A female coroner arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Chapter 90 Scene Reappearance
As the sun sets, the dark blue-green Yuntai Mountain, bathed in the twilight, evokes a poignant sense of the setting sun.

The group traveled up the mountain by car, and after getting off at the northwest slope, they carried torches and headed to the outhouse between the Guanyin Temple and the northwest temple gate.

The two constables who had been sent to cordon off the scene stood guard outside the latrine, one in front and one behind. The monks from Yuntai Temple dared not approach, but the constables arrested Yuan Qing to cooperate with the investigation.

Constable Xiao Linzi greeted Song Shuyu and reported the information he had gathered beforehand: "Sir, I have asked Yuan Qing. This outhouse was built by the temple specifically for the female devotees who come up the mountain to worship Buddha every day. After the case occurred that day, we closed the mountain and the temple, and no one has entered or left the outhouse since. Therefore, the outhouse remains exactly as it was on the day the case occurred, and it has not been damaged."

Song Shuyu nodded in satisfaction, "Hmm, you're meticulous in your actions, not just a clueless person who just follows orders. You've done a good job."

"Thank you for your praise, sir. I will certainly do my best to fulfill my duties!" Xiao Linzi said happily, immediately bowing.

Song Shuyu turned his head and called out, "Sanhu, are you sure this is the place where Li Yunyao committed suicide?"

"Yes, sir." Sanhu returned to the old place, pointing out the scene, his face full of grief.

Mu Qingcheng took a face towel and tied it behind Song Shuyu's head to prevent this sickly young master from being choked and fainting in this filthy place.

The constable opened the latrine door, lifted the curtain, and Song Shuyu led the group into the latrine.

The monk in charge of cleaning at the temple was a diligent man. He tidied up the outhouse so well that it was not as smelly and unbearable as I had imagined.

Apart from a faint smell of blood, the lingering aftertaste remains even after several days.

Zhang, the registrar, pressed his nose and mouth, posing a probing question: "I don't quite understand why Li Yunyao chose to commit suicide in the outhouse. What was she after? For seclusion? For darkness? If she was going to die, why didn't she choose a sunny, pleasant place? Even walking to the temple gate would have been fine; at least she wouldn't have had to endure the stench, and it would have saved the murderer the trouble of moving the body." "You don't understand," Sanhu said, his voice thick with nasal congestion, his expression dazed. "The First Madam said that Buddha saves all beings, but she not only wants to end her own life but also kill her unborn child. This is an act of evil, and one shouldn't commit evil under Buddha's watchful eye. She only deserves to die in a dark, filthy place. Perhaps Buddha will take pity on her and allow her child to be reborn into a good family."

Upon hearing this, everyone sighed inwardly.

Li Yunyao's idea is really hard to comment on; it seems completely unreasonable, yet it is impossible to refute.

After a moment, Mu Qingcheng regained his composure and asked, "Where did Li Yunyao die? Sanhu, pretend that Xiaolinzi is Li Yunyao, and reenact the scene on the spot."

Sanhu pointed to the earthen ground to the lower right of the window, "Here."

Xiao Linzi broke off a short stick to serve as a dagger. Based on Sanhu's description, the two reenacted the scene. Zhang Zhubu took notes, while Mu Qingcheng and Song Shuyu watched intently. As Mu Qingcheng had done, the way Li Yunyao held the dagger and the angle at which it was inserted into her navel were almost identical.

"Something's not right!" Mu Qingcheng thought to herself, "There can't be no bloodstains here, so why is there only the smell of blood but no bloodstains?"

Sanhu shook his head. "I don't know. The First Madam was trying her best to get rid of me and the short, fat man, and not to let us meddle in other people's business."

"Huh? What is that?"

Thank you for your support, my darlings! Mwah! I'll add an extra chapter the day after tomorrow when it's released.

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