Chapter 104: Missing Fingerprints
That kind of expression was very unfamiliar!
It was so unfamiliar that Ji Shuhan almost couldn't recognize his daughter standing in front of him.
For a moment, he felt a little timid.
His feet unconsciously moved a small step back.
Ji Yunshu's ice-cold eyes overflowed with determination.
She opened her mouth again, "Luan 'er is my only family in this world. I absolutely won't let her die in vain. Not only will I investigate, but I will also investigate thoroughly!"
"…"
The entire hall was in absolute silence!
Luan 'er is her only family? Then what are they?
The first to react was Ji Yuanzhi.
She stepped forward and rebuked him, "Don't spout nonsense here. You don't have any proof to say that Luan 'er was forced to her death. Don't you think this matter has not been blown out of proportion? That lowly maid clearly committed suicide to escape punishment. She cleared your name. Otherwise, do you think you can still stand here? "
His words were full of conviction!
Even Ji Muqing joined in. She walked over and raised her eyebrows.
"Third brother is right. If you don't have any evidence, then you can say that Luan 'er didn't poison anyone and that she was forced to her death. Don't tell me you want to go back to prison and take the crime of poisoning and murder on your own head?"
"Don't make our Ji family lose face again!" Ji Yuanzhi snorted.
The two of them echoed each other like two monkeys performing tricks!
A perfect match!
Ji Wanxin coughed twice and acted as a peacemaker.
She weakly said, "Big Sister, Third Brother, don't say that. Yunshu didn't mean it that way."
"You shut up." Ji Muqing glared at her. "Are you still surnamed Ji? You're turning to outsiders. "
'Turning to outsiders?
Sure enough, they never considered Ji Yunshu as a family member! '
Listening to his words, Ji Yunshu's thin lips curled into a sneer.
At this moment, she felt that they were somewhat pitiful.
Ji Yuanzhi questioned her, probably noticing the smile on her face.
"What are you laughing at?"
She coldly looked at everyone and said, "I'm laughing at how pitiful you are. Pitiful that you're alive, but you're just a shell. You can't even compare to the dead!"
"You dare to say that we are not human?"
Ji Muqing was infuriated. She raised her hand and was about to hit Ji Yunshu, but the moment she swung it down, Ji Yunshu unexpectedly grabbed her wrist.
At the same time, he raised his hand.
Pa —
A heavy slap landed on Ji Mu Qing's overly-painted left cheek!
Everyone was shocked!
While he was surprised, Ji Yuanzhi became furious. He didn't expect that Ji Yunshu would dare to hit someone!
Thus, he pulled Ji Muqing, who had yet to react, behind him and raised his large palm.
He was about to swing it at Ji Yunshu's face.
The next moment, it was actually pinched by a large and powerful hand, and with a little more force, it almost broke his wrist!
"Ahhh —"
As the pain in his wrist worsened, Ji Yuanzhi bent his knees, sweating profusely from the pain.
Jing Rong's bloodthirsty and gloomy eyes stared at Ji Yuanzhi with venomous intent.
"Bastard, how dare you touch this king's people!"
He exerted force through his fingers, as if he wanted to crush Ji Yuanzhi's bones!
Ji Shuhan was shocked when he saw Jing Rong. He immediately knelt down and prostrated himself on the ground.
"Prince … Prince Rong."
In the next moment, everyone in the hall except Ji Yunshu knelt on the ground.
Jing Rong's long and narrow eyes swept over them, but he didn't let them get up.
'Kneel, kneel properly!'
Ji Yuanzhi's face contorted in pain as he knelt on the ground on one knee. His hand, which was tightly held by Jing Rong, was raised above his head.
Because of the pain, he couldn't even beg for mercy!
Seeing his son's hand about to break, Ji Shuhan became anxious.
He hastily pleaded, "Your Highness, my son is immature and offended you. Please be magnanimous and spare my son."
"He didn't offend me, he offended Yunshu."
He called her 'Yunshu' in front of everyone, as if he was saying 'she's mine' in an overbearing manner.
Ji Shuhan's complexion turned green.
"Your Highness, my son just … just …"
"Forget it!"
Jing Rong interrupted him.
He swung his arm and loosened his knuckles.
Ji Yuanzhi knelt on the ground, holding his almost broken hand. His head was on the ground, and his face was green from the pain.
He almost burst into tears!
Old Madame Ji's heart ached for her grandson, so she quickly went to check on his injuries.
Jing Rong clapped his hands, but he still didn't let them get up.
His cold eyes swept over them again. "Recently, Lord Ji's residence has been very lively."
Ji Shuhan panicked. "Your Highness, this lowly official's family's trivial matters have troubled … troubled Your Highness."
"Trivial matters? Even human lives are counted? "Jing Rong's tone was slightly higher.
It was a frightening deterrent!
Ji Shuhan didn't say anything, but his eyes seemed to be avoiding Jing Rong's gaze.
Jing Rong sneered and turned to look at Ji Yunshu beside him.
He said in a serious tone, "Didn't you want to find out who forced Luan 'er to death? Fine, this Prince will investigate with you. If anyone dares to stop us, this Prince will kill them. "
The people kneeling on the ground trembled in fear.
