Cui Qiyan and Dong Jiafu came out of the cell and saw Magistrate Yang waiting there at the entrance.

Magistrate Yang immediately stood up from his chair and asked, "Master Cui, have you finished asking?"

"Well, Tan Hao is looking at the injuries of his father and brother. If Master Yang is worried, you can send someone over to keep an eye on him." Cui Qiyan said calmly.

Magistrate Yang didn't dare. Mr. Cui's face was already ugly because of the torture he used on the Tan family and his son.

"Mr. Cui is joking. Why should I worry about this? I can't run away." Magistrate Yang chuckled.

"I have learned some of the details of this case from Dr. Tan, but he is currently a suspect, and we cannot just listen to his words. I wonder if I can look at the previous files?"

"Master Cui, of course, if you want to see it, please come here."

Magistrate Yang led the two men out of the prison and returned to the hall to bring the files to Cui Qiyan.

Dong Jiafu knew that she was not qualified to watch, so she sat drinking tea from a distance.

Cui Qiyan flipped through the files very quickly, making Magistrate Yang standing beside him feel inexplicably nervous as he listened to the sound of paper being brushed.

At this time, Cui Qiyan suddenly stopped and tapped his index finger on the table.

"Master Yang, it says here that based on the comparison of the medicine residue and the prescription, it is confirmed that the medicine Zhang Shi drank before his death was prescribed by Dr. Tan."

The rhythmic sound seemed to hit Magistrate Yang's heart.

"Replying to your lord, I asked three doctors to verify it. It is indeed true. There are also signatures and signatures of those three people on it."

"Where is the medicine residue now?"

"The medicine dregs..." Magistrate Yang hesitated, "The medicine dregs were left at the Zhang family after reading them. It has been more than a month since the incident, and I don't know if the Zhang family has thrown them away."

Cui Qiyan's fingers stopped, his eyes filled with coldness, "What did you say? You didn't bring such important physical evidence back to the Yamen?"

"The official thought that since three doctors had already confirmed it, it would be useless to keep the dregs of the medicine, so..." Magistrate Yang did not dare to look Cui Qiyan in the eyes, and his head lowered as he talked.

Cui Qiyan closed the file with a snap, and stood up, which made people feel even more oppressive.

"It's useless? Mr. Yang has determined from the beginning that Dr. Tan killed him!"

"I don't dare, Mr. Cui, I have misunderstood. I have no intention of doing this -" County Magistrate Yang quickly raised his head to explain.

"Mr. Yang said he didn't dare, but he did that. You left the evidence in the Zhang family and allowed them to dispose of it as they pleased. You didn't consider that Dr. Tan was unjust and would one day re-investigate the case!"

Magistrate Yang was completely panicked and said, "This is my official's incompetence. Please forgive Mr. Cui..."

"Mr. Yang, please don't get involved in this case from now on." Cui Qiyan finished speaking and walked out.

Seeing this, Dong Jiafu put down the tea cup and followed.

After leaving the door, Dong Jiafu looked back at Magistrate Yang who seemed to be wiping his sweat, then leaned close to Cui Qiyan and whispered: "Is there any problem with Magistrate Yang?"

"We can't tell yet." Cui Qiyan slowed down.

"Then what do we do next?"

Cui Qiyan raised his eyes and looked to the west, "It's getting late. Let's find a place to stay first. Let's go to Zhang's house tomorrow."

"Okay." Dong Jiafu nodded.

Not far after walking out, Tan Hao came towards the two of them.

"Brother, are the injuries on the master and eldest brother okay?" Dong Jiafu asked with concern.

Tan Hao came closer and said: "Fortunately, no bones were injured. Fortunately, I brought medicine as a precaution and gave them medicine, so they can recover faster."

"What about you, do you have any clues after looking at the medicine residue?" Tan Hao asked eagerly.

Dong Jiafu couldn't bear to say: "County Magistrate Yang didn't bring the medicine residue back. I don't know if the Zhang family still has it."

"How could this happen?" Tan Hao couldn't believe it and said sadly, "If such a key piece of evidence is gone, there will be one less thing that may prove my father and brother's innocence. What should I do?"

"Don't worry, we have just arrived. If we continue to investigate, we will definitely find something else." Cui Qiyan comforted him.

"Yes, senior brother, as long as we don't give up, there will definitely be a turn for the better." Dong Jiafu also said this to herself.

Tan Hao calmed down and said, "Thank you. If you hadn't come, I really don't know how I could survive."

"Go home first. Your mother and sister-in-law must be waiting for you to go back and tell them about your father and brother. You can go to the Zhang family with us tomorrow," Cui Qiyan said.

"Then where will you stay tonight?" Tan Hao looked at the two of them, "Why don't you go to my house and feel aggrieved."

"I have asked Ji Bai to book a room at the inn. We will stay there during this period. Your mother is still sick, so we won't bother you."

"It's okay, it's not too clean to live in my house."

The three of them left the county government office and sent Tan Hao back first, and then Dong Jiafu followed Cui Qiyan to the inn.

Since they had to stay here for several days, Xia Zhi and Ji Bai went up to pack their things, while Dong Jiafu and Cui Qiyan sat on the first floor waiting.

Cui Qiyan called the waiter to order a few dishes and poured a glass of water for Dong Jiafu, "You must be tired after a long day of work. Let's eat something first."

Dong Jiafu took it and said, "Thank you for letting me and my senior brother meet the master."

She glanced at his hand and said, "Thank you for not telling senior brother the truth about his injury, otherwise he would blame himself."

"It's just a small thing. He has enough things to worry about at this time, so don't let him be distracted by such things anymore. But you," Cui Qiyan poured himself a glass of sake, raised his head and looked into her eyes, "If Didn't Dr. Tan tell me today that you plan to never tell me about the things you have done for me?"

Dong Jiafu took a sip of the still hot water and lowered her eyebrows, "What's there to say?"

"Dong Jiafu, don't lie to yourself. You still care about me, right?"

The water in the cup in her hand swayed slightly, Dong Jiafu chuckled and met his gaze.

"Your Majesty, you are a little too confident when you say this. Even if it were anyone else lying there, my senior brother and I would not turn a blind eye to the situation at that time."

"If you were a stranger, would you persuade your master to take a risk to rescue him, take care of him, and pay for him out of your own pocket?"

"Why not?" Dong Jiafu blinked intentionally and innocently, "It's all a human life. Does it mean that the prince feels that his own life is more valuable than others, and others shouldn't enjoy this treatment?"

"You know that's not what I meant!" Cui Qiyan secretly gritted his teeth. It was extremely difficult to hear a soft word from her mouth.

"I hope one day you can look into your heart and see who it is."

Dong Jiafu's eyes flashed, "I don't need to bother you anymore."

"Your Majesty, the room is ready." Cui Qiyan brought few things, so Ji Bai came down quickly.

Cui Qiyan turned his head and said, "Go find the guy and order some dishes. The three of you can eat."

"Yes." Ji Bai walked away awkwardly.

"Let's eat first." Cui Qiyan served a bowl of chicken soup to Dong Jiafu.

"I can do it myself." Dong Jiafu felt a little uncomfortable with him like this.

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