The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 628

Chapter 628: 302 Jiaojiao Beats People (First Update)_3

"It’s you?" Prince An’s eyebrows knitted together, his gaze falling on the child, "Who is he?"

"He is the son of the suspect, who went to the Hanlin Academy." Xiao Liulang said with dignity.

Qin Shilang had heard faintly about the new champion, seeing him leaning on a crutch, he could almost guess the other’s identity.

So, it was this kid who had robbed his nephew of the top scholar title?

The child said, "My dad isn’t the murderer! He didn’t kill anyone!"

"Who told you to bring him in here? Get him out immediately!" Qin Shilang yelled sternly. Seeing Xiao Liulang not moving, he called out in a cold voice, "Someone!"

A guard came in and took the crying child out.

Xiao Liulang looked at Prince An.

He didn’t say a word, but Prince An inexplicably felt his gaze like prickles on his back. He sighed, "He was suspicious for showing up on the Avenue in the middle of the night. When Wuyang found him following the trail of blood, he was about to bury the murder weapon."

"My dad wasn’t acting suspicious! I had stomachache! He was out to fetch a doctor for me! You guys are the suspicious ones! You’re framing innocent people!"

From the hallway outside the door, the stubborn roar of the child echoed.

"May I go have a look?" asked Xiao Liulang.

By rights, the Hanlin Academy should not interfere with the Ministry of Punishment’s work. But Prince An was merely helping his uncle out, and since he was involved, there would be no harm in letting Xiao Liulang have a look.

The corpse was stored in the ice cellar of the Ministry of Punishment.

Xiao Liulang first went to see the body then went to meet the child’s father.

The child’s father is a butcher."

Prince An told Xiao Liulang.

As if to tell Xiao Liulang, those who kill more often, it seems easier to kill a person as well.

"You’ve got the wrong person. The killer is not him." said Xiao Liulang.

Qin Shilang almost laughed out of anger, "Just because you say he’s innocent, he is?"

Xiao Liulang said, "The wound is on the lower right abdomen of the victim, with the blunt side up and the sharp edge down, and the tip of the knife is slightly slanted towards the left rear side. This is a diagonal stab wound; it would be inconvenient for a right-handed person to make such an angle. The murderer held the knife with his left hand – his dominant hand is likely his left."

Prince An’s brows furrowed. "You’re saying he’s left-handed?" _{freёweɓnovel.com}

Xiao Liulang nodding.

Prince An: "That butcher..."

Xiao Liulang: "I’ve tested, he isn’t left-handed."

Prince An’s face became stern.

Qin Shilang scoffed, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could Prince An possibly get the wrong culprit?"

Qin Shilang wasn’t normally so arbitrary, but he was too confident in Prince An and believed anything Prince An brought could not be wrong.

"Are there any footprints at the scene?" Xiao Liulang asked.

"Yes." Prince An handed Xiao Liulang the blueprint drawn by the artist from the scene, "One side of the footprint is deep, the other is shallow. It seems like he was injured, and the suspect’s leg happened to be wounded... "

Xiao Liulang looking at the blueprint said, "It’s not an injury, it’s a congenital limp. A footprint from an injured foot is disordered and inconsistent in depth, but these footprints are regular."

Prince An was speechless.

Wanting to ask how do you know? His gaze swept over his leg and he immediately understood.

There were no signs of a fight at the scene, suggesting the killer was more likely an acquaintance of the victim’s.

And the killer was a male, around five feet tall.

Initially, Qin Shilang didn’t believe it, but someone else believed it. Another official named Ming, along with his guards, went to search for the murderer.

According to the characteristics provided by Xiao Liulang, they managed to apprehend the real murderer effortlessly.

Ming Shilang’s eyes were practically squinted from smiling.

My goodness, it’s like good fortune had fallen from the sky! Who would’ve thought that you could mistakenly catch the wrong killer!

He clapped Qin Shilang’s shoulder, laughing, "Being faster isn’t always better, right?"

Qin Shilang’s mouth twitched brutally.

Ming Shilang went on to claim credit from the Minister of Punishment and of course, he didn’t forget to bring Xiao Liulang along.

The Minister of Punishment was taken aback, "How did you know all this?"