Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

Chapter 295 Investigation

The two walked halfway across the city and arrived at Mr. Zhang's mansion.

After knocking on the door, a servant opened it.

The servant saw that the two were from Xialou and hurriedly welcomed them in: "Please, please."

Then, led by the servant, the two came before Mr. Zhang.

Mr. Zhang looked Lu Xunhuan over and asked, "Ms. Qingxia, are you taking on a disciple?"

Qingxia nodded: "Well, Mr., tell me about the thief."

Mr. Zhang said, "Don't worry, the price hasn't been negotiated yet."

Qingxia said, "How much is it, Master? You decide."

Mr. Zhang held up five fingers and said, "If you catch that thief, I'll give you fifty taels of silver."

Beside him, Lu Xunhuan asked in surprise, "Fifty taels?"

Qingxia scolded, "Shut up! Catching that thief is life-threatening. Isn't fifty taels worth it?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "No, what I mean is that catching that thief, whose life is in danger, will cost at least five hundred taels of silver."

Mr. Zhang was a little unhappy: "No, young man, why are you asking for so much? With five hundred taels, I can even hire a master from the immortal family."

Lu Xun Huan patted his chest and said, "I am a master of the immortal family. Sir, be frank. If we can't catch the thief, we don't want a penny, but if we do, we will give you five hundred taels."

Mr. Zhang looked him up and down again and said, "Young man, which sect are you from? You are so young. Even if you are good at fighting, you can't be a top master, right?"

Lu Xun Huan stroked his chin and said, "Sir, you look down on me, don't you? I'll give you a price of two hundred taels. Do you want to bet?"

Mr. Zhang exclaimed, "Oh, young people are full of energy. I bet you that if you catch that thief, I will give him two hundred taels of silver and give it to Xialou with both hands."

Lu Xun Huan said, "It's settled. If anyone in your family is harmed, have her come over and we'll ask about the situation."

Mr. Zhang sighed and said, "It was my concubine who hanged herself. She can't tell you anything."

Lu Xunhuan asked, "Where is the body?"

Mr. Zhang was quite surprised and asked, "How come the dead can still talk?"

Lu Xun Huan said, "The body may have left many details about the thief. Even if the government investigates the case, there will be a coroner, right? You don't deny it, right?"

Mr. Zhang stroked his beard and said, "That's true. Okay, Qingxia, come with me to take a look."

Lu Xun Huan said, "Sir, we are here to investigate a case. Can you treat me as a coroner?"

Mr. Zhang shook his head: "No, you are a man, how can you watch it?"

Lu Xun Huan tried to enlighten him, "Master, let me ask you this: if your concubine had a difficult labor and was about to die, but there were only male doctors in the clinic, and you invited him in, he could save her life. If you didn't, there would be two deaths, would you still despise him because he was a male doctor?"

Mr. Zhang said, "That... that's a different situation, isn't it? You're a grown man, what are you going to see?"

Lu Xun Huan shook his head: "Forget it, forget it. I don't think the master really wants to catch the murderer. He is afraid that if I really catch the murderer, he will not be willing to give up the two hundred taels of silver."

"To avenge my concubine, it would be better to give her two hundred taels of silver."

Mr. Zhang was a little angry: "You...you are insulting my personality. Fine, I'll let you see. If you can't find it, Xialou will have to pay me two hundred taels."

Lu Xun Huan pulled out a two hundred tael silver note from his pocket and said, "I'll give it to you first. If you can't find out, you don't have to pay it back."

Mr. Zhang took the two hundred taels of silver and said, "Oh, young man, you're new here and you're eager to make a contribution."

Lu Xun Huan said, "Don't worry about it. If we can't catch the thief, it's my fault. But to catch the thief, we must know all the details about him."

Mr. Zhang walked out: "Come on, come on...I'll take you to see it."

In the mourning hall, a very beautiful woman, about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a pale face, was lying in the coffin.

There were obvious bruises on her neck.

After Mr. Zhang brought the two to the mourning hall, he said to the maids and servants, "Everyone, go out."

After everyone left, Lu Xun Huan looked around the body and asked, "How long has he been dead?"

Mr. Zhang replied, "He hanged himself yesterday."

Lu Xunhuan asked again: "How long have you been suffering?"

Mr. Zhang replied, "It's been a month."

Qingxia said, "It's been a month. I'm afraid the traces left by the thieves are long gone."

Lu Xun Huan asked again, "Did you get hurt while resisting the bandits?"

Mr. Zhang said, "Yes, there were many bruises on my body, and my wrists, ankles, etc. were all sprained."

Lu Xunhuan picked up the deceased's hand and looked at it: "Where was the victim?"

Mr. Zhang replied, "It was her bedroom. I went to attend the wedding banquet of an old friend's son that night and came back very late. That's when the incident happened."

Lu Xunhuan said, "The victim was abused for a month and nothing happened, why did he hang himself yesterday?"

Mr. Zhang said unhappily, "What does this have to do with the case..."

"Well, it's my first wife, second wife, etc., who keep saying sarcastic things all day long. Maybe she can't stand it..."

Lu Xunhuan pulled up the dead man's feet again, looked at his ankles, then went to the dead man's head, lifted his hair, and took a closer look.

"The thief's height is not very tall, probably a little shorter than your concubine."

Qingxia asked, "How did you know that?"

Lu Xun Huan asked, "If you want to learn, please give me two hundred taels."

Qingxia rolled her eyes at him. "You're being mysterious, but you've guessed it right. Judging from the official investigation files and the accounts of some victims, the thief is indeed not very tall."

Lu Xun Huan asked her, "What are the heights of the thirteen people who reported the case?"

Qingxia replied, "They're all quite tall."

Lu Xun Huan walked over and compared himself to her: "You are almost 1.7 meters tall, you need to be careful."

Qingxia asked, "No, how tall are you, exactly?"

Lu Xun Huan lifted the clothes around the deceased's waist and took a look: "1.7 meters is your height."

He said to Mr. Zhang, "Mr. Zhang, please go out to get more details. We are not desecrating the dead, but we are here to catch the thief."

Mr. Zhang nodded: "Okay, if you can catch the thief and avenge her, she won't blame you."

About an hour later, the two of them left Mr. Zhang's house.

Qingxia said, "Supreme Jade, if you can't catch the thief, I wonder how you're going to explain it to Zhang Yuanwai."

Lu Xun Huan smiled and said, "My two hundred taels are used as collateral with him."

Qingxia asked, "How do you estimate that the thief weighed approximately 120 kilograms? The official investigation file doesn't even mention the thief's weight."

Lu Xun Huan said, "If you want to learn, pay for it. Oh, there are twelve more schools. Let's visit them."

Qingxia rolled her eyes at him again: "The Twelve Families didn't invite us, so why would we go?"

Lu Xunhuan said, "First, I want to personally ask the surviving victims. I might be able to get more details."

"Secondly, those twelve companies are our potential customers. If we can charge 200 taels from each of them, would you do the business?"

Qingxia said unhappily, "You wish."

Lu Xun Huan asked, "Do you want to try it?"

Qingxia hesitated and said, "If we go directly without being invited, they will scold us."

Lu Xunhuan carried the magic sword on his shoulder.

"In order to help Xia Lou make money and make our Xia Lou famous in Xichu, what's the harm in getting scolded? Hurry up and decide which one to go with."

Qingxia thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go to the one nearby."