Episode 4 recap: Song Ci and Li Zifang set off together.
Sun Butou shouted loudly that Mr. Li had been killed and urged everyone to quickly catch the culprit. However, everyone stood still and watched. In fact, the deceased was not Mr. Li but a fake person. The intention was to lure out the murderer in this way. Sun Butou was controlled, and initially, he argued and claimed to be an official of the court, refusing to be falsely accused. Little did he know that his companion, Yu Heyi, and Meng Hesheng, who pretended to be a female ghost, were also captured.
Meng Hesheng didn't expect that Song Ci would see through him. The flaw was the wound on Meng Hesheng's body, which was injured three days ago. According to reason, it should have scabbed over. Based on this, Song Ci deduced that something was wrong, and the headless corpse should be Qin Si, who had gone missing. In fact, the target of the murderer this time was only Tian Yuwai and Mr. Li. Meng Hesheng had a very good relationship with Yu Fuyao back then and felt guilty because of Yu Fuyao's suicide.
The biggest flaw was Sun Butou. Li Zifang had checked the list of all the Tian family members and found no flaws, but Sun Butou glanced at it and unexpectedly found Qin Si's name on the list. Based on these incidents, Song Ci inferred that Sun Butou was actually the beloved person of Yu Fuyao back then. After Sun Butou left, he concealed his identity for ten years, waiting for the day of revenge.
Song Ci told everyone that on the night Tian Yuwai was killed, Meng Hesheng and Yu Heyi came to Tian Yuwai's boat together. They deliberately dressed up as a female ghost in red clothes and pretended to jump into the river in front. Meanwhile, they let Sun Butou hide in a box and come out to commit the murder. Mr. Li had also placed poisoned incense in the room long ago, and after calculating the time, he planned to go in and pretend to be the first eyewitness who discovered Mr. Li's body.
In fact, Sun Butou was also very clever and had prepared everything meticulously. However, he didn't expect that he dropped a leaf outside the prison, which turned out to be the crucial evidence. Faced with various pieces of evidence, Sun Butou still admitted his guilt but took the opportunity to stab Song Ci. Several months later, Song Ci woke up, and Sun Butou was killed on the spot. This time, thanks to Song Ci's solving of the major case, Mr. Li also provided a sum of money to Sun Butou.
Mr. Li was originally going to be transferred, but he felt guilty towards Fuyao, so he decided to resign from his official position. Song Ci still went to see Sun Butou's body and discovered that Sun Butou indeed had the characteristics of the murderer mentioned by Shen Xiyue. Song Ci didn't expect that the little fortune-teller Shen Xiyue would be so accurate in everything she said. She just didn't expect that Shen Xiyue hadn't actually investigated anything but knew everything. Li Zifang became increasingly afraid when he realized this and followed after Song Ci when he saw him leaving.
Before Mr. Li left, he instructed his nephew Li Zifang to always pursue the truth in whatever he does. Song Qing also asked his younger brother to accompany Li Zifang to the academy. It soon became the tenth day of the eighth month, and Song Ci prepared to leave with Li Zifang. In the evening, they sat together by the fire. Li Zifang hadn't slept well during these days of traveling. Finally, they arrived at the county town.
Medicine Immortal Bai Xueyan was also there. Bai Xueyan heard about the trouble in Yanhui City. While Song Ci and Li Zifang were moving forward, they encountered a group of people. At first, they mistook Song Ci and Li Zifang for bandits. A girl dressed as a boy felt a bit disappointed, but then the real bandits appeared. The girl showed great skill and confronted them. However, the bandits were about to take away their belongings. Song Ci jumped onto the goods and fought the bandits together with the girl. Eventually, the carriage fell off a cliff, and the girl accidentally ended up lying on top of Li Zifang.
A month passed, and Li Zifang and Song Ci finally arrived at Yanhui City. As soon as they entered the city, they heard that there was a difficult case that hadn't been solved yet. They even tried to find an inn to stay but found that they were all full, except for Yichun Courtyard. Just as Song Ci and the others were worrying about accommodation, Bai Xueyan happened to be pursued by a man. Song Ci immediately stepped forward to help. In fact, Bai Xueyan had intended to throw the medicine in her hand to drug the man, but she realized that the bottle was not open after throwing it, and accidentally stepped on and shattered the bottle. As a result, the man was immediately knocked unconscious on the ground.
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