"Don't worry, let's go to the door first."
Azurepeak and Meng Qilin stood at the door and looked at each other for a while. Meng Qilin said,"There are no signs of a fight at this door, which means that the murderer didn't enter through the main door, but climbed in through the window."
Azurepeak shook his head and said," It's true that there were no signs of a fight at the door, but from another point of view, the murderer didn't climb in through the window. Ah Xiang was an acquaintance of the murderer, and she didn't expect to be killed by an acquaintance."
Meng Lin was stunned for a moment before nodding his head. He felt that his brother's words made sense. At this moment, there was the sound of thunder in the sky." Hua " It started to rain. The rain came quickly and heavily. When the two of them saw that they were drenched, they hurriedly hid in Ah Xiang's house. The rain that dripped from the eaves at the door instantly washed everything clean.
" Oh no, the rain washed away the footprints left by the murderer. It's going to be difficult to solve the case now," Azurepeak complained.
"Brother, let's take a look at the house. Maybe we can find something?”
Qing Feng nodded and went to check the environment of the house. Ah Xiang was a servant girl, so the house was simple. There was no decoration, just a fire bed. It was hot, so the stove connected to the fire bed was put away under the bed. There was a thin mattress and a thin quilt on the bed. There was nothing unusual. There was a table and two chairs in the corner. They were all old and looked like furniture from the Xia residence. There was an umbrella in the corner and a big box beside it. The box was not locked. He opened it and took a look. They were all neatly folded clothes.
Meng Lin had been looking at Ah Xiang's corpse. Suddenly, she felt that something was wrong with Ah Xiang's shirt. She touched Ah Xiang's chest through the shirt and felt that her two breasts were of different sizes. The left one seemed to have something to do with it. Meng Lin put his hand into the inside of the shirt and felt an inner pocket. There seemed to be something bulging in the pocket. He took it out and saw that it was a small sachet. This sachet was pink and embroidered with golden threads and dragon and phoenix patterns. It looked more luxurious. It didn't look like something a servant girl would use. He poured out the contents of the sachet and found a few valuable rings, a few pairs of gold earrings, and a key. Meng Lin was suddenly suspicious. A servant girl's annual salary could not even buy a valuable ring, so why did she have so many valuable things in her hands? And this key did not seem like the key of the Xia residence. The locks used in the Xia residence were all long copper locks from the Republic of China period. The key was very long and very old. This key was relatively short, like the lock key of a rich family in a big city. When Meng Lin was in Shanghai, the door lock of the mansion was different from the door lock of the Xia residence in the countryside. Thinking of this, Meng Lin felt that Ah Xiang's key was more like the key of a rich family in Shanghai. Azurepeak was still at his wit's end when Meng Lin called him over and showed him the treasure in Ah Xiang's sachet.
Azurepeak looked at these treasures and the key. Although there were many suspicious points, he couldn't find the root of the problem in a short time. He put the things back into the sachet and handed the sachet to Meng Lin to tell her not to lose it. He looked at the rain outside and saw Ah Xiang's corpse lying in front of him. How to tell his family about this tomorrow morning was really difficult for him.
After a discussion with Meng Lin, Qingfeng decided to rush to the police station overnight and let the police handle this matter. When Ah San kidnapped the siblings, he kept talking about the factory in Shanghai. It was very likely that the mastermind behind the scenes had already planned a plan to fight for the factory. It was likely that someone had murdered their father's death. The purpose was to let the siblings come back. This way, they would have the opportunity to attack the factory. At this point, Meng Lin could not help but shiver. He did not know if it was because of fear or because the rain outside was too heavy and the cold wind blowing in was too cold. Azurepeak asked Meng Lin to protect the scene while he picked up the umbrella in the corner and rushed out of the heavy rain in the dark night.
After Azurepeak left, Meng Lin suddenly felt a little scared in the house alone. She did not dare to close the door and just left it open. She listened to the sound of the rain and looked at Ah Xiang's corpse with her back facing the door. She recalled Azurepeak's words just now," Not only did she suspect Ah Xiang's death, but she also suspected her father's death." She could not help but have goosebumps all over her body. The oil lamp in the room swayed weakly. The wind blowing in from the outside could blow out the oil lamp at any time. The oil lamp burned as if it was struggling to survive. The flickering light cast a shadow over the entire room. Meng Lin had a bad feeling. He felt that the Xia Mansion's fate was about to end. Everyone related to the Xia Mansion would die one by one. Would it be his turn next? Thinking of this, Meng Lin did not know if it was a psychological effect or something else, but he kept feeling the sound of footsteps coming from afar. The footsteps suddenly stopped behind him. There was a pair of eyes staring at him from behind. These eyes were filled with killing intent, as if they could kill him. He didn't know if he should turn back. If he turned back, he was afraid that he would meet these terrifying eyes. If he didn't turn back, he was afraid that he would be harmed. Suddenly, Meng Lin saw a tall man's figure on Ah Xiang's corpse with the help of the weak light. Yes, he didn't see wrongly. This figure was walking towards him from behind. It was getting closer and bigger. Meng Lin did not know where his courage came from. He stood up and quickly turned around. He saw a tall man a step away from him.
" Ah!" Meng Lin cried out in shock and took two steps back. He tripped over Ah Xiang's corpse behind him and sat on Ah Xiang's stomach. However, Meng Qilin's scream scared the man so much that he trembled. At this moment, Azurepeak rushed in from outside the door and asked what was wrong. Meng Qilin saw Azurepeak come in and heaved a sigh of relief. He looked at the man who had scared him just now. This man was wearing a black police uniform. He was probably the police officer that Azurepeak had hired.
