kvmb Chapter 91 I can't take it anymore, I'm starving!
Chapter 91 I can't take it anymore, I'm starving!
The crowd began to disperse under the host's arrangement.
Since the banquet had already ended, Lady Cheng'en simply arranged for the guests to return to their seats, as finding the murderer was not something that could be done in a short time.
Lu Yangyang also walked towards the door, while Sheng Yunjiao stood in the corridor outside the door, craning her neck and waving at her.
Lu Yangyang's gaze fell on the Crown Prince, who was also about to leave. She was about to go and say hello. Although she had helped, things wouldn't have been so easy without the Crown Prince's presence.
These high-ranking officials are all quite stubborn, as Lu Yangyang witnessed today.
He doesn't seem like the easy-going Magistrate Ling at all.
Lu Yangyang walked towards the Crown Prince. Just as she took a step and was about to call out for help, she suddenly remembered something, turned around, and ran towards the room where Feng Qingyao's body was kept.
She was so fast that before anyone else could react, she had already darted away.
Seeing her actions, Ying Xun immediately realized what was happening and called out to his men, "Quickly, seal off the entire courtyard."
Lu Yangyang pushed open the door of the small cubicle and saw that the maid who had been left by the third young mistress of the Feng family to guard Feng Qingyao's body had fainted. The window had also been opened and a figure was running out.
Without thinking, she grabbed a flowerpot and threw it at the person at the window, hitting him on the shoulder. The person staggered, let out a wail, and gritted his teeth to keep running forward.
With a nimble leap, Lu Yangyang jumped out of the window.
He darted behind the man in a few steps and kicked him in the back.
She was strong, and her kick was powerful. The person was caught off guard and kicked several steps away. But the person probably knew that he couldn't be caught. After being kicked to the ground by Lu Yangyang, he immediately struggled to get up and continued to run forward.
But this time, before Lu Yangyang could move, a red shadow flashed over and stomped the person under its foot.
It is Sheng Junyi's intention.
Subsequently, Ying Xun also led his men to catch up.
"Someone, hold him down!"
Two constables from the Dali Temple immediately stepped forward and pinned the man down on either side. Sheng Junyi released his feet, and the constables lifted the man up, revealing his true face.
He was an ordinary-looking boy, probably seventeen or eighteen years old. He looked bewildered and panicked, probably because he had been caught.
"Dong Liu? It's you? Could it be..." One of the people who came over immediately recognized the man's identity.
Ying Xun's gaze was sharp as a sword, fixed on Dong Liu's eyes: "Dong Shaoyan, you killed Miss Feng."
Dong Shaoyan grew increasingly panicked, not daring to look at Ying Xun. After a moment of dazedness, he seemed to finally come to his senses, struggling to explain, "No, it's not, I, I, I didn't..."
"Hold his hands down." Ying Xun didn't waste any words and directly ordered the yamen runners to hold down his hands and extend them out.
Then he turned to Minister Feng and asked, "Lord Feng, I need to compare the seals."
Minister Feng nodded in agreement.
Ying Xun was unconcerned with formalities and jumped directly in through the window. He didn't disturb Feng Qingyao's body, but simply lifted the thin blanket covering her face.
The exposed face had become stiff, and the marks left by the forceful restraint on the face were now particularly obvious.
He looked at it carefully for a while, then covered himself with the blanket again and did not continue to offend.
Then, he found paper and pen and quickly drew the handprint he had left behind, relying on his memory.
He took the paper and went out the door.
The palm print was aligned perfectly with Dong Shaoyan's hand, which was desperately trying to pull back.
"What else do you have to say?" Ying Xun asked coldly.
"I, I, I..." Dong Shaoyan shook his head in panic, his lips trembling, as if he was very frightened, but he still insisted on not confessing.
Lu Yangyang added from the side, "Lord Ying, I heard there is a method to extract fingerprints from a corpse. When I was examining the body just now, I didn't touch Miss Feng much, so if I'm not mistaken, most of the remaining fingerprints belong to the murderer. We'll know once we compare them."
Ying Xun paused for a moment, then replied, "How could I forget there was such a method? You're right, I'll have someone go and get the fingerprints right away."
"I...I didn't mean to. I just like her, but she...but she can't see me at all. I just wanted to talk to her, but as soon as she saw me, she ran away. I was scared. I was scared she would scream and attract attention, so...that's why I tried to drag her into the room. I was so scared. I didn't know she would die. I really didn't know..." Dong Shaoyan completely broke down, as if all his strength had been drained. His eyes instantly turned red, and he murmured through sobs, "I really didn't mean to. I really like her. Everyone looks down on me, but she's the only one who calls me 'cousin' so gently and affectionately. But why...why does she still avoid me like the plague..."
"You beast! You beast!" Upon hearing these words, the third young mistress of the Feng family went berserk and lunged at him, shouting, "I want you to pay for my son's life!"
Feng Su hurriedly pulled her back, looking at Dong Shaoyan as if he were a dead man.
Dong Shaoyan was completely terrified. His legs were trembling, and he even started to lose control of his bladder.
Ying Xun said to the constable, "Take him back and interrogate him properly."
The constables took Dong Shaoyan away, who had become so frightened that he lost control of his bladder.
Lu Yangyang looked in the direction Dong Shaoyan was being dragged away and was about to turn around when she saw Dong Shaoyan glance at the crowd unintentionally as she turned the corner.
It happened in an instant, and was quickly withdrawn.
Lu Yangyang wasn't sure if she was seeing things or if Dong Shaoyan really wanted to see something.
“Miss Lu, I must thank you again. If it weren’t for you, this case probably wouldn’t have ended so quickly today.” Ying Xun, as the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, was usually aloof. This was the first time he had so openly expressed his appreciation, and even his tone was light: “When I have time another day, I will definitely ask you to have a good chat with me. I hope you will do me the honor of joining me.”
Lu Yangyang snapped out of her daze and hurriedly waved her hand: "It's nothing. I just suddenly remembered something after I said that to you. If the murderer were at the scene, he might check it out or try to destroy the evidence. There are people in the yard. Even if I didn't realize it, he would have attracted attention because he had a guilty conscience. I was just guessing."
"Miss Lu is too modest. Today's events are all thanks to you. I will definitely thank you in person another day." Ying Xun had caught the person and needed to hurry up with the case, so he had no choice but to reluctantly bid farewell to Lu Yangyang.
After he left, Lu Yangyang shook her head, realizing she might have been overthinking things.
"What are you thinking about! Yangyang, you were absolutely amazing today!" Sheng Yunjiao shook her arm excitedly. If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, she would have screamed.
Lu Yangyang's expression suddenly changed. "Ah, I can't take it anymore, I'm starving!"