Chapter 311 Dead Tree in the Courtyard

Li Lanzhu grabbed Xingxing's hand as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw: "Yes, Yu Xingxing, you remember it too, right? At that time, the doorman said that a girl wearing an osmanthus hairpin said she was not feeling well and left the house early. But..."

Li Lanzhu was anxious. "I went to Wang Qianer's house, but they said she hadn't returned. It was clear that Wang Qianer told the doorman that she was not feeling well and left the house in a hurry. Where could she have gone?"

Li Lanzhu spoke a lot in one breath, and she was a little breathless. She almost fainted. She took a breath and said excitedly, "What's more, after I realized something was wrong, I came back and asked the doorman. The doorman's description of the color of the clothes and other details all matched, but there was one thing. The doorman said that the girl wearing the osmanthus hairpin seemed to be in a hurry when she left, and walked very fast - this is not right! Wang Qian'er actually has a small defect. She can't walk fast. If she walks too fast, she will limp - so she usually holds my arm!"

Li Lanzhu's eyes were already filled with tears when she said this. "So, Wang Qian'er must still be in the palace! Someone wore her clothes, put on her sweet-scented osmanthus hairpin, and pretended to be her to leave the palace!"

When these words were spoken, Mr. Wang was so shocked that he stood there speechless.

A cold light flashed in Liu Ge'er's eyes: "Master Wang, your mansion is really interesting. This girl named Wang Qian'er disappeared in your mansion, and my sister was almost attacked by your guards in your mansion!"

Li Lanzhu just found out that Xingxing was almost attacked by the guards at Wang's house. She was shocked and horrified: "...Is there such a thing?!"

Mr. Wang's lips trembled, cold sweat dripped from his head, and he was unable to speak.

Xing Xing suddenly thought of something and her face changed suddenly. She turned around and looked at Mrs. Wang and Wang Dongming!

Mrs. Wang and Wang Dongming both looked extremely ugly at the moment, and when they saw Xingxing looking at them, their guilty consciences made them look even uglier than before, like two ghosts!

Xing Xing knew that if she directly exposed their affair at this moment, they would definitely deny it and might even turn the tables on her!

Xing Xing looked at Bo Ge'er and Liu Ge'er and said, "Second brother, third brother, we must find Wang Qian'er!"

Brother Bo and Brother Liu didn't know Wang Qian'er, but since Xingxing had asked, they naturally agreed.

Bo Ge'er immediately said to Mr. Wang, "Let's put Xing Xing's matter aside for now. Since Miss Li said Wang Qian'er is missing in your house, let's look for her first. After all, it sounds like Miss Wang Qian'er is in a dangerous situation."

Seeing that Bo Ge'er's tone was much softer than before, Mr. Wang had no choice but to agree. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and nodded repeatedly.

Li Lanzhu couldn't help but glance at Bo Ge'er, pursed her lips, and her eyes sparkled.

"Wait a minute." Brother Liu looked at Madam Wang and Wang Dongming, a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes, and he said in a gentle voice, "Because Xingxing's matter has not been dealt with yet, in order to avoid the possibility of collusion, it is better for Master Wang, Madam Wang, and this Master Wang to stay together."

Mrs. Wang and Wang Dongming's expressions suddenly changed.

Mrs. Wang endured it and said, "...I have other things to do..."

Bo Ge'er sneered: "Okay, I can help, so that you Wang family won't have to be busy anymore."

This naked threat made Mr. Wang panic completely. He turned around and yelled at Mrs. Wang: "What are you busy with? Just let your mother-in-law do it!"

Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth and agreed.

She secretly exchanged anxious looks with Wang Dongming.

Wang Dongming smiled and said, "Second Uncle, my mother is still waiting for me. Should I go and tell her first?"

Mr. Wang didn't say anything, but Brother Liu said, "Wait a minute."

He called a servant girl over from outside and said, "Go and tell the mother of this master in your family that he is busy for the time being and there is no need to worry."

Wang Dongming's face almost twisted with anger.

This little bastard wants to completely cut off the possibility of him passing on the message!

The maid looked at Master Wang timidly.

Mr. Wang solemnly instructed, "Listen to Third Young Master Yu."

The maid then took the order and left.

After doing all this, Liu Ge'er asked Bo Ge'er to stay in the house and drink tea with Mr. Wang and the others. He personally went out with Xing Xing, Hu Ya, Li Lanzhu, and the servants of the Wang family to search for Wang Qian'er's whereabouts.

"Sister Li and I searched the entire garden. There was only one place where we found an old man sweeping the ground when we passed by. We asked him and he came out." Xing Xing said, "Now that it has been confirmed that Wang Qian'er was impersonated, then that old man is also a little suspicious."

There is one more sentence that Xingxing didn’t say.

If Wang Qian'er caught Wang Dongming and Mrs. Wang's affair in this yard and was in danger, then Wang Qian'er is very likely still in that yard - after all, although that garden is located in a remote area, it is still a banquet being held there, and it is not very convenient to move one person.

But Xing Xing was not completely sure at the moment, so she would not rashly expose this point.

Li Lanzhu also remembered the dilapidated yard.

She said excitedly: "Yes! Let's go there first!"

Liu Ge'er naturally agreed.

But before leaving, Liu Ge'er specifically told Hu Ya: "Take good care of Xing Xing's safety."

Hu Ya nodded and replied crisply: "Don't worry, Third Young Master."

Liu Ge'er, Xing Xing, Hu Ya, Li Lanzhu, and several servants of the Wang family went to the dilapidated yard together.

The old servant who swept the floor before is no longer there.

Liu Ge'er walked ahead first, looked around the dilapidated yard, and after making sure that no one could hide there, he walked into the house.

An autumn breeze blew by, blowing up a few lonely dead leaves that had just fallen in the yard.

Xingxing twitched her little nose.

After she studied medicine with Da Xi Si Po, Da Xi Si Po focused on training Xing Xing's sense of smell and taste.

Now, following the wind, Xingxing smelled a... strange, faint smell of iron.

That's the smell of blood.

Xingxing's little face was tense as she sniffed and sniffed along the faint smell.

Finally, I walked to the vicinity of the thick dead tree in the yard.

This dead tree is very big and it is obvious that it is quite old.

The tree was so old that more than half of its branches had withered, but it was not completely dead, as a small portion of its branches and leaves were still stubbornly growing.

The smell of blood was stronger and could be smelled without the help of wind.

Xingxing thought of the little kitten that had crawled into the dead tree.

It can be seen that this dead tree is hollow!

Xingxing lifted her skirt, tied it around her waist, and climbed up the tree, wanting to take a look at the tree hole from the place where the kitten had entered.

Liu Ge'er was about to go into the house, but when he turned around, he saw Xingxing climbing a tree and was so scared.

Liu Ge'er walked over quickly, and before Xing Xing climbed to two feet high, Liu Ge'er grabbed her waist and hugged her down.

"I'll climb." Liu Ge'er put Xing Xing aside, lifted his skirt, hugged the dead tree and started climbing. "What are you looking for on the tree?"

Xing Xing said, "Brother, look from the fork of the tree to see if you can see into the tree hole."

Liu Ge'er responded and started climbing the tree.

Although my technique was a little rusty, I managed to climb up.

The place was not very high, and Liu Ge'er reached the destination after climbing a few steps.

He looked down at the tree hole and was silent for a moment:

"…There is a person hiding in this hollow tree hole. I don't know if he is dead or alive."