Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Digging Up the Dirt Under the Fire Pit Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Digging Up the Dirt Under the Fire Pit “Difficulty?”
Constable Wei was somewhat taken aback by Lin Caisang’s question.
“Is Miss Liu referring to the seriously ill people in town? Don’t worry, they are all quite obedient and won’t stir up trouble.”
She wasn’t referring to those people. If they dared to cross her, she wouldn’t let them get the antidote. After all, she wasn’t known for being an easygoing person.
“I’m talking about Gong Xiting’s corpse. Were there any abnormalities?” she asked.
Constable Wei was startled for a moment, then shook his head. “No.”
“I specifically assigned two officers to guard his body to ensure that nothing was amiss. As for the cremation, I separated his body from the others. Look, it’s that one.”
He pointed to a relatively small bonfire and said to Lin Caisang.
A glint flashed in Lin Caisang’s eyes, and she looked towards Ya Molian in confusion.
That seemed odd. She thought those people would be more interested in Gong Xiting’s corpse than in wanting her life?
“Constable Wei, after the cremation, could you personally collect Gong Xiting’s ashes, even the soil under the fire? Hand them to us,” Ya Molian instructed Constable Wei.
Constable Wei was left dumbfounded by his request.
What use could there be for ashes? They had been turned to dust by the fire. He turned to look at Lin Caisang.
“Miss Liu, could the ashes also be poisonous?”
Upon hearing this, Lin Caisang had a thought and suddenly understood. This really was no ordinary poison. As Ya Molian had suggested, those people were probably not in any hurry because they could wait for Old Master Gong to take his son’s ashes home, then strike again.
“Nobody can be sure. We need to be prepared for all possibilities,” she told Constable Wei.
“What… what if Old Master Gong comes to me for the ashes?” Constable Wei hesitated.
“Aren’t there plenty of ashes here? Just give him whatever,”
“Constable Gong, do you really think that Old Master Gong will come to you for these ashes?”
Constable Wei’s face grew pale.
If it were him, he would naturally not want to be associated with such an ill-fated item. It wasn’t because he was unwilling to be kind, but because the item itself was a disaster!
“Then what do Miss Liu and Young Master Liu suggest?”
“I think that if Old Master Gong really does come to claim his son’s ashes… ”
Before Lin Caisang could finish her sentence, Ya Molian’s icy words sent shivers down Constable Wei’s spine.
If they were right, and the ashes were indeed problematic, then Old Master Gong’s intention to claim the ashes was worth pondering. The Gong family’s situation was just like he’d anticipated; unfathomably deep waters.
“Moreover, Constable Wei, earlier my older brother and I ran into a group of people at the entrance of the town. You can send someone to bring them in for questioning to find out who they really are,” added Lin Caisang.
Constable Wei was shocked.
From her words, it sounded like someone else was planning to harm Lin Caisang.
Was it because they knew she had made the antidote? These people truly deserved to die!
“Liuzi, bring those people here immediately. I want to interrogate them personally.” He instructed Liuzi, who was standing next to him.