Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

Chapter 1895 Tragedy

The prefect's questioning was like a devil's voice, every word lingering in her ears. Wan Shufang couldn't come back to her senses for a long time. When her eyes met his shocked eyes, she knew in her heart that this time, things were out of control.

"Sir, we just arrived in Qingcheng yesterday, and we don't know anything about all this..." Chen Changli said in a low voice, and his eyes scanned the surroundings, only to see chaos.

"We will go back with you first, cooperate with the investigation, and tell you everything we know. We will definitely not hide anything."

The governor nodded and gave orders to the officers and soldiers.

"take away."

The group left the restaurant and followed the prefect back to the county government office. A tragedy occurred in the restaurant. Except for Chen Changli and Wan Shufang, everyone else was brutally killed. Such a terrible incident had never occurred in Qingcheng.

There were many people in the restaurant and so many people died, which caused a sensation and attracted great attention from the people.

In the government office, as the only survivors, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang could only be interrogated.

"Old Duke, how did you survive and who is the murderer?" The governor frowned and went about his business as if it were a routine, with someone beside him taking notes.

"Sir Governor, we...we went to bed very early yesterday and did not wake up all night."

"The next time I wake up, you guys will break in."

Chen Changli and Wan Shufang gave the same confession, but their voices became lower and lower. Although this confession was based on true events, it sounded fake to outsiders.

Also, no one could prove they were sleeping except each other.

"My Lord, Madam, this matter involves too many people, and many people have died. You are the biggest suspects."

Hearing this, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang fell silent. They both understood that what the prefect said was the truth and no one could prove their innocence.

Suddenly, Wan Shufang thought of something. A glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes. She looked at the governor with burning eyes: "Sir Governor, we have another person who lives in the room next to us. She is a woman named Amir."

Wan Shufang described Amir's appearance and then asked the governor.

"Did you see her when you searched the restaurant?"

Upon hearing this, the prefect called in the officers and soldiers who were searching the building. After some questioning, the officers and soldiers said they had never seen Amir. Wan Shufang was shocked.

"How is that possible? We clearly had dinner together yesterday, and I saw her go back to rest with my own eyes."

"We have definitely never seen this person." The officers and soldiers looked serious. The scene came to a standstill for a moment and everyone remained silent.

Now Amir is missing, there is no one alive in the restaurant, and Chen Changli and Wan Shufang have not woken up since they fell asleep yesterday, so there is no clue at all.

Just when everyone was at a loss, an old woman suddenly rushed in from outside the door.

The old woman rushed to the hall, her face full of tears, and cried out: "Sir, please make a decision for my son. My son died tragically, and he is my only son."

"Are these two the murderers? They must be them. Why are they the only ones alive?" The old woman ran straight to Chen Changli and Wan Shufang with a ferocious look on her face, scaring the officers and soldiers so much that they quickly restrained her.

Chen Changli and Wan Shufang were taken out of the restaurant, which was seen by all the people of Qingcheng. Now, even if the prefect wanted to protect them, he had no way to do so. He could only comfort the old woman.

"Old man, calm down. We are still investigating this matter. It is a serious matter and we cannot just make a final conclusion and wrongly accuse a good person."

The governor's words made the old woman look even more desperate. She looked at him pitifully and knelt on the ground. "Sir Governor, there were so many people at the scene, but they were the only ones who survived. If they are not the murderer, who is it?"

"I just had some conflicts with my son, so he ran away from home and lived in a restaurant. I didn't expect that he would suffer such an unexpected disaster. It's all my fault." The old woman cried and slapped herself.

The officers and soldiers couldn't stop her and could only try to pull her back to prevent her from hurting herself any further.

"Please, sir, please make a decision for my son. There are three branches in my family, and I only have this one child."

It is pitiful to see the love of parents in the world. The old woman’s eyes were red from crying and her voice was hoarse. She looked so pitiful. Wan Shufang felt very uncomfortable too.

A lot of people gathered outside the government office. When they saw this scene, they were all dissatisfied and protested.

"The murderer is right here, why doesn't your Excellency punish him?"

"Please, sir, make the decision for us!"

Amid the noise, someone shouted.

"Oh, don't think about it. The governor knows these two people. They must be officials of the court. They will protect each other and will not be punished at all."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar all around. By the time they reacted and wanted to look for that person, he had already disappeared, leaving only the angry people.

"Sir Governor, the murderer must be severely punished, otherwise, we will not obey."

"Yes, we are not convinced!"

The officers and soldiers tried their best to stop them, but they were no match for the large number of civilians. They did not dare to hurt the civilians. Seeing that the crowd was about to rush in, the prefect looked at Chen Changli in embarrassment.

Seeing Chen Changli nod gently, he sighed and said loudly: "Everyone calm down. I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."

"Come here, put Chen Changli and Wan Shufang in jail first, and then make a decision after the matter is fully investigated."

When the people heard that Chen Changli and Wan Shufang were only detained, they were not convinced and continued to make trouble.

"Master Governor, why don't you just execute him?"

"Imprisoning the murderer is a delaying tactic. Do you want to protect them?"

"Please, Lord Governor, execute the murderer to comfort those who died in vain."

Being pressured again and again, the governor was obviously dissatisfied and his face turned cold.

"Shut up!" He shouted with such force that he actually managed to intimidate the people who were making trouble.

"Don't say that they are just suspects now. Even if they are the murderer, the government office needs to have evidence before we can deal with them. We must not wrongly accuse anyone."

The governor spoke confidently, looked stern, and gave new orders.

"Take that person away. If the others don't leave, they will be punished with the same crime."

After hearing his words, the people dared not make trouble anymore and retreated obediently.

Chen Changli and Wan Shufang were put in prison. By now, they had guessed that this was definitely a deliberate frame-up and Amir was missing.

"Chen Changli, tell me, does this incident have anything to do with Amir?" Wan Shufang paused, confusion in her eyes: "Or was it the murderer who took Amir away? What was his purpose?"

Amir disappeared at this time. These two speculations are the only ones Wan Shufang can think of at the moment. Seeing Wan Shufang's anxiety, Chen Changli reached out and hugged him in his arms.

"Shufang, since the other party has taken action, there must be some clues left. Let's just wait patiently."

"But I always feel uneasy, as if something else is going to happen."