Inside the box lay fingers and ears, dripping with fresh, bloodied fingers and ears.
Beneath the fingers and ears was also a piece of paper with nas written on it.
"Bastard!!!" Linghu Wuheng's eyes nearly burst with rage, a surge of blood raced to his forehead, and a strong killing intent erupted from him, "I'm going to kill you! I swear I'll kill you!!!"
"It's my son's finger! I can sense the familiar qi on it... Yes, this is definitely my son's finger." Du Yue's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared with a trembling voice, "I swear! I will catch you and then tear you into a thousand pieces!!!"
"This is infuriating!"
"Utterly detestable!!!"
"I want to kill soone right now!!!"
"My poor child."
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Looking at the severed fingers and bloody ears in the box, these people of power and wealth were in agony.
"Eh? Sothing's not right!" Linghu Wuheng suddenly exclaid in surprise.
"What's not right?" the others asked, "Are these fingers and ears not our children's?"
"That's not what I ant." Linghu Wuheng shook his head.
"Then what are you talking about?"
"Haven't you noticed?"
"Noticed what?" Everyone was confused.
"We've all received severed fingers and ears, except for one person who hasn't." Linghu Wuheng said slowly, his voice sowhat low.
"Whoosh!"
Everyone turned their heads, all looking simultaneously at the silent Xiahou Wei, reminded by Linghu Wuheng. They finally realized, yes, why have we all received our children's severed fingers and ears, but only Xiahou Wei hasn't? Why is that? Is there a hidden aning behind this?
It was not that the others were overthinking; the matter was just too mysterious.
"Why are you looking at ?" Xiahou Wei huffed.
"General Xiahou, don't you want to explain?" Linghu Wuheng said sternly.
"What do I have to explain!" Xiahou Wei raised his eyebrows, widened his eyes, and said coldly, "I myself am baffled!"
"We've all received our children's fingers and ears, the only exception is you, why is that?" Linghu Wuheng relentlessly pressed on.
"What do you an by that?" Xiahou Wei glared at Linghu Wuheng, "Are you suspecting that I'm in cahoots with the bandits?"
"That's not what I ant."
"Then what do you an? Linghu Wuheng, speak clearly!"
The tension was high between the two of them, and they were about to start arguing.
At this mont, Du Yue stepped in to diate, "Enough, let's all say less." He paused, "I believe in General Xiahou, he would definitely not be involved with the bandits! This must be the bandits' conspiracy, trying to use this incident to divide us, we mustn't fall for it."
"Commander Du is right, this must be the bandits' plot."
"I also believe in General Xiahou."
"I believe as well."
"General Xiahou is definitely not that kind of person."
"Stop arguing, we need to think about how to find the bandits and save our children quickly."
"Commander Linghu, you should apologize to General Xiahou; you shouldn't have suspected him." Du Yue said firmly.
By then, Linghu Wuheng had also cald down. He realized that the words he had spoken just now were sowhat inappropriate. After a mont's hesitation, Linghu Wuheng took the initiative to apologize, "General Xiahou, please forgive , I was a bit impulsive just now. Don't take it to heart; it's just because I'm worried about the child that I..."
"I won't hold it against you," Xiahou Wei waved his hand dismissively. "The child has been kidnapped, and everyone is anxious. It's understandable to say sothing too extre in such a situation."
"Why would the bandits do this? Aren't they afraid of provoking us?" Du Yue asked with a stern face.
"Look quickly, there is a piece of paper in the box."
"Eh? There really is one!"
"There seem to be words written on it."
"Hurry and take it out to see."
Everyone clumsily took out the piece of paper, and when they opened it, they were all stunned. It contained only one sentence: By trying to fool with fake items, these fingers and ears are your punishnt.
Du Yue inhaled sharply, his face full of confusion, "How did the bandits know the ransom we threw into the sea was fake?"
"Could there be a traitor leaking information? Otherwise, how did they know?"
"We personally handled the ransom, outsiders wouldn't know."
"That ans... there's a leak among us?"
"Who is it?"
"Whoosh!"
Everyone, as if by so unspoken agreent, raised their heads and stared straight at Xiahou Wei.
"What are you looking at for!" Xiahou Wei shouted in anger, "Are you suspecting of being the traitor?"
Nobody spoke, they just kept looking at Xiahou Wei.
Silence is the most powerful weapon, capable of instantly breaking a person's spirit.
"If you keep looking at like that, I'll... gouge out your eyes!" Xiahou Wei clenched his fists, cursing in agitation. Even with Xiahou Wei's good temper, being misunderstood twice in a row was infuriating.
"Ahem..." Du Yue coughed twice and then spoke, "General Xiahou, don't misunderstand, we didn't an anything by it."
"Didn't an anything by it?" Xiahou Wei laughed out of sheer anger, "Then why are you staring at like that!"
"Er, well..." Just as Du Yue was about to explain, he was cut off by Xiahou Wei.
"I know what you're thinking," Xiahou Wei huffed angrily. "Because I didn't receive my daughter's fingers and ears, you suspect that I'm connected to the bandits or even that I've been signalling them. You really are... utterly foolish! I am the City Defense General personally conferred by His Imperial Majesty of the Ming Dynasty. Even if I were confused, I wouldn't have any dealings with bandits! That's all I have to say, believe it or not." This ti, Xiahou Wei was truly angry.
"General Xiahou, please calm down, we really weren't suspecting you," Du Yue said hastily. "We all know the kind of person General Xiahou is. Others might be capable of acting as the traitor, but definitely not General Xiahou, am I right?" His last statent was addressed to Linghu Wuheng and the others.
"Oh, yes, we believe in General Xiahou."
"Right, we believe."
"All of this is a conspiracy forged by the bandits."
Everyone began to express their belief in him.
Xiahou Wei's expression eased a little.
At that mont, Linghu Wuheng, who had been standing to the side with a blank expression, spoke up, "How did the bandits know the ransom was fake?"
"What do you an by that!" Xiahou Wei turned his head sharply, furiously staring at Linghu Wuheng, "Do you still suspect ?"
Linghu Wuheng shook his head, "General Xiahou, please calm down, I'm not targeting you! Before we clear up the truth, all of us are suspects." He then added, "Including myself; everyone is under suspicion."
"What exactly are you trying to say." Xiahou Wei asked with a dark face.
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