Didn't they say that spirits were not allowed after the founding of the country? Why did a male fox spirit appear on the island?

Jian Jing couldn't help but look at Zong Xunmei carefully. To say that he looked like a fox spirit, of course, didn't mean a real fox with a pointed face and monkey cheeks, but that he exuded a seductive temperament from head to toe, as if saying "Come on, have fun", making her heart itch and want to sneeze.

What a dangerous man.

She rubbed her nose and tried to look away.

The others were indeed well-informed rich second-generations, and they were immune to beauties. They calmed down after a few more glances.

Zong Xunmei and Coach Yin took their seats and joined the group chat.

Everyone was curious about the male fox...ah, Zong Xunmei, and asked about his identity and origin.

"I'm a freelance photographer. I signed up for diving this time in order to take photos of the island." Zong Xunmei rested her arms on the back of the chair, her posture relaxed, "But my talent is limited. I couldn't stand it after a short time in the water. Coach Yin, is this a headache?" Coach

Yin smiled: "You are definitely not the worst student I have ever taught."

Zong Xunmei raised her eyebrows: "Are you comforting me?"

"No, there are students who are worse than you sitting here." Coach Yin smiled and glanced at A Xu, without naming any names.

A Xu was very straightforward and took the initiative to say: "It's me. I'm a landlubber. I didn't even learn to swim. When I first learned to dive, I almost got into trouble. Fortunately, Tongtong saved me."

Si Yingjie grasped the key point: "Tongtong?"

"Forgot to say," A Xu put his arm around Coach Yin's shoulders, "My girlfriend."

Coach Yin was a little embarrassed and slapped his hand away.

Ah Xu wanted to show off, and he praised: "Tongtong is amazing, professional and patient. None of the students she taught disliked her, and all of them learned to dive."

Si Yingjie snorted and refused the dog food: "If you want to dive, this place is also good. You can stay for a few more days and teach one more student." He shouted to Jian Jing, "Jingjing, you have to learn too, since you are here."

Jian Jing sat in the hanging chair and couldn't help saying: "Then let Coach Yin teach me, and you go to teach Miss Yang, okay?"

There were laughters.

"Silly girl." Si Yingjie couldn't hold back his face, and picked up a lemon on the table and threw it at her.

Jian Jing could see that he didn't use any force at all, and it couldn't hit her at all, but it was just a show of strength. She did not dodge, but raised her arms, pretending to defend herself instinctively.

Sure enough, the lemon fell on the table without any force before it hit Jian Jing. But by chance, it hit the beer bottle next to it.

Seeing the beer bottle fall over and most of the beer in the bottle was about to spill out, Yang Xiao, who was within the attack range, cried out softly and leaned back, not wanting to get her clothes wet by the beer.

But there were people on both sides of her, and they chose to sit on high stools at the bar table to drink drinks, so there was no way to move away in time.

Just when the bottle was about to fall and splash out foam, a hand reached out from the side.

Steadily grasped the neck of the bottle.

White foam overflowed and wet the fingers.

"Are you okay?" Zong Xunmei supported his head with his right hand and straightened the bottle with a smile.

Yang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Yeah, thank you."

"You're welcome." Zong Xunmei let go of his hand, raised his eyelids slightly, and continued to appreciate the scenery.

Jian Jing couldn't help but look at him.

It would take a lot of words to talk about what happened just now, but from Si Yingjie throwing the lemon to Zong Xunmei speaking, it was only one or two seconds at most.

From the fall of the bottle to being supported, it was a matter of a snap.

It was too fast.

He used his left hand.

This man is not left-handed. There is only one possibility for him to use his non-competent hand to respond in such a short time: his reflex nerves are particularly developed and his body control ability is excellent.

Photographer?

Weird.

Especially now, he seemed to be looking at the sky outside the French window, but his afterglow could just brush past the chair where she was sitting. Was he looking at the sky or at people?

Jian Jing jumped off the chair as if nothing had happened and walked to the bar: "Give me an affogato."

As she spoke, she observed through the metal cup on the bar - if Zong Xunmei was observing her with her afterglow, she would have moved her eyes involuntarily - however, he did not react at all, his eyes were still fixed on the window, he was very absorbed in watching, and there was a faint smile on his lips.

"It's really a little girl's taste." Elena smiled, "You can't tell that you're a mystery novelist at all."

Jian Jing held the coffee cup filled with vanilla ice cream in both hands, and asked in confusion: "What's the connection?"

"It's just a feeling, there's no special reason." Elena waved her hands, as if she was just talking casually, and turned around to joke with Si Yingjie again.

She was generous and lively in her words. Even though her identity as an ex-wife was embarrassing, she quickly got along with others. Yang Xiao, on the other hand, was unusually silent, whether because she was not feeling well or for some other reason.

Not long after, she stood up and said, "I feel a little uncomfortable, so I'm going back first."

"Don't you want to eat lunch?" Si Yingjie turned around and asked.

Yang Xiao said lightly, "It's hot, I have no appetite."

Si Yingjie was hesitant to speak.

Yaoyao said, "I'm a little tired, too. Let's go together."

Yang Xiao nodded, and the two left together.

Afterwards, Ah Xu and Coach Yin walked arm in arm, saying they wanted to walk around and enjoy the scenery on the island, and also left.

Zong Xunmei said she wanted to take pictures, and left alone.

"I'm a little tired, too." Elena seemed to see through Si Yingjie's thoughts, and before he made an excuse to leave, she took the initiative to say goodbye, leaving only a meaningful look.

