The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

Liang Hongkai's smile gradually faded, and his expression turned solemn. He slowly walked up to Ge Shu and said in a low and powerful voice, "Ge Shu, how are you feeling now? Are you feeling unwell?"

Ge Shu slowly raised his head, his eyes mingled with confusion and fear. He opened his mouth, his voice hoarse and halting, "Thank you so much, sir, and Qin the coroner for saving me. I'm fine, it's just... I just can't calm down."

Qin Miaoxi sneered, her eyes sharp as a knife. "You should be nervous. Now, let's talk about how you, Yan Xiao, and Nie Kangshun conspired to murder He Chengyu."

"That...that's all nonsense from He Chengyu! It was Yan Xiao who harmed him, it has nothing to do with me!" Ge Shu hurriedly explained, with a hint of panic in his voice.

"Nothing to do?" Qin Miaoxi stepped closer, her eyes sharp as a blade. "Then why did you hold his hand? You're clearly the same murderer as Yan Xiao and Nie Kangshun!"

Ge Shu lowered his head, his voice so weak that it was almost inaudible: "But he...isn't he not dead..."

"Louder!" Qin Miaoxi shouted sternly.

"Isn't he alive? Then how can I be considered the murderer?" Ge Shu suddenly exploded, his voice filled with anger and unwillingness. "Sir, I am the victim! I was almost killed by He Chengyu. Don't you deserve justice for me?"

"Haha! You still want justice?" Qin Miaoxi laughed in anger, a cold light flashing in her eyes, "You are guilty..."

"Xiao Qin!"

Liang Hongkai shouted, his tone carrying unquestionable authority. In this position, there are some things you can say, and some things you absolutely cannot say.

He turned to Ge Shu, his tone calm but unquestionable: "Mr. Ge, I have reported this case to His Majesty truthfully. I believe His Majesty will give you a satisfactory justice."

Upon hearing this, Ge Shu's face suddenly changed, and he waved his hands hurriedly: "No... no need! I just consider myself unlucky this time. I'm not injured anyway. How dare I alarm His Majesty with such a trivial matter? Let's just forget it..."

Liang Hongkai smiled slightly, his tone gentle but sharp: "That's wrong. You are students taking the imperial examination this year, and you are also considered the emperor's disciples. The murder of the emperor's disciples is no small matter, right?"

Ge Shu: “…”

After hearing this explanation, he was suddenly speechless. But if the emperor knew about this, then he... His face turned blue and red with embarrassment, and finally turned pale.

Seeing him fall silent, Liang Hongkai nodded in satisfaction. "Well, it seems that Master Ge also thinks so. That's great! Come, send Master Ge down to rest and wait for the emperor's decision."

"Yes!"

Immediately, a bailiff came forward and dragged Ge Shu, who had a dazed look on his face, away.

He struggled madly and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Let me go! Where are you taking me?"

Liang Hongkai rubbed his ears irritably, and the disturbing sound immediately disappeared without a trace. He finally breathed a sigh of relief, nodded in satisfaction, and praised: "See, isn't this solved?"

Qin Miaoxi: "..."

Sure enough, the highest level of solution is not to solve the problem, but to solve the person who raises the problem.

She coughed awkwardly and asked, "Sir, has Liu Ruyan left?"

Liang Hongkai's expression suddenly became strange, and he said helplessly, "Not yet! She's stuck in the prison and refuses to leave. The captain and the others are trying to persuade her."

? ?

Staying in jail?

Yamen runners doing ideological work?

Why is it that this is so incomprehensible? Even the words put together are incomprehensible!

"I gonna go see."

When Qin Miaoxi arrived at the prison, she was stunned by the scene before her.

Liu Ruyan was sitting on the straw mat in the cell, with a calm expression, as if this was not a cold and damp cell, but her boudoir.

The chief constable and several yamen runners surrounded her, trying to persuade her earnestly, with a hint of helplessness and pleading in their tone.

"Miss Liu, you see, this prison is cold and damp. It's really not a place to stay for long! You'd better get out quickly. A carriage has been prepared for you outside..." The captain wiped the sweat from his forehead, his tone almost pleading.

