Shengjing Noble

Chapter 292 Murderer

Hearing this, Fu Wuyang's expression relaxed a little, and he couldn't help but ask, "So, you came to him to get medicine for me?"

"Yes, what else?"

"……Oh."

He didn't ask any more questions, but just turned his face away and pursed his lips as if to suppress a smile.

It still looked the same indifferently on the surface, but I couldn't help but feel a little warm inside.

This girl really cares about me!

Humph, since she is doing this for me, I won’t bother with her.

No, why does my king care about this?

Fu Wuyang was frightened by the wild thoughts in his mind. He immediately shook his head and regained consciousness.

What on earth was I thinking? I could be her father!

Damn!

Su Lanyin didn’t know how rich his inner feelings were at the moment, she just felt that this person was very weird, sometimes laughing, sometimes angry, and shaking his head.

Are you analyzing the case?

Just at this moment, an angry roar was heard from inside. It was Kang Chenxi.

"You are slandering me! How could I possibly kill Muzi?"

"Snapped!"

The slam of the gavel was deafening. The county magistrate shouted angrily, "How dare you! How can you, a murderer, be allowed to shout and scream in the court? Come, give me twenty strokes of the cane!"

"As ordered!"

Four tall yamen runners rushed forward and held Kang Chenxi down. No matter how he struggled, it was useless.

"Let me go! You dog official, did you take bribes to slander me? Let me go...ah!"

When the first stick came down, Kang Chenxi, who had been yelling just now, immediately screamed in pain.

Seeing this, Su Lanyin wanted to stop him but was grabbed by Fu Wuyang.

"what are you doing?"

"How can he bear this kind of beating?"

"You feel sorry for him?"

"Nonsense, if he dies, who will take us back to Shengjing?"

Fu Wuyang was stunned for a moment, then he let go of her hand and let Su Lanyin rush into the lobby of the county government.

"stop!"

The bailiff holding the stick stopped for a moment and looked at her blankly.

The county magistrate was already over fifty years old. He stroked his gray beard and asked, "Who are you? How dare you enter the court?"

Su Lanyin stepped forward and bowed. She said calmly, "Your Excellency, I am the one who reported the case to the authorities and I am also the first witness."

"Humph, even so, you have no right to ask them to stop!"

"But sir, you have not yet interrogated the person thoroughly and you have already used such a severe punishment. It is hard not to suspect that you are trying to force him to confess!"

"This is simply nonsense. I have always been fair and impartial. Even if he is the eldest son of the richest man, so what? If you kill someone, you must pay with your life, even if he is a royal relative!"

The county magistrate's righteous speech immediately aroused cheers from the onlookers.

He sat in his seat with his head held high, a glimmer of pride in his eyes.

Su Lanyin said slowly, "Since you are upright, you must be very perceptive, right?"

"That's natural!"

"But why are you accusing Mr. Kang of being a criminal and even wanting to torture him without a thorough investigation? I'm afraid it's unfair that you are so anxious, right?"

Facing Su Lanyin's questioning, the county magistrate's face flashed with anger, and he suppressed his anger and said, "Where did you come from? Why are you defending this murderer like this? Could you be an accomplice?"

"Sir, what evidence do you have to prove that Mr. Kang is the murderer? And what evidence do you have to prove that I am his accomplice? If you don't have any, then it's a false accusation. You also know what kind of power the Kang family is. If you can't handle it impartially, it's not impossible for Mr. Kang to report the case to the prefect!"

A high-ranking official can crush people to death, let alone a prefect?

Sure enough, the county magistrate's face changed and he felt a little guilty.

Su Lanyin saw that he was up to something and couldn't help but narrow her eyes.

This matter was too strange, and it seemed to be targeting Kang Chenxi from the beginning to the end.

She and Fu Wuyang had just arrived and were not yet clear about all the relationships in the Kang family and the interpersonal relationships around Kang Chenxi.

If you want to solve the case, you need to unravel the mystery.

The master beside the county magistrate stood up and said, "According to the preliminary autopsy by the coroner, Miss Muzi should have died between midnight and 3 p.m. During this period, only Kang Chenxi was with her, so it is clear who the murderer is. What is there to question?"

Su Lanyin sneered: "What about the murder method and motive? Since Kang Chenxi killed the person before the hour of Yin, why didn't he leave, but lie beside the body until dawn to be discovered?"

"This..." The master was suddenly speechless.

The county magistrate immediately said, "Maybe he wanted to pretend to be innocent and confuse the public, so he deliberately stayed there."

"Sir, everyone present here knows that whoever was with the deceased at the time of the crime is the most suspicious. Could it be that Kang Chenxi is so stupid that he doesn't know?"

"No matter what you say, he is the most suspicious!"

"I don't deny that he is the most suspicious, but you have to go through the most basic process of the trial, instead of forcing him to confess right away!"

"you you……"

The county magistrate was so angry with her that he held his chest and gasped for breath. The legal advisor next to him immediately stepped forward to support him.

"How dare you! See how angry you are! Today's case will be adjourned for the time being and will be retried tomorrow. Come, take the suspect to the prison and keep him under strict guard. Then we will adjourn!"

With a bang of the gavel, the county magistrate was supported by the legal advisor and left through a small door at the back.

Kang Chenxi was also dragged up by the bailiffs and thrown into jail.

With red eyes, he eagerly grabbed Su Lanyin's hand and said, "I didn't kill anyone. You must believe me. I really didn't kill anyone. I even planned to redeem Muzi. How could I kill her..."

There was pain and grievance in his eyes, and a tear slowly flowed down. Before he could say anything else, he was taken away.

After the people in the court left, Su Lanyin followed Fu Wuyang to the gate of the county government office with a serious face.

"What are you thinking about?" He looked up and poked her forehead.

Su Lanyin sighed: "Kang Chenxi would not kill Miss Muzi, he is definitely not the murderer."

"You know all this? And you trust him so much?" Fu Wuyang's tone was a little sour, but he also believed in Kang Chenxi's character.

Although this guy is a little fickle on weekdays, he is not a heartless person. There are many women following him, and most of them have been properly settled and taken care of.

He is fickle, but he doesn't force himself on others, and he is not irresponsible.

Su Lanyin lowered her head and said, "He seems very sad because of Miss Muzi's death."

Fu Wuyang held his chin and thought for a while: "Muzi... should be considered his childhood sweetheart."

"what do you know?"

"Muzi was originally a servant of the Kang family and a maid who had been with him since childhood. Later, Muzi's parents committed a serious crime and were beaten to death, and she was sold to Nuanxiang Pavilion by the eldest lady."

"How does the prince know so clearly?"

"I first met him because of Miss Muzi, so I know him well."