The advisor, who had been relatively unknown until now, suddenly appeared.
"Jiao Baiqiu, by protecting him like this, aren't you an accomplice?"
I...
Murong Yue was so angry she laughed.
But now she's a little zombie who understands reason.
The advisor's words implied that she was the murderer and Jiao Baiqiu was an accomplice.
That's incredibly bold.
Seeing soldiers heading towards Jiao Baiqiu's house, Qi Yuan gave a wink to his entourage.
The attendant silently withdrew.
Go back and deal with the scene.
His Majesty's things are naturally not to be rummaged through by outsiders.
Let's not even mention the confidential documents and reports.
Moreover, there are many of His Majesty's personal belongings.
With Qi Yuan around, Murong Yue wasn't worried.
She stood in front, resting her chin on her hand.
My little brain started working like crazy again.
Someone was murdered - the murderer has not been caught - we need to find the murderer.
That's correct.
The county town is small - to find the murderer, we need to investigate outsiders.
This one is also correct.
Because I am an outsider, I was investigated.
That's not wrong either.
So...where did we go wrong?
Murong Yue's gaze fell on the advisor again.
Yes.
I can't be wrong.
That's someone else's fault.
This advisor claimed to be the murderer without any evidence whatsoever.
Finally, this feeling was confirmed when the officers and soldiers returned to report.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, we found nothing."
The county magistrate nodded.
The clerk beside him seemed a bit surprised and blurted out, "Didn't find anything?"
The Black Lions were quite surprised.
They all looked at the advisor.
The captain of the Red Lions then turned to the leading officer and asked, "Sir, what about the other outsiders in the city?"
"Is there anything suspicious?"
Well...
The leading officer did not reply to him and simply withdrew.
team leader:...
At this moment, the attendant returned and whispered a reply to Murong Yue and Qi Yuan.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, reporting to Your Excellency, everything was taken away before the soldiers went in."
An empty room was left for the officers and soldiers.
Murong Yue gave him a thumbs up.
If a stranger touches her things, she'll probably have to replace them all.
Another waste.
Ah Hao's anxiety subsided.
The county magistrate sat there, frowning and deep in thought, while the clerk beside him lowered his eyes.
I don't know what she's thinking.
Soon, the expert's family arrived.
Squeeze through the crowd.
He threw himself onto the corpse on the ground and wept bitterly.
Murong Yue sniffed.
She had smelled a peculiar, dry odor from the crowded area.
It also carried the smell of damp wood burning.
And the smell of blood.
The people here have lived by the river for many years.
Even women and children have that damp smell of river water on them.
Outsiders don't have this river dampness on them.
Ordinary people might not notice it.
But Murong Yue's nose is not that of an ordinary person.
She can spot it right away with just one sniff.
Murong Yue turned her head and began searching in the crowd.
"Master, what are you looking for? I'll help you find it."
Ah-hao took the initiative to ask.
Murong Yue shook her head, "You won't find it."
Her eyes were sharp, and she had her sense of smell at its maximum.
The smell of steamed buns, fried dough sticks, river mud, rotten fish...
The smell of blood!
It's not animal blood, it's human blood!
Murong Yue's eyes lit up, and the man seemed to sense it, meeting Murong Yue's gaze.
He was a middle-aged man, dressed in gray clothes, and looked quite ordinary.
It's completely inconspicuous in a crowd.
Seeing that Murong Yue was looking at her with a friendly smile, she noticed that Murong Yue was looking at her.
Murong Yue grabbed Qi Yuan, "Grab him!"
"yes!"
Even while working, Qi Yuan didn't forget to remind his attendants, "Protect our master."
After saying that, he leaped up from the crowd, stepped on someone's shoulders, and accurately grabbed the gray-clad man from the crowd.
Oh ho!
What are they trying to do?
What happened?
A commotion broke out among the crowd.
Upon seeing this scene, the clerk in the main hall of the yamen immediately shouted.
"Someone come here!"
"Seize this man!"
"To injure someone with violence in broad daylight!"
It refers to Qi Yuan.
Qi Yuan ignored all of that and brought the man before Murong Yue.
"master."
Murong Yue stared intently at the other person, "Why did you kill him?"
"I...I'm innocent!"
The man in gray immediately rushed into the yamen, threw himself on the ground, and shouted that he was innocent.
"I was just watching the show, I didn't kill anyone!"
"This humble commoner doesn't recognize many people!"
After speaking, he glanced at the advisor.
The clerk cupped his hands and addressed the county magistrate, "Your Honor, those people seem to be outsiders staying at Jiao Baiqiu's house."
"His behavior is highly suspicious."
"I suspect that it was you who went to search, and the other party became desperate and resorted to desperate measures."
In the lobby, the deceased's relatives didn't care who they were.
He kept insisting that the adults should make the decision.
The noise gave Murong Yue a headache.
At this moment, a plainclothes imperial guard entered and whispered a message to Qi Yuan.
He then handed Qi Yuan something wrapped in cloth.
Qi Yuan's eyes were like knives as he glanced at the man on the ground who was crying out for justice.
After exchanging a few words with Murong Yue, Murong Yue nodded.
At this moment, Qi Yuan pushed through the crowd and strode into the hall with his long legs.
He is now in disguise, and once he stops concealing his aura, he has regained his domineering presence.
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