Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 496 Listening to the Decision Behind the Curtain
The dancer sensed the hostility in his gaze and immediately dared not speak.

Lin Zhiqing smiled. The dancer had answered her very quickly, without any pause or thought.

Lin Zhiqing had seen this kind of formulaic "memorizing answers" behavior in Biluo before.

It's obvious that the dancer is lying.

and……

Lin Zhiqing looked at the Liang envoy: "Your Excellency, you have indeed put in a lot of effort to come to Dasheng."

"Even this young lady knows about Changqing Street, which is an inconspicuous alley in the East Market."

"Even a proper person from the Great Sheng Dynasty probably couldn't remember this clearly."

Upon hearing this, the Liang envoy's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked at the Crown Prince behind the screen.

Lin Zhiqing's words seemed to be saying that he was sincere, but in reality, they were implying that he had ulterior motives.

It's simply unbelievable that a mere dancer could know the terrain of Dasheng so well.

He steadied himself and then spoke again:
“Since I came to Shengjing City, I have been to many places out of curiosity. She often went out with me and knew that these places were not surprising.”

The dancer nodded quickly, confirming the Liang envoy's statement.

Lin Zhiqing didn't even glance at the dancers, only looking at the envoy from Daliang.

The Liang envoy narrowed his eyes and slightly raised his chin, a gesture that suggested he was somewhat guilty but still wanted to convince others of his belief.

lie!

According to custom, when envoys from the Great Liang Dynasty arrive in the territory of Shengjing, they are always accompanied by people from the Great Sheng Dynasty, no matter where they go.

Lin Zhiqing looked in the direction of the Crown Prince.

If the Crown Prince were to speak up and have the people accompanying the Liang envoys come out and say something, it would be known whether the Liang envoys had been to Changqing Street.

Based on Lin Zhiqing's observations, the Liang envoy was indeed lying.

Their ability to quickly pinpoint the location of Changqing Street is something that cannot be accomplished overnight.

It seems that Jiang Yunhe's relationship with Daliang is no less deep than Lin Zhiqing imagined.

However, the crown prince did not speak.

This attitude implicitly acknowledges that the Liang envoy had visited Changqing Street.

Something's not right... Lin Zhiqing frowned slightly.

The others also gleaned from the Crown Prince's attitude that the Liang envoy had visited Changqing Street.

The Liang envoy puffed out his chest, and the dancer's expression relaxed as she nodded.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chongzheng immediately spoke up: "In that case, this matter can be considered plausible."

"My lord," Lin Zhiqing spoke again, "could this young lady be a witness?"

“That’s right, the witnesses are in place. Lin Zhiqing, what else do you have to say?” Zhou Chongzheng glared at him coldly.

Lin Yangyang and the others around her were extremely anxious, but Lin Zhiqing remained calm and spoke again:
"My lord, this girl is not telling the truth. She is someone close to the envoy, so naturally she is on the envoy's side and trying to frame me."

"Please, sir, find a coroner to examine this servant and determine how he died!"

She remained calm in the face of danger, which showed her considerable courage.

Zhou Chongzheng looked at the corpse on the ground and waved his hand: "I already had the coroner examine it."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone brought the coroner up.

After bowing, the coroner went to the body and pointed to the corpse's arm:

"As you can see, the surface of this wound is uneven, often forming irregular lacerations and abrasions, and is also accompanied by some bruising."

"Aside from the symptoms of subcutaneous bleeding, there were clay fragments in the wound, which is indeed a wound caused by being hit by a stone."

"Yes, I did do it. He tried to grope me, and I had no choice but to do it to protect myself," Lin Zhiqing admitted readily.

The Liang envoy frowned: "Since you admit to killing someone, why are you distorting the facts?"

"Your Excellency, I injured him, not killed him. You know very well who is distorting the facts!" Lin Zhiqing frowned.

"Furthermore, can a hand injury be fatal? If not, what does it prove?" After saying this, she looked at the coroner, her tone gentle:
"Where is this person's fatal wound?"

The Liang envoy began:

"Miss Lin's skill in feigning madness is getting better and better. Do you think you don't know where the fatal wound is for the person you killed?"

He narrowed his eyes and pointed to the corpse's chest.

The coroner nodded and said, "That's right. This man has a very deep wound on his chest, caused by a dagger."

Zhou Chongzheng looked at Lin Zhiqing: "Miss Lin, what is your explanation?"

Lin Zhiqing looked at the coroner and slowly said, "Please examine it again."

"Leaving aside how I, who have no martial arts skills, could accurately stab the dagger into the attendant's chest, just the fact that this attendant was over eight feet tall meant I had to raise my hand to stab him in the heart."

"In addition, when a person raises their hand, the force is downward, so the blade should be angled downward."

As Lin Zhiqing spoke, he looked at the wound on the corpse: "The edge of this cut is right in the middle, clearly it was pushed in by someone of similar height."

"I have neither the ability nor the motive to do it!"

After listening to Lin Zhiqing's words, the coroner carefully examined the document again.

He was only responsible for examining the body, but he didn't take Lin Zhiqing's height into account.

In this light, something does seem amiss.

After the inspection, he stood up and spoke, confirming Lin Zhiqing's idea:
“My lord, just as Miss Lin said, the wound is very likely not caused by her.”

Upon hearing this, smiles appeared on the faces of the Lin family members.

The prince behind the curtain also moved slightly.

The Liang envoy frowned: "This is impossible. I clearly saw her kill someone with my own eyes!"

The dancer quickly spoke up: "I saw it too. She must have used some clever tricks beforehand to deliberately create a wound that didn't match her body shape."

"Your Excellency, I'll ask you again, what motive would I have for killing him?" Lin Zhiqing asked again.

The Liang envoy pursed his lips: "I have witnesses, don't even think about denying it!"

Lin Zhiqing glanced at the Liang envoy, then at Zhou Chongzheng.

Clearly, this matter is not over yet.

The Liang envoy and she each gave their own version of events, and neither could produce conclusive evidence to prove the truth of the matter.

If things continue like this, at best, the matter will simply fizzle out.

But Lin Zhiqing's purpose was not to prove who killed the person.

She glanced at the entrance of Dali Temple, which was deserted.

Could it be that Wang Shuyi failed again?
There's not much time left.

If Wang Shuyi fails to persuade Wang Yuan, then she will have no choice but to activate the backup plan.

She silently counted to five in her mind, and seeing that the Liang envoy was getting more and more arrogant, she turned to look at Lin Yangyang.

Lin Yangyang pursed her lips and glanced at the doorway as well.

No one is empty.

She understood that Lin Zhiqing wanted to activate the backup plan and nodded.

After killing someone, Yan Yu also placed a poisonous insect inside the corpse.

Providing the poisonous insects would prove Lin Zhiqing's innocence.

Lin Yangyang had to bring Yan Yu in.

She moved her feet outwards.

Just then, a series of somewhat hurried footsteps sounded.

somebody is coming!