Following Bei Yutang's instructions, the five people stood two meters away from the gauze, their profiles facing the court. Those inside the court only saw five people standing outside. All five were dressed as women, and at first glance, they looked like quintuplets, making it difficult to tell who was who.
The people who were listening to the trial outside the hall saw the five people clearly, but they couldn't help but sigh that the five people in front of them looked very similar, but if they looked closely, they could still tell the difference.
"Wang Tiezhu, you can open your eyes now and identify who it was that you saw that day. You must see clearly before making a choice. Okay, you can open your eyes now."
After Bei Yutang finished speaking, he retreated to the back.
Wang Tiezhu opened his eyes and saw five people standing in front of the gauze. He looked at the five people in front of him and couldn't help but narrow his eyes, looking at them carefully. He looked back and forth several times, and finally stopped his gaze on Hong Ling.
"That's her. She's Kinomomo."
Zhou Gongjin asked, "Are you sure?"
Wang Tiezhu swore, "I'm sure. This is the figure I saw that night. Even though the light was dim, I couldn't be wrong."
After he finished speaking, Bei Yutang walked out from behind.
Wang Tiezhu looked at her dumbfounded, then looked at the person behind the gauze, "W-why are you here?"
Bei Yutang smiled and said, "Because I wasn't among those five people at all. Take a closer look at who you just pointed out."
The bailiff removed the gauze and the five people turned around at the same time.
When Wang Tiezhu saw that it was Hong Ling, he was completely stunned.
"How, how come it's him?"
"Why not him? Because the person you saw that night was the one he was dressed up as. If I'm not mistaken, Hong Ling should be from the opera troupe. It's naturally easy for him to dress up as a woman."
Wang Tiezhu was shocked.
Bei Yutang continued, "Besides that, the murderer actually overlooked one point when he framed me. Suppose Zhang San and I had an argument, and I truly harbored a grudge and was seeking revenge. If I were going to kill someone, why would I wear the clothes and jewelry I'd wear outside during the day? Why not change into a different outfit, or disguise myself to avoid being recognized?"
Zhang Fuyin said, "Perhaps you forgot for a moment and didn't notice this detail."
"Master Zhang, someone who intends to commit murder must have made meticulous preparations. If you forget even this detail, you'd be incredibly foolish. Trust me, I don't look stupid, do I?"
As soon as Bei Yutang finished speaking, a voice was heard outside the hall.
"Not stupid."
"Yeah, not stupid at all."
"If even Lei Erdangjia is considered stupid, then there are few smart people."
"That's right. He came up with a way to verify it in just a few moments. And the methods he used in the disaster area were all very effective. How could such a person be so stupid?"
"I don't think it's Lei Erdangjia who's stupid, but some people are stupid. They can't even see such an obvious thing."
…
The people outside kept talking more and more outrageously, until Zhang Fuyin's face turned red with shame and anger.
Minister Yang slammed the gavel twice, and the discussions outside gradually died down.
Bei Yutang continued, "The reason they had Hong Ling dress up like me when I'm out and about is so someone could see him and mistake him for me."
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