Xie Lingqin's gaze swept over the two faces inch by inch.
In the dim, worn-out light, there was a power that seemed to destroy people's hearts, making them feel like blank sheets of paper being seen clearly and thoroughly by those starry eyes.
"You...you..." Xie Lingyu stammered, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
Xiao Gouzi stared wide-eyed, remaining silent for a long time.
"So, judging from your reactions, you don't want to talk about it?"
A cold smile appeared on Xie Lingqin's brows and reached the corners of her eyes. "Xie Lingyu, ten years ago, you were only four or five years old. Two naive little beggars who had never seen the world, even if they had killed someone and felt guilty, or even if they were more intelligent and thought of killing and covering up the body, they could still handle it so cleanly and without arousing suspicion. Such meticulous thinking..." Xie Lingqin shook her head, her eyes full of mockery. "You, you didn't."
Xie Lingyu's eyes flickered, and her fingers, already stained with dirt, dug inwardly, clearly showing her nervousness.
Xie Lingqin took in his movements and continued, "Moreover, there's something else I didn't mention earlier. Your innocence was tarnished by the Prince Xian, your hidden illness was exposed, and everything came to nothing. If it were your usual self, you would have staged a scene in court, perhaps even gaining some sympathy. But you didn't. Why is that?" Xie Lingqin walked over step by step.
Xie Lingyu was frightened by that gaze, and unconsciously shrank back.
Xiao Gouzi murmured, looking at Xie Lingyu, and swallowed hard.
"So, who are you waiting for to save you?" Xie Lingqin's gaze suddenly fell on Xiao Gouzi, her voice turning deep. "So, do you want to tell me?"
"No, I can't say, I can't say." Xiao Gouzi waved his hand immediately, looking nervous.
Xie Lingqin's eyes darkened. "Then, think about it."
"No, no, no, no!" Xiao Gouzi's pupils widened in horror, and he immediately kowtowed to Xie Lingqin. "Miss Xie, spare my life! Spare my life! Even if I tell you to let me go, the other party won't let me go!"
"Oh?" Xie Lingqin smiled. "So you want to die now?"
"This...this...this..."
"Um?"
“You, you’re right. Back then, after Little Cat killed Miss Xie, we were terrified. Our legs went weak and we wanted to run away. Then a man appeared and said to us, ‘Since Little Cat looks so much like Miss Xie from the General’s Mansion, why don’t we impersonate her and enter the General’s Mansion? From now on, she can support me and we can both live a good life.’ We were so scared at the time, so we listened to that man. That man also helped us bury Miss Xie’s body and told us that if we wanted to live, we must not tell anyone about what happened today.”
Seeing that he couldn't hide it any longer, Xiao Gouzi quickly told the story. After finishing, under Xie Lingqin's cold gaze, he continued, "But, but, a few days later, Xiao Huamao and I realized something was wrong, so we went back to the place where Miss Xie's body was buried, only to find that the body was gone. We panicked, and that person never showed up. We didn't know what to do, so, so we came up with this excuse. That's why, all these years, Xiao Huamao has been threatened and forced to give me money. She's not really afraid of what I'll say; she's afraid that person will appear, afraid of bearing this fear alone, and unable to sleep at night."
"So, back then, in front of the Emperor and Empress, you told General Xie that Miss Xie the Second was missing, that she was really missing?" Xie Lingqin's eyes deepened slightly.
Xiao Gouzi nodded vigorously, "Yes, but we can't reveal who that person is."
Who is that person?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Gouzi almost cried. "I don't know, I really don't know. I only know that it was a man, in his twenties, wearing a hood and all black. We never saw his face."
"That's it, no other markings?" Xie Lingqin asked.
"No... oh no, yes, his voice was hoarse, not faked, but like he'd been injured by something. It sounded awful, his voice was really awful..."
It sounds awful...
I was in my twenties then, and ten years have passed since then. Now, I should be in my thirties.
Xie Lingqin pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized something. She stared at Xiao Gouzi, her eyes narrowing. "Are you sure his voice is awful, very hoarse?"
Xiao Gouzi was afraid that Xie Lingqin wouldn't believe him and would immediately kill him, so he quickly raised his hands and swore, "If I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning. I only beg you, Miss, to spare my life and give me a way out."
Having come this far, Xiao Gouzi would never lie again, and this doesn't seem like a lie at all.
Xie Lingqin looked at Xiao Gou thoughtfully.
He suddenly remembered the person who had stopped him from entering the inner room when she last entered the secret passage of General Xie's study.
Unable to distinguish between men and women, unable to discern their ages, and even unable to smell their breath.
At that time, his voice was also very hoarse. If it was not that he controlled his voice with internal force, but that his voice was naturally like that, then if you analyze the voice carefully, he must have been in his thirties.
If these two people are the same person, who is he, and what does he want to do?
"Hahahahaha..."
As Xie Lingqin was pondering, Xie Lingyu suddenly burst into loud, maniacal laughter from the cell next door.
Xie Lingqin turned to look at her, her expression displeased. "What are you laughing at?"
Xie Lingyu finally stopped laughing and looked at Xie Lingqin coldly, "Xie Lingqin, I hate it! I hate why I didn't kill you sooner, why I wasn't more thorough, so that you would die a horrible death and be able to laugh at me like this now."
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