Nothing in Tong County could be hidden from Linglong Manor; to be precise, nothing could be hidden from the owner of Linglong Manor.
Shu Feng knows everything, but he never gets involved in anything. The only things he cares about are the Xia family and its young lady. He never gets involved in anything else.
But he's going to make an exception.
Shu Qiu quickly returned with the officials. To Shu Qiu's surprise, Shu Feng was still there. Shu Feng was standing at the door, holding the sleeping little girl. His gaze, which had been tender and affectionate just a moment ago, turned chilling when he saw Shu Qiu and his group, even though he was still smiling.
Shu Qiu felt a chill run down his spine. He forced himself to walk over and asked with friendly concern, "Oh dear, what's wrong with Miss Xia? Is she asleep? Is she alright? I called a lot of people over because I was worried about her."
"The scenery is beautiful, no need for you to trouble yourself, sir." Shu Feng's gentle and refined smile seemed like a spring breeze to others, but to Shu Qiu... it was like the King of Hell bringing death.
Shu Qiu looked around, then said with a grin, "Well... it's good that you're alright. His Majesty often says that I'm too reckless. Luckily, Miss Xia wasn't injured this time, otherwise I would really be to blame."
Shu Feng's smiling gaze deepened considerably, as if shrouded in a layer of black mist. Already unable to see through him, he now exuded an even greater sense of oppression. He said, "Sir, you are all doing this to solve a case. What's wrong with that?"
The pressure was so intense that Shu Qiu could no longer maintain even a forced smile.
"My lord, there are some unusual things in the secret room. Won't you send your men to take a look?"
"Go!" Shu Qiu hurriedly waved to the people behind him, "All of you, get inside! What are you standing there for?"
"Yes, sir." The constables all went into the room.
Shu Qiu stood outside alone, enduring Shu Feng's ambiguous gaze. Just when he thought his heart had stopped beating and something bad was about to happen, Shu Feng finally came out, bringing him very bad news.
The child abduction case that had troubled him for days was finally solved. All the missing children were found, but none of them were alive.
Shu Qiu felt a pang of heaviness in his heart. He looked at Shu Feng, who remained standing there calmly, occasionally stroking the back of the little girl in his arms to help her sleep more peacefully. Anyone who saw this scene would think that this white-robed, white-haired man was a kind and approachable person. But Shu Qiu knew that he was extremely cold-hearted at heart.
Even if you place more children's corpses in front of him, he will at most feign a sorrowful sigh, but in reality, his emotions will remain completely unmoved.
Shu Qiu thought to himself, how could he have been so naive as to think he could find some human emotion in Shu Feng? He withdrew his gaze and said to one of his subordinates, "Go to the Xia residence and bring Liu Shi's child, Wu Qi."
“Wu Qi…” Feng Guang, who was slowly waking up, murmured unconsciously upon hearing the name. She rubbed her eyes and said groggily, “What’s wrong with him?”
Shu Qiu said, "Don't you remember? In the secret room of his house..."
"It's nothing." Shu Feng interrupted Shu Qiu, gently patting Feng Guang's head and saying softly, "I just called him over to ask him some questions."
When he caught a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye, Shu Qiu felt a chill run down his spine. He knew it was a warning, a warning that he couldn't tell her such a terrifying thing.
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