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Shen Chuwei looked at the two people in front of her, her gaze shifting to Xiao Jinyan, and she noticed he was eagerly awaiting her response. Despite her initial thought to say no, she nodded.

"I know a little."

Xiao Jinyu had only asked casually, and was stunned by her response, "Sister-in-law, you really know how, that’s amazing!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinyan decided to let Shen Chuwei give it a try to see if she could find any clues.

He closed the account book, "Then go and examine it again."

When the Crown Prince speaks, Shen Chuwei naturally could not refuse.

Before leaving, Shen Chuwei prepared thoroughly, not forgetting her mask and gloves.

She also brought a coat, as it was still a corpse after all, and it seemed better to be cautious.

She placed all the tools she needed for the autopsy into a bag so that she could take them out easily later; suddenly pulling them out from thin air, like magic, would definitely raise suspicion.

Once prepared, Shen Chuwei, carrying the tool bag, followed Xiao Jinyan to the charity hall.

On the way, Shen Chuwei voiced her concerns: "If Wei Shuli had tuberculosis, those who came into contact with him could easily be infected. Has anyone contracted tuberculosis?"

"I haven’t heard of anyone contracting tuberculosis. It’s probably because Wei Shuli was in charge of the account books and worked independently without contact with others."

Shen Chuwei nodded thoughtfully.

The body of Wei Shuli was still in its original place.

Shen Chuwei set down the eco-friendly bag, took out the coat, put it on, then the mask, and finally the disposable gloves.

She then set up the tools.

Xiao Jinyan watched Shen Chuwei’s movements, which were very skilled, and couldn’t help but wonder if she had ever been a coroner before?

Xiao Jinyu, watching in bewilderment, exclaimed in shock, close to the Crown Prince’s ear: "Brother, sister-in-law doesn’t seem like the kind of miss who’s been raised in the inner chambers."

Despite his lazy, salted fish personality, Xiao Jinyu could tell there was something unusual.

Xiao Jinyan cast a sidelong glance at Xiao Jinyu, "You think I’m blind?"

Xiao Jinyu suddenly realized what was happening. He just knew his Crown Prince brother was too clever to not notice.

That was strange indeed.

Shen Chuwei lifted the white sheet, glanced over the deceased—an approximately fifty-year-old man who had been dead for two days—and the body was already stiff.

First, she checked for external injuries that might have left evidence.

Shen Chuwei took out a silver needle, went to the deceased’s neck, slowly inserted the needle into the esophagus, then slowly pulled it out. There was a bit of an unknown color on the silver needle, and she brought it close to her nose. It smelled of medicinal soup.

Immediately after, she opened the deceased’s shirt to reveal the stomach area, took out the silver needle again, and inserted it into the stomach. After a few seconds, she pulled it out.

There was no scent of the medicinal soup on the silver needle.

Tuberculosis is a contagious disease spread through breathing and saliva; after death, it no longer poses a threat of contagion.

Xiao Jinyan watched for a while before asking, "How is it?"

Shen Chuwei spoke slowly, "Master, there is medicinal soup in the deceased’s esophagus, which is meant to treat tuberculosis, but there is no such medicinal soup in the stomach.

This indicates that the medicine was poured in after death.

Therefore, the deceased did not have tuberculosis during his lifetime, nor did he die from it. "

Xiao Jinyu exclaimed in surprise, "Then isn’t Luozhi County lying?"

Xiao Jinyan’s gaze grew more severe, "There’s something wrong with Luozhi County."

He then asked, "What was the cause of death?"

"There are no external injuries on Wei Shuli’s body, so he must have been..." Shen Chuwei moved to the head, parting the hair bit by bit, searching until at the Fengchi Acupoint she found a silver needle, almost entirely embedded, enough to kill someone instantly.

"Master, Wei Shuli was assassinated, the silver needle entered the Fengchi Acupoint, killing him with a single strike."

Xiao Jinyan stepped forward, looked in the direction Shen Chuwei indicated, and saw the silver needle she mentioned.

