Zhu Yao asked a servant in the villa and found out where Li Shiyan lived, so she hurried over.
The courtyard was very spacious and very clean. In the middle of the courtyard, there was a towering tree that bloomed very well in midsummer. It could be used as a shade and was very cooling. Those who lived here were either rich or noble, and they were all young masters of the same age.
Fortunately, the estate's manager was very sensible. He knew that Li Shiyan and Wang Huai didn't have a good relationship, so he didn't arrange for them to live together.
But why didn't the two of them appear today?
Wang Huai was fine, but why didn't Li Shiyan come?
This was strange!
Cai 'er looked around and pointed at a room, "Young Miss, that's the Prince's room. The Prince might still be asleep. I heard people say that the Prince drank a lot of wine at the banquet last night, so I reckon that he hasn't recovered yet."
The farce that happened last night at the banquet had spread throughout the entire villa.
Zhu Yao was surprised after hearing this. Her beautiful eyes were slightly startled: "What did you say? The heir drank too much last night at the banquet? "
"This …"
"This what this? Say it! " Cai 'er didn't want to tell her, but she realized that she had let the cat out of the bag. Her eyebrows furrowed, and she hesitantly said: "I also heard that the heir drank a lot of wine last night for some reason. At the banquet, he had a dispute with that young master Wang.
Fortunately, nothing big happened, so you don't have to worry. "
But the more Zhu Yao listened, the more worried she became.
Then, she hurriedly knocked on Li Shiyan's door.
"Shi Yan? Shi Yan? "
No one answered, and the door didn't seem to be locked.
With a slight push, the door opened!
A creaking sound rang out.
Zhu Yao pushed the door open and entered. There was no one inside. Even the bed seemed untouched. The quilt was still neatly folded. It didn't seem like someone had slept there.
But Li Shiyan's things were all here!
"Shi Yan isn't here? Then where did he go? "
"Young Miss, don't worry. The heir might be somewhere else."
"Then let's go look for him again. If he really is hiding somewhere drinking, then that would be terrible. We can't let anything happen." Zhu Yao felt a bit uneasy. She felt that something bad was about to happen.
But she couldn't tell what it was!
She could only tightly clench her fists!
The bad premonition became stronger and stronger …
The other side.
After finding out that the mutton-fat jade ring belonged to Wang Huai, Lord Li hurriedly had the housekeeper send someone to look for Wang Huai in the manor to prevent this from being an accident.
The housekeeper hurried to Wang Huai's room with his men. Before they entered, they could smell an inexplicable smell coming from inside.
It smelled like … blood!
But it wasn't thick.
The butler pushed the door open and was immediately dumbfounded.
He took a few steps back, his eyes wide open!
That was because … there was a rope hanging from the beam of the room, and beneath the rope was a bloody heart.
There was a pool of blood on the ground!
"Ugh!"
Soon, everyone in the villa knew about it.
Everyone was flustered.
Who would have thought that such a terrible thing would happen here?
At this moment, everyone was gathered in the great hall. As they discussed animatedly, they were also waiting for the people from the Supreme Court to ascend the mountain.
Someone said, "Lord Li, what should we do now that something like this has happened? Don't tell me the murderer is still in the manor? "
Someone answered, "Yeah! What should we do now? "
"That skeleton can't really be Wang Huai, right?"
"Wang Huai is the nephew of the Minister of Works. Should we send someone to inform Minister Wang?"
But someone immediately stopped him, "We still don't know if it's Wang Huai. What if we make a mistake?"
Wang Huai's good friend Jiang Bin said, "But that mutton-fat jade ring is his. It can't be wrong to wear it on his finger." Everyone in Yan Jing City knew that Wang Huai loved jade the most, and he loved that mutton-fat jade ring the most. In order to obtain that ring, he had spent a lot of effort and a lot of money. It was said that Li Shiyan had also taken a fancy to that rare mutton-fat jade ring.
But in the end, it was snatched away by Wang Huai. This matter would always be brought up at the young masters' gatherings. Thus, Wang Huai always liked to show off his ring and tell everyone he met!
