Everyone heard this, look at me, look at you, and then a younger villager cleared his throat and prepared to start telling the situation at that time.
A man was the first to speak, "Prime Minister, my house is not far from Zhao Tianyue's house. That day I was driving the sheep to eat grass nearby, and I saw this man walking over quickly with a hurried look, as if there was something urgent. Then Zhao Tianyue chased him behind, shouting to stop while chasing him, but the man ran very fast, and in the end Zhao Tianyue couldn't catch up."
At this time, another woman also echoed and said, "Yes, I was washing clothes by the river that day, rubbing my clothes. When I looked up, I saw this person coming. Strangely, the murderer walked to me and stayed deliberately for a while, saying, "If you have the ability to find me Dongfang Hong at Youzhou College," and his tone was so arrogant. So I later told Zhao Tianyue that this person is called Dongfang Hong. I said this truthfully, and there is no lie."
After hearing their story, everyone nodded, looking at Xi Yu with their eyes as if saying, the evidence is conclusive, Dongfang Hong is the one who does evil.
Zhao Tianyue looked sad and angry, and glared at Dongfang Hong again, his eyes full of hatred.
Dongfang Hong was angry and anxious, but she didn't know how to refute for a moment, so she could only sit there with a blushing face.
At this time, Xi Yu looked at Zhao Tianyue and asked calmly: "It was the woman who told me that you learned about Youzhou College, and then go there to find Dongfang Hong, right?"
Zhao Tianyue was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Xi Yu suddenly laughed, with a little insight into everything in his laughter. He continued, "Think about it, if a bad person does something bad, would he still foolishly tell you where he is? And he also openly said his name, how could this be possible? This is too unreasonable."
As soon as Xi Yu said this, everyone in the audience was stunned at first.
Then they suddenly realized the truth. Many people patted their heads and said in a slight anger: "Yes, why didn't we expect such a simple truth?"
Seeing this, Xi Yu looked serious and said solemnly: "So, in my opinion, someone must have deliberately framed Dongfang Hong and deliberately set up such a situation so that everyone misunderstood him."
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and looked at Dongfang Hong with a little doubt in their eyes. They were no longer as sure that he was the murderer as before.
Dongfang Hong said with grievance and anger, gritted her teeth: "Someone must be trying to harm me, I must find out the person behind this!"
But Zhao Tianyue still refused to give up, and then said, "But the person I saw that day was obviously the same as the person in front of me. How could he admit his mistake? Could it be that he has a twin brother? Anyway, what I saw with my own eyes, I would never be wrong."
When he said this, his eyes were full of stubbornness and he stared at Dongfang Hong tightly.
Dongfang Hong was so angry that her whole body was shaking, and her eyes became red and swollen because of anger. He replied loudly: "I don't know this, but I can pat my chest to guarantee that I didn't do anything bad. You can't just rely on the so-called "evidence" to insist that it was me. If you continue to question me without any basis and slander me like this, I will not give up. I will definitely fight you to the end!"
Everyone was silent when they saw Dongfang Hong's appearance, and began to think in their hearts that this might not be that simple.
Maybe it’s really as Xi Yu said, someone deliberately framed it behind the scenes.
Xi Yu was thinking about how to explain the strangeness, but suddenly a flash of inspiration in his mind reminded him of the magical object of the human skin mask mentioned in the martial arts drama I watched in my previous life.
He looked at Dongfang Hong, and the two of them blurted out almost at the same time: "Human skin mask!"
After saying that, both of them laughed as if they had solved the puzzle.
Zhao Tianyue was confused by their sudden reaction and asked with confusion: "What do you two mean? Why can't I understand what human skin masks are you talking about?"
Xi Yu stopped laughing, cleared his throat, and explained patiently: "This human skin mask is something that can imitate other people's faces. After wearing it, it can appear in front of everyone in the appearance of others. So it is very likely that the man you saw who called himself Dongfang Hong that day was actually wearing a human skin mask and deliberately pretending to be his appearance to do such evil things, so as to blame Dongfang Hong."
After hearing Xi Yu's explanation, everyone looked shocked, as if they had opened the door to a new world, and they whispered to discuss it.
There was a little more thought in his eyes when he looked at Dongfang Hong, and he was no longer as sure as before.
After listening to Xi Yu's analysis, Zhao Tianyue showed a little guilty look on her face and said, "After the Prime Minister's analysis, I feel that I was indeed a little impulsive before. Just based on the appearance I saw, I decided that it was done by Dongfang Hong, and I didn't think about the doubts. But, since that's the case, how can I find the person wearing a human skin mask?"
Xi Yu frowned slightly, rubbed his chin gently, and after thinking for a while, he sighed helplessly: "This is really very tricky. This human skin mask is elusive. After putting on the mask, it is almost exactly the same as himself. To find that person is like looking for a needle in a haystack. However, we cannot give up. We have to find clues from other aspects to see if we can follow the clues and find out the person behind the scenes."
