Ye Zhinan was imagining all kinds of scenes of revenge in her mind, but the next second, her thoughts were interrupted by Qin Yihuai's voice.
"There's a fire here. Of course I have to come and take a look."
"Alone?"
"Chen Zhenhai led some men inside first. If you're not afraid, come with us?"
A flash of determination crossed Ye Zhinan's eyes. She immediately got out of the car. But when she saw Liu Ruonan getting out too, she quickly stopped her. "You guys stay in the car and wait."
They only saw something happening in the direction of the Yan family and heard there was a fire, but they weren't sure if it was the Yan family's place. So Ye Zhinan naturally wouldn't let Liu Ruonan, who was heavily pregnant, go there and get stimulated.
Wang Zhilan and Han Xiangmei realized the seriousness of the situation, so they obediently pulled Liu Ruonan back into the car.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Zhinan was standing in front of a field of ruins.
Cruel, tragic, and inhumane!
"Boss, nothing was found." Chen Zhenhai ran over to report. Suddenly, he noticed there was an extra person beside them. "Miss Ye?"
He looked at Ye Zhinan, then at Qin Yihuai, and leaned in, whispering, "Boss, this messy place isn't a good choice for a date!"
Qin Yihuai gave him a sidelong glance.
This guy was getting more and more out of control the less he was disciplined.
"Where are the people?"
"They've all been burned to ashes," Chen Zhenhai seemed to remember something. "There's a skeleton over there that wasn't completely burned."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Zhinan had disappeared from their sight.
This girl is really brave.
Ye Zhinan was extremely anxious. She hadn't seen such a bloody and cruel scene for a long time, and when she actually saw it, she felt a bit nauseous.
She saw a charred skeleton, but she could still tell it was a female corpse. Judging from the degree of charring and the smell in the air, Ye Zhinan had a general idea in mind. Just as she was about to take a closer look, a cold voice came from behind her.
"Don't move."
Qin Yihuai didn't know that she had studied forensic medicine. He was just afraid that her curiosity would ruin the evidence for their investigation.
Ye Zhinan pouted and looked at his cold face, secretly cursing him in her heart.
"I'm a doctor."
"The person is already dead. There's no need for a doctor!"
Seeing that he was so insistent, Ye Zhinan refused to back down either.
"This person isn't Yan Xuan."
"Nor is it Grandma Yan."
Although Qin Yihuai was impressed that a woman could remain calm in the face of a corpse and even make a judgment, he still adhered to the principle of "not destroying the crime scene".
Chen Zhenhai watched the two of them arguing back and forth, neither willing to give in. He felt exhausted just watching and was completely confused. He quickly interrupted.
"Then who is it?"
"Don't know."
Ye Zhinan and Qin Yihuai answered in unison, seemingly not understanding Chen Zhenhai's good intentions.
But fortunately, they were on the same side, so Chen Zhenhai was relieved and slipped away.
"What do you think she was doing?" Qin Yihuai suddenly changed the subject and started discussing the case.
Ye Zhinan walked around the corpse and then went outside to take a look.
"Then I'll reluctantly share my speculation. To cut to the chase, this person is the murderer. She killed the whole family, set the house on fire, and then committed suicide. The evidence is the dark marks on her throat and lower jaw. If I had more time, I might be able to figure out what kind of poison it was."
There were only a few types of poisons in ancient times. Even without an analysis, one could probably tell what it was.
Although Ye Zhinan thought this in her heart, she still had to sound more realistic.
Qin Yihuai frowned.
Since her speculation was the same as his, he nodded, tacitly agreeing.
It was obvious that the Yan family was killed to cover up something after losing Qin Yihuai's protection. But they couldn't announce this to the public. They could only say that it was due to the dry weather and an accidental fire that caused this great disaster.
Whether people believed it or not was up to them.
After Liu Ruonan heard about this, she didn't show much reaction. She ate and slept as usual, went to check on the shop during the day, and went home to accompany her parents at night.
Ye Zhinan knew this was abnormal, so she often went to the Liu family to check on her.
One day, when Ye Zhinan was about to leave, Wang Zhilan used the excuse of walking with her.
"If you have something to say, just say it."
After they walked some distance away, Ye Zhinan got straight to the point.
"You're so straightforward, so I'll just come out with it. What on earth happened to the Yan family? I see the way my daughter is acting. I don't dare to mention a single word. But the baby is about to be born soon. If the Yan family really did something to deserve this disaster, I'm afraid it will affect the baby in the future."
Wang Zhilan's eyes dimmed. She had become increasingly thinner these days, and it was obvious that she had been worried about this for a long time.
"The Yan family did get into trouble, but your daughter left before that. She was fine then, and she'll be fine in the future. Besides, there's me and Constable Qin! You don't have to worry too much."
"Really?"
A glimmer of hope flashed in Wang Zhilan's eyes, but the next second it dimmed again. "And Ruonan. After she came back, she hasn't said a single word. Even if she just cried a bit, I'd feel better. I'm just afraid..."
As she said this, her eyes turned red, and tears welled up.
"I'm worried too. It's not good for her to suppress her emotions like this. But since she doesn't want to talk about it, let's just let this matter pass. The most important thing now is for her to give birth to the baby safely."
When faced with death, people need to go through a period of mourning. If this process is ignored, they will surely suffer mentally.
Liu Ruonan was ignoring this process now. But since her physical condition had been poor, Ye Zhinan didn't dare to act rashly.
Fortunately, the business of the marinated food shop was getting better and better, which was the best news in recent days.
Lu Yanlai came to the Ye family on time with the ledger.
Ye Zhinan frowned and pretended to be angry. "Haven't you learned how to do the accounts?"
"Can't I just miss your mother's cooking?"
Although Lu Yanlai said she came to do the accounts, in fact, she just came to report them.
After she finished speaking, she looked into the house.
"Isn't your mother off work yet?"
Only then did Ye Zhinan realize something was wrong. Usually at this time, Han Xiangmei would already be busy in the kitchen, but she hadn't come home yet.
She had a bad feeling and immediately walked towards the door. But just as she reached the gate, she was bumped into by someone.
"Mom, what's wrong?"
The person who bumped into her was none other than Han Xiangmei. Ye Zhinan saw that she looked worried and lost.
"It's okay. I just didn't see you in the dark."
"You're lying. What's going on?"
Han Xiangmei always rubbed her hands when she lied. Now her hands were almost rubbed raw.
Lu Yanlai moved a chair over and asked Han Xiangmei to sit down. "Auntie, if you have anything to say, just say it. If someone bullied you, I'll ask Feilong to get justice for you."
Hearing this, Han Xiangmei quickly waved her hand. "No, don't cause trouble for you guys because of me. Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just some minor disputes among neighbors."
"Did Sister Zhang say something again?"
Ye Zhinan thought of the incident about the well last time. Sister Zhang had said a lot of bad things about their family behind their backs.
"Sigh,"
Han Xiangmei let out a long sigh. "Your father had a good reputation all his life. How could he be slandered because of the well?"
As she said this, her eyes turned red, and tears filled her eyes.