In the morgue, a female corpse was wrapped in white cloth. The coroner was about to go over to examine the body.

"Cui Lian, I need Cui Lian!" Old man Jin rushed over and cried loudly.

Several yamen runners pulled Old Man Jin away, and Zhan Yunpeng walked over and lifted the white cloth from the corpse.

Zhan Yunpeng took a look and said, "Master Xu, you said this corpse committed suicide. Then why did the knife cut the throat from the front? And not sever the artery on the left or right side? How do you explain this?"

Xu Bingzhe grinned: "This, perhaps, is because Jin Cuilian was temporarily unable to think straight, this..."

Li Gang shouted to the coroner, "Coroner, tell me!"

The coroner, under Xu Bingzhe's orders, was mumbling and unable to utter a word.

The bloody dagger was on the table next to him. Zhan Yunpeng walked over to take another look. He gently picked up the dagger and said, "Master Xu, the wound on the victim was cut from right to left. According to you, Jin Cui Lian should have committed suicide with her left hand, which is more convenient. But the blood on the blade is on the right side. Why is the blood on the blade on the right side?"

"She, she just likes to use her right hand to commit suicide. The posture is just a little awkward. And, it doesn't mean anything." Xu Bingzhe was quibbling.

Li Gang snorted: "Then tell me what was Jin Cui Lian's motive for committing suicide?"

Xu Bingzhe pointed at the corpse and said, "Jin Cuilian falsely accused Li Xiaoyi of rape. She, she committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

"You are talking nonsense. Give me back my daughter. Give me back my daughter." Old man Jin suddenly broke free from the bailiff's drag and threw himself on Xu Bingzhe.

"Hey, hey, what are you doing?" Xu Bingzhe was shocked. At this time, several yamen runners pulled Old Man Jin away again.

"False accusation? Who is accusing me?" Zhan Yunpeng could no longer bear it. He rushed over and grabbed Xu Bingzhe by the collar: "You bastard official, I will kill you today!"

Several yamen runners rushed over and were knocked to the ground by Zhan Yunpeng with three punches and two kicks.

Zhan Yunpeng looked at Li Gang and said, "Sir, send this crooked official to the Emperor and ask him to make a final decision."

Xu Bingzhe was grabbed by the collar and was frightened when he heard that he was going to see the emperor. "Even if Jin Cuilian was murdered, you still have to allow me to investigate thoroughly."

Zhan Yunpeng finally let go of his hand. He had been in the martial arts world for many years and was well versed in all kinds of sword techniques used in martial arts revenge killings. So, he knew everything about Jin Cui Lian's sword blade at a glance.

Zhan Yunpeng walked over to the corpse again, peeling back the white cloth and carefully examining every detail. Suddenly, he noticed that Jin Cuilian's left hand was clenched.

The hands of a dead person are usually loose, while the left hand is clenched, which indicates that something is fishy.

Zhan Yunpeng gently pried open Jin Cuilian's left hand, revealing a gold button. Looking at Jin Cuilian's neck, blood marks marked her neck, indicating she had been violently assaulted.

"Coroner! Please examine the body to see if there were any signs of sexual intercourse before her death."

Zhan Yunpeng took out the gold button and shook it. Zhao Huan was wearing a mask. His black hat was pulled down low, and he remained silent behind Li Gang. Only then did he see the gold button clearly. Zhao Huan felt that the button was extremely familiar, but he couldn't remember where it was.

Li Gang said, "Master Xu, let the coroner re-examine the body. We will return to the yamen and wait."

Li Gang then turned to the coroner and said, "Coroner, I am Li Gang, the current Shaoqing. If you dare to conceal the cause of death, I will report to the court and execute your entire clan!"

The coroner was so frightened that he dared not hide anything. He dropped to his knees and said, "I dare not. I will report the truth."

So everyone went to the government office to wait again, and Xu Bingzhe reluctantly returned to his seat in the lobby.

Zhan Yunpeng stood at the bottom, holding the gold button: "Master Xu, this is a button from the deceased's left hand. The person who picked up this button must be the murderer."

Xu Bingzhe took the button and took a look at it, then his face changed drastically: "This, this, this button is usually tight. Even if it was left by the murderer, there is no way to investigate."

Zhan Yunpeng smiled and said, "There's no way to investigate. This button is trimmed with gold thread. How many people in Bianjing City can afford such an expensive button?"

Xu Bingzhe raised his lips and said, "Even if this button is valuable, there are so many dignitaries in the entire Bianjing City. Who should we investigate?"

Zhan Yunpeng sneered, "Jin Cuilian and her daughter had no connection to anyone else. They were killed when they were taking a concubine with Prime Minister Li. Doesn't your Excellency find this strange?"

Zhao Huan suddenly remembered visiting a prostitute at Zuixinglou that day. Li Xiaoyi was wearing the very same silk dress with gold buttons. Zhan Yunpeng was truly amazing; he hadn't even realized he had a talent for solving crimes.

Xu Bingzhe pondered for a moment and said, "Well, you're right. Someone must have a grudge against Young Master Li, so they used a knife to kill his concubine to avenge him."

"Sir!" Zhan Yunpeng was furious. "Jin Cui Lian's murder is definitely related to Li Xiaoyi. Just send someone to search the Li family. If the Li family has clothes with buttons like this, we'll know if it was Li Xiaoyi's doing!"

"Who wants to search my house?" An extremely arrogant voice sounded outside, and Li Bangyan walked in with several followers.

It turned out that as soon as Li Gang entered the government office, Xu Bingzhe knew that he came for the Jin Cui Lian case, so he immediately asked the yamen runner to notify Li Bangyan.

"Prime Minister Li!" Xu Bingzhe immediately greeted Li Bangyan with a smile when he saw him.

Li Bangyan looked at Li Gang arrogantly: "Li Gang, who are you bringing these people with you? Are you trying to make things difficult for my son?"

Li Gang snorted. "I, Li Gang, have no grudges against anyone, but if someone tries to abduct a woman and take her life, I, Li Gang, will intervene."

When Old Man Jin heard that the man before him was the renowned Li Gang, he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "So you are Lord Li Gang, the guardian of Bian Jing. Now I have someone to take charge of this little old man. Thank you, Lord Li Gang!"

Li Gang hurriedly helped him up and said, "There's no need to be so polite, Mr. Jin. I'm here and will definitely make the decision for you."

Li Bangyan looked at Zhan Yunpeng and said, "Who are you? You're so bold! How dare you search Li's house? Who gave you the right?"

Zhan Yunpeng couldn't help but feel angry. Li Bangyan had seen him before at the morning court. Now he was pretending not to know him, which was embarrassing for him. Zhan Yunpeng said without hesitation: "I am the imperial guard Zhan Yunpeng!"

Li Bangyan snorted contemptuously, "Don't even mention you being a mere imperial guard. Even if it's the Emperor, you can't search my house without proof."

What he said was true. Even Zhao Huan probably didn't have the right to search a prime minister's house without a valid reason. Even if he forced a search without hard evidence, it would likely cause a stir in the court and the country, and his life as emperor would be difficult.

"This..." Zhan Yunpeng was speechless for a moment. He really couldn't search the Prime Minister's Mansion based on guesswork.

At this time, the coroner ran over in a panic: "Your Excellency, the deceased Jin Cuilian did show signs of sexual intercourse before her death. She must have been raped and then murdered."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

Zhao Huan pulled Li Gang aside and whispered a few words in his ear.

At this time, Li Gang stepped forward and said, "Xu Bingzhe, take your yamen runners and search Li Xiangfu's house. If you can find the clothes with gold buttons there, you will immediately arrest Li Xiaoyi!"