Chapter 76: The Murderer Whose True Face Cannot Be Seen (Part )
Su Liuyue's face suddenly darkened.

The murderer has indeed struck again!

After Ning was killed eight days ago, Lu Lu had people check all the prostitutes in the outer city of Xinjing and the brothels in the city, and told the brothels to pay more attention to the customers with strange behaviors recently, and warned the girls under their command that there had been a murder case targeting the girls in the brothels recently, so they should not trust others easily and be careful.

Secret prostitution was originally not allowed to exist, but now that the new dynasty has just been established, the authorities emphasize lenient governance and reducing the burden on the people. They turn a blind eye to many minor illegal acts, and even if they are caught, they are only given a warning.

Therefore, they could not do anything to those secret prostitutes. They could only warn them verbally not to do this kind of thing again, and tell them that someone was targeting prostitutes recently and asked them to be careful.

As for whether they would listen, they couldn't guarantee it. They couldn't send people to guard them all day long, and it would be impossible to do that!
The workload was huge, and they had to work almost day and night these past few days to barely notify everyone.

Apart from this, there is nothing they can do for the time being. As long as they cannot find a breakthrough in this case, they will not be able to launch more targeted actions.

There have been some smaller-scale homicides occurring in the past few days, so Su Liuyue could only put this case aside for the time being.

She asked quickly: "Is the one in trouble the prostitute or the girl in the brothel?"

"It's the girl in the brothel."

Feng Dali paused, and said with an unpleasant expression: "The one who got into trouble this time was the girl in Xunfang Pavilion."

Xunfang Pavilion!
That brothel was more upscale than Wanhua Tower, even much more upscale than other brothels. Even in the whole of Xinjing, its grade was one of the best.

The guests it usually entertains are mostly wealthy businessmen or sons of officials.

This guy actually chose a higher-end brothel to look for his target, but the level was so high that even Su Liuyue was a little surprised.

Feng Dali could not help but grit his teeth and said, "We clearly warned the people in Xunfang Pavilion before, but who would have thought that something would still happen!"

This shows that the murderer's methods were very sophisticated, just like some modern fraud gangs. Even if the police shout every day to beware of fraud, there will still be many people who fall for it.

Su Liuyue frowned slightly and asked, "Where was the victim killed this time? Could it be that she sneaked out again and was killed outside?"

Feng Dali nodded and said, "Yes, the deceased this time was named Qing Man. She was a well-known talented woman in Xunfang Pavilion. She has been in Xunfang Pavilion for more than five years. People in Xunfang Pavilion said that although she was a little arrogant, she enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention. Therefore, people in Xunfang Pavilion were very confident in her and felt that she would not run away.

She was also one of the few girls in the building who was allowed to leave Xunfang Pavilion during her free time.

The accident happened this morning when she left Xunfang Pavilion to go to a silver shop to pick up the hairpin she had ordered. Her personal maid said that after Qingman went to the silver shop to get the hairpin, she also went to a teahouse to meet a man, and Qingman seemed to be very intimate with him.

Later, Qingman sent the personal maid back first and left with the man.

Until the afternoon when the shop was about to open, Qing Man had not returned yet, and the people in Xunfang Pavilion realized that something was wrong and sent people to look for her everywhere. Until just now, her body was found in a yard in the southeast of the outer city. "

Su Liuyue's eyes widened slightly after hearing this. "You mean, Qingman's personal maid may have seen the murderer with her own eyes?" Feng Dali was also very surprised when he first learned about this. He nodded and said, "Yes, the man who took Qingman away is most likely the murderer, and Qingman's personal maid not only saw him, but also talked to him!"

This murderer is so bold!
Su Liuyue was silent for a moment, then made a prompt decision and said, "Let's go, we'll set off to the crime scene now!"

The two of them quickly arrived at the place where the body was found, only to see that it was also an empty yard. Feng Dali told her on the way that this yard was previously inhabited by a family surnamed Huang, but some time ago, that family fled Xinjing to avoid the chaos and have not returned since.

There were many people standing inside and outside the yard. In addition to the people from Jingzhao Prefecture, there were also several tall and strong men who looked ferocious. At this moment, they were all standing behind a woman who was heavily made-up and had a hair full of pearls and jade, but her face could not hide the traces of time. These were obviously people from Xunfang Pavilion.

In front of the woman, a skinny girl with unhealthy sallow skin was kneeling tremblingly, knelt down and kowtowed non-stop, begging for mercy: "Madam, please spare me, Madam, please spare me. Madam Qingman said she would leave for a while and would be back soon. This servant... this servant really didn't know this would happen... ah!"

Before she could finish her words, she was slapped hard by the brothel owner and flew out with a cry of pain.

Lu Lu, who was standing by, hurried over and said in a deep voice, "Madam Shen, this is the crime scene, not the place for you to teach your men a lesson."

When the madam saw Lu Lu, her ferocious expression softened a little, and she forced out an ugly greasy smile and said, "Oh, sir, I am just too sad. Qing Man is my top pick that I have cultivated with countless efforts, and she is not one of those self-righteous people. I love her like my own daughter, and I plan to hand over Xun Fang Pavilion to her in the future.

Now she is gone for no apparent reason! Who can I go to for justice? This little bitch usually stayed by Qing Man's side, but she watched Qing Man leave with someone else, and she couldn't even describe what that person looked like. Do you think this little bitch should be killed?!"

Lu Lu frowned and was about to say something when a cold voice suddenly sounded, "Madam Shen, right? This little girl is probably the only one who has seen and talked to the murderer. She is an important witness in this case. If you kill her at will, do you want to be charged with obstructing the investigation?"

Lu Lu was delighted and turned around to see Su Liuyue slowly approaching. She said with a cold look in her eyes, "Besides, Daqing follows the laws of Dayan. If a master kills a slave without permission from the government, he will be punished with a cane. I advise Madam Shen to think twice."

Madam Shen's face darkened, but Su Liuyue didn't intend to pay any more attention to her. She looked at Lu Lu and said, "Why do you say that the girl can't even describe what the murderer looks like?"

Lu Lu looked at the little girl who was huddled to one side and crying quietly while covering her red cheeks, and said, "Her name is Xiao Cui. According to her, when the man came to see Qing Man, he must have put on makeup. The makeup was quite heavy. She works in places like Xun Fang Pavilion every day, so she could tell at a glance."

Su Liuyue was stunned.

No wonder, I'm afraid the man's makeup was so heavy that it even covered up his true appearance.

She asked again: "How is Qingman's body?"

"It's almost exactly the same as Ning's situation before," Lu Lu said, "Young Master Su, would you like to go in and take a look?"

"There's no rush yet."

Su Liuyue said this, turned around and walked towards Xiao Cui who was standing beside her.

Xiao Cui immediately stepped back timidly. Su Liuyue raised a soothing smile and said softly, "Don't be afraid. I'm just here to ask you a few questions. Can you tell me in detail what happened when you met that man and how he made you feel?"