With a wave of his hands, he performed a cleaning technique, and the room instantly lost all traces of Li Yu's life.
Seeing that the courtyard door was about to be rushed open, Min Xiyao opened it calmly.
She rubbed her eyes and instantly looked like she had just woken up. Her eyes were hazy as if she had just woken up, and she looked at everyone outside the hospital in confusion.
"What's wrong with you guys?"
"Search for important criminals in the imperial court."
Several officers and soldiers immediately surrounded Min Xiyao, and a dozen other people rushed into the yard in a well-trained manner.
"Bang bang bang" the sound of furniture falling to the ground suddenly came from her room.
After a while, the leader stood in the middle of the courtyard, his voice so cold that he could freeze to death.
"Bring them in."
"Yes." Several people surrounding Min Xiyao were about to push Min Xiyao, when Min Xiyao said coldly:
"I'll go in myself."
Her back was straight, without any hint of guilt.
Min Xuejiao was secretly happy when a pair of strong hands grabbed her arm and dragged her into the yard regardless of her pain.
Min Xuejiao was shocked and struggled hard: "Ah! It hurts! Master, why are you arresting me?"
"Cut the nonsense."
Like treating an animal without any mercy, the soldier grabbed her arm tightly and dragged her into the yard.
The leader stared at Min Xiyao closely like a poisonous snake.
Want to see something from her eyes.
This twelve- or thirteen-year-old woman, apart from her sleepy eyes just now, is now exceptionally clear-headed and calm.
"Where did you hide this man?"
There was certainty in his tone.
Take out Li Yu's portrait and show it in front of Min Xiyao.
Min Xiyao looked at the portrait with confused eyes for a long time before she calmly answered:
"My lord, I have never seen this person before."
Her eyes were clear, and there was no fear or panic when she lied.
"She said you were harboring the imperial criminal in the portrait. Do you know that if you harbor the imperial criminal, not only will you die, but your entire village will also be implicated."
The leader threatened Min Xiyao.
But his eyes did not move away from Min Xiyao. Those eyes were like poisonous snakes staring at their prey, staring closely at Min Xiyao's eyes.
I wanted to see the clues in Min Xiyao's eyes, but I felt a little confused:
This girl's temperament is natural and her eyes are clear. She doesn't look like an ordinary farm girl at all.
An ordinary farm girl, not to mention being searched and interrogated by them, would be so frightened that she would sweat all over her body and be speechless even when she saw them.
Is this really a farm girl?
The aura of the leading officer became colder and colder, frightening the surrounding villagers to the point where they were all trembling with coldness.
Some villagers sweated over Min Xiyao, while more people blamed Min Xiyao in their hearts for harboring criminals and causing trouble for them.
Min Xiyao frowned, and then asked doubtfully:
"Sir, did she say that I was harboring a criminal?"
Pointing his finger at Min Xuejiao, he continued with confusion:
"But, sir, I really have never seen the person in the portrait!"
"Think carefully!" The officers and soldiers surrounding her showed the swords on their waists with sharp threats in their eyes.
The bright broadsword was so sharp that it seemed like it would cut off a person's neck with one strike.
If the people did not fight with the officials, the villagers would tremble with fear, fearing that the machete would strike them.
Someone quickly advised Min Xiyao: "Girl Xiyao, tell me quickly! Tell me the whereabouts of that person, and you will save yourself the pain."
"Yes! Girl Xiyao, please do it quickly, don't implicate us!"
It’s not like there have been incidents of officers and soldiers massacring villages. A while ago, I heard that officers and soldiers went to the next two villages to search for key criminals and bloodbathed the entire two villages.
All the people in the two villages were slaughtered, and no one was left alive.
The village was filled with blood, and the smell of blood did not dissipate for half a month.
Is it now their village’s turn?
Some people who were timid and afraid of death have fainted from fear.
Min Xiyao seemed to have reacted at this time, shrinking her neck, looking frightened, and trembling in her voice.
"Master Bing, I really have never seen the person in the portrait. I have never been out of the village these days. How could I see outsiders? Everyone in the village can testify for me."
She seemed to be frightened and angry. She turned around and pointed at Min Xuejiao:
"My lord, she turned out to be my cousin. She hated me because I broke up with her family. And because she came to my house to borrow money this morning, I didn't lend it to her, so she deliberately framed me."
She seemed to know the seriousness of the matter, and was so anxious that she almost cried, and asked Min Xuejiao angrily.
"Min Xuejiao, if I don't have any money to lend you, can you slander me? After all, we both have the surname Min and are from the same village!"
Tears streamed down, and Min Xiyao covered her chest, feeling extremely sad.
Min Xiyao's words resonated with the whole village.
"Yes! Min Xuejiao framed Min Xiyao over and over again, but Min Xiyao has been in the village these days and has done nothing."
"Min Xuejiao asked Min Xiyao to borrow money this morning?"
"She is so shameless. She slanders others without borrowing money. Why is her heart so vicious?"
The villagers were noisy, all blaming Min Xuejiao.
Min Xuejiao's foot was injured and she was dragged in again by officers and soldiers.
Now his hair is disheveled, there is dirt all over his body and face, and he is in an unsightly state.
The injuries on his body were blamed by everyone again, and he was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick.
When she wanted to retort, a sharp knife was immediately placed on her neck.
Feeling a cold chill on her neck, Min Xuejiao was so frightened that she almost lost her soul and trembled continuously.
The chief officer saw the performance of Min Xiyao and Min Xuejiao in his eyes, and analyzed the truth and falsehood of the two people's words from the villagers' mouths.
His face was expressionless, and he looked at Min Xuejiao and Min Xiyao as if they were looking at dead people.
Min Xuejiao suddenly looked into those eagle-like eyes, shuddered, and quickly lowered her head, not daring to make any more noise.
Now she regrets getting involved in this muddy water. She originally wanted to torture Min Xiyao to death, but maybe...
Not daring to imagine the consequences, she stood up suddenly, pointed her eyes firmly at Min Xiyao, and insisted:
"Sir, this little girl doesn't dare to lie. She is the one who harbored the prisoner."
Min Xiyao sneered in her heart:
Min Xuejiao, Min Xuejiao, I didn’t want to care about you, but you rushed to seek death, who can blame you?
She didn't explain, didn't panic, she was calm, and didn't look guilty.
The leading officer and soldier frowned, and their looks showed a sharp contrast.
The woman named Min Xiyao didn't look panicked when she walked in from them.
On the other hand, the viciousness in the eyes of the woman who brought them here was beyond words.
The courtyard upon entering was not big, and there was no back door. The walls were very high, and the people inside were unprepared.
During the short time they came in, even if there was a person hiding inside, they would not escape so quickly without leaving a trace.
Finally, he came to the conclusion that the woman who led them here had a personal grudge against the woman named Min Xiyao and wanted to use them for revenge.
Haha, that’s great!
If they hadn't massacred people in two villages last time and the higher-ups knew about it and strictly prohibited the massacre of people, they wouldn't be so gentle today.
At this moment, the village chief, clan chief, and a few more prominent people in the village trotted in.
After several people saluted the officers and soldiers, the village chief said seriously:
"Sir, I'm afraid there is a misunderstanding about this matter. This girl Min Xiyao has never left the village, and it is impossible for her to hide the crime secretly."
