The Headless Corpse Case (1)
Faced with Ji Yunshu's questioning and 'accusation', Zhao Huai felt uneasy.
His pupils dilated, and his subconscious reaction was not to refute, but to escape.
Zhao Qing's gaze alternated between Ji Yunshu and Zhao Huai.
He asked blankly, "What's going on?"
Ji Yunshu's eyes darkened as she continued to stare at Zhao Huai. Her tone was calm as she said, "You knew the real cause of Jiu 'er's death from the start, but you chose to conceal it in order to protect the murderer, placing all the blame on yourself. When you found out that the skeleton in the coffin was most likely Jiu' er's, you sent people to investigate Jiu 'er's grave and found out that there was nothing in the coffin, so you were very sure that the skeleton was Jiu' er's. Hence, you secretly crushed the skeleton in order to protect the murderer."
The crowd was in an uproar.
Zhao Huai's eyes trembled as he made a final struggle.
"What you're saying is all your own imagination."
"Fine, then I'll show you the evidence." Ji Yunshu pointed at his hand and said slowly, "There should be a faint black mark on your palm, right?"
Zhao Huai frowned and opened his palm.
There was indeed a mark on his palm.
"What can this prove?"
Ji Yunshu explained, "The roof of the room where the skeleton was placed was sheltered by a large tree and was exposed to the wind all year round, so there was a layer of moss on it. However, it's not an ordinary moss, but a type of two-natured moss that is poisonous. If it sticks to a person's skin, it will form a black spot, but it's not life-threatening and will disappear in about half a month. You went up to the roof, lifted the tiles, and used a thin steel pipe to sprinkle the bone powder on the skeleton. You thought that no one would notice, but the moss on the roof betrayed you. What you don't understand is how I was able to determine that it was you based on the moss alone. In fact, there's something else that betrayed you."
"That's the inside of your shoes!"
Many eyes instinctively turned to look at Zhao Huai's shoes.
"To be able to jump onto the roof without making a sound, the person must be skilled in lightness kung fu, but it's impossible to leave no footprints on the tiles. Later, I noticed the big tree hanging down from the roof, and everything became clear. Because you hooked your feet on the branch, your body was upside down, so the inside of your shoes was wet. When I saw it last night, I wasn't completely sure, but when I saw the black mark on your palm, I was certain that you were the one who destroyed the skeleton."
The evidence was conclusive!
Ji Yunshu explained everything in detail to him.
Zhao Huai had lost the confidence to refute.
Hearing this, Zhao Qing was extremely agitated. He turned to Zhao Huai and questioned, "Why did you do this? Why? Since you knew it was Jiu 'er's skeleton, why did you still do it? Who killed Jiu 'er? Tell me! "
"…"
"In order to protect the murderer, you even destroyed Jiu 'er's skeleton. Why?"
"Don't ask anymore!" Zhao Huai roared. A moment later, he glared at Ji Yunshu. "Didn't you want to live? Fine, I'll let you go. You can leave now, and I'll let bygones be bygones. Scram! Men, take them all out. "
The bandits looked at each other. What secret was their First Master hiding?
Now, he didn't even want his treasures, nor did he want to avenge his brothers.
However, they couldn't disobey his orders, so they could only step forward to chase them away.
But …
"You're not allowed to leave." Zhao Qing shouted, blocking the bandits who came forward to chase them away. He looked at Ji Yunshu. "I must know what happened to Jiu 'er. Tell me everything you know."
Zhao Huai shouted, "Get out of my way!"
"I want to know the truth."
The two of them were in a stalemate?
Zhao Qing grabbed Ji Yunshu's hand, his eyes pleading, "Who killed Jiu 'er? Tell me."
Seeing this, Shi Ziran stepped forward and twisted Zhao Qing's hand, shielding the restrained Ji Yunshu behind him.
That was the future Princess Consort Rong. Logically speaking, she was half his master. Of course he had to protect her.
Unexpectedly, Ji Yunshu pushed him away and looked at Zhao Qing with determination in her eyes.
"I'll tell you."
"The beginning of this story didn't start a year ago, but from when the Old Master was still alive. About ten years ago, the Old Master's son contracted a strange illness. Academically, this illness is known as Dissociative Identity Disorder, also known as Dual Personality Disorder. When the illness acts up, the person's personality will be disturbed, and they will change into another personality. Often, this personality will be at the extreme of the person's own personality. Any emotion will be magnified by this personality, and it can even lead to murder or something else. However, once the person regains consciousness, the person with the normal personality disorder will not remember what they said or did."
Zhao Qing broke out in cold sweat, a little confused.
"So, the Old Master searched for famous doctors all over the world, and the heavens did not disappoint those who waited. In the end, he found a famous doctor with the surname Mo and obtained a medicine called Tranquility Powder. The Old Master's son took it all year round, and his illness was under control. And that son … was you."
Ji Yunshu's voice was slightly suppressed when she said the last three words.
Zhao Qing was stunned, shaking his head in disbelief. "Me? Impossible, I've never taken this Tranquility Powder. "
Ridiculous!
I'm sick?
You're the one who's sick!
At this moment, the silent Zhao Huai took over his words.
"You've been taking it all along!"
Ah!
Zhao Qing couldn't believe it.
Zhao Huai continued, "Ever since you were young, you were often plagued by nightmares. To prevent you from being affected, Father said it was only used to calm your nerves. But that medicine is Tranquility Powder, used to treat illnesses."
After saying this, Zhao Huai let go of the knot in his heart.
It had been hidden in his heart for a long time, and now that it was finally released, he felt much better!
"No, it can't be."
Zhao Qing couldn't accept it.
It's all f * cking nonsense!
Thus, he took out several small packets wrapped in yellow paper from his waist and opened one of them with trembling hands.
Inside was some blue powder.
The medicine he had been taking for so many years to calm his nerves was actually a medicine to treat 'mental illness'.
In the next moment, he scattered all the medicine in his hand.
"No, this is a medicine to calm the nerves, not a medicine to treat strange illnesses like you said."
At this moment, Ba Hu, who had been following Zhao Qing all along, suddenly popped his head out from the crowd.
He stammered, "Second Master, First Master didn't lie."
Zhao Qing's anger flared up, and he rushed over, grabbing Ba Hu by the collar.
"You're lying."
"Second Master, I'm not lying, it's all true. This is the medicine to treat your illness. A year ago, when you left the stronghold, First Master came looking for me, insisting that I take good care of you. He also gave me the prescription, telling me to make sure you take every single one."
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