"In this Lotus Picking Manor, there's a manor owner who speaks evasively, a madman who suddenly barges in, a young master who seems timid and submissive, and a housekeeper who's acting strangely. They all seem rather odd."

"Of course! If it weren't strange, why would there be cases that need your investigation, Master Fang?" Li Lianxin teased Fang Duobing, swinging her arms as she walked to the lakeside and looked at the pond full of lotus flowers, their colors more vibrant than she had ever seen before.

If only this lotus were cultivated normally. The thought of a flower grown from a corpse is terrifying, like the hairs on your body standing on end.

“These three young ladies married into the Guo family one after another, and had no contact with each other and it was almost impossible for them to have any interaction, yet they all died in the lotus pond. It’s too much of a coincidence. I have high hopes for you in this case, Fang Duobing.” Li Lianhua gave Fang Duobing a thumbs-up.

Fang Duobing was stunned. He had followed Li Lianhua and the others here, and they were counting on him to help. If he quit now, where would he find anyone to help him?

"No, Li Lianhua!"

Li Lianhua smiled without saying a word. After looking at the lotus flowers in the pond for a while, she turned and left. Fang Duobing thought she was going to run away, so he quickly chased after her. "Li Lianhua, what are you doing? Trying to run away?"

Li Lianhua, speechless, quickly tapped Fang Duobing on the head. "Idiot."

"What does he mean by that? He's insulting me! Li Lianhua, you've gone too far! I only said one sentence and you're insulting me!" Fang Xiaobao felt wronged; Li Lianhua was actually insulting him.

As Li Lianxin passed by Fang Duobing, she wondered why he was adding to the drama. "If you follow him, I'll know where he went. You have to find out, don't you? Why are you so curious? You have to get to the bottom of things. Why does this stubborn behavior seem so familiar?"

Di Feisheng didn't say a word the whole way, finding Fang Duobing's behavior extremely irritating. He glanced at him again as he passed by, but Fang Duobing was displeased. Li Lianhua said he could let it go, but this A Fei couldn't beat him and yet he was putting on this act.

I could no longer tolerate it, "Ah Fei, what do you mean by this! Look at me getting yelled at!"

Di Feisheng didn't want to continue entangled with him, so he quickened his pace, and Fang Duobing hurriedly chased after him.

Halfway there, Li Lianhua found a servant to lead the way, and Fang Duobing then learned where they were going. Thinking he should first find out what happened at Cailian Manor, he figured beating up Afei wouldn't make a difference in a little while. If Li Lianxin knew what Fang Duobing was thinking right now…

This would allow him to offer his most sincere prayers. If he had truly beaten up the man before Di Feisheng regained his power, he would probably have made Fang Xiaobao the first person to run around like a monkey once the man recovered his power.

Funeral hall

Fang Duobing looked around and saw that there was no one nearby. "The body has been laid in state for seven days, and there are hardly any people around after only three days. Cailian Manor really doesn't care much about this young mistress who just passed away."

She's a young lady from the Weiyuan Escort Agency, so why doesn't she even have a maidservant by her side? Her master has passed away, and there's not a single person guarding the coffin. They haven't seen a single person nearby along the way. It's really strange.

The coffin was open, and Li Lianhua stepped forward to conduct a simple examination. "Look, her abdomen is bloated and there is water inside, so it does look like she drowned. Her body is swollen, and the lividity is light red, which means that her skin was soaked in water, causing the lividity to appear slowly. There are many bruises on her neck."

Li Lianhua turned her head to look at the corpse's face from behind, and the bruises on its neck were clearly visible.

"What are you doing?" Guo Huo asked as soon as he arrived. He saw three people gathered around the coffin, talking to each other, but he couldn't hear them.