A lifelike portrait of a little girl appeared in front of everyone. The little girl in the painting looked to be about three or four years old. She was delicate and had a pair of big, watery eyes like jade. This child must be the daughter that Wang Xiaoliu mentioned.

"You are not allowed to touch my daughter's things." Wang Xiaoliu struggled to snatch the package back, but was pushed back by the Lu brothers the next second.

"Is your daughter's name Nian Nian? It's a nice name."

Mu Yan could see that Wang Xiaoliu loved her daughter very much. "I'll say it again, I didn't take your daughter away, whether you believe it or not, but now you are in my hands, do you think I have to lie to you?"

Wang Xiaoliu looked up at Mu Yan, a hint of hesitation flashed across his face.

Mu Yan continued, "It has been a month since you arrived at Hua Man Lou, so your daughter has been missing for at least a month. The longer she is missing, the greater the danger, and the slimmer your hope of finding her.

I think you should tell me everything. We can help you analyze who kidnapped your daughter, and I promise to do my best to rescue your daughter. Of course, you don't have to believe what I say, but your daughter's life and death depends on your thoughts. You decide for yourself."

After saying that, she ignored him. After all, her daughter was not hers, and her life or death had nothing to do with her.

Even if Wang Xiaoliu continued to hide the whole story, she had a way to clear herself of suspicion, but it would just take more time and energy.

Wang Xiaoliu was stunned for a moment, and finally a glimmer of hope appeared in his gloomy eyes, "Can you really guarantee to rescue my daughter?"

Mu Yan played with the teacup in her hand and said nonchalantly, "That depends on whether you can explain everything clearly."

Then he gestured to Bai Lu to bandage the wound on his leg.

Stabbing him was to warn him not to go against himself, and bandaging him was to let him know the benefits of confessing the truth, and that he who knows the times is a hero.

After the bandage was completed, Wang Xiaoliu looked ferocious for a moment, but he quickly made up his mind and told the whole story.

It turned out that he was the God of Thieves King Xiao, and the daughter he mentioned was his adopted daughter, who was only three years old this year. One night a month ago, when he returned to his residence, he found that his daughter was missing. He looked everywhere for her but couldn't find her. Everything in the house was there. Then he found a mark with a jade pendant pattern in a corner of the wall.

The mark was the pattern on Mu Yan's jade pendant. He later took the pattern and asked around. Finally, he learned from a woman that the owner of the jade pendant was the real person in charge of Hua Man Lou. That's why he tried to get close to Tang Wen and sneak into Hua Man Lou. Until today, Mu Yan showed up...

Mu Yan's eyes were filled with scrutiny: "Who is that woman, and what does she look like?"

Apart from Mu Xue, who else knows that she is the real master behind Hua Manlou? But since Mu Xue has already surrendered to her, there is no reason for her to betray her.

Wang Xiao shook his head. "I don't know what she looks like. She always wears a veil, so I haven't seen her face, but her voice is very young. And one thing is very strange, that is, her clothes are very strange, it doesn't seem to be the clothes of the Northern Qi Dynasty."

Mu Yan took a deep breath. The most uncomfortable thing was that she was in the dark while I was in the light, and she still hadn't left any clues.

Wang Xiao paused for a moment and continued, "I didn't believe it at first, but until I accidentally stole your jade pendant today and saw the pattern on it, I believed her words."

Mu Yan took a deep breath and asked, "You also put the jade pendant of the dead girl in my purse, right?"

At this time, Wang Xiao had nothing to hide, so he admitted directly: "Yes, that woman also asked me to do this. She said that this would allow me to frame you. When she has evidence against you, she can find a way to help me rescue my daughter."

"Not only did you frame your master in order to save your daughter, you also killed an innocent woman. You are totally devoid of conscience." Tang Wen cursed loudly, with endless anger in his eyes.

Because he was the only person besides Mu Yan who had seen the woman's corpse, the fragments of the girl's broken limbs were still lingering in his mind. He could not imagine that there would be such a cruel person in the world. How was he any different from an animal?

He really regretted why he didn't see through this man's true face earlier. Not only did he let the wolf into the house to frame his master, but he also caused a young girl to lose her life.

Wang Xiao shook his head and argued loudly: "I didn't kill the girl. I was only responsible for putting her jade pendant on you and then monitoring when you went out. Then they would put the girl's body in the alley at the right time and lead you there."

Mu Yan's eyes lit up. Fortunately, Wang Xiao had not lost his conscience. "In other words, the woman's body was moved there, and that place was not the first crime scene?"

Then she lowered her eyelashes and said in confusion: "But the coroner said that based on the amount of blood in the woman, that alley entrance is the first crime scene?"

At this time, Shen Xiang stood up and said, "When I was in southern Xinjiang before, I heard someone talk about a case where someone sprinkled pig blood on a corpse and made people think that place was the first crime scene, in order to distance themselves from the crime?"

Mu Yan agreed very much. "That means, this time it is possible that someone has used the same old trick again, mixing pig blood with human blood, turning that place into the first crime scene, and then luring me there and framing me?"

If it could be proved that it was not the first crime scene, then her suspicion would be cleared. After all, how could she kill someone and move the body in just half a cup of tea?

But how should she explain this jade pendant?

She couldn't possibly give Wang Xiao away. It wouldn't be a big deal if she handed him over, but she was afraid that the entire Hua Manlou would be exposed to the public, which would be a case of losing the greater for the smaller. She couldn't take the risk.

But if this matter is not made clear, even if she can be cleared of the suspicion of murder, she cannot escape the charge of theft, and she stole it from a corpse. Wouldn't this make people suspect that she is crazy because of poverty?

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