Chapter 85 What's the Problem?



"Your Majesty, based on the clues provided by Miss Luo, we have found three suspects. Their basic conditions are consistent with what Miss Luo said. Do we need to bring them up?"

The quarrel between Long Moxun and Luo Xuening came to an end, and people's attention was focused on the case at hand.

Luo Xuening originally thought that the conditions she had given were detailed enough, but she didn't expect that the investigation would lead to the discovery of three suspects. Now, she had to conduct a thorough investigation.

"Take me there."

Luo Xuening was a little anxious. She accidentally walked in front of Long Moxun, which was very disrespectful.

Everyone followed Long Moxun with their hearts pounding, but this gentleman was surprisingly calm. He followed a woman without showing any discomfort at all.

Everyone secretly thought that the prince's realm was truly beyond the reach of people like them.

The three suspects were taken to the deceased's house. When Luo Xuening walked into the house, she saw the three of them looking at each other in confusion, as if they had no idea what was going on.

But this does not mean that they are all innocent. Luo Xuening has just analyzed that the criminal this time has a very strong psychological quality. Maybe when they find him, he can still watch the show hypocritically.

"Look at this body. Do you recognize it?"

The three people's reactions were surprisingly consistent. They knew the deceased, which was not surprising. Because the deceased was a beautiful woman, coupled with her mysterious identity, she naturally attracted more attention. In the secluded mountain village, nothing was kept secret.

Luo Xuening nodded. For a moment she couldn't tell who among the three was the best at disguising.

"What are your names? What do you do in this area? What do you do when you have nothing to do?"

Listening to Luo Xue Ning's casual conversation, not to mention the three suspects who had their mouths opened in shock, even Long Moxun couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows. What kind of problem is this?

"I am Zhang San, responsible for night watch. I love calligraphy and painting, but my family is poor and I cannot afford to buy calligraphy and painting. When I have nothing to do, I usually wander around the streets and look at calligraphy and painting."

"My name is Li Si. I live in a nearby mountain. I have a seriously ill mother. I go up the mountain to collect herbs during the day, and I take care of her at night."

"My name is Wang Wu. I work as a bookkeeper in a nearby textile factory. When I have nothing to do, I like to hang out with my friends, drink tea and chat."

Drinking tea and chatting is a good hobby, but why, she clearly smelled a little alcohol in Wang Wu's breath. Well, he is an accountant, and his income should be not low. Drinking a little alcohol is not surprising.

Luo Xuening's beautiful eyes turned around. None of the three people had the surname Duan. It seemed that "Duan Lang" was just a pseudonym for the adulterer. He approached the deceased with impure intentions from the very beginning.

Don't think that Luo Xuening just asked some irrelevant questions. She was actually eliminating the time when the three suspects committed the crime.

The first suspect, Zhang San, was a night watchman who certainly did not have time to meet with anyone in private. Naturally, the probability of him being the murderer was greatly reduced.

However, Luo Xue Ning did not speak out this reasoning. She turned to look at the first person and said, "Did you ever go to the deceased's yard when you were on night watch? Did you notice any movement of the deceased at night?"

Zhang San is dark and thin. He has been on night watch for a long time and has no time to rest at night. As a result, his originally handsome face has dark circles under his eyes, as if covered by a layer of haze.

The deceased loves beauty, and when it comes to choosing a partner, it is also an appearance association, so Zhang San can be excluded from this.

Zhang San tried hard to recall, and finally shook his head; "No, their yard is always quiet, whether it's day or night."

"What about you? Have you ever seen a dead person when you went up the mountain to collect herbs? Did you notice anything unusual around you?"

Luo Xuening turned to ask Li Si, she first got a general understanding of the situation, and then defeated them one by one. And Li Si was the one with the most motive among the three.

Firstly, Li Si was handsome and his appearance could easily attract the attention of the deceased. Secondly, he came from a poor family and was in urgent need of money. According to the deceased's maid, "Duan Lang" had borrowed money from the deceased and even pawned the deceased's jewelry. Thirdly, Li Si was taking care of his elderly mother and had relatively free time. He could naturally meet with the deceased at night. Moreover, he lived on this hill and was familiar with the terrain. Naturally, he could hide his tracks well after killing someone.

Li Si's dark eyes turned and he glanced at the dead body suspiciously, then quickly looked away. There was clearly a hint of fear in his expression. He spoke with a hint of impatience in his tone.

"No, no, I just went up the mountain to collect herbs and came down in the evening. How could I have the time to see the dead?"

After Li Si finished speaking, Luo Xue Ning and Long Mo Xun took a deep breath at the same time, and turned their eyes, their gazes met in mid-air. Luo Xue Ning looked away awkwardly, she and Long Mo Xun were thinking the same thing.

Li Si's words seemed to be a confession, because she didn't even ask when Li Si came down the mountain. She deliberately emphasized that he was probably hiding something.

However, although Li Si is a suspect, he is still some distance away from the criminal suspect with strong psychological qualities as described by Luo Xue Ning. Although the suspect cannot be identified for the time being, Luo Xue Ning looked at Wang Wu with deep eyes.

Wang Wu is older than the other three and has a handsome appearance, but he is also very smart and eloquent, which makes him quite conspicuous in the crowd.

"You guys should be making a good income as bookkeepers, right?"

The conversation with the first two suspects had some meaning of interrogation, but the questions that Luo Xue Ning asked Wang Wu really made people confused and bewildered.

Whether his income is good or bad, what does it have to do with whether he kills people or not?

There was a gleam in Wang Wu's eyes, as shrewd as his personality. He raised his thick black eyebrows and chuckled twice.

"It's just enough to support my family, only three taels of silver a month."

"Well, three ounces of silver is just enough for household expenses."

Luo Xuening nodded to show her approval, and everyone in the room looked at each other in bewilderment. So, when interrogating a prisoner, they started chatting?

"But, since three taels of silver is only enough for household expenses, why do you still spend so much money on drinking tea and chatting?"

Zhang San and Li Si looked at each other and shook their heads in confusion. Wasn't the interrogator too lenient? You live by the sea, why do you care about how others spend their money?

"You drank a lot of strong wine. I estimate that you drank at least two liters. Moreover, after drinking two liters, your face was only slightly red. I think you can drink quite well. So, when you said you had tea and talked with your friends, you actually drank and talked. I want to ask you, a bookkeeper, where did you get so much money?"

Wang Wu looked embarrassed. He had lost his composure and could not even laugh.

"I was drinking and chatting with my friends, and we took turns to be the banker. I can still afford this small amount of money."

"Yes, the wine is just a small amount of money, I believe you can afford it, but the jacquard brocade satin robe you are wearing is not suitable for a cashier."

Only then did everyone notice the clothes Wang Wu was wearing today. These clothes were very expensive. As an accountant, he would not spend most of his monthly salary on a new set of clothes.

Wang Wu frowned, perhaps because he saw Luo Xuening, a woman, always pointing fingers here and asking irrelevant questions. He glanced at her with disdain, and there was a hint of anger in his eyes.

"I'm wearing a set of clothes. You guys are investigating the case, but you can't ask me what I'm wearing, right?"

Luo Xuening laughed dryly, with a hint of mockery in her clear eyes.

"If you are not the murderer, we naturally cannot do anything about it. If you are the murderer, of course we will do something about it."


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