The Prince of Xiang stared at the servant's back as he ran away quickly, with only one thought in his mind: to kill this stupid servant as soon as he got back. He was the master of the Prince of Xiang's Mansion, so who did these bastards listen to?

However, he forgot the common sense of human beings: when shocking things happen, people in panic often lose their judgment. If a venerable person makes a request at this time, nine out of ten people will do it honestly.

The capital city has been relatively peaceful recently. The troubles that have come to Shuntian Prefecture are all trivial matters, such as the man from the Zhang family stealing the wife from the Li family, or the dog raised by the Wang family biting to death the goose that the Zhao family provoked. Zhen Shicheng was so bored that he kept dozing off listening to these stories all day long.

The weather was good today. Zhen Shicheng finished his chores and sat by the window squinting in the sun. A bailiff came in hurriedly and reported: "Sir, there is a case!"

Zhen Shicheng suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes sparkling: "Is there a case?"

The bailiff nodded hurriedly: "Someone from the Prince of Xiang's Palace came to report to the authorities that a corpse was found in the abandoned well of the palace!"

Zhen Shicheng stood up and said urgently, "Hurry up and bring the reporter in!"

A corpse was found in the abandoned well of the palace, and the incident was reported to the police. Based on experience, this might be a big case!

Thinking of this, Zhen Shicheng was so excited that his beard trembled.

Soon, a young man dressed as a servant was brought in by the yamen runners. Just as he was about to salute Zhen Shicheng, he was stopped by the other party.

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me the details." In front of the reporter, Zhen Shicheng tried his best to appear indifferent, but in fact, his heart had already flown to the Prince of Xiang's Mansion.

The servants of the Prince of Xiang's Mansion obviously did not expect that the famous Shuntian prefect would be so powerful and powerful. They were stunned for a moment before they told what they knew.

"So, several princes are here?" Zhen Shicheng asked after listening patiently.

The servants of the Xiangwang Mansion nodded hurriedly: "They are all here."

"King Yan is here too?"

"I'm here. It was Prince Yan who ordered me to come and report the case—" Before he could finish his words, the servant in Prince Xiang's mansion was stunned, and then he raised his hand and slapped himself.

He must have been blinded by greed. His own prince hasn't spoken yet, but he rushed to Shuntian Prefecture to report a case. Why?

It’s over, it’s over, the prince will definitely not forgive him when he gets back!

The servants in the Prince of Xiang's mansion became more and more panicked the more they thought about it, and they slapped themselves in the face repeatedly.

Although Zhen Shicheng was well-informed, he was also stunned at this moment.

Was it because there hadn't been a murder case for a long time and he was no longer familiar with the situation? The first time he saw the reporter, he slapped himself hard.

"Call the coroner and go to Prince Xiang's Mansion." Zhen Shicheng ordered his attendants and walked out quickly.

When the servants of the Prince of Xiang's Mansion saw the prefect of Shuntian and a group of people leaving in a hurry, they rubbed their swollen faces and hurriedly chased after them.

The atmosphere in the Prince of Xiang's Mansion was not very pleasant at the moment.

"Seventh brother, what do you mean by forcing the servants in my house to go down the well?" Prince Xiang's eyes turned slightly red as he looked at Yu Jin who was blocking the well.

Yu Jin smiled and said, "Don't get excited, Eighth Brother. I don't mean anything. But since we have already reported the incident to the police, let's wait until Lord Zhen arrives to discuss everything. Before that, what we need to do is to protect the scene as much as possible."

"This is my home!" King Xiang gritted his teeth and said word by word.

Yu Jin said calmly, "Eighth brother agreed to report it to the police."

"You!" King Xiang was furious.

Did he agree to that? He was obviously forced to do it!

Prince Qi patted Prince Xiang gently and said, "Eighth brother, please be patient."

Judging from Lao Ba’s condition, the corpse in the well might be related to him.

In this case, we must not mess up our positions.

The King of Xiang received the King of Qi's look, calmed down, and sneered: "When Master Zhen finds out the truth, the seventh brother will give me an explanation for what he did today."

Yu Jin raised his eyebrows: "The corpse was found in the waste well in Eighth Brother's house, not in my house. Why did Eighth Brother come to me for an explanation? Well, I understand. Eighth Brother is angry that I insisted on reporting it to the police? If so, shouldn't Fifth Brother and Sixth Brother also give Eighth Brother an explanation?"

Prince Lu rolled his eyes and said, "My opinion is to tell Father."

He was still waiting for Old Eight to suffer even more.

The King of Shu smiled and said, "It would be great if we could find out the truth."

Lao Ba looks so uneasy, it looks like something interesting is going to happen.

Who is the corpse in the well? Is she the maid abused by Lao Ba, or the young lady that Lao Ba has taken a fancy to?

As everyone was making wild guesses, a servant came running to report, "The governor of Shuntian Prefecture has arrived!"

Prince Xiang clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves, dispelling the momentary stiffness, and walked out with big strides.

The servant who reported the case has already led Zhen Shicheng here.

Zhen Shicheng saw several princes from a distance and bowed to greet them.

The King of Xiang gave a hasty response, staring at Zhen Shicheng intently: "Master Zhen, we accidentally found the bones in an abandoned well. I'll have to worry about what to do next."

"Your Highness is too polite." Zhen Shicheng said politely, walked quickly past Prince Xiang, and ran towards the dry well.

The King of Xiang's face turned pale.

Mr. Zhen is so impatient, is he sick?

Zhen Shicheng had already reached the well and looked down.

The abandoned well was not very deep and the light was good. A pair of empty eye sockets were facing straight up into the sky, as if silently telling the Lord of Heaven about their grievances.

Zhen Shicheng was familiar with this scene and ordered his men in a hoarse voice: "Be careful to collect the corpse."

Soon, a thin yamen runner went down into the well and carefully brought out the corpse.

Zhen Shicheng was sharp-eyed and saw a fresh crease on a long bone. He shook his head and said, "It's quite badly damaged."

Yu Jin explained: "Prince Lu fell down and hit him."

King Lu: “…” Old Seventh is such a bastard, will he die if he says less?

Zhen Shicheng looked at Prince Lu deeply, and seeing that he seemed a little embarrassed, he consoled him, "Your Highness, you have worked hard."

King Lu:? ?

"One right metacarpal bone is missing."

Yu Jin leaned over and pointed to the ground: "Fifth Brother brought it here."

"Seventh brother!" Prince Lu blushed with embarrassment.

Zhen Shicheng looked at Prince Lu deeply again, somewhat dissatisfied with his actions: "It is important to keep the corpse intact. If you see it again in the future, remember not to take it carelessly."

King Lu couldn't help rolling up his sleeves.

Don't wait, he's going to fight with Lao Qi and the old man named Zhen!

Soon the coroner came to a preliminary conclusion: "My Lord, the body should be that of a young woman. The bone color shows no signs of poisoning. Except for a fresh crease on the right arm bone, there are no old marks. The cause of death is a broken neck..."

"What about the time of death?" Zhen Shicheng asked seriously.

Another female coroner said, "Considering the environment in the well and the degree of bone transformation, the time of death should be between one and three years."

Zhen Shicheng looked down from above, examining the clothes attached to the skeleton.

"Only underwear... Go down to the well and see if there are any clothes or ornaments."

Seeing Zhen Shicheng arranging everything in an orderly manner, Prince Xiang felt his hands and feet cold and his heart was beating like a drum. He did not feel relieved until the bailiff who had gone down to the bottom of the well came up to report.

"Reporting to the Lord, no clothes or ornaments were found at the bottom of the well."