Chapter 23 Official Investigation
"Who knows? After living so long and having so many enemies, how would we know?"
"Maybe he's committed some heinous crime and someone's come looking for revenge. We mustn't say anything, or we'll get into trouble!"
Lin Pianran spoke carelessly, but did not forget to scold the little maid.
But the expression on her face was extremely relaxed, and she was not affected at all by the old lady's murder.
In fact, she was actually rejoicing in her heart: "Damn you old bastard, your crimes are heinous! You should have died long ago! What a good death! Sending you off so easily is a bargain for you! ......"
Seeing that the young lady didn't seem to be very interested in this matter, Huanxue said with a shrewd look, "Young lady is right!"
"The old lady has always been very unkind to you, young lady. On several occasions, she favored the young ladies of the Lin family, ordering the old maids around her to punish you by making you kneel in the ancestral hall, or having someone spank you. She showed no compassion or affection towards you as an elder."
"Her death really has nothing to do with us!"
Lin Pianran gently reminded him again, "If you have any dissatisfaction, just understand it in your heart."
"Don't say it in front of outsiders, and don't show it, lest someone notice and use it as a pretext to make a fuss, which would definitely cause trouble!"
"Yes, Miss, I will definitely remember this! I will be careful in what I say and do from now on!"
At this moment, a chaotic noise sounded in the yard.
Tianzhu then knocked on the door a few times and came in after being allowed to do so. "Miss, the government officials are here! They want to ask you some questions and are already waiting in the yard!"
Lin Pianran walked out of the room with two maids.
Zhao Yurou and Lin Chuyan stood in the middle of the yard with two government runners.
Seeing Lin Pianran come out, Lin Chuyan rushed forward and was the first to ask, "Lin Pianran, we found poisonous snakes in our room. Why are you still standing here safe and sound? Did you release the poisonous snakes?"
"Stop slandering me without any evidence!" Lin Pianran retorted indignantly.
He took another indifferent glance and asked Huanxue to bring out a cage with several dying snakes in it.
Lin Pianran pointed at the cage containing the snakes and said with a smile, "I also found a lot of snakes in my room, some of them ran away, so I only caught a few like these.
"Sister, do you want it? I can give them all to you!"
"You..." Lin Chuyan took two small steps back in fear, and her momentum was suppressed a little.
Lin Chuyan looked at the cage, frowned slightly, and asked, "A lot of valuable things were lost in our room. Did you take them away secretly?"
"Third sister, as a lady from a noble family, don't make baseless accusations against others. This makes you appear uncultured and will annoy people." Lin Pianran counterattacked coldly.
Then he put on a smiling face again and said to the yamen runners, "Look inside my room. I've also suffered heavy losses."
"I was just about to report to the police when I didn't expect you to show up!
"Brother Yamen Runner, please go in and investigate and collect evidence!"
"I hope I can get my lost property back soon! I'm so sad that it's gone!"
She covered her face with a handkerchief and cried in a fake voice.
Lin Pianran's words and expressions were perfectly on point, and no one could spot any flaws.
They even made way for everyone to go into the room and check.
There was only a bed in the room, and nothing else.
Compared to the rooms of other victims, it is similar.
After a quick inspection, the two government officials returned home and said goodbye.
Lin Chuyan couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I thought you'd be the exception! Turns out your room was completely robbed too!"
"You insisted on taking all those good things from us yesterday, and now you can't keep any of them? What a shame!"
"Fortunately, it wasn't lost from us. Otherwise, we would have suffered even greater losses!"
He also had a smug look on his face.
Lin Pianran sneered.
It's really like the pot calling the kettle black.
Some people are like this. When they are unlucky, they hope others are even more unlucky.
If you are unlucky and others are not, you will feel unhappy and resentful.
Lin Pianran retorted rudely, "Third sister, such a famous beauty in the capital, they are unwilling to let her go, so how could they let go of a nobody like me?"
Then he turned to look at Zhao Yurou, "Madam, what should we do? If we can't find our belongings, we'll be penniless. How will we eat?"
Lin Chuyan glanced at Lin Pianran sarcastically and said nothing.
The meaning in his eyes was very clear, how could there be no food to eat?
They have so many relatives! One of them is the Empress Defei in the palace, so there is no need to worry at all.
Seeing that she hadn't found any evidence against Lin Pianran, Zhao Yurou softly consoled her, "I still need to go to your grandmother to see the results of the government's investigation. You should come with me!"
Lin Pianran had no choice but to go with him.
At this time, Mrs. Lin's yard was crowded with people.
There were not only people from the government, but also people from the Lin family and their relatives and friends.
There are even many curious people who keep trying to find out the inside story of the matter.
Everyone was crowded together, talking about it.
"Madam Lin is so old, who did she offend? I heard that all the blood has been drained out, and the bed is all blood red. It will definitely give people nightmares!"
"Yeah! He's so old, and he didn't have a good ending. How tragic!"
"Someone who has a problem with the Lin family whispered, 'Maybe you've done too many bad things, and your enemies are looking for revenge! You'd better offend fewer people and do fewer bad things in the future!'"
"The body can't possibly be buried in the royal hunting grounds! It must be buried in the Lin family's ancestral tomb. After the authorities inspect the body, they will send it back to the capital, right?"
"Not only did he kill people, he also robbed them of all their property. This person is truly a mastermind. We must not offend him!"
"How did they move so much valuables? I heard they even took away tables, chairs, and treasure chests. How many people would it take to do that?"
"Exactly. Where are they going to hide all this stuff? Surely the government will send people to search every government office before the stolen goods are moved away?"
"You say the Lin family is cursed? The Third Young Master was bitten by a wolf, the Second Madam and the Eldest Young Lady were bitten by a snake, and Old Madam Lin was killed by someone slitting her throat. All her property has disappeared. It really is a double whammy!"
"Shh... stop talking, I'm shaking with fear, I have to leave now!"
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Various discussions followed one after another.
Lin Pianran hid in the crowd and didn't say much.
Lin Aodong and Lin Aosong accompanied the government runners and were examining the body of Old Madam Lin, unwilling to miss any clues.
Both of them were dejected and looked very sad and lonely.
I suddenly looked more than ten years older.
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