"In just two days, two people have died!" Hao Ren covered his face, his voice filled with sorrow, "The apparent peace in Luzhou County might not hold up anymore."
Ji Yuntai understood what he ant and had no choice but to step forward, pat his shoulder, and then pulled Hao Ren to his feet, "Don’t worry, things will work out when we get there."
Yan Wanqing didn’t let him reveal his identity, and he couldn’t just say outright that the Princess Anping you’re looking for is right before your eyes.
There’s even a Crown Prince from Dawei with her!
No matter how big the issue, it’s not a problem at this mont.
The oblivious Hao Ren shook his head, his hands clenched tight, "Brother, I will arrange for soone to escort you away now, lest you get dragged into this ss later."
Leave? Leave for where?!
Yan Wanqing is here, why would Ji Yuntai want to leave?!
He cleared his throat, "No worries, no worries, your brother is no coward, I will definitely not abandon you at a ti like this."
Hao Ren’s eyes brimd with tears, "Brother, you’ve changed from the old days, you’ve actually started to be loyal."
Ji Yuntai: "...Hehe." You understand the old days.
Only now did Hao Ren realize that there were two strangers standing in the courtyard.
"Who are you?"
The governnt officer imdiately stepped forward, "When the deceased was discovered, these two were standing outside. I found their behavior suspicious and their faces unfamiliar, so I brought them in."
Hao Ren, annoyed, stepped forward and kicked him, "Are you ill? You suspect a couple standing outside as being suspicious, and you even brought in my senior brother just for playing a couple of rounds of gambling. Next ti I stand outside the Governor’s Office, are you going to arrest as well?"
The officer, having been kicked, didn’t dare to make a sound, his head lowered, "I wouldn’t dare."
"You wouldn’t dare?! I think you’re very daring!" Hao Ren felt an imnse headache coming on; from top to bottom there was not a single one whose actions were normal, it was truly a headache-inducing disaster.
Yan Wanqing watched from the side, the corners of her lips tugging up, finding the situation quite amusing.
This Hao Ren was indeed a man of character.
As for this governnt officer, he truly did not understand the ways of the world, his actions were too crude.
"I am truly sorry, madam," Hao Ren stepped forward to apologize, and upon getting a closer look, realized that the couple carried themselves with extraordinary grace, evidently wealthy people who had co from sightseeing in the mountains and waters – they couldn’t possibly be the murderers.
Besides, he already had his suspicions about the croupier’s death.
It was likely that this sister had sothing to do with the murder to silence soone.
The deaths of the siblings could not be separated from Tianxiang Gambling House.
However, the manager of Tianxiang would not return until the next day.
"It’s no trouble, we as a couple will actively cooperate with the Governor’s Office in the investigation," Yan Wanqing said softly.
The Crown Prince nodded lightly, not wishing to say much.
"Sir, the coroner might not be able to get here tonight!" An officer from outside ca rushing in to report.
Hao Ren frowned, "Why not?"
"The coroner went ho during the day to visit family. If he sets out now, he can only arrive during daylight."
Upon hearing this, Hao Ren’s face fell, what kind of situation was this.
"Who allowed him to visit family? There’s hardly a murder case the whole year round, and he’s always on holiday. And now when a case does occur, he’s still on holiday!" Hao Ren was furious, removed his hat from his head, and threw it violently on the ground: "This is outrageous! Tell him, if he can’t co tonight, he needn’t co tomorrow, I refuse to believe that without this coroner, I can’t solve the case!"
Luzhou County may seem prosperous, but inside, it has already rotted away.
More than twenty years, it’s just too long.
"If the sir doesn’t mind, perhaps this little woman could examine the body on the sir’s behalf," Yan Wanqing proposed opportunely.
Hao Ren quickly turned around, his expression brightening, but upon seeing her slightly bulging abdon, he imdiately shook his head, "It’s not appropriate, it’s not appropriate. The madam is pregnant, it’s best not to engage in such inauspicious matters."
There’s absolutely no reason for a pregnant woman to investigate a corpse.
Yet Yan Wanqing thought it was not a problem.
She had her own understanding of supernatural and extraordinary matters.
"Do not worry, it would be my fortune to ease the sir’s worries and solve problems. Solving the case swiftly can likewise accumulate good karma for my unborn child," she said.
Hao Ren listened and almost burst into tears.
What noble words these were!
Indeed, people from grand places have such broad minds.
But he still felt it was inappropriate, "This coroner’s work should not trouble the lady; I have a suitable candidate here."
A suitable candidate?
Who?
Yan Wanqing raised her eyebrows.
As she was wondering, she saw Hao Ren turn towards Ji Yuntai, who was silent at his side, "Brother, it’s just a little help I need, you wouldn’t stand by and watch struggle, would you?!"
Ji Yuntai: "...I’ll help."
Good things never ca his way, but he was the first to co to mind for unpleasant tasks.
Hao Ren, that man, was truly the sa as he had always been.
However, he couldn’t bear to let Yan Wanqing take on the role of a coroner.
Besides, there was the Crown Prince nearby, watching him like a tiger stalking its prey.
The grunt work, the dirty work, he might as well do it himself.
Seeing Ji Yuntai agree so readily, Hao Ren imdiately brightened up with a smile, "I thought Brother would refuse, but who would have thought you’ve changed, agreeing so quickly! Rest assured, Brother, I will imdiately prepare a few more jugs of aged brew; once you’re done, I’ll help you dispel any ill luck!"
Hao Ren hurriedly gave orders to get everything ready for the coroner’s work.
He acted so quickly, as if he was afraid Ji Yuntai would change his mind and refuse him.
After a tumultuous bout of commotion.
Ji Yuntai was frantically washing his hands in the copper basin.
"The fatal injury was poison; there are signs of corrosion in all the internal organs. The victim was hung on the beam after death to make it look like a suicide."
After changing the water five tis, Ji Yuntai’s hands turned pale from scrubbing before he finally stopped, ticulously drying them with a towel.
"It’s clear now; the croupier’s sister must have known sothing, thus she was silenced. The sa group that killed the croupier is also behind this; their goal is the sa."
Hao Ren looked at the white cloth that had been replaced, "Their family only had each other, brother and sister; to suffer such a calamity in just two short days, and under my jurisdiction in Luzhou County, it’s my fault they t such a fate!"
As he spoke, he staggered, his eyes brimming with tears.
A grown man, weeping with his face covered.
Watching this, Ji Yuntai furrowed his brows.
Every ti he saw Hao Ren cry, he felt as disgusted as if he had swallowed a fly.
So sissy.
The Crown Prince, feeling much the sa, looked away.
Only Yan Wanqing, who was pregnant, felt that Hao Ren’s show of emotion was genuine, a display befitting of an official who loved his people like his own children. She was even more pleased with him at this mont.
"This poison is called ’Pear Blossom Intoxication.’" Ji Yuntai spoke again, "Taken alone, it doesn’t cause any reaction, but once mixed with alcohol, it becos a deadly poison that will rot the intestines and stomach."
"Brother should be familiar with this poison."
Ji Yuntai spoke in a calm voice.
How could he be unfamiliar?
This poison was concocted by both him and his brother more than twenty years ago.
Only the two of them knew the formula.
Hao Ren widened his eyes when he heard this.
He understood what his brother ant.
It was impossible for him to give out this poison, but those around him were another matter.
Ji Yuntai was reminding him that there was a mole inside the governnt office!
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