The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

The next morning, Lu Shiya arrived at Qin Miaoxi's residence early, but she didn't expect that someone had arrived earlier than her.

"What are you doing here?" She frowned and looked at Ye Lingrong who was clinging to Qin Miaoxi with disdain, her tone full of displeasure.

Ye Lingrong showed no sign of weakness and glared back angrily, "I still need to ask you something! What are you doing here at Sister Qin's place?"

The two men's eyes met, and they were as tense as two fighting cocks. The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

Qin Miaoxi was caught in the middle, rubbing her temples helplessly, her tone tired: "You two, if you have nothing else to do, please go back to your own homes and find your own mothers, okay?"

She was almost driven crazy by these two. She had a lot of things to deal with and had not earned enough money yet. She really did not have the energy to deal with their trouble.

Lu Shiya snorted coldly, glanced at Ye Lingrong, then took out an exquisite invitation from her sleeve and gently placed it in front of Qin Miaoxi: "Here, this is my invitation. You can bring someone into the palace. Come with me!"

It turned out that the emperor had specially held a banquet in the palace to welcome the envoys from the Yanhuang Kingdom. At the same time, this banquet was also to select a suitable and desirable woman for the second prince and promote a marriage between the two countries.

Seeing this, Ye Lingrong quickly threw Lu Shiya's invitation back and stuffed her own invitation into Qin Miaoxi's hands. She said proudly, "Wait, Sister Qin has already agreed to go with me. You should wait until next time!"

Lu Shiya's face darkened, and she was about to explode, but Qin Miaoxi had already raised her hands and helplessly interrupted them: "Stop! I appreciate your kindness, but I really don't have time to attend any banquets. I have cases to investigate and money to make, so I'm very busy."

Any activity that hinders her from making money must be banned, not to mention entering an unlucky place like the palace.

Ye Lingrong immediately took Qin Miaoxi's arm and said coquettishly, "Sister Qin, this is a rare opportunity! There will definitely be a lot of delicious food at the palace banquet, and maybe we can even meet the envoys from the Yanhuang Kingdom!"

Lu Shiya was not to be outdone, and her tone was somewhat provocative: "Xiao Xixi, there may be clues related to the case at the palace banquet. Are you really not going to consider it?"

Qin Miaoxi was attacked from both sides and had a headache. "What clues can the palace have?"

"How can you know if you don't go and see?"

She sighed and was about to refuse again when she heard hurried footsteps outside the door.

"Coroner Qin! Lord Shi has found more than a dozen people who had conflicts with the deceased. Please go to the yamen now." A yamen runner ran in breathlessly and said excitedly.

Qin Miaoxi was shocked and immediately stood up and walked out. "You two! Let's talk about the banquet another day. I have important things to do now. Please defend yourselves."

Lu Shiya and the other person looked at each other and followed without hesitation, like two followers that couldn't be shaken off.

Qin Miaoxi glanced back helplessly, with a hint of warning in her tone: "Why are you two following me? The government office is not a place to play."

Ye Lingrong came forward with a smile: "Sister Qin, I will go study and definitely not disturb you, how about it?"

"not so good."

Ye Lingrong: “…”

Lu Shiya laughed sarcastically, her tone teasing: "Xiao Xixi, I came here for clues to the case, you can't chase me away."

"Get out of here!"

Lu Shiya: “…”

The two of them immediately looked at each other. Since they were both equally matched, they should stop laughing at each other. They stood on Qin Miaoxi's left and right sides. If you don't let me go, then why don't I go? Will they listen... I'm kidding!

Qin Miaoxi sighed secretly, knowing that she couldn't get rid of these two people, so she simply ignored them and walked straight towards the yamen.

But just as they walked a hundred meters, a sharp arrow suddenly broke through the air and headed straight for Qin Miaoxi's face!

"Be careful!" Lu Shiya keenly sensed the danger and immediately drew out her sword to stop it.

However, Qin Miaoxi reacted faster, nimbly dodging to the side and easily avoiding the fatal blow.

"Swoosh--" The sharp arrow penetrated deeply into the ground, and the tail of the arrow was still trembling slightly.

Qin Miaoxi glanced down and was shocked - the arrow had penetrated three inches into the brick, which showed the assailant's arm strength!

She quickly turned her head and looked in the direction where the arrow came from, but there was no one in front of her, as if everything was an illusion.

Lu Shiya gripped her sword tightly, looked around vigilantly, and asked in a low voice: "Are you okay?"

Qin Miaoxi shook her head, her eyes stern: "I'm fine."

Ye Lingrong also reacted at this time and stared at the ground in shock, "Sister Qin, you... come and look at that arrow!"

Qin Miaoxi looked down and saw that the black arrow was stuck in the brick, and the surrounding bricks were corroded and formed pus bubbles.

Lu Shiya's heart tightened, "The arrow tip is poisonous."

poison?

She couldn't help but think of the food she had eaten in the restaurant a few days ago, which was also poisonous.

"Who on earth did you offend? Why do they keep trying to kill you?"

Unexpectedly, Qin Miaoxi laughed and said, "You're overthinking it. This is just a normal exchange between us medical students."

Lu Shiya: “…”

Communicating through poison? She was truly enlightened.

Qin Miaoxi pulled out the arrow, and not only that, she also packed up the poison that had seeped into the bricks and stones before continuing to move forward.

When they arrived at the yamen, Shi Xinzhe was standing in front of the hall with a frown on his face, obviously dissatisfied with the clues he had obtained.

Seeing Qin Miaoxi coming, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Coroner Qin, you're here. We've found more than a dozen people who had conflicts with the deceased and are interrogating them one by one."

Qin Miaoxi nodded: "Did you find anything suspicious?"

Shi Xinzhe shook his head: "Not yet. Although these people had disputes with the deceased, most of them were trivial matters and do not seem to constitute a motive for murder."

Qin Miaoxi pondered for a moment and asked, "Did the deceased have any special behavior during his lifetime, or did he have any major conflicts of interest with anyone?"

Shi Xinzhe thought for a moment and shook his head. "Nothing special. The deceased was an ordinary peasant woman. She usually farmed and did needlework. However, she had a trick—she would often mix rotten vegetables into her basket, and when she got to the city, she would pretend to be hit by someone, then grab the person and demand compensation. Most of the people we invited this time were blackmailed by her in this way."

Qin Miaoxi frowned slightly when she heard this: "So, the deceased made a living by this method when he was alive?"

Shi Xinzhe nodded. "That's right. Although her methods are dishonorable, they are indeed one of her ways to make a living. However, those who have been extorted by her may be dissatisfied with her, but since they were only cheated of a dozen copper coins, at most one or two ounces of silver, they are not willing to kill for it."

Qin Miaoxi muttered to herself, "If he didn't have a grudge against the deceased, then he was probably being instigated by someone else."

"But even if they were instructed by someone, they should have a grudge against her family. Now, neither the people in her village nor those who were deceived have any suspicious targets."

Qin Miaoxi suddenly asked, "Does her daughter count?"