Chapter 284 The Big Fish Takes the Hook
What happened in Shuqing Pavilion that night was unknown to anyone except a few people involved.
The next day, everything was normal in the Lin family except for a few maids and servants who were imprisoned in Shuqing Pavilion and took leave.
Before breakfast time, a piece of gossip spread among the servants of the Lin family.
The message was forwarded several times, and by the time Chaoyan heard it, it had evolved into a message about a pearl of excellent quality lying in a garden, which could only be seen by those who were destined to be there.
When Chao Yan reported this to Lin Zhiqing, Lin Zhiqing was having breakfast.
During this period, several servants who wanted to ask for rewards went to Shuqing Pavilion to report the matter, but they were all blocked by Lin Zhiqing with the word "rumors".
Her character of being uninterested in the pearls in the garden was thus established.
It was not until night fell that Lin Zhiqing quietly left the yard.
She first went to the maid to get a list of people who were asking about Zhenzhu, and then went to the garden to meet Lin Yangyang.
After hiding on the towering rockery, Lin Zhiqing opened the booklet and began to read.
The view from the rockery is very wide, but people below cannot see the scenery above, so it is indeed a very safe hiding place.
At this moment, Lin Yangyang was a little worried: "Sister Qing, can we do this?"
"Of course." Lin Zhiqing didn't look up:
"As long as the news gets out, those with guilty consciences will naturally return to the garden to look for it."
"Just like what we observed before, that person even cleaned the scene very thoroughly, obviously afraid that others would notice."
"There's no way she wouldn't come and deal with such a flaw in Zhuzi."
Lin Yangyang had a new question: "But there are also people with ulterior motives who want to monopolize the pearls and come quietly. How can we tell them apart?"
"We can't arrest everyone and interrogate them one by one, right?"
"This is the worst case scenario." Lin Zhiqing replied:
"The states and expressions of those with a guilty conscience and those with ill intentions are different. I can tell the difference."
"What's the difference?" Lin Yangyang scratched his head. "What could be the difference?"
Lin Zhiqing was about to answer, but when her eyes fell on a name on the list, she narrowed her eyes.
Just a short while later, a deliberately suppressed sound of footsteps suddenly came from the entrance of the garden.
Lin Zhiqing and Lin Yangyang looked at each other and said, here it comes!
As the footsteps got closer, they saw two people dressed as maids entering the garden and talking to each other.
"Do you think there are really pearls here?"
"You'll know if you look for it."
"I didn't see it when I was cleaning the garden before. Could someone have left something behind?"
"It doesn't matter whether it falls down or not. Anyway, if we can find it, it will be ours."
"Two old hags!" Hearing this, Lin Yangyang couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Lin Zhiqing quietly patted the back of her hand, signaling her to be quiet.
Soon, the two old maids began to search in the garden.
However, they were destined to find nothing.
After a while, the two were obviously tired and their breathing became very rapid.
After working for a long time in vain, they finally walked out of the garden and walked away cursing.
Later, some more people visited the garden.
Servants, handymen, and even the cook from the east kitchen showed up.
But they all came happily and left cursing.
Taking advantage of the time when no one came, Lin Zhiqing explained to Lin Yangyang:
"None of those people were the ones we were looking for. They came for money."
"Why?" Lin Yangyang asked.
"First of all, it's about time. You and I know that we are looking for the owner of the beads, because the owner of the beads is likely to be the murderer behind the scenes."
In this case, the beads appear as a handle and evidence.
This is also the reason why Lin Zhiqing was sure that the owner of the beads would come.
In addition, the owner must want to destroy the evidence, so he will definitely search patiently several times.
But the person who just came in, although he searched carefully, had a feeling that "if he could find it, he would win, and if he couldn't find it, he wouldn't lose either."
Besides, the area those people were searching for was very large because the garden was very large.
This was also the scope that Lin Zhiqing deliberately defined through the maid's mouth.
It is inside the garden, not next to the rockery or anywhere else.
If someone is seeking wealth, they will mostly choose a place based on proximity and will not go to the rockery to observe at the beginning.
Then, it will gradually spread to the entire garden.
But the owner of the beads knew very well that the place near the rockery was the most likely place for the beads to fall.
He might not have noticed it at the time, but when he found that the bead was gone, he would definitely associate Chao Yan's fall with the bead.
Because of the eagerness to find the beads, the owner of the beads will most likely start looking near the rockery, which is the most likely location.
Of course, it is also possible that it will not happen.
But if you start searching from other places first, there is a high probability that the owner of the beads will stay at the rockery the longest.
After listening to Lin Zhiqing's words, Lin Yangyang felt that he had suddenly become enlightened.
Just as she was about to speak, there was a rustling sound at the garden exit.
Lin Zhiqing and Lin Yangyang fell silent instantly, staring intently at the garden entrance.
A thin person entered the garden. In the moonlight, Lin Yangyang could barely make out that it was a woman.
Lin Zhiqing narrowed his eyes when he saw the woman's figure.
The two held their breath and became extremely alert when they saw the woman approaching the rockery.
The woman's speed was not very fast, but it was obvious that she was looking for something. She was constantly rummaging through the grass or piles of dead leaves.
After searching for a long time without finding the beads, she became obviously anxious and moved more vigorously, starting to search outside the rockery.
After searching for a while, she returned to the rockery.
She still looked unwilling to give up. She bent down and walked to the road where Chao Yan fell, searching very carefully.
Her movements were very different from those of the others, and all her behavior indicated that she was most likely the owner of the beads!
Lin Yangyang looked at Lin Zhiqing and raised her eyebrows. Is it her?
Lin Zhiqing understood what she meant and nodded: "Yes, it's her. The big fish has taken the bait!"
The moment Lin Yangyang saw Lin Zhiqing nod, she seemed to have received some kind of signal, and quickly flew up and took Lin Zhiqing down the rockery.
Hearing the noise, the woman was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up and ran out.
"Want to run? You underestimate me, don't you?" Lin Yangyang's speed was obviously much faster than that woman. She just tapped her toes slightly and soon appeared behind the woman.
She grabbed the woman's shoulders and pressed her down on the grass.
At the same time, Lin Zhiqing also rushed over. When she saw the woman's face, she frowned:
“It’s you!”
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