The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Chu Yunxi knew he was lying, but she didn't expose him. She just nodded and said, "In that case, I'll have to trouble Lord Ke to issue a wanted order as soon as possible. The prince's savior has also been murdered, and we can't let them die with regrets."

Ke Yuwen nodded hurriedly, "Your Highness is grateful for your kindness, and I admire you. I will issue a warrant as soon as possible to arrest those bandits and bring them to justice to comfort the dead."

Chu Yunxi yawned, and Xiao Mubei immediately asked, "Is the princess tired? Lord Ke, you should go and get busy first. The princess has been working day and night these days and has not had a good rest. Let her have a good rest tonight, and we can talk about it tomorrow if there is anything."

Ke Yuwen hurriedly took his leave. After he left, Chu Yunxi said worriedly, "The climate in southern Xinjiang is warm, and the bodies of the villagers should not be kept for a long time. They must be handled as soon as possible, otherwise there is a fear of virus breeding. Now that the autopsy has been completed, how about we hold a cremation for them tomorrow?"

Xiao Mubei naturally had no objection, but seeing Chu Yunxi was in a low mood, he patted her on the shoulder and said softly: "Don't think about it, as long as we solve the case as soon as possible and bring the murderer to justice, Father Weng and Aunt Weng should be able to rest in peace."

Chu Yunxi nodded, "Yes, we can do it. By the way, Your Majesty, do you know what kind of trees are planted on the road to the village? Why haven't I seen them before?"

Xiao Mubei didn't know either, but he also noticed these trees. Because there were so many of them and they were growing well, they almost became a scenic spot when entering Jumu Village.

Chu Yunxi thought for a moment and said, "I'll go ask Mr. He, he must know."

As she spoke, she went to the bottom of the well where Mr. He was.

When Mr. He heard this, he said, "Those are Feizixiao. Now is the flowering period. They will mature in four or five months."

Concubine smiles, lychee!

Chu Yunxi didn't expect that Jumu Village actually produced a lot of lychees. She asked in surprise, "Does every household grow this Feizixiao?"

"Yes, this is a specialty of our Jumu Village. It grows well only here, and the Feizixiao grown here tastes especially good. The nobles in the capital city like to eat it very much. Every year, the village will pay tribute to the capital city as a tax, and the rest will be bought by wealthy merchants from all over the country. So even though our village is small, every household still has some money saved."

It turned out to be like this! Chu Yunxi had never thought that this small Jumu Village actually hid a treasure. Now that she knew, she had a new perspective on the case of destroying the village.

"Your Highness, if the entire Jumu Village is destroyed, what will happen to this large lychee forest?" Chu Yunxi looked at Xiao Mubei who came with her.

Xiao Mubei said: "Ownerless trees must naturally be handed over to the government."

"That means, if all the villagers of Jumu Village die, then these lychee forests will all become Ke Yuwen's possession?"

Xiao Mubei nodded, "That's right."

Chu Yunxi murmured: "Then this will also be a huge fortune."

Xiao Mubei frowned and said, "Are you suspecting that Ke Yuwen sent people to kill all the villagers in Jumu Village in order to occupy the litchi forest?"

"It's possible," Chu Yunxi said, "Maybe it's not the only reason, but it may be one of the reasons. The silver and food in the villagers' homes are gone, which means the murderer is short of silver and food. Although Ke Yuwen doesn't look like someone who is short of silver and food, Your Majesty, don't forget that mining salt mines requires a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources."

"Salt mine?" He Lao heard the key words, "Yunxi, are you talking about the salt mine at the foot of Jumu Mountain?"

"Master, you know?" Chu Yunxi was a little surprised.

"Of course I know. Jumu Mountain is just to the east of our village. We can see it every day. No wonder so many people went there recently. We often heard explosions. It turns out that they are mining salt."

He Lao suddenly realized, and then said: "That's not right. There was a landslide on Jumu Mountain a few days ago. Wouldn't the people down there be in danger?"

"What? Landslide?" Chu Yunxi's heart immediately tightened.

He Lao nodded. "It's probably because there were too many explosions, which loosened Jumu Mountain. That's why the landslide happened. Everyone in the village saw it, but they didn't know there were people down there, so no one paid much attention."

Chu Yunxi frowned and thought for a long time. Xiao Mubei knew that she must have thought of something crucial, so he did not disturb her. He looked at Erniu who was sleeping next to him and asked He Lao, "How is this child?"

Old He looked at Erniu's peaceful sleeping face and sighed, "Poor child, he is awake but he doesn't say a word. He just sits there blankly. I'm afraid he was frightened silly."

Xiao Mubei said angrily: "These murderers are so despicable that they even killed women and children. They are inhumane."

Mr. He didn't know what to say and could only sigh.

Chu Yunxi raised her head at this time and said to Xiao Mubei: "Your Majesty, I may know what Ke Yuwen is planning."

"Oh? Tell me."

Xiao Mubei pretended to listen attentively, and Mr. He also sat upright, waiting for Chu Yunxi to speak.

Chu Yunxi said: "Ke Yuwen discovered a salt mine at the foot of Jumu Mountain, so he found many people to help him develop it privately. He did not intend to hand over the salt mine to the court. Perhaps he wanted to sell private salt after the development, so he kept it a secret from his superiors and found Qingshan to cooperate. Because they often needed to blast and buy gunpowder, they needed a lot of silver in the early stage. In addition, the people they found needed to eat, so they were in urgent need of food. Unfortunately, at this time, the house leaked and it rained all night. Jumu Mountain had a landslide, and people must have died. There was a mine accident, and they suffered heavy losses. He didn't dare let anyone know about this, so he had to find someone else. At this time, money was even more tight. Ke Yuwen was the parent official of Qingluo Town, so he naturally knew that the villagers of Jumu Village planted Feizixiao, which was priceless and very expensive. If he could get this lychee forest, he wouldn't have to worry about the problem of funds. In addition, Jumu Village was too close to the salt mine, and the salt mine might be exposed if he was not careful. So Ke Yuwen decided to go all out and simply wiped out Jumu Village, leaving no evidence, and taking over the lychee forest. Killing two birds with one stone, perfect!"

He Lao was furious when he heard this. "Is this still a parent official? What's the difference between this and a bandit?"

"Officials and bandits are colluding with each other and are obsessed with profit. Such people are not worthy of being officials!" Chu Yunxi was also very angry. She said to Xiao Mubei: "This time he took the initiative to tell you and me about the salt mine. I'm afraid he wants to deal us a fatal blow at the mine."

Xiao Mubei curled his lips coldly, "Then I will use his trick to expose his true face and avenge the villagers of Jumu Village and Father and Aunt Weng!"