"You guys have already said a lot of nonsense. Hurry up and start investigating the case!”Yang Yuxuan said unhappily. He really didn't know if they were here to investigate a case or to visit the mansion. They hadn't even finished their business and were just talking nonsense.
Yang Yuxuan's words finally reminded Zhou Jie, Liu Ruoxin, and Zhu Yipin that they still had to investigate the case. They stopped talking nonsense and began to look for clues in the room.
"You guys come and take a look too." Zhu Yipin found a jewelry box out of nowhere and held it in his hand."This Suzhen is really rich. She's even so particular about a jewelry box.”
"What's wrong with this box?" Yang Yuxuan asked in confusion.”
Yang Yuxuan was either practicing martial arts or learning how to be a spy since he was young. He had no idea about these women's playthings. Zhou Jie was confused because he knew this. How did Yang Yuxuan get together with Nie Ziyi?
"What do you know?" Zhu Yipin rolled his eyes at Yang Yuxuan as if he was looking at an idiot.""This box feels warm and smooth to the touch, and it smells fragrant. It should be made of water agarwood. Water agarwood was pungent and non-toxic. It had many beneficial effects on the human body. It was difficult to buy one tael of water agarwood even with thousands of gold.”
Liu Ruoxin used to have the West Chamber to rely on, so she never had to worry about money, so she was very particular about her food and clothing. Because of this, Liu Ruoxin was very clear about the value of this water-agarwood.
"A girl who lives alone doesn't have any business to make a living. Where does she get such a large sum of money to pay for the huge expenses?" Liu Ruoxin asked curiously.”
"Miss, you're so ignorant." A bailiff came in and said,"You're so ignorant."This piece of land is a high-end residential area in our Urban area. There are many high-ranking officials and nobles hiding their beauties here. The silver was spent like flowing water, so what was this little thing?”
"Hey!" Zhu Yipin sighed." It seems that I was reincarnated into the wrong family. If I were a woman, I would be able to live in a luxurious house."”
"You want to become a woman? This was very simple! I know of a martial art that can transform into a woman if you master it, provided that you can cut off the thing between your legs.”Zhou Jie looked at Zhu Yipin's lower body with a smile and sincerely recommended Sunflower Manual to him.
Zhou Jie really wanted to see if the Sunflower Manual was really that amazing. Although he was unwilling to try it himself, he could let others practice it!
When Zhu Yipin heard Zhou Jie's words, he felt a chill down his spine and shook his head.
Seeing Zhu Yipin shake his head, Zhou Jie sighed in disappointment. He turned around and said to the bailiff,"Take us to see Suzhen's body!”
"No problem. Follow me."
A moment later, the four of them followed the bailiff to the door of a room. The bailiff turned around and said,"You can go in yourself. I can only bring you here. It was said that the doors and windows of the crime scene were tightly shut and the windows were locked from the inside. It was very similar to the Fox Demon Case that happened some time ago.”After saying this, the bailiff cupped his hands and left.
Zhou Jie pushed open the door and entered first. He saw fox fur floating all over the room.
Zhu Yipin entered the room and was surprised to see Su Zhen,"It's her!"
Liu Ruoxin thought that Zhu Yipin knew something, so she hurriedly asked,""You know her?"
"I don't know her, but my master does." Zhu Yipin nodded. She often comes to our clinic and sneaks into the ward alone with my master every time. I always thought that my master had let her down!”
"Maybe he really let your master's wife down!”Yang Yuxuan suddenly interjected. He did not expect him to be a gossipy person.
"It won't happen." Zhu Yipin shook his head." Because my master's wife also went in a few times."”
Yang Yuxuan looked at Zhu Yipin in shock. This relationship was too complicated, and even he could not figure it out.
Zhou Jie looked around and said,"This case is indeed not a case of gold."”
"How did you know?" Liu Ruoxin didn't know where Zhou Jie got the confidence to say that Jin Rufeng wasn't the murderer. She had looked around the room and found that it was very similar to the Fox Demon Case. She couldn't find any suspicious points.
Zhou Jie picked up a tuft of fox fur from the ground and said,""Look, the color of this fox fur is completely different from the fox demon case. Moreover, the fox footprints on the ground were dense and irregular. The footprints made by Jin Rufeng would make it look like the deceased had fought with the fox before he died.”
Liu Ruoxin listened to Zhou Jie's explanation and observed the scene. It was indeed different from the previous Fox Demon Case. It seemed that someone had imitated the Fox Demon Case.
"There's one more crucial point." Zhou Jie walked to the door and pointed at the rope on the door."There is a broken rope on the door bolt, which means that the door was closed from the outside. Then, the door bolt was closed with a rope. This is a typical method of creating a secret room.”
"After hearing what Old Zhou said, I also feel that there's something wrong with the smell here. Do you still remember that there was a strong smell of foxiness at the scene of Jin Rufeng's murder, but there was a faint fragrance here, as if the deceased had just taken a bath?”
Zhou Jie didn't expect Zhu Yipin to be able to find out such a subtle difference. No wonder he usually had to smell it when identifying medicinal herbs. It turned out that he had a good nose!
"The evidence is completely inconsistent. It seems that it really wasn't Jin Rufeng.”Since Zhou Jie and Zhu Yipin had made it so clear, Liu Ruoxin naturally guessed that this matter had nothing to do with Jin Rufeng. Liu Ruoxin couldn't help but show a disappointed expression. She still hoped to catch Jin Rufeng to prove her adoptive father's innocence.
