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"This lotus..." Li Xiangyi frowned, as if troubled by this sudden discovery, "something seems to be wrong."

"What's wrong?" Fang Duobing asked with concern. His eyes followed the lotus in Li Xiangyi's hand closely, trying to find a clue from it.

Li Xiangyi did not answer immediately. Instead, he handed the lotus in his hand to Qiao Wanwan beside him and said softly, "Wanwan, smell it."

Qiao Wanwan took the lotus, its delicate petals trembling gently against her fair fingertips. She brought the lotus to her nose and took a deep breath, the faint fragrance filling the air once again. However, this time, Qiao Wanwan's expression changed slightly.

"This fragrance..." Qiao Wanwan's voice was filled with disbelief. "This fragrance is mixed with a faint stench of corpses. If you don't listen carefully, you can't detect it at all."

Li Xiangyi and Fang Duobing were both shocked when these words came out. They looked at Qiao Wanwan in surprise, their eyes full of confusion and puzzlement.

"Why is there a corpse smell on the lotus?" Fang Duobing asked anxiously, his voice trembling slightly. "Sister Luo, is this contaminated?"

Qiao Wanwan shook her head, a solemn look flashing in her eyes. "It's not something I got from the lotus, it's something that comes from the lotus itself. I once heard there's a herb called Blood Ganoderma that grows on corpses in certain environments, but it emits a very strong corpse odor, completely different from the fragrance of this lotus."

Li Xiangyi's gaze once again turned to the lotus pond, his expression becoming deep and complex. The lotus in the pond was still beautiful, but in his eyes, it seemed as if a strange veil had covered it.

"If these lotus flowers all grew from corpses, then how many would there be..." Li Xiangyi's voice was low and hoarse. He did not continue, but his meaning was self-evident.

Qiao Wanwan sighed softly. She looked at Li Xiangyi with a hint of worry in her eyes. "Don't think about it. If this is the case, can't we go down into the water tonight and find out?"

Di Feisheng disagreed and snorted coldly, "Waiting until night? I'll go capture Guo Qian and torture him right now!"

"A Fei, don't do anything rash!" Fang Duobing shouted anxiously, trying to stop Di Feisheng's impulsive behavior.

Li Xiangyi stopped Fang Duobing and said calmly, "Let him be."

"A Fei has no experience investigating cases and has a violent temper. What if he gets into a fight? If we let him go, what will happen?" Fang Duobing anxiously questioned Li Xiangyi. "Li Lianhua, I'm increasingly curious. Why do you trust A Fei so much?"

Li Xiangyi avoided answering and changed the subject: "The deceased has not been buried yet. Why don't we go to the mourning hall and take a look." After saying that, he took Qiao Wanwan's hand and turned to leave.

Fang Duobing sighed helplessly and had to follow.

The three of them arrived at the mourning hall and found it empty.

"It seems that the people in Cailian Manor don't pay much attention to this bride. There is not even anyone guarding the mourning hall." Qiao Wanwan said softly.

"That's great, we can examine the body." Li Xiangyi said, walked forward, and opened the coffin with Fang Duobing.

In the coffin lay a young woman, with a pretty face but no life. She was wearing a bright red wedding dress, which formed a sharp contrast with her pale face.

Li Xiangyi and Fang Duobing carefully examined the body, trying to find out the cause of death.

At this moment, Guo Huo pushed the door open and saw the scene in front of him. He was stunned: "What are you doing?"

Fang Duobing quickly explained, "Master Guo, there are still some strange things about your wife's death. We would like to investigate further and seek justice for the deceased."

"We've checked everything that needs to be checked," Guo Huo said impatiently. "The deceased is gone. Please don't disturb his peace any further."

"These wounds on the deceased's body..." Li Xiangyi asked, pointing at the scars on the body.

"We didn't fight with her," Guo Huo explained quickly. "Someone from the government office came to examine her before. She was injured because she fell while drowning and struggled."

Li Xiangyi did not speak, but continued to examine the body. He found that in addition to the scars caused by the struggle, there were also some strange bruises on the body, which seemed to be caused by something strangling.

"Master Guo, are you sure your wife fell into the water accidentally?" Li Xiangyi asked.

"Of course I'm sure," Guo Huo's eyes flickered. "I was nearby at the time. I rushed over immediately after hearing the noise, but it was too late."

"Then what are these bruises?" Li Xiangyi asked, pointing at the bruises on the corpse.

"This..." Guo Huo was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to explain.

"Master Guo, are you hiding something from us?" Fang Duobing asked.

"No, absolutely not!" Guo Huo hastily denied, "Why would I hide this from you? I can't wait to find out the truth and clear my wife's name."

"In that case, please cooperate with us, Master Guo, and tell us everything you know," said Li Xiangyi.

"Okay, okay, I will cooperate." Guo Huo nodded repeatedly.

Li Xiangyi frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Master Guo, was there anything unusual with your wife before?"

Guo Huo thought for a moment and replied, "Nothing unusual. After dinner that night, Susu went back to her room alone, saying she wanted to try on her wedding dress again. Unexpectedly, she... drowned in the lotus pond."

"After the bride returned to her room, no one knew what happened?" Li Xiangyi asked, "Then didn't the bride have a personal maid?"

"She has a maid, but..." Guo Huo explained, "Susu said that her mother's handmade wedding shoes were lost, so she asked the maid to go home and get them."

Li Xiangyi wanted to ask something else, but at this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps interrupted his thoughts.

Di Feisheng strode in and threw a painting to Li Xiangyi. Li Xiangyi took the scroll, unfolded it, and his face suddenly changed. The painting was written by Shihun!

"Where did you find this?" Li Xiangyi asked anxiously.

"Backyard." Di Fei said briefly, turned around and walked out, "Follow me."

Several people followed closely behind him and came to the backyard of Cailian Manor. Guo Huo pointed to a room and said, "This is the room of my father's first wife, Xu Heyue."

"Is she the woman who died in Cai Lian Manor for the first time ten years ago?" Fang Duobing asked.

Guo Huo nodded and said worriedly, "Could it be that all the murders in recent years were committed by this Lion Soul?"

"Master Guo, you can't be so arbitrary." Li Xiangyi interrupted him, "Let's first look inside the house for any clues."