Chapter 300: End of Friendship
"You want evidence?" Yun Qingqing curled her lips coldly, "Very good, then I'll show you the evidence!"
She turned to look at Lu Guangzu:
"Take a few people who are familiar with Lu Hai and search his house carefully to see what you can find!"
"Yes, sir."
Lu Guangzu didn't understand, but he could see that the prince had given the matter to the princess to decide today, so how could he dare to disobey?
He quickly called a few villagers and started searching the house inside and out.
Yun Qingqing turned south again:
"Take your men to keep an eye on them and don't let anyone do anything tricky."
"Yes!" Nan Zheng followed the order.
The courtyard was not big, and the search was carried out quickly. Soon Lu Guangzu brought his men to report.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, and Your Highness, we did not find any suspicious items in Lu Hai's home."
When Lu Da saw the princess ordering a search of Lu Hai's house, he was relieved and said quickly:
"My Lady Princess, now you believe me, I really didn't do anything to frame you! You really misunderstood me."
"What are you in such a hurry for?"
Yun Qingqing glanced at him coldly and asked Lu Guangzu:
"Did you really search thoroughly, leaving no place untouched?"
"Don't worry, Princess. We have searched very carefully, and this gentleman is also keeping an eye on us." Lu Guangzu said while wiping the sweat off his forehead.
"Princess, there is indeed nothing left out." Nan Zheng also said.
Yun Qingqing nodded:
"Then after searching so carefully, have you found Lu Hai's money and valuables?"
Lu Guangzu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized:
“Really not!”
"...I was wondering if something was wrong. It turns out that there wasn't something suspicious missing, but something missing!"
After being reminded, Lu Guangzu immediately recalled it and said:
"At the time, I just thought it was a little strange that there was nothing under Uncle Hai's bed. Now I realize that there was a money box there that was missing!"
"There is also a jade Buddha passed down from his ancestors at home. He has always treated it as a treasure and brags about it to everyone who comes to visit. I didn't see it when I searched the house just now!"
At first they thought the princess asked them to find the real murder weapon or suspicious items left by the murderer, so they focused on what was missing and didn't notice what was missing.
Yun Qingqing looked at Lu Da, whose expression had become unnatural, and said coldly:
"Nanzheng, take these villagers with you and ask them to search Luda's house. You are still only responsible for watching and are not allowed to take any action."
"Let's see what we can find from his house without anyone doing anything wrong!"
"Yes, sir!" Nan Zheng immediately led Lu Guangzu and others away.
But this time, before the footsteps of Nan Zheng and others had completely disappeared, Lu Da had already fallen to his knees with a thud.
"Princess, please spare me! I know I was wrong! I just stole Uncle Hai's property because of the money, but I really didn't do anything else!"
Luda pleaded with a pale face:
"When I came to look for Uncle Hai early this morning, I found that he was already dead. I wanted to report to the police immediately, but my family has been in financial difficulties lately, so I mustered up the courage to take away the money and then called for help..."
"I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me for this being my first offense!"
Yun Qingqing said coldly:
"Oh? So you still don't admit that you stabbed Lu Hai's body in the heart and framed Lu Sicong?"
"Really!" Lu Da kowtowed and cried out that he was innocent. "I was scared by Uncle Hai's dead body. How could I have the guts to stab him again?"
"I'll ask you one last time." Yun Qingqing's voice became colder, "Did you really not sneak into Lu Sicong's courtyard this morning and steal the knife?"
"God knows what I am doing. I have been his elder brother for more than 30 years. Even if all those things happened before, we still have some brotherly love. How could I do such a thing as accusing him of murder?"
Luda swore to the heavens and looked as if he wanted to take out his heart to prove his innocence.
Yun Qingqing sneered and pointed at the corner of his clothes:
"Very good. Since you have such a clear conscience, I guess you didn't notice that a corner of your clothes was torn when you climbed over the wall this morning, right?"
Lu Da was startled, turned his head to look at the missing corner of his clothes, and took a breath.
Yun Qingqing showed a cold smile:
"Guess where this missing piece can be found?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Nan Zheng and Lu Guangzu and his group rushed back into the yard, carrying a few things with them.
"Princess, we really found these under Lu Da's bed. They are Uncle Hai's property!" Lu Guangzu was angry.
He turned to Luda, pointed at him and cursed:
"You are such a bastard, you didn't even let the dead go! Not only did you steal people's money, you also stabbed the corpse with a knife to harm others! No wonder you were clamoring that the knife belonged to Lu Er, and dragged everyone to find the officer who was escorting him back. It's obvious that you were afraid that you would be discovered if you stole something, so you had to kill Lu Er to take the blame!"
Luda's face turned pale and he couldn't utter a word.
At first, Lu Sicong just wanted to find out the truth and clear his name, but he didn't expect this to be the result. He gritted his teeth in disappointment and rushed forward, kicking Lu Da to the ground!
"Mr. Lu, how have I ever wronged you?"
Luda rolled over and crawled, hugged his legs and cried:
"No, second brother, please listen to my explanation. I really didn't mean to hurt you. It's because I owed gambling debts. If I didn't pay them back, they would chop off one of my hands. I was bewitched and I won't dare to do it again. Please have pity on your brother..."
Yun Qingqing interrupted his crying and said to Lu Sicong:
"He could have taken the money and hidden it away, and then sold it secretly after the storm had passed. However, he was not satisfied and was still thinking about the money in your hands, especially the more than one hundred taels of silver notes that fell into your hands before."
"As long as you are convicted of murder and sentenced or even executed by the government, how can an orphan like Jingyao protect her property? All that money will naturally be his."
Lu Sicong gritted his teeth and kicked Lu Da away again.
He took a deep breath, slowly raised his head and closed his eyes, his voice tired and resolute:
"All the money I've earned over the years has been used to support your family. Even if I find out that your mother did something like that, I won't pursue you for anything because I've called you my big brother for so many years!"
"I didn't expect you to be so cruel and want to kill me!"
"I'm not from this village. It was my biological father who saved your father's life! I've already repaid him for his kindness over the years. Now it's you and your son who are sorry for me!"
Lu Sicong raised his hand and fiercely tore off a piece of his clothes and threw it in front of him, saying sternly:
"From today on, I will no longer use Lu as my last name. Jingyao and I will no longer have any connection with your Lu family!"
Luda finally lost his voice and was dragged aside with his head down to await his fate.
Seeing that the matter had been concluded, Lu Guangzu looked at Yun Qingqing cautiously:
"Princess, your highness...but the real cause of Uncle Hai's death is still unknown. Please give me your instructions."
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