Uncle and Aunt? How could this be? How could it be them?
Looking at the miserable state of the two dead bodies, she couldn't help feeling a bit sad. She covered her mouth, unable to believe that Zhang, who was always domineering, was now lying quietly in front of her.
Seeing Wan Ruo acting out of character, Si Hongxi asked with concern, "Miss Ruo Ruo, what's wrong with you?"
"You know them?" Bai Chen grabbed Wan Ruo's shoulder and asked.
Hearing Bai Chen's question, Si Hongxi also looked at Wan Ruo with a puzzled expression.
Wan Ruo nodded and said coldly, "They are Qin Jiang and his wife Zhang! ... But how could they die here?"
"May I ask, Prime Minister, what's your relationship with the victims?" Bai Chen asked straightforwardly.
Prime Minister Wei was taken aback and explained, "Ah, these two are the parents of my adopted daughter. Later they moved into my mansion. Who could have thought such a thing would happen! Sigh..."
"Which direction is that?"
Bai Chen saw a strange aura in the sky above that direction and casually asked.
Prime Minister Wei looked in the direction he was pointing at.
"That direction is exactly where the victims lived."
"What? Is there something wrong?" Si Hongxi asked curiously.
"Can we go and take a look?" Bai Chen continued to inquire.
Prime Minister Wei replied directly, "Of course! But my adopted daughter is too sad and unwell because of her parents' death and is resting in her room. It may not be convenient now!"
Bai Chen gave Si Hongxi a look, then immediately replied, "Oh, okay!"
At this moment, Si Hongxi and Bai Chen seemed to be on the same wavelength and instantly understood each other.
"Your Highness, if there's nothing important, I still have some urgent matters to attend to. I'll take my leave first. If you need anything, just tell the servants!" Prime Minister Wei explained.
"Okay!"
"Shan'er, come back with me quickly!" Prime Minister Wei said sternly to Wei Qingshan.
Wei Qingshan glanced at Bai Chen. Seeing that Bai Chen's eyes were now all on Wan Ruo, she felt a bit disappointed. After bowing to Si Hongxi, she followed Prime Minister Wei away.
Si Hongxi quickly ordered people to carry the two bodies back to the morgue and wait for the autopsy results.
Then he instructed Mu Qing to interrogate the servants in the mansion one by one.
Si Hongxi saw Wan Ruo standing there, staring blankly at the two bodies without saying a word.
He gave Bai Chen a look, signaling him to take Wan Ruo back first.
"Ruo Ruo, let's go first!" Bai Chen supported Wan Ruo and said concernedly.
At this moment, Wan Ruo came to her senses and said dejectedly, "Ah? But we haven't..."
"Leave this to me. You guys go back first!" Si Hongxi said confidently.
Bai Chen supported Wan Ruo into the carriage and they went back to Shananfang first.
Wan Ruo sat in the room in a daze. She hadn't said a word since they got back.
Bai Chen didn't ask either. He just sat beside her, poured a cup of tea and handed it to her.
Wan Ruo came to her senses. She saw that Bai Chen didn't seem to intend to ask her anything.
"Don't you have anything to ask me?" Wan Ruo asked curiously.
Bai Chen slowly poured himself a cup of tea and drank it. He said, "Ask what? If you want to say, you'll tell me without my asking. If you don't want to say, asking won't help!"
He stared at Wan Ruo and smiled wickedly. "You want to talk now, don't you?"
Wan Ruo pursed her lips, looked at Bai Chen and nodded.
"I'm also quite curious!"
Suddenly, Si Hongxi's voice came from outside the door.
Bai Chen: "..."
It seemed that Shananfang was like an open house to him now. He really didn't treat himself as an outsider!
Si Hongxi also sat down and snatched the cup of tea that Bai Chen had just poured. He took a sip.
But Wan Ruo thought for a long time and still couldn't say a word.
Bai Chen gently stroked her hair and said with a smile, "It seems your little head hasn't figured out how to tell the story yet, right?"
"Then I'll ask and you answer. Are you and the two victims relatives?" Bai Chen asked directly.
Si Hongxi was annoyed by Bai Chen's actions. He thought, You're just asking questions. Why are you taking advantage of her?
"Qin Jiang is my uncle with whom I have little affection. As for Zhang, needless to say... my aunt!" Wan Ruo sighed and said.
Relatives? Uncle and aunt? Qin Jiang? Qin Manman?
Si Hongxi recalled the first time he saw Qin Manman. She called Wan Ruo elder sister. Could it be?
"Could the victim Qin Jiang be Miss Qin Manman's... father?" Si Hongxi exclaimed in disbelief.
Wan Ruo nodded. Si Hongxi frowned slightly. The world was really small!
"So, Qin Manman is the adopted daughter the Prime Minister mentioned?" Si Hongxi continued.
Seeing Wan Ruo still nodding, he could hardly believe it.
"I just found out recently. That day, Miss Qingshan invited me to her home. I met Qin Manman in the Prime Minister's mansion. I learned from Qingshan that she had recognized the Prime Minister as her adoptive father!" Wan Ruo recounted.
Bai Chen remained expressionless and calm, looking like he didn't care about anything.
"Hey, and you. What was that look you gave me in the Prime Minister's mansion today?" Si Hongxi imitated the look Bai Chen had given him and questioned him.
"What look?" Bai Chen pretended not to understand.
Si Hongxi frowned slightly and demonstrated again. "This one. What does it mean?"
Watching Si Hongxi blinking his eyes there, Bai Chen couldn't help but want to laugh.
Wan Ruo was also amused by Si Hongxi's appearance.
Seeing the two of them laughing at him, Si Hongxi knew he had been tricked by Bai Chen!
"Okay, you deliberately tricked me, didn't you?" Si Hongxi angrily slapped the table with both hands.
For the sake of Wan Ruo's smile, he didn't lose his temper completely.
Bai Chen looked disdainful and said coldly, "At that time, I just felt there was some resentment in that direction. It was rather unusual. But we have to go there to make a definite judgment!"
"Sure enough, I also thought those two bodies were strange. Especially Qin Jiang. His head was completely turned around. It's so strange!" Si Hongxi speculated.
At this moment, there came hurried footsteps outside the door.
"Your Highness, something else has happened!" Mu Qing reported.
Hearing this, the three of them were instantly in sync, looking at Mu Qing with shocked expressions.
"What's going on?" Si Hongxi asked seriously.
"Your Highness, there's another murder case at No. 85 Kangzhou Road! ... But from the scene so far, it's very likely to be a suicide, but there are still many doubts!"
Another murder case? Suicide? How could it be such a coincidence?
"Murder cases have been happening frequently recently. We can't be careless. Order that all murder cases must be verified by the Ministry of Punishment before they can be closed!" Si Hongxi instructed.
"Well, I have something to do. I'll leave first!" Si Hongxi said and turned to leave.
Mu Qing followed Si Hongxi. The two got into the carriage in front of Shananfang and rushed to No. 85 Kangzhou Road.
At night, Bai Chen wanted to sneak into the Prime Minister's mansion alone after Wan Ruo fell asleep.
But just as he got up, a voice suddenly came from behind him.