After enduring for a whole afternoon, Jiang Yuzhou could no longer hold it in.

Lu Chaoyun's original vigor and spirit were gone in an instant. In just half a day, he seemed to have aged ten years. He felt very distressed.

Lu Chaoyun noticed his hesitation, and if she still couldn't figure out the clue at this moment, she would be stupid.

She closed her eyes, stretched out her hand to grab the ox cart, and shouted, "Tell me quickly, or you can't leave."

Jiang Yuzhou and Li Jiyi looked at each other, and Jiang Yuzhou nodded at him. The scene he performed today made him exhausted.

His closest people threw him away like filth without mercy, and only his wife and children stayed by his side.

Let him see clearly his position in this family, he is nothing. He understands that the people he should cherish are the people in front of him and his own children.

"Aunt, today Yusheng went to the prison to see Muxia. She asked us to use her as a prisoner to do something. Tang Juecao brought people to our house to cause trouble. He dragged the whole family into the water in the name of collective responsibility. With the temper of the grandfather of the Jiang family, he would definitely propose to separate the family and get himself out of it. You have seen that this is the fact, but it is beyond our expectations."

Li Jiyi sneered, "Look, I've kicked all of you out of the Jiang family tree! But it's also good, your family doesn't have to be controlled by him anymore!"

After hearing this, Lu Chaoyun squatted on the ground, covering her face and burst into tears.

The two men did not step forward to persuade her, but stood beside her, accompanying her quietly.

After she finished crying and wiped her tears, she sat back on the carriage and said, "Let's go."

After hearing what Li Jiyi said, Lu Chaoyun felt even more distressed. His daughter was only fifteen years old, and she had been so worried about the family. In order to get rid of Jiang Lingye, she was willing to throw her reputation to the ground and let others trample on it.

The purpose was to get their family of five out of the big fire pit headed by Jiang Lingye.

What had she done to such a sensible girl before? Disdain, blame! She was really a piece of shit.

When we returned to the restaurant, it was already dark.

There were only Jiang Mutao and her brother in the entire restaurant and tavern, and Xu Cheng and Xu Ping were left in the tavern to guard the shop.

Where did everyone else go?

"Where's Mu Xia? Why hasn't she come back yet?"

Jiang Yuzhou pushed Lu Chaoyun onto the stool in front of the stove to warm herself by the fire. Her gaze was wandering and the stool seemed to have thorns on it, making her feel uneasy. Her heart was pounding and she felt that her daughter was going to leave her.

After Li Jiyi told her the truth, she thought her daughter would be waiting for her at home.

But there was no sign of her daughter. This feeling of uncertainty made her uneasy, and she finally could not sit still any longer.

Li Jiyi watched her searching in restaurants and pubs, and advised her, "Aunt, don't worry. With Patriarch Xu and Tang Juecao here, she won't do anything. We just wait at home and don't cause any trouble for them."

He glanced at Jiang Muyang who was hiding in the corner and sitting in Jiang Mutao's arms. Both of them had their eyes wide open, tears welling up in their eye sockets, and they looked like they were about to cry but didn't.

The two children were frightened.

"Aunt, you scared them."

The night was cool and windy, and from the Mei family villa in the north of the city, bursts of floral fragrance drifted in the air.

In the jungle around the back door of the villa, there were people wearing black and blue hiding there. They watched the courtyard with clusters of plum blossom branches in front of them, while waiting for their master to give the order and prepare for action.

Tang Zhongbai met them at 1:15 p.m.

When he saw Xu Da, he asked in a low voice: "Where are the people?"

Xu Da said, "He's still inside. We've been guarding for the whole afternoon, and only one servant went in. We haven't seen anyone else come in or out since."

"Besides Lin Xiao, is there anyone else here?"

"Only the boy."

The two looked at each other and nodded, then whispered, "Leave two people at each exit, and the rest follow me in."

