When he mentioned this matter, Butler Liu's heart skipped a beat. In front of others, he might be able to get away with it, but in front of Ning Wan, he didn't dare.
"Little... miss, you know everything..."
Ning Wan raised her eyebrows and looked at him with cold eyes, which made Butler Liu feel even more guilty.
"Miss, this is none of the villain's business. It's really not the villain's fault! I didn't expect that the Duke of Guo would suddenly wake up and then run around the yard like crazy. At that time, the villain was following Zhao
Your Excellency went to Zhuangzi to look for Aunt Lin, but I didn’t expect that Aunt Lin had already committed suicide out of fear of her crime!”
When Butler Liu and Zhao Jinquan rushed there, Aunt Lin had already hanged herself. Zhao Jinquan concluded that Aunt Lin committed suicide out of fear of crime, which was considered a final decision on the matter!
"Did anyone approach the Duke before he died?" Ning Wan finished speaking and saw Butler Liu shaking his head.
"I asked the young man who was serving the Duke about this. He said that when the Duke woke up, he yelled and said something about someone who shouldn't be drowned. He also said that he was going to find her in the well.
, then he lost his footing and fell into the well!"
Ning Wan frowned. Ning Qingyuan's move was really weird. Could it be that he had murdered someone before and drowned in a well?
"Go and take a few people with you to clean all the wells in the house and see if there are any abnormalities inside!"
Butler Liu nodded and led his people to check all the wells in the Duke's mansion, and they really made a major discovery.
"Steward Liu, there are bones in here, human bones!" The boy who went down to check was so frightened that he almost lost his wits. When Butler Liu learned that, he was also frightened.
"Steward Liu, there are bones of dead people in the two wells in the backyard..."
Butler Liu was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he rolled around to report to Ning Wan. Ning Wan had people fish out all the bones inside, and after cleaning them, he counted them and found that there were dozens of them.
"Miss, it's better to report this matter to the officials. Otherwise, if word gets out, we won't be able to bear it when the officials come to investigate!"
Ning Wan did not report it to the official, but asked Baizhu to hire someone to do an autopsy.
Ling Buqing was very surprised when he learned that Ning Wan was looking for him.
"It's really rare that your young lady would think of me. What happened? Do you want me to help the prince do an autopsy?"
Bai Shu twitched the corner of his mouth. Ling Buqing was probably the only person who could talk about things like an autopsy in such a calm manner.
"The young master will know it when he goes there. The young lady ordered it to be kept secret. We can't explain it to the young master for the time being!"
This still had a sense of mystery, which made Ling Buqing even more excited, and he went to the Duke's Mansion excitedly.
"Xiao Wan'er, what are you doing? Is it possible that the Duke of the country is crazy because these innocent souls are seducing and demanding their lives?" After Ling Buqing finished speaking, the servants in the yard were frightened.
Ning Wan sat on the chair with a calm face and said: "Master Ling, don't be ridiculous, I want to know the height and build of these people, and why they died!"
Ling Buqing touched his chin. This was not difficult for him.
"Xiao Wan'er, you asked me to help you, what reward are you going to give me?"
Ning Wan looked at Ling Buqing and said calmly: "Remuneration, one thousand taels of gold!"
Ling Bu was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that this girl would act so generously.
"Deal! I didn't know, Xiao Wan'er, that you are so wealthy!" Ling Buqing said with a smile.
Ning Wan didn't say anything. Ling Buqing changed his clothes and came over to do the autopsy. After looking at the bones, he very neatly pieced together the bones inside and placed them on the ground one by one.
"These people, I divided them according to the year they died. Among them are strong men and old women. In addition, there are two children! However, one thing is very interesting. Regardless of whether these people
Men and women, regardless of age, all die by the same technique!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Wan got up and walked towards the bones. He took out his silver needle to check it. The silver needle quickly turned black. When he smelled it again, Ning Wan knew what it was.
"Hedinghong?"
Ling Buqing nodded and said: "Speaking of which, there is really no surprise at all. If the crane is red, it seems that these people were all killed by the same person! The oldest bones have been dead for at least thirty years!"
The bones from thirty years ago were those of two children, and they were boys. Ning Wan looked at Butler Liu and asked, "Does Butler Liu know what happened here thirty years ago?"
Thirty years ago, Butler Liu was just a child. He scratched his head and thought for a while before saying uncertainly: "Back then, the old Duke had three sons. I remember that the Duke's mansion was once attacked by bandits, and two of them...
A young master was kidnapped by thieves and his whereabouts are unknown. Could it be that these two are the missing young masters?"
Thirty years ago, when Ning Qingyuan was in his teens, he was the eldest son of the Duke of Guo, but he was not the favorite son of the old Duke.
"Were there any old women missing in the Duke's Mansion more than ten years ago?" After Ning Wan finished speaking, Butler Liu was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly stood up excitedly.
"Yes, yes! It's the old lady. Ever since she passed away, the old lady has been very critical of the Duke of the State, and they often quarreled. That day, the old lady went to the temple to offer incense, but she encountered a gangster who disappeared mysteriously. The Duke of the State disappeared
I have been searching for several months, but I still haven’t found the whereabouts of the old lady!”