Between life and death [unlimited]

Another new sunrise.

At this time, two and a half days have passed since the players entered the game world, and there are exactly two and a half days left before the end of the mission.

The players at the dinner table today looked more depressed. Qian Yuanwai couldn't attend as usual because of the shock he suffered last night and his health.

Because the Northeast brother was hungry, he sat in the seat he had been sitting in early.He took a closer look and found that there were quite a few people missing at the dining table, so he asked, "Eh? I know that Master Qian didn't come because he was sick, but why are Father Si and Jiang Xun not here..."

Sure enough, there was no one on the three main seats at the table.The Northeast brother was afraid that if he left in a hurry, he might miss something.

Shen Yingying had the weakest physical strength among the players, and she walked slowly, so she saw that Jiang Li and Si Yufeng did not come to the main hall with the players to have breakfast, but went to the backyard of the Qian Mansion The direction went.

She replied, "Father Si and the others should have gone to the backyard."

"Ah? Then did they say what to do in the backyard?" Unlucky Uncle interjected, he was also afraid that he missed some key steps, which would eventually lead to the failure of the mission.

Shen Yingying shook her head helplessly, "I'm not sure. Maybe there's something wrong."

The Buddhist old man came out to smooth things over as usual: "Come on, let's eat first, everyone has been busy all night, let's replenish our energy before continuing."

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Si Yufeng and Jiang Lie, who were mentioned by everyone, were still standing in front of the kitchen door in the backyard of the Qian Mansion.

The slightly harmonious atmosphere between the two had cooled down again because of Jiang Lai's attitude just now.

Si Yufeng noticed the embarrassment between the two, so he asked intimately: "...How about we go back to eat first?"

Jiang Lai put in a lot of effort last night, and he felt a little hungry after fighting with Chen Ji all night, so he agreed, "Okay."

Just a few steps away, Jiang Lai's sensitive senses suddenly noticed a suspicious figure behind the low wall, and immediately shouted to the side: "Who?!"

Si Yufeng, who was standing behind Jiang Lai, stopped in his tracks, and after a while, he saw a woman's figure coming out from behind a low wall next to the kitchen.

This woman was about eighteen or nineteen years old. Judging by her attire, she should be a servant girl in the kitchen of the Qian Mansion.

She might have been frightened by Jiang Lai's stern tone just now, her pretty face was slightly frowned at this moment, and even her voice trembled a little.

"Master... I, I didn't mean to listen to you..."

At this time, the "diplomat" in the team - Si Yufeng, immediately came out to comfort him: "It's okay, his temper may be a little irritable, but don't be afraid."

The little maid still frowned slightly, and nodded slightly.Si Yufeng also noticed the evasive look in the woman's eyes, as if she had something to say to them.

So, he asked softly again: "You came here... Is there something you want to tell us...?"

The gentle way of questioning really worked, and the little maid nodded cautiously under Si Yufeng's tender eyes.

Si Yufeng continued to comfort her, and asked: "Is it convenient for you to tell us now? If it's not convenient, it's okay."

There was a little tangled look on the little maid's face, but after thinking for a while, she finally made up her mind and planned to say what she wanted to say to these masters before coming here.

Her voice was soft, it didn't sound like an ordinary maid who worked in the kitchen, her voice was very pleasant.

"...My name is Lianxiang. I used to be the maid in the second lady's room. I was relegated to the kitchen after the eldest lady passed away..."

Si Yufeng cooperated and asked: "Oh? Then what did you do to be demoted here?"

Lianxiang shook her head: "Not at all. I have been with Miss Jiaoruo since I was a child, and I have been with her for more than ten years. My, after the eldest lady passed away, I haven't seen the second lady yet."

Jiang Xun and Si Yufeng showed contemplative expressions, which were a bit weird, so they signaled Lianxiang to continue talking with their eyes.

Lianxiang continued to recall: "When I was sent away, I was supposed to leave the mansion directly, but later the woman who sent me out of the mansion met me, and seeing that I was sent away so hastily, she let me secretly Stay in the back kitchen, wait for the second young lady to return home in the future, and then inquire about the news for me."

"Miss Jiaoruo is a person who judges others by herself, with a gentle and kind personality. Usually, when someone does something wrong, she will even help to hide it, for fear that we will be punished... I have been serving her for so long, she will definitely not say such a thing. Without saying a word, he sent me out of the house..."

Speaking of this, Lianxiang took a look at Si Yufeng who was more talkative, and asked: "Master... I don't know these words, I should say them inappropriately, it's just that the eldest lady is dead, if I don't say it, I really have something in my heart." Shame. On weekdays, the eldest lady is also very good to us servants..."

Si Yufeng knew how serious a crime it was to betray the master in a big feudal family, and Lianxiang must have felt a lot of pressure in her heart for being willing to reveal so much to them for the sake of the young lady's justice.

Suddenly he felt a little uncomfortable. He couldn't do anything more for this girl, so he could only continue to try his best to comfort her with empty words, "What you did was right, Lianxiang. Don't be burdened in your heart. Missy's death is strange. Complaining for the dead is what we living should do. You are right."

Lianxiang's eyes were covered with tears, she looked a little hazy, she repeated again: "Really... I did this, is it really right..."

At this time, Jiang Li, who had been ignored all this time, suddenly asked.

"About Chen Ji, how much do you know?"

Lian Xiang was taken aback by Jiang Xun's question.

She asked softly in a strange way: "Master...how did you know about Chen Ji, Mr. Chen?"

Jiang Xun and Si Yufeng immediately noticed something was wrong.It seems that Lianxiang probably didn't know that the male corpse in the mourning hall in the courtyard was Chen Ji.

