"We only managed to get a few words out of her, but something useful." Guard says. We trailed deep underground to what seemed to be my brothers... torture chambers. "We will
get evidence little sis I promise." My brother reassured me with loving eyes. I smile to him.
"I know, but I hope you now if all of this is worthless, then I'm prepared to take responsibility." "I will not let you take responsibility for something you didn't do!"
"It's not because I didn't do it it's for being the responsible person I am and stop this nonsense." I focused his attention on me. I know we had something important to do but I wanted to make this clear. "You know the one rule I was taught my Aunt at a very young age, the one whole that we Viki and in Ice Resorts have to follow." Silence spun around the chamber, even the guard dare not to break it.
"If you bring negative commotion be the bigger person to end it." He mumbled. "Exactly, you know I'm not a person to run from my problems like that, you said it yourself I was very courageous when I was young, but if this evidence can help me then maybe it won't resolve to that." Ending the conversation short I walk ahead.
"Hmph... you really have grown a lot."
*****
*Feng Palace*
"Well? Did you find that woman yet?" Xioa'yuer said. "No your highness I'm sorry."
"Ugh!" In fury Xiao'yuer starts kicking chairs and knocking down books from shelves. "Your highness, wait please let me explain."
He stopped now focusing his attention on Xiang. "I talked to the family and it said that a few days ago after the incident she came home scared and shaking. Her family tried to calm her down but she just got more angry and packed her stuff and ran out of the house." He said. "Did they mention a location of any sorts?" Xiao'yuer spoke anxiously wanting to find some kind of evidence or something.
"Yes um... a old boat house they would always go onto some yellow back river." "They said she is probably there." "Good, get our men and let's find this woman."
*****
*Western Sea Pavilion*
The girl talked hours but it didn't seem like that was any useful information we needed. I started to have my doubts. "Wait my hairpin Misa give it to me again pls." "But m-my lady put gave it to His highness back at Feng Palace remember?" Misa said "I know I meant one of my regular hair pins." "Oh okay." She went off to retrieve it. "You said that the hair pins that all the maids used on that day had a gold tip right?" I asked. "Y-yes your highness it did."
Misa came back shortly after handing me my hairpins. "I wore something like this at the party." I held up my white jade hairpin. "We maids were the same thing!" The girl said.
"Brother please a minute." I said as he gestured me to walk outside. "Something tells me that if we uncover this hairpin mystery this whole case will come to a close." He looks at me questionably. "How so?" "My hairpin and the maids are the same but something felt off about "my" hairpin that day." "Like how?" He asked. "Feel it." My brother softly touched the hairpin from bottom to up. "It's smooth."
"However, that day my hairpin felt much rougher then usual, like it was made from a different material." "That is strange." He replied. "My hairpin is hand crafted from white ice pearls in Ice Resorts, it would never have that type of texture." How about this we will go back to Feng Palace and get the hairpin and finish this once and for all." "Hm, right."
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*Feng Palace*
"Your highness! Her highness has returned." Xiao'yuer was shocked to hear such news. Why did she return? Isn't she unwell? He got up and approached the front gate. There was Xioasha and someone else next to her. "He must be Dong Hua."
"Greetings, Your highness." He said. "Well I can say the same to you too." Dong Hua replied. "Xiaosha, what are you doing here I thought you were ill." "I'm fine now but there's much at stake here do you have the hairpin?"
"Oh yeah." Xiao'yuer reached in his sleeve and pulled out the hairpin and gave it to her.
"Now, I'm going to need everyone to gather at the government trial ground , summon the Wolf Clan as well" "W-why?" I asked.
"Because I know who did this."