The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

Upon hearing the word "government silver," Lu Qingchen's eyes lit up. "Could it be that the Wang family was targeted by the Ghost-Faced Judge because they robbed government silver?"

He concluded that the judge who issued the decree was not the Ghost-Faced Judge. Since the murderer could find out that the Wang family had problems, there was no reason why they, as professionals, couldn't find out. So he sent someone to investigate a little, and unexpectedly, they received a great surprise.

Qin Miaoxi rolled her eyes helplessly, "Where would so many people dare to rob government silver? You're obsessed with the last case."

"Where did that government silver come from? It couldn't have been sent to the Wang family by the government... could it?"

Lu Qingchen's voice suddenly became uncertain. It was not surprising that merchants had a lot of silver and banknotes in their homes, but the presence of government silver made people think deeply. It was very likely that the government had given it to them.

Merchants obtained government silver by "passing off inferior goods as superior ones".

Qin Miaoxi smiled faintly and remained silent. This time, his actions were much more efficient than before, almost like a completely different person, which was quite impressive.

"Someone, check the accounts!" Lu Qingchen immediately sent people to find several accountants and bring out all of the Wang family's account books to check them one by one.

A figure flashed by, and Wang Xiangxiang rushed out to stop them, snatching the account books back from the accountant's hands and questioning the group: "What are you doing?"

Please do not obstruct the government from carrying out its duties.

"My father is dead, and instead of investigating the murderer, you're investigating our family? Do you think we killed my father?" Wang Xiangxiang tore at the account books with an agitated expression, turning several books into scraps of paper in an instant.

She continued to roar angrily, "Get out! All of you, get out of my house!"

Butler Shen pulled her from behind and advised, "Miss, calm down. The official is investigating the murderer of the master; he's helping us..."

"Then let them go out and look! Can they find it by looking at the ledgers?"

"We will find them, and we will definitely catch the real culprit."

While gently embracing Wang Xiangxiang and softly comforting her, Steward Shen nodded apologetically to the yamen runners, then half-supported and half-pulled her to steady her figure and slowly left the chaotic scene.

"Young Master, this..." Looking at the mess on the ground, the accountant stood there, not knowing where to start.

Lu Qingchen's sharp gaze swept across the shredded paper. "First, check the ledger she just tore up."

"Yes."

At this point, the constables split into three teams and reconstructed the scene according to the patrol order of that night.

"Coroner Qin, you have made a discovery."

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"What should we do? Why are they still in the manor? Do they suspect me?"

"Don't worry, they won't. They can't find the murderer, so they're just putting on a show in the mansion. They'll leave soon."

"But I killed someone. I... I didn't mean to. I just strangled him. How could he have died? I really didn't mean to."

The suppressed sobs continued intermittently. The words of comfort paused for a moment, then began to coax, "Of course you didn't mean it. If he hadn't wanted to kill us, we wouldn't have fought back."

"Yes, it's his fault, it's all his fault." The low murmur was like a ferocious beast breaking free of its cage, gradually devouring the last vestiges of reason.

"Now no one can stop us anymore, and I will stay with you forever, but..."

The voice trailed off, "But what I'm most worried about is those things... The Ghost-Faced Judge isn't just judging the Master."

After a long silence, "What should I do?"

"You should... let him have his way."

"Uh-huh……"

The intermittent sounds of struggle gradually diminished until they were barely audible, and finally dissipated completely into the air, leaving the surroundings instantly silent.

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As the sun sank below the horizon, twilight spread along the trail of light, accompanied by a cold wind that carried away the last trace of warmth.

Outside the Wang family study, a yamen runner wiped the sweat from his brow and said happily, "Young Marquis, all the account books have been reviewed, and there are no problems."

"no problem?"

"That's impossible. Have you investigated this thoroughly?"

Lu Qingchen was taken aback; this answer was unexpected.

The yamen runner said firmly and confidently, "We are absolutely certain that there is no problem; every single account matches up."

Lu Qingchen fell silent. Where did that government silver come from?

Qin Miaoxi walked behind him, casually picked up an account book and glanced at it, "Why did you suspect that there was something wrong with the Wang family's account book in the first place?"

"That goes without saying, it's naturally that batch of official silver. If they hadn't tampered with it, where would tens of millions of taels of silver have been hidden inside the artificial hill?"

Lu Qingchen let out a frustrated sigh. She knew exactly what the problem was, but she couldn't find the reason. That was what made her so angry.

Qin Miaoxi gave a meaningful reminder, "Since no problems can be found in the ledgers, perhaps you should try a different approach and start with the goods that the Wang family deals in."

These words immediately enlightened Lu Qingchen. "You mean..."

Their eyes met, and he immediately stood up, his expression excited. "I'll send someone to investigate right now."

Qin Miaoxi quickly stopped him, "No need, I've already arranged for someone to investigate. Take a look at this first."

She led Lu Qingchen to a flowerbed path. "This is the route we suspect the murderer might have taken to escape. We found two pressure marks in the flowers, which must have been left while hiding there. Judging from the size of the feet, it belonged to a woman."

Lu Qingchen was overjoyed. "Find that woman as soon as possible; she may have seen the murderer's true face."

Qin Miaoxi stared at the two shoe prints on the ground and muttered to herself, "Could they be the murderer?"

"what?"

"It's nothing. This flower is called globe amaranth. It has a bright color and doesn't fade easily. There are obvious purple marks on the footprint. I believe the soles of this person's shoes will also be stained with this color."

"Alright, let's start by checking the people inside the manor."

Half a day had passed, and while waiting for the investigation results, Liu Zi came to the mansion again to report.

“Miss Qin, the lanterns and red silk have been hung up, but that person has not reappeared, nor have we seen anyone suspicious.”

"Sure enough."

"Miss Qin, you knew all along?"

"No, it's just a guess. Thank you for your hard work this time."

Seeing that Qin Miaoxi was about to give him another silver note, Liu Zi hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Miss Qin, I already felt bad about taking your money last time, I can't take it again."

"Who said it was money for you?" Qin Miaoxi took out a medicine bottle from her sleeve. "These are pills I prepared based on your condition. One pill a day will have a calming and soothing effect."

Liu Zi quickly reached out and accepted it, bowing deeply in gratitude.

Turning around and meeting Lu Qingchen's deep eyes, Qin Miaoxi's heart skipped a beat. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Lu Qingchen's fingertips casually brushed against the hem of her clothes, and he winked mischievously, teasing, "Sometimes I'm really curious, are you stingy or generous?"

"I am just me, doing whatever I want."

Lu Qingchen said meaningfully, "Yes, you are you, a different you."

It was an ordinary sentence, but Qin Miaoxi inexplicably felt a flush on her face, and her fingertips curled up unconsciously.

"Now we are even more certain that the murderer is in the Wang family."

"Wouldn't it be redundant for him to have Liu Zi do all these things?"

"It could also be to mislead us, to make us think that the murderer is someone from outside the mansion."

Lu Qingchen let out a very soft, cold laugh. "He is really naive. Our Dali Temple is not just a name without substance."

"Stop showing off, there are more important things waiting for us to do."