Lianchi said, "This seems to be a case of evildoers getting their just deserts. There doesn't seem to be anything more to it."
Chi Yu rubbed his chin in thought. "It's strange. Wouldn't it be too difficult for one coroner to kill over a dozen people?"
Lianchi dismissed his concern. "As a coroner, he would naturally know the human body well. I once heard of a mortal called Cook Ding who could take an ox apart in just three breaths. Even after he had finished cutting it up, the ox was still alive."
Chi Yu said, "No, no, no, Senior Brother Lianchi. I think something's wrong. If this was a satisfying case of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, why would it have ended up in this secret realm? Whose resentment led to this outcome?"
Lianchi froze, then understood. After a moment's contemplation, he said, "I don't know. I have some insights into cultivation, but asking me to think about this makes my head hurt."
Chi Yu went through the case files again and again. A flash of inspiration struck him, and his lips curved into a smile. "I understand now."
Lianchi asked, "What is it?"
Chi Yu said, "We need to verify it. Let's go find that coroner."
They could enter any part of the government office as though no one were there, and soon found the coroner locked in the jail.
Cultivators had many supernatural abilities. With a single encounter, Chi Yu could go through all the coroner's memories with his divine sense.
Lianchi did the same. "Ah... it wasn't him? He was framed?"
Chi Yu said, "He'd never even met that girl. How could he have been in love with her?"
Lianchi was puzzled. "Then who was it?"
The coroner really had