The ancestor is here, she is here with space

Chapter 235: No one would believe this chapter even if I told them to you

"Yes, old lady, everyone in our village is here." Niu Qigu replied quickly.

Lin Congyun glanced at the villagers present, his eyes as sharp as a knife, as if he could see through their inner thoughts.

"Well, I want to tell you a piece of news now. One of you has betrayed us. Not only did he let Huo Xiongcai go, but he also told Huo Xiongcai the mechanism at the entrance of the valley. Although the mechanism can only be opened inside the valley, this person must not be allowed to stay!"

As soon as Lin Congyun finished speaking, the villagers present were in an uproar. They talked a lot and speculated who the traitor was.

"Now, I'll give you a chance. If you come forward on your own initiative, I can give you a lighter sentence. Otherwise, once I find out, I will never show any leniency!" Lin Congyun's voice was as cold as the wind, sending a chill down the spine of everyone present.

But after waiting for a long time, no one came forward.

Seeing this, Lin Congyun sneered: "Well, since no one has come forward, don't blame me for being rude."

As she spoke, she turned and looked at Aunt Niu Qi: "Aunt Qi, you are the leader of Nanyuan Village. You know the people in your village best. Who do you think is most likely to be the traitor?"

Upon hearing this, Niu Qigu showed an embarrassment on her face: "Old Madam, everyone in our village knows each other well. I really can't think of who would do such a thing."

"Can't believe it? Well then, take your people with you and check them one by one. If you find anyone suspicious, report to me immediately." Lin Congyun ordered.

"Yes, old lady." Niu Qigu did not dare to neglect and immediately took the villagers to investigate.

However, after a careful investigation, no suspicious persons were found.

After learning the result, Lin Congyun frowned. Could it be that her inference was wrong?

No, absolutely impossible!

So she called a guard and whispered a few words in his ear. Then the guard nodded and left.

After a while, the guard brought a jade pendant and handed it to Lin Congyun, "Ancestor, this was found in the place where the villagers live."

Lin Congyun took the jade pendant, took a closer look at it, and found that this jade pendant was not an ordinary item and should not appear in the place where the villagers lived.

At this moment, a villager's face changed after seeing the jade pendant.

Lin Congyun keenly caught the subtle changes in the villager's expression, and she already had some ideas in mind.

She gave the guard a look, and the guard understood. He immediately took a few steps forward and brought the villager with a strange expression to Lin Congyun.

Lin Congyun looked directly at the villager, his tone full of unquestionable majesty: "Do you recognize this jade pendant?"

The villager's hands were shaking, his eyes were evasive, and he stammered, "I... I... have never seen it."

Lin Congyun smiled gently, but there was no warmth in her smile. She slowly raised the jade pendant and gently turned it in the sun. The jade was warm and shiny, and it was obviously worth a lot of money. "Are you sure?"

The villager's forehead was already covered with beads of sweat. She looked up and secretly glanced at Lin Congyun, then quickly lowered her head and said in an almost inaudible voice: "To answer the old lady, I... I really don't know."

At this time, Niu Qigu also stepped forward and said, "Grandfather, this is the most honest person in the village. She doesn't even dare to kill a chicken on weekdays. How could she do such a treacherous thing?"

Lin Congyun's gaze shifted between the villagers and Niu Qigu, and he was thinking secretly in his heart.

She knew very well that human hearts were complicated and could not be judged based on appearance alone, but the appearance of the jade pendant was undoubtedly an important clue.

She sighed lightly and spoke in a slower tone: "I don't mean to wrongly accuse anyone, but this matter concerns the safety of all of us, so we have to be careful. Since you said you have never seen this jade pendant, why did it appear in your residence?"

When the villagers heard this, their bodies trembled, as if they were engaged in a fierce psychological struggle.

Finally, she looked up, with a look of determination in her eyes: "Madam, this jade pendant... I picked it up by accident. I wanted to hand it in, but I was afraid that people would misunderstand that I stole it, so I... I hid it."

Lin Congyun examined every change on her face, as if trying to determine the truth of her words. "Picked it up? Where did you pick it up?"

The villager stammered, twisting the corner of his clothes with his fingers unconsciously, his voice as thin as a mosquito: "It was...it was in the woods behind the village. I found it accidentally when I went to pick wild vegetables that day. I saw that it looked unusual, and I was scared, so..."

Even a ghost wouldn't believe this.

"Seventh Aunt, do you believe what she said?" Lin Congyun turned and looked at Niu Qigu.

Niu Qigu's expression was complicated. In her eyes, which had seen through all the vicissitudes of life, there was trust in the villagers, but also some unspeakable doubts.

She shook her head slowly, her voice low and full of helplessness: "Old Madam, although I know that she has a kind personality, this jade pendant matter is indeed strange."

Seeing that Niu Qigu also had doubts, Lin Congyun began to make a plan in his mind.

She gently put down the jade pendant, staring at the villager with a sharp gaze, and her voice revealed an irresistible force: "Since you said you picked it up, is there anyone else who witnessed it? Or, can you describe in detail the scene when you picked up the jade pendant that day?"

Upon hearing this, the villager's face turned even paler and he clenched his hands into fists, his knuckles turning white from the force.

She looked up, a trace of despair flashed in her eyes, and then she quickly lowered her eyes, her voice trembling even more: "Old Madam, I went up the mountain alone that day, without anyone else. As for the scene... I only remember that the sun was shining brightly that day, and I was walking on a path in the forest. Suddenly, I was attracted by a reflected light. I looked down and saw this jade pendant."

"The sun is shining brightly on the forest path..." Lin Congyun narrowed her eyes slightly and quietly examined the villagers in front of her. She repeated the villagers' description in a low voice, but there was an unquestionable question in her tone, "How could such an extraordinary thing be left in the forest casually and be encountered by you alone? This coincidence is too far-fetched."

The villagers were speechless and just trembled even more violently.

Seeing this, Lin Congyun had made up her mind. She waved her hand, signaling the guards to take the villagers away for strict interrogation.

"Madam, please spare me! I'll tell you... I'll tell you everything..." The villager suddenly burst into tears when he was dragged away by the guards.

Lin Congyun frowned and signaled the guards to stop.

She looked at the villager coldly: "Tell me! Who ordered you to do this?"

The villager was in tears at this moment. She said in a trembling voice: "It was... Huo Xiongcai gave it to me..."

When the people around heard the name, they were all shocked.

Lin Congyun was not surprised, but felt it was a bit funny that someone could be bribed with just a jade pendant.