Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

"As long as the spices are scattered, bees can find them... Therefore, the predecessors of the farming family sometimes use this method to use bees to find their nests, to attract bees to collect honey, etc."

"And I, by chance, got some of these spices, and by chance..."

Shen Lian raised his eyelids, looked at the housekeeper, and said with a smile: "Just now, I accidentally sprinkled some of this special spice on your clothes."

"So, if you really came just now, then the bees... would help us find the way you left."

When the butler heard Shen Lian's words, his pupils shrank slightly.

His expression suddenly changed: "Commander Shen, when did you sprinkle spices on me? How come I didn't know?"

Shen Lian opened the lid of the bamboo tube, and suddenly a buzzing sound was heard, and soon... some bees flew directly out of the bamboo tube.

Shen Lian raised his lips and smiled faintly: "Has your master never told you how terrible the people in Wangyun Inn are? You dare to walk in front of me, you are so brave..."

Facing the housekeeper's ugly gaze, Shen Lian smiled and said, "You are so bold!"

The housekeeper frowned completely.

He didn't know whether Shen Lian was fooling him, deliberately exposing him, or really did these things.

But he really knew nothing.

And at that time, Shen Lian had no idea what was going to happen.

So, what’s wrong with Shen Lian?
Nothing has happened yet, why are you starting to dig a hole?
The housekeeper looked very bad.

At this time, everyone was attracted by the bees and no one paid attention to the housekeeper.

The bees flapped their wings, making a buzzing sound.

These bees did not gather together because the butler had already walked around, so wherever the butler walked, there were bees flying, which made everyone believe Shen Lian's words.

Shen Lian tapped his knees lightly with his fingers, looking calm and unhurried.

Abao was so nervous that his palms were sweating.

If the bees find the way the ghost left home, then even if Shen Lian solves the case, the situation will not be optimistic.

After all, framing a small person... this is really not a good thing to say, and it carries much more weight in the hearts of the people than framing an official.

After all, people sympathize with the weak.

There is no doubt that at this time, the butler is the weak one.

The housekeeper stared at Shen Lian, and seeing that Shen Lian was not in a hurry, he frowned and looked at the flying bees.

He just couldn't believe that his foolproof plan could be ruined by a group of bees?

Finally, at this moment, Shen Lian, who had maintained an unchanged expression, suddenly let the chess piece in his hand fly out.

With a bang, it hit a wall in the room. Just in front of the wall, there were some dense bees flying continuously, and it seemed that they would not turn back until they hit the wall.

Shen Lian raised the corner of his mouth, glanced at the housekeeper whose pupils shrank, and said lightly: "Abao, smash the wall."

"The road is found."

boom!
When Abao heard Shen Lian's words, he didn't give anyone a chance to react. He simply took out a sledgehammer and smashed it towards the wall surrounded by bees.

There was a loud bang and a crash.

This directly shocked all the officials.

The butler's expression at this moment was also extremely ugly and suspicious.

He pursed his lips and suddenly looked at Shen Lian subconsciously. He saw that Shen Lian at this moment had a calm and composed expression, as if everything was under his control, as if everything that happened next was within his expectations.

It made him look a little lazy, as if he had no interest in anything.

When the butler saw this scene, his brows furrowed and his expression became even uglier.

Just at this moment, Shen Lian seemed to notice his gaze. Shen Lian tilted his head, and the two people's gazes collided directly in the air without any warning.

The butler felt that Shen Lian's eyes were like an endless starry sky. Just one glance at him and his sight was strongly drawn in, making him a little dazed for a moment.

As for Shen Lian, he just glanced at him and then looked away nonchalantly, not even willing to give any extra expression, as if in Shen Lian's eyes, he was no different from an ant.

This made the butler, who had just recovered from his shock, feel inexplicably angry.

He clenched his fists and was about to say something, but suddenly, a loud bang and the exclamations of the crowd brought his thoughts back to reality.

