Chapter 299 Clues

Coming out of the prison, Xiao Jinxuan looked unpredictable, "What time is it?"

Ling Xiao replied: "Yinshi."

There is only one hour left before court starts.

In other words, they had to find evidence that would make Huo Wei unable to turn over within an hour!

"How's the interrogation of Wei Zhao going?"

"It's been reviewed and will be here soon."

After he finished speaking, Wei Zhao walked forward quickly, "Master, this is their confession."

"Give it to me." Xiao Jinxuan lifted his robe and sat down on the armchair. He took the thick stack of confessions and quickly scanned them.

Wei Zhao stood aside and said, "During the interrogation, I found that there is an organization behind Yihongyuan and Nanfengguan called Qianjinlou, which is responsible for selecting suitable candidates from the two places and then conducting targeted training to ensure that they can cater to the preferences of specific people."

For example, if there are officials who like poetry and books and are fond of art, they will deliberately cultivate a woman who is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting and has a noble temperament to target them.

For example, if they like older, gentler and more considerate people, they will also shape and train them according to the ideal image of the other person.

In other words, the person they choose may not necessarily be the most beautiful, but must be the most suitable.

Beauty is the least noteworthy point.

Xiao Jinxuan asked without raising his head, "Then how did they let Huo Wei fall?"

With Huo Wei's status, he could have any kind of woman he wanted, so why was he interested in the women raised in Qianjinlou?

If we don't find out the root cause, it will be difficult to pry Huo Wei open his mouth.

"This..." Wei Zhao paused and bowed, "I am incompetent and have not yet found the root cause."

Xiao Jinxuan rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.

At this moment, Ling Xiao suddenly became happy, "Master, Miss Xie is here!"

When I looked up, I saw a figure walking into the house against the light.

Xie Zhuoning was holding a food box in his hand. "We've been busy all night, let's eat something first. Lingxiao, Lingfeng, you two come and eat too."

"Hey, then we won't be polite." Ling Xiao and the others immediately came over to get something to eat.

Xie Zhuoning brought a pile of snacks to Xiao Jinxuan. Seeing the deep wrinkles between his brows, he reached out and rubbed them for him.

"What's wrong? No progress yet?"

"Yeah." Xiao Jinxuan leaned back and sat with his legs bent, but his back was straight. "Huo Wei's mouth is very tight, there is basically no way to break through. By the way, how is Mei Niang doing?"

If she wakes up, maybe we can get some clues from her.

Xie Zhuoning shook his head gently, "He's still unconscious. Ah Yu said that he may not wake up soon."

If we wait for him to wake up, we won’t know when he will be gone.

And now they only have one hour.

Xiao Jinxuan drooped his eyelids and looked thoughtful, as if he was thinking of a solution.

Seeing this, Xie Zhuoning's eyes moved and he said, "Eat first, I'll help you find clues."

"Hmm? Can you do it?" Xiao Jinxuan raised his eyebrows immediately.

Xie Zhuoning also raised his chin and looked at her proudly, "Why, you don't believe me?"

"I dare not." He chuckled and immediately admitted it.

But given her sensitivity and attentiveness, she might be able to find some clues.

Xiao Jinxuan gave up the seat without hesitation.

Xie Zhuoning didn't hesitate and sat down on it.

After quickly skimming through the testimonies of others, she seemed to be thinking about something, and then asked Wei Zhao, "Does your Yufu Division have files on Huo Wei's life from childhood to adulthood?"

Wei Zhao nodded quickly, "Yes, I'll get it for you right away."

Soon, Huo Wei's file was placed in front of Xie Zhuoning.

After she quickly finished scanning, she discovered that when Huo Wei was young, his biological mother abandoned him and his father and eloped with someone else. This had undoubtedly had a huge impact on him.

Could it be related to this incident?

As soon as she raised the question, Ling Xiao and the others immediately frowned, "No way, it's been so long."

Xie Zhuoning shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. Sometimes what happens in childhood can affect a person's entire life."

She pointed at the files and said, "You see, Huo Wei worked very hard when he was young. He never gave up no matter how hard or tired he was. I heard that he fell down during the provincial examination and was injured all over. He couldn't even lift his arms, but he still insisted on taking the exam."

When people asked him why he worked so hard, he said that his mother abandoned them because of family reasons, and he worked so hard just to climb to the top step by step, so that his mother would regret it and come back to him in tears to beg for forgiveness.

It can be seen that he has never let this matter go.

Later, he got married and had children, but he was always busy with official duties and seldom went home. Everyone said that he was a workaholic who worked hard for the country and the people but neglected his family. Even Emperor Zhaowen praised his righteousness.

But is it possible that he is still brooding over the past, so he doesn't even trust his own wife?

"But from what Ling Xiao had witnessed, he actually longed to be loved, but he hated cheap charity love."

So when people easily say they love him, he is extremely angry and hateful.

But when people treat him with disdain, he seems to return to the time when he was abandoned by his mother as a child, and he desperately desires the love of the person who abandoned him.

And when he couldn't get what he wanted, he could only get a moment of comfort by torturing others.

Wei Zhao propped up his chin. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his analysis was correct. "Qianjinlou must have taken advantage of Huo Wei's love-hate relationship with his mother and provided him with a woman who looked like his mother as an outlet for him to vent his anger!"

Xie Zhuoning added, "And the person he vents his anger on should not be just Mei Niang."

Judging from the scars on Mei Niang's body, Huo Wei's attack was extremely severe and very few people could survive.

In other words, there is a high possibility that he accidentally killed someone.

Then Mei Niang is definitely not the first victim.

"That's right," Ling Xiao said quickly, "I heard what Mei Niang said at the time. She said that those who obeyed her were already dead, and she was the only one who was still holding on for her sister."

If Huo Wei could explain away Mei Niang's injuries by saying that he was just having fun without paying attention to the limits, then...

If he had caused many deaths, he would have nothing to say!

Xiao Jinxuan immediately ordered, "Wei Zhao, go and interrogate those people in Qianjinlou immediately!"

Huo Wei killed someone in Qianjin Tower, so it must be the people in Qianjin Tower who dealt with the body for him and then found a new candidate for him.

As long as we find the bodies of the victims, we will have all the evidence and he can't escape!

"Yes." Wei Zhao went forward immediately.

Ling Xiao approached Xie Zhuoning with some curiosity, "Miss Xie, how did you associate these things with Huo Wei's childhood experience?"

Looking up in the direction of Xiao Jinxuan, Xie Zhuoning said gloomily, "Maybe it's because I've encountered this kind of situation before."

Ah Yu said that Xiao Jinxuan's problem of becoming stiff when a woman approached him was not a disease, but a resistance in his heart.

In other words, something must have happened in his childhood that influenced his life, which is why he behaved like this.

Like her, Xiao Jinxuan also has a secret that is unknown to others.

Wei Zhao's interrogation was completed quickly, but the result was not good.

"According to their account, all the bodies in Qianjin Building were sprinkled with corpse powder, turning into a pool of blood and water, with no bones left."

All the evidence was destroyed, so it's no wonder Huo Wei was so fearless.

"Master," just at this moment, a Feiyun Guard came running over, "Master Huo asks you, is it time to let him go to court?"

"Bang--"

Ling Xiao punched the wall. "We know he is a demon, so are we going to let him get away with it?"