A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 50 Aren't you afraid of being blamed by the adults?

"This..." Jiang Zhan looked at Mu Qingcheng awkwardly, "I'm sorry, it was my oversight. I was only thinking about thanking Coroner Mu and forgot that Coroner Mu had official business to attend to this afternoon. How about we reschedule for the evening?"

Mu Qingcheng smiled faintly, "You're all too kind. We all serve in the Jingzhao Prefecture, so we should naturally share the same hatred and honor. Please ask Constable Jiang to convey to my brothers that I appreciate your kind intentions, but drinking is not an option. The Emperor has set a deadline for solving the case, and we dare not delay for even a moment. Once we successfully solve the case, we'll have a celebratory drink!"

Jiang Zhan was a straightforward person, and he immediately agreed, "Great! We hope that Coroner Mu will be kind enough to give us some pointers then. The brothers are all eager to see your martial arts skills!"

"Martial arts?"

Liu Heng was surprised and immediately asked, "Does Coroner Mu have martial arts skills? Yesterday, when you were in danger, was it Coroner Mu who saved you with martial arts?"

His anxious appearance amused Mu Qingcheng. "When the master fainted, I just rushed over and hugged him to prevent him from falling into the courtyard."

"Really?" Liu Heng was suspicious. He knew Jiang Zhan wasn't one to boast or lie, so he pressed Jiang Zhan for an answer: "Why did you say that Counselor Mu is skilled in martial arts? Did you see it with your own eyes?"

Martial arts were Liu Heng's means of survival. People who practice martial arts are also simple-minded. They will respect those who are more skilled than themselves, even if the person is of bad character.

Jiang Zhan had no choice but to admit: "Coroner Mu used her lightness skill yesterday, but she did not use any martial arts. We just guessed that Coroner Mu knew martial arts and hoped that she could spar with everyone."

Liu Heng's surprise was clearly written on his face. If she knew lightness skills, how could she not know martial arts? This little girl was hiding her true abilities!
However, Mu Qingcheng had no interest in discussing martial arts with him. She asked with a smile, "Officer Liu, I'm going to interrogate the servants of the Liu family now. Would you like to come with me?"

Liu Heng was speechless. He hesitated for a moment before stammering, "Does the master allow it? The master scolded me, so he probably doesn't want to use me anymore."

"Hehe." Mu Qingcheng smiled and teased him deliberately, "Did the master say he wouldn't use you anymore? As long as the master didn't say that, then we'll continue to be on duty. If the master finds out, then it's his own fault. Who told him not to make it clear?"

Liu Heng was taken aback. "Aren't you afraid the adults will blame you?" "What's there to be afraid of? At worst, we'll both get punished!" Mu Qingcheng spoke lightly, as if nothing could shake her resolve.

Although Jiang Zhan was unaware of what had happened, he actively encouraged Liu Heng, saying, "Listen to Counselor Mu; our superiors are men of principle. As long as we do our job well, they won't hold it against us for minor mistakes."

Liu Heng clenched his fist. "Alright, let's go. If the adults blame me, you can put the blame on me. I'll take full responsibility. How can I, a dignified seven-foot man, let a woman share the punishment with me?"

Mu Qingcheng was extremely gratified.

……

The servant boy from the Liu family was detained in cell number five of the South Prison.

Since they were not convicted or suspected, Liu Heng chose a relatively good cell and locked the four of them together.

However, he was experienced in criminal matters and secretly arranged for his constables to monitor the four men, recording every word of their private conversation.

The problem was that he went through the conversation of the four people several times but found nothing unusual. He also interrogated them separately once, but did not get any useful clues.

Mu Qingcheng first reviewed the records. The four of them were chatting about mundane, trivial matters, and on the surface, there seemed to be no flaws. But…

See you in the next chapter, my darlings!

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