Cheng Shanshan couldn't help but step forward: "Your Excellency, even if Huo Mingchen is stupid, he wouldn't bring the stolen goods back to his own territory to be found after killing someone, would he? I hope you can investigate this matter thoroughly!"
“But the item was indeed in your tent.” Wang Chao snorted coldly, extremely dissatisfied, then said disdainfully, “There were two of you living there. Are you saying that the one who killed him wasn’t him, but you?”
At this moment, Bai Jingquan coldly rebuked, "Wang Chao, this matter is not yet settled, so don't speak recklessly."
Wang Chao immediately bowed and said, "But now we have physical evidence and witnesses."
"That's right!"
Cheng Xiulan rushed forward and pointed at Huo Mingchen, yelling, "You heartless bastard! How could you be so cruel as to kill someone? You're a beast! You'll go to hell!"
When Cheng Shanshan saw Cheng Xiulan like this, she felt a little confused: "Why are you so agitated?" Her personality was such that she didn't care what other people did, except for her own family matters.
Normally, she wouldn't even look at such a thing, let alone stand up and make such an indignant accusation.
When asked this question, Cheng Xiulan looked flustered: "I...I mainly..."
“My mother did it because she felt sorry for me,” Cheng Wan’er quickly chimed in, her expression becoming even more pitiful. “This is the first time I’ve ever seen something like this in my life, and I was really terrified.”
Cheng Xiulan seemed to have found the reason, and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, my Wan'er was frightened like this for no reason. It's all because of that heartless Huo!"
At this point, she simply collapsed to the ground and began to wail and scream, "Please, Your Honor, execute this murderer immediately, or none of us will have a peaceful life!"
"Enough!"
Bai Jingquan patted the gavel.
The vast space fell silent instantly. He glanced around before continuing, "The bodies haven't even all been found yet. How can I hastily convict you just because you've made a fuss? That would be turning this into a child's game!"
Cheng Xiulan quickly said, "Where else could the corpse go? Of course, we'll let him eat it!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Jingquan's eyes turned cold: "How did you know?"
Of course, Cheng Shanshan had the same question. She glanced at Cheng Xiulan and Cheng Wan'er, her expression cold: "My lord, please give me one day, and I will definitely help you find out the truth."
Before Bai Jingquan could speak, Cheng Wan'er countered, "What if my cousin can't find out?"
Cheng Xiulan snorted coldly, "That's right, everyone knows he's your lover. You're probably not trying to verify it, but rather to secretly rescue this murderer, aren't you?"
"If you don't believe her, do you not believe me either?" Bai Jingquan looked at the two men, his eyes filled with imposing authority.
Cheng Wan'er: "Wan'er wouldn't dare."
Cheng Xiulan: "Of course not."
"Then don't say anything." Bai Jingquan had already stood up. He walked up to Huo Mingchen and whispered, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Brother Huo."
Huo Mingchen: "Your Excellency may handle this impartially."
"good."
Bai Jingquan responded.
Then he turned to Wang Chao and Zhao Mo and ordered, "Take him away and keep a close watch on him!"
"yes!"
Wang Chao and Zhao Mo were pleased.
She rushed forward to push him away, but Huo Mingchen didn't budge an inch. Instead, he looked at Cheng Shanshan and asked, "Are you worried about me?"
"certainly."
Cheng Shanshan was extremely certain.
Without realizing it, Huo Mingchen had already been categorized as an ally by her, and now that he was in trouble, she was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan!
But Huo Mingchen acted as if nothing had happened, and even a faint smile appeared on his lips: "I always thought you were a heartless girl, but it seems I was wrong." As he spoke, he reached out and gently stroked her hair.
When he looked up, his eyes were as deep as the stars and the sea.
Surprisingly, Cheng Shanshan was so captivated by it that she couldn't make a move for a long time. Unexpectedly, she was flicked on the forehead during her moment of distraction.
The pain brought tears to her eyes: "You bastard..."
"don’t worry."
Huo Mingchen rubbed her forehead before continuing, "If you can find them, then find them. If you can't, these two good-for-nothings can't do anything to me."
"..."
"..."
Wang Chao and Zhao Mo's faces immediately turned red!
In fact, while the two were talking, they were really trying to push and pull Huo Mingchen, but to their surprise, the guy didn't budge an inch.
When Huo Mingchen stopped looking at Cheng Shanshan, the tenderness in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a cold indifference that scorned everything: "Since you won't lead the way for me, then I'll go by myself."
"Stop right there!"
Wang Chao and Zhao Mo hurriedly gave chase.
This shows absolutely no enthusiasm for escorting prisoners.
As the crowd gradually dispersed, Bai Jingquan walked up to Cheng Shanshan and asked, "Miss Cheng, how do you want me to be poor?"
"Could you take me to the place where the body parts were found?"
"That's a bit... scary. I suggest Miss Cheng not to go." Bai Jingquan thought that Cheng Shanshan's talk about investigating the case was just talk and didn't want her to get involved.
But Cheng Shanshan insisted: "Sir, if you take me there, it will save a lot of time compared to me going there by myself."
"……good."
Bai Jingquan had no choice but to agree.
The two arrived at the crime scene quickly.
This is a rocky beach on the outskirts of the settlement, and few people come here because there is nothing around.
When Cheng Shanshan arrived, she took out a white handkerchief from her bosom and covered her mouth and nose. The stones in her sight were stained with a lot of blood, which meant that there must have been a very brutal fight last night.
This also made her even more certain that it had nothing to do with Huo Mingchen. After all, that rough man could break stones with his bare hands, and if it were Old Man Chu, he could easily crush one with one hand.
Thinking this, she walked behind a large rock and looked around before asking Bai Jingquan, "Cheng Wan'er said she saw it from here, right?"
Bai Jingquan nodded: "Yes."
Cheng Shanshan looked over; from this angle, she could indeed see the bloodstains, but she was still a little puzzled: "Did she say what she was doing here alone so late at night?"
Bai Jingquan considered for a moment and said, "I asked her, and she said she wanted to find a quiet place, and then she accidentally stumbled upon this matter."
"Oh."
Cheng Shanshan gave a cold laugh.
What a coincidence!
When they returned to the pool of blood, a flock of crows suddenly appeared in the sky and charged menacingly towards Cheng Shanshan!
Seeing this, Bai Jingquan instinctively tried to protect her, but Cheng Shanshan not only didn't need to, she also grabbed a handful of stones and threw them at him!
It seemed like a random toss, but every single one hit its mark.
Soon, about ten fell to the ground, and a few of the remaining ones managed to escape. After a brief moment of tranquility, the surroundings returned to normal.
Seeing this, Bai Jingquan was about to speak when Cheng Shanshan ran away like a gust of wind!
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