Nine Chapters of Strange Cases

Chapter 166 New Clues in the Changyang Case
Upon hearing this, the man named Qian Liu'er immediately let out a sinister laugh.

He angrily raised his triangular eyes and looked at Zhou Zhao, "Zhou, I never thought I'd still fall into your hands."

He still remembers how smug he was at first when he committed his first crime four years ago, and how pathetic he became afterward. At that time, Zhou Zhao was just a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, with a chubby face and an unshakable childishness.

At that time, he had not yet killed anyone and even felt reluctant to do so. He thought that such a weak and innocent child would be torn apart alive if he went in.

But he soon made a big mistake.

That wasn't some weak, pitiful, and helpless child at all; it was clearly a little devil.

Have you ever seen a child who can punch a hole in a wall?

He was like a frightened bird at the time, and fled the scene in a flash, almost bumping into Su Changying, who was now stepping on him.

"Back then, I thought I was sure to be caught, but unexpectedly, Su Changying disappeared, and the entire Court of Justice was investigating the Shan Ming Changyang case, so no one cared about me anymore. I escaped from Chang'an and hid for three years. It wasn't until last year that I was able to start over..."

As Qian Liu spoke, his eyes were filled with resentment, "It's all because of you that I had the idea of ​​finding a mole. Haha, you have no idea how satisfying it is to have everyone being manipulated!"

A group of cowardly, incompetent hypocrites, racking their brains, conspire to kill one of the weaker members, believing they have escaped with their lives. The victim's relatives, upon learning the truth, are devastated and driven to revenge by any means necessary. Will those seeking revenge win, or will the original nine triumph once again?

That was amazing! That was so much fun! This is the third game I've played...

You don't know, do you? Chen Yan was about to get married. She and her future husband were very much in love, and their snack shop was about to open. Everyone in the neighborhood praised her kindness. A person like that, when she kills, she's truly ruthless!

Zhou Zhao felt Chen Yan's body tremble, and she turned her head to look at Qian Liu.

Su Changying stomped down hard, burying Qian Liu's head in the mud and pinning him to the ground.

This is a heartless madman!

Su Changying only released her foot when Qian Liu was about to die.

Qian Liu lay on the ground like a dead fish, panting heavily with his face up, making one wheezing sound after another.

"Why? Why did you do this? We have no grudge against you, why?"

Upon hearing Chen Yan's questioning, Qian Liu suddenly burst into laughter.

He was already short of breath, and this laugh made him cough violently as if he had choked.

He coughed for a while before sitting up, propping himself up with one hand on the ground, and said in a sinister tone:
"Why? I just want to see that everyone is equally greedy and equally ugly in the face of death."

Those people aren't much more noble than us. They can crush me like an ant. I can crush them like ants too.

As Qian Liu spoke, he seemed to be lost in some painful memory.

"My wife's name is Qishan. We were both servants of the Qian family. Our master was obsessed with pleasure and used us servants as targets for his hunting games. Qishan was shot by an arrow while protecting me. What was that beast doing when she died? He clapped his hands and said, 'Hit! Hit!'"

I want to file a complaint, but there's no way to do so. How can a servant accuse his master? Even if the Court of Justice takes the case, so what? He'll just have to pay a ransom, and at most, he'll be demoted. Do you know what that person said when I said I wanted justice?
He said he was the god of us ants, able to control our life and death at will! What right did he have?!

As Qian Liu spoke, he gave a twisted laugh, "Now let him see for himself, I am the one who is in charge, I can make people live or die at will!"

Zhou Zhao listened and suddenly burst out laughing.

Qian Liu instantly became enraged. He glared at Zhou Zhao, "What are you laughing at!" "Laughing at you for being a useless, pathetic wretch. Aren't you supposed to be a god? Would you dare to draw your sword against the man who killed your wife? You didn't, you simply didn't dare."

"A useless piece of trash like you can only bully the weaker, the old, the sick, and the disabled. You're no different from the villains you speak of; you're both inhuman beasts. Don't use Qi Shan as a pawn! Even if we met on the Bridge of Helplessness, she'd spit on you—bad luck!"

Upon seeing this, Su Changying nodded to the Northern Army soldiers at the door.

The soldiers at the gate rushed forward and took Qian Liu into custody.

Qian Liu struggled frantically, "It's not that I don't dare, it's that he got his just desserts and died of illness! It's not that I don't dare! Tell me! It's not that I don't dare! I'm not a coward! I dare, I dare! Tell me!"

Zhou Zhao raised an eyebrow and looked at Qian Liu with disdain.

"You wouldn't dare. A rat in the gutter farts and thinks it's all the time!"

Looking at Zhou Zhao's expression, Qian Liu felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing this, Han Ze pinched his nose in disgust and ordered everyone to take Qian Liutong and the murderer Chen Yan away.

In the library, only Zhou Zhao and Su Changying remained.

Seeing Zhou Zhao's displeasure, Su Changying hesitated for a moment before asking, "Are you alright?"

Zhou Zhao turned around and smiled at Su Changying.

"I'm fine. The more cases I handle, the more evil people I encounter. Most people in this world are cowards, only daring to bully the weak, but not daring to draw their swords against the strong. When working at the Court of Judicial Review, one thing is very important: you can't let your emotions get the better of you."

Victims don't need sympathy; they need justice. Anyone can offer sympathy, but only we can deliver justice.

Su Changying looked at Zhou Zhao thoughtfully.

But she had already walked to the screen, squatted down, and leaned close. She gently blew on the screen on the side of the screen where the prince consort Fan was standing. The screen, as thin as a cicada's wing, suddenly swayed, revealing a clear gap.

Zhou Zhao frowned. "Four years ago, we didn't notice that the screen had been torn, and it wasn't in the files either."

As she spoke, she walked over to the door where Fan Lishen was standing, and gently blew on it, revealing a nearly imperceptible tear.

"Only a weapon sharp enough to cut a hair with a single blow could have such an effect. Moreover, both of these cuts landed on their faces. Just now, when I threw the coffin nails at Chen Yan, she came out from behind and created a gust of wind, which is when I realized that something was wrong with the screen."

As Zhou Zhao spoke, he went to the middle position where Princess Changyang was, blew a breath on her face, and carefully examined her.

"This portrait of Princess Changyang is complete. Isn't that strange?"

Su Changying stepped forward and stared intently at Princess Changyang on the screen. "This library isn't locked. Perhaps someone came and slashed it. But since it's all face-to-face, it's obviously done on purpose. The person who came hates the Prince Consort and Fan Lishen."

But what if the crime had been committed on the day it happened? The one who was hated was the prince consort and Fan Lishen, but the one who died was the princess... This is truly too bizarre.

Zhou Zhao had been to this room countless times and reviewed the case countless times, but he had never noticed that the screen had been torn.

If the screen was slashed later, then who returned to the old spot after Princess Changyang's death and slashed the faces of the consort and Fan Lishen, but didn't touch the princess? The person who slashed the screen must have known these three people and had connections with the princess.

"Young Master Zhou, I don't know why, but I always feel that Princess Changyang gives off a very familiar feeling."

Zhou Zhao was taken aback. She turned around and looked at Su Changying. "What did you remember?"