The jungle moved slightly due to the wind, and a group of people stood on the back wall, tiptoed, and entered the yard.

The courtyard was extremely quiet, with only the rustling sound of the breeze blowing through the leaves and falling petals.

The group walked slowly towards the main hall.

There was a little yellow light in the main room, but there was no sound.

Tang Zhongbai turned around and gestured for silence, indicating that the soldiers should be divided into two groups and deployed at the entrance of the main hall, with one team guarding the entrance.

He and Xu Da rushed forward and kicked open the door of the main room, revealing that there was no one inside.

There was only an oil lamp burning quietly on the table under the window, and next to the oil lamp was a white porcelain vase with three or five blooming plum branches in it.

The room was antique and didn't look like a man's bedroom.

Tang Zhongbai frowned, sensing something was wrong.

Tang Juebai searched the whole house inside and outside, but found no one.

"What's going on? Where are the people?"

Xu Da was surprised and said, "That's strange. How could he not be here if he didn't go out?"

"Is there a secret passage? Look for it."

Most of the houses in wealthy families have secret passages and secret rooms.

Xu Da called the people at the door into the house to search together, from every corner of the bedroom to under the table in the outer room and behind the paintings on the wall, leaving no crack unsearched, but found no flaws.

"Brother Xu, what should we do?" Tang Zhongbai began to panic. If this man was not caught, Jiang Muxia would have no chance of being released from prison.

There was no evidence in her favor, so she had to take the blame for killing fifteen members of the Lin family.

The drama that was performed during the day has become real!

Xu Da shook his head. They still underestimated the enemy. Lin Xiao was able to kill 15 members of the Lin family silently. He must be no ordinary person.

Tang Zhongbai said, "This is clearly a woman's room. Could it be that we are in the wrong place?"

"It shouldn't be possible. This is what Weidong found out. He won't lie to us." Xu Da's eyes suddenly brightened, "Unless, he is a woman..."

"What?" Tang Zhongbai was shocked. "How is this possible? The person in the portrait is clearly a man."

Xu Da smiled bitterly, "I'm just guessing."

Tang Zhongbai sat down on the couch, holding his forehead in thought. He accidentally touched the teapot, and withdrew his hand with a "ouch".

"Master, Tang Juecao, what should we do now? Retreat?" the man in green asked.

"Wait." Tang Zhongbai reached out and opened the lid of the kettle, and a stream of hot air rushed up.

The water was hot and the person was still in the yard, so he must not have gone far.

"Didn't you see a servant come in and never leave? Where is he?" Tang Zhongbai raised his eyes and felt hope again.

"Notify people and search the yard."

The yard is very large and is planted with plum trees. There is a small kitchen at the gate.

Tang Zhongbai came to the kitchen. The room was pitch black with only a few flickering lights at the bottom of the stove. It seemed that the fire had been turned off not long ago.

But where did the servant go?

Tang Zhongbai lit a candle, and the small kitchen became clearly visible.

There were two stoves in the kitchen. He opened the lid of the pot and saw half a pot of water inside, which was still a little hot.

I think they were discovered by Lin Xiao before they took action, so they acted in a hurry.

So, where would they hide in the brief moment before they entered the yard?

There was a row of wooden shelves against the wall in the small kitchen, with dishes and chopsticks neatly placed on them. Next to the stove stood a large water tank, and he walked over to open the lid, revealing half a tank of water.

People can’t hide in here, and they can’t hide in the stove either. Where could the person have hidden?

He looked up at the beams again. It was dark and there were only a few ropes with an iron hook tied below them, and a willow fence hanging on it.

After turning around, he came to the water tank again.

The candle lamp suddenly burst into a flame and flashed.

He lowered his head, blinked, and when he opened his eyes again, he caught a glimpse of a little light at the bottom of the tank from the corner of his eye. It flashed and then disappeared.

He was curious and squatted down to take a closer look. After a closer look, he was overjoyed.

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