The Headless Corpse Case (2)
Now, with Ba Hu's testimony, it was an indisputable fact.
He felt as if someone had dug out his heart, thrown it to the ground, and stomped on it.
As it turned out, he had been sick all these years!
"A year ago, on the night of Jiu 'er's wedding, you suddenly had an attack. You rushed into the bridal chamber and killed Jiu' er, then left the room. When you recovered and returned to the bridal chamber, what you saw was Zhao Huai killing Jiu 'er with a sword. You carried Jiu' er out and buried her at the foot of the mountain. Then, your other personality appeared, dug Jiu 'er out from the coffin, chopped off her head, and threw it into that urn."
This was a blatant accusation!
Zhao Qing's eyes widened, his hands clenched into fists. He laughed bitterly and immediately retorted, "I didn't kill her. How could I have killed Jiu 'er? You're lying. "
"I don't need to lie. In fact, I've always wondered if you were the culprit behind Jiu 'er's death. But after connecting all the dots, I couldn't help but suspect that it was you." As she spoke, Ji Yunshu unhurriedly took out the handkerchief with the blue powder in it and spread it in her palm. "I found this at the corner of the urn. I only know that it's a medicine called Tranquil Powder, but I don't know what it does. I don't know who left it here, until … "
Then, she took out the bottle of medicine that Zhao Qing had given her.
"It was only when I found this blue substance on the cork of the bottle that I confirmed that the blue powder at the corner of the urn was left behind by you. This was enough to prove that you had approached the urn. But the wine in the urn was brewed by your people, so there was nothing wrong with you approaching the urn. But when I noticed the larynx of the skeleton, I had some answers. According to the cut on the larynx, it was cut off by a sharp dagger, and the dagger that cut off the skeleton's head should be the one on your waist."
Ah!
Zhao Qing looked at the dagger on his waist.
This was left behind by the Old Master to Zhao Huai, and Zhao Huai gave it to him a few years ago.
At this moment, his heart was on the verge of collapse.
"I originally wanted to compare the dagger with the throat bone, but I didn't expect that the skeleton would be destroyed. Naturally, the evidence is gone. However, you gave me a new piece of evidence, which is the stain on the corner of your clothes."
All eyes turned to Zhao Qing's sleeves once more.
He discovered that there was a light yellow mark on it.
"The stuff on your sleeve is sulphur powder, and there's a layer of tiny crystals on it. It's the sulphur powder from the gold at the foot of the mountain. This proves that you've been to the foot of the mountain and opened the gold. If I'm not wrong, you're the one who killed the people who went to the foot of the mountain to carry the gold. However, you're completely unaware of it. So, after putting all these together, I can conclude that you have a split personality disorder. The person Zhao Huai has been trying to protect is none other than you.
Not only did Zhao Huai cover up for you, but even Jiu 'er did the same. The injury on Jiu' er's shoulder must have been caused by someone pushing her, and the person who pushed her must have been you. That's why she didn't want to tell anyone about it, so she hid the pain from you. Since then, she has been ill. All of this is because of you. "
Her words were concise.
Zhao Qing was shocked and at a loss. He was on the verge of breaking down.
He racked his brain for a long time, but he had no recollection of what Ji Yunshu was talking about.
"It wasn't me."
"Of course it wasn't you, but the personality you're hiding in the dark."
Her voice was very loud.
Just as she finished speaking, suddenly —
Zhao Qing's panic disappeared, and he actually laughed.
His head, which had been buried deep in the ground, suddenly lifted up. His eyes were filled with a monstrous evil, and the smile on his lips was one of pride and arrogance.
"As expected of the famous Teacher Ji in the capital. You've actually hit the nail on the head."
Ji Yunshu knew that this was the person in Zhao Qing's subconscious.
At this moment, it finally burst forth.
Zhao Qing challenged, "Then why did I kill Jiu 'er?"
"I don't know."
In a split second.
Zhao Qing laughed loudly, "Let me tell you, because she deserved to die."
His voice was loud and clear.
His words were filled with anger.
His expression became even more ferocious as he walked towards Ji Yunshu, step by step. "In the beginning, Jiu 'er liked me, and I should have been the one to marry her. But what did she do? That night, I asked her if she was willing to leave with me. Guess what she said? She said she would rather die than leave with me. Since that was the case, I had to kill her and take her with me. But she also said that even if she died, she wanted to die in Gaoshan Village. I would satisfy her. So, I chopped off her head and threw her inside, letting her stay in Gaoshan Village forever. I let all of you drink the wine soaked in her corpse. That way, she would be with all of you, remaining in your hearts. Tell me, doesn't a woman like her deserve to die? She clearly liked me, so why didn't she leave with me? Why? "
Roar!
Shi Ziran seemed to smell a murderous aura, and he immediately pulled Ji Yunshu behind him.
"Princess, be careful."
You're the Princess!
Things were urgent, so Ji Yunshu did not argue.
"Then why did you kill those people at the foot of the mountain?"
"They don't deserve to die. All of you deserve to die." He pointed a finger at everyone, then looked at Zhao Huai, his head tilted to the side as he sneered, "Jiu 'er died because of you. If she didn't insist on marrying you, I wouldn't have killed her. The real murderer is actually you, so I want to die with her. I want all of you to die with her. After killing those people at the foot of the mountain for the gold, you will definitely start fighting. When that happens, Zhao Huai, you will either have to kill those people, and then the people from the imperial court will kill you, or you will be killed by them."
He laughed maniacally as he finished.
Zhao Huai looked at his younger brother with a strange gaze.
"Do you want me to die that badly?"
"Yes, only with your death will the entire Gaoshan Village be mine."
"If you want this place, I can give it to you."
"I don't want you to give it to me, I want it for myself. It's been like this since I was young. Father has given you everything, only things that you don't want will be given to me." After that, he pulled out the dagger from his waist and stuck it on the table. "Even this dagger is the same. You gave it to me. You gave me everything, but I don't care. If I have the ability, I can take it back myself."
As soon as he finished speaking, he pulled out the dagger and stabbed it towards Zhao Huai.
In Zhao Qing's personality, he hated Zhao Huai!
At that moment, Zhao Huai did not dodge, but stood where he was, willingly waiting for his brother to kill him.
Just as the dagger was about to pierce Zhao Huai's heart …
Thud!
A pebble hit the back of Zhao Qing's neck, right where his meridians were.
He fainted immediately.
"Zhao Qing." Zhao Huai rushed forward and hugged him.
The next moment.
"This is a scattered disease, caused by the compression of the meridians."
Voices drifted in from the door.
Looking in the direction of the voice, Mo Ruo swaggered in with a pot of wine in one hand and a stone that he hadn't thrown out in the other.
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