Chapter 265

"Maybe, not very sure..." The man squatted on the ground with a tired look on his face, not wanting to recall what happened before: he was already unfamiliar with the place, who knew there would be a real or fake landlord!

"We can only say that the characteristics you described do match the person we saw, but you're asking us if it's... well, we don't recognize the real Boss Bai, so how can we possibly know if the person we saw is real or fake?" The little girl hunched her shoulders and looked out the window. "It's a good thing it's broad daylight now. When you told me he was already dead, I was so scared!"

"Don't be afraid. I have lived for most of my life, and apart from seeing him in dreams, I have never seen the people below. The one you saw during the day must be an imposter. He took advantage of the fact that you are new to Xiaoyue City and don't know anyone. Even if there are some flaws on your body, they will not be discovered." Zhang Xiu bit the throat lozenge in his mouth, picked up the water glass on the table and took a sip of water: There were so many weird cases in the past, but in the end they were all caused by humans!

Little girl: “…a dream?” Such a mysterious thing was said in such a calm tone?

Ming Fu: Aunt Xiu has never believed in ghosts and gods. Even if other detectives encountered something inexplicable during their night patrols, she thought they were just timid and had seen things wrong.

Time passed bit by bit, and Zhang Xiu and Ming Fu, in cooperation with other detectives, collected preliminary information on the case.

"In chronological order, the brother and sister came here yesterday morning, rented a house from Boss Bai, and haven't seen him since they paid the money. It wasn't until the next day, which was noon today, that they learned that Boss Bai had been confirmed dead." Zhang Xiu put down the pen: "But Boss Bai had been confirmed dead before, but his relatives had just been notified and had not come here to take over what happened afterwards, and..." Just now, the detectives who were checking the secret compartments brought news that they had found another body in that yard. The identity was unknown and it was well hidden. If it weren't for the dog they brought with them barking and digging, the body might have turned into dry bones and not been discovered.

"It seems simple, but in reality, there's no useful information at all." Ming Fu frowned. "They weren't sure if it was Boss Bai they saw, nor did they know there was a body in the front hall... They knew nothing! How is that possible?"

"Perhaps they know something but just won't say it. Besides, they're probably not siblings." Zhang Xiu looked at the complaining little girl sitting nearby with a half-smile on her face. "As for what others say about them being scammers, that's probably true. They just didn't succeed this time." This was just preliminary inquiries; she hadn't asked anyone else in the Bai Mansion. If nothing unexpected happened, there might be other findings.

"Then we won't catch them?"

"It's difficult, mainly because there may be no evidence." There were so many people calling the brother and sister liars, and each of them looked like someone who was not to be trifled with. However, they shouted so loudly that they couldn't produce anything when suspected by the locals.

"But it's impossible for these two people to leave. Today's incident cannot be resolved by them saying they don't know." To be frank, everyone present can leave except them, but they cannot leave because they have no way to get rid of suspicion.

"Hey, that's good..."

After several rounds of interrogation, both individually and in batches, the fake wealthy siblings revealed their true colors. The person accompanying them wasn't their servant, but a hired temporary worker. The siblings claimed they were paid daily, and he still hadn't received his wages for the day. He had almost gotten into a fight with them over this. "What do you mean by 'no pay'? I didn't put you in jail, so why are you just saying no?"

The man who had previously opened the door at the Bai residence, also a temporary worker, was now standing by to help. He started work a little later than the other man, and besides opening the door, his other duties consisted of trimming the grass and trees in the yard and running errands to buy food. Upon learning that the siblings weren't going to pay him, the man, though angry, wasn't as agitated as the former. Because while cleaning the yard, he had cut a lot of branches to take away for firewood, and had also gathered a large bag of wild vegetables. If these were converted into wages, it would barely make do.

Meanwhile, Bei Qiao, back at the inn, continued discussing the escort agency's affairs with Li Qingqing on the forum. After Li Qingqing took on the responsibility of managing this area, she gradually became familiar with the Qiao Family Escort Agency staff in Linjie City, occasionally picking up some gossip from them.

Li Qingqing: Boss, there is a little girl named Guai Niang. Did she work in Qiao’s Escort Agency before?

Li Qingqing: The escort agency in the city.

Qiao Qiao: Yes, how come you met her?

Li Qingqing: She wants to work in our escort agency, but the people there advise me not to hire her.

Li Qingqing: What's going on? The trafficker said she was very filial.

Qiao Qiao: Ah, filial piety is real. I heard that she would pack up any kindness anyone showed her and take it to her parents, even wanting to dig up the bricks and tiles and carry them over.

Li Qingqing: ...Ah?

Qiao Qiao: The human trafficker didn’t praise her for being honest, right?

Li Qingqing: ...Holy crap?! It really is!

