Everyone searched the entire room for the mechanism. Of course, Zhou Jie was just pretending.
Zhu Yipin pointed at the wall and said,"This is such a big wall. There's nothing here. This must be the place."”
Liu Ruoxin and Nie Ziyi said in unison,""It's not that simple."
Zhu Yipin saw that the two of them did not believe him and were still searching by themselves. He shook his head helplessly and reached out to hit the wall. As expected, the wall opened like a door, revealing the secret room inside.
The few of them entered the secret room and saw that the room was filled with antiques. There was also a corpse on the ground. It was the grandfather of the village man. "We're late," Zhu Yipin said helplessly.”
" Wang Huaigu is no good," Nie Ziyi said mockingly." His ruthless methods are no less than those of West Hall."”
Liu Ruoxin didn't want to be outdone." I'm a secret agent of the Hall of Wei," she retorted." Isn't it a bit irresponsible to make such a conclusion?"”
"Wang Huaigu is a wealthy man. Why would he kill such a poor old man?" Yang Yuxuan asked.”
Zhou Jie pointed at the antiques around him and said,""Look around and you'll know. These things were all exactly the same outside. Wang Huaigu must have sent someone to steal the real thing and put it here, then put the fake outside to make it look real. Moreover, from the traces of flour on the table, it should be the other half of the copybook.”
" I understand." Liu Ruoxin suddenly understood." This old man brought half of the copybook to Wang Huaigu for appraisal. It must be authentic." Wang Huaigu killed him in order to complete the entire preface to the Lanting Collection.”
Zhou Jie came to the corpse and looked at it. He pointed at the corpse's neck and said,"There is an obvious strangeness here. When we saw Wang Huaigu just now, he was in a hurry and didn't fasten his belt properly. Wang Huaigu must have strangled the old man with his belt.”
Nie Ziyi looked around and said,"The place hasn't been decorated, and there's nothing messy."
"Then it must be a last-minute murder." Yang Yuxuan interrupted.”
Zhou Jie nodded." This old man looks like he works in a mill. His clothes are so old that he probably hasn't changed them." In order to prevent him from struggling, Wang Huaigu must have been on his back when he strangled him, so his shoes should have been covered in flour. I have an idea to go back to the clinic to get something. I'll be right back. Don't ruin the scene.”
After saying that, Zhou Jie activated his Golden Goose Skill and rushed to the clinic. Nie Ziyi was filled with curiosity and couldn't help but follow him.
As soon as Zhou Jie returned to the clinic, he began to rummage through the cabinets. Nie Ziyi asked curiously,""I didn't expect your qinggong to be so good. But why have I never heard of you?”
Nie Ziyi saw that Zhou Jie ignored her, so she continued to ask,""What are you looking for? Do you need my help?”
Zhou Jie raised his bamboo cup and shouted excitedly,""Found it!"
"What's this?" Nie Ziyi asked.”
"Wine!" Zhou Jie said proudly.”
"Is he crazy? We're investigating a case right now and he still wants to drink. I really don't know what Liu Ruoxin sees in you.”Nie Ziyi muttered to himself. Perhaps Nie Ziyi had spoken too softly, so Zhou Jie didn't hear her clearly and didn't pay much attention to her.
Both of them had martial arts, so it didn't take them long to return to Treasure House. Zhou Jie carefully sprinkled the tincture on the floor of the secret room. Soon, blue footprints appeared in front of everyone.
Zhu Yipin looked as if he understood and said,"Old Zhou, this is the thing you used to expose Jin Rufeng, right?”
"Cut the crap and see if there are any clues.”Yang Yuxuan stopped Zhu Yipin from showing off and looked down at the footprints on the ground.
The few of them followed the footprints to a cabinet and found many keys from the secret compartment. Only one was missing. They found the old locksmith according to this clue, but no matter how Liu Ruoxin and Nie Ziyi threatened him, he kept his mouth shut.
Zhu Yipin looked at the old locksmith and found him familiar. He probed,"Can you take some time out of your busy schedule to look at me?”
"We've never met before," the old locksmith said disdainfully."Do you think I should give you face?"”After saying that, he even glanced at Zhu Yipin. It was this that made his expression change drastically.
Zhu Yipin saw his reaction and knew that he was not mistaken. He smiled and said,"Old sir, now you know about the key, right?”
The old locksmith sighed. He had to cooperate since he had something to use against him. At the end, he sighed,"I didn't expect the professional ethics to be so low these days."”
They followed the clues provided by the old locksmith and found where Wang Huaigu was hiding. It was a mansion deep in the mountains. It was surrounded by birds and flowers. In addition, it was hidden in the mountains and forests. Ordinary people would not expect it.
"This profiteer is really something," Liu Ruoxin sighed,"He actually thought of building a house here."”
Zhu Yipin nodded in agreement." No wonder the key says that you don't stand out when you're rich. You've hidden it well!"”
"Didn't you hide it well enough?”Nie Ziyi's sudden words confused Zhu Yipin. Nie Ziyi thought he was still pretending and said,"Who are you? That old locksmith has a bad temper. No matter how hard we force him, he won't say anything. And when he saw you, he actually said everything.”
