C237 (2/2)
”Probably only for an incense stick of time.”
”The Imperial Guard that was guarding the outside this day, didn't you hear any movement or cry for help?”
”Never heard of it.” As Sun Cheng spoke, he had already arrived at Minister Sun's study.
One side of the study was connected to the bedroom, which was surrounded by an empty courtyard and a wall.
Sun Cheng pointed to the location of the Imperial Guard Station during the day. Basically, there would be someone every two meters, and it was hard for the killer to enter.
Then how did the murderer poison it?
Su Li entered the study room, which still had a putrid smell to it. Minister Sun's vomit was still on the table, and it had not been cleaned up yet.
”Prince's Wife must capture the murderer. I will do everything I can to protect this study and prevent others from entering. I just want to wait for Prince's Wife to return to the capital.” Madam Sun wiped away her tears, feeling the hatred from gnashing her teeth at the criminal.
The Minister Sun really trusted her.
Su Li nodded his head gravely, ”I will do my best, you guys grieve.”
Mother, you should go back and rest. Sun Cheng's heart ached for his mother. He signaled his servant girls and supported his mother back.
Before Madam Sun left, she implored Su Li with a choked of sobs a few more times before leaving.
The study room started to become quiet, and no one dared to disturb Su Li.
Su Li looked around the study room and discovered that other than the door to the room, there was a wooden window on the other side of the wall. It wasn't big, and it was impossible for an adult to get in through the window, unless they were two or three years old.
She didn't pay much attention to it. Suddenly, she saw a new pile of white paper on the table.
The pattern and size of the paper were exactly the same as the one with Liu Chongming's name on it in the third chapter.
Su Li frowned, he took a white piece of paper, and just as he was about to compare it with the proof with a name on it, Sun Cheng took the white paper and immediately realised that his actions were inappropriate, his face changed and he barely managed to calm his emotions. Then, he placed the white paper back onto the pile of white paper.
Please forgive me, Prince's Wife. My father dislikes people who touch his paper the most, and this piece of paper is still new. There is nothing on it, I hope Prince's Wife can understand.
Su Li frowned, she had only looked at a piece of white paper, Sun Cheng's reaction...
Maybe she was overthinking things. Sun Cheng was only thinking about his father's habits when he was alive, which was why he acted that way earlier.
She looked down at the table. There were still traces of Sun Cheng struggling on the ground, but the Intestine Breaking Grass would also cause symptoms of paralysis when in pain, making it impossible for the victim to ask for help.
Just as she was about to look elsewhere, she caught a glimpse of a small cluster of black matter from the corner of her eye.
He bent down and picked it up. It was fluff, only a little, as if it had fallen from some animal or bird.
”Young Master Sun, does your family have a family pet?”
Sun Cheng shook his head doubtfully, ”I've never raised one.”
Su Li put away the black fur, temporarily suppressing his doubts and turned to the wooden window.
With a gentle push, the wooden window was pushed open. There was no bolt on the end.
”This wooden window, was it open on the day of the crime?”
Sun Cheng thought for a while, ”When I came in that day, the wooden window seemed to be ajar. After my father's corpse was taken away, I then closed the wooden window.”
Su Li pushed the wooden window open halfway and tried to peek his head out to find that he couldn't do it.
She went out through the door again, went around to the yard, and looked in through the half-open wooden window.
He could see where the Minister Sun was sitting, but with such a small space, what could the killer use it for?
Su Li sighed, according to the current situation, this was simply a secret room for murder.