"Since you don't pretend to be dead, let me ask you something about this." Yu Yao took two steps inside, and while talking, she slowly wandered around the kitchen, starting to figure out which things could speak.

"Will we tell you if you ask us? We have dignity too." The kitchen knife on the chopping board said righteously.

"Really?" Yu Yao stood in front of the kitchen knife with a smile, lifted it up and looked at it. It looked like a kitchen knife that had been used for many years. It was a bit heavy and was a big knife commonly used for chopping bones.

"What are you doing? Let me go!" The big knife in his hand made a struggling sound, but the object itself could not move, so it could only howl twice.

"Tell me, if I throw you into a stinky ditch, will you be picked up by the scrap collector? Or will you stay in there for a long time and slowly rust?" Yu Yao said with a smile, which was a very scary word for a kitchen knife.

"Are you a devil?!" Caidao screamed, "Don't throw me into the stinking ditch! Please, I'll tell you everything you ask!"

"Bah, traitor." The big pot on the stove table spurned the kitchen knife and said in a smug voice, "I'm very heavy. It's impossible to pick me up and throw me into the ditch."

Yu Yao thought for two seconds and shook the kitchen knife in her hand. "Then if I use this knife to knock you out of shape, won't you still have to go to the scrap yard?"

The pot was silent and suddenly everything was quiet.

Yu Yao sighed softly and placed the kitchen knife on the chopping board. "Don't waste your time with me. If I ask you when, just tell me directly. Otherwise, I'll burn this place down and turn you all into scrap."

"How could you burn down someone else's kitchen?!"

"You're committing a crime! I'm going to sue you!"

"Wait, we can't sue, then... then..."

The howling voices gradually faded away, and soon the kitchen was quiet again.

"I won't waste your time. Let me get this straight. Has there been a murder in this kitchen recently?"

A group of little creatures began to whisper to each other. Their voices were too soft for Yu Yao to hear clearly. After a while, they united as one and spoke in unison.

"No!"

Yu Yao put her hands on her hips and glanced around the kitchen. "Okay, the kitchen happens to be the most prone to fire."

"I say! We say!"

"Yes, yes! We all know, you must not set a fire!"

"I was here that day, I know everything!"

"Me too, me too, I saw it clearly!"

Yu Yao paused, her eyes narrowed slightly, "Really?"

"Yes, yes... That day, the master suddenly brought a man in. The man was completely defenseless and was knocked unconscious by the master from behind."

Rolling Pin: It’s me! It’s me! The master hit me with it!

Kitchen Knife: I was used to cut his throat, and I was the one who dismantled the car afterward.

Zhaotai: I was the one who burned his clothes.

Floor: The blood flowed out of the drain on my body. It took about four or five days to bleed.

Pot: The bones with the meat shaved off were stewed here for a long time, and then the owner put them away somewhere unknown.

Bowl: Yes, the bowl that went out with the bones never came back, but I once contained that man’s flesh!

Listening to the people in the kitchen chattering about the entire process of the crime, Yu Yao's face gradually became worse.

Hearing these objects reconstruct the entire process word by word, I felt an indescribable strange feeling.

"What's wrong? Did you hear anything?" Bai Fang noticed Yu Yao's silence and asked softly.

Yu Yao nodded, "They said yes."

"Where is the body?" Bai Fang glanced around the entire kitchen. It didn't look like there was a place that could hide such a large body.

Yu Yao took a breath and continued to ask, "Where is the last piece of meat left of the man?"

Things in the kitchen began to chatter.

Kitchen Knife: The master used me to chop them into pieces.

Pot: I make braised meat here.

Yu Yao paused, her face pale, "No way?"

"No, no," the refrigerator next to him said, "It's here with me now. I haven't taken any of it out."

Yu Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief and pointed to the refrigerator next to her. "Doctor Bai, take a look in the freezer under the refrigerator. Are there a lot of bottles of braised meat?"

Bai Fang looked at her in confusion, squatted down and opened the refrigerator, where he found bottles and jars of braised meat. There were no labels on them and they were frozen solid in the cold freezer. Just thinking about what was inside made people's backs cold.

I don’t know how he plans to deal with it, but at least he hasn’t taken any action yet.

"There really is a jar of braised meat inside." Bai Fang was very surprised. "Did you hear it from the sound of the object?"

Yu Yao nodded.

"This is incredible." Bai Fang stared at the jars in the refrigerator and fell into deep thought. "I was questioning the body, and ended up finding a refrigerator full of jars of meat. If the police can find a successful test, this really is a murder and dismemberment case."

Yu Yao nodded. The most terrifying thing was that this person had not been discovered by the police and lived downstairs from Bai Fang every day. Seeing that he was so angry with Bai Fang, she didn't know when he would do something to her.

