The governor is dead.
The way of death was the same as Bai Qi's, the chest was still cut open and the heart was dug out, and then it was thrown aside as if it were some dirty thing. He died in the county government hall. What's interesting is that the plaque on his head reads the four characters "Mirror Hanging High", which seems to be satirizing something.
This is not a trivial matter. The governor who was sent by the emperor to inspect the achievements of the states and counties was assassinated and killed. If the murderer cannot be found, the lord may not be able to eat and walk around.
Before they had time to confirm whether the mastermind behind the scenes was the governor, the governor died. How could the disappearance be investigated? On the contrary, Cheng Pu hurried back five days later, convinced that Bai Qi's master was the governor, and he also found some of the missing girls.
It turned out that the governor was a senior official of the imperial court on the surface, but in fact he was engaged in party formation for personal gains in private. He opened brothels, casinos and restaurants all over the country to earn money for himself. When he saw a beautiful woman, he bought it if he could, and robbed or abducted him if he couldn't. Over the past 20 years, nearly 2,000 women have disappeared from his hands. name. And after these women came into his hands, the obedient and obedient ones were easy to train, and they were given to other officials as gifts to pave the way for their official careers. Beating and scolding, those who were driven crazy, and those who were ravaged to death are countless.
And because most of the officials had accepted bribes from the governor, they didn't know what to do about it, and they all chose to turn a blind eye to it.
After the death of the governor, the imperial court issued an ultimatum, ordering the Lord to find out the real culprit within half a month, otherwise he will be accused of crimes. After all, a high official died in this small county in a muddle. people believe.
Originally, the governor wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of inspecting his political achievements to get rid of this group of people who made him sleepless, but he didn't expect that he was the one who died in the end.
The day was sunny, Shiba was embroidering a handkerchief, and the afternoon sun was shining warmly in the room. She sat quietly in front of the window, just like every day before.
At some point, the door was opened, and Xiao Jiu walked in lightly. Behind her were adults, scholars, Cheng Pu, and even people sent by the court to monitor the progress of solving the case.
Eighteen did not put down her needle and thread, nor did she look back.
With tears in Xiao Jiu's eyes, she asked, "Eighteen, how long have we known each other?"
"It's been several months." Shiba smiled at her. "But I feel very kind. Although we haven't known each other for a long time, it feels like family."
Xiao Jiu asked again: "Did you kill the Governor? The two Bai Qi... Did you kill them?"
Although they already had evidence and made a good reasoning, Xiao Jiu felt that if Shiba denied it at this moment, they would all believe it. Not only will they believe it, but they will also desperately try to prove Shiba's innocence.
Ke Shiba lightly replied, "It's me."
Her voice was as soft and gentle as ever, with a soft ending, but this time everyone in the room felt cold all over. None of them wanted to believe that this slender woman in front of her, who seemed to be broken at any moment, would be a cold-blooded murderer who brutally cut people's hearts open. "Why kill them?"
In fact, what adults want to ask more is: Why do you have to admit it
Eighteen said: "They are my enemies."
"You never lost your memory, right?" Xiao Jiu took a sudden step forward, she felt sad and hurt at the same time, what does this mean? Explain that Shiba has been lying to them! "The night before the two Bai Qi and the adults died, I was very tired and slept very deeply. You did it, right?"
"I've bought drugs three times at the pharmacy." Shiba admitted all of them. She smiled and looked at the people in front of her. "After all, I don't want you to notice that I didn't sleep beside you in the middle of the night."
Xiao Jiu turned away abruptly.
Eighteen said again: "I live to take revenge. Both Bai Qi recognized me. One threatened me to see him at night, and the other threatened me to be obedient. I didn't like them treating me like this, so I killed them .As for the governor... He ruined my family. From the age of twelve to nineteen, I was his plaything for seven years. Just because I refused to give in, he tortured me in every possible way. Unexpectedly, I escaped. I was saved by you. If you didn't save me, I would have died long ago."
"So, I won't lie to you. Since you have found out, I will admit it all."
She confessed the crime in a soft tone, as if it was nothing at all, as if she was just telling a simple little story.
"What are you staying in the county government for?" the scholar asked.
"I don't know how to investigate the case myself, and I don't know who the person I want to kill is. I have been imprisoned for so many years, and I have never known their identities. If I hadn't met Bai Qi, I wouldn't have known that I was also a member of the disappearance case." .” Shiba still held the unfinished handkerchief in his hand, feeling somewhat regretful. "I would also like to thank you all. If it weren't for your persistence in this case, I wouldn't be able to find my enemy. I just want to see the color of their hearts. Why is there no difference between a good person and a bad person?"
The lord closed his eyes, then opened them again: "At first we didn't suspect you. It was Cheng Pu who noticed your anomaly. That day you met Bai Qi. He wanted to save you, but he saw that you two seemed to be together. Old acquaintance, come back and tell us, we still don’t believe it, you know, my sense of smell is very sensitive, I smell the smell of Bai Qi on you. He only loves the fragrance of daughters, but you have the fragrance of flowers, every time someone dies , you smell like a murder scene, I don't think it's a coincidence."
Shiba clapped his hands happily: "My lord is really careful, is there anything else?"
"Bai Qi made an appointment with you to go to the Xiuyi Pavilion. You asked him to meet there, and then killed him."
