Brother Xie, he is too popular. What should I do?

Chapter 220 Motive for committing the crime

When Xie Yunhe said this, it seemed to remind Captain Wen of something.

His eyes lit up, as if he had caught something wrong with Xie Yunhe, and he straightened up from his hesitation.

Captain Wen sneered.

"Who said you had no motive? The entire Qin Mansion knows your motive!"

Hearing this, Xie Yunhe's eyelids twitched again, and the ominous premonition came again.

"Master Qin is the biggest obstacle to you becoming the Young Madam of the Qin Mansion. Of course you must eliminate him!"

Captain Wen made a shocking statement.

Xie Yunhe felt as if thunder was striking down on his head, and his whole body was numb.

Captain Wen, do you want to take a look at what you are saying?

They are all words, and I can recognize them separately, but why do they look so niche when put together?

The crowd was in an uproar.

Unique motive for the crime!

But if you think about it carefully, it actually makes a lot of sense.

"Yes, I remember now. Rumor has it that the Qin Mansion's Young Master, Qin Yu, and Young Master Yun He are about to get married..."

"There's also a character in Mr. Qianzhi's storybook, the old man Qin who forcibly breaks up a couple. So this is actually true? Is it based on Mr. Qin? I thought it was made up."

"Legend has it that the Qin Mansion is as wealthy as a nation. If you become the young master of the Qin Mansion, it's like inheriting half of it. Taking a risk for this is indeed possible."

"I heard that Master Xie was placed under house arrest in the inner courtyard after arriving at the Qin Mansion, and Master Qin was furious because of Young Master Qin's incident. Tsk tsk, I didn't expect that Master Qin would lose his life because of this."

Amidst the cacophony of opinions, there were also some minority voices.

"What's wrong with Qin Lang and Yundi? It's all Old Man Qin's fault!"

"You're talking nonsense! Brother He doesn't like that guy named Qin at all!"

"I testify that Junior Brother Xie doesn't like men. Killing for love is simply impossible."

The people around started discussing it.

The scene was quite lively.

Captain Wen continued his speech.

"Everyone in the Qin Mansion knows about Master Xie and Young Master Qin's affair. You and Young Master Qin were in love, but you ran into Master Qin, who was determined to stop you. So last night, perhaps Master Qin said something that angered you, and you attacked him with a sword..."

Captain Wen talked eloquently, and the guard Xiaojia beside him nodded repeatedly.

Guard Xiaojia felt that what Captain Wen said made a lot of sense.

It perfectly recreated last night's scene.

He is indeed a famous detective!

After Captain Wen finished speaking, he bowed to County Magistrate Sang.

"Sir, this is my reasoning regarding Master Qin's case. Please make your decision."

County Magistrate Sang touched his chin, looking at Captain Wen with some confusion.

"What is the crime for murder in Gulan County?"

Captain Wen is familiar with the laws of Gulan County.

"Sir, the ancient law states that killing someone requires a life for a life. If a thief commits this evil act, he shall be executed at noon."

Huh? Are you going to kill him?

County Magistrate Sang looked at Xie Yunhe below, and hesitation appeared in his eyes.

She is a little reluctant, what should she do?

Just then, a black-clad constable came running from a distance.

This is one of the detectives who went to investigate the scene.

He came to County Magistrate Sang and whispered, probably reporting on the investigation.

After hearing this, County Magistrate Sang showed a thoughtful expression.

"Captain Wen, I think your reasoning is somewhat flawed. You can't be so arbitrary in your judgment. Please listen to the latest investigation results first."

The black-clad constable also came to Captain Wen and whispered the latest news to him.

Captain Wen showed an expression of astonishment on his face.

"This……"

Hmm? What's the latest investigative information?

Everyone's faces were filled with curiosity, and their ears perked up.

Xie Yunhe also looked at Captain Wen.

To be honest, Xie Yunhe was still quite confused about this whole incident.

When I woke up early in the morning, I was told that Master Qin was dead.

And now he has inexplicably become a suspect in the case of Master Qin.

Unfortunately, he still has no way to prove his innocence.

Judging from the reactions of County Magistrate Sang and Captain Wen, is there a turning point?

……

Outside the secret realm.

The melon-eating monks were also discussing it.

The topic of discussion was the same: who killed Master Qin?

