The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

After a while, five people were led into the hall. Qin Miaoxi strode with her head held high, walking in the front row, looking quite like a leader.

Qin Miaoxi nodded slightly to Lu Qingchen after seeing him, and the latter immediately felt relieved.

Everyone then saluted the Emperor and shouted, "Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!"

The emperor immediately responded: "Everyone, please stand up!"

His gaze instantly focused on the only woman among the five people and asked, "Are you the female coroner?"

As soon as Qin Miaoxi nodded in agreement, the emperor impatiently asked, "Has the murderer been captured?"

Qin Miaoxi responded calmly: "Reporting to the emperor, the murderer has been apprehended, and it is this person."

After saying that, he pointed to a man behind him. Among those men, besides Prince Shan Yu, there was another unfamiliar face.

Before the emperor could ask, the Jie envoys shouted, "Chief! Let our leader go immediately."

He never expected that the head of his family would be tied up with ropes and brought before the emperor. This was the current head of the Jie tribe, Shan Hao.

He immediately rushed forward to untie the ropes, and at the same time scolded Qin Miaoxi, "How dare you tie up our clan leader!"

Then he turned to the emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, this woman has disrespected our clan leader and slandered him as a murderer. We implore Your Majesty to execute her immediately to uphold the law of the land."

Qin Miaoxi let out a mocking smile and retorted, "Your clan leader has already confessed to the murder, do you still want to argue?"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Facing the meaningful smiles of Qin Miaoxi and the four ministers, and then looking at Prince Shan Yu with red eyes, the anger on his face gradually turned into disbelief, and he couldn't even speak out the doubts in his heart.

The emperor, filled with confusion, looked at them and asked, "What kind of mystery are you all playing? When did the Jie tribe leader come to Jingzhao?"

Shan Hao rubbed his aching wrist, bowed to the emperor, and spoke coldly, "Your Majesty, I heard that my elder brother's body had been found, so I rushed to Jingzhao overnight. Unexpectedly, upon arrival, I was forcibly taken into the palace by this woman from your country. Is this how Longyuan and Yuan countries treat guests?"

The emperor's eyes flashed, and he looked directly at Qin Miaoxi and asked sternly, "Mr. Qin, what's going on?"

Qin Miaoxi raised her eyebrows slightly, took light steps, and slowly turned to look at Shan Hao. A chill flashed in her beautiful eyes, and her voice was as cold as ice: "Chief Shan Hao, I heard that ten years ago, the Jie Tribe's crown prince Shan Ji suddenly disappeared and was later found to have turned into a dried corpse. And the mastermind behind this seems to be you. Is this rumor true?"

Shan Hao raised the corners of his mouth, a mocking smile playing across his face, and he snorted coldly, "Humph, Miss Qin, you've run out of tricks, haven't you? Unable to find the real culprit, you want to drag a random Jie person to take the blame? Do you think I killed my eldest brother? Who is my eldest brother? He's a genius of the Jie tribe, the Jie crown prince, my biological brother, the person I respect the most!"

His eyes were bloodshot as he glared at her and roared, "My eldest brother's body was found in your Jingzhao. It must have been your eldest princess's doing. If Longyuan Kingdom doesn't give me an explanation today, don't blame me, the Jie people, for being disloyal and breaking through your border defenses!"

Qin Miaoxi remained calm, but her icy gaze grew even colder. "Chief Shan Hao, there's something I need to remind you of. Your mother was just a maid of the Jie tribe, and the crown prince was born to the legitimate queen."

Shan Hao's expression suddenly changed, but he saw her gently raise her hand, spread it out slightly, and show a letter.

"This letter was left by Crown Prince Shan Ji, and it records your ambitions."

She then made the letter public, allowing everyone to see its contents.

It turns out that Crown Prince Shan Ji had long been aware of Shan Hao's desire for power. The letter detailed how Shan Hao had leveraged his power to skillfully maneuver between him and the rebels. Each of his meticulous planning and strategic maneuvers was driven by a conscious trade-off of self-interest. On the surface, Shan Hao appeared to be assisting the Crown Prince in consolidating his power, but in reality, every action was driven by his own utmost self-interest.

Shan Hao looked at the letter nonchalantly and sneered, "Can you use a forged letter as evidence?"

Qin Miaoxi explained with a smile: "This is not a forgery. I got it from Prince Shan Yu. In addition, he also has a note from Crown Prince Shan Ji. Perhaps you would like to take a look at it?"

Shan Hao's face was filled with panic and astonishment. He suddenly turned to look at Shan Yu, his voice becoming sharp due to his excitement: "How come you have Big Brother's notes?"

Shan Yu's eyes were deep, revealing an indescribable complexity. He just stared at Shan Hao quietly: "This is what Big Brother left behind on the day he disappeared. The letter is undoubtedly written by Big Brother himself."

Shan Hao stared at him, looking deeply into his eyes, as if trying to discern something. "What does that even mean? Do you think I'm a murderer based on that? The situation within the clan was extremely chaotic at the time, and you know full well that Big Brother was dealing with it alone, isolated and helpless. If I hadn't helped, how could we have wiped out those rebels? I, Shan Hao, swear to heaven today that I am utterly loyal to Big Brother and have absolutely no intention of betraying him. If I lie, I am willing to be struck by lightning!"

When Shan Yu heard this, his heart was moved and he called out emotionally, "Third Brother!"

Qin Miaoxi took light steps and slowly approached him, and a faint fragrance of gardenia wafted away.

She parted her red lips, her voice as cold as an icy spring on a cold night: "You did. After killing Crown Prince Shan Ji, you dumped his body in the Death Desert. Then you used a special potion to preserve the body, turning it into a jade mummy. When you noticed that more and more people were going to the Death Desert, you were afraid that someone would discover Crown Prince Shan Ji's body, so you moved it to Longyuan Country, creating the illusion that the Crown Prince had died there."

"NO, I have not!"

Patriarch Shan Yu's eyes were wide open, his face flushed with anger, and his usual calm and composed demeanor was long gone.

Lu Qingchen's starry eyes flickered slightly, and he looked at Qin Miaoxi meaningfully. It seemed like she spilled something on her hand just now?

"You did. You used the princess's court lady Liu to transport the body back to Longyuan State and abandoned it in Latagou. Then, to frame Longyuan State, you deliberately spread the rumor that the Judge's Order was available for 10,000 gold, tricking Liu into replacing it with the real one. At the same time, you spread rumors that the Ghost-Faced Judge had appeared in Latagou, hoping to lead people to discover the body. You did all this to seize the position of leader of the Jie tribe. You killed your own eldest brother with your own hands. You've turned your back on your relatives in your quest for power and profit. You're a beast!"

Qin Miaoxi's scolding was like thunder, echoing in Shan Hao's ears.

Shan Hao seemed to have lost all his strength. He could only helplessly cover his ears and shout at the top of his lungs, "No, I don't want to kill him. I just want to stop him!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, immediately causing a thousand waves, and everyone in the audience looked shocked.