Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Chapter 282
Chapter 283
Chapter 284
Chapter 285
Chapter 286
Chapter 287
Chapter 288
Chapter 289
Chapter 290
Chapter 291
Chapter 292
Chapter 293
Chapter 294 - Slander! Sabotage!
Chapter 295 - A Big Mistake
Chapter 296 - Red Veil
Chapter 297 - Wise Birds Choose Their Own Roosting Trees
Chapter 298 - Do You Resent Me?
Chapter 299
Chapter 300 - Kong Yu’S Death
Chapter 301 - A Petition For An Appeal
Chapter 302 - Buddha
Chapter 303 - You Can Only Be A Prince
Chapter 304 - The Next Jing Yi
Chapter 305 - What Are You Afraid Of?
Chapter 306 - I Don’T Take Unnecessary Risks
Chapter 307 - A Toothless Tiger Still Bites
Chapter 308
Chapter 309 - Shu’Er Is Very Pretty
Chapter 310 - I Want Shu’Er
Chapter 311 - Madame Kong Leaves The Capital
Chapter 312 - One Of You Must Go
Chapter 313 - Different Remains
Chapter 314 - The Strange Corpse
Chapter 315 - Gamble
Chapter 316 - Important Object
Chapter 317 - Qingming Festival
Chapter 318 - Create Branches And Scatter Leaves
Chapter 319 - Do You Believe In The Heavens?
Chapter 320 - Case Details
Chapter 321 - This Is The Only Solution
Chapter 322 - Why Should This Prince Help?
Chapter 323 - The Young Miss Of The Qiao Family
Chapter 324 - Sounding The Royal Drums (1)
Chapter 325 - Sounding The Royal Drums (2)
Chapter 326 - This Is Fate
Chapter 327 - Everyone Makes Mistakes
Chapter 328 - Have The Capital
Chapter 329 - Touring Youfu
Chapter 330 - Unexpected Trouble Arises
Chapter 331 - He’S Already Dead
Chapter 332 - It Has To Be Her
Chapter 333 - I Don’T Want You In This Fight
Chapter 334 - A Dog That Bites Its Own Master
Chapter 335 - The Elephant In The Room
Chapter 336 - I Couldn’T Ask For More
Chapter 337 - A Good Bowl Of Chicken Soup
Chapter 338 - Wei Yi, The Hostage!
Chapter 339 - You Were Never Asleep
Chapter 340 - A Party Of Three
Chapter 341 - The Desolate Inn
Chapter 342 - Second Master Zhao Qing
Chapter 343 - What A Loyal Dog
Chapter 344 - What Great Lin, What Law?
Chapter 345 - To Have Him Becoming A Mass Murderer?
Chapter 346 - I Did It, Suit Yourself
Chapter 347 - Two Large Steamed Buns
Chapter 348 - A Rain Of Arrows
Chapter 349 - I Am Not An Idiot
Chapter 350 - I Want Your Lives
Chapter 351 - The Arrival Of The Second Master
Chapter 352 - Jiu’Er?
Chapter 353 - A Human’S Hand
Chapter 354 - The Capitate Bone
Chapter 355 - The Corpse Which Lacks A Head
Chapter 356 - Don’T Be Afraid, Shu’Er
Chapter 357 - The Wooden Plate
Chapter 358 - He’S A Sage, Not A Monkey!
Chapter 359 - The Murderer Is Someone Else
Chapter 360 - 50-50
Chapter 361 - A Long And A Short Shadows
Chapter 362 - Traps
Chapter 363 - Borrowing Troops
Chapter 364 - The Golden Woven Armour
Chapter 365
Chapter 366 - A Bony Puzzle
Chapter 367 - My Great Sage Of The Heavens Is Dead?
Chapter 368 - The Hawker Selling Salted Fish
Chapter 369 - Tranquil Powder
Chapter 370 - She Can’T Even Compare To A Slave?