He hurriedly looked towards the place where the loud noise came from, and then his pupils suddenly shrank--
The wall surrounded by bees was smashed down by Abao's hammer. After the wall collapsed, a dark secret passage appeared behind the wall.

There really is a secret passage behind this wall!

There was no wall blocking the bees in front of them, so they flew in without saying a word, as if there was something attracting them.

All the officials couldn't help but exclaimed at this moment.

“There really is a secret passage!”

“This…this…”

"Those bees flew in without any hesitation, so...really, did the butler really just walk through here?"

"Could it be that... the butler is really framing Commander Shen? Commander Shen was actually brought here by the butler?"

At this moment, even though these officials did not know where the secret passage led to, they basically knew the general situation.

No matter how stupid they are, they have a bottom line, and this obvious evidence is enough to explain everything.

If they still don't understand what's going on, then they have no right to be officials to this extent.

At this moment, their eyes all turned to the butler.

The expression on his face was very complicated!

I can't believe it!
There is anger!
I'm scared!
The butler, the butler actually deceived them!
He actually used them to frame Commander Shen!
This made them extremely angry.

And when he thought about... that he almost offended Shen Lian, and thus indirectly offended Qin Changye, he felt even more scared!
Shen Lian himself is not a good person, and Lu Xie’s death is right in front of him.

They really didn't dare to offend Shen Lian and Qin Changye.

But even though they were hiding like this, they were still deceived by the housekeeper. This made them really want to tear this sinister housekeeper to pieces!

"Commander Shen, we...we were deceived by the housekeeper. We really didn't mean to frame Commander Shen."

"Yes, Commander Shen, we have all been deceived by this villain. We have no intention of becoming your enemy!"

"I hope Commander Shen will understand."

These officials immediately changed their previous attitudes and now all bowed and nodded in front of Shen Lian, apologizing to Shen Lian and seeking Shen Lian's forgiveness.

Ah Bao was so happy watching from the side. Thinking about what they said to their master at the beginning, calling him a murderer, and now, they were nodding and bowing, wishing they could kneel down and kowtow to Shen Lian to admit their mistakes, he felt extremely happy.

Live it!

They asked for this!

Without investigating the case and knowing the truth, you just talk about the murderer. If you keep silent about the murderer, you are stupid. Who can you blame?

Shen Lian listened to these people's apologies, just scratched his ears, and said lightly: "You are all not young anymore, and have been officials for so many years, why are you still so naive?"

He glanced at the panicked faces of these officials and said slowly, "If you do something wrong and apologize, you are not responsible for anything. Then what is the use of laws? What is the use of the Dali Temple? What is the use of the Ministry of Justice?"

"I killed you, so why shouldn't I just apologize? Why don't you want to?"

"I falsely accused you, so why don't I just apologize? Why don't you agree?"

"If you agree with this, then I, Shen Lian, will kill you now, and then I will apologize to you and bow to you. You will not pursue responsibility, and you will not let your family members pursue responsibility, okay?"

As soon as Shen Lian finished speaking, the faces of these officials changed drastically.

Cold sweat kept dripping from their foreheads, and their faces turned pale and blue, looking extremely ugly.

How did they answer?

Shen Lian has completely blocked their way.

Just apologize? Shen Lian killed them, so he can apologize!
Apologizing is not okay? Then Shen Lian just caught them directly.

So, they have no way out at all.

They did not have Shen Lian's ability, nor did they have Shen Lian's ability to take the third path. At this moment... they were just frozen here, feeling extremely panicked and full of regret.

If they had known that offending Shen Lian would have such serious consequences, they should not have tried to seize power from Shen Lian before, and they should not have tried to frame Shen Lian just now.

Now, they really regret it.

After Shen Lian finished speaking, he didn't even look at them again.

To Shen Lian, these officials really did not arouse any interest in him because their ranks were too low.

If Shen Lian didn't want to make an example of them and let others know the consequences of offending him, he really wouldn't bother to pay attention to them.

