The First Criminal Judge of the Zhenguan Era

Chapter 72: A Shocking Deduction, a Dramatic Reversal of the Victim's Identity?

Liu Shuyi first checked the rooms in the front hall and found nothing unusual.

Then we passed through the hanging flower gate and arrived at the backyard where the owner lived.

Upon entering the backyard, Liu Shuyi suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"what happened?"

Du Gou and the others followed behind Liu Shuyi. When they saw Liu Shuyi stop, they couldn't help but ask him something out of curiosity.

Looking at the impeccably clean and tidy backyard, Liu Shuyi frowned slightly and said, "Don't you guys feel like something's off?"

"Something's wrong?"

Everyone looked towards the backyard in confusion.

The backyard wasn't particularly large. A well was located in front of the east wing, and not far from the well was a flowerbed covered in snow. Five houses stood in a row, facing south, behind the garden.

There are two rooms on each of the east and west sides.

Because the guards had just searched the premises, all the doors were open.

Standing under the hanging flower gate, one can see a glimpse of the room's interior.

But apart from that, there was nothing unusual.

Wang Gui asked, puzzled, "Master Liu, what's wrong with him?"

Liu Shuyi shook his head: "I can't quite put my finger on it, but I always feel that it's different from the houses I've seen before."

"Could it be bad feng shui?" Zhao Feng said. "I've read some books that say if a house has bad feng shui, some naturally perceptive people can sense something unusual."

Upon hearing this, Wang Gui clapped his hands immediately: "Definitely! This whole family was wiped out, so it's obvious that their feng shui couldn't be good."

"I can't say..."

He lowered his voice, looked around nervously, and said, "This house will become a haunted house in the future, and there may even be ghostly cries at night. It will probably remain empty forever, and no one will live here anymore."

"Huh? Haunted?" Zhao Feng suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck.

Liu Shuyi glanced at the two men and said, "Haven't you caught enough ghosts following me? What are you afraid of?"

He shook his head, quite helpless at the two neurotic individuals, and said, "Let's go, let's go check on their room."

As they spoke, the group followed Liu Shuyi to the door of the central room.

Upon entering the room, Liu Shuyi raised an eyebrow.

The room in front of me was not large, and there was no clear distinction between the inner and outer rooms.

Only a screen stands in front of the bed, dividing the room into two areas.

Outside the screen, there was a table and several low stools. Against the wall stood two dark red cabinets, their vermilion lacquer peeling off, making them look somewhat old.

At this moment, the lids of these cabinets were all open, and some clothes were violently taken out and thrown on the ground, making the whole room feel as chaotic as if it had been hit by a tornado.

Liu Shuyi asked the guards who had searched the rooms earlier, "Did you open these cabinets? Did you take the items out?"

The guard hurriedly shook his head: "No, it was already like this when we arrived. We just checked the clothes in the closet again to make sure there was no one hiding there, and then we left."

Hearing the guard's words, Du Gou's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Could it be the work of the murderer? The murderer turned over like this, was it for... money?"

Liu Shuyi recalled the six corpses he had just seen, pondered for a moment, and said to Wang Gui, "County Commandant Wang, have someone search these rooms again to see if they can find any money or valuables."

Wang Gui understood Liu Shuyi's meaning and immediately ordered the yamen runners he had brought to conduct a search.

Liu Shuyi entered the room, went to the cabinet, and casually picked up a piece of clothing draped on the cabinet.

This is a dark green robe of excellent quality and soft texture. Judging from the style, it is a design for an older person.

"Lin Jiangqing's clothes...it seems this is Lin Jiangqing's room..."

“This is the main room. Lin Jiangqing still lives here, and he should still be in charge of the Lin family.”

He put down his robe and looked into the cabinet.

Then they saw that the cabinet was full of robes.

The robes were rummaged through and were in a very messy state, almost filling the entire cabinet.

Liu Shuyi picked up several robes from among them, unfolded them, and examined them carefully.

These robes were of different styles, but all were of good quality and looked quite new.

Looking at the robe in his hand, he thought for a moment, then went to another cabinet next to him with its lid open and looked inside.

Inside the cabinet were all kinds of clothing, such as undergarments and headscarves.

There were many clothes, which took up most of the closet.

