I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

"It's so high... if someone falls from that height, they'll probably just go straight to reincarnation."

Bai Zhi gestured, the difference between this cliff-like terrain and an ordinary hillside was as astonishing as the difference in bust size between Lord Kai and Mei Wan Niang.

“My father wouldn’t have fallen for no reason.”

Mei Wanniang looked grief-stricken, yet she still couldn't believe that her father was the frail old man who had fallen to his death due to his physical limitations.

"Besides, Father was carrying a secret letter that day, and given his vigilance, he wouldn't have crossed here unprepared."

"listen!"

Kal'tsit raised her right hand, signaling for the two to be quiet.

"Someone is shouting for help!"

Bai Zhi heard cries for help coming from below in the wind.

"Quick! Save them!"

Guided by Mei Wanniang, the three of them found a downhill path and quickly reached the bottom of the slope.

"Help! Someone, please help! Help!"

Even before descending the slope, one could see a woman in red hanging from a tree, weeping bitterly. Below her, on the ground, lay a man, motionless.

"Bai Zhi, save her."

Kal'tsit then went to check on the man's condition.

"This is……"

Upon seeing the man's face clearly, Kal'tsit's expression tightened slightly.

This is the martial arts instructor who is with Lu Huaide.

Lift his eyelids, touch his chest, and check his breath.

"Black Four! Black Four!"

After being rescued, the woman immediately broke free from Bai Zhi's support and scrambled to find the man.

"Wake up, Black Four!"

She shook the man's arm desperately, but no matter how much she cried and screamed, she couldn't save his life.

"Don't cry."

Bai Zhi couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to pull her away.

"If the tree hadn't caught you, you would have been smashed into a pulp like your man. You're incredibly lucky to be alive."

Kal'tsit glanced at her, then released the man's arm and asked her:

What did he eat for lunch?

The woman didn't reply; she just kept crying.

"Alright! Stop crying. The Imperial Envoy is here. Tell me what's wrong."

"...Are you an imperial envoy?"

Upon hearing this, the woman looked at Kal'tsit in astonishment, choked back two sobs, and then fainted.

"Lord Kai, what happened? Why did she suddenly faint?"

Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow, looking at the unconscious woman with a puzzled expression.

"Take her with you, let's go."

Kal'tsit stood up, ready to go back.

"Oh."

Bai Zhi hoisted the woman onto her shoulder like a sack of potatoes and followed the two away.

"So, sir, how did she suddenly faint?"

Back at the inn they had secretly found, Bai Zhi put the woman back on the bed and asked her the same question again.

"Excessive fear combined with fainting from the fall. But the key question is, why did she only faint after hearing that we were imperial envoys?"

After Kal'tsit took her pulse, she answered Bai Zhi's question with a question.

"Oh!"

Bai Zhi had an idea.

"It's probably not the real thing. Otherwise, she wouldn't have fainted from fear."

"That's right. Another reason is her 'husband'."

Kal'tsit put her hand back under the covers and turned to explain to the two of them.

"The man who fell to his death?"

Mei Wanniang seemed to have thought of something, but hesitated to say it.

"Bai Zhi, you saw it, didn't you?"

"Yes. That man is the martial arts master who has been following Lu Huaide."

"Yes. How could such a strong man, skilled in external martial arts, fall down that slope for no reason?"

Kal'tsit recalled the various symptoms the man had when he died.

"Yeah. With his skill in external martial arts, even if he fell from there, he should be able to survive for a while... Uh, did I use the wrong word?"

As Bai Zhi was speaking, she suddenly noticed that the two of them were looking at her, and she stuck out her tongue awkwardly.

"The man died with a soft abdomen, black lips, and a foul odor. He died from internal organ rupture caused by severe poisoning."

"Another murder!"

Mei Wanniang was startled.

"It's definitely murder."

Bai Zhi echoed.

“Miss Mei, take good care of her and make sure she can speak.”

The lynx stood up, a glint of light in its eyes.

"I have a feeling that she might be the key witness for us to break this deadlock."

"I understand, Mr. Kai. Don't worry."

Upon hearing this, Mei Wanniang clenched her hands and firmly agreed.

"call……"

After taking a sip of water, Kal'tsit asked Mei Wan Niang again:

"Miss Mei, you just mentioned that your father left with a secret letter?"

Mei Wanniang had mentioned this when she arrived, but Kal'tsit wanted to know more details.

"Yes."

Mei Wanniang came to her side and said:

"That secret letter was a collection of evidence that my father had spent a long time collecting after he became the magistrate of Meicheng County. It showed that the county officials of Meicheng had committed evil deeds against the local people for more than ten years, arbitrarily levied exorbitant taxes, set up private courts, and disregarded human life."

“On the day the incident occurred, my father took this secret letter to see the prefect.”

"..."

"That day... the prefect even invited my father to have lunch at the prefectural government office. But who would have thought... that he would fall off that Falling Horse Slope on the way back."

"Ok?"

The lynx's sharp gaze startled the little thrush, who thought she had said something wrong.

"Miss Mei, are you saying that your father had lunch at the prefectural government office before returning?"

"Yes."

How can you be sure?

"I heard it from a sedan chair carrier of the prefectural governor when I was on my way to collect my father's body."

Mei Wanniang thought for a moment and then added:

"Because my father died, the prefect also went there and cried very sadly. Ah, I was taken there by the sedan chair bearers of the prefect's mansion."

"..."

"Mr. Kal'tsit, speaking of Magistrate Mei, I truly regret my actions."

"If I were to insist that he stay for lunch..."

"boom!"

Kal'tsit slammed her palm on the table, the sound drawing the attention of everyone inside and outside the room.

"grown ups?"

"Mr. Kai?"

"Just as I expected. Lu Huaide was lying."

Although Kal'tsit had long anticipated this extreme situation, unfortunately, even if they knew who the mastermind was, they didn't have enough evidence to bring the mastermind to justice.

"Miss Mei."

Kal'tsit looked at Mei Wan Niang.

The key to breaking this deadlock now lies with the unconscious, unknown woman and Little Flower Eyebrow.

"There's something I need to discuss with Miss Mei."

"I'll do anything to avenge my father."

Mei Wanniang looked at Kal'tsit with unwavering determination.

"Please speak, Mr. Kai."

“Miss Mei, I had no intention of disturbing your father’s spirit in heaven.”