Chai Yan couldn't believe what he heard. Could this unknown Shangguan Peining be an evil witch? She actually asked him to drink the blood of a dead woman!
"Chai Yan, are you stupid? Didn't you hear what I said? Go quickly!" Shangguan Peining urged again.
How could Chai Yan listen to her words and drink the blood of the dead? He turned around and left the room without saying a word, and walked quickly along the way he came.
"Chai Yan, how dare you disobey me! Stop, stop for me, Chai Yan..."
No matter how angry and urgent the voice in his mind was, Chai Yan acted as if he didn't hear him. Not only did his footsteps not stop, but he also walked faster and faster. He just wanted to leave here quickly now, otherwise he would jump into the Yellow River if someone came later.
I can’t even wash it off!
Not long after he left the yard where the murder occurred, Chai Yan heard a woman's frightened scream coming from there. Chai Yan said in his heart that it was a close call. Fortunately, I didn't hesitate just now and left decisively!
At this time, Shangguan Peining's voice also disappeared. She probably also understood that Chai Yan would not listen to her and drink human blood, so she chose to give up at the right time.
At this time, bright light and human voices appeared at one end of the corridor. Chai Yan's heart tightened, and he quickly retreated and hid in a dark corner.
Immediately afterwards, a group of Su Zhai's servants ran over.
Chai Yan thought for a moment, then stepped out of the corner, and then quickly followed the group of people just now.
Chai Yan is not stupid. You can't go back to the servants' room in this situation. Everyone has gone to the murder scene. What's the matter with you sleeping alone in the room? It's too abrupt!
It would be more natural to just hang out with the big guys and pretend to be a crowd watching the fun, so that it won't easily arouse others' suspicion.
All in all, Chai Yan does not want to have any connection with the murder case and does not want to get into trouble!
After a while, Chai Yan followed the group of people back to the outside of the Yuedongmen courtyard.
At this time, people had gathered outside the small courtyard. Mr. Su and Mrs. Su also arrived with the nursing staff. The housekeeper and the nursing staff were working hard to maintain order at the scene.
Chai Yan quietly mingled among the crowd, listening to the conversations of the servants and maids around him, and then he realized that the people who died were Zhilan, the beautiful concubine of Mr. Su Xinna, and her maid.
About a quarter of an hour later, Mr. Su and his wife walked out of the moon cave door, and the people outside the yard suddenly became quiet.
Chai Yan saw from a distance that Mr. Su had a very ugly face, and Mrs. Su also had a solemn face.
After the housekeeper went over and listened to the master and his wife's instructions, he turned around and announced loudly to the crowd: "Everyone listen, from now on, without the permission of the master and his wife, no one is allowed to come near this place, and no one is allowed to step out of the gate!
Otherwise, you will be responsible for the consequences!”
After the butler announced the ban, he began to disperse the crowd, and Chai Yan followed everyone back to the servants' room.
A murder case occurred in the middle of the night, and the person who died was Master Su's new concubine. No one in the servants' room could sleep anymore. Everyone was in high spirits and started talking...
Some people guessed it was a love killing, some said it was a vendetta, some speculated it might be a suicide, and in the end, no one knew who came up with the sentence "rape/murder", which immediately detonated the atmosphere in the entire servant's room.
These people spent half an hour just discussing whether to rape first and then kill, or whether to kill first and then rape. Chai Yan felt funny in his heart. If I hadn't been to the scene, he might have believed it!
After dawn, news came from outside that someone from the county government was here.
Not long after, the housekeeper came to the servants' room with the county government officials, and then the people were called out one by one.
After about half of the people went out and came back, the housekeeper came in with a man wearing a police officer's uniform and carrying a sword at his waist.
The policeman walked up to Chai Yan, looked at him and asked, "Are you Chai Yan?"
"I just..."
Chai Yan thought that the other party was going to conduct a routine inquiry on him, but he didn't expect that the police officer just confirmed his identity, waved his hand and shouted: "Here comes, lock it up!"
"Huh?" Chai Yan was confused instantly and shouted: "Hey, hey, hey, you have something to say..."
At this time, two guards with chains rushed in from outside. They didn't give Chai Yan a chance to defend himself, and locked him up tightly with three strokes.
"take away!"
After giving the order, Chai Yan was escorted out of the servant's room.
Soon, Chai Yan was escorted outside the small courtyard where the murder occurred.
At this time, outside the small courtyard, not only Master Su and Mrs. Su were there, there was also a yamen official in official uniform, and a middle-aged scribe dressed as a scholar and with a very good demeanor.
After a brief introduction, we learned that the man in official uniform was Magistrate Zhou of this county. The middle-aged scribe next to Magistrate Zhou was called Mr. Gu. As for the policeman who locked him up here, he was Magistrate Zhou of this county.
Qin catches the head.
"Your Majesty, the suspect has been brought!" Qin came forward to report.
Chai Yan was startled and immediately shouted: "Hey, wait a minute, why am I a suspect?"
"Shut up!" Mr. Su shouted loudly and said with deep hatred: "Chai Yan, Chai Yan, when Su saw that you were homeless, he was so kind that he kept you in his family. I didn't expect that you are a human being with a beastly heart.
...To actually commit such evil deeds..."
Chai Yan hurriedly said: "Mr. Su, I am not a murderer, I didn't do anything!"
"Master Su, please don't be angry, and let me ask the county to find out the situation..." After County Magistrate Zhou said this, Master Su endured it.
County Magistrate Zhou asked: "Chai Yan, this county wants to ask you, where were you around the fourth watch last night?"
Chai Yan understood this question as soon as he heard it. He must have gone out to relieve himself for too long last night and was discovered by other people in the room.
Chai Yan said: "Mr. Zhou, I know what you want to ask. I did leave the room for a short time last night, but at that time I went to relieve myself. Who would have thought that after I finished relieving myself, I was dumbfounded!
Guess what... the house was so big that I got lost! Later, when I was looking for the way back, I heard someone screaming in the distance, and then I saw everyone running this way, so I just
Coming here..."
After hearing Chai Yan's explanation, Magistrate Zhou turned his head slightly and looked at the middle-aged scribe respectfully.
The middle-aged scribe said with a straight face: "Qin Captou, let's compare this person's shoes..."
"Yes!" Captain Qin immediately accepted the order, stepped forward together with the guards, and roughly pulled off Chai Yan's shoes.
Chai Yan stood there with his bare feet, thinking that it was too bad. He must have left shoe prints when he ran out of the house in a hurry last night.
Sure enough, before half the time to burn the incense, Qin Baotou came out in a hurry.
Qin Captou reported: "Mr. Gu, Mr. Zhou, this person's shoes match the shoe prints perfectly!"