plumnovel #474 - The dust has settled
#474 - The dust has settled
Lord Yingguo clearly hadn't anticipated that such a secret matter as the death of his illegitimate son would be unearthed by Lu Jing. After a moment of silence, he spoke again.
“Leaving aside whether what you said is true or false, even if I really had a grudge against Hall Master Jiang, that doesn't prove I'm the murderer, does it?
“According to your statement, Hall Master Jiang hid here after killing his own double. In terms of timing, everyone, including Grandmaster Lu, could have killed him. At most, I'm just slightly more suspicious. Besides, Grandmaster Lu seems to have forgotten the most crucial question.”
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Everyone present knew what Lord Yingguo wanted to say.
Indeed, they had all been stunned by the bombshell thrown out by Lu Jing. However, after calming down, they immediately realized where the problem lay.
That was, how did Lord Yingguo know that Jiang Lei was hiding here?
Since Jiang Lei chose this secret room as his hiding place, it meant that it was hidden enough that it was almost impossible to find. Otherwise, his plan would have been ruined.
And in fact, it was indeed the case. During the previous few searches, the Wen family members responsible for leading the way had never been here, indicating that they didn't know there was a secret room behind the wine cellar.
However, Lu Jing had already considered this question. Hearing Lord Yingguo's question, he wasn't anxious at all. He shook the wine jar in his hand and said, “Because if I remember correctly, Lord Yingguo, you have a reputation for good wine.”
“During our second search, you became impatient and went off to drink alone halfway through. So, when you were a guest at Wen Family Manor, you inquired about a wine cellar here, and since it was a wine cellar that existed since the very beginning of Wen Family Manor, you definitely couldn't suppress your curiosity and wanted to see what kind of wine was in here.”
“Thus, you had the idea of avenging your son… Of course, you definitely didn't bring enough knockout drugs to Wen Family Manor to take down Hall Master Jiang, so if I'm not mistaken, you must have left Wen Family Manor once or twice in the past two days.”
Without needing Lord Yingguo's answer, Lu Jing had already gotten the answer to this question from Madam Wen's face.
And Lu Jing believed that if he asked his wife or the maid responsible for serving him about Lord Yingguo coming to the wine cellar for wine, he would definitely get an answer.
“Of course, the main reason is still that head.” Lu Jing sighed, “The reason I believe that Hero Yu isn't the murderer is because that head appeared in the lotus pond.”
“From the murderer's perspective, there's no point in doing this at all, because according to the situation at the time, without that head, Boss Jin would undoubtedly be the most suspicious. Only he had the possible time to commit the crime, which was undoubtedly a good thing for the real murderer.”
“Especially since Madam Jiang didn't know that Hall Master Jiang was already dead, she would definitely follow the previous plan and play this act to the end, using the prestige of Leader Li and the others to force Boss Jin to compromise and pay compensation.”
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“Afterward, the murderer could also leave Wen Family Manor openly, but if it was because of revenge, then all of this could be explained. You obviously didn't want to see Thunder Fire Hall get this money, so you threw that head into the pond, wanting to ruin this matter. Among us, only you have the motive to do this.”
This time, Lord Yingguo didn't defend himself anymore because he saw the expressions on Li Bufan and the others' faces, and he knew that they all believed Lu Jing's words.
So, the next moment, Lord Yingguo stretched out his hands and clapped, “Amazing, as expected of Grandmaster Lu, who has recently become famous in the martial world. Not only are your martial arts skills superb, but your eyes are also sharp and insightful. No matter how small the details are, they can't escape your eyes.”
“A figure like you, who can become famous in the martial world in just half a year, is not an accident at all. On the contrary, it's even more incomprehensible that you haven't shown your head much in the previous ten years. If I were you, I definitely wouldn't have this patience.”
“Lord Yingguo is too kind.”
“No, no, all my words are from the bottom of my heart. When I first heard about your deeds, I was wondering what kind of person you were. Now that I've met you, I'm finally not disappointed. You're very good, really very good.”
“I've seriously considered the possibility of my actions being discovered by others, but I thought it would be Leader Li or Manor Lord Lu, but I didn't expect it to be you.” Lord Yingguo said.
After speaking, he looked at Wen Xiaochuan again, “So, among the younger generation of the Wen family, the one with the best eye is you, the youngest.”
Wen Xiaochuan's neck turned red when she heard this. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, she didn't say anything. She just lowered her head and stared at the tips of her shoes.
She was now increasingly regretting why she didn't wash up first thing in the morning and insisted on playing leaf cards.
Lord Yingguo smiled slightly, “Alright, I've said everything I wanted to say. You can arrest me now.”
Madam Wen sighed deeply when she heard this. She first looked at Lord Yingguo, then at Yu Wenyu, who was out of sorts on the other side. She seemed to have aged ten years suddenly.
Afterward, she had the guards behind her seal Lord Yingguo's acupoints and escorted the latter out. She also had people collect Jiang Lei's headless body and sent someone to tell Jin Duoduo what had happened here, while also lifting the latter's house arrest.
After she finished doing these things, she said to Li Bufan and Lu Qinghou, “Next, how to deal with the murderer, discuss the compensation for Thunder Fire Hall, I'm afraid these things will still have to trouble Leader Li and Manor Lord Lu. Both sides have my daughters, I'm really powerless… and I can't be fair and just.”
“Don't worry, Madam, Manor Lord Lu and I will be responsible for this matter, and we will definitely give all parties a satisfactory explanation.” Li Bufan said solemnly.
With his words, Madam Wen knew that she wouldn't have to worry about the final outcome of this case causing any more storms in the martial world and affecting the Wen family.
She nodded, “And Hero Yu…”
“I know many divine doctors. After this matter is over, I will take him away with me and try to help him get rid of the Ascension Pills.” Lu Qinghou also said, as he spoke, he took off the sword sheath from Yu Wenyu's waist. The latter looked sad, ashamed, and remorseful, but in the end, he didn't resist.