Chapter 282: Attacking the Heart
Lin Zhiqing excluded several masters of the Lin family and turned his attention directly to the servants.
Because several key figures of the Lin family knew the situation of the Lin family and did not want to die, they would not prevent him from getting the information about the neutral ministers.
Apart from a few important figures, Lin Jiusi and Fourth Aunt were the ones Lin Zhiqing had always sent people to watch over. When Aunt Mu got into trouble, the two of them stayed in their own yard.
They didn't have time to commit the crime.
Excluding these people, the maids and servants below are the most suspicious.
"Which three time periods?" Lin Yangyang and Chao Yan asked in unison.
Lin Zhiqing replied in a deep voice:
"First, I summoned the Lin family, informed them of their situation, and discussed the matter of the ministers. It should have been five days ago, at noon."
During this period of time, Aunt Mu looked at the ministers in a daze, and it was very likely that they were captured.
"Secondly, it was at Sishi when I took Aunt Mu to the garden and Chao Yan came to the garden to find us."
The murderer suspected that Aunt Mu knew something, so he followed them to the garden and heard Aunt Mu talking about the minister, which once again confirmed that Aunt Mu knew about the minister's affairs.
During this period, the murderer must have been afraid that Aunt Mu would tell everything, so he was already looking for an opportunity to get rid of Aunt Mu.
"Finally, it was around noon that day when I brought you two back to the main hall. I was waiting for the Dali Temple Minister to tell you to act separately."
During this period, Lin Zhiqing ordered Aunt Mu to find Lin Yangyang.
Obviously, this was an excellent opportunity for the murderer to get rid of Aunt Mu. After learning the news, the murderer lurked on the road that Lin Yangyang had to take to return to the Lin family, waiting for Aunt Mu.
As long as we find out the people who were present during these three time periods and narrow the scope, we will most likely find the real culprit!
"Yes." Chao Yan's eyes were firm: "Miss, I will go find the fourth master right away."
"Wait." Lin Yangyang stopped her, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Chao Yan, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wrong you just now. I have a quick temper. Please don't take it to heart."
When mentioning this matter, Chao Yan's tone was a little aggrieved:
"Miss Yangyang, I know you're trying to find the murderer of my aunt, but she's my own aunt, how could I possibly harm her?"
Seeing Chaoyan's reaction, Lin Zhiqing completely removed the person from the list of suspects in the murder of Aunt Mu.
Her reaction and expression were not deliberately concealed, and her sadness and grievance were about to overflow.
Moreover, when facing someone who wronged her, namely Miss Lin, she did not simply say that she did not care, but expressed her grievance of being misunderstood.
From a psychological perspective, this alone does not seem like the murderer's reaction.
Lin Yangyang also felt guilty from the bottom of her heart, and pestered Chaoyan to apologize. It was only after Lin Zhiqing spoke that the matter was resolved.
Chaoyan did not dare to waste time and quickly went to find Lin Congyan and asked for the list of maids and servants on duty in various places that day.
After Lin Zhiqing got the list, he started checking it without stopping.
After defining the area, she did not alert the enemy during the day.
At night, Lin Zhiqing instructed Lin Yangyang to call the four maids and three servants on the list to Shuqing Pavilion as a reward.
Lin Zhiqing is generous, which is the consensus among the servants of the Lin family.
In addition, several people felt that they had done a good job during this period and were indeed worthy of reward, so they hardly had any suspicions.
However, after they arrived at Shuqing Pavilion, they did not see Lin Zhiqing, but were left alone in the yard.
There was no light in the yard and it was pitch black.
At the beginning, several people could still talk to each other.
But later, when they saw that there was no one in the yard, everyone started to feel uneasy and thought something was wrong.
Half an hour later.
"It's been so long, hasn't Miss Zhiqing come yet?" a brave servant asked towards the door.
But no one answered him at all.
Now, everyone was a little anxious.
"It's so late, and I still have to go and bring soup to my young master."
"It's already this late, and you're still thinking about delivering soup. Can someone tell me what's going on?"
"Reward, didn't you agree to reward us? Miss Zhiqing is not someone who goes back on her word!"
The moon was dark and the wind was strong. Someone said:
"I was also wondering if you had done anything wrong to lock us up here without telling us."
After these words were spoken, some people lowered their heads silently, and a servant, as if exposed, began to retort:
"Who said that just now? Whoever did something wrong, stand up for me!"
Originally, no one thought in this direction, but once this young man's emotions were revealed, the others couldn't help but feel a little more panicked.
Because of this, they did not notice that the provocative voice did not come from anyone at the scene.
"Miss Zhiqing is smart. Could she have discovered something?" A little maid was trembling all over, holding another maid's hand tightly, and was about to cry.
"What are you talking about? Did you really do something wrong?" Others couldn't help but start questioning.
The little maid burst into tears:
"Wow, wow, I didn't have enough to eat, so I went to the east kitchen to steal steamed buns a few times. I won't dare to do that again next time."
Hearing this, the others were speechless.
However, the little maid's crying made the other people who had done something wrong feel a little nervous.
They are all thousand-year-old foxes, and they know that the other party is not a good thing just by looking at each other.
At this moment, they couldn't help but start to wonder, could it be that Miss Zhiqing really discovered the bad things they had done?
It was getting dark, so no one noticed that the maid who had just stood next to the little maid was pale and her steps were a little unsteady.
For the next half hour, the people locked in the yard tried every possible way to get out, but they couldn't and didn't see anyone.
They are extremely nervous, and the occasional strange noises coming from outside the hospital will make them react violently like a frightened bird.
Until they had completely lost the desire to speak and were immersed in the fear of the unknown.
With a creak, the gate finally opened.
Chao Yan moved two chairs neatly and placed them on the corridor outside the main hall.
Lin Zhiqing and Lin Yangyang came in from outside the door and sat on the chairs.
The gate closed again the moment they entered.
Asagao lit the lamp.
Several people subconsciously covered their eyes.
After adjusting to the light, someone suppressed their anger and spoke:
"Miss Zhiqing, why are you locking us up here?"
Lin Zhiqing played with the teacup and didn't say anything.
Lin Yangyang beside her stood up suddenly and threw a teacup to the ground.
“Crack!”
The teacup shattered into pieces in an instant.
Everyone was startled, and before they could react, they heard Lin Yangyang's angry voice:
"How dare you! You do such a treacherous thing, and you still dare to ask us why?"
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