Chapter 277 Premeditated! Killed with one strike
Her voice was eerily calm.
Lu Huai reacted almost instantly and realized that Lin Zhiqing's fragility just now was all acted out.
But Lin Yangyang also noticed something unusual. She grabbed Lin Zhiqing's hand and said, "Sister Qing, you just..."
Lin Zhiqing sat upright in the carriage: "Let's go back to the Lin family first."
When the carriage began to move slowly, Lin Yangyang could not help but speak:
"Sister Qing, Jiang Liuyun can't beat me. If it doesn't work out, I'll risk my life to avenge Aunt Mu. Our Lin family has no other options."
"Cousin, whether this matter is related to Jiang Liuyun or not still needs to be considered." Lin Zhiqing's tone was the same as usual, but Lu Huai could hear a slight tremor in it.
"Consider? Who else could it be but him? That shoe print is exactly the same as his. Only a martial artist can leave such a heavy mark!" Lin Yangyang's heart was filled with anger.
"No." Lu Huai shook his head: "It's precisely because the trace is so obvious. Given Jiang Liuyun's cunning, if he were to do this, he would definitely not leave such a big handle."
Even though Lu Huai didn't know the whole story, he was able to piece together some things based on what they said.
"That's right." Lin Zhiqing took a deep breath before continuing:
"Given his personality, even if he wanted to attack Aunt Mu, he wouldn't use such radical methods."
"I just observed him, and his facial expression and body language didn't seem to indicate he knew anything."
"He is not the murderer?" Lin Yangyang said.
"Aqing didn't mean that." Lu Huai's eyes were full of worry: "Jiang Liuyun might be pretending. The things he did were indeed very cunning."
"But if he's against us, it's also possible that he deliberately left obvious evidence behind so we can eliminate him as a suspect."
"And don't forget, his subordinate Liu Mang is also proficient in mind-testing. His judgments based on facial expressions and actions are only 30% reliable."
Lin Zhiqing rarely made such uncertain judgments. Even though there was no expression on her face now, Lu Huai knew that she must be feeling uncomfortable.
Aunt Mu was the one left behind by Lin Zhiqing's parents, and she cared and loved Lin Zhiqing far more than anyone else.
After Lu Huai's explanation, Lin Zhiqing stared at his hands and said nothing more.
Lin Yangyang opened her mouth, wanting to comfort Lin Zhiqing, but after receiving a look from Lu Huai, she said nothing.
After returning to the Lin family, Lu Nanyue, who had arrived earlier, asked to examine Aunt Mu's body.
Lin Zhiqing agreed.
Apart from the fatal wound on Kaixin's mouth, Lu Nanyue did not find any other clues.
Lin Yangyang was familiar with all kinds of weapons and could tell at a glance that the fatal wound was caused by a dagger, and the force was quite strong, making it a fatal blow.
She concluded that the criminals knew martial arts.
From beginning to end, Lin Zhiqing just observed carefully and did not make any comments.
After Lin Yangyang finished the examination, Lin Zhiqing asked someone to call a coroner.
But the coroner had already been waiting at the Lin family. He was invited back by Lu Huai.
The coroner's examination results were consistent with Lin Yangyang's opinion.
In other words, this was a premeditated murder.
Everyone thought that Lin Zhiqing would get to the bottom of the matter and continue investigating from the body.
But surprisingly, Lin Zhiqing quickly arranged Aunt Mu's funeral.
From beginning to end, she behaved meticulously and appropriately, and even her expression seemed almost the same as when Aunt Mu was around.
Gradually, some rumors began to spread.
Words like heartless, conscienceless, and so on are heard all the time.
These words even spread outside the Lin family.
After hearing this, Lin Yangyang was so angry that she jumped up and down, and severely punished those who started gossiping.
As a result, Lin Yangyang's reputation of abusing her servants spread again.
After Lin Zhiqing learned about these things, he did not show any reaction.
Soon, the day of Aunt Mu's funeral arrived.
Shengjing City had been quiet for a long time, but recently all kinds of things have been happening, and people are flocking to watch the fun.
After all, there are very few masters who are willing to arrange funeral arrangements for their servants.
In particular, Lin Zhiqing and Lin Yangyang attended in person, which is even rarer.
When they returned, an uninvited guest appeared at the door of the Lin family.
"Qing'er, you..." Jiang Liuyun was interrupted by Lin Yangyang just as he opened his mouth to speak.
"Prince Jiang, wasn't what you did a few days ago excessive enough? My sister Qing is already miserable enough now, what else do you want?" Her voice was so loud that it quickly attracted the onlookers around.
Lin Zhiqing glanced at Jiang Liuyun, said nothing, and walked straight into the gate.
Jiang Liuyun's guards saw that the situation was not good and immediately spoke to Lin Yangyang:
"Ms. Lin, you can eat whatever you want but you can't say whatever you want. How did my young master go too far?"
Before Lin Yangyang could speak, the people started talking.
"Oh, it seems the rumors are true. Last time, my wife said she saw Miss Lin covering her face as she came out of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion."
"This Jiang prince is a man of great appearance. He doesn't look like someone who would hit anyone. You guys should just keep quiet."
"I don't think it's right either. The look in Prince Jiang's eyes when he looked at Miss Lin just now was full of affection. Miss Lin must have believed the rumors a while ago."
"Come on, forget it. The treason case hasn't been proven yet. Who knows if it's true or not?"
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Jiang Liuyun watched the Lin family's door being closed with his own eyes. He walked away as if he didn't hear the crowd's discussion.
Aunt Mu’s death seemed like just a minor episode. A few days later, everyone who should have forgotten it had almost forgotten it.
Everything in the Lin family was as usual, as if nothing had happened.
Lin Zhiqing was either staying in the study or checking the accounts, and was very busy.
Lin Yangyang rarely had the chance to talk to her.
Even Lu Nanyue, who came to visit out of concern, couldn't figure out what was going on.
It was not until one night when Lu Huai came to his house and claimed to have found a clue that Lin Zhiqing was able to free himself from the pile of account books.
Seeing Lin Zhiqing staying in the room all the time, Lu Huai frowned tightly:
"Let's talk somewhere else."
"It's right here." Lin Zhiqing's voice sounded very tired.
"No." Lu Huai, who had always been very obedient to Lin Zhiqing, rarely said the word "no".
Lin Zhiqing knew that he was worried about her, so she sighed slightly and did not refuse again.
After obtaining her consent, Lu Huai took her back to the Lu family and went up to the roof of the Lu family's study.
He moved several books here and motioned Lin Zhiqing to sit cross-legged.
"A few days ago, I tried to track down everyone who passed through that alley, and I found some clues." Lu Huai knew that Lin Zhiqing was concerned about the clues, so he spoke directly:
"I have selected all the martial arts practitioners who passed by there. Take a look."
As he spoke, he took out a relatively long list.
Lin Zhiqing was stunned for a moment, and an inexplicable emotion surged in his heart.
As she took the list, she whispered thank you.
There are many people appearing in that alley every day, and it is extremely difficult to compile a list.
She knew that Lu Huai had put in a lot of effort.
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