Grudge Breaker

Chapter 142: All traces exposed (Part )
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In Mo Tingfeng's hand, he held the guest mask that Magpie had worn.

"This guest mask was just taken off your face, Magpie. This is the mask you wore during this trip to the ghost market. Am I right?"

The magpie looked intently at the mask in Mo Tingfeng's hand.
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"Wei Wei, I will never wear a mask in front of you again."

Seeing Song Weichen clearly express his fear of his mask, Gu Cangyue felt a trace of self-blame in her heart.

Thinking of what those beasts wearing fang masks did to the girl on the desk that she saw in the Thirteenth Cave of the Ghost Market, murderous intent flashed in Gu Cangyue's eyes. Most likely, Song Weichen was afraid of the mask because of them.

He doesn't care about the power behind the ghost market. If she takes time and waits for her to get better, he will definitely level the Pingyang Mountain! !
Seeing the sudden murderous intent and cruel look in his eyes, Song Weichen was very nervous. This man named Gu Cangyue looked so fierce...

When she was nervous, two images inexplicably flashed through her mind: a man wearing a fang mask holding a sharp bone-cutting knife towards her, and a man wearing a passenger mask grinning and pressing her legs fiercely, his hands It was covered in blood.

Suddenly I feel pain in my thigh! Subconsciously, she covered the spot where the wound was on her leg, her heart beating like it was about to jump out.

Seeing her expression was different, Gu Cangyue quickly took a closer look and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable in any way?"

Seeing him suddenly approaching her, Song Weichen became even more nervous, sweating all over her body, and the back of her head felt heavy. In a panic, she stood up and tried to keep distance from Gu Cangyue, but she ran out of energy, her vision went dark, and she fell into his arms.

Drowsily, Song Weichen only felt that there were countless masks surrounding her, including those with green faces and fangs, those with mica bird beaks, those that played with ghosts and gods, and those that clearly had a guest mark on the mask. The mask with the guest mark was getting bigger and bigger. The concrete image became the one in Mo Tingfeng's hand.
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After staring at the mask for a long time, the magpie couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in Mo Tingfeng's gourd, but it was a standard mask that every guest in the ghost market must have, so there was no trouble in thinking about it.

Thinking of this, the magpie answered truthfully, "Master Qi, this is the mask that this slave is wearing on this trip."

"very good!"

Mo Tingfeng curled his lips and threw the mask to Zhuang Yuheng.

"Then please take a look at it, Mr. Yu Heng. What's so special about this mask?"

Zhuang Yuheng didn't know what it was about and looked through it carefully for a long time. There was nothing special about it.

"Ting Feng, you know that my heart is not here right now, and I really can't see any clues."

Mo Tingfeng clapped his hands, and Ding Heran brought up three more ghost market customer masks on a tray and placed them in front of Zhuang Yuheng.

"I'll take a look at it later, Lord Sikong."

Zhuang Yuheng could only pick it up and inspect it carefully. Except for the different degree of wear and tear, there was almost no difference. It was clearly made from the same mold.

He was about to put it back when he suddenly found some small dots on the side edge of the mask that seemed to have been carved out with a special tool - each mask had a different number of dots, and the three in the tray had three vertical dots and six horizontal dots respectively. , and three horizontal points and one vertical point.

Looking at the one worn by Magpie, it has two horizontal dots and one vertical dot.

"Is this...numbering the mask?"
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"As expected of Lord Sikong, you are very observant!" Ding Heran put the guest mask back on the tray, then handed the one worn by the magpie to Ye Wujiu.

Ye Wujiu held the mask and walked to the center of the hall to explain to everyone.

"The ghost market is a mixed bag. Just in case, the four major owners have also positioned the guests one by one on the premise of protecting the privacy of the guests - and they happen to use this seemingly identical customer mask."

"Every guest who enters the cave will receive a guest mask at the entrance of Pingyang Mountain. When exiting the cave, they must return it before leaving. This is also very particular, including the guest's gender, appearance, and whether they have entered or exited the ghost market. The time and amount of each transaction will be recorded one by one.”

"If it is a repeat customer, although the mask given each time is not the same one, records will be compiled separately based on the characteristics of the customer. Of course, this information can only be seen by the owner of the ghost market."

Ye Wujiu held up the mask that Magpie had worn and showed everyone the numbered dents on the side edges that were difficult for ordinary people to notice.

"The information on this mask shows that this is a female repeat customer who has been to the ghost market five times. The most recent time was when she entered the cave at noon four days ago and stayed there for two days. As for consumption..."

Ye Wujiu circled around the magpie who was already trembling with fear and could not help but tremble in his hands.

"I dare to ask Miss Magpie, let's not talk about other loose money for the moment. You spent a full ingot of gold to book a banquet on the Thirteenth Cave. Because of an accident, you were unable to attend the banquet as scheduled. The ghost market chased you to refund the deposit, but why did you Do you want to leave in a hurry?”

