Li Yuan stood there, staring down at the small flower bed, unusually quiet, lost in thought.
"Sir, the tools have been found."
Upon hearing the bodyguard's voice, Li Yuan calmly withdrew his gaze.
The bodyguard carried something and walked towards the main house, with Li Yuan following slowly behind.
The main house has a wooden door that is very old and worn over the years. A thick chain is attached to the door, and a lock hangs on the chain. Because it has been there for many years, the lock is rusted so badly that the keyhole is blocked and can only be opened with tools.
Miss Luo disappeared about three months after giving birth. We don't know the specifics. When she was pregnant, Miss Luo stayed in her house and never came out to talk to the villagers.
I remember one day Miss Luo asked my father to call everyone out and gave us money to buy seeds and grain. Everyone had money to spend, so they all left the village. That time, no one in the village came back all night; they didn't return until very early the next morning.
[Later, my father found an envelope left by Miss Luo on the kang (heated brick bed) in our house. Inside was a large sum of money and a message saying that she had troubled us during this time and that my father should distribute the money among everyone and immediately forget about her. And then... we never saw Miss Luo again.]
With a "click," the bodyguard used pliers to open the rusty lock, loosened the chain, and pushed open the wooden door.
"Creakâ" This house is very old, too old. The wooden door makes a creaking sound when pushed, and dust flies up inside.
"Cough cough cough..." The bodyguard coughed several times, choked by the dust. He waved the dust away with his hand before taking a step back to let Li Yuan in.
The room was covered in dust, a hazy gray, with cobwebs in the corners, it was filthy.
Ji Zhinan, Gu Yibei, and Eddie then entered. Looking at the dirty and messy old house, no one spoke.
The man's gaze fell on a certain spot, and Gu Yibei narrowed his eyes before striding over.
"A gunfight once took place here."
His tone was affirmative.
Upon hearing this, Eddie immediately looked over at Gu Yibei, who was intently staring at a hole in the wall.
Ji Zhinan bent down and picked up a bullet casing from the ground.
The main house was not tidy, and was even a bit messy. In addition to the walls, there were bullet marks on the beams above the house, and even the wooden tables and chairs that were beginning to rot could be faintly seen.
Li Yuan didn't speak, he just stared at the table that was almost rotting.
His slender fingers fell, gently wiping away the thick layer of dust on the table, turning his fingers black instantly. Li Yuan wiped it many times before finally removing that patch of dust.
The wooden table looked rather odd; most of it was a light, normal wood color, but one piece was a much darker shade.
It's blood.
Li Yuan's expression immediately changed.
[Back then, my dad sensed something was wrong. Miss Luo suddenly told us all to leave and not return until the next day; something was definitely up. After we never saw Miss Luo or the man with her again, my dad told me to sneak into Miss Luo's room and take a look. And what I saw... I saw a complete mess inside, with blood all over the floor. It terrified me. Later, fearing trouble, my dad made me lock the house up, forbidding anyone from entering, and also telling everyone to keep their mouths shut and not to talk about it outside...]
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