Such a malicious method of killing Wei Shuli indicated that the issue was of great importance.

At that moment, several black-clothed men wielding swords rushed into the charity hall, swarming toward Xiao Jinyan, their intentions clear—they wanted Xiao Jinyan’s life.

Weichi and Qin Xiao drew their swords to block the charging men.

For a time, the flashing blades and shadows created a terrifying scene.

The black-clothed men were numerous, and just Weichi and Qin Xiao alone were no match for them.

Four black-clothed men clenched their swords and charged swiftly toward Xiao Jinyan, aiming directly at his vital points.

Xiao Jinyu turned pale with fright, "Brother, be careful."

Xiao Jinyan drew his flexible sword from his waist and deftly blocked the attacks.

Without looking back, Xiao Jinyan instructed, "Stay back."

Xiao Jinyu, realizing the killers were numerous and the situation dangerous, grabbed Shen Chuwei’s gloved hand and pulled her behind him, "Sister-in-law, stay behind me."

Shen Chuwei, seeing Xiao Jinyu holding her gloved hand that had just touched a corpse, looked up at him and kindly reminded, "...I just touched a dead person~"

"Ah!!!" Xiao Jinyu reacted as if he had been shocked, immediately springing back, his disgust manifesting in a few retches, "...I’m going to die."

Shen Chuwei comforted him, "You won’t die, you’ll just feel a bit sick when you eat."

Xiao Jinyu, holding his hand, expressed his distaste and sheer disgust, "Can I even keep this hand?"

Shen Chuwei continued to reassure, "You can keep it."

Then she added with a laugh, "It’s also okay if you don’t want it."

Xiao Jinyu quickly pulled back his hand, "I’ll keep it though; I need it to eat."

Shen Chuwei chuckled twice, "You should have said sooner; I was about to pull out my knife."

Xiao Jinyu shrank back a little.

"Quick, someone’s stealing the body." Xiao Jinyu used the hand that had indirectly touched the body to point at the black-clothed men and yelled out loud.

As he shouted, Xiao Jinyu had already lunged at the black-clothed men.

A black-clothed man swung his sword, aiming to chop at Xiao Jinyu’s arm.

Seeing this, Shen Chuwei pulled out a slingshot from her Space, grabbed some glass marbles, aimed at the black-clothed man’s eyes, and released. The entire sequence flowed smoothly.

The slingshot had been a toy from her childhood, always kept in her Space. There were at least a thousand marbles, all of which she had won as a child.

"Ah!!!" A scream tore through the charity hall.

The black-clothed man dropped his sword, hands clutching his eyes in unbearable agony.

Shen Chuwei fired six glass marbles in succession, each one striking the black-clothed men’s eyes with unerring accuracy.

Xiao Jinyan turned just in time to see Shen Chuwei with the slingshot, letting go of the taut string, her actions graceful. He sighed internally in relief; at the same time, he noted Shen Chuwei’s cleverness and wealth of skills.

Xiao Jinyu, having witnessed the sword swinging toward him and his soul nearly fleeing in terror, didn’t come to his senses until after the black-clothed men were down on the ground.

"Sister-in-law, you’re amazing."

The two of them stood guard over the body to prevent it from being stolen.

The black-clothed men had two targets: one was to steal the body, and the other was to take Xiao Jinyan’s life.

No matter how good Xiao Jinyan’s Kung Fu was, he couldn’t stand against the multitude surrounding him, enemies on all sides.

Xiao Jinyu saw someone sneaking up to attack from behind and urgently warned, "Brother, watch out for the back!"

Xiao Jinyan turned around to see the blade coming straight for him; it was already too late to dodge.

Shen Chuwei, spotting this, reached into her Space, took out a few glass marbles, pulled the slingshot taut, aimed for the back of the black-clothed man’s head, released, and the marbles swiftly struck the assailant’s occiput.

The man collapsed without even understanding what had happened, eyes rolling back as he fell.