Chapter 23: Questioning Again

Questioning Again

Yin Fengzhan's voice was cold and calm, and his posture standing by the window with his hands behind his back was even more imposing under the candlelight. But at this moment, Nie Jinxuan, who had been fuming, was suddenly startled.

"A man from the Ministry of Punishments? How is that possible?!"

Nie Jinxuan couldn't believe it. She took two steps to Yin Fengzhan's side.

"Wasn't Wang Fu a gardener in the mansion? How could he be a man from the Ministry of Punishments? Besides, even if he really was from the Ministry of Punishments, this is the Chen Wang Fu. How could the Ministry of Punishments secretly send people here?"

Had the Ministry of Punishments gone mad? This was a Wangfu! Although Nie Jinxuan didn't have such a strong sense of class hierarchy now, she understood what a great insult it was to Yin Fengzhan and the entire Chen Wang Fu for the Ministry of Punishments to do this!

Nie Jinxuan understood this logic, and Yin Fengzhan naturally understood it too. But subsequently, Yin Fengzhan merely narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice:

"The matter is not that serious... The Ministry of Punishments wanted to confirm the identity of a person this time, so they secretly sent Wang Fu over. If they had entered the mansion rashly, it would have alerted the enemy, and it wouldn't have been good for the Wangfu, so they resorted to this desperate measure. And at that time, I was not in the mansion!"

Yin Fengzhan, for the first time in history, actually explained the cause and effect of the matter to Nie Jinxuan. Upon hearing this, Nie Jinxuan was stunned at first, but then she understood!

"The other party is a fugitive?!"

Yes, that made sense! Because a fugitive had hidden in the Chen Wang Fu, and Yin Fengzhan was visiting a neighboring country and hadn't returned, the Ministry of Punishments had no choice but to secretly send someone over. It was just unexpected that Wang Fu was killed before he could investigate the matter clearly...

No!

Perhaps, Wang Fu had already investigated it clearly, which was why he was killed! Moreover, a case that could alarm the Ministry of Punishments must not be a small case, and the other party must not be an ordinary person. This made it easy to explain the origin of the fatal palm print on Wang Fu's back!

Everything seemed so logical. But for some reason, Nie Jinxuan felt something was a bit strange... At this moment, watching her furrowed brows and contemplative look from the corner of his eye, a flicker of light crossed Yin Fengzhan's eyes.

For a time, the large study was quiet. The two standing by the window remained silent, not saying another word. It wasn't until a long while later that Nie Jinxuan sighed and looked up at the man before her.

"Since that's the case, the matter is very clear. Wang Fu snuck into the mansion to track a fugitive, but was killed by the fugitive instead. Then they used me to cover up the real purpose, so I am innocent... And you already knew this, didn't you? Then why did you say that just now? Also, why did you call me here today? It wouldn't be to say I'm a suspect one moment and then prove I have nothing to do with it the next, would it?"

Not understanding what Yin Fengzhan was trying to do, Nie Jinxuan decided to lay it all out. Upon hearing this, Yin Fengzhan turned around and looked straight into Nie Jinxuan's eyes.

"It's very simple. I just want to know, since you keep saying you don't know the situation, then why did you know the specific time of Wang Fu's death?"

He spoke in a low voice. After he finished, Yin Fengzhan took a step forward, pressing close to the woman before him, and spoke again.

"You must know, this is something even the coroner of the Ministry of Punishments didn't know. Why did you know?"

Every word was sharp and imposing. At this moment, upon hearing this, and feeling the tall body suddenly pressing in, Nie Jinxuan was startled and reflexively wanted to escape... But before she could take a step, her wrist was instantly grabbed by the man before her.

"Speak! Why did you know?"

"I..."

It wasn't the first time she had felt Yin Fengzhan's dominance, but never had it made Nie Jinxuan more nervous than now. But just as Nie Jinxuan wanted to explain something, a scream suddenly came from outside the room.

"Ah—murder!" ===== CHAPTER 24 =====