Chapter 129: Blessed By the Wisdom of Brilliant Detectives (1/2)
Chapter 129: Blessed By the Wisdom of Brilliant Detectives
Translator: Pika
“DyingChun elaboratedWei, wrote down a ‘Zu’ word before he passed away In view of the conflict you had with hio in the acadeoes by the surnahtmoon City, we’re left with no choice but to deduce that the person he’s referring to in his dying tian found hi e, but Zu An forced himself to remain composed He knew that it was exactly at times like this that he shouldn’t panic He had seen far tooframed’ and ‘I’m innocent’ to know that it was futile to do so
He took so, “There should be aWei”
“No reason? You had a conflict with Yang Wei in the academy, and there are several hundred people who can bear testimony to that! You harbored hatred in your heart, so you assassinated h!” Yang Wei’s wife roared at Zu An with a face warped with anger
“Indeed, I did have a conflict with Yang Wei, but it was just a squabble regarding arith even appointedhiraced in public and fired from the academy In other words, it was a complete victory for me Is there a reason for me toWei to make an attempt on my life than the converse,” replied Zu An
Xie Yi and Pang Chun looked at one another and nodded in agree tian also turned to look at Zu An in astonishht of his son-in-law as so that came to his e by tooperfor After all, the latter was only at the third rank in terms of cultivation, which the Chu clan had no lack of
However, Zu An’s ability to analyze the root of the problem here truly iht have had a wrong impression of Zu An all this while
It was at thisthe show quietly a o, stepped forward and said, “That’s hard to say We have seen how vindictive Zu An is yesterday on the dueling ring Yuan Wenji had only offended him, but he sliced away the other party’s arm and crippled his ki core It was in line with Zu An’s character to thoroughly exact vengeance on Lord Yang after the conflict they had with one another”
Since it wasn’t convenient for shi+ Kun to participate in the trial, Mei Chaofeng had no choice but to intervene
Upon hearing his words, Yang Wei’s wife seemed to have found a pillar of support and iht! That rievances! My husband died a tragic death”
The co, not knowing how they should handle it
Sang Hong also joined in as well, “Zu An, how do you explain the dyingleft behind then?”
“Then how can you be certain that it’s Lord Yang who left that word behind? Just think about it If I’m the murderer, do you think that I’d allow my victi simply kept quiet with a smile It was beneath hi the crux of theChun to handle the case on his behalf
As expected, Pang Chun i the e found him It’s only normal for the murderer to have not noticed it”
Zu An burst into laughter “If Ifor hi breath, but he actually didn’t notice his victie too? Does that even an discussing the case through whispers too The arguments from both sides made sense to them
“Silence!” Xie Yi smacked the wooden brick on the table “Zu An, what you saidto you at the moment Without a doubt, you’re the prime suspect If we’re unable to find any other evidence, I’m afraid that it would be hard to vindicate you”
“If I tian
“Brightmoon Duke, based on the autopsy record, he should have died yesterday night, around the zi hour to the chou hour”
(11PM to 3AM)
“Then there’s no way it could be Ah Zu He was resting in his estate yesterday night Also, due to several incidents in the past, I have allocated several guards to protect him around the clock, so there’s no way he could slip past h of relief If Zu An had an alibi, it would htforward However, just as Xie Yi was about to ment, a voice suddenly sounded in the court
“If I recall correctly, the testimony provided by kin of the plaintiff can only be used as reference and not absolute evidence, right?” said shi+ Kun
Naturally, they had considered this too while they were concocting this sche There was indeed such a rule as there was a good chance that family metian turned to shi+ Kun and uttered coldly, “Are you claiht your character here, but given how many people there are in the Chu Estate, there’s no way you could keep track of everyone’s whereabouts Furthermore, Zu An has displayed a formidable movement skill that could overwhel yesterday Given so, it shouldn’t be too difficult for hiuards in the estate if he truly intended to sneak out”
“” Chu Zhongtian
shi+ Kun’s argutian with no rooument The crowd also immediately eyed Zu An in suspicion as well
Zu An turned around to look at shi+ Kun and said, “Young master shi+, you’re well-prepared It almost looks like you were the one who prepared this scheme to frame me”
“I am just a concerned civilian I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with ht?” replied shi+ Kun with a s Chun finally spoke up, “Zu An, what else do you have to say for yourself?”
Zu An pondered for aup, “I’d like to visit the reat detectives of the world bless me here Please don’t let those detective dramas I’ve watched in my previous life, be it Justice Bao, Di Renjie, Sherlock Holht really get done in here