Chapter 58 Lin Gong died and a storm arose.

"What?" Ye Ling'er's face changed, and she looked at Li An who was teaching on the stage with confusion and horror. Seeing Li An's heavy face, after confirming the accuracy of the news, her face turned pale, and she quickly looked at Lin Wan'er who was sitting at the same table with her.

Lin Wan'er's face was already pale at this time, her bloodless lips were bitten by herself, and her whole body looked shaky.

"Quiet!" Li An said solemnly to the disciples below the stage. He glanced out the window and thought to himself that something had happened. Unexpectedly, in the Niulan Street assassination, even though Fujiko Kyo was still alive, Fan Xian was still determined to kill Lin Gong. Or was it Wu Zhu who made the decision after seeing Fan Xian go through life-and-death danger?

After hearing the messenger's report, Li An came to Li Wan'er with a sullen face. Luck helped her to steady herself and said, "There was a murder case in a manor at the foot of Cangshan Mountain. It should be your brother's." After that, he turned to Ye Ling'er and ordered, "Take Miss Lin back to the mansion first."

"How did my brother die?" Lin Wan'er asked in a daze, her eyes were empty and her voice was so soft that it could not be heard if you didn't listen carefully.

Li An repeated the scene described by the messenger to Lin Wan'er, stating that the time of his death should be three days ago. The manor was located in a remote area, and if someone hadn't passed by and found something wrong, it would have taken who knows how long for this horrific murder to be discovered.

Nineteen lives in total, most of them were masters!

Now that the news has spread, even the Kyoto Prefecture and the Ministry of Justice have entered the scene to investigate, and I was the last to get the news.

Li An looked at the messenger and asked, "Which family are you from?"

"In reply to Dean Li, I am a servant in Prince Jing's mansion." The man said.

Li An nodded, looking at the man's eyes, and his heart moved: "Any other news?"

"This..." The man thought for a moment. Thinking about what his own son had said, he said in an uncertain tone, "It should be gone, but... I heard that Fan Xian, the young master of the Fan Mansion, was invited to the palace."

Lin Wan'er, who was standing by, was so shocked by the double blow when she heard the news that she felt dizzy and fainted.

Ye Ling'er hurriedly supported her friend, looking anxious and flustered.

"Send her back first and take good care of her." After Li An said to Ye Ling'er, after sending the two of them out of the academy, he said to the senior disciple beside him: "Kaijia, you... keep an eye on Fan Ruoruo." At the same time, he gave a hidden look.

Hong Kaijia understood and nodded to show that he understood.

Just now, Fan Ruoruo heard that Lin Gong had died and her brother had entered the palace. At this time, she came to Li An with a little worry and asked for leave to go home. After Li An agreed, she hurried to Fan's house. Seeing this, Hong Kaijia secretly followed Fan Ruoruo and left the academy.

Li An didn't feel uneasy at this time, but his mood was still disturbed, so he had to force himself to continue the class.

It's no wonder that Li An seemed calm, but he knew that the person who came to call him into the palace would be here soon. While there was still some time, he should finish today's class first.

Sure enough, not long after, a eunuch came to invite him to the palace to meet the emperor.

Li An sighed. He was suspected because of his master's strength. But he understood that all forces now had only one suspect, and they all believed that Lin Gong's death was related to Fan Xian. Even if it was not related to Fan Xian, the current situation must be related. After all, no one wanted to bear the wrath of Prime Minister Lin.

Li An stood up and paced back and forth in the classroom. The eunuch beside him waited respectfully without urging him.

'Perhaps this incident can also be considered an opportunity.'

Thinking about something in his mind, after the class was over, Li An turned to the eunuch and said in a blunt tone with a hint of impatience: "Let's go."

After that, in order to save time, the two of them rode towards the palace. This time, they did not stop outside the palace gate and walk, but rode deep into the palace, under the stairs outside the imperial study.

There was no obstruction or questioning along the way, and it was obvious that someone had explained everything in advance. When he arrived at the stairs, it was still Eunuch Hou who came to pick up Li An. He just waved to the eunuch beside him and said, "There is nothing for you to do here." After seeing the man retreat, he put on a professional smile and invited Li An to go forward. Li An heard the nervousness in his words, which was a slight tremor.

Li An walked up and glanced at the body of an assassin being carried down by the guards. Then he turned his head and strode forward.

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In the imperial study, not only Fan Xian was there, but also Lin Ruofu and several ministers of the court were standing there.

In front of Emperor Qing, the first person on the left was Lin Ruofu. He was sitting on a small stool, with his head lowered, very silent.

"Minister Lin, please accept my condolences and take care of yourself." Emperor Qing said softly, and sighed, "There is nothing important going on in the court these days, so you should go back home early and take charge of your son's funeral."

Lin Ruofu stood up and saluted tremblingly, as if he had used up all his strength, and choked up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

The other ministers also comforted Lin Ruofu, saying: "The dead cannot be resurrected, please accept my condolences, Prime Minister!"

As Lin Ruofu left the hall, no one could notice that the corners of Emperor Qing's mouth seemed to curl up slightly, as if something pleasant was happening.

Li An walked outside the hall and saw Lin Ruofu coming out. This was the first time he saw the prime minister, who was the leader of all the ministers in the court.

Lin Ruofu's eyes were red and swollen, his lips were purple, and his beard was slightly white, but he had a handsome face. It was obvious that he was also a handsome man when he was young.

When Lin Ruofu saw Li An, he knew the identity of the visitor from his clothes and appearance. He paused and bowed to Li An.

"Mr. Li, I don't know my son."

"Grandmaster." Li An's tone sounded sincere. He was not lying. Wu Zhu did have the strength of a grandmaster, and he was the murderer.

Lin Ruofu nodded, indicating that the reward would be sent to Li An's house. Then he bowed to Li An again and turned to leave.

From the beginning to the end, he never had any doubt that the person in front of him was also at the Grandmaster level.

Li An turned and entered the palace. When Emperor Qing saw Li An, he signaled to the eunuch next to him to bring a chair for Li An to sit down. Then, he spoke louder and louder: "What do the people in the Supervisory Council do for a living? I want results! And the Ministry of Justice, if you can't follow the emperor's orders, what's the point of keeping you here?"

The ministers standing by were already shocked, and they were guessing the deep meaning of Emperor Qing's words. They also felt wronged. How could the people in the Ministry of Justice and Jingzhao Prefecture provoke someone who could kill the second son of Prime Minister Lin? Besides, isn't this the responsibility of the Supervisory Council?

"Why aren't you talking?" Emperor Qing frowned as he looked at the ministers who were lowering their heads like quails. He asked coldly, "I will only give you three days to find out who is behind the case. Can you do it?"

The ministers felt a chill in their hearts at first, thinking that Emperor Qing wanted to take the opportunity to purge them. When they saw that His Majesty did not say anything about punishment, they all breathed a sigh of relief and quickly expressed that they could do it.

Having been in the officialdom for a long time, they deeply realized that the difficulty of accomplishing this matter mainly depends on the Supervisory Council. As long as His Majesty did not strike with thunder on the spot, it would not be considered serious. As for the three-day deadline for solving the case, I am afraid it was just for Prime Minister Lin to see.

"Yeah." Emperor Qing's frown finally relaxed. After waving his hand and waiting for all the ministers to leave, he turned around and suddenly spoke to Fan Xian, who had been standing beside him for a long time.

"Lin Gong, how did he die!"

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