Chapter Twenty-Four: Who Is More Suspicious?

Yun Shuang admired her for wearing a veil hat—this person still recognized her instantly. She glanced at the room ahead, its door wide open, and asked, “What happened here?”

Yan Fang, looking like a gossiping Aunt Hua desperate to spill secrets, hurriedly explained, “Originally, the General and I were supposed to return to the garrison this afternoon. After breakfast, we planned to visit the county office one last time to ask Lady Luo about the case. Who would have thought, as soon as we arrived, we encountered a waiter from the Yiyuan Inn reporting a murder there.

Shortly after Magistrate Ding and his group left, the person I sent to follow Lianxin rushed over, saying Lady Luo was at the Yiyuan Inn. Heaven above, I never expected such coincidence!

At first, I didn’t connect the incident to Lady Luo, but the General insisted we check it out. Only then did we discover the victim was Fan Youliang’s lover!

That scoundrel had been hiding his lover here all along. When the secret threatened to come out, he actually killed her…”

Yun Shuang immediately asked, “You’re saying Fan Youliang killed her?”

“Yes! It must be him! Early this morning, Fan Youliang sneaked into the Yiyuan Inn, spent a quarter of an hour in the victim’s room, and they had a heated argument—this was confirmed by the inn staff!” Yan Fang’s face radiated certainty. “Afterward, Fan Youliang stormed out, slamming the door, but the staff said he didn’t leave; he stayed downstairs, drinking tea, seemingly to calm himself.