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Li Changjiang fixed his gaze ahead and slowly said, "I was forced into this situation because I owed Deng Gang gambling debts and had no way to escape his control. In fact, Shan Jie had already been deceived by our fake jade and was about to return to his family to get the money.
But at that critical moment, Shan Jie seemed to have gone mad, arguing fiercely with Deng Gang, claiming that the jade was fake and threatening to report him to the authorities.
After their argument, Shan Jie stormed off in anger, while Deng Gang followed him out with a blank expression. Later, it was Deng Gang who killed Shan Jie! I only found out about this the next morning when Constable Zeng brought me Shan Jie's severed head."
After listening to Li Changjiang's account, Zeng Liang pondered for a moment and asked, "Since all of this was done under duress, why didn’t you come forward to expose Deng Gang when I revealed him?"
Li Changjiang looked embarrassed and replied, "I didn’t want to cause trouble. Besides, Deng Gang had already tacitly accepted it; I thought there was no need to say anything."
"Then it seems that Shan Jie's death truly has nothing to do with you," Zeng Liang suddenly shot a piercing look at Li Changjiang and demanded, "But what about Deng Gang's death? Does that involve you?"
Zeng Liang's question startled not only Li Changjiang but also the others present. Wang Long looked at Zeng Liang and murmured, "Wasn't Deng Gang killed by falling down the stairs himself?"
Zeng Liang smiled faintly and said, "Li Changjiang, did Deng Gang really lose his footing and fall down the stairs by himself?"
Li Changjiang's face turned pale. "It should have been that way. Everyone present, including Constable Zeng and master Sun, saw him fall down on his own."
Zeng Liang shook his head. "I'm curious; given Deng Gang's method of killing Shan Jie, he must have had some martial arts skills. So why would he be so clumsy as to fall to his death? It doesn’t quite add up."
Sun Man nodded in agreement. " Constable Zeng makes a valid point; I also find it suspicious that a living person could just fall to their death like that."
Li Changjiang pressed his lips tightly together. Zeng Liang continued with a smile, "It seems that Deng Gang realized the situation had been exposed and that he could no longer hide it. He likely wanted to pull you in as a scapegoat. Naturally, you didn’t want to die for him, so you acted first. Am I right, Li Changjiang?"
Li Changjiang's face had turned extremely pale. Zeng Liang glanced around and suddenly shouted towards the outside of the shop, "Come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, a Bounty Hunter pushed in a person dressed as a waiter. Wang Long recognized this waiter; he was indeed the attendant from the Immortal Gathering Pavilion.
Zeng Liang asked the waiter, "Tell me, did Li Changjiang instruct you to place the leftmost wine cup in front of Deng Gang?"
The waiter quickly nodded and replied, "Yes, sir. Mr. Li gave me ten taels of silver and told me to place the leftmost cup in front of the Innkeeper."
Just as the waiter finished speaking, the Bounty Hunter beside him placed a blue vial on the long table in the shop and said, "According to Constable Zeng's instructions, I found this bottle of Ruan Xiang San at Li Changjiang's home. Once consumed, it causes complete weakness and unsteadiness while walking. The wine cup that Deng Gang used has also been brought here, and it contains this Ruan Xiang San."
Zeng Liang fell silent, while Li Changjiang finally let out a long sigh, tears streaming down his face as he slowly nodded and said, "Yes, I killed him. I cannot let my entire life be ruined by him. Since he wants me dead, I will kill him first."
The truth finally came to light. Li Changjiang was taken back to prison, and Lin Kong spared him from imprisonment but confiscated all his wealth. Although the fake Dragon Blood Jade was merely a replica, it was still Millennium White Jade. Sun Man unhesitatingly claimed it for the court. Even so, Sun Man still looked dissatisfied. As he was leaving Ba Bao Zhai, he pulled out a green jade flute from an iron cabinet behind a screen. There were traces of red tears at the flute's holes. Bai Yiming looked on with pity and said with a bitter smile, "Sir, this... this cannot be..."
"Ha ha, Lao Bai, why are you being so formal with me? This is what you mentioned outside—the Xin Di that the poet Xi Caishan gifted to his wife. Are those tear stains truly from his wife's blood tears?"
Sun Man seemed quite curious about the flute. Bai Yiming had no choice but to say, "Indeed, it is the flute that witnessed Xi Caishan and his wife's love."
Sun Man nodded in satisfaction but then noticed Bai Yiming's distressed expression and felt a twinge of sympathy. He laughed and said, "Alright, alright. Look at you being so stingy. Come to my residence tomorrow to collect five hundred taels; I want it. That should be fair enough for you!"
As Sun Man spoke, he placed the flute to his lips, trying to produce a sound but could not manage it no matter how hard he tried, leaving him somewhat disappointed.
Bai Yiming stood by with a wry smile and said, "Fair enough, fair enough."
Bai Yiming said this, but inwardly he shook his head: this flute would cost at least eight hundred taels to buy.
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