Chapter 45 45 Xiyue Town
Captain Wang didn't want to get involved. He was worried that Du Yourui had relatives. If people knew that they had dissected Du Yourui's body, it would be very troublesome.
But Su Yan specifically asked Lu Songyuan if he had lost anything, but Lu Songyuan shook his head to deny it.
Things have come to this point, there is no need for Lu Songyuan to lie.
Su Yan was really curious about what Du Yourui wanted to swallow before he died.
Captain Wang avoided the question and said, "Since there is a death, we have to take the body back. We have to ask the county magistrate to decide how to judge the case. I can't make the decision."
He really didn't want Su Yan to perform an autopsy because it was too troublesome.
Su Yan saw what he was thinking, but she still wanted to have a cesarean section.
Su Yan was thinking in his heart, the person was invited by Yun Xing, should Yun Xing persuade Captain Wang again?
Yun Xing and Captain Wang looked at Su Yan together.
Captain Wang immediately thought of how Yun Xing had invited them here, and his legs began to tremble.
Yun Xing picked up the sword and looked at it carefully.
Captain Wang: "Dissect, dissect, dissect, isn't it just dissecting the body? This man is a killer, what relatives can he have? Dissect now! Miss Su, do you want me to find you a knife?"
"No, thank you," Su Yan asked, "You said he was a killer?"
"Isn't it? He killed everyone in the Liu family."
Lu Songyuan sneered, "Perfunctory."
Su Yan thought of other possibilities, "Is this the result of your investigation at that time?"
"At that time..." Captain Wang tried to recall, "The situation was indeed rare. Three people died in the side rooms and one died in the lobby. The area around the inn was quite busy at the time. The county magistrate took it very seriously. We investigated very carefully and found that he was indeed the killer. But he had already escaped and we didn't find him. Then we sealed the well."
Su Yan asked: "Who is the person you mentioned who died in the lobby?"
"She is the daughter of the Liu family."
"She's alone in the lobby?"
"We were also surprised, but it was true. Everyone else was in the wing, and she was the only one in the lobby."
Su Yan felt a strange feeling in his heart.
During this autopsy, Su Yan mainly looked at the stomach.
Under the watchful eyes of Captain Wang and Lu Songyuan, Su Yan held a homemade scalpel, put his hand against Du Yourui's murderer, and skillfully cut a straight cut.
Seeing the flesh and blood and the aura of death approaching, Captain Wang's heart trembled.
How come a good girl becomes a coroner?
How come she isn't afraid?!
Yun Xing was originally waiting outside, but when he saw Su Yan really cut open Du Yourui's abdomen and took out his internal organs, he walked in involuntarily.
This was the first time he was interested in anything.
Yun Xing stood beside Su Yan, holding a sword.
Yun Xing had seen even bloodier scenes, but the difference was that he was killing people, while Su Yan wanted to find out who did it.
This feeling is very strange. Normally, Yun Xing should run away, and Su Yan would be the one who would catch him.
Yun Xing's gaze shifted to Su Yan's face.
She has a pretty appearance and likes to make jokes and secretly scold him, but she is very serious when doing things and doesn't even notice Yun Xing's gaze.
Along the way, Yun Xing discovered that Su Yan had a characteristic.
She was desperate about entering the capital, and she didn't seem to plan to leave the capital alive.
But in other things, she is extremely positive, like a blade of grass swaying in troubled times, trying hard to seize every opportunity to live a good life.
In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Su Yan cut open Du Yourui's stomach and took out the indigestible things.
Su Yan put it into clean water and washed it. What Du Yourui swallowed was actually a jade pendant the size of a palm.
The moment Lu Songyuan saw the jade pendant, he was surprised and said, "This is my sister's jade pendant."
"Your sister's? Are you sure?"
"My mother was pregnant with my sister for eleven months. Even the midwife said that my sister would not survive. My mother almost died when she gave birth to my sister. Later, both mother and daughter were safe. My father specially asked someone to buy this jade pendant, saying that it could suppress the negative energy in my sister. My sister always wore it and never took it off. Du Yourui must have stolen it because he thought it was valuable."
Su Yan had a complicated expression.
She looked at Lu Songyuan for a long time before nodding and saying, "Perhaps so. Now that I know what Du Yourui swallowed, I feel relieved. Captain Wang, please take Brother Lu back to the county government office. Brother Lu is avenging his family. Although it violates the laws of the Great Zhou, there are reasons for it. I hope you can say a few good words for him."
Captain Wang didn't expect Su Yan to give in so easily, and nodded quickly, "Of course, this corpse..."
"You can take the body away after I recover. Also, I have something else I need to confirm with you."
Captain Wang waved his hand and the detectives took the dazed Lu Songyuan away.
Su Yan then said, "Captain Wang, you just said that Du Yourui was the killer. This is indeed the result of the initial investigation, right?"
Captain Wang nodded. "How could I make up such nonsense?"
