Chapter 142: The traces are revealed (Part 2)
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Mo Tingfeng held in his hand the guest mask that Magpie had worn.
“This guest mask was just taken off your face, Magpie, you are wearing this mask during this trip to the ghost market, am I right?”
< br>The magpie looked steadily at the mask in Mo Tingfeng's hand.
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“Wei Wei, I will never wear a mask in front of you again.”
Seeing Song Weichen clearly express his fear of his mask, Gu Cangyue felt a trace of self-blame in her heart.
Recalling what those beasts wearing fanged masks did to the girl on the desk that she saw in the Thirteenth Cave of the Ghost Market, murderous intent flashed in Gu Cangyue's eyes. Most likely Song Weichen was afraid of the masks because of them. And rise.
He doesn’t care about the power behind the ghost market. If she waits for her to get better, he will definitely level the Pingyang Mountain! !
Seeing the sudden killing intent and cruel look in his eyes, Song Weichen was very nervous. This man named Gu Cangyue looked so fierce...
When she was nervous, inexplicable flashes flashed through her mind. Two scenes: a man wearing a fang mask holding a bone-cutting knife pointed at himself, and a man wearing a passenger mask grinning and pressing his leg fiercely. His hands were covered in blood.
Suddenly my thighs hurt! Subconsciously, she covered the spot where the wound was on her leg, her heart beating like it was about to jump out.
Seeing her expression was different, Gu Cangyue quickly took a closer look, "Are you feeling uncomfortable in any way?"
Seeing him suddenly approaching her, Song Weichen became even more nervous, sweating all over her body, and the back of her head Feeling heavy, in a panic, she stood up and tried to keep distance from Gu Cangyue, but she was exhausted and her vision went dark and she fell into his arms.
Drowsily, Song Weichen only felt that there were countless masks surrounding her, including those with green faces and fangs, those with mica beaks, those that played with ghosts and gods, and those that clearly had a guest mark on the mask. The mask with the guest mark was getting bigger and bigger. The concrete image became the one in Mo Tingfeng's hand.
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After staring at the mask for a long time, the magpie couldn't guess what kind of medicine Mo Tingfeng sold in the gourd, but it was a standard mask that every guest in the ghost market must have. , thinking about it, there won’t be any trouble.
Thinking of this, the magpie answered truthfully, "Your Majesty, this is the mask that this slave is wearing on this trip."
"Very good!"
Mo Tingfeng curled his lips and threw the mask to Zhuang Yuheng.
"Then please take a look at it, Mr. Yu Heng. What's so special about this mask?"
Zhuang Yuheng didn't know what was going on and looked through it carefully for a long time. There was nothing special about it.
"Ting Feng, you know that my heart is not here right now. I really can't see any clues."
Mo Tingfeng clapped his hands, and Ding Heran brought three more on a tray. The ghost market guest mask was placed in front of Zhuang Yuheng.
"Please take a look at it, Lord Sikong."
Zhuang Yuheng could only pick it up and inspect it carefully. Except for the different degree of wear and tear, there was almost no difference. It was clearly made from the same mold.
He was about to put it back when he suddenly found some small dots on the side edge of the mask that looked like they were carved out with special tools - each mask had a different number of dots, and the three in the tray were three vertical ones. dots, six horizontal dots, and three horizontal dots and one vertical dot.
Looking at the one worn by Magpie, it has two horizontal dots and one vertical dot.
“Is this...numbering the mask?”
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“As expected of Lord Sikong, you are very observant!” Ding Heran put the guest mask back on the tray, and handed the one worn by the magpie to Ye Wujiu.
Ye Wujiu held the mask and walked to the center of the hall to explain to everyone.
“The ghost market is a mixed bag. Just in case, the four major owners have also positioned the guests one by one on the premise of protecting the privacy of the guests - and they happen to use this seemingly identical customer logo mask. "
"Every guest who enters the cave will receive a guest mask at the entrance of Pingyang Mountain. When exiting the cave, he must return it before leaving. This gift is also very particular. The gender and type of the guest. Physical characteristics, as well as the time of entering and exiting the ghost market and the amount of single consumption will be recorded one by one. ”
"If it is a repeat customer, although the mask given each time is not the same one, the records will be compiled separately according to the characteristics of the customer. Of course, only the owner of the ghost market can see this information."
Ye Wujiu held up the magpie mask. The mask he passed showed everyone the numbered dents on the side edges that were difficult for ordinary people to notice.
“The information on this mask shows that this is a female repeat customer who has been to the ghost market five times. The most recent time was when she entered the cave at noon four days ago and stayed in it for two days. As for consumption... …”
Ye Wujiu circled around the magpie, who was already trembling with fear, and his hands could not help but tremble.
“I dare to ask Miss Magpie, let’s not talk about other loose money for the moment. You spent a whole ingot of gold to book a banquet on the Thirteenth Cave. Because of an accident, you were unable to attend the banquet as scheduled. The ghost market is chasing you. The deposit is refunded, but why are you in a hurry to leave?”
