Xiao An's words were stuck in his throat for a long time, as if he didn't know what to say.
To be more precise, he was afraid!
His heart turned cold at the thought of the scene he had just witnessed.
Lord Li came down from above and walked step by step towards him. He asked, "Tell me, what's going on? Why are you so flustered? Why did you run all the way here? "
"Lord, I … I saw …"
"What did you see?"
"Meat!" He stuttered for a long time before uttering the word.
The crowd was puzzled.
Had this person gone mad? Why did he say meat in such a muddle-headed manner? '
Lord Li knew he didn't want to talk about this, so he said, "Don't be afraid, just tell me."
Xiao An took a deep breath and raised his eyes to meet Lord Li's. He finally spoke, "A dead man! I found a dead man in the backyard. All that was left was … a skeleton. The flesh … was chewed clean by dogs. "
'A dead man?
Bones? '
As soon as he said that, everyone was shocked. How could they sit still? They all stood up and surrounded Xiao An, wanting to know what had happened.
However, the Wen brothers and Su Ziluo, who was in the wheelchair, didn't seem interested and continued to sit.
Wen Che and Su Ziluo looked at each other, then hurriedly looked away. At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly asked, "Speak clearly, what happened? Where did a dead man come from in broad daylight? Where did the skeleton come from? Do you know what you are saying? Today is Lord Li's birthday, how can you say such unlucky words?
Nonsense. "
Xiao An sat on the ground and pointed in the direction of the backyard. "It was in the backyard, in the backyard. I … I'm not lying!"
He didn't look like he was lying either!
Lord Li's expression froze. He waved his sleeves and pulled Xiao An up from the ground. "Lead the way."
Xiao An nodded in panic and hid his hands in his sleeves. He then led Lord Li out of the hall and towards the backyard.
The crowd looked at each other and finally followed. Luo Yang, who had been eating and drinking in the crowd, also followed to join in the fun.
Only the Wen brothers, Su Ziluo, and Qi 'er were left in the hall.
Wen Che asked, "General Su, are you not going to take a look?"
Su Ziluo smiled but did not reply. Instead, he ordered Qi 'er, "Let's go."
"Yes!"
Qi 'er pushed him out.
Wen Che was not annoyed, and followed closely behind with Wen Yu.
A group of people headed towards the backyard. Zhao Quanzhi was among them. He looked around. Why didn't he see Li Shiyan? Didn't that kid like to join in on the fun? Moreover, it was his uncle's birthday, how could he not come?
Strange!
Not only did Li Shiyan not come, but Wang Huai also didn't come. It was just that everyone's attention was on the so-called "dead man" and "white bones", so they didn't notice.
Although the women were afraid, they still went to join in the fun.
Zhu Yao, who was walking behind, was naturally afraid. Cai 'Er said, "Miss, why don't we not go? What if there really is a dead person?"
"That's true."
"Miss, you've always been afraid of those things. Don't go, lest you have nightmares at night."
She nodded and looked in front of her. She had not seen Li Shiyan since she sat down in the hall, and he was not here either. She asked Cai 'er, "Have you seen Shiyan? I've been looking for him for a long time, but I haven't seen him. "
Cai 'er shook her head, "This servant didn't see him either. Perhaps the heir is drinking somewhere!" Zhu Yao was worried that Li Shiyan would act recklessly. After all, before coming to the villa, her father had told her that she had to keep an eye on Li Shiyan and not let him make a fool of himself. If something happened to him drinking in the middle of the day, what would they do?
？ She was worried, so she stopped and said, "I'll go look for Shiyan. I have to watch over him."
"Yes!"
And so, Cai 'er supported her to look for Li Shiyan.
In the backyard.
As soon as they entered the deserted courtyard, there was a very unpleasant smell. The noble women all covered their noses with handkerchiefs and walked behind them. They were all very afraid, but also curious. They wanted to see what was going on.
Xiao An walked in front, trembling with fear as he walked behind the wall. He didn't dare to go any closer, so he pointed to the pile of leaves not far away and said, "It's … it's there!"
Official Li looked in the direction he was pointing. It was just a pile of useless rotten leaves. Where did the dead person come from?
Jiang Bin, a young master who was in the same group as Wang Huai, was bold. As he walked in that direction, he said, "What dead person? It's just some leaves."
As he spoke, Jiang Bin kicked the pile of leaves with his foot and actually kicked something. He lowered his head to take a closer look, only to see a bloody human skeleton under the leaves! The human skeleton was twisted together and covered in blood. There were also bits and pieces of flesh on it. There was almost no part of the body that was intact. From the flesh that was still attached to the bones, it looked like it had been torn off by some sharp teeth. It was very disgusting.
！
There were no clothes or boots around, so he couldn't identify it.
Jiang Bin immediately fell to the ground and stared back with all his might. He was so scared that his face suddenly turned pale, and his eyes seemed to be about to pop out.
Seeing this, the housekeeper picked up a wooden stick and immediately went forward to pick the leaves to the side. Bit by bit, a complete skeleton was revealed.
"Ah!" A woman screamed. She was so scared that her face turned pale.
Then, all the women began to huddle together. They were all scared out of their wits.
The court officials and the children of the noble families were also scared and shocked, but they didn't react much. They stared at the bloody skeleton for a while and then began to discuss softly.
"How could there be a dead person?"
"Today is Official Li's sixtieth birthday. I didn't expect such a thing to happen!"
"That's right. But the dead person … Who is it?"
"Who didn't come today?"
So, everyone began to look around in the crowd. Official Li had seen the world after all. He wasn't frightened or shocked by the situation. He looked at the skeleton calmly for a while before instructing the housekeeper, "Quickly clean up this skeleton and immediately send someone down the mountain to invite the Supreme Court's Lord.
Tong Daren of the Judicial Court, come quickly. "
"Yes!" Lord Li turned to look at the people who were still discussing and said, "No one would have expected such a thing to happen today. However, since someone died, we have to investigate clearly. Therefore, no one in this villa is allowed to leave until the people from the Supreme Court arrive to investigate.
I hope that everyone will cooperate with us. "
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Works replied, "Don't worry, Official Li. We will definitely cooperate."
Of course, everyone tried their best to cooperate. Since such a thing happened, they also hoped that the murderer could be found quickly.
Suddenly —
Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, "That's not right. Why aren't the Crown Prince and Wang Huai here?"
Huh?
Everyone looked and found that it was true!
"I didn't see the two of them in the hall just now. Could it be …" That skeleton was one of them?
Before that person could finish speaking, someone beside him pulled on his clothes and told him to stop talking nonsense.
Official Li unconsciously frowned and turned to look at the skeleton again. Then, he ordered someone to find Li Shiyan and Wang Huai. Su Ziluo remained silent throughout the entire process. His emotionless eyes stared intently at the bloody bones in the pile of leaves. He seemed to be thinking about something, until Qi 'er whispered to him, "What are you waiting for?"
Qi 'er whispered to him, "Young Master, the Crown Prince is not here."
She wanted to warn him.
However, Su Ziluo was very relieved and said, "He's fine."
"How does Young Master know?"
"From the height of the skeleton, it's not the Crown Prince," he said with certainty.
Although the skeleton was twisted into a ball, the length of the hand and foot bones did not belong to Li Shiyan.
Qi 'er was relieved.
But —
She asked again, "If it's not the Crown Prince, then is it Wang Huai?"
Su Ziluo remained silent and did not reply.
Although Qi 'er did not receive a reply, she understood.
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