A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 87 The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole follows behind
It took Song Shuyu, Mu Qingcheng, Zhang Zhubu, Jiang Zhan, and others a long time to slowly digest the secrets of the Liu family.

At this moment, Liu Xiao was no longer the mad, spoiled young master. He knelt on the ground, his hands tightly gripping the hem of his purple official robe, as if he were holding onto all his hopes.

People often say that a man doesn't easily shed tears, unless he's truly heartbroken.

Seeing Liu Xiao's pitiful state as he sobbed uncontrollably, Song Shuyu silently cancelled his decision to punish Liu Xiao with a cane.

However, Liu Xiao's appearance—a man's face dressed as a woman and with a woman's hairstyle—was simply too ridiculous. Song Shuyu tried his best to endure it while tugging at his robes and said in a stern voice, "You've torn your official robes. How much do you have to pay for it? Go wash up and change your clothes first, then come back and give me an answer!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Shuyu glanced at the constables, and two men immediately came over, forcibly pulled Liu Xiao up, and asked him, "Where are you going to change your clothes?"

Liu Xiao looked at the morgue that had almost been burned down and replied, "My clothes are inside."

The constable shoved Liu Xiao and said sarcastically, "Let's go. If it burns out, you'll have to suffer the consequences of your own actions if you return to the city dressed like this."

Once the person had walked away, Song Shuyu immediately asked, "Coroner Mu, what do you think?"

Mu Qingcheng smiled bitterly, "The further we investigated, the more complicated the case became. We pried open the servant's mouth and unexpectedly arrested Liu Xiao. We thought we had solved the case of the murderer who disposed of Li Yunyao's body, but we didn't expect that it was a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

“It is indeed complicated. The Liu family’s mess is far deeper than we imagined.” Song Shuyu stretched out his large hand and pressed Mu Qingcheng’s slumped shoulder, a gentle smile playing on his lips. “But don’t you think that the more loose ends and the more tangled things are, the easier it is to unravel the mystery?”

Mu Qingcheng chuckled, "Your words of comfort were timely and appropriate."

"We can't just watch my coroner, Mu, become dejected and lose his fighting spirit," Song Shuyu said with a mischievous smile.

Mu Qingcheng cupped her hands in thanks, "This humble servant thanks you for your consideration, sir!" Her face was serious, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up. Your smile is truly beautiful.

"Alright, let's sort things out and organize these messy clues."

"Yes, sir!" Mu Qingcheng closed her eyes, calmed her mind, and pondered alone for a while until Liu Xiao returned after washing and changing his clothes, then slowly opened her eyes.

She said, "Liu Xiao, do you mean that there are still three women missing, one of whom is your wife Huang Yiyi, and the other two are maids in your household?"

Liu Xiao nodded. "That's right."

Mu Qingcheng gestured to Zhang, the registrar, "Have him write down the birth dates, appearances, and physiques of the three people."

"Lord Song, Coroner Mu, I beg you, you must find Yiyi for me!" Liu Xiao pleaded as he wrote.

Song Shuyu said unhappily, "It's not just your wife, but also your maids. In my eyes, all human lives are the same, without distinction of importance or social status."

"Yes, I misspoke, please forgive me, sir!" Liu Xiao quickly apologized.

Mu Qingcheng replied, "We will do our best."

Liu Xiao's eyes reddened again, and tears welled up in them.

Mu Qingcheng summarized all the information provided by Liu Xiao and picked out a few key points: "On September 14th, did you go to Yuntai Mountain? Did you see Monk Yuanbao?"

Liu Xiao said frankly, "I have seen him. I inquired about the time when Monk Yuanbao was carrying water. In order to delay Yuanbao, I disguised myself as an old man and gave Yuanbao a sachet containing carnelian. That carnelian was soaked in rosemary powder, which can make people fall asleep."

My darlings, please support me!

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(End of this chapter)