"Since we don't care about Jin Rufeng, why are we still here?”Yang Yuxuan was not interested in anything that had nothing to do with the Same Boat Club. He lifted his leg and was about to leave.
"Wait!" "He's already dead. Aren't you being too irresponsible to leave just like that?" Zhu Yipin stopped Yang Yuxuan.”
Yang Yuxuan looked at Zhu Yipin coldly and said,""I'm only interested in the scrolls and the Sameboat Club. What does her death have to do with me?”
"You're leaving too?" Zhu Yipin looked at Liu Ruoxin.”
Liu Ruoxin was not used to Zhu Yipin's stare, so she said weakly,""I am only responsible for the matters of the Same Boat Club. The other cases will be handled by the yamen. If it is really not possible, the Six Fan School will also intervene.”
Zhou Jie knew that Zhu Yipin wouldn't give up, but he didn't want them to quarrel, so he said,""Don't tell me you've forgotten that Su Zhen has come to look for the old shopkeeper couple many times.”
"Make it up again." Yang Yuxuan obviously didn't believe Zhou Jie's nonsense. How many of Chen Muchan's informants did the East Bureau not know? He had to find a decent reason.
"Alright, alright, alright. You can leave! Let me tell you, if the contents of the scroll appear in my mind later, don't think that I'll tell you.”Yipin Zhu threw out his final move, not afraid that Yang Yuxuan and Liu Ruoxin would disagree.
This move worked. Yang Yuxuan and Liu Ruoxin returned to Suzhen's body.
" That's strange," Yang Yuxuan said unhappily." Usually, you're the fastest to run away when something happens. Why do you suddenly look like a hero today?"”
"This isn't acting like a hero, this is for justice.”Zhu Yipin corrected Yang Yuxuan righteously, but no one believed him. If there was really any danger, Zhu Yipin would be the first to run. It was not so easy to change one's nature.
"This is the justice you speak of." Yang Yuxuan didn't expect Zhu Yipin to take off Su Zhen's clothes.
Zhu Yipin rolled his eyes at Yang Yuxuan and said,"I say, don't always joke about the dead. Be careful, she might come looking for you at night.”
"I'm warning you, if you spout nonsense again, I'll kill you.”Yang Yuxuan threatened, but his nervous expression didn't seem intimidating at all.
Zhou Jie found it strange when he read the original novel. Yang Yuxuan had been a secret agent in the East Military Department for so many years. He had never been soft-hearted when killing people, but why was he so afraid of ghosts?
"I can't be bothered to talk nonsense with you." Zhu Yipin had been with Yang Yuxuan for a long time, so he knew a thing or two about his situation. He ignored Yang Yuxuan's threat and continued,"The deceased's clothes are very strange. Most people wouldn't wear this. It seems like someone helped her pass it on after she died. Moreover, the corners of the deceased's eyes were cracked. It was very likely that his head had suffered a heavy blow.”
"There's more." Zhu Yipin flipped over Su Zhen's body and pointed at the wound on her neck."According to this wound, the deceased should have been dragged after death.”
"It seems like this isn't the first crime scene. The murderer killed someone and dumped the body here.”Zhou Jie's expression was very similar to that of the Grim Reaper primary school student. He was just short of shouting," There's only one truth."
"It's strange that they didn't find a remote place to dump the body but brought it home after killing the person." Liu Ruoxin was confused.”
"I'm also very puzzled." Zhu Yipin said as he examined the corpse. Suddenly, he found white granules in the hair of the corpse. Out of curiosity, Zhu Yipin dipped his hand in the water and was about to taste it.
"Do you know the last words Shennong said after tasting all the herbs?" Liu Ruoxin interrupted him.”
"What is it?"
"Don't ~ eat ~ things ~ indiscriminately." Liu Ruoxin said word by word.”
Zhu Yipin didn't dare to taste it anymore when he saw Liu Ruoxin's serious expression. He shook off the thing on his finger with a smile.
Zhou Jie was a little impatient and decided to give them a hint. He pointed at the statue on the table and said,"The Wenchang planet is worshipped here, which means that there is a man who is close to Suzhen.”
"Eh?" Zhu Yipin noticed that there was a piece of paper with the word 'Lin' written on it that hadn't been completely burned in the brazier. He guessed,""Could that man be surnamed Lin?”
Liu Ruoxin calculated the time in her mind and said,""Now that the Imperial Examination is about to begin, that man surnamed Lin must be among the candidates participating in the Imperial Examination. If we want to continue investigating, we have to think of a way to sneak in.”
Hearing this, Zhou Jie gloated. He believed that Zhu Yipin's performance during the imperial examination could not help but laugh.
However, it was too early for Zhou Jie to celebrate. Liu Ruoxin looked at Zhou Jie and Zhu Yipin and said,""Yang Yuxuan and I will think of a way to help you get the identity to participate in the imperial examination.”
"No way, even I have to participate!”Zhou Jie shouted in shock. He did not expect that he would be involved in this as well, even though he had just mocked Zhu Yipin.
"Ding! [Triggered mission: Honor and glory.]
Introduction: As a transmigrator, how can you not have some literary talent? The imperial examination is the moment to test your strength.
[Requirements: To participate in the imperial examination, one must at least be on the list.]
[Reward: Granted according to ranking]
[Punishment: None (Note: How can I punish you when you're so embarrassed)]
Host, do you accept the mission?"
Hearing the system's voice, Zhou Jie cursed. Why did you come to join in the fun? Just as Zhou Jie was about to refuse, he suddenly remembered that he still had something useless. It seemed that this mission was not impossible.
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