Now, Wang Jing and Zi Jun are looking at the eight criminal suspects in front of them.
Of course, it could also be said that there are nine "people".
After all, it's possible that the one committing the crime is a spirit.
However, looking at the scene now, Wang Jing has confirmed that the murderer is human.
"Alright, now everyone has finished describing the sounds they heard at the time of the incident. Let me summarize: this lady said she heard the sound of something falling to the ground. Can I interpret this as a physical object?"
"Yes, it's the real thing. It made a loud thud, and it's quite big," Su Tianlian confirmed.
"You're talking nonsense. If it was really loud, how could we not hear it?" Xie Ziheng rolled his eyes. "We're not deaf."
Before Su Tianlian could retort after she finished speaking, Wang Jing looked at Xie Ziheng with a displeased expression, which startled Xie Ziheng.
"When I'm asking a question, can everyone else shut up? No one is allowed to interrupt before the person I'm asking. Don't you understand basic manners? You're a grown man, surely you know this? If you open your mouth again, be careful, I have a bad temper and I might slap you across the face."
Wang Jing's words were quite disrespectful, yet they made Zi Jun, who was standing next to her, burst out laughing.
Wang Jing looked at Zi Jun, who quickly waved her hand.
"Well, I just thought of something funny, I didn't mean to make fun of you. You can go on, I'll just listen."
Wang Jing rolled her eyes at him, clearly understanding the situation, yet she stood by and watched the spectacle unfold.
She looked at these "people" in front of her who still considered themselves human, and sighed.
"And if you speak out like this without my permission, I'll think you're the murderer and trying to mislead people!"
Xie Ziheng's face turned pale and then ashen. "How could this be? I won't speak anymore! Please, Master!"
Xie Ziheng was a bully who preyed on the weak and feared the strong. Afraid of Wang Jing's strength, he dared not speak again, only giving her a fawning smile before quickly lowering his head.
Su Tianlian and Su Kugan exchanged a glance. Although their facial expressions remained unchanged, there was indeed joy in their eyes.
Wang Jing took in their expressions and could roughly draw a conclusion.
First, Su Tianlian and Su Kugan have a good relationship.
Furthermore, both of them had a very poor relationship with Xie Ziheng.
On the contrary, Xie Kuan, who should hate Xie Ziheng the most, showed no change in expression when Wang Jing pointed at Xie Ziheng's nose and cursed him.
"Okay, let me continue summarizing. My sister said she heard a sound similar to water dripping on the ground. Since it's water, can I think of it as the sound of liquid dripping on the ground?"
Su Kugan nodded, and Wang Jing did not comment. Then she looked at Aunt Wang.
"You said you heard the dead man, that is, Grandpa Wennao, crying, right?"
Aunt Wang was about to say yes when she heard this.
Then he said uncertainly, "I did hear a sobbing sound, but because I was sitting a bit far from the master, I can't be sure if it was the master crying. It could be someone else crying."
Wang Jing raised an eyebrow, which made Aunt Wang's heart skip a beat, and she almost dared not confront her.
After saying this, Wang Jing looked at the housekeeper and his wife, then glanced at the driver Li Datian, and finally at Xie Ziheng.
He asked in a cryptic tone, "Are you sure about your testimony?"
The four looked at each other, and finally nodded.
Aunt Li and the driver, Li Datian, looked timid and hesitant, nodding only slightly.
Wang Jing didn't say anything more, then looked at Xie Kuan: "You heard footsteps, didn't you?"
Xie Kuan: "Yes."
His answer was very affirmative, which shows that he was truly certain.
Of course, you could also say that she has exceptional mental fortitude, and that she said those words to create a smokescreen and mislead Wang Jing.
Wang Jing didn't think much of it. After exchanging a glance with Zi Jun, she looked at the expressions of the eight people and said with pity and sympathy, "You've been dead for so long, yet you're still unwilling to leave this world. It must be because you have some grievance. And then, you keep repeating this period of time, is it because you want someone to help you seek justice? Or perhaps not all of you are... victims."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people in front of him all changed.
Their faces showed fear, as if they didn't understand what Wang Jing was saying.
No, there's one more person, Xie Kuan!
Xie Kuan's expression was very calm. Apart from the initial flash of surprise on his face, there was only indifference left. If I'm not mistaken, he even looked somewhat relaxed.
He didn't seem to care about what Wang Jing said, which could be described as absurd.
"master……"
The butler opened his mouth, and everyone wanted to ask something, but they couldn't get the words out.
After Wang Jing said those words, they all started screaming in their seats, covering their heads!
The housekeeper and Xie Ziheng, in particular, were in great pain.
Wang Jing ignored it and looked at Xie Kuan alone.
He remained seated steadily from beginning to end, whether he simply didn't experience the immense pain or possessed extraordinary endurance.
Wang Jing sighed.
"Actually, after entering this villa, apart from feeling a bit cold, I didn't find anything wrong this afternoon."
Zijun also sighed: "Me too, I didn't notice it last time I came."
Wang Jing glanced at Zi Jun, who had interrupted, and continued, "When I walked into this villa, I was very nervous because of the ancient spirits. This nervousness made neither of us realize that we were in the past."
That's right, everything that happened today should be considered something that happened in the past.
At that point in time, these eight people in front of me... of course, the ninth, Master Wen, who was already dead, was alive.
But now, they have long since passed away.
As for how she died, she had a rough guess in her mind, but she still needed to confirm some things before she could be sure.
“If you’re willing to tell me more, we can talk now about why you don’t want to be reincarnated.”
Wang Jing looked at Xie Kuan's expressionless face.
Not only his expression, but also his eyes, made it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
But it still looks pretty normal.
When did you first discover this?
Did they discover... that they were actually all dead?
Wang Jing pursed her lips, unsure of what to say.
"If I had to pinpoint the reason, it would be the strange thing that happened after the lights in this villa suddenly went out. It's because your intention to lure us away was too obvious. Why would something so big, possibly a ghost that's been around for thousands of years, go to the empty second floor? That's very unusual, since there's no one on the second floor and it gave the ghost a fright."
Zijun also said, "Of course, the ten-thousand-year-old Yin Spirit is really too vulnerable, which makes people suspicious. Compared to the near-death experience I had last time dealing with it, this time it seems too easy."
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