What on earth is this? Su Qingwen was so frightened that she dared not even breathe. She quickly wrapped the token in a handkerchief and stuffed it into her bosom in a hurry. Then she lowered her head and watched the commotion outside.
Just then, a group of servants surrounded the study tightly. Li Ruhua covered her chest and stood at the front. With tears in her eyes, she looked at everyone, her expression full of pain.
"What's going on?" The Prince of Rui was wheeled out in a wheelchair. With a very unhappy look on his face, he scolded, "Quickly find that thief. Don't let him get away!"
"Yes," the servants lowered their heads and immediately rushed into the study.
Su Qingwen poked her head out, trying to take a closer look at the environment on the opposite side. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a pair of big hands covered her face and dragged her back without hesitation.
"Help!" Su Qingwen stretched out her hands and waved and struggled constantly. She felt as if she was about to run out of breath.
"Shh!" Hua Yueye narrowed his eyes, pressed his lips close to her ear, and stopped her helplessly.
"What...?" Su Qingwen suddenly looked back and stared at the handsome man in front of her. She felt a moment of daze. Wasn't he knocked out? Why was he standing here safe and sound now? It was so scary!
"You..." Su Qingwen looked up at him in surprise, unable to say a word. She stared at Hua Yueye in shock.
Hua Yueye just shook his head gently at her without saying a word. He just looked at his room coldly.
Following his gaze, she saw a flicker of fire in the distance. Soon, the tongues of fire were about to soar into the sky, accompanied by the sharp howling of the wind and the strange light.
"Something's wrong! The wing - room where the Emperor is staying is on fire!" At this time, a servant noticed this and immediately shouted at the top of his voice.
"What?" The Prince of Rui's face changed greatly. He quickly looked back and ordered everyone, "Send people to put out the fire. Make sure the Emperor's safety!"
"Yes." The servant nodded heavily and quickly ran towards the place where Hua Yueye was.
Su Qingwen couldn't help thinking, what kind of strange move was this? Did Hua Yueye set the fire himself and then frame someone else?
"Come with me." Hua Yueye grabbed Su Qingwen's hand without hesitation and quickly led her to a relatively secluded forest. "Su Qingwen, you can explain what's going on now, can't you?"
"This..." Su Qingwen bit her lips regretfully. She really didn't know where to start. She tilted her head and thought for a while, then said, "Last time, didn't we see the soldiers working in the Prince of Rui's mansion? Hua Yueye, aren't you curious why the Regent can order those soldiers around without the tiger - tally?"
Su Qingwen was quite annoyed by him and asked helplessly.
"Father is kind - hearted. He treats those soldiers as if they were his own sons. Naturally, he is respected by everyone." Hua Yueye snorted, and there seemed to be a hint of pride in his eyes.
"No, it's not like that at all. You're just the biggest fool in the world!" Su Qingwen sighed and had no choice but to tell him everything. "Because those soldiers have all been poisoned by the gu - poison your father put on them!" As she said, she took out the letter and stuffed it directly into Hua Yueye's hand.
Hua Yueye narrowed his eyes and looked at the thing in his hand. He quickly opened it and took a look. Suddenly, his face changed drastically. He tightly grabbed her wrist. "Where did you get this?"
"One day when I was sleeping soundly, someone shot this thing into my room. I thought this might be true, but I was afraid of alarming the enemy, so I came here to check it out first." Su Qingwen said thoughtfully, with a helpless expression on her face.
"Father couldn't have done such a thing. There must be a misunderstanding." Hua Yueye shook his head and directly crumpled the letter into a ball. There was disbelief in his eyes.
"I know it's absurd for you to accept this all of a sudden, but there's no other explanation." Su Qingwen took out the blood - stained token again. "Take a good look. What is this?"
"This is... the token of the army. It was left by those soldiers." Hua Yueye murmured in a low voice. His heart seemed to be hit hard, and his expression suddenly became very solemn.
"At least you're a bit sensible. That's good." Su Qingwen sighed. "I know you have a good relationship with your father, but you can't not suspect him at all, right?"
"Come on. Let's first find out where those soldiers have gone." Although Hua Yueye was reluctant to admit it, he had to make a guess that those soldiers might have lost their lives.
The two of them took a look at the chaotic Prince of Rui's mansion, then slipped out through the back door and went directly to a relatively quiet place.
"If the Prince of Rui really killed someone, where would he hide the bodies? Would he secretly transport them out and find a mass - grave or something?" Su Qingwen lowered her head, imagining that she was possessed by Conan.
"No." Someone calmly denied her guess. "Firstly, there is no mass - grave here. Secondly, it's very difficult to hide so many bodies. He can't just swagger around with the corpses. So, the bodies must still be in the Prince of Rui's mansion."
"To be in the same space as the corpses." Su Qingwen covered her lips. Suddenly, she thought that the Prince of Rui was really a ruthless person.
After thinking for a moment, Hua Yueye suddenly pulled Su Qingwen to the warehouse in the backyard of the Prince of Rui's mansion. A cold wind blew, and the cold was biting. Su Qingwen couldn't help shivering. She hugged her shoulders with both hands. "Hey, what are you bringing me here for?"
"I came here when I was a child. I remember there seemed to be a secret passage here." Hua Yueye lowered his eyes, his expression complicated.
After saying that, he quickly walked in and felt around on the wall for a long time. Suddenly, Hua Yueye seemed to have touched an important button. A rumbling sound suddenly came from the room. The wall in front of them suddenly opened, and a door appeared in front of the two of them.
"Goodness!" Su Qingwen couldn't help covering her lips. Her face became very frightened. This was so scary. To build such a big tunnel in his own home, it couldn't be for storing cabbages, could it?
She followed Hua Yueye carefully and walked in. The smell of decay came. Su Qingwen frowned in disgust. Just as she was about to take a step forward, she suddenly stepped on something soft. Her body involuntarily fell forward. Looking down, she saw a decaying corpse under her feet.
Her face turned pale in an instant, and she almost vomited.