The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

Hearing someone outside looking for her, Lu Shiya's expression suddenly changed. Without saying a word, she hid in the house, and lowered her voice to warn: "Don't let anything slip!"

Qin Miaoxi took a deep breath, dusted off her hands, and walked over to open the door.

The person standing outside the door was actually a yamen runner from Jingzhao Yin, and he looked familiar to her.

She couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, her tone filled with doubt: "What do you Jingzhao Yin want to do with Princess Xinglan?"

The man bowed respectfully and explained, "Coroner Qin, our Jingzhao Yin has just received a report of a family of three being murdered. I heard that one of the deceased had a conflict with Princess Xinglan, so I've come to inquire about the situation."

Hearing this, Lu Shiya, who was hiding in the house, could no longer hold back and jumped out in a flash: "Who died?"

When the yamen runner saw her, he immediately said respectfully, "My lord, this is the old vegetable vendor you had an argument with on the street yesterday. Many villagers saw you clashing with her."

Lu Shiya was immediately annoyed, her tone filled with anger: "Who is talking nonsense there? The one who had a conflict with her was obviously Ye Lingrong, what does this have to do with me!"

The yamen runner looked confused, but still insisted, "My lord, a villager saw it with his own eyes, so please describe the situation in detail."

Lu Shiya curled her lips, and although she was reluctant, she still briefly recounted what had happened.

Qin Miaoxi nodded in agreement at the right moment: "That's exactly what happened. I was there at the time. You can ask the merchants near the restaurant. They all saw what happened more or less."

The yamen runner believed Qin Miaoxi's words without a doubt and immediately expressed his gratitude: "Thank you, Princess and Qin the Coroner. I will go back and report to Lord Shi."

After receiving the exact information, the bailiff left in a hurry.

Lu Shiya was curious and insisted on going to the scene to see it. Qin Miaoxi had no choice but to let her drag her along.

The old woman lived in a village on the outskirts of the city. Halfway through their journey, they unexpectedly met the Ye brothers and sisters who had also come to investigate.

As soon as Lu Shiya saw Ye Lingrong, she immediately frowned in disdain: "What bad luck! How come I meet you here?"

Ye Lingrong was not willing to be outdone and retorted, "It's really bad luck to meet you! Brother, let's go quickly and don't waste time here."

As she said that, she pulled Ye Junyan and was about to leave.

Ye Junyan staggered when she pulled him, grabbed her wrist with his backhand, turned around and said to Lu Shiya and Qin Miaoxi, "Shiya, sister-in-law! Are you here to see the old woman from yesterday too?"

Lu Shiya's attitude towards him was much gentler. She nodded and said, "Well, did Jingzhao Yin come to see you too?"

Ye Junyan nodded in response: "Yes, my sister and I always felt that there was something fishy about this matter, so we came here to investigate."

After saying that, he looked at Qin Miaoxi again, and said sincerely: "Sister-in-law, if there is really any misunderstanding, please help me explain it."

Ye Lingrong's face puffed up with anger, and he cursed in his heart: "Are you still my brother? You don't even trust your sister!"

Qin Miaoxi's eyes swept over the Ye brothers and sisters, nodded, and said calmly: "Let's go to the scene first, and we'll talk about the specific situation when we get there."

The four of them walked in silence and soon arrived at the old woman's residence.

The four of them walked together and soon found the old woman's home.

At this moment, the Jingzhao Yin's yamen runners were standing outside the house, trying their best to block the curious gazes of the villagers.

When the yamen runners saw Qin Miaoxi, their eyes suddenly lit up and they greeted her enthusiastically, "Coroner Qin, you're here! Please come in!"

Qin Miaoxi: "..."

Why does this sound like a brothel madam greeting a customer? It's really awkward.

She shook her head helplessly and walked forward. However, the yamen runners stopped the three people behind her and said in a stern tone: "No outsiders are allowed to enter."

