The Answer
After a moment of silence, Magistrate Liu stepped forward and saluted Jing Rong. "This lowly official pays his respects to Your Highness. May I know why Your Highness is …"
He raised his hand and interrupted him. "You don't need to worry about me. Go and see if Teacher Ji needs anything."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Magistrate Liu walked to Ji Yunshu's side. "Yunshu, could it be that you found some evidence?"
"Lord Liu, I need some black vinegar and white wine. I'll have to trouble you to find some. I'm going to the autopsy room now."
"Of course, of course." Magistrate Liu readily agreed.
He summoned two yamen runners and gave them instructions.
Ji Yunshu went to the autopsy room while Jing Rong sat in the inner room, enjoying tea.
The tea from Jinjiang was the best of the best!
When she arrived at the autopsy room, Ji Yunshu took out the rusty knife from her sleeve. Wei Wu and Wang San brought in the black vinegar and white wine.
"Teacher, what do you need these for?"
"Blood test."
"Blood test?"
Wei Wu and Wang San looked at each other and took out a small notebook and a writing brush from their pockets. They dipped the brush in their mouths and prepared to record the results.
Teacher Ji's autopsy is a great knowledge!
We must record it down. Who knows, we might become coroners.
Fantasy Sky!
Ji Yunshu didn't care about them. As long as they kept their mouths shut, everything would be fine.
Wearing gloves, she mixed the black vinegar into the white wine and shook it for a while. Then, she dipped a piece of white cloth into the black vinegar and wiped it on the rusty knife.
The rust gradually faded away and stuck to the white cloth, revealing the silver-black glossy blade.
She then dipped the entire knife into the black vinegar. After a while, a dark red color appeared on the blade.
"Eh? Why did it change color? "Wang San cried out in surprise.
"It's not color, it's blood."
"Ah?" Wei Wu and Wang San cried out in surprise.
Ji Yunshu took out the knife with an abnormally tense expression.
She hoped that there was no blood on the blade!
"Why is there blood?" Wei Wu asked.
"Because this knife has been stained with human blood." Ji Yunshu explained, "If we want to know if the knife or the clothes have been stained with human blood, the best way is to experiment with luminol. However, it is impossible to conduct such an experiment in this place. Instead, using vinegar and white wine can achieve the same effect."
"What is Lu … what Nuo experiment?" Wei Wu stammered.
How could he explain it? She was too lazy to explain. She put down the knife and lifted the white cloth on the yin yang corpse. She took out a broken hand bone.
He instructed Wei Wu and Wang San, "You two, find some camphor juice like last time."
"Yes."
Don't ask too many questions, just find it.
His hands and feet were nimble, and he quickly set up the skeleton. Just like last time, Ji Yunshu smeared camphor juice on the skeleton's ankle and wrapped it with white vinegar.
After a while, the white paper turned red.
Then, she wrapped the white paper around the color-changing knife.
After about the time it took for half an incense stick to burn, he opened the white paper again. The blood that had appeared on the knife had stained the white paper.
'Yes, I have it!'
"Wei Wu, Wang San, immediately go to Zhao Family Village and bring Yu Sao here."
"Oh, yes, yes." The two were inexplicably excited and hurried away.
But in fact, Ji Yunshu's complexion was very bad.
Her heart felt heavy.
After covering the pile of bones, she took the knife and the white paper and went to the inner room behind the court.
At this time, Wei Wu and Wang San had just received the order to bring the yamen's people to Zhao Family Village.
Jing Rong was still sipping his tea when he saw the two of them coming to arrest the murderer. Presumably, Ji Yunshu already knew who the murderer was.
When he turned his eyes, he saw Ji Yunshu walking towards him as if she had lost her soul.
The first person to greet her was the magistrate. He approached Ji Yunshu in a seemingly unintentional manner and asked, "What did you find? Is it really related to Yu Sao from Zhao Family Village? "
"Yes." She answered with certainty.
"Did she kill the murderer?"
"Yes."
The magistrate was startled, but his face was full of panic. "Then … Then, didn't I arrest the wrong person? That Li Zhao is still locked up in the prison. This is bad, really bad! "
Ji Yunshu unhappily rolled her eyes at him. "Even if he didn't kill the murderer, he is still responsible for it."
"This …"
"What this!" The one who spoke was Jing Rong. He stood up from the pear blossom chair. In fact, the magistrate had already told Jing Rong everything about Li Zhao's arrest.
The magistrate retreated to the side and took the initiative to make room for Jing Rong. After Jing Rong reprimanded him, he didn't dare to say anything else.
Jing Rong walked to Ji Yunshu's side and said, "If you produce evidence and point out the murderer, this Prince will not tolerate it. If he didn't kill the murderer but destroyed the corpse to remove the evidence, this Prince will also punish him."
He seemed to have guessed Ji Yunshu's thoughts.
However, there was no doubt that having such a backer would be useful in this case.
Ji Yunshu's eyes darkened. She asked him, "Your Highness, do you think that a murderer must pay with his life?"
The magistrate rushed to answer, "That is the law. A murderer must pay with his life."
Ji Yunshu's expression was solemn. "The net of justice is nothing more than a favor."
