Double evil in the business district

The quaint wooden box lay there quietly, as if telling something silently.

Xiao Yue slowly opened the box, which contained some old photos and letters. The yellowed paper exuded the scent of time.

She carefully looked through them one by one, trying to find some clues.

Shen Ting sat aside with a calm look, occasionally asking some key questions to help Xiao Yue sort out his thoughts.

"These letters are correspondence between your grandfather and your father," Shen Ting said, pointing to a few of them. "It seems like there are some secrets hidden between them."

Xiao Yue's heartbeat suddenly quickened. She vaguely felt that these letters might be the key to unlocking the mystery of the inheritance.

However, the contents of the letters were mostly vague and seemed to intentionally avoid certain important information.

"Someone doesn't want us to know the truth," Xiao Yue said firmly, "They destroyed or hid most of the documents. I'm afraid these remaining documents..."

Before she could finish her words, she heard a slight sound coming from outside the door.

Shen Ting immediately became alert and signaled Xiao Yue to keep quiet.

He tiptoed to the door, opened it suddenly, but found no one outside.

"What's going on?" Xiao Yue asked nervously.

Shen Ting did not answer, but walked quickly to the desk and picked up the box of old photos and letters.

He checked it carefully and his face suddenly turned gloomy.

"Something's missing," he said in a deep voice, "the most important letters are missing."

Xiao Yue's heart sank, and a surge of anger surged in his heart.

She knew that it was Uncle Xiao who did it.

He learned that he was investigating, so he sent someone to steal the key evidence.

"Damn it!" Xiao Yue slammed the table fiercely. "Do they think this can stop me? I will never give up!"

Shen Ting held Xiao Yue's hand tightly, his eyes filled with determination: "Don't worry, I will help you find those letters and expose their ugly faces."

The next day, Xiao Yue and Shen Ting came to the Xiao family's old house, hoping to find more clues.

However, the old house had long been deserted, with only some broken furniture and fragments of documents scattered on the floor.

"It seems they were well prepared," Shen Ting said coldly, looking around. "They destroyed all evidence that might be detrimental to them."

Xiao Yue wasn't disheartened by this. Instead, she revealed a meaningful smile: "Destroyed? Not necessarily..." Her eyes fell on an inconspicuous secret compartment in the corner of the wall. "Perhaps they missed something..." She walked forward, reached out and slowly opened the secret compartment...

The secret compartment was empty, with only a thin layer of dust left.

Xiao Yue was not surprised, and a sly smile appeared at the corner of her lips.

She turned to Shen Ting and said, "It seems that we have to use some extraordinary means." Shen Ting nodded in understanding, and a gleam of light flashed in his deep eyes.

Xiao Yue deliberately spread the word, claiming that he had found key evidence that was enough to prove that Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao had tampered with the distribution of the inheritance.

As soon as the news came out, it was like throwing a huge rock into a calm lake, instantly causing a thousand waves.

Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao could no longer sit still. They secretly sent people to monitor Xiao Yue, trying to find her so-called "evidence".

Xiao Yue took advantage of the situation and deliberately fabricated some "evidence" and placed it in a conspicuous place, waiting for Uncle Xiao to take the bait.

At the same time, Shen Ting secretly arranged people to closely monitor Uncle Xiao's every move.

These days, Xiao Yue was exhausted both physically and mentally. Shen Ting saw it and felt pain in his heart.

He personally went into the kitchen and made Xiao Yue's favorite sweet and sour pork ribs. Seeing Xiao Yue's appetite, a gentle smile appeared on his face.

Late at night, Xiao Yue was studying family information at her desk. Shen Ting walked silently behind her and gently put a coat on her shoulders.

Xiao Yue raised her head and met Shen Ting's concerned gaze, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.

She leaned on Shen Ting's shoulder and whispered, "Thank you, Ting." Shen Ting held her in his arms and whispered in her ear, "Silly girl, why are you saying thank you? We are husband and wife."

As expected, Uncle Xiao sent someone to sneak into Xiao Yue’s residence and steal the “evidence”.

Everything is going according to Xiao Yue's plan.

However, at this moment, Butler Li suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Yue and said solemnly, "Miss, I remembered something..."

Steward Li's old face was covered with wrinkles, but his cloudy eyes sparkled with brilliance.

"Miss, I... I remember the master once said that the most important things in the family are hidden in... the ancestral hall." His voice trembled, as if he had used up all his strength.

The ancestral hall, the ancient and mysterious ancestral hall of the Xiao family, Xiao Yue had almost never set foot there.

Uncle Xiao's secrecy about the ancestral hall made her feel that there must be something fishy going on.

"Ancestral hall!" Xiao Yue stood up suddenly, with a strong premonition in his heart that the truth was hidden there!

Shen Ting quickly arranged a vehicle, and they did not dare to delay for a moment and headed straight for the Xiao family ancestral hall.

The door of the ancestral hall was closed, exuding a gloomy atmosphere.

As soon as Xiao Yue and Shen Ting arrived at the door, they saw Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao coming out in a panic.

When they saw Xiao Yue, their faces turned pale instantly, and their eyes were filled with fear and anxiety.

"You...why are you here?" Uncle Xiao pretended to be calm, but his trembling voice revealed his guilty conscience.

Aunt Xiao's face turned even paler, her eyes flickered, and she didn't dare to look directly at Xiao Yue.

"We...we are just here to worship our ancestors..."

Xiao Yue sneered, ignored their explanations, and pushed open the door of the ancestral hall.

A dusty smell hit me in the face. The light in the ancestral hall was dim and the atmosphere was solemn.

Shen Ting followed Xiao Yue closely, observing the surrounding environment vigilantly.

Xiao Yue's gaze swept across the rows of ancestral tablets and finally landed on an offering table in the center of the ancestral hall.

There was a thick ancient book on the altar. The pages were yellowed and the cover was damaged. The words "Xiao Family Rules" could be vaguely seen.

"House rules?" Xiao Yue's heart moved, and he quickly walked to the altar and picked up the ancient book.

She carefully turned the pages of the book, and lines of beautiful calligraphy came into view.

As he turned the pages, Xiao Yue's eyes became brighter and brighter.

This family rule not only records the history of the Xiao family, but also specifies in detail the rules for inheritance distribution.

One of the regulations is particularly eye-catching: the family inheritance is not controlled by the head of the family alone, but is jointly managed by the family elders, and the accounts must be made public regularly.

"Found it!" Xiao Yue shouted excitedly. She held the book of family rules tightly, as if she had held the key to victory.

This book of family rules is enough to prove Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao’s lies, and it is also enough for her to take back everything that belongs to her!

However, when he turned to the last page, Xiao Yue's expression suddenly became serious.

The last page of the family rules contained a supplementary clause, dated exactly one month before her grandfather's death...

Xiao Yue handed the family rules to Shen Ting, pointed to the supplementary clause, and said word by word: "It seems that things are not that simple..." Shen Ting took the family rules, read the supplementary clause carefully, and frowned.

"This supplementary clause..." Shen Ting pondered for a moment and said slowly, "It seems there is something else going on."

Xiao Yue took a deep breath and looked determined: "We need to find more evidence." She looked around and found that there was nothing else in the ancestral hall except the tablets and the altar.

Where are the clues?

Xiao Yue suddenly felt an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart...

"Ting..." Xiao Yue turned to look at Shen Ting, but found that Shen Ting was staring at the wall of the ancestral hall, his eyes focused and deep.

He slowly stretched out his hand, pointed at a seemingly ordinary wall, and said, "Look..."