Although Qin Yian's voice was not loud, he was wearing an official uniform after all, which made him a terrifying presence to the common people. The old lady shrank back, her eyes wandering back and forth on Shu He's body, and she stammered, "This, seems, seems to be her?"

"Don't pretend!" Qin Yian was not satisfied with the answer and asked again, "Please look carefully, is it really her? After all, this concerns a life!"

The old lady was frightened by Qin Yian's serious expression. At this moment, she was even more unsure. She pulled the old sister next to her and asked, "Sister Chen, what do you think? Doesn't it look alike?"

That Sister Chen also kept staring at Shu He. She did look somewhat similar in stature, but her image, however, was somewhat unrecognizable.

"I, I don't dare to confirm..."

"What are you not sure about?"

When Shen San heard this, he became furious again. He was about to grab the two men by the collar, but was pushed back a few steps by Qin Yian.

He stared at Shen San with a threatening look in his eyes. Zhang Zhiyi was still here, so why didn't he restrain himself at all?

The two women were frightened even more by Shen San's shout, and the woman called "Sister Chen" begged for mercy repeatedly.

"Master, please spare us! It's not that we don't want to recognize her! It's just that the maid was covered in stains, her hair was a mess, and she looked like a madman. But, but this woman now, although her figure is somewhat similar, but, but her face, I, I really can't be sure..."

"Yes, sir, we were all standing outside the door at that time, and we were so far away that we really couldn't see the woman's appearance clearly."

The two's explanations made Shen San even more furious, and his eyes seemed to be shooting poisonous arrows. "Then you swear that you can identify the murderer? Are you kidding me?!"

"Sir, spare my life..."

"Sir, please spare my life. I, we..."

The two women quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

Seeing this, Zhang Bo quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead. He was just feeling lucky that the two witnesses Qin Yian brought were useless. But at this moment, another woman's voice sounded, and his heart, which had just been relieved, became heavy again.

"I can confirm!"

That was another one of the three witnesses, and she was also the lady Shu He recognized at a glance.

Hearing her words, Shu He's face showed no emotion, but she was still a little disappointed. She had thought she had persuaded her to leave out of kindness. But now it seemed that her "kindness" was just that.

"Can you confirm?" Shen San asked excitedly.

"Yes sir, I can confirm it!"

Hearing the old woman say this, Shen San couldn't believe his ears. Was this a reversal of fortune? Had even Heaven seen fit to favor him? This time, he could finally seize the credit!

Zhang Zhirou saw Shu He's lowered eyes, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings. Could it be that Sister He was really doomed this time?

She had just escaped from the wolf's den, was she going to fall into the tiger's mouth again?

If she was really caught, what would happen to Xiao Yier? That poor child...

"Auntie, please look carefully and don't speak against your conscience!" Zhang Zhirou opened her mouth, wanting to give a hint, but she didn't know if the old lady could understand.

"Arou, don't say anything!" Zhang Zhiyi looked at Zhang Zhirou dissatisfiedly. She was clearly suspected of disrupting the witness's testimony!

Nan Qi clenched his fists. If Shu He was truly recognized, he would kill all of them before his master's identity was revealed!

Qin Yian also looked at the old lady a little nervously. At that moment, he was unable to distinguish his true thoughts.

He hoped that the woman could identify the lady, so that at least his reasoning and guesses were correct.

However, he also hoped that the woman would not identify her. After all, the matter of Lady He now involved too many high-level officials. If her identity as the murderer was really confirmed, he was afraid that his official position would be over.

At this time, Nangong Xiyun, who was locked in the room, also opened the door with a smile on her face, looking gloating.

"Cousin!" Uncle Zhang was filled with worry when he saw her open the door. "Miss, please stop talking!"

"Don't worry, I won't say anything. I just want to watch that woman being taken away with my own eyes!"

She knew that this woman must be the murderer!

She didn't understand. The circumstances were so similar, and this woman was such a strong suspect, but why did her cousin and the others turn a blind eye and allow a murderer to live under the same roof with them? What magical power did this woman have that could make everyone in this courtyard lie for her?

Humph, now that the truth has been revealed, she wants to see if these people can still keep their mouths shut!

Even though she couldn't speak any more for the Nangong family, she still wanted to watch Shu He being arrested by the police with her own eyes!

If it weren't for her, how could she have gotten into such a fight with her cousin?

Zhang Bo's face was full of embarrassment, but as an old servant, he could not do anything to Nangong Xiyun.

"Come here, arrest this criminal woman!" Shen Sanyi waved his hand, his face showing uncontrollable excitement, "Take her to the prison and interrogate her thoroughly!"

Following Shen San's command, someone rushed forward to grab Shu He. Zhang Zhirou said angrily, "Let's see who dares to move!"

Zhang Zhirou subconsciously stood in front of Shu He. At this moment, she had only one thought: she must protect Sister He and not let anyone hurt her! After all, Ah Li's health still depended on her!

Zhang Zhili also followed Zhang Zhirou, looking like he wanted to protect Shu He.

"Miss Zhang, Mr. Zhang, do you want to obstruct public affairs? Do you want to break the law knowingly?" Shen San approached Zhang Zhirou and others with a knife, looking like he was ready to fight if they disagreed.

"Zhang Zhirou, Zhang Zhili, what do you want to do?!" Zhang Zhiyi was furious. For the first time, he was really angry at the two siblings.

Normally, it would be fine if it was just a minor incident, but what was going on now? Were they really planning to publicly shield a criminal from the imperial court?

"Brother!" Zhang Zhiyi's cold and angry expression made Zhang Zhirou feel a little scared, but she was still unwilling.

"Gentlemen, you haven't heard what I have to say yet!" Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, the old lady spoke quickly.

"What else do you want to say?" Qin Yian asked.

"Sir, you may have misunderstood me." The old lady shrank back. She had said something halfway, which led to a misunderstanding and almost a fight! She couldn't help but feel a little scared. Would Shen San put her in jail?

"What do you mean?" Qin Yian asked.

Shen San also became confused.

The old lady looked at Shu He and said, "The murderer..."

"The murderer is not her!"

Shen San was shocked, "What?!"

Shu He was also a little surprised. Was she trying to help her lie? Did she misunderstand her just now?

"Old woman, did you see it clearly?!" Shen San asked again.

The old lady looked at the furious Shen San with some fear, but she still insisted that she had not made a mistake. "Sir, I saw it clearly, I can't be wrong."

Nangong Xiyun's raised mouth froze in place, and the gloating expression on her face turned into disbelief, "How, how is this possible?!"

Qin Yian had a complicated expression. The old woman's testimony overturned all his previous guesses, and he found it difficult to accept this result.

"The other two ladies both said that the woman was unkempt. How can you be so sure?"

The lady replied respectfully, "Sir, I was standing not far from the door at the time. I happened to see the murderer when he came to close the door, so I saw the murderer up close. I can be sure that it was not this lady!"

"Are you so sure?" Qin Yian narrowed his eyes slightly. If she really answered firmly, it would make him suspicious.

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