Su Ziluo gripped the handles of his wheelchair tightly. His heart suddenly surged with sorrow, like a raging flame burning his chest.
It was a dull pain …
"Shu 'er?"
His voice trembled, his brows furrowed, and his eyes became increasingly moist.
At this moment, all the memories of the past appeared in his mind. The beautiful, the painful, the sorrowful … Scene after scene flashed past.
No matter how much time had passed, no matter what happened, he always remembered … always remembered the person hidden in the deepest part of his heart.
The person he wanted to love, but couldn't!
"Is it really you, Shu 'er?"
At this moment, he really hoped that the woman was Ji Yunshu!
But …
On second thought, it was impossible!
Ji Yunshu couldn't be here!
If it was really her, why would she hide from him?
He continued to speculate. His emotions were complicated, and his imagination ran wild.
Perhaps …
Did she come to find 'him'?
Su Ziluo clenched his fists at this thought.
At this time, Qi 'er came over and saw him staring into the distance. She asked, "Young master, what are you looking at?"
When he regained his senses, the woman's figure was already gone.
"Young master?"
Su Ziluo gently sighed and asked, "Qi 'er, do you believe in fate?"
'Huh?'
Qi 'er didn't understand why her young master suddenly asked such a question, but she carefully thought about it before replying, "Qi' er doesn't believe in fate. If I did, wouldn't I be controlled by fate? What's the point of living then? "
She said so.
The corners of Su Ziluo's mouth slowly curved into a bitter smile.
Qi 'er looked at him and asked, "Young master, why are you asking me this question?"
He sighed. "It's nothing. Let's go."
"Yes!"
Qi 'er didn't continue asking and pushed him back to his room.
Su Ziluo looked at the lanterns hanging on both sides of the street. His eyes couldn't help but sink.
…
At this time, Ji Yunshu arrived at Wen Che's courtyard. It was very quiet inside, as if nothing had happened.
So, Jing Rong didn't come here?
However, Jing Rong said that he had important matters to attend to, and coincidentally, the Wen brothers were at Ning 'an Villa. The only explanation was that Jing Rong's purpose in coming here was to assassinate the Wen brothers. However, at this moment, the East Courtyard was very quiet. If there was an assassination, it shouldn't be like this.
In the end, he was thinking too much!
At this time, Zhu Yao had already caught up to her. She pulled her back and asked, "Miss Ji, what happened to you?"
She looked at the person who had suddenly appeared in front of her in shock. "Miss Zhu, why are you here?"
"I should be the one asking you that."
"Hmm?"
Cai 'er explained from the side, "Young Miss saw Miss Ji rushing out of the courtyard just now and was worried that something might have happened to you. That's why she hurriedly chased after you."
Oh!
"I'm fine. You don't have to worry about me." Ji Yunshu concealed her emotions.
Zhu Yao looked at the courtyard of the East Courtyard and asked, "Just now I heard from the servant in the villa that you're here to look for General Wen. What are you doing here?"
"You also know that I came to Ning 'an Villa with General Wen. It just so happened that I had something to tell him, but when I got here, I thought about it and decided not to."
"So that's how it is. I was scared to death just now. I thought something had happened."
"Many thanks for Miss Zhu's concern."
"Since there's nothing else, let's go back." Zhu Yao did not suspect anything. She knew that Ji Yunshu was a good person and had helped her twice. Thus, she naturally trusted Ji Yunshu.
On the way back, Zhu Yao noticed that Ji Yunshu's hand was bandaged and asked anxiously, "Miss Ji, what happened to your hand?"
"I accidentally scratched it."
"Is it serious?"
"It's fine."
"That's good."
Ji Yunshu looked at the anxious Zhu Yao. This girl was not shrewd at all. She was pure and kind, a girl worth befriending.
But …
She saw that Zhu Yao seemed to have something on her mind.
"Miss Zhu, what's wrong?"
Ji Yunshu did not go out for the whole day, so she probably did not know what happened in the villa.
Zhu Yao sighed worriedly. She looked at the servants patrolling the villa and said, "Didn't Miss Ji notice that something was wrong today?"
"Of course I know. General Wen already sent someone to tell me that there was a murder case in the villa."
"Yes, there was a murder case, so even the Supreme Court was alerted."
"Are they looking for the murderer?"
"Yes."
"But if the murderer has already escaped, he would have left the mountain long ago. Why would he stay here?" Ji Yunshu said.
Zhu Yao said, "Because there is only one way down the mountain, and that is through that suspension bridge. But …"
"But what?"
Zhu Yao sighed again, her expression worried. "Miss Ji might not know this, but all the evidence points to one person, and that person just happened to go missing, so they suspect … that he is the murderer. The people guarding the suspension bridge said that the person did not leave the villa, so he should still be inside the villa. That's why the people from the Supreme Court and the villa servants are searching everywhere."
This …
Ji Yunshu was a little confused.
"If that's the case, why is Miss Zhu so worried?"
Zhu Yao lowered her eyes, and her eyes couldn't help but moisten. She didn't know how to explain.
Cai 'er, who was at the side, said, "Miss Ji, you didn't go to the hall today, so you don't know. Right now, everyone suspects that the murderer is the heir of the Marquis of Kangding, Li Shiyan. Not long ago, Miss and the heir were engaged. This time, Miss also came to Ning' an Villa with the heir."
What?
Li Shiyan?
Ji Yunshu's footsteps stopped, and a trace of disbelief flashed through her eyes.
She knew that Li Shiyan was an ignorant and incompetent young master who did things in a muddle-headed and sloppy manner. But to say that he killed someone … where did this come from? Could it be that after not seeing him for so many years, his personality had completely changed?
"You're saying that the murderer is the heir of the Marquis of Kangding, Li Shiyan?"
Faced with her doubt, Zhu Yao hurriedly said, "This must be a mistake. Shiyan definitely wouldn't kill someone. I know what kind of person he is, and I'm sure that he doesn't have the intention to kill. He saved me twice when I fell into the water. How could such a person kill someone? It can't be him. The so-called evidence is simply a joke. "
Ji Yunshu tried her best to hide the fact that she knew Li Shiyan. She asked, "Can you tell me what exactly happened in this murder case?"
Although Zhu Yao had told her several days ago, she only said that there was a murder in the villa. She didn't tell her the details. Moreover, Jing Rong was still in the room at the time, so she didn't ask too many questions. Basically, all her attention was on Jing Rong. How could she have the time to think about this case?
Now that she heard it, she didn't expect that it was related to Li Shiyan.
Zhu Yao's eyes reddened. She knew that Ji Yunshu was different from others, and she hoped that Ji Yunshu could analyze the case for her. Thus, she told her the whole story, not leaving out a single detail.
As they talked, they returned to the courtyard. Ji Yunshu entered her room to talk.
Everything pointed to Li Shiyan. There were witnesses, and there was also material evidence.
Unfortunately, the witness was Luo Yang.
Ji Yunshu also knew that Luo Yang wouldn't lie, so what he saw that night must be true.
He killed someone because he was humiliated by Wang Huai at the banquet. This was the motive!
Li Shiyan's hands and body were covered in blood when he bumped into Luo Yang. There was also the lion head jade pendant. These were all evidence!
Moreover, he was nowhere to be found. This meant that he had fled to escape punishment.
Connecting all these facts together, the possibility of Li Shiyan being the murderer was very high. It was even possible that he was the murderer.
Zhu Yao wiped away her tears and pulled Ji Yunshu's hand. "Miss Ji, I know that you also think that Shiyan is the murderer, but I don't believe that he would kill someone."
Ji Yunshu pondered for a long time. After a while, she had a doubt in her heart.
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