The clues were revealed in Mingyan County, and they stumbled upon the lead just as they arrived in Chiyan County.
The timing was too coincidental, and she instinctively became suspicious.
What evidence do you have?
“There are two pieces of evidence,” Jiang Mingyuan said, having already confirmed the woman’s identity as a Xuanji Guard. She immediately chose to reveal everything.
"Firstly, many bodies of miners were washed out of the mine tunnels during the flood."
I noticed that one of them died under unusual circumstances; he hadn't drowned, but had been killed by a hidden weapon.
As she spoke, she took out a small burlap bag from her bosom, unfolded it to reveal a nail, and held it out to the other person.
"These are copper nails specially made by the ironworks, used to reinforce the mine beams, but they pierced the temple of that pit dummy."
I examined the body, and apart from the nail, there were no signs of blunt force trauma or violent impact to the temple, so it was definitely not an accident.
No one would use such skill to kill an innocent laborer, especially during a flood, and the deceased was a close friend of one of my informants.
Yin Zhe coldly replied, "Not enough."
Talk is cheap; even if what she said is true, the evidence is still weak.
Jiang Mingyuan nodded; she naturally knew that wasn't enough.
"The second piece of evidence is the informant I mentioned. He told me something before the flood: hidden tunnels..."
Just then, Yin Zhe's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he struck Jiang Mingyuan's Shenmen acupoint with lightning speed.
Before she could react, she fell into a deep sleep again.
He sheathed his dagger, extinguished the tinder, and waited for about twenty breaths before two footsteps approached from afar.
Under the torchlight, the two men lifted Jiang Mingyuan up from either side and dragged her away without saying a word.
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