Shengjing Noble

Chapter 310 No distinction between public and private matters

"In fact, I know she hates me, but I thought she killed Muzi, so I was very angry, and I regarded everything as her revenge on me... Now it seems that I was wrong, and what she said must be true."

"What did you say in prison that day?"

"That day... she came to see me and explained to me that Muzi's matter had nothing to do with her, but I was angry and I didn't believe her. I even said bad things to her. I feel ashamed now... I don't know how to face her."

"This case has not been concluded yet. Do you really believe that she didn't kill Muzi?"

"Well, calm down. I don't think Jiang Xuan is the type to kill people in secret. If she were, she would have killed Muzi's parents long ago. Why would she still be threatened? In the final analysis, she would only dare to kill people when she was forced into a corner, and she did it openly."

"This is weird...if it's not Jiang Xuan, who else could it be?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Lanyin's voice sounded behind them.

“It’s likely to be whoever benefits the most.”

The two men looked at her, thoughtful expressions on their faces, and then spoke in unison.

"Second Aunt?"

"Yes." Su Lanyin nodded, "To be honest, I found that Feng Piaopiao had drugged your father's snacks."

"What? She dared to poison my father?" Kang Chenxi became nervous.

"Don't worry, it's not poison. It's a spice that can make people addicted to food. She put it in the dessert to make your father addicted to sweets, which will aggravate his cough."

"Why did she do that?"

"You'll have to ask her about this, but we don't have any evidence right now, so we can't do anything to her for now."

"Aren't snacks evidence?" Kang Chenxi asked.

"Not really."

Fu Wuyang: "What do you mean?"

Su Lanyin explained: "Dasheng has no laws that explicitly prohibit this kind of spice. Moreover, it is not poisonous. Even if we question Feng Piaopiao, she can easily deal with it by pretending that she doesn't understand the side effects of this spice."

"Then what should we do?" Kang Chenxi asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, I actually have an idea that can make her reveal her true colors."

……

The next day.

Early in the morning, officials came to the Kang family and asked to see Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang.

Seeing the officials coming, everyone in the mansion was very curious.

After saying something in the house, the officer took his leave, and Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang also left.

Feng Piaopiao felt uneasy watching from afar, so she quickly ran forward and pretended to care.

"Where are you two going so early? Can you guys have breakfast?"

Su Lanyin said with a cold face: "Thank you for your kindness, Second Aunt, but we won't need breakfast.

"What's the hurry? You can't even eat? Be careful you'll starve."

"We thought about it all night and finally came up with a foolproof plan that will ensure that the murderer we caught yesterday will reveal the mastermind behind the murder. Soon the culprit who killed Muzi will be brought to justice..."

Su Lanyin looked confident. As soon as she finished speaking, Fu Wuyang immediately pushed her and sternly scolded her: "Stop talking too much!"

"Yes!"

"Without further ado, let's go!"

The two men ignored Feng Piaopiao's attempts to keep them and strode towards the gate of Kang Mansion.

Looking at their backs, a hint of uneasiness flashed across Feng Piaopiao's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by ruthlessness.

……

Inside the prison.

The murderer who was caught yesterday was locked up in the same cell where Kang Chenxi lived before. However, unlike before, he did not have a single scar on his body.

It was obvious that the magistrate did not conduct any interrogation or torture yesterday.

Fu Wuyang frowned and whispered, "You guessed it right."

Before coming, Su Lanyin said that the county magistrate would definitely not interrogate yesterday's murderer, at least not take this case as seriously as he did Kang Chenxi.

"That damned official must be in cahoots with the real culprit behind the scenes."

Su Lanyin shook her head: "I don't think so."

"Why not? If they are not in the same group, why would they target Kang Chenxi but protect this murderer?" Fu Wuyang said angrily.

"Don't rush to conclusions."

After saying that, Su Lanyin took out the wine she had bought on the road and walked towards the yamen runners who had been bribed by them.

"Brother, thanks for your help these days. This bottle of good wine is to thank you."

The jailer smiled brightly when he saw the wine: "Oh, you are a good-looking girl with a kind heart. Thank you very much."

He took the jar of wine and saw that it was the most expensive Shenxianzui. He couldn't help but open it and take a few sips.

"Oh, good wine, good wine. I've never tasted such good wine before. It's all thanks to the girl. Tell me, what do you want to ask?"

The jailer was quite insightful and knew that there was no free lunch in the world.

Su Lanyin didn't bother to be polite with him. She sat down and asked directly, "Why did your county magistrate target the eldest young master of the Kang family?"

"Well... actually..." The jailer looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he leaned over and said in a low voice, "Our county magistrate is also a lecher. He had his eyes on Miss Muzi from Nuanxiang Pavilion before, and he harassed her several times but was chased away by Kang Chenxi. That's why..."

He stopped there, but the meaning was clear.

Fu Wuyang suddenly realized what was going on and muttered to himself, "I thought he was bribed, but I never thought he was not distinguishing between public and private!"

Su Lanyin smiled and said, "Brother, drink your drink while I chat with the murderer inside."

"Go ahead, go ahead. I'll guard the door for you."

"Thank you."

Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang got up and walked into the cell. The murderer who was caught yesterday was sitting on a pile of grass by the wall.

When he heard someone coming in, he just raised his eyelids, sneered disdainfully, and continued to close his eyes.

Seeing that he ignored her and pretended to be cool, Su Lanyin was not anxious. She walked over and looked down at him.

"Are you the murderer of Muzi?"

"So what? I've already been caught. If I kill one person, I'll die. If I kill two people, I'll die too."

This was clearly a bluff, meaning that he saw everything clearly and knew the outcome was a dead end, so there was no need to reveal anything else.

Su Lanyin frowned and was about to say something, but was stopped by Fu Wuyang.

When it comes to interrogating criminals, he has many methods.

Fu Wuyang squatted down, took out a token from his arms and placed it in front of the man, but the man closed his eyes.

He didn't care and said calmly: "If you tell the truth, you may be spared from death."

"Tsk, do you think you are the emperor? What qualifications do you have..."

The man was disdainful at first, until he opened his eyes and saw the golden token, then he was stunned.

A huge jadeite is inlaid on the golden background, and two big characters "Xiao Yao" are engraved below!

Fu Wuyang gently flipped it over. On the back of the token was a unique royal emblem, which was known to all the people of the Dasheng Dynasty.

Even someone who has never seen the world should know that this thing must belong to the royal family!

The man turned pale with fright and looked at Fu Wuyang in disbelief.

"You...you are...King Xiaoyao?"