The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

Qin Miaoxi and the other person pulled the handkerchief closer, staring at it with their eyes as big as copper bells, as if they wanted to stare a hole in the handkerchief. However, the word "death" was still clearly visible in their eyes, so clear that it was frightening.

Suddenly, the handkerchief was pulled away, and she subconsciously looked up, and what caught her eyes was Shan Yu's face distorted with anger and full of hatred.

Shan Yu gritted his teeth and said, "It was him, the Ghost-faced Judge who killed my elder brother."

Qin Miaoxi quickly defended herself, "No. The Ghost-Faced Judge specializes in punishing corrupt officials and unscrupulous businessmen. As the crown prince of the Jie tribe, your elder brother would never kill him, out of both reason and emotion."

Shan Yu looked at him with a gloomy gaze. "Are you sure that the people the Ghost-faced Judge kills every time are of this kind? If he hadn't left behind the Judge's Order, with his martial arts skills, wouldn't killing people be as easy as pie? And he could do it without anyone noticing, without anyone realizing it was his doing?"

At that time, the whole place was silent, Lu Qingchen closed his lips tightly and said no more.

Qin Miaoxi, who had always been full of support for the Ghost-Faced Judge, fell silent at this moment. After all, this person was mysterious and unpredictable, and no one knew much about him. Even if she had the intention to protect him, it would be difficult for her to say something against her will.

"And there's a mark of the judge's order on my brother's body. That's evidence."

At this moment, Shan Yu had already identified the murderer as the Ghost-faced Judge. He didn't even understand why Qin Miaoxi and Lu Qingchen would excuse a wanted criminal. Didn't they come here to bring him to justice?

Lu Qingchen scratched his head and said, "Didn't we find a fake judge's order in the ditch before? Maybe the fake one was printed on the corpse and left a mark, so it can't be considered real. Maybe someone left it there on purpose to slander the Ghost-faced Judge."

Shan Yu stared at the handkerchief, his eyes burning with anger, his cheeks slightly flushed with rage.

"You said the token was fake, so what do these look like?"

Lu Qingchen was surprised to find that he could see some faint textures between the fine gaps in the handkerchief. This discovery made him stunned, his eyes full of surprise and disbelief.

Qin Miaoxi said coldly: "This is the hidden pattern of the word death on the judge's order. It is a real token."

"Well, since you now admit that this is true, then there is evidence. Under such circumstances, do you still insist that my eldest brother was not killed by the Ghost-Faced Judge?"

The anger in Shan Yu's heart was like a surging wave. He roared. If he was not alone and weak, he would have taken people to capture the Ghost-faced Judge directly at this moment. Why would he waste his breath and engage in meaningless arguments with these Longyuan people?

Qin Miaoxi looked at him solemnly, "I can assure you that the murderer is not the Ghost-faced Judge."

"I don't want your guarantee, I want evidence. So what evidence do you have to prove that it wasn't him?"

Qin Miaoxi fell silent. Shan Yu's eyes slowly swept over everyone present, then he bent down and picked up the dried corpse with both hands with difficulty.

His body was trembling slightly, and every step he took was extremely difficult. Just like that, he left Latagou step by step, tremblingly.

The crowd couldn't bear it and said, "Prince Shan Yu, we will help you carry it."

"Get lost! My Jie crown prince died in your Longyuan Kingdom. If you don't hand over the murderer, don't blame me for leading the Jie warriors to flatten your Jingzhao."

The runners of the Ministry of Justice exchanged glances with each other, their expressions solemn and frightened.

Such a serious matter is beyond their ability to decide at the moment. They must return to the yamen immediately to report to the Shangshu, and let the Shangshu decide on the response strategy.

After all, the Jie crown prince was found dead in the territory of Longyuan State. This was an extremely sensitive matter. No matter who the murderer was, if it was not handled properly, the slightest mistake would very likely breed resentment and misunderstanding between the two countries, leading to unpredictable disasters and endangering the diplomatic relations between the two countries and the peace of the people.

"Young Marquis, where do you think we should start investigating?"

The bailiff from the Ministry of Justice smiled broadly and looked at Lu Qingchen with a flattering gaze, but a gleam of brilliance flickered quietly in the depths of his eyes.

Lu Qingchen didn't answer, but just looked at them with a sneer. The man felt embarrassed by being stared at, so he could only turn his gaze to Qin Miaoxi, "Coroner Qin, what do you think?"

"you……"

Lu Qingchen suddenly grabbed her arm and dragged her outside without even looking at those people, muttering complaints, "There's nothing to see here, go back."

"Young Marquis, Qin the Coroner, please don't leave!"

The two of them didn't even turn their heads, their pace kept accelerating, and in the blink of an eye they completely disappeared from their sight.

They looked at each other hesitantly, "What now?"

Everyone glanced at the objects that had been fished out and piled up in the ditch. Someone suggested, "Let's sort these things out first. Maybe there's a clue to the murderer among them."

But some people complained: "But this is too much."

"Do you think that if you find less now, you will be beheaded faster in the future?"

"No, no, no, we'll get them all back now."

He was not a cunning person, but he was afraid that if he took action without receiving orders from his superiors, it would be considered as overstepping his authority. However, if he chose to do nothing, it would be inappropriate and he might be derelict in his duty.

On the way back, Lu Qingchen explained to Qin Miaoxi, "It's not that I don't want you to participate in the investigation of this case, but this case should be handled by the Ministry of Justice. Whether the real murderer can be found is still uncertain. If you promise anything, it will be equivalent to dragging Lord Liang into the water..."

Qin Miaoxi nodded in understanding, "You don't have to explain, I understand."

As early as when the people from the Ministry of Justice questioned Lu Qingchen, she heard what those people were thinking.

"As long as the young marquis and Qin the coroner ask for permission, the Dali Temple will also investigate the case with us. Will Lord Shao be less critical of us then?"

After being in contact with them for a long time, she naturally knew that they had no bad intentions, but the matter was of great importance, and neither she nor the young marquis could make any decision.

The two of them smiled knowingly. Lu Qingchen's heart was filled with satisfaction. He patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, I will definitely let you participate in the investigation of this case, and our investigation will not be in vain."

He naturally understood what Qin Miaoxi was thinking, and was also afraid that those clueless guys would not be able to find the real culprit and would put all the blame on the Ghost-Faced Judge, so he would definitely participate in the investigation, but he had the final say on how to participate.

"Ah."

Qin Miaoxi responded softly. Even if he had no way, she had a way to participate in the investigation without involving the Dali Temple.

The next day at dawn, someone from the palace came hurriedly to invite Lu Qingchen into the palace.

When Lu Qingchen arrived, Shao Kun from the Ministry of Justice, Liang Hongkai from the Dali Temple, Qiao Wei from the Honglu Temple, and even Shi Xinzhe from the Jingzhao Yin were all waiting outside the palace.

"Good morning, gentlemen!"

The four of them locked their gazes on him like four sharp swords.

The next second, they rushed forward like hungry wolves spotting their prey, surrounding him in an instant and forming an airtight encirclement.

Lu Qingchen swallowed silently. He had the illusion that "he was running away and they were chasing him, and he couldn't escape even if he had wings."

"Young Marquis, what happened yesterday? Please tell us in detail!"

"Yes! Upon hearing that the Jie envoy entered the palace at the hour of Yin, His Majesty was furious."

"The Jie envoy has arrived? So soon!"

Lu Qingchen immediately understood what was going on. It seemed that Shan Yu had contacted those envoys.

"My Lords, the Emperor has issued an order to summon you all to the Emperor's presence!"