The Night Watchman and the Beggar
Li Mingzhou clearly remembered that night when he rushed back to Yuzhou City, he had indeed seen Li Yuan coming out of the Chang Estate!
He couldn't have been wrong!
In order not to be seen, he had hurriedly brought Li Yuan back to the Li Estate.
The next day, the news of Chang Shiliang's death spread!
It was the same as the previous two deaths of Wu Lei and Liu Shuhuai. Logically speaking, Li Yuan had asked Yu 'in to pretend to be a ghost to scare people, and said that he was going to kill someone. Then, he should be the murderer!
Where did Yu 'in's words come from?
Yu 'in did not respond to his confusion, but looked at Ji Yunshu and explained, "Because of my sister's death, Ah Yuan has always held a grudge against the other leaders of the Liu Gang. It's also because of my sister's death that he ended up like this today. Just like him, I wanted to avenge my sister, and it just so happened that those three people would look for me every time they came to the House of Serenity.
That's why I took advantage of this opportunity to wear a human skin mask on Moonlit Appreciation to scare them. Then, I asked Ah Yuan to kill them. In the end, I could write off this incident as a vengeful spirit. But when I found out that Chang Shiliang died at midnight, I found it strange. Ah Yuan was with me that night, and he only left at midnight. Why would he go to the Chang Residence to kill people? "
However, Ji Yunshu didn't completely believe her words.
Instead, she asked Li Mingzhou, "When did you see Li Yuan coming out of the Chang Estate that night?"
With this question, Li Mingzhou lost his confidence. He only cared about going to the Chang Estate to stop Li Yuan and completely forgot the time!
He thought about it anxiously, and after a while, his eyes lit up.
He said confidently, "It was at midnight. I remember that it was at that time."
Yu 'in was overjoyed and immediately added, "That's right. I still remember that when Ah Yuan left my place, it was just after the first night watch. It would be the second night watch for him to travel from my place to the Chang Residence. In any case, Chang Shiliang died at the Zi Period, before Ah Yuan arrived at the Chang Residence."
She spoke with conviction!
She threw out the time points one by one.
If that was the case, then Chang Shiliang was not killed by Li Yuan.
Li Mingzhou was stunned. "Yu 'in, is what you said true?"
"There's no need for me to lie. I'm telling the truth. Ah Yuan was really with me that night."
The stone in Li Mingzhou's heart was finally lifted.
He didn't need to worry or be afraid since his brother didn't kill him.
But Fang Mingshan thought for a moment and said, "This is just your side of the story. How can we believe it? It's not impossible for you to have arranged the time beforehand. "
"I didn't lie. Every word I said was true."
"Where is the evidence?"
This question rendered Yu 'in speechless!
Evidence?
The place where she lived wasn't too far away, but it was already past midnight. There weren't many people on the streets, so how could she have any evidence?
She clenched the handkerchief in her palm tightly, sweating.
She bit her red lips. "It was so late that there was no one on the streets. Everyone around my courtyard was already asleep, so no one saw us. Moreover, Ah Yuan and I didn't want anyone to know about our relationship, so no one knew that he came to my place."
"Oh? Then why did Li Yuan go to your place that night? He's a person who's sometimes sane and sometimes crazy. Why would he look for you so late at night? "
"Because …"
She stammered and clenched her handkerchief even harder.
It was obvious that she couldn't say anything!
Constable Zhang stepped forward and raised his voice, "Miss Yu 'in, don't tell me you're having an affair with Li Yuan?"
Affair?
"No!" She denied vehemently, her eyes reddening. "I'm not having an affair with Ah Yuan. It's not like what you're saying. I know that the person he has always liked is my sister, not me. I won't force him either. At the end of the day, I'm just a woman who's not good enough for him. The only thing I can do is to accompany and take care of him in my sister's place."
"Then why did you look for him? Tell me, how can we believe you? "
She pursed her lips and finally said, "Actually, that night, I thought that he would go to the Chang residence, but he came to look for me instead. He said that he missed my sister, so I accompanied him for a few drinks. But then, he drank too much and rested at my place for a while. He slept until the Chou hour. When he woke up, he left immediately. We didn't do anything. I, Yu 'in, have always been a performer at the House of Serenity, not a prostitute. I view my innocence as my life. How can you say that we're having an affair?"
She enunciated every word with great force.
Saying that she was having an affair was worse than killing her.
Constable Zhang had stepped on the landmine that was Yu 'in. He could only swallow his saliva, wipe the sweat off his forehead, and silently retreat to the side.
He swore that he would never speak again!
I admit that I'm uncultured.
When Yu 'in finished speaking, she squatted down and reached out to caress Li Yuan's back, her tears falling.
She said, "Anyway, I'm not lying. Ah Yuan really didn't kill anyone."
Everyone was silent.
Fang Mingshan was troubled for a moment.
He said, "But if you can't produce any evidence, this official can't believe you."
"But no one saw him that night," Yu 'in said.
Fang Mingshan sighed.
At this moment, Ji Yunshu's gaze lingered on the three people on the ground.
She began to question herself. Could it be that Li Yuan wasn't the murderer? Were Yu 'in and Li Mingzhou's confessions true?
When these two questions were repeated in her mind for the fifth time, Ji Yunshu's expression became serious.
Her eyebrows furrowed as she asked, "You said the first and third night watch respectively, and you remember it so clearly. Did you hear the sound of the night watch at that time?"
"Yes."
Both of them raised their heads and said in unison.
"Then it's easy." Ji Yunshu turned to Fang Mingshan and said, "I'll have to trouble Lord Fang to make a trip. This humble one will draw up a portrait of Li Yuan in a moment. Send someone to show it to the night watchman and the beggars in Yuzhou City. Ask them if anyone had seen Li Yuan around the time of Chang Shiliang's death."
Huh?
Fang Mingshan was puzzled.
"This official can understand the night watchman, but Teacher Ji, why are you looking for those beggars?"
"Has Lord Fang never heard of the word 'inquisitor'?"
"I've heard of it, but is it related to beggars?"
"Of course it is. If the Great Lin's court historian records the political affairs of the court, the official records, and everything related to history, then the beggars scattered throughout the Great Lin are the 'court historian' who record all the matters of the people. The only difference is that they lack a brush!"
Fang Mingshan was enlightened.
That's true!
Jing Rong's lips curled into a smile. There was actually someone in this world who compared the court historian to the beggars.
Why don't you compare the world to the beggars?
Jing Rong unhurriedly spat out, "You, Teacher Ji, should be the one with the most information. There's nothing in the Great Lin that you don't know. In this Prince's opinion, you're even better than those beggars."
Big Brother, are you praising me?
Or are you mocking me?
Can we live in peace?
Ji Yunshu glanced at him with a gloomy sigh.
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