Miss Truth

Ran Yan did not elaborate further, understanding dawned upon the male officials present with a moment’s thought.

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It might not involve a woman, perhaps the man was satisfying himself alone. If it wasn’t a woman, it would be easier to explain, maybe there were two, three...

"So, it is possible that there wasn’t anyone, or there could have been one, or more than one woman," Yu Bohao stated.

Ran Yan glanced at him and said flatly, "Please, Judge Yu, use a bit of imagination. In fact, there are many possibilities. First, there might have been no one at the scene, but I think we can initially disregard this possibility since, first, he was murdered and second, if it wasn’t for an affair, wouldn’t it be more convenient for him to lock himself at home and be ’self-sufficient’? Secondly, there might have been someone at the scene, but who could it have been? It could have been a woman, or perhaps two or three. Of course, it’s also possible that it was a man, or more than one man."

This remark successfully shook everyone present once again, leaving them all dumbstruck.

Ran Yan did not say this casually—such a possibility was not unfounded. More importantly, she had previously instructed Liu Pinrang to clear the area. Naturally, Liu Pinrang knew the reason. The case was not yet solved, and he would not contribute to the downfall of anyone. Thus, those remaining on-site were likely reliable and wouldn’t gossip recklessly, but precautions were still necessary.

Her primary motivation for saying this was that if another woman was determined to be involved, the nuns in the Nunnery would be the most suspicious. The Government would certainly send someone to guard strictly, so why hadn’t anything happened in the Nunnery before, but as soon as Ran Shiqi moved in, such an incident occurred—what would others think?

Although the customs of the Tang Dynasty were relatively liberal, not everyone could bear the name of a "promiscuous woman"! The words of Ran Yan today, at most, would make people think she was fierce and not pure of heart. Although such women were rare in Jiangnan, they were quite common in Chang’an. Compared to others, Ran Yan naturally chose the lesser of two evils.