Chapter 294 Who is more suspicious

Seeing that Xin Xuan and Luo Yue had calmed down, Leng Li looked at Shen Cheng and said, "Excuse me, dear guest, please help us find the murderer who killed the prophet."

Shen Cheng nodded, but did not promise: "I'll try my best."

He came to Xin Xuan, Luo Yue and the kneeling maid and reiterated what he had just said.

"Please rest assured, I will only use hypnosis to make you answer one question, that is, whether what you said is true or false. Other than that, I will not use hypnosis to force you to answer other questions. As long as you tell the truth, you don't have to worry about exposing your privacy."

The three of them neither agreed nor disagreed, but remained silent, and it was obvious that they were not very willing.

Shen Cheng didn't have time to care about their little emotions anymore, and said directly to the maid kneeling on the ground: "Raise your head and look into my eyes."

The maid subconsciously looked up and met Shen Cheng's eyes, which were emitting scarlet light. She was hypnotized in an instant.

"Is everything you just said true?"

"Yes."

The maid's answer made Xin Xuan's face gloomy, which meant that she was always pinned as a suspect.

Luo Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Cheng lifted the hypnosis on the maid.

Just when everyone thought that Shen Cheng's interrogation of the maid had ended, Shen Cheng suddenly asked: "Did you secretly tell anyone else about the quarrel between Xin Xuan and the prophet?"

Everyone was shocked and subconsciously looked at the maid kneeling on the ground. No one had really thought about this issue.

The maid, who had originally breathed a sigh of relief, turned pale when Shen Cheng's question came up.

Seeing that the maid was silent, Ning Qing couldn't help but ask, "Why are you talking? Why don't you answer the question?"

The maid remained silent, but her eyes became flustered.

Luo Yue, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked, "Sir, I'm a little curious, what does this question have to do with the assassination of the prophet?"

Everyone looked at Shen Cheng, waiting for his answer.

Shen Cheng explained, "Because we all think that if Xin Xuan assassinated the prophet, then the quarrel between her and the prophet would be the fuse. We can come up with two hypotheses: the first is that Xin Xuan is the murderer, so she is now the biggest suspect, but we haven't found evidence yet. The second hypothesis is that Xin Xuan is not the murderer, and according to Xin Xuan's statement, Gu Ru was sent to deliver snacks to frame her, so the murderer who framed her must have a premise."

Shen Cheng looked down at the maid kneeling on the ground: "The murderer knew about the quarrel between Xin Xuan and the prophet in a very short time, so he was able to ask Gu Ru to send snacks in the name of apology. And who leaked the quarrel between Xin Xuan and the prophet?"

"Yes."

Xin Xuan responded with some excitement, and then stared at the maid on the ground with eyes as cold as a venomous snake.

“Tell me, to whom did you disclose this matter between me and the prophets?”

The maid had recovered from her panic and replied in a low voice, "I told the other three maids."

The other three maids have disappeared, and there is no way to verify whether they leaked the information to the murderer.

Xin Xuan wanted to ask more questions, but Leng Li gave her a sidelong look and said, "Stop interrupting me and listen quietly."

Xin Xuan was a little dissatisfied, but she didn't dare to talk back to Leng Li, so she just kept her mouth shut.

Shen Cheng continued to ask the maid the next question: "Did you know in advance that Gu Ru would bring snacks?"

This statement shocked everyone again. If the maid knew in advance, then she and Gu Ru were definitely in cahoots.

The maid, who had just calmed down, felt as if her head had been hit by a hammer, and her mind went blank in an instant.

There was only one thought echoing in my mind - how did he know?
"I'm just making a guess. How did the murderer make sure that the snacks he sent would be edible by the prophet?"

Shen Cheng explained to everyone: "Either deliver it to the prophet personally, or bribe the people around her."

"No, I didn't know that in advance."

The maid explained in a panic: "I wasn't bribed either."

Shen Cheng hypnotized the maid again: "Is everything you just said true?"

The hypnotized maid looked dazed: "No."

Seeing that the maid admitted to lying, Shen Cheng did not ask any other questions.

Xin Xuan was so excited that her face turned red. The maid was proven to have lied, which meant that her suspicion was also cleared.

Luo Yue standing aside had a gloomy expression on his face, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Ning Qing looked at the maid on the ground with regret and anger. This was her most trusted subordinate, but she was bribed by an outsider.

