Chapter 166 - Beacon in Troubled Times 16. (1/2)

Ch166 – Beacon in Troubled Times 16.

The girls and boss of the Fragrant Sky House were collectively placed in jail. These girls usually sang and danced. They got up every day and put on exquisite makeup and beautiful dresses and were flattered by the children of rich families. When had they experienced something like this?

The moment they saw the cold, damp environment of the dungeon, everyone started to complain.

“How can people sleep in such a dirty place?”

”There isn’t even a bed.”

“The a.s.sa.s.sin had nothing to do with us. Tell Yu daren and quickly let us go!”

The bailiff responsible for their imprisonment became impatient and shouted angrily, “Shut up! If the a.s.sa.s.sin comes from your Fragrant Sky House and the prince becomes angry then all of you will be beheaded! Wanting to be picky in a dungeon? A dungeon isn’t a place for you to sing and dance. Be obedient or I will go in!”

The man was burly and had a loud voice. The girls became pale with fright and they closed their mouths, not daring to say anything else.

Ye Qi remained silent in the crowd.

A total of 12 people from the Fragrant Sky House were arrested. Four of them were locked in one cell for a total of three cells.

The conditions in the dungeon were really poor. There was no bed, the floor was covered in messy hay and the sound of rats could be heard in the corner. A fat rat pa.s.sed by, causing a few girls to panic and scream. Some of them took off their shoes to hit the rat and the cell was chaotic.

Ye Qi sat in a corner and thought seriously about what happened.

He had received an S-grade evaluation for 2 of Hearts, 3 of Hearts and 4 of Hearts. In the fifth, sixth and seventh levels, he followed Group Leader Yu and Professor Xiao to solve the case and gained a lot of reasoning knowledge. He was sure that the case in this secret room wouldn’t be as simple as the a.s.sa.s.sination of the prince.

At that time, the a.s.sa.s.sin ran away and the prince locked up all the people of the Fragrant Sky House out of anger. What happened after that? Who would be the first one to die? He was thinking then when he suddenly saw a bailiff coming over and asking, “Who is Miss Ye?”

Ye Qi stood up. “I am.”

“There is a son of Shao who came to see you.” The bailiff smiled.

The surrounding girls heard this and cast looks of envy and hatred at Ye Qi. Everyone knew that Young Master Shao recently spent a lot of money raising Miss Ye. They didn’t expect Young Master Shao to be so kind and righteous that he was even willing to come see her when she was in prison!

Ye Qi heard these words with a bright eye and immediately followed the bailiff.

Outside the door, Shao Qingge stood while holding a folding fan and posing like a n.o.ble son, a smile still on his face. He saw Ye Qi come out and took out a piece of silver from his pocket, handing it to the bailiff. “You worked hard.”

The bailiff happily accepted the money and said, “The two of you talk slowly! You can talk casually until the daren comes back. I will guard the door.”

Ye Qi, “……”

Shao Qingge did a really good job of spending money to buy the bailiff.

Shao Qingge smiled and placed a food box on the table. “You haven’t eaten yet? Have some snacks first.”

He had experienced the hards.h.i.+ps of eating leaves in the Nightmare Room so he cherished food. When eating pastries, he wouldn’t leave the smallest sc.r.a.ps. He held the many small snacks in his hands and ate them cleanly, his actions like a hungry little squirrel.

He had been sitting on the hay in the cell and there were some pieces in his hair.

Looking at his hungry appearance, Shao Qingge’s heart inexplicably softened and he couldn’t help reaching out and pulling out the weeds on this person’s head. “Is this your first time going to jail? Are the conditions very bad?”

Ye Qi looked up in a depressed manner. “Are you still in the mood to joke? Do you want to try pretending to be a woman every day, wearing a dress, and then arrested and imprisoned?”

“You sound aggrieved? Why don’t I have Yu daren let you out?”

Ye Qi quickly calmed down. “Definitely not. We can’t let it go until the case is clear. It doesn’t matter. In any case, the plot arranged for me to be in the Fragrant Sky House so it must need me to collect clues from the Fragrant Sky House.”

He ate until he was full. Then he wiped his hands and looked at Shao Qingge. “After we were taken, did another accident happen at the prince’s mansion?”

Shao Qingge nodded. “The eldest young lady is dead. She hung herself.”

Ye Qi immediately exclaimed, “It definitely isn’t suicide!”

Shao Qingge told him, “Xiao and Yu are still there investigating the clues. They specifically had me come to see you. In fact, everyone is very concerned about you.”

Ye Qi’s heart slightly warmed. “I’m fine, it is just sitting in jail for a few days. I don’t know much about the Fragrant Sky House. I’ve thought carefully and the a.s.sa.s.sin should’ve long been embedded in the sword dance team.”

Shao Qingge asked with interest, “How do you know she didn’t kill one of them and is an impostor?”

“Impossible.” Ye Qi shook his head. “I have been practicing with them these days and this set of sword dance moves is very complicated. A temporary replacement won’t be able to perform it some completely. You watched the dance at the prince’s mansion. The five people were very synchronized, every movement was uniform and the rhythm was very accurate. This isn’t possible if it is a temporary replacement.”

“Yes, that’s true.” Shao Qingge carefully recalled the dance just before. The five people did cooperate in a tacit manner. The movements were very proficient and the effect of the dance was amazing. They had obviously been practicing together for a long time.

“They always covered their faces when rehearsing. In order to distinguish each one, I purposely remembered their eyes and eyebrows. They are the five people who performed today. Therefore, the a.s.sa.s.sin should’ve planned this a long time and mixed in with the Fragrant Sky House in order to a.s.sa.s.sinate the prince at his birthday banquet.”

“…” This person looked quite cute when carefully a.n.a.lyzing and Shao Qingge couldn’t help smiling. “Are there any other clues?”

“I checked the remaining four girls just now. The a.s.sa.s.sin who ran away was called Xue Yan. According to Aunt Qing, she has been in the Fragrant Sky House for a year. It seems that she has been planning to a.s.sa.s.sinate the prince for a long time. Is it the same group of people who want to a.s.sa.s.sination Group Leader Yu?”

“Okay, write it down. I’ll pa.s.s it onto Group Leader Yu.” Shao Qingge wrote down all the clues provided by Ye Qi.

Taking too long would raise suspicions so Shao Qingge let Ye Qi go back first to rest.

The bailiff took Ye Qi to a cell where he was alone. This cell was much cleaner than the cells the other people lived in and it was covered with brand new bedding. Ye Qi stared with wide eyes. “Where did the bedding…”

The bailiff smiled. “This is what Young Master Shao asked us to prepare for you. Young Master Shao is worried that you will suffer in jail and specifically asked to send you new bedding.”

Ye Qi entered the cell with a warm heart.