"That's it," Su Yan handed the jade pendant to Captain Wang, "Du Yourui was paid to do the job, and I'm afraid it was the money from Brother Lu's sister."
Yun Xing didn't care about the outcome of the case, but he was still a little surprised to hear Su Yan say this, "Why would she harm her own family?"
Su Yan shook his head to indicate that he didn't know. "Why did Du Yourui swallow this thing for no reason? He probably recognized Lu Songyuan and wanted to express something, so he swallowed the jade pendant. Moreover, Brother Lu's sister died alone in the lobby. She might not have been killed by Du Yourui, but committed suicide."
"Since you killed someone, why did you commit suicide?"
Su Yan said: "From what Brother Lu said, his parents should have been quite good to their daughter. Perhaps it was this conflicting feeling that made her choose to commit suicide."
Yun Xing thought of something and frowned without saying anything.
Captain Wang was not too surprised. "We actually considered this situation back then, but since she's gone, we didn't investigate further."
"Why do you think so?"
"We found letters between Mr. Liu and the Hu people in his bag. He was proficient in the Hu people's language and often did business with them. We speculated that Mr. Liu might not be a Han Chinese. For this reason, I specially checked it out. The result is that Mr. Liu's family is indeed Han Chinese, but he does have close contacts with the Hu people. As for what the relationship is, there is no evidence. Mr. Liu's daughter is the opposite. Although she is a woman, she is quite spirited and likes to write poems. Most of the content is passionate, wanting to drive away the Hu people and regain the territory."
Su Yan didn't know what to say when she heard this. She couldn't comment on the other party's choice.
Captain Wang sighed and said, "Lu Songyuan is also miserable. He was lucky enough to survive, but he was kept in the dark. It is better not to tell him about this. If the county magistrate spares his life, at least he will feel relieved."
*
Although Qi Yu and Yuan Ping poisoned each other, fortunately, they were lucky and failed to harm each other's life.
The two were once close friends, but after they started a cloth business together, they gradually developed differences in their management methods.
The differences grew bigger day by day, and they began to feel resentful towards each other.
The fuse was Qi Yu's sister. She had been married to Yuan Ping for two years, but recently she found out that Yuan Ping had taken advantage of his wife's pregnancy to go to the place of smoke and willows. Her sister was so sad that she failed to keep the fetus in her belly and could not have children again.
Yuan Ping was not only not comforted, he even thought about divorcing his wife. The conflict between the two escalated further, and he wanted to kill each other by using the legend of the inn.
Two days later, Su Yan and Yun Xing rushed to Xiyue Town.
Xiyue Town is the largest town on the way to the capital, and its prosperity is incomparable to Anping Town.
Su Yan decided to stay in Xiyue Town for two days, both to replenish food and to take a stroll.
Once you enter the capital, you will be in danger of all kinds of events. Your days of peace will be few and far between, so cherish them while you can.
Su Yan chose an inn that looked cleaner to stay in, and then took Yun Xing to the restaurant.
Along the way, Su Yan had already seen that Yun Xing was not short of silver. The silver ingots he took out casually were more than Su Yan's family property.
Su Yan asked Yun Xing to treat him in various ways. "Today is my birthday. According to the custom in my hometown, we have to eat longevity noodles and cakes on our birthdays... which is a kind of snack. But we are out of town now, so we don't care about these. Let's just have a meal in this restaurant."
Yun Xing glanced at the luxurious restaurant and thought that a small dish would be several times more expensive than the longevity noodles.
Yun Xing: "If you want me to pay, just tell me."
Su Yan acted happy, "Oh, my friend is really generous, then it's settled, you treat us today."
Yun Xing walked into the restaurant expressionlessly, "No invitation."
Su Yan: “…”
You are usually very generous with your money, why have you become stingy?
After traveling with Yun Xing for several days, Su Yan has already figured out Yun Xing's temper.
To put it simply, Yunxing is more like a paper tiger.
He can kill without blinking an eye, but most of the time, he is too lazy to do it, and he doesn't bother about other people's offenses.
"Others" refers to Su Yan.
In the first few days, Su Yan was afraid of Yun Xing and acted very cautiously.
But the longer the time went on, the more Su Yan understood that Yun Xing was actually an easy person to get along with, and he didn't care about almost anything.
After Su Yan found out that she couldn't hide her feelings, she openly joked with Yun Xing, and he would not be angry with her.
Su Yan became more and more unscrupulous.
The two of them chose a seat in a corner on the first floor of the restaurant and sat down. The waiter came over with a rag hanging on his shoulder. Su Yan ordered a few dishes, which cost a total of eight taels of silver.
She deliberately chose something more expensive just to see Yunxing's reaction, but Yunxing remained expressionless.
Eight taels of silver were indeed nothing to Yun Xing.
Did Zhao Mingde treat him too well?
While waiting for the food to be served, Su Yan poured Yun Xing a glass of wine, "Brother Yun, why do you always wear a mask? Don't your eyes look pretty?"
