Zeng Anmin lowered his head and looked at the corpses.
Then he raised his head to look at Liu Ji. "The bodies were discovered at Hai Shi Two, correct?"
Liu Ji nodded seriously.
That meant around ten at night.
Around ten, Huang Yuangao and these servants had all been fully clothed?
What? A decrepit old official was not sleeping at ten at night, yet still had the leisure to admire peach blossoms in the courtyard?
"Huang Yuangao's time of death is wrong."
Zeng Anmin stared intently at Liu Ji and asked flatly:
"When did the yamen close for the day?"
Liu Ji had also caught the scent of something amiss. He dared not be negligent in the slightest, lowering himself as he answered respectfully:
"Duke Huang usually returned to his residence at the hour of the dog."
That meant Huang Yuangao got off work around seven in the evening and returned to his own courtyard.
Zeng Anmin vaguely felt as though he had touched upon the truth.
He gave Liu Ji a deep look.
Then he said, "Bring me every procurement record related to fire-oil merchants."
With that, he took the lead and headed outside.
Before long, they had arrived at the courtyard where Huang Yuangao had died.
He sat facing Bai Ziqing.
Quietly waiting for Liu Ji.
"Brother Quanfu, have you already found a lead?"
Bai Ziqing looked at Zeng Anmin in surprise.
There were only the two of them in the courtyard at this time.
Zeng Anmin grinned, raising a brow as he looked at Bai Ziqing and asked:
"Brother Bai, why do you say that?"
Bai Ziqing smiled shyly. "Brother Quanfu, I know you well enough. Every time you are about to reveal the truth, your expression always..."
At this point, Bai Ziqing pointed at his own