"You noticed it?" Xin Zizhao looked at Wei Shuxuan in surprise, still wondering how this person, who clearly didn't know medicine, could tell what kind of poison Pan Leping had been poisoned with.
"Yes, I can tell. It's cyanide poisoning," Wei Shuxuan said seriously as she looked at Pan Leping on the ground. Then, suddenly realizing that she might have revealed something, she began to explain in a flurry, "I often came across this type of case when I was investigating before, so... I just recognize it."
It was rare to see Wei Shuxuan so flustered. Xin Zizhao found it quite novel, but his tone remained as cold as ever. "Really? Then why do you look so flustered?"
"......You're mistaken. Let's hurry up and examine the body. Come on, it's up to you next."
Wei Shuxuan quickly changed the subject and asked Xin Zizhao to examine Pan Leping's body to see if there was anything amiss. Xin Zizhao didn't intend to expose her intention and just walked over to the body to start the examination.
Seeing Xin Zizhao squatting there, Wei Shuxuan thought she had gotten away with it. But she knew she had to pay more attention to her words and actions in the future. Xin Zizhao was very smart. Although he seemed to be unconcerned about worldly affairs, in fact, he was very perceptive.
Soon, the coroner came to conduct a detailed autopsy. Xin Zizhao found no other external injuries on Pan Leping. It seemed that the cyanide Wei Shuxuan mentioned was a very powerful poison. Just a little bit of it could cause death. After the coroner's repeated autopsies, it was confirmed that Pan Leping had died of poisoning, and he had been dead for about an hour.
Dead for about an hour? That meant he had died not long ago. Perhaps the murderer had poisoned Pan Leping's breakfast, and that was why Pan Leping had unknowingly eaten it and died of poisoning.
However, just as Wei Shuxuan was deep in thought, a large group of people came striding over from the depths of the courtyard. A loud shout rang out from behind, "Come here! By the order of the Prime Minister, arrest all the people in the Pan Mansion!"
"Hey, why? What did we do wrong?" Some people shouted out in protest.
"The Prime Minister's daughter has gone missing in your Pan Mansion. If it wasn't someone in your mansion who did it, who else could it be?" The leading man briefly explained the incident of Dan Xueyao's disappearance in the Pan Mansion and quickly ordered his men to arrest all the people in the mansion.
"You will be under our custody for now. After we find the young lady, the Prime Minister will make further arrangements!" After saying that, the man looked at Wei Shuxuan and Xin Zizhao. "Please come to the east wing room. The Prime Minister requests your presence."
Without asking, Wei Shuxuan guessed that it was most likely that the Prime Minister wanted them to help find his daughter.
When they arrived at the east wing room, the man knocked on the door, and they heard Dan Linghai's somewhat irritable voice, "What is it!"
"Prime Minister, Young Master Wei and Young Master Xin are here to pay their respects."
"......Let them in."
Hearing that it was Wei Shuxuan and Xin Zizhao, Dan Linghai restrained his temper a little. But because his daughter was missing, he was still feeling restless.
"Please take a seat, both of you."
Dan Linghai first looked at Wei Shuxuan. "I believe Young Master Wei already knows about my daughter's disappearance. I wonder what Young Master Wei thinks?"
"Replying to the Prime Minister, at the same time when Pan Leping died, your daughter went missing. In my opinion, it is very likely the work of the murderer. But for the specific details, I still need to carefully question the other people in the Pan Mansion before I can make a decision."
Wei Shuxuan saw the uneasiness in Dan Linghai's heart and stepped forward. "Prime Minister, please rest assured. I will definitely help you find Miss Dan."
"......Please do so as soon as possible."
Dan Linghai withdrew his gaze from Wei Shuxuan. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Xin Zizhao standing aside. His appearance and temperament gave a familiar feeling. He scanned Xin Zizhao and his eyes widened when he saw the jade pendant on Xin Zizhao's waist...
The jade pendant with a dragon pattern!
Although Dan Linghai was very surprised, he quickly adjusted his state of mind. Whether it was real or fake, he needed to investigate before he could know.
"May I ask who this is?" Dan Linghai looked at Wei Shuxuan, signaling her to introduce.
"This is my friend. His name is Xin Zizhao."
"The surname Xin is quite special."
Wei Shuxuan felt that there was something behind Dan Linghai's words, but she didn't know what his intention was. She smiled. "It is quite special. He is a disciple of Qiuling Mountain."
"A disciple of Qiuling Mountain..." Dan Linghai thought he should send someone to investigate Xin Zizhao's background as soon as possible.
After coming out of the Prime Minister's room, Wei Shuxuan looked at Xin Zizhao. "By the way, who on earth are you? Even the Prime Minister seems to show you some respect."
"Nothing."
Xin Zizhao replied to her indifferently and then walked straight towards his room.
"Humph, this guy is really stingy."
There was still no result in the case of Pan Anping, and now his younger brother had been poisoned to death. It was really one problem after another.
All the people in the Pan Mansion were imprisoned in the front hall of the mansion. The men under the Prime Minister were in charge of guarding. Wei Shuxuan walked into the front hall and scanned the people there. Jin Yan'er and Han Xinran were there, as well as other servants.
However, Wei Shuxuan, who quickly noticed something amiss, found that Pan Xintian, Pan Anping's son, was not among them!
She quickly walked up to Han Xinran. "Madam, may I ask where your son has gone?"
Only then did Han Xinran come to her senses. She looked around and really didn't find Pan Xintian. She was a little surprised. "He was still in my room talking to me last night..."
"Which means he didn't go out last night?"
"No. He said he wanted to chat with me and didn't leave my room until midnight to go back to his own room to rest."
Which meant that Pan Xintian had gone missing together with Dan Xueyao? This case was becoming more and more complicated.
Just as Wei Shuxuan was thinking, Jin Yan'er, who was originally standing next to Han Xinran, quietly moved her body as if she wanted to blend into the crowd behind her. Her expression was also a bit strange...
Coincidentally, that bit of strangeness was caught by Wei Shuxuan, who had sharp eyes. Wei Shuxuan looked up at Jin Yan'er. "Where do you think you're going, Second Madam?"
"N-no. I'm just not feeling well..."
She stammered in her reply. There must be something fishy going on!
"Really? I wonder why I don't see you being sad at all about your husband's death. Instead, you look so nervous?" Wei Shuxuan raised the corner of her mouth.
"Come here. Take Jin Yan'er into the inner room for interrogation."