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Chapter 462: Suicide or Homicide

When Jiang Yueyang heard the noise and went out to see, she saw an old woman kneeling at the door of the Supervisory Office, tears streaming down her face and repeatedly shouting "Please, sir, do something for me."

Seeing someone coming out, she quickly glanced at the person and then crawled straight towards Jiang Yueyang who was standing in the middle.

She reached out to hug Jiang Yueyang's feet, but Jiang Yueyang was so scared that she instinctively stepped back to avoid her.

"Sir." The old woman knelt and crawled towards Jiang Yueyang.

Jiang Yueyang said hurriedly: "If you have anything to say, just say it right there. You don't have to get so close. I can hear you."

Hearing this, the old woman stopped moving forward and looked at Jiang Yueyang, her voice choking with sobs as she said, "Sir, my only grandson has been murdered. Please help me!"

"You should first report this matter to the county government office or Dali Temple where the incident occurred."

From a procedural perspective, the Supervisory Office does not directly handle cases brought by ordinary people. Otherwise, if everyone were to come to the Supervisory Office to appeal, the county yamen and the Dali Temple could simply be abolished.

Therefore, if the people wanted to redress their grievances, they had to first go through a trial at the county yamen or the Dali Temple. If after the trial, the victim's family or the person involved still felt wronged, they could then request a retrial at the Supervisory Office.

The old woman kowtowed three times to Jiang Yueyang, "Sir, I have already reported the case to the Dali Temple. The officials in the Dali Temple said that my grandson committed suicide.

But my grandson would never commit suicide! He is a filial son and would not leave me alone.

We, the grandparents, have been dependent on each other for survival. We have endured such hard times in the past. Seeing that life is getting better and he is about to get married, how could he commit suicide at this time!

Sir, someone must have killed him. Someone must have killed him. Please, sir, please help my poor grandson..."

After saying that, she kowtowed heavily to Jiang Yueyang again.

Jiang Yueyang couldn't bear to see this happen, so he waved to the clerk beside him to help the man up.

The clerk went forward to help the old woman, but she refused to get up.

She cried out in grief, "Please have mercy on my grandson, he can't be killed like this without any clear reason!

If you are not willing to take action for my grandson, I will die in front of the gate of the Supervisory Office today!"

The King of Yan was furious. "Are you trying to threaten the Supervisory Office with this?"

Faced with the threat from King Yan, the old woman showed no fear on her face, as if there was nothing to be afraid of anymore.

Meeting the King of Yan's gaze, she said with a resolute look, "I, an old woman, do not want to threaten the Supervisory Office. I only want to redress the injustice done to my grandson!"

At this time, Jiang Yueyang stepped forward and bent down to help the old woman. The old woman knelt on the ground stubbornly and refused to get up.

"After your grandson's case has been tried by the Dali Temple, if you, as a family member of the victim, still feel that you have been wronged, my Supervisory Office can handle it." Jiang Yueyang helped her up again, "You get up first."

The old woman was a little slow to react and was dazed as Jiang Yueyang helped her up from the ground.

Jiang Yueyang looked at Prince Yan standing beside him and said, "Your Highness, please go to the Dali Temple and get the case file."

King Yan nodded.

Only after he left did the old woman come back to her senses.

She asked in disbelief, "Really? Are you really willing to reinvestigate my grandson's death?"

Jiang Yueyang nodded. "Although I promised you to reinvestigate your grandson's death, I don't know what the outcome will be."

"Thank you, thank you!" The old woman burst into tears of gratitude. "Your Excellency is a master at solving cases. You will definitely be able to find out who killed my grandson!"

The reason why she came to the Supervisory Office to beat the drum to appeal for justice today was because she heard that the Supervisory Office had solved the case of the faceless female corpse.

The county government, the Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Justice were unable to solve that case, but it was handed over to the Supervisory Office for investigation and was solved in one day.

In her opinion, the Inspectorate is very powerful and will definitely help her find the murderer of her grandson!

As soon as Jiang Yueyang heard it, she knew that the old woman insisted that her grandson was murdered.

Next to him, Ke Ming, who had remained silent and had not returned to the Ministry of Justice, seemed to be hesitant to speak several times.

After hesitating for a while, he called Jiang Yueyang aside.

"Master Xiao Jiang, the people from the Dali Temple also brought the case to the Ministry of Justice for discussion with us, and we all agree that the deceased committed suicide."

Jiang Yueyang's pupils shrank slightly. "What makes you think the deceased committed suicide?"

"The deceased was found hanged in her bedroom, with the door locked. There were no signs of a struggle, nor any sign of anyone entering the room." Ke Ming glanced at the old woman. "Furthermore, the deceased left a suicide note, the words of which were filled with despair. Therefore, it was ruled a suicide."

Jiang Yueyang frowned, thought for a moment and said, "According to what you said, suicide is very likely.

But the deceased's family members do have a point. Why would someone who was about to get married commit suicide?

"I was also puzzled by this when I saw the files." He paused, "But the Dali Temple inspected the entire crime scene and found no signs of homicide."

Speaking of the crime scene, Jiang Yueyang felt that he needed to go and see the crime scene and the body of the deceased.

I just don’t know how long it has been since the incident and whether the body is still there.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yueyang immediately asked: "Master Ke, when did this case happen?"

"Five days ago, on the second day after the incident, the Dali Temple official came to discuss the case with me. That day, the Qingxi County Magistrate transferred Shen Zhiyi's case to the Ministry of Justice. I remember it very clearly."

Jiang Yueyang frowned, "Five days have passed..."

Over there, the old woman saw them talking aside for so long, and was afraid that Jiang Yueyang would go back on his word, so she hurried over.

"Sir, you have just agreed to reinvestigate my grandson's death. You can't go back on your word." The old woman's lips trembled slightly, and her moist eyes showed helplessness and pleading.

Jiang Yueyang gave her a reassuring look, "Don't worry, I've already promised you, and I won't go back on my word. So, you go back first, and I'll send someone to notify you if there's any news."

"I won't go back." The old woman shook her head vigorously. "Sir, can you start the investigation now? If you delay any longer, my grandson will have to be buried..."

Jiang Yueyang's eyes lit up, "You didn't bury the deceased?"

"My grandson was murdered..." The old woman covered her face and cried, "I know that you officials have to examine the body and the scene when investigating a case. I have protected them well."

Hearing this, Jiang Yueyang said without thinking: "Take me to your house right away."

"Okay, okay." The old woman responded quickly, with a long-lost smile on the corner of her mouth.

This was the only hope she had felt in the past few days.

[Host.] The system suddenly spoke, [Do you want me to help you? I...]

[Not for now.] Jiang Yueyang flatly refused, [I can't always rely on you, and the Supervisory Department can't always rely on me. I have to let them solve the case on their own. Otherwise, when I die, won't the Supervisory Department be disbanded right there?]

System: [……] The host is so childish and reckless that she doesn’t even spare herself.

Lord Ke and the officials from the Supervisory Department present also felt so. Only the old woman urgently wanted the system's help.

But she couldn't say anything and could only worry.

Afterwards, Jiang Yueyang took Jiang Xun and Wen Jinnian, as well as Bai Ze and two clerks, and followed the old woman to the crime scene.

On the way, they met Prince Yan who was returning to the Supervisory Office after getting the files from the Dali Temple.

"Where are you going?"

Jiang Yueyang reached out and took the file from his hand, "We are going to the crime scene, you should come with us."