The Fourth Prince’s heart skipped a beat, and the smile on his face disappeared: "Prince, what do you an by that?"
Long Rui: "With just a casual remark, if the Fourth Prince has done nothing wrong, why be so tense?"
"You...!" The Fourth Prince was about to lose his temper but suddenly rembered sothing and laughed, saying, "The Prince is indeed humorous."
At this mont, Lin Kong walked out in a purple outfit, looking spirited, and asked the Fourth Prince, "Disciple, what day is it today, why is it so lively in the mansion?"
The Fourth Prince glanced at the steward, displeased, and said, "The servants don’t understand, a small matter happened, and they went to report to the governnt office. Master, did they disturb your rest?"
The steward insisted he did nothing wrong; so many servants went missing in the mansion, it was right to report it to the authorities. He just couldn’t understand why the Fourth Prince was so against involving the governnt office.
Lin Kong looked confused, "What exactly happened?"
The Fourth Prince: "Master, the steward said that so servants have gone missing in the mansion these days, so he invited the governnt office to investigate."
Lin Kong sneered, "A few dead servants, what’s the fuss? Even involving the governnt, don’t be afraid to say it! I was the one who killed those servants."
The steward exclaid in shock, "What?"
Lin Kong said indifferently, "If the servants don’t obey, killing them is of no consequence. What’s the big deal? Why even report it?"
Servants in large households all signed life and death contracts, giving the master the right to kill. If disobedient servants were beaten to death by the master, the governnt had no authority to intervene. There was nothing wrong with Lin Kong’s words.
The Fourth Prince, after hearing this, felt relieved, understanding that Master was taking the bla to cover for him.
The steward wanted to say it wasn’t just a few servants gone missing; there were over a hundred!
However, facing the Fourth Prince’s warning glance, he backed down, lowered his head, and didn’t dare to speak further.
Long Rui: "Many people have died around the Capital, and I suspect the murderer in the Fourth Prince’s Mansion is the sa person as the one outside, so this matter must be thoroughly investigated."
Lin Kong thought he could just say a word and make him and his people leave the Fourth Prince’s Mansion? How naive, he had been waiting for this opportunity for days.
The Fourth Prince laughed, "The Prince loves to joke. Outside is outside, this is the Prince’s Mansion, heavily guarded. How could a murderer possibly sneak in?"
Long Rui: "Fourth Prince, I am also concerned for your safety, better to be cautious."
The Fourth Prince’s expression beca extrely ugly in an instant.
Lin Kong gave him a reassuring look.
The Fourth Prince barely cald himself down.
At this mont, Long Yi hurriedly returned from the search to report: "Prince, we have found a body."
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince’s heart almost jumped out of his chest. He looked at Lin Kong nervously.
Lin Kong gently shook his head.
The Fourth Prince’s fist clenched tightly under his sleeve, fingernails digging into his flesh, drawing blood without feeling it.
Long Rui glanced at the Fourth Prince and deliberately asked, "Where is it?"
Long Yi: "Found in an abandoned courtyard."
In fact, even before they ca to the Fourth Prince’s Mansion, they knew there were many bodies in the old well of that abandoned courtyard, but they never had the chance to openly search the Fourth Prince’s Mansion until now.
This ti, the steward took it upon himself to report to the authorities, giving Long Rui the opportunity, so the exposure of these bodies was a matter of ti.
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