"Hypnotize her."

Leng Li said to Shen Cheng: "Let her confess the murderer behind the scenes."

"no need."

Luo Yue, who looked very unhappy, suddenly spoke up. He smiled bitterly and said, "I was the one who bribed the maid, I was the one who disguised myself as Gu Ru to deliver snacks to the prophet, and I was the one who framed Xin Xuan."

He knew that he had no way out. If he didn't confess, he would be caught alive.

The entire dormitory fell into silence in an instant, and then the fortune tellers waiting outside burst into an uproar.

Unexpectedly, the murderer confessed so quickly. It turned out not to be the most suspected Xin Xuan, but Luo Yue, a leader of the younger generation who usually has a very good relationship with people in the Astrology Palace.

Ning Qing's eyes were filled with anger as she stared at Luo Yue: "Why did you want to assassinate the prophet?"

"No! I did not assassinate the Prophet."

Luo Yue suddenly retorted loudly: "I am willing to accept hypnosis. The snacks I sent to the prophet were not poisonous. They were just a kind of medicine that could make the prophet fall asleep. My purpose was to enter the prophet's bedroom and read the letters to see if she had decided who would be the next palace master. The assassination of the prophet and the three missing maids have nothing to do with me."

"Then why did you pretend to be Gu Ru?"

"Because I got a piece of news that Xin Xuan had already killed Gu Ru before the prophet was assassinated."

Luo Yue turned his head and looked at Xin Xuan: "That's why I pretended to be Gu Ru, but Xin Xuan couldn't get Gu Ru to come out and testify for her."

The fortune tellers outside the dormitory were in an uproar again. They didn't expect that things would take such a sudden turn. Luo Yue was not the murderer, so why did Xin Xuan want to kill Gu Ru?
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Xin Xuan, waiting for her explanation.

Under Luo Yue's accusation, Xin Xuan not only did not panic, but sneered: "Who told you that Gu Ru was killed by me?"

Luo Yue had already given up: "Of course someone close to you told me."

"Of course I know that you bribed the people around me and revealed my every move to you."

The sneer on Xin Xuan's face turned into sneer: "But you don't think that you are the only one who would use this method, right?" Xin Xuan's sneer made Luo Yue's heart sink, and he had a bad premonition.

Xin Xuan had already clapped her hands and said loudly, "Let her in."

A figure squeezed through the crowd and came in from outside. As soon as she came in, she knelt on the ground. She was a young and beautiful woman with a good figure.

As soon as she came in, Luo Yue's face changed drastically: "Why aren't you dead?"

From Luo Yue’s reaction, it can be seen that this young woman is Gu Ru.

Shen Cheng and Yan Qiuli were watching with great interest. Originally, he was the detective, but now it turned into a confrontation between Xin Xuan and Luo Yue.

He was not dissatisfied with being overshadowed by others. Instead, he wanted to see what other big things these two people could do.

The others finally remembered that when Xin Xuan was arguing with Luo Yue just now, she also said "Why can't it be you who bribed my people?" They thought it was just a temper tantrum, but they didn't expect that she was actually giving away the plot in advance.

"Everyone!"

Xin Xuan looked at the panicked Luo Yue, feeling extremely proud. "Luo Yue hooked up with Gu Ru who was beside me, but I noticed it in advance, and Gu Ru confessed everything to me, so I let her continue to be so accommodating to Luo Yue. I didn't kill Gu Ru at all, I just let her hide secretly, and then spread the news that I killed her. I wanted to use her fake death to expose Luo Yue's hypocrisy, but I didn't expect Luo Yue to use Gu Ru's death to secretly assassinate the prophet."

"I did not assassinate the Prophet."

Luo Yue loudly retorted: "Everything I did was just to target you, it has nothing to do with the prophet."

"It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin."

Xin Xuan sneered again and took out the trump card that she had prepared long ago: "Does the black dagger on the prophet's body look familiar to you? Did Gu Ru secretly give it to you?"

Luo Yue shuddered all over and looked at Xin Xuan in disbelief: "Could it be you..."

"That's right. I deliberately asked Gu Ru to give you that black dagger."

Xin Xuan laughed loudly: "Now please tell us why the dagger that Gu Ru gave you became the murder weapon that killed the prophet?"

