The mind-reading coroner drove the court crazy

The shopkeeper was stunned by Qin Miaoxi's question. After realizing his own movements had faltered, he quickly replied, "I was preparing tofu at the time, so I didn't pay much attention to whether there was a meat cleaver in the kitchen. It was only later that I discovered that he had used the kitchen's meat cleaver to kill Cuihua."

After he finished speaking, two lines of tears flowed down his face, which looked so strange on that fat face.

Qin Miaoxi sneered, "If you didn't notice it before, then why did you put the meat cleaver used to kill someone together with the other kitchen utensils?"

At this moment, the shopkeeper's face turned pale as paper. He stammered and said, "I was completely confused and scared at the time. I didn't care about anything else."

As he spoke, his throat trembled slightly, and his voice was filled with tears. "Sun Dong asked me to deal with the knife, so I cleaned it and put it back where it belonged, and then I never touched it again."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingchen couldn't help but sneer, and said sarcastically, "Sun Du gave you the knife, and you actually listened to his instructions. You are really... a complete waste! You have brought shame to us men."

The shopkeeper's face was full of embarrassment and grievance. His face flushed red and he loudly defended himself: "I'm just scared. Is that wrong?"

Lu Qingchen suddenly choked, a panicked look on his face, and he quickly hid behind Shi Xinzhe, muttering, "He wouldn't really like me, would he?"

Shi Xinzhe's mouth twitched, and he thought silently in his heart: The young marquis might be narcissistic! Who would fall in love with him at first sight?

At this moment, Qin Miaoxi stared at the shopkeeper intently, her eyes filled with mockery as she coldly demanded, "You really didn't touch anything? Then what about the beef and pork bones? Didn't you chop them up with a cleaver?"

The shopkeeper instantly put his hands on his head, shaking it frantically, looking flustered, and stammered, "I...I can't remember clearly. Maybe I used it before, but I really can't remember."

Qin Miaoxi watched his every move, and an inexplicable strange feeling quietly surged in her heart.

Her eyes blinked slightly, as if she caught something in an instant, but she couldn't explain it clearly.

Lu Qingchen looked impatient, his tone a little irritable, and he scolded coldly: "You are afraid all the time. Can't you change your words?"

Qin Miaoxi stared at him intently with a cold gaze, her tone unquestionable, "I have one last question. How did Sun Dong threaten you in public just now?"

But faced with such a simple question that could be answered directly, he fell into a long silence.

After a long while, he seemed to be overwhelmed by some terrible thought, and his whole body seemed to tremble with fear. His voice was a little panicked and anxious, "Sun Dong killed the person, I didn't kill anyone."

Lu Qingchen couldn't help but look at him in surprise, frowning slightly, his heart full of confusion. What kind of answer was this? It was completely unrelated to the question asked.

Sun Dong was so anxious that he shouted, "You are lying. I didn't threaten him, let alone kill anyone. He made up all this stuff."

Qin Miaoxi had no intention of letting him go and continued to ask relentlessly, "Why don't you answer my question?"

For a moment, he could hear Sun Dong's raspy roar on one side and Qin Miaoxi's calm yet urgent questioning on the other. His brows furrowed deeper and deeper, as if a heavy burden was pressing down on his heart. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he shouted out, "I'm afraid he'll retaliate against me."

Qin Miaoxi didn't feel any sympathy for him because of these words. Instead, she analyzed the matter more bluntly and thoroughly. "If Sun Dong is convicted of murder, he will be sentenced to death. What are you afraid of?"

The shopkeeper's expression became increasingly panicked, thinking to himself, "Will he be sentenced to death? No, he shouldn't die. This shouldn't be the case. I don't want him to die."

Seeing this, Qin Miaoxi couldn't help but frowned in confusion. This was revenge for the murder of his wife, but he didn't want the murderer to pay with his life. What kind of unpredictable mentality did he have?

"No, I just can't control myself. He's a murderer! How could I not be afraid?" There was a hint of helplessness and struggle in his voice.

