Chapter 48: Doubts
"Thank you very much."
Jiang Zhou thanked him and asked, "Mr. Chen, can you tell me in detail what Wei Yuanzhao said to you and what he did last night?"
"ah?"
Mr. Chen, with a gloomy face, was stunned for a moment, and then his face lit up as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.
She cried, "Master Jiang, please understand! Although Chen has some property and is wealthy, he is just a businessman. How dare he offend the Wei family?"
"I have offended the young master of the Wei family. I have been terrified and have not eaten for a day and a night, fearing that I would bring disaster upon myself. How could I dare to do such a wicked thing?"
"Master Jiang, you know everything. Last night, Master Wei suddenly visited and wanted to buy the jade screen. That is your masterpiece, Master Jiang. How can Chen be willing to sell it to him?"
"Master Wei became angry and not only threatened Chen, but also cursed Chen and even humiliated my daughter."
"Although Chen respects Master Wei, how could he tolerate this? He argued with him for a few words and flatly refused. Master Wei left in anger."
Jiang Zhou's heart was moved: "Oh? He also humiliated Miss Chen?"
Chen Yuanwai said angrily: "Yes, the Wei family has been a family of scholars and scholars for generations, but I never thought that this young master Wei would be so immoral."
Jiang Zhou asked carefully: "If you don't mind, could Mr. Chen tell me how he humiliated Miss Chen? I have no other intentions, I just have some questions I want to clarify."
I thought it was only related to the Chen Mansion, but I didn't expect it to be directly related to Miss Chen.
Mr. Chen has been able to expand his business to such a large scale, and his mind and vision are beyond ordinary people.
As soon as he saw Jiang Zhou's expression, he knew that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly said, "Mr. Jiang has misunderstood."
"Master Wei only insulted my daughter a few times and didn't do anything else."
"It is my daughter's misfortune. Chen loves her dearly and doesn't want her to suffer if she marries someone else. But a girl needs someone to rely on, so I want to find a son-in-law for her."
"I never thought about it. I don't know if it was because Chen had done something wrong in the past that it came back to haunt my daughter. On the wedding night, the son-in-law she invited all..."
Chen Yuanwai said with some grief and indignation: "At first I thought it was just, but later Chen picked a suitable candidate, but... Hey! Mr. Jiang, I must have known about this a long time ago."
"Chen's poor decision has caused my daughter to suffer such misfortune. Now her reputation has spread. How can she get married in the future?"
"Then Master Wei used this incident to ridicule and humiliate me, saying that I am a seductress who will bring bad luck to her husband and cannot stand seeing men being promiscuous... How can I tolerate such vicious words?"
Jiang Zhou saw that his face was full of grief and anger, and he didn't know what to say.
He turned around to look at Miss Chen, who was standing out among the crowd at the Chen Mansion like a crane among chickens.
But she didn't look over here, but stood there quietly.
Xing Changgong was interrogating her personally, still using threats and intimidation.
But I didn't see any fear on her face.
Don't be anxious or impatient.
A young lady from a wealthy family, whose family has encountered such a thing and whose father has been kidnapped, is so calm?
What secrets does this Miss Chen have?
Mr. Chen cried out, "Master Jiang, you must be more discerning. I am really wronged!"
"Don't worry, Mr. Chen. With Captain You here, the Sujing Division will not wrongly accuse a good person."
Jiang Zhou said something against his will and comforted Chen Yuanwai.
Then he walked around Chen's house.
Yan Xiaowu came over at this time: "What did you find out?"
Jiang Zhou asked back: "Do you think that Miss Chen is a little unusual?"
"of course?"
Yan Xiaowu curled his lips and said, "If it weren't for your Su Jing Division insisting that this case was committed by a demon, and she was a human, we would have arrested her long ago."
"Yes, but no matter how you look at it, she can't get away from it."
Jiang Zhou said this and looked at Miss Chen again.
This time, she seemed to feel Jiang Zhou's gaze and looked up.
