Chapter 38
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Being sentimental at this moment would not help Cloud Leaf. Instead, it would make things worse. Ning Shu blinked away the jealousy in her eyes and walked to the woodshed where Cloud Leaf's personal servant was locked up.
The Yun family was a special family in the capital.
Imperial Censor Yun's reputation for being incorruptible was well known in the capital for being henpecked. Ever since he got married over twenty years ago, Imperial Censor Yun had never dared to look at other women. Not to mention concubines, even a hen would need Madam Yun's permission to enter the Yun residence. Therefore, the Yun family had never had any filthy affairs of internal strife. Cloud Leaf himself had always stood aloof from worldly affairs and had never offended anyone.
It was said that there must be a cause for everything.
However, the biggest problem with this case was that they could not find a single suspect after all the investigations. In the end, only the female ghost could be explained. It was truly laughable.
Forsythia followed behind Ning Shu. As she walked, she asked, "Miss, this case is too uncertain. There isn't even a suspect. How can we continue investigating?"
Ning Shu shook her head. "I don't believe that there is a watertight wooden barrel in this world. Even if it is made of iron, water will slowly seep out from the gaps. There must be a flaw in this case in an inconspicuous corner. "
Lian Qiao frowned. "But the Supreme Court and Jingji Province have questioned everyone. Even Imperial Censor Yun himself had brought people to search the entire Residence of Yun. Anyone who had come into contact with Young Master Yun in the past month, even the old man in the breakfast shop, was not spared. None of them could find any problems."
Ning Shu was calm. "It's simple. Someone is not telling the truth."
Forsythia was shocked. "This matter has already been reported to the heavens. If they are still not telling the truth, do they not want their lives anymore?"
"Perhaps, it's because there are some things that are more important than one's life." The woodshed's iron lock was opened and a choking smell wafted out. Ning Shu was not the least bit squeamish as she walked in.
In the corner of the woodshed, two people were tied up. They were Cloud Leaf's personal servants, Peasant and Debate Day.
These two had always accompanied Cloud Leaf since she was young. No matter what Cloud Leaf ate or where she went, these two would always accompany her. However, under the watchful eyes of these two people, the Cloud Leaf still got into trouble. The two of them could not absolve themselves from the blame. In a fit of anger, Madam Yun imprisoned the two of them. She threatened that if anything happened to Cloud Leaf, she would allow them to die with her. In just a few short days, the two of them had been working so hard that they had dark circles under their eyes and their faces were pale. They felt as if the gates of hell had already been opened to them and welcomed them with open arms.
Forsythia brought a chair for Ning Shu to sit in front of them.
Lowering her head to look at the two people who were paralyzed on the ground, Ning Shu's expression was very amiable, "In the afternoon, I asked the two of you to recall if your young master had any disputes, conflicts, or physical altercations with anyone. Can you recall anything now?" The two of them raised their heads and raised their heads.
The two of them raised their heads, their eyes filled with despair as they said in a daze, "Our Young Master's temper is the best, he is happy all day long, he likes to recite poems, he doesn't touch mahjong dice, he doesn't enter brothels or gambling dens, at most he would attend a poetry gathering every ten days. In the entire capital, who doesn't praise our Young Master for being clean and honest, his natural disposition is pure and kind. Even if we cracked our skulls, we couldn't think of anyone who would harm him …" As the two of them spoke, a few lines of tears fell down.
Ning Shu continued to guide them patiently, "Perhaps he encountered something strange or met some strange person that made you feel slightly surprised and left some impression?"
The two of them thought for a long time before shaking their heads again.
Ning Shu asked a few similar questions to guide them, but there were no results.
Looking at the two people who were huddled in the corner like lifeless pieces of wood, waiting for death, Ning Shu sighed in her heart and suddenly asked,
"What did he use to threaten you?"
The two people's ashen faces suddenly twitched.
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