Chapter 958: Hu Li's Origin (Patreon)

Chapter 958: Hu Li's Origin

"Lu, village lord Lu??" Jiang Gongzi turned his head in astonishment to look at Shu Yu.

If he remembered correctly, a village lord had indeed been appointed in Jiangyuan County recently. This person had been exiled to the southwest but later received a generous reward from the emperor for inventing heating packs.

Could it be the person in front of him?

Yes, earlier she mentioned leaving Jiangyuan County last year, so she was unaware of the changes in the black market guards.

The others also heard Hu Li's words and looked at Shu Yu in surprise.

So the young lady brought by Jiang Gongzi had such a background?

However, she didn't look like a young miss from a wealthy family at all. Which young miss wouldn't scream in fear and run away upon seeing a dead body? Which young miss would immediately jump into a cellar without hesitation and not even blink upon seeing a corpse? Which young miss would immediately go searching upon hearing that Little Ya'er was missing?

Shu Yu ignored the curious gazes of the others and, as she led Hu Li towards the Cui family's house, she explained the situation.

Hu Li's expression turned serious. "This Tang Shi is really ruthless. She killed one person, and now another. The Wang family had also come to the authorities to report the case earlier, but they couldn't find anything. We didn't expect her to be here."

Shu Yu brought him to see Li Xiaoshan's corpse first. Hu Li and the other officials squatted down, examined it, then stood up and went to the cellar. After spending some time down there, they brought up Old Cui's body.

However, Shu Yu squinted her eyes as she looked at the several officials following behind Hu Li.

Under normal circumstances, it would be normal to have four or five officials investigating a murder case. However, the problem was that these individuals were not the usual constables from the county yamen. Instead, they were... people affiliated with Xiang Daren.

At least, apart from Hu Li, Shu Yu had also seen two other people with him in the presence of Lord Weinan. They were his trusted subordinates.

"What are you looking at?" Hu Li waved his hand in front of her and whispered, "If you keep looking, I won't be able to explain to young master Meng later."

Shu Yu couldn't help but roll her eyes. Seeing that there was no one around, she lowered her voice and asked, "Why aren't the constables from the yamen here?"

Hu Li let out a sigh. He couldn't hide it from her.

"Naturally, there are other matters. Otherwise, do you think we would arrive so late? The constables from the yamen are available, of course. Upon hearing the report, they would leave the city immediately to apprehend the culprit. As for me, upon hearing that there was a murder case in this area, I thought it was a good opportunity to investigate other matters. That's why we took some time to gather everyone before setting off."

Shu Yu asked, "Investigate other matters? What matters?"

This area...

Suddenly, Shu Yu turned her head and looked towards the direction of the black market. Could it be related to the black market?

Hu Li confirmed her suspicions with his next words. "Didn't you just say that the Cui family's granddaughter was found in that forest? Initially, I couldn't find an excuse to go over there, and I was quite troubled. But now, I have one."

Shu Yu couldn't help but gulp nervously. Could it be related to the mirror she sold? Were they here to investigate her?

She took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "What are you going to investigate in that forest?"

"Well, I'll tell you later. It's not convenient with so many people around." Hu Li knew that Shu Yu was on his side. After all, she had played a crucial role in recovering the painting from the black market last time.

Shu Yu glanced at Da Niu, Jiang Gongzi, and the others who were walking towards them, forcefully suppressing her curiosity, and nodded.

Only then did Hu Li squat down again to continue examining the bodies.