Chapter 164 Painful Death
"Who is the deceased?" Jiang Yunxi asked.
"Her name is Yu Qingwan, and she is the daughter of Yu Yong, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue." Zhan Luochen said quickly. He did not expect that someone would kill the daughter of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
The Minister of Revenue is a third-rank official, and my family is not a small one.
Yu Qingwan is the legitimate daughter of the Yu family and is not particularly bad among the noble ladies in the capital.
Jiang Yunxi quickly recalled, "I have some recollection. I had an argument with her last time in a shop selling women's jewelry. Could she be suspecting that I killed her next?"
Zhan Luochen: "..."
Zhan Beiyuan looked at her and said, "We were together last night. I can testify for you."
Zhan Luochen widened his eyes, looking back and forth at them, then looked at them with a gossipy expression. These two people really were having an affair, how could they not have one?
My cousins are five years old now!
Jiang Yunxi looked at him and said in a tone of an elder: "If you say that, others will think we slept together last night. Next time, you should be more careful with the way you speak, understand?"
Zhan Beiyuan: "..."
Zhan Luochen: "..."
After Jiang Yunxi finished speaking, she walked towards a place not far away. She wanted to see how Yu Qingwan died. It was impossible for the legitimate daughter of a minister of the Ministry of Revenue to die for no reason.
Zhan Luochen swallowed and whispered, "Uncle, are you just letting her talk to you like this?"
It was the first time he saw a woman dare to speak to the emperor's uncle in a teaching tone.
The key point is that the emperor’s uncle was not angry.
The sun really rises from the west.
"I am happy to do so." Zhan Beiyuan said and left.
Zhan Luochen: "..."
It’s over, the emperor’s uncle has fallen!
When Jiang Yunxi saw Yu Qingwan's body, there was no expression on her face. This was mainly because she had seen all kinds of corpses and was used to them. They were all the same to her.
"Qingwan, my daughter, who the hell killed my daughter..." Yu Yong cried out in grief, his hands trembling as he didn't dare to touch her.
Yu Qingwan was lying on the ground with her clothes intact, without any wounds or blood on her body, but her face was scary because the skin on her face was peeled off, revealing the flesh underneath.
Anyone who sees this will inevitably feel their scalp tingling and their back chilled.
The officers nearby didn't dare to get too close.
The main reason was that it was the first time they had seen such a corpse. Although there were no missing arms or legs, the sight of the skin being peeled off the face was too shocking.
"Your Highness Prince Han, Miss Jiang, you are here." Qu Xinwen hurried forward. For some reason, he felt relieved when he saw Jiang Yunxi.
Her arrival means that the case will definitely be solved sooner.
Yesterday he was still thinking about what case would come next, and it came the next day. He really shouldn't be thinking about random things.
"What exactly happened?" Zhan Beiyuan looked at the other party and asked.
Qu Xinwen quickly said, "The Sixth Prince sent someone to report the case. They found a female corpse in this house. It was Yu Qingwan, the daughter of Yu, the Minister of Revenue. There are also other female corpses in a room in the house. They are confirming their identities."
Zhan Luochen shuddered when he saw Jiang Yunxi squatting in front of Yu Qingwan's body. She was so brave that she dared to look at it from such a close distance. Was she really not afraid?
Zhan Beiyuan looked at Zhan Luochen, "Why did you buy this yard?"
"It's cheap, and the area here is large, which just meets my needs." Zhan Luochen said seriously. He chose this place after careful consideration, although it is a bit desolate.
But he had plenty of servants to clean and tidy up his house.
Zhan Beiyuan raised his eyebrows, "You don't know where this is, do you?"
Zhan Luochen whispered, "I know. The royal family is selling it. This place has been abandoned for a long time. I just wanted to open a gambling house for eating, drinking and having fun. Plus, I'm a prince so I can buy it at a cheaper price."
When he said the latter part, he looked like he had taken advantage of someone.
I just didn't expect to encounter a dead body.
Now he doesn't know whether he got a bargain or suffered a loss.
He has already paid the money.
This deserted yard already belongs to him, Zhan Luochen.
Zhan Beiyuan walked towards the corpse without any expression. He had been to the battlefield many times and had seen all kinds of corpses. The fact that the skin was peeled off on the face naturally did not surprise him.
But he was still a little surprised. Who could be so perverted as to want to peel off her skin?
"She died at midnight the night before yesterday. The cause of death was that someone peeled off the skin on her face alive and she died of pain." Jiang Yunxi said after examining Yu Qingwan's body.
"You, what did you say..." Yu Yong, the Minister of Revenue, was so shocked that he sat down on the ground. His face turned pale, and then his body trembled uncontrollably, not because of fear, but because of anger.
Died in agony, which means that the daughter suffered a lot before her death.
Jiang Yunxi stood up and looked at Qu Xinwen. "Has the coroner examined him?"
Qu Xinwen quickly stepped forward and said, "We've checked, and they say he died about the night before, but they can't be sure how he died..."
"Where are the other bodies?" Jiang Yunxi asked.
"She hasn't been taken out yet from the house in the backyard. The coroner examined Miss Yu and carried her out first." Qu Xinwen said quickly.
"Take me to see it." Jiang Yunxi said.
"Yes." Qu Xinwen was very willing, and it seemed that she was planning to intervene.
Zhan Beiyuan followed.
Although Zhan Luochen didn't want to go, he had to follow.
"This place looks very large. It must have been home to members of the royal family, right?" Jiang Yunxi asked. Even though the courtyards, pavilions, and towers, large and small, had been abandoned for a long time, one could still tell of their former luxury and wealth.
"It used to be Prince Yu'nan's Palace. Prince Yu'nan was the retired emperor's younger brother and my uncle. Ten years ago, Prince Yu'nan's Palace was raided for treason, and this place has been abandoned ever since." Zhan Beiyuan explained to her.
Jiang Yunxi had an expression of understanding. "I see. No wonder someone hid the body here. Normally, if no one came here, it wouldn't be discovered."
"Because it is a treasonous palace, no one comes here." Zhan Luochen said.
"Then why did you buy this place?" Jiang Yunxi asked with a smile.
"Because it's cheap. I'm a prince, so I can get a discount." Zhan Luochen said proudly.
Jiang Yunxi: “…”
The group arrived at a large courtyard. Judging from the size and layout, it should be the courtyard where the former King of Yu Nan lived. The courtyard was in a mess. The main house structure was in good condition, but it was also covered with dust and cobwebs.
There were many officials standing in the yard. When they saw Zhan Beiyuan and Zhan Luochen, they all saluted.
Jiang Yunxi walked towards the room in the middle.
"Master Qu." The coroner shouted hurriedly when he saw Qu Xinwen come in.
"This is His Royal Highness Prince Han. Please tell him about your inspection." Qu Xinwen said. He didn't even dare to look at the rotten corpses. He really couldn't bear to look at them directly.
"Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Han. I have just checked everything. Because the body is rotten and it has been a long time, I can't see everything clearly." The coroner said frankly while bending over.
"You go down first." Zhan Beiyuan said.
"Yes." The coroner breathed a sigh of relief and hurried outside. He had been a coroner for decades, but this was the first time he had seen a corpse that was so difficult to examine.
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