I insist

Chapter 377: Unclaimed

Years ago, the two had a lot of arguments because Qiu Tianlei drank too much, and at that time Qiu Tianlei even punched and kicked Tian Yumei.

Unbeknownst to them, the two had accumulated so much resentment that Qiu Tianlei finally realized his mistake.

It wasn't Liu Xiaoyue at all; it was that he had never made Tian Yumei feel genuinely cherished and treated well.

From that day on, Qiu Tianlei stopped talking and just did.

He eagerly took on all tasks related to Tian Yumei.

Seeing Qiu Tianlei and Song Miqiu like this is still a bit unusual.

He leaned against the window of Yu Huailin's study, cracking sunflower seeds as he spoke.

"Has my son been struck by lightning? If he had been like this earlier, I wouldn't have had to worry about him so much."

Yu Huailin didn't take credit; he simply pulled Song Miqiu into his arms.

"Yes, now you finally have the mind to look at me properly."

Teased by Yu Huailin, Song Miqiu blushed and buried herself deeply in his arms.

"You lecherous pervert!"

Gradually, Song Miqiu also noticed the changes in Tian Yumei.

No longer would they avoid Qiu Tianlei like before, and gradually the two began to chat and laugh together.

Song Miqiu finally felt relieved.

A month later, Qiu Tianlei carried his quilt into Tian Yumei's room, and Song Miqiu, who was not far away, saw all of this.

"The two of them have really made up this time."

When I looked back at Yu Huailin, I found that he had fallen asleep on his desk at some point.

Song Miqiu draped the clothes over Yu Huailin, having neglected him these past few days while preoccupied with household matters.

Just as Song Miqiu was about to sit down and keep Yu Huailin company, there was a knock on the door.

Yu Huailin was also awakened by the sound.

The person who opened the door and stood outside was the bodyguard who had been sent to investigate Liu Xiaoyue a few days earlier.

"Come in, have you found out anything?"

The guard looked nervous and didn't know how to start the conversation.

Song Miqiu sensed something was amiss. "Speak," she said.

The guard slowly spoke, "Reporting to Master, we have found her, but she was already dead when we found her."

"What?" they both exclaimed at the same time, unable to believe that Liu Xiaoyue would die at this moment.

"Where is the body?" Yu Huailin asked anxiously.

The guard replied, "The body is still in the place we found, and I've arranged for people to guard it."

Yu Huailin praised the guards for doing the right thing, saying, "Very good, take me to see them quickly."

At this critical juncture, Liu Xiaoyue's death is hard for Yu Huailin to believe.

Song Miqiu was worried about Yu Huailin going alone, especially in the middle of the night.

“I’ll go with you.”

Yu Huailin nodded. If Liu Xiaoyue was murdered, Song Miqiu would be safest with him.

Soon, led by the guards, the two arrived at the location of Liu Xiaoyue's body.

Fearing that someone might be following them, Yu Huailin said to his guards, "You few stay here and lie in ambush. Report back immediately if there's any disturbance."

"Yes!"

Only then did Yu Huailin feel at ease and lead Song Miqiu inside.

The guards led them to a long-abandoned temple, and according to their description, Liu Xiaoyue's body was found in front of the Buddha statue.

When the two went inside, they saw that it was indeed as the guard had said.

Directly in front of the Buddha statue was Liu Xiaoyue's corpse, but the way the corpse lay neatly in the ground was too eerie.

Fearing an ambush, Yu Huailin walked ahead, protecting Song Miqiu behind him.

Only after confirming that there was no danger in the surroundings did Yu Huailin lower his guard.

The two approached the body to examine it.

Would someone die naturally with their hands and feet neatly folded together like this?

Song Miqiu had been curious since she entered the room, which is why she couldn't help but ask Yu Huailin.

Yu Huailin's expression was solemn.

"Of course not, it must have been placed here after it died."

"But why is Liu Xiaoyue placed in a temple? Is it because she did too many bad things in her life that she was deliberately placed here?"

Yu Huailin did not answer Song Miqiu's question, but instead said...

"The most important thing now is to find out whether Liu Xiaoyue committed suicide or was murdered, so that we can continue to look for clues."

But while it sounds simple, Song Miqiu had never been involved in examining corpses before.

I couldn't find a way to detect it within the system.

With a frown, Song Miqiu had no choice but to place her hopes on Yu Huailin.

"I don't know how to tell whether it's suicide or homicide. You do it this time."

Yu Huailin had seen many corpses when he was exiled, so he could only try his luck.

"Don't do anything. It would be dangerous if the poison got into you."

Startled, Song Miqiu quickly took a few steps back.

Fortunately, Song Miqiu still had the universal antidote she had taken from the system earlier, so she quickly took it out and swallowed one.

Another one was put into Yu Huailin's mouth.

"This is an antidote that can cure all poisons. Just swallow it and it will work."

Yu Huailin squatted down and carefully examined Liu Xiaoyue's body.

First, they checked around the eyes and found nothing abnormal. The color of the eyes and the color of the tongue in the mouth were normal, which basically ruled out the possibility of death by poisoning.

Yu Huailin picked up Liu Xiaoyue's fingers and examined them. The condition of her fingers and hairstyle indicated that Liu Xiaoyue had not been in a fight before her death.

When you casually lift up Liu Xiaoyue's sleeve to check, the skin underneath is perfectly fine and you can't find anything strange.

After a thorough investigation, Yu Huailin couldn't even determine whether Liu Xiaoyue committed suicide or was murdered, let alone find out the cause of her death.

Yu Huailin kept his head down, but Song Miqiu, who was standing next to him, noticed that there seemed to be something on Liu Xiaoyue's neck.

“Yu Huailin, look at her neck, there seems to be something red.”

After Song Miqiu's reminder, Yu Huailin immediately lifted Liu Xiaoyue's chin to check the situation.

As for the red thing, it was Song Miqiu's eyesight that was affected by the light, and he misjudged it.

It wasn't anything red at all; it was a bright red welt.

Judging from the color of the ligature marks, Yu Huailin concluded, "Liu Xiaoyue died yesterday. Given the passage of time, the ligature marks on her neck must not be bright red anymore."

Song Miqiu also bent down to check, and it was indeed as Yu Huailin had said.

So, Huai Lin analyzed, "So, it seems Liu Xiaoyue's cause of death was suicide by hanging?"

Yu Huailin didn't nod; instead, he looked up at the temple pillars.

"Liu Xiaoyue may have committed suicide by hanging, or she may have been strangled. It cannot be confirmed at this time."

He turned to look at Liu Xiaoyue's fingernails and said, "However, there is a high probability that she committed suicide by hanging."

Song Miqiu also understood, "You just said that she showed no signs of struggling or fighting, so it is very likely that she committed suicide."