"That's right."
"The physical evidence and files that were destroyed in the county government office were not done by the people sent by Bai Qi, but by you. After you lived in, the study caught fire. I always thought it was Bai Qi's fault, but after Bai Qi died Understand that it's not him, it's you. Only you have the time and opportunity to do it, why?"
"Because... if the physical evidence is sufficient, you will arrest Bai Qi and bring him to justice." Eighteen glanced out the window, and the sun was already about to set. "How can it be done, my enemy, I have to kill myself."
"You're not eighteen!" Xiao Jiu growled. "Eighteen is not a murderer like you!"
"Murderer?" Hearing these three words, Shiba suddenly laughed. This smile was mocking and cold, completely different from her usual self. "I was innocent and simple, and treated people with sincerity, but what did I get? My family died because of it, and I was imprisoned in a brothel for seven years, living a life of darkness! My life is worse than a dog! I will not kill him , you want to let him trample on you, but you call me a murderer? You keep calling me eighteen, but you don't even know what kind of person I am!"
When she got angry, her eyes turned blood-colored, and her pair of black pupils almost completely changed color, which made the officials back away, thinking it was a monster. Shiba stood there, looking at Xiao Jiu: "How can I treat you? How about treating adults, young masters, and Brother Cheng Pu? I used to be a good person, but I have been treated like this, and you want me to insist on doing it?" nice guy?"
"What's the difference between a good guy and a bad guy? They're all the same heart, all red." Shiba murmured. Justice, axioms, laws... What can these things represent? Even Xiao Jiu, who was very kind to herself, when she heard that she had killed someone, her first reaction was to accuse her. "Don't they deserve to die? Can't I avenge myself? What's wrong with me?"
Yeah, what's wrong with her
What's wrong with her wanting revenge
Shiba seemed to be asking, but he didn't. Whether there is evidence or no evidence, if she didn't deliberately leave clues, do you really think they can find her
Shiba, who has never lost her memory, only briefly became her own female ghost.
She was attached to this corpse, in order to fill up the obsession with revenge. It's just that they felt that she had lost her memory, so she pretended to have lost her memory, because if the owner of this body is not dead, there is indeed something wrong with her brain, and she can't remember anything. So the possessed female ghost could not get any useful information until she met Bai Qi.
According to Bai Qi's reaction, as well as the details and process of the investigation, she gradually guessed in her heart who was going to kill. The first Bai Qi who abducted her, the second Bai Qi who helped to abuse her, and the culprit.
And a long time ago, when she was still alive, she was so gentle and kind, thinking that all the people in the world are good people. She thought she had forgotten, but she actually remembered.
I remembered everything.
"I've known you these days, and I'm really happy, and it's not in vain to come to this world." The female ghost touched the handkerchief in her hand and sighed. "It's a pity that we don't have the fate to be friends for life."
She has already been trapped in the mud, unable to let go, unable to get out, she can only move forward step by step.
Slowly remove the dagger from the cuff. Wherever she was, the dagger followed her, and it was with this dagger that she sliced open the chests of those men. At this moment, the dagger was shining with colorful lights under the sunlight, extremely beautiful and dazzling.
The female ghost gently stroked the outline of the dagger, and seemed to see a person through the colorful gems.
If he knew, he would definitely not be willing to be resurrected.
Even if she is resurrected, she is no longer her king.
The past is gone, and what is lost can never be found. She attached the dagger to her cheek and caressed it, gave another light kiss, smiled at the adult, and sent the dagger into her body.
Before everyone could stop her, the lord rushed over and hugged her limp body in his arms, his eyes filled with tears. Shiba looked at him, but smiled: "I've never liked you. I... I... have someone I like..."
The adult shook his head and nodded: "Don't talk, don't talk..."
"I'll never see him again..." Shiba smiled lowly, grabbed the adult's hand, and stuffed him with something. The adult's eyes froze, and he looked at Shiba, only to see that she was smiling very meaningfully, "This is my fate, this is my... choice... choice."
After finishing speaking, she closed her eyes.
Shiba is dead, and the case is completely over. The murderer is dead, the victim is dead, and everything is over.
But what Shiba gave to the lord was enough for him to prove his innocence, and to charge the dead governor with a crime of collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country.
It was a letter and token jade pendant.
There are indeed people who are collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, but not the adults, but the governor. The governor is too careful and can't trust anyone, so even if he leaves Beijing, he has to take these things with him, who knows that it's 18 cheaper.
When the emperor saw the conclusive evidence, he would naturally not accuse the adult, but instead rewarded him, and even promoted him to Zhizhou because of his outstanding performance.
Later, the scholar married Xiaojiu, and Cheng Pu also married a wife, but the adult remained alone. He didn't know why he did this, and he had thought of starting a family for many years, but whenever someone matched him, he would always think of the girl named Shiba a long time ago.
She said that this world cannot tolerate her, that this is not her world, that she has never liked him.
The more real, the more hurtful.
So he couldn't help but think, who is that person she likes? where is that man Why can't we protect her and help her? But after thinking about it, I actually couldn't protect eighteen.
What is justice? What is right? As a victim, Shiba committed several murders. They wanted to punish Shiba according to the laws of the country, but they forced her to death. Is it right
right.
wrong.