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It was cold, the sky was overcast, and the clouds of crows were low in the air, as if within reach. The north wind blew on the river, and it followed with a thud. The chill seemed to penetrate all the clothes on his body and pierce straight into the bone marrow.

Although Hua Lianyue was wearing a thick mink fur, she still couldn't help but shudder. She tightened her neckline and hurried down the hallway.

Soon, she came to a cabin, the door was open, and she pushed it open. After a moment's hesitation, she stepped in.

The structure of this cabin is also one entry and one exit, separated by a thick cotton curtain in the middle, so that you can't see the inside.

The entire cabin was silent, and no one moved or spoke. Hua Lianyue hesitated for a moment, and then called out loud: "Aunt Xiang, Aunt Xiang......"

Still no one responded, Hua Lianyue's heart jumped suddenly, feeling as if something bad was going to happen, she decisively turned around and wanted to leave. Suddenly, there was a crisp sound from inside, as if some vessel had been smashed, followed by a woman's faint but painful moan.

When Hua Lianyue heard the movement, she immediately stopped, turned around and hurriedly walked inside.

Casually opening the curtain, she saw a figure lying faintly on the bed opposite, which was covered by a heavy veil. Unfortunately, the futon on the man's body was very tightly covered, almost covering from head to toe, revealing only a handful of Wu Yangyang's long hair, which was scattered on a bright red satin soft pillow.

Hua Lianyue took two steps forward and called again, "Aunt Xiang, how are you?"

Before she finished speaking, she was shocked that there seemed to be a movement behind her, and turned around sharply, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a hard object smashed on the side. There was a muffled "bang", and she fell to the ground in front of her eyes.

It felt like a long time had passed, and Hua Lianyue finally woke up. She felt a splitting headache, so she moved uncomfortably, only to find that her hands and feet were actually tied.

She was taken aback and struggled hard, only to find that all she was tied was a soft yellow belt, and with a little effort, she broke free.

Hua Liyue hurriedly untied the belt wrapped around her hands and feet, then stood up against the wall and looked around. She soon found herself in a cramped clean room.

The tall round windows, the washstand that is fixed to the wall, and the toilet that is also fixed to the wall. It is tightly separated by vermilion lacquered wooden planks.

Hua Liyue felt very familiar, because every cabin on the second floor of the cargo ship was equipped with the same clean room.

Could it be that she is still in Li Ruxiang's cabin? Hua Lianyue was angry and anxious in her heart. Originally, she would have hurried over, but she got a message from a guy on the boat, saying that Li Ruxiang was not slippery and there were signs of miscarriage. There was only one Chun'er by her side who couldn't be busy, so she begged her to come over and help.

Liu Hui didn't want her to meddle in this matter, but Hua Lianyue remembered the little love she had with Li Ruolan in the past, and she hurried over despite Liu Hui's dissuasion. Unexpectedly, what was waiting for her was a trap.

Li Ruxiang, what exactly do you want to do?

Hua Lianyue pulled the door hard with anger, but found that it was not tethered, she hurriedly opened the door and strode out. After seeing the situation in the room clearly, my heart couldn't help but sink suddenly.

I saw that the originally tidy room was now turned into a mess, the boxes and cabinets were all wide open, and all kinds of soft things were thrown to the ground. A rose-colored satin jewelry box rests on the table, and the hairpin ring jewelry inside is scattered on the table, which is very dazzling.

Hua Liyue cautiously took a few steps forward, and her beautiful brows were already frowning. Isn't it so unlucky to meet a burglar? But seeing that these valuable jewelry are still there, it seems that the thief hasn't succeeded yet.

Hua Lianyue secretly guessed in her heart, and wanted to leave this place of right and wrong immediately. can think of Li Ruxiang's powerlessness, and she is pregnant with a child at the moment, if she really meets a thief, she is afraid that she will be scared.

Hua Lianyue subconsciously looked sideways in the direction of the bed, but saw that the futon on the bed was arched high, and it seemed that someone was hiding inside. She hesitated for a moment, quietly touched the sword hanging on the wall, and tiptoed over.

Her movement was so small that the person on the couch seemed to be unaware. Hua Lianyue couldn't tell whether it was a thief who had not yet had time to escape, or Li Ruxiang, who was frightened. He held his sword across his chest in a defensive gesture, grabbed the corner of the futon with his other hand and lifted it away.