Yunxing was used to her nagging and ignored her.
Su Yan knew that he probably wouldn't answer, but it was rare for him to have a living person around him these years, so he couldn't help but want to talk. "In fact, I thought you and Shi Yangui were the same person at first. The lower half of your face looks very similar. Later I found out that your personalities are completely different."
Yun Xing's expression was stern, and he asked for the first time, "What's the difference?"
Su Yan thought for a moment and said, "General Shi seems to have a good temper, but he is very careful and should not be provoked. You seem to have a bad temper, but you won't get angry. Do you know what getting angry means? It means..."
Yunxing stopped talking again.
Su Yan was good at observing people's expressions and stopped talking about Shi Yangui. "Are you not good-looking, or are you afraid of enemies seeking revenge? Did Zhao Mingde ask you to wear a mask? No, Yun Zhou doesn't wear a mask."
Yun Xing sighed, "You are really long-winded."
"What's the point of chatting? It's so boring to just sit there. Can't you find some fun? How about I say something useful?" Su Yan pressed the issue. "After you enter the capital, are you going to kill the Shi family? Can you wait until I find out everything?"
Yunxing had nothing to say.
The waiter started serving the dishes.
After the delicious food was laid out on the table, Yun Xing said, "After entering the capital, I will return to Chuyun Tower, and you will come with me."
Chuyun Tower is Zhao Mingde's territory.
Once you enter Izumo Tower, you become Zhao Mingde's man and will be despised by the world.
Su Yan heard the hidden meaning in the words, "Don't you originally plan to go back? In Taihe Academy, you didn't pay much attention when doing the mission, and you let Yunzhou go back alone. Could it be that... you originally planned to leave Chuyun Tower?"
For some reason, Su Yan felt happy when talking about this.
Yun Xing said, "For some things, the less you know, the better. It's better not to pry into them."
Su Yan came forward and said, "I am concerned about you. Look at you, you are handsome, elegant, and suave. If you are wronged when you return to the capital, I will not bear it."
Just as he finished speaking, guests arrived at the next table.
A fat, big-eared man sat down behind Su Yan, with almost no eyes on his face.
The man talked to his friend, "Have you heard that Li Ji is getting married again today?"
"Which Li Ji?"
"Who else? My wife is good at mixing spices!"
"What? Didn't he just get married a month ago? I remember it was quite a big deal."
"Who said it wasn't? A month ago, before the bridal sedan arrived at the Li residence, blood began to flow. When the curtains were opened, the bride turned into a rotting corpse. They made such a big fuss, and they actually wanted to marry her again."
Su Yan approached curiously, "My handsome, elegant, and suave elder brother, you just said that the bride has become a rotten corpse? What's going on?"
Yun Xing: “…”
He looked at Su Yan, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
*
Xiyue Town did not fall into silence after sunset.
On the contrary, the streets and alleys of Xiyue Town were lit with red lanterns, and it was very lively.
Adhering to the motto of "since you're already here", Su Yan went to join in the fun as soon as the streets became lively.
The biggest event today is Li Ji getting married.
Li Ji's wife was a master at making incense. The spices she made were loved by the powerful and wealthy, and the family saved some money.
At the beginning of the year, Li Ji's wife passed away, so Li Ji began to arrange to get married. Hearing that there was only a daughter in the family, Li Ji wanted a son.
Last month, Li Ji chose a young and beautiful girl as his second wife. He gave her a betrothal gift and ordered a large sedan chair. The ceremony was even grander than the first time, but something went wrong just as they were crossing the bridge.
The bride turned into a rotten corpse, and the people carrying the sedan chair were frightened to the point of going crazy.
With the experience from last time, Li Ji didn't dare to make a big fuss this time. When the time came, he asked a few people to carry the dumplings and go to Li's house.
But the people in Xiyue Town would never let him go. When they heard that Li Ji had remarried, people gathered around to watch along the way.
Su Yan was also quite curious and took the initiative to move forward to take a look.
She and others were waiting by the Luochuan River. The river was deep, so an arch bridge was specially built for it, which was the only way for the bride to pass.
The sedan was carried by four people, with no one else.
Someone shouted to the bride to show her head to see if she was a rotten corpse.
Su Yan and Yun Xing were also in the crowd. "How could a rotten corpse run into the sedan chair for no reason? Someone must have deliberately played tricks on him. If he comes again, he will probably be in the crowd."
Yun Xing admired Su Yan's strong curiosity and asked, "Why are you so concerned about this?"
"It's not easy to find a rotten corpse. And he chose the wedding day to kill. He probably has a grudge against Mr. Li. Who knows, there might be a second time. I'm a coroner. If I see the body, I'll go and examine it. Maybe I can find some clues."
The clouds move without words.
Just like Su Yan had said before, she could not help but be concerned about the case.
If Su Mao and her mother were alive and well now, she might be able to work as a coroner in Anping Town for the rest of her life.