Chapter 371 - The Skeleton Was Destroyed
Chapter 372 - Moss
Chapter 373 - War Declaration
Chapter 374 - Shi Ziran
Chapter 375 - Ten Thousand Gold Taels
Chapter 376 - Case Closed (Prelude)
Chapter 377 - The Case Of The Missing Head (Part 1)
Chapter 378 - The Case Of The Missing Head (Part 2)
Chapter 379 - Mo Hua’S My Father
Chapter 380 - Not ‘Might Have’, It’S ‘Definitely’!
Chapter 381 - The Truth Revealed (Case Closed)
Chapter 382 - Amputating An Arm
Chapter 383 - Under The Mask
Chapter 384 - ‘Xu’
Chapter 385 - Prince Rong Would Have Thoughts Of Rebellion
Chapter 386 - Ji Yunshu, Are You Crazy?
Chapter 387 - The Mythical Rock
Chapter 388 - Travelling In The Same Direction
Chapter 389 - Plum, Rain, Skiff, Man
Chapter 390 - Banquet Of Hongmen
Chapter 391 - Five Days Time
Chapter 392 - Wen Lingyang
Chapter 393 - Miss Chang
Chapter 394 - Autopsy
Chapter 395 - Copycat
Chapter 396 - Visiting The House Of Serenity
Chapter 397 - Does Teacher Ji Also Want A Taste?
Chapter 398 - The Highest Bidder Wins
Chapter 399 - Always A Tael More
Chapter 400 - Young Master, Is This Servant Beautiful?
Chapter 401 - Human Skin Mask
Chapter 402 - The Secret Behind The Tattoo
Chapter 403 - Horses Can Stumble, So Can Men
Chapter 404 - Moonlight Mark? Liu Sect?
Chapter 405 - Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Chapter 406 - Soft Spot
Chapter 407 - Jade Thumb Ring
Chapter 408 - You’Re The Dong Xian To My Emperor Han Ai
Chapter 409 - Wei Yi, We’Re Family
Chapter 410 - Longyang Escort Agency
Chapter 411 - Longevity Favours The Foolish
Chapter 412 - Something Happened To The Cargo
Chapter 413 - Vengeful Spirits Seeking Revenge
Chapter 414 - When Did You Have Such A Weird Habit?
Chapter 415 - Between Sanity And Insanity
Chapter 416 - Qingluan Stone
Chapter 417 - Night Watchmen And Beggars
Chapter 418 - This Prince’S Doors Would Be Open For You
Chapter 419 - When A Monk Chants, Stop Humming!
Chapter 420 - A Bath? Rejuvination?
Chapter 421 - Looking Down On Others
Chapter 422 - Scar
Chapter 423 - Li Yuan Is Dead
Chapter 424 - Money, It Was All Because Of Money
Chapter 425 - Arresting Yun Tongyang And Li Mingzhou
Chapter 426 - This One Only Has Affinity With Corpses And Murderers
Chapter 427 - Weapons And Fibres
Chapter 428 - That Child’S Still Alive
Chapter 429 - Dawn Has Crept Up Upon Us
Chapter 430 - To Be A Gentleman
Chapter 431 - Leaving Yuzhou City
Chapter 432 - A Thousand Taels For Fifty
Chapter 433 - Guess
Chapter 434 - Fu Ginseng
Chapter 435 - Sanniang
Chapter 436 - It’S As Real As It Gets
Chapter 437 - A Stolen Good?
Chapter 438 - The Trunks Have Disappeared
Chapter 439 - Black-Hearted Merchants? Informing The Authorities?
Chapter 440 - Anfu Is About To Welcome A Prince
Chapter 441 - Is This Daylight Robbery?
