Early the next morning, the talisman was ready with the carriage, waiting for them.

The carriage looked ordinary on the outside, without anything special, but the space inside was quite spacious.

To remain unnoticed, the person driving the carriage was a stable assistant arranged by Liu Yueyao, so everyone else was inside the carriage.

The talisman laid a thick quilt on one side of the carriage to settle He Min on it, and used two short tables beside to separate him. This not only secured He Min, preventing him from getting hurt again during the carriage’s jolting but also ensured enough space for Lu Qing and Zhu Yu.

He and Fu Lu sat in the narrower front seats, squeezed together, looking a bit cramped but not too uncomfortable. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Thus, the five of them set off in the carriage.

Initially, He Min was cautious, and after informing the driver where the corpse room was, he tried hard to stay awake. But after leaving the city gates, whether due to relaxing a bit or just being very weak, he fell asleep again, only waking when the carriage stopped outside the corpse room, awakened by Fu Lu.

"Wake up, we’re here!" Fu Lu, despite trying to be gentle, couldn’t help but shout in a muffled voice, "My brother has gone to find the constable here, you talk to him yourself, otherwise, how will my lady inspect the body?"

When He Min was called awake, he was a bit drowsy, but after Fu Lu lifted the curtain to let him see outside, he quickly became alert.

Soon, the old constable watching the corpse room was summoned over. Seeing He Min, he quickly recognized him and was shocked at his bruised and battered appearance.

"Mr. He, what’s happened to you? Who hurt you like this?!" The old constable was especially respectful towards He Min.

He Min smiled wryly and slowly shook his head: "It’s a long story. These are my saviors, who came specially with me today to help inspect my daughter’s body.

I’m injured now and it’s inconvenient for me to move around, please lead them there."

"Oh! Alright! Alright!" The old constable responded repeatedly, "Don’t worry, sir, I’ll take good care of it. You rest well and recover!"

He Min also looked at Zhu Yu standing by the carriage. Today, for convenience, Zhu Yu was dressed in a tight-sleeved men’s outfit, with her hair tied up, looking like a young man.

"Benefactor," due to this attire, He Min couldn’t call her "Goddess" anymore and pleaded, "My daughter is really pitiful, passing away before she could get married; she’s still a virgin... Please, you must carefully inspect her yourself!"

He Min didn’t dare to speak too bluntly. When the forensic doctor examined her earlier, he had been tormented but had to reluctantly agree to understand the true cause of death.

After all the fuss, nothing was found, causing him even more pain and anguish.

Now his female benefactor claimed to be good at post-mortem examinations. Though he didn’t know how skilled she was, at least being a woman made it somewhat more acceptable, even if treating a dead horse as if it were alive.

So he subtly hinted to Zhu Yu, hoping she would understand and not let the men like the talisman and Fu Lu accompany them and watch.

At these words, Zhu Yu understood his meaning. As a woman, she also understood He Min’s concerns, so she nodded and assured him, "Don’t worry, I can handle it myself."

Upon hearing this, He Min breathed a huge sigh of relief, gratefully bowing to her repeatedly.

Zhu Yu, led by the old constable, headed into the corpse room.

"Old constable, this Mr. He is very respected around here, isn’t he?" Zhu Yu chatted with the old constable as they walked.

"Yes, Mr. He is kind-hearted. Some children in his school come from poor families, and he charges them less money, even though he himself doesn’t have much wealth, he doesn’t mind.

If some children’s families don’t send them to study, they secretly listen outside the school after chopping wood, and he allows those children to listen without driving them away.

My neighbor’s child does this, listening to Mr. He teach characters outside the school every day. Mr. He says, even if they don’t sit in the classroom, learning a few characters is better than being entirely illiterate, to avoid losing out in the world."

The old constable sighed, "I don’t know about others, but I think Mr. He is an upright gentleman, never troubling others with empty words.

Moreover, all these years, he only had one daughter, raised with great effort, not yet living a good day..."

"Have you seen his daughter before? Was she truly a healthy girl, with no illness, then suddenly died?" Zhu Yu asked again.

"Isn’t that so! That’s why it’s such a strange case!" The old constable nodded repeatedly, "Everyone in our village knew that child!

While other girls were at home learning to embroider or weave, only Mr. He’s daughter was in the school every day learning characters with her father, everyone saw it.

That girl was gentle and not at all petty in her mannerisms, except she wasn’t considered pretty. Normally there’d be nothing wrong, but a wealthy family noticed her and came to propose a marriage, making some families with girls of marriageable age envious, whispering sour comments behind their backs.

Had it not been for that, the child wouldn’t have later become obsessed with becoming beautiful.

She was such a good child, without any illness or disaster, whole and unharmed, nothing wrong with her...

Who could have thought..."

The old constable sighed regretfully, shaking his head, and pointed ahead, "Mr. He’s daughter’s body is resting in there."

After saying this, he couldn’t help but look at Zhu Yu, "Can you manage going in alone... There are also two hunters in there, killed by wild dogs on the mountain, whose families haven’t claimed their bodies yet, temporarily stored here. Don’t be afraid!"

"Don’t worry, I’m not afraid." Zhu Yu smiled at the old constable, "I promised Mr. He just now, I’ll inspect alone without others present, I must keep my word."

Upon hearing this, the old constable nodded gratefully at Zhu Yu, "You’re really brave and trustworthy, remarkable indeed.

Hopefully, you can discover something for Mr. He!"