Sister (2)
The boy looked towards the distant horizon. It was pitch black and he could only vaguely see the blurry features of his face.
Where Xu Ning couldn't see, the boy smiled self-deprecatingly.
"What the world does to me is none of my business. I only know that if anyone touches something I love, I will make him suffer a fate worse than death." The boy's tone was flat. Xu Ning couldn't see the boy's expression and couldn't feel his emotions.
A moment later.
Xu Ning was instantly frightened and his hair stood on end.
She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, feeling a little guilty. Last time, she had torn his favorite robe...
"But the way this person died this time is quite interesting. He must have died in agony, right?" Why does it feel like this person is a little excited?
"Oh, I, how would I know. I'm sleepy, I'll go back to my room first." Xu Ning ran away as fast as she could.
Tang Xixu stopped smiling and turned into an expressionless indifference.
The next day, at dawn, Xu Ning was woken up before she had even gotten enough sleep.
"Thump, thump, thump"
"The government is investigating a case and has ordered an inspection. No refusal will be tolerated."
Xu Ning's room was searched, but obviously, nothing was found.
"Why is it another poor guy?" The constable muttered in disgust after finishing the search.
What? I never thought that one day I would be disliked by someone...
A day later, the murderer still hadn't been found, and Xu Ning was completely clueless.
"You are the murderer!" Xu Ning went downstairs after hearing the voice.
The leading constable pointed at the warrior with a long sword on his back and said.
Xu Ning raised her right eyebrow. She wanted to hear what he had to say.
Everyone in the inn gathered together.
"Sir, please just try a case. Why is he so loud? How can I do business here?" The innkeeper finally showed up.
"You're talking nonsense! I was just passing by to have a drink today, how did I become the murderer you call me?" The strong man immediately became angry and seemed to overturn the table.
"Even though we can't find the murderer, we can't accuse anyone randomly, right? If you can't do it, we don't mind helping, but you can't just find someone to take the blame just to close the case." Qu Yi told the truth in one sentence.
The constable glanced at Qu Yi and saw the Qu Family Village token on his waist.
"So you are the young master of Qujiazhuang. I am sorry that I didn't recognize you. I hope you won't be angry. How do you want to investigate?" The soldier's face turned fawning in an instant.
"Of course, a thorough investigation."
Well, yes, this young master of the Qu family is quite to my liking. The original novel describes Qu Yi as a man who loves to stand up for the weak, and the official certification is true.
"This...but the higher-ups have asked that the case be closed as soon as possible without any delay."
"Young Master, you may not know that the deceased here was the niece of the current Queen. The Queen was deeply saddened upon hearing of her passing and wanted to quickly close the case and bring her body back for a proper burial."
When Xu Ning heard the identity of the deceased, he didn't expect that he was a royal relative.
I knew you had an extraordinary background, but I didn't expect it to be so extraordinary.
However, the news spread a little too quickly. Even if one rode a horse at full speed from here to the capital, it would take two days. So someone went to report the crime shortly after it happened.
To be precise, the news was spread.
The only person not present that night was the innkeeper.
The old woman was now lucid again, a completely different person from the madness of the previous night. The baby began to cry again.
"You don't have to be too anxious. The murderer is among these people. The case can be solved tomorrow at the latest." Xu Ning issued a military order.
"No, you are..." Qu Yi was a little surprised. He was still thinking of giving him a few more days.
The group dispersed, but the inn was surrounded by government officials, and only the courtyard was free.
"I think everyone has noticed it. There's probably something wrong with the innkeeper." Xu Ning expressed his thoughts.
"I went back to check on that room today, and there was actually vitriol oil in the dressing box! This stuff is extremely corrosive, and there was this oily substance on the deceased's clothes. But she shouldn't have died. I checked again last night, and she had vitriol oil poured into her mouth, too!"
"Well, I heard from the coroner yesterday that she was poisoned by the herb Gelsemium elegans before she died. But we searched everywhere but couldn't find the route of poisoning. So the only possibility is that the deceased took it voluntarily." Xu Lian recounted what he had observed in recent days.
"It's a little strange. The old woman holding the baby is acting mad from time to time. Last night she was saying something like 'The little ghost lights the lamp, and the devil is taking my life.' You think the old woman and the deceased didn't know each other, but I always feel that the way she looks at the deceased is not right. Is there a hint of pity and guilt?
I always feel that we have overlooked a very important clue."