Chapter 442 - The Flatterer
Chapter 443 - South City Opera Troupe
Chapter 444 - I’Ll Take The Case
Chapter 445 - Died Of Poisoning
Chapter 446 - Cat
Chapter 447 - Prince Rong Is As Prickly As A Hedgehog
Chapter 448 - Guanyin Seal
Chapter 449 - The Villager’S Story
Chapter 450 - The Weird Wall
Chapter 451 - Teasing The Cat
Chapter 452 - The Case (Conclusion, Part 1)
Chapter 453 - The Case (Conclusion, Part 2)
Chapter 454 - The Case (Conclusion, Part 3)
Chapter 455 - Shed A Tear Only When You See A Coffin
Chapter 456 - Case Closed (Conclusion)
Chapter 457 - Pumpkin Lanterns
Chapter 458 - Mu Jin'S Verses
Chapter 459 - Two 'Jerks' As One
Chapter 460 - Ghost Marriage
Chapter 461 - The Hou Liao People
Chapter 462 - I'Ve Seen This Pattern Before
Chapter 463 - You Owe Me Your Life
Chapter 464 - There'S No Reason To Take This Lying Down!
Chapter 465 - Blood Is Thicker Than Water
Chapter 466 - Medicine From Mu Jin
Chapter 467 - Soon, Very Soon!
Chapter 468 - Heavy Rain In The Palace
Chapter 469 - Lovey-Dovey
Chapter 470 - This Will Not Be The Last Time
Chapter 471 - The Hungry Wolf
Chapter 472 - A Man Of Great Fortune
Chapter 473 - Should He Be Worried?
Chapter 474 - Arriving In Jinjiang
Chapter 475 - Fu Bo
Chapter 476 - Murder And Illegal Burial
Chapter 477 - Returning To Jinjiang
Chapter 478 - Dismissed
Chapter 479 - Chicken, Duck, And Fish
Chapter 480 - The Young And The Old Jackals
Chapter 481 - Visiting The Yamen At Night
Chapter 482 - Public Hearing
Chapter 483 - Absurd
Chapter 484 - Case Solved (1)
Chapter 485 - Case Solved (2)
Chapter 486 - Not Reassignment, But Dismissal
Chapter 487
Chapter 488
Chapter 489
Chapter 490
Chapter 491
Chapter 492
Chapter 493
Chapter 494
Chapter 495
Chapter 496
Chapter 497
Chapter 498
Chapter 499
Chapter 500
Chapter 501
Chapter 502
Chapter 503
Chapter 504
Chapter 505
Chapter 506
Chapter 507
Chapter 508
Chapter 509
Chapter 510
Chapter 511
Chapter 512
Chapter 513
Chapter 514
Chapter 515
Chapter 516
Chapter 517
Chapter 518
Chapter 519
Chapter 520
Chapter 521
Chapter 522
Chapter 523
Chapter 524
Chapter 525
Chapter 526
Chapter 527
Chapter 528
Chapter 529
Chapter 530
Chapter 531
Chapter 532
Chapter 533
Chapter 534
Chapter 535
Chapter 536
Chapter 537
Chapter 538
Chapter 539
Chapter 540
Chapter 541
Chapter 542
Chapter 543
Chapter 544
Chapter 545
Chapter 546
Chapter 547
Chapter 548
Chapter 549
Chapter 550
Chapter 551
Chapter 552
Chapter 553
Chapter 554
Chapter 555
Chapter 556
Chapter 557
Chapter 558
Chapter 559
Chapter 560
Chapter 561 - Open The Coffin For An Autopsy
Chapter 562 - Do You Think I'M A Sow?!
Chapter 563 - There'S A Neighbour
Chapter 564 - Little Xiyue
Chapter 565 - Grey, Almost Black Bones
Chapter 566 - Sweet And Sour Ribs
Chapter 567 - Visiting A Neighbour
Chapter 568 - Wen Family Textiles
Chapter 569 - Army Of Thousands
Chapter 570 - One Should Still Be Wary Of Others
Chapter 571 - Shutting The Door In Her Face
Chapter 572 - Savior
Chapter 573 - Recounting The Inciden
Chapter 574 - Hook And Reel
Chapter 575 - Great Lin, Not Hou Liao
Chapter 576 - You Are A Smart Man, Lord Qiao
Chapter 577 - Hidden Inside The Doll
Chapter 578 - Jade Pendan
Chapter 579 - Investigating The Scene
Chapter 580 - I Have A Slender Figure!