Just at this moment, the crowd became agitated.
"There is blood, there is really blood, look everyone, the blood is flowing out!"
Suddenly, the cold wind blew, the candlelight in the lanterns flickered, and there was a commotion in the front row, but the people surrounding the bridge rushed forward. Those who wanted to retreat could not, and those who wanted to see could not see.
The sedan chair that had just crossed the bridge was left in its original place by its bearers. The fiery red curtains were filled with a strong smell of death, and no one dared to step forward.
Su Yan and Yun Xing were separated by the crowd. Su Yan tried to move forward, but was moved to the side by the crowd.
Just as they were about to reach the river, Su Yan called out Yun Xing's name, then his feet slipped and he fell into the water with a splash.
The crowd became even more agitated and looked towards the Luochuan River.
They saw that after a little girl in simple clothes fell into the water, a man in black jumped down immediately after.
The man's sword was left on the shore and was worth a lot of money.
*
Su Yan actually knows how to swim, Su Mao taught her.
Su Mao taught her a lot of things, and he seemed to want her to be physically strong, but unfortunately she never realized it.
As she fell into the river and sank rapidly, a thought flashed through Su Yan's mind. Perhaps Su Mao had known that this day would come, so he forced her to practice those things since she was a child.
But why?
Su Yan didn't expect Yun Xing to jump into the water to save her.
However, she thought that she already understood Yun Xing more or less. To him, saving people was just a small matter, and saving Su Yan was also a piece of cake.
So in order to make Yunxing's entry into the water seem more valuable, Su Yan tried to be as clumsy as possible, not moving around, and just swam upstream with Yunxing.
After getting ashore, several people came over.
A kind person who lived nearby handed over a sweat towel and said, "Girl, wipe it off quickly. This is freshly washed and clean."
There were also a few little girls who were busy helping Su Yan wring out the water from his clothes.
Su Yan just wiped his face and went to look at Yun Xing.
Yun Xing was also soaked. The moment Su Yan looked over, he fastened his loose mask, held onto a tree on the shore with one hand, and his chest rose and fell slightly.
He looked very bad. His skin, which was originally fair, was now as pale as winter snow, and even his thin lips were bloodless.
Perhaps because he is a man and a martial artist, others are more concerned about the little girl Su Yan.
Su Yan walked to Yun Xing and wanted to hand him the towel to wipe the water, but found that he was frowning and his face looked very ugly.
Su Mao was a doctor, and Su Yan had studied medicine for several years, so they immediately noticed that something was wrong with him.
Su Yan patted him gently, "Are you okay?"
Yunxing's body swayed slightly and he fell forward.
"Cloud Walk!"
*
With the help of several young men, Su Yan brought Yun Xing back to the inn.
His head was badly burned and he seemed to have fainted from the fever and was no longer conscious.
Su Yan gave the men who helped him a few copper coins and asked them to change Yun Xing into clean clothes first, while he went to get the medicine according to the prescription of Xiao Chaihu Decoction.
It was a bit troublesome to feed the medicine. Yun Xing was not awake yet, so Su Yan could only force him to drink some. He drank two-thirds of it, and the remaining one-third spilled out. Su Yan cleaned it up carefully.
The water of Luochuan River is not very clean, Su Yan should have washed it for him, but because of the difference between men and women, it is really inconvenient for Su Yan.
Su Yan felt very sorry. It would be better if Yun Xing was a corpse. The corpse could be washed at will.
…
If it really becomes a corpse, it seems there is no need to wash it.
Su Yan could only use the sweat towel to wipe the palm of his hand on Yun Xing's forehead.
Yunxing has slender fingers and calluses on his palms, which are caused by years of martial arts training, but it does not affect the beauty of his hands.
The long fingers have distinct joints and are rarely very strong, so Su Yan can play with them.
After drinking the medicine, the temperature on Yunxing's forehead subsided a little, but his face became paler.
Yunxing’s illness is actually very strange.
Su Yan walked with him all the way, and she was very sure that he did not feel any discomfort before Yun Xing went into the water.
Yunxing had a fever because he caught a cold, but he was a martial artist, and even if an ordinary person fell into the water, they would not get sick immediately. But Yunxing fainted almost immediately after getting ashore.
To take a step back, it is rare for ordinary people to faint due to fever, unless they have other symptoms.
Su Yan checked Yun Xing's pulse and found no other discomfort.
Yun Xing's illness came on suddenly and violently, maybe it's a mental illness, maybe related to going into the water?
As he was thinking about it, Yun Xing clenched his hands into fists.
He was not conscious, but looked in pain and his fists were clenched tighter and tighter.
Su Yan was worried that he would hurt himself, so he forcibly pulled his fingers apart, but Yun Xing held Su Yan's hand tightly and refused to let go, like a man falling off a cliff grabbing a life-saving straw.
At the same time, his expression gradually calmed down.
Su Yan didn't struggle anymore.
