Chapter 41: Night Walking

The night wind was biting, Xie Zhen hugged her shoulders, regretting that she didn't wear one more piece, and the chaotic thoughts in her mind were blown by the wind, but they were unexpectedly clear.

Xie Zhen's pace slowed.

She thought for a moment, protected the candle flame in one hand, and turned to go up to the pavilion.

According to Nan'er, she and Xie Fang should be hiding under that tree. Xie Zhen looked at the tree not far away, and her mind turned a thousand times.

Later, Jin Yu found them, and Xie Fang pushed Nan'er out for self-preservation.

Then, Jin Yu went to the rockery to find her and Xie Fei.

Nan'er waited in the pavilion, and because she felt that she had nothing to do, she ran back to collect the quilt.

Then, something happened to Sheffee.

There seems to be something wrong with this. Xie Hao frowned.

If there were only three people in the rockery at that time, she, Xie Fei, and Jin Yu, ruling out the possibility that Xie Fei was injured when he hit the rock, then the murderer would point directly at Jin Yu.

But what if there were more than three of them in the rockery at that time?

Xie Hao turned down the pavilion, bypassed the lotus pond, and slowly walked into the rockery.

At that time, Xie Fei fell here.

Xie Hao stopped in front of the rocks.

There's also a hint of jasmine in the air.

Xie Hao's brows furrowed even tighter.

It has been so long since Sheffield was discovered, and the jasmine fragrance has not only not dispersed, but has become more intense, why is this? Could it be that Shephey's sachet has dropped?

Xie Zhen squatted down and looked around with a candle flame.

No.

There was nothing on the ground except for the blood stains left by Sheffee.

But...... Xie Hao poked the candle flame forward, and the blood stain seemed a little strange.

That's it.

Could it be that Shephee was injured here and then fell? Didn't she try to escape, didn't she struggle? Or did Xie Fei faint first before the murderer did it?

Why did Sheffie faint all of a sudden?

Xie Zhen frowned, and suddenly remembered Xie Fei's exclamation, "There are ghosts!" ”。

Yes!

The murderer must have pretended to be a ghost and scared Xie Fei!

But how did she become a killer? After hearing Xie Fei's voice, she hurried over, and she couldn't drink a cup of tea, if the murderer was really scaring the killer after Xie Fei, how could she run away before herself?

Or...... A guess flashed in Xie Zhen's heart, or the murderer did not flee far away at that time, but hid somewhere in the rockery, waiting for others to find Xie Fei first?

If so, then no one after that will be able to get off suspicion!

Xie Zhen struggled to remember what had happened.

She was the first to find Shephey, and when she saw Shephee fall to the ground, she tried to help her up.

The second one to arrive was Jin Yu, who saw the blood on her and Xie Fei's bodies and shouted that she had killed someone.

The third one arrived was Xie Fang, Xie Fang probably bumped into Jin Yu who had escaped, and learned about Xie Fei's murder from Jin Yu, so Xie Fang pulled Jin Yu back to find them.

Analyzed in this way, Jin Yu is really suspicious.

Besides, this game was originally proposed by Jin Yu.

Could it be that Jin Yu deliberately came up with this game in order to murder Xie Fei?

No, no, this speculation doesn't work, and Jin Yu has no reason to do it. She and Xie Fei only met today, there are no old grudges or new grudges, what did she do to Sheffee?

Could it really be because Sheffield used to say that he was jealous of her beauty?

What a thing! She must have heard too much of this and was brainwashed by Xie Fei. Xie Zhen shook her head, dispelling this ridiculous idea.

Since it's not Jinyu, let's comb it from the beginning.

Now that Jin Yu is excluded, only Xie Fang is left who appears here.

Could it be Xie Fang? This thought came out, Xie Hao himself didn't believe it, Xie Fang's temper was dominated by Xie Fei in everything, and he would only harm Xie Fei if he ran into evil.

It's not Jin Yu or Xie Fang, is it really the fourth person in this rockery?

Xie Zhen snorted.

If there was a fourth person, where did that person go? Is it still hiding around here?

"Huh."

Suddenly there was a sneer in the night.

Xie Hao's body stiffened.

It's that person! It's that guy coming! Was Xie Fei also stunned like this at the time?

Where is it? Xie Zhen frowned, trying to identify the direction of the voice.

There was only the sound of whirring wind.

The strange voice laughed and said, "You...... At...... Look for...... I...... Is it? ”

Xie Hao gritted her teeth, and the hand holding the candlestick was faintly forced.

"Who are you?" Xie Zhen tried to restrain her emotions and try to keep her voice steady.

"I ...... No...... Be...... People, you ...... Fear...... No...... Fear? The voice said.

Xie Zhen sneered: "It's not a human, are you a ghost?" ”

"You...... Fear...... No...... Fear? The voice said.

Xie Zhen frowned and said, "Will you hurt me?" ”

"You...... Fear...... No...... Fear? The voice continued to repeat the words.

Xie Zhen pursed her lips.

"Pretending to be a ghost." She sneered, jerked her head up, and tossed the candle upwards.

The candle flickered.

Xie Zhen had seen a person standing on the rockery.

Dressed in white, with a cape.

The candle flame was extinguished, and the man's face was no longer visible.

Xie Zhen turned around and ran.

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"Who?"

Jin Suyun said in horror.

An old voice came from outside the window, "It's me, the old lady told me to send something to the young lady." ”

Mama Kim? Jin Suyun's heart fell back into her stomach.

The door opened and Mama Jin was ushered in.

"Sister Yu slept?" Mama Jin probed the bed and said with a smile: "She is sleeping soundly, and the old lady is still worried about her, so let me coax her!" ”

Still not scared by you? Jin Suyun slandered in her heart, but said with a smile on her face: "Aunt Lao is worried, she is a child, where does she remember things in her heart?" The sky is falling, and she can sleep even when she is sleepy! ”

"Yes." Mama Jin smiled and nodded, "In that case, I'll go back to the old lady's words, miss, you can rest for a long time." ”

Jin Suyun got up again to send him off.

Mama Jin carried the lantern and slowly walked into the night.

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Xie Zhen ran out of the rockery, bypassing the lotus pond, and the footsteps behind him gradually caught up.

Worst! Her current body is really poor, and it is a little difficult to run a few more steps.

No way! Can't stop! Xie Zhen gritted her teeth, stopping was tantamount to asking for her own death!

Run! Run!

Under the moonlight, two roads unfolded in front of Xie Zhen's eyes.

A verandah, a stone-paved road.

One leads to her courtyard, and the other goes to the old lady's Changxi courtyard.

Xie Hao didn't have time to think about it, so she ran onto the gravel road.

There seemed to be candlelight jumping in the distance.

Xie Zhen was overjoyed and hurriedly ran towards that place.

"Help me!"

She shouted to the old man with the lantern.

Mama Jin was taken aback and hurriedly raised the lantern to see.

I saw a little girl running in a panic, as if someone was chasing her after her.

Anyone?

Mama Jin squinted, and saw a white figure flashing by.

The little girl had run to her, clutching her sleeve and gasping for air.

Mama Jin raised her eyebrows and said in surprise:

"Miss Six."