Chapter 293 - 184 Playing with Fire Leads to Self-Destruction_2
Bai Yi collapsed to the ground, yet he still had a thread of consciousness, as he said he heard a sound like many beans scattering on the ground.
County Magistrate Song felt a sudden shock in his heart, naturally not believing that Xiao Song was simply trying his luck. The process might appear simple, but it required precision at every step.
Xiao Song chose the coral beads with the highest quantity on the Ying Luo, and even if Su Luan had personally counted the number of beads, seeing Xiao Song produce an identical bead, she would certainly feel guilty and start to doubt.
Firstly attacking the mind, and then when Su Luan had yet to make a decision, he temptingly threw out bait at just the right moment. Su Luan was a merchant, adept at weighing pros and cons. Since she wasn’t the killer, Xiao Song gave her an opportunity, which she would surely seize in time, taking the initiative to push all the blame onto Liu Wen.
However, as Xiao Song steadily pressured Su Luan and guided her, she had already forgotten that if she confessed, in the end the initiative still lay in the hands of just one person—that was Xiao Song.
A brief and calm confrontation that lasted less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea ended with Su Luan’s utter defeat.
"Truly terrifying," County Magistrate Song muttered to himself, watching the figure in purple blend into the night and resolved to work on the case throughout the night.
Xiao Song stood alone in front of the courtyard where Ran Yan lived. The night was getting deep; she must have been asleep by now...