As she found it strange—

The First Madam had already asked her, “Mister Ji? Since Lord Liu brought you here, you must certainly have some exceptional qualities. This case has clearly already been closed—why must you still cut open my master’s body?”

Ji Yunshu said, “The coroner who came to your household earlier to examine the body did indeed determine that Old Master Zhang died from Silver Frost poisoning, but the toxic effects of Silver Frost manifest after five hours. Logically speaking, after Old Master Zhang drank that cup of tea, it would be impossible for him to die from poisoning so quickly. So after I learned this, I brought along a divine physician friend to your household. Sure enough, that divine physician discovered that Old Master Zhang actually died from Tea Poison.

However, in the teacup that the suspect presented, there was only Silver Frost. If that’s the case, where did the Tea Poison come from? Moreover, Tea Poison only causes death when it dissolves into a person’s bloodstream, but I found no wounds whatsoever on Old Master Zhang’s body. Therefore, to verify whether the Tea Poison was poured down his throat, I cut open Old Master Zhang’s throat to examine his throat bone, but discovered that the Tea Poison was not poured down the throat.”

What she got in return was a cold laugh from the First Madam. She said, “Before coming here just now, I heard that your divine physician determined this by checking the pulse? A dead person—and he checked the pulse? Is he truly a divine physician?”

“The dead have no pulse—I acknowledge this point as well. But Madam need not have any doubts. If that divine physician said it was Tea Poison, then it is Tea Poison. If Madam doesn’t believe it, you can certainly find another physician to examine the body again.”

Heaven knows how Muruo determined it—checking the pulse when there was no pulse. How peculiar.

Perhaps this is the difference between a divine physician and an incompetent one.

The First Madam was skeptical for a moment but did believe it. However—

“Then after investigating so much, doesn’t that amount to investigating nothing?”

“Not exactly.”

Ji Yunshu showed her the porcelain fragment pinched in her handkerchief.

“This is the porcelain fragment I found on Old Master Zhang’s person.”

“A porcelain fragment?”

“That’s right. It was stuck to Old Master Zhang’s clothes. I also found some cat hair on the porcelain fragment. I presume that last night, when Old Master Zhang returned to his room to change clothes, he happened to see a cat. Because Old Master Zhang particularly disliked cats, he tried to drive the cat out. The cat was startled and ran around wildly, thus knocking over the porcelain in the room.”

Saying this was tantamount to saying nothing!

The First Madam was very disdainful. “But you still haven’t said where that so-called Tea Poison came from. I think you’re simply talking nonsense. What divine physician? Completely untrustworthy.”

“Madam, you’ve still misunderstood my logic. I’m posing a question to you.”

“Hm?”

“Old Master Zhang greatly disliked cats, so why would a cat appear in his room last night?”

Uh!

The First Madam’s eyes narrowed slightly. She turned her gaze and said coldly, “Usually, there are people watching to keep those cats from coming here, but last night was Master’s birthday celebration, so it was overlooked. What’s strange about that?”

“Of course it’s not strange. I’m just thanking Madam for resolving a doubt for me, that’s all.”

Ji Yunshu’s words carried several layers of meaning.

Very strange!

Just as the First Madam was about to speak—

“First Madam, something’s wrong, something’s wrong…” Suddenly, a young servant came running over urgently.

Upon hearing this, the First Madam immediately went out holding the cat.

She questioned the servant, “What happened?”

“The item, the item is missing. The Guanyin Seal from the household is missing.”

“What?”

The First Madam was shocked!

With a swing of both hands, she violently flung the cat from her embrace.

The cat skittered on the ground a few times, then ran off.

The First Madam looked sharply at that servant. “Speak clearly. The Guanyin Seal is missing—what does that mean?”

The servant was frightened and trembling, head bowed, waist bent, both hands hanging at his sides, shaking as he said, “I just went to the ancestral hall and discovered the Guanyin Seal… was missing. I had people search for a long time but couldn’t find it. First Madam, could it be that last night during Master’s birthday celebration, with so many people coming and going, it was… stolen?”

The First Madam’s face showed both anxiety and fury!

Pushing aside the servant before her, she rushed over hurriedly.

Inside the room, Jingrong walked to Ji Yunshu’s side.

He asked, “It seems you still have other things you haven’t said.”

She glanced at him.

She nodded slightly. “Indeed, there are still some matters I haven’t clarified.”

“I presume you should make a trip to the prison.”

It must be said, having followed her for so long, Jingrong even knew her methods.

She responded to him with a smile!

She said nothing.

During this time, taking advantage of the First Madam going to the ancestral hall, Liu Zhiliang informed Ji Yunshu and Jingrong that the Guanyin Seal was the Zhang family’s heirloom, passed down from their ancestors generation after generation. It was priceless—reportedly, that one Guanyin Seal could buy twenty or thirty Anfu Counties.

Therefore, the Zhang household had always kept it enshrined in the ancestral hall, to be passed down generation after generation.

Now that it was lost, it was equivalent to losing a family fortune. If the First Madam weren’t anxious, that would be truly strange.

Before long, news that the Guanyin Seal was lost spread throughout the household.

The First Madam had the entire household searched, even beat several people who guarded the ancestral hall, but there were no results.

She also said to Liu Zhiliang, “Lord Liu, now that the household has lost something, as the Anfu County Magistrate, you must naturally recover that item.”

Very forceful, even without the slightest room for discussion.

Liu Zhiliang said, “First Madam, right now Old Master Zhang’s death is still…”

“The person is already dead, the murderer has already been found. What’s most important now is my Zhang household’s Guanyin Seal. Your yamen must help me find the Guanyin Seal.”

When she said these words, she was extremely cold.

As if her husband’s death was completely unimportant to her.

Liu Zhiliang didn’t know what to say and could only squeeze over to Ji Yunshu’s side to ask, “Mister Ji, what do we say about this case? If it’s closed, then this official must go investigate this theft case.”

“Lord Liu, if you wish to investigate, then investigate. After all, the two cases have no conflict whatsoever.” After Ji Yunshu finished speaking, she walked before the First Madam and said, “Madam, Old Master Zhang’s death still has doubts. I guarantee that as soon as dawn breaks tomorrow, I will expose the murderer.”

The First Madam’s body trembled.

“…”

She also very politely cupped her hands, then left with Jingrong.

But…

When passing through the mourning hall, Ji Yunshu went inside once more.

After a short while, she came out.

Jingrong didn’t know what she went in to do. But he didn’t ask either.

Ji Yunshu only said, “For some evidence, I still need that Miss Zhanmo to tell me personally.”

Little girl!

Starting to play mysterious now!

Jingrong was curious in his heart, and also found this case particularly interesting.

He didn’t know from what point on, but he had actually come to feel that following Ji Yunshu through case investigations had become a kind of enjoyment. He also very much liked watching that woman earnestly investigate cases.

It must be said—she had great charm.

Thinking of this, he actually smiled.

Ji Yunshu happened to hear it.

She turned around and very seriously asked, “Do you think there’s some kind of smell on my body?”

What?