"daughter……"
Shen Shi'en slowly approached Shen Manshu's side, his face full of heartache.
Because only he knew how terrible his daughter's mood must be at that moment.
Ye Feng, who was behind him, also came over. When he learned that the dead person was a maid, he immediately shook his head.
She was just a maidservant. In the grand mansions of noble families, death was not a common occurrence.
Seeing Shen Manshu so heartbroken, he knew his chance to shine had come, and he couldn't help but comfort her, "Miss Shen, she's just a maid. Don't be too sad. I have many obedient and sensible maids around me who know how to serve people. I can send two of them over to you!"
Shen Manshu's delicate body trembled slightly, and she looked at him coldly, her eyes seeming to want to kill.
Fu Gui sensed her anger and immediately took two steps toward her, which frightened Ye Feng into retreating.
Fortunately, Shen Shi'en stopped him in time, and then turned to Ye Feng and said, "Alright, Young Master Ye, now that such a thing has happened in our manor, we won't keep you any longer. I will be holding a banquet the day after tomorrow, and you can come over if you have time then!"
Ye Feng was stunned for a moment, and was about to say something when he suddenly felt a gurgling sound in his stomach. He instantly felt like he needed to relieve himself. Before he could say anything, he grabbed the guard, Uncle Bao, and turned to leave.
Shen Shi'en shook his head, walked to his daughter's side, patted her on the shoulder, sighed and said, "Daughter, Xiao Huan is gone, so don't be too sad!"
Shen Manshu's delicate body was still trembling. She gritted her teeth and said, "Dad! Help me investigate! I must find the murderer!"
As Shen Manshu spoke, she glanced at Li Rui in the crowd and said through gritted teeth, "If I find out who did this, I will tear him to pieces! I will make sure he never reincarnates!"
Li Rui couldn't help but shudder and quickly lowered his head.
Shen Shi'en roared coldly, "What are you all standing there for? Go check the surveillance footage and see who did it!!"
At the Marquis's word, the entire Marquis's mansion immediately sprang into action.
Shen Shi'en then personally led a team to the monitoring room.
However, just as they reached the monitoring room, a servant cried out in panic, "My lord, something terrible has happened! The monitoring room is on fire!"
"What??"
Shen Shi'en's face was extremely ugly. He arrived at the door of the monitoring room and, sure enough, large flames were leaping out of the room, and everything was charred. There were also occasional slight explosions.
"My lord, it's too dangerous here! You must leave immediately!"
Li Rui, carrying a bucket of water, rushed forward first, shouting, "Quick, come with me to put out the fire! Hurry!!"
A few moments later, the fire finally went out.
However, all the equipment in the monitoring room was burned, and the surveillance videotapes were also destroyed.
Now, everything is gone!
Shen Shi'en took a deep breath and slowly clenched his fist. At this moment, he was filled with boundless anger, yet he was helpless.
"It's you! It must be you!!"
Shen Manshu's wheelchair rolled over at high speed and suddenly stopped in front of Li Rui. She pointed angrily at Li Rui, her delicate body trembling uncontrollably.
Li Rui's face turned pale, and he knelt down on the ground with a thud, saying in a tearful voice, "Young Miss, you mustn't say such things! Murder and arson are crimes that will get you shot. I've been timid since I was a child, how could I dare to do such a heinous thing!"
At this moment, Uncle Li also came over and knelt down. "Lord Marquis, Miss, although my Xiao Rui has been a bit naughty since he was little, he would never do such a thing. Please, Lord Marquis and Miss, see the truth!"
Shen Manshu shook her head. Xiao Huan was someone she had sent to keep an eye on Li Rui. If it weren't for Li Rui's intervention, she really couldn't think of anyone else.
"Uncle Li, stop protecting him! If you continue like this, you'll only be harming him!" Shen Manshu's eyes flashed with coldness.
Old Master Li stiffened, still shaking his head, and said, "Young Miss, I absolutely do not believe my son would do such a thing! If you do not believe in my son and me, this old servant is willing to die to prove it!"
As Li Bo spoke, he immediately stood up and was about to bang his head against the wall.
"Stop him quickly!" Shen Shi'en hurriedly ordered his servants to stop Uncle Li.
Li Bo sobbed, "My lord, I have devoted my whole life to the Marquis's mansion. I do not wish to be stigmatized in my final days. Please grant my request!"
"Enough!"
Shen Shi'en waved his hand and shook his head, saying, "Xiao Huan fell accidentally. Let's leave it at that! Also, take some money from the accounts office for Xiao Huan's family's funeral expenses and make sure they are comforted!"
"Dad!" Shen Manshu said with a look of resentment, her teeth grinding together.
Shen Shi'en shook his head at her.
Shen Manshu's fingernails slowly dug into her flesh, but after glancing at Uncle Li, she ultimately endured it.
Subsequently, Shen Shi'en ordered his servants to handle the aftermath.
The father and daughter then returned to the study.
"Dad, I had Xiaohuan monitor Li Rui before. Xiaohuan must have discovered something, which is why Li Rui wanted to kill her to cover it up! Why won't you let me investigate further!" Shen Manshu's chest heaved, her face still filled with grief and indignation.
Shen Shi'en sighed and said, "What do you want your father to do? Uncle Li has been with our Shen family for thirty years, serving them with utmost dedication. Moreover, he even saved our lives! Today, Xiao Huan has already died. Do you want to drag Uncle Li down with you?"
Shen Manshu's pupils trembled, and she immediately fell silent, but still turned her pretty face to the side, looking sullen.
Shen Shi'en shook his head and said, "Although we can't deal with Li Rui immediately, one thing is certain: Li Rui has completely sided with Shen Shichang and even wants to kill my daughter and me!"
Shen Manshu sneered, "What is Li Rui anyway? I can make Fugui take his head with just one word!"
Shen Shi'en shook his head and said, "You can certainly use a hundred ways to get rid of Li Rui quietly! But if you do that, how will you know how many of Shen Shichang's men are in our mansion? Is getting rid of Li Rui really all that's needed?"
Shen Manshu opened her mouth slightly and snorted, "Then let's get rid of Shen Shichang and wipe him out too!"
Shen Shi'en nodded. "Shen Shichang has harmed my daughter and me time and time again. It's indeed time for us to settle the score!"
Shen Manshu frowned slightly and asked, "Dad, what do you plan to do?"
Shen Shi'en's lips curled up slightly, "The banquet is the day after tomorrow. All sorts of monsters and demons will come out then. We can take this opportunity to clean up all the thieves inside and outside the mansion!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Manshu did not ask any further questions, because she knew that her father must have come up with a foolproof plan.
Although her father appeared amiable on the surface, she, as his daughter, knew very well that even she could not match his methods and scheming.
After all, this is Lord Shen, a powerful figure in Xidu whom even Li Mu dares not easily provoke!
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