PFC Chapter 435 They're all right, only I'm wrong
Chapter 435 They're all right, only I'm wrong
As she spoke, Qin Miaoxi's gaze shifted to Shen Zhichong's legs, and her voice became inexplicably heavy.
"Because you started practicing later in life, you broke your bones to master the skills, but this also left you with health problems. Whenever it's rainy, it feels like your whole body is being pricked by countless needles, causing you unbearable pain."
"You only avoid asking me to check your leg when we see that it's uncomfortable, because you're afraid we'll notice something's wrong."
"Impressive! No wonder Qin the coroner is sought after by the three government offices of the Court of Judicial Review, the Ministry of Justice, and the Prefect of the Capital. His reputation is well-deserved."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a stone struck Shen Zhichong on the forehead, instantly causing a red and swollen area.
The maids around him cursed indignantly: "We thought that Steward Shen was feeling unwell because he was so loyal and heartbroken over the deaths of Master and Miss, but it turns out that he was just in too much pain."
"Our young lady thought of you even in her dying moments. How could you do this to her?"
"You deserve to die. Our young lady shouldn't have saved you back then, you ingrate."
Shen Zhichong's forehead veins throbbed, and he roared at them with a fierce expression: "What do you know? Why was my leg broken to practice bone-shrinking kung fu? It's because after my family was destroyed, I was sold to the Nanfeng Brothel to use my soft body to please those men."
A deathly silence fell over the field.
Shen Zhichong's eyes were bloodshot like a wild beast's, and his bloodthirsty smile was tinged with endless sorrow.
"I investigated Wang Xiangxiang's movements at Nanfeng Pavilion and deliberately disguised myself as a down-on-his-luck scholar who was being bullied, so as to gain her pity."
“From the moment I entered the Wang family, I thought about revenge every single day. On the night I returned to the Wang family from the villa, I deliberately took Wang Xiangxiang to the cave where the official silver was hidden to have an affair, just so that Master Wang would see me with his daughter. Then I instigated Wang Xiangxiang to knock him unconscious, and I took him back to the bedroom and strangled him.”
When it comes to killing his enemies, he showed no remorse, only the exhilaration of successfully avenging them.
“I told Wang Xiangxiang that her father was killed by her, and that she staged the scene of Master Wang hanging himself to avoid suspicion. Even if the officials suspect murder, they will only think that it was the Ghost-Faced Judge who did it, and that it has nothing to do with Wang Xiangxiang.”
His words once drove Wang Xiangxiang to the brink of collapse: "You lied to me. It turns out you killed my father. You are the real murderer who killed my father."
"That's because you have a guilty conscience. Do you know why your father suddenly went crazy?" Shen Zhichong grinned maliciously. "It's because I told him that I've ruined you and that you can never have any more children. Your Wang family line is going to end."
"You beast! Our family has been so kind to you, I'm going to kill you!" Wang Xiangxiang could no longer accept the truth and pounced on him, biting and nibbling at him.
Shen Zhichong roared in pain, "How ridiculous! If it weren't for your father's framing, I would have lived a good life in the Shen family, and my father and mother would not have been killed. You ruined my family's happiness."
He forcefully pushed Wang Xiangxiang aside and kicked her mercilessly in the stomach. Wang Xiangxiang cried out in pain, tears and snot streaming down her face.
"And what about me? I've never harmed you."
"Because you're a fool, thinking you accidentally killed your own father, and you're seeking comfort from me, the murderer. The opportunity is right in front of me; if I don't kill you, how can I appease my parents' spirits in heaven?"
Wang Xiangxiang could no longer hold on, her vision went black, and she fainted.
Ignoring the chaos on the other side, Shen Zhichong's gaze returned to Qin Miaoxi. "I just didn't expect Qin the coroner to be so capable, managing to fake her death right under my nose and fool me."
"Fortunately, Master Wang has been executed, which can at least comfort my father's spirit in heaven and avenge this blood feud. It's just a pity that the masked judge is still at large and we couldn't bring him to justice as well. And I have nothing more to ask for. You can kill me or torture me as you please."
With a sense of relief, he slowly closed his eyes and awaited death.
But the next second, something suddenly hit him hard on the forehead, startling him so much that he opened his eyes instantly and saw the open booklet on the ground.
Lu Qingchen suddenly pressed his head down in front of the booklet, her eyes sharp as knives: "Look carefully! Your Shen family is not innocent at all. Every word in this is irrefutable evidence of your Shen family's adulteration for profit and exploitation of farmers!"
Each account and signature is clearly visible; they are all his father's notes.
Shen Zhichong shook his head frantically, his eyes red as he roared, "Impossible! My father was an upright and honest man, how could he do such a thing? It was that guy surnamed Wang who coerced my father."
“Look closely at the dates above; your Shen family was the first to do this.”
Lu Qingchen's voice was squeezed out through clenched teeth, "Back then, it was your father who persuaded Master Wang to partner with him, but he refused. But you, all these years, have been stirring up trouble in the Wang family, causing the huge family business to suffer losses and become unprofitable, forcing Master Wang to take a desperate gamble and go down a dead end."
Shen Zhichong met his eyes in a daze, his eyes devoid of light, and repeated a sentence intermittently: "My father? I took revenge on the wrong person."
Lu Qingchen said sternly, "The Ghost-Faced Judge should have dealt with you back then."
Qin Miaoxi pulled him aside and whispered a warning: "Don't talk nonsense."
Lu Qingchen retorted defiantly, "Isn't what I said the truth?"
"Haha, yes, you're right, the Ghost-Faced Judge was right to kill him, only I was wrong!"
Shen Zhichong's frantic voice pierced the sky, and before everyone could react, they saw that he had already untied the ropes.
He quickly pulled a tinderbox from his pocket and rushed toward the coffin without hesitation, his movements so fast that no one could stop him.
The next second, something caught fire in his hand.
"Stop! What are you doing?" Exclamations rose and fell.
He seemed not to hear, his eyes filled with a desperate madness: "Since I was wrong, then you will all die with me!"
He pushed open the coffin lid, revealing a coffin filled with gunpowder, a sight that sent chills down one's spine.
"do not want!"
Lu Qingchen rushed over to stop it with lightning speed, but no matter how fast he was, he couldn't keep up with the speed at which the sparks were spreading. When his fingertips brushed the edge of the fuse, he only felt a burning sensation and watched helplessly as the sparks rushed toward the coffin.
Liang Hongkai roared with furious eyes, "Retreat! Everyone, retreat!"
"Run? Where can you run to? This gunpowder can destroy half a city. You can't escape." Shen Zhichong roared triumphantly, his words making people grit their teeth in hatred.
In that instant, the spark had already fallen into the gunpowder.
"Lie down and find a rock for cover," Lu Qingchen shouted anxiously, even though he knew it was futile against the explosion.
Turning his head, he saw Qin Miaoxi standing motionless. He almost coughed up blood, his heart leaping into his throat. He rushed to her in an instant, "Wife, let's go!"
"No need."
Qin Miaoxi smiled calmly, "Because it can't explode."