Two days later, Ye Ying suddenly came to me in a hurry.
"Palace Master," he said, "Another murder case happened, this time...in Su City."
I sat in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, looked at the lotus in full bloom in the pond, and said calmly, "Is it related to the previous murders?"
He nodded: "Same as the previous incidents, the deceased also died in his own home, the doors and windows were closed, a sword pierced his throat, and he also went to the Palace of Ecstasy not long before his death."
"Ye Qi Shi," I suddenly asked, "Have you ever thought about why the murderer wants to kill these people?"
He frowned and thought for a while, and said: "Most of these wealthy businessmen are smooth in their affairs, and have a good reputation. They have no enemies with others, and several of them seem to have died at the hands of one person, and the possibility of vendetta is ruled out..."
"If it wasn't for hatred, could it be for money?" I asked.
Ye Ying hesitated and said: "But these people have not reported the loss of any money in their families..."
I smiled: "These wealthy businessmen are all exquisite and cunning. How can they put all their wealth on the bright side? Even their wives and family members probably don't know it all."
"The Palace Master means that they have their own secret treasury...?"
"Exactly." I chuckled: "I'm afraid there may be more than one. People die for money, and birds die for food. These rich people understand this truth better than anyone else. Naturally, they will not accumulate their wealth all their lives. Let people know, even your own family."
"But since they didn't even tell their closest people, how could they tell the murderer?"
"If you want to force a person to speak, there are naturally many ways..." I slowly said: "But according to what you said, the dead are all sealed with a sword, and there is no sign of painful struggle, which means they died I have never been tortured before..."
"If the murderer didn't torture them, how did he get them to tell the truth obediently?" Ye Ying asked puzzled.
I smiled slightly, picked off a white lotus, held it in my hand and played with it lightly: "These businessmen have traveled all over the world, and they can be regarded as half of the rivers and lakes. Naturally, it is not so easy to reveal their most precious secrets, unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Unless there is something that can impress them. And there are not many things in this world that can impress them."
Ye Ying became more and more puzzled: "These people are rich and famous, their families are full of wives and concubines, and their children and grandchildren... What else in this world can impress them?"
I sighed lightly, and said: "The beauty of the peerless beauty, the beauty of the country."
Ye Ying froze on the spot, didn't speak for a long time, nodded after a long while, and said slowly: "What the palace master said, I thought it was bold and absurd at first, but when I thought about it carefully, I found it very reasonable. However, except Mistress of the Palace of Ecstasy, is there any woman in this world who has such stunning beauty?"
I smiled wryly: "There is one in my family right now."
After seeing Ye Ying off, I walked slowly to A Fei's courtyard.
In the courtyard, Lin Xian'er was sitting under the shade of a tree, with a bunch of bright red lychees in front of her. Her slender and crystal-clear fingers picked up a piece of white and transparent lychee flesh. Crystal soft.
She stretched out her hand with a smile, and fed the lychee meat into A Fei's mouth. When she turned around and saw me standing at the gate of the courtyard, she blushed immediately, lowered her head, her long black hair was scattered in front of her, and she was dressed in white.
"Come in." Ah Fei looked at me and said lightly, "What's the matter?"
I laughed at myself, walked in slowly, sat down opposite them, picked up a lychee, peeled one by myself, threw it into my mouth, and said with a smile: "I have something to ask Miss Lin, is it okay? "
Lin Xian'er raised her head in surprise, glanced at A Fei, and nodded slightly when she saw that he had no objection.
"Miss Lin is really refreshing." I laughed and said, "Then I will not speak secretly."
"Last month, there were several murder cases around Sioux City. The deceased were all the leading wealthy businessmen in the area. They were found dead in their bedroom, with the doors and windows closed and their throats sealed with a sword. There was no sign of pain or struggle before death... Miss Lin, what do you think about these cases?"
Lin Xian'er's face turned pale, her pretty face turned pale, and she trembled slightly: "I, a little girl in a deep boudoir, how can I have any opinion on such a terrible thing."
