Wang Ruo recalled everything about Wang Zhen in her mind every time she saw her. How could the sister who had always protected her and treated everyone with such kindness leave her so easily?
She wanted Wang Zhen to see the murderer with his own eyes and atone for everything he had done: "Sister, can you wait a little longer? The person who hurt you will come to make amends to you soon."
...As soon as Xihe left, Heiya fell into a state of passiveness and negativity. He stopped working and stopped making money. He just lay on the branches all day long, holding a piece of grass in his mouth, staring at the sky in a daze.
Tang Chen stood under the tree and said loudly, "Hua Ping wrote to me a while ago saying that he had received some pearls with beautiful colors. Let's go take a look!"
"Not interested," he said, and then Black Crow jumped down from the tree, ready to find another quiet place to think about life.
Tang Chen patted him on the back and said, "It's just a breakup. Cheer up!"
Black Crow turned around with a dark face and said, "Who are you talking about? You're the one who's heartbroken!"
Tang Chen was stunned by Hei Ya's roar and didn't dare to say anything. After Hei Ya walked away, he tugged at Wang Yanzhou's clothes and asked, "Why is he so angry?"
Wang Yanzhou casually analyzed: "Maybe he's just free."
After Hei Ya came out of the shadow of "broken love", he wanted to find Tang Chen again, but found that the couple had actually gone to Huayue Tower to look for Huaping and Zhenzhu.
After Tang Chen and Wang Yanzhou arrived at Wujiang, they walked through the town and noticed that the atmosphere seemed different from before. When they arrived at the gate of Huayue Tower, looking at the large seal on the door, Tang Chen thought Huaping had put it up himself because he wanted to take a break.
"Hey, why does it seem to be closed?"
As he spoke, Tang Chen unintentionally tore off the seal on the door, exerted force with both hands, and pushed it open and walked in. The Huayue Tower before him now was no longer worthy of the name Huayue; it was practically the same level as a dilapidated temple. The scattered tables, chairs, cups, and plates, the choking dust, and the spiderwebs covering the beams were truly shocking.
Tang Chen walked in while covering his nose: "Oh my God, what's going on? What happened?"
Wang Yanzhou said solemnly, "...it's definitely not a good thing."
Before the two could stay here for a moment longer, a group of yamen runners with big swords suddenly rushed in, surrounded the two, and without giving them a chance to explain or argue, they directly tied them up and took them out of Huayue Tower.
Wang Yanzhou didn't struggle, but simply asked, "Sir, may I ask what happened at Huayue Tower? Why are you arresting us?"
The town's constable saw the two men's bewildered expressions and their rich clothing, suggesting they were either wealthy or noble. Furthermore, they were unfamiliar faces, so he inquired, "Are you from out of town?"
"Yes, we heard that Huayue Tower has excellent singing and dancing, so we came here because of its reputation. We have just returned from business outside the Great Wall." After saying that, Wang Yanzhou hurriedly called for the carriage waiting by the roadside, and asked someone to open the cargo on the carriage for the officers and soldiers to check.
Seeing the two men were merely passing by, the constable signaled for their release, explaining, "Huayue Tower is suspected of kidnapping and murder and is being shut down. Although this incident has caused quite a stir in Wujiang, the higher-ups have issued a ban on the news, so it's understandable that you, from outside the area, wouldn't be unaware."
Although Tang Chen was anxious, he didn't dare show it, fearing an unnecessary conflict with them. He could only ask casually, as if he was just asking for gossip: "I see, so what about the boss?"
"He has been executed," the captain said. After checking that the seal had been restored to its original state and giving Tang Chen and the other two some reminders, he left with his men.
After boarding the carriage, Tang Chen began to find the situation increasingly puzzling. If something had happened to the painting screen, they would have contacted them. Furthermore, the time between the letter inviting them to see Pearl and their arrival in Wujiang couldn't have been more than two months. How could the building be in such a dilapidated state in just two months?
Tang Chen questioned: "Swear you didn't know anything about this before."
Wang Yanzhou also answered very solemnly: "I swear."
Tang Chen was so angry that she couldn't help but rip her skirt, her hands red from pulling at it: "Damn it! Are the people you left in Wujiang dead?"
Wang Yanzhou hurriedly explained, "Wujiang has always been managed by Huayue Tower, so there aren't many people here. Also, in order to investigate the forces behind Yao Chen, the people who stayed here probably went out to gather information. Don't worry, I'll send someone to investigate what's going on here right away. Don't worry, don't worry."
The dead cannot be resurrected, so there is no point in dwelling on that now. The painting screen was entrusted to her by Yue Sheng, and there must be an explanation for this matter. After Tang Chen calmed down, he said, "...Did you ask someone to secretly protect Shao Qing?"
Wang Yanzhou nodded and said, "There has always been a team of people secretly following him. Don't worry, there will be news coming back every month."
Tang Chen jumped up again: "How come I don't know!"
Wang Yanzhou could only coax her. What else could he do? The incident at Huayue Tower was partly his responsibility. “It’s nothing serious, so I didn’t tell you.”
Tang Chen rubbed his head and thought, forget it, Wang Yanzhou was innocent because of his troubles, so let it be: "I'm tired, let's just find a place to stay."
They had just settled down in another property owned by Wang Yanzhou when some kid threw rocks in from outside. Tang Chen didn't take it seriously at first, thinking it was just the kid's carelessness. But when the people outside saw that no one was paying attention to him, the rocks kept getting bigger and bigger.
Tang Chen was already furious. Seeing the naughty kid, she was definitely going to explode: "Whose little brat is this? Is there anyone to teach you? Get out here!"
When the two of them left, there was no one outside. Tang Chen walked back cursing, and the man started throwing stones again.
Wang Yanzhou saw that this was not a simple matter, as if someone was deliberately trying to lure them out, so he simply told Tang Chen to close the doors and windows and stay inside while he went to take a look. Then he turned around, thought for a moment, and walked back: "Forget it, I'm afraid you've been kidnapped, so I'll take you with me."
"I think so too."
When the two of them lost track of the naughty child, they discovered that they were led to the gate of the charity cemetery.
Tang Chen looked at the paper money scattered all over the floor and the creepy feeling emanating from the room, and swallowed subconsciously: "Is this, a charity cemetery?"
Wang Yanzhou pulled Tang Chen behind him and warned him, "Stand behind me. If I tell you to run, you run. Got it?"
"What are you afraid of? Go in and take a look." Tang Chen didn't listen to him. It was just a charity cemetery, not a haunted house. He went up and kicked the door open.
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