Xiao Qingyin hid in the water, intending to scare Yi Shuihan and make him go into the water to find her.

I almost scared myself to death.

Because she didn't have swimming goggles, she dived into the water with her eyes closed. She only opened her eyes to check after she realized she had hit a tree-like obstacle.

Upon seeing this, I almost gasped in surprise.

What was blocking her way wasn't a tree branch at all, but a corpse!

The deceased was a boy of about sixteen or seventeen years old. His clothes were intact, but there was some damage on the back of his head. His eyes were wide open, as if he died with his eyes open in anger.

Xiao Qingyin immediately surfaced.

Yi Shuihan swam over and asked, "What's wrong?"

“There’s a body here,” Xiao Qingyin said, pointing underwater. “It must have died in the last day or two.”

People who have recently died will sink in water, but after soaking for a while, the gas produced in their bodies will cause them to float.

Yi Shuihan's expression changed slightly.

He found the body and said to Xiao Qingyin, "It might be someone from the Hongyun Gang. Let's take it to the beach first."

Xiao Qingyin nodded.

After the two men brought the body to the beach, they changed into clean clothes and then notified Qiu Sanniang to come over.

"This is Xiao Liuzi."

Qiu San Niang's face darkened as she saw the corpse.

"He runs errands for me; he's quick-witted and hardworking. I thought he was sick when he didn't show up today, and I was just about to go see him, but I didn't expect..."

He was actually murdered.

"He must have died in the middle of last night."

Xiao Qingyin deduced that when Yi Shuihan went to inform Qiu Sanniang, she had already conducted a round of checks.

"There is only one fatal wound, which is on the back of the head. It is very likely that it was done by someone you know."

After killing Xiao Liuzi, the other party dumped the body into the sea, probably thinking that the body would be swept away by the waves.

I never expected the body to wash up on this side of the beach.

Qiu Sanniang reached out and gently stroked Xiao Liuzi's eyelids.

"I will definitely give you an explanation, Xiao Liu."

Qiu Sanniang immediately launched an investigation across the entire island.

After this incident, Xiao Qingyin gave up the idea of ​​swimming. Qiu Sanniang treated the more than one hundred people to good food and wine every day without charging them for the meals. Feeling bad about this, she opened a free clinic on the island.

The gang members on the island made a living on the boat year-round, and many of them had chronic ailments, such as gout, stomach problems, arthritis, and bronchitis.

These are all chronic diseases that require long-term medical treatment and medication. They are so busy fighting for their lives that they don't care about these old ailments.

They all just endured life as it came.

Seeing that Xiao Qingyin's free clinic was right at their doorstep and that she didn't charge for treatment, they flocked over, vying to see her.

Xiao Qingyin estimated the number of patients she would see each day and prepared one hundred signs.

Every morning, they are given out numbers and asked to line up according to their numbers.

To avoid queuing for most of the day and still not being able to see a doctor.

Her treatments were extremely effective, and she quickly gained a reputation for being a doctor. Not only did members of the gang on the island come to her for treatment, but members from outside the island also came to her.

Some people even started selling scalped accounts.

Qiu Sanniang promptly identified the culprit and made an example of him, thus stopping this unhealthy trend.

That day, Xiao Qingyin had just finished seeing an elderly patient and was writing a medical record when a man came to her desk. Without looking up, she said, "Please show me your number tag."

Instead of producing a number plate, the other party slammed his fist heavily on the table.

She put down her brush and looked up at the other person.

This was a burly man with a full beard, powerful arm muscles, and extremely thick fists; he looked like he could kill a bull with one punch.

He met Xiao Qingyin's gaze, his face contorted with rage, and said, "You're the ones who killed Xiao Liuzi?"

Xiao Qingyin: "???"

"I found Xiao Liu's body, but I don't know who killed him."

"Stop making excuses!"

The burly man punched him again with a "bang".

“You killed Xiao Liuzi! You outsiders had ulterior motives. You were spying on our gang’s secrets on the island in the middle of the night. Xiao Liuzi caught you, so you killed him to cover it up. You even pretended to be innocent by taking out his body.”

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

She looked at the man speechlessly: "Do you have any evidence for what you're saying?"

"What evidence do we need!" the burly man roared. "Before you came, our island was peaceful. On your very first night here, a murder occurred. Even a blind man would know it was you who did it."

Xiao Qingyin crossed her arms and sneered, "Do you know that I just lost 100,000 taels of silver notes? You stole them."

The burly man's face turned red with anger: "Who stole your silver notes! I'm here to avenge Little Six!"

"My banknotes were perfectly fine before you came," Xiao Qingyin said calmly. "As soon as you arrived, my banknotes disappeared. Who else could have stolen them if not you?"

burly man: "..."

He couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.

Xiao Qingyin rolled her eyes at him: "That's why you need evidence to judge a case. If you could convict someone just by talking, I could make up tens of thousands of charges against you."

The burly man clenched his fists: "What evidence do you have to prove your innocence?"

"Why should I prove it?" Xiao Qingyin retorted. "Whoever makes the claim must provide the evidence, understand? You say we killed Xiao Liuzi, you need to produce your own evidence, not ask us for evidence."

"You did it so secretly, and no one else saw it, how could there be any evidence..."

"If you really want to stand up for Xiao Liu, then find the evidence properly. Every action leaves a trace. In this world, everything that is done will leave a trace. It's only a matter of time before you can find it."

The burly man glared at her fiercely, then turned and left.

Xiao Qingyin shouted at his back, "Your gout in both hands is so severe, you'd better get it treated as soon as possible, otherwise you won't be able to punch in the future."

The burly man paused, then quickened his pace and left.

Xiao Qingyin glanced at the hesitant gang members not far away and smiled, "Next."

After receiving the news, Qiu San Niang rushed over.

"Qingyin, are you alright?"

"fine."

"I'm so sorry," Qiu Sanniang said apologetically. "I didn't control my gang well, and you were frightened. I promise this will never happen again."

Xiao Qingyin didn't blame her. In a big forest, there are all kinds of birds. It would be strange if no one in a gang of tens of thousands of people had conflicts.

She asked Qiu San Niang, "Has the murderer not been found yet?"

“Yes,” Qiu Sanniang sighed. “The whole island has been searched, and everyone has an alibi. We can’t find any clues about the murderer on Xiao Liuzi, and we can’t even find a suspect.”

"Aren't there any suspicious people among Xiao Liuzi's acquaintances?"

Qiu Sanniang shook her head.

"Xiao Liu knows many gang members, the scope is too large to be sure."

That's true.

Xiao Qingyin pondered for a moment and then asked, "What about the rumors?"

"Are you referring to the rumor that you are the murderers of Xiao Liuzi?"

“Yes,” Xiao Qingyin replied. “There’s no smoke without fire. The reason that gang member came to cause trouble for me must be because he heard some rumors. Could the person who spread the rumors be the murderer?”