"Young master, please spare my life! I won't do it again, please spare my life! "
Screams came from Madam Zhao's courtyard. Although the door was unlocked, none of the servants in the mansion dared to peep.
Just listening to the sound was heart-rending. Except for necessary contact, no one wanted to step into the courtyard.
Who knew when Zhao Ziyan would go crazy and kill them?
In fact —
"Madam, do I still need to continue shouting?"
A sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl bent down and asked in a low voice.
She was the one Lin Mengya had sent to Madam Zhao for help.
Fang Rao saw that she was smart and loyal, so she asked Aunt Lan to keep her by her side.
This was where it came in handy.
Fang Rao asked Lin Mengya with her eyes.
Lin Mengya was drinking tea leisurely, and then she waved to the little girl, asking her to come to her side.
He casually used a silver needle to change her voice, making her sound more like a manservant. He then took out another piece of paper with similar lines written on it.
The little girl understood and continued to shout at the top of her voice.
After listening for a while, Lin Mengya knew that she was a good actress.
Not only did she interpret the emotions very well, but she also knew how to add scenes. Her movements sounded like she was about to die.
Well, this round belonged to the drama queen.
Fang Rao didn't know why she did this until the little girl named Huamei shouted all day. That night, Lin Mengya asked her and her people to be vigilant.
In the dark night, they sat quietly in the front hall with their personal maids.
Nowadays, the Zhao family was short of all kinds of supplies, so in addition to the necessary lights, the street lamps in the courtyard became decorations.
In the darkness, no matter what movement was, it seemed to be covered with a layer of mysterious clothes.
They were also shrouded in darkness, but Lin Mengya's eyes stared at the direction of the courtyard door.
At midnight, she finally heard the sound of the door being opened.
Suddenly, she couldn't help sitting up straight.
The people in the room also slowed down their breathing because of her movements.
Someone entered the courtyard, and that person was very familiar with the structure of the courtyard. Even without the illumination of the lamp, that person could easily find the direction he wanted to go.
Lin Mengya narrowed her eyes. She also realized where he was going.
"Let's follow them. Remember to catch them with the goods."
She knocked on Baisu's palm and instructed.
The latter quietly left with her orders and soon blended into the darkness.
Fang Rao was still very nervous.
After about a quarter of an hour, a cry of surprise broke the silence of the long night.
Lin Mengya immediately hit her drum.
Upon receiving the order, the servants immediately took action.
Soon, the entire courtyard was brightly lit, making it impossible for those sneaky people to show themselves.
Lin Mengya and Fang Rao rushed to Zhao Ziyan's residence without stopping.
The courtyard had been surrounded by people, and in the middle, Baisu was stepping on a middle-aged man who was struggling non-stop.
"Let me go! What are you doing? I want to see Madam, I want to see Master! "
Fang Rao only felt that the voice was very familiar.
When she came to take a look, she couldn't help but say in surprise, "Zhao Ting!
Why is it you? "
The man who was stepped on the ground and had lost all his face trembled.
Then, he put on a long face and planned to complain first.
"Madam, help! I just came to deliver something to Young Master, but she hit me. Madam, please explain. "
But Fang Rao's face gradually darkened.
In fact, Lin Mengya had told her that this was a good opportunity to catch the traitor.
Zhao Ziyan's hint was awakened. No matter who did it, the purpose was obvious. They wanted him to make trouble like before.
Therefore, Lin Mengya took advantage of the situation and released the news, so that the traitor would think that it was done and move on to the next step.
If the traitor's purpose was really to stall Aunt Fang, then the traitor would definitely take the opportunity to control Zhao Ziyan and make things worse, so that Aunt Fang couldn't do anything else.
"Zhao Ting, you've been in our mansion for more than ten years. I just want to ask you, have we treated you badly all these years? "
After figuring out the cause and effect, Fang Rao also came back to her senses.
Although she didn't want to believe it emotionally, the facts were in front of her, and she couldn't deny it.
Zhao Ting was still complaining, but Fang Rao didn't believe a word of it.
Lin Mengya signaled Baisu to search him.
Soon, they found a small bell and a packet of medicinal powder on Zhao Ting's body.
Lin Mengya sniffed it once and knew that it was a packet of poison that could kill people without making a sound.
Fang Rao suddenly lost control and asked, "You want to poison Ziyan? What are you planning? "
Unexpectedly, Lin Mengya reminded Cai Ru with the drum.
Cai Ru said seriously, "My master means that this packet of powder is enough to kill all the living people in the yard."
Fang Rao was stunned, and then her face turned pale, staring at Zhao Ting in disbelief.
