Who was the murderer?
Ji Yunshu pulled Wei Yi out of the autopsy room, borrowed an umbrella, and left the yamen.
Ji Yunshu opened the umbrella and stuffed it into Wei Yi's hands.
"You're taller, so you hold it."
"Alright."
He was more than happy to do so. He placed the umbrella over their heads and stepped into the snow.
"Wei Yi, let me ask you. What do you like? Reading? Writing? "Ji Yunshu asked as they walked.
He thought for a moment and shook his head. "I don't like any of them."
"Then, did you like the pile of white bones?"
"White bones?" Wei Yi's expression darkened. He quickly waved his hand. "No, no, no, I don't like it either."
Because of the shaking of his hand, the umbrella above his head was also slanted. Ji Yunshu immediately grabbed his hand, her expression solemn. "Don't shake it anymore." Her gaze fell on her shoulder. "Look, the snow is on my shoulder."
Wei Yi's attention was not on the snow on her shoulder, but on the hands that were holding him tightly.
Her fingers were white and slender. They were warm and comfortable as they clasped onto his broad palms.
For a moment, Wei Yi's mind went blank as he stared blankly.
Ji Yunshu, who was aware of this, immediately withdrew her hands into her sleeves. She turned to the side and said, "You little brat, you don't have the weird habit of staring at other people's hands."
"Big Brother, your hands are very similar to Big Sister's hands!"
"How are they similar?"
Wei Yi smiled. "The last time Big Sister used a knife to scare me, I saw a small black dot on the back of her hand. It's the same as the one on Big Brother's hand."
'Huh?'
Ji Yunshu raised her hand and saw that there was indeed a black dot on the back of her hand near her thumb.
It was very small, so small that even Ji Yunshu hadn't noticed it in the past five years.
'This brat is really meticulous!'
She put her hands back into her sleeves and continued walking. "Alright, I'll send you back to the Wei Mansion first."
"Ah?" Wei Yi was a little reluctant. "Big Brother, can you take me to Big Sister? I have something to give her. "
"What is it?"
"I can't show it to Big Brother. I have to show it to Big Sister myself."
She stopped walking and said in a threatening tone, "If you don't tell me, I won't take you to find her. I won't do it again in the future."
Wei Yi panicked and quickly said, "Alright, alright, I'll tell you."
After saying that, he stretched his hand to his waist, took out a small pouch, and opened it in his palm.
"It's this. I want to give it to you."
Ji Yunshu took the pouch from his hand and opened it. Inside, there was an orange-red jade pendant. It was extremely translucent.
Puzzled, he asked, "Where did this jade pendant come from? Why did you … give the jade pendant to your sister? "
"This piece of jade was given to me by my father. He said that it can ensure my safety. I want to give it to you."
"But your sister might not like it!"
"Mother said that girls like expensive things. This piece of jade is very important to me. Sister will definitely like it."
Silly boy, you're actually willing to give away such a precious item!
Your sister has scared you so many times. Why do you like to stick your warm face to the cold buttocks?
She stuffed the jade pendant back into his hand and said, "You should properly keep this jade pendant. You can't give it away to someone else. Do you understand?"
He didn't understand!
"It's okay. Big Brother, take me to see Big Sister. I'm afraid that she won't see me if I go alone."
He felt wronged!
Ji Yunshu's expression froze. She didn't know what to say.
Wei Yi seemed to have a glib tongue as he continued, "Big Brother, please promise me. I really want to give this jade pendant to Big Sister. I like Big Sister, I want to give this jade pendant to her. Big Brother, take me to Big Sister, okay?"
'How could he be so shameless?
This silly boy is really giving me a headache! '
Ji Yunshu had no choice but to take the jade pendant again. "Your sister's health hasn't been good recently. You can't see her. I'll accept this jade pendant on her behalf. I'll definitely give it to your sister."
"This …"
"What? Are you worried that I'll take the jade pendant?"
"No, no." Wei Yi shook his head vigorously. "Okay, then Big Brother will give the jade pendant to Big Sister."
"Good boy." Ji Yunshu smiled faintly and put the jade pendant back into her sleeve.
The two of them didn't waste any more time. Ji Yunshu sent Wei Yi to the entrance of the Wei Mansion.
Wei Yi was a little reluctant. He rolled his eyes and smiled. "Big Brother, why don't you come in with me? I have a lot of delicious food in my room."
She took the umbrella from Wei Yi's hand and waved her hand, hinting him to hurry inside.
"No need. I still have something to do."
She didn't stay any longer and turned to leave the Wei Mansion.
On the way from the Wei Mansion to the Ji Mansion, there was quite a distance. They passed by a bustling market and took a detour around the main road. Only then did it become a lot quieter.
Along the way, Ji Yunshu's footsteps became slower and slower. Finally, she stopped.
"Come out. You don't need to follow me."
Behind her, there seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary, but a person suddenly walked out.
That person seemed to be in his fifties or sixties. He wore coarse hemp clothes and had white hair on his temples. He looked very nervous and afraid.
"Why did you follow me all the way from the yamen to here?" Ji Yunshu asked.
The man took a few steps forward and looked around cautiously. He looked up and said, "Teacher Ji, I'm following you because I have something to tell you."
"Old man, tell me the truth. There is no one else here."
"It's about … about that yin yang corpse."
'What?'
Ji Yunshu's expression tightened. "What do you know?"
The old man trembled and lowered his head even more. "I know … I know whose corpse it is."
"Whose?"
"It's … Master Jiang's. The Grand Canal Manor is Master Jiang's mansion." His voice trembled.
Ji Yunshu was even more puzzled. "How do you know? That skeleton has been there for two years. Moreover, the portrait hasn't been drawn yet. "
The person quickly explained, "Because I know that the yin yang corpse is Master Jiang."
"Old man, who are you?"
"I am a servant of the Jiang Family. Master Jiang has a yin yang body. Very few people know about this." The old man's body trembled.
Abnormal! Not normal at all!
Ji Yunshu frowned. "Since you know that the skeleton belongs to Master Jiang, why didn't you go to the yamen to tell Lord Liu? Instead, you followed me all the way here and told me about this?"
"This …" He hesitated.
"If Old man has something that is difficult to say and is not convenient to say in the yamen, then you can tell me directly."
The old man met Ji Yunshu's gaze. His body trembled for a while before he finally opened his mouth.
"Because I know who the murderer is. However, I don't dare to go to the yamen. If Madame Jiang finds out, I'm afraid … afraid that I will be killed."
Ji Yunshu was shocked by his words.
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