By reading my mind, I defeated the crazy regent

The prefect was alert for a moment and immediately led his men to the backyard.

Bai Cha's eyes were filled with despair.

"It's over, it's really over now. Why hasn't that loser Tang Qishan come back yet?"

The crowd outside the yard was also in an uproar. If there hadn't been soldiers guarding the door, they would have rushed in to watch the excitement.

"Did you hear that? The officer just now was shouting that a body had been found, right?"

"Hiss! Oh my goodness, someone died in this family? Aren't his mother and three daughters here? Who could be the one who died?"

"Who killed someone in his house? What happened?"

The gossip spirit of the gossiping crowd has been burning.

Tang Qiansui did not follow to the backyard because she did not want to see the corpse.

The prefect stood on the cellar and looked, vaguely seeing a person.

"This won't do. Hurry up and get the person up here for an autopsy."

Soon the dead woman was brought up.

After a series of autopsies, the coroner said, "He was killed by a sharp weapon. The fatal wound was a knife wound to the heart."

The prefect looked solemn.

This is really a murder case, that's a big deal.

Human life is more important than anything else.

It must be dealt with severely and severely.

"Carry the body forward."

A group of people carried the body to the front yard.

The prefect's eyes scanned the faces of the mother and her two children, and finally asked Tang Yingying.

"What is the relationship between this deceased person and your family? How could he die in your cellar?"

The moment Tang Yingying saw the dead woman, she gasped.

She cried out in tears: "Grandma Wang? Oh my God, Grandma Wang, what's wrong with you?"

The prefect frowned. "Do you know the deceased? What is your relationship with her? Don't you know how she died?"

Tang Yingying's face was pale, terrified and confused.

"I don't know how Granny Wang died. I was in a coma before, but she was still alive before I fell into a coma."

"This is a servant of ours. She has always taken care of everyone in our family. I care about them like family. How could she die?"

Bai Cha's eyes were red with anger.

Even Tang Baoyu, who was beaten into a pig's head, stared with his eyes and screamed in dissatisfaction.

"You're talking nonsense! When did you treat them like family? You're the one who bullies and orders them around. They hate you the most. They even call you a money-loser behind your back."

Tang Yingying: “…”

"So Tang Baoyu learned that habit of calling her a money-loser from these two old fools. Well, well, she deserves to die. I hope the other one dies soon, too."

When the prefect heard this, he no longer believed Tang Yingying's testimony.

We were supposed to make multiple inquiries and investigate.

"Go to the crowd outside and ask a few neighbors to help identify this woman. Remember, make sure they know the servants of this house."

The officers and soldiers ran out immediately and came back with a few enthusiastic people soon.

Tang Qiansui laughed as soon as she saw it.

Hey, aren't these those aunties eating melon seeds? This is going to be exciting.

The old ladies had incredibly strong hearts and were not afraid of the dead. They kept stretching their heads to look at the dead bodies, clicking their tongues.

The prefect asked, "Do you know this man? You must not lie. Your testimony must be signed. If you dare to lie, you will be punished."

Of course, the old women behaved themselves in front of the adults and nodded hurriedly.

"I know him, I know him. I see him all the time, how could I not know him?"

"This old woman is a servant of this family. She goes out to buy groceries and play cards all day long. She also likes to quarrel with the neighbors. Her surname is Wang, and we all call her Old Woman Wang."

The prefect asked them to press their fingerprints and then let them go.

A few people were unwilling to give up and asked, "Is that all? Don't you have anything else to ask us? We know a lot. As long as the adults ask, we can tell them."

Tang Yingying became nervous.

These old bastards just beat her up today. They have always had a grudge against her family, so they must have no good intentions now.

The prefect was moved: "How is the relationship between this woman and the master?"

The melon-eating lady immediately curled her lips: "Not very good."

Bai Cha whimpered, trying to get the old lady to go easy on her.

But your aunt will always be your aunt and will never spoil you.

"Why is it not so good?" asked the prefect.

The ladies immediately started talking.

"This family simply doesn't treat servants as human beings. They always scold these two women on weekdays, and occasionally their boy and girl even beat them up."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. I'm an old woman, but I've never seen such a tricky family."

"This old woman Wang was a formidable figure. Although she was often scolded, her murder was quite surprising. Who could have killed her?"

"That's not something you can ask. The case is still under investigation, so you'd better keep your mouth shut."

The old lady was so scared that she shut up immediately.

Another woman asked, "That's not right. There are two maids in this family. Now that Wife Wang is dead, where is Wife Li?"

The prefect immediately asked, "Is there another old woman?"

"Yes, didn't I just say that he has two servants?"

The ladies think that this official has poor hearing and doesn’t listen to what people say?

The prefect's heart skipped a beat, and he said he felt something was wrong.

Yes, there were two servants in this family. Now one of them has been found dead, but what about the other servant?

Is he dead too?

"Go find it immediately."

The officers and soldiers set out again.

They had just searched the house carefully, but because they quickly followed the blood trail and found the body in the cellar, they did not look for the woodshed and kitchen.

Soon they found Mrs. Li tied up in the woodshed. She was also dressed in clothes and her mouth was blocked.

The officers and soldiers felt the person's breath and found that she was still alive. They breathed a sigh of relief and quickly woke her up and gave her another bowl of water.

Mrs. Li finally came to her senses, and when she saw that it was the officers and soldiers, she burst into tears.

"My Lord, my Lord, you are finally here. If you hadn't come, I would have been tortured to death by that mother and son."

When the prefect saw the old woman being carried out and found that she was alive, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you a servant of this house?"

Mrs. Li immediately knelt before the prefect and told him everything like popping beans.

"Master, please save me! The master and his mother are trying to starve me to death. Although I am a servant, I am also a life. I have done nothing wrong and I really don't want to die."

The prefect asked, "Don't worry, no one will dare to kill you from now on."

"I'm asking you, do you know who was responsible for the death of this old lady Wang?"

Mrs. Li did not hide anything and turned around and pointed at Tang Baoyu.