Magistrate Cui greeted them, asking, "Where do the immortals reside?"
Liu Zheng: "Always an inn."
"How about you stay in the guest room of my county government office, Immortal Master? It will be more convenient for you to handle cases. You can always give orders to the constables in the office if anything happens." His eyes were sincere, and his words revealed a hint of urgency.
urgent?
The tone of his voice was not enthusiastic, but rather conveyed an almost urgent and anxious feeling.
Gingerbread had some doubts about the county magistrate.
Not long.
A woman walked in through the door.
They couldn't see each other's faces clearly.
She was wearing a white veiled hat.
"My lord," the magistrate's wife bowed slightly, "may I ask what business you have with me?"
Magistrate Cui introduced, "Madam, these four distinguished guests are immortals sent by the Sword Sect. They have come here specifically to investigate the case of the Skinning Monster and would like to learn more from you."
Speaking of the words "skin-peeling monster".
The magistrate's wife trembled slightly, pressing her shaking hands, "Immortal Master, may I ask..."
“My wife has some red spots on her face and doesn’t like to see people, so she wears a veil. Please forgive her, immortals.”
Magistrate Cui spoke and acted with neither servility nor arrogance.
He gives the impression of being an upright and honest person.
“Nothing happened.” Liu Zheng looked at the magistrate’s wife. “Madam, did your brother behave any unusually before the incident?”
“Any abnormality can be reported.”
“Abnormal…” The magistrate’s wife’s veil swayed slightly as she pondered, lost in thought.
Gingerbread's intuition told him that in the instant the magistrate's wife swayed, her eyes behind the veil were looking at Magistrate Cui.
Um?
Reflecting on what happened to her younger brother.
Why should I take a look at Magistrate Cui?
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