Chapter 692 - Investigation 2

Chapter 692 - Investigation (2)

Marquis Kang was extremely furious at first, angry that the two manservants actually dared to neglect their duties.

However, he considered that people were naturally fearful and the estate had not been peaceful recently. It would be fine if someone more courageous were tasked to guard the kitchens late into the night, but for someone that was more timid, they would surely be soaked in cold sweat even if they weren’t outright scared to death.

And the two little fellows asked to guard the kitchens clearly looked to be the timid type!

Thus, Marquis Kang’s fury was slightly appeased. He looked at Ji Yunshu and asked, “Teacher Ji, these two servants didn’t see anyone. Would you be able to find the culprit from the evidence on the crime scene or something?”

It’s difficult! But Ji Yunshu still nodded and walked towards that large boulder to investigate. There were some dried bloodstains on it, but other than that, there was absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. Not a single suspicious item could be found.

Next, she turned her gaze to sweep through the crowd and asked, “Where were you all at chou shi, between 1 and 3am in the morning?”

One after another, everyone reported what they were doing. Their answers were practically identical; they said that due to the recent haunting, they had gone back to their rooms to sleep once the sky turned dark. However, other than the four on guard duty, everyone else vouched for each other, confirming that nobody had gone out during chou shi, nor did they go to the backyard of the kitchen.

Could it be that there really was a ghost causing mischief? Of course Ji Yunshu didn’t believe that!

But everyone else started to speculate. “Could...could there really be a ghost