Chapter 60 The real murderer is him!
Chu Li's eyes darkened, "Where is Chen Er now?"
"After the case was transferred to the Dali Temple, I never saw Chen Er again. However, I understand that he died of illness a few years ago!"
Chu Li continued to ask: "Has Lord Zhang ever thought about Chen Er giving false testimony?"
"I tried many ways at the time, but Chen Er insisted that he saw Liu Chuang kill Zhang Sheng and rape Liu Manniang. However, when the coroner performed the autopsy, he found that although Liu Manniang had been insulted and her clothes had been torn, she did not show many signs of resistance. This made me suspicious that Liu Chuang did not rape Liu Manniang."
Chu Li lowered his eyes, "Your intuition is right!"
Zhang Zhilong saw the carriage heading out of the city, so he asked, "Where are you taking me, Your Highness?"
Chu Li leaned against the carriage. She didn't sleep well last night. She said with tired eyes, "Master Zhang, take me to the graves of Zhang Sheng and Liu Manniang now."
Zhang Zhilong sighed and said, "They were both murdered. Mei Renpin felt it was unlucky and did not allow them to be buried in Xiaomei Village, so they were buried in the wilderness of the eastern suburbs."
Chu Li nodded, "It's good that you know the location."
Zhang Zhilong had some doubts, "Your Highness, it's been ten years since the case happened. If we reopen the museum, we may only see a pile of bones."
Chu Li nodded, "Yes, I just want to see the bones."
The two went to the eastern suburbs wilderness together.
Chu Li looked at the guards Kong Wu and brought with him and ordered, "Open the coffin!"
Chu Li and Zhang Zhilong watched quietly from the side. When the coffin was opened, two skeletons were lying inside.
Chu Li half-knelt down and looked at the two skeletons, his eyes suddenly dimmed.
She looked at Zhang Zhilong, "The murderer is definitely not Liu Chuang. The truth will be revealed soon. Let's go back to Dali Temple!"
Although Zhang Zhilong really wanted to know who the murderer Chu Li was talking about, he suppressed his curiosity along the way.
Sometimes, if a little information is leaked, the real murderer may run away!
After Chu Li entered the Dali Temple, she asked someone to invite Ye Hanting first, and then she asked someone to call Lu Dongchen.
When everyone was present, Chu Li sat on the high seat and looked at Lu Dongchen and asked him directly, "Lord Lu, where is Zhang Shengren?"
Lu Dongchen's eyes trembled, and then he regained his composure, "Your Highness, are you confused? The Zhang Sheng you are talking about is the victim of Liu Chuang's case, right? Isn't he dead?"
Ye Hanting paused as he was playing with the folding fan. Chu Li had found out the real culprit so quickly!
Chu Li looked straight at Lu Dongchen, "Lord Lu, who needs your careful protection? Is it the Fourth Prince or someone in a high position?"
Lu Dongchen was frightened by Chu Li's eyes. Chu Li stood up and said word by word: "Today, Lord Zhang Zhilong and I went to the coffin to perform an autopsy. There was indeed a man and a woman lying in the coffin, but the man was not Zhang Sheng, but Chen Er, the coachman who falsely accused Liu Chuang of being a murderer!"
Lu Dongchen suddenly felt sweat on his back. He pretended to be calm and said, "I don't understand what the Crown Prince is saying."
Zhang Zhilong's pupils shrank suddenly. He thought of the information Chu Li asked him about Chen Er today. Could it be that the words "white bones" had already told Chu Li the answer?
However, there was a lot of dirt on the two bones, so he couldn't see clearly.
Chu Li stared at Lu Dongchen and sneered, "Master Lu, Chen Er's leg was broken and he didn't have time to heal before he was killed!"
"But I didn't judge that the white bones were Chen Er based on this, but because I saw Zhang Sheng's portrait. He was a handsome man with a very handsome appearance."
Ye Hanting paused as he was fanning himself and listened to Chu Li continue.