I raised my eyebrows and said with a smile: "Miss Lin is not an ordinary boudoir girl. You can suddenly appear in a dark place and save A Fei without thinking about your own safety. How can ordinary girls be able to do such courage?"
Lin Xian'er's beautiful eyes were filled with tears, her lips were trembling, and she looked at A Fei helplessly: "I risked my life to save you, did I save you by mistake..."
Ah Fei frowned, and his lips were tightly closed, as if he was thinking about something.
I took the first step and continued: "Miss Lin is so beautiful, the admirers who fall at your feet must be like crucian carp crossing the river. As long as a girl has a heart, it is not a problem to marry into a rich family and become the wife of the house. Wandering alone in the rivers and lakes? Could it be the girl..."
"Could it be what?" Lin Xian'er's beautiful eyes were red, and she was angry and angry.
"Could it be that the girl has a grander ideal, a higher pursuit?" I smiled slowly.
"I'm a weak woman, without father or mother, lonely and helpless, I don't even want my life, so how can I have other pursuits?" Lin Xianer murmured with blank eyes.
A trace of unbearable expression flashed across A Fei's face.
"Before I met you, I really didn't want to live anymore..." Lin Xian'er's voice was vague, as if she was dreaming, and she slowly turned to A Fei, with a sweet smile on her face, and her eyes suddenly brightened: "But since I met you For you, you are so kind to me, I have never seen such a wonderful and considerate man like you...my heart came alive again."
"If there is any dream I have in this life," Lin Xian'er suddenly held A Fei's hand: "That is, to be with you, to marry and have children, to grow old forever, and to be with you forever."
Ah Fei stared at her obsessively, motionless.
"The girl's words are really touching." I sneered and said, "Poor those rich businessmen who died inexplicably, it's really not worth it to lose money and life for you. But I don't understand, the one who died yesterday Rich merchant, how did you do it? Do you have another accomplice? Could it be the masked man with the sword in his left hand?"
"I don't know what you're talking about!" Lin Xianer suddenly turned her head and said sharply, staring at me with her beautiful eyes as if she was about to burst into flames: "I don't know the people you mentioned at all, let alone anyone Masked man!"
She stood up suddenly, her frail body trembling, as if she couldn't stand, and she was about to cry, "Forget it... I thought I could stay here and live my life in peace, but I didn't expect... here is not My home, I'd better go... Don't be disgusted by others..."
She staggered towards the outside of the courtyard, Ah Fei grabbed her arm and said in a deep voice, "Let's go together."
Huge surprise bloomed in Lin Xian'er's eyes, and then she said sadly: "How can I have the heart to let you wander outside with me...You should stay. After I leave...you are still good brothers."
"I said, from now on, my home will be your home." Ah Fei said softly to her, then turned his head and looked at me coldly: "Since you can't tolerate her, I will go with her."
I felt as if thousands of steel knives had been cut in my heart, so I forced a smile and said, "Go slowly, don't send it off."
Ah Fei took a deep look at me, and helped Lin Xian'er to go outside.Little San'er was teasing the black cat on his shoulder, walking towards them, just in line with them, A Fei passed him by without looking sideways, without looking back.
Xiao San'er stood there stunned, looking at their backs as they went away, and then at me: "Is this so? Why do you all look so ugly?"
"Xiao San'er, Lin Xian'er is gone, and Ah Fei is gone too." I leaned on the stone table, my voice was hollow and weak.
"Why?" Xiao San'er wondered, "You clearly know that she is Ah Fei's deathbed, why do you want to provoke him?"
"I just want Ah Fei to leave with her." I said slowly.
"Why?" Little San'er wondered.
I turned my head and looked into A Fei's room through the window. The bed was empty, and there was no A Fei's figure anymore: "Because only in this way can I see clearly what Lin Xianer wants to do."
