Needless to say, such a sudden change of attitude made Liu Yuan and others understand in their hearts.

Zhou Dagui opened his mouth and instinctively said: “I…I didn’t…”

No one interrupted his argument, but Zhou Dagui stopped in the middle of his words. He faced Liu Yuan and Lin Fei, and after a moment of silence, he asked: “Why do you say that?”

Lin Fei explained: “The book boy’s shoulder blades were left with five-finger buckle marks. From the mark marks, it seems that the murderer grabbed the book boy’s shoulders with his own hand, and then the throat was cut with a knife from the back. Judging from the depth and direction of the buckle mark and the wound, the murderer is left-handed.”

Lin Fei spoke as he glanced at Zhou Dagui’s unconsciously raised left hand, saying, “There weren’t many people in the crowd who were accustomed to using their left hand. There were just too many coincidences on you.”

Zhou Dagui fell silent after hearing this. After a while, he said: “I did kill that book boy.”

The officer beside Liu Yuanxun took a pen and paper and wrote it down.

As for why he killed the book boy…

“At first, Han Jun and Ruan Zhan indeed helped Zhuang Shi pass messages. But after running a few times and relaying messages several times, there were two occasions when I happened to be away, and they bumped into my wife. When I returned, I saw the boy waiting outside, and Han Jun and Ruan Zhan came out of the courtyard disheveled. When I asked, they said they had tripped,” Zhou Dagui said calmly. “Once could be considered a coincidence, but two or three times?”

When Liu Yuan, who was recording on the side, heard this, he couldn’t help but hold his forehead and muttered in a low voice: “The relationship between these people is really complicated.”

“Then did they admit it?” Lin Fei asked Zhou Dagui.

Zhou Dagui shook his head: “How could you admit such a thing?”

It didn’t matter whether you admit it or not. What was important was that Zhou Dagui felt that this was the case.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yuan couldn’t help but say, “Although it’s not good to judge people by their appearance! But your wife is not young anymore, and she’s quite a few years older than Ruan Zhan and Han Jun. Her looks are also average, unlike Mrs. Zhuang Meiniang, who still retains such charm as a beautiful woman. How could she inexplicably be involved with so many people?”

Could it be that Zhou Dagui’s wife was so amazingly charming? But why didn’t her charms work for the mountain people nearby, but worked on these few people? And why didn’t it work before, but now it suddenly started to work?

If this kind of thing was true, he should sympathize with Zhou Dagui, but… everyone was dead now, and there was no evidence of foul play!

However, whether there was evidence or not depends on the process of Dali Temple officials handling the case. For Zhou Dagui, it was enough for him to confirm it.

“So, I killed someone, and that boy helped them keep watch, so he also had to be killed,” Zhou Dagui said. “But the matter between my wife and Mrs. Zhuang’s husband is indeed just a coincidence.”

At the moment, Zhou Dagui admitted that Han Jun and Ruan Zhan’s deaths were also related to him, but the killing method was too messy. Compared with the book boy’s throat slit, the death method of the two people was more “tactful”.

As for why it was “tactful”, Zhou Dagui also explained.

“I originally wanted to blame Madam Zhuang for this matter.” In this regard, Zhou Dagui said, “Originally, regarding my wife and her husband, she and I were also considered poor people. I should not have harmed her. But if it weren’t for Ruan Zhan and Han Jun that she found, how could it be…”

When Zhou Dagui said this, his face became increasingly ugly.

No one would look good if this happened to him.

Moreover, let alone whether it was true or not, even if it was true, it was not that Zhuang Meiniang could have expected Ruan Zhan and Han Jun to have a relationship with Zhou Dagui’s wife. How could the fault be placed on her?

“After her husband died, you saw how she was attracting bees and butterflies.” When Zhou Dagui said this, he couldn’t help but sneer, “Originally I sympathized with her, but now I just think she deserves it!”

Liu Yuan looked at the angry Zhou Dagui and stretched out his hand to scratch his hair: Was this because his wife so irritated him that he started to “remove harm” when he saw such a woman? This explanation was not unreasonable. Besides, Zhuang Meiniang was an expert at applying makeup to herself. However, the makeup on the faces of Ruan Zhan and Han Jun obviously did not require Zhuang Meiniang. Zhou Dagui could complete it by himself.

Due to his wife’s affair, Zhou Dagui often came into contact with Zhuang Meiniang, so it’s not surprising that he got hold of the lipstick she made. Consequently, framing her for the murder doesn’t seem far-fetched when explaining the case as a whole.

As long as you trust the other party, poisoning was just a cup of tea.

Zhou Dagui didn’t show anything strange before, so when Han Jun came over, he drank the tea without hesitation.

“Since you were ready to frame her anyway, why didn’t you pin the boy’s death on Zhuang Meiniang along with Ruan Zhan and Han Jun?” Lin Fei asked.

As for the book boy… Zhou Dagui explained: “He is not a fool. He ran away the day I poisoned Han Jun. I have been looking for him but couldn’t find him.”

It was too troublesome to poison the book boy, so he simply cut him off his throat.

“After Han Jun died, Ruan Zhan had doubts, but he still couldn’t believe that I had killed someone. He came to look for me in the middle of the night. I poured him a cup of tea. He didn’t doubt it at all, so he just drank it. .” Zhou Dagui said.

Watching Zhou Dagui speak, Liu Yuan opened his mouth. He hesitated several times and wanted to speak, but he forced himself to close his mouth under Lin Fei’s eyes.

It seemed reasonable, but in fact, it was full of loopholes.

The death of the book boy may have been caused by Zhou Dagui, but the affairs of Ruan Zhan and Han Jun couldn’t be explained at all.

If you don’t say anything else, let’s just say one thing.

“According to your account, you killed Han Jun suspecting him of having an affair with your wife, so you poisoned him. But through forensic examination, it was found that he had struggled with someone while naked before his death. Your wife had already died by then. When he came to see you, he was tired and wanted to rest in this place. He wouldn’t have slept naked in this weather!” Lin Fei shook his head. “Zhou Dagui, your story doesn’t make sense.”

Looking at Zhou Dagui, he pursed his lips. Silently, Lin Fei frowned and said, “Who are you trying to protect?”

As soon as the word “protecting” came out, Zhou Dagui immediately raised his voice.

“No!” Zhou Dagui said loudly. He was stunned. When he realized what he was doing, he immediately looked away from Lin Fei. He was silent for a moment and then said again, “I did lie just now.”

Liu Yuan heard this. He nodded subconsciously: There was no need to tell such a loophole-filled lie.

“I didn’t kill Han Jun and Ruan Zhan because they were involved with my wife, but because after that incident with my wife, I felt disgusted by all women. Han Jun had delicate skin, which sparked my interest. When he woke up and realized what happened, I knew he wouldn’t let me go if he managed to escape and report me to the authorities. So, I preemptively poisoned him,” Zhou Dagui said calmly. “The boy ran away before I could catch him. Those two suddenly disappeared, which made Ruan Zhan suspicious, leading him to find me. So, I poisoned him too.”

This response stunned Liu Yuan, causing the pen in his hand to fall to the ground. He stared at Zhou Dagui in disbelief. He wanted to say something, but oddly enough, this explanation also made sense. After all, there are indeed some people in the world who are completely indifferent to gender boundaries.

It was also possible that Zhou Dagui was stimulated and his temperament changed drastically. It could also explain the origin of Han Jun’s injuries.

But…was that really the case? Seeing the calm look of Zhou Dagui in front of him, Lin Fei turned around and walked out of the prison without saying anything.

(End of chapter)

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