Dongfang Hong nodded from the side and said with a serious look: "We must investigate. We must not let the guy who framed me go to justice. I cannot be in vain for my injustice."
When everyone heard this, they fell into deep thought, thinking about where to start looking for the mysterious masked man.
Xi Yu looked solemn.
"No matter how difficult this matter is, I must do it. This is not just to restore Dongfang Hong's innocence. Think about it, if this human skin mask is widely used in life, it will be a mess. People with ill-hearted intentions wear it and disguise themselves as others to do evil. Anyone may be wronged and become a mess, which will be very harmful to all of us."
After hearing this, the villagers around nodded and agreed.
The old man frowned and said worriedly: "The Prime Minister is right. If the bad guys rely on this human skin mask to hide their identities and do bad things, we ordinary people will not have a stable life. We really have to find a way to find out the people behind this, and we must not let this kind of thing be overflowing."
Others also agreed, and everyone realized the seriousness of the problem at this moment.
Finally, Zhao Tianyue said sincerely: "Prime Minister, I believe you, you must be fair for my miserable sister."
After saying that, he turned to face the villagers, raised his voice and said, "Today, let us let the Prime Minister and Brother Dongfang Hong go back first. I can trust the Prime Minister and I believe he will give us a satisfactory explanation."
After hearing this, Xi Yu nodded with a smile and said, "Haha, it's not a fight. Since that's the case, Dongfang Hong and I will go back first. Don't worry, I will definitely find out the truth in the shortest time and will never go back on our word."
Dongfang Hong also agreed and said, "Yes, just relax, we will definitely find out the mastermind behind the scenes."
After saying that, the two of them said goodbye to Zhao Tianyue and the villagers, turned over and galloped towards the road they came.
The horse's hooves raised waves of dust, leaving only everyone standing there, looking at their backs away with expectation.
Dongfang Hong and Xi Yu were galloping back on the way back, but both of them were in a very heavy mood and did not feel relaxed at all because they temporarily solved the misunderstandings of the villagers.
Dongfang Hong broke the slightly dull atmosphere, sighed and said, "After this, I have realized your hard work now. You have to worry about such a small matter. How tired you are every day."
After hearing this, Xi Yu turned his head to look at him, raised his eyebrows, and said dissatisfiedly: "Oh, are you praising me or mocking me? Why do I feel wrong to listen to this?"
Seeing this, Dongfang Hong couldn't help but smile and said, "Whatever you understand, I just feel it. It's really not easy for you to be a clerk."
After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled, but behind the smile, there was still concern about this difficult case.
The sound of horse hooves was clamoring, and they continued to rush back, thinking about how to find clues and find out the person behind the scenes.
After returning to the college, Dongfang Hong was exhausted both physically and mentally, so she went back to her room to rest.
Xi Yu did not stop for a moment and immediately began to plan and investigate the matter in a intensive manner.
He knew very well that time was tight and the truth must be found as soon as possible. He should not let the mastermind be spared, nor should he let Dongfang Hong continue to be wronged.
On the other side, Chen Shou, since he couldn't stand Zhao Yun last time and left with his father, he came to a very remote mountain village in Qingzhou to settle down.
Life in this small mountain village is dull but stable. But unexpectedly, on this day, Chen's father suddenly became seriously ill.
Chen Shou was anxious and hurried out to hire a doctor everywhere, and several of them were invited.
But after seeing this, the doctors shook their heads helplessly and said that they were really powerless. The disease had reached the point where the medicine was useless.
Chen's father lay on the hospital bed, looking at Chen Shou with anxiety and sad faces, weakly raised his hand, patted his hand gently, and said slowly: "Child, don't be sad, life and death are alive. I'm exhausted, so how can one not die? Don't worry too much."
After hearing this, Chen Shou couldn't stop crying in his eyes, but he forced himself to prevent them from falling down. He choked and said, "Dad, don't say such words, there will be a solution. I'll try it out to another doctor."
Chen Shou felt even more sad after hearing his father's words.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind. He remembered what Yu Yu had invited him to the past, and he murmured to himself: "Dad, I suddenly remembered that the Prime Minister asked me to go there before? I don't know if it's okay if I go there now, and there must be a more powerful doctor on his side, and maybe you can cure your disease."
After hearing this, Chen's father shook his head gently and said weakly: "Son, don't go to make trouble. We are far away from there, and we don't know how many ten days and half a month will take to go back and forth. Dad can't wait for that long. Besides, the last time he invited you, but you didn't go over, you must have offended the Prime Minister. How could you ask for help again? Don't make it boring for yourself."
After hearing what his father said, Chen Shou looked hesitant and was very entangled.
But at this moment, Chen's father suddenly coughed even harder. The violent coughing sound seemed to cough out his heart and lungs. His originally sallow face became more and more ugly, and he felt a sense of death. He seemed to be getting worse and worse.
