Chapter 1619 Return to the Cabin
Chapter 1619 Return to the Cabin
Li Wanglin arrived at his father Li Sugui's yard early in the morning with a worried look on his face.
"Father, I lost one of my jade beads."
Li Sugui turned his head to look at the jade pendant on his waist. There was a tassel at the bottom of the pendant and a few jade beads on the top as a embellishment.
This was his wife's relic, which she gave to her son before she died, so he remembered it very clearly. There should have been three jade beads on top, but now there are only two left.
Li Sugui's expression immediately became stern: "When did you disappear? Do you remember where you left it?"
Li Wanglin pursed his lips slightly: "I don't have much impression, but I'm worried, maybe it's..."
Li Sugui waved his hand and swallowed the rest of his words.
Li Sugui stood up and looked around the courtyard, then whispered, "Don't mention this anymore. Your father will go and take a look. I'll ask Li Si and Li Wu to go shopping later. You can go with them and see if you can find a jade shop and find a similar bead."
Li Wanglin nodded: "Okay."
Li Sugui warned: "You must be careful these days. Don't go to the corpse. If someone asks you about it, don't answer too much. Just be vague and put the blame on me."
"Father, if someone asks when the government will come, or why no one has come, what should we do?"
"Don't worry, I will have an excuse when the time comes. Those people in the government have never had a good reputation. Laziness and inaction are the norm."
"Then, you also said that you would invite someone to perform the ritual of salvation. Where is the person who will perform the ritual of salvation?"
"Your Uncle Li Wu went to buy things for this purpose. He has two brothers who are bald. If there is no other way, let them come. It's nothing more than a formality to let the guests see and appease their hearts."
Li Wanglin nodded: "Okay, then I'll listen to my father."
……
Jiang Paopao and Li Zaibiao came to his friend's residence. The cabin was still there, and still empty.
He was unaware of the situation the last time Li Zaibiao came. This time, knowing that his friend was in danger, he felt sad.
In order to avenge his friend, he has to cheer up and look for any clues.
The furnishings in this wooden house are actually simple, with tables, chairs, benches, weapon racks, beds and wardrobes, and nothing else.
The two of them checked around but didn't find anything, and Li Zaibiao couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
Jiang Paopao's attention was attracted by the weapon rack. The rack looked well-made, and it must have taken a lot of thought. The wood used was solid and quite heavy.
He lowered his head and said, "Zai Biao, come and take a look."
Li Zaibiao hurried over and looked where he was pointing.
"This is……"
There is a crescent-shaped mark on the ground.
Jiang Paopao held the weapon rack and said, "This should be the original location of the weapon rack. It was moved and not put back, so this is what happened."
Li Zaibiao looked at the mark carefully, then at the legs, and agreed with Jiang Paopao's statement.
"Yes, it is."
Jiang Paopao patted the weapon rack and said, "So, who moved the weapon rack? Although this rack is not that heavy, it is not light either. If your friend is fine normally, wouldn't his arm be broken and not fully recovered yet? Why move this for no reason?"
Li Zaibiao's eyes were stern: "Someone else came here and moved it."
Jiang Paopao nodded: "Others wouldn't move for no reason, unless they accidentally touched it and didn't want others to see that it was touched, so they moved it back, but didn't notice the mark."
The more Li Zaibiao thought about it, the more he felt that what Jiang Paopao said made sense.
"Run a little further, there might be similar traces nearby."
Jiang Paopao and Li Zaibiao bent down and searched around the weapons rack more carefully than before.
Suddenly, Jiang Paopao turned around and looked at the window: "Who? Come out!"
Before he finished speaking, he had already jumped out. Li Zaibiao wanted to chase him, but Jiang Paopao turned back and said, "You stay!"
What if it was some kind of scheme to lure the tiger away from the mountain?
Li Zaibiao's heart was pounding, but he calmed himself down and thought to himself that the people following the prince were indeed not ordinary people.
Whether it is Yinding or Jiang Paopao, they are much smarter and more capable than him.
He has a little inferiority complex, but he also encourages himself to think more, learn more, and work harder, so as to become like them as soon as possible.
Li Zaibiao continued searching until he reached the cabinet, but found nothing.
He subconsciously knelt on the ground with his head close to the ground and looked into the gap under the cabinet.
It seemed as if... something was glowing faintly.
Li Zaibiao was shocked and quickly found a small stick and carefully pulled the thing out.
Rolling towards him, it turned out to be a round green jade bead.
The quality looks very good, but there is a crack and a missing line at the gap.
That's probably why it fell from where it was originally strung.
Li Zaibiao was sure that this definitely did not belong to his friend.
Whose could it be? The murderer's?
……
Jiang Paopao chased the figure and ran a long distance in one breath. The man was extremely fast, like a gust of wind, but Jiang Paopao was best at running. He hadn't met such an opponent for a long time and he was very excited.
The figure in front initially thought that he would be able to get rid of him quickly, but unexpectedly, he was always following him and could not be shaken off at all.
Jiang ran and leaped several times, and was about to catch up with him. He swung the spear in his hand forward like a dragon emerging from the sea, and the tip of the spear pierced his lower back.
The figure was shocked and quickly twisted his body. The tip of the gun, with a sharp murderous intent, whizzed past his waist!
Although he didn't get stabbed, it was enough to make him break out in a cold sweat.
……
Yan Ruyu was listening to Yinding and the boss' report.
"No one from the government has come yet. Some people staying at the hotel have asked about it, but the waiter said that they have already reported it to the government and it is not a good idea to keep asking. The people in the government have always been like this, procrastinating and slacking off."
"Who is in charge of this area?" Yan Ruyu asked.
Yinding thought without hesitation: "It belongs to Laishui County and is under the jurisdiction of Laishui County Government."
Huo Changhe understood Yan Ruyu's intention: "Yinding, go there quietly and check what's going on at the government office."
"Yes."
The big boss took over and said, "Two of the guys went to buy. They were supposed to go tomorrow, but yesterday's guests stayed and the ingredients were used up very quickly, so they had to go to replenish them."
"Their young master, Li Wanglin, also went with them."
Yan Ruyu was surprised: "Does the young master need to go with me to buy some food?"
"I asked around and heard that the young master was bored and wanted to go out to relax, so I went with him. Maybe he was young and wanted to have fun."
Huo Changhe frowned slightly: "If it is normal to play around, it is nothing, but now there are too many people in the inn..."
However, this is just a preliminary suspicion and does not prove anything. There is no rule that says people cannot leave the inn and go out to play.
"Where is Li Sugui?" Yan Ruyu asked.
"In his yard, when Li Wanglin left, he gave a few instructions, then left the yard and never came out again."
"Has any of them visited the body?"
“No, no one has been there.”
Huo Changhe thought thoughtfully: "If they set up the formation, they should check it out. If it's not them, then who could it be? The murderer?"
"That's possible," Yan Ruyu said, "The murderer was also worried that someone would check the body, so he deliberately made the left and right sides reversed to confuse the view of the person checking."
As he was speaking, Li Zaibiao came back.
He hurried in: "Your Majesty, Princess, I have found something at my friend's residence!"
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