Chapter 462: No way to refute (1/2)
Chapter 462: No way to refute
Han Yunxi might have laughed, but the expressionless Long Feiye had a different change. He glanced slightly outside the curtain as his eyes flickered with ruthlessness. Han Yunxi had no idea that Long Feiye was watching the entire scene. She simply shook her head at Mu Linger. Even after finding out that Mute Granny had gone missing after falling off the cliff, Han Yunxi had never given up searching for her. She and Long Feiye had been wracking their brains to track her down and only given up recently.
When it came to Mute Granny’s death, she still felt remorseful and uneasy. But that didn’t mean Mu Linger could accuse her without any grounds!
“Hypocrite! I, Mu Linger, look down on people who bully innocent old women!” Mu Linger raged. She had once said that she’d definitely scorn Han Yunxi if she hurt a hair on Mute Granny’s head.
Han Yunxi lost it as well. She jumped off the carriage and said, “Mu Linger, you better give me some evidence and a clear explanation. Otherwise, don’t even think of leaving today!”
“Evidence?” Mu Linger gave a frosty laugh. “I must have had a hole in my brain not to suspect you from the start. You yourselves are the evidence, so why should I give you any more?”
“Stop flapping your mouth with useless words!” Han Yunxi shot back.
“What, you want me to spell it out?” Mu Linger sneered back. “Han Yunxi, only my Mu Clan, you and the Duke of Qin, and Qi gege knows of Mute Granny’s existence.”
“So then?” Han Yunxi asked.
“His Highness Duke of Qin had the skills to bring you and Mute Granny away from the Mu Clan and their entire team of guards. Do you think my Mu Clan would’ve had the skills to back Mute Granny into a corner until she jumped off the cliff?” Mu Linger demanded.
“It wasn’t His Highness Duke of Qin who escorted Mute Granny out, but his subordinates,” Han Yunxi said, before adding, “And I never blamed your Mu Clan.”
She might have suspected them, but Mu Linger’s defense for them had stopped that line of thinking. She hadn’t bothered the Mu Clan at all after that. Mu Yingdong left Mute Granny there for a reason, so he had full reason to chase after the old woman, but he’d never force her off a cliff. Moreover, when Mu Yingdong came to ask for Mu Linger, she had questioned him then too and grown convinced that he wasn’t the culprit.
“So, you’re sure my Mu Clan didn’t do it?”
“I’m sure. What exactly do you want to say?” Han Yunxi wasn’t that patient.
Mu Linger remained calm and asked, “Then let me ask you next, would Qi gege kidnap Mute Granny?”
Han Yunxi didn’t even have to think. “It’s impossible that it’d be him.”
Gu Qishao might have taken her to see Mute Granny, but she wouldn’t even know the old woman existed before he told her! Gu Qishao was searching for Mute Granny right now as well!
“Very good. Then let me ask you again. If we’re the only ones who know that Mute Granny exists, and Qi gege and my Mu Clan both aren’t suspects, wouldn’t that leave you and Long Feiye as the most suspicious party?” Mu Linger asked.
“That’s gangster logic!” Han Yunxi exclaimed.
Mu Linger didn’t understand the term, nor did she want to know; she had long lost her temper after Qi gege had laid out the situation to her and found his words sounded very logical. She trusted that the Mu Clan and Qi gege were both free from suspicion, but she couldn’t do the same for Han Yunxi and Long Feiye. The more she considered it, the more likely it seemed that the couple had squirreled away Mute Granny somewhere and lied to her about the old woman falling off a cliff. Most likely, they didn’t want the Mu Clan asking for their person back.
As for what Han Yunxi wanted Mute Granny for, it seemed to have something to do with her birth origins. Qi gege hadn’t been clear on that point, but she was too lazy to find out more. All she wanted was Mute Granny back and to expose Han Yunxi’s mask!
She raised her voice and demanded, “If it wasn’t you and Long Feiye who locked her up, then where did Mute Granny go? And who could’ve tried to kidnap her? Say something!”
“I want to know who tried to kidnap her too. I’ve been looking for a year but I haven’t found any clues!” Han Yunxi nearly blew her top. What was gangster logic? Someone who couldn’t see sense and resorted to sophistry to say illogical things. How could Mu Linger point fingers at her and Long Feiye just because she’d eliminated the Mu Clan and Gu Qishao? How were they supposed to have a proper talk when the girl was being so unreasonable?
It might’ve been better if Han Yunxi said nothing at all, because her words only made Mu Linger laugh until it turned into a sneer. “Han Yunxi, you said that it was the subordinates who escorted Mute Granny away. Then may I ask, are His Highness Duke of Qin’s men nothing but rice buckets? They might have lost Mute Granny, but they couldn’t find a trace of a clue? Who are you trying to fool?”
Han Yunxi gave a minute start. It had to be said that she’d been perplexed over the very same question. Actually, if she was on Mu Linger’s side, they might both find Mute Granny’s sudden kidnapping questionable. Back then, Gu Qishao had posed the same question after finding out that Mute Granny was gone. Chu Xifeng was the one who escorted the woman away. His martial arts skills were the best amongst Long Feiye’s subordinates, but he still managed to lose the old woman over a cliff. He should’ve at least find some clues from the kidnappers or at least prevented them from escaping. How could he have found absolutely nothing in over a year?