Chapter 49: Extremely Unexpected

Extremely Unexpected

Nie Jinxuan spoke as if it were a matter of course. But upon hearing this, Yin Fengzhan narrowed his eyes for a split second.

"Just because the hidden weapon was an embroidery needle? That is why you judge the murderer to be a woman?"

"Yes!"

A single word answered Yin Fengzhan's skepticism. Following that, Nie Jinxuan mimicked his expression, narrowing her eyes as well, and said in a low voice:

"Of course, a single embroidery needle by itself naturally means nothing. But the key is that until Xiao Ru was about to say she had seen the true culprit, that murderer did not know their identity had been exposed!"

"Otherwise, think about it: if the murderer had known beforehand that Xiao Ru saw them killing, what would the consequences have been? Surely they would not have let Xiao Ru go. But until we caught Xiao Ru, she was safe and sound. That means the murderer simply did not know about this matter."

"Of course, Xiao Ru did not want to tell anyone about this because she knew she was no match for that murderer! Once the murderer knew, they would naturally target her. Therefore, when she was first caught, Xiao Ru did not mention it. It was only at the very end, to save her own life, that Xiao Ru revealed the truth... which is why she was subsequently silenced."

"But in the time between the murderer knowing their identity was exposed and deciding to silence Xiao Ru, it would have been impossible for them to prepare a hidden weapon in advance. Therefore, this embroidery needle could only be something the murderer was carrying on their person at the time... but what kind of man carries an embroidery needle?"

Nie Jinxuan stated her thoughts. Hearing this, Yin Fengzhan's gaze flashed instantly.

"That is to say, the murderer is a maid?"

"That is not necessarily true! After all, perhaps the murderer just happened to have an embroidery needle on them at the time. So, to conclude the murderer is a servant or maid based solely on this is still a bit of a stretch... However, I do think we might as well conduct a reconstruction of the scene!"

"... What do you mean?"

"It's very simple: restore the scene! We can call everyone who was present that day, and then re-enact according to... mm—"

Actually, Nie Jinxuan had wanted to say this for a long time, but she had been sulking with Yin Fengzhan these past few days, so she hadn't brought it up. But just then, before Nie Jinxuan could finish her sentence, she saw Yin Fengzhan, who had been listening intently, twitch the corner of his eye. He then covered Nie Jinxuan's mouth with one hand and pressed her into the darkest corner of the wall.

Instantly, their tightly pressed bodies and the large, calloused hand touching her lips made Nie Jinxuan tremble all over. But just as she was about to struggle, Yin Fengzhan pressed in forcefully.

"Shut up!"

His low voice carried a command. Hearing this, Nie Jinxuan, who had been about to struggle, froze, for she had already detected something unusual in Yin Fengzhan's tone... A moment later, Nie Jinxuan indeed heard a faint, extremely subtle voice coming from a corner somewhere nearby.

"Yin Fengzhan is entering the palace tomorrow. Notify the palace; be careful with everything."

"Mm, understood."

The speakers were a man and a woman. Hearing this, Nie Jinxuan, hiding in the shadows, was shocked. But before she could figure out what was going on, she heard the woman who had spoken earlier continue:

"Also, this time Yin Fengzhan will be taking that woman with him, so pay extra attention to her as well."

"That woman? Isn't she a good-for-nothing?"

"She was a good-for-nothing before, that's true. But in these past few days, that woman has become very shrewd. In any case, caution is the parent of safety."

"Alright, I understand!"

"Mm, you go first. I will notify you if there is anything else!"

"Mm!"

With a simple response, the man left. At this moment, Nie Jinxuan wanted to leave and step out to see who those two were, but Yin Fengzhan pressed her down again.

Nie Jinxuan did not understand what Yin Fengzhan meant. It was only after a long while that Yin Fengzhan slowly released Nie Jinxuan and walked out on his own... Nie Jinxuan hurriedly followed. Looking up in the direction where the two had been speaking, she indeed saw the back of the woman who had left later.

But the moment she saw the woman's back, Nie Jinxuan's eyes widened instantly! Because that back was none other than—Aunt Wu! ===== CHAPTER 50 =====