Duan Nanqi frowned slightly. He also understood the contradiction, so he did not ask Jiang Lingyao why she made such an inference.
Because if the only survivor of the Zhou family is not Zhou Ru, then she must be Zhou Yi.
Duan Nanqi said: "Zhou Yi pretended to be Zhou Ru because Zhou Ru was a gentle and weak girl, while she was lively, cute and powerful."
"That's right," Jiang Lingyao immediately understood Zhou Yi's disguise. "She said she was Zhou Ru at the beginning, so we would all think she was a victim. Zhou Ru doesn't have that much strength. She couldn't have kidnapped, imprisoned, murdered, and dumped corpses all by herself. So as long as we find out the differences between the two sisters, we won't suspect her."
Moreover, Zhou Yi was rescued from the woodshed by the Jinyiwei. She was already unconscious and seemed to have been hungry for several days. No one would suspect her in this situation.
From the moment she appeared, she created numerous illusions for people. Even Duan Nanqi and the Jinyi Guards, who were good at interrogation, could not notice that she was different.
She went to great lengths to disguise herself, but in fact she had only one purpose in mind: to hide the secret that she was the murderer.
Zhou Sen and "Zhou Yi" are dead, no matter how they died. But if the government finds the Zhou family and Zhou Sen is the murderer in an old case fourteen years ago, then the government will naturally follow the clues given by "Zhou Ru" and determine that Zhou Sen is the culprit of these three murders.
And she, "Zhou Ru", is the survivor who survived unexpectedly. She will continue to live strong with the sympathy of others.
It's simply perfect.
If all this was really done by Zhou Yi, then she must be a very scheming person. She could manipulate people without making a sound, set up such a seemingly flawless scheme, and successfully escaped from the trap.
Jiang Lingyao and Duan Nanqi looked at each other, and both saw sighs in each other's eyes.
A thirteen-year-old girl imprisoned, murdered, and framed people without mercy.
Yesterday, she was facing a room full of Royal Guards, yet she was able to remain calm and composed. She followed her own plan, feeding them clues bit by bit, letting them move forward step by step according to her arrangements, and finally caught the so-called murderer.
Jiang Lingyao sighed: "She is really amazing."
Duan Nanqi frowned and said, "Although she was not the murderer, she was involved in Xiaozhen's murder. She is now the only suspect. We need to interrogate her again."
Jiang Lingyao thought for a moment and said, "I thought that since she could set up this trap, she would not be afraid of being interrogated. Judging from the way she killed Xiaozhen, it is not difficult to see that she is a cold-blooded person. Even Zhou Sen and Zhou Ru may have been killed by her. How could someone who could kill even her closest relatives be afraid of being interrogated?"
"Why don't we take advantage of her," Jiang Lingyao looked up at Duan Nanqi and said, "She likes to act, so let's play one with her. If she admits to the murder, that would be the best. If she doesn't admit it, with so many clues accumulated, it would be enough to convict her of murder."
The fact that she pretended to be Zhou Ru and the real Zhou Ru had been murdered was enough to convict her of the crime.
Duan Nanqi pondered for a moment and said, "Okay."
This time, only Jiang Lingyao, Shen Suning, Duan Nanqi and Pei Yu were in the back room.
When they arrived at the back door, Jiang Lingyao knocked on it first, then said, "Xiao Ru, can you come in?"
A moment later, there was the sound of slight footsteps, and the door creaked open, revealing a pale face with scratches on the cheeks.
Zhou Yi's face was still very pale. Although she had already eaten, she still looked worried. The person outside the door was Jiang Lingyao. Her eyes lit up and she asked hurriedly, "Sir, my sister..."
When she said the word "sister", she couldn't help choking up and didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Jiang Lingyao's eyes flickered, she quickly reached out and patted Zhou Yi's tender shoulders, and said softly: "Xiao Ru, let's talk inside."
After everyone entered the private room, Pei Yu, who was standing at the end, did not close the door. The bright sunlight poured into the room, causing Zhou Yi to squint subconsciously.
Jiang Lingyao pretended not to see it. After she asked Zhou Yi to sit down, she moved a chair and sat in front of her.
Behind Jiang Lingyao, Shen Suning stood on the left, and Duan Nanqiao on the right. The two cold-faced men were intimidating without even getting angry, creating invisible pressure on Zhou Yi.
Sure enough, as soon as he sat down, Zhou Yi whispered, "Sir, can you please sit down? I'm a little scared."
Jiang Lingyao comforted her: "Don't be afraid, the adults in the Jinyiwei are all good people. If you have any grievances, the adults will help you get justice. You just need to tell the truth."
Zhou Yi had no choice but to nod: "Master Qiao, my sister, how is my sister?"
She kept looking for her "sister" again and again, as if she was really a good sister who loved her sister. Jiang Lingyao's eyes were heavy and kept falling on her face.
Jiang Lingyao could only see worry and anxiety, sadness and pain on Zhou Yi's face, but not a trace of coldness.
Her disguise was flawless.
Jiang Lingyao sighed in her heart, but a look of sorrow appeared on her face: "Xiaoru, please listen carefully to what I am going to say next."
When Zhou Yi saw her like this, a layer of mist instantly covered his dark eyes.
"Sir, please speak." She took a deep breath, and even her voice began to tremble.
Jiang Lingyao held her cold hand and said in a deep voice, "According to the clues you provided yesterday, the Jinyiweiti cavalry searched overnight and finally found the warehouse you mentioned by the Baihe River."
"We found your father and your sister in the warehouse," Jiang Lingyao paused, her eyes dark and deep, staring at Zhou Yi without blinking, "but when we found them, they were already dead."
Jiang Lingyao's words were like a bolt of thunder, hitting Zhou Yi's tender shoulders hard.
