On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

The Wu family did not set up a mourning hall.

With so many people dead, Old Master Wu couldn't set up a mourning hall by himself. Besides, the bodies of the others had been taken to the morgue of the government office because they were killed.

Because the eldest son of the Wu family slipped into a ravine and died on his own, he insisted on bringing the body back, and Governor Cao was unable to stop him.

Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe guessed that since there was no mourning hall, the body should be kept in Boss Wu's own yard.

Before entering the yard, I saw that it was pitch black here and it was obvious that there was no one here.

"No one, where did they go?" Yan Ruyu asked.

Huo Changhe thought for a moment and said, "Maybe he went to Old Master Wu's yard."

That is Old Madam Wu’s yard.

That’s right, it’s reasonable for the eldest son to be taken to his father’s yard after his death.

"Walk."

The two were also familiar with Old Madam Wu's yard and turned over.

But there was still no one in this yard.

This yard had been emptied by Yan Ruyu. Old Madam Wu lived in the yard next door before her death. Huo Changhe climbed up the wall and looked around, but there was no one on either side.

The two looked at each other, both feeling a little strange.

What about people?

"Look slowly," Yan Ruyu whispered, "There are yamen runners at the door. During the day, there is Beibei, and at night, there are Fengshao and Zhao Yan. They all saw him come in. If he didn't leave, he must be in the mansion."

The two were about to go look for it when Jin Ting appeared silently: "Study."

Huo Changhe was stunned and didn't react: "What?"

"Study." Jin Ting repeated.

Yan Ruyu suddenly realized: "You mean, Old Master Wu took Boss Wu's body to the study?"

Jin Ding nodded.

Yan Ruyu was even more confused, and Huo Changhe was also puzzled.

It would be fine if there was no mourning hall, but how could the body be brought to the study?

"Go and have a look."

In Old Master Wu’s study.

Boss Wu's body was placed in the middle, on the door panel.

He got this door panel from the yamen. He couldn't get it back by himself, so Governor Cao asked two yamen runners to help him carry it back. He was so heartbroken at the time, and the yamen runners didn't have the courage to ask him for the door panel and just left.

Candles were lit in a circle around Boss Wu's body. He sat on the left, staring intently. After a day of hard work, his face was tired and his hair was disheveled. He looked like he had aged ten years in just one day.

Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe went to the back window, broke the paper on the window, and looked inside. This was the scene they saw.

Huo Changhe frowned slightly, feeling that something was odd.

Yan Ruyu's heart was also in turmoil, and she couldn't describe the feeling.

Yan Ruyu made a gesture to Huo Changhe, who understood and jumped lightly to find the yamen runner.

Soon, the bailiff came from the front to the study and knocked on the door gently.

"Old man, please come out for a moment."

Old Master Wu looked up at the door and whispered, "My dear officers, what's the matter? Why don't you talk about it tomorrow? I'm copying scriptures for my son."

The bailiff said again, "Please come here. It won't take much time. We found something in the Third Young Master's yard. Please check if it belongs to the Third Young Master. If not, it could be the murderer's. It may be an important clue."

Old Master Wu was silent for a moment, then slowly stood up.

Yan Ruyu was looking at him from the rear window. He carefully blocked the candle with his hand, as if afraid of blowing it out.

He took a few steps, looked back at the corpse, and then went to open the door.

The bailiff glanced inside and said, "Old Master, I am sorry for your loss."

Old Master Wu nodded: "Let's go."

He followed the bailiff, and Huo Changhe returned to Yan Ruyu, taking her to the front and into the study.

There were many candles lit in the study, and it was a bit choking when you came in. The flickering candlelight reflected the gray face of Boss Wu.

He was indeed dead. Huo Changhe looked closely at his face and it was indeed him. He was not wearing any mask or disguise.

Huo Changhe whispered, "Yu'er, watch here. I'll go to the door and keep watch for you."

"Okay," Yan Ruyu nodded.

Huo Changhe walked to the door and looked out at the movement in the yard. Yan Ruyu stood in front of the corpse and observed carefully.

She switched her eyes to X-ray mode and took a closer look at Boss Wu's bones - it was indeed as Cui Chong had said when he reported the news. The coroner had examined the body and found many fractures in his arms, ribs, and calves. The fatal injury was the impact on the head and several broken ribs, one of which pierced his internal organs and caused heavy bleeding.

As for the broken leg, although it must have been painful, it was not fatal.

Yan Ruyu glanced at his legs and frowned to look at them carefully.

He put on gloves, slowly rolled up Boss Wu's trouser legs, and switched his eyes to look at his flesh.

His body was covered in bruises and there were countless injuries from falling and bumping.

The same goes for the legs.

Huo Changhe tilted his head and saw her looking closely at her legs, and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Yan Ruyu nodded: "Let me confirm it again."

She took out a small bottle and a small brush, dipped the small brush in a little medicinal powder from the bottle, and brushed it on Boss Wu's legs like a thin mist.

Yan Ruyu stared intently at the place where the powder was applied. After a while, half of the palm print appeared.

In addition, there were several fingerprints on the ankles.

Without comparing, Yan Ruyu knew that this was a man's fingerprint.

Huo Changhe looked towards the gate of the courtyard. There was no movement there. He walked over quickly and asked, "What's wrong?"

Yan Ruyu pointed at the fingerprints and palm prints that appeared, and Huo Changhe saw at a glance: "This is a man's hand."

"Well," Yan Ruyu put away the medicine bottle and the small brush, "I just looked at the fractures of his legs and found that they didn't look like they were caused by a fall, but rather by a beating."

"So, let's try this powder. It was given to me by Army Doctor Cao. He said he carefully developed it. Sometimes, some experts beat people to death, but the skin doesn't show it. But after applying this powder, it will show up."

"It came in handy today." Yan Ruyu looked at the broken bone on Boss Wu's arm again and took a deep breath. "The arm was also broken, not from a fall."

Huo Changhe frowned: "In other words, he was beaten to death first, and then thrown into the ravine?"

"That's true," Yan Ruyu sighed slightly, "What kind of deep hatred must this be to kill someone in such a way."

"In this case, maybe he didn't go to Sunset Slope voluntarily, but was taken there by someone."

Huo Changhe pondered: "He also had a servant, but he has disappeared. I don't know if he is dead or alive, or if he played any role in this."

The candle smoke rolled lightly, and Yan Ruyu's eyes were choked with tears. Huo Changhe quickly handed her a handkerchief and said, "We'll leave after we finish reading. We'll think about it when we get back."

"Okay," Yan Ruyu wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, "We've seen everything we need to see, let's go back first."

Just as the two were about to leave, they heard footsteps in the yard and the voices of yamen runners talking.

Old Master Wu is back.

It was too late to go out through the front door again. Yan Ruyu pulled down Boss Wu's trouser legs, and Huo Changhe took her out through the back window.

The window had just been lowered when Old Master Wu pushed the door open and walked into the room.