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

Another two days passed in Shengdu Prefecture.

Yang Zhao's eyes were bloodshot and he became more and more anxious.

He hadn't slept for four days, but now he was still like a headless fly, without finding any clues.

"Snapped"

Yang Zhao closed the file tightly. "We can't go on like this. Half of the time His Majesty gave us has passed. We can't waste time here!"

"What do you want to do?" asked Chen Dadao.

"Soul search!"

"We are going to search the souls of all those who died within half a month!"

"For those who died within half a month, their souls have not completely dissipated. Perhaps we can get some clues."

Chen Dadao hesitated, "But it's been so long, many people have been buried..."

"Then dig up the coffin!"

Yang Zhao's expression was firm. "At this point, we can't care about anything else. Perhaps some of these people's deaths were planned, and they were silenced because they had some contact with the murderer."

"Digging up coffins is a serious crime!"

As the saying goes, the dead are the greatest when they are buried. Once Yang Zhao's behavior gets out, no one can save him in the midst of public outrage.

"I will bear all the consequences!"

Yang Zhao's eyes were determined. Instead of continuing to waste time here, he might as well take a gamble. Maybe he could find some clues.

Chen Dadao gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, then I'll go crazy with you! Let's split up and I'll go find those who are about to reach the seventh day and are about to be buried."

"Go find those whose death is about to happen within 15 days and whose souls are about to dissipate."

"Wait until you have checked both of them, according to the time, you check from the back and I check from the front!"

Yang Zhao nodded and said, "Ren Shan will go with you. I will ask Lord Zuo to transfer another Taoist."

"Time is of the essence, so I won't delay any longer. I'll give you the file of the deceased. I've written it all down."

Chen Dadao took the file and said, "Okay! I'll talk to you when I come back tonight."

Yang Zhao took more than ten people and left immediately.

......

In Zhao Chenxi's room in the Yang Mansion, an exquisite solid wood coffin was placed in the room.

Normally, the deceased's mourning hall and coffin should be placed in the lobby, but Zhao Chenxi's status was low, so everyone tacitly did not mention it.

At noon, Chen Dadao arrived with the night watchmen.

The butler came out to greet them immediately after receiving the news.

"My Lords, what are you doing?"

Chen Dadao had a blank expression on his face. "Four days ago, did your son-in-law hang himself?"

The housekeeper said carefully, "Yes...but the bailiffs and the coroner have already come to see him."

"We suspect his death was suspicious. Take us to see his body!"

Unlike the respectful and polite manner he had shown in front of Ge Ming before, the butler's attitude at this moment was unusually tough.

"I'm sorry, my lords, but my son-in-law has been put into the coffin. Please don't disturb him."

Chen Dadao narrowed his eyes, "The body hasn't been buried yet, we are just investigating, why are you stopping us? Do you have something to hide?"

The housekeeper forced a laugh, "You are joking, sir. I am just afraid that you might disturb the soul of my son-in-law."

"After all, the government's detectives and coroners have already come to investigate."

Chen Dadao snorted coldly, "I'm short on time, I won't waste time talking to you, take me to see the body of the deceased quickly, otherwise you will be considered to be obstructing my mission!"

"grown ups..."

"Crack~"

Before the butler could say anything else, Chen Dadao slapped him in the face.

"I am investigating the case of Minister Yuan's family being murdered. You are making excuses and obstructing me. Now I suspect that you are involved... no, it is your Yang family that is involved in the case of Minister Yuan's family being murdered!"

The housekeeper's expression changed drastically. "Sir, I'm really just afraid of disturbing my son-in-law. If you want to open the coffin and perform an autopsy, I'll take you there right away!"

Chen Dadao shouted coldly, "Lead the way!"

The butler immediately turned around and led the way, and in passing he scolded the doorman, "Your Excellency is of noble status, why don't you ask the master to entertain us! If you neglect the night watchmen who are investigating the case, you will be punished!"

"Yes...Yes, I'll go right away!"

The concierge immediately ran into the yard.

Chen Dadao turned a blind eye to the butler's hint of change of direction.

With the emperor's golden medal in hand, even the head of the Yang family cannot stop him from investigating the case.

The doorman trotted over to Yang Ke and said, "Master! The night watchman is here to investigate a case. The butler asked me to inform you!"

"Night watchman?"

Yang Ke's face changed. Why would the night watchman come?

He then went towards Zhao Chenxi's yard.

Deliberately slowing down the pace, the butler slowly brought Chen Dadao to Zhao Chenxi's room.

"My Lords, my son-in-law's body is in the coffin!"

Chen Dadao immediately ordered, "Open the coffin!"

"Wait a minute!"

A loud shout was heard from a distance, and Yang Ke ran over panting.

"Wait a minute, everyone. Why are you touching my son-in-law's body?"

Chen Dadao's expression remained unchanged. "We suspect your son-in-law's death is suspicious, so we came to investigate!"

Yang Ke's face was grim. "My son-in-law hanged himself. The whole government can prove it. Moreover, the detectives and coroners of Shengdu government have already inspected the body."

Chen Dadao glanced at him and said, "The coroner may have made a mistake. I still have to investigate!"

Yang Ke said angrily, "What if opening the coffin scares my son-in-law's spirit? We have already investigated everything, and you still want to do this!"

"My poor son-in-law can't even rest in peace after death!"

Chen Dadao was unmoved. He looked at the night watchman who had stopped and immediately shouted, "What are you waiting for? Do you want me to come in person?"

The night watchman's face changed slightly, and he immediately took out his tools and prepared to open the coffin.

Yang Ke was so angry that he was shaking. "Okay, okay! Since you dare to do this, I will not let you go!"

"Tomorrow I will unite all the major families and report your atrocities to His Majesty!"

Chen Dadao looked at him coldly. He had already thought about his own fate. As long as the murderer could be found, he would not regret it even if he went to jail.

"Crunch~Crunch~"

A teeth-grinding sound was heard, and the coffin nails were lifted up. Everyone pushed open the coffin lid, and immediately a foul smell came out.

The body had been left for four days in this hot summer and had become highly decomposed.

Ren Shan suppressed his nausea and placed his hand on Zhao Chenxi's forehead.

Then his face changed and he realized that he didn't feel the soul.

Ignoring the disgusting feeling, he felt it again with his heart.

But the result was still the same, the corpse's soul was shattered, not even a trace of soul was left.

"Sir, there is no soul in the corpse!" Ren Shan said immediately.

Chen Dadao looked at Yang Ke, "Master Yang, didn't you say that your son-in-law committed suicide?"

Yang Ke said, "He really committed suicide! Everyone in the mansion can prove it!"

Chen Dadao sneered, "If you commit suicide, your soul will be gone? Does Patriarch Yang really think I'm a fool?"

"Besides, the timing of his death was also very clever. Did he commit suicide on the night when Minister Yuan's family was exterminated?"

Yang Ke's face was gloomy. "I don't understand what you are saying, but I will definitely report your behavior today to His Majesty!"

"what ever!"

Chen Dadao slapped the coffin lid with his palm and closed the coffin.

Then he used both hands to lift the coffin directly onto his shoulders.

"Let's go! Go back to Shengdu Mansion first!"

Watching Chen Dadao leave, Yang Ke turned around and left with a cold expression.