It was hard for her to imagine that the person who lived under the same roof as her was actually such a vicious person.
But Zhao Ting still refused to admit it, "Madam, I'm innocent! I don't know where the poison came from. Madam, you can't believe their side of the story! "
But at this moment, Fang Rao's eyes were filled with disappointment and coldness.
"Keep an eye on him, and we'll deal with him when the Old Master comes back."
Baisu grabbed Zhao Ting and dragged him away.
At this moment, Fang Rao's heart was in a mess.
One had to know that Zhao Ting was an old man who had followed the Zhao Family from the main branch and had been in the mansion for many years. He was deeply trusted by the couple.
And most importantly, Zhao Ting was the steward of the mansion.
Apart from the steward, he had the most power.
It could be said that neither she nor Zhao Yixuan would have thought that he was the one who had been lurking around them and instigated Zhao Ziyan.
But thinking about it, it was possible.
Zhao Ting was in charge of the life and death of the servants.
If he was the one who instigated the murder, he indeed had the ability to deceive everyone.
But thinking of this, Fang Rao felt even more disappointed.
She couldn't figure out the purpose of his doing this.
After catching the mole, Lin Mengya signaled everyone to go to rest.
Aunt Fang was still a little shocked, but Lin Mengya knew that Aunt Fang would figure it out soon.
In fact, in addition to the bag of powder, she also found a small bell among the things Baisu found.
She picked it up and shook it.
The bell made a crisp sound, and that sound was a little special.
It was a little special.
Judging from the material, the egg-sized bell should be made of copper.
But there should be something else in it, otherwise the sound would not be like this.
Thinking of the man who knew how to read minds, she couldn't help but speculate.
Zhao Ziyan's hint was obviously the work of an expert, and this bell should be the "keepsake" mentioned in the Mind Reading Technique.
Every time the bell rang, Zhao Ziyan's hint would be awakened.
Even if there were other instructions, the bell should be able to play the role of command.
Combined with the bag of poison brought by Zhao Ting.
She was afraid that the purpose of the mole was to poison everyone in the courtyard through Zhao Ziyan.
What a vicious and sinister trick!
She put away the bell and discussed it with Aunt Fang.
In the situation where the enemy was strong and they were weak, it was better not to alarm them.
Fortunately, they had Lin Mengya, a poison grandmaster, with them. It was too easy to pretend that they had died of poison.
The key was how to ensure that they could escape after that.
If they went too far, they would be burned or buried in the ground to suffocate. That would not be worth the loss.
In the end, Lin Mengya decided to let Baisu, Cai Ru, and the people around Aunt Fang, who had martial arts background, take the medicine that could wake them up at any time.
The others would take the medicine that could almost pass off as the real one.
When Baisu and the others were sure that they were safe, they would take the antidote to wake them up.
The next morning, after everyone in the courtyard had their breakfast, in less than an hour, everyone in the courtyard who had drunk from the well in the backyard had fallen asleep.
Every noon, a few more people would sneak in sneakily.
"I didn't expect that they are all dead!"
Lin Mengya did not take any poison. She only pretended to be dead with the help of the system, so she could hear the voices outside clearly and "see" the faces of the people outside in her mind.
"Be quick. Go and bring the young master out first. I'll go and see if there are any survivors."
But the person who spoke earlier lowered his voice and said discontentedly, "Why? Everyone knows that Elder Zhao dotes on his wife the most. She must have a lot of good things in her hands. Didn't you send me away to take everything for yourself? Let me tell you, don't even think about it! "
The latter also knew what was on his mind, but he was not in a hurry.
"Okay, okay, okay. I'll give you half of it, okay?"
"That's more like it."
The first person mumbled and walked away.
Through the system, Lin Mengya could see that they were two people dressed like servants.
The man who wanted to plunder looked very cautious. After checking everyone's breath and pulse, and making sure that they were all dead, he ran to Aunt Fang's room to plunder.
Soon, Zhao Ziyan was knocked out and brought over.
In fact, Baisu found a packet of snacks with antidotes on Zhao Ting's body last night.
The servant who was responsible for taking care of Zhao Ziyan recognized that it was Zhao Ziyan's favorite snack.
Therefore, Lin Mengya concluded that they did not want Zhao Ziyan to die.
At this moment, the actions of the two people further confirmed her conjecture.
The man put Zhao Ziyan on the ground and asked his partner in a low voice.
"Are they all dead? They said that except for this young master, no one can be left alive. "
"Don't worry. I've checked them all. They are all dead."
"Okay, let's go."
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