By this time, the others who had followed behind had all arrived. Li Wenyi handed the scene over to the yamen runners, and he led Ye Shuang, Ma Rencai, and Yuwen Leng to a stone table at the entrance of the garden.
“Since everyone is here and we all know each other, let’s not go to the yamen. Let’s ask about the situation here first.” Li Wenyi sat down first, and Ma Rencai sat down next to him.
Ye Shuang sat down as well, and Yuwen Leng stood behind her.
Li Wenyi looked up at Yuwen Leng and said gently to Ye Shuang, "I think most of the things related to this house were done by you, the guard, right?"
Ye Shuang nodded slightly, and Li Wenyi continued, "Then please have this guard sit down as well. Let's get the situation cleared up once and for all, so you won't have to run to the yamen so many times in the future."
Yuwen Leng glanced at Ye Shuang, and only dared to sit down beside her after seeing her nod: "Please ask, my lord."
When was the house purchased?
About five days ago.
Didn't you notice anything unusual when you bought it?
"If the girl likes it, I will help her solve any problems, but I never expected it to turn out like this."
Do you know who the previous owner was?
"I don't know, I bought it from a merchant."
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Li Wenyi then looked at Ye Shuang and smiled, saying, "Miss Ye, what made you fall in love with this house in the first place? Even though you've cleaned it up quite a bit these past few days, it still looks very dilapidated."
Ye Shuang took out a drawing from her bosom and unfolded it on the table.
The group looked over curiously, only to find that it was just a blueprint of the house, a very ordinary one, with only a rough outline of its shape.
Ye Shuang pointed to the blueprints and said, "At that time, the business owner sold many houses, but most of them were divided into front and back yards, with only a small garden in the middle. Only this house, although it is also a two-courtyard house, has a back garden in the second courtyard."
Since this house is only for me and my guard, we don't really need that many rooms. Naturally, we mainly chose a house with its own garden. From this perspective, this house is not only cheap but also meets all my needs. Although it's a bit dilapidated, it will look beautiful once it's cleaned up.
Li Wenyi nodded: "Now that things have come to this, have you thought about what to do?"
Ye Shuang shook her head and sighed, "I'm short of money. Buying this house is the last thing I can afford. Even if it's not the best place, I have no choice but to stay here."
Li Wenyi thought for a moment and asked, "Where has the young lady been staying these past few days?"
"We still have some money, and we're currently staying at an inn. Originally, I was thinking that Ah Leng knows some martial arts, so after we finished cleaning up the house, he could do some work to earn money, and I could also make some small things." Ye Shuang paused here, sighed, and said, "Now that this has happened, it will probably be some time before we can move back in. What should we do?"
Although Ma Rencai felt sorry for Ye Shuang's difficult life, he did not make any promises easily. He simply said, "We have a pretty good understanding of the basic situation. This is a small county town. Even if there is a murder case, the case will not be too complicated. We will solve the case as soon as possible so that you can move in as soon as possible."
Li Wenyi could only nod in agreement. Any further he said would be presumptuous and overstep his bounds, which was of no importance to him, but to Ye Shuang, it was a matter of great importance concerning her reputation.
"Then we'll have to trouble you two." Ye Shuang rose to take her leave. "We can't be of much help here, so we'll be departing now."
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