The wonderful life of modern women in ancient times

Chapter 511 Human Bones Discovered

Lin Xi and his group were strolling casually on the street. When they came across a jewelry store, they went in to pick out some unique jewelry. When they saw a ready-made clothing store, they also went in to take a look around. If they found a style they liked, they would buy it.

We also tried a lot of delicious snacks along the way.

"Wow! It feels so good to have money to spend freely!"

Chen Yan put the golden hairpin he had just bought for his mother into his arms and couldn't help but sigh that this life was like a dream. Not long ago, they were still worried about filling their stomachs. Who could have thought that they could live such a good life now.

"Who says it's not true? I never thought I could buy such a good thing for my family before."

Chen Qing touched his sleeves and said with satisfaction that they were all gifts for his family.

"Follow the boss, good days are ahead!"

Chen Youfu finished the pastry in his hand, licked his lips and said happily.

Daya touched the jade hairpin on her head and nodded in agreement.

Seeing that all his friends were so happy, Lin Xi felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"Sister, the mutton over there is delicious. That shop has been open for many years. The Regent once had someone buy some for me to eat. Do you want to go and try it?"

Lin Ping suddenly pointed to a slightly remote shop not far away, recalled the taste from many years ago, and asked while pulling Lin Xi's sleeve with some nostalgia.

"Come on, let's go eat mutton."

Since his younger brother wanted to eat, Lin Xi naturally satisfied his wish. He waved his hand and took the kids to the shop.

When they arrived at the entrance of the mutton restaurant, Lin Xi and others found that the door was ajar. Could it be that the owner was not open for business today?

"anyone there?"

Daya pushed the door open, stuck her head in and asked tentatively.

"Boss, you're not doing business today? How about we come back another day to eat? Anyway, we'll be staying in the capital for a while."

Lin Ping also leaned inside and saw no one in sight and no aroma of mutton. He turned around and said to Lin Xi and the others.

"There are human bones there!"

Suddenly, Xiaobai's voice reached everyone's ears. It had eaten a lot of delicious food today. It had been squatting lazily on Lin Xi's shoulder. Because it also wanted to eat mutton, it jumped onto Lin Ping's shoulder and looked inside. It found a pile of bones at the foot of the table.

Hearing Xiaobai's voice transmission, the group looked in the direction of its little paw with wide eyes.

It was indeed human bones. Everyone had been on the battlefield and dealt with corpses before, so they naturally recognized the human bones. What's more, the skull was right on top of those bones.

"Boss, what should I do?"

Everyone looked at Lin Xi and asked for her opinion.

"Let's go to the government office and report the case!"

After Lin Xi finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the yamen. The boys restored the door to its original state and quickly followed her.

"Miss Lin, I wonder what brings you to the government office today?"

When Lin Xi and his group arrived at the gate of the yamen, they happened to meet the lawyer coming out. He was present when Zhao Ting'er and Cao Fangqing's case was tried, so he recognized Lin Xi. He also knew that she had a close relationship with the Regent, so he was very respectful to Lin Xi.

"Greetings, sir! Today we were strolling around with nothing to do and were planning to go to a mutton restaurant to eat mutton, but when we got there we found that the store was empty and there was a pile of bones on the ground! So we came to report the case!"

Lin Xi clasped his fists towards the master and spoke quickly.

"There is such a thing! Miss Lin, wait a moment!"

The lawyer was shocked when he heard Lin Xi's words. After saying this, he turned around and hurried into the yamen. A death in the capital is no trivial matter. Who knows the identity of the dead person? If he meets someone of noble status, it will be troublesome.

"Miss Lin, can you lead the way?"

But after a while, the prefect came out with a group of yamen runners, looked at Lin Xi and asked politely.

He had only been in office for a short time, how could a murder happen in the capital?

"My Lord, please follow us!"

Lin Xi bowed to the prefect and walked in front with his friends.

Soon, the group arrived at the mutton restaurant in a mighty procession, and the prefect ordered the coroner and bailiffs to go into the house to check.

"Reporting to the Lord, a total of three skeletons were found, one in the shop in front, and two in the kitchen in the back. According to the bones, the one in the shop is an adult man around 40 years old, and the two in the kitchen are a teenager and a woman around 40 years old."

After a careful examination, the coroner came before the prefect and reported to him.

"Your Excellency, I just asked the neighbors of this mutton shop. This shop is run by a couple in their early 40s and a teenage son. According to the coroner's inference, the bones are most likely from this family of three. But according to their neighbors, this family of three was still selling mutton yesterday!"

After the coroner finished speaking, a yamen runner reported what he had found out.

After hearing what the two said, the prefect frowned. How could the person be fine yesterday and become a pile of bones today?

While he was thinking, two yamen runners came running over from a distance.

"Your Excellency! A report came in from a village in the mountains outside the city that a family of four disappeared mysteriously, and four skeletons were found in their home."

"Your Excellency, someone has found many skeletons in a house at the foot of a mountain outside the city. I have come to report the case. The reporter is waiting at the government office."

The two yamen runners knelt on one knee and quickly finished reporting what they wanted to report.

The prefect's head was buzzing at this moment. What kind of bad luck had happened to him? The previous prefect had a very leisurely time when he was in office, but now it was his turn, so many problems suddenly popped up.

He rubbed his temples vigorously, ordered the yamen runners to take the bones from the mutton restaurant back, and ordered people to bring the owner of the nearby shop back to the yamen for questioning. As for Lin Xi and his group, they just happened to discover this matter, so he let them leave on their own.

Watching the prefect and a group of people hurriedly leaving, Lin Ping leaned close to Lin Xi's ear and asked, "Sister, could it be related to the evil cultivator we encountered?"

Master had told them before that evil practitioners have many methods of cultivation, all of which are evil and can harm people’s lives.

"It must be the work of an evil cultivator!"

Xiaobai sent a message to everyone, how come this method of harming people is so similar to the person who was killed by those old guys from Fanxing!

"It's getting late, let's go back and talk about it!"

Lin Xi looked up at the darkening sky and said to Lin Ping and others.

The kids nodded, turned around and walked towards the house where they were staying. When they returned, Lin Kang and Yuanyuan had just arrived home.

Cao, Lin Dayong and Damazi's mother had been back for a while and were sitting together chatting and laughing about the things they bought today.