"Ahh Hua Lianyue closed her eyes and showed a helpless wry smile.

Chun'er stared at the sword in her hand with a frightened face, raised her hand and pointed at her tremblingly, and screamed: "You, you, you killed our wife and aunt! Help, killed, killed....." Chun'er turned around and stumbled out as if she was being chased by a ghost.

Hua Lianyue looked at Chun'er's frightened back and rubbed her forehead a little tiredly. I looked at the two familiar faces leaning together on the couch again, but now they were cold corpses, and I felt that my headache was getting worse and worse.

Xi Zhizhou stumbled over after receiving the news, and the bodies of Li Ruxiang and Mrs. Xi had been carried to the ground, and a rose-purple blanket covered their stiff and cold bodies.

Xi Zhizhou was only stunned for a moment when he saw the corpse, and immediately rushed to the wooden box on the side. He hurriedly opened the wooden box and found that the silver ticket inside was still there, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Feng Qi, who was guarding behind Hua Lianyue, showed sympathy on his face when he saw him come in. Who knew that his first glance was not at the murdered relatives on the ground, but he couldn't wait to count his belongings, and Feng Qi's eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of anger.

Re-cover the wooden box and lock it. Xi Zhizhou suddenly roared angrily: "Who is it? Who is so mad that caused their two corpses and three lives. "It's just that at this moment, I remembered that it was too late to seek justice for the dead.

Chun'er, who was kneeling and sobbing on the side, raised her hand to Hua Lianyue on the side, and said accusatorily: "Master, when I entered the house, I saw this young lady Huo holding a sword in her hand, standing in front of her wife and aunt, she must have been poisoned."

"Mrs. Huo?" Xi Zhizhou looked Hua Lianyue up and down with red eyes, and then roared angrily: "I don't know you, why do you want to harm their lives so ruthlessly?

The steward of the cargo ship was a sturdy man in his thirties, because he stayed on the ship all the year round and came into contact with all kinds of people every day. From high-ranking officials and nobles, down to peddlers and pawns. A pair of eyes are naturally extremely vicious.

The steward saw Xi Zhizhou's habitual arrogance, and knew that he must be an official who returned to Beijing from that place. can see the same calm and relaxed Hua Lianyue, and the same quiet, but extraordinary Liu Hui. Naturally, I know that this scale in my heart should be moved that way.

I heard Hua Lianyue sigh and said in a good voice: "I have no grievances with them, and naturally I will not harm their lives." I also told the steward just now, and a guy brought me a message, saying that it was a sign that your aunt had a miscarriage, and Chun'er couldn't do it alone, so I asked me to come over and help.

When I entered the house, I was knocked unconscious from behind, and when I woke up, I found that the room had been turned upside down, and your wife and aunt had been killed. ”

Liu Hui stroked the black hair scattered on her forehead in distress, where there was an obviously red and swollen wound. He whispered, "Does it still hurt?"

Hua Lianyue shook her head and nodded again, obviously absent-minded. At this moment, she was already dizzy, and she couldn't tell whether it was a pain in the wound or a headache caused by a sudden disaster.

"You lie!" Chun'er looked up at her and shouted in a sharp voice: "My aunt said that you have a grudge against her, and it is a life-and-death feud that caused her family to fall into the middle of the road and had to be sold as a slave." ”

I didn't expect Li Ruxiang to hate herself so much, Hua Lianyue felt hard in her heart, pursed her lips and said nothing.

When Xi Zhizhou heard this, he also looked at Hua Lianyue with a pale face, and his eyes were full of indignation.

The steward's eyes were also a little complicated, originally he didn't think that Hua Lianyue, who looked delicate and weak, could kill people, and it was two lives. But Chun'er's words have to arouse suspicion, could it be that he looked away, this woman is indeed a poisonous woman who kills people without blinking?

Xi Zhizhou thought that Li Ruxiang still had a child in his belly who was full of expectations, but now he had become a wisp of grievance with Li Ruxiang, and he wanted to kill people angrily in his heart.

