What Li Lianhua said seems to make a lot of sense.
To find out the truth, we have to start from the beginning. Fang Duobing turned to Cheng Yunhe and asked, "Chief Escort Cheng, what exactly happened with this escort mission?"
Cheng Yunhe was also helpless. He still didn't know what had gone wrong, or why the box contained the Second Miss Yucheng, causing them all this trouble.
"I also want to know the reason behind this. Originally, the box contained yellow jade sent from the Beishan Mine to the capital. Moreover, everyone saw when the box was sealed, and it never left our sight. How could it have become Miss Yu Er!"
The other镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) nodded in agreement. Indeed, when the goods were placed inside the镖局 (escort agency), several people were present, and the employer's wax stamp on the goods made it even more impossible to be wrong. They couldn't figure out what was going on either.
The waiter completely ignored what they were saying and blamed everything on Cheng Yunhe, practically pointing his finger at him and cursing. "Isn't it all because of your smuggling of private goods that caused this mess!"
Cheng Yunhe immediately retorted, "Don't make baseless accusations! That head underwent a ritual!"
"What's the use of doing it! Yu Cheng is clearly trying to drag us down with him!" Xiao Er said with deep regret. If he hadn't let them in, he wouldn't have been implicated in this disaster. Now, he's even losing his life.
Fang Duobing asked Cheng Yunhe and the innkeeper several questions, and learned some useful information.
Before he could even organize all the information, the guards opened the cell door and led them all out. A strong stench of blood assaulted their nostrils in the front yard, making Li Lianxin nauseous. She could only hide in Li Lianhua's arms, pressing her nose against his clothes to inhale the medicinal smell.
This was enough to stop the smell of blood.
The smell of blood wouldn't be so bad if it were milder, but here it seemed to envelop you completely. Having never seen anything like it before, Li Lianxin naturally couldn't remain calm like the others. This, however, benefited Li Lianhua.
The corners of his mouth were like springs, impossible to press down.
Looking at the large patches of blood on the ground, Cheng Yunhe seemed to have guessed what had happened and was shocked. "Blood? Where did the blood come from?"
Li Lianhua remained calm and composed, holding Li Lianxin in her arms to shield her from view and prevent her from seeing the bloodstains on the ground. She said, "This blood should belong to the guards."
This sentence shocked Fang Duobing. Were these people dead? "What happened to these guards?" He hoped it wasn't the answer he was thinking of.
But things didn't go as planned. When Yu Hongzhu heard Fang Duobing's voice, she turned around and met his gaze, which was full of oppressive power. "As guards of Yucheng, they failed to protect their master. They were sent to guard the body, and I don't even know who knocked over the candles, causing damage to my sister's body. I let them commit suicide, which is already merciful."
This makes it sound like she's being generous and kind by letting people die, and that those who die are simply gone.
These words infuriated Fang Duobing, who immediately retorted, "So you are Madam Yu? You haven't even figured out the facts yet, and you've already taken the lives of the guards!"
Yu Hongzhu was unimpressed. The life or death of these guards was entirely in her hands. She had no right to interfere with what she wanted to do. "Yu Cheng servants, their lives are none of your business. It's their incompetence that's the problem. Yu Cheng never keeps useless people!"
"You...!" Fang Duobing was about to say something when Li Lianhua gently patted him. He then came to his senses. These guards were all servants of Yucheng, all of whom had signed indentures. Even though he was a detective from Baichuan Academy, he had no say in their family affairs.
Yu Hongzhu noticed the two people behind Fang Duobing: the renowned Physician Li, who had gained fame in the martial arts world in recent years, and the girl he had hidden in the Lotus Pavilion—neither of them were easy to deal with. Those ordinary people, however, were unaware of this.
Doesn't she know? All the weapons Li Lianhua uses in her travels are made by this young lady Li, and they're the simplest and least offensive ones at that. If this person could be used by her…
"I have a bad temper and little patience, so you'd better think twice before you speak." Yu Hongzhu's gaze swept over several people who were about to speak, and if they didn't have information related to her sister, it was best not to speak to her.
The group of people who were about to beg for mercy suddenly trembled as if they had been stared at by a snake and dared not utter a word.
Li'er and Wangfu tried to move closer to their young master.
"Sister Hongzhu." Just then, Zongzheng Mingzhu arrived. Fang Duobing, who was in the crowd, immediately recognized her and called out, "Young Master Zongzheng!"
He noticed that someone was looking in his direction, but didn't say anything, probably because they didn't recognize him since they didn't interact much. "I am often ill. My father is Fang Zeshi, the Minister of Revenue. We met at your grandfather's birthday banquet."
"Your grandfather was talking about your engagement to Miss Yucheng back then. I never expected we'd meet again so soon!" Fang Duobing thought to himself.
【Zongzheng Mingzhu? Let me take a look.】
Li Lianxin turned to the side, where she could see Zongzheng Mingzhu clearly. For a moment, she thought to herself, "He looks respectable, but he's obviously not a good person!"
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Upon hearing this, Zongzheng Mingzhu recognized Fang Duobing. "It really is Young Master Fang! What's this...?" Seeing Fang Duobing being stopped by a group of guards, could it be related to Qiu Shuang's matter?
Yu Hongzhu, who was listening to their conversation, realized that the person in front of her was not someone to be trifled with. She then put on a smug expression and said, "So you are Young Master Fang, the young master of Tianji Hall. My apologies for my rudeness."
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