Plotting with You: The Forensic Scientist in Ancient Times!-Chapter 231 - 230: Greatly Surprised

"Lu Wen, gather a few people to help me set up a shelter. It doesn’t have to be large, just enough to block the view and keep irrelevant people from watching," Zhu Yu instructed Lu Wen, "These human bones can’t just be left piled up here in disorder.

Previously, so many laborers went missing around here, and the local government office was indifferent and inactive. If it turns out these bones really belong to those missing laborers, their families definitely won’t accept that their loved ones not only died mysteriously but also that their bones are mixed together so chaotically.

This matter is already a result of my father’s oversight. If we cannot handle things well at the outset and do our utmost to calm everyone down, it would be easy for someone to exploit the situation and cause trouble.

No matter what, Shuo Country cannot fall into chaos right now. If it does, we will find ourselves in a very passive position."

Lu Wen knew she was right and promptly agreed. He called over the two government soldiers who had helped him dig up the bones and went off to find suitable materials. In no time, a simple shelter was up.

Although the conditions were limited, the shelter barely met Zhu Yu’s requirement to block the view; for now, it would suffice.

Zhu Yu asked Lu Wen to help carry the bones into the shelter one by one. After fetching some cloth fragments, she went inside to busy herself. By the time Zhu Feng had handled other matters and returned to continue overseeing, she hadn’t emerged.

At first, Zhu Feng didn’t know what she was doing inside. He thought, after all, she was a girl and would inevitably need others’ assistance when outside, so he didn’t feel right to intrude.

It was only when he saw Lu Wen going in and out of the shelter several times that he realized Zhu Yu was not handling personal matters inside. Curious, he approached, peeped in, and discovered Zhu Yu was meticulously examining the bones that even made his scalp tingle, carefully placing them on different pieces of cloth.

Lu Wen had gone to fetch some cloth to wrap the bones and returned to see Zhu Feng standing at the door, peering in, pausing to politely ask, "Second Young Master, is there something you need?"

"What’s she... busy with?" Zhu Feng asked somewhat puzzled.

"Mr. Zhu said the cause of these people’s deaths isn’t simple, and the bones need to be properly preserved. Firstly, it would save a lot of trouble during the subsequent investigation, and secondly, for the deceased, it’s a big matter; it can’t be kept hidden from the outside forever, and sooner or later, word will get out.

By then, at least let the deceased have their final dignity and give some comfort to their families," Lu Wen thought there was no need to hide it and explained to Zhu Feng what Zhu Yu was doing.

Zhu Feng was greatly surprised, but soon composed himself and nodded to Lu Wen, letting him go inside while he continued to watch from the doorway.

He stood there for quite some time until Lu Qing had quietly returned, and he was still outside the shelter watching Zhu Yu examine the bones.

Seeing Lu Qing approach, Lu Wen gave him a brief account of the white bones discovered at the site in a low voice.

After hearing this, Lu Qing showed no surprise, as if he had expected something like this. He simply walked over, stood beside Zhu Feng, and watched Zhu Yu working inside.

Zhu Feng felt the presence of another person beside him, turned to see Lu Qing back, and immediately gestured a polite salute.

Lu Qing returned the gesture, but his attention remained fixed on the shelter.

The two stood there watching the person inside work, neither speaking, as if afraid of disturbing Zhu Yu.

Zhu Yu really hadn’t noticed when there were suddenly two "gate gods" outside the shelter. She was deeply engrossed in her work, and only when it became too dark, making it unsuitable to use torches inside, did she finally finish her task, stand up, and stretch her sore back with a long sigh.

Then, turning her head, she noticed the two dark figures outside the shelter and got startled.

"Is that... Second Brother?" She peered closer, recognizing Zhu Feng’s silhouette.

Zhu Feng had just responded when the figure beside him stepped directly inside.

The shelter was built low, allowing Zhu Yu to stand straight, but anyone taller had to stoop.

The tall figure stooped inside, walked up to Zhu Yu, and unexpectedly flicked her forehead with a finger: "You only see Second Brother, but not me?"

Startled, as she immediately recognized Lu Qing’s face, she dodged back but failed, getting sharply flicked on the forehead, which annoyed her slightly. She raised her foot to step on his, but Lu Qing stepped back half a pace, avoiding her, and let out a slight chuckle.

"How was I supposed to know when you came back?" Zhu Yu, having spent much time touching bones, could only rub her flicked forehead with her sleeve, glaring at Lu Qing, "Get out of here quickly, this place is too crowded; don’t laugh here like a lack of decorum."

"Mr. Zhu is right." Lu Qing bottled up his smile, keeping a serious expression, stepped outside the shelter, and asked, "These packages, are they the bones you’ve sorted?"

"I can’t guarantee they’re all correct, but I’ve done my best," Zhu Yu nodded. "I roughly calculated their height based on the skulls, sternum, pelvis, and other bones like tibia, radius, and ulna, and matched them as best I could, which is better than leaving them all jumbled together."

Zhu Feng watched the two talk as they emerged from the shelter. Lu Qing, from start to finish, didn’t glance at the bones, seemingly unconcerned, focusing entirely on Zhu Yu, showing an inexplicable closeness and affection in his demeanor.

At that time, Zhu Yu was dressed in men’s clothes, and Zhu Feng didn’t know how to address her in public. Both Lu Qing and Lu Wen called Zhu Yu "Mr. Zhu," but as the second young master of the Zhu Family, Zhu Feng was also a "Mr. Zhu," leaving him uncertain how to call his half-sister.

So, he simply approached, omitting any titles, and asked Zhu Yu, "Now that you’ve wrapped the bones separately in cloth, should I call for some large wooden crates to properly store them?

After all, this place is a major construction site for digging channels, not suitable for housing bones."

"Second Brother is right." Zhu Yu nodded to Zhu Feng, "But let’s move these bones to our camp, have people guard them day and night, and for now, not send them to the capital for father to handle.

This matter is not simple and will require careful consideration."