Chapter 5 An unexpected reminder
“It looks good?” Ye Linghan narrowed his eyes, and it was hard to tell whether his tone was happy or unhappy.
Su Xing shuddered all over, lowered his head quickly, and begged for mercy with his neck shrunk: "I deserve to die. I shouldn't have casually commented on the Regent's appearance. Please calm down, Regent!"
He regretted it so much, how could he say that?
Ye Linghan doesn't rely on his looks to make a living, and he's a man, so he definitely doesn't like people commenting on his appearance.
He is so stupid. It should be said that the Regent is good at fighting!
While feeling annoyed, he was also wondering, when did he start paying attention to a man's appearance?
He is not a woman!
Just when Su Xing thought Ye Linghan would definitely get mad, he heard: "Who did you learn autopsy from?"
Su Xing, who had already prepared himself to be scolded, was stunned for a moment. He repeated what he heard in a low voice in his mouth before he realized what Ye Linghan was asking.
But this question is just as difficult to answer as the previous one...
He couldn't say that he came from another world, could he?
Wouldn't he be burned alive as a monster?
"Replying to the Regent..." Su Xing racked his brains to make up a story: "I have been interested in investigating crimes since I was a child. I have read a lot of books and often sneaked into the charity cemetery to watch the coroner perform autopsies... After a long time, I..."
Fortunately, he thought quickly and came up with a fairly reasonable excuse. Su Xing couldn't help but feel secretly proud of himself.
But his smugness didn't last long, as he was caught off guard by Ye Linghan's repeated questioning...
"So what book are you reading? Which funeral home are you going to? What's the name of the coroner?"
Su Xing didn't expect Ye Linghan to ask so carefully. He was stunned for a moment. He stared at Ye Linghan blankly and subconsciously said "Ah?"
Ye Linghan stared at Su Xing, who had a dazed look on his face, for a moment, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly again, so slightly that he didn't even realize it.
Su Xing saw it very clearly and was stunned at once, just like seeing a thousand-year-old iceberg suddenly have a crack, his heart was extremely shocked.
In addition to being shocked, he also wanted to say from the bottom of his heart that Ye Linghan looked even better when he smiled...
Just when Su Xing was about to become demented, Ye Linghan's face suddenly darkened: "Why don't you answer?"
This was the first time someone had surprised him repeatedly within two days...
I thought he was just a reckless idiot, but he could actually perform an autopsy. I thought he was playing the pig to eat the tiger, but it turned out he couldn't even lie.
This person is quite interesting...
Su Xing was so frightened that he said without thinking, "Sir, I don't remember the title of the book. The charity cemetery is right there, not far from the city gate. As for the coroner, I went there secretly, so I didn't ask for his name..."
After saying this, he broke out in a cold sweat.
Apart from roughly telling the direction of the charity cemetery based on the original owner's memories, everything else was nonsense.
He didn't dare to look at Ye Linghan's reaction, so he simply lowered his head and closed his eyes, waiting for Ye Linghan's anger.
The expected anger did not come, but the carriage stopped at this moment.
A guard's respectful voice came from outside the car: "Respectful Lord Regent, we have arrived at the Minister of War's residence."
Su Xing was shocked at first, but then he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that God had not forgotten him and still had some conscience.
Ye Linghan stared at Su Xing’s round, dark head for a while before getting up and getting out of the car.
Because the matter was of great importance, the crime scene was guarded at all times and no one was allowed to enter.
Despite this, the scene was still extremely messy, probably caused by the discovery of the body.
Fortunately, the file recorded the confession of the first person who discovered the crime, which roughly restored the situation at the crime scene.
As soon as he entered the scene, Su Xing seemed to be possessed by someone and instantly turned into the serious and unapproachable Su Xing. Even though there were only him and Ye Linghan at the scene, he did not feel nervous or afraid at all.
Ye Linghan quietly watched Su Xing's every move, and once again verified that Su Xing's previous explanation was all a lie.
Because what Su Xing was doing at this moment was exactly what a person investigating a case in the Ministry of Justice would do, and he was even more careful than experienced investigators.
It is impossible to know these things by reading books, and it is even more impossible to learn them from a coroner.
An hour later, Su Xing finally finished the inspection. He pointed at the incense burner on the table and said to Ye Linghan, "Regent, I want to take this back for further inspection."
A strange look flashed across Ye Linghan's eyes: "Is there something wrong with the incense burner?"
"It's not certain yet." Su Xing answered truthfully.
He just had a guess...
Such a death could very well be caused by poisoning, but the file says that the deceased's food and drink had been checked and found to be normal, so the only possible cause was something like incense...
"Lord Li has always had a hobby of burning incense, and this incense has been checked by the imperial physician, and there is no problem."
Ye Linghan didn't know why he had to remind Su Xing. He never did such a thing. If Su Xing failed to find out the cause of death within one day, it was his fault and had nothing to do with him.
But by the time he realized what was happening, he had already said it. In the end, he attributed it to the desire to solve the case as soon as possible.
Su Xing was very shocked. He looked at Ye Linghan with his eyes wide open, but when he noticed the displeasure on Ye Linghan's face, he quickly returned to normal.
His tone was full of obvious gratitude: "I have remembered what the Regent said. I still want to take it back just in case."
Ye Linghan withdrew his gaze and said nothing more.
"Prince Regent..." Su Xing said a little embarrassedly, "I want to go to another crime scene to take a look..."
Ye Linghan still didn't say anything, but turned around and walked towards the door.
Su Xing hurriedly followed.
But when he was about to reach the carriage, he slowed down his pace unconsciously because he remembered the scene in the carriage just now.
Ye Linghan won’t continue to ask, right?
He really didn't know how to deal with it...
Fortunately, a guard came over and stopped him from walking towards the carriage and said, "Mr. Su, the Regent has something to do and needs to leave first. Please take the carriage behind to go to the Minister of Rites' Mansion."
Su Xing was stunned for a moment, then he felt relieved. He immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice and said excitedly, "Okay, okay, I got it."
After saying this, without waiting for the guard's reply, he turned around hurriedly and ran towards another carriage, his steps so cheerful as if he had won the lottery.
Ye Linghan was getting into the car, and when he saw Su Xing's figure out of the corner of his eye, he couldn't help but pause.
He turned his head and stared at Su Xing's back with deep eyes until Su Xing got on the carriage. Then he withdrew his gaze and stepped into the carriage.
Tian Er, who was standing next to him, saw this scene and an expression of confusion gradually appeared on his face.
His master is so strange today...
Ye Linghan was not there, so Liu Yan accompanied Su Xing to the crime scene. He was stunned when he saw Su Xing searching calmly and carefully.
He and the Minister of Revenue have been colleagues for many years. He had long heard of Su Xing, the incompetent young man, and had even privately felt sorry for Su Yuan. How could such a brilliant father have such an unpromising son like Su Xing?
But now...
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