"Sister-in-law, what do you want to do after summoning us here in such a big night without saying anything?" Xia Sui grabbed the white jade flute in his hand, thinking to himself that if the eldest brother really had an accident, this woman should not have this expression, is the eldest brother still alive?" "I have the patience to wait for you so far for the sake of the eldest brother, since you are not the owner of Koi Bay Island, there is no need for us to be respectful to your unreasonable behavior, and I hope that you will not want to gain an inch, sister-in-law." ”

The news of the assassination of the owner of Koi Bay has spread throughout Liyu Town, and it is a matter of a few streets away from Koi Bay, and Koi Bay takes the owner as the core, and there are four bay owners in the east, west, south and north respectively, but the decision of the island owner can only choose to obey or leave Koi Bay, but no matter how unpopular Cheyenne succeeded as the owner of the island, it was just a change of North Bay Lord, except for the East Bay Lord Xia Sui is the younger brother of the island owner, the remaining two have been following the Xia Island Lord of Cheyenne Xia since they were young until today.

"The owner of the island said before going out that all the affairs of Koi Bay during the period when he did not come back were subject to the wife of the island owner, have you forgotten the lord of Dongwan?" a mighty strong man raised the mallet in his hand and unceremoniously aimed at Xia Sui.

"If it weren't for the island owner giving us a death order to hide it, we would have rushed out of this carp town to rescue us, so how could we wait until today. Another woman dressed in men's clothes was full of heroism, dressed in red and holding a spear in her hand, as if she had the momentum of a woman who did not let her eyebrows go.

Lin Weiran and they could not interfere as outsiders, so they could only quietly watch this scene where only the lord of Dongwan showed impatience, however, the middle-aged and noble woman who seemed to only care about the diet and daily life of her husband and children shook the fan in her hand on the early winter night when the cold wind was blowing, and the double carp embroidered on it flew golden fins in a cloud, as if there was the momentum of a carp jumping over the dragon gate.

"Today, in the name of my husband, I have summoned everyone to come here for nothing else, just to check the nine punishment nails that have been lost in our punishment hall. Mrs. Xia looked at everyone without humility or arrogance, and her eyes were so calm that there were no waves that made it impossible to tell whether she was sad or happy, but the tail finger with the fan pointed to the tray held by the maid on the side.

"The punishment nails that we have punished in Koi Bay will all be withdrawn, however, these nine punishment nails were brought back from outside by the disciples of the Water Connected Tianshan Mountain," Mrs. Xia's fingertips touched the scales of the golden carp on the top of the fan, and the eyes that hid their emotions very well looked at the tall strong man, "Lord Xiwan, it's time for you to go and check the punishment hall, right?"

"How is this possible? How can there be a punishment nail outside Carp Town?" The fierce man with a mallet in his hand obviously didn't believe that the punishment hall he was guarding had entered the thief, and he personally guarded it by nailing a punishment nail to his finger that would make people's hearts twist like a knife, without his key, he would not be able to open the door of the punishment hall at all, let alone enter the secret room with many organs?" ”

Unexpectedly, this careless fierce man was not only loyal, but even his brain turned very fast, he was obviously making excuses for his dereliction of duty, Lin Weiran tilted his head with interest and looked at the big man with a round mallet, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that there was something wrong with his heart.

So, he stepped forward and said: "Oh, it's really about to kill the innocent if you don't agree with each other, our dignified His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ruiguang Dynasty and the county lord of Gu Ming City, Lord Xiwan, do you have the pill to become an immortal or the secret of the rapid improvement of the technique? They are guilty of taking a fake nail to slander you? Is this nail true or false, and you compare and compare it?"

"It's the Lord of Xiwan, you are in such a hurry to put aside your relationship, have you done something wrong?" Lin Weiran looked at the strong man who was speechless by her with a pair of apricot eyes, and the tension that flashed in his eyes was completely missed in front of everyone. This is troublesome, and the loyal Lord of Xiwan is suspected of murdering the Lord of Xia Island. It's just that why did the master come up with such an important piece of evidence in front of everyone? Could it be that the master suspected that this matter was related to the disciples present?

However, the master obviously believed in Ye Qingchen, otherwise he would not have handed over this evidence to him and the right to escort the Xia Island Lord was assigned to him. But he didn't reveal any of his plans to her along the way, could it be that the object of their suspicion in class was her? Thinking of this, Lin Weiran subconsciously glanced back at Ye Qingchen, and a complicated light flashed in his eyes, puzzled by anger and a little lost.

"Be careful. Obviously, he didn't expect the Xishan Lord to be so quick-tempered, he raised the mallet in his hand and hit Lin Weiran, Ye Qingchen quickly stepped forward and pulled away the girl in Tsing Yi who was still in a daze, and the water sword in his hand went up, and the water-blue sword light turned the heavy stone-like mallet back, and a trace of murder flashed in a pair of cold eyes, "You dare to move my people." ”

Lin Weiran was shocked when he heard this, and looked at Ye Qingchen who was holding his wrist tightly with a surprised face, and the lines of his side face were sharp and angular, protecting her behind him.

"Why does she, an outsider, dare to question my loyalty to the owner of the island?" said the lord of Xiwan, and waved the mallet in his hand again, and at this moment he was entangled in his hand by a golden silk thread, and saw the golden silk thread spit out from the mouth of the golden carp depicted in the fan, and shouted angrily in his heart to the noble-looking woman again, "I can bear to let these outsiders listen to our Koi Bay housework, it doesn't mean that she can slander my loyalty." ”

"Lord West Bay, what you are doing now will only deepen your dereliction of duty. Lord Nanwan tightened the spear in his hand, and a red robe blocked in front of him, "The most important thing now should be to check the authenticity of the punishment nails, if the punishment nails they brought are true, we have to check the punishment nails in the punishment hall." ”

"Investigate the punishment nails? The Lord of Xiwan suddenly felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and instantly forgot the idea of dealing with outsiders, and told everyone with great certainty that he had an extremely firm idea in his heart. "The owner of the island has instructed that the secret room where the punishment nails are placed in the Punishment Hall is not allowed to enter except for me, unless the owner has permission to enter. Unless you kill me, I won't let you in......"

