Through the Mirror
"Suicide? What happened?"
Xia Yi stared at Xiang Jiu closely. If it was suicide, the task released by the game should be the reason for suicide, not the cause of death.
Xiang Jiu couldn't hear Xia Yi's question. He depressedly pushed down the furry cushion at his feet and said to himself, "Jing Fang was very happy last night. She said she was going out with her classmates tomorrow morning and asked the maid to cancel her piano lesson tomorrow morning."
"When she showered at night, I stayed at the bathroom door. I could hear the sound of running water. Twenty minutes after she went in, I started scratching at the door with my claws. When I went back in, she was hanging from the steel pipe in the shower. Her cheeks were bruised and she was dead."
"Before we went into the bathroom, Jingfang came over and kissed me. I almost became bald from being kissed." Xiangjiu twisted in front of the mirror, and his fluffy black hair shook along with his movements.
Xia Yi glanced at Xiang Jiu. He was not bald, but still had a thick and soft body.
Xiang Jiu continued, "Jing Fang was still wearing the pajamas she was wearing before she entered the bathroom, so she must have been killed right after entering the bathroom."
"Oh, right. When the maid and I went into the bathroom, Jingfang's phone had been thrown into the bathtub. The screen had a huge crack. Her memo was half-written." Xiangjiu cleared his throat, his youthful voice soft as he spoke. "It said: She wants to learn everything from me: oil painting, piano, math, even though she should be tutoring in Chinese. She poached the math teacher with a high salary, and she's bribed all the other students in the class. Even the person I like likes her. Why? She's just a shrew, a fake. Why do so many people like her? I was so popular before she came..."
Xia Yi raised his hand and pinched his earlobe to offset the impact of the obedient voice in his mind.
"Jing's family called the police over. Based on the traces around him and this memo, the police insisted that Jing Fang committed suicide." Xiang Jiu said in confusion, "It's as if those police knew the reason why Jing Fang committed suicide."
Xiang Jiu shook his fur and said disdainfully, "And the Jing family? I've only been there for a little over a day, and I've heard the servants talk about Xia Lijuan and Jing Fang three times. They praised Xia Lijuan to the skies, saying she was very considerate. They didn't even think about the fact that when they're sick, they can always ask for leave. When they're normal, shouldn't they do their job? Why should Jing Fang, a master of the family, be considerate of you?"
"This morning they went even further. They saw the pink silk Hanfu burial garment Jing Fang's parents gave him, with its priceless embroidery and pearls. They started mumbling about how a private individual could wear such fine clothing, and how they'd long suspected Jing Fang was mentally unhealthy. What kind of people are they?" Xiang Jiu complained, "Xia Yi, you better find a clue quickly, or I'll be mentally unhealthy from being here."
"Today I'm going to find the players staying at Jing's house to see what they have discovered." Xiang Jiu said, patting the mirror with his little paws, jumping off the dressing table quickly, and running outside, as if Xiang Jiu stayed in front of the mirror just to tell her about these situations.
Why? Did he really believe she could take him out to play games?
Xia Yi shook his head, stood on tiptoe in front of the mirror, stared at the edges and corners of the distorted mirror, and tried hard to distinguish the things in the mirror room.
The mirror-covered room is decorated in Chinese style.
The bed, wardrobe, and the large pillar in the center of the room are all made of carved mahogany. There are no mirrors in the room. Apart from various small ornaments, the only modern thing that can be seen is the European-style pink bedspread on the bed.
Xia Yi put away the mirror, tidied his appearance, and when he went out, the entire servant team was already active.
The maids gather twice a day, once in front of the servants' room in the early morning, and the second time in front of the main hall of the castle, after seeing off the master, mistress and young lady.
The hook-nosed housekeeper was standing at the door of the servants' villa, counting the number of people one by one. Xia Yi ran over and joined the team of maids.
"Xia Yi, you will be responsible for waking up the young lady today." said the housekeeper.
