the eulogy, the government officials will have people copy it and post it in various counties so that all the people can mourn for Prince Renxian together."

Xie Li's expression became quite strange: "The Saint and Prince Renxian have a deep brotherly love, but this does not mean that we can mention Prince Renxian casually. It is better to be careful." He paused for a while, and seeing that the other party had no other questions, he said: "Next, I will ask you, after we left the Justice Hall last night, why did the Grand Master leave you alone?"

Yan Ciwan answered concisely.

"It's to inquire about the case."

Xie Li didn't believe it. "If he was just asking about the case, why did he have to leave you alone? The Grand Master has a special attitude towards you, there must be a special reason. I answered your questions truthfully just now. According to the agreement, you have to answer my questions truthfully too. You can't hide anything."

Yan Ciwan smiled and said, "Can you swear that you didn't hide anything in what you just said?"

Xie Li's eyes flashed, and then he emphasized, "Of course! I told you all the details I still remember."

Yan Ciwan didn't say anything, just looked at him with a smile.

Xie Li was a little annoyed by the look: "What are you looking at?"

Yan Ci took a step forward, stared into his eyes, and said slowly: "There are many people who have seen the ghost, but only you chose to stay, and only you have seen blood on the ghost's chest."

Xie Li sneered: "What does this prove?"

"If what you said is true, and you did see the ghost, then that means you already know the ghost's true identity. You deliberately made a big deal out of it in order to put pressure on someone. You want to use this incident to threaten someone."

The smile on Xie Li's face gradually disappeared.

He looked at Yan Ciwan coldly, his mouth corners turned down, and his voice was chilling.

"You have such a good imagination. It's a waste if you don't write a play."

Yan Ciwan smiled slightly: "Thank you for the compliment, I will seriously consider your suggestion."

Xie Li was in no mood to joke. He said coldly, "If you want to doubt me, you have to produce solid evidence. You can't make a conclusion based on speculation alone."

"How do you know I don't have evidence?"

When Xie Li heard this, his whole body suddenly tensed up, and his expression became more solemn: "Then please show me the evidence."

Yan Ciwan deliberately slowed down his speech: "The evidence is on you."

Her eyes wandered over him, as if searching for something.

Xie Li remained motionless, pretending to have a clear conscience, and said calmly: "Do you want to search me? Sorry, I am a judicial officer, an official appointed by the court. Without an official document, you have no right to search me."

Yan Ciwan said: "I am not qualified to search your body, but the Grand Chamber Leader should be qualified, right?"

"Do you think the Grand Lord will listen to you based on just a few of your speculations? Stop dreaming!"

After saying thank you, he flicked his sleeves and pretended to leave.

Yan Ciwan reached out to pull him: "I haven't finished talking yet, don't leave."

Xie Li wanted to avoid her hand, but she was too fast. Before he could react, her hand had already grabbed his wrist.

He subconsciously swung his arms, trying to shake her off.

He didn't use much strength, but Yan Ciwan fell to the ground with a thud.

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