"Chen Er has high brow bones, deep eye sockets, prominent cheekbones, and crooked teeth. This man looks so casual, so his skull is naturally eclectic!"
Lu Dongchen's scalp went numb when he heard this. Chu Li could tell the difference between the two based on their bone structure.
He actually discovered that the person in the coffin was Chen Er!
Ye Hanting fanned himself with a folding fan and looked at Chu Li quietly.
What a clever girl! She has great observation skills.
If the room hadn't been so dark that night and she hadn't been drugged and was unconscious, Chu Li would have realized that the man that night was him!
Chi Yan and Lan Yi looked at each other, and Chi Yan thought: It's over, the prince is still a smart and beautiful vixen, is the master going to become gay again?
Zhang Zhilong's breath was choked. This case had been going on for ten years, and even he hadn't noticed that Zhang Sheng in the coffin had been replaced!
In that case, is Zhang Sheng the murderer?
Lu Dongchen lowered his eyes and smiled, "Your Highness, they have been dead for ten years. The underground is damp, and it is common for bones to deform. You can't be so arbitrary!"
Chu Li shook his head. "I not only concluded that Zhang Sheng was not dead based on this, but also because the injury on the back of Zhang Sheng's father, Uncle Zhang, was not caused by a fall, but by someone beating him. That person even wanted to kill him!"
She approached Lu Dongchen step by step, "But the man who did it, Zhang Sheng, was soft-hearted and didn't do it lightly."
"He originally wanted to beat his father to death, but Uncle Zhang was deafened due to the injury. No matter what others asked, Uncle Zhang could not hear and would not reveal the truth, so Uncle Zhang escaped!"
Lu Dongchen raised a question, "May I ask, Prince, why did Zhang Sheng kill his own father? And why did Mr. Zhang say that he was injured because he fell into a deep pit?"
Chu Li calmly replied, "Because Mr. Zhang saw his son coming home, he asked Zhang Sheng to turn himself in, but Zhang Sheng didn't want to. Mr. Zhang was murdered by Zhang Sheng, but he was eager to protect his son, so he would rather say that he fell into a deep pit."
When Lu Dongchen heard Chu Li's analysis, he broke out in a cold sweat and his Adam's apple kept rolling.
Zhang Zhilong sensed something and said coldly, "There must be someone behind Zhang Sheng!"
Chu Li nodded, then pointed at Lu Dongchen, "You said, even if Zhang Sheng became rich, he is just a businessman, and the status of a businessman is low. How can he ask Lord Lu to protect him and personally bring him from Jingzhao Prefecture to the Dali Temple? Well, what do you think?"
Lu Dongchen met Chu Li's oppressive eyes and suddenly trembled all over.
He can't say!
Zhang Zhilong knew there must be something fishy when he saw Lu Dongchen's expression.
No wonder he repeatedly requested a retrial of the case, but Lu Dongchen was anxious to make a decision.
Sure enough, Lu Dongchen has someone he wants to protect!
Ye Hanting supported his right arm on the chair, and his fingers tapped his temple lightly from time to time.
Chu Li has become a different person!
With that kind of intelligence, how could he have been bullied like that over the years!
It’s incredible!
Chi Yan couldn't help but glance at Chu Li. He thought to himself: If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wasn't a man, he would really think that Chu Li and his master were a good match.
He was shocked by his own thoughts. Bah, bah, bah, bah. The master is going to give birth to a little master in the future. No, she absolutely cannot be with Chu Li!
There was a hint of admiration in Lan Yi's eyes when he looked at Chu Li. No wonder so many people came to his house with gifts of money, gifts and beauties, but his master ignored them all and treated the prince differently instead.
It’s because the prince is smart!
Lu Dongchen adjusted his breathing, suppressed his emotions, and looked at Chu Li with a righteous face.
"I don't know why Your Highness wants to slander me. Since Your Highness said that Zhang Sheng is not dead and that he is the murderer, then Your Highness can just issue a wanted order to find him. I will never accept the stigma of being a protective umbrella!"