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Chapter 158 The Murderer Behind It All

On the first floor, several burly men were seen repeatedly smashing chairs into the distance. Others were carrying large wine jars on their shoulders, trying to escape, but were stopped by Steward Yi, who ran out of the kitchen.

Several burly men were displeased to see Steward Yi suddenly appear and block their way. They wanted to kick him, but they were afraid that the person standing in front of them was Emperor Xia, whom they had always relied on. Thinking of this, the men carrying the wine and water were at a loss for what to do.

These burly men were originally sent by Emperor Xia to protect Xia Rong. But for some reason, they seemed to have lost their minds. When Xia Rong was in danger right in front of them, they just watched helplessly, as if her danger had nothing to do with them.

When Emperor Xia learned of this, he was furious. His most precious daughter had been kidnapped right under the noses of these useless scoundrels. Emperor Xia originally wanted to whip these good-for-nothings a few times, but Xia Rong, who was standing beside him, stopped him.

Father! Everyone makes mistakes. We can't just whip them for the smallest mistake, can we?

Upon hearing Xia Rong's words, Emperor Xia immediately hid his short whip under his cloak. He thought to himself, "Thank goodness Xia Rong stopped me in time. Otherwise, my beautiful image as my beloved daughter would have been shattered."

It's all those incompetent fools' fault. All I asked them was to protect Xia Rong secretly, but they thought they didn't care much about their daughter. So, while protecting her, they were completely distracted, which led to their precious daughter being captured and imprisoned for two days by a group of careless thieves. If Xia Rong hadn't been clever and escaped the thieves' hideout, I'm afraid I would have lost my only daughter, the one I cherished most.

However, this was something his trusted confidant told him after he returned from the Shenglong Hotel. He had originally planned to stay at the Shenglong Hotel for a while longer, assuming the identity of Manager Yi. But unexpectedly, he saw his beloved daughter there. He was very puzzled; hadn't he locked Xia Rong up in the Xia residence? Why was he seeing Xia Rong at the Shenglong Hotel?

Yes! When he learned from the servants that Mu Long had divorced a woman a month ago, he was furious. So he personally went to Xia Rong's cottage, dragged her to the Xia residence, and locked her up. This was to prevent the little girl from going to see that brat Mu Long again.

To keep the little girl from feeling lonely, I caught a few kittens that were just over a month old to keep her entertained. Just then, a servant appeared before me carrying a pair of mynah birds. He said that a high-ranking official wanted to ask me for a favor, so he gave me the pair of mynah birds.

I thought my little girl would love these two beautiful myna birds, so I ordered someone to take them to Xia Rong's room. But to my surprise, my precious daughter was furious when she saw them. She loudly demanded of the servants, "What does Father mean by sending these two beautiful myna birds? Does he mean I'll be locked up in the Xia mansion by this stinking father for the rest of my life, just like these two parrots?"

As soon as Xia Rong finished speaking, she snatched the birdcage from the servant's hands. Without thinking, she opened the small door of the birdcage, and the two beautiful parrots were released back into nature by Xia Rong.

After the little girl finished doing this, she immediately turned to the servant standing beside her and said, "Go tell your good master that I released the two parrots he gave me. If he's angry, tell him to come to me and teach me a lesson."

When my family told me about this, I wasn't angry. Instead, I loved my daughter even more. Because I saw the shadow of my most beloved daughter in her.

The man I was to whip was sent to the Shenglong Hotel to do something for me in order to make amends for his mistake.

These burly men stopped Manager Yi on the way but hesitated to attack him. This was because before they arrived at the Shenglong Hotel, a close friend of theirs had stopped him. The friend had also secretly told them that their boss would soon be impersonating Manager Yi at the Shenglong Hotel.

This explains why the burly man hesitated to attack Steward Yi, instead treating him with utmost respect. Mu Long, standing on the stairs, witnessed this scene clearly and instantly understood who had orchestrated all the unpleasant events of the day.

But she really didn't understand why he was treating her like this. His precious daughter was about to marry her, right? If they got married, wouldn't the Shenglong Hotel become his daughter's property? So why would he call so many people to cause trouble at the Shenglong Hotel?

After his actions, how will his Shenglong Hotel operate in the future? Upstairs, a large group of people are surrounding Zhuzhu, asking for that "miracle water" that can make scars heal quickly. Zhuzhu is unable to escape from the crowd because of this. Could this also be arranged by Xia Rong's father?

Meow! Meow! Meow!

Just as Mu Long was racking his brains over this matter, a few cheerful meows caught his attention. Looking down, he saw that it was the little kitten named Takitaki walking around his feet with its tail wagging.

In truth, Mu Long was quite unsure whether the Steward Yi standing before him was Xia Rong's father or the Steward Yi he had always trusted. To figure out who Steward Yi was, Mu Long picked up the little kitten that had been rubbing against his leg.

Meow! Meow! Meow!

Holding Taki in Mu Long's arms, Taki raised its little head and meowed a few times. Mu Long gently patted Taki's head with his large hand. As Mu Long approached Steward Yi, Steward Yi saw the little kitten lying in Mu Long's arms and instinctively took a few steps back.

Mu Long was quite pleased with Steward Yi's action, for the person before him was none other than Steward Yi, whom he trusted most. However, there were two things that puzzled him.

So when exactly did Xia Rong's father switch identities with Steward Yi?