She originally just wanted to use the black dagger to frame Luo Yue. After all, an Eternal collecting weapons that could harm Eternals was a not-so-small crime.

As a result, this weapon turned out to be the murder weapon of the prophet, and directly knocked Luo Yue into the abyss.

Xin Xuan has been hiding this secret from last night until now, just to deal a fatal blow to Luo Yue.

The people gathered outside made a far louder noise than before.

Originally everyone thought that Xin Xuan was the most suspicious person, but now the situation has turned against Tian Gang. Luo Yue is the most suspicious person, and he is much more suspicious than Xin Xuan.

Luo Yue was completely panicked: "It wasn't me. When I came here last night, I saw the prophet had been assassinated as soon as I entered the door. I don't know why the dagger was on the prophet's body. The murderer stole it."

However, his explanation was too pale and no one was willing to believe him.

Shen Cheng found evidence that he bribed the maid to frame Xin Xuan, and with Xin Xuan's fatal blow, his image has been equated with the murderer.

Leng Li was tired of this farce and didn't want to listen to Luo Yue's feeble explanation anymore. He ordered the soldiers guarding the door: "Take him away."

Luo Yue retreated against the wall again and again. Facing the soldiers who were rushing towards him, he did not dare to resist at all. Otherwise, Ning Qing, who was watching him covetously from the side, would definitely not mind beating him to death on the spot.

Xin Xuan was standing aside, feeling smug and having an expression of revenge on her face.

"Wait a moment."

Shen Cheng suddenly called out to the soldiers who had come in and asked Xin Xuan, "I have a question for you."

Xin Xuan's heart suddenly sank slightly: "What's the problem?"

Luo Yue, who had originally looked desperate, seemed to see hope again at this moment. He stared at Shen Cheng's mouth, hoping that he could say something to clear his suspicion.

Shen Cheng asked Xin Xuan, "Since you have so much key evidence against Luo Yue, why didn't you say it earlier? Why wait until now?"

Xin Xuan looked around and snorted, "I delayed this deliberately, just to see who would jump out at this time and take advantage of me."

Many fortune tellers outside the door subconsciously avoided her sight and did not dare to look Xin Xuan in the eye.

When Xin Xuan was most suspicious, many fortune tellers who were close to her on a daily basis distanced themselves from her.

Shen Cheng immediately asked: "Since you are sure that Luo Yue is the murderer, why do you say such self-destructive words?"

The others also reacted. Yes, when Luo Yue pressed Xin Xuan to tell him what she had argued with the prophet about last night, she could have laid out all the evidence and made Luo Yue more suspicious than her.

Seeing that Shen Cheng was still harping on this point, Xin Xuan's face darkened.

She really wanted to scold Shen Cheng for meddling in her affairs, but she didn't dare say that in front of Leng Li and Ning Qing.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Xin Xuan finally gritted her teeth and said, "That's because the prophet forbade me to lie and told me to tell the truth."

Everyone was stunned. What kind of reason was this?
The prophet told you not to lie, so you didn't lie? What kind of a good elementary school student are you?

"The prophet cursed you."

Leng Li suddenly said, "If you tell a lie, you will be cursed with severe backlash."

In mysticism, curses and divination also occupy an important place. As the world's strongest prophet in the field of divination, it is not surprising that he has the ability to curse.

Xin Xuan nodded with a gloomy expression: "Yes, the prophet cursed me."

The prophet asked her not to lie or change the content of their conversation last night, and she must speak it in front of everyone.

Xin Xuan kept delaying until she was "forced" to confess under Luo Yue's questioning.

Everyone suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Xin Xuan would take the initiative to say those words that would ruin her future. It turned out that she was forced to do so.

But what mistake had she made to deserve such punishment from the prophet?

But Ning Qing felt very strange. She had been with the prophet day and night for so many years, how come she didn't know that he still had the ability to curse?

“No lying or modifying the conversation.”

Shen Cheng pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked Xin Xuan, "Is it possible that you only told us half of what you said?"

Telling only half the truth is a very misleading technique.

For example, the maid just said that Gu Ru sent snacks to the prophet, but she did not say that she knew in advance that Gu Ru was Luo Yue in disguise.

However, Xin Xuan's truth also concealed a most crucial piece of information - why did the prophet curse her?

Xin Xuan's face had turned completely gloomy and she stared at Shen Cheng.

(End of this chapter)