Lu Qingchen muttered quietly, "You've killed so many chickens and pigs, you've seen so much blood, how can you be afraid of these things?"

Qin Miaoxi immediately glared at him fiercely, and Lu Qingchen then tactfully shut his mouth, stopped talking, and dared not say a word.

Qin Miaoxi's eyes were sharp as she stared at the man again. "You didn't answer my question directly. Is it because you feel guilty? He didn't threaten you. Just as he said, everything you said just now was made up."

She paused, "Are you the real murderer?"

"no no!"

Qin Miaoxi's patience was gradually exhausted by the continuous denials.

She gently tugged at Lu Qingchen's sleeve, their eyes met, and Lu Qingchen immediately understood.

"Cough cough!"

Lu Qingchen stood beside Shi Xinzhe, straightened his back, and said righteously: "Even after such intense questioning, he still didn't confess. It seems Cuihua's death really had nothing to do with him."

When the shopkeeper heard this, his face suddenly showed joy. He kowtowed to Lu Qingchen to express his gratitude and said, "Your Excellency is wise. The murderer is Sun Dong."

"Okay, come here, bring Sun Dong..."

"Wait a minute!"

Qin Miaoxi suddenly interrupted Lu Qingchen, looked at the shopkeeper sharply, and said, "As Cuihua's husband, your words just now are very suspicious. I suspect that you conspired with Sun Dong to kill Cuihua."

"Oh! What does Coroner Qin have to say?" Shi Xinzhe asked.

Qin Miaoxi said without hesitation: "I suggest that they be tortured. Under severe punishment, they will definitely confess the truth."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Shi Xinzhe, blinked, and asked, "Master Shi, what do you think?"

Shi Xinzhe nodded seriously and said loudly, "Come here, give these two thirty punishments of the cane."

"No, I am innocent. I have evidence to prove that he was the murderer!" The shop owner finally couldn't bear the accusation and shouted loudly.

Qin Miaoxi and Lu Qingchen looked at each other, the corners of their mouths slightly raised, with a hint of helplessness and sarcasm in their smiles. They thought that the other party would not cry until they saw the coffin.

Qin Miaoxi asked, "What evidence?"

Lu Qingchen replied, "It was those shoes. When Sun Dong killed Cuihua, the shoes were stained with blood. He later threw them in the corner of the back alley, and I picked them up."

Qin Miaoxi asked: "Where are the shoes now?"

Lu Qingchen replied: "It's behind the shop sign."

When Shi Xinzhe heard about it, he immediately sent people to the tofu shop to search.

Qin Miaoxi was about to speak again when the shopkeeper interrupted, "And on Mr. Sun's tree, there's Cuihua's hair."

Qin Miaoxi asked doubtfully, "What's going on?"

The shopkeeper slumped on the ground, helpless, and said slowly, "After Sun Dong killed Cuihua, he took all her hair away. I saw him wrap Cuihua's hair around a tree."

Sun Dong glared at the shopkeeper fiercely and said angrily, "You're talking nonsense! This is slander!"

"Why did he do that?"

"Sun Dong's hatred was caused by love. He couldn't marry Cuihua during his lifetime, so he trapped Cuihua's soul in his house, forcing her to watch him marry and have children, causing her a lifetime of pain."

Lu Qingchen immediately burst out laughing, "You know what Sun Dong is thinking. Are you the worm in his stomach?"

Qin Miaoxi's heartbeat quickened instantly, and she looked at him with a scrutinizing expression.

Lu Qingchen was puzzled by her gaze and asked in confusion, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Qin Miaoxi pursed her lips awkwardly, "Nothing."

The moment she turned her head away, she didn't notice the corners of Lu Qingchen's mouth curved in a smile.

This woman must have been captivated by my handsome appearance. Wen Zhu was right. If I can't conquer her in life, I'll defeat her in business. That's the only way to gain her admiration, respect, and love.

Qin Miaoxi frowned. Great! So it was Wen Zhu who had suggested that he come to the Dali Temple to cause trouble? And he even had the audacity to think of defeating him in matters? Haha, he was simply dreaming.