Qi Heng asked his servants to clear out the lobby, and his legitimate son Qi Wenxuan was waiting beside him, holding a name book in his hand with a list of ten people.
He opened the name book, narrowed his eyes slightly, and felt confused in his heart: "Father, is it inappropriate to do this?"
Qi Heng was worried about the treasure. The clinker was rising again and again, and he felt exhausted mentally and physically: "The real person has the power to reach heaven. Since I have asked these people to summon them, they must be of use."
Since his father was convinced, Qi Wenxuan couldn't say anything more: "Aqing, please come over."
"Here." The servant took the order and soon brought everyone into Han Mo Pavilion, "Young Master, we have been brought here."
Along with these ten people came in, including Shen Yanchu and Liu Ruyan.
Qi Heng stepped forward and said, "May I ask the real person, what should I do next?"
Shen Yanchu glanced at everyone and frowned: "Everyone is here?"
Qi Heng's attitude was respectful: "As ordered, everyone who left the room at Haishi last night is here."
"Thank you, Master." He nodded and looked at the people standing in the hall.
Except for a few new faces, Dong Miaoyin, Lingxiang, Chu Kun, and even Jiang Wenzhuo also stood in this group.
Shen Yanchu watched his expressions one by one, then he sat down and said loudly: "I believe you all know why I asked you to come here today."
Jingzhao Yin Jiang Wenzhuo took over: "Do you suspect that Mr. Chen's death is related to us?"
"I was entrusted by the head of the family to find out the truth and restore peace to the whole family." He said calmly, looking at everyone, "Everyone here left the house without permission last night at Haishi. There is no one else to prove it, so it is naturally suspicious."
"What the real person said is true." Jiang Wenzhuo responded.
Shen Yanchu immediately opened the name book, which clearly recorded when Jiang Wenzhuo left the courtyard: "Last night at Haishi, you left the house alone and returned three quarters later. Where did you go during this period?"
As a Beijing official, Jing Zhaoyin was used to holding court trials, but this was the first time he was being questioned.
He cupped his hands and replied: "To be honest, I had trouble sleeping and eating because of the theft of the Qi family's treasures, so I went to Yiyuan again at night to see if there were any clues in the Wutong Forest."
"How come you were not discovered by the nursing home when you entered Yiyuan at night?" Shen Yanchu asked again.
Jiang Wenzhuo also felt strange: "Maybe it was raining at that time, so the nursing home hid somewhere to take shelter from the rain."
The other party answered naturally. Shen Yanchu looked at the center of his brows and shook his head at Liu Ruyan standing next to him.
Jiang Wenzhuo did not lie.
"Mr. Miaoyin, Dong Qingxian." He held up the name book, raised his eyes and asked, "Do you live in a private courtyard?"
Dong Qingxian's eyebrows were gentle and his voice was clear: "I am alone, and the courtyard I was assigned is very quiet."
"So, no one can prove whether you were in the house." Shen Yanchu said, "If you stayed away all night, no one can prove it either."
"Master, please look carefully." Dong Qingxian took out a stack of piano scores from his sleeve, "This is the music Qingxian composed last night. The candle was burning for this all night. If you don't believe it, you can go to my room and check it out."
"Piano score?" Liu Ruyan took the score, "It was indeed signed yesterday."
Shen Yanchu looked at her: "Time can be forged."
She returned the piano score to Dong Qingxian, seeing that he did not seem to have harmful intentions.
"Have Yan'er ever believed in me?" Dong Qingxian asked suddenly.
"Yan'er?" Shen Yanchu suddenly raised his head.
"I believe you."
"Ding, the loyalty value is 5, totaling 35."
Dong Qingxian smiled lightly and looked at her with shining eyes.
"Are you familiar with him?" Shen Yanchu looked at him coldly, becoming more and more displeased with him.
Liu Ruyan did not explain. Instead, she leaned close to Shen Yanchu's ear and asked in a low voice: "Did the piano master lie?"
"Look at the center of his eyebrows. Not only did this piano master not lie, he was also very happy with you." Shen Yanchu was very unhappy.
She couldn't help but laugh awkwardly.
In the hall, Shen Yanchu finished asking questions one by one. First, he could rule out the suspicion of Jiang Wenzhuo and Dong Qingxian.
"Chang Shi, Chu Kun?" He opened the name book and saw the man in front of him with a thin appearance, shrewd eyes, and incomprehensible emotions between his brows. He was a man of intangible emotions and anger.
"It's Mr. Chu." Chu Kun looked up. According to rumors, Ming Juezi was free and uninhibited. When he saw him today, he found that he was more mysterious than the rumors.
Shen Yanchu continued: "According to the attendants around Mr. Chen, you had a quarrel with Mr. Chen last night and the words were fierce. Then you went out alone and you don't know where you went."
"It is indeed true." Chu Kun's expression did not change, "Chu and Mr. Chen were officials in the same dynasty, so it is reasonable for them to have different political opinions. Last night, I was feeling depressed, so I went to the kitchen and got some food. I drink the sake from the jar to relieve my sorrow."