"No, it's not me... I don't understand what you are talking about, Commander Ye..." Magpie was speechless and hesitated to speak.
Ruan Mianmian couldn't sit still after hearing this. She stood up and took two steps towards the magpie with a suspicious face, then shook her head and stepped back, "You...where did you get so much money?" Sandong Yaxi... What does that do?"
The magpie couldn't stand any longer and fell to his knees with a plop.
"Master, master, listen to me! It's not me, I don't know what they are talking about!"
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"You mean, the four major owners of the ghost market joined forces to create false accounts to frame you?"
Mo Tingfeng's cold voice came from the presiding officer's position. "No, no! I don't know what you are talking about. I have never been to the thirteenth hole!"
"She should be right."
During the conversation, the Thirteen Secret Masters were escorted to the palace by two Grudge Breakers, still wearing the fang mask.
He looked carefully at the magpie kneeling on the ground, "I remember she came late and sat on the elegant seat closest to the door."
"You, you are biting randomly! Come in!" The female guests in the Thirteenth Cave all wear guest masks, how did you know it was me?”
Mo Tingfeng chuckled upon hearing this.
"We didn't tell the identity of the person. How did you know he was from the Thirteenth Cave? And how did you know that all the people who entered the cave were female guests?"
The magpie knelt on the ground. Like a gleam on her back, a drop of sweat fell to the ground from her forehead.
"Magpie, I order you to tell the truth! What's the thirteenth hole? What's going on?" Ruan Mianmian obviously couldn't sit still.
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"I, I did hide something. The ghost market was very new. I was curious and played in it for two more days. Naturally, I also knew that no matter what the people in the Thirteenth Cave were, They all wear fang masks, and all the people who enter the cave are female customers. "But I have never been in it! I don't know what happened to the reservation, so the ghost market requires a refund of the deposit." How can I accept it! Master, you believe me!"
"What a sharp-tongued person."
Mo Tingfeng raised his hand to signal, and Ding Heran brought a tray to Zhuang Yuheng and Ruan Mianmian.
"Please take a look. There was an accident at the Thirteenth Cave a few days ago when the market opened. A group of female customers fled in panic. This is what we found at the corner of the elegant table near the entrance."
< br>I saw a piece of broken silk material in the tray. The material and color were exactly the same as the material of the magpie's skirt at this time.
A grudge-breaker took the broken silk material and compared it with the damaged part of the magpie's skirt. The broken edges were almost the same. Magpie was completely panicked. She didn't realize that the hem of her skirt was damaged at all. She must have been in a hurry to leave at that time, so she didn't notice that it was scratched. What a coincidence!
“Do we still need to trace the source of this piece of clothing and examine it again?” Ye Wujiu knelt down and looked at the magpie intently.
"Magpie, the witnesses and physical evidence are all there, what else do you have to say?!" Ding Heran suddenly raised his voice and asked.
The magpie was sweating like rain, kneeling on the ground and walking closer to the upper seat.
"My lord! This slave deserves to die. I must confess, I did go to the Thirteenth Cave, and I did make an appointment with Ya Xi in advance, but the girl on the table is not Sang Pu! She is not in the Thirteenth Cave, so she will The person who kidnapped the Thirteenth Cave was really not me!”
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Hearing this, Mo Tingfeng and Zhuang Yuheng unconsciously clenched their hands into fists.
Ruan Mianmian looked surprised, as if trying desperately to digest the amount of information in Magpie's words.
Mo Tingfeng stood up from the interrogation chair and took a step closer to the magpie.
"We...when did we say that Sang Pu was in the Thirteenth Cave?"
The magpie was shocked, knowing that he had made a mistake, he couldn't help but kneel back and retreat. Mo Tingfeng took another step closer.
“How did you know that Sang Pu was missing and taken to the ghost market?!”
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The magpie closed its eyes, the matter was over, everything was a foregone conclusion.
"Bold magpie! You clearly did this without asking! Say! Who instigated you?!" A cold light suddenly appeared in Ding Heran's eyes.
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The magpie let out a long sigh, changed from kneeling to sitting on the ground, and even tidied up her messy bun.
She looked up at Ruan Mianmian, her eyes full of reluctance.
"Master, I have served you for so many years, with no credit but hard work. Can you say something for me?"
"I, what can I say for you?"< br>
Before he said the first half of the sentence, Ruan Mianmian's eyes were already red.
“The face of the Ruan family, the face of the Sikong family, and my face have all been disgraced by you! We have been a good family with integrity for generations, how could we have such a snake-hearted person like you? Servant?”
"It's all in vain that I treat you sincerely. How could you do such a cruel thing to...that innocent girl from Sangpu?!"
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When Magpie heard this, he suddenly He smiled so wildly and sadly that Ruan Mianmian didn't know whether he should continue talking or not.
"Master, since you also said that I have no enmity with Sang Pu, then in your opinion - why should I put her to death?!"