She yawned, lay down beside the bed, and looked at him quietly.
I kind of want to take this opportunity to see what he looks like.
Those people were really considerate. They had changed his clothes, so why did they let him wear a mask? They even helped him put it back on.
Su Yan rushed back pitifully and saw nothing.
It is convenient now. Yun Xing has no power to resist, so she can see whatever she wants.
But...it doesn't seem very ethical.
Su Yan resisted the urge, yawned, and fell asleep together.
*
The river water rushed in from all directions, the feeling of suffocation gradually increased, and the bottom of the water gradually became clear.
The sound of running water became weaker and weaker, and suddenly, he seemed to feel nothing, his body suspended in stagnant water, with the abyss in front and behind.
He could feel his life slipping away, but he was unwilling to die like this.
He wanted to save himself, so he swam hard.
The water surface was getting closer and closer, and he could even see the Golden Crow in the sky.
Hope welled up in him.
But at this moment, a hand stretched out from nowhere, pressed his head and pushed him underwater.
The man was like a ferocious beast. His strength was insignificant in front of him. No matter how he struggled, his body gradually sank.
I have no strength left.
Yunxing woke up from a nightmare.
Su Yan was awakened by him and saw that he was covered in sweat, but the temperature on his forehead had subsided.
Yun Xingsong stared at Su Yan and their hands that were still clasped together.
Su Yan thought, since he was the hooligan, she didn't need to be afraid.
Yun Xing's brain started working and he immediately let go of his hand.
Su Yan took out the boiled medicine and said, "Fortunately you woke up, otherwise I would have to feed you again. You were not obedient at all when you were sick."
Yunxing lowered his head and looked at the pajamas he had changed into, frowning.
"Are you surprised? I changed it," Su Yan deliberately raised his eyebrows, "Are you engaged? Do you want me to be responsible?"
Yun Xing: “…”
He held out his hand. "Medicine."
Su Yan handed it to him and said seriously, "Someone pushed me into the water yesterday, it wasn't my accident."
Yun Xing looked out the window, "It was already yesterday?"
"You had a fever all night, and I took care of you diligently. My hand towel was almost worn out. When I return to the capital, remember to risk your life to save me."
Yun Xing said: "You don't suffer any loss."
“Mostly smart.”
"Who would push you into the water?"
"I originally thought that I might have offended someone, but we changed our destination temporarily and came to Xiyue Town. It is very unlikely that they came for you and me. After landing, I found that your sword was missing. I turned back and no one noticed your sword. Later, I went to the pawnshop to look for it, but it was not there either."
If someone stole the sword, the most likely possibility was that they exchanged it for silver.
Su Yan said: "So I wonder if it was because I said something wrong that he targeted me?"
"You mean, the bride and the corpse?"
Su Yan nodded, "The bride has really been replaced by a rotten corpse. I once said that the troublemaker might be in the crowd, and he also said that he wanted to examine the rotten corpse. Maybe he didn't want the coroner to see the body. I don't know who took your sword. Does it have any extraordinary origin? I have asked around. There is a blacksmith shop in the town. I will compensate you with a weapon first."
"No need, just a sword."
"But you don't have a weapon. If you do that..."
"I just brought the sword with me."
Su Yan was relieved, but she was worried that Yun Xing’s fighting power would weaken, which made her feel uneasy.
"But your sword looks quite valuable."
"It is said that it cost five thousand taels to build."
Su Yan: "..., find it, must find it!"
*
Yunxing's illness came and went quickly, and he no longer had a fever after he woke up.
Su Yan thought for a moment and decided to go find Yun Xing's five thousand taels... Oh no, it's the sword.
It was definitely not for the money, she just wanted to thank Yun Xing for saving her.
The two returned to the place where Su Yan fell into the water. Su Yan pointed to a place not far away and said, "Just after the bridge, someone noticed that blood was flowing out of the sedan chair, but if the body was already decayed, how could fresh blood flow out? I went to see, it was chicken blood."
Yun Xing said: "Then it is certain that someone is playing tricks."
"It's probably Li Ji's enemy," Su Yan said. "I heard he's almost fifty years old. He was pressured by his wife to get married before. As soon as his wife passed away, he couldn't wait to find a new wife, and the girls he chose were all teenage girls. With such behavior, it's inevitable that he has a few enemies."
Yun Xing said meaningfully, "You did a lot of things yesterday."
Su Yan thought he was being picky, "I did this after asking someone to watch you and make sure you were safe."
Yun Xing said: "I mean, you are quite interested in doing these things."
"Of course it's interesting to encounter such strange things. Don't you have anything else that interests you?"
Yun Xing was silent for a moment, then said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Su Yan: "Ah? You want to be the crown prince?"
It's not appropriate.
Yunxing turned his head and said no more.
Su Yan pulled Yun Xing forward and said, "I'm telling you, this Li Ji is definitely being targeted by someone. Someone wants to get him. If he dares to bring up the matter of getting married again, it will probably be the same as yesterday."