Chapter 581 - Offering A Rod To Beg Forgiveness
Chapter 582 - Another Dead Ca
Chapter 583 - The Little Alley
Chapter 584 - Case Closed 1
Chapter 585 - Case Closed 2
Chapter 586 - The Cloth Doll
Chapter 587 - Si Family Silks
Chapter 588 - It'S Just My Guess
Chapter 589 - Assassination
Chapter 590 - Five-Horse Dismembermen
Chapter 591 - You Can'T Control Who Lives Or Dies
Chapter 592 - Chat, Not Interrogate
Chapter 593 - Is He Mute?
Chapter 594 - Mass Grave
Chapter 595 - Wen Xian?
Chapter 596 - Brute/Broad
Chapter 597 - Gambling Stones
Chapter 598 - Tracking
Chapter 599 - Dismantling The Storeroom
Chapter 600 - Assassination
Chapter 601 - Zhao Huai?
Chapter 602 - Jumping Straight Into A Trap
Chapter 603 - The Great Lin Empire!
Chapter 604 - Mountain Tiger
Chapter 605 - Kill Them!
Chapter 606 - Sneaky And Conniving
Chapter 607 - Don'T Kill Anyone Else
Chapter 608 - Killing To Stabilize His Position
Chapter 609 - Dispersing Troops
Chapter 610 - Prison
Chapter 611 - Follow Me Home
Chapter 612 - Wait!
Chapter 613 - For The Bigger Picture
Chapter 614 - Are You Kidding Me?
Chapter 615 - One Hidden Deeply
Chapter 616 - Living Bodhisattva
Chapter 617 - Zisang Flower
Chapter 618 - Under My Blade
Chapter 619 - Owe Her For Life
Chapter 620 - Lighting The Lanterns
Chapter 621 - The Prince Who Loves To Cook
Chapter 622 - Rouge Rice
Chapter 623 - Rearing Chickens
Chapter 624 - But You'Re The One By My Side
Chapter 625 - The Philosophy Of Ginger Tea
Chapter 626 - This Prince Wants You
Chapter 627 - Matters Of The Capital
Chapter 628 - Mother Of The Country
Chapter 629 - Sibling Confrontation
Chapter 630 - You'Re A Moron
Chapter 631 - Just In Case
Chapter 632 - Win Or Lose
Chapter 633 - Don'T Be Too Greedy
Chapter 634 - Puppe
Chapter 635 - A Body Like This
Chapter 636 - The Empress Of Great Lin
Chapter 637 - Ji Muqing Gets Married
Chapter 638 - Jing Yi! You'Re Too Impatient!
Chapter 639 - Alone In An Empty Room
Chapter 640 - You'Re Still Not Qualified
Chapter 641 - Prince Yi'S Faction
Chapter 642 - An Olive Branch
Chapter 643 - Same School, Different Path
Chapter 644 - Storms In Cour
Chapter 645 - Prince Yi As Crown Prince
Chapter 646 - Overstepping His Authority
Chapter 647 - Wei Yi Borrowing Books
Chapter 648 - Captured
Chapter 649 - Before Returning To The Capital
Chapter 650 - Solo Expedition Excerpts
Chapter 651 - One, Two, Three
Chapter 652 - Qiao Zheng, The Opportunis
Chapter 653 - The Fisherman Takes Advantage
Chapter 654 - Assassination
Chapter 655 - Hold On!
Chapter 656 - Fate Worse Than Death
Chapter 657 - Letter From Uncle Fu
Chapter 658 - In Return For A Kiss
Chapter 659 - Stumbling Block
Chapter 660 - Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Chapter 661 - Wei Yi? Is It Really You?
Chapter 662 - Fruits
Chapter 663 - The Palace On Fire
Chapter 664 - You Can Never Repay Her
Chapter 665 - Side Consor
Chapter 666 - Complain
Chapter 667 - Women Are Chess Pieces
Chapter 668 - Prince Yi'S Boa
Chapter 669 - I’Ll Kill Whoever Hurts Wei Yi
Chapter 670 - The Only Way To Have A Chance Is To Live
Chapter 671 - Wife, Concubine
Chapter 672 - Chen Xiang Is Pregnan
Chapter 673 - Consort? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 674 - Consort?
