48 Tied and silenced (1/2)

”...” Qing Guang was dragged to a hall located in the front part of the residence. As soon as they reached there, her hands were tied, and she was bound to a pillar. While her hands were being tied, she gritted her teeth. ”Twelve…” Qing Li's mother, Madam Hong, slapped her twelve times. She would remember this.

”What did you say?” Madam Hong frowned. ”Did you just say sorry?”

”...” Qing Guang swallowed her words. She should not be foolish and worsen the already dangerous situation. She had no one on her side that could defend her right now. She needed to be smart and cunning to turn the table around. Now that the Madam had vented her anger, she should be able to say a few words.

”Mother, what makes you think that this daughter did anything to dear sister's cat?” Qing Guang used a formal way of speech and mimicked Qing Li's tone when she said 'dear sister' in an attempt at mockery. She was slapped several times, but because she practiced martial arts, her body was stronger than most girls, so she could still speak. She pretended not to be aware of the schemes and asked. ”What happened anyway, this daughter has no idea what made Mother treat her like this.”

”What? You have no idea?” Madam Hong scorned.

'Of course, you have no idea, you little bitch! My plan is guaranteed to succeed. I just want my husband to hear you plead for forgiveness from Qing Li in front of him! That way, you will automatically be branded as the culprit.'

”Mufu…” Madam Hong unknowingly let out a chuckle when she thought about how brilliant her plan was. ”Bring Xixi's body here!”

'If only that you didn't surpass Li'er in the competition. Maybe I would only starve you for a day, but now that you're asking for it, I will make Husband lock you up for a week!'

The servant brought Xixi's dead body that was wrapped in a white cloth and presented it to Qing Guang.

Qing Guang frowned when she saw the cat's body.

”See this? This wound instantly killed Xixi.” Madam Hong explained. ”You are familiar with this wound, aren't you? It is a wound created by an arrow. You murdered Xixi and took the arrow so that no one would know.”

”Just because the wound was created by an arrow, does not mean that I killed it.”

”Really? Someone! Bring her bow and arrow here!” The servants took the bow and arrow from Qing Guang's room. ”See this arrow? One of the servant saw you kill Xixi with it!”

Qing Guang took a glance at the arrow, the tip of it was red because of the blood.

*Bogus!

Qing Guang suspicion that Madam Hong had everything prepared perfectly was confirmed. Fake evidence and a fake witness. Even if she did not do it, if Madam Hong had that much evidence, she would definitely be convicted. She wondered if Madam Hong had already brought a judge.

”So? Ready to apologize now?”

Qing Guang stayed silent, then said, ”I hope you're joking. Do you think that I am you? I am not that stupid. If I were to murder, I would bury the dead body and burn the evidence.”

”Huh?! Why you…”

Qing Guang's cold eyes glinted. ”If you want to frame me, you need to try harder, don't you think?”