Zhao Chonghuan listened to their words carefully, pondered for a while and said: "Please sir, please send someone to cover this place, and everyone else should leave! I will examine the body first!"

Liao Yingzhong nodded and immediately sent someone to prepare.

Soon, a white cloth was draped beside Liuyue Lake, and guards were guarding the lake to prevent other people from approaching.

The eastern sky has completely brightened up, and the red clouds are covered by the faint rays of the morning sun, giving them a pale gray color.

Zhao Chonghuan stayed behind the curtain alone and carefully inspected the body——

"General Wei, could you please write down the case file for me?" She suddenly raised her voice and asked the man who was watching her movements from outside the cloth.

Xie Changhuai and Liao Yingzhong were both standing outside. Hearing this, the latter glanced at Xie Changhuai.

Xie Changhuai, who stood up to Wei Ruxin, also looked unmoved, but responded calmly: "Okay!"

He took the case book that Luo He had brought back to Lingxue Residence, picked up his pen, dipped some thick ink from the green bamboo ink bag in Luo He's hand, and waited for Zhao Chonghuan to speak.

"Record: The deceased Wang Shitou was found to have complete bones all over his body. He was about eighteen years old. The bones were four feet and one inch long and the body was thin. There were no traces on the top of the head, hairline, ear apertures, nostrils, excrement door, etc.

Something with a nail inserted secretly.”

"There were three small wounds between the eyebrows when I was looking up. The wounds were uneven and seemed to be caused by being stabbed by a sharp object. The face was slightly red, there were traces of water on the mouth, nose and ear openings. The belly was swollen and made a slight sound when slapped. The soles of both feet were wrinkled and white but not swollen.

His hair was in a tight bun, and there was a small amount of sand on his head and hairline, between his hands and feet, and inside his shoes. And, there was——” at his throat.

Suddenly, Zhao Chonghuan stopped talking.

She stood up thoughtfully and walked slowly towards the pool, looking around as if she was looking for something.

After a while, she walked around again in the distance, carefully inspecting the situation near the pond, and then stopped at the only two stone steps paved with thick bluestones.

"What? Is there anything unusual?" Liao Yingzhong couldn't help but ask.

Xie Changhuai also raised his eyes and stared at her.

"Why are there no algae or other things planted in this pond?" She suddenly turned around and asked Liao Yingzhong.

Liao Yingzhong shook her head: "This pool is a hidden spring in the mountain. Master Pingzhang likes its clean water and does not allow algae and other things to be planted!"

Zhao Chonghuan didn't say much, he just walked around the edge of the pool and then came back.

"General Wei, please continue recording -" she squatted over the body, "the deceased's fingertips were scratched and damaged, the nails on the index finger and middle finger of his right hand had signs of being opened and broken, and there was purple blood on the fingertips -----

-"

Xie Changhuai wrote quickly. After Zhao Chonghuan finished speaking, his case book was almost complete.

Zhao Chonghuan stood up with his back turned.

She stared at her palm for a moment, then took out a piece of tissue paper and scratched it, then carefully wrapped the paper.

Then she pointed to the corpse and said: "This man did drowned! There were several injuries on his body, but they were minor and not fatal! Judging from the degree of soaking and stiffness in his body, the time of death was less than two hours from now!"

Liao Yingzhong said: "In other words, when we first interrogated Pan Xiaowu, it happened to be the time of his death?"

Zhao Chonghuan glanced over, looked at him meaningfully, nodded slightly with his eyebrows raised.

"No wonder he couldn't be found! Did he get scared when he heard that his poisonings were exposed, so he drowned himself and died?" Liao Yingzhong guessed.

When Xie Changhuai heard this, he glanced at him sideways, his eyes unmoving, and after a moment, he turned to Zhao Chonghuan.

Zhao Chonghuan did not immediately respond to Liao Yingzhong's words, but slowly put away his inspection equipment: "I don't dare to draw any conclusions on this matter! This case also needs to be reported to Dali Temple. Please send it to the temple minister."

Someone will come and check again!"

"It's natural. This matter has been reported to Mrs. Hu! The old lady hasn't gotten up yet. Wait for the noble man to get up and report back before sending someone to Dali Temple!"

They were talking when Fang Dayou, who was guarding the entrance with someone in front, suddenly ran over in a hurry——

"Sir -" Behind him was a young man in Tsing Yi.

Several people in this room couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Fang Dayou.

In a blink of an eye, they arrived.

"This is the boy from Qingtan Courtyard! He said that he found something in the penthouse where Wang Shitou lived. Mrs. Jia sent him to ask us to go over and have a look!" Fang Dayou said.

"Oh?" Liao Yingzhong looked serious, "What did you find?"

The young man shook his head: "Miss Ju Ming didn't say anything, she just asked me to invite you all over!"

"Commander Fang, please ask someone to keep an eye on this place. Don't let anyone come and damage the scene!" Zhao Chonghuan said respectfully.

Fang Dayou immediately called a few people to come over and guard the corpse covered by white cloth: "You guys stay here and don't leave even an inch! We'll be back soon!"

The guards took orders.

Several people hurriedly followed the young man's footsteps towards Qingtan Courtyard.

Qingtan Courtyard is the residence of Mrs. Jia, the head of the Pingzhang Mansion. As soon as you enter the moon gate, you can smell the scent of sandalwood, which complements the dense phoenix tails and lush trees in the courtyard, creating a sense of tranquility and tranquility.

, just like the autumn colors in the morning bells and evening drums, it makes people restrain themselves from restlessness.

Several people were brought into the front yard, where several maids and maids were already waiting.

"Miss Juming!"

As soon as the young man saw one of the young women wearing a pink and white silver spring shirt, he quickly saluted: "I have brought you all here!"

Ju Ming is a girl with dignified eyebrows. She saluted Xie Changhuai, Liao Yingzhong and others with a serious expression.

Then, her eyes also wandered to Zhao Chonghuan, and she nodded politely.

"Third Young Master, Mr. Liao, Commander Fang, slaves and others found something in the penthouse where Wang Shitou lives. Please come with me!" she said.

"Take us to see it!" Liao Yingzhong said.

"Yes! This way, everyone!" Ju Ming took the lead and walked to the side corridor.

Zhao Chonghuan followed everyone forward, looking at the furnishings in Qingtan Courtyard as he walked.

Like other courtyards, the courtyard is planted with various flowers and plants, and there are several large vats in which the green lotus and calamus are flourishing. The morning light slants on the leaves, giving them a clear sheen.

There is an exquisite birdcage on the porch, and there is a blackbird in the cage.

The bird's feathers were black and shiny, and it was splashing in its small water grid. It was obvious that the bird was very happy about this, and the water droplets gradually made the stone slabs under the corridor a little wet.

Hearing someone approaching, the blackbird also stopped curiously, stared at everyone with its dark eyes, and suddenly made a sound like "Ahhhhhh".

Its rough voice attracted everyone at once.

Zhao Chonghuan looked at the bird and suddenly thought of his domesticated Ah Fei. He wondered if Xicun and the others had fed Ah Fei on time?

Ju Ming saw her staring at the blackbird and smiled: "This bird is raised by our wife. It is very smart and can talk! Ah Xuan, say hello to the adults!"
Chapter completed!