Chapter 675 - Camping In The Woods
Chapter 676 - Hunting
Chapter 677 - Snow Wolf
Chapter 678 - Rescue
Chapter 679 - Under Orders
Chapter 680 - Have A Cha
Chapter 681 - Without Father Or Mother
Chapter 682 - The Marquis'S Estate
Chapter 683 - Marquis'S Strange Estate
Chapter 684 - A Pair Of Shoe
Chapter 685 - A Haunting
Chapter 686 - Severe Illness
Chapter 687 - Word Of Gold
Chapter 688 - Actually, It'S A Plo
Chapter 689 - Ji Muqing Acting Odd
Chapter 690 - The Death Of Granny Lin
Chapter 691 - Investigation 1
Chapter 692 - Investigation 2
Chapter 693 - Tang Si Is Scared Of Ghosts
Chapter 694 - Speak Your Mind
Chapter 695 - Who Is The Killer?
Chapter 696 - Sound Of A Child
Chapter 697 - Man Behind The Ghos
Chapter 698 - Bit Off His Tongue In Suicide
Chapter 699 - The Crow
Chapter 700 - Kong Qu
Chapter 701 - Marquis Kang'S Stolen Treasures
Chapter 702 - Candy And A Slap
Chapter 703 - Daoist Crow
Chapter 704 - Catching Ghosts
Chapter 707 - Solving The Case 2
Chapter 709 - The Late Emperor'S Edic
Chapter 710 - The Key To Their Deaths
Chapter 711
Chapter 712
Chapter 713
Chapter 714
Chapter 715
Chapter 716
Chapter 717
Chapter 718
Chapter 719 - Good Riddance!
Chapter 720 - Imperial Brother, You'Re Finally Back
Chapter 721 - With The Edict, Invincible!
Chapter 722 - Majestic Gatecrashing
Chapter 723 - Nothing Is Certain
Chapter 724 - Shimu
Chapter 725 - When Are You Going To Marry Me?
Chapter 726 - Sacrificial Goa
Chapter 727 - Dream On!
Chapter 728 - Disrupt The Situation
Chapter 729 - Ji Huan Was Selected
Chapter 730 - Impeaching Jing Rong
Chapter 731 - 17 Words, Who Dares Oppose?
Chapter 732 - Forcing Him To Rebel
Chapter 733 - The Old Woman With Flatbread
Chapter 734 - Travelling Merchant
Chapter 735 - A Living Encyclopedia
Chapter 736 - Nightmare
Chapter 737: Return It Tenfold
Chapter 738 - Case Of The Dried Well
Chapter 739 - Are You Taking This Case?
Chapter 740 - The Dried Well Case
Chapter 741: Wen Shisan
Chapter 742: Seek The Person In The First Hour
Chapter 743 - Want To Fight Me? You’Re Not Worthy.
Chapter 744 - Smoking Bones With Mugwort
Chapter 745 - The Autopsy
Chapter 746 - Handkerchief
Chapter 747 - I Will Not Strive Against You
Chapter 748 - Baolan Tree
Chapter 749 - Perverse Killings
Chapter 750 - The Derelict Temple In The Downpour
Chapter 751 - Demons Born From Paranoia
Chapter 752 - Destined To Work For Lord Yama
Chapter 753 - Bull Demons And Snake Spirits
Chapter 754 - Life-Saving Medicine
Chapter 755 - Idiot Si
Chapter 756 - A Death!
Chapter 757 - Identifying The Killer
Chapter 758 - A Tan-Colored Stone
Chapter 759 - You Should’Ve Been The Top Scorer
Chapter 760
Chapter 761
Chapter 762 - The Clue From The Dagger
Chapter 763 - Learn To Be More Flexible
Chapter 764 - Reporting
Chapter 765 - Qizhen Emperor Visits Concubine Xiao
Chapter 766
Chapter 767 - Huxian Stone
Chapter 768 - Zhang Daqi Is The Murderer?
Chapter 769 - A Perfect Case Report
Chapter 770 - Did You Kill Them?
