Then what's the point of laws? People who died unjustly can just come back for revenge, and then who would dare to commit violence and evil?
"What else did you find out?" Xiao Yanchu knew Su Ruojin well. If it were just based on these inferences, Su Ruojin wouldn't have gone to Majia Village to investigate this matter.
"There's a secret room in that house, but judging from the dust around it, it's been abandoned for a long time."
This is why Su Ruojin discovered the secret room in the house in Majia Village but did not open it or go down into it.
There's no need to go down into a secret room that's been abandoned for many years; there's nothing inside anyway.
"A secret room? Do you know whose secret room it is?" This time it was Xiao Yanchu's turn to be puzzled. Why would an ordinary farmer's house have a secret room?
"Bei Li," Su Ruojin answered decisively.
She took out a handkerchief from her bosom, opened it, and a small piece of metal arrow fell out, engraved with a Northern Li character.
"I suppose this secret room originally contained some weapons and other things belonging to the Northern Li people. They accidentally dropped it when they were moving things out, and I found it under that family's bed."
When she found the arrow, it was already covered in a thick layer of dust.
"So that family was from Beili. After they died, the things in the secret room were not moved out. Those homeless people came to live in the house, but they were killed by the Beili people. That's when the haunting rumors started. After that, no villagers dared to go near that house, so that the Beili people could move the things out of it."
Xiao Yanchu shared his speculation: the secret chamber of Bei Li was built underground in a farmer's house, so this farmer must be no ordinary person.
No wonder this farmer's house is some distance away from other houses in the village.
Su Ruojin nodded. "That's what I guessed too, but there's still something I don't understand. This family finally managed to infiltrate Bei Li, so why did they all suddenly die?"
In this situation, either the family died in an accident, like in Deng Yicha's case, and they were accidentally poisoned by the pollen of the grapefruit tree.
The person providing cover is dead, so the secret room is useless. It makes sense that the people of Beili moved things because they were afraid that others would move in.
"Or perhaps they have a reason to die, and their deaths will bring them greater benefits," Xiao Yanchu suggested another possibility.
"Ultimately, only one person benefits the most from their deaths," Su Ruojin added.
Deng Yi!
Xiao Yanchu instantly understood, "So Deng Yi had already discovered that place held a hidden secret?"
Su Ruojin said calmly, "Or perhaps Deng Yi and those people were originally in cahoots."
If they were all in cahoots, the deaths of the four men would lead to Deng Yi's promotion and eventual rise to a high-ranking official in the Great Chu, which would be far more worthwhile than sacrificing a small secret chamber in the Northern Li.
This also explains why Deng Yi was able to "coincidentally" save the woman who was suicidal, and why he happened to know about the rare poisonous tree, the grapefruit tree, whose pollen could poison the family.
If Deng Yi is indeed a spy for Bei Li, then her initial intentions in approaching Su Muyao become questionable.
That's why Su Ruojin wanted to investigate.
Even though some time has passed, some clues will always remain.
In Xiaoyue, they might not be able to find it, but in Da Chu, it wouldn't be difficult for Xiao Yanchu.
"But if Deng Yi is a spy for Bei Li, why would he secretly protect the Su family and even rescue Su Muyao?" Xiao Yanchu asked.
Su Ruojin shook her head. "That's what I can't understand either. I wish I had wronged him."
At least all of this is speculation, without any evidence, and Deng Yi's performance was not problematic.
“I’ll have someone investigate,” Xiao Yanchu said.
If they are innocent, they can withstand investigation.
"Why do you suspect Deng Yi?" Xiao Yanchu suddenly remembered this question.
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