When the Three Judicial Departments and Jinyi Guard investigated the case, they probably used conventional thinking to speculate the motive of the murderer, which is why they couldn't find any flaws.
Wen Wan, however, was different from them. Although she wasn't overly superstitious, the events happening to her and Song Wei made her a bit more sensitive in this regard.
Wen Wan initially planned to investigate further, suspecting her own direction might be wrong.
However, that very night, another child murder occurred in the north of the city, executed in the exact same way as before, with the heart dug out.
Early the next day, Xie Zheng visited the Changning Marquis Mansion before heading to the Ministry of Justice to inform her of this.
Wen Wan broke into a cold sweat upon hearing the news, her fingers unconsciously tightened, and her brow deeply furrowed.