Chapter 771 - Lack Of Evidence
Chapter 772 - If A Rat Crossed The Street
Chapter 773 - Stop The Execution!
Chapter 774 - Thyme
Chapter 775 - A Ritual
Chapter 776 - Case Closed
Chapter 777 - Cutting Corners
Chapter 778 - The Heir Is Dead
Chapter 779 - Karma
Chapter 780 - Drunk
Chapter 781 - I Can’T Do Without You
Chapter 782: Rebel
Chapter 783: War Secretary Ji, The Fisherman
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Chapter 86: The Answer
Liu Qingping was stunned for a moment, but recovered and stepped forward to greet Jing Rong. “This official pays his respect to Prince Rong. I don’t know why your Highness…”
Jing Rong raised his hand and interrupted Magistrate Liu. “You don’t need to attend to me. Go and see what Teacher Ji needs.”
“Yes, yes, yes…” The Magistrate went next to Ji Yunshu. “Ah! Yunshu, could it be that you found some evidence?”
“Lord Liu, right now, I need some vinegar and strong alcohol. I’ll trouble you to bring them to me while I go to the autopsy room.”
“Of course. No problem.” Liu Qingping replied straightforwardly.
He summoned two yamen runners and ordered them to find the material Ji Yunshu needed.
While Ji Yunshu went to the autopsy room, Jing Rong sat in a room and drank tea. ‘Ah~ Jinjiang’s tea is really the best!’
In the autopsy room, Ji Yunshu took out the rusted iron knife from her sleeve. Meanwhile, Wei Wu and Wang San came in with the vinegar and spirit.
“Teacher, what do you want to do with these things?”
“Blood test.”
“Blood test?”
Wei Wu and Wang San looked at each other, then they took out a notebook and a brush from their pockets, wetted the brush with their mouth and were ready to record what Ji Yunshu would say.
‘Teacher’s autopsy is a great source of learning! We must record everything, and maybe, in the future, we can become a coroner! That will be fantastic!’
Ji Yunshu didn’t care about them as long as they could keep their mouths shut. She put on gloves and mixed the vinegar with the alcohol. After mixing for a moment, she dipped a white fabric into the solution and used it to wipe the knife.
The rust gradually fell off with most sticking to the white fabric. Gradually, the black silvery glint of the knife was revealed.
Once the knife was cleaned, it was put into the solution. After a moment, dark red spots appeared on the edge of the knife.
“Eh? Why did it change color?” Wang San exclaimed in surprise.
“This is not color. It’s blood.”
“Ah?” Wei Wu and Wang San cried out at the same time.
Ji Yunshu held up the knife, her expression was extremely tense.
She had wished with all her heart that there would be no blood on the knife.
“How can blood appear like that?” asked Wei Wu.
“Because this knife was stained with human blood.” Ji Yunshu stated to explain. “If you want to ascertain the presence of blood on a knife, or even on clothes, the best method would be a luminol test1. However, without this mean, using a solution which combines vinegar and alcohol would give a similar effect.”
“What is that… lum..luminol test?” Wei Wu stammered on the word as he inquired.
‘Urgh! How should I explain it?’ She didn’t feel like explaining that part. She put down the knife and uncovered the yin yang skeleton. She picked up one of the broken bones hand. Then, she ordered the two yamen runners, “Like last time, go and bring me some camphor juice.”
“Yes, sir.”
They went to fetch the camphor juice without asking further questions.
They quickly and swiftly set up everything and just like last time, Ji Yunshu applied some camphor juice onto the skeleton’s ankle. Next, she wrapped it in a white paper soaked in vinegar.
In less than a moment, the paper turned red. Soon after, she covered the knife with that paper. After the time it took for half a joss stick to burn, when she unfolded the paper, all the old blood on the knife has been imprinted onto the paper.
‘The result turns out to be positive!’
“Wei Wu, Wang San! Immediately go to the Zhao family village and bring back Yu Sao.”
“Hehehe! Yes, sir!” They became excited and rushed out to accomplish their assignment.