Xiao San'er became more and more confused: "What are you talking about? I don't understand..."
"Lin Xian'er has always wanted Ah Fei to leave with her," I said lightly, "I want to see what she wants to do after they leave together."
"Aren't you worried about Ah Fei's safety?" Xiao San'er asked.
I smiled: "I have already ordered Ye Ying to send people to guard outside. They will follow far away when they go out, and they will notify us when they find a place to stay."
"What are you going to do?"
"In Shen's house, we are in the light, and she is in the dark. It is impossible to guard against." I sneered: "Now that she has moved out, it is reversed. She is in the light, and we are in the dark. There are many things we can do."
"I suddenly felt that you must never provoke a woman, because it is too scary for a woman to become cruel." Xiao San'er caressed her heart and said in a strange voice.
Even though I was in a bad mood, I was amused by him: "Then why don't you become a monk and become a monk, and you will be quiet from now on."
"I'm not going anywhere, I just follow you." Little San'er Jun blushed and whispered.
I laughed, and patted him on the shoulder vigorously: "Mr. Feng's family background is prominent, and he is a prodigy in martial arts. How can he waste his youth by my side?"
"One day, I will also buy a boat and go out to sea, leaving this worldly world behind." He turned his head to look at me, his eyes were clear and transparent: "At that time, are you willing to go with me?"
The sincere emotion in his eyes made it impossible for me to deliberately ignore it. I put away my cynical smile, looked at him, and said softly: "San'er, a love word in this world is the most difficult to detect. I only hope that you can think what you think , love what you love, do what you do, the sky is high and the sea is wide, don't be bound by anyone, even me."
Xiao Saner stared at me for a long time, the brilliance in his eyes gradually dimmed, and finally stomped his feet and jumped onto the roof. After a few beautiful leaps, he quickly disappeared out of sight.
I looked up at his receding back, and murmured to myself: "This kid is getting worse and worse."
When night was approaching, Ye Ying's letter finally arrived.
I looked at the address above and smiled coldly: the show is about to begin.
"Palace Master," he said, "Another murder case happened, this time...in Su City."
I sat in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, looked at the lotus in full bloom in the pond, and said calmly, "Is it related to the previous murders?"
He nodded: "Same as the previous incidents, the deceased also died in his own home, the doors and windows were closed, a sword pierced his throat, and he also went to the Palace of Ecstasy not long before his death."
"Ye Qi Shi," I suddenly asked, "Have you ever thought about why the murderer wants to kill these people?"
He frowned and thought for a while, and said: "Most of these wealthy businessmen are smooth in their affairs, and have a good reputation. They have no enemies with others, and several of them seem to have died at the hands of one person, and the possibility of vendetta is ruled out..."
"If it wasn't for hatred, could it be for money?" I asked.
Ye Ying hesitated and said: "But these people have not reported the loss of any money in their families..."
I smiled: "These wealthy businessmen are all exquisite and cunning. How can they put all their wealth on the bright side? Even their wives and family members probably don't know it all."
"The Palace Master means that they have their own secret treasury...?"
"Exactly." I chuckled: "I'm afraid there may be more than one. People die for money, and birds die for food. These rich people understand this truth better than anyone else. Naturally, they will not accumulate their wealth all their lives. Let people know, even your own family."
"But since they didn't even tell their closest people, how could they tell the murderer?"
"If you want to force a person to speak, there are naturally many ways..." I slowly said: "But according to what you said, the dead are all sealed with a sword, and there is no sign of painful struggle, which means they died I have never been tortured before..."
"If the murderer didn't torture them, how did he get them to tell the truth obediently?" Ye Ying asked puzzled.
I smiled slightly, picked off a white lotus, held it in my hand and played with it lightly: "These businessmen have traveled all over the world, and they can be regarded as half of the rivers and lakes. Naturally, it is not so easy to reveal their most precious secrets, unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Unless there is something that can impress them. And there are not many things in this world that can impress them."
