Faced with Qiu Yunfei's naked testimony, Jia Baoyu woke up from the nightmare of destroying his three views. Subconsciously, he stood up from his chair and blurted out, "What evidence is there for your inference?"

"There is evidence to support it."

Qiu Yunfei held Zhou Xi's piece of jade between his fingers and explained, "According to the words on this jade, it should have been worn around since childhood."

As he spoke, he twirled his fingertips and showed the side of the jade to Jia Baoyu, continuing, "And from the re-polished marks, it seems that it was originally made into a personal accessory."

"Since it is an accessory carried around, why should it be dismantled and carefully hidden?"

"The only reasonable explanation was that Zhou Xi had already discovered the secret hidden in this jade, and it is even very likely that he found his biological father with this!"

"But Zhou Xi's biological father refused or didn’t dare to recognize him, so in disappointment, Zhou Xi hid this token."

Another inference that could be roughly justified.

With just over half a year of experience in the Criminal Investigation Department, Qiu Yunfei could perform like this. It seemed that he really has a talent for criminal investigation.

Seeing Jia Baoyu was messed up again by what he said, Sun Shaozong comforted and said, "He's just speculating, not necessarily true. Moreover, if we follow his inference, the masked man was sent by your mansion. How could he have indiscriminately shot and killed Zhou Xi?"

"What you said is quite true, Second Brother Sun..."

"By the way!"

Jia Baoyu's spirit was greatly boosted, and he was about to agree with Sun Shaozong's words, when suddenly, Qiu Yunfei let out a strange cry and relentlessly asked, "When did the Old Master pass away in the mansion? I remember it was more than 20 years ago, right? Was it between the 22nd and 25th years of Jianping?"

"How did you..."

Jia Baoyu blurted out three words, and suddenly his face changed greatly. He trembled and asked, "How old is Zhou Xi now?"

But halfway through, he suddenly understood what Qiu Yunfei meant; having an affair with a woman during his parents' mourning period, and even causing the other party to conceive, was a great sin of disobedience and unfilial piety!

This could also explain why Jia Zheng didn’t dare to take that woman as his concubine, and why the masked man shot and killed Zhou Xi, and then poisoned himself!

All of this was to preserve Jia Zheng and even the wealth and reputation of the Jia family!

Regardless of the purpose, at the end of the day, the masked person also personally killed Jia Zheng's son, and it was appropriate to apologize with death.

Jia Baoyu's heart was filled with various terrifying thoughts when he heard Qiu Yunfei talking again, "Zhou Xi was born in February of the 25th year of Jianping. Because his neighbors had seen him when he was a child, even if his birthday was fake, it would not differ too much."

After hearing these words, Jia Baoyu's fear on his face could no longer be concealed and stopped. He retreated in a rustling manner, his legs hitting the chair without realizing it, murmuring, but no one could hear what he was saying.

This transformation was because his grandfather Jia Daishan died in the summer of the 23rd year of Jianping, which meant that if Zhou Xi was really the illegitimate son of Jia Zheng, it must have been due to sexual activity during the mourning period!

All of this seemed to have an answer!

"Wait a minute!"

At this moment, Sun Shaozong suddenly shook his head and said, "This inference may not be valid."

"Can't it be established?"

Qiu Yunfei lived such a big life. For the first time, he relied on his intelligence to crush others, especially Sun Shaozong, whom he had always looked up to. It could be said that he was at the peak of his life's excitement. Suddenly, upon hearing these words, it was as if he had been hit in the head.

With a daze in his head and a surge in his brain, he couldn't help but angrily ask, "Why can't my inference be valid?"

Sun Shaozong glanced at him and asked Jia Baoyu lightly, "Where is your father's tomb?"

"In Jinling..."

Jia Baoyu blurted out the word *’Jinling’* and suddenly swept away his decadence. He jumped excitedly and said, "Yes, at that time my father was guarding filial piety in Jinling and had never returned to the Capital. How could he be Zhou Xi's biological father?"

Now it was Qiu Yunfei's turn to be dumbfounded. He finally came up with such an inference, but in just a blink of an eye, it was overturned by decisive evidence!

He opened his mouth unwillingly, but ultimately had no room for refutation and had to sit back in the chair dejectedly.