Every time, Li Shiyan would be put on the spot, and he would gnash his teeth in anger.
Jiang Bin continued, "And now that Wang Huai has disappeared, and a bloody heart was found in the room, it must be him!"
This was almost a fact that everyone was certain of!
Official Li, who had been silent all this time, coughed. His face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "Even if there is a mutton-fat jade ring, it doesn't mean it's the Wang family's young master. Everything can only be confirmed after the people from the Supreme Court arrive!"
Going up and down the mountain, entering and exiting the city, even if the people from the Supreme Court rushed over, they would still have to wait until noon!
At this time, Zhu Yao hurriedly came in from outside. Her eyes were filled with worry as she said to Official Li, "Official Li, Shiyan has also disappeared. I'm worried that something might have happened to him. Please quickly send someone to find him."
That's right, Li Shiyan had also disappeared!
Everyone's hearts were focused on Wang Huai's murder, and everyone was in a state of panic. They seemed to have forgotten that Li Shiyan had also disappeared.
Official Li was naturally worried about his worrying nephew. He furrowed his brows and asked the housekeeper, "Have you seen Shiyan?" The housekeeper shook his head and said, "I haven't seen the heir. I also asked the people who helped the heir back to his room last night. They said that the heir vomited for a long time and then fell asleep without anyone accompanying him. Furthermore, the only way down the mountain is through the suspension bridge.
However, I asked the guards at the bridge and they all said that they didn't see the heir leave. Presumably … the heir should still be in the villa. "
"Then why aren't you quickly looking for him!"
"Yes!"
Thus, the manservants in the villa began to look for him everywhere. Although Li Shiyan was sloppy and ignorant, Official Li had always been disappointed in this good-for-nothing nephew of his. Every time Li Shiyan came to see him, he couldn't help but reprimand him, but that stinky brat didn't listen to him at all!
Go, the next time you come, you'll be the same!
When Luo Yang, who was hiding in the crowd to watch the show, found out that Li Shiyan had also disappeared, his heart began to pound. He thought about last night … he had clearly seen Li Shiyan. How did he disappear so early in the morning?
"Strange, I also saw him yesterday!"
What had he heard Li Shiyan muttering while standing beside him? Luo Yang asked him with a dark expression, "What did you say?"
"I said last night …" He almost blurted out, but he quickly swallowed his words. "Nothing, did I say anything just now? You must have heard wrongly. When you get down the mountain, quickly go see a doctor. "
Luo Yang was speechless.
He was speechless.
Luo Yang didn't want to have anything to do with this matter right now, lest he attract trouble for himself!
Su Ziluo quietly sat in the most inconspicuous position in the crowd. He didn't say a word, his expression was calm, and his eyes were calm. He wasn't the least bit affected by this matter.
He was clearly a bit cold and detached!
Only Qi 'er, who was standing behind him, could understand his worry for Li Shiyan.
At this moment, Wen Che's gaze fell on the people behind Su Ziluo. After a long time, he turned around and instructed Luo Yang, "Go and tell Miss Ji, lest she gets scared when she finds out. Tell her to be careful."
"Yes."
Luo Yang left the hall and went to Ji Yunshu's courtyard.
…
With such a big murder case happening in Ning 'an Villa, almost all the guests who came to celebrate the birthday felt like they were sitting on pins and needles. Whenever they thought of the murderer's cruel methods and the bloody bones, their scalps would go numb and their hearts would panic.
But at this moment, Ji Yunshu didn't care about what was happening outside.
She stayed by his bedside, waiting for him to wake up.
Time passed bit by bit until Luo Yang came to inform her about the murder case in Ning 'an Villa.
Ji Yunshu stood at the door. When she heard that someone died in the villa, her brows slightly wrinkled. A trace of surprise flitted across her face, but she wasn't afraid. She then said, "Thank you. Don't worry, I understand."
"That's good. Young Master is very worried about you. You have to be careful."
"Mn."
"Miss Ji, are you feeling unwell?"
"Yes, my head is a bit uncomfortable, so I want to rest."
"Oh, then I won't disturb you."
Ji Yunshu gently nodded. After he left, she closed the door and returned to her room.
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