Ye Ying became more and more puzzled: "These people are rich and famous, their families are full of wives and concubines, and their children and grandchildren... What else in this world can impress them?"
I sighed lightly, and said: "The beauty of the peerless beauty, the beauty of the country."
Ye Ying froze on the spot, didn't speak for a long time, nodded after a long while, and said slowly: "What the palace master said, I thought it was bold and absurd at first, but when I thought about it carefully, I found it very reasonable. However, except Mistress of the Palace of Ecstasy, is there any woman in this world who has such stunning beauty?"
I smiled wryly: "There is one in my family right now."
After seeing Ye Ying off, I walked slowly to A Fei's courtyard.
In the courtyard, Lin Xian'er was sitting under the shade of a tree, with a bunch of bright red lychees in front of her. Her slender and crystal-clear fingers picked up a piece of white and transparent lychee flesh. Crystal soft.
She stretched out her hand with a smile, and fed the lychee meat into A Fei's mouth. When she turned around and saw me standing at the gate of the courtyard, she blushed immediately, lowered her head, her long black hair was scattered in front of her, and she was dressed in white.
"Come in." Ah Fei looked at me and said lightly, "What's the matter?"
I laughed at myself, walked in slowly, sat down opposite them, picked up a lychee, peeled one by myself, threw it into my mouth, and said with a smile: "I have something to ask Miss Lin, is it okay? "
Lin Xian'er raised her head in surprise, glanced at A Fei, and nodded slightly when she saw that he had no objection.
"Miss Lin is really refreshing." I laughed and said, "Then I will not speak secretly."
"Last month, there were several murder cases around Sioux City. The deceased were all the leading wealthy businessmen in the area. They were found dead in their bedroom, with the doors and windows closed and their throats sealed with a sword. There was no sign of pain or struggle before death... Miss Lin, what do you think about these cases?"
Lin Xian'er's face turned pale, her pretty face turned pale, and she trembled slightly: "I, a little girl in a deep boudoir, how can I have any opinion on such a terrible thing."
I raised my eyebrows and said with a smile: "Miss Lin is not an ordinary boudoir girl. You can suddenly appear in a dark place and save A Fei without thinking about your own safety. How can ordinary girls be able to do such courage?"
Lin Xian'er's beautiful eyes were filled with tears, her lips were trembling, and she looked at A Fei helplessly: "I risked my life to save you, did I save you by mistake..."
Ah Fei frowned, and his lips were tightly closed, as if he was thinking about something.
I took the first step and continued: "Miss Lin is so beautiful, the admirers who fall at your feet must be like crucian carp crossing the river. As long as a girl has a heart, it is not a problem to marry into a rich family and become the wife of the house. Wandering alone in the rivers and lakes? Could it be the girl..."
"Could it be what?" Lin Xian'er's beautiful eyes were red, and she was angry and angry.
"Could it be that the girl has a grander ideal, a higher pursuit?" I smiled slowly.
"I'm a weak woman, without father or mother, lonely and helpless, I don't even want my life, so how can I have other pursuits?" Lin Xianer murmured with blank eyes.
A trace of unbearable expression flashed across A Fei's face.
"Before I met you, I really didn't want to live anymore..." Lin Xian'er's voice was vague, as if she was dreaming, and she slowly turned to A Fei, with a sweet smile on her face, and her eyes suddenly brightened: "But since I met you For you, you are so kind to me, I have never seen such a wonderful and considerate man like you...my heart came alive again."
"If there is any dream I have in this life," Lin Xian'er suddenly held A Fei's hand: "That is, to be with you, to marry and have children, to grow old forever, and to be with you forever."
Ah Fei stared at her obsessively, motionless.
"The girl's words are really touching." I sneered and said, "Poor those rich businessmen who died inexplicably, it's really not worth it to lose money and life for you. But I don't understand, the one who died yesterday Rich merchant, how did you do it? Do you have another accomplice? Could it be the masked man with the sword in his left hand?"