Seeing his dejected expression, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but laugh and say, "What's so frustrating about this? Even when I have insufficient evidence, I will inevitably make a wrong judgment. Your inference has greatly surprised me."

After listening to Sun Shaozong's praise, Qiu Yunfei slightly felt relieved. However, he heard Sun Shaozong's artistic style change and scolded, "But how can you say these words in front of Brother Bao? Why don't you hurry up and apologize to him?"

Qiu Yunfei finally realized that his eloquence had already offended Jia Baoyu. Even if the inference was reasonable, it would be too much to say that his father had an illegitimate child during his funeral.

So he quickly stepped forward and bowed deeply to Jia Baoyu, repeatedly apologizing.

Fortunately, Jia Baoyu had a gentle temperament and was also obsessed with criminal investigation. He was not unfamiliar with this bold inference method, so he did not blame Qiu Yunfei.

When the three of them sat down again, Qiu Yunfei had a bitter gourd expression on his face, scratching his ears and muttering, "Since Zhou Xi can’t be the illegitimate son of Duke Zhou, then the Supernatural Jade must be something he counterfeited, but why did he want to counterfeit this thing, and hide it precious and important in a secret place?"

"Yeah."

Jia Baoyu also wrinkled his face like a dumpling and sang with him, "If he really likes my jade, and wants to imitate it for fun in private, he should imitate it more realistically. How can he make such a fool of himself?"

As the two of them pondered over each other, they were once again caught up in Sun Shaozong's initial doubts.

Who exactly imitated this jade?

What was the purpose of imitation?

Why did Zhou Xi hide it in a secret place?

"Brother Bao."

At this moment, Sun Shaozong suddenly stood up and took the genuine supernatural jade from Qiu Yunfei's hand. He handed it over to Baoyu, saying, "We still have official business to do now, so it's not convenient for us to stay here for a long time..."

"Second Brother Sun!"

Upon hearing these words, how could Jia Baoyu not know that Sun Shaozong was going to bid farewell and leave?

He quickly jumped up from his chair and pulled Sun Shaozong's sleeve, saying, "This case is clearly related to me. You can't leave me behind. You should take me to investigate together!"

"Because of this, you have to avoid it even more."

Sun Shaozong's face turned pale, and then he slowed down his tone, promising, "Don't worry, if there is any progress in this case, I will definitely inform you."

Jia Baoyu was still waiting to act recklessly, but Sun Shaozong refused to comply at all. He had no choice but to send the two out sadly.

"By the way."

As he arrived outside the door, Sun Shaozong suddenly remembered something and quickly turned to Jia Baoyu, saying, "The thief who broke into your house a few days and nights ago, I have already found out. It is the White Lotus Sect rebel I captured yesterday morning..."

He briefly told Jia Baoyu about the search for related baby girls by the White Lotus Sect in search of a saint, like searching for a needle in a haystack in the Capital. He also reminded him not to spread rumors recklessly. Only then did he take Qiu Yunfei and walked towards the nearby tying post. The source of this content ɪs N0velFire.ɴet

"Your Excellency."

Qiu Yunfei kindly led Sun Shaozong's mount and lowered his voice to inquire, "Did you just think of any clues to solve the case? Otherwise, how could you suddenly be in a hurry to leave?"

This kid really guessed it right!

Just now, Sun Shaozong had a sudden inspiration and had a whimsical idea, so he was eager to verify it.

However, he never thought about telling Qiu Yunfei about this idea.

"Do you know which is the largest jewelry store near here?" he asked, without answering, as he took the reins and flipped onto his horse

"It shouldn’t be?!"

Qiu Yunfei suddenly said, almost in a mournful voice, "Are you going to ask door-to-door? There are dozens of jewelry stores in this Capital, and every year, three to five collapse, let alone craftsmen who may not still be there..."

However, before he could finish speaking, Sun Shaozong had already turned his horse around and pretended to whip it away.

"I'll lead the way, can't I?"

Qiu Yunfei suddenly panicked and quickly asked Qiu Yi to lead his mount. He hurried to the front of Sun Shaozong, but soon he grabbed the reins and turned to ask, "Qiu Yi, do you know any famous jewelry stores around here?"