The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#462 - Suicide

The next day, early in the morning, those few Wen family disciples with good swimming skills had already dived into the lotus pond again.

This time, they made ample preparations, searching inch by inch underwater, and finally, near the northwest corner of the pond, they found an oilcloth package in the silt.

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The moment they dragged the oilcloth package out of the water, it attracted the attention of everyone on the shore.

Especially Wen Lun, whose whole body trembled as she stared intently at the oilcloth package.

After Li Bufan nodded, one of the Wen family disciples opened the oilcloth package, and immediately a bloody head appeared before everyone's eyes.

It was none other than Jiang Lei, the leader of the Thunder Fire Hall!

When Wen Lun saw the head, she finally couldn't maintain her previous composure, her legs weakened, and she was about to fall backward, but fortunately, Wen Xiaochuan and Wen Qingqing supported her in time, preventing her from falling to the ground.

Aunt Wen sighed and called a maid to help Wen Lun back to the house.

After Wen Lun left, Li Bufan then asked the Wen family disciples who had gone into the water, "What about the murder weapon? Did you find anything else near this oilcloth package?"

As a result, the Wen family disciples shook their heads one after another. Afterward, they even dived down again, but this time they still came back empty-handed.

The Duke of Yingguo on the side also chimed in at this time, "If it's just a knife, it should be easy to hide. You can just bury it anywhere."

However, upon hearing this, Li Bufan's brow did not unfurrow. He shook his head and said, "From the time the murderer started killing to the time Jiang Hall Master's body was discovered, there wasn't much time in between. It was already not easy for the murderer to wrap Jiang Hall Master's head and throw it into the pond. Where would they have the time to hide the murder weapon separately? Besides, what's the point of doing that?"

"Perhaps it's because the murder weapon is too conspicuous and must not be discovered by anyone," Lu Qinghou guessed, glancing at Jin Duoduo not far away as he spoke.

The latter's face was also very unsightly at this time. The discovery of Jiang Lei's head was equivalent to confirming the fact of his death, and the head was right on the route he took to the colored shed after he left, which meant that his suspicion was even greater.

Jin Duoduo knew that if he couldn't find any other suspects, he would most likely be blamed for Jiang Lei's death.

Sure enough, Lu Qinghou then said, "Boss Jin, do you have anything else to say?"

Now, Jin Duoduo had completely calmed down. He looked around at everyone in front of him, and then slowly said, "I know that you are all suspecting Jin. Indeed, if I were in the same position, I probably couldn't help but suspect myself, but do you think it's too early to conclude that I am the murderer based solely on a head thrown into the pond?"

"We're not deliberately trying to make things difficult for Boss Jin," the Duke of Yingguo said, "It's just that all the evidence now points to you, and the most deadly thing is that no one but Boss Jin could have killed Jiang Hall Master and then thrown his head into this small pond, so..."

"Give me two days, no, one day," Jin Duoduo gritted his teeth and said, "I will find evidence to prove that I am not the murderer at all costs."

As if to prove his determination, Jin Duoduo deliberately emphasized his tone when he said "at all costs."

As a result, before the others could say anything, the maid who had sent Wen Lun back to her room suddenly ran over from a distance again.

Her face was filled with panic, and she shouted before she even arrived, "Madam, something bad has happened!"

This was not the first time that the people present had heard these three words, but when the maid's voice reached everyone's ears, it still made many people's hearts tighten again.

Especially when she heard what the maid said next, Aunt Wen immediately felt a darkness in front of her eyes.

"The Second Miss disregarded the persuasion and insisted on going to the firewood room on the east side, and... and... she even closed the door after she went in!"

"What does she want to do?!" Aunt Wen exclaimed in horror.

After Lu Jing and others had successively inspected Jiang Lei's residence, Jiang Lei's headless body was carefully moved to the firewood room on the east side of the manor.

Jiang Lei's identity was extraordinary, and he certainly couldn't be buried hastily after his death. In addition, his head had not yet been found, so it could only be placed there first, and Aunt Wen had sent someone to guard it.

According to the maid's description, Wen Lun had been very dazed ever since she saw Jiang Lei's head being retrieved, and she had walked towards her residence with the maid without saying a word.

As a result, Wen Lun suddenly turned around halfway and ran to the firewood room. The guards responsible for guarding Jiang Lei's body outside did not dare to stop her when they saw that the person who came was Wen Lun, so she rushed in.

Then, Wen Lun seemed to have found something and blocked the firewood door, preventing anyone else from entering. Fortunately, the maid was quick-witted and ran to report the news.

Aunt Wen did not dare to delay after hearing this and immediately rushed over.

Hearing that Wen Lun might be in danger, Lu Jing and the others couldn't bother to hunt down the murderer any longer and followed along together.

When the crowd arrived outside the firewood room, Aunt Wen stepped forward first to persuade Wen Lun to open the door, but Wen Lun behind the door remained silent.

As time passed, Aunt Wen's heart gradually sank. She took a few steps back and signaled to the guards outside the door to prepare to break down the door.

But at this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from inside the house, like a thunderclap!

Then, half of the wall on the south side of the firewood room collapsed.

The crowd outside the house was stunned by this scene. Then, Lu Qinghou reacted more quickly and uttered two words, "Wrath of Buddha!"

That's right, the only thing that could have such power was the Thunder Fire Hall's signature weapon, the Wrath of Buddha, which was known as the number one hidden weapon in the world.

Thinking of this, the color on Aunt Wen's face suddenly drained away, and she was about to rush towards the ruins in front of her, but then she was grabbed by someone.

"Mother, Second Sister has two Wrath of Buddha on her body," Wen Xiaochuan said with difficulty.

The Wrath of Buddha is not an ordinary hidden weapon. It is filled with gunpowder. The explosion just now not only collapsed half of the house, but also caused a fire.

Although the fire has just started and is not too big, no one can be sure when the other Wrath of Buddha will be detonated. Rushing in at this time is undoubtedly very dangerous.