Hearing this, Gao Miao suddenly looked up at Gao Zhi. Yes, who was the dead person? This matter was indeed as Jiaojiao said, and there was something strange about it.

Gao Miao put the script down.

"I'm going out for a while."

"Um."

After Gao Miao left, Gao Zhi continued to revise the script.

At the gate of the yamen, Gao Miao met Xu Guang's family and a woman who was crying so hard that she was about to faint.

Xu Juan was the first to see Gao Miao, and she quickly ran to him, "Brother Gao, why are you here? This is an ominous place. Not only did Brother Gao suffer injustice, but Xiaochan also..."

Xu Juan seemed to be about to cry as she spoke. She quickly lowered her head and pressed her eye sockets hard with a handkerchief, making her eyes red.

When she looked up again, Xu Juan looked at Gao Miao with red eyes.

"Xiaochan was the daughter of my cook. Her death was so tragic."

"Brother Gao Miao." Xu Guang walked over, looking haggard, with a black chin and stubble that he hadn't even cleaned up. It was obvious that he had had a bad time in the past two days.

Yes! It will definitely be annoying.

Xu Guang failed the imperial examination.

"Brother Xu Guang, what are you doing?" Gao Miao asked tentatively.

Xu Guang looked back at the cook and his parents and sighed, "The woman who died in Sun Ming's house was my cook's daughter, Xiaochan. We just received the news, so we came here to identify the body."

Gao Miao: "She disappeared, and her family didn't look for her in time?"

Xu Juan responded first: "Of course we didn't look for him. We have been looking for him since last night. We helped to look for him today, so we didn't know that Brother Gao was also involved in this case.

Otherwise, my elder brother and I would definitely come to the yamen to support Brother Gao, so that we could know earlier that the deceased was Xiaochan.

Xiaochan and I grew up together. We were like sisters. Now she has suffered...

Woo woo woo…"

Xu Juan couldn't continue speaking and lowered her head and cried sadly.

She wanted to make a good impression on Gao Miao.

But Gao Miao didn't even look at her, but looked at Xu Guang, "I have something to ask Lord Jiang, Xu Guang, let's talk another day when we are free."

Xu Guang nodded slightly.

"Brother Gao Miao, I haven't congratulated you yet. Congratulations on passing the exam and getting the first place. Although the process was a bit bumpy, it's yours, and no one else can take it away.

Brother Gao Miao, let’s talk again when we have time.

Go and do your business first."

Xu Guang bowed.

Gao Miao also bowed, walked past Xu Guang, and hurried to the yamen. When he met Mr. Xu and his wife, he hurriedly nodded to them as a greeting.

In the government office.

The officers hurried to find Jiang Renfeng.

"Sir, Chief Gao requests to see you!"

Jiang Renfeng stood up reflexively. He felt a little nervous when he heard Gao Miao's name. He felt that something was going to happen again.

"Please ask him to come in."

"Yes, sir." The officer responded and went out, quickly leading Gao Miao into the study.

After Gao Miao went in, the officers left.

Gao Miao stepped forward and saluted, "I greet you, sir."

Jiang Renfeng raised his hand and waved, "Mr. Gao, please take a seat." As he said that, he walked around from behind the desk, went to the round table, and invited Gao Miao to sit down with him.

"Thank you, sir." Gao Miao sat down neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Jiang Renfeng said apologetically, "Mr. Gao, I heard from Principal Xu that he gave you a courtesy name?"

Gao Miao: "Yes, the headmaster gave me the courtesy name Huai'an."

Jiang Renfeng nodded gently, "Then I will call you Huai'an."

“It’s a pleasure for the students.”

Jiang Renfeng looked satisfied, "The case is closed. I wonder why Huai'an came here?"

Gao Miao: "I suddenly remembered the deceased. I didn't know his identity during the trial, so I thought of coming here to ask. If it's convenient, I want to go to the prison to ask Sun Ming.

Did he know that the deceased appeared in his house, or was it done by Cheng Zhao alone?

Sir, can you please give me a favor? "

Jiang Renfeng was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Gao Miao came for this matter.

"I have interrogated Sun Ming and Cheng Zhao about this matter. The deceased went to see Sun Ming the night before and was met by Cheng Zhao when he was leaving Sun Ming's house. Cheng Zhao then tied him up and hid him in Sun Ming's house.

Before the incident, Cheng Zhao sneaked into Sun Ming's home and killed him, intending to frame you."

Jiang Renfeng did investigate this matter.

But Jiang Renfeng was anxious to close the case, and all matters were handled by Cheng Zhao alone. The person was dead, so Jiang Renfeng didn't want to get involved anymore and didn't think about it carefully.

Gao Miao stood up and bowed solemnly to Jiang Renfeng, "Sir, I want to go to the prison to see them. I have some doubts in my mind, and I want to hear what they have to say."

If this happened to someone else, Jiang Renfeng would have been furious.

But the person who made this request now was Gao Miao, and Gao Miao had been wronged for several consecutive days.

Thinking of what the headmaster had reminded him, Jiang Renfeng nodded and called his master in.

"Master, accompany Huai'an to Lao Li to meet Sun Ming and Cheng Zhao. Huai'an has some questions to ask them."

The lawyer quickly agreed and took Gao Miao to the prison.

Sun Ming and Cheng Zhao were imprisoned separately, and the place where they were imprisoned was exactly where Gao Miao and Gao Zhi had stayed during the day.

Sun Ming was injured. Although he had been bandaged, he still felt a little dizzy.

Because Cheng Zhao confessed his guilt in time, he was not punished and is in good health.

Cheng Zhao saw Gao Miao coming and frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?"

The lawyer said quickly, "Mr. Gao has some questions about today's events, so he asked you for your permission and came here to get your help."

I heard Gao Anshou.

Sun Ming opened his eyes and saw Gao Miao standing outside. He stood up with the help of the wall and slowly walked over.

"Gao Juren, I'm sorry! I still owe you a formal apology.

The second young lady is not here, please help convey my apologies. I, Sun Ming, am an ungrateful person, and I am sorry for the care you and the second young lady have given me over the years. "

Gao Miao looked at Sun Ming: "Did the deceased come to see you last night? Do you know her?

Why did she come to you? What did she tell you?

Sun Ming, you said you feel sorry for us two brothers and sisters, if that's the case, then please answer my questions truthfully."

Cheng Zhao in the cell opposite looked over sharply, his brows tightly furrowed.

What does Gao Miao mean?

Sun Ming answered Gao Miao's question without thinking.

"She did come to see me last night. She didn't tell me who she was, but she brought me fifty taels of silver.

She wanted me to do something for her.

After the matter is done, she will pay me another fifty taels."

Hearing this, Gao Miao immediately grasped the crux of the problem.

It is impossible for a cook's daughter to have one hundred taels of silver. She was obviously running errands and doing things for others.

Who will you work for?

"What did she ask you to do? Why didn't you tell Lord Jiang about this?"

Sun Ming: "I thought that she was gone and the truth had already come out, so there was no need to talk about it anymore. I was also afraid that speaking out would affect the second girl's reputation.

Now that you ask, I'll tell you.

She wanted me to use my illness as an excuse to attract the second girl to my house.

Then, let me hold the second girl's hand and express my feelings to her."