"Perhaps it was his daughter who didn't want to see her father remarrying right after her mother passed away."
"It's unlikely," Su Yan said. "I've asked around. He has three daughters. The eldest daughter is no longer in Xiyue Town. The second and youngest daughters are still unmarried, but they're about to get married and rarely go out. How could they have found a rotten corpse?"
Yun Xing was not interested in solving the case at first, but Su Yan was so concerned that he was inevitably aroused. "You mean, the person who did it will be easy to find the body?"
"I went to the government office last night and reminded the county magistrate to check the people who were buried in the past few days."
Yun Xing: “…”
She is really busy.
Yun Xing said, "You must be exhausted after running all night. Do you need a rest?"
"That's not necessary," Su Yan said calmly, "If you feel bad about it, you can do it behind my back."
Yun Xing: “…”
He gave up arguing with Su Yan.
Yun Xing rarely used his brain, "You should have gone to Li's house as well."
"I really went there, but was beaten out. I only saw the maids in Li's house. I heard that Li Ji was furious and smashed all the antique vases in the house. I was afraid that I would be beaten if I went in, so I left."
Yun Xing said: "So you waited for me to wake up and planned to go again to avoid being beaten."
Su Yan: "Yeah, you had a fever once, and your mind became clear."
Yun Xing: “…”
Su Yan asked a few more people, but no one admitted to having seen Yun Xing's sword, so she decided to go to the pawn shop again.
What if the person who took the sword last night didn’t have time to sell it?
There is only one pawn shop in Xiyue Town, and I heard that the owner is a distant relative of the county magistrate.
Yun Xing was used to spying secretly, but Su Yan just walked in with a swagger. Yun Xing looked at her in confusion.
Even if we interrogate the shopkeeper, we won't be able to get anything out of him, right?
He followed Su Yan, and before he could say anything, he saw the shopkeeper approach Su Yan and bowed, "Miss Su is here again. I'm here to help Miss Su keep an eye on her. No one is coming to sell swords. Don't worry, if there is any news, I will let you know immediately."
Yun Xing: “?”
Why should you be so polite to Su Yan?
Su Yan said: "I remember you said that you have many brothers, you can go to the streets to find them."
The shopkeeper said hurriedly, "I have given orders, I have given orders, we are all looking for them."
As soon as he finished speaking, a man in plain clothes stood at the door and waved to the shopkeeper, who walked over.
Su Yan lowered his voice and said to Yun Xing: "There are a lot of fakes here."
Yun Xing understood that this girl had mastered the skill of finding something to hold against someone.
After the shopkeeper finished talking to the man, he came over. He didn't dare to look directly at Yun Xing, and only spoke to Su Yan, "Miss Su, someone really saw it. A servant was holding a sword and asking someone about the price. It's a coincidence. I wonder if Miss Su has heard about the bride turning into a rotten corpse last night."
Su Yan nodded, "Is it related to this matter?"
"I don't know if there is any connection," the shopkeeper said, "The bride is from the Li family. Li Ji is going to marry a second wife, and the servant is from the Li family."
*
Although Su Yan originally planned to visit Li's house again, she didn't expect it to be so soon.
Li's house was not as wealthy as other mansions. Although his wife was an expert in making perfume, perfume was expensive and they did not have much capital and could not make much money. There was only one servant and two maids in the house, and the rest were Li Ji and his two unmarried daughters.
But to say that he was poor was not an exaggeration. Li Ji still lived a pretty good life.
Since there is only one servant in Li's house, the goal is very clear.
Su Yan knocked on the door of Li's house. The servant came to open the door. Su Yan smiled and said, "Brother, I was here last night. Do you remember me?"
The servant glanced at Su Yan and said unhappily, "I've told you, our master won't see you, go away quickly."
"That's not why I came here today."
The servant's attitude was still perfunctory, "I don't think there is anything else we can talk about."
Su Yan habitually thought of countermeasures in his mind.
According to her usual approach, she would definitely say a few nice words to make the other person happy, and then take the opportunity to ask questions.
But now she understood that this trick would not work, and her heart would betray her.
She herself couldn't understand why they always compromised with her in the end when they could clearly hear her thoughts?
Are you embarrassed to bully a little girl?
That’s probably the case.
Su Yan's ideas are wild and imaginative.
Should he say something nice to coax him first? Or should he just show his ultimate weapon, Yun Xing, and let Yun Xing beat him up?
The servant's face changed.
He looked at the two uninvited guests in front of him and actually wanted to take action. How could this be possible?
The servant pushed the gate of the mansion and tried to close it. "What you are looking for is not here. Get out of here!"
Su Yan heard this, raised his eyebrows and chuckled, holding the door with his hand, "Strange, how do you know we are here to look for something?"
Servants: “…”
While the two were in a stalemate, a beautifully dressed woman appeared in the yard.
She frowned slightly and said angrily, "Mu Tou, what are you doing?"
