Su Yuxi did not share her doubts with the others.
At this moment, she noticed Su Cheng's gaze fixed on Gu Qianyin and Ouyang Qinglin.
Su Yuxi could clearly see the murderous intent in Su Cheng's eyes.
An idea formed in her mind at that instant.
Meanwhile.
Ouyang Qinglin, like Gu Qianyin, cast a glance over the numerous corpses.
He remarked, "There are no signs of struggle, nor any signs of a fight. Look at how wide their eyes are opened, one by one. It's evident the killer was someone they never expected."
As he spoke, Ouyang Qinglin faced the crowd.
He continued.
"The fact that so many servants have such expressions of surprise can only lead to one conclusion: the killer is someone they knew. That's why they would have such expressions upon seeing him."
The crowd listened to Ouyang Qinglin's words.
Gu Qianyin spoke up at this point, "You mean it was someone they knew, which implies the killer is within the Su mansion."
Ouyang Qinglin nodded.
The crowd looked at him.
Meng Qinghua then asked, "If the killer is in the Su mansion, then who exactly is this killer?"
At this moment, Gu Qianyin walked to the last corpse.
She crouched down and examined it closely.
On the hand of the last corpse, she saw a piece of cloth.
She picked it up and held it high.
She spoke to the crowd, "Look what I found?"
The crowd looked at it.
It was a piece of silk fabric.
It appeared to be a piece torn from the edge of a sleeve.
"This must belong to the killer."
"Did the killer leave this behind while killing these servants?"
"Look, it must be."
"This means whoever is missing this piece of cloth from their sleeve is the murderer!"
The crowd began to murmur.
The elderly Su couple was at a loss.
The two elders looked towards the eldest daughter of the Su family, Su Yuxi.
Normally, the eldest daughter, Su Yuxi, was the manager of the household.
All the major and minor affairs of the family were usually handled by this eldest daughter.
With such a major incident occurring, the elderly Su couple naturally had no idea what to do. They looked to their daughter, hoping she would step forward and make a decision.
Su Yuxi stepped forward and said.
This scourge must be found and dealt with quickly.
With that, she walked towards Gu Qianyin.
"Qianyin, Young Master Meng, Young Master Ouyang, I apologize for letting you three experience such an incident in our residence. For your safety, I will, in the coming time, um, find some guards with good martial arts skills to protect you."
"Please rest assured and continue to stay in our home. Besides that, I will also find the murderer and bring you peace of mind."
Su Yuxi said this.
But she had no real plan in her heart.
Although Gu Qianyin said the killer was within their Su mansion.
It was truly difficult to find a killer who drank human blood.
However, she was the eldest daughter of the family and also the manager of the household.
Her parents were elderly, and there were many servants in the mansion. There were also some younger sisters and brothers at home.
As the eldest daughter of the Su family, and as the most valued person by her parents.
She naturally had to bear the responsibility of the entire family on her shoulders.
However, while speaking, Su Yuxi glanced at Su Cheng as if guided by an unseen force.
For some reason, she always felt that Su Cheng was also involved in this matter.
But she knew that without evidence, even if she voiced her doubts, no one would believe her.
Gu Qianyin listened to what Su Yuxi had said.
She walked over and took Su Yuxi's hand, "What are you saying! Your household has encountered trouble, and we are friends. How can we stand by and do nothing?"
"Yuxi, rest assured, I will definitely accompany you to investigate this matter thoroughly."
Gu Qianyin gave Su Yuxi a comforting assurance.
Hearing Gu Qianyin's words, Su Yuxi felt truly happy.
Apart from her two younger sisters, she had no friends in the family.
One of her younger sisters was timid, and the other was soft-natured.
When she was with them, she made all the decisions.
After experiencing all these events.
No one in the mansion offered her any words of comfort.
And at this moment, she heard them.
At the same time, she felt truly fortunate to have met a friend like Gu Qianyin in this world.
The other young ladies from outside families she had met before.
When she encountered difficulties.
Weren't they all eager to add insult to injury?
Who among them genuinely helped her?
At this moment, Su Yuxi felt Gu Qianyin's care and also this sincere friendship.
Beside them.
Meng Qinghua, who was also concerned about Su Yuxi,
walked over and looked at Yuxi with a serious expression.
He said very solemnly.
"Me too, I will always accompany you to investigate this matter thoroughly and find this blood-drinking murderer."
Looking at Meng Qinghua's handsome face.
Su Yuxi's cheeks turned red.
"Okay, I understand."
Su Yuxi lowered her head shyly.
For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
Gu Qianyin, who was close to her, turned to look at Meng Qinghua, then turned to look at Su Yuxi.
She smiled.
Some things didn't need to be said; she understood.
Meanwhile, the elderly Su couple.
