After the separation, the family had a lot of fish and meat every day, and the best was furious

"Excuse me, Madam Lin, but I do have a difficult case that I can't handle!"

"Master Qu wants to ask if Xiaobao's fall into the water is related to your case in any way?"

Qu Yuanxun was at his wit's end. He fished out two bodies from the river, both of them female. They were both giants, and their faces were difficult to discern.

If Shen Wanyi also fell into the water and his experience was caused by the same murderer, then his investigation would also be directed towards Wushan Village.

Qu Yuanxun: "Yes!"

The county government was handling the case, so Lin Ting didn't want to ask too many questions. It was just that Qu Yuanxun had found the wrong person, and Shen Wanyi's injury was different from their case.

"Master Qu, you'd better confirm the known part of the case as soon as possible. Xiaobao fell into the water, it was a man-made accident, but the murderer and her family have already been severely punished by me.

If they don't report it to the authorities, I won't either, but I've already settled this grudge privately. If you, Mr. Qu, still want to hear the story, I can tell you."

Qu Yuanxun was dressed in a long robe and casual clothes, with his hair neatly tied up. Just sitting there, he gave people a sense of pressure from an official.

And he also looked at Lin Ting. How did she beat up someone else's family to make her daughter like this?

She didn't seem injured, but since she said she wouldn't report it to the police, there was nothing he could do about it.

"I still want to listen. I'd rather not have any clues than miss it..."

After Qu Yuanxun's repeated requests, Lin Ting finally told how Shen Wanyi fell into the water, and Qu Yuanxun also asked Shen Wanyi personally.

This incident was completely a deliberate act of harming others and has nothing to do with his case.

After learning about this process, he was really angry. In his worldview, there had never been an unmarried woman who was so cruel.

Before leaving, he specifically instructed Lin Lin and Lin Ting to do the same.

"By the way, you should stay out less at night these days. My case involves two female corpses found in the Wenzhu River. They died not long ago.

It is not known whether it was homicide or suicide, but both were women and the time of death was not much different.

This is most likely the work of a paranoid killer, so you must be careful recently."

"Okay! Thank you, Master Qu!"

Lin Ting thanked him and said that no matter what the incident was, it was always better to be careful.

Two days later, the news of the death in the river in Wenzhu County spread quickly. It was not because of anything else, but because another dead person appeared in the river.

The deceased was still a woman, very young, only about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. She showed symptoms of drowning and did not seem to have been murdered.

Lin Ting went out to buy breakfast. This incident caused an uproar in the entire Wenzhu County and made people panic.

"Madam, would you like to buy some mugwort? This bunch costs five coins. Look, it's long and plump, and it can ward off evil spirits. How about two bunches to hang on your door?"

Lin Ting was stopped by a street vendor. The best-selling product on the street was mugwort.

It is estimated that all the mugwort on the roadside within dozens of miles around here has been picked.

"no need!"

Lin Ting didn't buy it, but the lady on the street kindly talked him into it.

"Oh, young lady, don't you know what happened? Several people have died in the Wenzhu River.

They were all young women. I heard that this was the result of wronged souls taking lives. The river water was icy cold, and the water ghost wanted to take the souls of many women to keep them company. It was really scary.

Especially for a young woman like you, it's better to be on the safe side and believe it than not."

Lin Ting smiled but said nothing. The old lady had said everything she needed to say. She and Lin Ting were strangers. Even if Lin Ting didn't have money to buy mugwort, he could go to the mountains to find it himself.

Lin Ting held the buns in his arms and looked back at the people on the street. A piece of the least valuable mugwort was sold for five silver coins a bunch because of public opinion.

She never believed in water ghosts killing people. In this world, there are only human intervention and coincidences.

Either he was murdered, or the deceased jumped into the river and just happened to die in the same place.

However, this time, Wenzhuxian's economy was boosted by mugwort.

The only one who has a headache now is probably Qu Yuanxun.

But this is none of Lin Ting’s business. All she needs to do is manage the Tea House well and take care of her family. That’s all that matters.

After returning to Wanhetang, Lin Ting distributed the buns to Yang Xiuxiu and Shen Wanyi. Being in Wanhetang, he heard a lot of things happening outside.

Even Yang Xiuxiu knew that another person had died in Wenzhu River today, and she, like everyone else here, believed in ghosts and gods.

"Lin Ting, after Xiaobao gets better, let's go back to Wushan Village. I feel like this county is not clean."

She didn't say it explicitly, but after what happened in the morning, Lin Ting understood what she meant.

"We'll see when the time comes. Mother-in-law, have you forgotten what Master Qu said a few days ago? This person might have been murdered, and it has nothing to do with ghosts.

We are in Wanhetang. Don’t be fooled by the fact that there are only a few medicine boys here. In fact, there are many experts protecting us. This is the safest place.”

It would be nice to go back to the village, but Yang Xiuxiu and Shen Dali were both very busy, and Shen Wanyi had such an incident again, so she was even more worried about them going back.

Yang Xiuxiu was still very worried. No matter how much Lin heard, it would be better for him to buy two bunches of mugwort for her to hang outside the ward.

Her heart was comforted, and she felt much more at ease.

Today is the day for acupuncture for Mrs. Qu. She must go for the facial on time, otherwise all the previous efforts will be wasted.

Lin Lin also went with her and entered the county government office. The bailiffs inside were busy running around, and Lin Ting just did their own thing and went to the backyard.

What happens in the county government office has no impact on the backyard at all. Old Madam Qu seems to be accustomed to the various cases happening in the county government office, and her son will eventually solve them.

Everything happened naturally and she was not in a hurry at all.

"Old lady, smile for me!"

Lin Ting asked Madam Qu to smile, to see what kind of expression her face could make and whether she could laugh.

Old Madam Qu laughed hard. She had never thought that one day she would use all her strength to do this just to laugh.

Yes, I can now smile with my teeth showing. The treatment effect is obvious.

"Very good. I can finally smile again. The swelling on my face has gone away. I just need a few more acupuncture treatments and I'll be fully recovered."

After talking to Madam Qu, Lin Ting said to Xiaoju.

"Xiaoju, you can give the old lady something chewy to eat these days to exercise her facial muscles and bite strength."

Xiaoju's big round eyes flickered and she nodded seriously, "Yes! I'll remember what Madam Lin said."

After acupuncture today, they made cakes together as they did before. Every time, Lin Lin and Madam Qu could come up with a lot of new ideas.

As the two of them got along, it felt like Madam Qu was more like Lin Lin's biological sister, while Lin Ting and Xiaoju were like two freeloaders.

The originally happy scene was suddenly interrupted by someone.

"Madam, the master asked me to ask Madam Lin to go to the coroner's office!"