The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

When Village Chief Liu heard that Zhao Xuan thought her husband had been to Yue State, he couldn't help but explain with a smile.

"She has never been to Yue. I went there last year with a caravan to sell mountain products. I saw these fruits were beautiful, so I picked a few and brought them back for her."

Liu's wife smiled.

"You're already old, and you're still giving me love beans. It's really embarrassing."

"Uncle Liu and Auntie are so loving!"

As Zhao Xuan spoke, she rolled her eyes at Huang Shuo, full of disdain. Her father was still so young, why didn't he understand?

Huang Shuo was listening at the side, and suddenly understood something, and quietly put the sachet into his arms.

Seeing this, Zhao Xuan's eyes immediately turned into admiration. Fortunately, Dad was saved!

Zhao Xuan turned around and looked at Liu's wife with a smile. She pointed at the sachet in her hand and then at the items on the cart.

"Aunt, please keep this sachet of mine. The herbs inside are precious and can repel mosquitoes. Also, you can choose two more and pick the ones you like!"

Only then did Liu's wife happily put away the sachet, picked out a simple and elegant head flower, and left. She quickly went to the kitchen to prepare the meal and brought it to the table.

The four of them gradually became familiar with each other while eating, chatting about all sorts of things.

Only then did Zhao Xuan realize that it was not easy to find out the clues she wanted to know. She had to remain silent and let things happen naturally.

She couldn't help but miss Guan Liushui very much in her heart. When she went to Guze Town in the southern border of Yue State to investigate the case, if Guan Liushui had not found important clues about Shen Xiaobao, it would have been impossible to find out the truth so smoothly.

I don't know where Guan Liushui's tour is at now, and when will they return?

Zhao Xuan temporarily put aside the thought of watching the flowing water in her mind, and chatted with the village head and his wife for a long time before finding the right time to take advantage of the opportunity.

"We were selling goods in the village just now and saw a lot of elderly people and children. Have all the young and strong villagers gone out to work?"

Village chief Liu knocked his pipe against the sole of his shoe.

"Most of them have left. How much money can you make from farming? However, the two brothers of the Zhang family at the entrance of the village have no parents. After they got married and had children, they have been farming honestly ever since."

Zhao Xuan asked casually, "Are their parents dead?"

Village chief Liu obviously knew everyone in his village well and sighed deeply.

"They were orphans from the same orphanage. They were three brothers when they settled in our village more than ten years ago. But the second brother went hunting in the mountains a few years ago and was killed by a blind bear. Alas, how pitiful!"

Huang Shuo suddenly became a little excited, and his hand holding the chopsticks trembled. He was about to say something, but Zhao Xuan hurriedly and secretly pulled Huang Shuo's sleeve, and Huang Shuo kept silent.

Zhao Xuan didn't expect that she would find out the person Huang Shuo suspected so quickly. She was really lucky!

She calmed herself down and continued to pretend to chat with Village Chief Liu.

"This orphanage is really great. They're such kindhearted people who can take in so many orphans! Do you know the name of this orphanage?"

Village chief Liu used the candlelight on the table to light a cigarette, took two puffs, and then began to talk.

"There's a Fuze Relief Home in Jing'an Prefecture that's been open for decades, as long as I can remember.

Every year they would cooperate with the government to register those adopted orphans who had reached a certain age and were capable of supporting themselves into the civilian registers of nearby towns and villages, allowing them to fend for themselves.

Speaking of which, Elder Xuanji really did a great deed that benefited the people, which is why he named the relief home Fuze."

Zhao Xuan was shocked to hear Village Chief Liu mention "Xuan Ji Lao Ren." Wasn't this her master's master? Her grandmaster? She'd often heard her master mention him when she was little!

Even Zhao Xuan couldn't hold it anymore. She stood up from the stool and raised her voice by eight octaves.

"Old Man Xuanji? How do you know this name?"

Village chief Liu and his wife looked at Zhao Xuan in confusion.

Zhao Xuan hurriedly concealed her smile, sat back on the stool, and turned a blind eye.

"I heard my grandfather mention him. He seemed to be a very mysterious martial arts master. I didn't expect he was actually related to the orphanage!"

Village chief Liu smiled with relief.

"What's so mysterious about it? We older people all know about Old Man Xuanji. He opened the Fuze Relief Home. Jing'an Prefecture is the main hospital, and there are many branches in various places. It is said that there is even one in Liyang City.

Although I have never met him, he is very famous among the people and often travels around the world to help those in need."

Village Chief Liu paused here, as if a little puzzled, and then he thought it through.

"But I haven't heard anything about him in these years. I'm afraid he's getting old and is living out his days in some immortal mountain!"

At this time, Liu's wife also echoed what Village Chief Liu said.

"That's right. Now that you mention it, it seems like I haven't heard from the old man in over a decade! I hope he's doing well!"

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At night, in a room cleaned up by Village Chief Liu and his wife, Zhao Xuan and Huang Shuo were both confused.

Huang Shuo stood at the door and listened attentively. After a moment, he walked back to the bed and whispered to Zhao Xuan.

"The old couple are already asleep."

Zhao Xuan was sitting cross-legged on the bed meditating. She opened her eyes when she heard the words and recalled what the village head and his wife had said. She still found it hard to believe.

The suspect her father tracked down that year settled in Mingshan Village and happened to come from the relief home founded by her master, Mr. Xuanji.

Is this a coincidence?

But why did an orphan from her master's orphanage become a member of the Flame Organization? And why did she rob the caravan escorted by her master?

Unless old man Xuanji had no idea about it at the time!

Zhao Xuan looked up at Huang Shuo.

"Dad, what do you think we should do now?"

Huang Shuo stroked his chin and shook his head.

"I don't know, I have no clue at all, but the second son of the Zhang family said he was eaten by a blind bear. He must be the suspect I targeted back then who had to commit suicide by taking poison."

Zhao Xuan gritted her teeth and made up her mind.

"How about this, we go directly to the Zhang brothers' house and arrest one of them and ask him?"

Huang Shuo couldn't think of any other solution, so he nodded.

"I think it works!"

Zhao Xuan blew out the candle, and she and Huang Shuo walked out of the door without anyone noticing, and quietly walked towards the village entrance.

Suddenly, Zhao Xuan stopped and turned to look at Huang Shuo who was standing motionless at the door.

"Dad? Why don't you leave?"

Huang Shuo then walked to Zhao Xuan and leaned over to whisper to her.

"I was just thinking, what if they commit suicide by poisoning themselves in front of us again?"

"With our skills and the precautions we took, they don't stand a chance!"

Zhao Xuan was not worried about this and comforted Huang Shuo.

Huang Shuo was still hesitant. He didn't want to wrongly accuse a good person, so he told Zhao Xuan about his concerns.

"The Fuze Relief Institute seems to be quite large, with branches. Not all the orphans they take in are bad people. What if, among these three brothers, only the deceased one is a suspect, and the other two are good people?"

Zhao Xuan didn't want to guess his father's thoughts, so he asked directly, "Dad, what do you mean?"

Huang Shuo scratched the back of his head.

"I was thinking, since one of them died back then, if the other two were accomplices, they should have run away long ago. Why did they stay in the village?"

Zhao Xuan was stunned when she heard this.

She had never thought about this question.