Chapter 189 - 120: Don’t Be Afraid
Xiao Song emitted a nonchalant grunt, his steps unpausing, as the hand within his sleeve clutched tightly, the short nails brutally digging into his palm. The pain somewhat soothed his heart, just as he stood beneath the corridor and exhaled deeply before striding towards the front hall.
Just as he was about to step onto the staircase, an image of Ran Yan’s pale, anxious expression flashed through his mind. He halted, calling out, "Bai Yi."
Bai Yi appeared seemingly out of nowhere, bowing as he said, "My lord."
"Send Qingsong to see how Seventeenth Wife’s injuries are doing. Hmm... Her elder brother seems to have been unwell for a while as well, check on him too," Xiao Song tossed out this line before entering the hall. The tensed muscles on his cheeks vanished the moment he saw Liu Pinrang, replaced with a serene smile as he nodded, signaling the start.
Rows of Government Officials lined on both sides of the Buddha statue, with the mildly expressive Jing Hui sitting cross-legged on the cushion in the middle; the Temple Master of Yingmei Temple also finally appeared, seated to the right and slightly below Liu Pinrang, looking utterly exhausted as her eyelids drooped, seemingly on the verge of falling asleep at any moment.
Seeing Xiao Song kneel down to the upper left, Liu Pinrang glanced at the entrance and couldn’t help asking, "Inspector, I don’t know about Miss Ran Seventeen..."
"Her injuries are quite severe, and she’s developed a fever, she cannot come for now. Let’s start without her. Don’t we have the records from the previous autopsy? It’s not missing a mere Forensic Doctor," Xiao Song remarked offhandedly.
He never needed to rehearse such lies.