"Steward!" Xi Zhizhou habitually became an official, he pointed to Hua Lianyue in front of him, and instructed the steward: "Don't take down this murderer yet, take strict care of it." When the ship arrived in the capital, it was immediately handed over to the Jingzhao Yamen for strict interrogation. ”

The steward coughed lightly, and said with a smile: "Master Xi, please don't be impatient, I have already asked all the guys on duty on the ship to find them, and ask Mrs. Huo to recognize them on the spot, and see if you can find the guy who sent her a message." ”

Chun'er immediately retorted sharply: "She's lying, my aunt has been fine, she didn't slip at all, and there is no sign of miscarriage." ”

Hua Lianyue frowned and asked, "Since your aunt is fine, why don't you serve in the house?" From the time I came in, to the time I was knocked unconscious, to the time I woke up to find the body, there was at least an hour gap in between. For so long, why haven't you, as her personal servant, have you never appeared?"

"That's good!" Xi Zhizhou didn't have a mess in the end, he heard the strangeness, and also turned around and glared at Chun'er angrily, and asked: "Master, didn't I let you serve your aunt, why don't you stay in the cabin?"

Chun'er said anxiously: "Master, it was my aunt who said that she was hungry and asked me to help her stew bird's nest." You see, those who are broken on the ground are. Following the direction of her finger, everyone saw a puddle of slimy bird's nest soup lying on the ground.

Hua Lianyue asked again: "Since you are stewing bird's nest, you might as well tell me where you stewed it, but someone can testify for you?"

Chun'er raised her eyes and glanced at Xi Zhizhou, who had a gloomy face, and whispered: "I just found a vacant stove in the big kitchen under the bilge, but I have always been stewing bird's nest with my own hands, and I don't know the people next to me." So...... So I don't know who can testify for me. Speaking of the back, she was almost crying.

Hearing this, Xi Zhizhou couldn't help but scold: "It's really useless waste, waste." Chun'er trembled timidly, she shrunk her neck, and tears were shining in her eyes.

"I still have something I want to ask Master Xi. Hua Lianyue's cold eyes turned to Xi Zhizhou, and her clear voice sounded again: "Since you are their master, where are you during the time when the accident happened?"

Xi Zhizhou's brows furrowed, and he said suspiciously: "Young Mrs. Huo, what do you mean? Now it is my wife and concubine who have an accident, and the concubine still has my child in her belly, do you suspect that I killed them?"

Hua Lianyue tapped her fingers on the table, and she said lightly: "There is one thing I think I still have to tell Master Xi, a few days ago, your wife once jumped into the river and committed suicide." If we hadn't saved her by luck, she would have drowned in the icy waters. ”

"Madame, she once jumped into the river and committed suicide...... Master Xi seemed to be stunned by this unexpected news, he was stunned for a moment, and then said sharply: "Mrs. Huo should have made a mistake, my wife will definitely not commit suicide, she just fell into the water." ”

Speaking of this, he became more and more annoyed in his heart, and Mrs. Xi's death made him lose face. So the eyes that looked at Hua Liyue became more and more unkind. He said coldly: "What does Young Lady Huo mean by being so rambling?"

Hua Lianyue sighed slightly in her heart, but she did not continue to dwell on this issue. Because whether it was suicide or accidental overboard, it is still unclear.

She smiled slightly and said, "I just think that although this room has been turned over very messy, the gold, silver, jewelry, and silver tickets have not been lost, which shows that the murderer is not here for money."

It is impossible for a murderer to kill for no reason, if it is not for money, then it may be for love, hatred, or momentary anger, so everyone here is suspicious. I'm just trying to help you clear your mind and find the murderer as soon as possible. ”

Xi Zhizhou squinted his eyes and said, "Young Lady Huo said that she just wanted to disturb our thoughts. If you don't find the guy you said you said, it's enough to prove that you are actually the most suspected murderer. ”

Although Hua Lianyue seemed to talk calmly, she had been pondering the strangeness of this matter in her heart. As for the messenger, she estimated that there was a chance that someone was pretending, and I am afraid that she would not be able to find it.

If someone deliberately sets this trap for themselves, then they will definitely not leave this biggest flaw. In this way, the situation will be very unfavorable to you. It's just that she doesn't understand whether the ultimate target of this trap is herself, or the Xi Zhizhou who is about to report to Beijing on the other side.

It's a pity that the guy was already attentive, and deliberately looked for her to come over to explain when she was alone, Liu Hui and Feng Qi didn't see me, and now even if they want to help find someone, they can't do it.

Thinking of this, she looked sideways at Liu Hui, who also looked at her with deep eyes, and a trace of annoyance flashed in her heart. Yes, it's annoyed! He just wants to live an ordinary, leisurely life with her, no conspiracy, no conspiracy, why is it so difficult!

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