Ji Yunshu's expression was still cold and indifferent. With an unshakable tenacity, she took small steps forward and looked at the people kneeling on the ground.
"No matter who forced Luan 'er to death, I, Ji Yunshu, swear that I will not be lenient. Even if I have to sacrifice my own family, I will not hesitate."
There was a trace of ruthlessness in her tone.
'Ugh!'
These words seemed to imply that Luan 'er's death was related to one of them.
'That's right. For the sake of the Ji family's reputation, there's nothing they wouldn't do.'
Ji Yunshu didn't say anything more. She turned around and left the hall, heading towards her residence in the west courtyard.
Jing Rong's heart ached when he saw her like this.
He chased after her with small steps, but he didn't call out to the people on the ground to get up.
After Jing Rong left, the people in the room got up.
Ji Yuanzhi was still holding his hand and screaming in pain. Old Madame Ji was distressed.
Ji Muqing covered her reddened face with her hands, tears streaming down her face.
This was the first time in her life that she was slapped by someone!
As for Ji Shuhan, he struggled to get up from the ground and sighed. He was angry and helpless at the same time.
However, there was a gaze with an unfathomable emotion staring at Jing Rong's gradually disappearing figure.
It was Ji Wanxin!
Her sickly face was pale, but there seemed to be a hidden strength hidden within.
She didn't understand why she couldn't attract his gaze.
…
On the way back to the west courtyard, Ji Yunshu didn't say a word. Jing Rong walked beside her.
After a long time, Jing Rong comforted her. "Don't be too sad about Luan 'er's death."
Ji Yunshu didn't answer and continued walking.
Jing Rong suddenly took two steps forward and blocked her path.
He lowered his head to look at her. "You don't need to hide your sadness. I said I won't be a cage to trap you, but I didn't say I won't be your roof. Even if there's a storm or heavy snow, as long as I have bricks and tiles, I will protect you."
His words were always gentle and manly.
It really warmed her heart.
Ji Yunshu avoided his gaze and her eyes reddened.
She whispered, "Thank you, Your Highness, for helping me so many times. I will remember it. But now, I just want to find the murderer."
"Where do you want to find out?"
"The place where Luan 'er committed suicide."
She lowered her head and walked around Jing Rong in big strides.
Jing Rong followed her.
When they arrived at the west courtyard, they pushed open the door and saw a piece of white silk hanging from the beam. The stool under the white silk was upside down.
After Luan 'er was carried to the memorial hall, no one had touched her room.
That's good. I hope the evidence I want is still here.
Jing Rong stood to the side, not wanting to disturb her.
Ji Yunshu walked to the side of the room and placed a basin of water on it.
She dipped her fingertip in, dipped it in the water, and sniffed it.
Sure enough, it smelled like tangerine.
She took out the note left behind by Luan 'er and looked at the fingerprint on it. She pondered for a moment before opening the sandalwood box she kept in the room.
She took out a brush and dipped it in ink. Then, she carefully drew on the paper.
Soon, the fingerprint on the note appeared more clearly on the paper.
Jing Rong walked over and asked her curiously.
"Is this a fingerprint?"
She looked at the fingerprint and said firmly, "This was left by the person who forced Luan 'er to die."
"Are you sure?"
"This fingerprint was left under the words. This means that when Luan 'er wrote this note, someone passed it to her. That's why it was left behind. It's similar to a man's fingerprint." Ji Yunshu analyzed.
Jing Rong thought for a moment. "Could it be that someone touched this paper a long time ago and left it behind?"
"Impossible." Ji Yunshu's tone became even more certain as she continued, "This fingerprint has the smell of tangerine. In this world, I'm probably the only one who would add tangerine to the water basin in my room. Because tangerine can drive away the smell of corpses, Luan 'er would always follow my instructions and add a little bit of tangerine to the water. Therefore, the culprit must have washed his hands in the basin in my room before giving this note to Luan' er. That's why this fingerprint was left behind. Moreover, the tangerine imprint will only appear for 12 hours. After 12 hours, the tangerine essence will dry up and the fingerprint will disappear. Therefore, according to the time, there is no mistake."
Jing Rong nodded after hearing her explanation. "Then, can you tell who this fingerprint belongs to?"
Ji Yunshu held the paper in her hand. "Perhaps the heavens are helping me."
She handed the drawing she just drew to Jing Rong and asked, "Your Highness, take a look. What's different about this fingerprint?"
Jing Rong took a closer look and said, "If an ordinary person's fingerprint is imprinted on a piece of paper, it should be deeper and more obvious in the middle. However, this fingerprint is missing a part in the middle, leaving only a thinner fingerprint on the outside."
Yes, there was indeed a fingerprint on the drawing, but the middle part of the fingerprint was missing. There wasn't even a single fingerprint.
Could it be that the person's finger was missing a piece of flesh?
Ji Yunshu nodded. "This is the fingerprint of a thumb. The person who forced Luan 'er to die didn't have a fingerprint in the middle part of his thumb. Either the middle part of his thumb was dented, or the middle part was injured and scabbed. That's why the middle part of his thumb is missing."
"Wait …" Jing Rong's expression suddenly became solemn. He seemed to be thinking of something.
His eyes suddenly lit up. "If this Prince didn't see wrongly …"
"Your Highness knows who it is?" Ji Yunshu was excited.
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