Erbao clutched his pants tightly, terrified, and asked, "Mommy, are you really going to beat Erbao to death?"
Shen Miao was amused by him, but deliberately put on a stern face and said, "If you're afraid of being beaten, apologize to your brother and say that you won't fight with him anymore, and you won't make weird faces. Go now."
Erbao was dawdling and didn't really want to go.
"Hmm? Your butt doesn't hurt anymore?"
Erbao said aggrievedly, "But my brother hit me too, does he have to apologize to me?"
When Shen Miao heard him say that, she knew that the little brat hadn't come to his senses yet and still thought he was right. It seemed that the beating he received was really for nothing.
Shen Miao squatted down to be at Erbao's eye level: "You think your brother was wrong too? But was your brother more wrong, or were you more wrong?"
Erbao kept his head down, his little feet stomping hard on the mud on the ground, rubbing against it, but he wouldn't answer the question directly.
It's clear that he also felt he was in the wrong, but he just couldn't bring himself to admit it.
“Fine, if you won’t tell me, then I’ll tell you, it was you who knocked my brother down, right?” Shen Miao analyzed the whole thing with him from beginning to end.
Erbao nodded.
"You kissed your brother on the cheek, that's not wrong, is it?"
Erbao sniffed and nodded.
Shen Miao said, "Alright, now you've realized that you started everything. You even hit your brother. Shouldn't you apologize to him?"
"But my brother called me disgusting," Erbao said indignantly.
"Because you didn't apologize and said some unpleasant things, and then you provoked your brother and made faces at him. Would you be happy if your brother made faces at you?"
Erbao thought about it for a moment and realized he would be very angry.
"Then I apologize, will my brother forgive me?" Erbao asked softly.
Shen Miao gently nudged him and said, "You'll only know once you do it yourself. Regardless of whether others forgive you or not, you have to bear the consequences of your mistakes. You have to be a responsible beast."
Erbao walked dejectedly toward Dabao, who had a small scratch on his hand from a fingernail and was rubbing it vigorously.
When Erbao came over, she ignored him.
Erbao whispered, "I'm sorry, Dabao, I was wrong. I shouldn't have fought with you. You're my older brother, and I should respect you. Let's get along well from now on and not fight anymore."
Da Bao looked at his younger brother and said awkwardly, "Will you change in the future? If you do, I will forgive you."
"I will change!" Erbao immediately raised his head.
Da Bao said, "Alright then, I forgive you. I also apologize to you. I shouldn't have called you disgusting. You are my younger brother, and I want to protect you."
The two little ones looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh silly.
That little face, it's just so cute, so incredibly cute.
The third and fourth children, who were frightened by their two older brothers' fight, also came out and were pulled over by the second child to start playing their favorite game: spinning around.
Shen Miao told them to go play by themselves and went inside to cook.
While the family was eating, Huo Hu suddenly came over with a serious expression. When he entered and saw Shen Miao and the others eating, he was about to leave when Shen Miao quickly stopped him, gave Huo Hu a piece of meat and asked him to sit down and eat with her, and asked what was wrong.
Huo Hu had been so engrossed in the roasted meat that he forgot the purpose of his visit. But when he heard Shen Miao say this, he quickly straightened his expression and said, "Someone died in Xuan Ran's army last night."
"Where were they found? How did they die?"
Huo Hu said, "At home."
The three adults at the table exchanged glances, all thinking about what happened last night.
If Qingchen hadn't discovered it in time, would Shen Miao have died too?
Was that person's death related to the orc with the scorpion tattoo from last night? Did he have accomplices?
"Were any clues found at the scene?" Shen Miaofan couldn't eat anymore; she had no appetite at all.
Huo Hu suddenly felt guilty, realizing that he had come at a very inopportune time.
Shen Miao said, "It has nothing to do with you. I didn't have a good appetite today."
Upon hearing this, Huo Hu said, "I looked at the scene, but I didn't find any clues."
"How about this, I'll go check it out after I finish eating." Shen Miao felt that she would only feel at ease if she went to see it for herself.
Huo Hu waited for them to finish their meal together, and then they would go to the house of the dead soldier Xuan Ran.
The soldier was a lone male beast, with no female beasts or parents, so his house was very simple, consisting of a bedroom and a kitchen.
When the soldier was found dead in his bed, there were no signs of struggle. He must have been killed suddenly while he was asleep. Otherwise, given the average combat strength of Xuanran's army, even the most powerful murderer would not have been helpless.
Shen Miao searched the entire house inside and out, but found no suspicious traces.
In the end, she could only let Huo Hu and the others bury the dead soldier, and then she went to inquire with the neighbors, who all said they had not heard any noise.
It's also possible that they were sleeping too soundly and didn't notice any movement.
Shen Miao could only go back first. On the way, she discussed the matter with Qing Chen and Jiu Ying, but none of them had any clue.
But to everyone's surprise, this was just the beginning. In the following days, soldiers from Xuanran's army were killed one after another, and Huo Hu would report the death toll every day.
Sometimes it's one, sometimes it's two. Because things are so bizarre, the culprit can't be found. The Xuanran Army is in a state of panic, and everyone is afraid that they will be next.
Shen Miao searched everywhere for clues, visiting the homes of every dead soldier in person, but the murderer seemed to have vanished without a trace, leaving no trace whatsoever.
As time passed, Shen Miao's heart grew heavier and heavier, as if a huge stone was pressing down on it.
That day, Shen Miao and Qingchen Jiuying discussed the murderer at the dinner table. They spoke rather cryptically, trying not to frighten the children, but the children listened very attentively.
Da Bao asked, "Mommy, has the murderer not been caught yet?"
Shen Miao thought he was scared, so she comforted him, "Don't be afraid, the house is safe. Your mother is working hard to find the murderer, and I believe we will find him soon."
Da Bao shook his head: "Mom, don't lie to me. I'm not afraid of that person. I think he's very bad. He killed so many of Xuan Ran's uncles. He should be caught as soon as possible."
"Yes, Da Bao is absolutely right. The bad guys will definitely be caught."
"It might not be a bad person. Could it be a ghost? If it was a ghost, Mother wouldn't be able to find out." Da Bao asked, tilting his head.
Shen Miao was startled. She had never thought of this before. If it really was done by a ghost, then they would never find the answer if they continued searching like this.
Qingchen and Jiuying also took Dabao's words very seriously, and both of them stared intently at Dabao.
Da Bao was startled and stammered, "Mom, did I say something wrong? I just felt that it was made by a ghost, that's why it comes and goes without a trace."
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