Through Hall Wind

Another two-in-one chapter.

Qinghong Restaurant.

A mid-range restaurant located in the western part of the city. Its front building had two floors, each divided into private rooms and a main hall. There were also two separate guest rooms in the rear courtyard, beside a bamboo forest and a flower garden, giving it a sense of tranquility amid the bustle.

Admonishment Official of the Ministry of Revenue Lu Mingsi had eaten his final dinner here.

According to the investigation, Lu Mingsi had been a regular customer here. He especially loved the braised pork intestines made by Wang Erhu and ordered them almost every meal—the forged suicide note had mentioned the dish as well.

This showed that the murderer had been quite familiar with Lu Mingsi's eating habits.

As for whether that familiarity had existed beforehand or had been acquired after murderous intent arose, there was no way to tell for the moment.

That morning, the little room that had been sealed off for so long finally welcomed two visitors once more.

"No need to look."

Seeing Yu Qian scrutinizing the room's layout after entering, especially the placement of its tables, chairs, and stools,

Sun Shaozong waved a hand and sat down at the table himself. Helplessly, he said, "Lu Mingsi only succumbed to the poison after walking nearly a li from here in the evening. By the time the Shuntian Prefecture constables traced things back here, it was already nearly the third watch. And this room had received two more groups of guests afterward, so any traces had long since become impossible to verify."

"Simple curiosity. I've made Uncle Thirteen laugh at me."

Yu Qian gave a carefree smile and sat across from Sun Shaozong.

Since they were at the scene of a poisoning, Sun Shaozong naturally ordered no tea. He