Chapter 88 - 55: Please Let Me Perform the Autopsy
How disappointed Lady Xing must be for not finding Xiao Langjun! Ran Yan’s lips curled up slightly, taking some of the items Ran Shilang had bought the day before, she called on Shao Ming and went to the city center together.
The first thing Ran Yan did upon entering the city was to visit Inspector Liu.
In the side hall, Inspector Liu was initially sipping tea with a composed demeanor, but as he listened to Ran Yan narrate Wan Lu’s testimony, along with her own conjectures, his expression became increasingly unsettled, and at last, he somewhat lost his composure and threw the teacup onto the table, "The murderer is really too cunning!"
"What’s wrong?" Ran Yan raised her eyebrow slightly, feeling an ominous premonition, but before she could think further, she saw Liu Pinrang shaking his silver beard in anger and saying, "Last night someone reported, a dead body was discovered in Cai Xiu Hall."
"It couldn’t be Cui Mei, could it!" Ran Yan was also quite surprised. It had only been last night when Wan Lu was able to speak, and the reaction of the murderer was just too fast!
"The way she died was too gruesome to behold, her face slashed beyond recognition, and then she was hung up." Liu Pinrang frowned as he mentioned Cui Mei. Upon receiving the news, he had personally rushed to Cai Xiu Hall in the middle of the night, and upon entering, he was met with an extremely horrifying sight.
Normally, such matters didn’t necessitate the presence of an Inspector on the scene, but he had always been cautious. Recently, there had been frequent murders in Suzhou City, and if the cases weren’t solved quickly, he feared that his position as Inspector of Suzhou would soon be at its end.
Liu Pinrang, who came from a humble background to secure his position, was well aware that many were eyeing it greedily. Any slip-up would have those nobly born officials at court seize the chance, kick him out immediately, and place their confidants, especially since the wealth of the Jiangnan Road was more than enough to make them fight tooth and nail for it.
"Please allow me to examine the corpse." Ran Yan had been wondering how to broach the topic to obtain permission, but this incident made her anxious. Who knew if the other murderer would kill Wan Lu again to silence her?!
Liu Pinrang’s face showed hesitation.