Transmigrated Female Official

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Pan Yin had dinner at Long Kui's residence before leaving. Upon returning to her own residence, she heard news that infuriated her—her male servant, Li Yi, had dared to seduce other women behind her back!

Pan Yin was furious at the humiliation. He took a few thugs with him, armed with knives, and rushed to the place where Li Yi was having an affair.

According to reliable sources from the Pan family steward, the woman having an affair with Li Yi is surnamed Wu and lives in an ordinary small house not far from the Pan residence.

In a short while, the group arrived at the address provided by the butler. The male servant who opened the door for the Wu family was no match for the aggressive group and was shoved to the ground. He asked in a trembling voice, "What...what are you trying to do?"

Pan Yin ignored him completely and led his men into the inner room like bandits... The men kicked open the doors one by one until they saw Li Yi, at which point they finally stopped.

At this moment, Li Yi and Wu's naked bodies were intertwined. When the door was suddenly kicked open, Li Yi was immediately terrified and stood there frozen, unable to move. Wu, after letting out a few screams, quickly put on her clothes and curled up in a corner, trembling.

Pan Yin glared at the two men, then lunged forward, grabbed Li Yi by the neck, and dragged him to the ground! Knowing his crime was unforgivable, Li Yi dared not resist. He hurriedly pulled the sheet over his groin, letting Pan Yin drag him along, and then managed to squeeze out a few words from his throat: "Please... Master, spare my life!"

Pan Yin was furious and had no intention of letting him off the hook. He dragged him to the door and slapped him hard across the face! The heavy slap landed squarely on Li Yi's cheek, instantly swelling up on one side. Li Yi, clutching his face with one hand and clutching the sheet with the other, knelt on the ground, desperately begging for mercy. But Pan Yin was still not satisfied and kicked him several more times!

After kicking her, she suddenly remembered something and shouted to the thugs beside her, "What are you all standing there for?! Go and take care of that bitch inside!"

The thugs looked at each other, unsure of what Pan Yin meant by using the word "办" (ban).

Seeing that they didn't move, Pan Yin angrily shouted, "What are you standing there for?! Do you expect me to teach you how to rape and then kill?!"

Upon hearing this, the thugs all gasped in shock. One of them, the leader, said, "Sir, we dare not! If people find out that we have done such atrocities to women, you know what will happen to us."

Pan Yin roared, "How would others know if no one told them?!" At that moment, there was no one else besides them; the male servants of the Wu family all hid in the outer courtyard, not daring to approach.

Seeing that the thugs still looked hesitant and were pushing and shoving each other without daring to attack, she became even angrier. She cursed them as useless, snatched a knife from their hands, and was about to rush into the house.

Seeing this, Li Yi immediately lunged forward and grabbed Pan Yin's leg tightly, disregarding whether the sheet could protect him. He pleaded, "Master, please calm down, don't do anything foolish!"

At this critical juncture, even if Li Yi's initial intention was simply to avoid causing a death and escalating the situation, in Pan Yin's eyes, he was protecting that vile woman, Wu! This was nothing short of adding fuel to the fire, making Wu even more deserving of death!

"Hold him down!" Pan Yin ordered his thugs to subdue Li Yi, while he himself went into the room alone with a knife...

The people outside the door heard Wu's tearful pleas for mercy, Pan Yin's cursing and yelling, followed by the sounds of things being smashed and tables and chairs falling over... In their eyes, Pan Yin was usually quite fierce, and they figured that the seemingly frail Wu was in for a beating.

But after a while, there was no sound from inside.

When they stopped hearing Pan Yin's cursing, the group suddenly sensed something was wrong and immediately rushed into the house...

What they saw before them stunned them!

Just moments ago, Pan Yin was arrogant and ready to kill, but now she lay in a pool of blood, the very blade she had intended to use to kill Wu Shi still embedded in her chest! Her pupils were dilated, as if she hadn't even had time to close before she breathed her last, killed with a single blow. And now, besides the mess inside the room, there was no trace of Wu Shi's cowering, terrified figure.

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The story of Pan Yin, a female official of the third rank, being killed after failing to catch her husband in adultery, quickly spread to every corner of Yancheng. However, the most widely circulated version wasn't this one. Instead, it vividly combined this with the previously rampant rumor of a female ghost haunting the Seventh Prince, naturally linking Pan Yin's death to the story, ultimately transforming it into: 'Anyone who tries to monopolize the Seventh Prince will be killed by a female ghost.'

Therefore, public opinion can be a powerful force. What's frightening isn't the inability to distinguish the truth, but rather that people don't truly care about the truth.

The Empress would not take the murder of a female official of the tenth rank lightly, especially since Pan Yin had just been awarded a great merit and a prince. Who knew that she would pass away before the auspicious day even arrived.

Pan Yin's male servant, Li Yi, has been detained and is being interrogated by Long Kui herself, but he knows nothing about the missing Wu Shi. The two of them only met by chance at the market a few days ago, and because they both liked the same painting, they started an affair. So after a long interrogation, Li Yi could only tell you which house Wu Shi lived in; he knew very little else.

The officials in the Pan family had also witnessed Wu and Li Yi secretly meeting. After sending people to follow them, they learned the location of Wu's residence. As for the specific details, the steward knew even less...

"The prime suspect in the murder of Minister Pan is now Lady Wu. Fulin, the important task of investigating Lady Wu is entrusted to you. You must bring her to justice and give Minister Pan an explanation!" The Empress issued the order in court.

"As you command." The Fourth Princess accepted the order.

On the surface, Pan Yin's death seems to benefit Yao Man the most. However, Pan Yin was accompanied by many thugs on the day he caught Li Yi and Wu in adultery, and everyone witnessed their affair. Moreover, Yao Man was injured at the training ground and was recuperating at home, so the blame couldn't be pinned on her. As for the Sixth Princess and the Eighth Princess, they had even less to do with it.

It's unlikely that the Fourth Princess can bring down anyone through this. It's a thankless and arduous task. However, she's secretly pleased to see the Eighth Princess lose another capable ally.

Seeing this, Long Kui stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the attendants at Lord Pan's residence also said that yesterday at noon, Lord Pan was ambushed on his way back to his residence. The assassin was a masked woman who escaped after being stabbed in the arm by Lord Pan's attendants."

Upon hearing this, the Empress's phoenix eyes flashed with a sharp light, and she frowned, saying, "Are you saying that someone is deliberately plotting to harm Minister Pan?"

Longkui bowed and said, "That's right."

"Fulin, investigate the matter of the assassin thoroughly as well."

"Yes." Upon hearing this news, the Fourth Princess's first reaction was to suspect Yao Man, since she had also injured her arm during training the day before. She had just thought she had no chance to drag Yao Man into this, but now the opportunity had presented itself. So she said, "Your Majesty, it's quite a coincidence, Lady Yao Man also injured her arm yesterday..."

The Empress understood the hidden meaning in her words and interrupted, "Fulin, everything must be based on evidence." The Empress said this not because she trusted Yao Man so much, but because, sitting in that supreme position, she did not accept speculation.

The Fourth Princess realized she had misspoke and had no choice but to let it go: "Your Majesty is wise." Then she would do as instructed and investigate thoroughly!

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