Next to these clothes was a vermilion wooden box.

Liu Shuyi took out the wooden box and found a broken lock on the lid. The lock had obvious pry marks and was no longer usable.

He narrowed his eyes, opened the lid, and saw several copper coins and a smooth white bead inside.

He took out the bead and examined it closely: "It looks like a pearl..."

"Du Si Cheng."

Liu Shuyi handed the bead to Du Gou and said, "Take a look and see if it's a pearl."

Du Gou took the pearl, glanced at it briefly, and nodded, saying, "It is a pearl, and the quality of this pearl is not low, no less than the treasures brought by Ma Fuyuan."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Feng's expression immediately changed, and he said, "This wooden box, could it be a box for storing money and treasures? Now there are only a few copper coins and a pearl left inside. Could it be that the murderer took the other valuables and only left these?"

Du Gou glanced at Liu Shuyi, who was deep in thought, and said, "That should be the case."

"As the head of the Lin family, Lin Jiangqing is in charge of the family's finances, so the family's wealth must be in his hands. Apart from this wooden box, we did not find any other traces of money in his room."

Wang Gui said, "But now the box is almost empty, and the lock has been broken..."

"It can't be wrong!"

He looked at everyone and said, "The murderer definitely killed for money!"

"I just don't know whether he came in directly to rob and kill, or if he stole the valuables first, was accidentally discovered, and then had the idea of ​​silencing them."

Upon hearing this, everyone thought for a moment and nodded in agreement with Wang Gui's words.

The cabinets were ransacked, the locks were pried open, and the boxes containing only a few valuables remained...

All of this is enough to prove the murderer's purpose.

"If that's really the case..."

Zhao Feng's face showed worry: "That's troublesome."

"If it is a revenge killing, we can also find people who have a grudge against the deceased based on the circumstances of the deceased, and thus find the murderer."

"But what if it's robbery or theft..."

He frowned and said gravely, "The murderer and Lin Jiangqing's family may not even know each other. Under these circumstances, we have no way of investigating."

Upon hearing Zhao Feng's words, everyone's expression changed.

Wang Gui felt a chill run down his spine.

His biggest fear now is not being able to find the murderer. But if, as he deduced, the murderer was robbing or stealing for money, then there is no way to investigate based on the circumstances of the deceased. Even Liu Shuyi probably cannot find the murderer out of thin air without any clues or connections.

"Master Liu..."

He quickly looked at Liu Shuyi, and the joy he had just felt at obtaining the clue vanished instantly.

"Don't worry."

Liu Shuyi reassured her, "The investigation has only just begun; it's too early to draw conclusions."

After saying that, he turned around and went behind the screen.

Behind the screen was an old bed with a thick mattress that was nearly two inches higher than the bed. When you pressed it with your hand, it was so soft that it enveloped your hand.

A set of quilts lay open against the wall.

Beside the bed was a small dressing table, all of which was open and empty.

Liu Shuyi looked at the scene before him thoughtfully, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's go check the other rooms."

To the left of Lin Jiangqing's room is the room of his son and daughter-in-law.

The room looked equally old and simple, and the cabinet lids were also open.

Clothes were scattered all over the floor, creating a mess as if swept by a tornado.

The only difference was that the bed was relatively tidy, with the blankets neatly folded.

Liu Shuyi's gaze lingered on the open dressing table for a moment before he walked away.

This time, he went to the room to the right of Lin Jiangqing, and as soon as he entered, a rich fragrance of roses wafted into his nostrils.

Liu Shuyi subconsciously looked up, and then froze.

He wondered if he had traveled through time again, because the scene before him was completely different from the other rooms.

Pink gauze, pink screen, even the cabinets are pink...

Almost everything in sight was pink.

It's like a pink fairy tale world.

"Is this Lin Jiangqing's granddaughter and grandson-in-law's room?"

Liu Shuyi raised an eyebrow and went inside.

Although the room in front of me has a very girly color scheme, its condition is no different from the other two rooms.

A closet full of clothes was also turned upside down and made a mess.

Not a single copper coin could be found in the entire room.

There wasn't even a hairpin or earring for her to use for dressing.

Looking at the pink cabinet filled with dresses of various styles, Liu Shuyi's gaze grew increasingly deep.

