jdhmnovel Chapter 486 You are kind-hearted
Chapter 486 You are kind-hearted
"What's different is how I met the woman. I was on my way home from work when I passed through a small alley and saw a woman being stopped and bullied by two men. As an official, I naturally have to put the people first, so I immediately stepped forward to help and saved the woman from the two men."
"After that, the woman was extremely grateful to me for saving her life. She often invited me to a teahouse for tea and occasionally even made some snacks for me. I started to develop feelings for her and even had sex with her. However, I regretted it after that. After all, she was a woman of unknown origin. I wanted to investigate her background and take responsibility for her, but no matter how much I searched, I couldn't find any information about her. It was as if she appeared out of thin air."
"Before I could even begin to suspect anything, the woman suddenly appeared at our doorstep one day. I happened to run into her when I got home from work. Since I was still unknown and didn't know anyone, I was afraid of being seen, so I dragged her directly into the alley."
"Before I could say anything, the woman plopped down on her knees, crying, saying her mother was seriously ill and needed money for medical treatment. She said they had no relatives in the area, and besides me, they didn't know anyone else. She had pawned all the valuables in the house to buy medicine for her mother. If she hadn't had no other choice, she would never have come to me for help. Since we had had sex, and she looked so pitiful, I thought I would help her if I could. However, I didn't have much money on me, and I hadn't made up my mind yet, and I didn't dare to tell my wife, so I gave her all the money I had."
"But she said the money wasn't enough, not even enough for her mother's medicine. I had no choice but to steal the lady's jewelry and give it to the woman. She took the money and jewelry and left. Before she left, I was worried about her mother and her difficult life, so I asked for her address, thinking that I could go and help her out in my free time."
"One day, I came home early and thought I'd stop by to see how the woman's mother was doing. Who knew she gave me her home address? When I got there, I found that there were indeed elderly people living there, but they were a childless couple, and both were in good health. That's when I realized I'd been cheated. Furthermore, the woman hadn't appeared since I got the money. After thinking it over, I decided that I was cheated. After all, I had sex with her, and she was at a disadvantage. I'll just consider the money as compensation."
"You have a kind heart." Gu Jianchu couldn't help but sigh.
Without waiting for the two adults to respond, Gu Jianchu continued to ask, "Do you know the background of the girls you are with? Did they reveal any information when they were with you?"
The two adults had already realized that the identities of the two women might not be simple. After hearing Gu Jianchu's greeting, they became more certain of what they thought.
However, if they really were plotting a rebellion against the court, or collecting information from officials' homes, then the case should be investigated by the emperor or handed over to the Imperial City Bureau, and they would be invited directly to the Imperial City Bureau, rather than being politely brought to the Shangshu Mansion by Shuangjiang, and still be interrogated by the empress.
What the Queen is interrogating must be related to women. Although I can't guess the identities of the two women, it must be no small feat to get the Queen to come forward, so I still have to answer carefully.
Lord Guo and Lord Wu shook their heads almost simultaneously. "This humble official and that woman only had a casual relationship. I don't know her background. As for revealing any information, I don't have any. When this humble official and that woman were together, we mostly chatted about daily life."
It seems that even if they contacted officials, they were scolded by Cao Li and dared not pass on the message and ask for help.
"Hongqiao, do you remember the appearance of the woman Cao Li deceived?"
Hong Qiao nodded confidently, "I remember most of the ones I've seen, but there are some I haven't. There are quite a few women controlled by Cao Li, and it's impossible to lock them up in one place. Most of the time, we were detained in three different places, so many sisters haven't seen each other."
The affair between Hong Qiao and Kong Lin caused a sensation in the capital. Even if Lord Guo and Lord Wu did not like to read gossip, they knew about it.
Seeing Gu Jianchu asking Hong Qiao and the conversation between the two, Lord Wu and Lord Guo already had some vague guesses.
The woman who cheated them was probably from the same place as Kong Lin's concubine, or she was used by someone to defraud her property, so it's no wonder that this matter fell under the Queen's jurisdiction.
Gu Jianchu looked back at Lord Guo and Lord Wu. "I'm sure you two still remember the appearance of those two women. Please tell Hong Qiao about their features and see if they are the same women Cao Li deceived."
The two adults took turns coming to Hong Qiao and told her the appearance of the two women they knew.
After the two people's descriptions and Hong Qiao's questioning, it can be basically confirmed that they are two women controlled by Cao Li. However, she has never seen the two sisters since she entered the Shangshu Mansion. As for where they are now and whether they are still alive, it is unknown.
Just at this time, Lord Dou came back.
Lord Dou was in a hurry, and he had been riding a horse all the way back, so his body was covered with snow. There was a thick layer of snow on his boots that he had not had time to clean. When he was going up the stairs, he almost slipped because of the snow on his shoes. Fortunately, Yunhe was quick to support him, so Lord Dou did not fall. After calming down, Lord Dou strode into the room.
Without waiting for Gu Jianchu and Xie Ci'an to inquire, Lord Dou directly reported, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this humble official, Lord Chongfeng, and the Princess have divided into three groups since arriving at the City God Temple and began to act. This humble official is in charge of the back mountain that Miss Hongqiao mentioned. After some searching, we have dug up a total of 18 bodies in the back mountain. After preliminary investigation, these 18 bodies are all female corpses. Only three of them have complete bodies. The rest are incomplete. Some have lost their hands and feet, and some have lost their fingers. As for the incomplete remains of those bodies, we have dug them up in another place, but we don't know whose they belong to. These bodies are difficult to piece together, and the autopsy takes time. This humble official requests that Your Majesty send another coroner from the Ministry of Justice to go with the coroner from the Dali Temple to perform the autopsy. This can also reduce the time of the autopsy. Otherwise, I don't know when the autopsy will be completed for these 18 bodies."
Gu Jianchu knew that Cao Li had killed some people, but he didn't expect that he had killed so many people. Gu Jianchu's face immediately turned cold.