Chapter 519

"Don't touch anything at the scene!" Song Tian shouted loudly, telling everyone not to act rashly. Once the scene was destroyed, it would be difficult to find out who the murderer was.

Tao Yaoye and Seeing Lan Ting carefully observed the layout of the study. The study was simply furnished, with two rows of bookshelves, two paintings hanging on the wall, and several yellow talismans, which had the effect of warding off evil. Besides that, there was a desk, a wooden chair, a tea table, and a vase on the tea table... It was no different from an ordinary study.

The door was tightly closed, and the window, according to the butler, was also tightly closed and could not be opened from the outside.

"This is..."

The window was broken. Tao Yaoye found that a hole had been poked in the corner of the window.

The butler explained on the side: "Before I broke the window, I poked a hole to see if something had really happened to the Master."

"It must be you, Eldest brother, who killed Father!" The second son, Song Qing, grabbed the eldest brother Song Tian's collar and roared, very angry, his eyes bloodshot, like a crazy dog.

Song Tian was displeased, his brows furrowed, he pushed his second brother away, and scolded angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"I'm not talking nonsense. Don't think I don't know. After you took over Father's business, it has always been losing money. A while ago, you even failed in an investment and lost a large sum of money. You didn't dare to tell Father, for fear that Father would be angry and wouldn't let you manage the family business anymore!"

"Now it's good. You killed Father, you are the first heir, and the family business belongs to you!"

Song Tian was furious: "Nonsense, if you want to talk about the motive for the crime, yours is more serious than mine. You failed the Licentiate exam several times, Father was angry, broke your leg, and said that if you couldn't pass the imperial examination, you would never inherit a single bit of property from the family in your life! I once heard your friend say that you bought wine for fun and also said that you must kill Father!"

"You bribed my friend!"

"It's your friend who saw money and forgot righteousness."

Song Lian'er pointed at Squire Song's corpse tremblingly and said: "Stop arguing, you see Father is still opening his eyes. He died with his eyes wide open."

Everyone looked and it was true. Squire Song tilted his head and opened his eyes, looking straight at the tea table.

The third son, Song Qi, followed Squire Song's gaze and saw a blue and white porcelain vase on the tea table.

"Blue and white porcelain vase... blue and white porcelain... blue... Second brother Song Qing! This is the clue Father left before he died! Second brother, you killed Father!"

The second son, Song Qing, was anxious: "Nonsense, just based on this kind of unknown thing, you say I killed him?"

"Father extended a finger on his right hand. This is clearly hinting at Eldest brother!"

"And if you want to talk about the motive for the crime, who among those present doesn't have one? Third brother, you resent Father for cutting off your pocket money, making you lose face among those fox friends and dog companions. You killed Father and inherited part of the family property, so naturally, you have money!"

"And Youngest sister, Father asked you to break off the relationship with the kid surnamed Zhou, but you refused to listen and have been secretly contacting him behind his back. Once Father dies, no one will stop you and the kid surnamed Zhou from getting married!"

Song Qing pointed out the little thoughts of the three one by one, all of whom had motives for the crime.

Tao Yaoye suddenly asked: "When was the last time you saw Squire Song?"

"I saw Father in the courtyard when I was reading in the morning, and then I went into the room to read. That was two and a half hours ago."

The third son said stammeringly: "An hour ago, I came to the study to take some money. When I went out, I happened to bump into Father walking into the study, and he scolded me."

Song Lian'er said: "Half an hour ago, I brought a bowl of tea to the study for Father."

The butler echoed: "I happened to be outside the door when the Young Lady brought the tea, and I haven't seen the Master since then."

Seeing Lan Ting nodded: "In that case, Squire Song passed away less than half an hour ago."

"Half an hour ago, what were you all doing? Who can prove it?"

The eldest son, Song Tian, said first: "At that time, I was checking the account book in the shop, and the shop assistants can prove it."

