Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 131 - 128: Switch to a More Reliable One (2 updates, please subscribe and ask for monthly tickets) _1

Chapter 131: Chapter 128: Switch to a More Reliable One (2 updates, please subscribe and ask for monthly tickets) _1

At that moment, Li Xuan’s vision was astonishing. Although it could not be compared to a microscope, it was nonetheless superhuman.

He glanced once at the knife wound on the deceased’s neck, then at her hand, and quickly deduced that this injury was not caused by someone else, but rather, the victim herself had cut her own carotid artery and blood vessels with a knife.

It was evident that the initial cut was a perfectly straight line, but at the base, it suddenly bent downward, forming a curve like that of a stock market crash. The cut started from the middle of the neck and went downward, so much so that even the victim’s breastplate had been cut open, revealing a faint glimpse of the wound underneath.

Furthermore, the blood around the victim’s neck wound had completely coagulated.

Li Xuan estimated the time of the victim’s death to be around five minutes ago.

In other words, when they had heard the scream earlier, this elderly lady had already passed away.

As he was about to examine further, he heard Sima Tianyuan speak in a serious tone: "It seems like it was suicide?"

"Blasphemy!" Marquis of Zhen East, Duan Dong, suddenly raised his head, glaring at Sima Tianyuan. "My mother told me yesterday that she planned to visit Xuanwu Lake in a couple of days. I have always been busy with my duties and suggested that I take a few days off to accompany her this time. There’s no way she would have committed suicide!"

Sima Tianyuan calmly saluted Marquis of Zhen East: "Lord, please calm down. My conclusion is based solely on the evidence found at the crime scene. As to what actually happened, further investigation is required. It would be best if we could examine your mother’s body. The Liudao Division happens to have a Lingwu on site, why not let him have a look?"

"Lingwu?"

Marquis of Zhen East scanned everyone present before laying his eyes on Li Xuan. "The Lingwu you mentioned, you don’t mean him, do you? This Li Xuan?"

"Indeed, it’s my nephew."

Li Xuan calmly saluted Marquis of Zhen East. "I’ve observed that the wound on the old lady’s neck is irregular, suggesting there was a struggle when she was cut. It’s almost certain that it wasn’t voluntary. Sir, I ask that you allow me to examine the old lady more closely, to investigate the real cause of her death."

However, after looking at him, Marquis of Zhen East drew back shaking his head: "Change the person please. I consent to the autopsy; just get me a credible Lingwu. I’ve watched this kid grow up and he’s always been lackadaisical and unskilled. I don’t trust him."

Li Xuan couldn’t help but feel speechless, realizing that his reputation was tarnished by his predecessor.

Clearly, this Marquis of Zhen East knew well the original Li Xuan.

Jiang Hanyun frowned. "Sir, although Li Xuan was wayward in the past, his skills in conducting autopsies have been highly acknowledged by Liu Dachu. Many of the Lingwu in the Liudao Division may not be as good as him."

Unconvinced, Marquis of Zhen East scoffed and didn’t bother replying.

"If Marquis doesn’t trust Li Xuan, swapping him for someone else would be fine."

Another man walked in from outside. It was Lei Yun. "It so happens that Zhang Xu from our Huoya City is just outside the mansion. He’s a Lingwu with seven years of experience and has cracked many cases, surely he would put your mind at ease?"

Li Xuan glanced at him with a puzzled look. He wondered why this man was here.

He then looked at Jiang Hanyun with a questioning look, and the latter coldly explained, "Sitian Department is like a leaderless group. Guanshi directed Huoya City to jointly investigate the Demoness Zidie case. However, none of them entered the mansion earlier, they were taking care of the surroundings with Huoque Department."

Marquis of Zhen East, Duan Dong, thoughtfully said: "Zhang Xu? Huoya City’s Zhang Xu? I’ve heard of that name. Let him come in."

"I already informed him to enter the mansion when I was coming, it should just be a moment before he arrives."

Lei Yun greeted Marquis of Zhen East, "There’s another thing I have to inform you about, sir. Xiaowei Sima had me secure the mansion inside and out just now. I apologize if this offends your guests."

Knowing what’s at stake, Marquis of Zhen East solemnly nodded: "I thank you all!"

If anyone could freely enter and exit the mansion at this point, the murderer could possibly flee. But if they secured the mansion, they would certainly offend the guests. He was naturally grateful that the Liudao Division was willing to bear this responsibility for him.

Lei Yun at this point looked around at everyone curiously: "What happened during the incident? And who was here?"

"We were about to inquire when you arrived."

Sima Tianyuan turned and looked at an elderly woman in her fifties kneeling in the corner. "You are the old lady’s personal maid? What’s your name? Did you discover the old lady’s body? During the old lady’s birthday celebration, why was no one with her when the incident occurred?"

"My lady, this servant’s family name is Fang. Everyone calls me Nanny Fang."

Nanny Fang’s face was pale and her eyes showed fear: "Today was the old lady’s birthday celebration and she was very happy. However, by the time of the lunch banquet she felt muscle and joint pain all over so she went back to her room for a rest. She found the maids annoying and sent them all away before she fell asleep. I had been busy with chores at the outer residence and only returned later. But when the old lady’s personal maidservant first noticed something wrong, she..."

Everyone’s eyes then shifted to another woman in the corner. She was a pretty woman in her thirties dressed as a maid. Her face was pale and she was anxiously bowing to everyone, "When I went to the pharmacy to fetch medicine for the old lady, upon my return, she had already passed away."