Brother Xie, he is too popular. What should I do?

Chapter 219 Ascension to the Hall

The chubby young man, Captain Wen, stood out with an imposing look on his face.

There was a serious look on his chubby face.

"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, I have already investigated the circumstances surrounding the incident."

County Magistrate Sang leaned forward slightly, pretending to listen attentively.

"The circumstances of this case are as follows. The deceased is Master Qin, the current leader of the Wulin Alliance. He was discovered in his study this morning by Guard Xiaojia. When the witness, Guard Xiaojia, discovered the deceased, he was already dead. The coroner's preliminary assessment indicates that Master Qin died around 2:15 PM last night."

Captain Wen is worthy of being a captain. Although he looks young, he still succinctly described the general situation when Mr. Qin's case occurred.

When they heard that the victim was Mr. Qin, those confused people in the underworld were shocked!

Only then did they understand why the Qin Mansion had suddenly become so tense. The guards were much stricter, and they treated the guests in the outer courtyard as if they were criminals.

It turns out that the deceased is the current leader of the martial arts world, Mr. Qin!

If this gets out, it will be big news in the world!

Originally, many people had been betting on whether Mr. Qin could continue to serve as the leader of the martial arts world, but they didn't expect to hear the news of Mr. Qin's death at this time.

The guests looked at each other.

This is really sad.

County Magistrate Sang nodded. She had already had a general understanding of this information before she came.

Now there is a most critical issue.

"What was the cause of death?"

County Magistrate Sang asked.

This question is very important. If Mr. Qin just had a sudden illness and there was no murderer, then the case could be closed.

Captain Wen puffed out his chest, clearly well prepared and looking confident.

He took two steps out, came to the center of the front hall, and said loudly:

"The coroner detected a certain amount of toxins in the deceased's body, but it was not the toxins that killed him, but the sharp wound on his neck. He died from excessive blood loss."

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Sang frowned.

"It appears to be a murder. Who committed this? Has Captain Wen found any evidence or clues?"

Captain Wen said:

"I've left a few detectives at the crime scene, and they're still searching for clues. But we've already apprehended the witness, Xiaojia, who was at the study door. He said he knows who the murderer is."

County Magistrate Sang nodded and said:

"Then summon witness Xiaojia to come up."

After all, Guard Xiaojia is an eyewitness and the first person to discover the case, so we must listen to what he says.

Two detectives in black came forward, escorting a guard.

When Xie Yunhe saw the guard's appearance clearly, his eyebrows jumped.

This person was indeed one of the guards at the door of Master Qin's study. He had seen him when he went to the study last night.

The current situation gave Xie Yunhe a bad feeling.

He was very sure that he had not done anything to Master Qin. Even when he went to the study last night, Master Qin was still fine.

But others may not think so.

Especially since the time he went to the study was too close to the time of Master Qin's death.

Xie Yunhe recalled that he arrived at the study shortly after hearing the night watchman's gong, which was probably around 1:15 PM.

The more I thought about it, the worse it felt.

A little nervous.

Why does he seem so suspicious?

Without time to think about it, Xie Yunhe's attention was attracted by the interrogation in the front hall.

"Snapped!"

County Magistrate Sang slammed the gavel with great majesty.

"You must describe in detail the process of discovering the deceased and the circumstances of the night of the crime. You must not conceal anything!"

Guard Xiaojia, who was being pinned down by the black-clad constable, was immediately frightened.

He knelt down and said tremblingly:

"Your Excellency, the County Magistrate, I am a guard at the Qin Mansion. From yesterday evening until this morning, I was on duty at the study door. It was indeed I who discovered Master Qin..."

"This morning, I was on duty all night and was feeling a little sleepy. I forced myself to check the sky. It was around noon, the middle of the morning, and it was time for my shift change, but the study door was still closed. That's when I realized something was amiss."

Having said that, Guard Xiaojia paused and began to explain why he felt something was wrong.

"Normally, Master Qin would go to the martial arts training ground to practice at dawn, even if he stayed overnight in the study. But this morning, Master Qin was actually half an hour late. This is unusual."

Guard Xiaojia continued:

"I felt something was wrong, but I didn't think much of it. I knocked on the study door, but no one answered. As I approached the study, I smelled a hint of blood. My heart tightened, and I quickly pushed open the door. And then, I saw..."