The second son, Song Qing, also said: "At that time, I was reading. Although no one saw me, I have the habit of reading aloud. The maids in the house should have been able to hear it when they passed by."

The third son, Song Qi, said: "I was drinking and watching dancing with friends in the brothel. The second son of the Wang family, the eldest of the Kong family, and people from the Sun family were all with me, but I drank too much at that time and fell asleep. When I woke up, I was at home. I don't know who sent me back."

Song Lian'er was tearful: "After sending tea to Father, I stayed in the room until Eldest brother found me."

"Can anyone prove it?"

Song Lian'er's voice became smaller and smaller as she spoke: "No."

Tao Yaoye keenly noticed something unusual: "Wait, you said you sent tea to Squire Song, where is the teacup?"

There was only a blue and white porcelain vase on the tea table, no teacup.

It was impossible for Song Lian'er to wait for Squire Song to finish the tea and then take the teacup away.

Song Lian'er was stammering and couldn't say a word.

"Youngest sister, hurry up and say it!" The third son, Song Qi, said hurriedly, sweating on his forehead.

Song Lian'er finally made up her mind and said: "The butler said that there is no unsolvable contradiction between father and daughter, and encouraged me to talk to Father about Zhou Lang's affairs. I brought tea to Father to ask him to agree to the affairs between me and Zhou Lang. He got angry on the spot after hearing it, threw the teacup to the ground, and the butler took the teacup away. Then I went back to the room and kept crying."

Song Tian looked at the butler with a frown, faintly questioning: "Since that's the case, why didn't you say this, butler? And you should know Father's attitude. It's impossible for him to agree to Youngest sister's affairs!"

The butler met Song Tian's eyes and dodged in a panic.

"Look into my eyes! Say, what exactly do you want to do!" Song Tian shouted sternly.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him with unkind expressions, the butler knew he couldn't hide it, sighed helplessly: "Actually, the Young Lady's sweetheart is my illegitimate son. I wanted to match them, but I didn't expect the Master's attitude to be so firm."

Song Lian'er looked at the butler blankly, not expecting that the butler and Zhou Lang had this kind of relationship.

That butler had always said encouraging words to himself, not encouraging himself to pursue love?

Song Lian'er's eyes were dull, and something collapsed in her heart.

Tao Yaoye whispered: "In that case, the most likely thing is that Song Lian'er and the butler joined forces. It should be that the butler shot a poisonous ice needle through the window, poisoning Squire Song to death, and then under the guise of checking, poked through the paper window to cover up the needle hole."

Seeing Lan Ting shook her head and had her own insights: "If so, how did the butler ensure that the eldest young master would let him find Squire Song? You know, the butler didn't know we were coming."

"In my opinion, it is possible that it is the second son, Song Qing. He said he was reading in the room, but as long as he bought a video ball in the chamber of commerce and played his voice continuously, he could completely forge an alibi!"

The two argued in a low voice, never reaching a conclusion, and finally turned to ask Lu Yang at the same time.

"Senior Brother Lu, who do you think is the murderer?"

Lu Yang didn't answer, walked over silently, squatted beside Squire Song, and took out the Soul-Returning Pill.

This was what he bought from the Mission Hall when he went to the Huangzhou and was afraid of encountering any accidents, and he hadn't used it yet.

The elixir melted in Squire Song's mouth, and Squire Song woke up slowly, his expression a bit dazed.

Lu Yang explained: "Squire Song is not dead. He was someone who had his soul extracted. I used the Soul-Returning Pill to pull his soul back."

Lu Yang was often possessed, and he was far more experienced in the soul than the two Junior Sisters.

"Squire Song, the three of us came from the immortal sect. Who extracted your soul?"

Squire Song was still a bit dazed, but when he heard Lu Yang's words, his eyes became firm and he stated the murderer:

"It's the painting."

Lu Yang turned his head and said to everyone: "Look, the murderer has been found."

Song brothers and sisters: "..."

Butler: "..."

(End of chapter)