Chapter 627 - A Lock Which Has Been Used for Three Years (1/2)
Getting Lord Wen’s approval, the two officers from the Ministry of Justice took action. If they could show their capability in front of the young and promising Lord Wen, they could probably have a bright future!
Thinking of this, the two officers from the Ministry of Justice immediately walked over in high spirits. Of course, it was also because they couldn’t bear to be belittled by a maid as the officers from the Ministry of Justice.
“Get out of the way!”
The chest was placed between the two old maids from Duke Xing’s Mansion. Seeing the two officers from the Ministry of Justice coming over, they became uneasy.
“There’s nothing special against the rules in the chest!” An old maid stepped forward, stopped the officers from the Ministry of Justice, and said. The First Miss had just asked the officers from the Ministry of Justice to take them up the mountain in order to put on a bluff rather than to check the stuff they brought.
“We can only confirm whether there is anything against the rules after having a check!” One of the officers from the Ministry of Justice glanced at the old maid and said lightly.
The other one of them came over, crouched down in front of the chest, and began to check it carefully.
The intervention of the officers from the Ministry of Justice confused the onlookers. Could there be anything against the rules?
The crowd became less noisy and looked towards the officers from the Ministry of Justice, who came over. Plenty of people in the capital city could recognize the uniform of the officers from the Ministry of Justice.
“It’s really nothing serious. We just brought the chest our Fifth Miss left in the Yuhui Nunnery. Perhaps it’s been a long time, so she can’t remember it!” The other old maid said with a hollow laugh while reaching out to pull the chest back.
“She can’t remember her own chest?” The officer from the Ministry of Justice, who was standing, glanced at the old maid and said. He, who had seen this kind of people a lot when handling cases, could tell that the old maid was in a panic.
Before intervening in it, he just considered it a farce and didn’t find anything unusual about the two old maids from Duke Xing’s Mansion. However, at this moment, he could tell that the old maids looked very uneasy. Could there be anything fishy about the chest?
“Lord Wen suggested that this is a royal temple and you can’t make a scene at will here. If it’s taken seriously, it could be considered contempt for the dignity of the royal family. We can’t allow you to go on like this. If Lord Wen didn’t see it, we wouldn’t intervene in it. Now that he saw it, we have to help you find out the truth, in case you break the peace of the Huaguang Temple!”
The officer from the Ministry of Justice said with a smile. He was extremely polite and seemed to indicate that he had no choice but to intervene in it. If he didn’t see it, it was none of his business. Now that he saw it, he naturally had to do something. Although it was not a case, wasn’t the ultimate responsibility of the Ministry of Justice to maintain public security and deal with various affairs?
From this point of view, it was reasonable for them to deal with it.
“But… this is nothing serious!” The old maid in front said. However, the old maid behind her reached out to pull her sleeve as a hint for her to step back, and then said to the officers from the Ministry of Justice with a smile, “Your Excellency, since you intend to help us, we can’t have no sense to appreciate your kindness. Go ahead please!”
The old maid thought differently from the old maid in front. They didn’t want the intervention by the officers from the Ministry of Justice and just intended to find an unexpected opportunity to open the chest. However, after being in a stalemate for so long, they still didn’t find the unexpected opportunity. Since the officers from the Ministry of Justice wanted to intervene, they could just let them do it. Opening the chest could only do good to them.
Old Madam of Duke Xing’s Mansion had told them to open the chest on the spot.
As the two old maids stepped aside, the two officers from the Ministry of Justice came over and crouched down in front of the chest. The two of them didn’t open the chest at once but began to examine it carefully. Since they intended to show off their professional skills, they naturally started with the examination.
The chest seemed to have been used for a period of time. They couldn’t tell how long it was, but they were sure that it must have been a long time.
They looked down at the lock on the chest and examined it carefully, and then drew a sound conclusion after discussing in a low voice for a while, “This lock at least has been used for three years!”
“Impossible! How could it be possible!” On hearing this, the old maid, who stood beside the two officers from the Ministry of Justice and didn’t think that they could discover anything, said anxiously with her face turning pale.
“The lock must have been used for more than three years, although we are not sure how long it is.” One of the officers from the Ministry of Justice ignored the old maid’s pale face and continued saying.
“That’s great. My master has stayed in the Yuhui Nunnery for more than two years at most. Before my master went to the Yuhui Nunnery, the silence room had been the First Miss’s residence, so the stuff inside must belong to the First Miss!” Yujie said excitedly at once with her eyes lighting up.
“Didn’t you say that you are not sure how long it is? In this case, how can you say that the lock must have been used for more than three years?” An old maid retorted in disapproval.
“The lock happened to prevail in the capital three years ago. Because the craftsman who made this kind of locks got involved in a murder, the technique of making this kind of locks failed to be handed down! Besides, the lock seems to have been used for three years!” one of the officers from the Ministry of Justice said.