It seemed as if the scene had shocked the guard Xiaojia to some extent, and he began to tremble as he spoke.

Guard Xiaojia paused for a long time before continuing.

"I saw Master Qin face down on the desk, which was covered in blood. I was so frightened by this that I rushed out of the study, shouting for help. Then all the adults knew about it."

Guard Xiaojia finished telling his story.

County Magistrate Sang nodded, indicating that he should continue to talk about his experience of last night's vigil.

Perhaps because there were so many people here, guard Xiaojia felt safe and was no longer as scared as he was at the beginning.

The frightened look on his face also improved a lot.

He looked at the crowd around him, caught a glimpse of Xie Yunhe out of the corner of his eye, and quickly looked away with a look of fear.

When Xie Yunhe saw this scene, his eyelids twitched again and he had a very bad premonition.

"Your Excellency, the murderer I'm talking about is related to last night's visitor... I, I want to report Master Xie Yunhe. He was the one who killed Master Qin!"

Guard Xiaojia spoke with tears in his eyes while pointing his finger at Xie Yunhe in the crowd.

The crowd was in an uproar.

Following the pointing of guard Xiaojia, the crowd of people who were originally crowded around Xie Yunhe made way.

He was afraid that he would become the murderer "Xie Yunhe" in the guard's words.

After the crowd dispersed, Xie Yunhe was revealed with an expressionless face.

He said he didn't feel well.

This scene finally arrived.

The situation doesn't look good.

However, Xie Yunhe is upright and is not afraid of his own shadow or the investigation of the constables.

A handsome young man with a long sword on his waist walked out of the crowd.

When walking, the black and gold clothes fluttered, giving off a sense of elegance and freedom.

In a few moments, the boy who was accused of being the murderer stood in the middle of the front hall.

Accept all kinds of scrutiny from everyone.

The young man has an upright posture and clear eyes, which makes people easily like him when they see him.

At least County Magistrate Sang felt that he had a good impression of the young man.

She looked at Xie Yunhe standing below her, and for the first time, even without any solid evidence, she began to defend him in her heart.

There must be some misunderstanding here. This young man doesn't look like the murderer.

Maybe the eyewitness was mistaken.

Of course, she couldn't say this out loud, after all, she was also the county magistrate.

"Ahem, Guard Xiaojia, why do you think this Mr. Xie is the murderer of Master Qin? Do you have any solid evidence?"

County Magistrate Sang quickly turned his attention back to the case itself and asked the guard Xiaojia below.

Guard Xiaojia looked at Xie Yunhe who was standing next to him with some fear.

"When I was on duty last night, Master Xie was the last person to visit Master Qin. After he left, no one else entered the study..."

"And I also noticed that when Master Xie came, he was empty-handed, but when he left, he took a sword with him."

"He must have suddenly attacked Master Qin before leaving, and then left the study."

Guard Xiaojia told what he had seen and his guesses.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to the sword at Xie Yunhe's waist.

According to the coroner, Mr. Qin died of a sharp wound to the neck.

The sword on Mr. Xie's waist is indeed a sharp weapon.

Thinking about it carefully, guests are not allowed to carry swords in the Qin Mansion.

Judging from this point, there are really not many people who can cause sharp weapon injuries to Master Qin, and Mr. Xie is one of them.

And...

Some people in the martial arts world were thinking that Master Qin was the current leader of the martial arts world, which in itself represented that he had profound martial arts skills and there were not many people in the martial arts world who could be his rivals.

If you want to hurt Master Qin, you can only attack him by surprise when he is off guard.

Master Qin went to see Mr. Xie late at night, so the relationship between them must be unusual. Maybe Master Qin was not on guard against him, which made it possible for him to launch a successful sneak attack.

Thinking of this, everyone's eyes turned towards Xie Yunhe and changed.

You kid with thick eyebrows and big eyes turned out to be the murderer of Master Qin.

Xie Yunhe bowed upwards.

"Your Excellency, County Magistrate, I have something to say."

County Magistrate Sang was very easygoing and said:

"You say it."

Xie Yunhe tried to describe as briefly as possible the experience of being called to the study last night.

