Especially, the white jade Guanyin statue was so exquisite that it was a feast for the eyes, making one wish it could be their own!
She almost snapped her fingernails, trying hard to rein in the mounting desire in her heart.
It wasn’t long before the search teams scattered in different directions returned.
"Miss, we found nothing on the left side."
"Miss, nothing was found on the right side either."
"Miss, nothing was found at the pavilion in the lake as well."
"Miss, we’ve also thoroughly searched the main house and found nothing. However..."
"Yes?"
Finally, there was so different news. Su Yue’er turned her head and stared at the person next to her, "What did you find? Spill it!"
"Miss, please follow ."
The man led Su Yue’er to another room and pointed at an inconspicuous object on the ground, "Miss, what is this?"
"What is this?"
Su Yue’er looked down for a long ti, but still could not make out what was peculiar about it, "It’s just so soil. Why are you asking about it?"
"The soil itself is nothing special, but its presence here is a huge problem."
The man bowed respectfully to Su Yue’er, "Miss, I am a Wu Zuo under Lord Su’s command. Although I haven’t accomplished much in my years of service, I have gained so insights. This soil may seem ordinary, but it’s dark brown soil. After a careful investigation, this kind of soil can only be found under the callia tree in the northwest corner of this courtyard. Everywhere else, the soil is yellow."
"And what does that prove?"
Su Yue’er was visibly confused.
"Miss may not know."
Wu Zuo gave a slight smile, "This dark brown soil is moist, clearly very fresh. Its sudden appearance here is suspicious. I was wondering why it would show up here? How could it appear here? So I speculated that perhaps soone unintentionally dropped it here. But under what conditions could it be dropped here?"
"Under what conditions?" Su Yue’er was getting sowhat impatient.
"Naturally, when it falls from a high place."
The man pointed to the ceiling.
Spontaneously, Su Yue’er raised her head to look at the ceiling. The layout of the beam and the plaque on the roof of the old-style building was complex, the lightweight muslin canopy and the jade-like beaded curtain forming layer upon layer of shadowy darkness.
"Fell from above? Ah--you an, soone was on the roof before?"
Su Yue’er finally got it.
That comnt nearly made Wu Zuo stumble.
Hadn’t he made it clear enough?
"Miss, look at that beam. Do you see the dark color? That indicates that soone was..."
"On the beam before, evading the search! I get it!"
As soon as she grasped this, Su Yue’er turned around and quickly walked outside, ordering her n to rush towards the city gate as she went.
"Quick! Hurry to the city gate. Jun Ruoxue must have taken the two criminals away!"
At the city gate, Jun Ruoxue sat motionless in the carriage, her face dark and silent.
Outside the carriage, Su Sikong stood at a distance, a smile on his face, seeming to wait respectfully.
Both waiting for the results of the search.
Those in charge of the search seed very experienced.
Except for the carriage where Jun Ruoxue was seated, which remained unsearched, every one of her attendants had their helts removed for careful inspection, committed to not missing any chance of discovering the brigands.
Even so, the soldiers ticulously searched everywhere, yet found nothing.
Once again, they painstakingly probed like a comb passing through hair, finding nothing. Eventually, they reported back to Su Sikong in disappointnt.
Su Sikong’s eyes darted around quickly.
He waved at the person next to him, already having considered such a result beforehand.
If she was indeed Jun Ruoxue, the best place to hide soone was only one!
That would be to hide the person in the carriage, and take the person out of the city unnoticed along with the carriage.
"Deputy County Magistrate Su, Lord Su, how’s it going! Have you finished the check? Can this young lady leave the city now?"
After such a long period of waiting, the anger on Jun Ruoxue’s face had almost dissipated.
She leisurely tapped the carriage with her delicate jade-like fingers, her face calm as she inquired.
Su Sikong’s eyes flickered as he rushed to bow, "Miss Jun was frightened! I confirm that we have indeed checked everything. There are no suspicious individuals within Miss Jun’s convoy."
"Hmph! If that’s the case, you can let out of the city now, right?"
"Miss Jun, please wait!"
Su Sikong again held up his hand to stop her, "Indeed, we should let Miss Jun go. However, there is one place in your convoy that we have not yet searched!"
"What, you want to search again?"
Jun Ruoxue sharply slapped the carriage, "Su Sikong, I suggest you spare people when you can, and leave so room for yourself! Otherwise, if you want to court death, you really can’t bla others!"
A glimpse of cold light flashed through Su Sikong’s eyes.
Courting death?
If the two people were found, the one courting death might not be him!
"I cannot agree with Miss Jun’s words."
He defended with righteous indignation, "Since starting my career in officialdom, I have aspired to be a good official, to do real deeds for the people, prioritizing their interests and serving the public as my principle. How could I back down just because of a little obstruction, worrying only about my own way out?"
Even he was moved by his own words.
Once upon a ti, these sentints emanated from the depths of his heart!
But he couldn’t rember when his inner desires had surged so strongly, becoming increasingly difficult to satisfy. The ambition he once had upon stepping into officialdom had long been abandoned beyond the ninesky.
"Ha-ha! Lord Su speaks so well!"
Jun Ruoxue sneered coldly, "Then, Lord Jun, please tell , where have you not searched?"
"It’s the carriage you’re sitting in!"
Once more, Su Sikong bowed.
Jun Ruoxue said nothing, just stared at him.
Su Sikong didn’t dare to straighten up, but continued to bow.
Neither of them moved or spoke, neither willing to back down first.
The morning glow in the sky had already broken through the horizon, and the red sun had also broken the darkness before dawn, illuminating the whole earth.
The ti to open the city gates had passed long ago, and quite a few civilians had gathered both inside and outside the city, discussing the still closed city gate.
Recent epidemic scares had already made the civilians jittery, and the fact the city gate remained closed only fuelled the rumors swirling around, with countless versions circulating among the crowd.
After a long pause, Jun Ruoxue finally sighed, "Lord Su, are you sure you want to search?"
"Absolutely!"
"Are you certain you want to search?"
"Yes indeed!"
"Fine, if you want to search, this young lady won’t stop you. However, if you don’t find anything in this carriage, what will Lord Su do?"
Su Sikong’s eyes darted to the side again, he quickly and carefully inquired.
"What kind of gesture would Miss Jun like to see?"
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