Qing Feng pulled his sister up from Ah Xiang's body and said that this was Officer Gao. Officer Gao asked politely,""This must be the young miss. I'm really sorry for scaring you like that just now. Actually, you scared me too."
" Uh…I'm sorry, Officer Gao. I was…I was a little scared just now…"
" Hehe, it's okay." Officer Gao looked at Ah Xiang who was lying on the ground and asked if this was the victim. Then, he put on his gloves skillfully and examined Ah Xiang's body. Then, he made a record. Meng Lin took out Ah Xiang's sachet and handed it to the police officer. He emphasized that he was suspicious of the key and that once he found the house where the key was located, he would tell him immediately. The police officer nodded and took the sachet.
By the time Officer Gao finished the most basic statements at the scene and the brother and sister's verbal recordings, it was almost dawn, and the rain had stopped. Officer Gao said that someone would come to take the body away in a while. We would go back and do the autopsy. If there was anything that required your cooperation, we would come to the Xia residence to inform you at any time. Qingfeng took Officer Gao's notebook and wrote down the address and phone number of the Shanghai Mansion. He said that only the siblings knew about Ah Xiang's death. If there was anything they needed to contact, they could directly find the address and phone number of the Shanghai Mansion. Officer Gao nodded. At this moment, a few people in police uniforms came in with a stretcher and carried Ah Xiang's body away. As soon as everyone came out of the room, Officer Gao took out a note and sealed the door. He said that before the case was solved, it was not recommended for anyone to come in and stay. Sealing the door was also to preserve the scene for investigation. After saying that, he left with a few police officers.
The sky was already bright, and he heard the sound of servant girls washing their faces in the courtyard. Qingfeng and Meng Lin had been tormented for the whole night and did not have a good rest. They had fatigue and dark circles on their faces. Qingfeng said that his mother had probably woken up, so he went to find his mother to briefly talk about Ah Xiang. He asked Meng Lin to go back and pack his luggage. After breakfast, they returned to Shanghai. After that, the two of them went to do their own things.
The Eldest Mistress had just woken up. The servant maids fetched water for her to wash her face and comb her hair. The Eldest Mistress's room was filled with white bedsheets, curtains, and white blankets to mourn Old Master Xia. Qingfeng came in and waved his hand to signal the servant girl to go out for a while. He sat by the bed and told his mother about Ah Xiang. He didn't say that Ah Xiang was killed by someone. He only said that Ah Xiang suddenly died of malaria. The police carried the body away and sealed the door for fear that the room was not clean. During this period of time, he told everyone not to wander around Ah Xiang's room for fear of being infected. When Eldest Mistress heard this, she was first surprised, then she started crying. She said that it was not even past May 7th that your father had an accident. How could Ah Xiang have an accident? Although she was a servant girl, she had stayed in the Xia residence for many years and had some feelings for her. Thus, he asked Azurepeak to send some money to Ah Xiang's parents in her hometown as a consolation money.
After breakfast, Azurepeak set off with Meng Lin. This time, Lady Wang personally took a sedan chair to the pier. At the pier, she held her son's hand with one hand and her daughter's hand with the other, reminding them to be careful in Shanghai. Recently, their family's luck was not good, and they must pay attention to safety in Shanghai. The two of them nodded in agreement and boarded the ship. Eldest Mistress watched the two children disappear from the boat. She wiped her tears and sat in the sedan chair to return to the manor.
After entering the private room, the siblings sat across from each other. They had not slept the entire night, so Meng Lin fell asleep the moment they entered the private room. Azurepeak, on the other hand, did not feel sleepy. He had been thinking about everything that had happened last night. From Ah Xiang tricking him into going up the mountain, to Ah San appearing, to Ah San's death and Ah Xiang's death, did Ah San and Ah Xiang die at the same time? If they didn't die at the same time, then who died first? The jewelry on Ah Xiang's body, and who gave him the key, and where was the house where the key was…As Qing Feng was thinking about these things, his upper and lower eyelids began to fight unconsciously. Suddenly, he felt that he could no longer open his eyes. When his eyelids closed again, he leaned against the window and fell asleep.
When Meng Lin woke up, the sky was already dark. He smelled a fragrance and saw that the table in front of him was filled with delicious food. Azurepeak had woken up and bought dinner in advance." Hurry up and eat. This is the best dinner on the ship. Let's make do with it." Meng Lin felt hungry after sleeping for a day. Without saying anything, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
During dinner, Azurepeak started chatting with Meng Lin. Azurepeak seemed to be very interested in Meng Lin's life before the Republic of China, because when Meng Lin talked about that era, he would say many words that Azurepeak had never heard before, such as: Internet access, mobile phone, and an address for internet access. It was different from the address he wrote to during the Republic of China. Azurepeak couldn't understand it either, but he found it very interesting. It was as profound and unfathomable as listening to a heavenly book. Azurepeak smiled and said,"Actually, I shouldn't call you Menglin. I should call you Shen Yiyi." Meng Lin was stunned for a moment before saying,"If you didn't mention this name, I would have forgotten that my name is Shen Yi Yi." In fact, I can call you Xia Qingfeng instead of calling you brother. You know that we are not related by blood.”Azurepeak nodded and thought for a moment before saying mysteriously,""How about this, as long as you stay in the Republic of China, I'll still call you Menglin, because the people around are used to you being Xia Menglin. If…and I'm just saying if…there really comes a day when both of us transmigrated back to your era, I'll call you Shen Yiyi.”
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