Suddenly, Lu Shiya, Ye Junyan and Ye Lingrong all looked at Qin Miaoxi, their eyes full of pitiful expressions, which made Qin Miaoxi's scalp tingle.

But this was a crime scene, so she could only bite the bullet and refuse: "There are dead bodies inside, it's not appropriate for you to go in. Mr. Ye, please take care of them."

Upon hearing this, Ye Junyan immediately straightened his back and said firmly: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I promise to take good care of the princess!"

Lu Shiya didn't appreciate it and spat, "Get lost! Does this princess need your care?"

Ye Junyan immediately licked his face and smiled: "Then please take care of me, Princess!"

Ye Lingrong: “…”

Brother, do you think of me as a part of your ambiguous relationship?

Qin Miaoxi said nothing more and walked into the house.

There were three dead people lying in the house, including the old woman, her husband and a teenage son. Their expressions were ferocious and horrified, their faces were black, there were obvious bruises on their cheeks, they were foaming at the mouth, and their nails were black.

Shi Xinzhe was directing the investigation on site. When he saw Qin Miaoxi, he did not stop her. Instead, he was happy to have a free helper.

Qin Miaoxi moved closer to the corpse and sniffed it carefully, and a pungent smell of garlic hit her face.

She said confidently, "There's no doubt they died from arsenic poisoning. Judging by the rigor mortis and morbidity on the bodies, the time of death was around the hour of the Ox."

Shi Xinzhe leaned over to her and whispered, "We found signs of a struggle inside the house. One set of shoe prints extended from inside the house to outside, and they're most likely the murderer's. Also, there were fingerprints on the victim's cheeks, which suggests the murderer must have pinched their jaws and forced them to drink arsenic."

Then he picked up the teapot on the table and continued, "We also found arsenic residue in this."

Qin Miaoxi nodded in agreement: "The shoe prints outside the courtyard are indeed different from those of the three deceased. They are most likely the murderer's. Judging from these footprints, the murderer is tall..."

Before she could finish her words, Ye Lingrong's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Qin Miaoxi stopped immediately and said apologetically, "Master Shi, I'll go out and take a look first."

Shi Xinzhe looked helpless: "No, you should finish telling me about the murderer first!"

However, Qin Miaoxi had already walked out quickly.

Shi Xinzhe looked at her departing back and couldn't help feeling regretful - he was just a little bit away from knowing the details of the murderer.

Walking out of the house, Qin Miaoxi saw Lu Shiya, Ye Junyan, and Ye Lingrong arguing with the villagers. It turned out that a villager recognized them and pointed at them and shouted, "Murderers! They are the murderers!"

I don’t know what the villagers said, but Ye Lingrong was so angry that her face turned red and her neck became thick, and she almost rushed up to fight.

Ye Junyan stopped her from behind and kept admonishing her: "Don't be impulsive. Lord Shi will decide who the murderer is."

Although Lu Shiya was relatively calm, her expression was very ugly.

Qin Miaoxi walked over quickly and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

Ye Lingrong angrily said, "These people are talking nonsense, insisting that we are the murderers! This is totally unreasonable!"

Qin Miaoxi frowned and was about to speak when she heard someone in the crowd shout, "It's them! Yesterday they had an argument with the old woman, and today the old woman and her family are dead. How could it be such a coincidence!"

Qin Miaoxi's eyes turned cold as she glanced at the villagers. Her tone was calm but carried an unquestionable dignity: "Everyone, we are here to investigate the case, not to be identified by you. If you have evidence, feel free to bring it out; if not, please stop talking nonsense here and obstructing the authorities' investigation."

Her voice was not loud, but it carried an invisible sense of oppression.

The villagers suddenly fell silent, looking at each other, not daring to speak again.

Seeing this, Ye Lingrong snorted coldly: "That's right, a bunch of ignorant people!"

At this time, a villager said confidently: "I heard the screams last night. It must be you rich people who are angry and came here to kill people at night to vent your anger."

"you put……"