The man in black clearly hadn't expected to be attacked from behind, and his muffled groans while clutching his buttocks looked particularly comical.

He turned around and saw a woman smiling and talking to him. "Oh dear, why are you dressed so dark at night?"

Without waiting for his answer, Qin San Niang grabbed the man and dragged him to a corner of the nearby small garden, where she asked him sternly.

"Tell me, who sent you? If you answer well, I'll spare your life. If you don't, you'll stay in this pond and feed the fish!"

The man in black was just a thug who made a living by doing shady jobs. He thought dealing with a homeless woman would be easy, but he never expected to run into such a tough nut to crack. Now it was too late for him to regret it!

"Grandma, I'm just doing this for money, I really don't know anything else. Look, I don't even recognize you!"

His buttocks were burning, and blood seemed to be flowing out continuously. He had no idea what kind of weapon this woman had used; it was too reckless! If he had accidentally missed, his wife and Xiaoyue from Hua Manlou would have been devastated!

"Alright, since you don't know, then you'll just have to feed the fish." With that, he pushed the man in black's head into the water, silently counted to fifty, and then pulled it out.

"Well? Do you remember now?"

Qin San Niang was very impatient and wanted to go back to take a bath, otherwise the water would get cold!

"I remember now, I remember now, Grandma." Having witnessed Qin San Niang's ruthlessness, the man in black quickly recounted how she found him and instructed him to do what she wanted.

"That's all I have. I was wrong, I won't do it again!"

"Get lost! If you walk by the river long enough, you'll eventually fall in. You won't be so lucky next time!"

...

Qin San Niang pondered the man in black's words thoughtfully before carrying the water back into the house.

This is her first time in the city, and if she has offended anyone, it is today. The coroner, Wang, and the madam of Chunmanlou are the most suspicious. However, the autopsy has already been completed. Revenge is not impossible, but there is no need to rush it.

According to the man in black, the person he was dealing with was a scholar-like figure, most likely related to tomorrow's case. If that's the case, then there might be a mole among Lin Changfeng's men!

This is interesting...

However, they clearly underestimated Qin San Niang's skills, which was the biggest variable.

The person who hired the killer probably never expected that Qin San Niang would still be alive. She'd like to see what kind of scheme she'd come up with tomorrow. Anyway, there's no way to avoid it, so she might as well go and meet her. But she needs to make arrangements for her mother and children beforehand.

Even if all else fails, she still has her spatial dimension, which can be used to avoid trouble. She had tried putting the child in her spatial dimension before, but the child would fall into a coma, though it didn't affect the child's basic vital signs.

Gu Qingshan was a man, and the room arranged for him was in the outer courtyard. He was unaware of what happened last night. He heard from Azhi early in the morning that Qin Sanniang was looking for him, so he hurried over.

Qin San Niang got straight to the point, telling Gu Qingshan where she had been that day and asking him to look after Liu and her group.

Gu Qingshan's greatest virtue is that he doesn't ask many questions or say much!

Qin San Niang said she wanted to give the mule cart to her father and daughter, and she wanted to buy a horse-drawn carriage with a sturdy and durable carriage.

Hearing Qin Sanniang's words, Gu Qingshan was taken aback for a moment. The mule cart was quite good; why change it? However, whatever Qin Sanniang's intentions, saving them some money for their trip to Jiangnan was a good thing. Having understood this, he nodded in agreement, telling her to rest assured.

Hearing that her eldest daughter wanted Gu Qingshan to buy a carriage, Liu couldn't sit still! Her father, who was also Qin San Niang's grandfather, had once worked as a errand boy in a carriage shop, so Liu had some insight into how to choose horses. She offered to go with them. Fatty and several children also went with them. Wu Chunhua wanted to go to the nearby market to buy some silk thread and trinkets as gifts for the children.

Qin San Niang feigned reluctance to see everyone off, which almost gave Liu Shi goosebumps, but the feeling of being relied upon by her eldest daughter was really nice!

No sooner had they left than Lin Changfeng's guards arrived.

This time, we went to the government office in Guocheng. It wasn't the first time that Qin Sanniang had seen the stone lions and the grievance drum at the entrance of the government office, but those were all in tourist attractions. This time, they were really standing in front of her, which was still very impressive!

Lin Changfeng seemed to have arrived earlier, and upon seeing Qin Sanniang, he quickly went to greet her.

"Madam Qin, you're right. Please come with me." Without further ado, he led Madam Qin inside.

Before long, the three arrived at a row of houses behind the government office, which they guessed was the morgue.

On the way, Lin Changfeng had already given a brief explanation of the situation. The deceased was a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations, a renowned talent in Guocheng, and the cause of death was suicide by hanging! His parents could not accept this result. How could such an outstanding son, born in their later years, commit suicide?! And by hanging no less! They simply could not believe it! Their reason was that their son was young and handsome; even if he wanted to die, he would never end his life with a rope!

"So what were the autopsy results?" Although the reasoning sounded absurd, Qin San Niang thought the deceased's parents' idea was reasonable. Don't ask her how she knew; experience is the best teacher!

If, as Lin Changfeng said, the deceased was so outstanding and had such a high opinion of himself, it is indeed unlikely that he would end his life in this way.

"The autopsy report is here!"

Qin San Niang was somewhat surprised to see the coroner, Wang, with a dark expression, here.

The coroner, Wang, was bewildered by Qin San Niang's gaze. He had been forced to confess about Miss Man'er last night, and the case should be solved today!

The reason is simple: although Man'er was the top courtesan of Hua Man Lou, she could not withstand the ravages of time and her beauty faded with age! Seeing the other young girls in the brothel gradually blossoming into more and more beautiful women, she was anxious every day at the thought of becoming an old maid.

She happened to meet a playboy who was traveling for his studies. This man was also a seasoned lover, and he bewitched Man'er completely. In fact, this playboy was not as rich as he claimed. He took advantage of Man'er's desire to escape her life of prostitution by relying on him and swindled all her money.

But to her surprise, this young lady Man'er was also a woman of strong character. After a few rounds, she managed to catch him swindling money and realized that the young master she cherished was actually a fraud. She then shouted that she would hand him over to the authorities.

During their argument, whether by premeditation or by mistake, the young master suffocated her! However, he was a coward; seeing that Man'er was no longer breathing, he quickly climbed out of the window. This was their usual way of meeting, so the madam and the others in the building did not notice anything.

Then Man'er's body was discovered. Fearing complications, the madam had the pimps in the brothel find someone to throw Man'er's body into the river. However, the person in charge was incredibly foolish; they didn't even tie a stone to the body, thus exposing Man'er's corpse to the world, leading to the events of last night.

Wang, the coroner, was a regular at the brothel, and the madam and he were old acquaintances, so she gave him some money as hush money.

Thinking that Man'er was originally a courtesan with no family, the coroner Wang helped her commit perjury, and now he is filled with regret.