A Visit
Jing Rong narrowed his eyes and asked in a serious tone, "Are you sure?"
Official Lin furrowed his brows as his eyes swept across the ground in a panic. After a moment of panic and guilt, he finally said with certainty, "Nothing has happened along the way."
It seemed like the trail had come to an end here!
"Official Lin, this Prince wants you to find out what other goods were delivered to the relay station on the same day the relief funds were delivered in the previous years?" Jing Rong walked out of the storeroom and looked around before saying, "Official Lin, this Prince wants you to find out what other goods were delivered to the relay station at the same time."
"Your Highness, what do you need these for?"
"Just find them. When the time comes, send them to Anchang Courtyard in the west of the city. The sooner the better."
Official Lin acknowledged, "Yes."
Jing Rong did not linger and left the relay station with his men.
Official Lin finally heaved a sigh of relief after sending the Buddha statue off.
On the way back.
Jing Rong asked Lang Po, "What is Teacher Ji doing now?"
Lang Po replied, "Teacher Ji went with Magistrate Zuo to open the coffin early in the morning. Afterwards, he brought the coffin back."
"Mm, let's go back and take a look."
… …
During this time, Ji Yunshu had finished piecing the skeleton together.
From the skull and ribs to the finger bones and pubic bones, everything was neatly pieced together!
The crowd stood dumbfounded at the side, watching her work on the bones.
It was simply amazing.
There were no signs of injuries or bruises on the bones. From the looks of it, there was only signs of death from poisoning.
After a fruitless inspection, she found a piece of white cloth and covered the skeleton. Then, she said to Zuo Yao, "Magistrate Zuo, you've worked hard today. Please bring your men back to the yamen. I'll send someone to inform you if there's any progress on the case."
"What about this skeleton?"
"Leave it here."
"Alright, then this official will take his leave and wait for further news."
He cupped his hands in salute and left with his men.
Jing Rong arrived shortly after they left.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Ji Yunshu washing her hands. He glanced at the skeleton covered by the white cloth and approached her. "How is it? What did you find? "
Ji Yunshu's fair fingers gently swayed in the water as she said, "The deceased died from poisoning."
"Suicide?"
"I don't know yet."
"Could he have been poisoned after he died?"
"No!"
His tone was firm!
The next moment, she lifted her ten fingers out of the water. Crystal clear water droplets slid down her slender fingers and condensed on her fingertips, gently swaying. As she waved her hands, the water droplets splashed on the ground and clothes like a sprinkler.
She glanced sideways at the perplexed Jing Rong and explained, "Judging from the skeleton and the laryngeal bone, he was poisoned before he died, and the poison entered through the throat. However, according to the case file, the deceased's clothes were torn before she died, and she was lying on the bed half-naked. If she committed suicide by taking poison because she was raped, then she couldn't have been lying on the bed half-naked with her clothes disheveled. After all, who would commit suicide in such a situation? Unless, the murderer forcefully injected poison into her body during the rape until she died. "
Jing Rong said, "Since it was a homicide, then the suspicion on the young master of the Qiao family cannot be cleared."
Ji Yunshu smiled and walked into the room as she said, "Even if he did, it might not be that Young Master Qiao."
Ouch!
Jing Rong followed behind her, "You're biased towards him."
"When have I been biased towards him?" Without looking back, she poured herself a glass of water and took a sip. She looked at Jing Rong's slightly jealous face, "We've been observing him for a long time. He's timid by nature, and he's afraid of furry animals. Even if he was drunk, such a person wouldn't have killed or strangled the cat that also died in the room."
That makes sense!
Jing Rong sat down and lightly tapped his fingers on the table a few times, "Then what are you going to do next?"
She didn't respond, but asked him instead, "What about you? Did you find anything about the disaster relief funds at the relay station today? "
At this point, he frowned, then poured himself a glass of water and gulped down two cups in a row, saying, "There are no clues for the time being."
"What's troubling you?"
"I'm thinking, could there really be an invisibility technique in this world? How could he trade things in front of everyone's eyes, or in a tightly guarded warehouse? "He had never believed in those kinds of nonsense.
Ji Yunshu pondered for him, "Were there any omissions in the middle?"
"Along the way, the boxes containing the disaster relief funds never left the sight of those officials. Apart from being placed in the warehouse for one night after they were transported to the relay station, the rest of the time was under surveillance."
"Then did you interrogate the relay station on the day the disaster relief funds arrived? Did any other goods enter or leave? Perhaps something went wrong during the process. "
As soon as she finished speaking, Jing Rong stared at her.
Huh?
She was stunned, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"You're thinking the same thing as this prince. It seems that your brain isn't just used for solving cases."
"Thank you for the compliment."
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard, "Big Brother."
From the voice, it was obvious that Little Xiyue had come.
She ran in with a large food box in her hands and put it on the table with a face full of joy.
However, when she saw that there was someone else in the room besides Ji Yunshu, she was stunned, especially when that 'someone' had a cold and fierce face, exuding a chilling aura.
This caused Little Xiyue to instinctively take a few steps back.
She thought to herself, 'This person looks really fierce.'
Jing Rong seemed to be deliberately staring at Little Xiyue with a look that said 'I'm going to eat you up'.
Big Brother, is it really okay to scare the child like this?
"You're that little girl, Xiyue?" he asked in a deep voice, revealing the appearance of a jackal.
Little Xiyue nodded.
She didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Ji Yunshu pointed to the food box on the table and asked, "What is this?"
Little Xiyue came back to her senses and said, "Big Brother, this is the osmanthus cake made by my mother. She knows that I've been bothering you for the past few days, so she asked me to bring some osmanthus cake for you to try."
"Really?"
She smiled and opened the box. The osmanthus cake inside was very exquisitely made, and it looked, smelled, and tasted great.
"Xiyue, then please thank your mother for me."
"No need to be so polite. My father said that he wants to invite Big Brother to my house tonight. He has prepared good wine and food to entertain you. Big Brother, will you go?"
"Invite me?"
"Yes."
"Little Xiyue, I've been busy for the past two days, so maybe …"
Before she could finish, Jing Rong interrupted, "Go back and tell your father that not only will Big Brother go, but he will also bring a few more people with him. Ask him to prepare more wine and food."
Little Xiyue stared at him and tilted her head, "Who … are you?"
"I'm your Big Brother's … family." An evil smile hung on the corner of his mouth as he walked towards her.
"But my father didn't say that he would invite you."
"You're a guest from afar, and it's a courtesy to enter the manor. Your father won't be so stingy. Be good, quickly go back and tell your father." He reached out his wide palm and gently rubbed Little Xiyue's head.
She shrunk her neck and looked at him as if he was a strange person. She leaned towards Ji Yunshu and raised her head to ask, "Big Brother, will you really come?"
I don't want to go!
But —
"Okay, I'll go."
Little Xiyue was very happy, and quickly skipped out.
Then, Ji Yunshu glared at Jing Rong, "Why did you agree to help me?"
"We're neighbors, so it's not impossible for us to visit each other."
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