Chapter 563 The Secret Room in the Study
After a while, Kong Wange frowned and called to the maid beside her, "Go to the study and take a look."
The servant responded and turned to leave.
A moment later, she stumbled back in a panic: "Miss Kong, Patriarch Zheng Ning, he... he..."
Kong Wange stood up, frowned, and said, "Don't rush, speak slowly."
The maid gasped for breath, her expression terrified: "The master... he's not breathing!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was so shocked that they stood up.
Uncle De couldn't hold back any longer: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could the head of the family...?"
The maid said, trembling, "I'm not lying. You can see for yourself if you don't believe me!"
Kong Wange remained calm and said, "You all stay here. Uncle De, Uncle Qi, and Uncle Ma will come with me to the study."
The group arrived at the study, and Kong Wange immediately saw Wen Zhengning lying in a pool of blood on the ground.
He had a large hole punched in his chest, his eyes wide open, looking as if he had died with his eyes open in disbelief. Beside him, the family head's seal lay on the ground, covered in blood and dust.
At this moment, Kong Wange was somewhat relieved that she hadn't brought the old lady along, otherwise, the scene would have been...
She took a deep breath and was about to step forward when Murong Ting stopped her: "You stay here, I'll go take a look."
He patted her hand and stepped forward without saying another word.
Kong Wange felt a little relieved. It was impossible not to be afraid when she suddenly saw this scene.
By the time Uncle De recovered from his shock and rushed to Wen Zhengning's side, Murong Ting had already returned.
He shook his head at Kong Wange and said in a low voice, "She is indeed dead. She has a knife wound on her chest, which is very serious and on the left side. The person who did it was obviously very experienced."
Kong Wange gritted her teeth: "But who could it be? In such a short time, and in a place like this."
Because the Wen family's old house stores many precious medicinal herbs, security has always been strict.
She couldn't fathom what kind of person would time it so perfectly, in a place where outsiders could hardly enter or leave, to kill Wen Zhengning with a single blow.
Wen Zhihan said coldly from the side, "When the wall falls, everyone pushes it down. Wen Zhengning has offended many people in the past, but he was able to keep those who hated him from doing anything because of his status as the head of the family. Now that he has lost power, those who want him dead are probably unable to hold back."
“Even so, this matter is too strange. The perpetrator seems to be…” Kong Wange glanced at Wen Zhihan, and the two understood each other without saying a word.
The person who could come and go freely in the Wen family and kill someone in such a short time seems more like a member of the Wen family.
Kong Wange said in a deep voice, "Everyone, please go out first. Don't let the scene be disturbed. Uncle, go and call the police. Also, tell everyone present today not to leave."
Wen Zhihan nodded: "Don't worry, I'll arrange it."
After he finished speaking, he left. Uncle De was still crying and wailing on Wen Zhengning's body. Qi Shu went over to pull him away: "Don't stay here. Go out first. The police will come and investigate whoever killed someone."
Uncle De glared at him with red eyes: "Shut up! If it weren't for you, if it weren't for all of you! The patriarch wouldn't have died at all. You, you are all the murderers who drove the patriarch to his death!"
Kong Wange frowned, but before she could speak, Murong Ting stepped forward and said coldly, "Wen Zhengning was clearly murdered, and has nothing to do with anyone present. If you keep making baseless accusations, I can guarantee you won't even be able to cry."
Uncle De was noticeably more intimidated when facing Murong Ting, stammering and unable to speak.
Seeing this, Qi Shu quickly pulled him up and dragged him out.
For a moment, only Kong Wange and Murong Ting remained in the study. Kong Wange suppressed her discomfort and said, "I want to look around for any clues first."
Murong Ting nodded: "I'll go with you."
The study was as tidy as ever, with no signs of a struggle. Murong Ting said in a deep voice, "His death was rather sudden. A grown man who is over 1.8 meters tall shouldn't be waiting to be murdered."
“So the person who harmed him either attacked him by surprise, or… it was someone he knew well, someone he was completely unprepared for.” Kong Wange finished speaking, a chill inexplicably creeping down her back as she finished.
"Wanwan, look at this," Murong Ting suddenly said.
Kong Wange hurriedly went in his direction, and at a glance, she saw a small gap next to the bookshelf.
Kong Wange was slightly taken aback: "This is... a secret room?"
Murong Ting nodded: "It's not closed properly. Move over to the side and I'll try to push it open."
Kong Wange leaned to the side and watched as Murong Ting used the gap to exert force. Soon, the gap grew larger and larger until the entire bookshelf was turned upside down.
Behind the bookshelf lay a completely different scene—a room of about six or seven square meters, with a shelf in the middle.
The shelf was clearly a display shelf, with a black box on it, but the box was open and the contents were gone.
Kong Wange was stunned: "The things were taken by the murderer?"
Murong Ting looked around but didn't see any traces: "It's possible, but there were no clues left. If it really was taken by the murderer, it would prove that the other party is an experienced one."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Kong Wange and asked, "Do you know what's in this box that could make the murderer have such malicious intent?"
Kong Wange thought for a moment, then took out her phone and took a picture: "I'll go ask my grandma, maybe she knows."
Murong Ting nodded and pulled her out, saying, "There's nothing else here. The police should be here soon. Let them investigate the rest."
Kong Wange nodded and followed him, leaving with a heavy heart.
On the way back, Kong Wange was still speculating: "There were no traces of the murderer left in the entire study, except for the locked room, which was not properly closed. Do you think the other party left in such a hurry that they left this crucial place behind?"
"It's very likely that the other party is a very cautious person. Not closing the lock properly is a basic mistake."
There's only one explanation: he really left in such a hurry that he didn't have time to check again.
Kong Wange said with some annoyance, "Perhaps the murderer left because he heard the maid's voice. If only I had sent someone to investigate sooner..."
Murong Ting squeezed her hand: "Any earlier might not have been a good thing. If the servants had seen him commit the crime, another innocent life might have been lost."
Kong Wange thought about it carefully and realized that it was true. She broke out in a cold sweat and her mood became inexplicably heavier.
The two returned to the front hall, where Wen Zhihan had already taken care of everything.
Some of the Wen family's outhouse staff and stewards were asked to leave first, leaving only the old lady and Wen Zhihan in the main hall, waiting for the police to arrive.
Upon seeing Kong Wange and Murong Ting return, Wen Zhihan asked first, "Did you find anything in the study?"
Kong Wange nodded: "Uncle, Grandma, do you know that there is a secret room in Wen Zhengning's study?"
"A secret room?" Wen Zhihan was taken aback.
Wen Zhihan didn't understand, but the old lady frowned: "Ge'er, are you talking about the secret room behind his bookshelf?"
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