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Chapter 154 Someone else
Chu Qing seriously asked Mr. Xu for some advice, and then respectfully sent him out of the Ministry of Punishment.

Almost at the same time as she was sending off Mr. Xu, several horses soon approached.

The people who came were the yamen servants of the Ministry of Punishment. Behind them was a horse tied up, and immediately tied up was a tall man with a gloomy face and sharp, vicious eyes.

He was tied to the horse with his hands bound, and when he arrived at the criminal department, the yamen servant dragged him down.

"My lord, this is the snake breeder!"

These yamen servants were very excited. After investigating this case for so long, this was the first suspect to be found.

Master Zhen was promoted directly to the hall soon.

The snake man was pressed and kneeled in front of the hall, with his neck stuck, quite rebellious.

Master Zhen slapped the gavel: "Say! Why did you let the snake hurt people?"

The man stuck his neck: "I didn't hurt anyone!"

"You still dare to quibble? Who is your last name, tell me your name!" Master Zhen glared at the other party angrily.

The man turned his head and didn't speak directly.

The yamen servant hit him on the back with a stick: "Your Excellency asked you something, answer it quickly!"

The man's face was even darker, but he refused to speak.

Chu Qing sat in the lower seat, and beside her was the master, but Chu Qing was flipping through a booklet in front of her.

Above is the topographic map inside and outside the capital city.

She looked at the snake forest on the top of the mountain where the snake breeder lived, and then looked at the location of the Marriage Temple.

The middle position is just right, but it is the bamboo forest.

She raised her eyebrows, stroked her chin, and then looked at the snake breeder thoughtfully.

If you want to go back to the Snake Forest from the Marriage Temple, you will just pass through the bamboo forest. Maybe this person may see something.

After all, judging from the time, he would definitely not stay long after releasing the snake, unless he wanted someone to catch him.

When the chaos broke out, Wang Lianjun was caught by the murderer and raped and killed in the bamboo forest.

During this period, this person must have passed by. Is it possible that he happened to see the murder scene?

Master Zhen questioned him for a long time, but he couldn't get out a word.

This man is a tough one, no matter how hard he beats him, he won't open his mouth, Master Zhen is not good at torture in front of Chu Qing, so he can only wave his hand to ask people to take the snake breeder down first.

Chu Qing raised her hand to stop Master Zhen.

She stood up, walked in front of the snake breeder, flipped through the file, and raised her eyelids: "Snake Wu?"

The snake breeder, that is, She Wu, was stunned for a while, but he just snorted and didn't speak.

Chu Qing was not annoyed, and continued to read: "It says that you are an orphan, and you were adopted by the previous snake breeder, Snake Da. This name is just a nickname. You raised snakes with your adoptive father since you were young. It seems that you are very fond of these snakes. Very emotional."

She Wu's eyes moved, but she still didn't look at Chu Qing.

Chu Qing was not in a hurry: "Originally, if you let the snake hurt people, as long as no one is hurt, you can release it after a few days of warning. But..."

Chu Qing paused, and looked at She Wu with a smile.

Snake Wu didn't know what to think of, his body obviously stiffened a lot.

The smile at the corner of Chu Qing's mouth deepened, and she rubbed the booklet with her fingertips: "You have heard about the recent serial rape and murder case, it's a coincidence that when you released the snake, the No.3 victim disappeared , tell me...is this too coincidental?"

She Wu glared at Chu Qing angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't kill anyone!"

Chu lightly flicked the hem of his robe, raised his eyebrows lightly: "This is not up to you, unless you can prove that you didn't kill anyone? How can you prove it?"

She Wu clenched her hands tightly, the veins on her head were exposed, and she was obviously angry: "Faint official!"

The yamen servant hurried forward and stood in front of Chu Qing.

I'm afraid this guy will hurt Chu Qing.

Chu Qing didn't care too much, and continued to speak slowly across a row of yamen servants: "Let me tell you what will happen next if you are the murderer. As a murderer in a serial rape and murder case, the crime is extremely heinous, and he must be sentenced to Ling Chi Yes, with so many knives, it hurts just thinking about it. This is not the most important thing, I just feel sorry for the snakes you raised. After all, there are so many snakes, it is definitely impossible to release them back to the forest, otherwise it will cause imbalance among the people Panic. So, I can only..."

"What can I do?" Snake Wu finally changed his face and roared with his thick neck.

Chu Qing raised his eyebrows: "How do you think the government will deal with snakes that hurt people?"

She Wu's face changed completely: "How dare you! How dare you do this?!"

Chu Qing put her arms around her chest, and gave him a cool look: "Then do you think people are more important, or snakes?"

She Wu glared at Chu Qing angrily, and Chu Qing fully believed that if he hadn't been suppressed by the yamen servant at this moment, he would definitely come up and punch him.

She Wu struggled for a long time but couldn't get away, roaring angrily, "What are you trying to do?"

Chu Qing shrugged: "Prove that you are not the murderer. If you just let the snake go, you can put it back soon. Otherwise..." She smiled and didn't continue, but Snake Wu growled a few times in anger. Voice.

In the end, she could only slump her shoulders powerlessly and dejectedly: "What should I do?"

Lord Zhen and the others stared dumbfounded at She Wu who suddenly became obedient, and then at Chu Qing, they all found it incredible.