Si Yingjie was a little embarrassed, but relieved, and called Kang Mucheng to ask him to have lunch as soon as he arrived.

Jian Jing described the Shura scene in the morning to Kang Mucheng, and his expression could not hide his curiosity: "I always feel that you seem to be avoiding Elena's sight."

"Did you do something to let her down?" Kang Mucheng did not wear a suit shirt today. Like other vacationers, he changed into loose and casual clothes, and the whole person looked much more casual.

On ordinary days, he might not tease like this, but now it was natural to say it.

Si Yingjie waved his hands vigorously: "Although it was a bit excessive for me to file for divorce not long after getting married, I don't regret it at all - Elena... Oh, I was really too hasty."

He felt a little regretful: "When I saw her at my cousin's funeral, I seemed to be possessed. I wanted to stick with her every day. Xiaoxiao and I were not so crazy at that time. We even quarreled all the time." Jian

Jing listened attentively: "Why get divorced when you are so in love?"

Si Yingjie hesitated for a moment and said vaguely: "No reason, just get divorced if you want to." He changed the subject, "Of course it would be weird to meet again after divorce."

This was the answer to Jian Jing's previous question.

"If it's awkward to meet, just meet less often." Kang Mucheng had a clear mindset. If you encounter a problem, just solve it. "If they are particularly concerned, just find an excuse to let them leave."

He immediately came up with a plan: "Just say that the island is going to the shore to buy things and ask them if they want a ride. They probably won't stay any longer."

Si Yingjie hesitated: "Isn't this just chasing people away?" Jian

Jing shrugged at Kang Mucheng and made the shape of "Yang Xiao" with her mouth.

Kang Mucheng shook his head helplessly: "Then try to have less contact."

"I think so too." Si Yingjie agreed absent-mindedly. He never thought that this decision would make him regret for the rest of his life.

Because the next morning, Yang Xiao died.

This is what happened: The next morning, around six o'clock, Yaoyao and Coach Yin went to Yang Xiao's room together. They agreed to learn diving today, and the temperature in the morning was the most comfortable.

But no matter how they knocked on the door, Yang Xiao didn't open it.

Yaoyao was very worried and said she didn't know if she was feeling unwell again. She asked the housekeeper to get the key, opened the door and went in to check the situation.

At that time, Yang Xiao was lying on the bed motionless.

Yaoyao was startled and rushed over to touch her forehead, but found that her body was already cold and she had stopped breathing.

She was shocked and frightened, and she and Coach Yin looked at each other, unable to recover for a long time.

Later, it was Coach Yin who reacted quickly and hurried to call Si Yingjie. The others heard the noise, got up, and rushed over to check what happened, only then did they know the bad news.

Si Yingjie collapsed on the spot, holding the corpse and constantly calling Yang Xiao's name, and asked the housekeeper to contact the hospital to send the person for emergency treatment.

In the end, he was awakened by Kang Mucheng pouring a basin of cold water on him.

"What are you crazy about? The person is like this." He said coldly, "You are confused and will only let the murderer who killed her go."

"Murderer? What murderer?" Si Yingjie muttered to himself, but his eyes slowly became clear.

Jian Jing said, "There are two small holes on her arm, and no other wounds. It looks like she died from a snake bite."

"It looks like?" With the support of Kang Mucheng, Si Yingjie finally regained his ability to think, "By the way, there seems to be no snakes on this island. I have never seen one."

The housekeeper said, "Sometimes you can see a few non-venomous snakes, but this kind of poisonous and deadly one has never been seen on the island."

Si Yingjie said slowly, "So, someone killed Xiaoxiao?" He swept his eyes over everyone, as if he wanted to find out who the murderer was based on their expressions.

But everyone's face was either panic and grief, or blank surprise, without any flaws.

Including Elena.

"It's just a possibility." Jian Jing corrected him, "According to the condition of the body, the time of death was probably around 4 a.m., but the snake venom was taking effect. If it was a murder, the time of death would be earlier."

"The wound is not necrotic, it looks like a silver ring snake." Zong Xunmei said, "By this calculation, he should have been bitten around 10-12 o'clock."

Jian Jing stared at him: "I can't believe that Mr. Zong knows a lot about this?"

"I often run around and have spent a lot of time outdoors. Is it surprising that I know about common poisonous snakes?" Zong Xunmei was calm and composed. "Miss Jian, there is no point in you doubting me. Don't forget, I didn't have time to take action - we were together all last night."

Jian Jing pursed her lips and said coldly, "Don't remind me, I remember it."

Kang Mucheng glanced at her and held Si Yingjie's shoulders: "Let's call the police first."

Si Yingjie nodded and said to the housekeeper: "You call the police and then call the embassy."

"Okay."

Si Yingjie took a deep breath, straightened his back, and said word by word: "Xiaoxiao can't die here inexplicably. No one is allowed to leave this island until the murderer is found."

The others nodded one after another, without any objection.

Jian Jing suggested: "Since we have an approximate time of death, let's review where everyone was and what they did last night."

She recalled: "I remember that the last time Miss Yang appeared in front of us was at seven o'clock in the evening, after dinner."

"Yes, she said she was a little tired, so she ate a little and went back to her room." Yaoyao agreed, a little uneasy, "I sent her back, but at that time, she was fine, and didn't say she was unwell."

Axu hurriedly said: "Yaoyao didn't lie, I called Xiaoxiao at around eight o'clock and asked her if she wanted to continue learning diving today. Tongtong can testify for me."

Coach Yin said: "I asked Axu to make the call and heard Miss Yang's voice."

Jian Jing frowned.