"No, it's not me... I don't understand what you are talking about, Commander Ye..." Magpie was speechless and hesitated to speak.

Ruan Mianmian couldn't sit still after hearing this. She stood up and took two steps towards the magpie with a suspicious look on her face, then shook her head and stepped back, "You...where did you get so much money? The Thirteenth Cave Dinner... What's that for?"

The magpie could no longer stand and knelt down with a plop.

"Master, master, listen to me! It's not me, I don't know what they are talking about!"
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"You mean that the four major owners of the ghost market joined forces to create false accounting books to frame you?"

Mo Tingfeng's cold voice came from the referee's position. "No, no! I don't know what you are talking about. I have never been to the thirteenth hole!"

"She should be right."

While they were talking, the Thirteen Secret Masters were escorted to the palace by two Grudge Breakers, still wearing the fang mask.

He took a closer look at the magpie kneeling on the ground and said, "I remember she came late and sat on the elegant seat closest to the door."

"You, you are biting randomly! The female guests who enter the Thirteenth Cave all wear guest masks, how did you know it was me?!"

Mo Tingfeng chuckled lightly when he heard this.

"We didn't reveal the identity of the person. How did you know he was from the Thirteenth Cave? And how did you know that all the people who entered that cave were female guests?"

Magpie knelt on the ground, a drop of sweat falling from her forehead.

"Magpie, I order you to tell the truth! What's the thirteenth hole? What's going on?" Ruan Mianmian obviously couldn't sit still.
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"I, I did hide something. The ghost market was very new. I was curious so I played in it for two more days. Naturally, I also knew that the people in the Thirteenth Cave, no matter who they were, wore fang masks and entered the cave. They are all female guests.”

"But I really haven't been in! I don't know what happened with the reservation, so how can I accept the deposit if the ghost market refunds it! Master, you believe me!"

"Okay! What a sharp-tongued person."

Mo Tingfeng raised his hand to signal, and Ding Heran brought a tray to Zhuang Yuheng and Ruan Mianmian.

"Please take a look. There was an accident at the Thirteenth Cave a few days ago when the market opened. A group of female customers fled in panic. We found this at the corner of the elegant table near the door."

Inside the tray was a broken piece of silk. The material and color were exactly the same as the material of the magpie's skirt.

A grudge-breaker took the broken silk material and compared it with the damaged part of the magpie's skirt. The broken edges were almost the same. Magpie was completely panicked. She didn't realize that the hem of her skirt was damaged at all. She must have been in a hurry to leave at that time, so she didn't notice that it was scratched. What a coincidence!
"Do we still need to trace the source of this piece of clothing and examine it again?" Ye Wujiu knelt down and looked at the magpie intently.

"Magpie, the witnesses and physical evidence are all there, what else do you have to say?!" Ding Heran suddenly raised his voice and asked.

The magpie was sweating like rain, and he knelt on the ground and walked closer to the upper seat on his knees.

"Sir! This slave deserves to die. I must confess, I did go to the Thirteenth Cave, and I did make an appointment with Ya Xi in advance, but the girl on the table is not Sang Pu! She is not in the Thirteenth Cave, and the one who kidnapped her to the Thirteenth Cave It’s really not me!”
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Hearing this, Mo Tingfeng and Zhuang Yuheng unconsciously clenched their hands into fists.

Ruan Mianmian looked surprised, as if trying desperately to digest the amount of information in Magpie's words.

Mo Tingfeng stood up from the interrogation chair and took a step closer to the magpie.

"When...we said that Sang Pu was in the Thirteenth Cave?"

The magpie was shocked, knowing that he had made a mistake, he couldn't help but kneel back and retreat. Mo Tingfeng took another step closer.

"How did you know that Sang Pu was missing and taken to the ghost market?!"

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The magpie closed its eyes, the matter was over, everything was a foregone conclusion.

"Bold magpie! You clearly did this on your own! Say! Who ordered you?!" A cold light suddenly appeared in Ding Heran's eyes.
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Magpie let out a long sigh, changed from his kneeling position to sitting on the floor, and even straightened his messy bun.

She looked up at Ruan Mianmian, her eyes full of reluctance.

"Master, I have served you for so many years, without any merit but with hard work. Can you say something for me?"

"I, what can I say for you?"

Before he even finished speaking, Ruan Mianmian's eyes were already red.

"The face of the Ruan family, the face of the Sikong family, and my face have all been disgraced by you! We have been a good and innocent family for generations, how could we have such a snake-hearted servant like you?"

"It's in vain that I treat you sincerely. How could you do such a cruel thing to...that girl Sangpu who has no grievances and no grudges?!"
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Magpie suddenly laughed when he heard this. He laughed so wildly and sadly that Ruan Mianmian didn't know whether to continue talking or not.

"Master, since you also said that I have no enmity with Sang Pu, then in your opinion - why should I put her to death?!"