Lin Xiao stopped when she heard the sound, turned around and saw an acquaintance, and she showed a comfortable smile:
"I've met Mr. Luo!"
Luo Ping smiled and cupped his hands:
"I wonder what Mr. Lin's purpose is in coming to Jiuzhou Villa. Is he here to meet Miss Jiu...Yuyan, or is he here to meet the general?"
Lin Xiao looked at Luo Ping and said with a smile:
"Yu Yan, I want to see her!"
"No problem, you come with me."
Luo Ping smiled heartily and led the way.
Lin Xiao and Yu Xilin followed closely and soon arrived at the door of the room where Li Yuyan lived.
There were two soldiers waiting outside the room. When they saw Luo Ping coming, they quickly bowed and said:
"I've met Mr. Luo!"
Luo Ping waved his hand, indicating that they did not need to be polite:
"Go in and report that Mr. Lin from Linjia Village has arrived."
The two soldiers responded respectfully:
"Yes, I humbly obey my orders!"
When Li Yuyan learned that Lin Xiao was coming, he quickly got up and came out to greet him.
"Axiao, you..."
Li Yuyan caught a glimpse of Yu Xilin following Lin Xiao, a flash of surprise flashed across his face, and he quickly changed his words:
"Master, why are you here?"
"Miss you!"
Lin Xiao said half-jokingly.
Li Yuyan's heart warmed up, and her cheeks instantly turned a little crimson. She didn't dare to look at Lin Xiao anymore, and quickly turned her gaze to the guard behind Lin Xiao:
"Go and make some good tea."
"yes!"
The guard nodded and retreated.
"You came to the other courtyard to find me to improve their status, right? Don't worry, I have already taken care of everything here. They have now officially become villagers of Linjia Village, but they just don't have land."
Li Yuyan explained with a smile.
Lin Xiao nodded, gave Li Yuyan a thumbs up and said:
"You are so amazing. You turned them from bandits into villagers in just one day."
"You don't look very good. What happened?"
Li Yuyan did not answer Lin Xiao's words, but saw that her face was not as rosy as usual, and asked with concern.
"Aunt Wu was killed by Lin Da. The widowed aunt took the blame for Lin Da and committed suicide out of fear of the crime."
Having said this, Lin Xiao seemed to have been drained of all her strength, and slumped down on the chair, staring blankly at the tea cup placed in front of her.
"Ah?" Hearing Lin Xiao's words, Li Yuyan opened his mouth in surprise, with an expression of disbelief on his face, "How is this possible?!"
It's not that he doesn't believe that Lin Dahui would commit murder and silence, but he doesn't believe that Aunt Wu would die a tragic death!
Yu Xilin, who was already inexplicably hostile to Li Yuyan, was very unhappy when he heard Li Yuyan's words. He sneered and said:
"How is it impossible? For money, Lin Da can team up with bandits to kidnap and extort people in the same village. Is there anything he can't do?!"
When Lin Xiao heard Yu Xilin's words, he immediately nodded and agreed deeply with Yu Xilin's words.
Yu Xilin, who had received Lin Xiao's approval, had a proud look on his face. He looked up at Li Yuyan who didn't know how to refute and said:
"If you still don't believe me, you can go investigate and see if I'm lying!"
Li Yuyan looked at Yu Xilin's arrogant and domineering appearance, and his heart was full of disgust. However, due to Lin Xiao's face, he could only hold back the anger in his heart and asked:
"What did the village chief say?"
"What else can I say? One life is worth another. Let this matter be over. Besides, we have no direct evidence to prove that Aunt Wu was killed by Lin Da."
Lin Xiao sighed helplessly. She was very disdainful of the village chief and Xini's actions.
In her concept, it is necessary to find out who the murderer is, and the real murderer must not be allowed to go unpunished just because someone comes out to take the blame.
Furthermore, if the real culprit is not brought to justice, it will always be a hidden danger!
"Are there no witnesses or physical evidence?"
Li Yuyan asked unwillingly.
"There is a witness, Han Xi'er, who said she saw Lin Da did it..."
Having said this, Lin Xiao exclaimed as if remembering something:
"No! There's really something wrong with this!"
Hearing Lin Xiao's exclamation, Li Yuyan and Yu Xilin looked at Lin Xiao in confusion at the same time: "What's the problem?"
"Why is Han Xi'er so sure that the murderer she saw was Lin Da?"
Lin Xiao then reasoned:
"If it was really Lin Da, why didn't she go out and ask for help as soon as possible? Or tell the village chief and let the whole village round up her?"
"You mean, Han Xi'er is telling lies? She has wronged Lin Da?"
Li Yuyan exclaimed.
"I don't know this."
Lin Xiao paused and continued:
"One more thing, Aunt Wu's body was found in my old house. As you know my old house, Yuyan, very few people would pass by there. Even if they had to go, they would take a detour. So what happened?
Why did Brother Xiao Wu’s mother-in-law drag Lan Lian over there to find Aunt Wu?”
"you mean?!"
Li Yuyan was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized the truth.
"It shouldn't be possible, right? Why would Xiao Wu's mother-in-law kill Aunt Wu? That's her mother-in-law, and it's a treasonous thing! Once discovered, she will be quartered!"
Yu Xilin shook his head while analyzing, looking like he couldn't believe it.
"I don't know," Lin Xiao said with a bitter smile, "No matter what, I always think this thing is weird, but I can't explain what is weird."
"How could my widowed aunt be willing to die to apologize?"
According to what Li Yuyan knew from the village women, the widowed aunt was extremely greedy for money, and she had to die in a worthy way even if she died.
"I don't know this either. She suddenly jumped out of the crowd and then confessed."
Lin Xiao still feels weird when she recalls what happened last night.
"So the widowed aunt was not at the scene at all, but came from other places to confess?"
Hearing Li Yuyan's reminder, Lin Xiao slapped his forehead fiercely:
"Someone specifically tipped off the widowed aunt and asked her to come and take the blame for her son!"
Who would do this?
The three of them fell into silence.
After a while, Lin Xiao finally spoke:
"It's getting late. We still have to buy ingredients and iron pots. It's time to go."
"You came all the way here just to ask about my progress?"
Li Yuyan couldn't help but asked with a smile.
Lin Xiao scratched his head awkwardly and said:
"That's not entirely true. Didn't I hear from the village chief that it would cost a lot of money to clear their identities? I was afraid that you wouldn't have enough money here, so I brought the money here specially for you."
With that said, Lin Xiao took out a fifty-tael silver ingot from his arms and handed it to Li Yuyan.
Li Yuyan smiled and pushed the money back:
"How's the progress over there at Gao Jin? Do you need me to arrange manpower here?"
"Oh, you are worthy of it... Well, the nobility is self-evident. Don't worry, Gao Jin has enough manpower. If you really want to help, then please send some people to repair the mountain road so that it can be transported in the future.
It’s also convenient.”
Lin Xiao joked with a smile.
"Don't worry, I will do this even if you don't arrange it!"
Li Yuyan also joked.
Lin Xiao and Li Yuyan looked at each other and couldn't help laughing. Seeing the two people laughing happily, Yu Xilin cursed in his heart: