Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 198 Interrogation of Suspects
Yan Ciwan looked terrified and said, "Do you suspect that Xiao Liulang and I are the murderers?"

Xie Li said expressionlessly: "Until the truth is found out, everyone in the mansion is a suspect, including you and me."

Xiao Wang said: "Since you are also a suspect, this matter should be investigated by someone else."

Xie Li had expected him to say that, and immediately said, "I have already sent someone to go out of the palace to invite the Grand Chamberlain. The Grand Chamberlain is deeply trusted by the Saint, has a sharp eye and a careful mind, and has no connection with any of us. He is the most suitable person to investigate this case!"

When mentioning the saint, he deliberately bowed in the direction of Chang'an to show his respect.

Yan Ci Wan and Xiao Wang exchanged glances quietly. They had just had an unpleasant experience with Si Buping in the women's prison in the evening. They did not expect that they would meet Si Buping soon.

I wonder if Si Buping will take this opportunity to take revenge?

"Aye! Aye, where are you?" Xie Chusong ran in while shouting, lifting up her skirt.

She looked like she didn't get enough rest. There were two dark circles under her eyes and she looked quite haggard. In addition, she suddenly heard the sad news that her father had been murdered. Her eyes were red and tears were faintly visible.

When she ran into the Hall of Justice and saw her father's body, the last bit of hope she had was completely shattered by the cruel reality.

She couldn't bear the huge blow, and her slender body trembled slightly and was about to fall.

“Aye!!”

Xie Chusong rushed forward crying, but Xie Li grabbed his arm.

"A Song, the coroner is investigating the cause of death for the envoy, you can't go over."

Xie Chusong raised his tearful eyes and asked, crying, "Why did this happen? When I left in the evening, Aye was still fine. Who killed him? Where is the murderer?"

Xie Li sighed: "We don't know who the murderer is, and the truth is still being explored."

Xie Chusong staggered to her knees on the ground. She looked at her father's body and cried until she almost died. Her grief was beyond words.

There was a sudden noise outside.

"Let me go! I'm not the murderer! I'm not!!"

Xie Li's face darkened: "Who is making noise outside?"

Two palace soldiers came in, escorting a young man.

Yan Ciwan recognized the young man as soon as she saw him. Wasn't this Liu Qingguang whom she had met twice before? !

Liu Qingguang was forced to his knees on the ground. When he saw the corpse lying on the stretcher, he was stunned at first, then he struggled like a madman to break free from the hands of the soldiers and crawled to the stretcher using his hands and feet.

He stretched out his hand tremblingly, wanting to touch Xie Tanyu's hand, but was scolded by the old coroner.

"Don't mess with the dead body!"

Liu Qingguang's eyes quickly turned red, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Aye, is he... is he really dead?"

Xie Li frowned and said, "Who do you say is your Aye?"

"Governor Xie is my father, my father... father..." Liu Qingguang could no longer hold back and fell to the ground crying bitterly.

Xie Li stared at him and asked, "Who are you? I have never seen you before."

Liu Qingguang raised his head, tears streaming down his face.

He cried and said, "I took my mother's surname Liu, and her maiden name was Xixi."

Xie Li was startled at first, but then he quickly reacted and blurted out, "You are Liu's child?! But Liu had already divorced the envoy, and she was not pregnant when she left the Xie family. And I heard that Liu has remarried. How can you prove that you are Liu and the envoy's child?"

Liu Qingguang wiped away his tears and choked up, "After my mother and my father divorced, she returned to her parents' home and soon found out that she was pregnant. But my mother did not tell my father about this, and she did not remarry. Instead, she gave birth to me and raised me alone. My mother never mentioned my father to me, and I didn't know who my father was. Last year, my mother fell ill and took a lot of medicine but did not get better. Her condition became worse and worse. Now she is in a coma most of the time. When she is awake occasionally, she calls out Yulang. I asked around and learned that my mother was once married to Governor Xie, and Governor Xie's name was Tanyu. Only then did I know that my biological father might be Governor Xie. I came all the way to Yizhou to find Governor Xie, not to get anything from him, but just to let him go back with me. My mother has not much time left, and I want her to see her beloved one last time before she dies. Just seeing her once will be enough, so that my mother can leave with peace of mind..."

At this point, he could not help but burst into tears again. Although Liu Qingguang's words were extremely moving, Xie Li still had doubts in his heart. These were only Liu Qingguang's one-sided words, and their authenticity needed to be verified.

After a while, Si Buping arrived at the governor's mansion.

He strode into the Hall of Justice, untied his cloak and handed it to Fu Bai who was following behind him.

Yan Ciwan saluted with his hands crossed like everyone else.

"Greetings to the Grand Lord."

Si Buping's eyes passed from Yan Ciwan to Xie Tanyu's body. He asked, "Has the cause of death been determined?"

The old coroner said respectfully, "The envoy was stabbed through the heart with a knife and died on the spot. The time of death should be the second watch."

"Where is the murder weapon?"

Xie Li immediately ordered someone to bring a tray.

There was a handkerchief on the tray, and on the handkerchief lay a bloody dagger.

Xie Li said, "The knife is on the ground next to you, sir. The murderer must have thrown it there after killing someone."

Si Buping wrapped the handle of the knife with a handkerchief, picked it up and looked at it carefully, then glanced at everyone present.

"Where were you all during the second watch?"

Xie Li was the first to answer: "I'm resting in the bedroom."

Yan Ciwan said: "I am resting too."

Xiao Wang then said: "Me too."

Xie Chusong had already stood up. There were traces of tears on her face, her eyes were bloodshot, and her voice was hoarse: "I should have been working as a maid in the house at that time."

Si Buping asked, "Are you still working as a maid so late at night?"

Xie Chusong took out his embroidered handkerchief and wiped his eyes, explaining, "I will be getting married in ten days, and the embroidered shoes I will need for the wedding are not finished yet, so I have to hurry up and make them."

Si Buping turned to look at Liu Qingguang and asked.

"You are not from the mansion, how come you are here? How did you get in?"

Liu Qingguang lowered his head and explained in a low voice: "I paid money to bribe the food delivery man, and he secretly brought me in under the pretext of delivering food."

Xie Li immediately ordered: "Go and bring Old Ding over!"

"Yes."

The soldiers took the order and left.

Si Buping still looked at Liu Qingguang and continued to ask: "Where were you during the second watch?"

"I...I..." Liu Qingguang stammered and couldn't answer.

Seeing him like this, Xie Li became more suspicious: "Why don't you want to tell me? Could it be that you are the one who killed the envoy?!"

Upon hearing this, Xie Chusong immediately glared at Liu Qingguang with an angry look.

Liu Qingguang hurriedly defended himself: "It wasn't me! How could I possibly kill my own father? I studied hard for many years, there is no way I would do something worse than an animal!"

Xie Li pressed him, "Then tell me the truth. Where were you during the second shift? What did you do?"

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