"That's a bit strange..."

he murmured.

"strangeness?"

Upon hearing Liu Shuyi's voice, Wang Gui couldn't help but ask, "What's strange?"

Liu Shuyi did not answer Wang Gui, but quickly walked out and went to other rooms, where he quickly checked them all.

The remaining six rooms include a kitchen and a woodshed.

Of the remaining four side rooms on the east and west sides, only the one on the north side of the east side showed signs of habitation.

Looking at the few but equally messy men's clothes in the wardrobe, Du Gou said, "It seems that this room should be where the sixth person lives. He is either a servant of the Lin family or a relative or friend who came to stay."

"It should have nothing to do with the murderer."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Feng and the others all nodded in agreement.

Liu Shuyi frowned, looking thoughtful, and remained silent.

Seeing Liu Shuyi's strange behavior ever since he arrived in the backyard, Du Gou couldn't help but ask, "Does Master Liu have some other opinion?"

Just as Liu Shuyi was about to say something, he heard footsteps approaching rapidly.

Then a voice from a Ministry of Justice official came: "Master Liu, Miss Du is calling for you."

Du Ying?

Liu Shuyi's eyes flashed, realizing that Du Ying might have discovered something during the autopsy.

Without any hesitation, he quickly returned to the front yard.

As soon as I reached the front yard, I heard the creak of a door opening.

Du Ying walked out of the room.

"how?"

Liu Shuyi strode forward.

Du Ying handed the autopsy report to Liu Shuyi and said, "Their fatal wounds were all different. Some were in the chest, some in the neck. Some died from a single stab, while others died from two or three stabs."

"But the same knife was used to kill them all."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed to the blood-stained longsword next to the corpse that had been sitting against the wall in the side hall, saying, "That's the one."

"It's that knife!?"

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.

Recalling the corpse's imposing physique, Zhao Feng couldn't help but say, "The weapon was right next to him; it must have been his weapon..."

"Could it be..."

His eyes widened, his voice tightening with his own suspicion: "He's the murderer? He killed these people, but Lin Jiangqing and the others resisted, and in the process, he was also seriously injured..."

"wrong!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Feng shook his head: "If he is the murderer, how could he have taken all the valuables and kidnapped the Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices? Could the murderer have accomplices?"

"No."

No sooner had Zhao Feng finished speaking than Du Ying ruthlessly rejected his guess.

She said, "The man only had a wound on his throat and no other external injuries, which proves that he was not harmed before he was killed."

"And the weapon that cut his throat was also that knife."

Zhao Feng was stunned for a moment: "It's that knife too!?"

He looked thoughtful and said, "He has no other injuries, which proves that he was always in the upper hand. There is no possibility that he was seriously injured and unable to escape, and that his accomplices killed him out of fear of implicating him..."

"Could it be... that the murderer and his accomplice had a disagreement during the operation, or that they couldn't divide the loot equally, leading the other to simply kill him as well and keep all the money for himself?"

Upon hearing this, the others thought for a moment and then nodded subconsciously.

I think this possibility really exists.

It is indeed not uncommon for people to fight each other over the spoils, each trying to take all the money.

But Liu Shuyi shook his head: "It shouldn't be."

"No?" Zhao Feng quickly looked at Liu Shuyi.

Liu Shuyi said, "A family annihilation case is no small matter, especially since it happened right under the nose of the capital. Once the court discovers it, it will definitely investigate with the greatest effort."

“In this situation, even the slightest trace left by the murderer could expose them.”

"Therefore, no matter how greedy they are, no matter how much they want to take it all for themselves, they would never eliminate their accomplices right here at the crime scene."

“After all, if they become accomplices, they must be connected. Once we know the identity of one of them, we will inevitably be able to find the other one by following the clues.”

"The murderer must have been meticulous and cautious to commit such a heinous act of wiping out an entire family here without leaving any trace."

Du Gou pondered for a moment and said, "Indeed, even if they really had a conflict and had to kill each other, they should have tried to destroy the faces of the victims after the killing so that we could not investigate based on the corpses, instead of leaving the corpses here in plain sight."

"Not to mention……"

He looked at Zhao Feng and said, "We have already discovered the room where the sixth corpse was located, and we have ruled out the possibility that this person was related to the murderer."

Zhao Feng then remembered this incident. He slapped his forehead and said, "Look at me! I was so shocked by the fact that the murder weapon was this person's weapon that I completely forgot about what happened in the room."

Upon hearing this, Du Gou looked at the blood-stained longsword on the ground and said in a deep voice, "This weapon just happens to be in this person's possession; it may not necessarily be his."

"Not his?"

Zhao Feng's eyes widened: "Could it be the murderer's weapon? Did the murderer leave the weapon here to frame this person and escape justice?"

Du Gou looked at Liu Shuyi and said, "What do you think, Liu Yuanwailang?" Upon hearing this, everyone subconsciously looked at Liu Shuyi as well.

Liu Shuyi was looking down at the autopsy report in his hand when he heard Du Gou's question, and then he looked up.

He didn't rush to speak, but instead looked thoughtful.

A moment later, a sharp glint flashed in his dark pupils.

Then, everyone saw Liu Shuyi's lips curl up slightly.

Upon seeing Liu Shuyi's expression, Du Gou and others who were familiar with him couldn't help but feel a stirring in their hearts.

Did he discover something?!

"There were a few other things in the autopsy report that Miss Du gave me..."

He looked at everyone and said, "The first thing is the time of death. According to Miss Du's deduction, their time of death was between 7 PM and 9 PM last night."

From 7 PM to 9 PM?
Everyone's eyes lit up.

"Isn't that the time when the Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices disappeared?"

Wang Gui couldn't help but clap his hands: "Now we can finally confirm it. The disappearance of Changsun Temple Assistant is related to the murderer who wiped out the Lin family!"

This is the best news he can expect so far.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The butler breathed a sigh of relief; the fact that this matter was confirmed meant that they were on the right track.

Now it remains to be seen whether Liu Shuyi can solve the case quickly, as he has done in the past.

"The second thing."

Liu Shuyi continued, "That young woman, around twenty years old, who is Lin Jiangqing's granddaughter, is still..."

He glanced at everyone, paused for a moment, and then said, "Virgin."

"what?"

"Still a virgin!?"

Everyone was stunned; no one had expected such an autopsy result.

After all, Lin Jiangqing's granddaughter and grandson-in-law have been married for many years, so how could she still be a virgin?
Du Gou frowned and said, "Could it be that Lin Jiangqing's granddaughter doesn't like her husband who married into the family?"

Zhao Feng said, "If you don't like him, why choose him? She's looking for a son-in-law to live with her family, so she can make all the decisions. She can refuse someone she doesn't like."

Everyone nodded in agreement with Zhao Feng.

A son-in-law who moves into another's family home and a woman who gets married are two completely different things.

Since Lin Jiangqing's granddaughter has been married for so many years and is still a virgin, it means that she has complete control over the situation. Under these circumstances, there is indeed no need for her to compromise herself.

"Moreover, since they've chosen a son-in-law to live with them, they must want to have a child as soon as possible so that he can inherit the Lin family business."

Zhao Feng continued, "Under these circumstances, if they aren't anxious after so many years without children, her parents and grandfather certainly will be. Logically, they should have been urging her to have children long ago. If she really doesn't want to have children with this husband, then she should quickly divorce him and find another son-in-law to live with her..."

"But she stayed with this husband the whole time, but never slept with him, which was really strange."

Hearing Zhao Feng's words, Liu Shuyi couldn't help but glance at him.

He noticed that after Zhao Feng had followed him in investigating several cases, his thinking had become much more agile than before.

Although mistakes may happen sometimes, what we fear most in investigating cases is not making mistakes, but rather being unwilling to think deeply about the inherent logic and strangeness of what we see.

Compared to before, Zhao Feng has made visible progress.

"Besides that, her room was also very strange."

Liu Shuyi continued Zhao Feng's words, saying, "I don't know if you guys have noticed, but Lin Jiangqing's granddaughter and grandson-in-law's room doesn't look like the room of a married couple for many years. Instead, it looks like the boudoir of a young woman before she got married."

"boudoir?"

After thinking about the pink atmosphere in the room, everyone nodded.

Wang Gui said, "Now that you mention it, it's true. My daughter's room doesn't have as much of a boudoir feel as hers."