As soon as the housekeeper finished speaking, all kinds of glances began to exchange. After she finished assigning the tasks and disbanded the team, a maid ran over to greet Xia Yi: "You are so lucky today. I wonder if you are scared by what happened yesterday. A bear actually ran down the mountain. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep well all night. Miss is such a small child, it must be even more difficult. Please give my regards to Miss. My name is Anjie."
Not only Anjie, but several maids came over one after another to greet Xia Yi and asked Xia Yi to convey his greetings to Xia Lijuan.
Xia Yi lowered his head, inexplicably irritable. She twisted her fingers and nodded perfunctorily.
It is normal for employees to care about their employer's children, but dozens of employees came to show concern. This must be a curse!
The entire third floor is Xia Lijuan's room, which is decorated in European style. Opening the door to the third floor is a spacious corridor. Xia Yi noticed that after entering Xia Lijuan's room, there was no extra mirror in the entire decoration area. The bed was placed at the innermost part of the corridor, in a large triangle, separated by a sliding door. Faint sounds of quarreling could be heard from the sliding door.
"Mom, I'm going to the library with my classmates today. Isn't it a bad idea to wear this skirt to the library? Besides, I don't like this skirt, so why do I have to wear it today?" Xia Lijuan said in a somewhat excited voice, "Can I wear it tomorrow?"
"No, Lili, you have to listen and wear this dress today. Besides, this dress is much more expensive than those princess dresses in your closet. Look at the purple pearls on it. Mom found them specially for you. It's so beautiful!" Xia Lijuan's mother was talking to her. "Mom promises that on your last day, I will match you with your last day's clothes. From tomorrow on, my daughter can wear whatever she wants."
"Yeah." Xia Lijuan's tone became low.
"Okay, be good, I love you baby!" Xia Yi silently repeated "Hello, Madam" and "Hello, Madam" in her heart, thinking that she must say hello later. When she saw Xia Lijuan's mother coming out, she subconsciously turned sideways and hid in the small study next to her.
There aren't many things in the study. Most of the books on the shelves are tutoring textbooks and composition books.
On the desk was a photo of a family of three, and below it were two small ID photos, one of a male classmate, and the other of Jing Fang. The difference was that the male classmate had a small heart drawn next to his cheek, while Jing Fang's face was covered with needle marks. Just looking at him, you could feel the desire for him to die. In the small notebook next to it was written: "Today Xu Yang pushed Jing Fang for me, I like him! Today Lin Yiyi and Jing Fang broke up, and I decided to like Lin Yiyi from now on! Today Xu Yang asked Jing Fang to apologize to me, I like him so much..."
In the diary, the name that appears most frequently is Jing Fang, followed by Xu Yang.
The diary was written in a very childish way. All the people who had conflicts with Jingfang were the ones Xia Lijuan liked, and Xu Yang was the boy Jingfang liked. Xu Yang had hurt Jingfang more times for Xia Lijuan than all the others combined.
Xia Yi counted the names and found that Jing Fang had been targeted by almost everyone in the class.
Xia Yi didn't stay in the study for long. He walked out quietly and knocked on the sliding door with his head down.
"You're here." Xia Lijuan opened the door, smiled, and pulled Xia Yi into the room, letting her sit on the bench. "Good morning, how did you sleep last night? I noticed your face was completely pale last night. You must have been scared, but you look much rosier today. I'm giving this to you to calm you down. I think it suits you very well! Go try it on and see for yourself!"
Before Xia Yi had time to take in his surroundings, a pair of pearl earrings were stuffed into his hands.
Xia Yi touched the earrings in her hand. The shape and style were very similar to the pair she threw to the security guard last night. Even the weight and feel were exactly the same.
There's no way Xia Lijuan would go and pick up the earrings, right?
Xia Yi pursed his lips and was about to ask something, but suddenly froze. He hadn't noticed just now that Xia Lijuan was wearing a pink Hanfu with delicate embroidery and pearls, which was layered and very elegant.
"How about it? It looks good, right? My mother gave it to me." Xia Lijuan smiled when she saw Xia Yi looking at her clothes.
Xia Yi nodded: "It looks good." But Jing Fang is also wearing pink Hanfu today, right?
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