Xu Lanyin knelt and smiled, "Master Min, you are too polite."

Xu Lanyin and Zhao Wu said goodbye.

When they heard that they were rushing back home, the Fujian residents did not stay any longer.

Butler Hao sent them outside and handed Xu Lanyin a purse. He pointed to several boxes in the arms of the two maids and said that they were thank-you gifts from Lord Min.

Xu Lanyin thanked him and left the house with Zhao Wu and got on the carriage. Xu Lanyin took out her purse and looked inside. It contained a note for two hundred taels of silver.

Seeing Xu Lanyin making so much money, Zhao Wu was happy for her. He said, "I always wanted to make more money as soon as possible so that I could enjoy life, but before I could make any progress, I already made so much money."

Arriving at the Hu residence, Hu Wan had already gone home. Xu Lanyin, Zhao Wu, and Xu Lanzhou declined Hu Wan and Hu Yi's repeated requests to stay, insisting on leaving. Zhao Wu and Xu Lanzhou simply couldn't delay any longer. Even if they left this morning, they wouldn't be home until tomorrow evening, and they had to rush to the government office and school the next day, the 19th.

Hu Wan also asked the driver to take a letter to his parents, asking them to come to the provincial capital as soon as possible to discuss the matters of opening a shopping mall, and then he sent Xu Lanyin and others away.

There was only one mule cart on the way back. Xu Lanyin and Xu Lanting sat on one side, while Xu Lanzhou and Zhao Wu sat on the other. The middle was filled with their own shopping and gifts from the Min Prefecture and the Hu family, making it quite crowded. But because Xu Lanyin was there, Zhao Wu and the other two were happy.

Xu Lanyin was even happier. During her few days in the provincial capital, she had not only become a small shareholder in the Future Department Store, making a fortune, but had also met a high-ranking official who might be able to help her "intercept" the deal. Perhaps she could even help extend the life of that short-lived official. If possible, she would become more familiar with the official and then help Hong Zhen's family and the little girl.

It seems that she has reversed her identity to become the heroine, which is why she has such a halo.

As they were about to leave the city gate, Xu Lanyin lifted the curtain of the car and saw a small shop run by a Hu person in the corner in the distance.

She quickly stopped the carriage and asked it to stop under a nearby tree and wait while she went to see if the shop had any butter and cheese for sale.

Zhao Wu also got out of the car to accompany her and asked Xu Lanzhou's brother to wait in the car.

Xu Lanyin said to Zhao Wuxiao as they walked, "If you have butter and cheese, I'll make some delicious snacks when I get home. Let's go visit your master together. I have something to ask..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard screams coming from the front and people were running everywhere. Zhao Wu ran towards them, and Xu Lanyin followed closely behind.

At the entrance of the market, a man was lying in a pool of blood. An old lady carrying a basket stood in front of him and screamed constantly. She was obviously terrified and couldn't even run away.

After the panic, a few brave people gathered around again.

The man lying on the ground had a dagger stuck in his back and was crawling on the ground. Zhao Wu took a look and found that he was dead.

Zhao Wu acted as a temporary security guard, shouting, "Everyone, don't be nervous, don't destroy the scene. Those who just witnessed the murder here, please stay and go to the government office to testify later..."

Soon, the Ningzhou constables arrived, followed by the coroner. Several witnesses, along with Zhao Wu and Xu Lanyin, were taken to the Ningzhou government office to testify. The woman who had been there couldn't walk, so the constable had Xu Lanyin and another female witness load her onto a mule cart.

After getting on the bus, the old lady started to cry and said, "Oh my God, it's so scary..."

Xu Lanyin looked at the Hu family's mule cart following behind them and felt helpless. She was about to go home and yet she got into such trouble.

When he arrived at the government office, he found no one sitting behind the large desk in front, but a Fujian resident was sitting on a chair to the left. He had something to discuss with the prefect, but since the prefect was ill and away, he consulted with the co-prefect, Qin.

Lord Qin was not allowed to sit in the prefect's seat, so he sat on the right side.

When Xu Lanyin heard that this person was Qin Che, she couldn't help but sigh. The book said that when Min Hu was the Anchashi, Qin Che was the deputy, and the two of them worked together to solve the Yi Ju Restaurant case. Qin Che only appeared twice in the book, and she remembered this name clearly because she had a colleague named Qin Che in the hospital.

Qin Che also fell into the river and drowned after trying the Yiju Restaurant case. In the book, the author also lamented the untimely deaths of these two people.

If the development had followed the predetermined trajectory, the two officials sitting on the left and right of the hall would have died three years later, one from a hidden illness and the other from accidentally drowning. It really is unpredictable.

In court, one cannot stare at the presiding judge, so Xu Lanyin only glanced at Qin Che, who was probably in his thirties, thin, and had a short beard.

Lord Qin, the presiding judge, questioned several witnesses. His Jiangnan accent and easygoing manner were so refined that they felt their nerves eased.

Including Zhao Wu and Xu Lanyin, there were six witnesses in total. Zhao Wu and Xu Lanyin were farther away, only rushing over after seeing the crowds disperse. The other four were all close to the deceased, but none of them saw the murderer clearly. They all said that the place was at the entrance to the market, crowded with people coming and going, and they didn't notice who killed the person. And the woman, limp with fear, watched the victim fall to the ground before her, but she also said she didn't see the murderer clearly.

Min Hu saw Xu Lanyin seemed lost in thought and asked with a smile, "Miss Xu, what is your opinion?" He then said, "Come closer and give me an answer."

Xu Lanyin stepped forward and whispered, "Perhaps I can help a little. However, please keep it a secret for me..."

She believed in Min Hu's character, and also in Qin Che. To establish a relationship with them, Xu Lanyin decided to help. However, she didn't want others to know about her skills, fearing that it would bring trouble.

She whispered to Minhu that some people cannot clearly describe things they saw but did not notice when they are awake, but can remember them under hypnosis.

Minhu smiled and whispered a few words to Lord Qin.

Only then did Xu Lanyin take a closer look at Lord Qin. He was not tall, had fair skin, and an elegant temperament. He actually made Xu Lanyin feel close to him... It was really strange.

Xu Lanyin was just wondering when she saw Qin Che glance at her and asked Min Hu, "There is such a method. Is Lord Min joking?"

Min Hu smiled confidently and said, "Lord Qin, please wait for good news." Judging from his tone, he has a very good relationship with Qin Che.

Qin Che gave a wink, and Zhao Wu and another yamen runner helped the frightened woman up and went to the side hall with them.

The woman was terrified and burst into tears, "I didn't lie, I really didn't see anything. You're not going to torture me alone, are you? It's unfair, it's unfair..."

She couldn't walk anymore, so she was carried all the way to the side hall and helped to sit down on a chair. Seeing that she could actually sit on the official chair, she felt that this shouldn't be a torture, and looked at the people standing in front of her in confusion.

Qin Che waved his hand to let the yamen runner who helped the woman in go back. Only Qin Che, Min Hu, Min Hu's aide Ji Shiye, Zhao Wu and Xu Lanyin, and the panicked woman were left in the side hall.