The daughter of a noble family is reborn, and she is doted on by her godmother.

(Note: This chapter contains descriptions of crime scenes, which may be disturbing. Please be aware.)

Outside the city, at the warehouse of Lin's Timber Shop, which I visited last time.

Just like last time, Yun Yuke rode a horse with Yun Qingjin, following Magistrate Sun and the county coroner and other personnel to the outskirts of the city.

Originally, the people from the Yun family said they wouldn't let the child go with them, but Yun Yuke was determined to cultivate Yun Qingjin, so she didn't care about other people's opinions and took the child with her.

The courtyard was just like the last time I came; if you smelled it carefully, you could detect a musty smell, but of course, the overwhelming smell was the stench of blood.

Indeed, before Yun Yuke and Yun Qingjin even entered the house, they both smelled an extremely strong stench of blood emanating from the main house in the courtyard.

"When we first arrived, the door was open and no one was guarding it. The main hall inside was locked and no one answered, so we just pushed the door open and went in."

That's what the guard on duty said.

The constables had already conducted a preliminary investigation. After everyone arrived, the coroner was sent ahead to conduct the initial investigation.

Although the Yun mother and daughter were the parties involved, in order to avoid any problems, Yun Yuke took the initiative to stand outside with Yun Qingjin and wait for the county government officials to handle the matter.

The two stood at the door, watching the people in the courtyard bustling about.

"Mother, the timber in this yard is still there, and the quantity seems to be about the same as before?"

Yun Yuke wasn't out of her mind to insist on bringing the child; rather, she had keenly observed that the child was very cautious in his thinking and easily noticed details.

In addition, the two of them came together last time, and the child stayed in the main hall for a long time, so the child can take a closer look to avoid missing any clues.

"Hmm, it seems there hasn't been much change in the numbers. We can't see anything in other places, so there's no rush. We'll cooperate with the investigation once the constables have a clear understanding of the situation."

It's hard to smell that unusual grassy scent from last time anymore; the stench of blood is too strong, masking all other smells.

After Magistrate Sun and his yamen runners finished their work, they went inside to conduct a thorough inspection. They examined the entire place carefully from all angles, while listening to the initial findings of the coroner and constables.

"The person was lying face up on the bed. The roof beams fell on him after he died. We removed the wood from his body and conducted an examination. The deceased had numerous wounds on his face and body caused by the falling beams. These are all post-mortem injuries."

"There was a deep knife wound on the neck that exposed the bone. It is preliminarily suspected that this was the fatal wound. Based on the situation at the crime scene, the cause of death was excessive blood loss."

The coroner has already conducted a preliminary examination.

"This case is heinous. What grudge could lead someone to commit such a heinous act?" Magistrate Sun frowned as he listened to the coroner's report.

"Any further investigation results?" Magistrate Sun then inquired.

"The cabinet next to it was locked and showed no signs of damage. This room was used as a storeroom and didn't contain many other valuables, so it seems that there wasn't much property lost inside."

Magistrate Sun nodded. "Judging from this, it seems to be a revenge killing, not a robbery-murder. Has the cause of the beam falling been investigated?"

"If I'm not mistaken, one of the eaves pillars collapsed. We checked, and the house here is probably self-built and not very well-maintained. According to the standards of this house, there should be at least four eaves pillars on the outside, but there are only three here. Moreover, the strength of the eaves pillars seems to be inadequate, and the wood is quite old."

The investigation is ongoing, and basic checks have been completed in most areas. It's now Yun Yuke and her daughter's turn to go in and assist with the investigation.

"Gentlemen, please be careful not to step into the areas on either side. There is still a lot to investigate about the situation on site. Now, I'm letting you two come in and take a closer look, mainly to see if there is anything unusual in the house and the yard."

The constable leading the way opened the doors to both side rooms, but the main hall remained closed, unlike the side rooms.

"Why is the main hall still closed? What's going on?" Yun Yuke also noticed the strange situation and asked.

"Um... Mr. Yun, the crime scene is rather... gruesome. Are you two really going to go in and see? You have a child with you, is that alright?"

Upon hearing the description, Yun Yuke roughly guessed that the situation might be quite terrifying. Although she was somewhat prepared, the child was still young, and no matter how smart he was, he was still just a child.

So Yun Yuke squatted down and solemnly said to Yun Qingjin, "Qingqing, the crime scene might be quite bloody. Why don't you wait for your mother outside? You can go in after the uncles and brothers from the county government have finished cleaning up the scene?"

Yun Qingjin nodded, "Okay, I'll wait for Mother outside the door."

When Yun Qingjin smelled the blood, she already had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Although I hadn't witnessed a crime scene in my past life, I had seen other bloody scenes. In this kind of situation, I still didn't have the courage. Since I could avoid going in, I decided not to.

It's quite nice to wait outside with the constables.

Yun Yuke first checked the condition of the two side rooms.

"We don't know what's in these two side rooms. They were locked when we came, but the locks weren't broken."

"The lock isn't broken?" Yun Yuke asked, somewhat puzzled. "Where's the timber in the east wing?"

The door to the east wing was wide open, and one could see the situation inside without even going in. Yun Yuke was curious from outside the door, and after walking in, she found that what she saw was true. All the neatly arranged mahogany furniture in the room was gone.

After informing the constables of the matter, one of them turned around and went to the main hall to tell Magistrate Sun about the situation.

“I didn’t go into the west wing last time I came, so I don’t know if there’s any timber inside,” Yun Yuke said honestly.

Out of a sense of responsibility, Yun Yuke followed the constable to the west wing to take a look.

The layout of this room is similar to that of the east wing; it is also unfurnished, empty, and devoid of any furniture.

"Judging from the marks in this room, it should have originally been a timber warehouse."

There was dust on the floor inside the house, and traces of wood storage could be faintly seen on the ground.

"There's something else there, may I go in?" In the corner of the room, there seemed to be a few branches or something similar, probably some discarded scraps.

The constable raised his hand to stop him, saying, "I'll go."

As expected, it was just some leftover scrap material. Unfortunately, Yun Yuke herself couldn't recognize what kind of material it was, so she had the constables collect the material and find someone to appraise it.

After looking at both sides, he walked towards the main hall.

I'd been to this house before, but I never expected to see it in such a terrible state again.

The body has not yet been moved; it is simply covered with a white sheet. The ground is covered in blood. Although the fallen beam has been removed, most of the roof has collapsed, which gives an idea of ​​the situation.

“…Hmm…” Although Yun Yuke had thought of it and had experienced some terrible situations, it took her a long time to calm herself down.

Magistrate Sun continued his investigation, squatting on the ground to observe the surrounding situation.

“Magistrate Sun, Boss Yun has inspected the first two rooms and said that the two rooms may have originally contained timber, but now they are empty.”

"Timber?" Magistrate Sun didn't get up. Seeing Yun Yuke, he merely nodded. "Is there a lot of timber?"

Yun Yuke explained in detail what she had seen earlier, briefly describing the scene: "The room was full of wood, at least the amount of mahogany I've ever seen in the east wing, and it was quite valuable."

"I thought it was just a revenge killing, but since Boss Yun said so... we need to think about it some more."

Magistrate Sun kept observing the condition around the body.

At this point, Magistrate Sun picked up the body's hand that had fallen outside and looked at it.

"Boss Yun, who exactly is this Manager Lin?"