It was not until then that the monks understood why the light curtain closed so early the next night.

"That's because they don't want us to know who killed Master Qin!"

A monk spoke up.

If it was the same as during the day, the monks could see everyone's movements through the light curtain, and then they would immediately know who killed Master Qin.

"That's wrong. What if all ten of us who entered the country are innocent? What if the murderer is someone else?"

A slightly older monk spoke slowly.

"So you think the murderer is Xie Yunhe?"

"I don't think so... But if the government believes he's the murderer, will he really be executed at noon?"

"It's hard to say...it might really happen."

"I always thought this illusion was quite safe, but now it seems it may not be. If I were really mistaken for a murderer and taken away directly, my life would be in danger."

"By the way, is Captain Wen the cultivator who was swallowed by the Ghost Face Flower earlier?"

"How did you recognize it?"

"His temperament is so unique, the kind... where everyone else is awake but he's the only one intoxicated. Is he missing a thread in his brain? He'd kill someone just to become the young lady of the Qin family. What an outrageous theory, hahahaha."

"My dear brother...be careful with your words."

A monk who was gossiping and laughing was still a little confused after being reminded by his companion.

It was not until he felt a chill on his back that he suddenly stopped laughing, as if someone had strangled him.

After the pressure disappeared, the monk turned his head carefully to look.

A carriage was parked there, and the driver was sitting on the shaft, looking intently at the contents on the screen.

It was impossible to tell at all that the terrifying pressure was released by him.

The monk who was traveling with him nudged his companion who was no longer able to speak, and nodded towards the carriage.

"I told you to be careful with your words. That Captain Wen is the second son of Zhaixing Tower."

"...Captain Wen is truly brilliant and powerful, extremely intelligent, and his reasoning is incredibly logical!"

Uncle Xiao doesn't care what the melon-eating monks are talking about.

He just happened to hear someone talking bad about the second young master, so he just gave the other person a little warning.

Even if the Second Young Master is stupid, that is not something outsiders can discuss.

Uncle Xiao snorted in his heart.

He turned his gaze back to the light curtain.

The main focus is on the majestic Captain Wen in the light curtain.

A hint of relief flashed in Uncle Xiao's eyes.

Judging from the appearance alone, the chubby boy's outfit does look quite intimidating.

The black and red constable uniform, and a bunch of constable brothers in black.

A just career, reliable subordinates, and a glorious life, that's all.

Uncle Xiao looked at Captain Wen on the light screen and began to understand a little bit.

This might be what the second young master wants to be.

Although the second young master is quite popular in the family, there are also various rumors about him.

Maybe it’s because he is not the head of the family’s biological child, or maybe it’s because the second young master looks so enviable.

There are always people saying that the second young master is not smart enough, and there are also people who secretly slander or laugh at the second young master, saying that he is stupid, fat, etc.

The family has already dealt with the person who spread the rumors, but some of them will still reach the ears of the second young master.

The second young master doesn't seem to be affected by these things and looks cheerful every day.

But Uncle Xiao knew that the second young master had always wanted to be recognized by others, which might be the reason why he took the risk to come to the secret realm this time.

In the small palace.

A small vacuum zone was formed with Venerable Youyue as the center.

Even Venerable Linghua stopped provoking.

But this is understandable.

The other venerables looked at the scene on the light screen.

The second apprentice became the county magistrate, and the third apprentice became a suspect.

The second disciple was still considering whether to kill the third disciple.

The amnesia mechanism in the illusion made this almost impossible scene happen.

If this really happened, Master Youyue's second disciple would probably have a psychological trauma after coming out of the illusion.

Fortunately, since it is not the real body that enters the country, even if you die in the illusion, the most serious consequence is only damage to the soul.

"So who killed Master Qin?"

A childish voice sounded.

Huh? Why are there children in this small palace?

Yes, it’s the rat catcher.

The rat catcher had woken up and was now concentrating on looking at the light screen.

Maybe it’s because of the case I encountered.

Master Zhan, who often handles such incidents in the Law Enforcement Hall, has become somewhat interested in the content on the light screen while taking care of the rat catcher.

Master Zhan and the Rat Catcher said:

"There are still too few clues now. It depends on what they can find."

Zhuge, who is also the head of the Law Enforcement Hall, is also very concerned about the case of Master Qin.

