The Queen Doesn't Want to Die
Chapter 146
Everyone is waiting for what happens next. This murder case has attracted attention. Not only was the victim not an ordinary person but a person who truly had a status and background that could not be underestimated at all, but who had killed him was even more mysterious.
Pei Zhang Xi turned to Pei Qin Yang who was sitting on one of the chairs with Pei Yu Chen and took a deep breath.
"Mo Han, bring that guy in." Pei Zhang Xi turned his head and gave the order to Mo Han firmly. Mo Han nodded then immediately came out to bring in a middle-aged man with dark skin with sharp eyes.
"Include yourself." Pei Zhang Xi looked at the man who had come by lowering his head in nervousness. He had never been the center of attention before especially by all the people who had high status like everyone who was inside the residence.
"Hamba named Feng Guan. Servant is a blacksmith from the East Wen area.The Feng family of servants have been artisans of iron since our ancestors and have walked up to this time. A few years ago we got a set of silver needles of a customized size. Then the following month we got the same order for a hundred sets from the same person. But because of the materials used and the size that must be very careful, it took a month more to complete the order."
"Do you know who ordered that set of needles on you?"
"Hamba knows him well, Your Majesty. He was a man named Li Zhi Jin who was a society from the servant village that had the most superior medical abilities. But after all the orders were completed, Li Zhi Jin disappeared one day without anyone knowing."
"Are you sure about this?"
"Hamba, Feng Guan dares to swear His Majesty." Feng Guan lowered his body and knelt down to testify.
"Do you have any evidence?"
Feng Guan reached into his pocket and took out an exquisite blue jade hair ornament. From the appearance alone it was seen if the jade ornament was an expensive item that could not be owned by just anyone. Of course, because the jade was the mistress of Yue who was rumored to have stolen her servant a few years ago which caused her servant to be not punished by whipping forty times and then expelled from the palace. Concubine Yue instantly recognized the decoration and gritted her teeth.
"This jade decoration is the payment of that order, but since we saw that the jade was not an ordinary item, we kept it for our family's Treasure. It wouldn't have been easy to sell this jade in our area back then."
"I guess, you won't be that easy to forget that jade ornament that was concubine Yue?" Pei Zhang Xi narrowed his eyes looking at concubine Yue. Trying to figure out what the woman was going to hide.
"of course. The jade decoration was a gift from His Majesty at Chen'er's birth. But it's gone a few years since it was stolen by a brash waitress. I can't believe I'm gonna find it right now." Concubine Yue paused before continuing. "Pour Feng, can I buy that jade ornament? That jade hair decoration means a lot to me. I was sad when I lost it." Concubine Yue reached out her hand to pick up the jade ornament.
"Wait for concubine Yue. This jade ornament is evidence of a crime. You can't take it." Pei Zhang Xi blocked concubine Yue. Making the woman immediately take a few steps back from him fearfully.
"Ten.of course Your Majesty. But I beg you to let me get it after that." Concubine Yue put her hands together in front of her chest and retreated back. Menviba hid himself behind the crowd.
"Of course Your Majesty. Even though I haven't seen him in years, I can still recognize him clearly."
"Then, Mo Han let him in."
Mo Han went back in with a man in his hands who was constantly rebelling asking to be let go. The man was wearing the typical outfit of a bright blue healer combined with white. Then her hair was tied neatly on top of her head. His face looked more striking than that of ordinary people in general. Seeing her, concubine Yue revealed shock in her eyes.
"Mr Feng, look at this person. Is this the person you're referring to?" Pei Zhang Xi looked at Feng Guan and Feng Guan turned his head to pay attention to the man to make sure he was either Li Zhi Jin or not.
Due to his striking appearance, Feng Guan was instantly able to recognize him in one look. Both the face and appearance of this person remain equally recognizable in one look even though he has not seen it for many years.
"Yes Your Majesty. He was Li Zhi Jin. The servant recognized him well because he was a healer in the servant area."
"alright. Then you can come out." Pei Zhang Xi nodded his head then waved the present Feng Guan to leave. Feng Guan cupped his hands and bowed his body before he left with a guard who escorted him.
"Li Zhi Jin's. Is it true that you are the one who has ordered the silver needles on Feng Guan?"
"Yes. That's right." Li Zhi Jin turned his face away. Avoiding his eyes. Everyone was shocked to hear his immediate confession. Even Pei Zhang Xi was shocked as well.
"good. Since you acknowledged that you were the one who ordered the sets of silver needles, did you also admit that you were the one who had slipped in the fifth Prince's residence that day and that you were the one who killed Miss Zhu?"
"Yes. I admit it." Li Zhi Jin replied calmly. Everyone is surprised. All this time there was hardly a killer who would instantly admit his guilt without resisting. This meant that he had no regrets about having committed the murder. Another possibility was that he was already desperate and trying to put an end to all of that immediately.
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