Mu Tou hesitated and didn't dare to speak.
Su Yan guessed that the woman was one of Li Ji's daughters, so he said, "The young lady looks kind, so she should be the second young lady, right?"
The woman sneered.
Su Yan immediately said, "It turned out to be the Third Miss. People say that the Third Miss is very smart. Today I see that she is indeed the case."
Yunxing just started, and I couldn't bear to listen.
But Li Chan really fell for it, her expression softened a lot, "Who are you looking for?"
Su Yan looked at Mu Tou, but Mu Tou was too guilty to dare to look up.
Su Yan said: "I came here because of what happened last night. I was also at the scene when the accident happened last night, and I was almost killed. I think the person who harmed me and targeted the Li family should be the same person, so I wanted to come and ask."
This sentence successfully shortened the distance between the two. Li Chan cursed, "I don't know who is so blind that he dared to bully our family. Now everyone is laughing at us. Don't let me catch him!"
Su Yan took the opportunity to ask, "Has Master Li offended anyone?"
Li Chan had no respect for Li Ji. "Him? He could have offended so many people that it's hard to count them all. It hasn't been long since my mother died, and he's already thinking about marrying a new one. It's obvious that he can live the life he has today thanks to my mother."
It seems that there are quite a lot of conflicts within Li’s house.
Su Yan was just trying to find an excuse to stay and take a look when a scream suddenly came from the inner courtyard.
Li Chan looked over in confusion, "It seems to be Xiangyun's voice."
Xiangyun is one of the maids in Li's house.
After the scream, someone ran out in a hurry and bumped into Li Chan.
Li Chan pushed Xiangyun away and scolded, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Master, Master..." Xiangyun's face was pale and she said tremblingly, "Master is haunted by a ghost!"
Su Yan noticed something was wrong and ran to the inner courtyard first.
The Li residence was not very big, with three entrances and three exits. Li Ji lived in the main house, and his daughters Li Yuan and Li Chan lived in the west wing of the main courtyard.
Xiangyun ran over from the main house in the main courtyard. The accident happened at Li Ji's residence.
The layout of the three-in-three-out courtyards was similar. Su Yan ran to the front of the main house and saw another maid, Xiangxiu, sitting in the courtyard. When she saw someone coming, she rolled and crawled to Su Yan's feet, "Dead, dead... The master is dead!"
Su Yan was startled and ran over.
The door to the main room was open, and the room was filled with dark shadows.
Before Su Yan walked in, he saw a white silk hanging from the beam. A man with half-white hair was hanging on the white silk, his body swaying slightly in the wind.
Next to the man, there was white silk hanging, black ash and long hair on the ground, and even half-burned paper money.
At first glance, it looks like a funeral home.
Su Yan glanced at the man's face and knew that he was in great danger.
After Li Chan came over, Su Yan told her not to disturb the scene, and then went in with her to avoid arousing suspicion.
Yunxing and Mutou put the man down together.
Li Chan stared at this scene in a daze. There was sadness in her eyes, but it was not too strong. She murmured, "Dad... is dead."
The dead person was Li Ji.
Su Yan first checked Li Ji's breathing, then listened to his heartbeat, and finally checked the stiffness of his eyes and joints.
"He has been dead for at least five hours. He passed away last night."
The two maids, Xiangyun and Xiangxiu, hugged each other, trembling with fear and not daring to come in. "The master got very angry last night and didn't allow us to serve him."
Su Yan said: "Miss San, we should report to the police."
Li Chan finally came to her senses and looked at Su Yan with hostility again, "Who are you? Why should I listen to you?"
"I'm a coroner," Su Yan said calmly, "your family has been hit by a series of strange things, and now Master Li has died suddenly. Don't you want to find out the real culprit behind this?"
*
The county magistrate had no intention of dealing with a small-time Li Ji, as the person who came was a captain of the police.
The captain of the police is named Qian. He is nearly fifty years old and has difficulty holding a knife.
He was not too concerned about the murder case. He only had someone look through the case at Li's house and said, "It is likely that the bride ran away and he was so angry that he hanged himself. The case is closed."
Living in a dynasty that was not very clear and bright, similar things happened countless times, so Su Yan was not too surprised.
Yun Xing is even more so. He has seen more shameless people. What is Captain Qian?
What surprised him was that Su Yan didn't react at all. According to her personality, she should have urged Captain Qian to investigate the case.
The courtyard fell eerily quiet, and no one spoke.
Su Yan just stood there with an expressionless face, completely unlike his usual fawning demeanor when meeting officials.
The strange atmosphere lasted for a whole stick of incense.
It's really weird.
Captain Qian said with a complicated expression, "Investigate, we must investigate. Please ask this coroner Su to assist in the investigation."
Su Yan put away his coldness and smiled brightly, "Thank you, Captain Qian."
Yun Xing raised his eyebrows, then smiled softly after a moment.
No one knew that during that quiet time, it was the most painful time in Captain Qian’s life.