As for Ji Yunshu, her complexion was far from good. Her heart was becoming increasingly heavier.
She covered the remains of Lord Jiang and only took with her the knife and the paper before heading to the room behind the courtroom.
At this moment, Wei Wu and Wang San were preparing to head to the Zhao family village, bringing a few runners with them.
Jing Rong was enjoying his tea while watching the two runners grabbing some of their colleagues by the collar. He presumed that Ji Yunshu had already discovered who the murderer was.
He rolled his eyes and cast a side glance at Ji Yunshu who walked like someone who had lost their soul.
The one who took the initiative to greet her was none other than the Magistrate. Then he leaned toward Ji Yunshu by habit and inquired, “Did you discover something? Does it have something to do with Yu Sao from the Zhao family village?”
“Yes,” replied Ji Yunshu with confidence.
“Is she the murderer?”
“…yes.”
Magistrate Liu was shocked yet his face revealed his confusion. “Then… Then, shouldn’t I send people to arrest her? What about Li Zhao who is still imprisoned? Oh my god! This is a disaster!”
Ji Yunshu whose mood was bad glared at him. “Even if he wasn’t the murderer, he is still liable.”
“But…”
“But what?” The one who just spoke was Jing Rong.
He got up from the chair. From Ji Yunshu’s and the Magistrate’s conversation, he started to overhear them at the part mentioning Li Zhao’s imprisonment.
The Magistrate stepped back and took the initiative to distance himself from Ji Yunshu when Jing Rong lashed out. How could Liu Qingping dare to continue blabbering?
Jing Rong leisurely walked up to Ji Yunshu and stated, “If you have the evidence that the person is a murderer, this prince will absolutely not be lenient towards them. The same also applies to anyone who destroys the evidence which can incriminate a murderer.”
It appeared that he had correctly guessed Ji Yunshu’s thoughts.
In fact, having this kind of backer for this type of case was quite useful.
Ji Yunshu lowered her eyes and asked Jing Rong, “Your Highness… do you believe that a murderer has to pay back with their life?”
The Magistrate rushed to answer. “That is what the laws stipulate – murderers pay with their life.”
“The laws do not take into account human emotions.” Ji Yunshu was solemn as she spoke those words.
“Yunshu, a murderer needs to pay with their life. That is the law.”
“The law! The law! Why did we set so many laws? Aren’t the laws there to maintain people’s peace of mind and protect their safety? What if those who killed someone were forced by the circumstances? How will those laws give them justice?!”
At this moment, Ji Yunshu appeared to be somewhat revolted.
The Magistrate didn’t dare to speak and looked stupidly at her. ‘What did Yunshu eat today to be so irritated?’
Jing Rong sent a meaningful glance at the Magistrate. “Withdraw to the side.”
“Yes, your Highness.” He didn’t dare to go against the order, thus he obediently retreated to the side.
Ji Yunshu’s expression was grave, showing a hint of regret and indignation.
Jing Rong asked her, “Tell me, what is going on?”
“Nothing.”
“Your feelings are showing on your face! After what happened yesterday, we could be considered people who have gone through trials and tribulations together. So, there’s no harm in telling me what’s on your mind.”
He was very gentle and considerate. Yet Ji Yunshu lowered her eyes and shook her head. “Forget it! It’s my own problem. I shouldn’t disregard the strictness of the laws. I’m just depressed that murderers are murderers and they need to pay with their life.”
She convinced herself with great effort of her words as to not let her feelings cause her pain.
Jing Rong didn’t disturb her and let her calm down while sitting next to her.
It had been more than two hours since Wei Wu and Wang San left for Zhao Village, based on the distance, they should have already arrived at the village. However, a runner suddenly intruded into the room and said, “Sir, Madame Jiang is here.”
“Why is she here again?” sighed the Magistrate. He was more afraid to see Madame Jiang than Jing Rong now.
Before the Magistrate could say anything, Jing Rong proposed, “I’ll go have a look.”
‘Oh, I forgot that there’s a more powerful god on my side. Well, no worries then.’ thought the Magistrate as he and Ji Yunshu followed Jing Rong to the great hall.