She shuddered all over, and then began to shake, and a soft and dense cry rang out, which seemed to be her endless sorrow.
She lowered her head and hid her face in the dark shadows, preventing people from seeing her true appearance.
Jiang Lingyao turned around and glanced at Duan Nanqi, who then said in a deep voice, "Zhou Ru, do you know if your father has any accomplices? Why did his accomplices want to kill your sister and your father?"
Jiang Lingyao could feel Zhou Yi's hands stiffen slightly, but then she was held by those thin hands.
"I..." Zhou Yi cried, "I don't know."
Zhou Yi lowered her head, her voice full of sorrow: "My father rarely goes out, and his health is not good. The relatives at home have long stopped communicating with him. Only the neighbors are kind enough to help him."
"Wuwuwu, where did my father get his accomplice?" Zhou Yi said with resentment. "I saw it with my own eyes that day. He was the one who killed the girl. Maybe he killed my sister too."
"Why did she want to kill Xiaoyi? Xiaoyi was so good and obedient. Why did she do that?"
Zhou Yi panicked when she heard that the Jinyiwei believed that a third person killed Zhou Sen and his daughter, but then she quickly calmed down and turned the conversation to Zhou Sen.
Jiang Lingyao patted Zhou Yi's hand and comforted her softly, "Xiaoru, don't be afraid. Even if you see the real murderer of the deceased, we will protect you. Just tell us."
Zhou Yi quickly prepared her next words, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Jiang Lingyao. It even seemed that Jiang Lingyao did not listen to her at all, but just kept questioning Zhou Sen's accomplices like that Jinyiwei.
The reason Zhou Yi was able to answer questions fluently yesterday was that all her words were the result of her careful consideration. In addition, the officials had a preconceived idea that she was just a victim yesterday, so they did not doubt her and mostly asked questions based on what she said.
But today is different.
No matter what she said, the officials seemed not to hear her and kept talking about her accomplices.
Zhou Yi subconsciously wanted to clench her hands, but when her fingers moved slightly, she remembered that her hands were being held by Judge Qiao, and she was unable to move for a moment.
Jiang Lingyao lowered his eyes and looked at her. Seeing that she remained silent, he spoke softly, "Xiaoru, don't be afraid. We will protect you well. That accomplice will definitely not know that it was you who gave the clue."
Zhou Yi took a deep breath, and she squeezed out two more tears. She said aggrievedly, "Sir, I really didn't lie. I only saw my father in the warehouse, and didn't see any accomplices."
"Also, I was so anxious to find Xiaoyi because when my father took Xiaoyi away, he said that our family would be together forever. I thought he was going to kill Xiaoyi first and then kill me."
"Isn't it?" Zhou Yi's face was covered with tears. She raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Lingyao pitifully.
Jiang Lingyao finally let go of Zhou Yi's hand, but placed her slender hands on Zhou Yi's back.
"Xiao Ru, you..."
There was a struggle in Jiang Lingyao's eyes. She hesitated for a long time, then turned back to look at Duan Nanqi, seemingly unable to make a decision.
Duan Nanqi was truly a cold-blooded and ruthless Jinyiwei at this moment. He had a frown on his face and was full of murderous intent.
He looked at Zhou Yi coldly and said, "Master Qiao, why don't you tell her the truth so that she will give up."
Jiang Lingyao sighed, then turned her gaze to Zhou Yi's face and said, "Xiaoru, after the coroner's autopsy, we found that your father was murdered."
"If your father had no accomplices, then who killed him? The person who killed him not only knew how to take out the warehouse, but also had a grudge against your father. Not only did he kill your father, we suspect he also killed Zhou Yi."
Zhou Yi subconsciously retorted: "How could that be? This is impossible."
Jiang Lingyao blinked her eyes, but Duan Nanqi behind her said coldly, "Why not?"
"After a detailed examination by the coroner, your father's left leg tendon was damaged and he couldn't lift heavy objects, so he couldn't dispose of the body. Your father died because he was stabbed in the abdomen with two carving knives and bled to death. It's obvious that he killed him."
"Since he committed the murder, there must be a murderer. Zhou Ru, if you have seen the murderer, I hope you can tell us his identity so that we can completely close the case."
Zhou Yi thought she was flawless, but she was still seen through at a glance. All her disguise was in vain. As long as the government keeps searching for this so-called accomplice, she will not be able to rest in peace.
At this moment, Zhou Yi was confused.
She originally thought that she could manipulate the government into doing things, but she didn't expect that after a thorough investigation, she would find loopholes in the case.
But she herself said that she had been to the warehouse and saw her father killing someone with her own eyes.
How is she going to explain herself now?
Zhou Yi was upset, but she forced herself to calm down. She took a deep breath, lowered her head, and said, "I... I'm telling the truth. Actually... Actually, my father's accomplice is Xiao Yi."
"I didn't dare to say it at first because I was afraid you would hurt Xiao Yi. Now that Xiao Yi is dead, there is nothing I can't say."
"Xiao Yi always listened to her father. She did whatever he told her to do. So it was Xiao Yi who dumped the body of the girl."
Jiang Lingyao's eyes sparkled, and she said, "But Xiaoyi is only thirteen years old, how can she carry such a heavy body?"
Zhou Yi said anxiously, "She can do it. Xiao Yi is naturally very strong. She can even lift a water tank full of water. She can certainly move a corpse."
Jiang Lingyao sighed slightly: "Are you sure?"
Zhou Yi nodded: "I'm sure."
Jiang Lingyao's gaze shone coldly, piercing Zhou Yi's eyes for a moment. She said, "Zhou Yi, you participated in the murder case and assisted Zhou Sen in killing and disposing of the body. Do you admit it?"
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