As the first victim, Yingying could directly express the killer's inner desires, and could also detect the killer's loopholes. Su Mu let Sang Xin live in her room. He then took Zhou Ye to look at the rooms of the other two dead people, but didn't find any clues. In just two short days, the killer was growing at a very fast speed.
Although it was just a guess, Su Mu was thirty percent confident. However, he couldn't think of a reason why the murderer would kill someone who owed him a debt of gratitude. But after some thought, Su Mu still suggested a plan.
Lin Yi objected, "The murderer might not necessarily be looking at faces to kill people."
"Can you suggest something better?" Su Mu stood there with a resolute expression.
In the end, Su Mu's plan was adopted.
Very quickly, a lustful piece of news spread throughout the entire Wu City and was discussed everywhere in the streets and alleyways.
"I heard that the capital's Si Yue Fang's Courtesan Belle, Zhong Wanwan, has been bought by the Thrush Workshop. She will be coming to Wu City in a few days." At a small tea stand, two or three men were conversing with each other.
"Where did you get the money from?" someone asked.
"For the past few years, Sang Xin and Ying Ying have earned a lot of money for her, upon the death of Ying Ying, the Thrush Shop can only rely on one Sang Xin, although Sang Xin is talented, but he lost to her in terms of face, if you don't find someone to replace Ying Ying, the Thrush Shop won't be able to hold on." This person was probably a regular customer of the thrush shop, so his words were very clear.
"But the murderer hasn't been caught yet?" Some people were suspicious.
"I have relatives at the yamen. I heard that the murderer is the son of the Duke of Western Zhejiang Province. They have all been arrested, and even the Prince himself was unable to bring him away. In the end, he still angrily walked out." The man said softly, "Don't let me out. Who knows if the son of the prefecture lord will be able to come out. No matter what, the Prefecture Overseer can't go against the prefecture lord."
"Big Brother, then do you want to see that Zhong Wanwan?"
"Sigh, just look at the woman in the house."
A bowl of tea, a few people, and news of whether this was true or false spread everywhere.
Three days later, the legendary Zhong Wanwan sat on the boat and appeared in front of everyone's eyes. The veil covered her face, only leaving behind a pair of bright and vibrant eyes.
Lin Yi was standing on the shore, carrying his bag along with him as he cautiously looked at the crowd. Many of the constables in the surroundings were all wearing civilian clothes and doing the same thing.
"Do you really think this will work?" Bao Fusheng asked, "Brother Su's move is to put yourself in danger."
Lin Yi didn't agree, but since Su Mu was adamant, he didn't have any position to stop her.
Su Mu sat in the boat and casually strummed his zither, producing a melodious sound.
"It is said that with the appearance of Immortal Zhong Wan, even in the capital, there are very few people who would be able to welcome her. I wonder who would have the luck to do so in Wu City." One of them shook his head and sighed. Apparently, he knew he didn't have the money.
"Although Yingying is beautiful, she lost to Sang Xin in terms of talent. There was no conclusion to the Courtesan Belle selection. Now that Zhong Wan is here, the result should be clear."
"Only a whore." This person wore an old scholar's robe, and his body was thin. His eyes were half closed, revealing the light of worship. His hands hidden under his robe could not help but tremble slightly.
The last one, the last one, he'll go back to the capital after he kills her!
Everyone had a wild beast in their hearts. The cage of reason would trap it. Once it lost its mind, it would no longer be able to trap it.
As the sky darkened, a few crows perched on the withered jujube tree and cawed uncertainly.
Su Mu sat in front of the bronze mirror. The rouge and powder stained with blood had already been sent to the yamen. However, the nearly circular shaped blood stain on the surface of the table was already present. The blood had already seeped into the wood and could not be wiped clean.
In order to make it more realistic, Su Mu didn't open the door too wide. The window was locked.
Su Mu's eyelids gradually sunk. Before he went to sleep, he heard the sound of the lock on the window being opened.
Su Mu closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep. He heard him jumping down from the window frame and using a rope to tie himself up.
"Why isn't he awake yet? The medicinal effect should have passed, right?" That person seemed to be a bit impatient as he paced back and forth beside Su Mu. As expected, the murderer had followed his usual method. Even if he knocked someone out, he would have to wait until they woke up before killing them.
Suddenly, a bucket of cold water was poured over. Su Mu knew that she could no longer continue pretending. She opened her eyes and revealed a terrified expression.
This expression seemed to greatly please the man dressed as a scholar in front of him.
"You're finally awake." He bowed towards Su Mu for the rest of his life.
"You, who are you?" Su Mu asked.
He stood up for the rest of his life and took out a pig slaughtering knife from behind him, "Miss can call me for the rest of my life, I'm Yingying's lover. Even if she died in my hands, you shouldn't have taken her place, Hua Kui can only be Yingying."
Su Mu's heart was filled with joy. Her guess was right. What she needed to do now was to wait. Once Lin Yi found out where he was staying and found evidence of murder.
"For the rest of my life, this name sounds so familiar. How could I remember that the son-in-law of the Minister of Public Administration also had this name?" Su Mu put on a look of hard to think about it.
He didn't want to talk to Su Mu anymore. The cold glint of the Pig Slaughtering Knife cut into the chair Su Mu was sitting on, the blade's edge sticking to Su Mu's face. The coldness seeped through his skin and into his bones, causing Su Mu to shudder.
"You shouldn't have killed me. Right now, the officials all think that the murderer is the son of the Duke of Western Prefecture. He is currently locked up in jail. If you kill me, that would be clearing his suspicion." Su Mu said.
As she looked at Su Mu for the rest of her life, she became interested in him. "You're quite bold. You don't seem like an ordinary prostitute." He pulled out the Pig Slaughtering Knife for the rest of his life and gently drew the blade across Su Mu's face. Su Mu felt a slight itch and felt blood flow down his cheek, "Unfortunately, you were wrong. I don't care if I get caught, because this is the result that I set for myself." It was very comfortable to double the amount of shame they brought to him.
Su Mu understood his thoughts.
The sharp tip of the blade made a cut on Su Mu's forehead. Su Mu began to struggle and kicked the knee bone, causing him to fall onto the ground.
"Lin Yi!" "Lin Yi!" Su Mu shouted.
"All of you are equally lowly, are you so lacking in men!? Without that face, who would still want to fuck you! While shouting without any complaints or regrets, I climbed into someone else's bed! " His eyes turned blood-red, and the Pig Slaughtering Knife was raised high in the air, ready to fall at any moment.
The door was locked. Lin Yi desperately crashed against it, but he didn't loosen his grip.
"You guys stay here, I'll go to the roof." Lin Yi instructed the bailiff, and he jumped onto the railing of the corridor, using the momentum to jump onto the roof. He kicked off the tiles, and jumped down.