Please stop imagining things, I'm such a good person

The death of Minister Yuan was like a bolt from the blue. Not only was Jin Tianci awakened before dawn, but Bao Longxing was also frightened out of bed by the imperial edict.

As the prefect of Shengdu, he had to control the city closure while preventing rumors from spreading. Then he had to calm the people and assist the night watchmen in tracking down the murderer.

It can be said that for the next period of time, he was the busiest person, even busier than the night watchman who was chasing the murderer.

"Prefect, someone has reported to the police!"

A bailiff came in to report.

Bao Longxing raised his head and asked, "Who are you and why did you report to the police?"

"Sir, it's the Yang family's housekeeper. He said his son-in-law committed suicide."

Yang family? Suicide?

This timing is too coincidental.

Bao Longxing said, "Let Ge Ming go and tell him what I said. Let him find out for sure whether the son-in-law of the Yang family really committed suicide!"

"Yes!"

The bailiff immediately took the order and left.

Not long after, Ge Ming came to Yang's house with the coroner and several yamen runners.

"Sir, this is my son-in-law. The maid found him hanged when she got up early." The housekeeper said, pointing at Zhao Chenxi's body.

Without Ge Ming's instructions, the coroner immediately went forward to check.

Ge Ming glanced at the housekeeper and said, "Please bring the maid who discovered this. If there were other people at the time, bring them along as well!"

"Okay! Please wait a moment, sir!"

The butler said a few words to the servant beside him, and the servant immediately ran out.

While waiting, Ge Ming asked, "Has your son-in-law offended anyone recently?"

"No."

Ge Ming frowned and asked, "How can you be so sure?"

The housekeeper smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, the son-in-law is usually the kindest and has few friends. Moreover, he has not left the house for a long time, so how could he offend anyone!"

Ge Ming thought for a moment, "What was the reaction of your master and young lady?"

"The young lady was a little dazed and seemed to be frightened, while the master was furious and scolded her in public."

Ge Ming immediately asked, "What did you scold?"

The housekeeper hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Sir, the son-in-law is a son-in-law, and his life is not satisfactory on weekdays. The master means that... the young lady treated the son-in-law badly, so the son-in-law committed suicide."

Before Ge Ming could ask more, the servant who had just left came with a group of people.

Instead of asking directly, he looked at the butler.

"Please step aside for a moment, sir."

The butler was unusually well-behaved, and had none of the arrogance that a butler from a large family would have.

"Okay! Then please do as you please, sir. I will wait outside the courtyard. If you need anything, just call me."

After the butler finished speaking, he walked out of the yard with the servants around him.

After he left, Ge Ming looked at the people in front of him.

"Who first discovered that the deceased had committed suicide?"

A maid in a green skirt came out timidly, "Sir... Sir, it's your servant."

"How did you find out? What did you do afterwards? Tell me in detail!"

"Yes Yes!"

"The Second Madam bathes and worships Buddha every morning, so I have to get up early to boil water."

"My room is very close to yours. I passed by here and saw that your door was not closed. I was curious and went in to take a look."

When the maidservant said this, her body trembled, her teeth chattered, and her face became full of fear.

"Who... who knows... my uncle... my uncle is hanging on the beam."

"What did you do after that!"

"I was so frightened that I kept screaming, and everyone came."

Ge Ming nodded and looked at the servants and maids, "Is what she said true?"

A brave servant immediately said, "Sir, we were indeed attracted here by Xiaodie's scream."

"What happened after that? Were you there the whole time?" Ge Ming asked.

The servant replied, "Then the housekeeper came and called the master and the eldest lady. We were there the whole time."

"Okay! Then tell me everything. Remember, don't leave anything out!"

"Yes!"

The servant immediately told the whole story of what he had seen.

When the servant finished speaking, Ge Ming asked, "Do you know how your young lady treats Zhao Chenxi on a daily basis?"

The servant's expression became a little unnatural, "No...I don't know."

Ge Ming's eyes widened and he said sternly, "Deceiving me is a serious crime! Think it over before you speak!"

The servant turned pale and immediately told everything he knew like pouring beans.

"The young lady treats her uncle very badly on weekdays and often beats and scolds him."

"I slapped my son-in-law in front of the concierge a few days ago."

"Then what else has your young lady done to your uncle in the past few days?"

The servant immediately said, "Cui Er told me that the uncle complained to the master, and the young lady was very angry. She beat the uncle badly a few days ago."

Ge Ming asked other people again, and everyone's statements were almost the same.

The image of a son-in-law who suffered humiliation gradually took shape in his mind.

At this time, the coroner came out and said, "Sir, the examination is complete."

"The deceased was hanged. There are some fresh whip marks on his body, which looks like he was whipped a few days ago, but it was not fatal. Apart from that, there are no other external injuries."

"In addition, I cut open the victim's throat and abdomen, and found no traces of poison."

Ge Ming nodded. It seemed that there should be no hidden secret. The son-in-law must have committed suicide because he could not bear the humiliation.

After reaching the conclusion, Ge Ming left with the coroner and the bailiffs.

The butler accompanied them all the way to the front door.

"Sir, I'll send it here." The butler said respectfully.

Ge Ming asked, "How are you going to deal with the bodies of the deceased?"

The housekeeper said, "After all, the son-in-law is from my Yang family. The master said that he should be given a lavish burial."

The last bit of doubt in Ge Ming's heart immediately disappeared, and he immediately bowed and said, "Goodbye!"

Watching the group leave, the butler immediately ran back to the mansion.

"Master, let's go!"

Yang Ke asked calmly, "How?"

"Master, don't worry. The officer asked me a lot of questions and even specifically asked the maids and servants. He didn't suspect anything."

Yang Ke nodded, "Go make a coffin, bury Zhao Chenxi in seven days, and perform a ritual to make it more solemn."

The butler said respectfully, "Yes!"

"By the way, ask Yang Suwen to keep an eye on Yi'er. She is not allowed to leave the room for the next month!"

......

At Yuan's residence, Liu Gongsheng's eyes were filled with spiritual light. He stretched out his hand and formed a spell. In an instant, spiritual energy in the air surged and gathered, forming a huge mirror.

The mirror was filled with gray fog. Two seconds later, the fog dissipated and images began to appear.

In the darkness of night, a group of night watchmen climbed over the outer wall and were horrified to see the corpses scattered all over the ground...

Yang Zhao frowned. This was clearly the scene where the night watchman discovered something unusual last night.

Liu Gongsheng's expression changed, and his spiritual power was released without reservation.

"The dark takes away the years, and the floating light is fixed!"

"Back!"

As Liu Gongfeng shouted loudly, the image in the mirror began to move backwards.

But soon the image in the mirror returned to the original scene, still without the murderer committing the crime.

Liu Gongfeng looked solemn, "I don't know what means the murderer used to erase that time, so I can't check it."

Chen Dadao's expression changed drastically, "Liu Gongfeng, could it be that the demigod took action?"

Liu Gongfeng shook his head. "Not necessarily. Some special formations and talismans can also do it."

Yang Zhao immediately asked, "Liu Gongfeng, if there is someone with a higher level of cultivation, can he find it out?"

"I am not questioning Liu Gongfeng, but this matter is of great importance."

Liu Gongfeng shook his head. "I am a Great Jin Daoist cultivator. The only one with higher cultivation than me is Elder Wu. But even he cannot restore this period of time."

“Unless a first-level Yang God takes action, but there are not many people practicing Taoism in our Great Jin, let alone a Yang God.”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces turned extremely ugly.

In this way, there are no clues at all, and trying to find the murderer is like looking for a needle in a haystack!