Before Liu Fang could think carefully about Xu Yi and Fu Man'er's situation, something happened to Xu Mao.

It was someone from the village outside who came to the Xu family's old residence to deliver the news.

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Xu Mao fell into a coma.

Only Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xu were home at the time.

Upon hearing this, Old Xu immediately ordered a car to be prepared and rushed over. As they left the village, they ran into Fu Man'er, who was returning home, and the grandfather and granddaughter headed to the estate together.

On the way there, Fu Man'er took the opportunity to inquire about the situation.

The Xu family bought this estate less than two years ago; they purchased it from a wealthy man.

The wealthy man has now moved his entire family to another place.

Because there were many uneven fields connected to the estate, Xu Mao devoted a lot of effort to them.

During this period, he also stayed at the manor.

But he doesn't spend much time in the village; he spends most of his day in the fields.

Today, everyone saw someone go out, but no one paid any attention until lunchtime, when they still hadn't seen the person.

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So everyone split up to search.

"In the end, it was Chun'er who found the Second Young Master on the east side of the grove. He was already unconscious when she found him."

"Then we all took the second young master back to the manor and called the doctor over."

"When I arrived, the doctor was still examining him, so I don't know the exact extent of the Second Young Master's injuries."

After hearing the servant's words, Old Man Xu felt a pang of anxiety, his face growing tense. "Mao'er is so strong, how could he suddenly faint?"

Unlike Xu Yi and others, Xu Mao practiced martial arts to strengthen his body, but he enjoyed farming and sometimes did it himself, so he was physically fit.

Moreover, this trip to the manor only lasted three days, and Xu Mao didn't seem to be feeling unwell before he came.

"Drive the carriage faster!" Old Xu, fidgeting, lifted the curtain and shouted to the coachman.

The horse was already running fast enough, but we also had to consider the elderly person's health and prevent them from being jostled.

"Grandpa," Fu Man'er comforted him softly, "Don't worry, Second Brother is just too serious when he's working. He's probably exhausted, but it's nothing serious."

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When they arrived at the estate, they discovered that things were not so simple.

"What did you say?" Old Xu frowned as he looked at the doctor. "He was knocked unconscious?"

The doctor has already diagnosed Xu Mao; he was hit on the head from behind with a hard object, and now he has a big bump on his head.

"Then, how is he? When will he wake up?" When Old Man Xu and the others came in, the doctor had just finished giving Xu Mao acupuncture.

"There's a blood clot in his head, that's why he's dizzy. It's nothing serious. I've prescribed some medicine, you guys brew it and give it to him to drink."

"I'll come back tomorrow for another acupuncture treatment, and then he should wake up."

After the steward of the estate saw the doctor off, Old Man Xu sat by the bed and watched his grandson for a while, his heart filled with anxiety.

"Grandpa, you stay here with my second brother for now. I'm going to ask about something."

If he had fainted from exhaustion, that would be understandable, but the doctor said he was injured and that's why he fell into a coma.

Who is this person who hurt someone? And why did they hurt someone? We need to find out.

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Old Xu turned to look at her. "Man'er, I sent someone to town to inform your parents when I came. They should be arriving soon."

Fu Man'er understood. As soon as she went out, Steward Chen, who was waiting at the door, hurriedly stepped forward. "Miss, as you instructed, I have called back all the long-term and short-term workers from the fields. They are all waiting in the front yard."

With the second young master currently in a coma and Old Master Xu deeply worried, Fu Man'er has now become the one in charge.

She followed Steward Chen to the front yard, hoping to get more details from her.

There are few other houses near this estate, and all the surrounding fields belong to the Xu family, so outsiders rarely come in.

The person who did this was probably from the village.

Fu Man'er even asked if anyone had left the village.

Manager Chen thought carefully for a moment, "Replying to Miss, no one has gone out."

"As you just saw when you came in, there's only one road in and out of here. Today, Lao Gao and the others are working on the land at the intersection."

“I’ve asked them all. Apart from the messenger, you and the old master, no one else has come in or out today.”

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This made Fu Man'er even more convinced that the person who did the deed was inside the manor.

However, the Xu family has fifty or sixty long-term and short-term workers, so finding them is not an easy task.

All Fu Man'er could think of was to find out who had gone out alone based on the time Xu Mao was unconscious.

After such an incident, the workers were all talking about it, so when Fu Man'er asked, everyone told her the truth.

The Xu family's land was divided into plots by acreage, with four or five people working on each plot at the same time. So it was quite obvious if anyone left alone.

After asking around, only three people left alone, and the times matched.

At this point, everyone understood what the young lady meant by asking that question.

The three people who were singled out looked at each other and tried to explain themselves.

"Miss, I just went to the pond on the east side to wash my face, and I never went to the grove."

"Miss, that's right. I was just tired from working, so I went to the melon shed to take a break for a while."

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"Miss, me too. I even saw him stealing cucumbers to eat from the melon shed."

"What do you mean by stealing? I clearly picked it up from the ground and ate it."

Fu Man'er looked at the three people, considering the credibility of their words.

But in the end, they all had to admit that it wasn't these three people who did it.

The two people in the melon shed had already become witnesses to each other, as for the other person who went to the pond to wash his face.

Fu Man'er looked at his shoes; the shoes were still covered in damp mud, and his shirt was also soaked.

It's very dry over in the grove.

Most importantly, if you want to go to the grove, you will pass by the water shed, which is guarded by someone. The guard said he has never seen anyone pass by.

Fu Man'er, feeling a headache coming on, ordered the manager to let the farmhands go out to work, and also asked him to call over the person in charge of guarding the water shed.

Manager Chen looked troubled.

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"What? Where are the people guarding the water shed?" Fu Man'er asked.

"Reporting to Miss, Chun'er is brewing medicine for the Second Young Master. I'll send someone to fetch her right away."

Hearing that it was for Xu Mao's medicine, Fu Man'er was no longer in such a hurry; her second brother's health was more important.

"No need, I'll go over there." She had asked what she needed to ask, and Xu Genshan and the others had already gone to Xu Mao's room, so she should go and check on them.

Manager Chen then led Fu Man'er to the backyard, where the medicine was brewed in the kitchen behind Xu Mao's room.

When they arrived at the door, Fu Man'er told him to go ahead and do his work, and that she would go to Xu Mao's room herself after she finished asking him questions.

There weren't many people serving in the manor, and since Fu Man'er didn't come often, some people didn't even recognize her.

The kitchen was a small kitchen, and although many people came and went, it was always just a few people.

Fu Man'er didn't go in directly, but walked to the window next to her and looked inside.

There were five girls in the room. The one in the middle was sitting on a small stool, fanning the fire in the small stove.

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The other four were all busy with their own tasks, but the small kitchen remained idle; what could they possibly be doing there?