Chapter 20 There is another murderer
"Wu Qing, you are confused! Why are you guilty of killing an evil spirit? The government has no evidence, so why do you rush to plead guilty?"
The senior brother of the Nuo opera troupe had tears in his eyes and looked at Wu Qing with great sadness.
Two dynasties changed, wars raged, and people were displaced.
Relatives are scattered in every family. For example, his third brother joined the army and did not know whether he was alive or dead. His body was not even seen. His fifth sister was sold to a wealthy family to work as a maid, just to have a mouthful of food and not go hungry. Death, I don’t know where I am now.
Wu Qing was just a young boy at that time, how could he protect the young Jian Yue?
The world is like a chariot, running rampant. How can ants like them control their own fate of being crushed?
"The thing about seeing the moon is not your fault. My lords, Wu Qing is just avenging his sister. Can you leave him a way to survive?"
As the senior brother spoke, his eyes moved, and he suddenly moved, pulled out a dagger from his waist, and rushed straight towards Zhou Zhao, reaching out to catch her, "If you let Wu Qing go, I will let him go." This girl..."
He shouted, but saw the girl who was supposed to be held hostage let out a sigh. She stood there without moving a step, and there was an unexpected expression of panic on her face. The senior brother couldn't help but panic...
He always felt that things seemed to be completely in the hands of the girl named Zhou in front of him.
She looked at him as if she were looking at a little Mount Emei monkey jumping up and down.
Sure enough, when the dagger came closer, the little girl moved her hand slightly, and he felt a sharp pain in his wrist, and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground uncontrollably.
"Wu Qing arranged the scene to look like Xiong Bo was eating a demon, just to expose Zhang Ruoqing's true face. He had no intention of escaping from the beginning."
Zhou Zhao said, looking at the dazed senior brother in front of him speechlessly, "Moreover, Wu Qing only said that he had a grudge against Zhang Ruoqing and did not admit that he was the murderer. On the contrary, it was you who admitted it for him. Min Document, remember this is a witness statement.”
Min Zangzhi nodded and looked at Zhou Zhao with a subtle look.
The person in front of her seemed indifferent, but in fact, she didn't say a word about the Nuo opera master's intention to kidnap her and let the murderer go, and he deliberately let it go.
"Besides, I don't have any evidence as you said."
"Because he had to prove his alibi, Wu Qing had limited time to go to Wujin Lane, and after the murder was discovered, the Northern Army immediately conducted a large-scale search nearby. After you danced Nuo last night, it was already the curfew time, so you could only stay in Cao's mansion. ”
"I see that you are not in a hurry to leave and are still rehearsing here, and I see that the youngest son of the Cao family is still not at peace. If I am not mistaken, Mrs. Cao will keep you to sing again tonight, right?" br>
Before the senior brother could respond, Mrs. Cao on the side had already responded, "That's right."
"You had no time to deal with the bloody clothes and the murder weapon last night, and you can't leave without permission today to attract the attention of the Northern Army. Therefore, these two things are still with you."
Zhou Zhao said and gave Zhu Li a look.
Zhu Li hesitated slightly, then nodded and started searching everywhere.
"What was Zhang Ruoqing doing when you went to Wujin Lane?"
Min Zangzhi did not stop Zhu Li this time, but when he heard Zhou Zhaoxin's question, he frowned thoughtfully, and an incredible suspicion arose in his heart.
Wu Qing finally recovered from his elder brother's unexpected feat. He stepped forward and pulled his elder brother behind him.
"Senior brother, and fellow fellow apprentices, there is no need to cover up for me anymore. If there is an afterlife, I will take Jian Yue and dance Nuo with you."
The elder brother's tears fell down, his nose was red, he squatted down, buried his head between his legs, and started sobbing.
"It's too early to talk about the next life, let's talk about this life first. When you saw Zhang Ruoqing last night, what was she doing?"
Zhou Zhao asked again.
"It was raining outside the window and the oil lamp was about to be blown out. When I went there, Zhang Ruoqing was lying on the table and fell asleep alone. Han Ze did not come. After I entered, I stabbed her neck with a dagger." Wu Qing said , there was a bit of ferocity in his eyes.
He didn't say that the moment he saw Zhang Ruoqing, his eyes were all red, and his whole world was stained with blood. He was shaking with nervousness, and there was a sharp scream in his ears. He had only one thought, to kill her, just like she did when she and Cao Ben killed Jian Yue.
The lights in the room were dim and it was impossible to see clearly, but he still killed Zhang Ruoqing with one strike, accurately hitting Zhang Ruoqing's neck.
He had rehearsed it countless times in his dreams.
"Then I bit her face, hung her up, put the stone slab in place, confirmed that Uncle Xiong's shadow appeared on the door, checked the footprints on the ground, and left."
"Ah Zhao!" Liu Huang, who had never spoken before, stood up, with a hint of anxiety in his tone.
Zhou Zhao nodded towards him and gave him a comforting look.
"When you were cleaning your footprints, did you see the blood-red wooden plaques with names scattered on the ground?"
Wu Qing gave an affirmative answer, "Yes, I stepped on one and almost slipped."
Zhou Zhao stared at Wu Qing with burning eyes, "You brought the cloth and the carved stones, which shows that you had planned it. It must be the lamp, the stones, the corpse, and the door. They must be placed in this order. Only by letting go can the shadow of Xiong Bo Shi Mei appear.”
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"You don't have much time. The Cao family may find you at any time, and Han Ze, the maid, and the coachman may break in at any time."
"You didn't have time to try a few more times, so you went there early and stepped on it. Who told you that Zhang Ruoqing would go to Wujin Lane to meet Han Ze last night?"
"In your perfect alibi plan, one of the key points is that you need to dance at someone's home very close to Wujin Lane at the time of the crime, so that you can go back quickly."
"In this way, Cao's youngest son was kidnapped and frightened, so it must happen at this time."
Zhou Zhao said and walked to Wu Qing.
She put her hands behind her back, and the natural hair tie was blown up by the wind, brushing against Wu Qing's shoulders.
"Who revealed the details of Jian Yue's death and told you that Zhang Ruoqing is your real enemy? And who gave you the opportunity to kill Zhang Ruoqing and expose her crimes to the world?"
Zhou Zhao turned his head and looked at Wu Qing with eyes like a sharp knife unsheathed.
Wu Qing looked horrified. Under those eyes, he felt that all his secrets were hidden.
"Now, I can answer your senior brother's question. A murderer must be punished with his life, but you did not kill Zhang Ruoqing, because when your dagger plunged into her neck, she was already a corpse."
Zhou Zhao thought, ignoring the uproar at the scene.
She got close to Liu Huang's ear, whispered a few words to him, and watched Liu Huang trot away.
During the autopsy, she was very confused. The murderer had obviously stabbed the deceased in the chest first, which had already caused her death. Why did he need to stab the neck again after a period of time.
At that time she had a bold guess.
But now this suspicion has been confirmed. That night, Wu Qing was not the only one who wanted Zhang Ruoqing dead.
(End of chapter)