Chapter 384
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Driven away by Tan Siwei resolutely, Xue Qiongwei left in tears. Tan Siwei closed his eyes tiredly and leaned his forehead against the cold iron bars.
After watching this scene from the side, Ning Shu slowly walked forward and stood in front of him. In the silent prison, her voice sounded particularly ethereal, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
Across the rusty iron bars, Tan Siwei lowered his eyes, "What is there to say? The truth is out. I don't have the ability to defend myself even if I want to. It's just that I committed such a big crime and still came to your mansion to ask for your hand in marriage. I want to drag you down with me. I'm sorry. Don't worry, before I'm beheaded, I'll give you the annulment of our marriage. As for the reputation that I've implicated you, I'll apologize to you when I go to hell. "
"Has the truth really come to light?" Ning Shu took another step closer, and her eyes were only inches away from his evasive gaze. "Or are you trying to hide something? So far, you've been able to explain most of the links, but don't forget that there are still many doubts. I couldn't control my emotions before, but it doesn't mean that I didn't notice it. Now, please answer me. First, what's your relationship with the Xue family? Why did you appear in that hut today? Second, when Heir Xiahou and I came out of the secret passage, there was another person in the hut besides you. Who was that person? Third, if the case was really done by you that night, after you led Zhou Xiang into the building as a scapegoat, you should have seen him leave. Then, how did you leave from the Fang Seeking Platform? Who locked the door for you? "
Tan Siwei took a deep breath and returned to the center of the cage. He lifted the hem of his robe and sat on the ground, "Now, I have nothing to hide from you. First question: I have no relationship with the Xue family. I just happened to have insight into the past of her family from the old case file. By chance, I learned the secret of her family's ancestral tomb, which was hidden in the hut where Madame Xue lived before her death. After learning that you went missing in the Xue family's ancestral tomb, I was a little hesitant about whether or not I should block this secret passage and prevent you from reappearing after five days. The case of the envoy will be smoothly pushed to Zhou Xiang according to my plan, and the case will end there. It's just that I didn't expect that you would come out so coincidentally just as I arrived.
The second question: The man who left was my personal servant. He had some skills. In a moment of desperation, he attacked Heir Xiahou. I was afraid that his life would be in danger, so I ordered him to leave quickly.
The third question: You should have guessed the answer. It's Su Su. The identity of the Vice Chancellor of the Supreme Court is too convenient. This means that as long as I want to investigate, there's nothing that I can't find out. Moreover, it's perfectly justifiable. No one will suspect me. Just like what I did before, I easily fooled you. "Tan Siwei chuckled softly. A strand of hair on his forehead quivered.
"So, I successfully caught Susu's weakness. She is a descendant of the Xue family. I used this to coerce and bribe her to help me. In addition to my identity as an official of the imperial court, she naturally wouldn't refuse my request. I didn't tell her that I framed Zhou Xiang. I only asked her to do two things. The first was to deliberately make the envoy unhappy after drugging him and make him leave the room alone. The second was to wait for me to leave the Xunfang Terrace after I finished the crime and lock the door for me. Her previous confession was taught by me, and her alibi was also carefully designed by me for her. During the period from the Zi hour to the Chou hour, there was indeed a maidservant in her room to testify for her. After Zhou Xiang escaped, I hurriedly left at the Chou hour. She waited for a moment, and when the maidservant was asleep, she quietly locked the door, perfectly avoiding suspicion of the crime. If it weren't for me, how could a brothel girl like her obtain something like the Ten Fragrant Tendons Powder? "
Ning Shu frowned. She still didn't understand, "Why did you insist on locking the door of the secret passage? If you let it open, wouldn't it be more believable that Zhou Xiang committed the crime and escaped? "
The corner of Tan Siwei's mouth twitched. He boasted shamelessly, "Because of my remaining hypocrisy. My original intention was that no one would be able to find out and I would directly throw the suspicion on the dead Xue Hongyi. That way, everyone would be happy. If Xue Hongyi, as a shield, wasn't useful, then I would have to wrong Brother Zhou. I have done my best for him. Unfortunately, God wants him to die. It's not my fault. "
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