Suddenly, Bai Fang turned his head and looked at the door. At the same time, Yu Yao also noticed the sound of a car stopping at the door.

"That murderer is back." Yu Yao panicked. If he saw these two people breaking in, who knew what he would do? Would it be too late for them to run now? If they went out and screamed, someone would probably notice.

"Yu Yao, you go in first." Bai Fang stood up calmly, pulled open the large cabinet in the kitchen, and pushed Yu Yao in.

"Wouldn't it be better if we ran outside?" Yu Yao was pushed into the cabinet in confusion, and then the cabinet door was closed. It was pitch black inside and nothing could be seen.

Maybe Bai Fang wanted the two of them to hide first and then find a chance to get out, otherwise they might be hurt by the angry shop owner or threatened with a knife.

Yu Yao imagined all kinds of dangerous possibilities in her mind, and then praised Bai Fang's avoidance method for being so safe.

Just as the thought came to my mind, I heard a loud bang outside the cabinet, as if someone had fallen to the ground. Then there was a dull sound of fighting, and things in the kitchen were knocked all over the place with a clattering sound.

Huh? Is there a fight outside?

Yu Yao was confused.

"Wow, this woman is so cruel. This is the first time I've seen the master being beaten unilaterally."

"She looks so weak, but I didn't expect her to be so ruthless. It's obvious she's practiced."

"Is this what it means to be a good person?

"But I didn't realize she was such a fierce person just now."

"This is the duality of human nature."

As the objects murmured, Yu Yao couldn't help but want to open the door a little and take a look outside. As soon as she opened it a little, she saw Bai Fang standing in front of the cabinet.

"Okay, you can come out now." Bai Fang squatted down and pulled Yu Yao out of the cabinet. She was clean and tidy, her hair was not messy, and she was in the same condition as before. But when Yu Yao turned her head, she saw the owner of the braised meat shop who had fainted on the ground.

"What... happened to him?" Yu Yao asked in confusion.

"Maybe a little guardian of justice came in and pinned him down." Bai Fang answered with a smile.

Yu Yao's thoughts wavered as she stared at the bruised and battered owner of the braised meat shop lying on the ground. Then she glanced at Bai Fang, who had a clean and friendly smile and looked very weak and gentle. She automatically deleted a certain assumption from her mind and said with a smile, "So that's how it is. That's great! We just dodged a disaster."

"Well, yes, call the police immediately." Bai Fang reminded.

"Oh, oh, yes." Yu Yao immediately took out her cell phone.

The object next to him murmured, "This woman must be a fool. It's obvious that the master was beaten by her."

Yu Yao glared at them with a sidelong glance, "Be quiet."

The kitchen suddenly fell silent.

Yu Yao called the police, keeping an eye on the unconscious owner of the braised meat shop lying on the ground.

"Hello, this is 110." After the call was connected, a woman's voice came from the other end.

Yu Yao quickly passed on the latest information about the missing case.

"Hmm..." The police officer on the other end was silent for a moment. "Regarding the missing person you mentioned, we've actually just found him."

Yu Yao was stunned.

"Found it?"

"Yes, after he left home, he stayed at the home of his mistress for a few days. Because the surveillance camera near his home was damaged and hadn't been repaired yet, it made our investigation difficult. Fortunately, we've found him and he's currently at the police station."

Yu Yao was silent for a moment. "Sorry to bother you. Maybe I made a mistake."

She hung up the phone, feeling a little confused.

"What's wrong?" Bai Fang asked in confusion.

Yu Yao pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled, "It seems like I really was hallucinating, because the missing person has been found."

Bai Fang was silent for a moment, then squinted at the braised meat shop owner lying on the ground, "Then we should make a proper apology."

"I'm sorry for bringing you in as well." Yu Yao sighed helplessly, feeling a little heavy-hearted. She picked up the phone again and started contacting Ms. Li.

"Oh, yes, I have received a notice from the police saying that my husband has been found. I'm in trouble." Ms. Li's voice came from the other end.

Yu Yao scratched her head and squatted at the kitchen door, her mind a mess. "Although it may be a bit abrupt, this is my personal doubt. I want to ask, Ms. Li and the owner of the braised meat shop, is there any relationship between you two?"

The person on the other end chuckled awkwardly. "I didn't expect you to figure it out. Actually... we were ex-lovers. My husband knew him and knew about our past relationship, but he didn't know he had a shop nearby. After all, he spends most of his time fooling around outside, so how could he end up at the food court?"

"So, you are very worried that your husband will find out that you are still in contact?" Yu Yao reorganized her thoughts in her mind with confusion.

"Yes, and the wooden bead bracelet you're curious about was also given to me by my ex, the owner of the braised meat shop. I've been wearing it for many years."