Chapter 287

April 16th.

The suspect of the poisoning case that occurred at Zuitingxuan half a month ago has been apprehended.

People of Yan City flocked to catch a glimpse, but all they saw was a bloated, paler-than-dead body soaked in water.

The body was placed on a cart, covered hastily with a layer of coarse cloth to shield its face before being pushed towards the county yamen.

Seeing such a scene, the onlookers started discussing.

"Why is the person a woman!"

"Wasn't it said that the procurer of Zuitingxuan is a man? This is clearly a woman."

"Exactly, I heard the one who was poisoned hasn't woken yet..."

Everyone discussed vigorously, yet no one was willing to believe that the woman on the cart could be the one who had poisoned at Zuitingxuan.

The government officials didn't provide much explanation, they just dispersed the crowd and pushed the cart towards the county yamen.

Within the county yamen, Liu Jie's eyebrows were deeply furrowed, he paced around anxiously.