C21 Part2

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The officials took Feng Ke out, and everyone followed.

She wanted to know the situation before the death of the deceased, so she went to listen to the arrest and question Feng Ke.

Feng Ke wiped away his tears and recounted the situation of his wife Sun Yumei this morning:

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He was a craftsman, had a good relationship with Sun Yumei, and they had two children.

Today, Sun Yumei said that she would go to the market street to buy cut fabrics and make summer clothes for her children.

On the way she said she would buy some vegetables and fish.

However, she hadn't come back to make lunch at noon.

He was anxious, angry and worried that something might have happened to his wife.

He searched the place where his wife often buys vegetables twice, but did not find her.

He also asked some familiar vegetable shopping vendors, but they all said that they hadn't seen Sun Yumei come to buy food today.

His heart sank...

Then he suddenly heard a few people on the street talking about rumors about a certain cannibal fish of the Luo River.

So he got closer to inquire.

He was told that the person who was killed by a fish in the Luo River was a woman of about 30 years old.

Feng Ke's heart fell to the bottom and he rushed to the Luo River incident.

When he arrived at the Luo River incident site, he learned that the corpse had already been taken away by the officials for investigation.

So he decided to come to Dali Temple to recognize the corpse.

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Murong Ci and Shen Zhiyan left the room.

As they walked, he said,

"Feng Ke looks like an honest craftsman, so he shouldn't be lying."

She nodded,

"The deceased Sun Yumei was probably taken away when she was going to buy the cloth or after buying the cloth, and then killed by the murderer."

"The murderer chose Sun Yumei by coincidence.

If it weren't Sun Yumei, it would have been another random 'Sun Yumei'."

Shen replied.

"It seems that the murderer chooses people to kill at will.

The murderer knows martial arts, so it shouldn't be difficult for them to carry the body to the Luo River to throw the body."

Her bright eyes were full of cold light.

"It seems to be another headless case."

Shen Zhiyan's eyebrows were filled with the coldness of autumn water.

"The nails and fingers of the deceased were neat and clean, and there were no traces of struggling.

It can be seen that the victim was hit by a single blow.

The killing method was simple and neat, and left no trace.

If I hadn't focused on the viscera of the deceased, I'm afraid I would not have been able to discover the real cause of death."

Murong Yu walked passed them with heavy steps.

His black and golden clothes moved like wind as he turned around and looked at Murong Ci,

"Your Highness, this King will send you back to the Eastern Palace."

Murong Ci disliked everything that someone had arranged for her the most...

She raised her eyebrows coldly and said:

"It's still early and I've got lots of things to do in the Palace.

This Prince will return to the East Palace later.

If the Prince Regent is busy, please don't mind me."

"Your Royal Highness needs to rest."

The words were gentle, but there was a nonchalant aura, as if he was the master of her life.

'You need to care?'

She almost blurted out,

"If I feels unwell, I will naturally rest.

Furthermore, Zhiyan will take care of me, and he will send me back to the East Palace.

The Regent can rest assured."

Murong Yu's dark and handsome eyes were cold to the bone, calm as an abyss, staring at her as if to swallow her.

Shen Zhiyan had always a smile on his eyebrows, but now his smile solidified into a frost.

As her childhood companion he had always accompanied the Prince and he was supposed to be with the Prince at all times, so he had never felt that there was anything wrong with standing next to the Prince.

At this moment, he suddenly felt that he was not suitable, not right, as if it was very inappropriate to stand beside the Prince now.

This sudden thought was too inexplicable, and he didn't know how it came to him.

However, he felt as if there was an invisible battlefield going on between the Prince and the Regent...

A siege of the city, with swords and shadows, in which no matter whether one or the other dies, he will end up becoming a cannon fodder if he doesn't leave at this instant!

Shen Zhiyan was about to take a step, but saw Murong Yu turn around and leave, flying wide, rolling like a battle flag.

Shen Zhiyan felt that the Regent today was acting weird, as if he had snatched away some kind of treasure from him.

Murong Ci said softly,

"I have something to tell you."

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END of CHAPTER 21 PART 2

.....................to be continued