With the facts established, there was naturally no need for further questioning. Murong Feiyan asked, "How should we deal with these three?"
Hu Xiaotian looked at the three men and sneered. "Either turn them over to the authorities or silence them right here."
At his words, all three turned deathly pale and shook their heads desperately.
Hu Xiaotian had Murong Feiyan release one man's mute acupoint, seized him by the collar, and, with a shing, drew his newly acquired dagger from his boot. Its icy gleam made Murong Feiyan blink her lovely eyes. That dagger looked quite good.
Hu Xiaotian pressed the dagger against the man's throat. The house servant was so frightened that his voice went shrill. "My lord... spare me..."
"You recognize me?" Hu Xiaotian gave a savage grin. "Looks like I'll have to kill you to seal your mouth." After all, he had been in and out of the Wan Residence so many times, setting up ritual altars and playing at ghosts and gods, that almost every servant and maid recognized him.
The house servant was scared out of his wits. "Spare me, my lord," he said in a trembling voice. "I'll never dare do it again. Madam ordered everything. She paid us and forced us to do this."
Hu Xiaotian asked, "Does your master know?"
The house servant confessed, "Madam did all this in secret. Ever since the Third Young Madam married into the family, Madam has been prejudiced against her. She said the Third Young Madam was a seductress who would bring disaster upon the Wan Family someday, so... she's always wanted to get rid of her once and for all..."
Hu Xiaotian knew the servant would not dare lie. He considered the matter privately. If he hauled these servants before the authorities now and