"That's right, so please, Lady Ning'an, accompany me to the Dali Temple!"
The official's attitude hardened further, and he ordered his men to take Liu Yingying away.
"Wait a minute!" Liu Yingying's clear voice rang out.
He glanced again at the grief-stricken couple and said, word by word;
"I have no problem cooperating with the Dali Temple in handling the case, but everything requires evidence. Before I go with you, at least let me examine the deceased's body, right?"
"No!" The couple panicked when they heard her say she wanted to examine the body.
The man said, "You've already killed my daughter, do you intend to destroy the evidence?"
"Hehe!" Liu Yingying sneered twice.
"With people from the Dali Temple watching over us, do you think I could destroy the evidence in front of them?"
"Are you trying to prevent me from examining the body because you have something to hide?"
Xue Ye also said, "Sir, it's just that we're being shown the body; it won't interfere with your investigation at the Dali Temple!"
Seeing this, the onlookers also felt that Liu Yingying and her group's demands were reasonable.
"Yes, sir, let them take a look!"
The official wanted to refuse, but he couldn't resist the commotion from the crowd.
If we simply prevent them from examining the body, it might arouse suspicion.
"Fine, I'll let you take a look!"
"But you can only go and see it alone!"
"Thank you, sir!" Liu Yingying immediately walked over to the little girl's body.
The couple wanted to say something more, but after receiving a look from the official, they immediately swallowed their words.
Liu Yingying lifted the white sheet, revealing the little girl's slender body.
Upon seeing the state of the corpse, she subconsciously frowned.
The child was so thin that the phrase "skin and bones" would not be an exaggeration.
But the couple had rosy complexions.
Such children are either born weak and sickly, or they have never had a single good day in their lives...
Liu Yingying had a deduction in her mind...
The moment she saw the child's body, she was almost 100% certain that someone had deliberately set this up for him.
But who is the person behind it all?
Pei Lanyi, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?
Or is it Gu Tao?
Gu Tao had been wanting to get his hands on the list she had, and today the officials from the Dali Temple had arrived just in time.
Liu Yingying would absolutely not believe that she had absolutely no connection with Gu Tao!
Xue Ye kept watching her, and seeing her solemn expression, he was very worried.
At this moment, the official from the Court of Judicial Review spoke again: "Alright, Lady Ning'an, you've seen the body. Now you can come with me, can't you?"
"Wait!" Liu Yingying turned around and looked at the official, speaking slowly and deliberately;
"Before I leave, I have a few questions I'd like to ask the couple."
Why do you have so many things to do?
The official was very impatient and almost blurted it out!
However, Liu Yingying's request was not unreasonable. If she refused even this in front of so many people, it would be inappropriate.
"Ask me your questions quickly, I have other cases to handle today!"
"Thank you, sir!"
Liu Yingying's sharp gaze fell on the woman.
"My first question is, how many children do you have?"
The woman was taken aback, completely unprepared for the other person to ask her first, and even more confused as to why the question was asked.
She glanced at her husband beside her before replying, "Four...four!"
Liu Yingying's lips curled up almost imperceptibly, and she asked again, "What is this child's birth order in your family? How many boys and girls are there in your family?"
"This is my eldest daughter. She has two younger sisters, and the youngest is a boy," the woman replied, forcing herself to speak.
Although she felt there was nothing wrong with answering these questions, a strange unease began to creep into her heart…
Liu Yingying nodded thoughtfully, her gaze sweeping over the woman again, and said casually,
"It seems your youngest son wasn't easy to have!"
“Of course!” the woman blurted out, agreeing with her words.
That's right!
Her first three children were all girls, considered a financial burden. It wasn't until she finally gave birth to a son that her life in her husband's family became a little easier...
But as soon as the woman finished speaking, she received a warning look from the man.
The woman couldn't help but shudder and stopped swallowing.
Liu Yingying took in the whole scene, a half-smile playing on her lips, and asked, "Did this child have any health problems before?"
This time, the woman dared not answer Liu Yingying's question casually anymore, and instead glanced at the man's expression.
The man spoke first, "My daughter was healthy from birth. If it weren't for you, you heartless businessman, how could she have died?"
He would never admit that his daughter was sickly from birth.
Not only did they not receive proper care, but they also had to support their entire family.
That way, others would think that his daughter died because of her own health condition, rather than because she ate something from the shop.
Little did he know that these were the very words Liu Yingying had been waiting for!
"Sir, you heard it too. They said the child was healthy and without illness or pain before he died, but look at the child's body. Does it look like a healthy child?"
As he spoke, he rolled up the little girl's sleeve, revealing a section of her arm.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the little girl's hands were covered with bruises and welts.
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