Coming to the yamen to find his brother?

The county magistrate was completely baffled!

Scratching his head, he muttered: “Isn’t that fool from the Wei family an only son? Where would he have a brother?”

Others didn’t know, but Ji Yunshu certainly did.

Last night, she had merely said he could find her at the yamen, and unexpectedly, that foolish boy had actually come!

The bailiff asked: “My lord, that fool won’t leave. What should we do?”

“What do you mean what should we do? Drive him away!”

“Alright, alright…”

Just as the bailiff was about to go drive him off, Ji Yunshu stopped him: “No need. I’ll go have a look.”

“Yunshu, the food will be here soon!” The magistrate quickly said.

“Eat, eat, eat—all you know is eating.”

Ji Yunshu rolled her eyes at him and had already risen to head toward the yamen entrance.

This left the magistrate thoroughly confused. Wasn’t Ji Yunshu’s temperament usually detached? How had she taken an interest in a fool?

At the yamen entrance, Wei Yi was clutching the drumstick for the appeal drum, about to strike it again.

A bailiff quickly grabbed his hand.

“Young Master Wei, please put that thing down quickly. This drum cannot be beaten randomly.”

Wei Yi refused: “Brother said to come to the yamen to find her.”

“There’s no brother of yours here. Your brother isn’t here either. Look, it’s snowing heavily. If you don’t go back soon, you won’t be able to get back.” With that, the bailiff was about to seize the drumstick from his hands.

He twisted his body away, glaring at the bailiff, huffing with puffed cheeks.

Unhappily saying: “I have a brother. She told me to come here to find her. Don’t try to fool me—I know she’s here.”

“Alright, alright, Young Master Wei, Young Master Wei, if you want to find your brother, I’ll let you search, but give me that thing in your hands. This thing can’t be touched carelessly!”

“Won’t give it.”

Wei Yi directly hid the drumstick behind his back.

The bailiff’s face was helpless, black lines appearing on his forehead!

Straightening his body, Wei Yi said: “If I give the thing back to you, you won’t take me to find my brother. I don’t trust you—you’ll trick me.”

“Heaven as my witness, I absolutely won’t trick you!”

“No, I still don’t trust you.”

Having said this, Wei Yi prepared to beat the drum again!

“Stop.”

Ji Yunshu’s voice accompanied his raised hand motion.

Seeing Ji Yunshu emerge from inside, Wei Yi’s face lit up with excitement. His hands loosened and the drumstick fell from his grasp.

By unfortunate coincidence, it struck the bailiff’s foot.

“Ah!”

The bailiff lifted his leg, his brow furrowed in pain.

Wei Yi didn’t care about any of this, rushing toward Ji Yunshu: “Brother!”

Extremely happy!

“What are you running here for?” Ji Yunshu looked at him.

“Didn’t brother say so? That if I wanted to find you, I should come to the yamen!”

“If you come to find me, just find me. Why beat that drum?” Her gaze indicated the appeal drum.

Wei Yi raised his brows, answering with great confidence: “Because I saw many people coming to the yamen all beat the drum first. So brother, I also beat the drum. Look, after I beat it, you appeared.”

Mm, not really that foolish!

But…

“Wei Yi, you can’t just beat that drum casually.” Ji Yunshu explained to him very carefully.

However, Wei Yi didn’t understand. Pointing at the bailiff still clutching his leg in pain, he said: “He also wouldn’t let me beat it. Why not?”

This…

Ji Yunshu didn’t know how to explain either. Instead, she pulled him along and turned back into the yamen.

She walked in front, he walked behind.

Seeing the yamen for the first time, Wei Yi was naturally extremely curious.

Looking left and right, either carelessly stepping in snow and taking a tumble, or tripping over small stones, his body swaying unsteadily—he looked quite mischievous!

Entering the inner room, Ji Yunshu brushed the snow off her shoulders.

Immediately, she turned around, raised her hand toward Wei Yi’s shoulder, and very carefully brushed the snow off his shoulders as well.

While saying: “Next time when snow falls on you, remember to brush it off with your hand. If the snow water melts into your clothes, you could catch a cold.”

“Thank you, brother.”

He straightened his posture even more, wearing that proud little expression, thoroughly enjoying Ji Yunshu’s “service.”

Seeing him like that, Ji Yunshu rolled her eyes at him.

Boy, I want to hit you—you know that?

Despite this, she still carefully brushed the snow off him.

The two acted as if no one else was present—the man handsome, the woman pretty, simply making others envious!

But… watching from behind, seated at the dining table, the magistrate was stunned!

What was this situation?

When had that fool from the Wei family received such generous treatment from Ji Yunshu?

The magistrate’s heart was quite unwilling. Rising, he walked over, his slightly stout figure directly inserting itself between the two.

Taking over Ji Yunshu’s “work,” he began brushing snow off Wei Yi’s body.

“Let me do it. Yunshu, the food is getting cold—hurry and eat.” He urged.

The magistrate who suddenly inserted himself pushed Ji Yunshu to the side.

Hey, hey, hey—with your build, still squeezing into the middle, have you no shame!

Wei Yi saw those greasy hands reaching toward his shoulder and immediately became displeased. He retreated several steps, then quickly ran behind Ji Yunshu, glaring at the magistrate with dissatisfaction.

“Why are you touching me?”

“I’m helping you.”

“I don’t want it. I want brother to help.”

“You…” The magistrate was rendered speechless.

Ji Yunshu rubbed her forehead, shaking her head, and asked Wei Yi: “Have you eaten anything?”

He shook his head: “No.”

So Ji Yunshu pulled him to sit at the dining table.

On the table, besides the few dishes Ji Yunshu had ordered, there were also the magistrate’s several greasy dishes.

“Eat. After eating, I’ll take you somewhere.” Ji Yunshu said.

“Okay.”

He picked up the bowl and chopsticks and began eating happily.

The magistrate walked over, his eyes nearly shooting sparks.

Fool, you took my bowl and chopsticks! What am I supposed to eat?

The magistrate bumped Ji Yunshu, asking: “Yunshu, what’s this situation?”

“Guess!”

“This official cannot guess.”

“Then don’t guess.” Ji Yunshu shot back.

First thing in the morning, the magistrate’s complexion had already turned livid several times!

Before long, most of the food on the table had been finished off by Wei Yi. Ji Yunshu had only eaten a little, while the magistrate sat throughout, eyes wide, watching Wei Yi.

“Are you full?” Ji Yunshu asked Wei Yi.

Patting his belly: “Full.”

“Good. Come with me then.”

Rising, without further delay, she went out.

Wei Yi followed her steps, thinking she was taking him somewhere fun, delighted beyond measure!

Finally, she stopped at the door of a room in the yamen.

Pushing it open and entering, a strong smell of blood and decay rushed into their noses.

On the high table directly facing the door lay a pile of things covered with a white cloth.

“Brother, where is this?” Wei Yi covered his nose: “It stinks here.”

“Here? There are all sorts of fun things.” Her tone carried a hint of teasing.

“But brother…”

Before he could finish speaking, he was already pulled inside by Ji Yunshu.

“This place is called the autopsy room.”