The tea leaves, which should have exuded a refreshing fragrance, were mixed with a faint stench.

Xiao Ruyu's nose was more sensitive than that of most people, and she immediately noticed that the tea had been tampered with.

She was about to call Eleven over when she heard his voice outside.

"Stop! Don't run!"

Xiao Ruyu quickly got out from behind the screen and saw a dark shadow flash past the door.

"It's that tea vendor. He ran away when he saw me. There must be something fishy going on!"

As soon as Eleven finished his anxious words, people started chasing after him.

[Eleven, catch him! He is an important clue! ]

Xiao Ruyu immediately followed behind him, and when they ran to the door, the two had already chased him for more than ten meters.

Knowing that her legs were too short to keep up, she could only wait at the door.

Hearing a rustling noise behind him, Xiao Ruyu turned around and found that the shop had caught fire at some point.

She was startled and shouted at the top of her voice.

"The fire is coming! Help come!"

No! Why is it such a coincidence!

Xiao Ruyu realized that something was wrong. The tea vendor had just taken Eleven away when his stall caught fire. There must be some clue here.

Someone wants to set fire to cover up the evidence!

She immediately turned around and rushed into the house without looking back.

As soon as I entered the house, billowing black smoke rushed straight to the top of my head.

Xiao Ruyu endured the choking sensation from the black smoke and tried hard to open his eyes and look around.

The area behind the screen was in a mess, with everything on the floor.

An open mahogany box caught her attention.

The man took the things out of the box, but left one thing out.

Xiao Ruyu immediately took the thing in his hand and prepared to turn around and leave.

But I found that the black smoke was approaching...

Eleven followed the tea vendor closely, and saw the distance between them getting closer and closer.

Seeing that he was about to be caught up, the tea vendor knocked over the stalls on both sides of the road while running, trying to stop Eleven.

After turning a few corners, we entered an alley.

When I turned around at the tea stall, Eleven was nowhere to be seen.

He let out a long sigh of relief and sneered disdainfully.

"You little kid, you dare to dream of catching up with me."

The next second he couldn't laugh anymore, as a figure fell from the sky and grabbed him by the neck.

Eleven took out from his pocket the yamen token that he had specially asked the governor for.

"The government is investigating a case. Come with me."

Eleven looked at him coldly with a frosty face.

The tea vendor was pinned down and unable to move, with his hands tied, and allowed Eleven to drag him back to the shop.

From a distance, Eleven saw the billowing black smoke rising from the tea shop.

His heart trembled, and he pushed away the crowd, and saw that the whole shop was engulfed in fire.

Where's the little princess?!

Eleven looked around but didn't see her.

A bad thought emerged in his mind, and he asked the lady next to him with a trembling voice.

"Have you seen a little kid, about one and a half years old, this tall?"

He gestured his height.

When the old lady saw it, she slapped her thigh.

"Hey, why is there no adult following that little kid?"

"She rushed in as soon as the fire started, and we didn't have time to stop her."

Eleven's steps softened, and he rushed in regardless of everyone's attempts to stop him.

At this time, a small figure staggered out from the thick black smoke.

“Cough cough… cough cough cough…”

Xiao Ruyu's face was dark, like a little cat.

She kept coughing and was choked by the smoke, looking miserable all over.

Eleven's pupils dilated and he picked her up.

"Why are you running in there when it's on fire?"

This was the first time Eleven was angry. Xiao Ruyu opened her mouth to explain, and as soon as she opened her mouth a puff of black smoke came out of her mouth.

[Eleven, I'm not fine. Someone is trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain and destroy the clues in the house.]

She held out her clenched little hands and showed him the clues she had found.

"In any case, don't take this risk next time."

Eleven held her tightly in his arms, afraid that she would disappear again in the next second.

"ah--"

“Someone’s dead!”

There was a cry of surprise from the crowd, and the two turned around to look.

The tea vendor took out a small knife from his pocket while Eleven was not paying attention and tried to cut the rope and escape.

The rope was so strong that no matter how hard he tried, it was of no use.

Seeing that he couldn't cut the rope, the tea seller made up his mind and cut his own throat with the knife.

Blood splattered everywhere and everyone fled.

“Damn it.”

Eleven cursed softly, stepped forward to feel the tea vendor's breath, then shook his head at Xiao Ruyu.

[This tea vendor is truly loyal to his master and would rather die than betray him.]

Xiao Ruyu sighed and kicked the tea vendor's body with her toes.

[Eleven, you take his body back to the coroner for an autopsy to see if there are any clues on him.]

Eleven nodded and took the tea vendor's body back.

Upon hearing that only the body of the tea vendor was left, Doctor Yang hurried over to check.

Seeing Xiao Ruyu covered in black, he was stunned and asked about the situation.

"What's going on?"

Xiao Ruyu didn't dare to tell him the truth. If her master knew that she was still angry and was still going to rush in to look for clues, he would probably send her back to Beijing.

[While chasing the tea vendor, I accidentally fell into a coal pile.]

Xiao Ruyu grinned, his teeth turned yellow from smoke.

Doctor Yang stared at her doubtfully, expressing his disbelief.

"Really?"

Xiao Ruyu felt uneasy and changed the subject.

【Master, look at the clues I found. 】

[The tea vendor wanted to lure the tiger away from the mountain, but luckily I found this item in the house.]

She took out the clue she had just grasped from her sleeve, which was a small stone.

It is unknown what material the stone is carved from, and it is impossible to tell what shape it is.

Doctor Yang took the stone and examined it carefully.

There was a strange symbol engraved on this bright red stone, and he felt that it looked somewhat familiar.

"This sign... I seem to have seen it somewhere before."

[Really? Since Master knows it, it will be easy for us to investigate.]

Xiao Ruyu was a little surprised, but the next second Doctor Yang's words poured cold water on her.

"But Master can't remember where I have seen you before. Please think about it again."

The clue ends here.

Xiao Ruyu lowered her head dejectedly.

Doctor Yang saw her like this and tried to comfort her.

"Don't worry. Now that we have some clues, we will definitely find other clues in the future."

This is the only way for now.

After leaving Doctor Yang's room, Xiao Ruyu prepared to return to her room to rest.

She stretched and held out her arms toward Eleven.

[Eleven, I'm a little sleepy, take me back to rest for a while. ]

Eleven stiffened his body, did not say anything, took Xiao Ruyu's hand and walked towards the room.

Why is today's National Day different from usual ones?

Xiao Ruyu shook off his hand, and a soft chirping sound was heard.

"hug--"

Eleven then picked her up and walked towards the room.