Chapter 217 Investigating the Truth
Aunt Fu looked at Konggu again, and Konggu immediately distanced himself from the matter, "I didn't do anything. I went to clean up the table yesterday, but I came out soon."
No one admitted to the incident. Lin Xi knew that the things were only in the house for one night, so the only person who could have swapped them was someone inside.
"We'll know if it's true or not if we search." Lin Xi said, "Aunt Fu, go check the place out."
The group walked to where the servants usually lived. Although it was estimated that it was impossible, Lin Xi still went to see where the two big men lived first.
The man didn't have much stuff to begin with, and apart from his clothes, he had almost no luggage.
Afterwards, Lin Xi went to Aunt Fu's house. In fact, the three women in the family all lived together. Considering that Aunt Fu was old, Lin Xi separated a separate room for her.
The things in Aunt Fu's room were very simple, and no gold hairpin was found.
The last place Lin Xi checked was Konggu and Youlan's residence. Before searching, she suddenly said, "Now that the three of you have been ruled out as suspects, the only ones left are Konggu and Youlan. Do you have anything to say?"
Youlan shook her head. Even if Lin Xi looked for it, he would definitely not find anything.
As for Konggu, a hint of ruthlessness flashed across his brows, and he suddenly knelt down in front of Linxi, "Madam, I didn't want to tell you about this matter, but if I don't tell you now, it will seem that I deliberately deceived you. In fact, the golden hairpin was taken by Youlan."
Youlan was shocked. Her good sister, who had always lived in the same room with her, actually said this at this moment. She was so shocked that her jaw dropped.
"Konggu, what are you talking about! I have never taken the lady's golden hairpin!"
Lin Xi looked at Kong Gu who was kneeling on the ground, "You said Youlan took my hairpin, do you have any evidence?"
Konggu said, "The evidence is under Youlan's quilt. I saw her steal the gold hairpin and secretly put it under her bed."
Lin Xi lifted up Youlan's bed and saw a golden hairpin underneath, which was the one she lost yesterday.
"There really is a hairpin, Youlan, what do you say?" Lin Xi looked at Youlan and asked lightly.
Youlan knelt down on the ground at Aunt Fu's reminder. She didn't know how it happened, so she could only make a bitter face and said, "Madam, I really didn't take it. I don't know why there is a gold hairpin under the bed."
Aunt Fu knew Youlan very well. She was not scheming at all. She said quickly, "Madam, I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here. Youlan is a simple-minded person and would never do such sneaky things."
"It's no use talking about this now. Can anyone explain to me why this thing is here?"
Lin Xi is not confused. The appearance of stolen goods here does not mean that the person must have stolen them. There is also the possibility of framing others.
Konggu said, "Madam, when Youlan and I went to disturb your room yesterday, we were both on our own side. When we returned at night, I unexpectedly discovered a golden hairpin hidden under Youlan's bed."
Youlan didn't acknowledge what Konggu said at all, "Konggu, although we went to clean the lady's room together yesterday, you were the one cleaning the dressing table most of the time."
Konggu said with a stern look, "Youlan, don't frame me. Although I was cleaning over there, I didn't stay for long."
Youlan couldn't help feeling sad when she saw Konggu trying to distance herself from her. They were together every day and she had always regarded Konggu as a good sister, so why did she turn against her now?
"Alright," Lin Xi glanced at the two of them, "The things were found in your house, so I can only say that both of you are suspects."
Konggu and Youlan shut up immediately after hearing this.
"Now, each of you can tell us about yesterday's movements." Lin Xi said, "Konggu, you go first."
Konggu was called by Lin Xi, and could only speak reluctantly, "Yesterday, I got up early in the morning and went to fetch water and wash clothes. I was busy until lunch. After lunch, I cleaned the lady's room with Youlan. Youlan wiped the table, and I was mainly responsible for making the bed."
"Wait a minute," Lin Xi's eyes swept across the valley, "Didn't you say that Youlan had been to my dressing table?"
Konggu said, "Youlan and I went to the dressing table. Madam, the room is not big, it's normal for anyone to pass by."
Lin Xi nodded, agreeing with Kong Gu's statement, "You continue."
"After we come back in the evening, we have dinner and then rest." Konggu said.
"No more?"
"That's all."
It seems that there is nothing wrong with Konggu's whereabouts, but in order to put the golden hairpin under the quilt, one of Konggu and Youlan, who live in the same room, must be away.
"Youlan, you go ahead." Lin Xi said.
Youlan said, "I got up yesterday morning and went to the kitchen. I worked with Aunt Fu until noon. In the afternoon, I cleaned the house with Konggu. As for the rest... Oh, I remember, I also went to water the vegetable garden."
"When?" Lin Xi asked.
Youlan thought for a moment, "After dinner, Konggu said that the weather is hot now and the water used to irrigate the fields in the morning may have evaporated by now, so he asked me to go and have a look."
Lin Xi raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Kong Gu, "You reminded me?"
Konggu admitted honestly, "I was kind enough to remind you that the temperature is high now, so you need to water the plants twice a day."
Lin Xi asked again, "How long does it take to water?"
"It will take at least a quarter of an hour." Youlan said.
"So, Youlan was definitely not in the house for a quarter of an hour." Lin Xi judged.
Konggu finally understood the purpose of Lin Xi's question and quickly explained, "Madam, Youlan went to water the plants, which did not prevent her from putting away the hairpin. I saw it with my own eyes yesterday."
"Really?" Lin Xi smiled, "You have been in the house and have never left."
Konggu was stunned. Linxi asked Aunt Fu, "Aunt Fu, your room is outside their two rooms. If they want to go out, they have to pass by your door. Did you see Konggu go out?"
Aunt Fu said, "Madam, Konggu has not gone out since he came back yesterday, and Youlan went back to the house after watering the plants and has not come out since."
"Since she didn't come out, Konggu, did Youlan hide the gold hairpin in front of you?" Lin Xi asked.
Konggu was suddenly speechless.
"It doesn't make sense, does it? If it was Youlan who stole the hairpin, then Youlan, who has always lived in the same room with you, would not have been able to escape your sight. But what thief would blatantly let others see what he stole? If I were a thief, I would definitely deal with the stolen goods when no one was around."
"According to what you said, it was impossible for Youlan to deal with the gold hairpin yesterday, so the hairpin should be on Youlan's body now. But now the hairpin was found on the bed, which shows that the gold hairpin could not have been stolen by Youlan. On the contrary, you were alone in the room for so long yesterday, so you had the opportunity to do this." Lin Xi said.
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