Chapter 591
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Ning Shu repeatedly confirmed, "Are you sure that other than the eminent monk, there are only your people around, and you did not see anyone suspicious?"
The eunuch pointed to the sky and swore, "This servant dares to guarantee with my life! Because of what happened to the stone tablet the day before, everyone was scared. Everyone was alert and vigilant, afraid that there would be another accident during the ritual. If that happened, it would be hard for us to absolve ourselves from the blame. But who would have thought … who would have thought that even though we were tightly guarded, something still went wrong in the end. "
He knelt on the ground and begged Ning Shu with tears in his eyes, "This servant begs the noble one to find out the truth and save our lives. Otherwise, all of us here will die to atone for our sins."
Behind him, rows of guards and eunuchs knelt down one after another. Every pair of eyes was filled with despair.
Faced with so many eager gazes, Ning Shu's heart surged and her throat tightened. She took a deep breath and helped the eunuch up, "Everyone, please rise. I promise you that I will do my best. Eunuch, where was the severed finger found? Was it also here? "
The eunuch rolled up his sleeves and wiped his tears. He led Ning Shu to an inch-long white circle, "It's here."
"It also suddenly fell from the sky?"
The eunuch nodded. He still remembered the horror of that day, "Yes. Just the day before yesterday, the Demon Monument and the Blood Lotus Inscription happened one after another. We lit up hundreds of lanterns around here and kept watch day and night, afraid that there would be more demons. But what we feared really happened. That morning, more than ten of us were squatting here, not daring to blink. Suddenly, we heard the sound of something falling from the sky. The sound was not loud, so we thought we heard wrong. In the end, when we looked carefully, we saw something extra on the ground. It was a severed finger. It was only an inch long, bloody, rotten, and smelly. At first glance, we knew it was a child's finger. We thought of the recent cases of children losing their lives in the capital and guessed what had happened. "
Ning Shu nodded. She had seen the severed finger in the Supreme Judiciary's freezer yesterday. It was indeed an inch long, as thin and soft as a willow branch that had just sprouted in spring. It made people unable to bear to look at it and turn their heads away.
"Do you still remember the time?"
"Seven o 'clock just passed."
"What about the day of the Blood Lotus Letter?"
"That day … the ceremony was rather loud, so I didn't notice." The eunuch turned his head and asked the others, "Did you notice?"
Everyone shook their heads and said that they had watched the eminent monks perform the ritual for an entire day and night. It was a blur and no one had bothered to ask about the time. Only a young Imperial Bodyguard raised his hand and said, "I know, it's also seven in the morning. I stood outside and heard the bell from the bell tower. Not long after the bell rang, I heard everyone shouting that something was floating down from the sky. "
"Hey, that's amazing. This murderer had too many strange habits. Every three days, he would commit a crime. Every time he dropped something, he would pick the right time. What was wrong with him? Do you have obsessive-compulsive disorder? "Hui Mo came over with a handkerchief and wiped the mud off his hand.
Ning Shu looked back at him and asked, "Is there a result?"
"Of course! I'm better than two people. "Hui Mo patted his chest and boasted shamelessly. He bent down and blinked his eyes mysteriously, "Guess what the result is. Has anyone dug the soil? Can you guess? Can you guess? If you can't guess, then I'll be merciful and tell you. That soil — is old. There is no trace of moss in it. I tested it with the juice of the purple gold grass. I'm afraid that the soil hasn't seen the sun for nearly ten years! This means that the stone tablet was not buried recently. Just like the soil, it has been there for many years! "
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