Star Trace Gate

Late at night, around 11 o'clock.

In the large room of the Gao family's reception courtyard, everyone was upset because of Gao Ye's sacrifice, and they still couldn't figure out who was the unlucky one.

Mad Dog knew it in his heart, but he didn't say it.

"Tap!"

At this moment, a steady sound of footsteps echoed through the courtyard, and someone shouted, "All members of the Gao family who are here to celebrate the birthday, please gather in the courtyard immediately!"

"What's wrong?" Yu Weifeng stood up immediately.

"I don't know, why are the Wang family's soldiers here?" Someone looked through the window and saw the situation in the yard clearly.

"Did we get discovered?"

"Don't panic, don't panic, stay calm." Old Liu waved his hands to comfort everyone.

"Go out and take a look." Butler Liu tidied his clothes, adjusted his mood, and then pushed the door open and walked out.

A team of about thirty soldiers, with rifles on their backs and bullet belts around their waists, stood in two lines in the yard with serious expressions, staring at the two rooms eagerly.

Outside the courtyard, there were also a large number of soldiers standing guard with solemn expressions and neat formations.

"This...what happened?" Butler Liu asked with a dazed expression as he stood on the steps of the main room.

"Brother Liu, don't panic, don't panic."

At this moment, the voice of Butler Zhu was heard outside the courtyard. He walked in front, followed by Wang Lili, Zhou Congcong, and Adjutant Zhou, and walked into the courtyard together.

"Hey, Miss Wang." Butler Liu bowed and saluted.

Wang Lili nodded in response but said nothing more.

Zhou Congcong was wearing floral pajamas and slippers, and was scanning the courtyard environment with a wise look.

Just now in the mansion, the servant told Wang Lili that after Ren Ye arrived on the first floor, he went to the toilet. He might have left alone, but no one noticed whether he left or not.

According to the time, Ren Ye had just left Wang Lili's boudoir not long ago when the murder occurred in Wang Shoucai's office. The reason for going to the toilet was somewhat coincidental and suspicious. Coupled with the relationship between the Gao family and the Zhou family, there was a scene of soldiers surrounding the reception courtyard.

However, Wang Lili ordered Butler Zhu to bring people here, which seemed more like a normal investigation. She did not have too much suspicion about Ren Ye, or any intention to target the Gao family.

In fact, not only this courtyard has been blocked, but other courtyards are also undergoing normal investigation and search.

"Brother Liu, just now in the mansion... one of our Wang family's shopkeepers was killed." Butler Zhu stepped forward and said politely: "The murderer should not have gone far, so... we need to conduct a normal investigation, please cooperate."

"Someone died?" Liu Tang looked shocked, but secretly relieved. He was afraid that it was something about the underground passage that led to the Wang family's investigation.

"Yes, everyone please come out, I have a few questions to ask you." Butler Zhu nodded.

"well."

Liu Tang responded and immediately shouted, "Everyone else in the room, come out and cooperate with Lao Zhu's investigation."

When the two were talking just now, Old Liu had been listening from behind. When he learned that someone had died in Wang Mansion, the first person he thought of was Ren Ye.

This guy... hasn't come back yet, and it seems like he separated from Wang Lili a long time ago.

Oh shit, could it be him?

No way, no way, could it be that the unlucky guy that Mad Dog was talking about...

After thinking about it for a while, Old Liu broke out in a sweat. He glanced at A Pu and the princess and saw that they both looked unhappy and were obviously worried about Prince Huai.

Soon, all members of the birthday celebration team gathered in the courtyard and stood in two rows.

Butler Zhu stood in the middle of the courtyard. He took a quick glance and immediately asked, "No, you are missing two people. A man and a woman."

As she spoke, Wang Lili also glanced at the crowd and frowned.

She didn't see Ren Ye. According to the time, he should have returned long ago after leaving the mansion.

Liu Tang stepped out of the line, clasped his fists and said, "We have a girl who is not feeling well. She is seeing a doctor at a pharmacy at the foot of the mountain. She will be back soon...!"

"Where is Mr. Li?" Butler Zhu's face had turned cold.

Liu Tang didn't know that Ren Ye had been called away, so it was easy for him to say something wrong, so Old Liu immediately stepped out and interjected, "Wasn't he called away by Miss Wang?"

