The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

Qin Miaoxi took the bundle and lightly lifted it with her fingertips, and the bundle slowly unfolded.

She squeezed the banknote in her hand, frowned slightly, and her eyes moved back and forth between the letter and the banknote.

She whispered, "Master Liang, here are three hundred taels of silver. And the letter says: 'Go to Jinghu Lake at midnight. I will give you one hundred taels of silver after the task is completed.'"

After she finished speaking, she tilted her head slightly and said to herself, "If one hundred taels of silver was given by Liu Ruyan, then the other two hundred taels... I'm afraid they were given by the person who wrote the letter."

"The person who wrote the letter? Isn't that the murderer?"

Liang Hongkai stood beside her, his face gloomy as steel, his tone filled with suppressed anger, "Asshole, how dare you lie right under my nose? The time on the letter perfectly matches the time Yan Xiao and Nie Kangshun were murdered!"

Qin Miaoxi remained silent on this, her eyes as sharp as a knife.

Liang Hongkai clenched his fists and shouted sternly, "Come here, bring the driver here immediately!"

Soon, the driver was brought up. His face was as pale as paper, his legs weak, and he could barely stand. He asked in a trembling voice, "Sir, what's the matter? I've said everything I need to say."

"This was found in your room." Liang Hongkai coldly threw the banknotes and letters on the table, his eyes staring straight at the coachman.

Before the driver could even read the letter, his eyes were drawn to the three banknotes. He was immediately frightened and waved his hands hastily, "Sir, please be careful! I've never seen these banknotes before!"

He gritted his teeth and refused to admit it, his eyes determined as if he was about to join the party, but he knew very well in his heart that this was not a simple matter and if he admitted it, his life would be in danger.

Liang Hongkai was furious. He slammed the table and stood up, his voice like thunder: "How dare you quibble! The letter clearly states that you were drunk that night and didn't go out. How do you explain these letters?"

The driver opened his mouth, sweat dripping down his forehead, his voice trembling so much that it was almost inaudible: "Sir, I swear, I have never seen this letter, let alone what is written on it. As for how the banknote and the letter appeared in my room, I really don't know!"

Qin Miaoxi looked at him coldly and shouted angrily, "You don't know? Did these banknotes and letters just fly into your room out of thin air? Coachman, if you don't tell the truth, don't blame us for being rude!"

The driver was frightened by her aura and trembled. His legs softened and he knelt on the ground, crying, "Sir, spare my life! I... I..."

Liang Hongkai snorted coldly and waved his hand: "Come here, take him away and interrogate him thoroughly! I want to see how long he can keep his mouth shut!"

"Wait!" Qin Miaoxi suddenly called out to them. She sniffed her fingers, then took the piece of letter and sniffed it. She looked up at Liang Hongkai and said, "Sir, this letter was just written."

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Liang Hongkai took the letter and read it carefully. The ink was dry and there was a faint scent of ink on it.

He looked at Qin Miaoxi in confusion and asked, "Miaoxi, how can you be sure this letter was just written? The ink has dried completely, and the scent of ink doesn't mean anything."

Qin Miaoxi shook her head slightly and explained, "Sir, look at the wrinkles on this letter. It looks like it's just been hastily crumpled and unfolded. And the fragrance on it is not just the scent of ink, but also a faint scent of gardenia."

"Gardenia?" Liang Hongkai noticed it when she said that, and said thoughtfully, "I feel like I've smelled this scent somewhere before."

"In Liu Ruyan's room."

"What?" Liang Hongkai was shocked. He leaned over and whispered, "Could it be that Liu Ruyan is the murderer?"

Qin Miaoxi did not answer, but said to the yamen runner, "Please call the madam."

Soon, the madam was also brought over.

As soon as she entered the room, she complained impatiently, "Oh! Officials! How long will you investigate this? Can I still do business?"

Qin Miaoxi didn't bother to argue with her and asked directly, "Is the gardenia fragrance used in Liu Ruyan's house?"

The madam was stunned for a moment, then shook her head repeatedly: "No! Ruyan has always used the finest agarwood, why would she use gardenia fragrance? That's cheap stuff, not worthy of her status."

