Late at night, around 11 p.m.
In the large shared room of the Gao Family's guest courtyard, everyone felt miserable over Gao Ye's sacrifice, and they still had not figured out which of them was the unlucky bastard.
Mad Dog knew, but he kept quiet.
Tap, tap!
Just then, orderly footsteps rang out in the courtyard, and someone shouted, "Everyone from the Gao Family's birthday delegation, assemble in the courtyard immediately!"
"What's going on?" Yu Weifeng was the first to stand.
"No idea. Why are the Wang Family's soldiers here?" Someone looked through the window and saw what was happening outside.
"D-don't tell me we've been discovered?"
"Don't panic. Don't panic. Stay calm." Old Liu waved a hand to reassure everyone.
"Let's take a look." Butler Liu straightened his clothes, composed himself, then pushed open the door and went out first.
About thirty soldiers, rifles slung across their backs and cartridge belts hanging at their waists, stood in two lines in the courtyard. Their expressions were stern as they eyed the two rooms menacingly.
Outside the courtyard, another large contingent of soldiers stood guard, their expressions solemn and their ranks orderly.
"Wh-what's going on?" Butler Liu stood on the steps outside the shared room and asked, looking a little bewildered.
"Brother Liu, don't panic. Don't panic."
Just then, Butler Zhu's voice came from outside. He led the way into the courtyard, followed by Wang Lili, Zhou Congcong, and Adjutant Zhou.
"Oh, Miss Wang." Butler Liu bowed in greeting.
Wang Lili nodded in acknowledgment but said nothing more.
Dressed in floral pajamas and slippers, Zhou Congcong surveyed the courtyard with a very discerning gaze.
Back in the residence, a servant had told Wang Lili that after Ren Ye reached the first floor, he had gone to the toilet and might have