The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

"not him!"

Before Sun Dong could open his mouth to refute, the shop owner took the initiative to speak up for him.

Qin Miaoxi and the others looked at Sun Dong, only to see him staring at Qin Miaoxi viciously and shouting, "I don't need you to prove it for me, you murderer of Cuihua! When I get out, I will definitely not let you go!"

The shopkeeper opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something but swallowed it back.

Qin Miaoxi pressed the issue, "Why do you say it wasn't him? Did you see him in the woods? Or are you sure he wasn't Cuihua's murderer?"

The shopkeeper opened his mouth, his eyes flickering, and roared in anger: "Cuihua is not dead, so he is definitely not the murderer."

"If it's not him, then it's you. We've found evidence proving the cleaver was the murder weapon. The knife is yours, and you killed the man."

"I've already told you Cuihua isn't dead, why don't you believe me?"

Qin Miaoxi looked at the shopkeeper with a sharp gaze, "I didn't say Cuihua was the dead person. The human bones in the soup pot are real. Who did you kill?"

The shopkeeper stammered, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. He looked at Sun Dong tremblingly, his eyes full of pain, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Sun Dong still glared at her fiercely, sneering: "You are a beast in human form. Besides Cuihua, you actually killed other people."

At this moment, a hint of hesitation flashed across the shopkeeper's face. Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I admit, I killed him."

Qin Miaoxi raised her eyebrows and asked, "Who did you kill? Why did you kill him?"

The shop owner sighed and said slowly, "I don't know who she is. I just thought she was beautiful, so I had evil thoughts about her. I was afraid she would report me to the police and cause trouble, so I killed her on impulse."

Qin Miaoxi frowned, as her words were full of loopholes.

"Then why did you put the body in the soup pot? Aren't you afraid that the diners might notice the difference?"

The shopkeeper swallowed and stammered, "I didn't think too much about it at the time. I wanted to destroy the body, but I was afraid of being discovered, so I thought of mixing it in the soup. After I disposed of the bones, no one would know."

Sun Dong shouted from the side: "Did you hear that? He admitted to the murder, and this has nothing to do with me."

Shi Xinzhe asked solemnly, "If you plead guilty now, there will be no chance to regret. Murderers must pay with their lives. According to the laws of Longyuan Nation, they must be beheaded in public."

The shopkeeper gasped and said with forced composure, "If pleading guilty can put an end to this matter, then I am willing to plead guilty."

This ambiguous answer can't help but raise doubts in people's hearts, and Sun Dong is the first to bear the brunt.

Seeing this, Lu Qingchen slowed down his voice and said soothingly, "Don't be afraid. As long as you explain everything clearly and in detail, the government will naturally not make things difficult for you."

Sun Dong was furious when he heard this and roared, "What do you mean by this? You monster, you dare to use dirty tricks? I'm going to chop you up!"

The guy in front of me actually threw dirty water on me in front of all the adults. Just as Cuihua said, he was not a good person.

The shopkeeper gave him a meaningful look, sighed, and stammered, "Sir, I lied. I didn't kill anyone, and my confession just now was false."

【I'm sorry, I can't hide it from you anymore. 】

Qin Miaoxi's heart suddenly jumped. Could the murderer really be... Her eyes instantly fell on Sun Dong.

"Who killed that man?"

Shi Xinzhe clenched his fists excitedly. Qin's test-taking tactic was indeed effective. Was he finally going to tell the truth?

The shopkeeper raised his trembling hand and pointed at Sun Dong, "It's him. He's the one who killed Cuihua."

Upon hearing this, Sun Dong immediately flew into a rage and pointed at the shop owner, cursing, "You bastard, why are you slandering me?"

The shopkeeper quickly waved his hands, looked at everyone in panic, and said, "I only admitted to the murder because he threatened me just now. Cuihua was really killed by him."

Qin Miaoxi frowned, confused, and asked, "Didn't you say Cuihua went back to her hometown?"

"No, that's what he told me to say. He said if I didn't do it, he would kill me."

Upon hearing this, Shi Xinzhe looked at Sun Dong sharply and asked, "Sun Dong, is what he said true?"

Sun Dong was immediately furious and shouted, "You are slandering me! When did I ever threaten you?"

"quiet!"

He slammed the gavel down hard and said in a stern voice, "Answer my question."

Sun Dong's face flushed with anger, and he loudly defended himself: "Sir, I swear, I didn't kill Cuihua. I love her so much, and I want to leave here with her and start a new life. How could I kill her?"

The shopkeeper seemed to be cornered and shouted, "Because Cuihua didn't love you at all and didn't want to go with you, you killed someone out of anger and shame."

"Did you see it with your own eyes?"

"That day, I was in the shop preparing ingredients for the next day. Suddenly, I heard a fierce quarrel behind the door. I quickly put down my work and rushed out to check. I saw him and Cuihua pulling each other and arguing fiercely. As I watched this scene in astonishment, he suddenly knocked Cuihua unconscious and dragged her towards the woodshed. When I chased after her, Cuihua had already been beaten to death."

The shopkeeper was sobbing and gasping for breath as he continued, "After I went in, he immediately threatened me viciously, saying he would kill me if I made a sound. I didn't dare resist and watched him dismember Cuihua. He also stripped her skirt off and hid it in the firewood pile in the woodshed."

At this moment, several slapping sounds rang out. He slapped himself hard and cried out in grief: "I am useless. I am too cowardly. I can't even protect my wife. What kind of man am I? Why didn't I die?"

Lu Qingchen looked at him in disbelief. "He threatened you? What did he threaten you with?"

Given the size of these two men, it seems like the targets of their threats are reversed! It makes sense that the burly store owner would threaten Sun Dong, a weak scholar. But the store owner's glib words and dishonest expression make his words hard to believe.

The shopkeeper said with tears in his eyes: "The knife is the meat cleaver that killed Cuihua. He had the knife, and I didn't dare to resist."

Shi Xinzhe stared at Sun Dong and asked, "Is that so?"

Sun Dong collapsed and shouted, "It's fake, all fake. I didn't kill anyone, I didn't have Silly Cuihua, I was in the grove, yes! In the grove, I met a night watchman that night, he can prove my innocence."

Shi Xinzhe gave a wink to the yamen runners, and someone immediately left to look for the night watchman from three days ago.

Qin Miaoxi asked the shopkeeper, "You said he threatened you with a meat cleaver?"

"Yes, that knife is covered in blood. If I resist, I will die."

"Weren't you preparing the ingredients for the next day? Why didn't you notice the missing meat cleaver?"