Chapter 72 The murderer who has the skill of "belly fairy"
"No, sir. I was just in a desperate situation. I had to resort to this desperate measure in order to return home to save my mother!" The businessman was a little panicked at this time.
"The reason why I personally tried the case is that it is similar to a case from a year ago, and you are actually involved in that case. Zhang Yuan, you'd better tell the truth. How did you make someone who has never spoken speak out?"
Lord Yin slammed the gavel and shouted sternly.
"Sir, I don't have that ability! Yesterday I knocked the young master and his maid unconscious, and he said what he wanted to say when he was in a trance."
The businessman still had an honest look on his face, and anyone who saw him would have thought that he was not lying.
"My Lord, I have heard of a strange skill called 'belly magic', which is to speak with the abdomen. The expert can speak fluently without opening his mouth, and can even imitate other people's voices."
Su Qianqian reported to Minister Yin.
"Oh? There is such a clever trick?" Minister Yin was also surprised, secretly ashamed of his own ignorance, otherwise the unsolved case might have made some progress at that time.
If Su Qianqian had not insisted on sending the person to the Ministry of Justice this time, such a small case would only be sent to the City Patrol Office and Minister Yin would never have known about it.
"Tell the truth now! How did you use the skill of 'belly fairy' to imitate the human voice, and where did you hide Liu Mancai?"
Minister Yin asked Zhang Yuan loudly.
"Sir, I have never learned any tricks, please investigate! Besides, I only took a few skins with me, how could I have hidden Liu Mancai?"
Zhang Yuan asked back with an innocent look on his face.
This is indeed an inexplicable problem. Zhang Yuan only took the skin and had no place to hide Liu Mancai.
[Lord Yin has always paid attention to details when solving cases. Why did he ignore the details this time? 】
As soon as the system's baby sound came out, Minister Yin's hand trembled, and the gavel banged. Everyone stared at Minister Yin to see what he could say, "Tell the truth!" Minister Yin uttered.
Everyone: ...
[There were clearly 200 fox skins. The roll that Zhang Yuan took away looked like there were at least 17 or 18 pieces. However, there were 193 fox skins left. However, seven fox skins were missing. This was enough to roll up the skinny Liu Mancai. As long as the fox skins were used to make a roll, one could tell that seven fox skins could not make such a thick roll! 】
[I see. This is a loophole. People who see it don’t know how many fox skins there are, and people who know the number don’t know how thick the roll of fox skin is. 】
Su Qianqian understood and it all depended on how Minister Yin would judge the case.
Minister Yin suddenly realized and felt ashamed. He only knew that the man took out a roll of fox fur but did not ask how much there was.
"The fox fur you took away might be able to hide someone!" Minister Yin acted as if he had figured out the secret.
[Hey, Lord Yin suddenly discovered something suspicious after a year? Pretty smart! 】Su Qianqian praised in her heart.
Minister Yin: I feel like you are implying something to me, but I just can’t say it…
Shangshu Yin ordered his men to bring over all the servants who had met Zhang Yuan at Liu Mancai's house, along with a dozen fox skins and account books. The fox skins were rolled up one by one, and Zhang Yuan sweated a line every time he rolled one.
It was not until the eighteenth sheet was rolled that the servants said that it was indeed that thick, and several people agreed in unison.
According to the account, seven sheets were left and a man of similar build to Liu Mancai was found to roll them up. The roll was exactly the same size as the fox skin that Zhang Yuan took away, and it was very tight.
"What else do you have to say? Do you have to be severely punished by me and suffer physical pain before you confess?" At this time, Minister Yin displayed the majesty of a high-ranking official.
Zhang Yuan knew that if he continued to hold on he would only suffer more, so he confessed everything, including where he buried Liu Mancai's body and how he ventriloquially said the word "get out". The Liu family's servants were so frightened that their hair stood on end, as if their master had come back to life and scolded them.
An unsolved case was solved in this way. Minister Yin thanked Su Qianqian repeatedly. He naturally knew that it was Su Qianqian, his daughter's acquaintance, but he told others that she was a distant cousin of the Marquis's Mansion named Su Qian to avoid being criticized by others.
Minister Yin naturally had his own selfish motives as well. Although he didn't know why he could hear a conversation between a spirit and Su Qianqian in his mind, as long as it could help him solve the case, it didn't matter what it was. They also needed performance in solving cases!
Su Qianqian completed her mission and returned to the Marquis' Mansion, but she didn't know that her other identity had already emerged without her knowledge.
Su Qianqian was indeed very busy today, as she still had a big task to complete: preparing a gift for Lu Zhiqing.
Lu Zhiqing is almost nineteen years old. The reason she has not married is that there is no one to take care of her at home. She ran to the northern border to find her brother. She is lucky to be alive and has no intention of talking about marriage.
It’s different now. After she enters the Prime Minister’s Mansion, she will soon find a suitable family to get engaged, so Mrs. Du can be considered as a dowry.
Su Qianqian didn't feel bad about spending the money, as it wasn't her own money. However, Su Qianqian's main purpose in protecting the Qin family at this time was to save her own life. Since she couldn't divorce legitimately, she could only prevent the nest from collapsing, otherwise she would be one of the broken eggs.
Su Qianqian doesn't have any extra sympathy. Including the death of the original owner, all the causes and effects are not caused by her. She didn't rob anyone. She was just a small person who was unlucky enough to travel to this world, trying hard to survive and find a chance to get herself back on track.
But in order to protect the Qin family, money is absolutely indispensable no matter when and where, so Su Qianqian doesn't want people like Lu Zhiqing to take advantage of her. The Qin family's money must be kept to save lives in important times.
Su Qianqian thought hard and came up with an idea. She quickly asked Su Xing to take the silver to the gold shop and have him make something according to her instructions. She especially asked Su Xing to make an extremely exquisite box.
Mrs. Du had already taken some valuable jewelry, and also gave Su Qianqian five thousand taels of silver notes for her to buy so that people would not think that the Qin family was stingy. Su Qianqian obediently agreed.
In the evening, all the masters and sons of the Qin family came back. After paying their respects to the old lady in Fushou Hall, they talked about a strange case that the Ministry of Justice had just solved. Minister Yin was praised for his ability to solve cases like a god.
Qin Hanjue: God-like as shit! If the system and my third sister-in-law hadn’t explained it, this would have been an unsolved mystery!
"So, you also saw the skill of Belly Fairy from the book left by your mother?" Old Madam Qin was already familiar with it.
Su Qianqian nodded confidently: "Yes, grandma."
Qin Family: Your mother is more educated than Master Su...
[Xiao Tong, you have done a great deed this time by solving the case. 】Su Qianqian finally had time to talk about this matter.
[There shouldn’t be much merit this time.] 】The system lacks interest.
[Why?] This is also a human life! 】After taking a look at the merit points, Su Qianqian found that they had not increased much. She felt that she had suffered a great loss.
[Liu Mancai defrauded Zhang Yuan for money, forcing Zhang Yuan to take risks for the sake of money. This is the result of the cause he sowed.
Zhang Yuan was greedy and killed people for money. He spent all the money he deserved and then saved Liu Mancai's life. Your merit only closed the loop of cause and effect. 】
The system gave an explanation.
When the Qin family heard what they said, they understood what merit Su Qianqian wanted to accumulate, which was to do good deeds. So they decided unanimously that they would help Su Qianqian do good deeds and accumulate merit for her in the future.
"Lord Yin just solved this unsolved case during the day, but in the afternoon his daughter called him back to solve a case at home. I heard that Minister Yin has already filed a complaint with the emperor."
The third master came prepared this time and told the Qin family a strange story he had just heard.
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