Chapter 539 - 357: Maid Peony
Chapter 357
Liu Qingsong immediately withdrew his hand, but a distinct grease mark had already been left on Sun Zhen’s shoulder.
As Ran Yan came down from the upstairs, seeing this scene, she knew that Liu Qingsong was quite familiar with this Junior Minister of the Ministry of Justice. Although Liu Qingsong had a thick skin, he was not without self-respect; he would not force himself on people who looked down on him.
"Lady Duan Liang," Sun Zhen slightly bowed, then went straight to the point, "The Ministry of Justice took over the case of Madame Dou being murdered, and I would like to understand some matters privately from Lady Duan Liang."
Ran Yan nodded her head and stepped aside at the stairway entrance, "Junior Minister Sun, please."
Sun Zhen also had a poker face, while Ran Yan seemed somewhat gloomy, but his expression was very wooden. He appeared to be around forty years old, was burly, with a very regular featured face, his thin lips were perpetually pursed, and his facial contours were as rigid as his personality. Although not particularly handsome, he exuded a masculine vigor rarely seen among civil servants.
The only ones who followed Ran Yan upstairs were Sun Zhen, Yuan Shaoyin, and a person similar to a clerk.
Once seated, Sun Zhen indicated the clerk could begin taking notes, then asked Ran Yan, "Is Lady Duan Liang the owner of this medical clinic?"
"Yes," Ran Yan replied.
"According to the personal maid of the victim, Madame Dou, she had visited this medical clinic before her death and used a cleaning powder that was previously unseen. May I ask whose hands created such a product?" Seeing Ran Yan’s straightforwardness eased Sun Zhen’s mind considerably.