"Last night, Young Master Qin came to visit, saying that Master Qin wanted to see me. I immediately went to the study. It was around 1:15 PM when I arrived. However, my conversation with Master Qin was very brief, less than half a cup of tea, before I left the study."

"In such a short time, I'm afraid I won't be able to kill Master Qin."

Captain Wen stepped forward and spoke on behalf of Magistrate Sang, asking:

"Master Xie, what did Master Qin want to discuss with you? And what about the sword you were carrying when you left the study?"

Xie Yunhe felt that there was nothing he couldn't say, so he opened his mouth and said:

"Last night, Master Qin came to talk to me about my sword. When I entered the Qin Mansion, my sword was confiscated in the study. Perhaps because the martial arts conference was about to begin, he returned the Spirit Crane Sword to me."

Although Captain Wen looked chubby, he looked at Xie Yunhe with sharp eyes.

"You mean, you went into the study and just said a few words to Master Qin, then took the sword and left?"

Xie Yunhe nodded.

Captain Wen asked again:

"How did Master Qin look at the time? Did he look healthy?"

Xie Yunhe remembered what he had said before, that there was poison in Master Qin's body.

After thinking about it carefully, I gave a positive answer.

"Master Qin's complexion looks normal, and there's nothing wrong."

Captain Wen asked Xie Yunhe a few more detailed questions, and Xie Yunhe answered them one by one.

After listening, Wen Fuman fell into deep thought.

His career as a constable faced a huge test.

If what Xie Yunhe said was true, then Master Qin was still alive and well when Xie Yunhe left.

Mr. Qin died around the time Xie Yunhe left. Is this really such a coincidence?

If there was another murderer after Xie Yunhe, how did he avoid the guards and enter the study to kill Master Qin?

Or maybe what Xie Yunhe said was not true?

County Magistrate Sang looked at the witness and Xie Yunhe below, then at Captain Wen who was deep in thought beside him.

"Captain Wen, what do you think about this matter? Who is the murderer?"

Captain Wen ended his contemplation and bowed to County Magistrate Sang.

"Sir, there must be something fishy about this matter!"

"But I've seen through it!"

"There is only one truth—he is the murderer!"

The chubby finger pointed at someone.

Everyone looked in the direction of the finger and saw Xie Yunhe standing there.

Xie Yunhe: ...

After all that talk, you still doubt me, right?

"Sir, it is known that Master Qin died at approximately 2:15 PM, and Master Xie arrived at the study at 1:15 PM. Theoretically, he had enough time to commit the crime, even if the time was shorter."

"If what Master Xie said is true, then someone must have entered the study after he left, killed Master Qin, and then left again. This is almost impossible."

"I just asked, and the guards at the Qin Mansion are quite strict, and the guards in the study are even stricter. Unless it's the legendary male and female thieves who come and go without a trace, not even a mosquito can fly into the study without permission, let alone assassinate them."

"To sum up, there is only one truth: Master Xie lied! He was the one who murdered Master Qin during that time, then calmly left the study until Guard Xiaojia entered the study and discovered Master Qin."

Captain Wen explained his reasoning one by one.

At first glance, this reasoning seems to be reasonable, even too reasonable.

But there are still many mysteries that remain unsolved.

"Captain Wen, if what you said is true, how could a young swordsman like him be able to assassinate a martial arts leader with profound martial arts skills?"

County Magistrate Sang asked a key point.

"And during the assassination, it was possible to prevent Master Qin from making any sound."

County Magistrate Sang touched his chin and spoke.

Captain Wen hesitated a little.

According to the testimony of guard Xiaojia, he did not hear any sound of fighting at that time.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Xie Yunhe go just like that. It was because he thought this was a normal meeting that he let him go directly.

There is a very contradictory point here. If Xie Yunhe is the murderer, how did he do it?

Xie Yunhe stood up and said:

"This is absolutely not something a commoner would do, and the allegation of an attack is sheer nonsense. Master Qin and I have no grudges against each other, so why would I attack him?"

He spoke forcefully and with righteous indignation.

This really doesn't look like a murderer.

County Magistrate Sang nodded continuously.

Yes, Xie Yunhe doesn’t look like the murderer, he doesn’t look like that.

And there is no motive for the crime.