Truth
Who could it be so late?
Luo Jun stepped forward to open the door and found a tall and pretty girl standing there.
"Ling Xin?"
Luo Jun was somewhat surprised. "Why are you here?"
"There are some things I'd like to confirm with you," Ling Xin said.
"No problem, come in and sit down!" Luo Jun gestured for her to come inside, but Ling Xin didn't go in. "No need, we can explain things here in a few words."
Luo Jun paused for a moment, then said, "Okay, go ahead and ask."
Ling Xin glanced at Luo Jun, hesitated slightly, and seemed to be choosing her words.
"That murderer today... you've met him before, haven't you?"
Luo Jun was slightly startled, thought for a moment, and replied, "Of course, I also questioned her when I was investigating the case yesterday."
Luo Jun closed the door and sat in the room, recalling Ling Xin's words.
For Luo Jun, the biggest question in this case was not the real culprit or the method of murder, but why the Dice of Heavenly Secrets did not point to the real culprit he believed to be.
After saying that, she turned and left.
"Is it that serious...?" Luo Jun nodded. "Thanks for reminding me..."
Unfortunately, there are some things that only Luo Jun himself knows...
"I don't quite understand what you mean..." Luo Jun still pretended not to know.
How did she figure it out? Was it intuition, or did she notice I wasn't there last night?
"Perhaps... because I exposed her plot? She holds a grudge against me..." Luo Jun explained.
"Maybe I'm overthinking it." Ling Xin looked at Luo Jun: "When I was fighting her, I could feel that her main attention was on you. I confirmed with Martial Uncle Tie your conversation during yesterday's investigation; it was all normal questioning, with no extra interaction. Today should have been your second meeting, but she was paying extra attention to you."
"I'm not referring to that time," Ling Xin shook her head. "I mean, she spoke with you not as the bride, but as the real culprit!"
"It's alright if she just harbors resentment. But if she dares to cause you trouble, I... Martial Uncle Tie, my classmates, and I won't let her get away with it..." Ling Xin sighed. "But I hope you don't get involved with the Polluter. It's a taboo in the association, and it could have a significant impact on your future, your life, and even threaten your life."
Because the suspect and the bride, along with more than twenty others, were all identified as the murderers by the dice!
"It's nothing," Ling Xin waved her hand. "It's what I should do as a classmate. You should get some rest. Sorry to bother you."
Only today, after speaking with numerous suspects in the prison cell, did he finally understand.
Why is it that a large list of thousands of people shows the murderer as the most difficult case, while the smaller lists of suspects, the bride, the Luo Yue Clan, and the guests and servants all indicate that the Mandatory Event?
She probably already guessed what was going on, otherwise she wouldn't have come to remind me in the middle of the night. It seems she still cares about our old classmate relationship... Although I haven't spoken much to her during these years of high school, and she seems cold on the surface, she's actually a kind girl.
Of these twenty-odd people, any one of them could be the real culprit, so it was Mandatory Event. However, none of the remaining three thousand-plus people were the real culprits, so drawing any one of them individually was also Mandatory Event. But when all of them were drawn together, since these twenty-odd people accounted for less than one percent, the difficulty was a perfect 100!
Moreover, there was that judgment made in the Governor's Residence's prison earlier, which meant that Mandatory Event did not necessarily mean failure, but rather inevitable success!
Yes, all the suspects in the Governor's Residence's prison were actually identified as the real culprit!
Why did this happen?
After talking with the suspects, Luo Jun discovered a common point.
These people were all asleep when the murders occurred. They all said they had dreams but couldn't remember them clearly. After waking up, their hatred for the Great Shaman Wujida lessened considerably.
If dreams can be explained by coincidence, then this attempt to alleviate hatred is rather fantastical.
You have to understand, there are quite a few people in that prison who have had their families destroyed and lives ruined by Wujida, and they wish they could tear him to pieces. How could they possibly calm down after just one night's sleep...?
Luo Jun had a guess.
That night, what killed the Great Shaman was indeed the dummy summoned by the bride, but it was not a simple Summoned Creature, but rather an aggregate of some kind of resentment.
It is the collection of resentment from all those who hate the Great Shaman and wish him dead!
Once summoned, the first thing this vengeful entity saw was the unconscious Great Shaman, and driven by hatred, it immediately went forward and killed him.
Indeed, the act of killing the Great Shaman was entirely spontaneous, driven by a collective of resentment. Although the summoner was the Polluter bride, what drove him to act were the Great Shaman's many enemies who were dreaming in the city at the time!
Just as the bride answered Luo Jun's question that day, the real culprit who killed the Great Shaman was the one who wanted him dead!
She omitted two words; the complete statement was. "The true culprit who killed the Great Shaman was everyone who wished him dead!"
This is why, when the people of Southern Borderlands Curse the murderer with a dagger, no one showed any obvious reaction, because the power of the Curse was dispersed. The Great Shaman had offended many people, arresting dozens, and in reality, he might have gathered the resentment of hundreds. With the curse power dispersed, it naturally had little effect.
Luo Jun estimated that the reason why those people looked so unwell before was probably due to the Curse. It might be life-threatening if it affected one person alone, but if it was spread over hundreds of people, it would probably just be a minor illness.
In conclusion, the truth of that day was that the real bride A Li, was forced into marriage by the Great Shaman, and her beloved was killed. She waited alone in the bridal chamber, taking the antidote beforehand and holding the poison in her mouth. When the Great Shaman entered that night, she fed him the poison mouth-to-mouth. After the Great Shaman was knocked unconscious, she took out a hidden dagger to kill him. She didn't care about being killed afterward; she was prepared to die for love!
At that moment, the Polluter entered the room, stopped the bride, and used some means to send her away. Then, he summoned an aggregate of resentment, wielding a dagger, and killed the Great Shaman.
Frankly, given the Polluter's power, there was no need to make things so complicated. If she had Force Kill the Great Shaman herself and then escaped with the bride, no one could have stopped her.
After much thought, Luo Jun concluded that there was only one reason for deliberately creating this gathering of resentment.
Wujida committed countless atrocities, not only causing many families to be destroyed and their lives ruined, but also leaving them with no recourse for their grievances, forcing them to spend the rest of their lives in hatred and misery.
The Polluter gathers the resentment of these victims, causing them to unknowingly kill their enemies in their dreams.
As a result, when they woke up, everyone's hatred for Wujida had subsided considerably. Many people were even relieved and no longer deeply mired in hatred, and began a new life.
After realizing this, Luo Jun's opinion of the Polluter changed considerably.
If rescuing a girl from the clutches of a villain might be a spur-of-the-moment decision... but to go to such lengths to ensure A Li's safe departure, while also helping numerous victims avenge their enemies and resolve their inner conflicts... this goes beyond careful consideration; most people wouldn't even think of such an action.
This Polluter, though seemingly crazy and eccentric, may actually be a woman with great love in her heart.
This made Luo Jun waver... Becoming Polluter might only mean a change in stance; their humanity might not have been extinguished...
They might be an enemy, but not necessarily a bad person!
Even a kind person should have Bottom Line, right?
Of course, Luo Jun knew that he absolutely could not say these words to the people in the association; he just needed to keep it to himself.
(End of this chapter)