165: What's the matter? Just tell me.

After Xie Weilou returned to the Tianquan Division, he sat down next to Lin Qinghuang, his face full of exhaustion: "Qinghuang, This Young Master was startled while handling a case, and my heart still feels uneasy. Come quickly into my arms and calm my nerves."

After speaking, his gaze fell upon Lin Qinghuang's beautiful legs. Her silk stockings danced like ripples, and her plain clothes were tinged with the wind, captivating and infinitely graceful, making one long to experience them.

Lin Qinghuang adjusted her skirt and calmly said, "Stop your nonsense! While you were out handling the case, Great Commander sent over four corpses."

"Oh?"

Xie Weilou's eyes narrowed.

Lin Qinghuang said, "He mentioned something that would be helpful for the case you're working on!"

Xie Weilou smiled and said, "This time, when I went to the Guojiu Mansion to arrest someone, I happened to encounter the Third Prince. Commander Shen is the First Hall's man, so if he says it's helpful to me, it probably means it's bad for the Third Prince."

"Perceptive!"

Lin Qinghuang nodded lightly and added, "Next, follow me to see those four corpses."

"Alright."

Xie Weilou stood up.

Then the two headed to the morgue.

Inside, four corpses were laid out, all covered with white cloths.

"Uncover the cloths."

Xie Weilou waved his hand.

A Captian quickly pulled back the white cloths, revealing four female corpses, their feet bound by iron chains.

Lin Qinghuang mused, "The four bodies were retrieved from the river, but they didn't die by drowning. They were thrown into the river after death. They have numerous injuries on their bodies, indicating they suffered much abuse before dying. Their time of death is no more than three days ago."

Xie Weilou stepped forward to examine them and asked, "Have you identified the victims?"

Lin Qinghuang took out a scroll: "This was given by Great Commander. The victims are all daughters of merchants. They disappeared one after another a month ago. According to their families, they personally saw their daughters being taken away by demonic beasts..."

In Tianqi City, there were many cases of demonic creatures committing crimes, but based on her experience, most of them were people committing crimes under the guise of demonic creatures.

Xie Weilou took the scroll and looked at it carefully: "There should be quite a few such cases in the Tianquan Division, right?"

Lin Qinghuang said meaningfully, "In recent years, there have been at least dozens of cases of women being taken away by demonic beasts. All these cases were handled by the First Hall... Every time, Commander Fu was able to capture some demonic creatures to close the case!"

Xie Weilou pondered for a moment and continued to ask, "Where were the bodies found?"

Lin Qinghuang said, "Downstream of the Blackwater River!"

"Blackwater River?"

Xie Weilou raised an eyebrow.

The Blackwater River originates from a large snow mountain in northern Tianqi, travels for a hundred li, and finally flows into the Tianqi Ring City River. This river passes through a special area, the black market!

Lin Qinghuang nodded lightly: "You guessed correctly. These four corpses most likely came from the black market. What's interesting is that before these four people disappeared, they all attended a Wu Hua Banquet hosted by the Xue family..."

Great Commander said that these four bodies would be helpful for Xie Weilou's investigation.

The four people had all attended the Xue family's banquet before disappearing; a connection seemed to be emerging.

"Reporting, This Young Master, Miss Jiang Yu said she has something important to tell you."

Zhang Long pushed Jiang Yu, who was in a wheelchair, into the room. He bowed to Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang, then turned and withdrew.

The guard nearby, seeing this, also tactfully retreated.

Jiang Yu's gaze fell upon the four corpses. She paused slightly, not showing fear, but a complex expression.

"......"

Xie Weilou looked at Jiang Yu. Her injuries had been bandaged, and she seemed to have taken some medicine, making her complexion slightly rosier.

Xie Weilou asked with a smile, "Jiang Er, if there's anything, just say it."

Jiang Yu froze for a second. From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever called her Jiang Er. In the past, when Xie Weilou had met her, he had referred to her as "that person."

Jiang Yu stared at Xie Weilou: "This Young Master, can I trust you?"

Her impression of Xie Weilou was actually not good, but this time, Xie Weilou brought her out of the Jingzhao Prefecture, which changed her impression of him. The current Xie Weilou had changed greatly compared to three years ago.

Xie Weilou smiled faintly: "You can choose not to trust me, but you must trust Commander Lin by my side! It was she who asked me to handle your case this time. If it weren't for her, you might still be in jail."

"......"

Jiang Yu looked at Lin Qinghuang, a strange look in her eyes.

It was very strange that someone whose entire family had been annihilated by Xie Weilou could now work with him.

Jiang Yu took a deep breath and said directly, "I know a big secret of the Xue family. The Xue family is the culprit behind the manufacturing of tianqi gold tea!"

"Continue."

Xie Weilou was a little surprised.

Previously, the Zilan Teahouse sold tianqi gold tea and was wiped out by people sent by Lin Qinghuang, causing the Third Prince to suffer heavy losses as well.

However, at that time, the source of the golden tea production seemed not to have been found.

Now it was actually involving the Xue family, and the Third Prince was also close to the Xue family...

Jiang Yu said, "Three days ago, I was imprisoned by Xue Li, and I happened to overhear Xue Li discussing the golden tea with my cousin. The Xue family captures some women periodically, hides them in the black market, and then uses those women to refine the golden tea."

Xie Weilou looked at the four corpses: "Judging from your expression just now, you should know them."

Jiang Yu looked at the four corpses with a complex expression: "They've changed a lot, but I recognize them. They are all daughters of certain merchants in Tianqi City. A month ago, they all attended the Xue family's Wu Hua Banquet, and later were targeted by Xue Li and ultimately persecuted."

She shook her head and said, "Xue Li is a demon. Any woman he sets his eyes on will be imprisoned by any means possible, then humiliated, and then sent to the black market. Xue Li also targeted me. If I hadn't escaped quickly before, I would probably be dead. From Jiang Xuan's words, it seems that many women have been harmed by Xue Li over the years."

Xie Weilou asked, "Is Jiang Xuan very knowledgeable about this matter?"

Jiang Yu was silent for a second: "She definitely knows. When I was imprisoned, I heard her arguing with Xue Li. It was she who mentioned the matter of the golden tea..."

As she spoke, her expression became somewhat downcast.

All along, Jiang Xuan had been very good to her, but she had never expected that Jiang Xuan would betray her.

Xie Weilou mused, "I understand what you're saying. As for the rest, let's discuss it at the public court later."

"Okay!"

Jiang Yu nodded lightly.

Zhang Long entered and pushed Jiang Yu away.

Xie Weilou looked at Lin Qinghuang: "Do you have any thoughts?"

Lin Qinghuang said indifferently, "From Jiang Yu's words, it seems the Third Prince is not involved, which is not right! Perhaps the Xue family is not the true manufacturer of the golden tea, but an important participant. We need to go to the black market again; this is the second case!"

Xie Weilou smiled faintly: "Then let's go investigate!"

"Mm!"

Lin Qinghuang waved her hand, and the white cloths covered the corpses.