I inherited my grandfather's Tang Dynasty assets.

Chapter 29 The Strange Miss

"Lord Fan, I pay my respects."

Fan Tao quickly caught him.

"Sir, what brings you here today?"

The plump young woman standing next to Hu Shanren asked. She was Hu Shanren's daughter, Hu Wenyu, the eldest in the family, and already married.

Her family was from Nanzhou, where they ran a restaurant business. She had returned to Chang'an early to celebrate her father's birthday, but unexpectedly, her two younger brothers died suddenly. She was worried that her father would not be able to accept such a blow, so she stayed at home.

"Please accept my condolences, Mr. Hu, and come inside."

Fan Tao's attitude towards Hu Shanren was quite good.

"Yes, let's go inside and talk."

Hu Shanren forced a smile, led them into the main hall, and instructed the servants to prepare food and wine.

"No need for you to trouble yourself, Lord Hu. I've come today regarding your son's case."

Fan Tao had no appetite for food or drinks at the moment. Upon hearing this, Hu Shanren immediately looked up, his face full of confusion.

"The case? Wen Yuan and Wen Bo are both already buried. This was a case of the Blood Child seeking revenge. Wasn't that already a closed case?"

Fan Tao didn't answer, but suddenly asked a question.

"Lord Hu, the Immortal Cultivation Hall will be holding an Ascension Ceremony tomorrow. True Man Yuming has announced to all directions that he will personally capture the Blood Child."

Has Lord Hu also participated?

Hu Shanren didn't understand, but nodded angrily.

"That's for sure. This fellow killed my two sons. I wish I could grind his bones to dust. I will go and see for myself tomorrow."

"Furthermore, I have already paid 100,000 coins, and Master Yuming has agreed to let me personally execute this scoundrel!"

When the Blood Child was mentioned, Hu Shanren's face changed, becoming extremely ferocious and terrifying.

This is only human nature. After all, in his mind, it was the Blood Child who killed his two sons, which was an irreconcilable blood feud!

After glancing at each other, Fan Tao and Liu Boyan nodded slowly with solemn expressions, everything was exactly as Shennong had said.

"Sir, you've gone to great lengths to come all this way just to inquire about this old man's matter? And why have you brought so many constables to my residence?"

Hu Shanren was a smart man and had already sensed that something was amiss.

"Master Hu, does your household have a cook named Ya Gu? Where does she usually live? Could you please have her come over for a visit?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Shanren frowned, but Hu Wenyu, who was standing next to him, showed a hint of panic in his eyes and then quickly lowered his head.

"The mute girl? Sir, you've come for her? Has she done something wrong?"

He picked this woman up from the doorway three years ago. Because she was a good cook, he kept her in the kitchen, and she never made any mistakes in the past few years.

"Master Hu, it's hard to say for now. Let's wait until we see her before we talk about it."

"Afu, go and fetch the mute girl."

Hu Shanren vaguely guessed what was going on and immediately looked at the steward and gave him instructions.

"Master, the mute girl is not at home right now. After the two young masters passed away, she left the manor, saying that she wanted to go back to Hanzhou to find her family in order to thank you for your care over the years."

Fan Tao suddenly stood up, his expression changing drastically.

"What? She left the manor? Is she from Hanzhou?"

Hu Shanren was also very surprised. Normally he might have asked about it, but since his son died suddenly, he had no interest in business and had no time to care about the fate of a servant.

"Yes, she left the day before yesterday. I saw that the master was in distress, so I didn't ask any further questions about such a trivial matter. Sir, could the mute girl be related to the deaths of the two young masters?"

Fan Tao didn't have time to explain to him.

"Master Hu, we must search the mute girl's room immediately. Since things have come to this, I won't hide it from you anymore; she is very likely one of the murderers of your son!"

Hu Shanren staggered, looked at Fan Tao in disbelief, and then shook his head repeatedly.

"Absolutely impossible! Why would she do such a thing? Besides, Wen Yuan and Wen Bo were killed by vengeful ghosts, and died from fright. I witnessed this with my own eyes."

"I will explain the details at a later date."

Hu Shanren immediately had the steward take Ma Feng and the others to the mute girl's room, and then he asked about the details of what had happened.

After hearing this, Hu Shanren's expression was complicated, but he still refused to believe it.

"She wasn't mute? My lord, is this so-called illusionary murder real? I had no grudge against her, and was even her savior. Why would she pretend to be mute to enter my house and then cruelly murder Wen Yuan and Wen Bo?"

Fan Tao gave a wry smile. He hadn't mentioned that all of this was guided by Shennong.

"Lord Hu, this is precisely what I don't understand. You just said that she was a refugee from Hanzhou back then, but now our Great Tang is peaceful and prosperous, and there are very few refugees."

Most likely, her identity is somewhat sensitive, or she has committed some crime in the past, hence she is pretending to be deaf and dumb. It's unlikely she would return to Hanzhou to find her relatives so soon after her son's death; it must be a coincidence. She must be fleeing to avoid punishment.

Hu Shanren slammed his hand on the table, startling everyone. His eyes widened in anger, as if he wanted to devour someone.

"You bastard! If it is truly what she says, I will dig three feet into the ground and never let her go."

After a short while, Ma Feng and his group returned, his face beaming with excitement.

"My lord, we found a small bottle in the mute girl's room, which undoubtedly contained pollen from the datura flower, as well as this other item."

Ma Feng's face was excited, and he was holding a lifelike paper figure that was half a meter tall, which looked particularly eerie.

"Blood Child!"

Fan Tao and Liu Boyan exclaimed in unison.

"Blood Child?"

Hu Shanren subconsciously looked around.

"Lord Hu, before Wen Yuan and Wen Bo were murdered, a servant said that he saw a white shadow floating in front of their house, like the ghost of a child. It must be this thing."

The pollen of the datura flower is a hallucinogenic substance, which is enough to prove that she was the one who poisoned the child. She even deliberately used this paper figure to impersonate the Blood Child, all to make people believe that this was a vengeful ghost seeking revenge!

Fan Tao was very excited. Since the case started, he hadn't been able to find any clues, but now he had finally made a huge breakthrough.

If we can find the mute girl who escaped, the whole truth will come to light.

Hu Shanren's body trembled slightly.

"It really was her doing, sir! Quickly, send men out of the city immediately to pursue her towards Hanzhou. We must not let this woman escape!"

Hu Shanren was completely consumed by rage, wishing he could tear the mute girl to pieces immediately to vent his hatred.

"Don't worry, Lord Hu. This case is complicated and could not have been done by the mute girl alone. There must be other accomplices."

Furthermore, Fan concluded that the mute girl had not returned to any Hanzhou, but was still in Chang'an.

As soon as Fan Tao finished speaking, Hu Wenyu suddenly went limp and almost fell over if her maid hadn't reacted quickly.

"Yu'er, what's wrong? Why are you so pale?"

Hu Shanren turned his head and asked.

"Father, my brothers have just passed away, and I am deeply grieving. Hearing these words and seeing this paper figure just now makes me feel extremely uncomfortable."

Hu Wenyu explained, rubbing his forehead.

"Okay, go and get some rest."

Hu Wenyu bowed to Fan Tao and the others, and left the hall with the help of a maid.

Liu Boyan's gaze followed her into the distance, then he suddenly looked at Hu Shanren and asked a question.

"Master Hu, if I may ask, what is the young lady's relationship with her two younger brothers?"