The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion-Chapter 388 - The Murder Incident of the Royal Residence Drama Troupe [Part 3]

This number was indeed quite small.

After waiting for a moment, Sun Shaozong saw that no one had stood up and no one had reported or exposed him. He then asked, "So who was it that first discovered Zhu Er's body?”

“Reply to Your Excellency.”

One of the female actors, whose face was covered in oil, immediately said, "I discovered it, but I went with Jinsuo at that time. When I opened the door and saw the dead person, she was right next to me.”

A skinny girl nearby nodded hastily and said, "That's right, Sister Jinzhu is indeed with me.”

Sun Shaozong then took the opportunity and asked, "Besides these two women, who else went to the restroom with others?”

“Me too.”

“Me too.”

“The three of us went together.”

This time, three greasy and crooked sissies stood up in response.

They supported each other by saying that they were just urinating, and they solved it by talking and laughing. When they returned, they were also inseparable.

Sun Shaozong then asked, "Have you three ever knocked on the door of the second toilet in the east?”

“Reply to Your Excellency.”

One of the sissies said wryly, "Since we are all urinating, we are too lazy to knock on each door. We found that the first toilet in the west was empty, so we all solved it together.”

Eww~

Originally, it wasn't a big deal, but being mentioned by these three sissies made people feel goosebumps all over their bodies.

However, in this way, five people were temporarily excluded, leaving six men and three women, provided that the others didn’t conceal the situation of going to the restroom.

Sun Shaozong then inquired with Jiang Yuhan again and said, "Brother Jiang, I want to call out a few young ladies to carefully examine if there are scratches on their bodies. I wonder...”

Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, more than half of the six men and three women panicked.

“Your Excellency, the scars on my body were scratched by myself.”

“Yes, My Lord, it itches so much that I can't do it without scratching it.”

“Please be clear, My Lord, in this damn weather, when I walk on stage and come back, I'm covered in prickly heat all over.”

Even those who were afraid of being wrong simply pulled open their clothes and revealed the red bumps on their bodies.

Tch!

This was troublesome.

Sun Shaozong originally thought that scratches would be a piece of extremely powerful evidence, but now it seemed that this evidence was somewhat ”acclimatized.” Nowadays, the weather was hot, and wearing thick costumes to perform on stage every day, didn’t it mean they would be covered with heat rash on themselves.

“Brother Sun.”

Seeing that Sun Shaozong had also made a mistake, Jiang Yuhan couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He wanted to inquire a little but was also embarrassed to add pressure on Sun Shaozong. He anxiously placed his hand behind his buttocks and scratched for a while, singing the main character, which naturally covered longer than others.

“Brother Jiang, please don't be impatient. I have other clues here.”

Sun Shaozong quickly comforted him and went up one by one to chat with those plays, mostly discussing topics such as ”what role you are playing” and ”when will you be appearing in the play.” By listening to him, it had nothing to do with solving the case.

How could Jiang Yuhan not be anxious when he saw the situation?

The more anxious he was, the more he feared!

“Where is Captain Jiang?”

Just as Sun Shaozong was questioning the three women, suddenly someone outside the door called out in a long voice.

Jiang Yuhan turned pale at the words and walked a few steps to the door. Just as he was about to lift the curtain, a thin and tall middle-aged man had already barged in!

“Lord Zhou.”

Jiang Yuhan couldn't help but blurt out and asked, "Why did you come so quickly?”

“Hehe.”

With a smile and a sneer on his face, “I pondered on the words of the Prince, stating that I might not be able to instruct you. So I rushed over in a hurry, but unexpectedly, I was right.”

Jiang Yuhan listened to him speak like this, but he didn’t dare to raise himself as much as he had just scolded the two wealthy slaves. He only distinguished with an ironclad face and said, "Don’t accuse me, Lord Zhou. When did I disobey the Prince's orders?”

“Are you sure?”

Lord Zhou pretended to be surprised and widened his eyes, then said, "Eight out of ten must be the two dog slaves who heard wrongly, in that case…”

As he spoke, he suddenly turned his face and shouted, "Haven't you heard Captain Jiang say that he wouldn’t dare to disobey the Prince's orders?! You shameful and despicable bastards, how dare you procrastinate here. Do you want me to skin you alive?!"

Upon hearing this sound of cursing, all the actors quickly glance at Jiang Yuhan's face. Although he had a black face, he didn’t make a sound to stop him, so they hurriedly scattered away, packing their bags and preparing to return to the mansion.

Who knew that Lord Zhou was still not satisfied? He stepped forward and kicked over a female actor, then stepped on her chest with his sharp boots, rubbing them while sneering, "The Prince's command is for you guys to return to the mansion immediately. Aren't you lowly bastards unable to understand human language?”

The actors were busy and abandoned their belongings, ignoring the thin clothes and spring lights. They bowed and walked out.

Jiang Yuhan watched as Lord Zhou was so arrogant and domineering, shouting one after another and trembling all over with anger. However, due to the advice of Prince Zhongshun, he didn’t dare to intervene.

“Wait a minute.”

At this moment, Sun Shaozong suddenly reached out and blocked the actors, saying, "Everyone else, you can take them away, but the culprits who the Central Judicial Office caught on the spot, I'm afraid it's not convenient for you to bring them back to the Royal Residence.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuhan's eyes lit up. Although he still had to explain this matter to Prince Zhongshun, as long as the true culprit could be identified in advance, it could prevent the troupe from being severely humiliated by Lord Zhou!

So he quickly asked, "Brother Sun, what have you found out?”

Upon hearing this, Lord Zhou furrowed his brows and said with a tiger face, "Lord Sun, the matter of your Big Brother in the Shenji Camp at the Ministry of War was settled by me. This matter…”

“Please forgive me, Lord Zhou.”

Sun Shaozong arched his hand at him and said frankly, "This is also my responsibility; I really can't shirk it.”

Then, with a bitter smile, he spread his hands and said, "Besides, what was playing today is the ”Sun Public Case.” If I can't figure it out, wouldn't it make people laugh when the news spreads?”

If it were someone else, even if a reasonable explanation was given, Lord Zhou might not necessarily give the other party face.

But these Sun Brothers were also valued by the Prince, unlike Jiang Yuhan, and were involved in the authority competition at the Palace. Therefore, it was difficult for Lord Zhou to tear apart his face from him.

Therefore, after a moment of contemplation, Lord Zhou snorted and said, "Since that's the case, I will give you a face. If you can identify the culprit in person, I will also bear some blame in front of the Prince and entrust this offender to the Central Judicial Office for punishment.”

After a pause, he sneered again and said, "If Lord Sun can’ identify the culprit or provide sufficient evidence, the responsibility lies within me. I'm afraid I can only offend you.”