"Tell me, how many people are there in this inn?" Lonemoon asked directly.
"No … No more!" The waiter replied as he trembled. "There are only three of us in this inn, I was forced by the two of them!"
Lonemoon naturally did not believe him. He was about to ask in detail when suddenly there was a scream. It sounded like a woman's voice. Lonemoon glanced at Chef. "It's downstairs!" He was about to go downstairs when he instructed, "Bring Shen Ying along."
With that said, he brought the waiter downstairs. He saw that the door to one of the guest rooms downstairs was wide open, and there was a girl sitting on the floor, looking in the direction of the room with a terrified expression. Seeing him coming over, she screamed again and crawled backward. "Don't … Don't kill me!"
Lonemoon ignored her and went straight into the room to take a look. Only then did he realize that there was blood on the bed. There was an old man lying on the bed, already dead, his body covered with knife wounds. There was also an open package scattered on the floor.
He instantly understood what the two people with knives were doing downstairs. He raised his hand and threw the waiter over. "You did it!"
"No … it's them! They killed her … I only knocked her out, it has nothing to do with me! " The waiter hurriedly argued. Lonemoon could not be bothered to listen anymore. He directly knocked the waiter out, and then looked at the girl on the floor.
She seemed to be scared out of her wits, looking at Lonemoon with even more wariness and fear. It was only when Chef walked in with Shen Ying that she seemed to react. Perhaps because she was of the same sex, she crawled towards Shen Ying, clutching tightly at the corner of her clothes. She still looked like she was in shock.
"Hmm?" Shen Ying was stunned.
"What happened?" Yi Qing asked.
"Someone was killed," Lonemoon replied. He glanced at the girl on the floor. "She should know the people in this room. Let's go out first!"
Yi Qing nodded, obviously smelling the thick stench of blood in the room. He glanced at the girl who was still clutching Shen Ying tightly and explained, "We are also guests staying here, we will not harm you."
The girl was stunned for a moment before regaining some of her senses. She followed them out with a look of horror on her face.
The few of them sat down on the chairs in the courtyard. The woman clutched the teacup in front of her tightly. She had finally recovered, but her hands were still trembling. It seemed that she was quite frightened. After a while, she looked at the few of them gratefully. "Thank you … everyone for saving me!" She had also realized that the other party was not a cup person. She had escaped death.
"Don't worry, it's nothing." Lonemoon frowned. Initially, he had found it interesting, but now that someone had died, his mood became heavy. "Miss, you are also a customer of this inn."
"Yes …" She nodded, took a sip of the tea, and then explained, "I'm from the South City, and I came here with Grandma Wang from the same village to look for my family. It was only when she arrived that she found out that her family had already moved away. She wanted to stay here for a night before setting off for home. I didn't expect that in the middle of the night, Grandma Wang would … "As she spoke, her tears fell.
Lonemoon's expression darkened. He didn't expect that this inn specialized in scamming outsiders.
"Then … Then the people who committed the crime …" The girl suddenly thought of something, and her body trembled again.
"Don't worry." Lonemoon answered. "They won't wake up until dawn. The waiter said that there were only three people in the inn. They shouldn't have accomplices."
She heaved a sigh of relief. She turned to look in the direction of the room, and then immediately turned back in fear. With some hesitation, she said, "This is a murder case. Benefactors, are you planning to report it to the authorities?"
"Report to the authorities?" Lonemoon paused, then remembered that such things happened in the mortal world. The police had to be called. "You're right, we do have to report it to the authorities. But we're not familiar with this place, we don't know where to report it. "
"Report to the City Lord Residence, of course." The girl looked at him with some surprise, as if surprised that he did not know such a simple thing. She stood up and pointed in the direction of the east. "The City Lord Residence is in the east of the city. There's no curfew in the city now. We have to quickly inform them."
Lonemoon thought about it, then stood up and said, "I'll go alone." He turned back to Chef and said, "Look after Shen Ying."
"Mm." Chef nodded.
Only then did he turn and walk out.
Instead, the girl was stunned. She looked back and forth between the three of them. Weren't they looking after those fainted criminals? Why were they looking after this girl?
***
Once Father Niu left, he did not return for four hours. As Shen Ying waited, she became hungry. Chef was bored. He turned to the kitchen to make supper.
At that moment, only Shen Ying and the girl who survived were left in the courtyard. The courtyard became quiet. The only sounds in the courtyard were the sound of a certain person chewing on fruit and the occasional sound of cooking in the kitchen.
"Want some?" Shen Ying handed a fruit over.
The girl was stunned. She hesitated for a moment before taking it. "Thank you, Miss." Perhaps it was because she was frightened, but there was still a trace of fear in her eyes. She thought of something and asked tentatively, "May I know how to address you, Miss?"
"Shen Ying."
"So it's Miss Shen. My name is Fang Fang."
"Mm."
"May I know why Miss Shen and the other two came to Wuling City?"
"I don't know."
"Huh?" Fang Fang was stunned. What did he mean by don't know? She was stunned. She did not take it to heart. She casually said a few more words. Seeing that she was focused on chewing on her fruit, it was not good for her to ask more. The atmosphere became cold. She suddenly felt a little restless. After thinking for a moment, she said, "The weather is cold tonight. How about … I make a pot of tea for you?"
"Sure." Shen Ying nodded.
She then stood up and walked to the front yard.
At that moment, Shen Ying was the only one left in the huge yard. Chef's supper was not ready yet. She was bored waiting. What's more, this city was built by the river and connected to the sea. The other side of the yard was a view of the river. From time to time, there would be a gust of wind from the river, carrying a faint sharp moan, as if someone was singing in a low voice.
Shen Ying was stunned. She subconsciously looked back and saw that a figure had appeared on a rock by the river. It was a man with long dark green hair. He looked very flirtatious. His upper body was bare, but his lower body had a huge fish tail. He was sitting on a rock by the river, singing in a low voice while smiling at her seductively.
Shen Ying only took a glance, then turned back and continued chewing on her fruit.
That man was stunned for a moment, as if surprised by her reaction. Then he opened his mouth again and sang even louder than before. That fragmented voice was like a song that seduced one's soul, making one lose their mind.
Shen Ying was stunned. She turned back to look at him again, then continued chewing on her fruit.
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