Looking Down on Others
If the timeline matched, that meant that Li Yuan wasn't the murderer!
Fang Mingsan confirmed it again.
"Did the two of you really see the person in the portrait?"
The night watchman and the beggar immediately knelt down in the face of the interrogation.
They prostrated themselves on the ground and said with a trembling voice, "My lord, what we have said is the truth. We dare not lie! May lightning strike us if there is any falsehood. "
"You must understand that this is the yamen. If you dare to lie, you will be thrown into prison and beaten."
"This commoner does not dare to lie." The night watchman replied.
The beggar had never been brought to the yamen before. His legs turned to jelly as he pleaded, "Lord, please spare me!" and "This lowly one did not lie."
The little bailiff at the side also hurriedly said, "Milord, Teacher Ji, I've asked around. Everyone said that this night watchman is an honest man. He wouldn't lie."
Fang Mingsan nodded.
He then turned to Ji Yunshu and asked, "Teacher Ji, what do you think? Since Li Yuan is not the murderer, doesn't that mean that the clues are broken? What do you plan to do next? "
She pondered for a moment and ordered the yamen runner to take the night watchman and beggar away.
Then, she told Fang Mingsan, "The time of Chang Shiliang's death cannot be wrong. He died at midnight. Since Li Mingzhou has Miss Chang as a witness, and Li Yuan has the night watchman and the beggar as witnesses, both of them are cleared of their crimes. However, Li Yuan did enter the Chang Estate that night. The ink stain on his clothes proves that the murderer had not left the Chang Estate at midnight. Furthermore, Li Yuan saw Chang Shiliang hanging on the tree, so he must have come into contact with the murderer."
"Then …"
"How is Li Yuan?" She asked.
Fang Mingsan didn't know and could only look at Constable Zhang.
Constable Zhang answered, "He said that Li Mingzhou has already sent for a doctor, but he doesn't know when Li Yuan will recover in this kind of situation. So … we probably have to wait."
Wait?
It's already the fourth day!
"We can't wait any longer. Since Li Yuan has seen the culprit, we have to wake him up before tomorrow. We can ask him about what happened that night. He must have seen the culprit before."
"But Li Mingzhou said that Li Yuan usually gets better the next day, and sometimes it takes ten days to half a month. Plus, he might not even remember what he did when he was crazy."
This was a difficult problem!
But tomorrow would be the fifth day. If Li Yuan didn't return to normal, Jing Rong would take her away from Yuzhou City in five days. Wouldn't that mean that they couldn't continue investigating the case?
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Xuan smacked his head.
How could she forget about Mo Ruo?
That was a miracle doctor!
Thus, she hurriedly asked, "Do you know where Advisor Wen brought his Highness and Master Mo to soak in the hot spring?"
Constable Zhang thought for a moment, "It should be the Aqua Moon Residence. Advisor Wen has been there many times."
"Constable Zhang, I'll have to trouble you to make a trip to inform Young Master Mo and have him make a trip to the Li Residence. We must help Li Yuan regain his consciousness before tomorrow morning."
Constable Zhang nodded and was about to rush over.
Unexpectedly, Ji Yunshu called out to him.
"Wait, you lead the way. I'll go with you."
"Teacher Ji, it's already dark outside. You haven't had a good rest these past few days. It's better if you stay here. I'll personally make a trip and guarantee that Young Master Mo will be there."
"He won't go even if you call him."
"Why?"
Constable Zhang was puzzled.
Ji Yunshu said helplessly, "Because he's a miracle doctor."
Huh?
So?
That's why he's arrogant!
It was not like he would treat every patient.
Constable Zhang wasn't familiar with Mo Ruo's personality, so it was normal for him to feel strange. However, he didn't ask any questions and brought Ji Yunshu over.
As soon as they left the yamen, they were stopped by Zhang Xinlan.
"Big Brother, where's Lingyang?" She was holding a scroll in her hands as she tiptoed to ask Constable Zhang.
Constable Zhang asked curiously, "Xinlan? What are you doing here so late at night? "
"Of course I'm here to look for Lingyang. Lingyang promised me seven or eight days ago that he would teach me how to write. However, when I went to look for him with the scroll that day, I waited at his house until midnight, but he still hasn't returned. Coincidentally, I'm free today and wanted to wait for him at his house, but I'm afraid that he won't return like last time, so I came straight to the yamen to look for him."
She waved the scroll in her hands.
Constable Zhang was speechless, "Stop fooling around. The yamen is busy right now, and Advisor Wen is also very busy. He doesn't have time to teach you how to write. We'll talk about it after this."
"No, I must see him today. I'll go in and look for him myself."
As she spoke, Zhang Xinlan twisted her body to enter the yamen.
The next moment, Constable Zhang pulled her back, "Xinlan, stop fooling around. Advisor Wen isn't inside right now. He went to the Lunar Retreat."
Zhang Xinlan was surprised, "What's he doing there?"
"What do you think?"
"Oh, I know. He went to the hot spring. Why didn't he tell me? I'll go look for him now."
Just as she was about to go, Constable Zhang pulled her back again, "Child, why are you so disobedient? I already said that we're dealing with serious matters. Stay at home and don't fool around. Can't you see that Teacher Ji is still here? Don't embarrass your brother. "
Huh?
Only then did Zhang Xinlan notice Ji Yunshu at the side.
She had been humiliated in front of Wen Lingyang the last time. She still bore a grudge against her.
Thereupon —
A pair of fiery eyes glared at Ji Yunshu. She snorted, "The people Lord Fang invited are indeed different. They're even more arrogant than others. Do you think that just because you're a little capable, you can be so arrogant?"
Are you f * cking mistaken?
You're the one who's arrogant, aren't you?
Ji Yunshu tossed Zhang Xinlan's words aside and said, "Constable Zhang, let's not waste any more time. Let's hurry over."
"Yes, Teacher Ji. Get on the carriage first. We'll go over now."
She nodded.
Zhang Xinlan stomped her feet in anger. She forced her way into the carriage, wanting to go over with them.
On the way, Constable Zhang sat outside while Ji Yunshu and Zhang Xinlan sat inside.
Zhang Xinlan daringly looked her up and down. She frowned from time to time and sneered from time to time.
Ji Yunshu sat upright and still, not paying any attention to her.
"I heard from my brother that you're a very capable person. You've solved many unsolved cases. Is that true?"
No answer.
"But I see that you're just a scholar. You don't have any skills at all. You must've solved those cases by luck, right?"
No answer.
"I think you're doomed this time. It's been a few days and you still don't have a single clue. You keep suspecting that someone is the murderer, but in the end, it's not. It looks like even Lord Fang is going to be wrong this time."
Still no answer.
Ji Yunshu thought that no matter how overbearing and barbaric Jing Xuan was, she was still a tactful person. However, she didn't know where this little girl got her confidence from. Her eyes seemed to grow on top of her head, yet she still looked down on others.
In modern times, it was the same as a person with a low education but a net worth of millions going to an office to do some work, but the staff there would ignore him.
It was also the same as a person with a monthly salary of more than ten thousand going to a high-end clothing store, but the staff there would look down on him.
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