The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#466 - The murder weapon

Lu Jing didn't rush to the place where the screams came from like Li Bufan did. Instead, he waited for a while, until there was no movement in the surrounding houses. Only then did he open the door a crack, first poking his head out to look around furtively.

After seeing that there was no one else around, he gestured for Wen Qingqing to come out.

There was no other way. Who knew what had happened in Wen Family Manor again? What if they had to search the houses one by one later? It would be too awkward if Wen Qingqing was found in his room.

At that time, even if Lu Jing had a hundred mouths, he wouldn't be able to explain himself. Therefore, he couldn't bother chatting with Wen Qingqing about the case anymore. He just wanted to send this woman away quickly.

Fortunately, Wen Qingqing obviously knew the severity of the situation and cooperated very well. She walked out of the house without saying a word. However, she didn't leave immediately. After walking a few steps, she stopped in front of the house, then turned her head to Lu Jing and said, "Great Hero Lu, about my husband's matter…"

Lu Jing smiled wryly, "To be honest, I'm also quite curious. Since you don't think your husband is the murderer who killed Jiang Lei, then it means the murderer should still be in the manor. Why does Madam Jiang trust me so much? When it comes to prestige in the martial arts world, I can't compare to Leader Li or Manor Lord Lu."

"Or you can go to Duke Ying. Although his martial arts are not good, that's precisely why he's the least suspicious person."

Wen Qingqing blinked, "Oh, the reason I came to Great Hero Lu for help is not because I trust you, but because of Xiao Chuan."

"Hmm?"

"Probably because we both aspired to be rice worms since we were young, I've always been closest to her among the seven sisters. From childhood to adulthood, whenever I have something I can't decide, I would ask her. This time is no exception.

"She told me that she was willing to vouch for you with her own life, saying that you absolutely had nothing to do with Hall Master Jiang's death. If there is still one person in this world who can help me and my husband, then that person is Great Hero Lu. Oh, right, she also said that you've been a little short on money recently."

As Wen Qingqing spoke, she took out a stack of silver notes and a small wooden box from her person.

"Mainly because I didn't bring too much money with me this time. In a hurry, I can only take out these first. There are eighty thousand taels of silver here, as well as some of my jewelry, which should add up to about one hundred thirty to forty thousand taels. This sum of money is to ask Great Hero Lu to help. Whether it succeeds or not, it's all yours. And if my husband can clear his name, I can pay you the remaining one hundred thousand taels of silver."

Hearing this, Lu Jing couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Jin Duoduo was indeed the richest man in the martial arts world.

Without any prior preparation, his wife could take out more than one hundred thousand taels of silver at once when disaster struck. Moreover, she didn't even blink an eye when talking about a reward of more than two hundred thousand taels. Who wouldn't like such a generous patron?

However, Lu Jing didn't take the money. Instead, he shook his head and said, "Although I am indeed short of money, I will only take the money that I should take. I won't deliberately help your husband overturn the case for the sake of money."

"Great Hero Lu misunderstands. You don't need to specifically stand on my husband's side. Just investigate normally and find the murderer," Wen Qingqing said quickly, "Just like I said before, besides my husband, my second sister, Wen Lun, is also very suspicious in Hall Master Jiang's death.

"She has always been a very ambitious person, unwilling to be inferior to others. It's just a pity that she was born a daughter and can only plan for her husband. Even though Hall Master Jiang doesn't show his face much, and Lei Huo Hall is basically under her control on weekdays, the first thing people in the martial arts world think of when they mention Lei Huo Hall will always be Hall Master Jiang. Therefore, only when Hall Master Jiang is gone can she truly control Lei Huo Hall."

Lu Jing remained noncommittal upon hearing this, only reminding her, "Madam Jin, you should leave. It won't be good if you're seen by the people returning later."

Wen Qingqing obviously knew that she had been too eager just now. In order to help her husband get rid of the crime, she didn't hesitate to implicate her own sister. Even if everything she said was true, it would inevitably leave people with the impression of harming others to benefit oneself.

Therefore, seeing Lu Jing issuing an order to leave, she didn't pester him any further this time. She bowed to Lu Jing and then turned to leave.

Because Wen Qingqing was afraid of being bumped into, she tried to take the secluded paths as much as possible on the way back, and even deliberately made a detour. However, what she didn't expect was that when she walked to the firewood room where Jiang Lei's body was previously stored, her eyes suddenly blurred, as if something black flashed past.

Wen Qingqing was frightened and wanted to bury her head and walk away quickly, but the next moment, a finger had already touched the acupoints on her body, making her unable to move.

The fear in Wen Qingqing's heart became stronger and stronger, like a tide, almost swallowing her up. In her mind, she was bound to die.

Because even a fool could guess that the person who attacked her now and the murderer who killed Jiang Lei before must be the same person. With that person's ferocity, he would definitely not leave her alive!

Perhaps the only thing worth comforting was that her death would clear Jin Duoduo's suspicion, but for Wen Qingqing, the price was a bit too high.

Wen Qingqing closed her eyes in despair, and the person also placed his palm on the back of her head. As long as the palm force was gently released, it could end her life.

But for some reason, the person hesitated to strike.

Wen Qingqing didn't know how long it had been, maybe only a few short breaths, maybe as long as ten thousand years, and then the hand left her head.

Wen Qingqing still didn't dare to open her eyes, until a cool breeze blew past, making her shiver, she realized that the person behind her seemed to have left.

It's just that Wen Qingqing's acupoints were still sealed, so she couldn't look back, nor did she dare to look back. She just maintained her previous posture, standing alone behind that half-collapsed firewood room.

… … … …

On the other side, Lu Jing waited for a while after seeing Wen Qingqing off before going out. By this time, most of the people in the manor had already woken up and walked out of their residences one after another. The light of torches and lanterns converged into a long dragon.

The end of the long dragon was located on the east side of the manor. When Lu Jing arrived, Li Bufan, Lu Qinghou and others were already there, with different expressions on their faces.

"Oh, isn't that a good thing?" Lu Jing didn't quite understand what was going on with the expressions on everyone's faces. He just followed Li Bufan's words and asked, "Where was the murder weapon found? Why didn't we find it before?"

"Because the murder weapon was found in the hands of the murderer," Li Bufan said, word by word.