Then she should have known Chen Ji before.

So, Si Yufeng continued to ask: "Could it be that Lianxiang knew Mr. Chen Ji and Mr. Chen before?"

He made another bold guess: "Or, it's not Lianxiang who knew him, but Second Miss knew Mr. Chen?"

As if Si Yufeng guessed the answer correctly, the tears in Lianxiang's eyes disappeared at this moment, but she didn't want to reveal any more, and didn't make any facial expressions.

Jiang Lai refused to let go of such a hard-won clue, only listening to his tough attitude, and continued to ask in a cold tone: "Then what is the relationship between them?"

Sure enough, it was Jiang Li who went straight, and what he said was unquestionable, leaving no room for Lianxiang to shirk and argue.

Lianxiang thought that she had acted abhorrently "betraying the master" by taking the initiative to tell the clues, but she didn't expect that the cold master in front of her would guess a piece of news that should only be known by the second lady and her.

Lian Xiang noticed Jiang Shui's cold eyes, and always felt that if eyes could kill, then she should have been killed countless times by this master's eyes...

Her tone was weak, and she was very embarrassed: "Master, I really can't say... If I say it, I really want to apologize with death..."

Si Yufeng naturally didn't want to push this living "clue" person too hard, but he was also very eager to learn more information, so he said, "We won't force you to speak out, Miss Lianxiang. But Mr. Chen Ji may be related to the death of the eldest lady..."

He proposed a compromise solution: "Or, you can see if this is okay. I ask, but you don't have to answer, as long as you don't evade my question, I can guess the rest, okay?"

Lianxiang's eyes were visibly shaken. Although she didn't nod her head in agreement with the suggestion, she didn't explicitly reject it either.

So Si Yufeng took the opportunity to ask: "Second Miss knows Chen Ji?"

Lianxiang lowered her eyes, as if she had acquiesced to this question.

"Second Miss...may have a relationship with Chen Ji, but no one knows about it except you?"

Si Yufeng's question was mainly because of Lianxiang's rhetorical question just now.

If everyone else knew that Chen Ji had an emotional relationship with Second Miss, then Lianxiang would not be so surprised when she heard Chen Ji's name from Jiang Shuai. Therefore, Lianxiang was probably responsible for keeping this secret for Second Miss. A secret known only to their master and servant.

Sure enough, after hearing this question, Lianxiang didn't make any other reaction, she still bit her lip and lowered her head, not knowing whether she was unwilling or afraid to look at Si Yufeng who asked the question.

After asking these two questions, Si Yufeng didn't make things difficult for Lianxiang, the little maid.

He said apologetically, "I'm sorry... I will never reveal a word about today's matters. And I promise you, I will definitely find out about the death of the eldest lady!"

Lianxiang didn't speak any more, but just gave Si Yufeng a grateful glance and left in a hurry.

Jiang Xun stood aside silently, watching Si Yufeng ask Lianxiang questions all the time.After getting these two answers, he probably had a guess in his heart.

But he was still not sure about some things, so he asked Si Yufeng: "Do you think Yuan Wai knows about the relationship between Qian Jiaoruo and Chen Ji?"

Si Yufeng touched his chin habitually, and replied with a frown: "Maybe he knows, maybe he doesn't know. If he knew, then he deliberately kept it from us, which to a large extent shows that the young lady and Chen There may be other secrets behind Ji's death, and there must be an inseparable connection between Master Qian and Qian Jiaoruo;"

"If he didn't know, then judging from the clues we have obtained so far, even if Qian Yanruo died of allergies, Chen Ji, who died unexpectedly, must have some relationship with Qian Jiaoruo."

Jiang Xun nodded in agreement.

It seems that the key to breaking the current situation lies in Qian Yanruo's sister, Qian Jiaoruo.

After Si Yufeng and Jiang Lai returned to the main hall and finished their breakfast—maybe it should be called lunch, there was news that Qian Yuanwai had recovered a little.

So the players went back to their rooms to rest for a while, and in the afternoon they came to the mourning hall in the backyard where the bloodbath happened last night.

After Chen Ji had a great time killing last night, he was still lying quietly in the giant coffin.

After Qian Yuanwai recovered, he also rushed to the mourning hall when he heard the news that the masters were in the backyard.

I saw that the internal organs of the corpses all over the place last night had been cleaned up now, but Qian Yuanwai still felt that this place was spooky.He saw Si Yufeng and Jiang Xun who stood out from the team at a glance, and walked towards them.

Qian Yuanwai cried out: "Master, this natural and man-made disaster, when will it be the boss..."

"At most two and a half days." Si Yufeng replied firmly.

In fact, he made a very funny joke in his heart.

These two and a half days are also the deadline for their players to complete the task. If the time is up and the players still cannot complete it, then they can only watch the "Yang" and sigh in the underworld for the natural and man-made disasters here.

Qian Yuanwai was about to continue to say something, but he heard a sound.

"...Father, what are you doing there?"

When Qian Yuanwai heard his daughter's familiar voice, he turned his head in disbelief and asked, "Jiaoruo?"

Turning around to look, he found that it was indeed his youngest daughter, Qian Yuanwai rushed to meet her.

"Why are you back? Didn't Dad tell you to come back after the end?"

The gazes of the players also followed Qian Yuanwai's figure, and naturally looked behind him.

As bright as peaches and plums, as bright as the autumn moon.

Qian Jiaoruo's appearance is also extremely beautiful.

It is exactly the same as Qian Yanruo lying in the coffin.