As Ye Tianyi walked toward Madam Cui, he said, "First, as for Madam Cui's motive, I only realized something after Little Bean mentioned it to me by chance."
"Oh?"
Ye Tianyi then looked at Madam Cui and said, "Madam Cui, could you roll up your sleeve?"
Madam Cui lowered her head, visibly conflicted. Still, she slowly raised her arm and rolled up her sleeve, exposing it.
Her arm was covered in scars—whip marks, large bruises, and even burns. It stood in stark contrast to the beauty of her face.
"What...?"
Everyone's eyes widened as they stared at Madam Cui's arm in disbelief.
Then Ye Tianyi looked at Zhao Bai. "Young Master Zhao, could you roll up your sleeve as well?"
Zhao Bai calmly rolled up his sleeve. The injuries on his arm were not much different from Madam Cui's.
Turning to Zhou Changmin and Bai Jianzhou, Ye Tianyi said flatly, "Little Bean said that Master You often beat Young Master Zhao and Madam Cui. Just look at their arms—if the injuries there are already this severe, there is no need to inspect the rest of their bodies."
"Lord Bai, Lord Zhou, this is the motive for the crime."
Zhou Changmin frowned deeply.
"Th-This..."
Lu Bai hurried over to stand before them. "I never expected Master You, who had always enjoyed such a good reputation outside, to be so violent toward his family. So Madam Cui's motive for murder was that she could no longer endure Master You's domestic abuse, right?"
Ye Tianyi nodded, then looked at Madam Cui and asked, "This had been going on for quite some years, hadn't it?"
Madam Cui lowered her head. As though recalling what she had suffered, her body trembled slightly, and her eyes gradually reddened. "Yes... Ever since my husband's business grew, his