She made eye contact with Jiang Zhou and smiled sweetly, like a blooming peach blossom.
Yan Xiaowu leaned close to her ear and teased, "Hey, she's beautiful, right? How does she compare to your Miss Xue?"
“… …”
Jiang Zhou nodded to Miss Chen, looked away, and rolled his eyes at Yan Xiaowu: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Yan Xiaowu didn't believe him, and gritted his teeth and said, "You are not honest. You hid such a big thing from me. You are not a good brother."
"Do you know how many powerful and famous people in Wujun City want to see Miss Xue's beauty but can't, let alone be her lover?"
"I heard that even the Prince of Chu was once rejected by Miss Xue. How lucky are you, kid?"
Yan Xiaowu's face was full of envy and jealousy.
Jiang Zhou smiled wryly and said, "Are you envious? How about I introduce someone to you next time so that you can also enjoy this kind of 'good fortune' that even the rich and powerful can't afford?"
Yan Xiaowu's eyes lit up: "Are you willing to do that?"
"Brothers, we share happiness and difficulties together."
Jiang Zhou bit the word "difficult" hard.
But Yan Xiaowu didn't pay attention. He was excited at first, then shook his head: "Forget it, you can't touch your brother's woman. I still understand this truth."
And you still say you don’t like beauty?
Seeing his face full of regret, Jiang Zhou glanced at him with contempt, too lazy to continue such a stupid topic with him.
He turned and walked towards the young lady from the Chen family.
In just a few steps, he had quickly sorted out all the details of the case.
First, Miss Chen married six husbands in a row.
The rule and custom for a Wujun man to marry into another woman's family is that after the bride and groom have worshipped each other, the groom is sent to the bridal chamber first.
When the time comes, the bride will enter the bridal chamber and perform the ceremony of drinking the same wine with the groom.
The same is true for Miss Chen.
All six husbands were sent to the bridal chamber after marrying Miss Chen.
When the time came, Miss Chen went to the bridal chamber in full view of everyone.
When the door of the bridal chamber was opened, everyone saw with their own eyes that the groom had died tragically.
Ever since the groom left everyone's sight, Miss Chen has been in everyone's sight.
The bride had no time to commit the crime.
This is also the main reason why both the Sujing and Tixing departments did not make things difficult for the Chen family even though, on the surface, Miss Chen seemed to be the one with the greatest connection and suspicion.
Of course, this was not possible without the help of Mr. Chen.
The death process of the six sons-in-law of the Chen family was exactly the same.
Those who died in the same way as these six people include Scholar Wu, the woman in the painting given to him by Madam Wu, more than twenty men holding knives, three demon-patrolling guards, and Wei Yuanzhao who was discovered not long ago.
These dead people all had two things in common.
First, the manner of death was exactly the same;
Second, they all have direct or indirect relationships with Miss Chen.
The woman in the painting was once a maid of Miss Chen.
Wei Yuanzhao once insulted Miss Chen.
The demon patrol guards and the knife-wielding man died tragically while investigating the case.
Although Wu Shusheng has nothing to do with Miss Chen on the surface, the concubine he took in looks exactly like the woman in the painting who used to be Miss Chen's maid.
Although it cannot be confirmed whether it is the same person, it can be said that she is in contact with Miss Chen.
Let’s not talk about how the others died. When the six sons-in-law of the Chen family died, the young ladies of the Chen family had alibis.
The guests at that time were all wealthy and prominent people in Wu County, including some powerful and influential people. There were so many of them that it was almost impossible for them to lie together.
Unless Miss Chen has the ability to clone herself, it would be impossible for her to commit the crime.
Even Su Jingsi ruled out the possibility that Miss Chen was the perpetrator. Jiang Zhou didn't think he was much better than Su Jingsi, who had been through so much and was so experienced.
Therefore, perhaps we can temporarily and boldly rule out the possibility that Miss Chen is the murderer.
Then, the only possibility is that someone close to Miss Chen committed the crime.