Nie Ziyi pointed at Liu Ruoxin and Yang Yuxuan and continued,""And the two of them, they're not doing the missions from the East and West Chambers. They're just guarding your lousy medical center. Who would believe you if you don't have any background?”After saying that, he grabbed Zhu Yipin's neck with his hand, trying to force him to tell the truth.
"Nie Ziyi, I'm warning you. If anything happens to him, you won't be able to bear it." Liu Ruoxin said hurriedly.”
Nie Ziyi thought that Liu Ruoxin was exaggerating on purpose to trick him into giving up. If that happened, he wouldn't have a share of the credit for finding the Preface to Lanting Collection. Thinking of this, Nie Ziyi increased her strength. Zhu Yipin cried out in pain.
Yang Yuxuan said,""If you want to kill him, kill him now. Then we don't have to hide anymore. The emperor will send troops over immediately.”
Nie Ziyi was shocked." Why would the Emperor send troops? Just for this kid?" Yang, you better explain yourself."
Zhou Jie saw that Nie Ziyi had been fooled so naively, so he also stepped in and said,""Miss Nie, you also said that his surname is Yang. Have you forgotten the surname of the person you took in?”
Nie Ziyi combined the two's words and couldn't help but think,'Could this person be from the royal family? That's not right. The current Emperor only has one brother. Was he the illegitimate son of the late emperor? Only then would Yang Yuxuan and Liu Ruoxin stay in the clinic to protect him.”Nie Ziyi's expression changed drastically. She asked Yang Yuxuan,""Why have I never heard of it?”
"How can you call it confidential when you already know about it?" Yang Yuxuan sneered.”
Nie Ziyi immediately believed seventy to eighty percent of it. She let go of Zhu Yipin's hand with an awkward smile and even rubbed his neck."Lord Zhu, this lowly one failed to recognize Mount Tai. Please forgive me.”After saying that, she even cupped her hands together, but she forgot that they were all lying on the wall. When she let go, she decisively fell to the ground and let out a miserable cry.
Liu Ruoxin looked at Zhou Jie and said,""I didn't expect your ability to deceive people to be even better than your martial arts. But aren't you worried that Nie Ziyi will come to her senses one day and find out that you lied to her and come to settle the score with you?”
Zhou Jie's heart tightened when he heard this. Nie Ziyi would definitely come for revenge if she knew that he had tricked her. However, as a man, how could he make a fool of himself in front of a woman? " What are you afraid of?" Zhou Jie said." I'm just telling the truth. She's just thinking too much." Besides, if she wanted to look for him, she would have to look for Yang Yuxuan first. He was the one who started it.”
Yang Yuxuan glanced at Zhou Jie and said,""I didn't lie to her. What I said is the truth.”
Liu Ruoxin couldn't help but say," Are you two done yet? Stop pushing things back and forth. Let's solve the problem in front of us first."”
Zhu Yipin received Liu Ruoxin's hint and said in an official tone,""Those who don't know are innocent.”
Nie Ziyi climbed up the wall again and thanked Zhu Yipin profusely. At this moment, Wang Huaigu appeared and left in a hurry.
" Not good!" Liu Ruoxin shouted." We must have made too much noise just now and alerted Wang Huaigu. Let's chase after him."”After saying that, Zhou Jie and the other three jumped up and chased after Wang Huaigu, leaving Zhu Yipin alone in the same spot.
By the time Zhu Yipin found Zhou Jie's group of four following the marks he had made along the way, it was already late at night. Zhou Jie and the other three were sitting comfortably on the rocks, while Wang Huaigu had been caught and was hanging on the shelf like a wild boar that was about to be burned.
Zhu Yipin thought about how he had suffered all the hardships along the way, while the few of them were so relaxed that their clothes were not even dirty. He immediately went berserk and shouted,"Are you crazy? Why are you running so fast?!" So what if you run fast!"
Liu Ruoxin pulled out her sword, wanting to make Zhu Yipin quiet down, but who knew that the method she had tried before didn't work this time. Zhu Yipin continued to shout,"You only know how to draw swords all day long. What's wrong with drawing swords?!"”
When Zhou Jie and the other two saw that Zhu Yipin had lost control of his emotions, they did not care about him anymore. They just had to wait for him to vent. Only Nie Ziyi, who regarded Zhu Yipin as a member of the royal family, came forward and asked with concern,""Lord Zhu is back. It has been a long journey. Do you want some water?”After saying that, he even gave Zhu Yipin a massage.
"That's great! There's even water!" Zhu Yipin exclaimed in surprise.”
"No." Nie Ziyi shook her head.”
"Why are you asking?" Zhu Yipin complained and continued,"Forget it! Has Wang Huaigu confessed?"
" I confessed long ago," Nie Ziyi said proudly." I was so bored that I even asked about his ancestors. Do you want to hear it?"”
"No need. Let's talk about the copybook and the murder case!”Zhu Yipin began to regret lying to Nie Ziyi. She was too attentive now, and Zhu Yipin almost couldn't stand it.
From Wang Huaigu's confession, everyone learned that the copybook was given to him by a mysterious person. The killing was also a spur of the moment idea. It could only be said that Wang Huaigu was too greedy.
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