After confirming that Uncle Yang was not Qi Yang, Ling'er returned to the courtyard where he lived listlessly.
Ji Cangyu and the others are not here. Ling'er had nothing to do, so she could only sit in front of the window and stare at the big tree in the yard that was about to lose all its leaves.
As noon approached, Bing'er walked in carrying a food basket. She said: "The masters of Village Ji and the village master have not returned since they went out, so my servant brought your lunch."
"Where have Uncle Ji and the others gone?" Ling'er asked in surprise.
"They went up the mountain to look for someone. Someone found Niu Da, the owner of Jinniu Village, on the mountain." Bing'er said.
Ling'er nodded, looked at the game on the table, and asked casually: "Do you often eat these?" She remembered that the two meals yesterday also included these meat dishes.
"Yes! There are many hunters in our mountains, and they turn in all kinds of prey, so there are not as many side dishes as there are in the city. Are you still used to it?" Bing'er asked worriedly.
"I'm used to it, but it would be bad if someone doesn't eat meat." Ling'er thought of Qi Yang again and asked, "Do you eat these too?"
"Yes!" Bing'er nodded and said, "Eat it while it's hot! I'll take my leave first."
"By the way, Sister Bing'er, did you see a pink silk handkerchief when you were cleaning the room?" Ling'er asked as she remembered something.
"No!" Bing'er shook her head and replied.
Linger frowned. It turned out that when she went out today, she found that her handkerchief could not be found. If it was just an ordinary handkerchief, it would be lost if it was lost, but that handkerchief had Qi Yangliu's words embroidered on it, so Ling'er had to find it.
After Ling'er finished her lunch, she went out to find a handkerchief. But she searched everywhere she walked this morning and couldn't find the handkerchief. You must know that the courtyards Linger walks through are rarely visited by people. If it falls, it should be picked up.
"Did you lose the handkerchief last night?" Ling'er suddenly thought of this possibility.
Ling'er began to think seriously. She stayed in Uncle Yang's house for so long last night, so it was not impossible that she would have dropped her handkerchief. If she left the handkerchief in Uncle Yang's house, Uncle Yang would find out that someone had been there. If Uncle Yang is Brother Qi Yang, then Brother Qi Yang will definitely recognize it as her veil. In other words, if Brother Qi Yang wants to hide his identity from her, he will be prepared in advance.
Only then did Ling'er suddenly realize that the lingering odor of sweat on Uncle Yang's body and those few coughs could all be Qi Yang's disguise! She was actually concealed by Brother Qi Yang again!
Thinking of this, Ling'er had the urge to go find Uncle Yang again.
But even if the person is found, what will happen if Uncle Yang refuses to admit that he is Qi Yang?
Ling'er calmed down and sat on a stone nearby, thinking about countermeasures.
Suddenly, there were footsteps, and at the same time, there was the sound of "swish! swish! swish!" and the sound of sweeping the floor.
Ling'er was startled and did not stand up quickly. Instead, she held her breath and secretly looked through the gap towards the source of the sound through the cover of the grass beside her.
This courtyard has obviously been cleaned, and there are no fallen leaves on the ground. Why would Uncle Yang come again? Ling'er felt puzzled.
Qi Yang has indeed cleaned this courtyard. However, after a few days of observation, Qi Yang has been able to determine that no one will pass by this remote yard, so he often comes here to take a rest. After all, who can stand hunched over all day long?
Qi Yang walked into the yard, listened carefully to what was going on around him, and after making sure that no one was around, he put aside the broom and straightened up, turned his shoulders, swung his arms, and stretched his body.
Ling'er, who was lurking in the hiding place, was stunned when he saw the person who suddenly "grew" taller.
Because Ling'er held his breath, Qi Yang didn't notice Ling'er, and he didn't know that every move he made fell into Ling'er's eyes. Without thinking, he walked to the steps and sat down, wiped his hands on his robe, then took out a sesame cake from his arms and started eating it.
Ling'er was shocked again. It was just after noon, why was he hungry?
Looking at the sesame cake in Qi Yang's hand, Ling'er thought of the meat on the table at lunch and suddenly understood something!
Uncle Yang is Qi Yang!
After confirming this again, Ling'er couldn't hold back her eagerness and jumped up directly, landing in front of Qi Yang.
The sudden change made Qi Yang stunned on the spot, and the half of the sesame cake in his hand fell to the ground.
Then, Qi Yang coughed violently, apparently choking on the crumbs of the sesame cake.
Ling'er wanted to step forward and pat him on the back, but he refused.
Qi Yang stood up to avoid Ling'er's concern, and it took him a while to stop coughing.
Ling'er asked worriedly: "Are you feeling better?"
Qi Yang didn't answer and lowered his eyes, fearing that Ling'er would find something.
"Do you think you can hide it from me by changing your body shape, hunching your back, pretending to be old and ugly, and deliberately wearing other people's smelly clothes? Brother Qi Yang!" Ling'er asked helplessly.
Qi Yang sighed softly, he was finally recognized by Ling'er. But he couldn't just admit it. Ling'er was just guessing. As long as he didn't admit it, Ling'er couldn't be sure.
Thinking of this, Qi Yang became cruel, picked up the broom and left here quickly.
Looking at Qi Yang's fleeing figure, Ling'er felt helpless.
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Ling'er returned to his residence gloomily and found that Ji Cangyu and the others had returned. They were all sighing and frowning.
"What's wrong? Did you let the cow run away?" Ling'er asked hurriedly.
"Worse! Niu Da is dead." Ji Cangyu replied.
"What's going on? Didn't I help him get rid of the poison?" Linger was confused.
"He was silenced. When we chased him, his body had not yet cooled down." Ji Cangyu frowned.
Zhong Gong said regretfully: "We are just one step late!"
"I think the enemies are lurking around us. As soon as they heard that we had found Niu Da's whereabouts, they rushed over to silence them." Zhang Ziran analyzed.
Yes, the enemy is all around us! Ling'er glanced at Xu Jun secretly. I saw Xu Jun sitting on the edge with a calm face and watching everyone worry. This made Ling'er even more certain that Mrs. Piao Piao was involved in this matter. But she couldn't provide any real evidence, so how could she tell everyone about it?
"Now all the clues are broken." Gong Ming said and sighed.
"Aren't there still those people who came from Jinniu Village?" Ling'er was puzzled.
"They insisted they had no knowledge." Gong Ming said helplessly.
"Then they really don't know?" Ling'er asked anxiously.
Zhong Gong said: "That's not necessarily the case. It's just that at this critical moment, the only way to get through it safely is to grit your teeth."
"Yes! Jinniu Village is gone, and there is no trace of who was the secret worker. Who will stand up and admit it?" Zhang Ziran said.
"That is to say, as long as we find a way, there is still a chance to find out the truth?" Ling'er asked again.
Gong Ming said: "There is a chance."
Zhong Long said tacitly: "There is no way."
"Every possible method has been used." Zhong Gong explained.
Seeing that everyone was dejected, Ling'er quickly cheered them up: "No! It all depends on people. I believe there will be a way. You have all forgotten one person, Uncle Yang. I believe he can think of a better way!"
"But I still can't contact him." Zhang Ziran frowned.
"Leave it to me!" Ling'er said.
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