"Thinking of you is..." Shu Qiu suddenly came back to his senses, and quickly swallowed the words that were about to come out. He blinked innocently, "What am I thinking of? You are so cute. If I were the master of Linglong Manor, I would welcome you to visit anytime."
“Ha…” She didn’t believe it at all.
"What are you 'heh heh' about? Do you think I would lie to you?" Shu Qiu wanted to tap her head with his fan, but then realized the fan had fallen to the ground. He picked it up, awkwardly dusted it off, and said, "Little girl, let me ask you, how old are you this year?"
Six years old.
“Exactly six years old…” Shu Qiu confirmed something, and he stood up. The relaxed smile on his face disappeared, and he seemed to be struggling with something.
Feng Guang didn't want to know what he was struggling with, so she said, "I'm going back."
“Wait…” Shu Qiu grabbed one of her braids.
Feng Guang turned back again, "My lord, what is it now?"
You could already hear the anger she was suppressing in that child's voice.
"A little bit of scenery..."
She got goosebumps all over. "Don't call me that!"
"Miss Xia..." he changed his form of address, feeling aggrieved.
Feng Guang's attitude softened somewhat. "Is there something you need, sir?"
Are you interested in solving the case?
"No."
Shu Qiu felt a lump in his throat. He had thought that children would be full of interest whenever they were talking about solving cases, given their natural curiosity. Which child didn't dream of being a detective when they were young?
Feng Guang has always known the saying that curiosity killed the cat, so a long time ago, she told herself not to have curiosity.
"Aren't you even a little bit interested in Liu's case?" Shu Qiu was unwilling to give up and tried to stir up her interest again. "Now everyone is spreading rumors about her case in all sorts of ways, like demons and monsters are coming out."
"But these things have nothing to do with me."
"This, this..." Shu Qiu was never good at dealing with children, let alone the little girl in front of him who was just an adult in the guise of a loli. But suddenly, he thought of a way out. "Right now, many people are saying that the owner of Linglong Manor killed someone. Plus, he came out a few days ago, so now he's being portrayed as a bloodthirsty killer. What do you think... if we can't catch the murderer who killed Liu Shi, what if everyone gets too scared and resentful and gangs up to drive the people of Linglong Manor out?"
"They still have this right?"
"There are still more ignorant people in this world, and if these ignorant people unite, what use is it if only a few people remain rational?"
Feng Guang bit her lip and remained silent.
"So, Miss Xia, are you interested in helping me find the murderer who killed Liu Shi?"
She said, "You don't actually want me to help you find the killer."
She knew very well that she was just a "child," so how could he place his hopes for solving the case on a child?
"Well... I did think that Young Master Shufeng could help." Shuqiu scratched his head sheepishly. He was embarrassed that a little girl had seen through him, but his embarrassment was only for a moment. Soon, he shamelessly said, "But this is a win-win situation. Our yamen can catch the murderer, and Young Master Shufeng can clear his name, right?"
There is no denying that Shuqiu's statement is correct.
Feng Guang said, "But I can't guarantee that I can get the magic to investigate the case."
"There's no need to persuade him."
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