Madame Jing was dressed sumptuously, flaunting her elegance as she did before. However, she seemed quite irritated about the equivocation she received from Magistrate Liu the day before. Today, she was determined to secure the release of her brother. However, much to her surprise, Jing Rong was also at the yamen.
“This peasant wife greets your Highness,” said Madame Jiang unwillingly. She did not try to hide her dissatisfaction, even in the presence of authority.
Jing Rong spoke coldly, “Madame Jiang, why did you suddenly decide to show up at the yamen? I’ve heard Magistrate Liu retell your numerous visits to the yamen these past two days.”
‘It’s only two counting this one, alright.’ thought Madame Jiang. But in front of Jing Rong, she had to maintain an ostensible courteousness. She answered with a smile of formality, “I’m sure that your Highness has heard about my little brother’s imprisonment.”
“I’ve heard that he killed someone.”
‘No no no, I think that you’ve heard wrong.’ thought Madame Jiang.
Magistrate Liu whispered to Jing Rong’s ear, “Your Highness, he has not been accused of murder, only of burying a corpse.”
‘Are you being dumb on purpose?’ Thought Jing Rong, who genuinely wondered whether the Magistrate had a functioning brain at all. He stared at the Magistrate with an unusual sharpness. On the receiving end, the Magistrate shuddered at Jing Rong’s frustrated look, retreated to the side and became silent as a brick.
“Your Highness, my brother is not a murderer. He has always been a person of little courage, and he wouldn’t even dare to hold a knife in his hand, much less kill someone. The yamen runner must have made a mistake,” retorted Madame Jiang.
“But he confessed to burying the corpse.”
“That must have been an excuse made up under the stress of the moment,” Madame Jiang argued forcefully.
Jing Rong hated to argue with women like Madame Jiang, who could not see the light of “reason”. Instead of wasting his time, he simply said, “Madame Jiang, the one thing I dislike most is trying to convince obstinate women. Cease your meaningless bickering, or I’ll simply throw you into jail. Want to bet on it?”
‘What?” Madame Jiang was rather surprised, but she did not doubt the seriousness of the threat.
“Whether Li Zhao murdered someone remains under investigation, but he has already admitted to burying the corpse. It is futile to mask the words he has said himself. Why are you threatening Magistrate Liu into releasing him? Unless… do you want to abuse the privileges you’ve inherited from General Li?”
“That is not the intention of this humble peasant wife,” answered Madame Jiang, a little panicked, but she maintained a surface of calmness.
Jing Rong had a stern look. “Then, no need for argument, we shall know what the truth is very soon.”
‘Very soon?’ thought Madame Jiang with some anxiety. However, she did not have much time to sort out her thoughts, since Wei Wu and Wang San already arrived at the yamen, accompanied by Yu Sao and Ah Yu.
Yu Sao seemed calm. Instead of panic, one would find a resolution which transcends life and death in her eyes. She carried Ah Yu with her arms. The latter was quiet and leaned her head against Yu Sao’s shoulder. It seemed like she fell asleep, but the metal shackles were still locked around her limbs, which caused a cacophony as Yu Sao dragged them around. Yu Sao knelt down gently upon entering the hall, and she seemed to be very careful as to not wake Ah Yu up.
Ji Yunshu did not look at Yu Sao and Ah Yu. Instead, she focused her attention on Madame Jiang. She saw the panic and surprise within her eyes, even the trembling of her legs in trepidation, which almost caused her to collapse to the ground.
‘So it is as I thought.’
Wei Wu said, “Milord, Yu Sao has arrived.”
“Good. To the courtroom.” Magistrate Liu cleared his throat, went into the courtroom and sat down.
1.Luminol test: https://www.thoughtco.com/luminol-chemiluminescence-test-for-blood-607630
Total Chapters in book: 780
Estimated words: 1222956 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 6115(@200wpm)___ 4892(@250wpm)___ 4077(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 1222956 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 6115(@200wpm)___ 4892(@250wpm)___ 4077(@300wpm)
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