“I bumped into the elder brother outside the inn. I called him but he ignored me. He stormed into the inn, and I was a little worried, so I followed him in. Then I saw him go into a superior room on the second floor. I was very curious, so I waited outside for a while. Soon after, he came out. His robes were stained with blood, and he looked panicked. I guessed that something must have happened, so I went into the room and saw a person lying on the bed who had been stabbed in the chest and was already dead.”
Wei Hai and Meng listened carefully to every word, but after listening, they were both somewhat dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.
Wei Wen remained unmoved and pressed on, "And then?"
"Then the innkeeper and waiter heard the commotion and came up. With the involvement of other guests, there was no way to keep this a secret from everyone. So the granddaughter told the waiter to report it to the authorities."
Wei Shuwan's explanation didn't seem to have any obvious flaws, and Wei Wenshi remained silent for a moment after hearing it.
Now that Sun Lurong understands the whole story, she naturally wants to speak up for her daughter: "Although we still don't know why Xu'er did such a thing, Shuwan's decision is reasonable. Given the situation at the time, even if she didn't report it to the authorities, others would have. It's better for her to speak up first, and who knows, she might be able to speak up for Xu'er as a witness in the future."
Lady Weiwen understood this reasoning, but she still couldn't understand it at all: "How could Xu'er, with such an elegant and refined nature, possibly commit murder..."
As she muttered these words, a thought suddenly flashed through Wei Wenshi's mind, and she turned her gaze to Wei Shuwan: "Do you recognize the deceased?"
Wei Shuwan had no intention of hiding the matter, "Not only did my granddaughter recognize her, but my grandmother did too."
Sure enough, Wei Wenshi's eyes flickered: "Who is it?"
"It was Qi Dazhong, the gatekeeper of the Wei family, when my granddaughter was still young. Although it has been twelve years since we last met, he hasn't changed much, so my granddaughter recognized him at a glance."
Everyone in the hall was shocked! No one had expected that this matter would involve members of the Wei family from twelve years ago.
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