Chu Qing waved his hand, making people let go of She Wu: "You don't need to do anything, you can answer whatever I ask."

She Wu glared at her, but still nodded obediently.

Only then was Chu Qing satisfied, and she glanced at the stunned master: "I'll ask, you record."

The master came back to his senses, and nodded in confusion: "Yes, it's my lord."

Chu Qing asked, "What's your name?"

Snake Wu: "...Snake Wu."

Chu Qing: "Where do you live?"

Snake Wu: "...the snake forest is more than ten miles outside the city."

Chu Qing: "Why do you want to put snakes in the Marriage Temple to scare people?"

She Wu gave her a strange look. Didn't she just say that she let the snake hurt people, and now she is scary?

But meeting the other party's clear eyes, She Wu's heart suddenly moved: Could it be...she guessed why she let the snake go?
How is that possible?

She Wu hesitated for a while before saying slowly: "In the past, the Marriage Temple was not called this name, and the incense was mediocre. After changing the name, there are more pilgrims."

Chu Qing didn't speak, quietly waiting for him to continue.

She Wu frowned even tighter, and took a deep breath: "It's nothing if there are more pilgrims, but...those pilgrims will go to the bamboo forest in addition to visiting the Marriage Temple. In the past, there were few people, except for the monks. Nothing else, the bamboo forest is close to the snake forest, so the snakes I raised like to run around here very much. Those monks don't kill, and the snakes I raised are very obedient and don't hurt people. But ever since there were more pilgrims in the Marriage Temple, some pilgrims went to the bamboo forest and drove away the snakes when they saw them scared. , went to the host, they couldn’t control it at all, the snakes were still gradually decreasing... I, I just wanted to scare them, let people know that there are a lot of snakes in the Marriage Temple, and if there are fewer pilgrims, it will return to normal, and the snakes will also won't die..."

After She Wu finished speaking, she rubbed her face, "But I really didn't kill anyone, and I never thought of hurting anyone."

Chu Qing nodded: "I know."

She Wu froze and glared at her: "..."

Chu Qing continued to ask: "But these can't prove that you are not the murderer."

She Wu's expression changed, and she glared angrily: "What else do you want to do?"

Chu Qing said: "When you returned from the Marriage Temple, what did you see when you passed the bamboo forest?"

She Wu didn't know what to think of, and shook his head: "I didn't see anything!"

Chu Qing smiled: "It seems that you did leave that bamboo forest."

She Wu was angry: "You lied to me?"

Chu Qing shrugged: "You are the one who is not cheating. Tell me, what did you see?"

She Wu's lips moved, but she didn't speak for a long time.

Chu Qing: "Even if you want to hide it, if you don't tell it, you can't get rid of it. If you don't think about it, you have entered the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The murderer will still think that you don't tell it? If you say it, at least you will catch the murderer. Before, I will let people guarantee your safety."

She Wu was stunned for a moment: "Are you serious?"

Chu Qing said: "Really."

She Wu lowered his head, thought for a while, and nodded: "Okay... I actually didn't see clearly, the other party was covered in pitch black. I was walking from the bamboo forest, and it was already late when I went back. When I passed the bamboo forest, I bumped into I bumped into a person, he lowered his head, I didn't see his face, he was wearing a cloak, and he hurried away after bumping into it, I didn't expect it to be... Although it was strange, I was afraid that people would catch up, so I hurried back. Later... I heard that there was a murder case in Zhulin..."

Chu Qing frowned: "Are you sure you didn't see the face?"

She Wu shook his head: "He was wrapped tightly. When he bumped into me, he didn't even raise his head. That's why I found it strange."

Chu Qing: "Think about it again, is there any other clue?"

She Wu thought about it seriously, then suddenly raised his head, his eyes lit up: "By the way, that man has a very strong sandalwood scent."

"Sandalwood?" Chu Wei was taken aback for a moment, and exchanged a glance with Master Zhen beside him: "Are you sure?"

She Wu nodded seriously: "Very strong sandalwood, as if it has been in the place where the sandalwood is set for a long time."

Chu Qing raised his eyebrows: "Are you sure you didn't take revenge on those monks?"

She Wu glared at her: "I'm not as vicious as you!"

Chu Qing innocently shrugged: Why is she so vicious?

But...could the murderer be a monk?

Chu Qing rubbed her chin: "Apart from this sandalwood scent, is there anything else? Can you see the figure of the other party?"

She Wu shook his head: "He was bowed at the time, his head was hanging very low, and it was a dark mass that only reached my shoulders. I'm not sure how tall he was when he straightened up."

Chu Qing nodded, asked She Wu to stand up, roughly measured his height, and asked Master Zhen to take him down, and temporarily asked two yamen servants to follow him to protect him.

She Wu didn't expect her to keep her word: "What about my snakes?"

Chu Qing said: "You stay here for the past two days."

She believes that the snakes should be fine for two days.

She Wu nodded: "Understood."

After the yamen servant took She Wu down, Lord Zhen stepped forward, "Brother Yu, is it really not him?"

Chu Qing hummed: "His footprints don't match up."

Chu Qing compared She Wu's feet, and the murderer was at least half a head taller than him.

"What's the matter with the sandalwood scent?"

(End of this chapter)