I insist

Chapter 378: Cause of Death Unknown

Yu Huailin nodded and continued, "And I just looked, and you see there's no rope here for hanging."

Song Miqiu looked up and saw that there was nothing there.

But what I don't understand even more is, "After Liu Xiaoyue hanged herself, who moved her to this temple and arranged her so neatly?"

Yu Huailin also didn't understand this at all.

After carefully examining Liu Xiaoyue's body again and finding nothing else missing, he stopped and stood up.

"It is indeed a mystery. I will send people to look for clues around Liu Xiaoyue. You should not get involved in this matter."

After searching for a long time, the two found nothing. The mystery can only be solved by finding the last person Liu Xiaoyue saw before her death.

Suddenly, a person came to mind: Liuli.

"Does Liu Xiaoyue have any contact with Liu Li?"

Faced with Yu Huailin's question, Song Miqiu thought about it carefully.

"The two shouldn't have any connection, right? What? You suspect that Liu Xiaoyue's death is related to Liuli?"

Yu Huailin nodded. Only someone as ruthless as Liu Li would do something like this to a nobody like Liu Xiaoyue.

"I just suspect there's no evidence yet."

Soon Yu Huailin summoned the guards who were standing at the door.

"Go and find out privately who Liu Xiaoyue usually contacts, and also follow up on what Liu Li has been doing lately. Report to me immediately if you find anything."

"Yes"

After receiving Yu Huailin's instructions, the guards left the temple with a few of their brothers.

Looking at Liu Xiaoyue's body on the ground, Song Miqiu knew that a human life couldn't be left unattended.

"What do you plan to do with this body?"

Yu Huailin's natural way of thinking will be discovered sooner or later if left here. "Find a few people to carry the body to Liu's mother's house."

Liu Xiaoyue had been so persistent with Yu Huailin before her death that Yu Huailin wouldn't have bothered to deal with it at all if Song Miqiu hadn't intervened, for fear of getting his hands dirty.

Song Miqiu thought about it and realized that handing it over to Liu's mother would only cause unnecessary trouble.

“We can’t hand her over to Liu’s mother. She sold her a long time ago. If we give her the body, she might come looking for trouble with us.”

"Even if Liu Xiaoyue is dead, she's still a problem." Yu Huailin's face was full of impatience.

In order to resolve this matter as soon as possible, Song Miqiu thought about it again and again and said.

"Why not spend money to hire a few people to bury her in the dead of night?"

Yu Huailin thought about it and realized that this was indeed a good idea. "Let's do it this way. Anyway, no one will notice if Liu Xiaoyue is missing from this world."

He then summoned the remaining guards at the door.

“Go out into the street and find a few homeless people. Give them this money and bury the body.”

The guards nodded and accepted the silver.

Before leaving, Song Miqiu looked back at Liu Xiaoyue's body and sighed.

"If you hadn't gone through all this trouble earlier, you wouldn't be in this predicament today."

After saying that, he followed Yu Huailin and left.

It was late at night when the two got home.

After a long night of fussing, Yu Huailin escorted Song Miqiu to her room. "Go to sleep now. Don't bring up today's events again."

Song Miqiu nodded. "I understand. You should go to sleep now and stop reading military books. Otherwise, you might go blind and not even be able to see me."

Yu Huailin pointed at Song Miqiu's nose, "You little rascal, I really can't do anything with you."

After they finished speaking, the two went back to their respective rooms and went to sleep.

Two days of peace followed Liu Xiaoyue's body after it was buried.

Unexpectedly, government officials posted notices on the street early that morning.

Qiu Tianlei, who was selling vegetables on the street, only learned about Liu Xiaoyue's accident after seeing the notice.

He was so frightened that he rushed home and told Song Miqiu about it.

Knowing that Tian Yumei was sleeping in her room, Song Miqiu didn't intend to hide it from her son and told Qiu Tianlei the whole story.

Qiu Tianlei was shocked after hearing this.

"Mother, let's hurry up and go to the yamen to turn ourselves in. What if they find out about us?"

Qiu Tianlei was a rough man with a fierce appearance. He had never killed anyone in his life, and his first reaction to such a thing was to report it to the authorities.

Seeing this, Song Miqiu did not blame him, but instead comforted her son.

“Yu Huailin and I have already taken care of this matter, so you don’t need to worry that the authorities won’t investigate us.”

"Moreover, even if the government finds out about this, they won't be able to find anything out."

Qiu Tianlei didn't understand why his mother would say that. "Mother, how exactly did Liu Xiaoyue die?"

Song Miqiu sighed and pulled Qiu Tianlei aside before speaking.

"We've already sent people to investigate, so please don't ask anymore. We still don't know who Liu Xiaoyue offended before her death."

Qiu Tianlei then realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Mother, you must take good care of yourself."

Song Miqiu nodded with relief, "You don't need to worry about your mother, just take good care of the family."

After her son gradually calmed down, Song Miqiu, fearing that he might not be able to handle it in the future, gave him some special advice.

"Only the three of us know about this. We absolutely must not tell anyone else about it so they will remember it."

Qiu Tianlei nodded, intending to do as his mother had told him.

After calming Qiu Tianlei down, Song Miqiu went to the study and told Yu Huailin the news.

"What should we do now?"

It would be a lie to say she wasn't worried, but Song Miqiu didn't need to pretend to be strong in front of Yu Huailin.

After thinking for a moment, Yu Huailin said, "It's safer not to tell the government about this. After the initial excitement dies down in a few days, no one will care anymore. Let's observe first."

After listening, Song Miqiu agreed that this was the best solution.

Just as Yu Huailin had predicted, within a few days the place where the notice was posted was already covered with other notices.

No one cares about Liu Xiaoyue's situation anymore, including her mother who has not yet discovered that Liu Xiaoyue is missing.

Song Miqiu felt sorry for Liu Xiaoyue.

Gradually, the two of them felt relieved.

However, Yu Huailin still felt that Liu Xiaoyue's death was inextricably linked to Liuli.

News soon came from the secret guards, confirming Yu Huailin's guess.

"Reporting to Master, the last person Liu Xiaoyue saw before her death was indeed Liuli."

Yu Huailin nodded and instructed the guard to continue.

"When the two of them met, a beggar spotted them. However, the beggar didn't hear what the two of them said. In the end, it seems that the two of them had a conflict, and Liu Xiaoyue was taken away by Liuli."

Yu Huailin's expression was solemn. "I know about this matter, but everything you told me today must be kept secret from Song Miqiu."

After giving his instructions, Yu Huailin let the guards leave and told him to continue his investigation.

After all, relying solely on the two people's last meeting is not the most reliable evidence.

Yu Huailin thought it wouldn't be too late to tell Song Miqiu when the truth came out.