"Yunshu, if you kill someone, you have to pay with your life. This is the rule."
"Rules, rules, why are there so many rules? The law is meant to pacify the people and protect the safety of the people. But if you want to kill a person who is forced to kill, how can such a law be fair? "
At this moment, Ji Yunshu was a little excited.
Magistrate Liu didn't dare to answer. He was somewhat confused. What was wrong with Ji Yunshu today?
Jing Rong gave Magistrate Liu a meaningful glance. "Step aside."
"Yes." Not daring to resist, the magistrate obediently retreated to the side.
Ji Yunshu's expression was solemn. Her eyes were filled with regret and indignation.
Jing Rong asked her, "Tell me, what happened?"
"It's nothing."
"All of your emotions are written on your face. You and I have gone through thick and thin together yesterday. If you have any thoughts or thoughts, why don't you tell me?"
He was so gentle!
So considerate!
Ji Yunshu's eyes sank and she slightly shook her head. "Forget it. It's my own problem. I shouldn't ignore the strict law and be sentimental. Killing someone is killing someone. Naturally, I have to pay with my life."
She tried her best to hypnotize herself so that her heart wouldn't feel so uncomfortable.
Jing Rong didn't disturb her and let her sit to the side to calm down.
Time slowly passed.
It had been two hours since Wei Wu and Wang San left for the Zhao family village. Calculating the time, they should be arriving at the yamen soon.
But at this time, a yamen runner came in.
He reported, "Milord, Madame Jiang has arrived."
"Why is she here again?" Magistrate Liu sighed.
Now, seeing Madame Jiang, he was more afraid than seeing Jing Rong.
Without waiting for Magistrate Liu to say anything, Jing Rong said, "This Prince will go take a look."
With this Buddha here, there was nothing to be afraid of!
Jing Rong walked in front, followed by Ji Yunshu and Magistrate Liu. The three of them went to the court.
Madame Jiang was still dressed in gorgeous clothes. Her noble aura didn't diminish in the slightest.
Yesterday, Magistrate Liu had prevaricated. Today, she came again to force Magistrate Liu to release her brother.
But she didn't expect that Jing Rong would be there.
"This commoner greets Your Highness." She seemed unwilling and full of anger.
Jing Rong's cold lips parted. "Why did Madame Jiang suddenly come to the yamen? This Prince heard from Lord Liu that Madame Jiang has come several times in the past two days. "
Including this time, it was clearly only two times. Don't recklessly increase the number of times!
Although Madame Jiang was rude and overbearing, Jing Rong was still a prince. Thus, she restrained herself.
She put on a fake smile and said, "I presume that Your Highness knows about my brother's arrest?"
"I heard a little. I heard that he killed someone."
'No, no, no, you're wrong.'
Magistrate Liu moved closer and whispered, "Your Highness, it wasn't a murder. It was a burial. A burial."
'Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be?'
Jing Rong really wanted to pry open Magistrate Liu's head and see what was inside.
In the next moment, Jing Rong's sharp eyes pierced towards Magistrate Liu.
Magistrate Liu trembled from head to toe. He retreated to the side and shut his mouth.
At this time, Madame Jiang also refuted, "Your Highness, my brother wouldn't kill anyone. He's naturally arrogant and doesn't even dare to hold a knife. Not to mention murder, the yamen must have made a mistake."
"But he personally admitted that he buried the corpse."
"Then he must have said it in a moment of panic."
Madame Jiang continued to refute.
Jing Rong hated talking to this kind of woman the most.
Might as well …
"Madame Jiang, what I hate the most is women being stubborn. If you keep bothering me, I can use my power to lock you up in prison. Do you believe me?"
"Ah!" Madame Jiang was startled. Of course she believed him.
"Whether or not Li Zhao killed someone remains to be investigated. However, he has already admitted to burying the corpse. Why do you need to tamper with his words and force Lord Liu to release him? Don't tell me you want to use your personal power because of Old General Li? "
"This commoner didn't mean it like that." Madame Jiang was a little flustered, but her expression didn't change.
Jing Rong straightened his face and waved his sleeves. "If that's the case, then don't nag anymore. We will know the truth later."
'Later?'
Madame Jiang was nervous and puzzled.
She didn't have time to think further. Outside the court, Wei Wu and Wang San had already entered with Yu Sao and Ah Yu.
Yu Sao's expression was calm. There was no trace of panic in her eyes. Instead, it was as if she had seen through life and death. She held Ah Yu in her arms. Ah Yu didn't cry or make a fuss. Her head was leaning on Yu Sao's shoulder as if she was asleep.
However, Ah Yu's hands and feet were still chained.
Clanking sounds could be heard from outside the courtroom.
As soon as they entered, Yu Sao immediately knelt down.
She was very careful not to disturb Ah Yu in her arms.
However, Ji Yunshu's gaze was not on Yu Sao and Ah Yu, but on Madame Jiang.
She clearly saw Madame Jiang's expression. It was full of shock and panic.
Even Madame Jiang's legs suddenly buckled. She staggered as if she was about to fall to the ground.
It seemed that the truth was just as Ji Yunshu thought.
Wei Wu said, "Milord, Yu Sao has arrived."
"Good. Enter the court."
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