"besides……"

Liu Shuyi continued, "I carefully searched through the wardrobe in that room, and I found..."

He looked at everyone and said, "That wardrobe is full of women's clothes, not a single piece of men's clothing."

"Are they all women's clothes?"

"No men's clothes?"

Wang Gui looked bewildered: "Is that so?"

He hadn't noticed at all; all he knew was that the closet was crammed with clothes.

At that moment, Du Gou seemed to understand Liu Shuyi's intention in mentioning these things. His expression changed, and he said, "So..."

"Lin Jiangqing's granddaughter and grandson-in-law don't actually live together at all? They live separately?"

"Then, is that room in the east wing the son-in-law's room?"

"If that's the case..."

He whirled around, staring at the blood-soaked side hall before him, and said, "Doesn't that mean... the sixth corpse wasn't from the Lin family at all!?"

"what?"

"Not from the Lin family?"

Everyone was startled by Du Gou's words.

Zhao Feng couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that I guessed right? The sixth person who died was really an accomplice of the murderer? But didn't you already rule out that possibility?"

Zhao Feng couldn't understand it at all.

If the sixth person is neither a member of the Lin family nor an accomplice of the murderer, then what could his identity be?
It couldn't have been just some neighbor who happened to be visiting, could it?

"County Commandant Wang..."

At this moment, a constable from Chang'an County led several people in and said, "These people are the neighbors of the Lin family, and they know the Lin family's situation quite well."

Upon hearing the constable's words, Wang Gui immediately said, "Quickly send them to identify the corpse."

The constables quickly led the neighbors to see the corpse.

They returned shortly afterward.

"how?"

Wang Gui quickly inquired.

The neighbors all looked unwell; some even looked like they were about to vomit bile.

Clearly, those corpses made these ordinary people very uncomfortable.

The man in his forties at the front looked slightly better than the others. He took a deep breath before saying, "It really is the Lin family."

"The Lin family are all good people. They live frugally themselves but help their neighbors. If any family is struggling, Old Lin and his family will bring them wine and meat during festivals. If someone in a family is sick and can't afford medicine, Old Lin will sell his belongings to raise money to help with treatment..."

He clenched his fists, recalling the horrific scene he had just witnessed, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Who on earth is so ruthless as to want to harm such a kind and virtuous family?!"

The other neighbors nodded in agreement.

"Yes! The Lin family are all very kind people, so why don't good people get good rewards!"

"Isn't the murderer afraid of retribution for harming such a kind family?"

"My mother was sick, and it was only thanks to Old Lin's help in buying medicine that she recovered..."

"Sir, you must catch the murderer and avenge Elder Lin and the others!"

Listening to what the neighbors were saying, Wang Gui and the others realized that Lin Jiangqing's family were actually such kind-hearted people who had done so many good deeds.

And now, this entire family has been wiped out overnight.

This murderer is truly despicable!
Wang Gui said, "Don't worry, Master Liu is a brilliant detective and will definitely catch the murderer."

Liu Shuyi said, "As far as we know, the Lin family has five members. I wonder who the sixth corpse is? Does anyone recognize him?"

The man shook his head: "I've never seen or know that burly man before. He shouldn't be from the Lin family."

"Me too."

"I have not seen it."

They all shook their heads.

Upon seeing this, Du Gou and the others all frowned deeply.

That person was indeed not a member of the Lin family!
Did they guess wrong?
Is he really an accomplice of the murderer?

A thoughtful look flashed across Liu Shuyi's eyes.

After thinking for a moment, he continued to ask, "Between the hours of Xu and Hai last night, did any of you hear any sounds coming from the Lin family?"

"No."

"We were having dinner at the time and didn't hear anything unusual."

Didn't you hear anything?

Liu Shuyi narrowed his eyes.

The murderer used the same knife to kill everyone.

Even if he had accomplices, it was impossible for him to kill everyone at the same time with a single knife.

Not to mention, the dead were located in two different areas.

The deceased in the room could be said to have had no time to react.

The three people in the courtyard were stabbed in the back, clearly fleeing in terror, only to be caught up by the murderer from behind and killed with a single blow.

All of this means that the deceased had every opportunity to cry for help.

The period from 7 PM to 9 PM is precisely the time when travelers return home, eat, and sleep.

