Shengjing Noble

Chapter 298 Killing Two Eagles with One Arrow

Although these people were not good at martial arts, they ran very fast and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.

Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang looked at each other, both with confused expressions.

"These people are probably not from the same group as the previous ones."

"It seems that the murderer behind this case wants to stop our investigation."

"So, the direction of my investigation is correct."

"Let's go back first."

"it is good."

……

Kangfu.

As soon as Su Lanyin came back, she checked the things she had taken and quickly came to a conclusion.

"It's just as I guessed. Miss Muzi died of a poison similar to arsenic."

"Arsenic? Why wasn't it found in the food and drinks?"

"I think we might be missing something."

"what?"

Su Lanyin suddenly thought of something and immediately asked, "Where's the cup?"

"Here." Fu Wuyang took out the wrapped cup from his arms and handed it to her.

I took the cup and checked it. There was indeed no smell of arsenic in it, but there seemed to be a strange smell on the red lip print on the rim of the cup.

"There is definitely something wrong with this lip print. We have to go to the prison to see Kang Chenxi tomorrow."

"it is good."

……

Early the next morning.

Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang went to Nuanxiang Pavilion first, and then arrived outside the county jail, but the county magistrate prohibited anyone from visiting.

Su Lanyin asked for some silver as a bribe, but the jailer was greedy for money, so he let them in disguise as food deliverymen.

The two men put on servants' clothes, pushed the wooden cart into the prison, and immediately went to the cell where Kang Chenxi was.

He was locked up for a day and a night. He looked so depressed that he didn't look like a rich young man. He was lying on the ground with disheveled hair and covered with wounds, looking very miserable.

After Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang came in, they quickly helped him sit down against the wall.

"Your Highness... please save me quickly, they want to kill me..." Kang Chenxi was breathing weakly and clutched Fu Wuyang's hand tightly.

Su Lanyin was puzzled: "Who wants your life?"

"It must be Jiang Xuan!"

When they heard the eldest lady's name, they were stunned and looked at each other.

Su Lanyin was puzzled: "Why are you so sure it's her?"

"Nonsense! If I die, his son will inherit the family business. No matter how you look at it, she will be the biggest beneficiary. Besides, she hates Muzi so much. Killing her and putting the blame on me is just killing two birds with one stone!"

"I can understand that she wants to kill you so that her son can inherit the family business, but what is the grudge between her and Muzi?"

"I...it's nothing. She just doesn't like Muzi."

Kang Chenxi hesitated to speak. It was obvious that he was hiding something, and it was not convenient to tell them these words.

If Su Lanyin wanted to solve the case, she had to keep asking questions.

"Are you hiding something from us?"

"No, what could I possibly be hiding from you? Anyway, you should quickly catch Jiang Xuan. No one else would do this except her!"

"How can you be so sure?"

"I've already told you that after I die, his son will inherit the family business!"

"But his son has inherited the largest medicine shop of the Kang family. Even if you are alive, after the old man dies, they and their son will also get a considerable amount of property. They can obviously live a good life, so why do they have to take the risk of killing you? This is not worth it for them, right?"

"How should I know? Maybe it's because human greed is the root of all evil?" Kang Chenxi's eyes were obviously evasive, and he looked guilty.

Fu Wuyang also noticed something and grabbed him by the collar, his eyes sharp and his tone intimidating.

"Tell me the truth. If you dare to hide anything, I will not let you go."

Kang Chenxi looked helpless: "Oh, Your Majesty, what do you want me to say? I was wronged. Even if you want to investigate, you should ask Jiang Xuan, right? Why ask me?"

Seeing that he refused to say anything, Su Lanyin held Fu Wuyang's hand and signaled him to let go first.

"Since he told us to go ask Jiang Xuan, let's go."

As she spoke, she pulled Fu Wuyang up, stopped at the cell door, and turned to look at Kang Chenxi.

"By the way, Master Kang, there is something I think you need to know."

"what's up?"

"Miss Muzi was poisoned by arsenic, and the poison was hidden in her lip balm. I have inquired about the box of lip balm, and it seems that it was given by you."

As soon as these words were spoken, Kang Chenxi felt a buzzing in his head. He widened his eyes and opened his mouth, looking at a loss.

"If you want to convict her, this box of lip balm will be the evidence that you killed her," Su Lanyin added.

"It wasn't me, I really didn't! She and I grew up together, how could I possibly kill her?"

Kang Chenxi stood up from the ground, fear flashed in his eyes, and shouted as hard as he could, as if he wanted to prove something for himself.

Unfortunately, without evidence, everything is in vain. What’s the use of shouting out your injustice loudly?

Killing someone will eventually result in death.

Su Lanyin took out the box of lip balm from her sleeve and said, "I'll give you one day to consider whether to tell the secret. If I don't hear any useful clues tomorrow morning, I'll hand this thing over to the government office for disposal."

After saying that, she pulled Fu Wuyang and turned away without looking back, leaving Kang Chenxi alone leaning against the wall with a look of despair, and finally slipped to the ground.

……

Outside the prison.

After they changed back into their clothes, Fu Wuyang asked, "You just checked and there was no poison in that box of lip balm. Why did you lie to him?"

Su Lanyin shrugged and smiled brightly: "If I don't blast him, how can he confess honestly?"

"Then why not let him say it today?"

"Of course he has to suffer. We are working so hard outside, but he still refuses to cooperate. He deserves to be frightened."

Seeing her evil face, Fu Wuyang frowned and thought silently in his heart that he must never offend her in the future!

"What are we going to investigate next?"

"I won't investigate anymore. I'm so hungry. We haven't had a good meal in a few days. I heard that Rongyuelou in Qi County has the most authentic food. Let's go and try it."

After saying that, she jumped forward with her hands behind her back. Her back looked very happy, as if she was really relaxed.

Fu Wuyang felt an unprecedented feeling in his heart, which was hard to describe, very novel and exciting.

Thinking of this, he raised his foot and followed, with such pampering and tenderness in her eyes that he didn't even notice it.

……

After eating and drinking, the two of them strolled around the street for a while, bought a lot of things, and then returned to Kang's house.

In the corridor, I happened to meet Jiang Xuan coming towards me.

Seeing the two of them, she stopped and dismissed the maids and servants behind her.

"Madam, where are you going?" Su Lanyin greeted with a smile.

Jiang Xuan said coldly, "I have nothing to do, so I'll just walk around."

"Oh?"

She looked back at the end of the corridor behind her, and then looked at the person opposite her, her eyes full of deep meaning.

"But this road seems to lead to the outside of the gate. Madam, are you going out for a walk?"

Jiang Xuan's face flashed with an unnatural look: "Why? Do I need to report to an outsider like you where I'm going?"