Chapter 19 The Beggar Murder Case (Part 9)
“Zhou Zheng is my bodyguard, not your answer guide.” Li Jin crossed his arms and took two steps forward. “It’s strange, how come you always have questions for him?”
This question left Jin Shu speechless. She opened her mouth slightly and asked in confusion, "Then... then who should I ask?"
Li Jin's eyes twitched. Glancing at Zhou Zheng, who was standing behind her trying not to laugh, she replied irritably, "Can't you see me?"
After saying that, he flung his fan away and said, "Ask me any questions you have!"
Li Jin, who used to fan himself leisurely, was now inexplicably annoyed, fanning himself rapidly and looking at her with disdain. His gaze seemed to say, "Clumsy!"
Jin Shu, who was already confused about the situation, was even more bewildered now, wondering what she had done to offend this big boss. She innocently pointed to the roof and said, "I just want to ask, where did that thick stack of evidence come from?"
Li Jin paused, raising an eyebrow at her incredulously: "You don't actually think I can just wander around the entire Great Wei with only one guard?"
After he finished speaking, he understood. Looking at her innocent and surprised expression, he realized that she really did think so.
Li Jin was amused by that innocent look, closed his fan, pointed around, and softly called out, "Come out!"
Several people wearing half-metal masks peeked out from under the eaves, in the corners of the courtyard, and even from the tall bushes a little further away.
In the courtyard at sunset, Jin Shu looked around several times with her mouth slightly open.
“There are a few others secretly protecting your brother’s safety.” Seeing her speechless, Li Jin’s smile deepened. “There’s something that displeased me today, sir. I’ll point it out so you won’t do it again.”
The moment Jin Shu turned around, all the guards vanished as if they had never existed.
Seeing Li Jin's serious expression, Jin Shu cupped his hands and said, "This humble one knows his mistake."
"...I haven't said anything yet."
“Your Highness once said that as long as it involves investigating a case, I can investigate it with confidence, and Your Highness will support me.” She nodded, looking at her toes. “But today, when Yang An reprimanded me, I did hesitate for a moment, wondering whether I should admit my mistake.”
Li Jin's eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze full of approval.
As expected of the renowned Corpse Whisperer in the capital, his professionalism, focus, thought process, and the tacit understanding between them all greatly satisfied him.
Her existence was like a chance given to him by heaven, allowing him to see the hope of redressing the injustice that shocked the capital six years ago.
After a long while, Li Jin chuckled softly and helped Jin Shu up: "Just now, don't believe what Yang An said about you."
He turned around, smiling as he strolled out of the courtyard: "In my eyes, Yang An is not even as clean as the rope in his hand and his pants; he is a thoroughly filthy soul."
Seeing that she wasn't angry, Jin Shu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. She even took two steps forward to get closer and asked, "Oh, Your Highness, last night Yang An's daughter..."
Li Jin paused.
Before Jin Shu could finish speaking, Zhou Zheng, who had followed, quickly raised his hand and cleared his throat twice. But this reminder came too late; Li Jin, his face dark, turned to look at her smug expression.
"...I didn't scold you, and you've already taken advantage of my kindness?" he said.
Zhou Zheng knew that Jin Shu was deliberately bringing up a sore spot, and he was definitely going to get a severe scolding this time.
Sure enough, Li Jin snorted and slowly said, "I didn't realize Mr. Jin was so gossipy?"
Even Jin Shu felt that she had really stepped on a tiger's tail this time. Just as she was thinking about how to save herself, she saw Li Jin's tone suddenly change and she began to tell the story: "She tossed and turned all night! Where did that sheltered young lady get the strength to slide down the silk? In the blink of an eye, she fell heavily onto the bed and broke her back."
Seeing that he wasn't angry, Jin Shu became interested: "And then?"
"And then? Then I almost got mistaken for an assassin and killed by Lord Zhou and me."
"And then what?"
"...There's no 'then' after that. The guards carried him to the clinic."
Zhou Zheng stared blankly for a long time at the sight of Li Jin and Jin Shu walking side by side.
As expected of a corpse whisperer who rivals the great coroner!
Matters between men and women have always been a sensitive topic for Li Jin. If an ordinary person were to ask about such matters, they would either be scolded half to death or fined half a month's salary. However, this Mr. Jin, who was exceptionally talented and capable, was indeed highly regarded and was even allowed to speak about these matters.
The more Zhou Zheng thought about it, the more relaxed he became, looking at Jin Shu's back with great admiration.
After following Prince Jing, Li Jin, for fifteen years, at the end of March in 210 AD, Li Jin, who had been in charge of the Six Doors for almost six years, finally obtained the most crucial missing link that he had been dreaming of.
The eight virtuous and capable members of the Six Doors' "Shadow" have finally been assembled.
As a result, the turbulent capital city is bound to undergo a great storm.
The truth and conspiracy hidden by wind, snow, frost and flowers in the years will finally be revealed by Li Jin himself, who will personally break through the iceberg, dig deep into the ground, and turn the world upside down.
The carriage moved slowly forward, with Jin Shu and Zhou Zheng sitting in the coachman's seat, and Li Jin's storytelling voice coming from behind them from time to time.
The group headed north along the official road, and within two days they had left Yangzhou. Ten days later, they were only three to five days away from the capital.
On this trip, he really acted like a leisurely prince, taking Jin Rong sightseeing, visiting markets, and watching lantern festivals.
If possible, it would be better not to hand over so many letters accusing Liu Cheng'an of not lending money to Jin Shu.
"Lord Zhou, there's something I don't understand." Looking at the figure holding Jin Rong's hand by the street under the moonlight, waiting to buy him a candy figurine, Jin Shu frowned and asked in surprise, "Has Your Highness always been so fond of children?"
Behind them, a crescent moon hung in the deep blue sky, with clouds like splashes of ink, freely adorning the vast expanse.
Zhou Zheng's left hand was still on the hilt of his sword. He looked at Li Jin's smiling profile, remained silent for a long time, and then shook his head: "Your Highness simply likes Young Master Jin Rong."
Seeing that Jin Shu was puzzled, he added, "If the late Crown Prince were still alive, the prince's nephews and nieces would be around this age as well."
Even Jin Shu, who was in Dingzhou, was well aware of the upheaval that occurred six years ago. She pursed her lips, nodded, and said nothing more.
At night, Jin Shu had already fallen asleep, but was woken up by Li Jin himself in the room. She looked up at the man by the long couch in surprise, only to see him make a "shh" gesture and point to Jin Rong, who was sleeping soundly on the other side of the bed.
"Something's happened," he said. "Get up quickly."
The carved window lattice divided the spilled moonlight into slivers of soft light, which fell on Jin Shu's disheveled, dreamy face. Li Jin frowned, turned around, and went outside to take a deep breath.
A woman with no sense of crisis, sleeping like that.
He glanced at Zhou Zheng and said, "Pass down the order: from now on, without my verbal decree, no one is allowed to step into Mr. Jin's house."
After saying that, he raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, rubbing it gently: "Tell me, what exactly did Yunfei say?"
Zhou Zheng nodded and said seriously, "There was too much blood at the scene, and the traces were scattered everywhere, so he couldn't determine the nature of the case."
Who died?
"A widow."
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