Actually, she didn’t dare make a definitive judgment.

“But at least now there are two possible time points to choose from. If Guo He died on the night of the 12th, then what Lin Shu said was all lies. The evidence is conclusive. Even if the murderer isn’t him, he was definitely at the scene at that time. This matter cannot be separated from him. But if he died after the morning of the 13th, then according to Lin Shu’s explanation, it’s really too far-fetched. He’s obviously nervous and guilty. There must be something suspicious in his heart.”

Just at this moment, a young servant boy entered from outside.

He carried a bowl of medicine in his hands. He bowed to Teacher Yu sitting there, then placed the medicine on the low table.

“Teacher, you should take your medicine. This was prepared according to the prescription Young Master Mo wrote. It was just freshly brewed. Why don’t you drink it while it’s hot?”

Teacher Yu raised his hand and waved it away.

He had no mood for medicine.

“But if you don’t drink it…”

“Take it away, take it away.”

Stubborn old man!

The boy continued to patiently urge, “Teacher, you should still drink the medicine. I know you’re thinking about Guo He’s matter, but you should still drink the medicine.”

Teacher Yu coughed a few times. “I told you to take it away.”

Seeing this, Shang Zhuo stepped forward, worried. “Teacher, you should still drink this medicine. Your health is important. After drinking the medicine, go rest.”

Ji Yinshu also said, “Teacher, since you trust me so much, I will naturally investigate this matter thoroughly. But right now, your health is most important. The medicine Muruo prescribed isn’t from an ordinary doctor. After you drink it, rest well.”

One by one, they urged him!

Teacher Yu had no choice but to drink the medicine, then allowed the boy to help him into the inner room.

When the boy came out from inside, he actually let out a sigh. His two dark brows furrowed tightly together in anger. “Really now, Teacher taught with such dedication, but those students just don’t live up to expectations. Guo He was raised by Teacher himself, but he became more and more unruly, making Teacher very disappointed. He also always filled the academy with the smell of alcohol, causing me so much trouble. I often helped him disperse the alcohol smell to prevent Teacher from finding out. Thinking about it, I was really foolish. I should have told Teacher early on. Then he wouldn’t have become so addicted to alcohol, and his temperament wouldn’t have become so wild, leading to the end…” Death!

The boy also said to Shang Zhuo, “You’re still the one who lives up to expectations. Although you’re not as smart as Guo He, at least you respect your teacher, and you can also paint. Not like Lin Shu—he was led astray by Guo He. After Guo He left, we got another Lin Shu. But Lin Shu is still clever, hiding it quite deeply. He doesn’t drink openly in the academy, but secretly. On that evening before Guo He left, I ran into him at the corridor in the back courtyard. He reeked of alcohol and his face was completely red. Tell me, doesn’t such a student thoroughly disgrace Teacher?”

The boy was both heartbroken and angry.

He shook his head and was about to leave.

But—

“Wait a moment!”

Ji Yinshu called out to him.

She stepped forward and asked, “You just said that on the day Guo He left, you ran into Lin Shu at the corridor, and he was full of the smell of alcohol?”

“Yes, he must have secretly hidden somewhere to drink.”

“Then do you know what kind of alcohol he drank?”

“How would I know? I’ve never drunk alcohol.” The boy pouted, but then thought carefully, his eyes brightening. “However, although I don’t know what kind of alcohol it was, I have smelled that alcohol scent before. It’s the same kind of alcohol that Guo He secretly drank in the library every time. Because every time I went to clean the library, I could always smell that scent. It was like… the smell of pine flowers. Lin Shu was drinking that same kind of alcohol that night. Tell me, wasn’t Lin Shu led astray by Guo He?”

As the boy said those words “pine flowers,” Ji Yinshu suddenly understood!

She said with certainty, “Lin Shu doesn’t drink alcohol at all. In fact, he deeply detests the smell of alcohol.”

Hmm?

The boy didn’t understand. “How could that be? I clearly ran into him with the smell of alcohol on him. He must have secretly drunk.”

“But it was only that one time, correct?”

“Well… it was indeed only that one time. But maybe he secretly drank other times, just concealed it extremely well.”

The boy insisted on his own view!

However, Ji Yinshu already had the answer in her heart.

Shang Zhuo beside her didn’t understand why she was probing into the drinking matter so carefully, so he asked, “Has Master thought of something?”

“I think…”

Her words weren’t even finished—

“It seems that Lin Shu must be the murderer!”

Who?

Several people wearing official robes suddenly appeared outside the door. Each was tall and imposing, with cold, stern faces and sharp eyes. At first glance, they looked like death-claiming ghost constables from the Hall of Yama, especially those faces—clearly fierce and vicious characters. Their bronze-colored skin also bore untidy short beards, quite rough! In their hands, they held wide, flat curved sabers, extremely imposing!

The four words “Living People Keep Out” seemed deeply carved on their foreheads. Clearly, these were constables that ordinary people couldn’t afford to offend.

The constables of Bingjing County Yamen were truly ruthless!

The leader had a stern face, his dark eyes seemingly poisoned, making people look at him with several shivers.

And one incense stick’s time later!

The academy students gathered at the back courtyard, where the skeletal remains were laid out.

But Jingrong wasn’t present!

By rights, with such a sensational matter, why hadn’t he come?

At this moment, those several constables stood imposingly before the crowd!

And Lin Shu was being held by two of the bailiffs.

Unable to move!

“Let me go! What right do you have to arrest me?” His fury reached the sky!

The lead constable looked fierce and menacing. He strode up to Lin Shu and without a word, struck him hard in the stomach with the hilt of his saber.

Ugh!

Lin Shu’s face contorted, his neck swelling red with pain.

He felt like even his bile was about to come out.

The man raised his brows sternly and said harshly, “Why arrest you? You tell me why? Now you’ve killed someone. You’re a criminal. Naturally, you should be arrested. Just wait to go back to the yamen with us for proper interrogation. But you’d better confess yourself to avoid torture.”

Wow, forcing a confession through torture!

It took Lin Shu a long while before the pain in his stomach subsided enough to speak. “I… didn’t kill anyone!”

“There’s already evidence proving you’re the murderer, boy. You still dare to deny it.”

After speaking, he struck hard again at his stomach with the saber hilt!

Lin Shu hurt so much that tears came out. Onlookers felt pained watching, but no one dared to step forward.

Who didn’t know that the constables of Bingjing Yamen were all reincarnations of Yama? Even the county magistrate didn’t dare offend them.

Especially this lead constable, Lu Hu.

He was famous for his explosive temper.

Lu Hu spoke in a contemptuous, mocking tone. “I know you’re all students of Mingshan Academy. In the future, you’ll all be high officials. But right now, you’re all just a bunch of little brats. When you make mistakes, you deserve to be beaten and arrested. If you’re not satisfied, then wait until you become officials in the future, then come teach me a lesson.”

Really arrogant!

When we become officials, we’ll definitely skin you alive.