Jiang Shen's face was solemn. He gently let go of the boy, slowly squatted down, and carefully examined Lan Cui's body. His brows were tightly furrowed, forming a "川" shape.

At this moment, a heart-wrenching cry suddenly came from outside the crowd: "My Cui'er!" The voice was so miserable that it resounded through the sky.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was Madam Liu rushing over. She stumbled to Lan Cui's side and threw herself on her cold body, bursting into tears. The cry was so heartbreaking that it moved everyone.

Seeing this, Jiang Shen stood up and stood aside, looking at her quietly.

At the same time, the three young masters of the Liu family also arrived at the scene one after another. Seeing Madam Liu crying so heartbrokenly, Liu Xuanying hurried forward, squatted down, and tried to help his mother who had lost control of her emotions.

"Mom, don't be too sad..." A tall, handsome man frowned and said with a worried look on his face. His deep and bright eyes revealed his concern for his mother.

"My Cui'er! Who is this heartless bastard who deserves to be punished by God! First he killed the master, and now he is trying to harm my Cui'er!" Madam Liu cried out in grief, her tears pouring out like a dam bursting. She collapsed on the ground with tears, almost unable to control herself.

At this moment, Jiang Shen, who was standing by, narrowed his eyes slightly, a half-smile on his face. He stared sharply at the woman crying her heart out, and slowly asked, "Madam, why are you so sure that the person who killed Lan Cui is the same person who killed Master Liu?"

Madam Liu stopped crying a little after hearing this. She raised her head and looked at Jiang Shen with her red and swollen eyes. She sobbed and replied intermittently, "Who else could it be? Ever since the master passed away, Cui'er has started to behave a little abnormally."

"She kept mumbling that someone was trying to murder her. I thought the little girl was just talking nonsense because she was too frightened, and didn't take it seriously. I never thought... wuwuwu... it would lead to such a tragedy!" At this point, Mrs. Liu was overwhelmed with grief again and burst into tears.

"Then, did Lan Cui tell you anything about the murderer?" Lin Qi looked at Mrs. Liu who was crying so sadly, and his heart moved. He subconsciously asked her.

At this moment, Madam Liu paused slightly, then raised her head and looked straight at the young man in front of her with an extremely stern look.

Lin Qi was caught off guard by the woman's sharp gaze, and his heart skipped a beat. He was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and he quickly lowered his head like a frightened rabbit.

[Oh, why is she glaring at me so fiercely...] A certain little kid, feeling aggrieved and completely bewildered, had no idea what he had done wrong to make Madam Liu angry.

[Humph! Don't you think about who you are? Why should I answer your questions? You really have no self-awareness!] The system on the side couldn't stand it anymore. It looked at the stunned kid in front of it and scolded him angrily.

After hearing what the system said, Lin Qi suddenly realized what was going on. That's right! In this instance, he was just Master Liu's concubine. In terms of status and identity, he really wasn't qualified to ask such a direct question.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but bite his lips lightly in annoyance, then reached out and pinched the corner of his clothes, and stood obediently beside Jiang Shen, looking like a little wife who had suffered all kinds of grievances and was submissive.

Although Madam Liu was very dissatisfied with Lin Qi's rash interruption, after the other party finished asking the question, Jiang Shen turned his gaze towards her, and the meaning was obvious - he hoped that she could answer truthfully.

Helplessly, Madam Liu suppressed her anger and said slowly, "Ever since the master's unfortunate passing, Lan Cui has become unhinged, as if she's been greatly stimulated..."

"She said she saw a man jumping out of the window behind the bridal chamber and that the man seemed to have seen her."

"When she said these words, I just thought she was scared silly, but I didn't expect..." At this point, Mrs. Liu seemed unable to control her emotions and started crying again.

"Madam, do you mean that the murderer of Mr. Liu is a man?" Jiang Shen narrowed his eyes slightly, and raised the corners of his mouth imperceptibly, asking with a smile.

There was an elusive light in his deep eyes.

"If it weren't for this, the master is in his prime and strong. How could an ordinary weak woman easily succeed in winning him over?" Madam Liu answered in a choked voice, sobbing and wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

"Moreover, Lan Cui also mentioned that the man was quite tall and moved like the wind. He disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye. According to her, the direction the man fled seemed to be towards the lobby..." Mrs. Liu raised her head as she spoke, and her eyes slowly turned to Liu Qingmu who was standing beside her, her eyes full of disbelief and grief.

Suddenly, the woman seemed to wake up from a dream and suddenly realized.

Then, she turned around abruptly and rushed straight towards Liu Qingmu, bursting into tears: "Oh my! My Qingmu! How could you be so foolish as to commit such a heinous crime..."

She clutched Liu Qingmu's sleeve tightly and cried bitterly, as if she wanted to vent all the pain and despair in her heart through crying.

When everyone heard this, they all turned their eyes to Liu Qingmu. After all, Liu Qingmu was most likely the last person to see Master Liu, and the timing all matched. He killed someone, jumped out of the window to the hall, and then went to pick up the bride.

From this point of view, Liu Qingmu is indeed the most suspicious.

"Mom, what are you talking about! How could it be my second brother?" Liu Xuanying looked at the mother in front of him in disbelief, his handsome face was stunned at this moment?

"Ying'er, you are still young... wuwuwu, you don't understand the wickedness of human hearts...", Mrs. Liu said to Liu Xuanying while crying.

At this moment, Liu Qingmu suddenly spoke, abruptly interrupting Madam Liu's words.

A deep sense of sadness quietly emerged on his elegant and handsome face, almost like an immortal. He deliberately lowered his voice and spoke slowly, "Ever since I was old enough to understand, I knew that my mother didn't have much affection for me."

After a brief pause, Liu Qingmu continued, "I never expected that my mother would resent me so much, even going so far as to accuse me of the heinous crime of patricide..."

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