Chapter 46

Qin Gui

Exactly, right at home, same way of death, let's hurry over and take a look.

Northern Peacekeeping Office

At the time it seemed that Qin Gui, Chief Standard Bearer, definitely knew something; he was thinking whether to forcibly interrogate him the next day, but he didn't expect that he would die the following day, indicating he must be related to this matter.

Qin Gui Banner Chief

Seeing Zhen Qing next door also awake, Jiang Yunzhou went straight to the stables to fetch a horse; embarrassingly, aside from the horse he himself had ridden yesterday, the others had all been taken out to transport medicine and hadn't returned, so he could only first lead out this one.

Yunzhou

Zhen Qing

Red Sleeve Pavilion

Female Hero

With the people of the Southern Peace Ning Office watching, someone was roughly pulled onto the horse's back and seated in front of Jiang Yunzhou; Zhen Qing also felt a bit embarrassed.

But after all, we were on official business, so we couldn't act like shy lovers; thus I had to sit up straight, letting Jiang Yunzhou slip his hands around my waist and pull the reins, fortunately this guy wasn't being fresh.

senior sister -> (generic, exclude)

Mainly, it was early morning, exactly when the vigor of the dragon and yang rises; plus, given that I practice cultivation while daily taking tiger-wolf medicine, it's naturally even more obvious.

Great Liang Peacekeeping Office

Peacekeeping Office Banner Officer

Miss Su Tao

Peacekeeping Office

Southern Peacekeeping Office

Northern Rong Kingdom

West Ju Shuang Street

"Being called for this kind of thing, I'm afraid we're not just ordinary friends, right? Thank you, Lady Zhen, for your help."

"Zhen Qing merely gave a slight nod, without saying anything more."

"Although Jiang Yunzhou, seated on the horseback, tried to lean his body back as much as possible, the horse's jostling inevitably caused their bodies to bump."

"Under the influence of the love gu, this feeling of frequent bodily contact was actually not bad, and Zhen Qing naturally had no objection."

"But the two forgot one thing: at this moment, besides the two of them on the horse, there was a third person—Su Tao, attached to the black kerchief on the senior sister's hair."

"Usually Zhen Qing would tie the black kerchief properly or wear a bamboo hat to prevent others from touching it, but today she left in a hurry, simply coiling her black hair behind her head, so the black kerchief inevitably bumped into Jiang Yunzhou."

""Hiss! So hot!""

"Just a simple startled cry."

"The three on the horse were all startled."

"Jiang Yunzhou and Zhen Qing were actually fine, after all, it wasn't the first time they'd heard Su Tao make such a startled cry."

"But Zou Zhen up front was so startled he almost jerked the reins and fell off the horse."

"That coquettish startled cry...... Do we even need to explain what those two are doing back there?"

"No wonder they're only riding one horse...... No wonder, when I just asked, that Lady Zhen kept her head down and remained silent......"

"Yunzhou, I used to think you were a respectable gentleman, but I didn't expect you to be playing with real flowers!"

"However, as an experienced person and good brother, Zou Zhen naturally didn't want to disturb Jiang Yunzhou's 'elegant interest', suppressing the urge to look back, he urged:"

"\"Yunzhou, I'll go ahead first; I'm at the innermost courtyard on Chrysanthemum Refresh Street west of the city. You two take your time...... no rush, go! \"

"Saying that, he kicked the horse's belly and first disappeared onto the morning street that still had few people."

"Only left was an embarrassed Zhen Qing and a Jiang Yunzhou who had no idea how to explain."

"Zhen Qing clenched her pink fist and shouted angrily:"

"\"Su Tao! \""

"\"Senior sister, I really didn't mean to; you and Lord Jiang have me sandwiched in the middle, I really couldn't help it. \""

"Indeed, I have my own reasons, but this is really embarrassing."

"Even though I don't care about the impression the Great Liang Pacifying Tranquency Office has of me as a martial artist, I still can't just lose my purity like that!"

"Seeing Jiang Yunzhou covering his mouth and chuckling behind her, Zhen Qing's anger flared and she said:"

"\"You still have the nerve to laugh! \""

"\"Eh eh eh, Lady Zhen, please see, I've actually been keeping a safe distance from you all along; this really isn't my fault. \""

"\"Later go find that Pacifying Tranquency Office banner official and explain things clearly! \""

"\"How can I explain this clearly? If I did, wouldn't that expose your and Miss Su Tao's identities? \""

"\"Then... then just tell him not to spout nonsense and spread rumors! The people of the Pacifying Tranquency Office keep tight lips, right? \""

"\"Yeah, about right. \""

"Jiang Yunzhou thought to himself that the Pacifying Tranquency Office people's mouths were usually tight, but Elder Brother Zou was an exception; otherwise he wouldn't ask him about everything."

"If he knew something, basically everyone in the Southern Pacifying Tranquency Office would know—it's practically a live broadcast."

"Of course, Jiang Yunzhou didn't tell these words to Lady Zhen."

"It wasn't to ruin Lady Zhen's purity, but simply to take responsibility for Elder Brother Zou's life."

"In order to as much as possible prove his innocence, Jiang Yunzhou had no choice but to urge his horse to hurry to the incident site."

"Looking back, he saw Jiang Yunzhou and that Lady Zhen also catching up; the newly arrived Zou Zhen at the scene didn't know whether to praise Jiang Yunzhou's horsemanship or feel guilty for disturbing the young people's fun."

"In her panic, Zhen Qing turned sideways to dismount, inevitably bumping into Jiang Yunzhou's chest behind her."

"Although it was only a brief contact, the fleeting sense of something foreign on the horseback was still very real."

"Startled inside, Zhen Qing for a moment didn't know whether to call Jiang Yunzhou a gentleman or say he was overstepping; after dismounting, she walked on alone toward the government office, thinking of keeping distance from Jiang Yunzhou."

As a result, just as he reached the gate, he was blocked by two subordinates of the Southern Peace Ning Office guarding the scene.

Beside him, Zou Zhen hurriedly explained:

"Make way, make way, remember, this person is Young Master Jiang's... good friend, and also came to assist us with the investigation; from now on, do not block him."

"Yes!"

Zhen Qing suppressed the urge to throw two blazing fire talismans at Zou Zhen, and walked into the small courtyard on her own.

Seeing Zhen Qing enter, Zou Zhen didn't forget to give a thumbs-up to Jiang Yunzhou, who was outside tethering his horse, as if saying: "Brother, you've really got something!"

After going through a series of laughable and exasperating events, Jiang Yunzhou finally entered the second courtyard where the incident occurred.

The compound was obviously more imposing than the previous coroner's; an old man dressed as a steward sat beside the small courtyard, looking shaken, while several banner officers of the Southern Peace Ning Office around him were inquiring about the situation.

This time, the incident did not occur in the courtyard, but inside the main hall.

Inside, the tables and chairs were overturned and flipped, the lame legs broken and snapped; at a glance one could tell the room had undergone a fierce battle.

And Qin Gui, dressed in sleepwear, lay on the ground near the door, suffering the same manner of death—except for the head, the body had been cut into small pieces.

The only difference was that, this time, an official silver ingot with an antique feel was thrown atop the victim's body parts.