On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

The door of the Wu family was wide open, without any cover at all.

Yan Ruyu got out of the car and saw the door open. She whispered to Huo Changhe, "What a crazy murderer."

He wiped out the entire Wu family and didn't even bother to close the door. He just walked away in such a swagger.

It can be seen that they are not afraid of investigation at all.

Huo Changhe nodded slowly and held her hand under his cloak.

The Wu family's door was pitch black, cold, and there was a faint smell of blood wafting in.

It really doesn't give people a good feeling.

Governor Cao and his wife were also nervous, especially Mrs. Cao, who had never been involved in the case, and Governor Cao himself had never seen such a scene.

Seeing corpses and the like is already the maximum you can expect.

No, he suddenly remembered what happened at the granary during the Chinese New Year. That was the most tragic incident, and because he was still scared, he often didn't want to think about it and automatically blocked it out.

The destruction of the Wu family this time will probably awaken bad memories again.

Linlang lit the torch and handed it to Governor Cao. Governor Cao came to his senses and took it, his throat rolling slightly.

Mrs. Cao grabbed his sleeve tightly, feeling a little scared, but not regretting coming.

She glanced at Yan Ruyu secretly. The princess was so young and showed no fear at all. She had to learn from her.

Thinking of this, she straightened her back silently and whispered in Governor Cao's ear: "Husband, don't be afraid."

Governor Cao turned his head to look at her, and the two nodded, leaned close together, and encouraged each other.

Huo Changhe and Yan Ruyu have already stepped onto the stairs.

"grown ups?"

When I turned around and saw that the couple hadn't moved, I couldn't help but scream.

Governor Cao quickly responded, "I'm coming."

The Cao family's coachman was waiting outside, Linlang was leading the way with a torch, Huo Changhe was walking in the middle with a torch and Yan Ruyu, and the Cao couple was the rear guard.

The further we went in, the stronger the smell of blood became. It was already dark and except for the gatekeeper, everyone else stayed in their own yards. The only people walking around were the servants.

"Ah," Mrs. Cao suddenly exclaimed, "There's... someone."

She retracted her foot. She had just kicked something. She glanced at it in the light and saw it was a hand. She was so scared that she didn't dare to look at it a second time.

Huo Changhe shone the light and saw a servant lying in the grass with only one hand exposed. He was kicked by Madam Cao.

"It's okay, it's okay," Governor Cao comforted, "Don't be afraid, Madam."

The two of them encouraged each other, and Yan Ruyu felt a little reluctant: "Madam, why don't you find a clean room and rest for a while? Governor Cao has already sent a message to the yamen runners, and the constables should be here soon."

There were many people at that time and torches everywhere, so we weren't that scared.

Mrs. Cao's face was flushed, and the little courage she had gathered at the door just now was almost gone. Now she really wanted to nod and agree.

But then I thought, no, other people still have to check around, especially my husband. I can’t drag him along to rest with me, right?

He is the official in charge of this matter. He and his wife are taking a rest, but he asked other couples to go and check on the matter. How can this be justified?

But if she was resting by herself, alone...it would be better to be with everyone.

"No, that's okay," Mrs. Cao said softly, "I'm fine."

Yan Ruyu nodded and stopped trying to persuade her, thinking that everything would be fine once the other person arrived.

She and Huo Changhe had been to the Wu Mansion more than once and were quite familiar with it.

"Let's go to the yard of the third son of the Wu family and take a look," Yan Ruyu said.

Along the way, I met several servants, some carrying food boxes, and some with clothes scattered all over the ground.

There was no one in Wu Laosan's yard except a guard boy who had died in the wing room.

Mrs. Cao looked around at the empty house and couldn't help but say, "I heard that the third son of the Wu family sold all his furniture. It's true. He sold it thoroughly."

Governor Cao snorted, "That's right. He even had the nerve to file a complaint, saying it was stolen. Who stole it like this?"

Yan Ruyu: "..."

At this moment, Linlang came in from outside: "My Lord, Master, there is someone in the next yard."

When they entered the courtyard just now, Yan Ruyu asked Linlang to go to the nearest courtyard to check. Wu Laosan's house was empty, and it was unrealistic to carry the furniture in now. The most likely scenario was that he was temporarily living in another courtyard.

He already had injuries on his body and was beaten with a board in the lobby. He would not make a fuss and would most likely find the nearest yard.

Sure enough.

Moving next door, the smell of blood in the yard was much stronger.

There were two servants in the yard, a boy on the steps and in the outer room, and two maids.

There was also a woman at the door of the inner room.

The blood in the outer room was all over the floor, and some was flowing out from the inner room.

Linlang lifted the curtain of the inner room: "Master, there are two people on the bed in the inner room."

On the bed, that means he was killed while sleeping.

Yan Ruyu nodded and stepped into the house. Linlang turned on the lights and everything in the house became bright.

Yan Ruyu looked around. The room was simply decorated, not as good as Wu Laosan's original room, but at least it was a place to stay.

The furniture didn't fall over, and even the things on the table were completely intact, which showed that there was no fight at the time.

There were two people on the bed, one of them was a woman, her eyes were still wide open, the quilt was pulled up to her chest, the wound on her neck was rolled up, small but deep, the blood had soaked the quilt and pillow.

It was the Third Lady.

The people outside... have no heads.

"Ah!" Mrs. Cao screamed again, and this time she was really scared.

It was okay before, because I couldn’t see clearly and didn’t recognize them, but this time it was different, these two people knew each other and had even had an argument a few days ago.

Madam Wu San was so arrogant and infuriating at the time that Madam Cao wanted to slap her in the face. Now she just stared at him with a cut on her neck.

And Wu Laosan didn't even have his head.

Yan Ruyu glanced at Mrs. Cao and understood her fear. Anyone would be scared if they suddenly saw such a scene.

Besides, Mrs. Cao had never seen such a scene before.

"Linlang, accompany Madam to the outer room to get some fresh air."

"Yes."

This time, Mrs. Cao did not try to be stubborn and quickly followed Linlang out.

Governor Cao's face was also pale. He held the table with his hands. His heart was beating wildly in his chest. He kept his mouth tightly closed, afraid that his heart would jump out if he opened his mouth.

Yan Ruyu said to Huo Changhe, "My Lord, lift up the quilt."

Huo Changhe understood her intention and nodded, "Okay."

When the quilt was lifted, it was revealed that the man's upper body was naked, and he was sleeping in a prone position. His lower body was wearing underwear, and there was a faint smell of medicine mixed with the bloody smell.

You can see the injuries on his body without taking off his pants.

First he was beaten with a stick by the people from the granary and carried back, and then he was hit a few more times in the lobby.

It was undoubtedly the third son of the Wu family.

Huo Changhe said: "It seems that he is the one who died."

Yan Ruyu nodded without saying anything. Governor Cao couldn't help but ask, "Then...then, why did you take his head away?"

Yan Ruyu was also thinking about this question.

Just now, when she saw Mei Tou, a thought even flashed through her mind, wondering if he was just playing a trick and faking his death to escape.

I can't pay back the money, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the granary. Is there any way to fake my death?

But the price is too high.

When I saw his injuries, I was sure it was him.