Qin Miaoxi narrowed her eyes, questioning, "Then why is there a scent of gardenia in her room?"

The madam was speechless for a moment, a look of surprise flashing across her face, but then she seemed to have thought of something and said hastily, "Sir, please call Chen Niang over. She's usually in charge of cleaning Ruyan's room, so she knows all about this best."

Soon, Chen Niang was brought up.

She was a middle-aged woman with a look of fear on her face. After bowing her head, Qin Miaoxi asked directly, "Did you use the gardenia fragrance in Liu Ruyan's room today?"

Chen Niang shook her head without hesitation, her tone firm, "To answer your question, my Lord, when I cleaned Miss Liu's room today, I did not find any gardenia spices. Miss Liu has always used only agarwood and has never changed to other spices."

Qin Miaoxi's eyes flashed with understanding when she heard this. When they were questioning Liu Ruyan, they had smelled the scent of gardenias in her room, clearly freshly lit. This meant that the letter was most likely written in Liu Ruyan's room after they left, and then placed in the coachman's room, with the intention of blaming him.

Liang Hongkai obviously realized this and his face suddenly darkened. This further confirmed that someone had just written this letter to frame someone. If it was sent many days ago, the smell would have dissipated long ago.

He clenched his fists and spoke in a low, cold voice, "Come here, seal off the brothel immediately. Don't let even a mosquito escape. Send someone to find out who entered Liu Ruyan's room today."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the madam, Chen Niang, and the driver, "Keep a strict watch on these three of them. Don't let them have any chance to contact the outside world!"

The yamen runners responded immediately and took action quickly.

Qin Miaoxi subconsciously walked towards the interrogation room where Liu Ruyan was imprisoned, but before she arrived, she heard hurried footsteps.

"Coroner Qin, something bad has happened. Liu Ruyan is missing."

"Go find it quickly..."

Before she finished speaking, she heard another shout, "Found it! Miss Liu is in the Zen room next door."

Qin Miaoxi: "..."

Are you kidding me?

She hurried over and saw that Liu Ruyan was indeed in that room. The room was a Zen room, but it didn't look like a Zen room because there were no Buddha statues in the room, only the faint smell of sandalwood and the Diamond Sutra pasted all over the walls.

At this moment, Liu Ruyan was kneeling on the cushion, twirling the Buddhist beads and muttering something. Qin Miaoxi could see clearly that she was silently reciting the Great Compassion Mantra.

"Miss Liu, why are you here?"

Liu Ruyan slowly raised her head, looked at Qin Miaoxi and said, "My lord, I heard that someone had passed away and felt pity for them, so I wanted to come and pray for the deceased."

Qin Miaoxi stared at her deeply and said, "We found a note left by the murderer in the coachman's room."

A flash of panic flashed across Liu Ruyan's eyes, and then she pretended to be calm and said, "That's great. Can we find the murderer?"

What murderer? What did he do?

"It smells like the gardenias from your room."

"Oh? Many people use the scent of gardenia, but it doesn't necessarily mean the one in my little girl's room." Liu Ruyan nodded, hiding the expression on her face.

Qin Miaoxi warned solemnly, "Miss Liu, this man has already killed two students. If you know anything, please tell us the truth."

Liu Ruyan pursed her lips tightly. "Sir, I'm just a young woman working in a brothel. I usually look at jewelry and buy rouge and powder. I hardly ever go out. I really don't know anything."

Liang Hongkai also rushed over at this moment. Qin Miaoxi coughed twice and said, "Master Liang, the banknotes we found in the coachman's room prove that they came from Miss Liu. It is Liu Ruyan who bribed the coachman to commit murder. He can be arrested."

Liang Hongkai's eyes lit up immediately, and without a word, he shouted, "Come here, arrest Liu Ruyan."

"No, not me."

Liu Ruyan kept struggling, but was still escorted out by the bailiffs. Suddenly there was an uproar in the brothel.

Just as they were about to walk out of the door, a green figure rushed over from a distance, "Stop! Let my lady go."