Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 215 Lin Yangyang's Drunkenness
Now that I think about it, there's only one question about Biluo's death: where did the poisonous smoke come from?

Previously, Lin Zhiqing was in dire straits herself and had no time to check on Biluo's body. Her tense relationship with Lin Shi'an also prevented her from finding out these small clues.

Now that Lin Shi'an explained in detail, she deduced some useful things.

According to Lin Shi'an, when Biluo was imprisoned, there was no poison in her mouth.

This is indeed beyond doubt.

Before being imprisoned, Biluo had attempted suicide by throwing stones.

However, Lin Shi'an stopped him.

In that situation, there was no sign of her putting on a show; in other words, she genuinely wanted to die.

If she had poison hidden in her mouth, she could bite it open before attempting suicide with a stone, releasing the poisonous smoke.

Later, Lin Shi'an and others speculated that she wanted to drag Lin Zhiqing down with her, but Lin Zhiqing never came, so she had no choice but to bite through the poisonous smoke.

This argument is plausible, but for Biluo, the risk is too great.

How could she be so sure that she would be locked up in jail, and how could she be so sure that Lin Zhiqing would have the opportunity to interrogate her?
Unless the Azure Sky can foresee the future, which is impossible.

Therefore, it's impossible for her to be hiding drugs!

But she still died.

This is because the toxic fumes were likely brought in by someone from outside.

It's even possible that Biluo herself didn't know the origin of the poisonous smoke.

Based on this reasoning, everyone who went to the prison that day is a suspect. So why did Lin Zhiqing specifically target Jiang Liuyun?

What sets him apart from others is that he has been in contact with Biluo's body.

Lin Shi'an said that when Biluo was poisoned, the most blood flowed from her mouth and nose.

This is also the main basis for Lin Shi'an and others' deduction that Biluo hid the poison in her mouth and nose.

But everyone overlooked another issue: Jiang Liuyun checked Biluo's breath, though only for a few seconds.

However, a few seconds is enough to do a lot of things.

For example, if someone were to pierce Biluo's mouth and nose with an extremely fine, poisoned silver needle, it would give others the illusion that Biluo's mouth and nose contained the most toxins.

That's what Lin Shi'an thought.

He had a good personal relationship with Jiang Liuyun before, so even if he saw Jiang Liuyun checking his breath, he would most likely assume it was just a subconscious reaction.

Such a small detail would definitely not have remained in Lin Shi'an's memory at the time.

Because in his memory, this was reasonable and normal.

But now it seems that Lin Zhiqing's speculation makes the whole thing more reasonable.

The poisonous smoke was never in Biluo's hands from the beginning, but was always in Jiang Liuyun's hands.

From the moment he stepped into the prison, Biluo was destined to die.

But Biluo didn't know.

She might even know Jiang Liuyun, otherwise there's no way to explain that wide-eyed gesture.

After entering the cell, Jiang Liuyun seized the opportunity and released poisonous smoke.

He pretended not to know, waiting for Lin Shi'an to discover it first.

He even correctly predicted that Lin Shi'an, who came from the Ministry of Personnel, would be able to smell the poisonous smoke.

In this way, he framed himself as a victim who was saved by Jiang Liuyun.

Given Lin Shi'an's personality, he would not only not suspect Jiang Liuyun, but would even think that Jiang Liuyun had suffered an undeserved misfortune.

Having grasped this point, Jiang Liuyun continued to act as if he was willing to risk his own life to save the only witness, taking the opportunity to get close to Biluo.

He may have used silver needles or other small objects to inject poison into Biluo's mouth and nose while checking her breath.

In this way, no one will doubt him. Everyone will focus their attention on Biluo himself.

After sorting out these thoughts, Lin Zhiqing felt a cold sweat break out on her body.

Based on her speculation, she was already certain that Jiang Liuyun was the murderer of Biluo, but in order to be rigorous, she wanted to verify it further.

Now that so much time has passed, the only way to verify this is to dig up Biluo's body.

But putting aside where the Lin family disposed of Biluo's body, given Jiang Liuyun's vigilance, he probably wouldn't leave such a significant clue.

He most likely disposed of the body.

Even though she already had a guess in her mind, Lin Zhiqing still needed to verify it.

Thinking of all this, she was eager to find out the truth, so she quickly sent Lin Shi'an away and went to Lin Yangyang's courtyard.

As soon as she approached the room, she smelled a faint scent of alcohol.

She pushed open the door and immediately saw Lin Yangyang sleeping sprawled out on her back.

Having exhausted all her strength, Lin Zhiqing was unable to wake her cousin, so she had no choice but to give up.

The decision regarding finding Biluo's body can only be made after Lin Yangyang wakes up.

Why does it have to be Lin Yangyang?

Because she only does things without asking questions, she is the best at keeping secrets.

But Lin Zhiqing couldn't be idle during this time.

She went to the Dali Temple again to see how they would assess Liu Mang's situation.

This time, Lin Zhiqing entered the Dali Temple and met Zhou Chongzheng.

However, after just one day apart, Zhou Chongzheng's face already showed obvious signs of fatigue.

It's understandable. Liu Mang died right under the noses of the Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Justice. Doesn't that mean the Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Justice were negligent? The emperor would definitely be furious.

Zhou Chongzheng was fully aware of Lin Zhiqing's intentions.

Now the Lin family is seen as the victim by everyone, and he has no reason to shut Lin Zhiqing out.

If Lin Zhiqing is not allowed to enter today, he will probably announce it to the entire population of Shengjing City tomorrow.

At that time, the credibility of the Dali Temple will be affected.

Zhou Chongzheng never expected that what he initially thought was a very simple matter concerning Lin Congyan would become such a hot potato.

"Lord Zhou, it's been a long time. I've come to inquire about Liu Mang's situation. Can the Dali Temple find out how he died?" Lin Zhiqing got straight to the point.

Zhou Chongzheng didn't expect her to be so straightforward: "He did die from poisoning, but the origin of the poison is unknown. The Dali Temple initially judged that Liu Mang had hidden poison on his body."

Lin Zhiqing nodded slightly, without offering any further comments.

She also wanted to ask Zhou Chongzheng if Liu Mang had any small wounds.

However, she was truly wary of Jiang Liuyun. The Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion was powerful, and there was no guarantee that Jiang Liuyun might have spies among the people in the Dali Temple.

If her words and actions today were too obvious, Jiang Liuyun would surely guess that she was suspicious of Biluo's death once he received the news.

By then, it will be difficult to investigate secretly.

But right now, it's just a normal thing to be concerned about Liu Mang's situation.

Even if Lin Zhiqing believed that Liu Mang was Jiang Liuyun's man, the person who killed Liu Mang could also be Jiang Liuyun, but Liu Mang was different from Biluo.

Liu Mang was, after all, a fifth-rank official; his body could not possibly be left to Lin Zhiqing to examine.

Moreover, if it really was Jiang Liuyun who did it, given his caution after last night's events, he should have erased all traces.

Lin Zhiqing's trip was destined to be fruitless, but she at least confirmed one thing.

That means Liu Mang's matter will most likely end without any resolution and there will be no further outcome.