Chapter 61 Xiao Yu judges the case on the spot
The maid's words caused a round of whispers among the crowd.
As soon as they heard that the murderer was a woman, the few old ladies who had come to watch the excitement first started looking at each other and shaking their heads frantically.
The servants all breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Yu asked gently, "It was late at night, how did you determine that the person was a woman?"
The maid replied, "Although I didn't see the man's face, I could vaguely see that he was wearing women's clothes."
"Alright, pass the order down. Search the entire mansion for the woman's blood-stained clothes." Xiao Yu immediately ordered, "During this period, everyone remains where they are. No one is allowed to leave without my permission."
"Yes!" The officers and soldiers obeyed the order.
At this moment, Shao Zhi, Mrs. Lu and the eldest son of the Lu family hurried over. As soon as they arrived, they asked in panic what had happened and why they called everyone over so late at night.
Then the boss, who had been invisible throughout the whole process, was the first to discover the old lady's body.
"Mother... Mother? What's wrong with you?" He rushed over like crazy and pushed away the coroner who was performing the autopsy. "Get out of here! Don't touch my mother!"
"Who hurt her like this?! Was it you? My mother... mother, why did you die so suddenly?"
"Who hurt you, who?!" he shouted.
"I know!" He stood up suddenly, his eyes red as he looked at Madam Lu standing in the crowd. "It's you, isn't it! You killed my mother!"
Mrs. Lu took a deep breath and said, "Me? I didn't..."
"Who else could it be but you!" the eldest brother roared, "First you killed my brother, hoping to take over the family fortune, and now you've killed my mother too. You want no one to fight you anymore, right? If you're brave enough, kill me too!"
"You vile woman, I'm going to fight you!"
Seeing that he was about to attack, several officers and soldiers rushed over, stood between the two men, and subdued the crazy man.
"Let me go, let me go!" The old man yelled at the top of his lungs, "Let me kill this ungrateful woman!"
"Brother should have divorced you four years ago! You couldn't even give birth to a son. Keeping you was a waste of food. Who would have thought you would repay kindness with hatred and come back to poison our family!"
"Mother! My son is unfilial, son, son..."
As he was shouting, he suddenly fainted and fell to the ground unconscious.
Everyone sighed again.
The eldest son never achieved anything in his life through studying. Not only was he dull and inflexible, but he also often offended people when doing business with his younger brother. He was usually taciturn and did whatever his mother told him to do.
This time, his mother's death finally made him explode.
"Carry him away and find someone to watch over him so nothing happens." Xiao Yu waved his hand indifferently, and several soldiers carried the unconscious eldest brother of the Lu family back to his residence.
Then, everyone slowly turned their attention to Madam Lu.
"You, what are you looking at me for!" Madam Lu's face turned pale. "I didn't do it. It really wasn't me... I hate her for kicking me out of the house and taking my husband's money... but I never thought of killing her!"
Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "Then please explain. How could you suddenly change your clothes in just half an hour since I left?"
Xu Chuchu took a look and found that it was true. When they separated from Shao Zhi and Madam Lu before the autopsy, she was still wearing a green dress, but now she had changed into goose yellow.
"I was just getting ready to rest!" Madam Lu covered her face in fear. "I was so exhausted today that I couldn't hold on any longer, so I changed my clothes and went to bed... I was just woken up by the maid, so I hurriedly put on another piece of clothing."
"Yes!" she suddenly realized. "I threw the clothes I took off to the laundry room! My Lord, please send someone to look for them. They must be there!"
"Where the clothes are is another matter." Xiao Yu looked at her, "But is there any witness who can prove that you stayed in the room at the time of the incident?"
"I..." Mrs. Lu was flustered. "Okay, it seems, no, I don't even need anyone to wait on me when I sleep..."
"Xiaoling!" She suddenly grabbed a maid who often served her, "You can testify for me. You saw me go back to my room, right?"
The maid named Xiaoling struggled to break free from her: "I, I can't do this, Madam! I only saw you go in, and then I left... I don't know where you went afterwards! Let me go, Madam!"
"How could this happen? How could you wrongly accuse me... I am the victim!" Mrs. Lu looked around, trying to ask for help, but she was isolated and helpless.
Everyone silently stepped away from her.
Her "ally", Sanshan Zhenren, has also been invited to the scene, but he is still standing in the corner with his eyes closed, not caring about worldly affairs.
However, Xu Chuchu knew very well that a person with his level of Taoism could know everything that was happening around him even with his eyes closed, and even see more clearly than with his eyes open.
At this time, the coroner emerged from the bedroom, bowed to Xiao Yu, and said, "Your Excellency, the cause of death has been determined. The deceased was conscious when someone grabbed the back of the neck from behind and slit his throat with a kitchen knife, causing him to suffocate and bleed to death. And judging by the angle of the blood spray, the murderer should have had a fair amount of blood on him as well."
"Report! The bloody dress has been found in the northwest corner of the garden!" Another soldier rushed forward and presented a green dress stained with blood to Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu picked up a corner of the dress and shook it out in front of him. After examining it carefully for a moment, he said to Madam Lu, "If I remember correctly, this is what you were wearing this evening, right?"
"This is..." Madam Lu almost lost her balance. "Yes, I admit it! But I really threw this dress into the laundry room. My Lord, I am innocent!"
In a panic, she grabbed Shao Zhi beside her and said, "Miss Shao, Miss Shao, you have the best heart. Are you and this gentleman childhood sweethearts? Please ask the gentleman for mercy on my behalf. Someone is trying to frame me..."
Shao Zhi didn't expect that Mrs. Lu would suddenly find her and talk about her "childhood sweetheart" that she had boasted about before in public. Her face immediately turned red.
"Don't try to quibble!" She pushed Madam Lu away. "You are the murderer! I was trying to help you out of kindness, but you deceived me for so long!"
"Miss Shao, you..."
"That's enough." Xiao Yu handed the bloody shirt to his men and said calmly, "In the case of Madam Lu's murder, Mrs. Lu Wang is a major suspect. We will arrest her first and set a date for trial."
"Sir—" Shao Zhi screamed, "Sir, I am truly innocent. I didn't kill anyone!"
She wanted to argue again, but was subdued and taken away by force.
She kept crying out for justice all the way, but her voice gradually faded away.
The entire Lu family, young and old, stayed in the yard, not daring to say a word.
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