Li Weiyan pulled the housekeeper into the room. The others were well prepared. They took out towels from the bathroom and tore them into strips. They tied the housekeeper's hands behind his back and tied his body to the back of a chair, as if he was being tortured.
There was a hint of confusion and fear in the butler's eyes, which then turned into anger.
"What do you want to do? What are you going to do to me? I tell you, if you mess around, the master and the mistress will not let you go."
Li Weiyan laughed disdainfully: "Those who know us would say we are young masters and young ladies, while those who don't would think you are. You keep calling us Master and Madam, Master and Madam all day long. How come you enjoy being their dog so much?"
When the housekeeper heard this, his face turned ashen with anger and he wanted to pounce on him and smash his mouth.
Li Weiyan made a face at him, took a step back, crossed his arms and raised his chin towards him.
"I advise you to be more sensible and suffer less, otherwise we will not let you go today."
The housekeeper twisted his body and looked at them one by one. Lan Shuang stood beside Li Weiyan, patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, enough momentum, now let's get to the business."
"Oh, okay." The man who was showing his fangs and claws just now immediately turned into a docile kitten and stepped aside.
Lan Shuang stood opposite the housekeeper, looking at him scrutinizingly. The housekeeper glared back fiercely, "Sixth Miss, you are still so dishonest. Sooner or later, this family will be destroyed by you."
Lan Shuang keenly caught some words and narrowed her eyes like a cunning fox.
"Oh? Still so dishonest? What do you mean? Have I done anything outrageous before?"
This sentence somehow touched the butler's nerves. He struggled frantically in his chair, his face flushed red.
"Of course not? Last time you almost ruined the good thing between the master and the mistress, that buy--" He suddenly paused at this point, as if a switch was pressed, and he was silent for an instant.
Everyone looked at each other.
Mu Tiao kicked the chair leg and said, "Come on, what are you buying? If you finish your sentence halfway, you will be struck by lightning. I tell you."
"Nothing, you heard it wrong." The butler avoided the question with a guilty look.
"Are you the buyer?" Pei Jinzhi suddenly spoke, his sharp eyes fixed on the butler's face.
"That night, the master and mistress you mentioned contacted the buyers and asked them to come inspect the goods, but they were accidentally interrupted by the Sixth Miss. So you hold a grudge against her and target her everywhere?"
The butler's eyes widened suddenly. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes seemed to ask, "How do you know?"
Then he looked at Pei Jinzhi with a look of deep sorrow, "Master, don't you know why this happened? How could you fool around with them? You are different from them. You will inherit the manor in the future. Aren't these things that Master and Madam did for your own good?"
Pei Jinzhi twitched his lips and revealed a cold and sarcastic smile, "For my own good? I see you're seriously ill."
housekeeper:"……"
"You don't understand! You are all ungrateful and ungrateful! The master and mistress have never treated you unfairly, so why are you so dissatisfied? Wouldn't it be better to study hard and find a good man to marry in the future? A life of luxury is something that many people cannot even dream of. Don't be so ungrateful."
His tone of disapproval was disgusting. Li Weiyan, who had the most explosive temper, immediately retorted, "Oh, then this life is yours. Do you want it? Since you like the trafficker so much, why don't you marry him? You can take care of his family and children, and live a life of luxury. Why don't you go?"
The butler stared blankly and said nothing.
"What about me? How much do you remember about me? Am I still alive now?" Mu Tiao was very concerned about this matter.
Unexpectedly, the housekeeper stared at her face for a while, and suddenly laughed sinisterly.
"Of course I remember, you are the Fifth Miss. Haha .... The Fifth Miss is the most beautiful, but the Madam really doesn't like this personality, so unfortunately, you have no choice but to die."
After saying this, he started laughing again. His laughter was so sharp and piercing that it made everyone feel very uncomfortable.
"What do you mean the Madam really dislikes her and she has to die? Did the Madam kill her?"
Li Weiyan looked at Mu Tiao, who frowned and bit his nails. "Madam is counting on us to make money, isn't she? How could she kill me so easily? Are you lying?"
Thinking of something, Lan Shuang and Jiang Lusheng looked at each other and exchanged a tacit look.
The butler leaned back in his chair, looking at her with a look of disdain mixed with a bit of pity.
"You'll know when the time comes, you'll know when the time comes."
He repeated the same sentence twice, but each time it felt different. Everyone's hearts, which had been somewhat relaxed, became heavy again. The atmosphere in the room became tense, and everyone's breathing slowed down, as if they were afraid of disturbing something.
Finally, Jiang Lusheng stood up and said, "Look at him, even if he knows something, he won't tell us. Trying to take advantage of him won't work."
"So what should we do? Are we just going to let him go?"
Liu Quan clicked his glasses, put his hands in his trouser pockets and said irritably, "We finally caught an NPC, but it's a loser. He knows nothing. We can only wait until 12 o'clock in the evening."
"You can't go out after 12 o'clock at night! Anyone who goes out will be punished. Don't ask for death." The butler's expression became serious. Pei Jinzhi stared at him closely. "What will happen if you go out after 12 o'clock? What about the punishment? It's not painful and it doesn't matter to us." She said this deliberately, just to provoke the butler to see his reaction.
Unexpectedly, the housekeeper burst into laughter. "You don't understand. After 12 o'clock, it's another world. If you get lost in it, you can never get out. Haha, no one can escape from Rose Manor. You are born here and you will die here."
Seeing him acting so nervous, Li Weiyan felt like he was itching to speak. "Can't you just finish your words in one breath? Are you constipated?"
housekeeper:"……"
The terrifying atmosphere that was created with great effort disappeared in an instant.
"Forget it. It looks like we can't get anything useful out of him. Let's let him go." Lan Shuang untied the rope that tied up the butler from behind. As soon as the butler was free, he ran out immediately, fearing that they would go back on their word.
"Just let him go like this? We've worked in vain." Li Weiyan sat dejectedly on the chair.
Lan Shuang shook her head and said, "It's not like we didn't gain anything. At least we know that Mu Tiao is indeed the Fifth Miss, and that the Fifth Miss was killed by the Madam. Think about it, if they were relying on selling us to make money, why would they kill our cash cow for no reason? Unless it endangers their own interests."
"But what threat can the Fifth Young Lady pose to Madam? The housekeeper just said she is very beautiful, the most beautiful of all the young ladies. Could it be..."
He Ping guessed something and his eyes flashed.
"A murder of passion." Pei Jinzhi said these two words calmly.
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