Bone Painting Coroner - Chapter 126
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Chapter 126

Chapter 126: Choosing Cosmetics?

Inside the spacious room, there was a man. He was dead, hanging for all to see. His eyes were wide open. His white complexion gave a finishing touch to the sinister appearance that came with death, not alleviating the terror the sight of it gave.

Wei Yi’s ear-piercing scream was naturally heard, and it attracted a crowd. The first one to run to the scene was the waiter.

“Young master, what-” He didn’t even finish his question as his gaze met with the sight of the hanged man. Fear took his voice away. Bang! He dropped the teapot in his hand. He fell to the floor. His softened legs couldn’t support him.

In an instant, chaos spread throughout the whole inn.

Ji Yunshu, who had just finished tidying her things, was drinking tea when she heard the commotion outside. She wore a new veil and pushed the door. Then, she saw a crowd of people standing in the corridor on her leftmost side. Everyone was pointing at something inside a room and noisily talking about something.

The sudden movements outside also disturbed Jing Rong who came out to find the source. Coincidentally, he saw Ji Yunshu who has the same intention as him. He quickly took the lead and barred her way before warning her, “Go back in and wait inside. There are too many people here.”

“I…”

“Go back inside!” His tone wasn’t that of a request but an order.

Ji Yunshu wanted to voice her discontent, but in the end, she restrained herself since Jing Rong did that for her own good. She nodded in resignation and was about to return when she saw Wei Yi sitting on the floor in the middle of the crowd. “Wei Yi? How can he be there?” Anxiety could be heard in her voice.

Jing Rong also saw Wei Yi when Lang Po arrived with several guards trailing behind him. “Prince, what happened?”

“Weren’t you supposed to keep an eye on Wei Yi so that he won’t run around causing trouble?”

“I…” Lang Po looked in the direction of Jing Rong’s line of sight. His eyes fell on Wei Yi. He gawked and quickly ran toward him.

Wei Yi, who was still sitting on the ground, had an expression dyed with terror, causing his face to pale from fright. After Lang Po made his way out of the crowd, he helped Wei Yi get up, and only then did he notice the scene inside the room. ‘So, it was a hanged man.’ He didn’t lose his cool and focused on hurriedly getting Wei Yi out of there.

After returning to their room, Lang Po supported Wei Yi to the bed. Ji Yunshu rushed into the room. As soon as he saw her, Wei Yi burst into tears. “Shu’er…” He threw himself at her and refused to let her go.

“Wei Yi, what happened?”

“I saw…” He couldn’t speak further; the words were stuck in his throat, and he no longer tried to speak after a while.

At that moment, Jing Rong came in and saw the two people “hugging” each other on the bed. He turned to Lang Po to inquire what had transpired, “Tell me the situation.”

“Someone hanged himself in that room.”

“Suicide? Who?”

“It’s still unknown.”

When Ji Yunshu heard their conversation, her heart skipped a beat. She didn’t know why, but when she heard there was a corpse or dead people somewhere, she always felt like her mood soared. She must have an occupational disease.

If this matter about the dead man were to be spread outside, the inn would certainly lose business. So when the innkeeper rushed to the scene, his expression was very unsightly. He slapped his thigh and summoned several servants. “Hurry, hurry, hurry! Quickly take this man down.” The servants were hesitant before they decided to approach the body. It took them great effort to take the body down.

“Step aside! Step aside!” A voice loudly resonated from beyond the mass of people. Then, several people carrying blades pushed into the crowd. The man leading the group appeared to be in his forties, furnished with a beard and a robust body. As he came in, he suddenly flashed an insignia.

“The people from Yu province yamen.”

This region was under the jurisdiction of Yu province. Therefore, it didn’t come as a surprise for the innkeeper to see those people. His face quickly revealed his anxiety as he bowed to them before explaining the situation. “Constable Zhang, this matter had nothing to do with us.” Constable Zhang squinted his eyes but didn’t reply back. He wore a grim face as he swept a glance at the surroundings. Behind him, several runners stepped forward to examine the body.

The innkeeper opened his mouth and explained to the crowd with haste, “I apologize for the inconvenience this situation had caused, but there’s no need to panic.”

“This is a human life we’re talking about. Your inn is such an unlucky place.”

“No, no, no