Chapter 149 Do you know them?
"This list is useless to us, but it's different if we give it to Brother Jingchen~"
Yun Zhao took the roster and grinned.
Since Yuan Hongyang was willing to risk his life to protect them, these people must hold high positions.
They might not even know most of these people.
But the Wei family is different.
They didn't know any of them, and if the list remained in their hands, it would be nothing but a piece of waste paper.
"Zhaozhao is right, we should send it to Young Master Wei!"
Xu Yifei nodded in agreement.
Yun Zhao secretly stuffed the roster into his chest pocket, a furtive action that left Xu Yiyan both amused and exasperated.
"Zhao Zhao's little pocket is just like a treasure bag."
"Of course, this little bib is my treasure!"
Yun Zhao raised her little head and said proudly.
Just then, someone knocked on the door.
"Young Miss, this servant is Zhixia!"
"Oh, Sister Zhixia is here!"
Yun Zhao quickly went over and opened the door.
"Young Miss, are you alright? Miss was so worried about you!"
Upon learning that the Yuan residence was on fire, Xu Yifei rushed over.
But after a long time without any news, Xu Qingyi was worried that Xu Yifei might make a mistake, so she hurriedly sent Zhixia over.
"Don't worry, Sister Zhixia, Zhaozhao is fine~ Uncle and Sister Lu are the ones who got injured."
Could you please help take care of Sister Lu, Sister Zhixia? Zhao Zhao is going to find Brother Jing Chen, and they need someone to prepare their medicine!
Zhi Xia paused for a moment, then said, "Alright, but we need to send someone back to let Miss know we're safe first."
"Okay, Zhao Zhao knows how! Then I'll leave this to Sister Zhi Xia~"
Yun Zhao jumped out the door and shouted, "Hua Hua, let's go!"
The tiger was licking its paws when it heard the sound and darted away.
Seeing their lively expressions, Zhixia finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems like everything is really alright.
When they found Wei Jingchen, he was in the ruins of the east wing.
"Brother Jingchen, what are you doing?"
"Check if anything was left behind. How are Master Xu and Miss Lu?"
As Wei Jingchen spoke, he took out a handkerchief and wiped the ash off his hands.
Yun Zhao subconsciously looked at his hand.
When did he buy the handkerchief?
"What's wrong?"
Wei Jingchen looked at her with a smile, subtly taking the handkerchief back.
Yun Zhao suppressed her doubts and then nervously waved to him.
"Come here, I have something to tell you!"
Wei Jingchen followed her into the courtyard, and the two hid behind the artificial hill.
Yun Zhao pulled a notebook from his small pocket, which was stained with blood.
"My third uncle found this notebook in a secret room. None of the assassins knew about it! It's a register!"
register?
Wei Jingchen opened the roster, and the first name recorded inside was one he recognized!
His pupils contracted sharply, and his hand holding the notebook began to tremble.
But he quickly recovered and swiftly concealed his momentary emotional fluctuation.
"Brother Jingchen?"
Yun Zhao looked at him in confusion, but saw him lower his eyes and suppress all his emotions.
"Do you know anyone inside?"
Wei Jingchen shook his head.
"I don't know him, but maybe my dad does."
He is clearly lying.
She had clearly seen the murderous intent that flashed in his eyes just now.
Okay~
Yun Zhao pretended not to see it, and just smiled and nodded.
At this moment, the officials carried two corpses out of the house.
Looking at the charred corpse, Yun Zhao suddenly felt something was off.
"Burned to death?"
Wei Jingchen shook his head: "I just saw it. He was killed by a sword to the throat and then his body was destroyed."
"My third uncle said that someone took the account books. Did they have the account books on them?"
"It must have been taken by the arsonist, or if it was, it was burned away."
"To kill someone to cover their tracks, and then destroy the body—who could be so ruthless!"
Even the officials of Yangguan County were shocked.
They had never seen such vicious villains before in Yangguan County!
Since both Xu Yiyan and Lu Xinnian were injured, Yang Jingyan simply gathered everyone at the Yuan residence.
When Luo Qing learned that Xu Yiyan was injured, and that it was his leg, he was furious.
"Since you have a car, then load the person into the car. No matter what, we must set off tomorrow!"
"Sir Luo, my third brother is injured. How can you travel at this time?"
Xu Yinan really wanted to dig open Luo Qing's heart to see if it was black inside.
They had saved Luo Qing and his group's lives in Yangguan County, and in An County, they had fought side by side.
Why are you turning your back on me now?
"If the trip is delayed and the higher-ups blame us, will you take the blame for me?"
Luo Qing knew he was being heartless, but it concerned his brothers' livelihoods.
"I already showed leniency by letting him ride in the car, what more do you want?"
Xu Yiyan quickly said, "Second brother, it's alright. I'll just take the car."
I'm fine! It's good to get to Jiangnan sooner so I can see my brother-in-law sooner!
"Don't worry, Second Uncle, Zhaozhao is here!"
Yun Zhao also wanted to get to Jiangnan as soon as possible.
Firstly, the people on that list are connected to Jiangnan; secondly, her father is still in Jiangnan!
Seeing this, Luo Hao quickly seized the opportunity: "In that case, Lord Yang, would you please help us stamp this document? We'll set off tomorrow!"
Yang Jingyan looked at Wei Mingde, and seeing him nod, he agreed as well.
After dinner, Wei Jingchen took out the roster.
"Lord Yang, Father, do you know any of the people inside?"
Wei Mingde glanced at it and was immediately startled.
He certainly recognized the man, but seeing his son's indifferent expression, he shook his head in agreement.
"I don't know him."
Yang Jingyan recognized a few of them.
"These are all famous young men from Jiangnan, and they are said to be sons of officials in the imperial court!"
He turned a few more pages, and the more he read, the more alarmed he became.
"How could they treat human life so lightly! I wonder where they disposed of those remains!"
After a moment of silence, Wei Mingde slowly spoke.
"Since Yuan Shijie intends to use this roster to threaten them, then the corpses..."
It must be hidden in an unexpected place, yet one he can always see.
Wei Jingchen suddenly remembered that Yun Zhao had said she found Lu Xinnian in the secret room of the main courtyard.
"Could it be in the secret room in the main courtyard?"
Yang Jingyan immediately sent someone to the main courtyard.
"etc."
Wei Jingchen called out to the person.
"The situation in the secret room is unclear. You should go and ask Miss Lu and the young princess first. They may have entered that secret room!"
Upon hearing this, the officials hurriedly went inside to find the person.
In the room, Yun Zhao had just finished showering and was nestled next to the chaise lounge taking care of Lu Xinnian.
Hearing Wei Mingde's guess that the bodies of those murdered by the young masters were likely in the secret room, Lu Xinnian felt a chill run down her spine.
“That dark room is coated with a special paint. You may need to carry torches and search it little by little.”
She swallowed nervously.
The thought that he might have spent a long time with a corpse sent a chill down his spine.
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