Chapter 313 Check Again

Chang is actually very good at showing weakness, otherwise she would not have kept Wen Rugui under control for so many years, and even let Wen Rugui slander the Lin family in order to make room for her as the legal wife.

When she faced the disciples, she was aggressive and fierce, which attracted people to watch the fun. When she faced Lin Hao again, she begged bitterly.

Lin Hao waited until she had cried enough, then said calmly, "Wen Qing came to see me today, took the money, and left. Many people saw it. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask."

Chang didn't respond at all and sobbed, "Second Miss, you've married into the palace and are now the Crown Prince's wife. Why bother making things difficult for Qing'er? Even if you don't want to acknowledge her, she is your sister after all, sharing the same blood as you..."

Lin Hao's face turned cold: "If that's what you say, then go report it to the police."

"You, don't you think about the palace--" Chang stared at Qi Shuo.

Qi Shuo put his arm around Lin Hao and said calmly, "The reputation of the palace shouldn't be a concern for outsiders."

The night wind was a bit dry, and Lin Hao no longer wanted to fight with the other party. He reminded him, "To be honest, you really should report it to the police."

Chang frowned, sensing something was wrong.

Lin Hao took a step forward, the flickering light casting a shadow on her jade-like face, making her voice strangely eerie. "A headless female corpse was found in Tianyuan Temple yesterday, and the murderer has yet to be found."

Chang's eyes suddenly widened, her face pale as paper: "You, what do you mean by that?"

Lin Hao said seriously, "We cannot rule out the possibility that the murderer will continue to commit crimes."

"Impossible!" Chang's pale lips trembled as she stared at Lin Hao with hatred in her eyes. "How could you curse Qing'er like that?"

Lin Hao shook his head: "In my impression, you are not a stupid person. If you waste time on your little thoughts at this time, you may really lose your daughter."

"Is the story about the headless female corpse true?" Chang's heart sank.

"You can find out about this kind of thing by asking around." Lin Hao said in a cold tone.

If she didn't want to find the murderer of the headless female corpse, she wouldn't bother to say a word to this woman.

Sympathize with Wen Qing's situation? No, she couldn't sympathize with this family.

In her previous life, the Chang family had taken over Wen Qing's family, and she had truly enjoyed the benefits of being a lady from a noble family. It was already magnanimous of her not to take the initiative to deal with this family of four.

Hearing Lin Hao say this, Chang was completely panicked: "Did Qing'er really fall into the hands of a murderer?"

Lin Hao's expression softened a bit. "Wen Qing disappeared after leaving here. Let's put it this way. The palace will send some people to help you look for her. You'd better report it to the authorities as soon as possible."

When these words fell into the ears of the onlookers, they couldn't help but think that the prince's wife was kind-hearted. Even Chang didn't know how to react for a moment, and finally said thank you in a frustrated manner.

Qi Shuo quickly arranged more than ten servants to accompany Chang in searching for people.

The courtyard was brightly lit. Lin Hao took another bath, changed into a snow-white undershirt, and sat on the bed.

Qi Shuo also washed up and sat down next to her.

"Ah Shuo, what do you think is the possibility that Wen Qing's disappearance is related to the murderer of the headless female corpse?"

Although Lin Hao spoke to Chang with certainty, there were actually too many possibilities for a young and beautiful woman like Wen Qing to disappear.

"It's hard to say. Tomorrow I plan to personally question the woman Yan'er interacts with frequently. If I can find the person who went to Tianyuan Temple with her, I'm sure there will be a breakthrough."

Although the existence of another woman was learned from the young monk in Tianyuan Temple today, the people sent by Liu Tuiguan to inquire about the situation did not find anything.

"I'll go with you." Lin Hao thought of Wen Qing, whose whereabouts were unknown, and felt a little heavy. "If the murderer really targeted Wen Qing, then the situation is not good. Ah Shuo, look, the first headless female corpse was found a year ago, and Yan'er's accident happened so close to Wen Qing's disappearance..."

Qi Shuo looked at her, his lips curled slightly. "Ah Hao, why do you connect Wen Qing's disappearance with the murderer of the headless female corpse?"

Lin Hao was stunned by the question.

"Both headless female corpses were found in Tianyuan Temple. Tianyuan Temple is bustling with people, so it's almost impossible for the bodies to be brought into the temple. This means they must have been murdered in the temple. It would be logical for Wen Qing to return home quickly after getting the money, rather than going to Tianyuan Temple."

Lin Hao also reacted and thought for a moment before saying, "Your analysis makes sense. I might be... just acting on intuition."

Intuition, it sounds unconvincing, but she thought so subconsciously.

"Go to sleep first, we'll check it out together tomorrow."

The next morning, Liu Tuiguan looked at the young couple who appeared in front of him and his eyes twitched.

It would be fine if we just "met by chance" at the crime scene, but isn't it a bit too much to come to the yamen together?

"Sir Liu, has anyone come to report to the authorities today?" Qi Shuo asked.

Liu Tuiguan said casually, "Normally, people wouldn't report to the police this early."

When the common people reported trivial matters to the authorities, they would go to the county government office under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture, and only major murder cases would be reported to Shuntian Prefecture.

Just as Liu Tuiguan finished speaking, he heard his subordinates come to report that a woman had just come to report that her daughter was missing.

Liu Tuiguan was now extremely sensitive to the girl's disappearance and hurriedly said to Qi Shuo, "Prince and his wife, please wait a moment. I will be back soon."

"Sir Liu, we may know the identity of the person who reported the incident." Qi Shuo said as he stood up naturally.

Lin Hao followed silently.

Liu Tuiguan was surprised: "What do you mean, my lord?"

There is no such thing as foresight, right?

"Yesterday, a girl named Wen Qing came to look for my wife..." Qi Shuo briefly explained the situation, "That's why I brought my wife to the yamen to wait today."

"So that's how it is." Liu Tuiguan looked at Lin Hao deeply and thought that it seemed like the prince's wife always encountered trouble.

Afterwards, it was natural for them to go together to meet the person who reported the case, and it turned out to be Chang.

When Chang saw the two, she didn't even have the energy to be surprised. The dark circles under her eyes showed that she hadn't slept much the previous night. She murmured, "Qing'er hasn't been found yet..."

"How about this, Master Liu? I'm going to meet Yan'er's playmates today. I'll trouble you to take someone to look for Wen Qing."

Liu Tuiguan had no objection to Qi Shuo's suggestion: "Let Liu Sheng accompany you."

Liu Sheng is Captain Liu, the nephew of Magistrate Liu. It was he who led people to interrogate Yan'er's playmates yesterday.

On the way, Captain Liu explained the situation to Qi Shuo and the others: "There are five people who often play with Yan'er, all of them are teenage girls. One of them lives at the end of the alley..."

Qi Shuo listened quietly and said, "Let's go to Yan'er's house first."

Yan'er's family owned a fairly large grocery store. When they approached, Yan'er's mother was sitting in front of the store, lost in thought. Perhaps the people nearby knew something had happened to her family, so no one came to buy groceries at that hour.

When she saw them, the woman stood up suddenly and asked, "Have you found the villain who killed Yan'er?"

The hope that flashed in the woman's eyes made Lin Hao feel a little sad. He said softly, "Sister-in-law, it's not convenient here with so many people coming and going. Let's go inside and talk."

The woman nodded and walked to the back with a few people.