For the hardened and brainless West Bay Lord, they have never had a way. Even the Dongwan Lord, who had just thrown bricks and jade, didn't say that any of the Dongwan Lords couldn't stand his emotional performance, stepped forward and picked up a punishment nail in front of his eyes with a handkerchief, looked at it carefully, glanced at the Nanwan Lord, and said, "This is true." ”

"No, even if it were true, I would never tell you how to open it. Lord Xiwan put the mallet in his hand on the ground heavily, and his loyal eyes flashed with an unwavering gaze, "I failed to investigate this matter in the Punishment Hall, and I will only take responsibility for the failure of the punishment nail." ”

"I'm afraid that today's matter is not something that you can afford today, Lord Xiwan, alone," Mrs. Xia finally turned into a box in a hurry, her tone was extremely angry, but she looked down on the joy and sorrow in her eyes, "My husband's severed hand is proof, the punishment nails stolen by this person are all used in his hands, Lord Xiwan, you are the most suspicious, even if you are unwilling, you have to hand over the key to the punishment hall." ”

"Island Master, how is this possible?" Lord Xiwan obviously learned that the thief suffered by the Xia Island Lord was actually linked to the theft of the punishment nail, and he was even more bitter in his heart, so he knelt down in front of the severed hand, and tears flashed in his eyes, "Island Master, it's all because of my poor guarding that this has affected you." ”

Such a tall and sturdy figure actually sobbed like a little girl, and Lin Weiran couldn't help but get goosebumps in his hand, and his subsequent behavior made Lin Weiran suspect that the previous cleverness of this Xiwan Lord was just like lightning, and in a flash, what he did later not only did not argue for his innocence, but even more aggravated that he was the real murderer who killed the Xia Island Lord with the same killer, that is, whether he hid too deeply or was used to loyally design her, she couldn't be sure for a while.

Just when the lord of Xiwan was about to apologize for his sins with death, he was stopped by the lord of Dongwan first, and the noble woman with the fan was still in danger, and said while knocking on the fan: "I also have deep feelings about the loyalty of the lord of Xiwan to the owner of the island on weekdays, and my husband will definitely not believe that the loyal lord of Xiwan will unite those people in black to harm him." Therefore, the key of the Lord of Sai Wan was temporarily collected and then put into the water prison for disposal. ”

"Since my sister-in-law is here to check on our lord of the bay today, why did she go to great lengths to let us bring all the subordinates in the mansion who have already guarded them?" After seeing the tendon of the Lord of Xiwan being kidnapped, Xia Xun, who was the Lord of the East Bay, smelled a hint of danger. "Could it be that my sister-in-law wants to take advantage of my eldest brother's absence to use the duties of the acting island owner?"

"It is reasonable for the lord of Dongwan to disagree with me, a woman, but I summoned all my subordinates to come today to investigate the murder of the island lord," Mrs. Xia paused with some embarrassment, looked up at the bright moon, and finally relieved herself under the curious gaze of everyone. To this day, I have to confess to all the bay lords that the reason why the punishment nail in Koi Bay will be withdrawn is not to prevent people with ill intentions from framing us in Koi Bay, but because the punishment nail is made of the bones of the fish. ”

"No wonder this punishment nail brother said that he had to take it back, the fish was already rare, but now it is difficult to find even its traces, and the craft of forging into nails in the Ruiguang Dynasty is probably the only few masters in our carp town," Xia Sui, the lord of Dongwan, said thoughtfully, and suddenly understood the reason why the sister-in-law shouted that so many people gathered outside and not leave, "So, you only need to use wine to know who has touched the punishment nail in the last month." ”

The corners of the noble woman holding the fan raised a hint of a smile on her lips, and in the courtyard where the lanterns were hung high, groups of subordinates entered and exited one after another.

However, among the people, except for the Lord of the East Bay, who had punished a criminal with the Lord of the West Bay a few days ago, none of them showed the blue color of the fish bones on their hands.

"Ah Yan, can the people who are not here today in Koi Bay sort out the roster?" Mrs. Xia looked at Xia Sui, who was a little anxious and uneasy, but looked much more stable, "Why can't you wronged the Lord of Dongwan." ”

"Madam, the roster is finished. After Ah Yan, who had just come in, presented the roster in his hand to Mrs. Xia, he retreated behind her.

"Lord Dongwan, even if you call me sister-in-law, I can't tolerate you today. Mrs. Xia looked at the only name written in the roster, and her eyes looked sharply at the unknown man, "Why isn't Dong Ming, who you recommended to enter Koi Bay to do business not long ago?"

"What? Could it be that my sister-in-law suspects that the punishment nail was stolen by me at the behest of Dong Ming?" Xia Sui, who thought he could go back, was frightened by this sudden change of Mrs. Xia, and hurriedly cleared up his relationship with Dong Ming, but he still became the object of suspicion because of Dong Ming, who disappeared for no reason, and was placed under house arrest by Mrs. Xia in the wing of the Xia Mansion.

Therefore, now the clues are all on Dong Ming's body, Lin Weiran took a look at his head and felt that he was too nosy. Since the master didn't trust that he didn't give her a task, what did all this have to do with her?