Bei Qiao had never met Guai Niang, but she had heard the accountant mention her a few times. This little girl didn't know when her birthday was, and she always looked very cute, smiling at everyone she met. It was unknown who first called her Guai Niang, but it became her name anyway.

Qiao Qiao: Speaking of work, she's quite skillful, but if she misjudges something, she can take it home. She's also the most knowledgeable person in her family.

Li Qingqing: So she was instigated by her family?

Qiao Qiao: Not really. It seems like she deliberately provokes people she can’t afford to offend, steals their things and puts them at home, and then when people knock on the door, they see her family members using the things.

Qiao Qiao: Then according to the rumor, she once had a serious opportunity to study, but it was ruined by her family.

Li Qingqing: ...Is that what I meant?

Qiao Qiao: Who knows? Even if her goal is to trouble her own family, she's causing a lot of trouble for others. But she doesn't bother her neighbors or fellow villagers, so her reputation isn't bad, and the traffickers won't say anything bad about her.

The family deserves what Guai Niang did. They not only prevented a good girl from going to school, but also always come to ruin other people's good lives.

"In these days of mutual harm, as long as one party does not stop, the other party will not be able to stop." Bei Qiao touched his chin: The good girl still has the desire to survive. If it were someone with a bad temper, she would have done it according to the law and executed her entire family.

After learning about Guai Niang's situation, Li Qingqing politely declined the offer from the trafficker and didn't hire her. The trafficker didn't particularly care; she knew Guai Niang's situation well. Many people had already blacklisted her, but Guai Niang had never implicated her. Whenever she found a job, she would give her a commission. Since even a small amount of money was worth a lot, she didn't mind making an extra trip.

"Good girl... Ha, what's the point of being good?" Renyazi herself wasn't a good person, so she had a good impression of Good Girl. If Good Girl hadn't refused to accept her legacy, she would have even wanted to take her in as a disciple.

Guai Niang, who failed to find a job, left Yuanshan Village. Bei Qiao, who was far away in Xiaoyue City, received a private message from Yu Qian after chatting with Li Qingqing: Qiao Qiao, did you participate in the lottery for the immortal cultivation quota?

Qiao Qiao: What’s the lottery for the immortal cultivation quota?

Yu Qian: I didn’t understand either. Anyway, it seems that the system dislikes that there are too many of us here, and said that it plans to select some of the more idle people and send them to the world of immortal cultivation or the world of demons.

Qiao Qiao: Are you relatively free?

Yu Qian: It’s people like me who have no career and don’t feel sad when they leave. And there are also people like you who can still run their careers on their own after they leave.

Qiao Qiao: ...

Yu Qian: Hey, why does something feel wrong?

Yuanshan Village didn't have many idle players, and some players, despite their lackluster careers, weren't particularly eager to give up. Therefore, after all the players were tallied, only Yu Qian, Xian Yu, and Qiao Qiao met the requirements. Of course, meeting the requirements didn't guarantee a spot; these three simply qualified for the lottery. Once all players from other regions were tallied, the system would determine the proportion of players to be added based on the remaining number of players.

Yu Qian: You're willing to go too? I thought you were too lazy to go!

Xian Yu: Yeah.

Yu Qian: ...Are you too lazy to even type now?

Yu Qian: You don’t even reply with a “hmm”?

After Xian Yu confirmed her participation in the lottery, she continued to lie down. As for Bei Qiao, after learning that she met the requirements, she first went through the rules to make sure that it would not affect the status of her account here and that she could communicate normally on the forum. Then she happily decided to go to the world of immortal cultivation to take a look.

Bei Qiao: Although I don’t want to admit it, but... it seems that there is really no difference whether the escort agency has me or not. It does not affect the normal operation at all.

Li Qingqing: Hey, Boss! I heard you're going to the Immortal Realm? Go ahead and do it with confidence! There's nothing you can't bring down the Escort Agency! We have the system watching over us!

Bei Qiao: I can definitely go.

Li Qingqing: When it comes to luck, boss, I really trust you!

Bei Qiao: Thank you.

Li Qingqing: You’re welcome!

After submitting his lottery application, Bei Qiao decided to return to Yuanshan Village in a few days to avoid any delays due to bad weather. Although Bei Qiao would automatically log into the cultivation world after the lottery results were announced without returning to Yuanshan Village, the Novice Village offered a safer environment, so returning early would be more reassuring.

After finishing the lottery for the immortal cultivation quota, Bei Qiao opened the Chamber of Commerce interface and refreshed it, and unexpectedly found several local tasks: "Looking for someone to guarantee? The government office is going to release the person." Although he didn't know whether the truth of the murder was found out there, it seemed that the government office did not intend to keep so many people who were not involved overnight.