Lu Rankong saw Lan Yu looking up at the stairs, so he looked over too.
Wang Wei had already checked both military officer certificates using the terminal, and after confirming that they were genuine, his expression relaxed a little.
"Hi, little sister, good evening." Lu Rankong waved at the girl and asked Wang Wei, "Your daughter?"
Wang Wei was stunned for a moment, turned his head and looked at the top of the stairs, and said anxiously: "Who asked you to come out? Go back to the house quickly..."
The girl's long white nightgown hung on the ground. She was dragging a very old toy rabbit in her hand. She ignored Wang Wei's words and just stared down motionlessly.
"Wang Simiao, go back to the house immediately." Wang Wei pointed to the passage on the second floor and shouted, "Li Han, Li Han, take Wang Simiao back to the house."
The sound of a door opening was heard from upstairs, and a woman in a light brown dress hurried over.
She glanced at Wang Wei with a hint of reproach, then nodded apologetically to Lu Rankong and Lan Yu downstairs, then took the girl's hand and turned back to the house.
"Wait a moment, Madam Wang." Lu Rankong shouted.
Mrs. Wang stopped and she and Wang Wei looked over.
Lu Rankong raised his head and smiled, "Since the young lady and the madam are here, why don't you go downstairs and let us ask them? You know, a Jie insect hiding in the house is not a trivial matter. We have to ask carefully and catch the Jie insect as soon as possible."
"Jie insect?" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang immediately looked at Wang Wei with a confused look on her face.
Wang Wei frowned and explained: "Maybe an interstellar beast has entered our house, and I don't know which floor it is hiding in."
Mrs. Wang covered her mouth in horror and hugged her daughter in her arms. "Then you should come down. It's safer down there. Let these two colonels ask about the situation," said Wang Wei.
Mrs. Wang nodded, lowered her head and said a few words, then took Wang Simiao's hand and walked downstairs.
Wang Simiao still had the same expression and followed him downstairs woodenly.
Lan Yu sat upright on the sofa, watching every move of the three people, and not missing any expression on their faces.
Mrs. Wang is an omega who looks gentle and kind. She takes good care of herself and looks only in her early thirties although she is around forty years old. She was clearly a little embarrassed facing the two alphas who suddenly appeared in the house. She kept her eyes slightly lowered, looking at the ground in front of her.
Wang Simiao had the same expression all the time, his eyes were empty, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking. There was a kind of weirdness that was different from ordinary people.
The two of them went down to the living room. Mrs. Wang took her daughter to sit on the sofa opposite Lan Yu, reached out to take the rabbit in her hand, and said softly, "Baby, put the rabbit down, okay? We have guests at home."
Wang Simiao stared straight ahead without any reaction. But just when Mrs. Wang went to get the rabbit, without any warning, she suddenly let out a scream, and the sound almost pierced Lan Yu's eardrums.
"Don't worry about the dead rabbit, just let her hold it." Wang Wei shouted loudly.
Mrs. Wang immediately withdrew her hand, stroked her daughter's head, and repeated, "Mother won't take the rabbit away. Honey, just hold it. Be good. Mother won't take the rabbit away."
Wang Simiao’s screaming finally stopped. She continued to pinch the rabbit, staring blankly ahead.
"What's she doing?" Lu Rankong had been standing beside the sofa with his hands behind his back, and couldn't help but ask Wang Wei.
"Go call out Uncle Chen and Liu Zhi and ask them all at once." Wang Wei told Mrs. Wang tiredly.
After Madam Wang left, he answered Lu Rankong, "I was sick a few months ago, and after I recovered, I became like this. I was dazed and I saw many doctors but nothing worked."
He wiped his face and said in a low voice, "My daughter used to be very lively and smart, but she suddenly became like this. I don't know why."
Lu Rankong turned his head to look at Lan Yu, and Lan Yu also looked at him, and the two exchanged glances in the air.
Mrs. Wang had entered the living room from the side, followed by an old man and a teenage maid.
Lu Rankong walked to the double sofa and looked at Lan Yu sitting in the middle without saying a word.
Lan Yu leaned to the side, leaving half the space empty.
Lu Rankong sat down next to him and asked kindly, "Uncle Chen, right? What were you doing just now? Did you see the Jie insect?"
Uncle Chen stood with his hands down and replied respectfully, "Liu Zhi and I were just preparing ingredients for tomorrow morning. We soaked some scallops and lilies, but we didn't see any maggots."
Lu Rankong smiled and said, "It seems that Uncle Chen knows a lot. Most people will first ask what a Jie insect is."
"When I was young, I traveled all over the country and heard a lot of strange stories, including the interstellar beast Capricornus from the star Longte. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, both commanders." Uncle Chen also laughed.
Lan Yu had been observing Uncle Chen. Normally, most people would be nervous and timid when faced with such questions, but he was calm and respectful without any timidity when answering. His answers were also very organized and it seemed that there was no problem.
However, his body posture indicated that his heart was not as calm as he appeared.
When Lu Rankong was asking questions, his eyes were fixed on the other person.
A well-trained butler should know that looking at guests like this is very rude, not to mention that he is very measured in his every move and should not make such a basic etiquette mistake.
Because of filming, Lan Yu is aware of the meaning of many micro-expressions, and staring at someone closely in a situation like this can only prove one thing.
——He is lying.
He subconsciously looked at Lu Rankong, trying to judge through eye contact whether the other party believed his lies.
After hearing Uncle Chen's answer, Lu Rankong remained silent.
He tapped the armrest of the sofa with his fingers without commenting, then looked at the maid and asked kindly, "Liuzhi, right? What were you doing just now? Did you see the Jie worm?"
