"Bring him in."
Long Tianhao ordered in a low voice.
Then, his men brought the man to him.
Lin Mengya stood behind Long Tianhao quietly. She was surprised to see the man in front of her.
The man in front of her did not look like the elegant and gentle Murong Yan at all.
The man was skinny and his eyes were full of hostility.
The way he looked at Long Tianhao was no longer brotherly. It was as if he was looking at the enemy who killed his mother.
Lin Mengya seemed to have found the key problem. She frowned.
The Latter's death had nothing to do with them. But Murong Yan obviously hated Long Tianhao to the core.
There must be something behind this.
"Murong Yan, why did you do this?"
Long Tianhao's eyes darkened. He still had to get an answer from the man in front of him, whom he used to respect as a brother.
"Don't you know very well why I'm doing this?"
Murong Yan asked through gritted teeth, "I know you're not happy that the Latter killed your woman. But do you remember what you promised me?"
Long Tianhao frowned and said, "I haven't forgotten what I promised you."
"Pfft! You're a shameless man who goes back on your word! I told you long ago that I didn't mean to stop you from becoming the Crown Prince and you had to let my mother go. But now she died in your hands. Murong Xi, you don't deserve to be a human! "
Murong Yan looked as if he had already determined that he was the murderer.
Lin Mengya could not bear to see her man being wronged like this.
"Is your brain eaten by a dog? If we wanted to kill him, why would we be suspected in our own territory? Murong Yan, I thought you were a smart man. Now it seems that you're just an idiot! "
Lin Mengya wanted to continue scolding him, but she was stopped by Long Tianhao.
"Believe it or not, I didn't hurt your mother. We've been looking for the real murderer. If you don't believe me, you can come with us. "
Murong Yan hesitated for a moment. Then, he kept yelling, "Stop pretending. With your methods, you must have destroyed all the evidence a long time ago. How could you have been found out?" "That's right.
"Don't you think that's contradictory? You were the one who said that Long Tianhao was the real murderer of your mother and asked you to follow him to investigate. You also said that he couldn't find anything with his means. If that's the case, how did you know the truth of this matter? How can you be sure that what you know is the truth? "
He had to admit that Lin Mengya had a natural advantage when it came to quarreling.
His words left Murong Yan speechless.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Do you dare to swear to God that if you really killed my mother, you will be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"
Long Tianhao looked at her and said, "I never believe in these verbal oaths. If I really did it, you can do whatever you want to me."
Murong Yan was shocked. Then, he sneered and said, "Alright! You, the Temple Lord, are a man of your words, don't go back on your words! "
"I won't."
Murong Yan was skeptical, but the way he looked at Long Tianhao was filled with unforgettable hatred.
But when he was about to leave, Long Tianhao asked, "Let's put our matter aside for now. Let me ask you, why did you betray Master?"
"Master?" Murong Yan was a little agitated, "Master asked me to hide here. I've never betrayed Master!"
Long Tianhao didn't believe him.
"If it wasn't you, who could get close to Master, find his weakness, and imprison him? Murong Yan, I won't allow anyone to hurt Master. "
Murong Yan was suspected.
Obviously, he was a little irritable.
He hurriedly explained, "I didn't expect Master to be imprisoned. These days, I've been trying to find a way to save Master, but unfortunately, I've failed. Those people almost found my hiding place."
He was afraid that Long Tianhao didn't believe him, so he continued, "These days, I've been hiding on the fifth floor, stealing things from the kitchen every day to survive. If you don't believe me, you can come with me now."
Long Tianhao didn't completely believe what he said.
Because all the signs showed that he was the closest person to the real murderer.
Long Tianhao didn't bring too many people with him. He only brought Lin Mengya, Baili Wuchen, and Murong Yan to his hiding place.
When they walked to the kitchen on the fifth floor, they saw that there was a hidden mezzanine in the kitchen's storage room.
They could go directly to the storage room from here, so it was not a problem to eat.
The space inside was very narrow, and only one person could sleep in it.
Looking at the cramped and low mezzanine, it was not a place for a person to live.
Long Tianhao looked at it and asked in confusion, "Why are you hiding here?"
Murong Yan stared at him with hatred.
"All this is because of you!"
"Me?"
Long Tianhao's face darkened as he had been wrongly accused several times.
"Murong Yan, if I want to kill you, you can't escape!"
He was not being arrogant, but telling the truth.
Murong Yan let out a deep sigh.
In fact, until now, he still couldn't believe what had happened before.
