lcionline Chapter 385 I didn’t expect you to be the murderer
Chapter 385 I didn’t expect you to be the murderer
But in a moment, the shock that flashed across Lu Qingchen's pupils had not yet faded, and deeper panic had already flooded his eyes like a tide.
"go to hell!"
A sharp female voice resounded through the sky, followed by a sharp "bang" sound of metal collision covering it.
"who are you?"
The woman fell to the ground, and the sharp dagger in her hand fell far away. She raised her red eyes and stared at the person in front of her.
When the moonlight shone on the figure before her, the woman said in shock, "It's you!?"
"I didn't expect you to be the murderer."
Qin Miaoxi stood in front of her with an expressionless face, but her eyes were full of confusion. This was the little woman who went to inform on others, and also the young widow who had an affair with Shi Tou.
The little woman pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "I don't understand what you are saying."
At this moment, Lu Qingchen had already picked up the dagger that fell from her hand, "Should I explain this?"
The young woman looked at him calmly and said, "He was trying to bully me, so I attacked him to protect myself."
"You bitch, what nonsense are you talking about? It was obviously you who seduced me. If you dare to slander me again, I will kill you."
Shi Tou cursed angrily. If Lu Qingchen hadn't stopped him, he would have rushed to the young woman and killed her.
The young woman's eyes reddened, instantly filling with tears. "Princess, young marquis, look at him, he's a big, strong man, and I'm just a widow, how dare I resist?"
"you……"
"Shut up!" Qin Miaoxi's cold voice pierced his ears like broken ice. The invisible deterrent force penetrated his mind and was actually quite captivating.
She looked at the little woman again and said, "You don't have to quibble. It was you who killed Tiezhu."
As the words fell, an oil-paper bag fell in front of her, and one glance was enough to silence her.
"Tiezhu was drugged before his death."
Shi Tou's face turned pale and blue, and only then did he realize what they were talking about.
After an unknown amount of time, the little woman gently asked, "When did you know that the murderer was not him?"
There seemed no point in hiding it now, and she was not prepared to hide it.
"When the village chief's unique cloth is found inside the bronze bull."
"Why? Doesn't this just prove that he was involved in Tiezhu's death?"
Qin Miaoxi looked at her deeply and said, "You are wrong. Tiezhu was burned to death. Under such high temperatures, there is no way that the cloth would only be half burned. It is obvious that someone threw it in afterwards."
The little woman threw her head back and laughed madly, "I made a mistake. I shouldn't have burned half and left the other half."
Qin Miaoxi remained silent. If that were the case, she might suspect that the murderer left it when moving the body, which would not arouse her suspicion.
"Why did you kill Tiezhu? Why did you put the blame on the village chief?"
"Kill Tiezhu?" the little woman sneered. "That's because he deserves to die. He forced me just like that bastard. Why shouldn't I kill him?"
"what happened?"
According to the young woman's description, it turned out that not long after her husband died, Shitou had targeted her. He raped her one rainy night and came to her often after that.
Although he had resisted, he beat him so hard that his face was bruised and swollen, and he almost died several times. Gradually, he compromised.
Unexpectedly, one day half a year later, Shitou came with a drunk Tiezhu and locked them in a room. Later, she learned that Shitou owed Tiezhu a lot of money, and then he sent her to Tiezhu's bed to pay back the debt.
Tiezhu is not a good guy either. He has been obsessed with her ever since then and even imitated Shitou's behavior to force her to sacrifice herself.
Later, she finally had enough of this kind of life, so when Tiezhu came to her again, she killed him to prevent future troubles.
Lu Qingchen muttered to himself, "No wonder they say Tiezhu used to be very irritable, but later became calmer as he got older."
As he spoke, he kicked the stone. What was the difference between what he did and the bandits who forced women of good families into prostitution? No wonder he could never find a way to make money. Tiezhu didn't even ask him to pay him back. It turned out that he made money as a brothel owner.
"What a piece of shit."
Shi Tou was kicked in the heart and curled up on the ground in pain, sweating coldly.
The young woman watched this scene with joy and gave Lu Qingchen a kind smile, "Since you have found the evidence, just ask directly if you have anything!"
A strange feeling surged in Qin Miaoxi's heart, and the gaze he gave her became distant and deep.
"How did you kill him? And how did you move the body?"
The young woman said slowly, "I tricked the man into coming to the bronze bull, knocked him unconscious, and then locked him inside. I set fire to the bull from the bottom. The temperature of the bull rose, and the man inside was burned to death."
Lu Qingchen seemed to have thought of something and asked curiously, "So the sound of the cow mooing at night was Tiezhu's scream?"
"Yes!" The little woman smiled, as if showing off a beautiful work of art. "The nostrils and abdomen of the bronze bull are connected, so the sound coming out is like a bull's mooing."
Shitou's face turned pale when he heard this. There had been rumors in the village that the sound of cows mooing was the anger of the bull god. Unexpectedly, it was the cry made by a person before he died.
The little woman's eyes suddenly fell on him. "You were so close to experiencing this wonderful feast. Are you sorry?"
"Get out! You murderer!"
"That's better than being a heartless beast."
Qin Miaoxi interrupted the two of them and said, "Continue with the previous topic."
The little woman retracted her gaze and said, "After the people are burned to death, I will hide the bodies on a wooden boat and move them to the pond at night."
Qin Miaoxi thought of the thick layer of corpse oil accumulated on the wooden boat. It seemed that because she had hidden corpses many times, the wooden boards were soaked with corpse oil, so it took a long time to dissipate.
"The villagers said there were many cow moos in the village. Who else did you kill? Did you kill Xu Xiaoru for the same reason?"
The young woman retorted excitedly, "No, I didn't kill Master Xu!"
Her reaction was within Qin Miaoxi's expectations. "I didn't kill anyone except Tiezhu."
Qin Miaoxi and the other two simultaneously looked suspiciously at each other, "There was also a sound of cattle mooing when Xu Xiaoru died."
The young woman's face turned pale, and she replied in a daze: "Mr. Xu is my benefactor, I will not hurt him."
"I believe you."
Qin Miaoxi looked at her trustingly, "So you know who the murderer is? Is it the murderer who is threatening you?"
The little woman's clenched hands began to tremble, and she lowered her head to avoid the scrutinizing gaze above her head.
[Stay calm. She can't possibly know that it was the village chief who asked me to do this. This is my only chance to fulfill my wish. I...]
"The village chief killed Xu Xiaoru? Why? And why did you obey the village chief's orders?"
The little woman immediately looked as if she had seen a ghost. Is this person a human or a ghost? Why does he know everything?
If it is really that powerful, why was Mr. Xu’s case not solved for a year?
"You won't tell me?" Qin Miaoxi advised sincerely, "I'm giving you a chance. If you tell me, your crime can be mitigated. If you let me tell you, you'll only end up dead."
The little woman smiled disdainfully, with a look of determination in her eyes to face death.
"I know you want to die with the stone and have long since given up on living, but don't you want to give Xu Xiaoru an explanation while you're still alive? And also give him a chance to break the shackles that bind you?"
The quiet air was filled with invisible pressure, playing against each other.
Suddenly, the little woman smiled charmingly.