Chosen One, how did I end up as the villain?

When the people sitting at the same table as Zhou Cairen heard that it was human skin, they were so frightened that they ran away.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of those around them changed drastically.

"Human skin? What did Zhou Cairen do? Where did she get human skin?!"

"Could he have committed murder? But why would he stick the skin to his hand?"

Shi Yu also realized this at this moment. She stared at Zhou Cai Ren with suspicious eyes. Huai Yu didn't come to listen to the filthy poems. He came to target her. Could he be the man in black robes?

Upon seeing this, Zhou Cairen's eyes flashed with a ruthless glint, but it was only for a moment before she feigned ignorance and said:

"Young Master Qin, what are you talking about? What human skin? I wouldn't dare. It's just animal skin."

Keep pretending!

Qin Huaiyu said coldly:

"Animal hide, very well. Then, does Lady Zhou dare to come with me to the town government to have the coroner examine it?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Cairen was taken aback, and then said:

"Young Master Qin, why make such a fuss over such a small matter at the town government? The town mayor is very busy every day..."

Before he could finish speaking, a voice rang out from the entrance of the elegant building.

"I'm not busy, I have plenty of time!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Mayor Feng Yunming and Shen Wan'er walking in with a pair of constables.

They arrived just in time.

Qin Huaiyu had already noticed the two scholars who had sneaked out; he had deliberately let them go so that they would bring the two of them back.

After all, some things need to have a result, whether for the town government or for Wan'er.

As the two approached, Shen Wan'er glanced at Qin Huaiyu, then turned her gaze to Shi Yu.

Shi Yu met his gaze without backing down.

Damn it, I was careless. How could I forget about that?

Qin Huaiyu was at his wit's end and could only pretend not to see it, staring intently at Zhou Cairen. "It's all because of you, you wretched thing!"

Feng Yunming seemed to sense Qin Huaiyu's awkward situation and smiled to defuse the situation:

"Miss Shiyu, the case yesterday has been investigated and it has been determined that you are not involved. However, due to the short timeframe, the results have not yet been made public. Please forgive any misunderstandings caused."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yu withdrew her gaze and smiled politely:

"It's alright, Mayor, don't worry about it."

Feng Yunming nodded, then turned his gaze to Zhou Cairen.

"Let's go, weren't you going to the town government?"

Zhou Cai Ren forced a smile, but with his face, it looked worse than crying.

"Mayor, you flatter me. It was Young Master Qin who insisted on taking me to the town government. How could I possibly cause you any trouble!"

They really won't give up until they've hit rock bottom.

Qin Huaiyu, too lazy to argue any further, said directly:

"No matter how well you disguise yourself, what's the use? You'll always leave clues. You're being too clever by using a human skin instead."

How could a scholar's hands be so rough?

Upon hearing this, Zhou Cairen's expression darkened, but she remained silent and continued listening.

"You killed all sixteen members of the Jia family. You stole Shiyu's hairpin, intending to frame her, but your habits have given you away."

I found left-facing diagonal wounds on those bodies. It's hard to prove anything from that alone, but you shouldn't have killed the driver and left a mark of your left hand on him, revealing that you were left-handed.

"The coachman?"

Shen Wan'er's pretty face immediately showed surprise, and she quickly turned her head and said:

"He is..."

"That's right, he's the night watchman we met that morning!"

"Young Master Qin, I don't understand what you're talking about. What? What does the night watchman have to do with me?" Zhou Cairen said.

Qin Huaiyu smirked and continued:

"It's okay, then you can keep listening."

Knowing the night watchman, I found Black Willow Alley. Your face was still on the table. Of course, I really didn't expect you to be so cautious as to live in the mouth of the ghost carriage. In order to eliminate the strong stench, you can only use sandalwood.

But you left the incense burner there. Yesterday I went to the incense shop and inquired about the people who bought sandalwood.

Zhou Cairen's face grew increasingly grim. "So what? Sandalwood alone doesn't prove anything."

"Yes, indeed, but what if we add the left hand as well?"

"I saw you holding chopsticks with your left hand the whole time. You're saying that with these two pieces of irrefutable evidence, who else could it be but you, sir?" Qin Huaiyu emphasized the last two words.

Zhou Cairen's gloomy face immediately turned to shock. He knew that refuting it was useless, so he simply asked:

"How did you know?"

snort!

Qin Huaiyu snorted coldly and said:

"Do you really think I wouldn't know anything if you placed a Du Ming in my house?!"

The people nearby were completely confused and bewildered.

Feng Yunming felt his brain wasn't working properly. Was this kid even human? How did he know so much?

"............."

Shiyu, this case is already so complicated, it seems there are other things involved. How can he be even more cunning than my father?

"........." Shen Wan'er, I seem to have been involved in everything, so how come I don't know anything about it?

Du Ming, well, he has a problem!

What's the problem?

The facts were clear, and Zhou Cairen knew that pretending was useless, so he simply stopped hiding it and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Choosing you as an accomplice was undoubtedly the right decision. But you're too clever; I should have killed you sooner!"

"Wrong, it wasn't a conspiracy; you just used me as a pawn!"