A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 63 Everyone's Different Little Thoughts

Song Li searched all the way here, but he couldn't hear what Liu Heng was saying from a distance. However, he saw that Liu Heng was full of anger and looked like he was about to fight someone. His first reaction was that Liu Heng had broken up with Mu Qingcheng again!
"Coroner Mu!"

Fearing that Liu Heng might do something reckless, Song Li hurriedly called for help and rushed over in a few strides, saying quickly, "The magistrate sent me to ask you how the interrogation went?"

Mu Qingcheng replied, "We only interrogated Shuanzi, and it was quite effective. There are still three people left, and we plan to let them rest for a while before continuing the interrogation."

"Have you had lunch?" Song Li suddenly changed to a personal question.

Mu Qingcheng was taken aback and subconsciously shook her head. "No." She had been busy outwitting the servants of the Liu family and hadn't had a chance to eat yet.

Song Li immediately said, "Coroner Mu, come with me. The magistrate is waiting for you to report on the interrogation."

Mu Qingcheng responded, stepped down the stairs, and walked outside.

Liu Heng followed behind and asked, "Hey, Counselor Mu, you still haven't said why Li Yunyao died both by suicide and by homicide?"

“Li Yunyao’s suicide was meticulously planned, but at the same time, someone else was plotting how to kill her. However, the two groups were in sync, and the time and place of their plans were roughly the same.” Mu Qingcheng spoke briefly, without stopping.

Liu Heng eagerly followed, "So what's our next step? Who should we interrogate? How should we interrogate them? Do we still need to put on an act?"

Song Li couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up, "Officer Liu, even an iron man needs to rest. The midday sun is almost setting in the afternoon. Can you let Coroner Mu take a break?"

Liu Heng smiled broadly, "Didn't the lord want to hear a report? I'll communicate more with Counselor Mu, so that when the lord asks, I can explain things clearly..."

"The master wants to hear Coroner Mu's report, not see you," Song Li said, utterly speechless. Liu Heng knew Song Li was a difficult person to manipulate—cold, ruthless, indifferent to wealth and lust, and without any vices. He was someone who could be easily manipulated or corrupted. Therefore, he had yet to find common ground with Song Li to build a closer relationship.

Therefore, his eyes darted around, and he set his sights on Mu Qingcheng. "Coroner Mu, look, we put on an act together, we interrogated together, and I cooperated pretty well, right? You can have all the credit, but can't I share some of the hard work?"

He had thought it over carefully. If he wanted to regain the trust of his superiors and keep his position as the chief constable of the capital, the best shortcut would be to curry favor with Mu Qingcheng and ask him to put in a good word for him.

Mu Qingcheng chuckled to himself.

Liu Heng's little schemes are really nothing to brag about; they're straightforward yet quite endearing.

Therefore, she said with a smile, "Officer Liu is too modest. I am the coroner. It is your responsibility to interrogate the prisoners. I am just assisting you. If there is any credit, it belongs to Officer Liu. I dare not take credit for it."

After saying that, she approached Song Li, clasped her hands in a fist and said, "Official business is urgent, so I humbly invite Constable Liu to meet with you, sir. I hope you will make an exception, Guard Song."

Liu Heng was moved, and for the first time felt grateful to Mu Qingcheng.

Song Li's lips twitched, speechless once again. He thought to himself, is this girl stupid? Whether she's trying to steal credit or not is another matter, but didn't she understand the implied meaning behind his question about whether she had eaten? If he handles this task like this, his master will complain that he hasn't studied hard enough!

“Song, if you are worried about being blamed by the master, I will take full responsibility and will never implicate you.”

Mu Qingcheng felt that she was a very considerate person who could take full care of everyone's feelings.

(End of this chapter)