When they learned that the killer was within the mansion, both elders became quite worried.
They were not worried about their own health, but about the safety of the children in the mansion.
"Since it has been deduced that the killer is someone from within the mansion, then I, this old man, shall summon everyone in the mansion. How about we investigate them one by one?"
Old Master Su proposed an idea at this time.
Old Madam Su thought this idea was excellent.
"This method might easily alert the culprit."
"Very well, we can use this opportunity to get to know the people in the mansion. That would be good as well."
Su Yuxi also thought this method was good.
Meng Qinghua, Gu Qianyin, Ouyang Qinglin, and others nodded.
They were outsiders and did not know the people in the Su mansion very well.
If they could understand the people in the mansion through this method, it would also provide a good direction for solving the case.
Thus, under the command of Old Master Su, several guards carried away all the corpses on the ground.
After the maids of the household cleaned the main hall, Gu Qianyin and the others took their seats one by one.
They all sat in the main hall of the front courtyard, with Old Master Su naturally seated at the head.
A moment later, all the people in the Su mansion gathered in the front courtyard.
As the space inside the house was not very large, once everyone had arrived.
Old Master Su arranged them in the courtyard.
Separated by gender, they stood in two rows.
On the men's side, there were a few guards, and some male servants.
On the women's side, there were managing nannies and several maids.
"These are all the servants in the mansion. They are all here."
At this moment, the butler said.
Old Master Su nodded and told him to stand aside.
Gu Qianyin stepped forward at this time and looked at all the servants present.
She asked, "Last night, did you encounter anything unusual? Or, did any of you see anyone suspicious?"
Everyone looked at the beautiful woman before them.
They naturally knew that Gu Qianyin was the eldest daughter's good friend.
She was also the eldest daughter's savior, and they treated Gu Qianyin with great respect.
However, Gu Qianyin's question made everyone look at each other.
They all thought for a moment.
Then, some people shook their heads.
Some said, "We didn't see anyone suspicious, but we seemed to hear several screams."
The person who said this was one of the two house servants sitting on the far right of the servants' quarters.
These two resembled twins and looked very alike.
Gu Qianyin looked at the two of them and asked, "Screams? From where did they originate?"
As Gu Qianyin asked, Meng Qinghua, Ouyang Qinglin, and other members of the Su family also looked towards the two servants who had spoken.
One of these two servants was named Xiao Dingzi, and the other was Xiao Zhuzi.
These two were brothers. Due to their poverty, they were sold to the mansion to work as house servants.
They had been in the Su family for many years.
Just then, Xiao Dingzi stepped forward and recalled, "It was already dark. My brother and I had just finished our shift and were on our way back to our quarters. I heard several screams, and it sounded like they were coming from the eldest daughter's room."
Xiao Dingzi's words surprised everyone.
The elderly Su couple also wore expressions of shock.
Even Su Yuxi herself was very shocked.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Last night, I went to bed early. There were no screams at all!"
Accused by a servant, Su Yuxi became agitated.
She rebuked Xiao Dingzi angrily.
Xiao Dingzi was so scared that he knelt on the ground, "Eldest Daughter, even if you gave me a hundred times the courage, I wouldn't dare to falsely accuse you. Last night, I truly heard screams coming from your direction. Everything I've said is true. I wouldn't dare to falsely accuse you!"
Xiao Dingzi was almost in tears from Su Yuxi's scolding.
His brother, Xiao Zhuzi, also knelt on the ground with him.
"Old Master, Eldest Daughter, Old Madam, my brother is a very honest person. He would never deceive everyone."
With that, Xiao Zhuzi knelt on the ground with his hands flat on the floor.
"Alright, I believe your words."
At this moment, Gu Qianyin spoke.
She looked at the two servants before her, who did not seem like people who would lie.
Moreover, after the two servants answered the questions, she secretly asked the butler.
She learned that these two servants had been bought into the mansion since they were young and had been working in the Su mansion for many years.
Furthermore, these two were orphans and did not cause trouble in the Su family. For so many years, they had never stolen anything and had always been law-abiding.
Considering this, what these two said should be true.
Gu Qianyin thought about this.
She looked at Xiao Dingzi, "How many screams did you hear? Or, how long did you hear them? And after you heard them, did you see anyone suspicious?"
Xiao Dingzi thought for a moment and shook his head, "I don't remember how many screams I heard, nor did I see anyone suspicious. We servants prefer to mind our own business. I thought perhaps the eldest daughter was dealing with someone in her room, so I didn't dare to say anything more."
As he spoke, Xiao Dingzi glanced secretly at the eldest daughter, Su Yuxi.
At this moment, Su Yuxi's cheeks were flushed.
Especially after she glanced at Meng Qinghua, her cheeks turned even redder.
"I... I am not a cruel person. I do not lightly punish servants."