You're the Murderer
In order to prove that he wasn't spouting nonsense, Wang San added, "My daughter has one. It's the same size and shape. Look, it's all red."
Wang San's words made sense.
It was true.
Even Wei Wu followed his words and said, "Yes, yes, yes, it's an undergarment. My Third Aunt's cousin's cousin had a child like this. That's right, it must be an undergarment."
'Hey, hey, hey! Are you kidding me?!'
Ji Yunshu was confused by the fact that both of them said it was an undergarment.
Undergarment?
"Why would Lord Jiang have a child's undergarment on him?"
Didn't Lord Jiang and Madame Jiang have no children?
"Weiwu, Wang San, immediately go and investigate whether Madame Jiang gave birth to a child or not. Also, find out if there were any children in the Jiang Estate. Investigate thoroughly, understand? "
"Yes."
It was rare for him to be so serious.
The two of them immediately went to investigate.
Ji Yunshu remained in the autopsy room, carefully examining the dudou. For a man in his forties to wear a child's dudou, wasn't this a little too unreasonable?!
Could it be that he really lost his mind?
She shook her head and didn't continue guessing. She took out the white cloth she had torn off earlier and used it to cover the bones.
Ding!
Something seemed to fall to the ground.
She looked down and saw a small black object at the corner of the table. She picked it up and saw that it was a button. There was mud on it, so it must have been brought over from the pile of mud around the bones.
She wiped the button clean, and only then did she realize what the button looked like.
The surface was smooth, and the outer ring of the button was uneven. It was in a spiral shape. Judging from the quality, it should be one of Qingzhou's brocades. They used this kind of button on their clothes, giving them an elegant appearance.
Usually, this kind of button was embroidered on the collar.
As for how Ji Yunshu knew about this, it wasn't surprising.
There was a minor character in the Ji family who didn't use brocades from anywhere but Qingzhou's brocades.
That person was Ji Lingzhi!
What made her feel strange was that most buttons had four holes in the middle, but this one only had three holes.
She seemed to have seen this button somewhere before.
For a moment, he could not think of anything.
"Yunshu, I found it."
The magistrate's voice came from outside.
She glanced sideways and saw Magistrate Liu holding his official robe as he walked in.
"Yunshu, I found it, I found it."
"So what if you found it? What are you yelling about?"
Magistrate Liu's expression stiffened, but he didn't forget to tell Ji Yunshu what he found.
"Madame Jiang's younger brother is called Li Zhao. Although the Li Family is an aristocratic family, they don't live in the capital. They used to live in Qingzhou. Two years ago, Li Zhao suddenly came to Jinjiang and lived in the Jiang Manor. Madame Jiang is actually very strict with her younger brother, but she dotes on him very much, and …"
"Get to the point."
"The point is that Li Zhao is a gambler. He gambles everywhere in Qingzhou and owes a lot of money. When the Li Family found out, they chased him to Jinjiang and told Madame Jiang to keep an eye on him. But how could they control him? He doesn't change and is still addicted to gambling, so he owes a lot of money. All the gambling houses in Jinjiang don't allow him to enter, but his personality is very cowardly."
Ji Yunshu narrowed her eyes. "That's all?"
Magistrate Liu continued, "That's not it. He has several siblings in his family. The eldest sister is Madame Jiang, and the second sister is …"
"Alright, let's arrest him."
"Ah?"
"I said, you can arrest him now." Ji Yunshu's expression was solemn.
Magistrate Liu was stunned for a moment before his face lit up with joy. He clapped his hands. "The murderer is Li Zhao, right?"
Black lines appeared on Ji Yunshu's forehead. "Then, are you going to arrest him or not?"
"Arrest him! Arrest him immediately!"
The case was about to be solved, so Magistrate Liu was naturally overjoyed. He quickly ran out and ordered people to bring Li Zhao back to the yamen for questioning.
Ji Yunshu tightened the button in her palm and covered the white bones with a white cloth before leaving.
Not long after, Li Zhao was brought to the court by a yamen runner and forced to kneel.
Ji Yunshu whispered to the yamen runner, "Where did you arrest him?"
He replied, "In the gambling house."
No wonder Madame Jiang didn't follow. This was even better. It would save them a lot of trouble!
"What are you doing? What right do you have to arrest me? Do you know who my father is? Do you know who my grandfather is? "Li Zhao roared.
'Yes, your grandfather is Old General Li!'
Magistrate Liu, who was sitting on top, became angry. He slammed his gavel. "What are you shouting for? I was the one who sent people to arrest you. Do you have any complaints? "
"I do."
"Tell me."
"I didn't break the law. Why did you arrest me? Is gambling against the law?! "
Li Zhao clenched his fists in anger.
Yesterday, when Madame Jiang was here, he was like a kitten that was hiding in the back. But now, he was full of confidence.
At that time, gambling really wasn't against the law. Magistrate Liu glanced at Ji Yunshu, hinting for her to quickly save the situation.
Ji Yunshu walked a few steps and stopped in front of Li Zhao. She lowered her head and asked, "Li Zhao, I'm asking you. Are you really not the murderer who killed Master Jiang?"
Li Zhao's eyes clearly flickered. He swallowed his saliva and said, "I already said it wasn't me. I didn't kill my brother-in-law. He was my brother-in-law. How could I kill him?"
"I'll ask you again. Are you the murderer?"
"It wasn't me. It really wasn't me. I wasn't at home the day my brother-in-law died."
"You're still lying." Ji Yunshu rebuked.
Li Zhao's body suddenly trembled. He raised his eyes and looked at Ji Yunshu. "I … I'm not lying."
Ji Yunshu's expression was cold. She had an imposing aura.
She said, "You said that you weren't at home the day your brother-in-law died?"
"Y-yes."
"What a load of lies. How do you know when he died? How can you be sure that you weren't at home the day Master Jiang died? Moreover, Madame Jiang said that you moved to the capital after Master Jiang disappeared. Let me ask you, if Master Jiang died in Grand Canal Manor after that, why would you say that you weren't at home? "
"I …" Li Zhao was panic-stricken.
"The truth is that Master Jiang died before you moved to the capital. In order to avoid responsibility, you said that you weren't at home. But because of your words, you revealed that you were lying. The murderer who killed Master Jiang is you." Ji Yunshu's voice was stern.
Everyone in the courtroom felt their heartstrings tighten.
Li Zhao was so scared that his face turned deathly pale. He sat paralyzed on the ground.
"It wasn't me. It wasn't me. I didn't kill him. It really was me. It really was me …" His voice trembled and his eyes lost focus.
Ji Yunshu wasn't in a hurry. She took out the button.
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