Lin Mengya could see that Murong Yan was also struggling with himself.
After thinking for a while, she brought everyone out, leaving only the two brothers.
Outside, Baili Wuchen narrowed his eyes, as if he was thinking about something.
"Madam."
She had been listening to what was going on inside, but she didn't use the system. She was afraid that her husband would be at a disadvantage.
"Hmm?"
Baili Wuchen lowered his voice, so that only the two of them could hear him.
"I have a feeling that what Young Master Yan said doesn't seem fake."
She had no doubts about Baili Wuchen's judgment.
He was smart, and he had been with Long Tianhao for a long time, so he had a deep understanding of them.
She nodded in agreement.
"But, this is too strange. When Young Master Yan went missing half a year ago, His Highness asked us to look for him. However, a few of them were missing. After that, I was busy with other things, so I didn't investigate in detail. Perhaps there's some kind of misunderstanding. "
Lin Mengya fell silent.
She believed in Long Tianhao. At least if her husband wanted to kill someone, he would definitely have a reason.
Murong Yan hurt him just now, but he didn't fight back.
It was enough to prove that he didn't want to kill him at all.
"Those people might have been used by someone."
Her words made Baili Wuchen narrow his eyes.
Suddenly, Long Tianhao's voice came from inside.
"Baili Wuchen, come in!"
Baili Wuchen nodded at her and hurried in.
Lin Mengya looked behind her. It seemed that things were similar to what she had guessed.
This was even more unfathomable.
Long Tianhao's men had always been cautious. Even if they were used, Murong Yan wouldn't have such a deep misunderstanding.
She walked out of the big kitchen.
Because of what happened today, the kitchen on the fifth floor was temporarily closed, and all the chefs were busy on the fourth and sixth floor.
This was the busiest place, but now it was deserted.
She stood at the door, and saw someone standing at the door, looking around.
"Who are you?"
The guard at the door asked.
That person shivered and said timidly, "I'm here to deliver ingredients to the chef …"
The guard looked at her and saw that she was only a 12 or 13-year-old girl. He said, "Something happened today, so everyone is on the fourth and sixth floor."
The girl nodded and was about to leave, but Lin Mengya stopped her.
"Miss, please wait."
Lin Mengya walked out quickly.
The girl was very reserved when she saw her dressed.
"What ingredients are you delivering to the chef?"
Lin Mengya was gentle and kind, and the girl gradually became less afraid.
No matter what Lin Mengya asked, the girl answered obediently.
"I'm here to deliver dry goods."
Indeed, Lin Mengya could smell the fragrance of the dry goods in the basket she was carrying.
"Didn't anyone tell you before?"
The girl shook her head and said, "We live in the Sacred City, and we only go up the mountain every few days."
"Did you come alone?"
The mountain road from the Sacred City to the Holy Hall was not close.
She was a girl, so how could her family not worry about her going back and forth?
The girl pointed at the door and said, "I came with my father. There are a few ox carts outside, which are responsible for transporting things. We take the ox carts up here every few days. "
That's right.
There were so many people in the Holy Hall, how could there not be people going back and forth to deliver things?
"Can you take me to have a look?"
The girl hesitated for a moment, and then said carefully, "Then I have to send these things to the chef, or he will scold me again."
Lin Mengya took the things and handed them to the guards, asking them to send them on her behalf.
The girl was a little uneasy, but when she thought of her parents' instructions, she could only obey.
Her parents said that they could not afford to offend the noble people here.
But on the way, Lin Mengya made full use of her advantages, and coaxed the innocent girl to tell her everything with just a few words.
"Do people often come up here in an ox cart?" Lin Mengya asked casually.
The girl said, "No. Only people from the Sacred City can sit in it, and they have to pay every time. I'm small, so I can sit in my parents' arms, so the cart driver only charges me, but I can help my parents do a lot of work! "
The girl was very lively by nature, and she chattered about some trivial things.
Lin Mengya listened to her patiently, and they had a pleasant conversation.
They found the girl's mother on the fourth floor, who was a very kind woman.
However, when he saw his daughter walking with a luxuriously dressed woman, his face was full of fear.
"Mother!"
The girl was like a bird returning to its nest, and she immediately threw herself into her mother's arms.
Lin Mengya had a good impression of this innocent and lovely girl, and was about to talk to the girl's mother, but she felt that the girl's mother seemed to be a little afraid of her.
"You …"
"Master!"
She was interrupted by Baisu, who was behind her.
Baisu hurriedly walked over and whispered in her ear.
Miao Shu House
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