His tone was low and heavy, revealing inevitable sadness.
Hearing this, Wen Zhu widened her eyes and stared at Fu Yu, her eyes full of disbelief and confusion.
After a long while, she seemed to have not recovered from this sudden news. She asked tremblingly, "What did you just say? My condolences? This... this is not the time to joke!"
Her voice was filled with confusion and disbelief.
As he spoke, Wen Zhu suddenly pushed Fu Yu, who was standing in front of him, aside with force. He staggered a few steps and then collapsed on the cold ground.
Fortunately, Fu Yu, who was standing next to him, reacted quickly and grabbed Wen Zhu, who was about to fall completely, thus avoiding more serious injuries.
"It's so dangerous..."
Fu Yu thought to himself.
Seeing this, Fu Yu said in a low and caring voice, "If you feel sad, just cry as much as you can... Sometimes tears can help people feel better."
His eyes revealed deep understanding and comfort for the woman in front of him.
But at this moment, Wen Zhu was obviously still in extreme shock. He even felt a little dissatisfied with the prince who kindly reminded him, "My Lord, what kind of a joke are you telling! No matter how noble or special your status is, you can't make such a joke about such a thing."
When Wen Zhu said this, her voice was soft but it could not hide the anger and pain in her heart. After she finished speaking, she stood up again and walked forward staggeringly. Every step seemed extremely difficult.
Fu Yu didn't say anything more about Wen Zhu's reaction. Instead, he silently bent down to support the other's slightly weak body, and then walked towards the river bank where the accident happened.
It was not far from the small shed specially built by the Duke's Mansion for people to cool off, and it took about ten minutes to walk to the destination.
Because this area is surrounded by dense and tall poplar trees, it blocks the sight of most people entering the path from the outside, making it appear particularly hidden.
When they arrived at the river, they saw Mrs. Song lying in a patch of soft grass. Her whole body was soaked in the river water. She lay there quietly without any movement, even her eyes were tightly closed.
Faced with such a tragic scene, Wen Zhu still couldn't accept the reality. She wanted to rush forward and hug her unconscious mother tightly, and personally verify whether she was still alive.
"Mom must have just fainted temporarily! She'll be fine!"
She silently repeated this in her heart to cheer herself up.
Just as Wen Zhu was about to move, Fu Yu stopped her impulsive behavior in time: "The forensic doctors are conducting an on-site investigation and collecting evidence. Please do not approach casually to avoid destroying any evidence."
He used firm yet tender words to comfort the girl who was on the verge of collapse.
After hearing the word "forensic doctor", Wen Zhu was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation beyond imagination: "Forensic doctor? Have they sent official personnel to intervene?"
At this time, she finally began to realize that things were not as simple as they seemed.
"Indeed, I believe there may be many unresolved issues behind this matter. In order to uncover the truth, I have urgently contacted Jingzhao Prefecture to send professionals to conduct an investigation and analysis."
As the conversation went on, Fu Yu pointed to a man dressed as a professional appraiser who was busy working not far away and explained.
As expected, in addition to the professional who was concentrating on studying the details of the crime scene, there were also many officials responsible for maintaining order and safety and preventing outsiders from easily disturbing the progress of the investigation. They patrolled back and forth and monitored all movements inside and outside the entire scope of the incident.
How could Mommy fall into the river?
When I saw her just now, Xueliu was carefully helping her walk.
At that time, my mother looked fine and didn't show any sign of falling.
Xue Liu knew that Song's eyesight was not very good and she would never let her walk around alone, for fear that something might happen.
What’s more, Dong Fei is following them!
He is the one responsible for protecting his mother, so how could he let her be in danger so easily?
Wen Zhu quickly turned his head and looked around.
She soon noticed that Dong Fei, who was sitting in front of the official, looked very depressed, as if he was in deep self-blame.
This made him look extremely tired, as if he was almost unable to hold on.
Wen Zhu took big strides and walked quickly towards Dong Fei.
When she came up to him, she asked in a hurried tone, "What were you doing when my mother fell into the water?"
"Miss, actually..."
Dong Fei paused, took a deep breath, and then continued, "My wife told me to wait for her outside on the road because she and Xue Liu wanted to have a private conversation. So I waited there for about a quarter of an hour. Then I suddenly heard someone shouting 'Help!' So I immediately rushed back. When I arrived, I found that your mother was gone, and I didn't know where Xue Liu had gone either."
As he spoke these words, the expression on his face became more and more sorrowful.
Hearing this, Wen Zhu was extremely anxious, so he asked, "Then do you know where Xue Liu is? She should have been by her mother's side the whole time!"
"I'm really not sure about that."
At this point, Dong Fei seemed to feel extremely guilty.
"Under normal circumstances, Xueliu should have been by my side the entire time. If they had made any movement at that time, just a cry, I would have been able to detect it immediately and respond in time. Then perhaps the tragedy would not have happened."
When Dong Fei said this, he couldn't help but raise his hand to wipe away the tears streaming down his face.
Just as Wen Zhu was anxiously searching for Xue Liu, he suddenly heard another shout from not far away: "There's another drowning person over here!"
Then we saw two people responsible for patrolling the riverside rowing their boats quickly towards the source of the sound.
After a while, they fished a figure out of the river and brought it back to shore.
Wen Zhu hurried over to check and recognized at a glance that the person was Xue Liu who had stopped breathing.
What he saw made Wen Zhu unable to believe that this was real.
How could such a terrible thing happen?
How did all this happen?
The girl who was chatting and laughing with him just a short while ago has now left this world forever, and he can no longer respond to her greetings.
Wen Zhu suddenly felt as if he had suffered a heavy blow and had lost all his strength.
Despite this, she forced herself to stay awake and tried to calm the storm of emotions surging within her.
At this time, Lord Xue, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, walked slowly forward. After arriving, he first performed a standard etiquette gesture to Fu Yu as a sign of respect.
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