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"Not entirely!" Feng'er bit her lip, glancing at the woman beside her. "Although I haven't read much and I'm not very talented, I've been raised by my parents and I know right from wrong. If I were to kill an honest person, even if you offered me a mountain of gold, I could never bring myself to do such a thing!"
"Men who frequent places like brothels are usually not much better themselves. What you're saying is just an excuse for your actions!" Shui Lingyun replied dismissively, shaking her head lightly.
"That's not true!" Feng'er's eyes reddened, tears welling up. "Sister Fang, why aren't you speaking? You should quickly tell the adults about what happened to you!"
The woman remained indifferent, her expression cold. "In any case, I admit it was I who ordered Feng'er to kill that beast. Do as you wish!"
"Sister Fang..."
"She doesn't have the surname Fang! Her surname is Qiao; she is Qiao Fang'er, the original wife of the Boss Pei you killed." Qin Qixu's words shocked everyone present, their faces filled with astonishment.
"How do you know this?" Qiao Fang'er exclaimed, staring wide-eyed at Inspector Qin.
Before coming here, Feng'er had mentioned that this Qin person was not simple and spoke of her beautiful master. However, she never expected her well-hidden identity would be exposed so easily.
Qin Qixu pointed at the jade ring on her finger. "Last night, I heard Qing'er say she saw you at the inn. Someone noticed that your ring matched the one worn by Boss Pei. So, I specifically asked your servant about it. He confirmed that this ring indeed belonged to both the master and the mistress. That's how I recognized your identity as soon as you walked in..."
"He admired my beauty back then and used sweet words to deceive me. Before we were even married, he made me his. But within half a year of marriage, he grew tired of me. He spent his days indulging in pleasures under the guise of business and even threatened to divorce me to seize my family's inheritance. How could I let such a scoundrel live?"
As she spoke, Qiao Fang'er's eyes gleamed with a venomous intensity, filled with hatred as her lips curled into a cold smile.
"Then why did you come forward to confess?" Zhao Xinqing asked, as if seeing through something, curiosity flickering in her gaze.
“I…” Qiao Fang'er's voice faltered as she looked at her, as if someone had stepped on a painful spot, her body shrinking slightly.
“What kind of despair would lead one to kill the person they love the most? And in this world, what could be more heartbreaking than destroying something you cherish with your own hands? If you were truly a ruthless villain, as you claim to be so carefree, you should have fled and started anew. But instead, you turned yourself in. Deep down, you still wish to share life and death with him, don’t you?”
“You’re talking nonsense! I hate him! I hate him so much! How could I possibly want to share life and death with him? It’s impossible! You’re lying!”
Qiao Fang'er covered her face and began to scream hysterically, her hands tightly pressed against her face. Qin Qixu waved his hand helplessly, and the officers standing nearby took her away.
Shui Lingyun sighed softly, “Indeed, betrayal is harder to accept than loss in this world!”
He stood up unsteadily, swaying like he was drunk, then returned to his usual playful demeanor. “Waking up early just for such an unfulfilling case isn’t worth it! I might as well go back to sleep!”
Qin Qixu rubbed his temples, gently pressing his fingers against his brow. “At first, when I saw the body, I thought this case was related to Wang Wu’s death and that we could follow the clues to find that mysterious cloaked figure. But it turned out to be just another ordinary crime of passion…”
“What’s there to fear? Ha! Good will triumph over evil! Look, in just a day and a night, we’ve cracked a major case. That’s quite an achievement! Besides, as long as that person commits crimes, they will surely strike again! We will catch the murderer!” Zhao Xinqing encouraged him with a smile on her face.
Behind them, the plaque reading “Bright Mirror Hanging High” caught the fragmented sunlight, casting warm specks of light around them.
As Zhao Xinqing left Su's Pastry Shop with Qin Qixu's favorite pastries, the night had already wrapped Jinyang County in a cloak of deep blue darkness.
While passing through the alley behind Qi Xiang Tower, she suddenly caught sight of a fleeting shadow out of the corner of her eye.
A figure in a black cloak emerged from the back door of Qi Xiang Tower. The wind blew up the veil in front of that person, bringing with it a familiar scent that wafted towards her.
"Is it her?" Zhao Xinqing instinctively followed, lifting her feet lightly and unconsciously softening her breath, as if afraid of being discovered by the person ahead. She cautiously trailed behind.
The moonlight spread coolly across the ground, and in a moment, a warm bundle of paper quietly fell to the ground...
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