Chapter 83: The various forms of life at the death scene
When Yin Chuan and Lin Lang arrived at the training room, they encountered six or seven disciples walking out, apparently having been forced out. Entering the room, they saw four people standing by the door: their eldest brother-in-law, Hai Yifan; their second brother-in-law, Gu Yan, who was crying uncontrollably; and their great-uncle, Lu Tai's two disciples, Zhang Dafang and Jingui. And lying motionless on the ground was Lu Shuiqing, the second daughter of the Lu family.
"Hey, Detective Liu, you're finally here!" Hai Yifan saw Yin Chuan and Lin Lang arriving and hurried forward to greet them.
"Who found the body?" Yin Chuan asked directly.
"It's me." Zhang Dafang replied.
"What exactly is going on?"
"Everyone knows that I'm the first one out to practice morning exercises every day. I originally wanted to use the practice room as it was empty, so I closed the door and carefully practiced some of my own magic tricks. I saw that the door was unlocked, so I pushed it open and found the second young lady lying on the ground. At the time, I didn't react at all, thinking that she had arrived in the practice room before me to practice some tricks. When I got closer to take a closer look, I found that she was dead, so I hurried out to call for help."
"What time did this happen?" Linlang asked.
"Hmm... probably around seven in the morning."
Yin Chuan looked down and saw that the corpse was lying in a prone position with its head facing outward and its body slightly leaning towards the door. Its eyes were wide open and saliva was dripping from its mouth. One hand was touching its mouth and the other hand was stretched forward, as if reaching for something.
"After you arrived at the scene, did you move the body?" Yin Chuan asked the four people present.
"Probably not. I've read foreign detective novels that say you shouldn't touch bodies at crime scenes easily," Hai Yifan replied. "So the three of us and Dafang came over here together, and I told them not to move. Also, I sent away a group of disciples who came to the training ground to watch the fun."
"The second young lady's death was similar to that of the eldest young lady. I guess she died of poisoning." Yin Chuan said, holding his chin.
"Could it be the Fire Snake?" Linlang gasped, "Could it be that this snake is still in this room?"
Yin Chuan's heart shuddered at these words, and he subconsciously glanced around the room. However, he didn't find any trace of a snake. Instead, he noticed something even more puzzling. He had expected everyone in the room to jump out of fear after Linlang's words, but unexpectedly, of the four people, only Zhang Dafang showed a nervous expression. The other three—eldest son-in-law Hai Yifan, second son-in-law Gu Yan, and Jin Gui—seemed unresponsive, as if they had already known there would be no snakes in the room.
Just as Yin Chuan was beginning to feel suspicious, another person came in. "What happened? Why was there so much chaos just now?"
When the people in the room looked, they found that it was Lu Enting, the son of his great-uncle Lu Tai.
"Enting, you're here?" Zhang Dafang stepped forward to greet him, then whispered, "The Second Miss is in trouble again! Aren't Mr. Liu and Miss Lin here too? They're investigating the scene!"
"What? How did she die?" Lu Enting's face changed, and he walked into the room. When he saw the body lying on the ground, he was so scared that he took two steps back.
Yin Chuan took his words and actions in his eyes and suddenly asked, "Master, if I remember correctly, you are the cousin of the master of the family, right?"
"Yes, my name is Lu Enting, and Lu Changhua is my cousin."
"Excuse me. I'm just a little curious, how did you know that the second young lady was dead as soon as you arrived?" Yin Chuan stared at Lu Enting.
Lu Enting frowned, "Didn't Senior Brother Dafang just tell me this?"
Yin Chuan shook his head. "That's not right. Master Zhang Dafang just told you that 'the second young lady is in trouble again.' He didn't say she's dead."
At Yin Chuan's question, beads of sweat formed on the tip of Lu Enting's nose. He calmed himself down and feigned anger, asking, "Mr. Liu, what do you mean? Are you interrogating me? We all heard you say something about the second young lady being in trouble, and then you said you were investigating the scene. Anyone would think of the eldest young lady being murdered the day before yesterday, right?"
Yin Chuan secretly laughed. It was obvious that only he could hear what Zhang Dafang whispered to him because of his extraordinary hearing. How could everyone hear it? This only proved that Lu Enting was guilty.
"Master Lu, please don't be so anxious and angry. I just said it casually and never meant to question you." Yin Chuan playfully ignored him and then let Lu Enting into the house again. "The second young lady has indeed been murdered. You can come in and take a look." Lu Enting shook his head repeatedly. "No, no, I'd better go back and inform my father first. Brother-in-law, has the head of the family known?"
Hai Yifan replied, "One of my disciples has already gone to deliver the message."
"Then I won't stay here anymore. Goodbye!"
As he said this, he was about to flee. Yin Chuan naturally couldn't let him go easily, so he winked at Linlang, who understood and leaned forward to the door, blocking his way.
"Hey? Why are you blocking my way, girl?"
Linlang didn't answer. Yin Chuan chuckled, "Master Lu, although your explanation just now was somewhat reasonable, I still feel like you seem to be hiding something. And... let me be frank with you all, Mr. Hai, the eldest brother-in-law, Mr. Gu, the second brother-in-law, and Master Jin Guijin, are you three like Master Lu, knowing something but not telling me?"
Everyone present was startled, glancing at each other, as if waiting to see how the others would react. Before any of the four could express their opinions, Zhang Dafang spoke first. "Junior Brother Jin, late at night, Second Uncle-in-law asked us to go out, but you said you didn't need me and could go on your own. When you came back, I asked you what happened, but you said it was nothing serious, then turned off the lights and went back to sleep. Could this be what Mr. Liu is asking about? I didn't investigate further at the time. What were you hiding?"
"This..." Jingui was very embarrassed and hesitated to speak.
Yin Chuan said slowly, "I'm guessing it's related to the Second Young Lady. Master Jin, I hope you can clarify the whole story. Otherwise, the Second Young Lady's death was so mysterious that those present who concealed what happened last night will be left in limbo."
Jin Gui then looked at her eldest son-in-law Hai Yifan, second son-in-law Gu Yan, and Lu Enting one by one. The three of them had flickering eyes and were noncommittal. Jin Gui gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll tell you what happened last night—"
It happened around three in the middle of the night. Jin Gui was tossing and turning over Lü Shuixian's death, his mind in turmoil. Just then, through the faint moonlight outside the window, he spotted a dark figure flash across the opposite room and immediately sat up in bed. — Was it the Flying Thief Feng Shijiu? Startled, he didn't have time to wake Zhang Dafang, who was snoring beside him. He simply threw on his clothes, got up, and headed outside.
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