Chapter 33

Chapter 33

The Final Act!

Lin Jiao Yue was dead.

The girl who once believed she would rise to become a phoenix ultimately walked step by step towards the abyss she had created for herself.

The authorities, who hadn’t held out much hope, were surprisingly able to recover her body.

Looking back at the past cases of people falling into the river, the fact that Lin Jiao Yue’s body could be found in the vast Panlong River was more miraculous than winning the five million lottery.

But for the girl, it was ironic.

During her life, she hoped for fate’s favor.

Fate did favor her, but only after her death.

Could Lin Jiao Yue be resurrected?

No!

The only way for her to be resurrected was as a ‘Grave Person.’

However, the prerequisite was that she had to die during the third watch!

So Li Nan Ke wasn’t worried.

But the problem was, although the demoness Lin Jiao Yue was dead, Li Nan Ke’s troubles had just begun.

Because he had crossed the line!

His status didn’t allow him to dispose of criminals at will.

He wasn’t a member of the Night Patrol, nor a Shadow Guard, nor an officer.

He was a coroner.

A coroner only had the authority to examine corpses.

Once the higher-ups investigated, no matter how great his contribution to this case, he would inevitably be held accountable and might even be imprisoned!

After all, this wasn’t a time of chaos. The country had laws that couldn’t be violated.

Li Nan Ke naturally thought of this.

But he had no choice.

Because only he could be absolutely sure of killing Lin Jiao Yue and completely eliminating this threat.

Others couldn’t.

If Lin Jiao Yue escaped from this desperate situation, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Li Nan Ke had a wife and a home.

He couldn’t take the risk.

Leng Xinnan also thought of this. So, after seeing Lin Jiao Yue’s body, she immediately gave Iron Ox a letter and asked him to deliver it to the Yun City Night Patrol as quickly as possible.

The only way now was to make Li Nan Ke a member of the Night Patrol to avoid punishment.

This was the only solution.

…

In Dongqi County, the Night Patrol’s official residence was brightly lit.

Officers were busy coming and going.

Mei Xing Er was temporarily imprisoned.

Because of her weak health, Leng Xinnan made an exception and gave her a private room with decent conditions, with Caiyun and Caiyue to look after her.

Once the verdict came down from above, this woman’s life would be over.

Squire Lin, who had experienced a major upheaval overnight, was also summoned to the Night Patrol for a final interrogation and to give his statement. After all, as a family member of the murderer, there were many procedures to follow.

The once renowned and wealthy merchant of Dongqi County was now muddle-headed, like a walking corpse.

People looked at him with nothing but pity.

Meng Xiao Tu sat on the desk, munching on a juicy carrot, occasionally glancing at the man sitting on the chair across from her, her eyes full of admiration.

Her slender legs, encased in tight pants, swung back and forth, and the fluffy pom-poms on her deerskin boots bounced like snowballs.

Even Li Nan Ke, lost in thought, couldn’t help but be drawn to her.

“Don’t worry, Nan Ke. With me here, everything will be fine,” Leng Xinnan comforted him, thinking he was worried about being held accountable by the higher-ups.

“No matter what, you made a great contribution this time. The higher-ups won’t be unreasonable.”

Li Nan Ke just smiled and didn’t respond.

Meng Xiao Tu jumped off the desk, her ample bosom bouncing with her. She walked up to the man and patted his shoulder.

“Big Brain, how are you so amazing? What did you do before?”

“I helped unclog drains,” Li Nan Ke said with a shy smile.

The young woman was confused. “What are drains?”

Li Nan Ke didn’t explain and stretched. “You’ll understand later.”

“Why don’t you let Little Rabbit take you home to rest?” Leng Xinnan suggested softly, seeing the fatigue in the man’s eyes.

“Besides, it’s getting late, and your wife must be worried at home. Get a good night’s sleep, and I’ll come find you tomorrow.”

“Huh? Sister Leng, he’s a married man!” Meng Xiao Tu exclaimed.

Leng Xinnan said with an expressionless face, “Nan Ke does have a wife. You’ll know when you see her. It’s the female physician you mentioned before.”

The young woman’s round face immediately fell.

“I was thinking of cultivating our relationship and becoming his wife. The children we would have would definitely be smart. I even thought of names for them…”

“Shut up!”

Leng Xinnan’s face darkened, and she glared at her.

Li Nan Ke was also speechless.

He couldn’t keep up with this girl’s train of thought.

“Think before you speak, girl,” Leng Xinnan warned, unable to punish the girl physically in the hall. “If you don’t behave, go back to Yun City!”

Meng Xiao Tu stuck out her tongue playfully and said, “I was just joking.”

On the other side, Iron Ox had finished questioning Squire Lin and handed a stack of records to Leng Xinnan.

“Sister Leng, it’s done. Should we have the county yamen make a copy?”

Leng Xinnan flipped through a few pages and said calmly, “We’ll talk about it tomorrow.”

She turned to look at the dejected Squire Lin, not knowing what to say to comfort him. She asked softly, “Do you want to see your wife? In the future… you might not have the chance.”

Squire Lin instinctively looked up, his eyes red and filled with grief. He opened his mouth to say something but then lowered his head feebly and said with a bitter smile, “No need.”

The man, who seemed to have aged significantly, walked towards the door with heavy steps.

His back looked incredibly lonely and desolate.

“If we look back at this whole incident, we’ll find a problem,” Li Nan Ke said, crossing his legs.

“The reason Lin Jiao Yue and Madam Lin ended up at a dead end was because of the unexpected appearance of He Qing Yu.

Otherwise, Lin Jiao Yue would have had a bright future.

And all of Lin Jiao Yue’s carefully laid plans suddenly crumbled because of He Qing Yu’s sudden ‘resurrection.’

If it weren’t for this accident, even I might not have been able to uncover the truth.

These two seemingly insignificant but crucial factors were the gears that drove the entire incident.

The question is, how did He Qing Yu suddenly find out that he was Lin Jiao Yue’s biological father?

Was it really an accident that Madam Lin put too much Red Conch in her tea and ‘resurrected’ her former lover, He Qing Yu?”

Li Nan Ke’s eyes were deep, and a smile gradually spread across his lips.

He slowly stood up, looked at the man who had stopped at the door, and said, emphasizing each word, “Squire Lin, you are the true mastermind behind this play!”

“My opponent, from the very beginning—was you!”

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