A widow had died, and she had been from the madhouse.
If no one reported the case, no one from the yamen would bother with it.
Otherwise, they would have to pay out of their own pockets to investigate.
Working as a yamen runner was merely a job.
Naturally, none of them wished to meddle in it.
In these chaotic times, countless lives like "weeds" vanished every day.
How could the yamen possibly manage them all?
Unless the deceased held a rather distinguished status, or unless too many "weeds" died at once.
Lin Qinghe's gaze fell upon the servant, and the aura belonging to a Weapon Wielder flashed past.
The servant had already been hunched over, but now he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground. "These past few days... a few days ago, Qi Yuan of the Qi Family was sent into the madhouse..."
"Qi Yuan?" Lin Qinghe frowned. "The Shen Family's live-in son-in-law?"
Half a month ago, news that Qi Yuan of Ninghe County had married into the Shen Family had caused quite a stir throughout Ninghe County.
Lin Qinghe had met Qi Yuan a few times.
His father had been an artifact master, but had ultimately perished.
However, the shade cast by his ancestors still remained, allowing Qi Yuan to find a position at the yamen.
Yet that fellow had been lazy and gluttonous, unable to endure hardship. He had run away after barely half a month of work.
Over the years, he had finally squandered away his family fortune. Fortunately, he had married into the Shen Residence. Otherwise, Lin Qinghe felt that Qi Yuan's corpse might have turned up in some street corner sooner or later.
"Him?" Disdain showed in Lin Qinghe's eyes.
He did not suspect Qi Yuan's involvement in this matter at