The group stayed inside for quite a while without being called to speak.
However, the tense atmosphere did not disappear.
A lady tentatively stood at the door and asked the officials, "Sir, may we go back now?"
The officer glanced at them and coldly said, "You're thinking of going back before we've even questioned you? If there are any problems, will you be able to go back?"
"They all need to go to jail!"
The lady was so frightened that she took a step back and almost fell. Some of the more timid young ladies had tears in their eyes and began to cry softly.
This angered the officials outside.
"Stop crying and shut up!"
The woman's face turned ugly. She steadied herself before speaking, "We're all from the same village, why be so aggressive?"
"If you really want to count, maybe we've been related for three generations or more!"
These words made the official, who had just been furious, pause for a moment. But now, three people had died, not only assassinated in the street, but also women.
How many years has it been since such a major event occurred in Loucheng?
Especially now that the inspector from the capital is here.
The officials in Loucheng dared not be careless in the slightest, for fear of implicating their families.
So he remained unmoved by the lady's words.
The room suddenly became extremely oppressive.
Although no one dared to utter a sound anymore, Wei Wei had noticed that the young lady sitting next to her had suddenly turned deathly pale, a sign that she was about to faint.
Sure enough, just as she was about to ask, the woman fell backward without warning.
Just then, Wei Wei, with quick reflexes, caught him in her arms.
Before any questioning even began, some people had already fainted from fright.
The officials remained unmoved, their faces cold.
Fortunately, there was a chaise lounge in the room, which allowed the young lady to lie down and rest for a while.
Not long after they helped the person to the chaise lounge, they heard voices coming from outside.
In the room next door where the man was being held, someone had already been called in for questioning.
One by one, people went out, but no one came back. Everyone strained their ears, listening carefully to what was being said over there, their faces as pale as could be.
Finally, the last man was called out, and it was the women's turn.
Soon only Wei Wei and the unconscious woman remained.
Wei Wei looked at the person who was still lying quietly, but then her gaze was drawn to the slight movement of her fingers.
She woke up.
But he made no move to get up.
Is it because you have a guilty conscience and are afraid to face it?
If I remember correctly, she, like myself, had always been a guest in the Lu residence.
How did I get involved in this matter again?
Her eyes darkened, and a thought flashed through her mind. Suddenly, she called out, "Young Madam Wei, are you awake?"
The person on the chaise longue moved their eyes and slowly opened them.
"Mrs. Meng, did you call me?"
What just happened to me?
Before this, Wei Wei didn't know this woman at all. If she hadn't just noticed something amiss with her and become suspicious, she would never have imagined that this woman was actually a murderer hiding in Wuwei!
"You just fainted."
Wei Wei resisted her inner disgust and asked with concern, "How are you now? Can you still hold on?"
Madam Wei sat up straight with difficulty and said with a wry smile, "Whether we can persevere or not is not up to us."
"Even if you have to kneel or lie down, if the official wants to see you, you still have to go."
Wei Wei nodded and looked at her very solemnly as she said, "As long as you have nothing to hide, I believe the adults will not misunderstand you."
Upon hearing this, Madam Wei's lips turned purple.
She shook her head: "Several people died in the street. If they can't find the murderer, they might make someone take the blame."
He sounded quite aggrieved as he said this: "How could we be so unlucky as to be mistaken for suspects!"
Before Wei Wei discovered her, she always thought that Yu Qian was just picking on her.
Now we don't think that way anymore. Yu Qian probably discovered something wrong, which is why he gathered all these people here and investigated them one by one.
It seems the problem lies with this seemingly frail person in front of me.
Wei Wei stopped speaking, because the official came in again and looked at Madam Wei: "Come with me."
Perhaps feeling guilty, when Madam Wei heard that she was to go, she actually held Wei Wei's hand tightly and refused to leave with the official!
Wei Wei stood firmly in place, her eyes cold as she looked at the bewildered woman.
It's not hard to understand why she was so flustered.
The Third Prince and Jiang Changhe have already returned to the capital, and no one can make decisions for her.
In addition, after the inspector arrived, he killed Prefect Liu and imprisoned Qi Yuan.
Shaoyu is already dead.
Now, apart from her and another woman, there is no one else to help!
At that time, Shao Yu went mad because he felt unsafe and had to repeatedly try to find Qi Yuan and join forces with him.
After all, Meng Zhixuan was gone, and only Qi Yuan was a man with someone to rely on.
Unfortunately, she misjudged the situation, and thus died even faster.
Her current state is simply a matter of human nature.
A sense of joy welled up within me.
She forced a wry smile: "What are you doing, Mrs. Wei? Everyone else is fine, so you won't be either."
"Let me go quickly, lest the officials get angry."
Madam Wei was deathly pale: "I'm scared, Madam Meng, I'm really scared..."
"Could you please plead with them for me? You go first, I'll follow behind, okay?"
Wei Wei looked at the grim-faced official with a troubled expression: "This... will this work?"
The officer sneered, "You think this is like going to the market to buy something? You can haggle over the price?"
"Hurry up! If we delay any longer, no one will get away with it!"
Even though Madam Wei was unwilling, she didn't dare to continue clinging to Wei Wei.
The officer had already drawn the knife hanging at his waist, but Madam Wei was still afraid that she would actually be slashed.
They dare to harm others, yet fear being harmed themselves.
Humans are always so selfish.
A mocking smile appeared on her lips when she heard Yu Qian ask, "What are you laughing at?"
The person has already come in.
Wei Wei looked at him in surprise: "Weren't you interrogating a prisoner, sir? How did you end up here?"
Yu Qian tucked his hands into his sleeves, and his official robes made him look very dignified.
"Aren't you a prisoner too?" he suddenly glanced at her.
Wei Wei twitched her lips: "Lord Yu is quite concerned about me. If we had known each other before, I would have really thought that I had offended you somewhere."
Yu Qian didn't laugh when he heard this; instead, he touched the tip of his nose rather unusually.
Then his expression turned serious; "You know Madam Wei?"
Wei Wei frowned: "Which one are you referring to, sir? After all, there are quite a few people with the surname Wei in Lou City."
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