"Sir, two bodies were found in the house, suspected to be poisoned!"
The county lieutenant walked forward quickly to check, his brows furrowed. He then noticed the half-open window in the house and said to the constable:
"Check under the window for footprints. I suspect the thief has already jumped out of the window and escaped."
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman's voice suddenly came from not far behind him.
"Wait a minute."
Zhu Lan walked slowly under the gaze of everyone.
"Who are you?" the county lieutenant asked sternly.
"Sir, may I have a word with you?"
The county lieutenant frowned, "This is a murder scene, if you have anything to say, just say it!"
Zhu Lan said nothing, just stared at him.
The county lieutenant felt that the woman's eyes revealed a majesty that was not like that of an ordinary person. The two looked at each other for a moment, and the county lieutenant said:
"All right."
He and Zhu Lan stepped aside and asked her who she was and what she wanted to say.
Zhu Lan had an extra badge from the Censorate in his hand. When the county lieutenant saw it, his face suddenly became solemn.
"You...you are the Censorate..."
Zhu Lan pressed down lightly with his palm, asking him not to make a sound, and whispered:
"You are here to handle an important case. Please cooperate with me, County Lieutenant."
The county lieutenant quickly said yes, not daring to ask more questions and just waiting for his superior's instructions.
Zhu Lan looked at him for a moment and said:
"The officer asks you, why did you suddenly come here with a group of capturers in the middle of the night?"
The county lieutenant bowed his head and said, "I heard that a murder had occurred here, so I brought people here overnight as part of my duty..."
Zhu Lan's expression was stern. "Do you know that a murder has occurred here? Did someone report it to the police?"
She felt strange that she and Qingdai were the only ones who knew that she had given Aunt Sun and Yan Tiao the drug to fake their death.
No other people passed by during this period, so how could anyone report to the authorities?
When the county lieutenant heard her ask this, he quickly looked up and explained:
"The official was about to go off duty in the yamen when suddenly a letter tied with a stone was thrown into the county yamen.
I opened the letter and saw that it said a crime had occurred here and asked the officer to bring people here immediately.
Zhu Lan asked him where the letter was.
"I have it, I have it." The county lieutenant took out a crumpled piece of letter paper from his bosom and handed it to Zhu Lan.
Zhu Lan unfolded it and frowned even more tightly.
The letter contained the address of Aunt Sun's home, followed by five words - "There is danger, hurry up", and nothing else.
Most importantly, every word on the letter was cut out and pasted together from different books and magazines, and it is impossible to identify the handwriting.
It was obvious that the messenger wanted to conceal his identity deliberately.
Like himself, his family members did not want Yan Tiao's incident to alert the local authorities, so unless there were special circumstances, they would never take the initiative to report it.
Who is the messenger?
Judging from the results, this person might be trying to protect Yan Tiao...
But apart from the family, who else would know the inside story and have the motivation to protect Yan Yao?
Could there be another force?
Zhu Lan had no answer for a moment.
The county lieutenant asked tentatively, "Sir, if there is nothing else, I will... There are two people lying in the room. I need a coroner to perform an autopsy."
"Those two are not dead. They will wake up in two hours." Zhu Lan said.
"Ah?" The county lieutenant was stunned and looked at Zhu Lan, "Could it be..."
He carefully looked at Zhu Lan's expression and finally chose not to ask any more questions.
The county lieutenant thought for a while and said, "If that's the case, should I close the case first..."
"No." Zhu Lan said in a deep voice.
"You have to continue investigating, and you have to investigate it in a big way."
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