But it’s better this way. I originally planned to deal with them one by one.

This time, because of Wang Wenru, they were all gathered together at once, so they could be caught in one fell swoop, which saved a lot of trouble.

Without Shen Lian saying anything, Qin Ziyi gave orders after the case was over, asking the bailiffs to restrain the officials. He said seriously, "I will need you to go to the Dali Temple with me later, so I hope you will cooperate and not do anything too embarrassing, which will be bad for both of us."

Hearing Qin Ziyi's threatening words, these officials felt cold in their hands and feet, and their regret for offending Shen Lian became even stronger.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have done it in the first place!
But Shen Lian didn't pay any attention to them.

He stood up and walked slowly to the secret passage. Looking at the dark secret passage, he looked at the housekeeper and said calmly, "Do you need me to send someone to check where the end of the secret passage is?"

The housekeeper frowned and stared at Shen Lian.

At this time, he heard Shen Lian say: "As expected, this secret passage leads directly to the main gate. As the saying goes, the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. So if you want to go to the main gate, you don't have to go through the rockery, bridge or garden from here."

"As long as one is a martial artist who knows a little bit about martial arts and has decent leg strength, it will take less than twenty breaths for them to reach the gate."

"You brought us here and asked us to wait outside the door. I was bored and counted them."

"From the time you entered until the scream was heard, it took exactly twenty breaths."

"So, if what I think is correct, when you went in, Wang Wenru was already there waiting to die, and you didn't stop at all, but ran to the gate at the fastest speed. Then, the moment Wang Wenru died, you opened the door to welcome him, which was just right... It became your alibi, and also allowed you to bring people to become witnesses of my murder."

Shen Lian looked at the butler. Although it was an inference, his tone was as if he was stating a fact. When people heard it, they would subconsciously believe it.

"In fact, this case is not that sophisticated. It's just a matter of time. You guys took advantage of the situation... But, as the saying goes, the law is long and there is no loophole. You are one foot taller than me, but you can never be as good as me."

"The winner is me, Shen Lian!"

Shen Lian frowned slightly and said calmly: "Wang Wenru died in vain."

Palace, inside the hall.

Shen Lian stood in front of the broken wall, looked at the butler calmly, and slowly said those two words that he was the winner.

The case was solved.

The housekeeper's trick was also cracked.

It can be said that everything they have done so far has been cracked by Shen Lian.

If this is all they have, then Shen Lian is a complete winner.

But even so.

Even though all the secrets were cracked by Shen Lian, all the crises were resolved by Shen Lian, and even though Shen Lian said "I am the winner", he did not show any arrogance.

Not to mention being arrogant, there wasn't even a hint of pride.

It was as if I had won the game of chess tonight, but there was no sense of accomplishment.

Shen Lian's attitude made the housekeeper's face turn red. He clenched his hands into fists, veins on his face exposed, and he looked extremely ferocious.

He looked at Shen Lian. His originally black eyes were covered with a layer of blood red at some point, making him look very intimidating.

However, facing the intimidating gaze of the butler, Shen Lian remained indifferent and even yawned.

Just when Ah Bao thought that the butler was going to explode with anger, the butler whose veins on his forehead were about to burst suddenly burst into laughter the next moment.

But this laughter didn't feel cheerful at all, and there wasn't even a sense of happiness in it.

Yes, but it's weird.

The laughter suddenly rang out in the silent hall, so sinister that the officials subconsciously shrank their necks, feeling as if there was wind blowing at the back of their necks.

Ah Bao frowned and couldn't help saying, "You lost, but you are still laughing so happily. Are you crazy because the blow is too great?"

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes, and at this moment, there seemed to be a glimmer of light in his lazy eyes.

"Lost?"

When the butler heard what Abao said, his laughter stopped abruptly.

He grinned, looking a little crazy: "You said I lost?"

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(End of this chapter)