As soon as the news that Sun Daniu had returned spread, the yamen officials visited the Hejia village again to resume their investigation.
There was a lot of speculation going around. Some people exaggerated their stories, twisting it as they added their own opinion as if it was a fact.
"Sun Daniu eloped with a new woman, and in her grief, Qiu Mu went to the river and…"
The person didn't continue their words, but the listener's imagination could already guess the next words. Does that mean Qiu Mu's death is actually not human-inflicted?
"It doesn't make sense." Another person interjected. "If it's Qiu Mu's own doing, why would the yamen officials take so much effort going back and forth from their office to our Hejia village?"
"They are investigating! Do you know what that is? Maybe they haven't determined the cause of Qiu Mu's death and are still searching for a clue!"
