I had no way to vent the grievances in my heart, and my tears flowed out like a flood that could not be stopped.

The crying made Huo Yan even more annoyed. He grabbed her by the collar and walked towards one of the rooms.

Jin Yu and Niu Mang hurriedly followed. Just as Niu Mang was about to step in, he bumped into the closed door.

He touched his red nose and said, "Ouch, it hurts so much."

"You deserve it. Who told you to be so rude?"

"What's wrong with me?"

"She is a woman after all. How can she cope with it when you and my brother interrogate her like this in public? Besides, the girl doesn't look like she is lying."

"Then why don't you talk about big brother? He scared people to tears."

Jin Yu rolled his eyes. "Look at the way things are going to get bad, I don't dare to say anything. I can only say that you are okay."

He leaned against the wall leisurely again, crossing his arms, "Forget it, there's nothing to talk to a rough guy like you."

Niu Mang wanted to refute himself, but when he opened his mouth he didn't know what to say. He was indeed a rough man who could not read or write.

He simply squatted in the corner and stopped talking.

In the room, Huo Yan sat on a worn-out chair, looking at the corpse on the ground with cold eyes.

It was the woman who was killed by one of the men in black last night.

Su Ruanruan was thrown by Huo Yan not far from the dead body.

With her head lowered, hot tears welled up in her almond-shaped eyes. She picked at her fingers helplessly, completely ignoring the dead body which was no longer warm beside her.

Huo Yan's eyes darkened. Seeing that she was only a few steps away from the female corpse, yet she was surprisingly calm.

If it were an ordinary girl, she would have jumped away long ago, her beauty pale.

"Who are you?"

At some point, Huo Yan had stood up and appeared in front of Su Ruanruan. He hooked her chin with his rough fingertips, forcing her to look up.

When their eyes met, Huo Yan's mind was shaken. It was obviously an ordinary face, but those autumn-like eyes were like the clear breeze and the bright moon, clear and pure.

The familiar face and the pair of bright almond eyes flashed through his mind again, and his thoughts drifted away.

Su Ruanruan was forced to look directly at him, her voice soft and trembling, "Sir, I am just a farm girl who sells tofu every day. Who else could I be? Didn't you recognize me then?"

Huo Yan's thoughts were suddenly interrupted, and he returned to his usual coldness. He sat back in his seat and looked solemnly at the woman in front of him.

"Tell me, where did you take the gem on my dagger?"

Su Ruanruan couldn't defend herself, she couldn't explain herself clearly.

"Even if you tell me a hundred times, I won't take it."

"Ah……"

Huo Yan didn't expect that this woman was such a fox who was good at pretending to be innocent, and she denied it again.

Looking at the clear, innocent expression in her eyes, he really didn't want to talk to her any more.

"Jin Yu." He frowned and shouted towards the door.

An angry voice came from inside the house.

Jin Yu's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened and he looked at Niu Mang who was squatting on the ground.

He pushed the door open and Niu Mang took the opportunity to sneak in.

But the woman was lying on the ground, looking up like a pitiful little deer, while the eldest brother's face was full of gloom.

"What's going on? Can you tell me?"

Huo Yan pointed at Su Ruanruan and looked at Jin Yu, "She's playing dumb, I don't have time to waste with her.

Whatever means you use, you must find it for me."

"I said I didn't see it." Su Ruanruan stood up, her eyes red, biting her lips lightly, with an expression of shock and fear in her eyes.

She knew that the man in front of her was on the verge of a rage, which was not a good thing for her.

But she just couldn't stand it. Why should she be labeled a thief?

"Sir, please be kind and return that hundred cents to me! I have to give it to my grandma. If she knew I had no money, she would beat me to death!"

Jin Yu and Niu Mang were both shocked and looked at Huo Yan at the same time.

what's the situation?

Su Runrun knew that Jin Yu was easy to talk to, and ignored Huo Yan's dark face.

She took a few steps towards Jin Yu and pleaded, "Brother officer, from the first moment I saw you, I thought you looked the most kind and you would never bully a peasant girl like me.

Can you persuade that gentleman to return the copper coins to me? Otherwise, my brother and I will have no food to eat tonight. It’s not a big deal for me to be hungry or beaten, but my brother is still young and in poor health. I can’t let him down.”

Seeing that Su Runrun's eyes were filled with sorrow and looked pitiful, Jin Yu looked at Huo Yan with doubt. Would his elder brother really embezzle such a small amount of money?

But when did Big Brother become interested in copper coins?

Receiving Jin Yu's gaze, Huo Yan was extremely angry, "What do you mean? Do I care about those few copper coins?"

"That's right, who is my elder brother? How could he take those few coppers from you? And you, where did you put my elder brother's gems?" Niu Mang, who had been silent all this time, quickly attacked.

His eldest brother is so nice, he won't allow anyone to say anything bad about him, not even a single word.

"I didn't take the gem. One of the gems was missing when I saw it. The dagger was in that state when you handed it to me. I just returned it to you. You can't put the blame on me.

I understand now. So you guys are setting up a trap for me. You saw me as someone you can easily bully, so you chose me?"

Su Ruanruan covered her face with her hands and cried loudly, "You are going too far!"

Jin Yu: ...

Huo Yan: ...

Niu Mang: ...

Jin Yu was deeply hurt. He still felt pity for her, but he didn't expect that she would be so desperate and refuse to admit it.

He was the one who gave her the dagger, so he naturally knew that the gem was not missing at the time.

Su Ruanruan did think so. She knew how valuable the dagger was, but now she couldn't find it. If she was charged with theft, she would have to go to jail.

Her reputation was already bad, and if she was charged with theft and sent to jail, she would have no face to live.

Compared to going to jail, this little bit of face means nothing.

"I'll ask you again, where did the stuff go?"

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