Xu Ning pondered over it but couldn't find the answer, his mind seemed to be in a maze and he couldn't find the way.
"We haven't seen the deceased's true appearance yet." Qu Yi's casual words revealed the crux of the problem.
"Yes! That's it!" Xu Ning suddenly understood.
"Yes, you are not so stupid." The boy was half lying on the bench in the pavilion, hugging his chest and squinting his eyes.
"Why didn't you tell us earlier? You made us sit here and think about it for so long." Xu Ning's face was full of black lines.
"I remember I told you that what happens to the world is none of my business."
The young man's eyes were clear, leaving Xu Ning speechless for a moment.
Normally, a woman's portrait cannot be shown to outsiders at will. Qu Yi had to talk for a long time before he got it from the government.
"I'll tell you one more important thing. Miss Liu is already married. And I guarantee you'll be shocked when you see her portrait."
Qu Yi circulated the portrait to several people.
"She bears some resemblance to the Empress, but I think she looks more like the wife of the couple on the second floor."
"It's not exactly a resemblance, but the woman in the painting doesn't have as delicate facial features as the one on the second floor." Xu Ning was also quite surprised when he saw the portrait.
Several people understood what he meant, and that night they filled the No. 1 room with smoke and kidnapped the couple.
"Hey, little beauty, wake up." Xu Ning herself felt that her words were a bit frivolous, but she couldn't help it when she saw the beauty.
This girl is not particularly beautiful, and she looks a bit frail. Some say she looks as sick as Xi Shi, but she is not as pretty as Xi Shi. However, she easily arouses men's desire to protect her.
The beauty woke up with wet eyes, which was really adorable.
"What is your relationship with the deceased?" Qu Yi went straight to the point.
"My dear, have you misunderstood? I don't know that sister at all." The young woman spoke softly, looking pitiful.
"Don't try to quibble anymore. We've all seen your sister's portrait."
"Girl, I really don't know that sister."
"I just gave your sweetheart poison. Didn't you notice that he was sweating and his lips were pale? If you don't want him to die, tell me what you know quickly." Xu Ning stopped trying to negotiate and threatened her directly.
"Not bad, you are good at applying what you have learned." The boy dozed off on the tree.
What can be applied in practice?
“Husband, husband!
You vicious woman, you actually harmed my husband! I will kill you! "The woman stopped pretending to be weak and turned into a vicious and vicious woman.
"You're quite good at pretending, it seems you're not a good person either.
"Speak or not? If not, I'll kill him immediately." Qu Yi said mercilessly.
Before Qu Yi could finish his words, the woman broke free from the ropes and slapped Xu Ning.
Xu Ning finally understood that what Tang Xixu meant by putting his knowledge into practice was the time when he interrogated the man in black.
Sorry, my reaction time is a bit slow.
"Oh, you're a martial artist, I never knew." Xu Ning's mind was still spinning, but based on the moves Tiantang Xixu had taught her a few days ago, her body reacted before her brain could react. She dodged the blow skillfully and smoothly, evading it.
It just so happened that Tang Xixu was behind Xu Ning.
Bro, I swear I didn't mean it.
The young man frowned slightly, jumped down from the tree and grabbed the woman's arm. The woman was a little surprised, and when she looked up, she saw the young man's cold face.
Tang Xixu threw the woman out five miles away.
The woman reacted and managed to hold herself up decently when she landed.
"Who the hell are you? You actually broke my arm."
"A -- a lonely ghost." Tang Xixu gave her a few more moves.
The young man's figure moved so fast that it was dazzling, and the dark sky made it difficult to see his moves.
"You disturbed my sleep, you have to pay the price." Tang Xixu hit the woman in front of him with a palm.
"Wait! Leave her alive. We'll have to interrogate her later." Xu Ning was afraid that the man would go crazy and beat her to death. Tang Xixu then stopped and spared the woman's life.
"puff!"
"I didn't expect to meet someone from the Lesser Realm here. But you've been stuck in this realm for a long time, right? Do you know why? Because your obsession is too deep!" The woman clutched her chest and spat out a mouthful of blood. Enduring the tearing pain, she mocked mercilessly.
Sister, please stop talking so much. If people get angry, I won’t be able to save you.
"Hahaha, you are right about this. I don't care about the realm or not, but what I want to do is what you call obsession, and I will carry it out to the end." The young man smiled radiantly, but it made people shudder.
Qu Yi subdued the man with his sword.
"Now, you can always tell us everything you know, right?"
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