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Su Qinchao originally wanted to ask the shop assistants to help salvage the body first.

However, everyone was scared at the sight of the body, so there was no way they could salvage it. He had to go into the water himself and drag the body ashore.

The corpse was naked, swollen and very heavy, and it took him a lot of effort to lift it.

After Su Qinchao was dragged up, everyone realized that she was a woman in her thirties or forties.

An old lady who was watching the scene cried out what a sin it was and quickly took off her coat to help cover the man up, at least he managed to look presentable.

However, bailiffs arrived soon and, seeing that it was a murder case, they hurriedly asked who the first eyewitness was.

Su Qin glanced at Shen Yong who was already staggering drunk, resigned himself to his fate, let go of the hem of his shirt which had not yet been wrung dry, and stood up.

"it's me!"

"Ah, it's General Su! May I ask which direction this corpse came from?" The tall yamen runner asked respectfully while holding a notebook.

"When we saw it, it was just floating over from that bridge!" Su Qin pointed to the fan-shaped arch bridge opposite the winery.

"As for that bridge, there are only two places. The waterway on the left leads to the south of the city. Since no one found it during the day, it means it's not that place." The tall yamen runner hesitated for a while before answering with certainty.

"What about the other place?"

"The other one leads to Wannian County. There are many vines on the waterway and they haven't been cleared yet. It's normal that no one has discovered it for a while."

"In that case, the scope is very large!" Su Qinchao touched his chin. He was not good at criminal cases and had no idea at all.

Just as he was thinking about it, there was suddenly a noise in the distance, and several people ran over from far away, led by the Chang'an County Lieutenant, the once famous disciple of Di Renjie.

"Disperse them!" The Chang'an County Lieutenant winked at the soldiers on his left and right, then squatted down to carefully examine the body. He also questioned the first two yamen runners in detail before taking off his gloves and standing up.

"General Su, please spare me a moment to talk!" The Chang'an County Lieutenant invited Su Qinchao to another secluded place and asked him about the case again before changing the subject.

"In theory, officials from our Chang'an County cannot control Wannian County, but since the body has already floated to Chang'an County, we in Chang'an County are qualified to investigate the case, but..." The Chang'an County Lieutenant looked at Su Qinchao hesitantly.

"How can Su help?"

"It's hard to explain the relationship between them, so Li would like to ask General Su to say a few good words to the princess and let us in Chang'an County participate in solving the case."

Li Bi, the Chang'an County Magistrate, was well-known for his ability to investigate cases. However, in recent years, the people had become wealthy and there had been almost no major cases. Now that he had finally come across one, he did not want to miss it.

"So that's the case. I will go to the princess's mansion for you tomorrow." Su Qinchao hesitated for a while and then agreed. It was rare for him to encounter a murder case in person, and to be honest, he was also very curious.

"Then I, Li, would like to thank General Su!" Seeing his agreement, County Lieutenant Li happily commanded his soldiers to carry the body away.

...

The next evening, after Su Qinchao got off work, he went straight to the princess's mansion and asked for a handwritten letter. Then he ran excitedly to the Chang'an County Government.

"County Lieutenant Li, how's the investigation going?" As soon as Su Qinchao stepped into the county lieutenant's duty room, he handed over the imperial edict.

"I checked the waterway leading to Wannian County today, but did not find any clues. We still have to go to Wannian County to investigate!" County Lieutenant Li thanked Su Qinchao again and again before taking the handwritten order.

"Then let's go now!" Su Qin rubbed his hands together, looking at him with sparkling eyes, and it was obvious that he wanted to go with him.

"If you go now, you won't be able to come back at night. I don't mind, but General Su, don't you have to be on duty tomorrow?" Although Chang'an County and Wannian County are adjacent, it still takes an hour or so to ride a horse.

"Nothing. I'll just get up early tomorrow. It won't delay anything." He has been too bored recently and wants to eat melons.

"Fine!"

Seeing that he could not persuade him, Li Xianwei agreed. He immediately ordered his men to prepare horses and went to Wannian County with several government soldiers.

Wannian County was under the jurisdiction of Li Ji, so when Su Qinchao arrived, he exchanged greetings with him.

When Li Ji heard that he was also here to investigate the case, he wanted to go along too.

"Lieutenant Yu, please take a look and see if you know this victim!" Lieutenant Li opened the shadow box and handed it to Lieutenant Yu of Wannian County.

"This, seems familiar." County Lieutenant Yu looked at the figure and felt an indescribable sense of familiarity.

"Isn't this the woman who was reported missing a few days ago?" a yamen runner nearby blurted out when he saw her.

"Yes, five days ago, a sixteen-year-old boy named Liu from the north of the city came to report that his mother was missing." County Lieutenant Yu pounded his palms and told the story.

The two county lieutenants checked each other's evidence, and after confirming that it was Liu, they hurriedly took people to the north of the city to investigate.

So this is how investigating a case was done in ancient times! Su Qinchao followed the group and watched them gather the neighbors near the Liu family together and question them one by one.

They unraveled the mystery and extracted useful information bit by bit, before finally narrowing their focus on two people.

The first one was a peddler in his thirties. It was said that he had been having a hot affair with Liu recently.

Because Liu lost her husband a few years ago, she has been a widow at home raising her son.

In the past two years, my son has grown up and my life has become more relaxed. Out of boredom, I hooked up with this peddler who roamed the streets.

"You're talking nonsense, my mother would never have an affair with a peddler!" How could Liu Xiaolangjun, who was standing aside, listen to his neighbor slandering his mother like this.

His face turned red immediately, and he walked forward and wanted to grab the neighbor and start a fight!

"Oh, this is something everyone knows. Besides, the peddler is a widower with a six-year-old girl. They are both unmarried, and they are a perfect match for your mother!" Seeing this, the neighbor hid behind the bailiff, but kept talking.

"If they are a match, why doesn't your mother go and match them?"

"You kid!"

"Okay, stop arguing. Ma Bantou, go find that peddler and question him!" County Lieutenant Yu stopped the two from arguing and asked the yamen runners to go find the man.

"Who is the other one?" Su Qinchao asked puzzledly.

"Oh, it's Mr. Liu's grandfather. Originally, the old man would come to deliver food every five days, but he hasn't come for some time recently." The yamen runner who was standing aside and recording files answered respectfully.

"How long exactly?"

"About seven or eight days!" The bailiff looked at the record and confirmed it before answering him.

"Did you go find anyone?"

"Just now, County Magistrate Li has sent someone to look for him."

After receiving the reply, Su Qinchao said nothing more. He turned around and saw the two county lieutenants still discussing the clues, so he shifted his attention to them.