Liu Ruyan just shook her head slightly, her tone calm but firm: "Thank you all for your kindness, but I can't leave yet. When I see He Chengyu, I will leave."

Qin Miaoxi looked at her deeply, then stepped forward and advised, "Miss Liu, since it has been proven that the matter has nothing to do with you, then you should leave as soon as possible! Don't stay here."

Liu Ruyan looked up at Qin Miaoxi, a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

She whispered, "Coroner Qin, you said I was the murderer and arrested me. Now you say I'm not guilty and let me go. I need an explanation!"

Qin Miaoxi smiled faintly, "Yes, then may I ask why you insisted on giving the driver all that wine? Was it really just out of gratitude?"

Those searching eyes made Liu Ruyan panic for a moment. Without waiting for her to speak, Qin Miaoxi said to herself, "You don't have to say those things that go against your will. You can deceive me, but you can't deceive yourself. He Chengyu was caught on the spot when he was trying to kill Ge Shu. It doesn't matter whether you say it or not."

Liu Ruyan's expression suddenly changed, "Is Ge Shu dead?"

After she finished speaking, she seemed to realize that her question was inappropriate and quickly shut her mouth.

Qin Miaoxi smiled at her kindly, "Let's go! This is not the place for you to stay. Leaving is your only protection."

Liu Ruyan was silent for a moment, finally stood up slowly, and followed Qin Miaoxi out of the cell.

The moment she walked out of the prison, the dazzling sunlight shone on her face. She squinted her eyes slightly, as if she was not used to the sudden light.

Qin Miaoxi took her to a secluded teahouse and said, "Sit down! I know you have a lot to say."

Liu Ruyan sat across from her, staring blankly into the distance. She murmured softly, "Coroner Qin, I shouldn't have come out. I'm Chengyu's accomplice!"

Then she was plunged into a deep memory. She remembered the rainy night she encountered He Chengyu, nearly dead in the river. He was covered in wounds, his breath weak, and he looked as if he would die at any moment. She could have ignored him, but for some reason, her steps stopped there. A voice within her told her to save him.

However, He Chengyu, who was rescued, did not feel grateful to her and even often spoke harshly to her, but she just could not get angry. Later, he may have been moved by her and gradually became willing to talk to her. He still remembered that he once asked himself: "Why did you save me?"

She just smiled and didn't answer. But she knew that from that moment on, her heart had been drawn to him. His experience distressed her, his talent made her admire him, and his tenacity and perseverance made her fall in love with him irresistibly.

"do you know?"

Liu Ruyan whispered to herself, as if He Chengyu were standing right before her. "I never thought I'd support someone so unwaveringly. He said he wanted revenge, so I put myself in his shoes. I helped him secure the driver, conceal his whereabouts, and establish good relations with the authorities, so he wouldn't investigate the vehicles at night. I even helped him find out what those three people were doing, whether it was a poetry gathering or a lecture by a great scholar... As soon as I got any news, I would immediately find a way to participate, so that I could create more opportunities for them..."

Her voice gradually choked, tears welling in her eyes. "Seeing him disguised as a woman and flirting with those men, you can't imagine how painful it was for me. But he endured humiliation like this, so how could I show that I was holding him back?"

A tear fell into the teacup in front of her. She laughed self-deprecatingly. "I still remember when I learned Ge Shu was at Qingyun Temple, I immediately took him with me. When I saw his cold eyes when he put the strychnine in the medicine, I was filled with heartache. I knew Chengyu hated them, and I knew even more that he was filled with pain."

"So, every day I go to the temple and kneel down, praying to the Buddha to cleanse his sins." Her voice gradually faded, finally turning into a sigh. "But... you also lost yourself. May the Buddha bless him and cleanse his sins..."

Her voice was low and pious, but what was the use now? It was an indisputable fact that He Chengyu had killed someone.

Liu Ruyan looked up at Qin Miaoxi and pleaded, "Mr. Qin, can you do me a favor?"

"You said."

"Can you give me a pen and paper?"

Qin Miaoxi looked at her in surprise, but still helped her find it.

Soon, Liu Ruyan wrote a letter, "Coroner Qin, please give this letter to He Chengyu. Consider it... my final farewell."

Qin Miaoxi took a deep breath, took the letter and said, "Okay."