Inside the wine cask, there is wine, but it’s not just wine; there’s also a lump of sothing unknown, sticky and emitting a pungent stench.
"Is this at?" Cao Sheng curiously squatted down to look, only to hear a refreshing voice behind him.
"That’s a liver."
"I think you should help report this to the authorities, Mr. Cao."
"A murder case occurred at a lakeside residence in the east of Qiantang, with human liver hidden within a wine cask." Such shocking news stirred the entire Yuhang County City, attracting a mass of people, along with rchants and traveling martial artists, surrounding the place tightly.
Governnt officers were guarding the area, at the mont, inside the wine cellar.
Spread out on bamboo planks on the ground were various pieces of flesh.
Eyeballs, livers, chunks of at, ears, and more.
Not to ntion Cao Sheng, who saw the liver earlier, his face pale and legs weak; most of the officers present also looked grim.
Fu Zhuo observed his subordinates opening the wine casks and pouring out the contents, and a mont later, the Wu Zuo stepped forward and said:
"Sir, all one hundred casks have been opened. Inside were twelve pairs of ears and various organs, indicating that twelve people were murdered and dismbered, then hidden in these wine casks."
"Can you estimate the ti?"
"Afraid not, as being soaked in wine, the flesh was affected by the alcohol, making it impossible to determine the exact ti, hence difficult to investigate."
"Is there anyone possible to discern?"
"No." The Wu Zuo shook his head with a wry smile: "The livers are naturally undiscernable, and the flesh pieces are stripped of skin and mixed beyond recognition, impossible to reassemble. Naturally, if an expert from Dali Temple were to co, they might reconstruct the corpses, but I lack such skills."
Dali Temple?
By the ti Dali Temple takes over this case, how long would that take?
Besides, Fu Zhuo has always disliked having his cases investigated by others.
He looked at the body parts, walked out of the wine cellar, and approached Sui Yi and Lin Zhong.
The forr had a calm expression, gazing out the window, while the latter appeared pale.
Both had identified themselves from the start and explained their findings regarding the wine cask, and there wasn’t much else interesting; the governnt officers just had them wait here...
Fu Zhuo glanced at Sui Yi and said to Cao Sheng: "Soone died in the wine cellar of this house, who is the original owner?"
"It’s Zheng Long, a wine rchant. A month ago, he approached saying he wanted to sell this house. How was I to know such horrors were hidden inside... Zheng Long has implicated ," Cao Sheng regretted bitterly.
"Where is he now?"
"Because he was relocating to Luoyang, his family went ahead, and he himself stayed at the East Willow Inn due to the house transfer matter. I heard he went on business recently."
Fu Zhuo nodded, dispatched soone to find him, and then looked at Sui Yi.
Apparently, there’s nothing entertaining about Sui Yi.
The man is indeed unlucky!
The governnt officers all felt Sui Yi was unfortunate, spending a hefty sum to buy the house, only for the house to...
So unlucky!
Because of Sui Yi’s refined and solitary deanor, being a woman, naturally eliciting sympathy, yet Fu Zhuo scrutinized her deeply, "What is your identity, why suddenly buy this house? Where did the money co from? Was it you who shattered this wine cask before?"
Businesslike.
"I happened upon Yuhang as a hermit and bought this house because it seed suitable. As for the money, it ca from selling an accessory I wore."
Sui Yi answered simply.
"How did you know there was a problem with the wine casks in the cellar? Don’t tell it was accidentally shattered; being a swordsman, your skills should be good, how could you easily break a cask? Especially since these casks are mostly covered in dust, usually wouldn’t be touched, yet you did! Tell , how did you know!"
Fu Zhuo’s expression was stern, his voice cold, shocking everyone present!
Could this woman be,...
Sui Yi glanced at Fu Zhuo; this man is indeed impartial, yet...
Her gaze swept across the ground, faintly saying: "The sll is too strong, the floor has issues, too many things."
What kind of answer is this?
Present were not just Fu Zhuo and these officers, but also the Prefectural Governor who had just entered, hearing Fu Zhuo’s interrogation, thinking a suspect was found, only for the suspect to give such a response.
Moreover, most astonishingly, Fu Zhuo imdiately said: "An old, uninhabited house indeed has the odor of decay and dust, yet this house is by the lake, with cold winds blowing by day and night, tightly closed doors and windows should disperse the odor, yet this house is different; the sll inside is too heavy, indicating deliberate scent placent, no one would arbitrarily age a house, surely to conceal sothing! And so floorboards are newer than others, different wood colors, indicating replacents, in addition, these problematic floorboards extend toward the wine cellar direction, as for too many things, with a house being relocated and put up for sale, how could the owners not take most personal items away, how could there be so many collectibles left, such as these, even set perfectly! That’s too many things!"
"You determined the house was problematic from these three suspicions, and that the issue lay with the wine cellar!"
Fu Zhuo’s explanation enlightened everyone, taking a closer look, indeed.
The Prefectural Governor stepped forward, looked at Sui Yi, and said: "This young lady doesn’t seem ordinary, her observation is remarkable, and she’s so calm, I suspect she’s from the martial arts world."
Martial artists?
"No, I’m an antique dealer." Sui Yi glanced at the wine cellar, saying: "Let remind you, the living room’s furniture and fixtures are made of pine wood, of poor quality, a complete set, with ordinary designs." (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian to vote for recomndations, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian to read.)
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