"I don't know what you're talking about!" Lin Xianer suddenly turned her head and said sharply, staring at me with her beautiful eyes as if she was about to burst into flames: "I don't know the people you mentioned at all, let alone anyone Masked man!"
She stood up suddenly, her frail body trembling, as if she couldn't stand, and she was about to cry, "Forget it... I thought I could stay here and live my life in peace, but I didn't expect... here is not My home, I'd better go... Don't be disgusted by others..."
She staggered towards the outside of the courtyard, Ah Fei grabbed her arm and said in a deep voice, "Let's go together."
Huge surprise bloomed in Lin Xian'er's eyes, and then she said sadly: "How can I have the heart to let you wander outside with me...You should stay. After I leave...you are still good brothers."
"I said, from now on, my home will be your home." Ah Fei said softly to her, then turned his head and looked at me coldly: "Since you can't tolerate her, I will go with her."
I felt as if thousands of steel knives had been cut in my heart, so I forced a smile and said, "Go slowly, don't send it off."
Ah Fei took a deep look at me, and helped Lin Xian'er to go outside.Little San'er was teasing the black cat on his shoulder, walking towards them, just in line with them, A Fei passed him by without looking sideways, without looking back.
Xiao San'er stood there stunned, looking at their backs as they went away, and then at me: "Is this so? Why do you all look so ugly?"
"Xiao San'er, Lin Xian'er is gone, and Ah Fei is gone too." I leaned on the stone table, my voice was hollow and weak.
"Why?" Xiao San'er wondered, "You clearly know that she is Ah Fei's deathbed, why do you want to provoke him?"
"I just want Ah Fei to leave with her." I said slowly.
"Why?" Little San'er wondered.
I turned my head and looked into A Fei's room through the window. The bed was empty, and there was no A Fei's figure anymore: "Because only in this way can I see clearly what Lin Xianer wants to do."
Xiao San'er became more and more confused: "What are you talking about? I don't understand..."
"Lin Xian'er has always wanted Ah Fei to leave with her," I said lightly, "I want to see what she wants to do after they leave together."
"Aren't you worried about Ah Fei's safety?" Xiao San'er asked.
I smiled: "I have already ordered Ye Ying to send people to guard outside. They will follow far away when they go out, and they will notify us when they find a place to stay."
"What are you going to do?"
"In Shen's house, we are in the light, and she is in the dark. It is impossible to guard against." I sneered: "Now that she has moved out, it is reversed. She is in the light, and we are in the dark. There are many things we can do."
"I suddenly felt that you must never provoke a woman, because it is too scary for a woman to become cruel." Xiao San'er caressed her heart and said in a strange voice.
Even though I was in a bad mood, I was amused by him: "Then why don't you become a monk and become a monk, and you will be quiet from now on."
"I'm not going anywhere, I just follow you." Little San'er Jun blushed and whispered.
I laughed, and patted him on the shoulder vigorously: "Mr. Feng's family background is prominent, and he is a prodigy in martial arts. How can he waste his youth by my side?"
"One day, I will also buy a boat and go out to sea, leaving this worldly world behind." He turned his head to look at me, his eyes were clear and transparent: "At that time, are you willing to go with me?"
The sincere emotion in his eyes made it impossible for me to deliberately ignore it. I put away my cynical smile, looked at him, and said softly: "San'er, a love word in this world is the most difficult to detect. I only hope that you can think what you think , love what you love, do what you do, the sky is high and the sea is wide, don't be bound by anyone, even me."
Xiao Saner stared at me for a long time, the brilliance in his eyes gradually dimmed, and finally stomped his feet and jumped onto the roof. After a few beautiful leaps, he quickly disappeared out of sight.
I looked up at his receding back, and murmured to myself: "This kid is getting worse and worse."
When night was approaching, Ye Ying's letter finally arrived.
I looked at the address above and smiled coldly: the show is about to begin.
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