Chapter 333 - 331: Her Intuition (First Update)

Chapter 333: Chapter 331: Her Intuition (First Update)

Because Jiang Yanxia was murdered, her body couldn’t be taken back by the Jiang Family for burial temporarily. Jiang Shaobai ordered her body to be taken back to the Western Capital’s yamen, and then let the Jiang Family return home first.

Before that, Mr. Yao had already questioned them, and after they left, he met with Xu Jing and the others, saying, "We asked every Jiang Family member present, and they all say the most likely people to harm Jiang San are the Xin family, and if it were them, they might have had some way to get Jiang San to meet them alone."

Since the deceased was his niece, Jiang Shaobai’s face was not looking good today. He said solemnly, "Yanxia truly wasn’t someone who would easily make enemies. Mr. Yao, quickly send someone to investigate if any of the Xin family have recently returned to the Western Capital."

Investigating this shouldn’t be hard. The Xin family left the Western Capital entirely, so they must have a place to rest. By finding servants who used to work for the Xin family or people who were once close to them, someone would know where they went.

Then send people to their resting place to check if anyone from their side has come to the Western Capital recently, and it will all be clear.

But, this will take some time.

Xu Jing, however, said, "From the current situation, the plan to kill Jiang San was very meticulous, unlikely to be an impulsive act. The person who lured Jiang San away from the Jiang Family is most likely the culprit, so the culprit is someone Jiang San knew.

But... I think the purpose of killing Jiang San might not necessarily be revenge."

Indeed, murder for revenge is a common crime, but with the investigation experience of Jiang Shaobai and his team, cases involving acquaintances are mostly due to grudges.

But they also knew Xu Jing wasn’t someone to speak without thought. Jiang Shaobai looked at her and said, "Does Miss Xu have any ideas?"

Xu Jing hesitated for a moment, her thoughts still being conjecture, combined with a bit of intuition formed from her long involvement with cases.

She finally said, "Yesterday, on my way back to the Western Capital, I saw someone holding a funeral. The deceased was a widow, who took her own life. Some of her circumstances were very similar to Jiang San’s. They were both melancholic individuals. After that woman died, people couldn’t believe it, yet some felt they could understand..."

Mr. Yao was startled, "Does Miss Xu think this could be a series of murders?!"

Xu Jing shook her head and said, "I can’t be sure right now, so I want to investigate the deceased from yesterday’s funeral. Her home, White Jade Village, is near the Western Capital."

After hearing Xu Jing’s words, Jiang Shaobai’s face became even grimmer.

He immediately said, "Mr. Yao, accompany Miss Xu to White Jade Village. I’ll handle the situation with Yanxia. I will return to the Jiang Family to find out where Yanxia has been and whom she has met recently."

For the criminal to lure Jiang San away, there must have been some contact with her recently.

And the ones who knew Jiang San’s activities best during this period were her close maids. However, they were not present earlier, and to inquire in detail, one has to go to the Jiang Family.

Mr. Yao agreed.

He still found it somewhat unbelievable.

Who would have thought that behind what seemed like a simple case, so many twists and turns were hidden!

After Jiang Shaobai left, Xu Jing returned to her carriage, ready to head to White Jade Village, when suddenly Cheng Xiao’s surprised voice came from outside, "Jiang Erlang? Are you here for something?"

Soon after, Jiang Yu’s clear and pleasant, but at this moment somewhat subdued voice sounded, "I’ve heard about the case from my third uncle. I want to go to White Jade Village with Miss Xu."

Xu Jing frowned slightly, lifting the carriage curtain to look at the man already riding his horse beside her carriage, striving not to let her impatience show in her tone, "Jiang Erlang is not specialized in investigation, going there would be of no use, and just a waste of your time. I know Jiang Erlang wants to quickly find the perpetrator who killed Jiang San; we will do our best here, so you might as well go home..."

"She was my full sister."

Riding on the horse, the man slightly lowered his head to look at her, usually carrying a hint of a casual smile, but now his lips were slightly pursed, his fox-like eyes revealing a touch of cold depth, "In my family, of the three sisters, only the third sister is my full sister. My sister and I are not far apart in age; when we were young, I often went in and out with her, frequently asked if we were a pair of twin siblings.

Later, as I grew older, my father took me to the military camp for training, and the time I spent with my sister gradually decreased. Although we are full siblings, my sister’s character was completely different from mine. She... was so kind, even too kind to know how to protect herself. To those who harmed her, as long as they didn’t touch her bottom line, she always maintained a bit of tolerance."

Xu Jing was slightly taken aback, involuntarily recalling the events of when she first went to the Marquis Huaiyin’s residence.

At that time, the Fourth Young Lady of the Marquis Huaiyin’s household fully believed that her kitten was tortured to death by Jiang San, never showing Jiang San a good face, and often intentionally doing things to provoke her.

In a family like the Jiang’s, if it were another young lady of such a status, like Zhao Shao Hua, how could they tolerate being bullied like that? The moment Xin Siniang showed her attitude, they would have given her a harsh lesson, making her realize her own insignificance.

Yet Jiang San merely ignored Xin Siniang, even thinking that her actions were just a child’s quarrel.

Such a merciful heart indeed doesn’t match the image of a high-standing household’s legitimate daughter. It wasn’t until she realized that Lady Hua truly had harmful intentions toward her that she finally got angry and took action to handle the situation.

Xu Jing always felt this world was unreasonable; people are often taught to be good, but those who are loved to be bullied are invariably the good ones.

Jiang Yu’s jaw clenched quietly for a while, then slowly exhaled, saying in a deep voice, "And I am indifferent by nature. For anyone or anything unrelated to me, what they become has nothing to do with me. If such a character as my sister’s were in another girl, I would merely be dismissive, but that was my sister after all.

I once told her, live however you want, for by your side, there’s me, father, and our elder brother. We’ll protect you. However, she still died at her most beautiful age, and I... couldn’t protect her..."

Xu Jing was slightly stunned, involuntarily raising her head to glance at Jiang Yu.

Previously, her impressions of him were all negative, such as meddling, deep-mindedness, inexplicable temperament... Now, it seemed she finally saw some of the man’s true emotions.

However, she wasn’t that interested either.

She was silent for a moment, then let go of the curtain, calmly saying, "If Jiang Erlang wants to follow, then follow."

Jiang Yu intently stared at the softly swaying light yellow curtain, his voice low and deep, "Thank you, Miss Xu."

Beside them, Cheng Xiao, hearing Xu Jing’s words, quietly glanced at Jiang Yu, then pulled the reins, directing the others to continue onward.