Seeing this, Chen Shou's eyes were red, tears burst out from his eyes, and his grief was overwhelming. He seemed to have been exhausted and stood by the bedside.
Chen's father held on to his last bit of strength and raised his hand with difficulty, trying to wipe away the tears for his son. His voice was weak but a little open-minded and said, "Son, my father has no regrets in his life, and you don't have to be particularly sad. Birth, old age, sickness and death are all fate."
After saying this, Chen's father slowly closed his eyes, his hands drooped weakly, completely losing his breath.
Chen Shou felt that the sky had collapsed, and threw himself on his father and cried loudly, feeling sad.
The cry echoed in this small room, full of endless sorrow and reluctance.
On this day, Chen Shou endured his grief and buried his father on a hillside outside the village.
In the days that followed, he was alone and his life was still difficult.
After all, the father and son have been saving money in this small mountain village and have lived a life of meager writing letters for others. Now that my father has left, the financial situation at home has even worsened.
But in the few days after his father passed away, he was filled with sadness and was not in the mood to do anything else.
He often sat in the room, staring blankly at the place where his father had sat, and his mind kept appearing in his past.
When I think of those, tears can't stop flowing down, and I'm immersed in the pain of losing my closest relatives and it's hard to extricate myself.
Rest Kingdom.
Shi Dami and Hesheli stood in an empty square in the palace, surrounded by solemn and silent.
Shi Dami said to Hesheli with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, no matter what, we have to figure out Xi Yu's birth date and horoscope first. I think I will not go to the Central Plains and Youzhou first. After all, it is difficult to get in, but I can still go in and out in most other places, and I can always find some clues."
Hesheli nodded in agreement after hearing this.
Afterwards, Shi Dami bid farewell to Hesheli, left the palace alone, rode a horse that had been prepared long ago to the Central Plains.
It was getting late on the day, and a rain suddenly started to fall in the gloomy sky. The rain drizzled, and soon enveloped the earth in a rain curtain.
Shi Dami rode into Qingzhou area on a horse. He wanted to continue walking in the rain, but when he looked up, a small village appeared in front of him, surrounded by wilderness.
It's dark and raining, so it's really hard to hurry.
Shi Dami was anxious and wanted to find a place to shelter from the rain.
At this moment, he saw a hut not far ahead. He was delighted and hurriedly drove his horse toward the hut.
When he arrived, he turned over and got off the horse without hesitation and walked inside immediately.
This hut is Chen Shou's home.
At this moment, Chen Shou was in the house and heard the movements coming from outside, and he was full of doubts. He wondered who would be coming in the rain.
After hearing the movement, Chen Shou walked out of the house and saw Shi Dami who was wet.
Shi Dami hurried forward and said politely: "Brother, I'm really sorry for disturbing me. It's raining so heavily outside. I'm here to get there. I want to ask if I can shelter from the rain here. I'm a businessman on the way."
Chen Shou looked Shi Dami up and down, noticed that his skin color was a little different from that of the people in the Central Plains, and asked, "You are probably not from the people in the Central Plains, right?"
Shi Dami replied truthfully: "Brother, I have good eyesight. I come from the Rest Empire. I pass by this place and don't want to encounter this rain, so I took the liberty to come and ask for help."
After hearing this, Chen Shou nodded slightly and said, "So that's it. I've heard of the Rest Empire. Since it's just shelter from the rain, then come in quickly and don't get wet outside."
When Shi Dami heard this, he hurriedly said gratefully: "Thank you, brother, for taking in it. I am so grateful."
After saying that, he walked into the house with Chen Shou, and the rain continued to drip along the corner of his clothes, forming a small piece of water stain on the ground.
Shi Dami entered the house. Seeing the simplicity of the house but the orderly cleaning, she felt a little more respect for Chen Shou.
He stood aside and twisted the rainwater at the corner of his clothes with a little embarrassed.
Chen Shou found a clean cloth and handed it to Shi Dami, and said, "Wipe it first. The rain is suddenly raining, and your whole body is wet. If it is stained with wind and cold, it will be bad."
Shi Dami took the cloth and said while wiping it, "Thanks to meet my brother today, otherwise I really don't know what to do. I thought the rain would stop soon, but I didn't expect it to get heavier and heavier. In this wilderness, fortunately, you have your hut."
"Who is not at a disadvantage when you go out? But why did you, a merchant from the Rest Empire, come here? This journey is not close, and it is quite difficult, right?"
"Oh, I'm just running around for a livelihood. I heard that there were many business opportunities in the Central Plains, so I came here."
The two were talking, and the rain outside was still crackling, as if there were endless stories.
In this small hut, two people from different places began to share their experiences.
After a while, Shi Dami saw that Chen Shou actually had a smile on his clothes, so he asked: "You are..."
Chen's father told me about his father's death.
Chapter completed!