"Captain Qian has two strange scents entangled together on his body. They are both scents that only women have, and they are women of similar age."
"It shows that he has two wives at the same time. Logically speaking, they should not know each other's existence."
"His hands would shake uncontrollably, his knees had scuff marks and he was a gambler."
"Li Ji definitely didn't commit suicide. It's obvious that Li Chan has a bad temper. She may have incited her to have a big fight with Captain Qian."
"It is extremely rare for a bride to turn into a corpse. The corpse must be someone who was buried recently. I will incite them to go find the head of the police for money."
"If this gets out, the people will panic. We must spread the word and hold the county magistrate responsible. We must also put the blame on Captain Qian."
"We can also have Yun Xing get rid of a few constables and blow the whole thing up, and then say that it was Captain Qian who did it."
“…”
If this continued, Captain Qian felt that he would be executed in the street, sentenced in the morning and beheaded in the afternoon.
Let’s not talk about the things that will cause turmoil in Xiyue Town later. Just talking about the fact that he has two wives... Su Yan must investigate it!
After hearing what Captain Qian said, an inconspicuous man stepped forward and said, "Captain, are you going to let this girl be the coroner?"
He is the coroner of Xiyue Town, Lin Bo.
Lin Bo is younger than Su Yan, with a slightly immature look in his brows and a tone of unwillingness in his voice.
He looked at Su Yan provocatively and said, "I'm afraid she'll be scared to death when she sees the corpse."
Captain Qian said solemnly, "Everything is for the stability of Xiyue Town, everything is for giving justice to the deceased. Am I a person who cannot distinguish between public and private affairs?"
Lin Bai laughed awkwardly.
He didn't admit it, but there was one word clearly written in his eyes - yes.
Captain Qian coughed lightly and said, "You two should cooperate, cooperate, we will follow Miss Su to investigate, otherwise if the matter of the bride gets to the county magistrate's ears, we won't be able to fool him, hurry up and investigate!"
Su Yan walked to Yun Xing with peace of mind, "I will stay at Li's house for a while. If you don't like it, go back to the inn first. I will definitely help you get your five thousand taels back."
The first two times, Yun Xing had no interest in Su Yan's autopsy, but now he did not leave, but said: "I will take the sword myself."
Su Yan had no objection.
She walked up to Lin Bo and asked politely, "Are you the coroner from Xiyue Town?"
Lin Bo was full of hostility towards the girl who had taken his job. "How dare you, a weakling like you, call yourself a coroner? Get ready and get married!"
Su Yan: "..., you are such a dirty person, your head is shorter than mine, I think you should get married!"
Lin Bo: “???”
How did getting married become an insult?
Although there were some twists and turns, at least we can officially start the investigation.
Su Yan actually had her own selfish motives. If she couldn't find anything in the capital for a while, she would have to find a way to make a living for herself. Now she was accumulating experience and improving her connections, and it would be best if she could continue to be a coroner in the capital.
Xiyue Town is a relatively large town, and the county magistrate might know some powerful people, so she has to please the county magistrate.
Su Yan no longer considered asking Shi Yangui for help.
He was a thoughtful person, and Su Yan always had to be fully alert when he was with him. And in Su Yan's opinion, some of Shi Yangui's behaviors really did not make him a friend.
What a waste of their childhood friendship!
Thinking of Shi Yangui's injury and the time he stayed at the Su's house, Su Yan suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.
But it was just a feeling, Su Yan couldn't figure out what was so strange about it.
Never mind, Li Ji’s case is more important.
Li Ji's second daughter, Li Yuan, rushed back home quickly after hearing the news. She was the only one lying beside Li Ji's body crying.
Although Li Chan's expression was complicated, to be honest, she didn't look like someone who had just lost her father.
Su Yan called Xiangxiu over. Her behavior just now was relatively normal.
"Tell us about yourself and the Li residence."
Xiangxiu took Su Yan and Lin Bo around the house. "I... Xiangyun and I are sisters. Madam bought us ten years ago. Mu Tou came at the same time as us. There are only three of us serving in the house. Xiangyun and I mainly follow the three young ladies. Later, when the eldest young lady got married, I followed the third young lady and Xiangyun followed the second young lady. We also need to take care of Madam on weekdays, but Madam doesn't do anything other than preparing incense. We just wash her clothes and prepare meals for her."
After all, the Li family could not compare with the wealthy families, and they lived a tight life. Madam Yu and the three young ladies all had to do some work.
"As for wood, just follow the master. He will do all the heavy work. If there is anything missing in the yard, he will also be responsible for buying it."
After hearing this, Lin Bo was about to ask a question, but Su Yan asked first: "What is their relationship with Li Ji?"
Lin Bo looked at Su Yan with hatred, probably cursing her in his heart.
After Su Yan realized that he couldn't hide his feelings anymore, he completely let go and began to use this to actively attack others.
She will die anyway, so she should die with dignity!
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