“Even if we’re absolutely certain she did it, it’s useless without evidence,” Yi Yi said, still somewhat uneasy. Xia Bingqing, who had returned this time, was different from before. Since she was capable of devising schemes one after another, she must have already planned her next move.
Li Ma, however, felt that Yi Yi was overthinking things. In her eyes, Xia Bingqing was still that simple-minded, arrogant, and unrestrained young lady.
"Don't worry, young mistress, Xiao Hei will definitely find evidence. Xia Bingqing will be unable to defend herself then, and we'll take the opportunity to kick her out, so she won't have any more bad ideas."
"Well, I hope everything goes well."
In the backyard, people chatted idly, gathering in twos and threes.
Yi Yi and Li Ma remained vigilant, keeping a close eye on Xia Bingqing's every move, worried that if they weren't careful, Xia Bingqing would run back to her room and hide the evidence.
The two women took turns staring intently at Xia Bingqing without blinking. Fortunately, Xia Bingqing behaved herself, neither leaving the crowd nor making any other unusual moves.
After a while, Xiao Hei finished searching and moved from the front yard to the back yard.
"Li Ma, Xiao Hei is here. Is the disinfection almost done? Can we go back now?"
Upon seeing Xiao Hei, Xia Bingqing couldn't wait to run over and ask.
“Okay.” Yi smiled. “Ms. Li, let everyone go back to their posts and get on with their own work.”
“Yes, young mistress.” Li Ma put on airs in front of the servants and ordered, “Everyone heard that, right? Now go back to the front yard and do your own thing.”
So, all the servants, including Xia Bingqing, went to the front yard.
After everyone had almost left, Xiao Hei came to Yi Yi to report back.
"Young Madam, the room has been searched."
"Hmm." Yi nodded. "So, did you find anything? Is there anything strange in Xia Bingqing's room?"
"Reporting to Madam, I found nothing in Xia Bingqing's room."
"No--"
That's quite strange.
Yi Yi and Li Ma spoke in unison, then exchanged a glance.
"Xiao Hei, did you not search carefully enough? Or did you get Xia Bingqing's room wrong?" Li Ma analyzed.
Yi Yi then looked at Xiao Hei, realizing that her earlier worries were not unfounded. Xia Bingqing today was different from before; she wouldn't be so easily caught red-handed.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei shook his head firmly and affirmed, "It's impossible for me to have made a mistake about the room. Moreover, since I had plenty of time, I searched the room more than once, but I didn't find anything strange. Besides the messy clothes, there were at most some cosmetics that girls use, which I didn't recognize, so I didn't take them out."
"That's strange. Could it be that we've wronged her?" Li Ma wondered to herself.
"Or maybe she was prepared all along and hid the things before Xiao Hei entered her room. I can only blame myself for being too late," Yi Yi said regretfully. Having missed the initiative this time, it will be even more difficult to find something on Xia Bingqing's hands again.
Li Ma angrily pounded her fists together and said, "In my opinion, we don't need to go through all this trouble. Let's just call all the men in black over and turn the villa upside down, including searching each of them. I don't believe we won't find anything!"
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