Old Madam Xu's behavior really made Xu Xingyin unhappy.

Fortunately, she had not expected anything from Old Lady Xu, so after a good night's sleep, she was in high spirits again the next day.

Of course, the most important reason is that there is finally a clue in Qionghua's case.

Seeing the female teacher whose face turned pale because of being frightened by Tian Tian, ​​Xu Xingyin felt really sorry for her and quickly pulled Tian Tian away.

"Since the Master has agreed, he will not tell the Grand Princess about our secret departure. You don't have to threaten her like this every day."

Tian Tian pouted, "She hasn't been to school for a while. I'm afraid she'll forget the rules."

The female teacher looked at Xu Xingyin gratefully, and then quickly said: "Don't worry, County Master, I remember it all!"

Tian Tian then withdrew her hand and took Xu Xingyin to Shuntian Mansion through the side door.

After all, they are girls, and it is not appropriate for them to show up before the case is investigated thoroughly, so as to avoid giving the bad guys other ideas.

So Xu Xingyin and Tian Tian entered Shuntian Mansion together through the back door.

By the time they arrived at Song Qingyun's study, everyone else had already sat in a circle in an orderly manner.

As soon as he saw Xu Xingyin enter the room, Cao Tianhe's eyes widened as if he wanted to eat her.

It happened that Song Qingyun had not come in yet, so this man pulled Xu Xingyin out of the study without asking any questions.

"Jiaojiao, what are you doing here?"

"Didn't Lu Xu tell his cousin?"

Lu Xu did talk to Song Qingyun and Cao Tianhe about this. He said that he wanted to invite two helpers to come together, and Song Qingyun naturally had no objection.

It was not Cao Tianhe's turn to comment on matters approved by his superiors, so he did not pay much attention to the matter.

When Cao Tianhe thought about it now, he found it even more absurd.

"This is also the place you came from? Nonsense! Hurry back to the Duke's Mansion. If I see you again, I will definitely explain it to my aunt!"

Xu Xingyin also got angry. "Cousin, don't waste your words. I'm here today and I'm not going anywhere! If you want to tell mother about this, I'll just pretend that I don't have a brother like you!"

"you!"

Cao Tianhe was very angry.

"Why do you have to get involved in these things? Do you think this is fun? Let me tell you, those criminals are used to attacking unarmed people like you. If they fail to solve the case, you will lose your life here!"

After saying this, Cao Tianhe didn't care about anything else and grabbed Xu Xingyin and was about to send him back.

Xu Xingyin was anxious, but he could not resist Cao Tianhe's strength, so he could only grab a branch beside him with red eyes.

Cao Tianhe exerted more force and his palm was severely cut by the tree branch.

"I'm not afraid of death!"

The little girl's eyes were red. She didn't care about her injured hand. The place where she pulled Cao Tianhe's sleeve was already stained scarlet.

"If I can redress my grandfather's injustice and rescue the other people in the general's mansion from prison, what does my death matter?"

Cao Tianhe seemed to be frightened by Xu Xingyin's words. He had been holding her hand just now, but now he stood there awkwardly and asked in surprise.

"What did you say?"

"I'm afraid this case is closely related to the case in the General's Mansion."

Cao Tianhe loosened his grip, and Xu Xingyin finally calmed down and straightened out the wrinkled clothes. "So, I have to check."

"Are you crazy?" Cao Tianhe asked, "The General's Mansion is guilty of deceiving the emperor. If the emperor hadn't been grateful to my grandfather for fighting for the country for so many years, no one in the General's Mansion would have survived! If you continue to make trouble like this and involve other things, maybe no one else in the General's Mansion will survive."

"Cao Tianhe!"

Xu Xingyin had never called Cao Tianhe's name so loudly before, which showed that he was extremely angry.

"Don't you know what kind of person your grandfather is? Others have pinned these unfounded charges on your grandfather, but how can you say such things!"

Faced with Xu Xingyin's sharp questioning, Cao Tianhe explained with a flushed face after a long while.

"I did not mean that."

Xu Xingyin also slowly calmed down, closed his eyes and spoke softly.

"I have made up my mind about this matter. I don't need any help from you, cousin. I just ask you... don't make things difficult for me."

After saying this, Xu Xingyin turned around and walked straight into the room.

Cao Tianhe stood outside for a while in a daze, until Song Qingyun passed by and called him, and then the two of them went into the room together.

At this time, everyone has arrived.

Song Qingyun was indeed a man who had seen big scenes. When he saw the two girls, Xu Xingyin and Tian Tian, ​​he was not at all surprised. He just politely asked someone to prepare tea.

Then everyone briefly got to know each other and started talking about the whole story of the Silver Needle Case.

According to the clues we have now, there is no connection between the four deceased persons, and their identities are completely different.

The only thing in common is that all the victims died at night.

But based on the evidence currently available, the murderer was most likely improvising the crime.

If this is the case, it will greatly increase the difficulty for everyone to find the murderer.

After all, no one knows whether the murderer will commit crimes again, and who will be the next person to be threatened.

At this point, everyone was at a loss. Seeing that no one had any ideas, Song Qingyun pondered for a moment and made a decision.

"Since there is no progress at the moment, why don't we continue investigating using the silver needle as a clue?"

There was no better way for everyone to do so, so they could only agree.

Seeing this, Song Qingyun instructed Cao Tianhe again:

"The Crown Prince's coming-of-age ceremony will be held in a few days. This matter is extremely important and cannot be allowed to go wrong. Before the ceremony, you take my letter and give it to the soldiers of the Five Cities Military Department. Together with them, you will patrol every corner of the capital city in batches every day to prevent the thieves from committing crimes again."

"Yes, my lord."

Cao Tianhe nodded in agreement.

The plan was good, but the result was that several people worked all day without making any progress.

Xu Xingyin returned to the Duke's Mansion at a loss. Before he even entered the door, he was scolded by Xu Chaoge angrily.

"Xu Xingyin! Women should be kind and good, don't you know that? You can't write two Xu characters with one stroke. Brothers and sisters are of the same blood, so harmony is the most important thing. But you are vindictive and always fussy about everything.

Now, several sisters in your family are being punished because of you. Don't you feel a little uneasy? In such a damp and cold place like the ancestral hall, have you ever considered how a woman's body can bear it?

"Third sister was so weak, yet you were so cruel as to ask grandmother to punish her by making her kneel in the ancestral hall. Now that you see she has a high fever, are you satisfied?"

As Xu Chaoge spoke, he stamped his feet as if he was not satisfied. He looked ashamed and guilty, as if it was a defilement to have anything to do with Xu Xingyin.

"How could I have a sister like you!"

He said.

With a "bang", Xu Xingyin heard the string called reason in his brain suddenly break.

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