Liu Zhi was obviously much more nervous. She clenched her hands tightly, and her right hand was picking at the nails of her left hand. Her voice was a little trembling. "Sir, I didn't do anything just now. I was just soaking scallops and lilies in the kitchen with Uncle Chen, preparing to make scallop and abalone porridge for the master, mistress, and young lady tomorrow morning. We were busy the whole time, and didn't see any worms."
Although her voice tone changed due to nervousness, her words were fast and smooth, as if she had memorized a draft in advance. After saying this, he glanced at Uncle Chen beside him.
Uncle Chen has now retracted his gaze and is looking at the carpet in front of him with his eyes and nose.
Lan Yu thought to herself, this is another liar.
No one spoke in the living room. Uncle Chen and Liu Zhi stood there without moving. Mrs. Wang sat on the sofa with her arms around her daughter. She looked around in confusion, then turned to look at her husband who was standing behind her.
In the silence, the only sound could be heard: the sound of Lu Rankong's fingertips tapping on the wooden armrest of the sofa.
"Colonel Lu, what do you think about this...why don't we let them both go back to the house?" Wang Wei had looked at the officer's ID and already knew that this handsome alpha officer's surname was not Ji.
Lan Yu heard the person next to her lazily say, "No, there's something wrong with them. You can go back to the house when they have explained everything clearly."
"Ask, question, what question?" Wang Wei looked stunned.
"The two of them are related to the Jie insect that escaped to your house. Maybe they were the ones who hid it." Lu Rankong said calmly.
Hearing him being so confident, Lan Yu couldn't help but look sideways.
From this angle, all you could see were his two long legs, which were resting on the coffee table in front of him with nowhere to put them. The trouser legs had pulled up a little due to the movement, revealing a small part of the ankle underneath. The skin was a healthy wheat color, with a slightly grayish-white edge to the socks.
——It’s the dried bacon socks on the balcony.
Lan Yu retracted her gaze and saw that Liu Zhi's face turned pale instantly, and Uncle Chen also raised his head slightly.
"Master, Madam, how could I possibly hide that insect? I am usually scared of fleshy worms, so how could I dare to hide a insect?" Liu Zhi turned around and shouted to Wang Wei and Madam Wang.
Uncle Chen also looked at Wang Wei and bowed slightly. "I have served the master and his wife for so many years. Will the master believe that I hid an interstellar beast?"
"This... Colonel Lu, I know them very well. There is no way they would hide the Jie insects. How about you go to the basement to look for them?" Wang Wei explained quickly.
Mrs. Wang also nodded vigorously.
Lu Rankong ignored Wang Wei, retracted his legs from the coffee table, sat up straight, and said to Chen Bo and Liu Zhi, "You don't admit it, right? If you don't admit it, when the police come, you can go to the police station with them."
"I didn't see any maggots at all, so there's nothing to say if I go to the police station." Uncle Chen said with a flushed face.
Liuzhi also bravely agreed: "I'm not afraid. I don't hide any bugs. I'm not afraid even if I go to the police station."
"Since you are not afraid of going to the police station, then fine, you just follow me later. Anyway, we can still investigate your other issues when we get to the police station. Whether you have seen the Jie insect is another matter." Lu Rankong said.
As soon as the words fell, Lan Yu saw Liu Zhi's face change, and a trace of panic flashed in Chen Bo's eyes, but he calmed down in an instant.
Lu Rankong narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "I'm a very easy-going person. It's not too late to tell me what's going on now. I can leave you a way out if necessary. If you are interrogated at the police station and something is revealed, you will have to be locked up there."
Wang Wei looked at Chen Bo and Liu Zhi in doubt. Mrs. Wang turned around and wanted to say something, but he stopped her with his eyes. She could only silently hug Wang Simiao, who had a confused look on his face.
Liu Zhi seemed to be frightened, with a struggling expression on her face. She glanced at Uncle Chen secretly and stammered as she tried to speak.
Uncle Chen suddenly interrupted her at this time and said, "I am upright and honest. I am not afraid of going to the police station. Don't try to accuse me without any evidence."
Liuzhi seemed to understand something and closed her mouth again.
Just as Lu Rankong was about to continue lobbying and intimidating, he saw Lan Yu beside him suddenly jump up and step out with her long legs.
Before anyone could react, he had already grabbed the back of Liuzhi's head with his left hand and put a dagger against her throat with his right hand.
"Ah——" Liuzhi let out a terrified scream.
Uncle Chen took two steps back in panic. Mrs. Wang hugged her daughter and got up from the sofa, and they hid behind Wang Wei together. Wang Wei shouted in a timid voice: "Colonel K, what are you going to do? What are you going to do? Let her go..."
Liu Zhi was still screaming with her eyes closed. Lan Yu ignored everyone else and just leaned over to her ear and whispered, "I like quiet people. If you scream again, I'll cut off your tongue first."
His tone was extremely cold, and contained a strong sense of bloodthirstiness, sadism, and excitement, which made everyone present shudder.
The scream that was about to escape Liuzhi's mouth was forced back into her mouth by these words. She could only sob silently and tremble all over.
"Very good, very good, baby, just be quiet and obedient." Lan Yu changed the direction of the willow branch, facing the crowd, and licked her earlobe with the tip of her tongue, watching with satisfaction that the hair on the back of her neck stood up.
During this process, his gaze slowly slid across Wang Wei's family and Uncle Chen's faces. Everyone who was stared at by him felt a pang in their heart.
——It was the feeling of being stared at by a pervert, and it sent a chill down your spine, as if the cold scales of a poisonous snake were swimming across it.
Lu Rankong lowered his head to look at the coffee table in front of him, put his fist against his mouth and coughed twice.
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