The Family Is Holding a Funeral Right Now!

Hu Yiming stumbled and searched for a long time before finally finding an old servant.

The old servant looked at him, his eyes rolling back in fright. "Master, why did you come back? This... this isn't the night of the returning soul!"

Hu Yiming shouted, "If I don't come back, where can I go? What happened? Where's our house?"

The old servant looked at him, his eyes brimming with tears, and said:

"Sir, you're alive! We all thought you were dead!"

Your wife also thought you were dead; the family is currently holding a funeral!

Upon hearing this, Hu Yiming's head started buzzing, and he almost exploded.

"I'm not dead yet! What's the point of holding a funeral?"

"That wretched woman, she didn't even bother to look for me before putting on a funeral for me! That's outrageous! Take me home right now!"

The funeral was held at one of the Hu Clan's villas.

Snowflakes fell thick and fast, covering the entire Hu Clan compound in a blanket of white, exuding a sense of sorrow.

Madam Hu organized the funeral in a grand and dignified manner, with relatives and guests coming in an endless stream to pay their respects. White banners and white curtains filled the courtyard, and mournful music played softly.

Lord Nie and Zhou Wanwan came to pay their respects. Looking at the mourning hall, Lord Hu sighed softly, "Lord Hu was truly unfortunate. Just a few days ago, he was chatting and reminiscing with us, and now he's gone forever."

Zhou Wanwan was also completely baffled. She walked to the wall, looked at the Old Scholar Tree, and whispered, "Uncle Scholar Tree, did we kill someone this time? We killed a governor? That can't be, can it?"

The Old Scholar Tree said with a hohoho:

"We didn't do this. We just dumped him on the street. What happened after that is none of our business."

He's been having a passionate affair with a widow for the past three days and three nights.

Zhou Wanwan's lips twitched. "A widow? This Lord Hu certainly has a good interest!"

Madam Hu wept bitterly, the other ladies beside her comforted her, saying, "Madam Hu, please accept our condolences. No one could have predicted such a thing would happen."

"What on earth happened? The house is gone overnight, and even the governor has disappeared. What... what have you done to offend someone you shouldn't have?"

Madam Hu cried even harder, "I don't know either, I don't know who he offended outside?"

She wiped away her tears, and then heard several ladies trembling as they said, "I think I saw Lord Hu, am I seeing things?"

One lady was so frightened that she wet herself.

Several ladies were screaming and running away; it was terrifying. Everyone thought Hu Yiming was dead.

Who knew he would come back to life at his funeral?

Madam Hu asked, trembling, "Are you a human or a ghost?"

Hu Yiming slapped her across the face and said:

"You crazy woman! Are you blind? Can't you tell whether I'm a human or a ghost?"

"Get the mourning hall down right now, it's such bad luck!"

The servants quickly dismantled the mourning hall and carried the coffin out.

It was all a misunderstanding, and the Hu Clan quickly returned the money everyone had contributed.

Nie Shi'an suddenly covered his mouth and laughed:

"I really didn't expect that something like this would happen to the Hu Clan."

But we don't know where their house went. Don't you think this is exactly the same thing that happened to our family?

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "It's more than just identical. I think it was that group of people who did it."

Nie Shi'an gritted his teeth and said:

"Who exactly are these people? I have a bad feeling about them; there's not a single clue."

The worst part was that I sent Chen Ankang to investigate the case himself, and he was greatly disappointed.

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said:

"Hey! Isn't this normal? How can you possibly find out the truth in every case?"

If every case could be investigated, our Provincial Surveillance Commissioner's Office wouldn't have so many case files."

Nie Shi'an looked at her and nodded, saying:

"Wanwan, I really think you're cut out for this line of work. It's a shame you're not investigating cases."

Aren't you a scholar now? Have you ever thought about taking the exam to advance to a higher level?

I know it's incredibly difficult for a girl to rise in social status, but I believe that only through the imperial examinations can one truly change their destiny.

Zhou Wanwan muttered, "That's not necessarily true! For example, rebellion can quite change a person's fate."

Nie Shi'an was so frightened that he tripped over his own feet and fell hard to the ground.

"Oh my! You really dare to say anything."

You absolutely mustn't say that in front of others, or I'm afraid we'll both lose our heads.

Zhou Wanwan quickly said:

"That's impossible, I'm hungry."

After I go back and have some snacks, I need to lie down for a while, Lord Nie. What are you thinking?

Lord Nie coughed and said, "How about I go to your courtyard for some snacks, and then continue investigating the case?"

Zhou Wanwan nodded; she had previously disliked Nie Shi'an quite a bit.

But after spending time with him, I feel that he's a bit stubborn and doesn't quite understand things.

Once someone has made up their mind about something, nothing can change it.

Just like at the beginning, when he was convinced that Zhou Wanwan was lying to him, he would keep staring at Zhou Wanwan.

But now that he's discovered Zhou Wanwan wasn't lying to him, and had even helped him a few times, he's genuinely helping her in Zhou Wanwan.

Therefore, Zhou Wanwan no longer wanted to rob him. As long as Madam Nie didn't go too far, she would never harm Nie Shi'an.

After all, Nie Shi'an now considers her his friend.

When I got back to the courtyard, I saw that more than ten kinds of snacks had been prepared this afternoon, as well as a bowl of bird's nest.

Nie Shi'an swallowed hard.

"You're eating so well! I feel like you're enjoying yourself every day. How do you even solve cases?"

I really don't understand, but you're quite good at solving cases. So what are you planning to do this afternoon?

After finishing her snack, Zhou Wanwan yawned and said, "I plan to investigate the Desolate Forest Body-Dumping Case this Zhou Wanwan."

Nie Shi'an waved his hand and said:

"This Desolate Forest Body-Dumping Case is not that simple at all; the identities of these women are completely unrelated."

Some were just ordinary village women, while others were pampered young ladies from wealthy families—they were completely unrelated.

"I wonder who targeted them, and why they would target these women?"

Zhou Wanwan said calmly:

"Perverts exist everywhere, and these people are definitely not mentally healthy."

Don't worry! I'll get up and investigate after a nap.

In my past life, these kinds of random killings were the most difficult to investigate, as there was simply no pattern to them.

Zhou Wanwan stretched and then walked towards the wasteland.

Zhou Wanwan walked to that wasteland and looked around; it was no ordinary piece of wasteland at all.

Instead, it was a vast expanse of barren land, covering more than ten acres.

She turned to the constable beside her and asked, "What is the origin of this place? What was it like before?"

The constable pointed to the dilapidated scene before him and slowly said:

"This place used to be a village, but it was all wiped out overnight."

As time went by, all the houses in the village fell into disrepair; the walls collapsed, the houses were dilapidated, and no one lived there anymore.

"Since then, the entire area has been completely abandoned. No one wants to come here on weekdays; it's deserted and has remained abandoned ever since."