He said quietly, as if remembering Mr. Chen's tragic death for no reason, his originally calm voice also became desolate: "Who knows, this kind of thing happened. I have been a colleague for ten years, and when I look back, the yin and yang will always be separated."
There was some regret in Chu Kun's eyes: "If Chu hadn't fought with him, he would never have left in a hurry. He blames me for this, all blames me!"
"Hey -" Jiang Wenzhuo also sighed and was moved, "First Liu Shangshu, and now General Chen, what evil has happened to him."
Chu Kun lowered his head silently. At this moment, a man standing not far away rushed out.
"The general was clearly harmed by you. Now he is hypocritically benevolent and righteous. How can he pretend to be a good person!" he shouted angrily.
Who is this?
Liu Ruyan looked at the name list and saw that Wan Hong, Master Chen's personal guard, was also a soldier.
Wan Hong pointed directly at Chu Kun and became furious: "The so-called counselors are just some polite scum! You have betrayed the current emperor first, so why do you have the face to stand here and complain! Last night, I heard with my own ears that you insulted the general. The general was furious. , ran out in the rain and never came back since."
His voice was filled with sadness, and he turned to look at Shen Yanchu: "I beg the real person to find the murderer."
Wan Hong knelt on the ground and bowed from a distance: "To comfort General Chen's spirit in heaven!"
"Get up first." Liu Ruyan helped him up, "So you left the room without authorization last night to find Mr. Chen?"
"Exactly." He said bluntly.
"What about you?" She looked at the maid standing behind the crowd, the personal maid beside the young lady, "Lingxiang."
"I..." Lingxiang hesitated. She walked in front of Liu Ruyan, not daring to raise her head for a while, "I got up at night to go to the toilet."
"Raise your head and say it." Shen Yanchu looked at her.
The little maid was frightened and hurriedly confessed: "I really didn't lie. I still remember that when I got up at night, I saw Mrs. Xu in the water house putting away her shoes in the room, but because her door was closed, I couldn't see my servant. "
Shen Yanchu asked back: "Since the door is closed, how do you know that Mrs. Xu is putting away shoes in the house?"
"Because Mrs. Xu said during the day that she would give her son a new pair of shoes. When I got up at night, I saw a shadow on the window. It was her sitting at the table holding the soles of her shoes." She explained, "The slave left the little half. Later, when I went back to my room to rest, I happened to wake up the maid in the same room."
"So no one knows how long you were out?"
"yes."
After asking questions, Shen Yanchu continued to check on the remaining people.
At present, it seems that Chu Kun is the most suspicious. But based on the words of the chief of guard, it is really hard to believe.
Shen Yan stood up and walked towards the hall. He said to Qi Heng, "Master, please get me another bow and arrow."
"I'll go get it." Qi Wenxuan stood close and quickly fetched the bow and arrow.
Shen Yanchu took it with one hand and stretched the bowstring with his fingers. Suddenly, the tight string broke in his hand, leaving only a bow frame.
Qi Wenxuan looked slightly sick: "I was negligent, so I will get a new bow."
"No need." Shen Yanchu said lightly, looking at Liu Ruyan, "I'll lend you your silver thread."
Liu Ruyan was dissatisfied: "Don't you already have a ring?"
Shen Yanchu stopped making any sound, and the eyes under the fence stared at her tightly, with a strong sense of reluctance.
She secretly felt pain and reluctantly took out the last piece of silver wire.
Shen Yanchu tied the silk thread to the bow and tried the bow again. Then he handed it to everyone present: "If you want to prove your innocence, draw this bow."
Others didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, but Liu Ruyan knew very well that the murderer's arm strength was amazing.
Everyone present looked at each other and finally picked up the bow.
Wan Hong used all his strength to pull the bow string halfway.
Not to mention Lingxiang, the palms of her hands were red from being strangled, and there was no movement of the bowstring at all.
Others tried one after another, but had to give up in the end.
Immediately, Chu Kun also picked up the bow and laughed: "I haven't fired a bow for a long time, so I might as well give it a try today."
He stood with his feet open, and then drew the bow. His arm muscles tensed, and with a slight "clang" sound, the bow frame only opened a slight arc.
He gasped and put down his bow: "I am not as good as before when I am old."
"Let me give it a try." Dong Qingxian walked over with a bit of curiosity on his face.
Mr. Miaoyin was specially invited by Qi Wenxuan. He kindly consoled him: "There is no need to force this matter. Look at everyone present, no one can draw this bow."
Before he finished speaking, Dong Qingxian's handsome eyes were slightly sunk, his waist was straight, his chest was open, he was holding the bow, buckling the string, his shoulders were steady, and he was shooting the bow straight back.
As he gently released his right hand, the fully opened bow string instantly returned to its position, and a stream of air passed through the air. Almost at the same moment, the bead curtain hanging in the hall broke with a sound, and the round jade beads rolled to the ground. .
Everyone was stunned.
And Liu Ruyan was even more shocked. Dong Qingxian's internal energy was so pure that he could use the sound attack easily!