Imperial Treasure

Chapter 449 - 307: Bloodstains, Watching Me_2

This was her premonition and also her estimate.

Mao Gang’s expression fell as he sighed, "Actually, I had prepared for the worst... but I always wanted to keep some hope, just like Xiao Dao~~"

"I understand, do your best"

Sui Yi patted his shoulder and suddenly paused his gaze, walking over to the next door to look at the house of Mao Ju and his wife.

It was similar to the other houses, hmm? What is this?

Sui Yi walked toward the window.

The window was closed, but there was a bit of powdery dirt at the latch... It was slight, but it was indeed there.

Sui Yi furrowed his brows and slowly opened the window, looking at the dirt that continued along the window sill... He compared it to his own hand.

"Mao Gang, has this window been shut all this time?"

"Ah? I don’t quite remember... Let me think,"

After all, it was a matter of the past, Mao Gang also had to think for a while before he could answer, and after a moment, he clapped his hands and said, "It was shut... all the windows were shut, The Gate was also shut. At that time, we even knocked on the windows and The Gate for a good while, but there was no response so we had to forcefully open The Gate"

"All of them?"

"Yes, it was like this in the homes of all those who disappeared,"

Sui Yi slightly closed his eyes...

All of them~~

Sui Yi quickly left with Zhang Wei. Although because of Zhang Wei she was able to enter the blocked area and see the scenes, it was ultimately inappropriate, especially since she had seen almost everything she needed to see. Why needlessly disturb the norms here.

"Boss, that girl has left, but she sure is pretty," Jiang Yuandong said.

Ying Panman gave him a cold look, "Quit talking nonsense, that girl is no ordinary person... And we are in the middle of an investigation now, be serious!"

Jiang Yuandong, seemingly quite intimidated by Ying Panman, dared not make any more sound.

Shen Que watched the retreating figures of Sui Yi and Zhang Wei as they walked away, deep in thought.

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At Old Lady Mao San’s house, where most people like Mao Gang were present, perhaps because Old Lady Mao San was highly respected and everyone knew that Sui Yi would return here, many people were sitting in the courtyard. As soon as they saw Sui Yi approaching, they welcomed her.

"Miss Sui, you’ve arrived, come have some pancakes," Old Lady Mao San said as she brought out some pancakes that had been baked on the side. The economic situation had improved, and life had gotten better—previously, people in the village were very casual with their food, and flour and such were luxury items. Nowadays, they occasionally indulged in freshly baked pancakes, and having meat in every meal was undoubtedly many times better than in the past, and all this was brought about by Sui Yi...

At this moment, they also had to rely on Sui Yi’s help to save ten lives...

Sui Yi saw the sorrow on the elders’ faces and sighed softly, picking up his tea and taking a sip before speaking, "I want to know where Mao Dafeng disappeared and where he was found... Also, when he was found, was there anything unusual about him?"

When Sui Yi brought up Mao Dafeng upon first encounter, many youths felt that Sui Yi was on the same page as them—that there was something off about Mao Dafeng!

"Dafeng used to wander around aimlessly. He barely had any skill and didn’t work seriously. He just wanted to take advantage—after we scolded him that day, it seems he got annoyed and sprinted off to the hills. We don’t know exactly where he disappeared, but he spent his days up in the hills hunting birds and pheasants, roaming wild. Later, we found him... it seemed like we had found him at the foot of a mountain stream. We thought he was gone and were quite upset, but we didn’t expect that he would suddenly play dead..."

"Play dead? It was more like he was possessed; he just snapped open his eyes when Mao Ju tried to carry him, and it scared us all... We really thought he played dead there—"

A few old men mentioned this incident in a few words, carrying some resentment, clearly having a poor impression of Mao Dafeng. Then suddenly, a young man frowned and said, "Uncle Gang, Mao Ju once told me something,"

Sui Yi and Mao Gang both looked over.

"He said that he grabbed Dafeng by the chest, but instead of escaping, he grabbed something very hard. He didn’t know what it was, it was very uncomfortable. Then Dafeng suddenly acted as if a ghost had entered his body, glared at him with wide eyes, which terrified him... Later, he also said that Dafeng was incredibly stingy and must have been hiding something in his chest, thinking he was trying to steal his treasure, and he was vicious."

The incident had definitely shocked those present, and many youths had firmly pinned the label of murderer on Mao Dafeng.

Mao Gang shouted anxiously, "Yaozi, why didn’t you mention this sooner?"

Mao Yao looked embarrassed, "I didn’t think of it at the time; it was just something we joked about usually. Mao Ju mentioned it offhand."

Mentioning it offhand? Perhaps that had triggered the murder.

Sui Yi looked down to sip his tea and suddenly noticed Xiao Dao, who was sitting on a small stool nearby, looking uneasy.

That expression...

After a moment’s thought, Sui Yi called her over, "Xiao Dao"

Perhaps it was a mysterious fate, but Xiao Dao felt an instinctive dependence on the person who had saved her. Hearing her name, she moved her stool closer and ran over. Before Old Lady Mao San could stop her, she clung to Sui Yi’s sleeve, a very dependent gesture. People nearby thought she wanted something to eat, so they handed her some food...

Xiao Dao took some and whispered to Sui Yi, "Sister Sui, can we go somewhere else to eat? Everyone here is talking about those things; it’s really scary, Xiao Dao doesn’t want to stay here."

It seemed that the village’s eerie and dangerous atmosphere had even affected the children. Even a normally unruly girl like Xiao Dao was scared, which distressed the elders, but they didn’t know what to say, as they were actually fearful themselves.

"Okay, sister will take you away from here,"

Sui Yi said and then took Xiao Dao by the hand.

Zhang Wei saw this and followed them.

Everyone trusted Sui Yi’s martial capabilities and did not stop them.

Xiao Dao walked hand in hand with Sui Yi into the bamboo forest, with Zhang Wei following two meters behind...

As they walked, Xiao Dao suddenly stopped. Before she could speak, Sui Yi softly asked, "Xiao Dao, what do you want to tell me?"

Xiao Dao lifted her face, her expression tinged with fear, and said, "Sister, I know that ghost is watching me..." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)