"He left the mansion a long time ago, why didn't he come back?" Butler Zhu asked very quickly, "Didn't you see him?"

Damn it.

When Old Liu heard this question, he broke out in a sweat again. His past experience had made him very good at dealing with interrogations, and he knew that he couldn't respond carelessly, otherwise he would easily be tricked by Ren Ye...

But not answering is not an option. Any hesitation may arouse suspicion from the other party, which is not conducive to the subsequent actions.

Old Liu paused, deliberately stalling for time, and turned to look at Xu Qingzhao: "Did you see Xiao Li?"

Butler Zhu ignored the other party's words and just turned around to look at Wang Lili.

At this time, Zhou Congcong interrupted and said, "When he was in the mansion, he deliberately went to the toilet on the first floor, and now he hasn't come back. This person is very suspicious. I suggest blocking the front and back courtyards, right now...!"

"What's wrong?!"

Just as Wang Lili was about to open her mouth to speak, a figure came from the direction of the dry toilet in the backyard, with a belt in his hand.

Everyone looked up and saw Ren Ye walking out from the shadow of the light. He had a slightly puzzled expression but no other abnormality.

"Hoo~!"

When Old Liu saw him, he breathed a sigh of relief, and Xu Qingzhao's clenched hands instantly relaxed.

Wang Lili looked at Ren Ye, and before Butler Zhu could ask any more questions, she spoke first: "Where did you go? Why did you enter the courtyard from the back door?"

"I went to poop." Ren Ye said rudely, "I just drank a lot of tea and ate a lot of cold food... I felt a little uncomfortable in my stomach. After I came back, I went to the toilet in the back. What happened?"

Wang Lili stared at the subtle changes in his expression and did not find anything unusual.

Butler Zhu clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Li, you may have communicated with others when you left the mansion. Did anyone see you?"

"No one communicated with me. I walked back by myself." Ren Ye stepped forward and glanced at the soldiers around him: "What...what happened?"

"When you left, a shopkeeper from my Wang family was killed in the mansion." This matter could not be concealed, so Butler Zhu did not lie.

When Ren Ye heard this, his expression immediately became panicked, and he stuttered: "Dead...dead? No way...I...I saw a lot of people in the hall when I left. Who would kill someone in public? And...I really pooped as soon as I came back. If you don't believe me, go to the dry toilet and see. It's watery and fresh."

Zhou Congcong stared at Ren Ye: "Butler Zhu, there is no need to say so much to this man. Before being killed, the deceased had used a magical weapon to injure the murderer, and the blade was poisoned. The wound will never heal in a short period of time. Check him and the truth will naturally come out."

"What do you mean?" Ren pretended to be confused.

Butler Zhu clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Li, please come in and have a chat with me."

Ren Ye looked at him: "You really suspect me? This... this is too ridiculous, right?"

"A murder has occurred in the mansion, which involves the safety of the guests. We should be more rigorous and be responsible to everyone." Butler Zhu said it very tactfully, neither humble nor arrogant.

"...Don't you dare?" Zhou Congcong looked at Ren Ye with murderous intent in his eyes: "Don't dare, then that's you."

Old Liu was unhappy when he heard this, and looked Zhou Congcong up and down: "I said it was you! Look, you are dressed like a rich woman sucker... You are not a good person at first glance? Do you dare to take it off? No, I think it is you."

Zhou Congcong looked at Lao Liu in surprise, raised his hand, and slapped him back: "You are a servant, do you have the right to speak?"

"brush!"

The back of his palm swept straight towards Lao Liu's cheek.

"Snapped!"

Butler Liu raised his hand to block him and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, he is from the Gao family. I will teach him the rules. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

After saying that, he immediately yelled at Lao Liu, "Shut your mouth. What occasion are you in? Why are you talking nonsense?"

Zhou Congcong looked at Butler Liu with contempt and urged, "Old Zhu, are you going to check it out?"

"Please come in." Butler Zhu still politely extended his hand to Ren Ye.

Ren Ye thought about it and pretended to be dissatisfied: "It's your place, you have the final say, let's go."

As he spoke, he and Butler Zhu walked into the room together, and Zhou Congcong followed in with his hands behind his back.

The door closed, Zhou Congcong squinted at Ren Ye and asked: "Did mom die suddenly?"

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