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

These men were nothing more than lowly soldiers in the county government, eating, drinking, and waiting to die. They had all confessed within half a quarter of an hour of being caught by the imperial guards. Now, when they were questioned again, they dared not utter any nonsense and knelt on the ground to confess Lu Huaide.

"Lord Lu, don't you want to explain something to me?"

Bai Zhou turned his head to look at Lu Huaide.

Although Zhenlong had a slight smile on his face, the icy coldness in his words was penetrating to the bone.

"..."

Old Liboli bent over completely, head bowed, and remained silent.

"My lord, may I request the remains of Magistrate Mei?"

Kal'tsit once again requested permission from Daylight.

"Very well. Please bring the remains of Magistrate Mei!"

"Here!"

Two guards carried the remains, covered with a white sheet, to the foot of the hall.

"Father, Father!"

Upon seeing the remains, Mei Wanniang could no longer hold back and collapsed beside them, weeping uncontrollably.

“Father! Back then, you misjudged people’s hearts, mistook evil for good, and were deceived by Lu Huaide into drinking the poisoned wine.”

"Over the past year... my daughter has been running around everywhere, and finally managed to get Lord Kai to come."

"Father...your daughter has avenged you...father..."

"If you have any knowledge in heaven, then see what will happen to this wicked person!"

The little thrush glared angrily at Lu Huaide with tearful eyes.

“…Miss Mei, please rise.”

Kal'tsit gently helped her up, and Bai Zhi immediately came over to support her.

"Lu Huaide!"

Kal'tsit snapped:

"Since you have also served as a coroner, then please come down and examine the body with me! Let's see if Magistrate Mei really died from poisoning!"

"...Stop testing!"

Lu Huaide raised his arms and shouted at her.

"Mei Zhuting was poisoned to death by me!"

"But he brought it on himself!"

"He wanted to send me to the guillotine, but I sent him to hell first!"

"This is the natural order!"

Lu Huaide pointed at the remains, his face a mixture of tears and laughter. Then, he looked at Kal'tsit, and despite his resentment, he had no choice but to bow to her in submission, saying, "The younger generation is truly formidable."

"I was born into a commoner family, and I have painstakingly built up my family business over decades, only to have it all destroyed by you, a greenhorn!"

"Ha...ha...but I have no regrets even in death."

He chuckled softly, slumped back in his seat, looked at Kal'tsit below, and sneered:

"Kal'tsit... even if you are capable, you still lack a bit of experience."

"You can detect poisoning from the bones of a body from a year and a half ago, but can you determine how someone died from a charred corpse?"

"Ah... I know."

He pointed at the June Red and continued speaking.

“I know that little woman told you everything. You even saw through her trick of stuffing cigarette ash into the charred corpse’s mouth.”

"But I'm telling you, that won't work!"

He flicked his sleeve and looked at Kal'tsit with disdain.

"I'll tell you plainly today, I sent assassins to kill Gu Liangchen! A fire destroyed the body, leaving no trace!"

"As the coroner, Lady Kal'tsit, you will never find a single piece of evidence."

"Even if the murderer is brought to justice in a murder case without evidence, the coroner will still be left with a lifelong regret."

"Hahaha...!"

"Based on this alone, I, Lu, am half a step ahead of you!"

"Lord Lu."

Kal'tsit remained unmoved.

"The righteous path is one foot high, but the evil path is ten feet high. You said it yourself."

"You just want to see evidence of your assassination and dismemberment, don't you?"

"I will never let you down."

"Ah……"

Lu Huaide, however, was even more disdainful.

"It's just splashing strong vinegar and wine to make the ground red."

"That's a trick that can't be repeated. I heard you've already tried it once, so you can't use it again!"

"Hmph. A piece of rotten wood."

Lynxes also have tempers.

"Before sending you to the guillotine, I'll teach you one last lesson!"

[Fire Scene]

Everyone stood there, and after Bai Zhi placed two bundles of straw where Gu Liangchen had died, Kal'tsit looked at Bai Zhou and asked him for permission.

"Your Highness, please order the prisoner to be brought here."

"Okay. Bring the prisoner over."

At Bai Zhou's nod, the guards sprang into action, bringing over Lu Huaide, Yang Baocai, and the other minor officials involved in the case.

"..."

Kal'tsit stared at them, her emerald eyes slowly sweeping over them, then she shouted sharply:

"Your Majesty!"

"..."

The group knelt silently on the ground.

"Let me show you the evidence that you plotted to murder Magistrate Gu!"

Angelica dahurica.

"exist!"

The lynx's eyes gazed at Bai Zhi, who was holding a torch, and the command was given:

"ignition."

"Here!"

As the flames rise on the straw, they illuminate the past and dispel the darkness.

"When a human corpse is burned, the oil seeps out and seeps into the mud along with the body. When the body is heated by fire, the oil that has seeped into the mud will resurface and mix with the soot. The shape of the body before it was burned is thus restored."

The lynx's cold voice reached everyone's ears as the flames rose.

Surprise, emotion, novelty, regret...

A multitude of emotions reveal the expressions of the people.

"How is it, Lu Huaide?"

Those emerald eyes swept over.

"You're impressed."

■■■

"The Meicheng case is closed, and the mastermind and his cronies have all been brought to justice. Kal'tsit, you deserve the most credit. Tell me what reward you desire."

In a side room of the Meicheng County government office, Bai Zhan praised Kal'tsit.

"Your Highness is too kind. I only did my best. The ones who really contributed were Bai Zhi and Pei Jue, as well as Miss Mei and that righteous man, and Your Highness and the Imperial Guards."

With the matter resolved and having not disappointed Bai Zhou, the lynx finally breathed a sigh of relief. The entire film, even just sitting in the chair, looked rather limp.

"That won't do. We must distinguish between merit and demerit, and reward those who have made contributions."

"In that case... Your Highness, may I consider it?"

“Of course. However… there is something else I would like to ask Kal'tsit about.”

Walking up to the lynx, Bai Zhou pressed her right shoulder, leaned down, and whispered in her ear:

"I heard that a talented woman named Feilin looked down on the lowly Dali Temple Assistant and turned his official certificate into a piece of waste paper."

"Your Highness, who is this person who is so arrogant? She even looks down on the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. What talents does she possess? Should Your Highness punish her severely?"

The lynx lowered its eyebrows slightly, its eyes filled with a smile.

"Her."

During the day, his fingertips moved up and down, his fingertips gently brushing across the fair neck of the film, finally touching the delicate, jade-like chin.

"But my precious daughter has the talent to govern the world. Not to mention punishing her, I must also treat her well. If I anger her and she leaves me, I will regret it too late."

After saying that, Bai Zhou narrowed his eyes and gently blew a breath into the lynx's ear.

"Your Highness..."

The blow was directed at Felin's ear, but it was her body that went limp.