Upon hearing the news of Lin Jinghui's death, everyone in the Lin family except for the eldest son followed Lin Daowei like frightened birds, rushing to the General's Mansion.
Lin Yajun pondered for a moment, hesitated briefly, then made an excuse and quickly went inside.
The maid Qiaoqing followed.
"I'm going to the bathroom," Lin Yajun said to Qiaoqing.
"Yes, Miss, I'll get you some water." Qiaoqing bowed, first escorted the young lady into the washroom, then turned around and took a copper basin to fetch water.
Upon entering the clean room, Lin Yajun immediately closed the door and listened carefully to make sure no one was around.
Then, she quickly retrieved a small, exquisite sparrow drone from her personal space. This drone was so well-made that its appearance was indistinguishable from a real sparrow; it was almost indistinguishable from a real one.
Lin Yajun skillfully controlled the little sparrow drone, using the remote control in her hand to make it fly lightly out of the window of the Lin residence. The little sparrow drone hovered in the air like a real bird, silently approaching the location of Lin Daowei.
Lin Daowei was completely unaware that an "uninvited guest" was secretly monitoring his every move from above.
The little sparrow drone flew leisurely above Lin Daowei's head, its small camera clearly recording Lin Daowei's every movement and expression.
Lin Yajun wanted to use this small drone to investigate Lin Jinghui's cause of death and Lin Daowei's investigation. However, the drone's battery life was poor, and its built-in solar charging was very slow.
"I'm not solving the case, I'm just watching the fun," Lin Yajun muttered indifferently.
Lin Daowei rushed into the general's mansion at lightning speed. As soon as he entered, he was led by the steward and ran straight to the small lake in the mansion.
Butler Ren, panting, said, "Officer Lin, she accidentally fell into the water..."
Lin Daowei went to the lakeside and looked over. He saw a naked corpse floating on the lake. The pale skin looked particularly glaring in the light of dozens of lanterns and torches.
Lin Daowei looked closely and his fear was instantly confirmed—the corpse was none other than his second niece, Lin Jinghui!
His face turned deathly pale, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead. He stared blankly for a while before finally saying in a trembling voice, "Someone, go down and retrieve the body."
When the body was pulled ashore, Lin Daowei's gaze fell on the body's back, where a knife was clearly stuck!
He was so shocked that he took a few steps back, pointed at the body and shouted, "She didn't fall into the water, she was murdered!"
This is clearly a murder case, not an accidental fall into the water.
Lin Daowei's eyes, sharp as a hawk's, were fixed on the people from the Ren family. He asked in a cold voice, "Who killed her?"
The eldest mistress, Madam Lin, did not accidentally fall into the water and die; rather, she was brutally murdered and then thrown into the lake. This once again shocked everyone in the Ren household present.
"What? He was killed?" The entire Ren family was in an uproar. Everyone, from the master and mistress to the servants, was terrified by what they saw.
Who would have thought that someone would be so bold as to commit murder in the General's Mansion, and that the person killed was none other than the eldest mistress, Madam Lin!
At this moment, Granny Lin and Madam Cheng rushed into the Ren residence, panting. Guided by the servants, they went through a side gate to the lakeside of the Ren residence.
When they saw Lin Jinghui's tragic death with their own eyes, they were heartbroken and devastated, bursting into tears on the spot.
"Hui'er, Hui'er..." Old Mrs. Lin called out Lin Jinghui's name in a trembling voice, tears streaming down her face like a burst dam.
"Hui'er, how could she have fallen into the lake?" Lin Daoqing stared in disbelief, his face filled with shock. He had just returned to the Lin residence from the Ren residence when this tragedy occurred.
"Hui'er, why did you leave your mother?" Cheng cried so hard she almost fainted. She tightly gripped Lin Jinghui's hand and kept pulling at it, as if she could pull her soul back into her body.
Because a murder occurred at the Ren residence, the officials of the prefectural government could not complete the case without finding the murderer and uncovering the truth.
Lin Daowei, the head constable, looked worried. He knew very well that this case was extremely difficult and probably impossible to solve.
The deceased was none other than his own second niece, which put him under immense pressure. As the head constable of the prefectural government, he had a responsibility to uncover the truth and avenge his niece.
Lin Daowei took a few deep breaths to calm himself down and gave the order in front of everyone: "You guys, move the body to the stable and summon the coroner to examine the body."
"Yes, sir!" the constables replied in unison. Immediately, one of them quickly ran out of the mansion to summon the coroner.
At this moment, an old woman suddenly burst into tears, crying, "My lady!" As she cried, she covered the body with a sheet, preserving her mistress's final dignity.
Four constables stepped forward and quickly and skillfully moved the body onto a makeshift wooden frame, lifted it up, and then carefully walked toward the stables in the backyard.
Old Mrs. Lin and Madam Cheng, weeping and wailing, followed closely behind the corpse towards the stable, supported by servants.
Lin Daoqing paced back and forth by the lake, his face filled with sorrow and confusion. He looked at General Ren, opened his mouth, but didn't know where to begin asking.
Looking at his mother and Cheng's grief-stricken appearance, Lin Daowei felt a heavy weight rise in his heart.
He shook his head helplessly, muttering to himself, "If the arranged marriage hadn't happened, perhaps this tragedy wouldn't have occurred..."
Lin Daowei was in a daze for a while. Because of his duty, he began to question the people in the Ren family in order to find the suspect in the case.
Grandma Ren, Lin Jinghui, was stabbed to death, and her body was cruelly thrown into the lake. This shocking incident plunged the entire Ren family into panic and chaos.
As the head constable of the government office, Lin Daowei quickly launched an investigation, first questioning Lin Jinghui's maids and servants.
Lin Daowei asked with a serious expression, "Who has a grudge against the dead?" His voice was deep and authoritative, inspiring awe in everyone.
The maids and servants looked at each other, and for a moment no one dared to answer the question.
Lin Daowei then changed the subject: "What was your great-grandmother doing before she died?"
This question reminded the maids and servants of what had happened, and their faces turned even paler. "She was calling for the frogs to come."
"Who was following the deceased?" Lin Daowei's gaze was piercing, staring intently into everyone's eyes, as if trying to find a clue from their expressions.
"Who was the last to see the deceased?" This question put the maids and servants on edge.
They were all afraid of being suspected of being involved in the murder, and pointed to two maids who had come with them from the Lin family.
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