By this time, the streets were no longer bustling, and the noisy city of Chang'an gradually fell silent. If someone were to shout for help at this moment, it was impossible for the neighbors not to hear them.

However, all the neighbors said they didn't hear anything.

why?
Didn't these dead people scream for help?

Why not shout?

Is it that you can't shout it out?
Can't I shout? Or am I afraid to shout?

Liu Shuyi's brows were furrowed, which was quite strange.

Du Gou and the others had clearly thought of these things as well, and their faces showed deep thought and puzzlement.

After a moment's thought, Liu Shuyi looked at the anxious people and asked, "Between 7 and 9 pm last night, did you see any strange people on the road?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"Did the Lin family exhibit any unusual behavior when they contacted you yesterday?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Seeing that he couldn't get any useful information, Liu Shuyi said, "You should go back and rest first. If you think of anything strange, or if I have any other questions, I will come to find you again."

The people were terrified by the massacre of the Lin family and were all in a state of unease. When they heard Liu Shuyi's words, they nodded hurriedly.

Before leaving, they said to Liu Shuyi, "Master Liu, you must find the real culprit! The Lin family is so kind, they shouldn't have died. The murderer must be made to pay for it!"

Liu Shuyi nodded and said, "Don't worry, it is my duty to find out the truth."

Then everyone left.

Watching their tense figures leave, and recalling their words, Wang Gui couldn't help but say, "That damned murderer, why did he have to target innocent people!"

"The Lin Jiangqing family must have done a lot of good deeds to earn such praise from their neighbors."

"But in the end, such a good family was targeted by that vicious murderer. It's true that good people don't get good rewards!"

Upon hearing this, the others also sighed and shook their heads.

It's not uncommon in this world for good people to go unrewarded.

But every time I see it, it leaves me with indescribable feelings.

"You really think..."

But then, Liu Shuyi's voice suddenly rang out: "The Lin Jiangqing family, are they the great people they claim to be? Great philanthropists?"

"what?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Liu Shuyi squinted and said, "Don't you all feel that the Lin residence before us is somewhat different from what we have seen and heard?"

"Severance?"

Wang Gui asked, puzzled, "Who does 'Master Liu' refer to?"

Liu Shuyi said, "That man just said that Lin Jiangqing is a kind person who often helps his neighbors. Sometimes when a neighbor is sick and can't afford medicine, Lin Jiangqing will sell his belongings to raise enough money for the medicine..."

"The house in front of us is very dilapidated, with peeling paint and old furniture. It looks like a poor man who can't afford to repair it; it's a scene of utter destitution..."

Wang Gui said, "Isn't this exactly what those neighbors were saying?"

"They said the Lin family lived frugally themselves, but always did good deeds."

"They don't even have the money to repair their house, yet they're willing to sell their belongings to help their neighbors. Isn't that kindness?"

"yes……"

Liu Shuyi said, "Judging from the condition of the house, it is indeed worthy of these neighbors' words, and it is indeed very kind."

"but……"

He looked at Wang Gui and said meaningfully, "County Commandant Wang, you haven't forgotten the clothes in their wardrobe, have you?"

"The clothes in the closet..."

Wang Gui was stunned for a moment.

Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, his eyes widened.

“Those clothes…” He suddenly looked at Liu Shuyi.

Liu Shuyi narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "The quality of those clothes is excellent. Even though I'm not an expert in this field, I can tell that any one of them is worth a lot of money."

"And the key thing is that they all filled their wardrobes with these kinds of clothes."

"So, I want to know..."

Liu Shuyi said with a half-smile, "The Lin family, whose life is so difficult, who have no money to repair their courtyard and have to sell their belongings to help their neighbors... why do they have so many expensive clothes? Where did they get the money to buy them?"

"Also, the clothes they were wearing on their corpses were rather shabby compared to the clothes in the closet."

"They have so many nice clothes to wear, yet they only wear this one shabby outfit..."

"Why!?"

Liu Shuyi's gaze swept over the thoughtful crowd, his voice low and menacing, making everyone feel as if their hearts were falling into an abyss, filling them with dread.

Then Liu Shuyi said, "Is it that they just like to wear shabby clothes, or is it..."

"Who are they dressing up for?"

"Or is it to make someone think that they are really that frugal?"

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