Chosen One, how did I end up as the villain?

"Judging by the amount of dust, this house has probably been vacant for quite some time." Yun Suyan wiped the dust off the stove.

Pu Liugang tugged at his mustache and asked in confusion:

"The courtyard looks normal and there's no damage."

"What's normal is the hospital, not the people."

With that, Qin Huaiyu leaped over the steps and entered the hall.

The room that comes into view is a combined bedroom and living room.

On the left is a bed, a wardrobe, a rattan chair, and some other personal items.

In the middle is a dusty desk, and on the right are some storage cabinets.

The floor is made of wood, and footprints are also left, but the footprints here are elongated, and two sets of footprints are not formed.

He crouched down and looked closely. Although the mark was covered by dust, it was still possible to see that it was only half a footprint, as if someone had dragged him and he had struggled.

"Sister Yun, check how many people's clothes are in the wardrobe."

Yun Suyan nodded, then quickly walked to the wardrobe and opened it to check.

quickly,

She replied:

"The two people, a man and a woman, should be a couple, as their underwear was placed together."

It seems they are not from the same family.

Qin Huaiyu stood up and said in a deep voice:

"This family must have been kidnapped."

"Kidnapped?"

The crowd was somewhat taken aback.

Chu Yanxi frowned and said:

"What do you mean? You say it was man-made, but do you have any evidence?"

This woman really won't give up until she's completely cornered!

Qin Huaiyu shook his head and said:

"The signs are already quite obvious, but you're just ignoring the details."

As he spoke, he pointed to the ground beneath his feet.

"There are signs of struggle and dragging here, and footprints at the door prove that the last people to come to this house were five people, all adults, three of whom were wearing boots and two of whom were walking."

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked, including the two women.

They all came in together, so why didn't they notice anything?

Some guards, not believing in superstition, hurriedly ran out to see.

Chu Yanxi then came closer to examine the marks on the floor.

She crouched down, her face full of disbelief, and said:

"...These are indeed drag marks, clearly man-made. How do you explain the village's actions?"

Someone has been here; what about the legend of the earth dragon...?

She couldn't understand it, feeling that she had fallen into a misconception and trapped her thoughts in a cage.

The guard who had gone out returned to the room at this moment. He looked at his colleague and said:

"Indeed, there are five sets of footprints of varying sizes on the steps."

Amazing!

Pu Liugang's mustache twitched; only then did he realize something.

I underestimated the young master. He was hiding his true strength; he was not only a powerful cultivator, but his intellect was probably superior to everyone else's.

He probably already had a plan, and was just looking for evidence.

Then wouldn't my actions be equivalent to those of a clown jumping around on the beam?

She's really cunning...

"Even if there are marks, that doesn't prove they're the last remnants, does it?" a guard questioned.

As soon as he said this, before Qin Huaiyu could answer, his colleagues looked at him as if he were an idiot.

"What do you mean?"

Wang Shi was truly exasperated by his foolishness and asked:

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? I'm asking you, if you have shit on your face today, will you still have it tomorrow?"

"Of course not."

Why?

"because……"

He suddenly realized what he was saying, his face flushed red, and he lowered his head and shrank back like a quail.

That's so damn embarrassing!

The guards were also extremely embarrassed.

After watching the farce, Qin Huaiyu turned his head and said to Yun Suyan:

"Sister Yun, the latest chapter is full of exciting plot twists! Come quick! Check the wardrobe again to see if there are any brocade robes or silk garments, or any decent long robes."

Long boots are a must-have with this type of clothing; if you don't have them, that further proves it.

After hearing this, Yun Suyan turned around and flipped through the pages again, saying:

"It seems there aren't any, but there are a few women's clothes here that look quite expensive..."

As she was speaking, she suddenly paused.

"Huh, what's this?"

With a startled cry, Yun Suyan took a cloth bag from the wardrobe in front of everyone.

"..."

Everyone was puzzled, wondering what was so surprising about a cloth bag.

"It's quite substantial."

Yun Suyan put down the cloth bag and then quickly untied it.

The next moment, almost everyone's eyes widened.

Under the firelight, everything was glittering gold, and the reflected light was dazzling.

Inside were chunks of golden grit, one after another, roughly estimated to be no less than ten pieces, some of which were quite large, about the size of a fist.

Qin Huaiyu narrowed his eyes, as if the problem that had been troubling him had suddenly become clear.

This family also has golden grits.

Could it be...?

He considered a possibility and then turned his gaze to the people present.

"Gold!"

The guards' eyes widened instantly, their pupils gleaming, their faces filled with undisguised greed.

Pu Liugang immediately perked up, his small eyes fixed intently on the scene.

Fang Lie didn't react much, quietly following beside the guard who had his head down.

The two women were worldly-wise and had seen all sorts of treasures, so they didn't react much to ordinary things.

Yun Suyan asked in confusion:

"How could a farmer have so many gold nuggets?"

"Judging from its color, it's neither standard gold nor melted gold; it's mined gold, which must have been mined from a mine," Chu Yanxi analyzed, looking at the gold nugget.

"Gold mine? You mean there's a gold mine!" someone exclaimed.

The guards, upon hearing this, looked at each other.

It felt like they were saying, "You're rich!"

"Stop your thoughts. These are evidence, not something you can covet. If any of them are missing, I will punish you severely."