The next morning, Lin Ruoxuan called Lin Ruoqiao to her side and whispered the details of the plan.

Although Lin Ruoqiao was a little hesitant, she felt more resolute when she thought of Song Zhennan's selfless sacrifice. She nodded, and a hint of determination flashed in her eyes.

Afterwards, Lin Ruoqiao, wearing a plain long skirt and a cloak, walked straight towards the shop run by Song Yuqing.

Inside the shop, the shopkeeper and the assistants were busy greeting customers. When they saw Lin Ruoqiao walking in angrily, they were stunned and stopped what they were doing, not knowing what had happened.

Lin Ruoqiao glanced around coldly, and spoke in a trembling but clear voice, shouting with deliberate indignation: "What a cold-blooded and heartless Song family! Mr. Song's life and death are now uncertain, and not only has no one in the Song family stood up to defend him, but they have stood by and watched, waiting for him to die!"

Everyone started whispering, and many people recognized her as the seventh daughter of the Lin family. They immediately held their breath and listened, their eyes focused on her angry figure.

Lin Ruoqiao walked towards the counter step by step, sneered, pointed directly at Song Yuqing's position, and said sharply: "Song Yuqing, you are Song Zhennan's biological sister, but you treat him as a passerby and watch him coldly! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe that there is such a ruthless brother-sister relationship in the world!"

Song Yuqing's face instantly turned ugly, and the shop assistants around him also lowered their heads and remained silent.

She tried hard to suppress her anger and responded coldly: "Miss Lin Qi, what is your intention in making such a fuss? You and Zhennan have no relatives, why do you have to stand up for him? Besides, if Zhennan really did something wrong, we as relatives should abide by the law, this is justice!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ruoqiao sneered, her voice suddenly rising with deep sarcasm: "Great justice? Song Yuqing, are you qualified to talk about great justice? When Young Master Song was in charge of the store, he had run the business for the Song family for a long time, but you were jealous of his favor and wanted to kill him. Who can prove that Wu Qingfu's death was not secretly caused by you? You just want to monopolize the foundation that Young Master Song has worked so hard to build!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone whispered to each other in astonishment, and the store suddenly exploded.

Lin Ruoqiao continued to accuse like crazy, her eyes full of resentment and disappointment: "Zhennan is in prison, it's fine if you don't help him, but you dare to stop Uncle Song and Aunt Song from saving him? The brothers and sisters of this family, on the surface, are sympathetic, but secretly they are probably waiting to divide up the shop he left behind! Song Yuqing, do you dare to deny that you don't want to occupy his property and monopolize the power of the Song family?"

Song Yuqing's face turned pale, and he shouted repeatedly: "Miss Lin Qi, stop spitting bloody words here! My Song family has its own family traditions, how can we allow an outsider like you to make unwarranted accusations like this?"

"Oh? In that case, I'd like to see what you call family style." Lin Ruoqiao did not give in at all. Her eyes were cold, as if she could see through the cold-bloodedness of the Song brothers and sisters.

The crowd around them whispered to each other and looked at Song Yuqing, whose face was ashen. Many people couldn't help shaking their heads and sighing. Some even whispered, "Miss Song, Miss Lin has slandered you and the Song family's reputation so much. You should at least ask the government to judge the matter."

Song Yuqing's face was gloomy, and he forced a cold smile and said, "Everyone, Miss Seven has just been released, and her emotions are unstable. It is inevitable that she will say something rude. You should understand. Reporting to the police will hurt the relationship and cause more gossip. I will send someone to ask her to go back and calm down."

Although she spoke tolerantly, impatience was already evident on her face. She immediately turned around and whispered, "Send someone to the Lin residence immediately and ask the Lin family to send someone to bring the seventh girl back."

Soon, Hongya and Luqiao arrived with several Lin family guards. They gently comforted Lin Ruoqiao and helped her out of the shop.

Lin Ruoqiao turned around and glanced at Song Yuqing coldly, a hint of anger flashed in her eyes, and then she left.

After returning to the Lin Mansion, Lin Ruoxuan was already waiting in the room. Seeing that although Lin Ruoqiao was still angry, her expression was much firmer. She signaled Hongya and Luqiao to leave first, and then reviewed Song Yuqing's reaction in detail with her.

Lin Ruoqiao couldn't help but say, "Song Yuqing is very scheming. If she was really an innocent person, why would she ask you to take me back just because I caused trouble? She knew that everyone else advised her to report it to the police, but she endured it... I'm afraid there is another hidden reason."

Lin Ruoxuan nodded slightly, her eyes flickering, "Yes, according to Song Yuqing's personality, if the slander against her is really groundless, she will definitely not let it go. She is unwilling to report to the police, but it seems more like she is avoiding something. This shows that she is probably aware of Wu Qingfu's death."

Lin Ruoqiao said indignantly: "Eighth sister, the results of our investigation have almost proved that Song Yuqing has ulterior motives. But there is one thing I still don't understand: if she really killed Wu Qingfu, it would be enough to just put the blame on me, why did she involve Mr. Song? It doesn't seem necessary to go to such extremes just to grab the family property."

Lin Ruoxuan pondered for a moment, then slowly shook her head, frowning slightly and said, "This is exactly what is puzzling. Although the family property is important, Song Zhennan's reputation has been damaged. If she continues to be ruthless, it would seem that she has gone too far and is hiding other intentions. The reason behind this is probably not just as simple as the family property."

Before Lin Ruoxuan and Lin Ruoqiao could come to a conclusion, Qingji hurried in, bowed solemnly, and said in a low voice: "Miss, something big happened in Jingzhao Yinfu, and you, Miss Seven, must go with them - Wan'er... is dead."

After these words were spoken, Lin Ruoxuan and Lin Ruoqiao were stunned and looked at each other in disbelief.

Lin Ruoqiao covered her mouth, her eyes full of shock, her voice trembling slightly: "She...how could she die? She was clearly protected by Jingzhao Yin's people..."

Lin Ruoxuan's face darkened, and she said sternly, "Wan'er's death was too strange."

A moment later, when the two arrived at Jingzhao Yinfu, Gu Nanyuan and Qi Zeshen were already in the hall. Seeing them rushing over, Gu Nanyuan nodded to them solemnly, "You came at the right time. Wan'er is indeed dead. We just received news that her body was found in a mass grave outside the city."

"Wan'er's body was found in a mass grave?"

Gu Nanyuan nodded and said with a heavy face, "Jingzhao Yin just found the body in the mass grave this morning. The body was in an extremely miserable state, and because it had rained, any possible clues had been washed away by the rain. There was no physical evidence at the scene to prove the cause of her death. It was really difficult."

When Lin Ruoqiao heard this, her face turned pale. She couldn't help but clutched Lin Ruoxuan's sleeves tightly and said in a lost voice: "Now Wan'er has also been killed... It's clear that someone is cutting off all of Mr. Song's escape routes!"

Lin Ruoxuan closed her eyes slightly, calmed down, and said in a low voice: "Not only that, the other party arranged it so carefully, obviously they had already foreseen that we would try to find out the truth, so they did this cruel thing."

"The most troublesome thing now is the time issue. If there is no new evidence in three days, the Jingzhao Yinfu must compile all the evidence and report it to the emperor. By then, Song Zhennan's guilt will basically be confirmed. If the emperor approves the charge, the consequences will be irreversible."

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