After Gu Rao and Bieye finished setting off the lotus lanterns, it was already Haishi, and there were fewer people on the street. They went to bed to rest soon after returning to the inn.

The next day.

After the couple got up, they went to a noodle shop for breakfast, and then went to the dock. After paying the boatman the fare, they entered the cabin and sat down to wait for the boat to sail.

Not long after sitting down, there was a sudden noise outside.

"Why are the officials here?"

"So many officials!"

"With such a big posture, it couldn't be that something big happened, right?"

Pedestrians on both sides of the street dispersed automatically, making way for six official officers. The official officers went straight to the dock, and then asked one by one with the two portraits.

"Have you seen these two people?"

"The man is wearing navy blue clothes and the woman is wearing saffron clothes. They are a couple and they both look good."

The official checked his height again, his hands were much higher than his head.

"A man is about this tall. It's rare to see someone of this height."

The boatman reacted as soon as he heard this.

"Master, they are on my clothes!"

Officials rushed in immediately.

When the curtain was lifted, Gu Rao realized that these officials were here for him. He stood up and asked, "Do you have anything to do with us?"

Other officials wanted to step forward and arrest Gu Rao and Bieye directly.

Zhang Yao stopped the others.

"Don't scare them. They are acquaintances of the adults and are friends of the adults. They are just suspects in this incident and may not be the real culprits. Explain the reason to them and take them back to the Yamen for questioning."

Several other officials looked at each other.

"Okay, I'll give you some face."

Zhang Yao patted another official on the shoulder and said with a smile, "When the office is over in the evening, come to my house for a drink. I will ask my wife to cook some good dishes for you."

Then he turned to answer Gu Rao's question.

"Mrs. Gu, this matter is a long story. It may be a misunderstanding, but I believe it is useless for you. We have to wait for the adults to interrogate clearly. You can come with us first. If the murderer is not you, it will not take long. You can leave now.”

Gu Rao's heart skipped a beat.

"Murderer?"

Zhang Yao nodded and said with some regret, "Someone died in the lotus pond last night. Early this morning, someone saw the body floating on the river and immediately came to the yamen to report the case. The person who died was an errand in our yamen. Yesterday I reported I said a few words to him.”

Gu Rao frowned.

"We did play in the lotus pond yesterday, but so many people have come here to play, why don't you doubt them, but do you doubt us?"

Zhang Yao sighed.

"Now is not the time to talk. Your Excellency is still waiting for us to take the person back. When we get to the Yamen, you will know what is going on."

Bieye shook Gu Rao's hand.

"Don't be afraid, I will protect you."

Gu Rao nodded.

"Ah."

"If you don't do anything bad, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. The worst thing you can do is follow me. But, you won't be able to do business today."

Bieye said with a smile, "It's already this time and you're still thinking about making money?"

He was also worried that she was afraid.

Gu Rao said matter-of-factly, "We still owe a huge amount of debt. How can we do it if we don't work hard to make money? I always owe money to others and I don't feel at ease."

-

When he arrived at the Yamen, Gu Rao saw a familiar person.

Chen Meng'er knelt on the ground. When she saw Gu Rao and Bieye, her face suddenly filled with anger and she rushed towards Gu Rao.

"Calm down!"

Zhang Yao held her down.

Chen Meng'er couldn't break away and glared at Gu Rao unwillingly, "You are a snake and scorpion woman. Didn't I bump into you yesterday and have a little dispute with you? You pushed me into the river without killing me, so you are so vicious. Take action against my husband!"

"Kill for life, you will be punished!"

Gu Rao finally knew who died.

After all, it was a human life. Although that man was nothing, Gu Rao still felt a little pity, but also felt inexplicable.

"Your husband is dead, why are you holding on to an innocent man like me? Could it be that you can't find a scapegoat and are anxious to drag me into trouble?"

"I have no grievances against him, why should I kill him?"

"Isn't it your wife who has been let down that really has the motive to kill him?"

"Yesterday, so many people watched and heard him say that he wanted to divorce you and marry another woman as his equal wife. You threatened that if he dared to divorce you, you would die with him."

After all, it was a human life case, so many people had already gathered outside the yamen.

Some of them happened to be near the lotus pond at that time yesterday and witnessed with their own eyes the grievances between Liu Dahai, Xia Dongmei and Chen Menger, as well as the farce between Gu Rao, Bie Ye and Chen Menger.

"She is right. Chen Menger did say that yesterday."

"Could it be that she really couldn't stand her husband marrying another woman, so she pushed her husband into the lotus pond and drowned out of jealousy?"

"This woman is so vicious!"

Chen Meng'er listened with great interest.

"You slandered me!"

Gu Rao raised his eyebrows.

"You can slander me, but you don't allow me to rationally analyze your motive for committing the crime? I'm just speculating, and I don't believe that the murderer is all you. Why are you so anxious?"

"Could it be that I guessed it right and the murderer is really you?"

She is not usually a reluctant person.

But he originally had a feud with Chen Meng'er yesterday, and today he was inexplicably taken to the Yamen. He lost a day's money, and was slandered by Chen Meng'er. The clay figurine was still very angry.

What's more, she is someone who doesn't want to suffer.

While Gu Rao and Chen Meng'er were bickering, the yamen servant brought another person, who was also the person who had contact with Zhu Dahai yesterday.

This person is Xia Dongmei.

Xia Dongmei cried as soon as she came up. She sat crookedly on the ground, crying as if her father had died. She looked devastated.

"Who killed Dahai? He promised me that when I gave birth to a son, he would divorce his first wife and make me his wife. Why did he die like this?"

"Where can I find a man who is so sincere to me?"

"Am I going to have to stay in a brothel for the rest of my life, or be someone else's concubine? I'm so unwilling..."

The whole person fell into a mood of self-pity, muttering to himself as if he was greatly stimulated.

Many men present felt sympathy after seeing this.

"It's so pitiful. It's not easy for a brothel girl to find a good man to be a good wife. What's more, the man is willing to marry her as his wife."

"After Zhu Dahai dies, there won't be another man as stupid as her to marry her, right?"

Xia Dongmei's arrival attracted Chen Meng'er's firepower.

"Okay, you bitch!"

"Not only did you seduce my husband-in-law, you also wanted him to divorce me and support you as his wife. Why are you so evil-hearted?"

Xia Dongmei took two steps back in fear.

"You crazy woman, don't come close to me. Dahai must have been killed by you. You said you would kill him yesterday!"

"Woooooooo..."

"I thought you were just talking casually, but I didn't expect your jealousy to be so strong that you actually killed him!"

"A couple's kindness lasts a hundred days, how do you do it?"

"He told me many times that you are very extreme and jealous and do not allow him to get involved with any woman except you. I was worried at that time that if my relationship with him was exposed one day, you would not comply. No mercy, I didn’t expect such consequences..."

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