Chapter 100: The Red-Clothed Constable (1/2)

The County Magistrate, nearly terrified out of his wits by Yan Ling's daunting presence, was extremely efficient. In just the time it took to brew a pot of tea, he had already brought all of the files Yan Ling wanted to review. He issued an order for Wang Anfeng to take a set of constable's vermilion clothes. After Wang Anfeng ate some food, he went to change into them.

Yan Ling spread out the dossier on the table in front of him and began to examine it carefully.

Although this case had already been reported to Fufeng's Ministry of Punishment a few days earlier, the dossier sent was only the final part of the investigation, and was not as comprehensive as the one here, which might contain more clues.

The time when the murder was discovered.

The initially determined time of death.

The state of the corpse when it was found.

The key to cracking countless challenging cases could be hidden in these seemingly trivial details that people tended to overlook.