A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 89 Revisiting Yuntai Mountain

Song Shuyu was an extremely perceptive person. As long as Mu Qingcheng gave him a slight hint, he could understand her unspoken meaning.

So he immediately added fuel to the fire, "Registrar Zhang, add another sentence after the three missing persons: one missing male corpse or one man who faked his death."

"A fake death?" Liu Xiao exclaimed in shock. "My brother isn't dead? How is that possible? I watched with my own eyes as his body was placed in the coffin. He stopped breathing, and his body went cold—those were definitely signs of death!"

Mu Qingcheng smiled and said, "Then we'll have to ask Granny Yang whether Liu Pei is dead or alive."

Liu Xiao's eyes were bloodshot as he roared, "Granny Yang, tell me quickly, where is my elder brother? Even if he's turned into bones, you have to explain it to me!"

Grandma Yang turned her head away, avoiding Liu Xiao's piercing gaze, and choked out, "Please, please don't ask anymore. I don't know, I don't know anything..."

"You must tell me!" Liu Xiao's eyes were bloodshot, and that vicious, madness returned. "Otherwise, I'll throw you back into the coffin and kill you!"

Song Shuyu shouted sternly: "Liu Xiao!"

Granny Yang's body went limp, and she knelt on the ground, breaking down in tears: "Qingcheng, please don't investigate anymore, Granny begs you, please don't investigate any further, if you continue to investigate, even those who are not dead will die... Not just him, but you too, all of you, everyone will die, not one of you will survive..."

"Grandma Yang, do you...do you know something inside?" Mu Qingcheng squatted down, put her hand on Grandma Yang's shoulder, and tried to soothe her emotions. "Don't be afraid. Lord Song is investigating the case by imperial decree. No matter how deep the water behind this case is, he can handle it!"

Grandma Yang shook her head frantically, "It's no use, no one can cover it up, give up, don't investigate anymore..."

Listening to these repetitive and rambling remarks, Song Shuyu couldn't help but retort angrily, "Granny Yang, stop saying such discouraging things and affecting the morale of my troops! As the governor of the capital region, I will investigate this matter thoroughly, even if it means breaking the heavens!"

After speaking, he ordered the constables, "Take her back to the yamen and interrogate her after she has calmed down!" Jiang Zhan didn't waste any more words and quickly took Liu Xiao and Granny Yang away.

Mu Qingcheng stood frozen in place, her mind a jumble of thoughts.

"Sir, do you think it's right for us to insist on finding the truth? What if it's really as Granny Yang said? Wouldn't we be harming even more people..."

"wrong!"

Song Shuyu's gaze was firm, dispelling Mu Qingcheng's hesitation and doubt. "As criminal experts, it is our responsibility and duty to uphold justice and the law, solve cold cases, seek the truth, and seek justice for the dead! When faced with evil people and evil deeds, perhaps running away can stop the damage in time, but how can we give justice to those who have already been hurt? Only by bringing the murderers to justice and exposing those shameful truths to the world can we truly uphold the dignity of the law and make the world clear!"

Mu Qingcheng's eyes welled up with tears. She cupped her hands and bowed deeply to Song Shuyu, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, sir. Qingcheng understands!"

Song Shuyu smiled knowingly, "Let's go, let's go up Yuntai Mountain."

"Yes." Mu Qingcheng nodded, then suddenly remembered something. "Sir, please order Constable Liu to check all the carriages we checked before. Liu Xiao was knocked unconscious and sent to the mortuary; we definitely need a carriage."

Song Shuyu nodded, "That makes sense."

After leaving the mortuary, the group split into two. Jiang Zhan escorted the prisoners back to the yamen, while Song Shuyu, along with two constables, Sanhu, Zhang Zhubu, and Mu Qingcheng, drove a carriage lightly equipped to Yuntai Mountain.

(End of this chapter)