Ning Shu looked at her without blinking, "Where did you go after that?"
E 'er stopped sobbing and said, "It was a little late at that time. I didn't have time to leave the city, so I stayed in a nearby inn. I left the city and went back to my hometown at dawn."
"When did you leave the city?"
"… A little after five o 'clock. I can't remember the details."
Looking at the girl who was not more complicated than Paper, Ning Shu shook her head gently and said, "E 'er, you probably don't know that people are very strange animals. When people are recalling something, their eyes will often look to the left unconsciously. When they lie, their eyes will subconsciously look to the right. You lied just now. You said that you were very happy when you heard the news that the envoy was killed. But you left the city at five o 'clock. The pimp found the envoy's body a little after seven o' clock and reported it to the official. How could you know the envoy's death two hours in advance and then leave the capital? "
Li E 'er's eyes were in a mess. She said excitedly, "I only knew that he was killed later! I left the capital early not to escape, but because I knew that I didn't have the ability to kill him. I gave up. I was afraid that my father and mother would worry about my safety, so I left so early. As for the news that he was killed, I heard it from a passerby on the way. "
"You said that you planned to die together with the envoy. Then, how were you going to kill him?"
"I prepared … a dagger …"
"Where is the dagger now?"
E 'er's lips trembled. Her tears were like broken glass beads. She was heartbroken, "I lost it … That evening, when I realized that I didn't have the ability and courage, I ran to the Chaobai River and cried for a long time. Then, I threw the dagger into the river … I'm so useless. I'm a coward! In the end, I still implicated so many people … My father was right. I should have died earlier … "
In the side hall, she fell into sad and depressed crying again. Ning Shu glanced at the handkerchief that had been knocked to the ground by her. After thinking for a while, she walked forward and used her clean sleeve to wipe off her tears one by one.
"E 'er, I believe that you didn't kill him. However, the death of an envoy is indeed a difficult matter for the imperial court. Therefore, I'll have to trouble you and your family to stay in the capital for the time being. It will be more convenient for us to interrogate you. Is that okay?"
E 'er cried silently for a long time. She nodded and was brought out of the side hall by the bailiff. After she left, Hui Mo poked his head out from behind the door and wondered, "Lady Ning, do you really believe what she said?"
Ning Shu shook her head gently. "I don't believe you. She must be hiding a lot of things from us. But if she doesn't want to talk, we can't force a confession out of her. "
Hui Mo frowned, "Hmm … I don't think so. After all, she is the first victim …"
Ning Shu glanced at him and said, "Oh, our Brother Huimo has learned to be gentle with women?"
Huimo blushed. "No, no! Don't spout nonsense! I'm just defending the injustice. "
"Alright, let's be serious. She left the capital at a sensitive time. Since she dared to come back without telling her parents, there's no way she was afraid that her parents would be worried, so she rushed back. Especially her father, tsk tsk. "Ning Shu curled her lips in dissatisfaction." So there are only two explanations for this matter. Either she's the murderer, or she knows who the murderer is, and that person told her in advance to leave the capital to avoid suspicion. However, judging from her character, she can't even hide her fear by telling a lie. How could she set up a perfect set of murder and then escape? Unless her acting skills were so good that they were at the peak of perfection.
And did you notice what she said at the end? She said, 'I'm a coward! In the end, I implicated so many people. ' If she only referred to her parents, why did she say 'so many people'? "
Hui Mo suddenly understood, "Oh, right. Hey, why didn't I find so many flaws? So, someone must avenge her!"
"This case is definitely not committed by one person. There are at least two people. Last night, I found blood, a piece of cloth scraped by a nail, and a pair of footprints in the secret passage. Judging from the size of the footprints, it was left by a man. The bronze lock can only be opened and locked from the inside. But when I went there yesterday, the lock was still locked. If the murderer did come in and out from the secret passage, it could only be the people on the third floor who conspired with outsiders. Now, more and more people have come to the surface. I'm a little excited just thinking about it. "
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