"It's impossible that Xiaohe did this! This motive doesn't even make sense!"

After seeing what Captain Wen said on the screen, Master Zhuge was the first to raise an objection.

"He and that kid named Qin Yu weren't in love with each other, so how could he have murdered Master Qin just to become the young mistress? That's not tenable."

Sect Leader Li in the water mirror nodded in agreement.

On the other side, Chen Laodao also stood on the same side with these two people, which was rare.

"That's right, Yunhe definitely didn't do this. There's no motive for this crime at all."

Taoist Chen spoke.

As he spoke, he looked towards Venerable Youyue, wanting to see what she thought.

Venerable Youyue felt that the world had developed to a level that she could hardly understand.

She also did not think the murderer was Xie Yunhe.

But the reason for her judgment was not the motive for the crime.

But it is based on two points.

One point is the trust in Xie Yunhe himself. Venerable Youyue felt that if he did it, he would most likely admit it, and since he said he was innocent, then he was really innocent.

Another point was inferred based on the words of the guard Xiaojia, who did not notice anything unusual while guarding.

It is very difficult to complete the assassination without alerting the guards.

If Xie Yunhe in the illusion was capable of doing this, why would he go to see Master Qin openly?

He clearly had many ways to kill Master Qin without anyone knowing, so there was no need to add suspicion to himself and even end up in court.

So, it wasn’t Xie Yunhe who did it.

Seeing the surprised expressions on Sang Qing and Wen Fuman's faces after the black-clad constable informed them of the situation at the scene, Venerable Youyue was also very curious about the subsequent developments.

……

In the front hall.

After listening to the black-clad detective's story, Captain Wen was silent for a while.

I think this case is really difficult.

Faced with everyone's curious and gossipy gazes, Captain Wen asked Magistrate Sang if he could tell them the details of the case.

Magistrate Sang agreed.

She is not a pedantic person either.

Now this case is more complicated and confusing than she could have imagined, so it would be better to pool their wisdom and talk about some details of the case. The most important thing is to solve the case as soon as possible.

"Everyone, based on the results of the latest investigation, we have discovered several situations."

Captain Wen's words attracted everyone's attention.

"First, the study window showed signs of being violently damaged, which indicates that someone had broken into the study through the window."

When talking about this, Captain Wen's expression was a little unnatural. After all, this discovery showed that his previous reasoning was wrong.

In other words, after the first quarter of the night, Xie Yunhe was not the only one who entered the study, there might be other people who also entered the study.

Xie Yunhe's suspicion has been reduced.

"Second, after inspection, the blood on the desk at the crime scene was not Mr. Qin's."

Captain Wen said with a frown.

The blood isn't Mr. Qin's? What does that mean?

When Captain Wen said this, everyone was even more confused.

After all, this was the blood flowing from Master Qin's neck wound, and it was all over the desk. I heard that the blood was gushing out, so how could it not be Master Qin's blood?

Captain Wen could understand everyone's confusion because he also found it very strange.

But the investigation results were indeed so, and he had to believe it.

"At first, we also thought it was Master Qin's blood, but after careful investigation, we found that the blood was splattered in the wrong direction. The coroner took some blood and compared it with the blood on Master Qin's wound. He found that the blood on the desk was not blood at all, but a potion that looked very similar to blood."

"But...we are still investigating what potion it is."

This second discovery was even stranger.

Master Qin died of blood loss, but the blood on the table was not his.

Everyone couldn't help but have new questions.

Where did Mr. Qin's blood go? Why did the murderer do this?

Also, does this mean that the desk in the study may not be the original scene of the crime, and that someone assassinated Mr. Qin and moved him to the desk?

Captain Wen coughed twice, attracting everyone's attention again, and then he continued:

"Third, the detectives found unfinished dinner on the desk. In the remaining half bowl of chicken soup, they discovered an unknown toxin that matched the poison found in Master Qin."

Upon hearing this piece of information, everyone gasped.

This murderer is really brazen, poisoning people openly?

When Xie Yunhe heard this, he didn't know why, but he felt a sense of familiarity.

Chicken soup, poisoning...

Damn, where on earth had he heard something like this before?

Xie Yunhe looked heavy-hearted, as if there was something wrong with his memory.