"This...this bracelet, where did this bracelet come from?"
Wang Mingce, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, swayed, almost losing his balance, his voice hoarse and trembling: "Where did you come from?"
The man before me, Lord Wang, had a large patch of gray hair, was very thin, and even somewhat hunched over. His bright and vigorous eyes were instantly soaked with turbid tears.
As he asked the question, he walked unsteadily toward Xiao Yu.
"Lord Wang, the bracelet was found next to several corpses."
Seeing the heartbroken old father, Xiao Yu knew that any words of comfort would be in vain, and he only regretted that he had not cut off Liu Guogong's arms as well.
Then, he handed the bracelet to Lord Wang with both hands and said nothing more.
"A corpse! A corpse!"
Wang Mingce's hunched body trembled violently. He dared not look at the six corpses lying in the courtyard... because two of the corpses had turned into skeletons, and the other four corpses had already rotted.
His daughter has been missing for three years. If she is among these six bodies, she must be one of the two skeletons.
"Impossible... My Cheng'er is just missing, she's not dead, she's not dead..."
Wang Mingce's lips trembled, and he appeared quite out of control.
However, no one thought he had lost his composure; they simply watched silently as the elderly father, over fifty years old, slowly released his emotions.
I don't know how much time has passed.
Lord Wang slowly knelt down beside a skeleton, took one of the skeleton's hands, and gently put the bracelet on her wrist, murmuring, "Joy and peace, Cheng'er... Joy and peace... This is the bracelet that your father had the craftsman make for you when you were eighteen... I never thought that now I, an old man, would be burying my young daughter!"
"When you were little, you were so playful that you broke your little toe, but you were too silly to tell me... By the time your father found out, your toe was beyond repair. I felt guilty about it for a long time..."
Watching Lord Wang hold his daughter's hand and softly recount past events, Xiao Yu looked toward the skeleton's feet.
Sure enough, the little toe on the left foot was broken.
Gold bracelet, little toe... Perhaps Lord Wang had other evidence to prove that this was his daughter, but Xiao Yu did not ask any further.
After venting his grief and anger, Lord Wang slowly stood up and bowed deeply to Xiao Yu.
"I will always remember Your Highness's kindness."
Lord Wang spoke sincerely.
If it weren't for Xiao Yu, his daughter's body would probably have remained buried in this house forever, never to see the light of day again!
Not to mention revenge.
"I cut off both of Liu Guogong's legs; he was in the house."
After Xiao Yu finished speaking, he shouted into the room, "You three, come out too. Tell Lord Wang about your imprisonment again... Lord Wang will uphold justice for you."
Soon, three women cautiously emerged from the house.
Upon seeing Xiao Yu in the courtyard, one would see Lord Wang dressed in the official robes of the Dali Temple, along with a dozen or so constables from the Dali Temple.
"grown ups!"
At Xiao Yu's signal, the three beautiful women knelt before Lord Wang.
Knowing they were finally saved, they knelt on the ground and recounted their ordeal.
"Liu Yan! How could he commit such a heinous act!"
Wang Mingce was furious upon hearing this; the fate of these three beautiful women was the same as the fate of his daughter...
Thinking of his beloved daughter who had died at Liu Yan's hands, Lord Wang wished he could skin Liu Yan alive and tear him to pieces!
Then, Wang Mingce went inside the house.
Seeing that Liu Guogong's legs had been severed and his groin was covered in blood... by now, the blood had already congealed somewhat, and Wang Mingce felt that these punishments were simply not enough!
"He is still alive."
Xiao Yu said calmly from the side, "If we leave him alone, he will die in half an hour at most."
"Guards, seize him... take him for medical treatment first, then imprison him in the Dali Temple jail."
Wang Mingce said loudly.
Then, he said softly, "Cheng'er, Father will avenge you! Liu Yan... I will expose your evil deeds to the public, and then I will kill you!"
Liu Yan was quickly taken away, and the martial arts master whose limbs had been broken was also imprisoned.
“Those three women are key witnesses in this case,” Lord Wang said to Xiao Yu.
“They are all homeless now, and I plan to take them back to Prince Xiao’s residence… If needed, you may summon them at any time. Once the case is closed, I will have someone send one of the girls back.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yu's ears twitched. He heard someone coming from outside and said, "Lord Wang, there should be results for the other two houses as well."
"Liu Yan has two more houses?!"
Lord Wang frowned deeply, his tone filled with grief and indignation.
From Xiao Yu's tone, it was clear that the other two residences were also used by Duke Liu to imprison women.
"He owned many houses, and we don't know what they were used for, but these three houses were used to imprison women for his sexual pleasure."
Just as Xiao Yu finished speaking, Wang Chao and Zhao Haining arrived. They bowed to Xiao Yu and said, "Your Highness, bodies have been unearthed in the courtyard of the mansion. There are five bodies in house number one and five bodies in house number three!"
"He actually caused the deaths of so many people?"
Wang Mingce gritted his teeth and said, "I will report this matter to His Majesty. The Duke of Liu's house must be confiscated. This matter must be thoroughly investigated! You few, come with me to House No. 1 and House No. 3... The rest of you, stay in the courtyard and keep watch over the scene."
"yes!"
...
Xiao Yu didn't return to the Xiao Prince's Mansion until dawn.
The bodies in the three houses have been exhumed, and the imprisoned women have all confessed to the evil deeds of Duke Liu. Furthermore, Lord Wang has discovered that Liu Yan bought all three houses with his own money.
At this point, there was no need for Xiao Yu to follow up any further. Liu Yan was definitely doomed, and as for Liu Yan's Duke's Mansion... it would probably end up being raided!
"Silly Ersha, you're finally back."
As soon as Xiao Yu arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, he saw Da Sha squatting by the gate. When he saw Xiao Yu, Da Sha happily ran over.
What are you doing squatting at the door so early in the morning?
Xiao Yu asked curiously.
"Niannian told me to wait for you. Now that you're back, I'll go tell her."
After saying that, Da Sha pulled Xiao Yu to find Yang Niannian.
This made Xiao Yu curious. Why was Yang Niannian in such a hurry to find him?
But he quickly realized that it wasn't Yang Niannian looking for him, but his wife... His wife must be very worried since he hadn't returned home all night.
However, given her status, it wasn't appropriate for her to stand at the door and wait, so Yang Niannian asked Da Sha to wait there to see when she would return before going to inform him...
"Go practice your skills."
After thinking it through, Xiao Yu sent Da Sha away, saying, "I'm going to see her."
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